A Birth day

Aria tood still watching the interacton as Even spoke " no let the Aurors deal with that" she said and kept her eyes on Tom even when the banners changed she caught sight of it in her periferal vishion but did not take her eyes off him. she saw movement but only slight then it disapeared knowing Jack was making his way up to the ministers room to be in position to be able to take down the two goons Tom had with him Aria held herself ready to transphorm to fly up and into the room since the glass window was now a gaping hole.

Yu stayed with Even watching the same scene as the flags changed he smirked " oh dirty but good play" he said softly with a grin.

Marcus saw Jack disappear and decided that he would try to join him. If there were two of them, then perhaps Jack could take out one, and Marcus could take out the other. That still left Tom, but Marcus believed that Tom was not the sort to have much in the way of fighting abilities.

A moment later, he saw Michael opening a window in the office below where Tom was holding Angus, and then he saw something odd. It took him a moment but then Marcus realized what he was seeing. Michael was sending Hiss up to the upper level to tie onto a part of the iron window frame. Then Hiss dangled the rest of the rope down to the second floor. Hiss wasn't long enough to go clear to the atrium floor level. Marcus apparated over to the rope and climbed up the ground floor window to reach Hiss and then quickly started to climb up, hoping he could get there in time that he and Jack could strike together. When Marcus reached the top level, he stood on the very edge of the window ledge, waiting for some sort of sound signal that Jack was either striking or ready to.

Jack moved quietly around and threw the corridors to the door of the ministers chambers he could hear movment indose and peeked threw the crack seeing Marcus ready he he\d the all and nodded to him noting he would take the guy closest to him if Marcus could take down the one clsest to him when he was ready. Aria watched and crouched down ready like a coiled spring to jump , transphorm and dive into the room to take Angus from Toms arms when he was distracted.

Yu placed his hand on Evens chest " we stay here" he said softly to him. " to many people will make it dificult, watch and learn" he added as he stepped sligtly in front of Even as if protecting him should anything happen that was not accounted for. then he heard it a low chirp like the sound of a niffler from the direction Jack had gone in sigling he was ready.

Marcus strategically chucked a handful of bubbles at Tom and his men, and when they exploded, Marcus leaped in, taking advantage of the moment to try to overpower the huge man nearest to him that was holding up Angus on one side, leaving Jack to get the other thug.

Marcus grabbed the one man, and he fired a petrificus totalus, causing the man to freeze, stiffened, and he fell to the floor. In pure rage, Tom fired a spell to try to shove Angus out the window.

Jack saw Marcus rise up and the bubbles burst diving in he kicked the legs out from the guy infront of him and with a hard thump he made the guy groan but he ahd to chuckle at the stain on the guys trousers and nether area. Aria saw the bubbles burst and jumped transphorming she grabbed Angus before he fel out the window transphormed back and held him as she rolled further into the back of the rom behind a desk " I got him" she called checking his vitals and breathing out " Alive!" she added as she saw Jack send the big guy he was fighting out the window and to the ground below where Yu hit him with a patificus totalus making sure the Aurors could tie him up.

Jack now stood in the window turned to face Tom his arms folded across his chest " now who has the upper hand , tom" he spat out glaring at him.

"Nice work," Marcus said, seeing Aria had Angus. He knelt down beside Angus and saw some bruises forming on Angus' face. "I think he's alright. Looks like they just outmatched him, and they brawled and knocked him out. Marcus didn't know that many healing spells, but he hoped the one or two he knew would do. He cast a spell to try to wake him, and a moment later, Angus woke, his head aching.

"Welcome back, Sleeping Beauty," Marcus said.

"Did we..." Angus began.

"We have them--for now," Marcus said.

"Do we have Suzanne?"

"Not yet," Marcus said.

"Yes we do," Michael said. "I got her. She's disgusting. She's sitting right now in the hallway outside the aurors' offices, with a wastebasket of flobberworms. I told Robert i'm not coming back until he stops her from yakking up flobberworms. He's got a couple of Ministry aurors there with him for the moment. They look like theyre twelve. God, I'm getting too old for this when the aurors they have look like children."

Aria breathed out when Angus came around and spoke " got a couple of shinners there" she said as Jack walked over to them and stood listening he huffed when Marcus said he had Suzzane. " so what now?" Aria asked having no simpathy for Suzzane sat in a corridor with a waste basket with worms in it. Yu walked Even up to the office now the fighting had died down.

"Im guessing we get Angus home so Jess or Robert can look him over." Yu said walking in with Even beside him " your brother did well in a fight" he added smiling to him. Aria held Angus up on his feet as she waited for Marcus to say if they should head back .

" I can get him home if you want to stay longer" she said one arm around Angus's waist the other holding his arm.

"He did?" Angus asked Yu. He looked at Evan. "Well done, Bro. Nice work. Sorry I missed it."

"Robert's here, you lot," Michael said to them. "It would be quicker if you just saw him here rather than taking him home to wait for Robert. Did you think I just left you on your own so I could go and find a muggle closed security camera and watch you fight it out all without me? I was keeping Robert's behind covered. Now that the emergency is over, one of us can walk with Angus to Robert's office while the rest of us turn Tom and his gang over to the real aurors to get this reprobates into some comfortable cells."

"I'd take him but I don't have any idea where I'm going," Evan sighed.

"I'm conscious and my ears work just fine," Angus said. "Actually, if you don't need me, I'd rather just go home. I don't need a healer." Michael whistled and some aurors came in with handcuffs to cuff Tom and the thugs.

"I think you lot could probably actually go home now if he's not going to go see Robert," Michael said.

"Let's all go home," Angus said, thinking about pouring himself a firewhiskey when he got back.

Yu listened to Marcus and nodded he understood then looked to Angus " yes, he held his own even with a scorched sleeve" he added with a smirk. Aria let Angus stand on his own now but stayed by his side just incase. Yu took hold of Evens arm andaperated them back to the main house.

Aria looked to Marcus as she spoke " I'll get him some firewhisky once we're home after Roberts checked him out." she said smirking as she knew he'd want that as so did she." she hoped he should understand that she was not going to leave him alone , not after being knocked out. " lets go find Robert, and you were knocked out, you could have a concushion." she said softly to Angus " besides if I don't Im sure Ruby will make Jess check you over better get it done now."

"Better a scorched sleeve than a scorched arm," Angus said. "Well done, Evan. Do you feel like a pro yet?"

"No," Evan said, "but its still one of the best things I've ever done. Edward once said a man needed to stand for something. Now I know what that feels like, to really stand for something. And I understand why its so important for all of you. Not sure I'd want my girls doing it, but this matters. All this that we do--it matters."

"Yes. It does," Angus said. He had his sights set on going home and then Aria mentioned going to see either Robert or Jess. He rolled his eyes at Aria's saying they needed to put a delay in going home. He knew, really, that she was right. He watched Yu take Evan home. Marcus fell into the stride beside Michael, Aria and Angus as they went up to Robert's office.

When they got there, Robert seemed to be arguing with someone.

"Has he got someone in there?" Angus asked. "We should just go home."

"Nah. Its just Beulah. It's fine," Michael said, opening the door. Angus looked in and didn't see anyone.

"Let go of my sleeve before I turn you into a wastebasket, you old tin can," Robert scowled, "and I'll fill you up with smelly, nasty, used muggle coffee pods.

"Who are you talking to?" Marcus asked. Michael went around Marcus and picked up Robert's tea kettle that was growling and tugging hard on Robert's jacket sleeve.

"I told you. Beulah," Michael said, showing them the ill tempered teapot. "He's irked her somehow, and she's not feeling like letting him go until he apologizes. Beaulah, be a good girl and let him go. Angus here needs his attentions for a moment. You should be nice to Angus. He's the man who buys you that polish that you like so much. Be a good lass now and turn Robert loose, would you? I'll get you some good black tea to brew tomorrow." The pot let Robert go, and Michael set Beulah back on the hearth.

"Give him a quick check, would you?" Michael asked. "One of Tom's boys knocked him around a bit and put his lights out for a little."

"They got the drop on you, did they?" Robert asked Angus motioning to him to come sit.

"I'll get them next time," Angus said.

"We got them for you. And I chucked the bubbles at those big gorillas and at Tom. I guarantee they're going to live a lot quieter for several days," Marcus said. Robert looked at Marcus, and by the look in Marcus's eyes, he understood what Marcus meant. That made Robert laugh. He gave Angus a quick check. "They worked you over pretty good. You're going to have a lot of bruises, and some aches and pains for a day or so but you've certainly had a lot worse. Do try to get a couple licks of your own in next time, won't you? You are very seriously sleep deprived though now. You need a night's sleep."

"Yeah. I'll get there later," Angus said.

"It's getting late. Make it soon," Robert told him. "Take him home, get him a dose of pain potion and then let him get a little sleep. I don't see any concussion or broken bones, but he's going to be well bruised in the morning. We won't be far behind you. I think we're pretty knackered too."