Fantastic Beasts: Fate of the Magic

Chapter 2 The Liar's Game

Newt was close, he could feel it. He was in America, in the untamed swamplands South Lousiana. It was the dead of night, and he was waiting on the edge of the water. The water, tonight was still, only a few unmoving logs drifiting in the water. 

Newt was fairly relaxed, but he was eager to find the query he had been looking for- not a beast this time but people. Bad people. The worst people. He drifted his leg in the water.

His contatct was late, so he kicked out moodily at a passing log.

The log lunged for his leg, a 500 pound blur of teeth and scales, no longer still or passive by any stretch of the imagination. Only 25 years of experience with dangerous animals saved Newt from being a cautionary tale out going night swimming in the swamp.

"Impedimenta!" He yelled wand out.

Immediately, the alligator froze, mid leap, it's immpresive maw agape to reveal a sickening fate of teeth and death.  

Immediately he heard a laugh- a laugh that shook the water, and all the other 'logs' scattered. Immediately, a huge body slowly rose from the swamp muck, 20 tons, easily dwarfing the previously intimidating reptile. 

Immediately The scaled creature settled back into the water, causing a splash that wetted Newt's clothes and case. Now, Newt could get a peek at it.

This was the Scaligator, which in appearance, looked like an alligator 20x as big, but with 8 legs instead of 4. It had horns potruding from it temples.

The Scaligator, leaned back against a tree, which creaked omminously.

"My non-magical cousins are always looking to have bite with stranger" He said, flicking the frozen alligator with his tail. It skipped 5 times across the water.

"Thankyou oh scalgato" Newt hushed embarressed. He was the magic beast man (author's nnote to self, look up better word later) he could he have been caught unawares?

"Must be careful- and where you're going you must be carefuller!" The big croc boomed. 

"Do you know wear they are headeded?" Newt asking. The mythical beast frowned, revealing teeth that could rupture the earth's crust. 

"My payment?" Newt fished into his case and pulled out a large sack full of glowing pink fish. 

The Scaleogatoro snatched it, flicking some into his motuh. He nodded happy yums

He reared up, only to belly slop onto the water, his snout a mere 6 inshces from Newt.

"Are you sure? You're asking for trouble!" Nowt Neds. 

The large reptile opens his cavernous maw and, hesitiating, Newt reaches in and pulls out a neatly rolled up piece of parchment. The smell made Newt gag- yucky!

The animal snapes his jaw shut so fast that it blew Newt back an inch.

"I would wish you luck, but as the apex predator of North America, I don't believe in it.

I believe in fate. The fate of htem aigeks"

Newt Nods, and the Scalegator slips back into the water. 

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Back at his hotel, he crawls back into his case.

There he is greeted by his 3 workers. One of them says" How was it did you do it"

Newt nods. Newt Nods. The second wroker says "The oranghtalingos and the bluefeathered oranghtas are healing nicely after mating! The rumplehorns and pixies and snarlacs are all fed, watered, and milked."

Newt Nods. Newt nods. Bunty steps forward and hands him a Quizling, a purple long tailed cat with three eyes. He holds it, applying ointment to a scar on it's tummy.

He walks around, muttering to it, and the rest of the group gets to hear, too.

"You've been doing better ever since we picked you up several weeks ago...good.ggood. We've been searching for them, you know. We've almost found them."

The second worker speaks up "The smuggling ring selling magical creatures? The one we've been tracking for a while? They've haven't been using any form of magical transport that we've seen, making them hard for the gorvermnent to track. They've been selling them to muggles, causing problems for everyone."

Newt moves his head up and down in affirmation. 

He opens the paper and reads it "Now we know where they're going- New York." He half smiles.

The first worker laughs nervously. "Hhahahah. At least no giant reptiles there, Newt. They have a strict ban on magical creatures."

Newt sags "I recall..."

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Newt is sitting in an interrigation room in New York, and the Magic Mayor of New York speaks sternly at him. 

"Abosolutely not I forbid it I forbid you to take that case of dangerous magical creatues into my city do you remember the nightmare you caused last time I don't care why you can't do it you shouldn't even be here now I should through in the ocean."

She paused in front of him. "But, considering you considerable aid in helping to stop Grindlewald's crimes, we might make for certain allowances. YOu can go itno the city, but the CASE STAYS HERE! We'll keep it very secure."

Newt frowns at this. He is not a fan. The woman says" Those are my conditions. And cheer up- your looking for someone? Well, you don't have to look alone."

A new women walks into the room. Newt turns that frown upside down.

"So nice to see you again, Newt" Professor Hicks says, grinning.