Just A Smidge (Fantastic Beasts FanFic)

Chapter 14 - Break Out

A sharp pain exists on the side of her head and groaning she slowly opens her eyes. The first thing she makes out in the blurriness is Newt's face very close to hers. Gasping she jumps up into a sitting position and stares around frantically. She was in Newt's shed, and the two men in their with her had worry lacing their facial features.

"Octavia, you're okay now." Newt says softly before explaining her situation. "You must have fallen, but you're okay now." He pets her shoulder gently.

"No she isn't, she's bleeding." Jacob points to her head, and Octavia raises a finger to the searing sensation.

Pulling her finger away she finds a small patch of red, clearly her own blood. "So I am." she says in an airy tone, before picking up her wand and healing her cut with a flick in an instant.

The three then sigh with mild exhaustion at the most recent event, before beginning to laugh together. Suddenly they are struck silent by three knocks coming from the roof of the case. They pause before Newt climbs up to investigate, Jacob following, and Octavia bringing up the rear. As Newt opens the case they hear a chorus of gasps, someone exclaim, "Scarmander?" followed by more muttering.

Knowing what was happening Octavia transformed herself to a see through, invisible appearance. Stepping out, she was shocked at the sight before her. She was in a worldwide wizarding court room of MACUSA. Newt was looking around, an expression of slight betrayal on his face as he realised Tina had brought them here. Jacob too looked stunned. Newt looked around frantically, for he could not see where Octavia had gone too, clearly figuring out the basics of her plan, he stopped, and was addressed by the Madam President of MACUSA.

Doing her best to remain, silent, still and emotionless so as to evade capture, she found it difficult to not help Newt as he was forced away by guard members. Screaming that his creatures were not dangerous, terrified for them. It was as though he was being tortured. Though she desperately wanted to tell Newt that it would be okay, Octavia knew that her first priority would be to collect Newt's case.

It seemed that the Auror referred to as Graves, was taking Newt's case to a small interrogation room. She waited outside, and after a few minutes he exited, a look of triumph on his face. Maybe even relief. Following him quietly, she found her way to his office. He placed the case down on his desk, along with Newt's and Tina's wands. Before leaving and locking the door magically. Sighing with relief she returned to her normal appearance and made to collect her friend's belongings, get out of there, and then go save them.

BANG!

The door was kicked down, reacting quickly she transformed herself to match Graves in an instant only to find Jacob and Queenie standing before her in horror. She allowed then, for her to remain as Graves, but for Jacob and Queenie to see her in her normal look. They sighed with relief.

"Get in." Octavia told them, opening the case for them to get inside. They did so, and hurriedly Octavia began to look for Newt and Tina.

Queenie had told her of where she felt her sisters presence and so she made her way there with top speed. Concealed as Graves she was not interrupted or given a suspicious glance by anyone she passed. Quickly she found herself in a large empty room, with many pillars to hold up the ceiling. She could hear hurried footsteps, and when the sound source turned the corner she permanently took on Graves appearance. It was Newt and Tina, they looked terrified, believing they had been caught. Octavia sighed with relief and quickly revealed herself to them.

"Thank Paracelsus." Newt sighed with relief.

"Thank Merlin, it's you too," she sighed, sparing Newt a light hug before placing the case in front of them. "Wands. Get in." she opened the case and they stepped inside.

While within the large space, Octavia tried her best to spread her abilities to the case as well. Preferring to exit the MACUSA building invisible she did her best, to make the case vanish. Pulling out her wand she tried to make it invisible as well but was unsuccessful. Reluctantly, she returned to the disguise of Graves and did her best to leave the building undetected.

"Mr Graves, sir?" a random stranger addressed her.

"Not now, I have business to attend to." she did her best to brush off the stranger and continued on her way. "I'm going to burn this case." stepping out of MACUSA, she sighed with relief, returning to her normal appearance, she apparated to a rooftop.