Harry Potter and The G.I. Joe: The Philosophers Stone

Chapter 1

"Speech"

'Thoughts'

"Parseltongue"

Writing/Reading

"YELLING"

3 days later, U.S.S. Flagg, Atlantic Ocean

Scarlett stood on the deck of the U.S.S. Flagg, enjoying the breeze of the Atlantic Ocean. She and her team had just completed a mission to defeat some Cobra soldiers, who were defending a small island five days ago off the coast of Scotland, where they were trying to build a new Cobra base. Though it was odd, as there weren't that many Cobra troopers to defend the island, and none of the high-ranking officials of Cobra were there to monitor the construction of the base, which admittedly didn't look like it was started yet. No Cobra Commander, Baroness, Destro, Storm Shadow, Zartan, Firefly, Major Bludd, or even Dr. Mindbender, not even a single piece of construction equipment was on the island, though it was obvious that Cobra was intending to build one.

Though this worried Scarlett, she knew that it didn't matter; Cobra lost to G.I. Joe again, and that's all that was important. More importantly, every member of her team managed to come back to the Flagg, alive. She continued to stare across the Atlantic, but why she didn't know. As she continued to watch the waves of the ocean, she didn't notice someone walking up behind her.

"Scarlett?"

The female Joe operative turned to the speaker and saw her team leader: Duke. Duke was wearing a standard US army khaki-colored shirt, with olive green cargo pants, combat boots, and a Kevlar vest that had three pockets on the front. He had a standard-issue M9 pistol strapped onto his leg and often used the M16 automatic rifle as his primary weapon in combat. His actual name was technically Conrad Hauser, a captain in the United States Army, and Scarlett just so happened to have romantic feelings for him, and though unknown to her, he also had romantic feelings for her, but neither one of them were willing to admit it to each other. He was a handsome looking man, with strong cheekbones, kind but stern blue eyes, blond hair, and a single scar that ran over his cheek underneath his right eye; a scar that he received from Cobra Commander when the leader of Cobra tried to kill Duke with his sword, but only ended up slashing Duke's face, leaving a cut that resulted in the scar that now rested on his face.

Scarlett's name was Shana O'Hara, a lieutenant in the United States Army Intelligence. She was wearing a form-fitting combat suit, that hugged her body, showing her curves, and a Kevlar vest that covered her chest, which was also form-fitting and went well with the curve of her chest; something that tended to drive Duke crazy. She often used the same type of combat equipment as Duke, though her signature weapon was usually a crossbow pistol. She was a beautiful woman, with a heart-shaped face, high cheekbones, green eyes, and red hair tied back into a ponytail.

Duke had always had his eye on Scarlett, believing that she was the most beautiful woman in the world. He had always hoped that he could finally admit his feelings for her, but he could never bring himself to say it. Not to mention the fact that they were both members of a military unit, and romantic fraternization among soldiers was often not permitted. In some ways, that reason could be considered as an excuse not to ask Scarlett out, as G.I. Joe's commander, General Hawk, was lenient and openly allowed relationships among the men and women of G.I. Joe, so long as they made sure that their relationship didn't interfere with their duties. Duke's fellow Joe operatives Flint and Lady Jaye were a prime example, along with Wild-Bill and Covergirl, and Breaker and Dial-Tone.

"Hey Duke, how are you doing?" Scarlett asked, doing her best to make sure she didn't blush.

Duke gulped hard, knowing that what he would say was going to be hard for him. He couldn't help but feel absurd feeling nervous, especially since he was with Scarlett. Ever since his teammates, other than Scarlett, figured out that he had romantic feelings for Scarlett, he had been constantly teased by his squad for his reluctance to admit them to her, and General Hawk had even joined in the teasing. Thankfully for Duke, however, Hawk took him aside and told Duke that he needs to gather up his courage, and just admit how he felt to Scarlett. Duke thought over what Hawk said to him, and knew that his friend was right.