There And Back Again [Black Clover x BNHA]

Second Intermission

Julius swept his gaze over those before him, wondering how things would turn out. For once, he wasn't certain on the outcome of the future. The four missing mages were beyond his sight and his time magic was unable to give him any idea about when they'd return.

And no. Not if.

When.

There was no way that they would remain gone forever, not if he and those standing before him had anything to do about it. Julius had been careful in selecting who he wished to attend the meeting he was currently holding. All of them were captains or knew the mages in one way or another, specifically chosen because they had a connection with the young knights.

Now it was just a matter of getting out there and finding their wayward kids.

"Alright everyone." Julius' voice was deep with power thrumming in it, silencing the crowd of those before him. "Thank you for coming on such short notice. I wouldn't have called you here unless it was absolutely necessary, but sadly there is an emergency situation we must attend to."

"Who's ass do we have to kick?!" Mereoleona yelled out, hands propped on her hips. She was standing in as captain while her brother 'took a snooze' as she liked to put it. "It's been a while since I was able to throw someone around!"

"Geez, you're still as scary as ever." Yami deadpanned, a cigarette hanging from his lips.

"Please focus." Julius said, internally sighing at the two of them. "Now back to the issue at hand. Four of our young knights have gone missing while out on a mission. The mages were Noelle Silva and Asta from the Black Bulls, and Mimosa Vermillion and Yuno from the Golden Dawn."

"Currently," Marx began from where he stood next to Julius, "There have been no leads to follow. The area they were last seen in was scoured, but there was no trace of them to be found. They seem to have disappeared into thin air."

"I've called you all here because you are either captains or know these mages directly. I personally believe that together we will be able to find them if we put our magic together. However, we trust that this can be kept quiet while we search for them."

"Is there a chance the Eye of the Midnight Sun is involved?" Nozel asked, his form more rigid than normal. He'd deny it, but hearing that his youngest sibling was missing struck a chord within him. No matter what anyone thought, there was a part of him that cared for her, and he was currently attempting to learn how to as well.

"Nothing indicates that they were, but they also have a spatial magic user which could easily explain the lack of fighting or clues that were left behind."

"Who else would kidnap them?" Charlotte mused, hand tapping her chin. "Could it be those from Diamond?"

"The Diamond Kingdom has backed off since the ordeal at the forest." Yami answered, rolling his cigarette between his fingers. "Besides, this isn't really their way of doing things anyway."

"Well, hopefully they are managing okay for now." Vangeance softly said. "Those four are quite strong so I am certain that they are still alive."

"Indeed. For now, we have decided that breaking you up into teams is going to be a way to go about this. There are areas surrounding the town they were last seen in that may be a start to trying to find them. I also have a place I wish to investigate myself. All of our groups will stay in contact during our search in case anyone stumbles upon something of interest."

"Yami, Finral, and Vanessa will be together. Charlotte, Mereoleona, and Leopold as another group. Nozel, Vangeance, and Klaus form the final group. Julius and I will also be going out to look as well like he mentioned." Marx stated.

"I'm never letting those two out of my sight again when we find them." Klaus muttered, glaring at the ground. Vangeance patted his shoulder, a small smile gracing his face.

"I bet I could tie them up and keep them nice and safe at our base." Vanessa twirled some of her string between her fingers, for once not completely wasted. She glanced at Finral, a sly smile forming. "Between the two of us we could definitely keep them in place."

"Please don't drag me into your weird ideas." The spatial mage responded.

"Sour puss."

"What'd you call me?!"

"Don't worry your head, Leo! Our team will find those four brats before anyone else! And then I'll make sure they understand never to worry us again!" Mereoleona forcefully patted her youngest brother's head, her voice booming.

"I trust you! Ack!" The flame user rubbed his head after a particularly hard whack, sending a tiny glare at his sister before quickly stopping in case she noticed and patted him harder.

Yami and Charlotte both stood in their places, each wondering about their teams and how the hell they'd ever get anything done.

Only posting one today because tomorrow I will be posting the most controversial chapter I've written so far and then the one that clarifies things. Hopefully it will go well and I won't get any rude comments here when it goes up. But besides that, thank you for reading!!!

~Zelinith