not with a bang... but a whimper (tag nyx)

[Jacoby Michaels]

(About four years from the current timeline.
Making Jacoby about 35 years old.
hecate, eclipse, nera... not all names fit in title, i don't wanna change title lol)

There comes a time in every man's life when he must accept the inevitable. When he must accept with open arms the fact that life will one day (and perhaps very soon) come to a screeching halt. For some men, this halt is peaceful. It is welcomed with a smile on his face as he slips into the darkness that quickly consumes him. For other men, this halt is bloody terrifying. Everything comes crashing down at once, swallowing him whole as he fights the end tooth and nail. Still, for others, the end isn't an end at all. But, rather, the beginning of an era he doesn't want to meet.

This was the case for Jacoby. He had once had nightmares about this night. He would be lying if he said he hadn't known it was coming all along. His brother wasn't exactly an honest man. All he had to do was keep his end of the bargain. Keep his word and Jacoby wouldn't have taken him in. But of course, Jacoby had been a fool to bring him in. He sold Jacoby out the instant they asked. And when he saw the aurors coming for them, he did what anyone would have done. He ran. He ran because the only thing he could see was Azkaban. He ran because the only thing he could think about was whether they'd lock him with the dementors for the rest of his life or see to it that the dementors kiss was his punishment.

Logically, he knew that running was futile. He knew that they would catch him in the end. Even with aparition (which he had tried a few times) there was nowhere he could run where they wouldn't find him. The group of aurors had slowly dwindled. He'd managed to lose many of them in his run. Mostly the rookies. The ones that weren't ready to pursue someone that had just as much training as they did, someone who had even more experience. And as he darted through Knockturn and turned his gaze to glance behind him he noticed only three still hot on his trail. Among them was Hecate and Eclipse. Well, better them than a rookie, wasn't it? As he sped to turn the corner that would take him to Diagon, he drew his wand again, shouting "Stupefy!" before disappearing behind the wall.

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Hecate, along with Eclipse and Nera who had changed into someone else because of her Metamorph abilities, were charging after Jacoby, it was dreadful that this had happened to someone and the fact that the person had to be an Auror. She knew that Jacoby was dedicated but she should have been able to realize that there was something hidden that he didn't want seen or even to let them know of the fact he had not only covered up the fact that his brother killed but he did too and that was against the law. It was time to bring him down and bring him in and it pained her to do this but then again it had to be done regardless even if it had to be her to bring him in. She was glad that Eclipse and Nera were with her and she wished that Tony was there too but someone had to watch Sirius.

She wondered why he ran when he very well knew that running wasn't going to solve anything and that they would have fallowed. Then again, they all ran when they knew that they did something and that they knew of the wrong they committed and she didn't blame him for attempting to run either. She knew what they had to do and in order to do this she had to have the other two split and go around to make sure he couldn't escape to far and thankfully she knew that both were weavers and telepaths.

'You both go around one of you go right one of you go left and come up from behind but make sure you drop back so he thinks that you decided to stop the chase but then apperate somewhere in Diagon ally I will continue going forward.' she said telepathically knowing they both would hear her thoughts and that was a good thing.

As he sent the stunning spell she flicked her wrists and blocked it. She had been in this department just as long as he was and she had battled and she was not going to take this from him. She had saved his life and he owed her a life debt if he decided to kill her he would end up destroying himself if he tried. She charged and went through the wall fallowing him.

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Eclipse was slightly hurt that the one who trained her was the one she was now hunting. It was true that she may have some feelings of care for Jacoby and that she didn't wish this one him but he had done this to himself. She had to do this, she had to hunt the person she trained with at the beginning and now she had to use the training she did before with the Gypsies to hunt down Jacoby. She hated that she had to do this, to hunt him but then again, it was a game she learned well with and she would do this, it was in her nature to hunt and destroy regardless of who it was. She felt sad but there was time later for hurt and sadness to come and this was not the time, she had to focus she had to in order to keep her mind in the game. Getting distracted now would only make her lose her prey make her mess up and she wouldn't.

"Jacoby, your a cowered not to face what awaits you, running will solve nothing, come meet your fate that you made for yourself or face even dire consequences for running. Don't be the coward you were never a coward, I ask, for your sake, to stop or it will be worse." she said telepathically to him.

"A brave man knows when to face his fate a coward runs away from it. I viewed you as a brave man not a coward. Now face us and don't make it harder on yourself. Please. Think about the people that care about you, think of everyone who came to know you through training. Do you want to lose their respect for running from this?" she said honestly.

When he had thrown the spell she watched as her aunt easily blocked it and she had sent a spell after Hecate blocked his stunner. She would have none of that when it came to her family. If he wanted a fight he would get one and she was in no mood to play a game she was going to do the right thing and do what she had to in order to take him. Her face hardened and the child she was in training became prominent and her swiftness came forth and her darker powers she kept blocked began to flow off her.

"Of course Aunty. Lets just hope he doesn't run to far he should know better then to try and continue this chase." she said back to her aunt as she apperated and appeared on the left side of the entry to Diagon Ally from Knockturn Ally her wand at the ready and her powers stretched across the entry like a snare but this had weak spots too but she had a catch for it.

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Nera was with Hecate and Eclipse. She wondered why she hadn't seen this with him and that there was something darker and more sinister then she thought possible and the fact that she should have found it. She blamed herself for the fact that she didn't catch it and the fact that she should have brought him in or did something about it sooner then not. The counselor in her wanted to know what made him do this or what had happened to make him kill and that worried her the most and she knew Hecate was devastated the most about this.

She wondered what Peter would have thought but then again it didn't matter, he would accept Jacoby regardless of the killings if she knew Peter well enough and that was all she could do and she didn't have much to say about anything else however. She didn't hate Jacoby, she just wanted to understand but then again she had to think of him as a dark wizard just as Tony had trained her to be and she was not going to back down. Plus, now with Sirius growing and now going to be close to 5 she couldn't believe how much he had grown in recent time and how much she loved him.

***Memory that night***

"Mommy you will be home right?" Sirius asked her as she was putting on her shoes at the kitchen table as he sat playing with the german Shepherd named Aro.

"Honey, I will be home tonight, I promise and you will see me. I love you, you know that right?" she asked Sirius as she scooped Sirius in her arms and he smiled slightly.

"Yes mommy. I love you too. Daddy said you had something important to do tonight. Is daddy right?" he asked.

"Yes little one, I do but don't worry about it, I love you and I will come back home to you." she said giving him a kiss and she saw his hair become teal like hers and she smiled.

"Alright mommy." he said and hugged her.

"You be good for your father." she said hugging him back.

***End of Memory***

"As you wish Hecate. We will be there don't worry." she told hecate telepathically and did what Eclipse did and waited and got there just after Eclipse her wand Raised and ready to go.

"Jacoby, I don't want to hurt you but this is something you can't run from." she said to him telepathically and she waited.