Evan grabbed his weapon, turned, and jogged of into the dark. As soon as he was out of sight he cast a notice-me-not charm on himself, transformed into his birdy form, and flew to the local town center and trying to find the town market. While he flew, he considered by what method he could communicate with HQ. He had communications with the Commander (CTCRM) and Hermione. He could use Dobby, but how would he explain? He could try to find a phone and call. The last was probably best, but best not to do it so close to their current location. If he flew back to a town they already pass through, then if the phone was monitored, the Serbians would think they were in that town. Evan banked and proceeded to the previous town. It was small, really only the main street with some outlying farms, but it was enough. He landed inside a barn and transformed. Then he transfigured his uniform to a black and grey camouflaged uniform and called Dobby.
"What can Dobby bees doing for Master Birdy?" Dobby asked. "Hey Dobby. It's sooo good to see you!" Evan replied. "Dobby, do magical potions work on Muggles?" he asked. "It depends on the potions, Master." "I see. OK – right now I have two problems. I need some yarrow leaves, garlic, onions, ginger and turmeric to make a poultice, and some bandages. There is a market place nearby I thought to visit. Could you do that for me? I need to find a telephone." "Dobby bees getting supplies, Master Birdy" and popped away.
Evan spied an overhead telephone line and tracked it to what looked like a pharmacy. He then scoped the building from the outside – the building was dark, as to be expected under the circumstances. Evan then extended out his Haragei to feel if anyone was there: none were. The building was empty. He quickly went around the building placing perimeter alarms and notice-me-not charms, and quietly entered the building from the rear. As he looked around, he came to the clear conclusion that this pharmacy was sooo different from those in the UK. He couldn't read the labels on the pharmaceuticals, but he did spy jars labeled with elemental products: "Na, Cl, Mg, Hg", etc. There were also jars with herbs in them. Being in a pharmacy, he was sure they were pharmacological, so took them and put them in his bag. He found Hydrogen Peroxide, Mercurochrome, Betadine disinfectant, rubbing alcohol, gauze pads and bandages, and even tweezers. Evan took all of that and put them in his bag. Finally, he found the phone in a back office. All of a sudden, he realized he had no idea how to make an international call! He was so tempted to just call Hermione or the Commander on his communicator, but he was on mission. He couldn't just ask Dobby to pop over with a message; and, he couldn't just owl his commander. Once again, he tempered his emotions. He breathed, sinking into Mu-Shin…and knew. Evan looked around and found a phonebook. It was in Serbian, but the letters were Crylic. At the beginning of the book he saw "Internazionale". Beneath that he saw the numbers 00-387. He knew he would not have a lot of time so he rehearsed what he wanted to say. Then he dialed.
"IFOR" "IFOR – I have a message.." Evan began, but was interrupted. "IFOR, how can I help you?" he heard. "IFOR. I have a message for Major…" he repeated, but was once again interrupted. "Look, dumb##*k. This is an official line – not for games." And the line went dead. Evan looked at the phone in his hand with incredulousness. Time for some intent-based magic. Evan redialed the number, focusing his intent on the receiver at the other end. "IFOR" he heard. "LISTEN DUMB##*K" he began, pushing with his intent for it to be enhanced by a Sonorous charm. The receiver on the other end dropped like it was a hot pan …..and was picked up a moment later. "Hello?" he heard. "Let's try this again you dumbf##k" Evan began again. "You WILL give this message IMMEDIATELY to Major Tiggs. 1 – Sparrow is down. Betrayed. 2 – 7+1 chicks flew the coup. Two with broken wings. 3 – Tell the Major to expect the unexpected. Got it?" he asked. " " (silence) "DUMBF##K. YOU THERE" he voiced with intent. "Sir! Yes Sir!" "Did…you…copy?" Evan asked. "Sir! Yes Sir!" he heard. "Repeat message…. quickly." Evan responded. He heard the message repeated correctly, then disconnected. Next, he called the phone number the Ambassador provided and relayed her message. Lastly, he wiped down the phone and left the building. He heard heavy vehicles approaching just as he exited so transformed into his bird form and flew into a nearby tree and waited.
Evan watched as two trucks stopped in front of the pharmacy, soldiers jumping out and spreading around the building, arms at the ready. They left the trucks unattended. A plan bloomed in his mind. Evan flew down to the ground, transformed, cast a notice-me-not on himself and crept over to the trucks. He inspected them both, finding transmitter radios in both of them. Evan disabled one of them, sliced the air stem on each of the tires (allowing a slow leak), and poured some dirt into the gas tank. He then cast a notice-me-not on the other truck, a Silencio to silence the motor, and then drove off casually.
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