I was in the comic book store awhile ago (I know, I know) and the guy working there told me this storyline for Buffy that never made it to the show due to scheduling conflicts. He claims that Joss described it during Comicon and it always stuck with me how cool it would have been if this story idea had been realized on the show. This is just a short little three chapter story to paint the picture he told me. Takes place early in the last season.
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"In the words of the illustrious Pat Benatar, hit me with your best shot."
The demon swung full force at Buffy, which she dodged effortlessly, taking advantage of the opening it's offensive attack left for her to kick it in the ribs. It let out a scream of pain and frustration through its three rows of razor sharp teeth and tried to collect itself, but Buffy was far faster than it was. Spotting its head, she launched into a spin kick and knocked it to the ground. The demon was large and well muscled under its sickly greenish skin and Buffy could feel a slight vibration under her feet when the monster hit the grass of the cemetery.
Pressing her advantage, she jumped on the demon and thrust the long sword she'd been carrying for the hunt down with all her might into its chest.
Her eyes grew round with surprise as the sword snapped at the hilt against its tough skin. "What the hell are you, Rock Biter?"
With a howl the demon threw her off of it and regained it's footing, advancing at her with a newfound determination to rip her arms off.
From her place on the ground Buffy knew she had to think fast if she didn't want to be part of the grass she was now sprawled out on. With the demon almost on top of her, she sprang into a handstand so she could take full advantage of the strength in her lower body. With lightening speed, she grasped the demon's neck between her feet and spun on her hands. The demon was wrenched to the side and Buffy felt a surge of triumph as its neck cracked satisfyingly between her ankles.
She jumped to her feet and looked down at the thing that lay before her to make sure it was really dead. Tiny cracks began to make their way through its skin like cracks in a sidewalk and she watched in fascination, knowing that its body was going to break apart any second. She'd seen a lot of crazy demon evaporations, dustings, emulations and meltings in her life, but this one was turning out to be utterly original.
The cracks were deepening and Buffy watched as a large one began splitting the demon's head directly down the middle. Suddenly, a bright green light erupted from the cracking flesh, shooting out toward her with a force that knocked her back and left her temporarily blinded. A rush of power surged through her veins, causing her heart to slam in her chest and adrenaline to race through her system. She clenched her fists, the power in her so strong that she wondered if she could contain it. She felt like she could take on the world.
When her vision cleared she looked over to where the corpse had been and saw that nothing remained but a fresh patch of wildflowers.
"Huh." This was definitely new. She still felt like the strongest being on the planet, like the demon had imbued her with its own strength and power. She knew she had to figure out what this feeling was all about, had to go home and enlist the help of the gang to look this demon up in the books. She knew only too well that, most of the time, when given a parting gift from a demon there was often a pesky side effect or two that she could do without.
Jumping to her feet, energy cycling through her like an electric charge, she ran home as fast as she could.