Just a little foreword: I added a new character, which I think puts an extra twist to the story's plot: Faith has a son. His original name is James, but after the first chapter, it is changed to Wally… He picked it out for himself. I hope you like the story. :) Please Review!!
Faith turned a corner, onto an alley, nearly tripping. The Watcher's Council was still in hot pursuit. She ran around another corner, and up the steps of her apartment building. The rogue slayer pushed the elevator button frantically, but her followers were closing in, so she darted for the stairs, running up several flights.
Faith hurried through her apartment, grabbed a duffel bag from under her bed, and started loading it with clothes, weapons, and emergency money. She zipped her luggage shut, and carried it out onto the balcony off her bedroom. She tossed it onto a terrace on the building's second floor. It would be a lot safer to jump down from there, rather than her fourth floor residence.
The girl turned inside, and saw her three-year-old son, standing in the hall, clutching his small teddy bear. He looked at her, and asked slowly, "Where are you going? Are you leaving?"
Faith didn't know how to describe what was happening… with Dollhouse, the Watcher's Council… everything. "Just for a little while." She answered at last. "You know how Mommy is a superhero, right?" he nodded. "Well, there are people who want to take that away from me. And that would take me away from you, forever, do you understand?" Another nod. "Now, go back to bed, and don't make a sound, okay?"
The child looked up at his mother. "Okay. But you'll be back, right? You promise?"
"Yeah. I promise. Now go to bed. I mean it." She watched her son go into his room, and closed the door most of the way. Only a crack of light entered the dark bedroom.
Faith went back to her room, and grabbed a passport from her dresser. It was her passport, but the name was different: "Caroline". It was her original name, and she changed it when she dropped out of high school.
Suddenly, several armed guards swarmed into the apartment. Also, a couple Watchers in suits walked in calmly.
While the guards seized her, one of the Watchers began, "By authorization of the Watcher's Council, you are being taken into custody, and will be submitted to the organization known as 'Dollhouse'…"
"If you think I'm going to be 'submitted' to that sick joke, you are seriously mistaken." Faith tried to resist, but a guard injected her with a syringe with tranquilizer. She was then carried away, and the apartment became nearly empty, just as quickly as the intruders appeared.
The young toddler watched in silence, tears streaming down his cheeks, not daring to make any noise, whatsoever.
