He looked out over the crowd gathered before him, a grin spreading slowly across his face. *This time...* he thought, *This time I will have my revenge*.
He looked to the slowly setting sun before turning back to those in front of him...the lowly, who awaited his instruction.
"SILENCE," he yelled, causing those around him to stop talking instantly.
"Tonight is the beginning of a new chapter...the dawn of a new age...an age in which I shall triumph over all those who have wronged me in the past".
He paused, glancing out over the crowd as if to dare someone to defy him. "You will all be a part of this triumph...and together we will reap its rewards...starting with the extermination of she who is responsible for it all!!!!"
There were murmurings in the crowd as they acknowledged his divine plan...
"Tonight it will all end!" he bellowed, the land falling into complete darkness as the sun made its final descent below the horizon.
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School was over. They had all graduated and now had summer vacation before college started. Buffy, Xander, Willow and Oz had been spending their night at The Bronze and were heading home.
"I can't believe we've only had one week of summer vacation" Willow whined, "it seems like forever".
Xander groaned. "On the other hand we only have 11 more weeks until college....yippee!!!" he said sarcastically. Willow glared at him.
"C'mon Xander" Buffy said, seeing the look on Willow's face, "look on the bright side....there's the all night keggers and toga partys to look forward to....not to mention the frat initiation!"
"...and the classes" Willow interjected.
"Right, that was the very next thing on my list" Buffy said, grinning.
"Fine, make fun" Willow crossed her arms.
"Sorry Will, but some of us just aren't as excited about acadaemia as you" Buffy replied.
Willow smiled. "That's ok. Sometimes I'm a little too bookwormy for my own good".
"I like that about you" Oz said and leant and kissed her on the cheek causing her to blush.
"So, what are we doing tomorrow?" Xander asked. "Movie anyone?"
Before they could answer him someone ran around the corner and straight into Xander.
"Whoa, slow down" he said and took hold of the girl by the shoulders. "Anya?!" he exclaimed. "Well if it isn't demon girl herself" he teased.
"Not now Xander" she said "Right now...." she never finished. Three winged beasts flew at them from the direction she had come.
He looked to the slowly setting sun before turning back to those in front of him...the lowly, who awaited his instruction.
"SILENCE," he yelled, causing those around him to stop talking instantly.
"Tonight is the beginning of a new chapter...the dawn of a new age...an age in which I shall triumph over all those who have wronged me in the past".
He paused, glancing out over the crowd as if to dare someone to defy him. "You will all be a part of this triumph...and together we will reap its rewards...starting with the extermination of she who is responsible for it all!!!!"
There were murmurings in the crowd as they acknowledged his divine plan...
"Tonight it will all end!" he bellowed, the land falling into complete darkness as the sun made its final descent below the horizon.
********************
School was over. They had all graduated and now had summer vacation before college started. Buffy, Xander, Willow and Oz had been spending their night at The Bronze and were heading home.
"I can't believe we've only had one week of summer vacation" Willow whined, "it seems like forever".
Xander groaned. "On the other hand we only have 11 more weeks until college....yippee!!!" he said sarcastically. Willow glared at him.
"C'mon Xander" Buffy said, seeing the look on Willow's face, "look on the bright side....there's the all night keggers and toga partys to look forward to....not to mention the frat initiation!"
"...and the classes" Willow interjected.
"Right, that was the very next thing on my list" Buffy said, grinning.
"Fine, make fun" Willow crossed her arms.
"Sorry Will, but some of us just aren't as excited about acadaemia as you" Buffy replied.
Willow smiled. "That's ok. Sometimes I'm a little too bookwormy for my own good".
"I like that about you" Oz said and leant and kissed her on the cheek causing her to blush.
"So, what are we doing tomorrow?" Xander asked. "Movie anyone?"
Before they could answer him someone ran around the corner and straight into Xander.
"Whoa, slow down" he said and took hold of the girl by the shoulders. "Anya?!" he exclaimed. "Well if it isn't demon girl herself" he teased.
"Not now Xander" she said "Right now...." she never finished. Three winged beasts flew at them from the direction she had come.