2165 CE - Eden Prime
The Slayer and The Hound
"Please don't hurt me! Bad things happen when you try to hurt me."
They charged towards her and she bolted for a wall, jumped and span in the air. As she landed she plunged her stake into the heart of the closest vampire. He was dust before he even knew what's happening. The two other vampires in pursuit of her stopped, suddenly doubting themselves. Who was the real hunter here?
"What? I did say bad things happen." She said to the two vampires now facing her. They surveyed her for a second, all teeth and yellow eyes before giving into their self-preservation instinct and running the other way.
"Wait. It's only fun when I'm not the one doing the chasing!" She shouted before taking off after them.
It was a cool night on Eden Prime and most of the colonists had gone to bed. Demons and raiders weren't too uncommon on Eden Prime but vampires, now they were exotic, they were something worth hunting down. She rounded the corner and there they were, facing a wall and absolutely trapped.
"Well I don't know about you boys but I am getting major déjà vu right now."
The vampires turned and attacked like the trapped animals they were. But ferocious or not they were no match. She weaved her way between them and as her training dictated, struck out with precise strikes. She kicked one in the chest with the heel of her foot and suddenly he was flying back through the air.
"Guess I don't know my own strength."
His friend tried to catch her with her back turned but she spun stake in hand and then he was nothing more than dust. The final vampire got to his feet and ran; with a groan she gave chase.
"I…have…really…had…enough…cardio…today!" She panted before tackling him to the ground.
Pinned beneath her, he said "But you're just a girl? What the hell are you?"
"I'm Chloe Jones, the vampire slayer."
"Wait what? That's a thing?"
"Yup" She smiled, before staking him through the heart.
More dust.
The sound of someone clapping quickly alerted Chloe to the fact that she was not alone.
"Well that was impressive." A man partially concealed by the gloom of the night said.
"Look buddy, it's been a long night. I'm covered in dust. They made me run so I'm sweaty. I'd really like a shower. Maybe some chocolate… At any rate could you get to the point? You friend or foe?" Chloe said.
"Oh I could be a great friend indeed-"
"-Ugh this is going to take a while isn't it. You're clearly too well dressed to be a colonist so you're likely from off world. You just saw a sixteen year old girl slaying and you're not freaking, so you know who I am and probably sought me out. Who are you?"
"I'm a representative of a group known as Cerberus. We are working to unlock humanity's potential and to secure humanity's dominance in the galaxy. We are certain that with your help we can achieve this."
"Cerberus huh?" Chloe Said. "My mom is just after getting her head around the whole slayer thing, she'd freak if I became a xenophobic terrorist too."
"Oh come now." He scoffed. "Don't tell me a smart girl like you believes that propaganda. We're looking out for humanity's best interests, just like you."
"Do you hunt vampires?"
"Well no"
"Slay demons?"
"On numerous occasions we've studied-"
"Have cookies?"
"Not on me right now…" The Cerberus representative said with a sigh.
"Well I'm going to pass for now then. See you around Mr. Terrorist man."
Chloe began to walk away when the sound of a gun being cocked stopped her in her tracks.
"Ms. Jones, we're not asking for your help. We're demanding it. Your abilities should be shared among humanity. Not squandered in a teenager."
Within the gloom Chloe could see armoured figures holding impressive looking guns.
She sighed before saying "Stupid running vampires."