Disclaimer: All characters, events and places are for entertainment purposes only.
No copyright violation is intended.
All original characters, events and places are property of the author but may be used by other fan fiction writers provided they ask first.
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Blood, Sweat and Scotland
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Chapter 1: Alexandria
"You need to leave now." the female voice echoed through the castle.
"I can't, I'm not ready." replied the red haired female fastening the gothic
looking cross to the red tartan and tying it around her neck.
"It will be impossible for me to hold them off, if you are still in the castle."
"Isla," the red head went to the mirror on the right wall, "I need 5 more minutes..."
~~~~~~~~~~
Isla, ghost guardian of the castle, told her again.
"Alexandria you need to go now. They are almost inside."
The wall with the mirror opened revealing a secret passageway.
"OK." Alex slipped on her matching stone washed jean jacket,
grabbed her gear and went through the passage.
~~~~~~~~~~
Almost three years had past since she fled her castle in Scotland as Alex followed the shadowy figure
into a cemetery.
She heard some rustling from above her and before she could react something jumped onto her.
After a few moments of wrestling on the ground Alex managed to get back on her feet,
only to be punched back to the ground by the figure. Angered, her face vamped only half way
and she hissed her sharp teeth.
He was gone, Alex looked around and felt a kick to the stomach.
~~~~~~~~
Riley had been patrolling the area when he heard a commotion a few feet away and in going to
investigate, he found Alex and two others exchanging blows.
When he got closer, one of them attacked him and within a few moments had him ashed.
"Help me." Cypen called to Riley as he went flying into the air.
Assuming one was a vampire, Riley jumped right and tried to stop Alex with a shot to the back.
She dropped to her knees, swung both arms behind her and flipped him through the air
and his body wrapped around the tree in front of her.
"Cypen!" She looked around and he was gone. "Friend or foe?" she asked Riley.
"Friend. I'm Riley..."
"I'm sorry. Don't move without help." Alex touched his ribs.
"I'm afraid, that I broken three of your ribs and probably gave you a concussion to boot."
~~~~~~~~
"Is there anyone I should call?" Alex asked Riley in the hospital.
"No, I'll handle it." he replied. "You never introduced yourself."
"I'm sorry, if I had known who you were....."
"Its all right."
"No its not."
"You're forgiven. Now what about a name."
She sighed. "The less you know the better off you are."
"Unacceptable." Riley said.
"OK, call me Alex." She said leaving the room.
~~~~~~~~~
Giles was walking through the same hallway Alex just stepped into.
At first he didn't believe what he had just seen, but looking again he saw it was her,
she always loved the stone washed blue color.
He passed the room she came out of and didn't hear Riley calling to him.
She knew someone was following her, she wasn't sure who, until she darted into a room and
looked at the man coming. "Giles."
~~~~~~~~
The following evening Alex was searching for Cypen, she spotted him and loaded her crossbow.
"What is it with you and these places?" she grumbled approaching a crypt.
"Princess." Cypen opened the door with a fist and she went tumbling backwards.
"Jerk." she replied pulling a stake from her shoulder bag.
"You're worried about her? My god, she doesn't even look intimidating." Harmony said appearing.
"New girlfriend? Gee, I didn't anyone was that stupid." Alex snapped.
"Hey! That's rude." Harm pouted.
"And you're blond." Alex felt like she was being encircled.
Sure enough more vamps surrounded her. "Where is he Cypen?"
"Not here."
"Like duh, where?"
"He already answered you." Harm cut in, moving into Alex's face.
"Stay out of this valley girl." She pushed Harm with her left hand out of the way.
"Get her." yelled Cypen from the darkness as vampires moved in closer.
~~~~~~~~
Spike was having a bad night. It was a very bad night for hunting, not even one fight,
until he heard a commotion as he neared a crypt.
~~~~~~~~
Six down, and there seemed to be no end in sight to the vampires.
Alex moved closer and closer to Cypen, but just as she grabbed onto him, an arrow pierced her
right leg. She went down and stayed down with the help of Harm and the other vamps.
~~~~~~~~
Spike turned the corner and saw Harmony and the others beating on someone.
"Harmony."
"Spike." she turned and faced him.
"What are you doing?" he asked approaching her.
"Ticking me off." replied a bloodied and half beaten Alex.
"Now really, one against twenty, that's hardly fair." Spike said moving into the circle to help Alex up.
"She's a slayer." Harm said.
"Now really, stop lying. This bloodied, no offense, young lady is a slayer?" Spike tried not to laugh as he put Alex's right arm around his neck and grabbed her crossbow.
"None taken." Alex replied picking up her bag as Spike walked her out of the circle.
"You can't do that." Harmony complained.
"I just did." Spike called as they walked back to his crypt.
~~~~~~~~
"Thanks." Alex said after tying another knot in the bandanna around her leg.
"Don't worry about it." Spike replied, there was something about her, he couldn't put his finger on.
"I really should get going."
"And go where?"
No answer.
"At least stay here until sun up." offered Spike. "Its not much, but its home."
~~~~~~~~
Alex pulled out five colored stones. She placed the green one directly in front of her,
the red one to her right, the clear to her left and the blue behind her as she closed her eyes,
held the black stone in her hand and began to speak Gaelic.
The crystals began to glow and floated into the air encircling her.
"Giles. No!" Her eyes popped open.
~~~~~~~~
Spike's ears perked at the sound of Giles' name.
"Do you know where the Magic..." Alex asked.
"Is Giles in trouble?"
"Yes." She replied loading her crossbow.
~~~~~~~~
No copyright violation is intended.
All original characters, events and places are property of the author but may be used by other fan fiction writers provided they ask first.
~~~~~~~~~
Blood, Sweat and Scotland
~~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 1: Alexandria
"You need to leave now." the female voice echoed through the castle.
"I can't, I'm not ready." replied the red haired female fastening the gothic
looking cross to the red tartan and tying it around her neck.
"It will be impossible for me to hold them off, if you are still in the castle."
"Isla," the red head went to the mirror on the right wall, "I need 5 more minutes..."
~~~~~~~~~~
Isla, ghost guardian of the castle, told her again.
"Alexandria you need to go now. They are almost inside."
The wall with the mirror opened revealing a secret passageway.
"OK." Alex slipped on her matching stone washed jean jacket,
grabbed her gear and went through the passage.
~~~~~~~~~~
Almost three years had past since she fled her castle in Scotland as Alex followed the shadowy figure
into a cemetery.
She heard some rustling from above her and before she could react something jumped onto her.
After a few moments of wrestling on the ground Alex managed to get back on her feet,
only to be punched back to the ground by the figure. Angered, her face vamped only half way
and she hissed her sharp teeth.
He was gone, Alex looked around and felt a kick to the stomach.
~~~~~~~~
Riley had been patrolling the area when he heard a commotion a few feet away and in going to
investigate, he found Alex and two others exchanging blows.
When he got closer, one of them attacked him and within a few moments had him ashed.
"Help me." Cypen called to Riley as he went flying into the air.
Assuming one was a vampire, Riley jumped right and tried to stop Alex with a shot to the back.
She dropped to her knees, swung both arms behind her and flipped him through the air
and his body wrapped around the tree in front of her.
"Cypen!" She looked around and he was gone. "Friend or foe?" she asked Riley.
"Friend. I'm Riley..."
"I'm sorry. Don't move without help." Alex touched his ribs.
"I'm afraid, that I broken three of your ribs and probably gave you a concussion to boot."
~~~~~~~~
"Is there anyone I should call?" Alex asked Riley in the hospital.
"No, I'll handle it." he replied. "You never introduced yourself."
"I'm sorry, if I had known who you were....."
"Its all right."
"No its not."
"You're forgiven. Now what about a name."
She sighed. "The less you know the better off you are."
"Unacceptable." Riley said.
"OK, call me Alex." She said leaving the room.
~~~~~~~~~
Giles was walking through the same hallway Alex just stepped into.
At first he didn't believe what he had just seen, but looking again he saw it was her,
she always loved the stone washed blue color.
He passed the room she came out of and didn't hear Riley calling to him.
She knew someone was following her, she wasn't sure who, until she darted into a room and
looked at the man coming. "Giles."
~~~~~~~~
The following evening Alex was searching for Cypen, she spotted him and loaded her crossbow.
"What is it with you and these places?" she grumbled approaching a crypt.
"Princess." Cypen opened the door with a fist and she went tumbling backwards.
"Jerk." she replied pulling a stake from her shoulder bag.
"You're worried about her? My god, she doesn't even look intimidating." Harmony said appearing.
"New girlfriend? Gee, I didn't anyone was that stupid." Alex snapped.
"Hey! That's rude." Harm pouted.
"And you're blond." Alex felt like she was being encircled.
Sure enough more vamps surrounded her. "Where is he Cypen?"
"Not here."
"Like duh, where?"
"He already answered you." Harm cut in, moving into Alex's face.
"Stay out of this valley girl." She pushed Harm with her left hand out of the way.
"Get her." yelled Cypen from the darkness as vampires moved in closer.
~~~~~~~~
Spike was having a bad night. It was a very bad night for hunting, not even one fight,
until he heard a commotion as he neared a crypt.
~~~~~~~~
Six down, and there seemed to be no end in sight to the vampires.
Alex moved closer and closer to Cypen, but just as she grabbed onto him, an arrow pierced her
right leg. She went down and stayed down with the help of Harm and the other vamps.
~~~~~~~~
Spike turned the corner and saw Harmony and the others beating on someone.
"Harmony."
"Spike." she turned and faced him.
"What are you doing?" he asked approaching her.
"Ticking me off." replied a bloodied and half beaten Alex.
"Now really, one against twenty, that's hardly fair." Spike said moving into the circle to help Alex up.
"She's a slayer." Harm said.
"Now really, stop lying. This bloodied, no offense, young lady is a slayer?" Spike tried not to laugh as he put Alex's right arm around his neck and grabbed her crossbow.
"None taken." Alex replied picking up her bag as Spike walked her out of the circle.
"You can't do that." Harmony complained.
"I just did." Spike called as they walked back to his crypt.
~~~~~~~~
"Thanks." Alex said after tying another knot in the bandanna around her leg.
"Don't worry about it." Spike replied, there was something about her, he couldn't put his finger on.
"I really should get going."
"And go where?"
No answer.
"At least stay here until sun up." offered Spike. "Its not much, but its home."
~~~~~~~~
Alex pulled out five colored stones. She placed the green one directly in front of her,
the red one to her right, the clear to her left and the blue behind her as she closed her eyes,
held the black stone in her hand and began to speak Gaelic.
The crystals began to glow and floated into the air encircling her.
"Giles. No!" Her eyes popped open.
~~~~~~~~
Spike's ears perked at the sound of Giles' name.
"Do you know where the Magic..." Alex asked.
"Is Giles in trouble?"
"Yes." She replied loading her crossbow.
~~~~~~~~