HELLFIRE
Epilogue
"Well, this is nice." Buffy muttered as she walked in between two rows of tombstones. The light moon slowly faded behind large thunderstorm clouds that slowly drifted over Sunnydale. "How come on the one night it rains, everyone is too busy to help the trusty vamp duster knock down some dead ones? I mean really, I save their lives like every day...well at least every month. But still! This is gratitude? Me, alone, by myself with no one to – hello."
Buffy stopped pacing about as a darkly dressed female walked out of no where.
"Are you lost?" Buffy asked mockingly, stake poised and ready. No response. Buffy slowly aproached the figure, but it backed away into the darkness. "Alright, so you don't want to tal –"
A tall, burly vampire jumped her from behind. Stumbling from the blow, Buffy had little time to prevent his spinning kick aimed straight for her head. Fortunately, she managed to avoid the attack, but his fist shot out from beside her and caught her off guard, smashed against her jaw, and caused her to tumble onto the sod. The vampire quickly snatched a broken tree limb from the ground and held it above his head, ready to strike.
"You fight well for a dame," he said.
"No, they call me a slayer because I run a gardening show, gees. You'd think the baddies would learn after a while."
"Slayer, eh? Not much for a fighter. Before the blood loss kills you, tell me what it's like to have a piece of wood sticking out of your heart." He motioned to the branch in his hand.
"Why don't you just find out for yourself." said another familiar voice, as a stake pierced through the vampires back. Buffy sat up expressionless as the vampire turned to dust.
"Hey, B, what's shakin'?"
"Faith?" replied Buffy, "what are you doing here? I thought you were in jail."
"An old friend gave me a shout and told me a few things you may be interested in."
"Angel?"
"Yeah, he gave me a heads up about the prophecy of Sunnyhell or somethin'. He also suggested I stop by and lend a hand. So...surprise! Say, anyplace I can grab a burger? I'm famished."
Buffy raised an eyebrow. "Whoa, hold on there. What's this about a prophecy and why haven't I been told anything? Is it...bad?"
"Well it depends if it happens or not. Something about a key..."
"Dawn?" Buffy asked, puzzled.
"Yeah, that's it. Little sis." Faith gave a smile. "Err...Why are my memories of her all messed up?"
"Long story, but that kinda already happened. The god came, stole Dawn, I kicked her ass...the god's...it was female...with dyed hair...but otherwise we stopped that apocalypse...well I did...and...died, but..." Buffy stopped, noticing Faith's lack of interest. "The point is, Dawn's key/purpose whatever is over. No more inter-dimensional doors."
Faith laughed.
"Stop laughing, it was very traumatizing."
"B, I know the tale. Angel explained everything, but this time, it's not inter-dimensional. In fact it's almost worse."
Buffy sighed. Bad news was a way of life. "How much worse?"
"Well, according to Angel, the key isn't just for dimensions."
"Let me guess, her blood is also a low-fat sugar substitute? Y'know, that wouldn't be so bad considering our current financial situation. We could always sell it..."
"Buffy, this is totally serious. If used correctly, the energy within Dawn can open a direct passage from here to Hell."
"We already have one. The hellmouth? Isn't that direct enough?" Buffy scepticism kicked in.
"That's what I said to Angel, and he told me that it's not so much a passage as it is a wall. B, if that wall comes down it'll be hell on earth. All of hell."
"Oh."
Epilogue
"Well, this is nice." Buffy muttered as she walked in between two rows of tombstones. The light moon slowly faded behind large thunderstorm clouds that slowly drifted over Sunnydale. "How come on the one night it rains, everyone is too busy to help the trusty vamp duster knock down some dead ones? I mean really, I save their lives like every day...well at least every month. But still! This is gratitude? Me, alone, by myself with no one to – hello."
Buffy stopped pacing about as a darkly dressed female walked out of no where.
"Are you lost?" Buffy asked mockingly, stake poised and ready. No response. Buffy slowly aproached the figure, but it backed away into the darkness. "Alright, so you don't want to tal –"
A tall, burly vampire jumped her from behind. Stumbling from the blow, Buffy had little time to prevent his spinning kick aimed straight for her head. Fortunately, she managed to avoid the attack, but his fist shot out from beside her and caught her off guard, smashed against her jaw, and caused her to tumble onto the sod. The vampire quickly snatched a broken tree limb from the ground and held it above his head, ready to strike.
"You fight well for a dame," he said.
"No, they call me a slayer because I run a gardening show, gees. You'd think the baddies would learn after a while."
"Slayer, eh? Not much for a fighter. Before the blood loss kills you, tell me what it's like to have a piece of wood sticking out of your heart." He motioned to the branch in his hand.
"Why don't you just find out for yourself." said another familiar voice, as a stake pierced through the vampires back. Buffy sat up expressionless as the vampire turned to dust.
"Hey, B, what's shakin'?"
"Faith?" replied Buffy, "what are you doing here? I thought you were in jail."
"An old friend gave me a shout and told me a few things you may be interested in."
"Angel?"
"Yeah, he gave me a heads up about the prophecy of Sunnyhell or somethin'. He also suggested I stop by and lend a hand. So...surprise! Say, anyplace I can grab a burger? I'm famished."
Buffy raised an eyebrow. "Whoa, hold on there. What's this about a prophecy and why haven't I been told anything? Is it...bad?"
"Well it depends if it happens or not. Something about a key..."
"Dawn?" Buffy asked, puzzled.
"Yeah, that's it. Little sis." Faith gave a smile. "Err...Why are my memories of her all messed up?"
"Long story, but that kinda already happened. The god came, stole Dawn, I kicked her ass...the god's...it was female...with dyed hair...but otherwise we stopped that apocalypse...well I did...and...died, but..." Buffy stopped, noticing Faith's lack of interest. "The point is, Dawn's key/purpose whatever is over. No more inter-dimensional doors."
Faith laughed.
"Stop laughing, it was very traumatizing."
"B, I know the tale. Angel explained everything, but this time, it's not inter-dimensional. In fact it's almost worse."
Buffy sighed. Bad news was a way of life. "How much worse?"
"Well, according to Angel, the key isn't just for dimensions."
"Let me guess, her blood is also a low-fat sugar substitute? Y'know, that wouldn't be so bad considering our current financial situation. We could always sell it..."
"Buffy, this is totally serious. If used correctly, the energy within Dawn can open a direct passage from here to Hell."
"We already have one. The hellmouth? Isn't that direct enough?" Buffy scepticism kicked in.
"That's what I said to Angel, and he told me that it's not so much a passage as it is a wall. B, if that wall comes down it'll be hell on earth. All of hell."
"Oh."
