Chapter 3: will this end well?
The sound of footsteps was soon heard heading towards the outer building. Buffy and Faith got a look in their eyes that could only mean they where all in a lot of trouble. Everyone else stiffened at the look in their eyes, Buffy knew this gut feeling, knew what was coming. Faith wasn't sure but knew it was going to end well and it was her fault. Everyone dropped his or her weapons and Pip raised an eyebrow.
"Alright whoever is in there drop your weapons and release Mr. Bernadette, then maybe just maybe I won't sick my attack beast on you." A female voice with a strong English accent was heard through the room. With that Pip was pushed through the door in haste, everyone else then walked out cautiously arms in the air, weapons left behind in the building.
"This is all a big misunderstanding and we can explain." Giles said nervously eyeing the huge bull Beast Nosferatu that had caused Buffy and Faith to be the first to react even before anything was heard. Buffy was looking him over being careful not to look him in the eyes, knowing that it would be taken as a challenge. Faith suddenly charged him with a lead pipe her aggression apparently spiked. Within a second she was disarmed and grabbed, pulled against his chest with inhuman strength. Everyone else stared in awe as she squirmed in terror as Alucard looked over at Integra requesting permission to finish Faith off.
"Look let her go and we can discuss this." Giles said calmly as Faith struggled to break free from Alucard's grip.
"Alucard release her." Integra said snapping her fingers. As Alucard released Faith she quickly ran behind the rest of the group pure fear in her eyes. Buffy just glared at Faith making it more then clear she had made a serious mistake. Seras ran up acting as if she was out of breath.
"It took you this long to get here police girl…" Alucard said fiercely disappointed in his fledgling. Seras looked up meeting his gaze and whimpered wanting the ground to swallow her. Following them back nervously with Faith shaking from her close encounter, they managed to keep up worried about how this would end for them.
"Oh god, those cold strong arms wrapped around me, I was only a mere 5 inches away from those jaws lined with sharp venom-dripping teeth. I could feel his breath on my throat. My life flashed before my eyes imagining those teeth going into my throat like a hot knife through butter. Those red, piercing eyes that seemed to be looking into my soul searching me like I was prey," Faith said in shock as they walked back.
"Wow that really sobered her up. Sadly I know how she feels, the thought that you are likely about to die a horrible death or worse and you can't do anything about it." Buffy said shuddering.
As they approached the main building everything seemed to calm down. Buffy comforted Faith as she shook, Xander noticed this and thought "I thought she hated Faith, she does know how that feels so what do I know." Soon they arrived and an awkward silence filled the air, the air was so thick you could cut it with a knife.
"Alright, you better have a damn good explanation to why you're trespassing on my property, why you attacked an employee, and why you attacked one of my pets." She said irritated.
"Look we were transported here by a spell this isn't even our plain of existence." Giles explained.
"Hmm how do I know you aren't just all crazy to say such a thing?" Integra questioned.
"You yourself should know not to question the bizarre and supernatural since you happen to have two Beast Nosferatu as pets, one of which saved your life when you were young." Giles said confidently surly thinking this would convince her.
"Alright you have a point but who are you all?" She asked
"I am Giles, that is Buffy summers, Dawn summers, Xander, Anya, Willow, and of course Faith the one who almost got killed earlier." Giles explained calmly.
"Wait I recognize those names, the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. So you really aren't from this plain of existence then, I am sorry for giving you such a hard time. Until you find a way back to your world you should stay on my estate, it may seem unsafe but I assure you it is safer than the streets of England and the British isles." Integra offered cutting the tip off of a cigar and lighting it.
"We would love to." Giles answered back sipping a cup of tea.
"I do not trust this place, I know what that beast is capable of and is likely planning to try" Xander mumbled to Buffy. Hearing this Dawn nervously stayed behind her older sister, avoiding the gaze of the bull beast Nosferatu. Sensing fear Alucard slunk over in a cat like fashion and sniffed Dawn as she shook from fear.
"Alucard, stop that. Your lucky I don't lock you in the dungeon while their here. If you keep acting like that I will." Integra said throwing a glare at him. Alucard just looked back at her and walked back over.
"Master, may I please have something to eeeaaattt?" He said in a serpentine yet soothing voice.
"Yes you may Alucard, if that is what you wanted you could have asked instead of terrorizing a fifteen year old girl." Integra answered disappointed in his behavior. She then reached into the mini fridge beneath her large oak desk and pulled out a packet of medical blood, quickly tossing it at the hungry beast Nosferatu. Upon catching it Alucard sunk his fangs into it draining it within seconds. Some of the venom from his fangs dripping into it like a snake. Thinking of Seras also she grabbed another and handed it to her. Seras cautiously stuck the straw into it and began to drink so as not to anger Alucard.
"I'm sorry for his behavior, he tends to act like an ass because he thinks its funny. I would recommend if you don't know how to act or operate around him, to avoid him. The survival rate of beast Nosferatu venom is five percent, and we do not have anti venom, cause not even my ancestor figured out how to make it. The only thing we can do about it is if you don't want to sleep in a box for eternity we put a hole in your head. From what I hear and know about you Buffy, you actually survived a heavy dose of beast Nosferatu venom from your plain of existence." Integra said understandingly.
"Yes I did, and I also know not to look a beast Nosferatu in the eyes unless you have complete control over the situation. All it takes is one mistake and you are in deep trouble. The incident really made me think though; I was living for the hunt when I should have been happy to be alive. It is amazing how a near death experience can really change your perception and outlook on life." Buffy explained enjoying a cup of tea.
"So you have had no side effects from the incident then ms. Summers?" Integra asked politely.
"Not that I know of ms. Helsing, but then again im not sure what to look for that isn't obvious." Buffy answered. Alucard hearing this went over to her and sniffed her. Buffy looked at him puzzled careful to not make eye contact with the bull beast Nosferatu. Alucard sniffed her more making an occasional beast like chuffle and snort.
"uhhhh why is he doing that?" Buffy asked Integra.
"I have no idea, he just ate so he isn't hungry." Integra answered.
"She has an interesting smell, similar to my own but within a human. I would like to do some training with her, she would be a worthy opponent." Alucard answered.
"Hmm as long as you are fair about it, be careful with her though, one mark resembling a pair of puncture marks and your worse then dead meat." Integra said sternly making it clear in her eyes.
