Disclaimer: - See Chapter One.

Chapter Four: - A Divergent Stream

Willow had been roaming the streets for the last thirty minutes in a daze, completely shut off from the entire world she wandered the streets headed toward the High School. It was by sheer luck that Giles had come upon her as he too was returning to the Library. "Wi – Willow?" The Watcher called out to her from his beat up old Citroen as he pulled up alongside her. She didn't give any indication that she heard him. "Willow, are you alright?" Again, he got no response from her. Giles decided to get out and walking in front of the Red – Head, placing his arms on her shoulders, he called out to her again. "Willow, can you hear me?"

The effect was instantaneous, startled, Willow screamed and as she attempted to shake off Giles's hands. "WI – WILLOW…!" So shocked was he by her outburst, Giles tried to calm her down before she hurt herself and him. "WILLOW! It's me! It's Giles! Calm down!" Her flailing arms ceased as she registered Giles proclamation after a few moments. Calming down, Willow stopped struggling and turned.

"G – G – Giles?" She stuttered out. Seeing the concerned look on the Watcher's face, Willow turned and hugged him for he was worth and sought comfort from her grief.

"Whatever on Earth is the matter, Willow?" He asked as he was so perplexed he did not know what was wrong with her.

"I – Its Buffy…" She started to tell him and afterward, the man who had started to look upon his Slayer with a Father's love for his daughter, now knew a father's grief.

In the Briefing room at the Stargate Command, Hammond was among the other Generals as they all waited for Colonel Samuels to brief them all on the plan that the Joint Chiefs and Samuels himself definitively assumed what would be Earth's only hope against the Goa'uld. Taking the opportunity to begin, Samuels spoke. "The Goa'uld's unexplained delay in attacking is buying us the necessary time to prepare…" The Generals had given him their utmost attention as Samuels continued. "We'll launch a strike as soon as they enter orbit and are at optimum firing range." He finished.

"What makes this weapon of yours so special?" Hammond asked, clearly still sceptical about this course of action.

"If you recall, Sir. Some months ago, SG5 had found a small amount of the raw ore, Naquadah." Samuels said.

"The Stargate element?" Hammond replied. "Yes, Sir. We have added the mineral to two otherwise ordinary Mark – 12A Nuclear Warheads and according to our calculations they should now yield in excess of one – thousand megatons each. We call them our Goa'uld Busters." Samuels stated proudly. It was such a shame that Hammond didn't share the man's enthusiasm.

"Our plan is to launch two rockets simultaneously into retrograde orbit…" the Colonel continued. "And the Warheads themselves are made of the same Radar Absorbing Materials as our stealth aircraft and therefore, they should go undetected by their RADAR..."

"That's assuming the Goa'uld have anything remotely like RADAR, Major." Hammond said, pointing out the potential flaw in his plan. Samuels looked at his former CO, again all trace of patience now gone from the man.

"It's our best shot, Sir. And I'm sure the President agrees or he wouldn't have initiated the countdown. Currently, Sir, we stand at T – Minus three hours till launch. We'll hold at two minutes while the Goa'uld comes within range…" Samuels said. "It's going to work, Sir. The enemy should be taken completely off guard." He finished with pride. He was confident that his plan would succeed and the Earth would be saved, but Hammond wasn't convinced.

"And if you're wrong, every country on Earth will be caught off guard, Samuels. If it were up to me, I'd strongly recommend…" Hammond started to say.

"General Hammond, with all due respect, Sir, it's not up to you."

T – Minus 2:49:57 till Launch

Joyce looked towards Xander with wide eyes as she waited for an explanation that didn't seem to be forthcoming from her oldest daughter's friend and teacher. Dawn looked back and forth between her mom and her new Saiyan compatriots; one part of her dreading the next few minutes, the other part of her, the Saiyan part, having no patience at all for the situation. Occasionally, Dawn turned her attention towards her Scouter, she was keeping an eye on the display waiting and hoping that whatever or whoever was up there would make a move and soon.

'Any thing's better than waiting for my mom to blow up when she finds out about Buffy.' The young Neo – Saiyan thought.

"Well? I'm waiting, Xander. Where's Buffy?" Joyce asked of the young man. Xander stared at the mother of his friend as he thought about how to answer. Could he tell Joyce that Buffy was dead? Dared he to?

"Well, um, Joyce…" He started but then stopped. Jenny and Dawn turned to him and saw that he was unable to tell the Slayer's mother about her daughter. Jenny decided to take pity on him as he couldn't seem to find the right words to say.

"Ms. Summers… Joyce…" She started. Xander turned to look at the teacher, half grateful, half angry, but whether or not he was angry with her for taking over or at himself for his weakness… 'Weakness. Hah!' Xander laughed inwardly. The very notion to him seemed like anathema now that he was a Saiyan, he thought, chastising himself for being unable to tell the woman about her daughter.

"Buffy… Buffy's dead, Ms. Summers." Jenny said coming right out and saying it. There was silence between the four of them as Joyce stood there processing what the teacher had just said to her. "There was a…" She started to say, but like Xander, she was a loss for words for a moment before she rallied herself and carried on. "There was an accident in the Warehouse District and…"

"You… You be quiet." Joyce said to the teacher with a deadly tone that shut the teacher up instantly. "Xander, if this is a joke or a… Or a game, I will…" Joyce trailed off as she saw the sad look in his eyes; looking down at Dawn, Joyce could see the same look in her daughter's eyes… and she knew. She knew that this was no game; that it was no joke. One of her little girls was gone.

Joyce nearly fell to the floor before Dawn and Xander rushed to her side. It was a few minutes later as the three transformed individuals were comforting a grieving mother they saw Giles and Willow rushing to them.

"Xander! Jenny… I…" The sound of Giles's voice made them look up at the Watcher; they saw Willow, her face marred with the stain of tear tracks and dry red eyes. The girl had literally cried her eyes dry. Xander stood as Willow ran to him, her arms going around her friend, her head resting against his chest as she sought comfort from the young man as Xander did the same.

T – Minus 2:18:37 till Launch

Back in the holding room SG1 had all recovered from the effects of the Shock Grenade. Teal'c was standing near the cell door looking for any sort of weakness in the bars that he could manipulate, but so far he hadn't had much luck. O'Neill looked at the former Jaffa when he stopped checking the bars and cocked his head to the side. "Teal'c?"

"Someone approaches, O'Neill." Teal'c said as he heard the sounds of heavy footfalls. A moment later, Teal'c saw a Serpent Guard approaching their cell. O'Neill move to the other side of the cell door as Teal'c did the same on the opposite side of the door. As the Guard approached the door and triggered the mechanism on the wall next to the cell, Jack and Teal'c prepared themselves. The door soon opened; Jack quickly glanced at Carter and Daniel to remain where they were and to make no sudden moves as the Serpent Guard walked inside. The Guard's Helm was open and as the two jumped out they saw who it was.

"Bra'tac?" O'Neill exclaimed to his surprise. His surprise turned to one of shock when the Jaffa Master had suddenly struck him on his nose. "Ow!" Jack exclaimed. "Oh, God!"

"Fool's! Hashak!" Bra'tac chided the human's like small children. "You doom yourselves. And your World! Do you know all I have done to regain the trust of Apophis and join this campaign at his son's side? Hmm? Hmm?" He asked. "It is all I can do to keep you alive!"

Teal'c stepped forward at the sight of his old friend and teacher. "Tek mat – te Bra'tac." The Jaffa Master turned to look at his former student with a smile on his face.

"Hello again, old friend. It is good to see you, but you should not have come here Teal'c."

"I stand by my friends. I believe that the Tau'ri may be our only hope to one day defeat the Goa'uld." Teal'c defended. "If we defeat Apophis and Klorel here at the First World of the humans, then the Jaffa under Apophis' rule will know that the Goa'uld are not all powerful and can be defeated."

"Yes, Teal'c…" Bra'tac began. "Though as pathetic as that might seem right now, I agree." He finished. Daniel turned to the old man.

"You do?" He asked. "I may even have been able to save your world, human! Had you all not interfered." Bra'tac said. Annoyed at the old man's tone, Jack got up and addressed him.

"Hey! What the hell do you think we've been trying to do? It is our world you're talking about, Bra'tac – "

The Jaffa Master whirled upon O'Neill. "Enough, human! This is not the place to talk of these things. Apophis has ordered me himself to execute you all. An order that I intend to disregard. Now come! There isn't much time." He said shocking them all into silence. "I have learned that the invasion of your world shall begin as soon as Klorel has risen again."

"What do you mean? Klorel's dead." Jack asked oblivious to a certain piece of Goa'uld technology.

Daniel had quickly guessed as to what Bra'tac was alluding to. "The sarcophagus." Bra'tac nodded at the Archaeologist. Jack, Sam and Teal'c stared at the Jaffa, but it was Jack that had spoken, outraged that Skarra would once again have to be a prisoner inside of his own body.

"Wait a minute. You put him inside that thing to bring that Snake back?"

"I did. I knew it would delay the invasion until he arose. We must go now. We are wasting time that we can ill afford. Come!" Bra'tac said; the Jaffa Master turned and walked off not waiting for SG1 to follow him, but he knew they were.

T – Minus 1:59:55 till Launch

At the SGC, Hammond and Major Davis were looking at a computer screen as it displayed the image of the two Ha'taks the SGC had been tracking. Since entering the Solar System, the two motherships had kept a steady pace whilst heading towards Earth, waiting to see if the Tau'ri would react to their presence within the system and activate any defences they had but the ships had kept moving toward Earth. Now, the images on the computer screen, captured by the Hubble showed the two situated just beyond the moon.

"And they still haven't moved from this position?" The General asked.

"No, sir. They've been stationary for the last five hours." Davis answered.

General Hammond wondered what the Goa'uld was waiting for as Colonel Samuels came up behind him and the Major. "The mission analysis team at the Pentagon believes that they're waiting to see if we make any move." Samuels put forth. "However, we know that the Russians and the Chinese haven't detected the Goa'uld presence yet."

"How do you know?" Asked Major Davis; he was surprised to learn that neither the Russians nor the Chinese hadn't as of yet spotted the motherships.

"They're not looking. They have no reason to, so from space, we appear to be a vulnerable and unsuspecting world to Apophis." Samuels replied confidently. However, Hammond just didn't believe that Samuels was right.

"Got 'em right where you want 'em, do you Samuels?"

Before the General and Samuels got into another pissing contest, Davis interrupted. "Sir. Colonel, there actually might be another reason as to why they haven't attacked." He started as he directed their attention towards the monitor he and Hammond were looking at a moment ago. "We just completed the computer enhancement. There was an energy burst; coming from what we think may be the bridge of one of the ships, recorded at 2355 hours. Just before they stopped."

The three of them watched as the images cycled through on the computer screen, showing a brief flash of light before it faded. "That's it?" Samuels asked.

"Major, for all we know that flash, whatever it was, could have been part of the ships function." The General stated, unsure of where Davis was going with this.

"Except, sir, the burst came from within the ship itself. And it was fairly powerful."

"Maybe an explosion? An accident?" Samuels suggested.

"Or sabotage? Hammond said, finally seeing the Major's point. The Texan General hoped that the flash meant that SG1 was doing all they could to stop the Goa'uld.

"SG1!" Davis exclaimed. Samuels wasn't convinced though. "I hardly think so, sir. For one thing, as far as we know, it is impossible to gate to a ship. Forgive me for saying so, General, I understand that SG1 is important to you but this is wishful thinking."

"So's your plan, Colonel. That hasn't stopped us from going ahead with it." Hammond said before his attention turned towards one of the SO's.

"General Hammond, sir. The first group on the Alpha list has just arrived. They're being checked through now."

"Thank you, Sergeant." Hammond said before he left Samuels and Davis and went over to Sergeant Harriman and ordered him to begin dialling the Alpha Site.

T – Minus 1:32:18 till Launch

Joyce sat silently in the chair inside the room that Buffy's body had been placed in by the Orderlies. Dawn was with her as the youngest looked at the pale features of her sister as she wondered what was going to happen now. Her mind was still whirling at what she had been told by Xander and Jenny when her mom had gone to find a doctor to talk with. That was a vampire whose head she pulverised whilst possessed by Fasha! 'It was a vampire that killed Buffy! A… Vampire!' She thought as she watched Joyce reach her hand out to brush a stray lock of hair from her face; Jenny and Xander had told her how Buffy was supposed to be this strong vampire killer. A… Slayer, or something, she was racking her head over the entire revelation.

'Does mom know?' She once again thought as she mulled over everything they had told her after Giles and Willow had arrived. Oh, and that was another thing! That Librarian was supposed to be her… What did Xander call him, a… Watcher? Yeah, that was it. He was her Watcher. So what the fuck was he supposed to watch? She wondered impatiently as she saw her mother continue to fawn over her sister's lifeless body.

'God, it's like she's expecting her to wake up.' Thought Dawn as she stared at Joyce; the young girl couldn't stand it anymore as she scrunched up her face as Joyce reached out for Buffy's cold hand. 'I need to get out of here.' The restless girl thought, her blood was boiling and Dawn wanted to hit something... And she had her mind set on the Watcher.

As she turned and walked out of the room, Joyce didn't pay any notice to her as Dawn turned left and immediately saw the current focus of her rage talking with Jenny. She also saw Willow clinging to her Xander's arm seeking comfort, and Xander looked like he was trying to comfort her as well but for some reason, he looked pensive. Dawn knew of Willow's crush on her Xander, and apparently, so did Xander. She had overheard Willow and Buffy countless times when they were at her home going on and on about how the Red – Head thought Xander was dreamy… And he was but that was neither here or there because Xander was going to be hers and hers alone no matter what.

Dawn stalked over to the Watcher, her fury building. Jenny and Xander saw Dawn coming and they saw the look on her face and they soon knew that if they didn't stop her from doing something that she might not even regret. "Dawnie…" Xander started, gently shaking Willow's grip off of him. "Not here." But Dawn ignored him as Giles' and Willow's attention was drawn to the suddenly snarling young woman.

"Ms. Summers…" Giles began when Dawn got close enough; the look on her face shocked him. "I can't even begin to ugh –" Much to the Librarian's and Willow's shock, Dawn grabbed the Watcher by the throat and literally dragged him down level to her rage filled, contorted face. Xander and Jenny watched on, again, surprised by the actions of the young woman. Xander turned and looked around the hallway. It was deserted but Xander could hear footsteps coming closer.

"Dawn! Let him go. Now!" Jenny said commandingly. Dawn didn't listen as she pulled Giles closer. "Tell me everything you know about vampires and my sister. Now!" She hissed at the man. "Including everything about the vampire I killed."

Giles swallowed as he looked at Dawn. She looked every bit as dangerous as she now was. Jenny had told him earlier about how she, Xander and Dawn had been altered by the spell. How they had become these… Saiyans. At first he was a little bit sceptical, but when Jenny had showed him her tail and how it moved from around her waist to be held in her hand. . After that, and the device that she wore on her face began beeping for no apparent reason earlier.

If Dawn, Jenny and Xander hadn't been affected by the Chaos Spell Ethan had cast earlier this evening, looking at Dawn right there and then with her rage and anger mixing with the new power she now wielded suffusing her very being, Giles would've thought that Dawn Summers had been called as the new Slayer.

"Dawn!" Said Willow as she moved closer to help free Giles. The young Neo – Saiyan ignored her as her anger at tonight's events found a target to take it out on. Giles was turning purple as Dawn squeezed his throat a little bit.

"Da… Da… Dawn! Can't breathe…" Giles managed to get out as the girl kept squeezing and adding more and more pressure on the elder man's neck. An arm suddenly appeared on hers and Dawn turned her head snarling, only to see that Xander was looking at her.

"Dawn, let him go. He can't tell you anything if he's unconscious." Xander said to her in a serious tone but yet again Dawn didn't give any indication that she paid attention to him. Xander and Jenny knew that they would have to pry Dawn away from Giles if she didn't release her grip on the man; glancing at Giles one last time before they would've had to intervene, Xander saw that the colour was returning to the man's face as Dawn's grip on him had slackened slightly but the eleven and a half year old Neo – Saiyan still held the Watcher in her iron grasp.

"My sister is dead because of her being the Slayer, Xander. I want to know everything that this… This Watcher knows about Buffy." Dawn said aloud. "Buffy…" She began to say, but hesitated for a moment before continuing. "Shortly before they divorced, mom and dad had Buffy committed in a mental institution after she had burned down Hemery High's Gym." Dawn said, shocking Xander, Jenny and Willow but not Giles. No, not Giles, which Dawn noted and her anger spiked again as this time, in front of Giles and Willow Dawn's Ki flame shone faintly around her body further shocking the Watcher and the Red – Head. "She did it claiming that the Gym was full of vampires." She finished.

"Dawn…" The Watcher began. "What had happened to Buffy during that time was a horrible tragedy. Buffy tried to tell her mother and –" He stopped for a moment as he caught the glare from the young girl that she sent his way. "And her father why she had burnt down the Gym and naturally, they didn't believe her. Would you have?" He asked.

Dawn released her grip at the Watcher's question as she stared wide – eyed at him; she stepped back as if she had been visibly slapped but then rallied as her developing Saiyan mentality forced her to confront the man. "You ask that of me?" Asked the young woman with surprising maturity. "You already know the answer." She said. "I thought she was crazy. That she had become delusional…" She exclaimed. "I mean vampires!"

"I know." Said Giles. "Believe me, Dawn, I understand. Really, I do. Knowledge of the, uh, the supernatural and the paranormal is hard for anyone to accept. Unless they are exposed to it and see the world for what it really is; people take it at face value. The sky is blue; the Sun rises in the East and sets in the West." He said as he took his glasses off and began polishing them. "That there is no such thing as monsters. Or aliens for that matter." He finished as he put his glasses back on. "That is what the Slayer… This is what Buffy protected, Dawn. For the good of you and your mother. Everyone, like every other Slayer that preceded her."

He couldn't help it. Xander snorted when Giles had said that last part; Jenny looked at him and caught his attention and briefly shook her head, indicating that they shouldn't reveal anything about the two readings their Scouters had detected earlier. "And the vampire that I killed? Who was he?" Dawn asked as she forced herself to calm down, her ki flame vanishing as everyone heard the footsteps getting closer.

"His, um, his name was Spike. Otherwise known as William the Bloody; he was dangerous, smart…" He began. "He had killed two Slayers already and he was looking to, um…"

"Giles. Don't. We know what he was looking to do." Xander said standing next to Dawn. "His handiwork is lying three metres that way! The only good thing that came from this clusterfuck, is that Spike is dust in the wind." He said pointing to the room Buffy's body was in. He growled.

"Xander!" Willow said appalled by his use of language.

"Shut up, Willow." Dawn said vehemently glaring at her. Shocking the young Red – Head into silence. Dawn turned her gaze back towards the Watcher and nodded her head, gesturing for him to continue. "Go on."

"As far as I'm aware, Spike, um, he, uh, arrived in town a few weeks ago. I don't know where he had been staying." He said as he sat back down in a nearby chair. "I tried to find out by asking around…"

"Who were you asking?" Xander had asked, surprised that the Watcher had tried to make inroads to find Spike's hideout. Dawn perked up at this as well; thanks to the memories of Fasha, the young girl had an idea…

"Um, numerous sources. One of particular note was Willy." Giles said.

"And Willy is…?" Xander pressed.

"He owns a bar that the demon's and vampires frequent. I've been told that he knows everything that goes on in Sunnydale."

"Where? Where's the bar?" Dawn asked. Elsewhere, in one of Sunnydale's old abandoned factories, a Mad Seer began rocking back and forth muttering something about the monkey's coming to play with her.

T – Minus 1:09:45 till Launch

Bra'tac had escorted SG1 back to the Gate room on Klorel's mothership where the Jaffa had stored their weapons; along the way the small group had met up with three other Jaffa, O'Neill and the other members of the Tau'ri team had wondered if the old coot had led them into a trap, but they were surprised to discover that these three Jaffa were allies of the Jaffa Master. "Here. Your weapons, you are going to need them." He said as he handed O'Neill his MP5.

"Uh, Bra'tac, you, uh, mentioned something about saving Earth. Care to share?" O'Neill said as he checked his weapon.

"As I told you earlier human, by assaulting Klorel, you may have made that impossible."

"Um, why?" Daniel asked.

"Among the Goa'uld, a Pharaoh's power is more often challenged by their son's than by their enemies." Bra'tac stated. "Once we had begun the invasion of your world, I was prepared to lead my wing against Apophis, in his son's name."

"By doing this, Apophis would assume your attack was ordered by Klorel and reciprocate. A most cunning plan." Teal'c said. "You intended to drive a stake of mistrust between father and son."

"Indeed, Teal'c. However, thanks to the actions of this Hashak…" Bra'tac said, gesturing towards O'Neill. The Colonel looked like he was going to rebuke the old man; he was really getting tired of being called a 'Hassack'. He didn't even know what the word meant. "I fear that this will cement their bond against their common enemy." He finished.

"Oy." O'Neill said. "Bad day."

"Perhaps when the warships of your world attack…" Bra'tac began, but he was interrupted by Carter.

"Uh, excuse me. The warships of our world?" She said. Bra'tac looked at her and the rest of SG1 incredulously; the Tau'ri must have such vessels, mustn't they?

"You have such vessels, surely?" He asked.

"Well, we have a number of… Uh, of…" Daniel started to say, but he trailed off and looked at Jack for help.

"Shuttles." They both said after a beat. Bra'tac looked at them intently. "These… Shuttles?" He started. "They are a formidable vessel?"

"Oh, yeah. Yup. Bad day." O'Neill said to no one in particular.

T – Minus 1:03:32 till Launch

The Gate room at Stargate Command was a hive of activity as the Gate was being dialled and General Hammond stood in front of a group of people on the edge of the embarkation ramp. "Ladies and Gentlemen! As you have all been made aware…"

"Chevron four encoded!" The voice of Major Davis shouted over the intercom as he continued dialling the address for the Alpha Site.

"…This nation, the entire world faces a deadly threat." Hammond continued.

"Chevron five encoded!"

"With this knowledge, you have all volunteered for an undertaking intended to preserve human kind. You all have been chosen because you represent the best we have in all fields of expertise."

"Chevron six encoded!" Davis continued.

"What you have not yet been told, for reasons of national security, is where you're all going or how you are all going to get there." Hammond continued.

"Chevron seven locked!" Davis finished… And as he did, the Stargate engaged. As the event horizon formed, the act had shocked the group into silence.

"You're going to step through that." Hammond said pointing his thumb behind him. "Once through the Stargate, you will find yourself on a world on the opposite side of the galaxy. A place we have designated Alpha Site. If we do not prevail, you, and those that will soon follow, will call it… Home. A new colony for humanity to survive and hopefully, thrive. Godspeed."

The General saluted the group and waited as his salute was returned before he stepped down.

T – Minus 0:58:45 till Launch

Dawn and Xander had left the hospital after Giles had revealed the location of Willy's bar to the two transformed teens and were currently on their way there. She didn't want to risk flying there despite Xander wanting to try it, so they had quickly channelled their Ki and enhanced their speed to cover the distance quickly. "We're nearly there, Dawn." Xander said. It's just a block over." Xander said as they were running.

"Okay." She just said. Her mind fully on what she was currently intending to do. Xander cast a concerned glance back at her; it was… Disconcerting to see Dawn like this. She should be at home right now, pigging out on the chocolate she scored from trick – or – treating, listening to whatever music she liked, or watching a movie. Not like this. Not acting this way, though he understood why. God, did he understand why.

He felt the fucking same. But, knowing what Dawn must be going through, the young man made a promise to help her however he could.

Before they had left, Dawn had asked Jenny to tell her mom if she ever came out of Buffy's room while she was gone and say that she had gone to get some fresh air and that she wanted to be alone. Willow had tried to keep Xander from going with her, but Dawn sent the Red – Head another narrowed glare, daring her to say something she thought was stupid and inane. All in all while trying to keep Xander close by her.

Dawn thought Willow was foolish to even try. Like her, she knew that Xander's newfound Saiyan instincts yearned for a fight. He was just hiding it while she couldn't even be bothered to try. She was angry; her sister was dead at the hands of a vampire. A vampire she'd killed… But it wasn't enough. Not for her, not by a long shot.

After a few more minutes of running, they had finally arrived on the street that Willy's bar was supposed to be on. Walking down the street, Dawn saw a couple of vampires heading their way. Motioning to Xander that she saw them, the young man turned and saw them himself. He smirked ferally then looked at Dawn. "Shall we?"

Dawn mirrored his smirk. "We shall." The two Neo – Saiyans had been spotted by the two vampires and they were heading over to them. Obviously these two didn't follow the rule of not hunting on Halloween, or they just didn't care. Their eyes focusing on Dawn, still dressed in her changed Saiyan costume, the two eyed her like a piece of meat, which to them, she was. Xander saw this and became incensed.

No one eyed her. No one. Not while he had anything to say about it.

"Hey girly…" One of the vampires slurred out at Dawn. "You look good enough to eat… After we have some fun." He finished leering at her.

"Yeah, right." Xander said snorting before he charged the vampire that spoke and to the vampire's drunken stupor, he stabbed his left arm through its chest and used his other hand to tear its head from its body. The blood demon died screaming before he dusted. Dawn watched as Xander quickly dispatched his prey, not wanting to let her crush have all the fun, she charged the other vampire and delivered a kick to its chest that knocked him all the way down the street.

Dawn followed as the vamp went flying, easily keeping pace with the demon infested corpse. As the vampire finally landed on the hard concrete at the other end of the street, the vampire groggily looked up to see Dawn looking down on him.

"S – Slay – Slayer…?" The vampire slurred out as he tried to stand and fight. Dawn narrowed her eyes at the demon. She hated that word now. Associating it with her sister, Buffy and her sister was dead now because she had been a Slayer.

"I. Am. Not. A. Slayer." Dawn grounded out as she stretched out her arm and held her palm out to the vampire. To the vampire's drunken astonishment, a ball of energy quickly formed in the palm of the young girl's hand. "I'm much worse than a Slayer." She finished snarling before she fired the energy ball at the vampire's head. Dawn watched as the glowing ball of death flew towards the vampire and exploded in a small flash of light and enough force that it completely blew the demon's head off before the body followed and dusted.

More to herself than to anyone else, Dawn spoke. Her voice laced with surprising maturity. "I am a Saiyan." And despite the fact of how the young girl had become such a being, that was how she liked it.

God help anyone that stood in her way.