A/N: This is a really, really important point in the story, so I hope you all like it! Oh yeah, before I forget, I have not forgotten about my other stories. I am writing the next chapter for my Power Rangers story right now, and I am having writers block on my Kingdom hearts story. But anyway, I have picked the OC to be the first big villain, so I am no longer taking submissions for that, though I may take submissions for another character later. Also, I'm thinking about starting a Pokemon story soon, though I might wait until Black and White 2 come out so I can use that stuff too. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this chappie! ^_^
I ran incredibly quickly, following the small golden orb of light which my spell had created, the others a short distance behind me. "I hope this leads us to stopping this villain after me…" I thought to myself.
~~~Meanwhile, in a cave somewhere~~~
A night hunter demon walked into the cave and stared deeply at a shadowy figure sitting on a throne type chair.
"…Is that so?" the figure asked the night hunter.
The creature said nothing, and continued its deep stare at the figure.
"I see,' replied the figure to the creature, as if it had told him something. "Very well. Then I shall wait for them." The figure then laughed evilly.
~~~Back to Erika's POV~~~
The light took us into the woods. After about a mile, it stopped in front of a cave, then blinked out.
"Is this it?" asked Oz, out of breath.
"It must be," I replied.
"Ok, what do we do now, Erika?" everyone asked.
"Me, Buffy, and Amy will go in," I ordered everyone. "Giles, Willow, Xander, and Oz will stay out here and keep watch. We shall all meet back here after we have investigated."
Everyone agreed to the plan, and me, Buffy, and Amy entered the dark cave.
"Everyone stay on your guard," I said to them. "We don't know what could be up ahead."
Buffy and Amy agreed, and we kept walking.
After about an hour, we were still walking.
"How much further?" complained Amy.
"Yeah, this is taking a really long time," said Buffy. "I didn't think this cave was this big."
"Hmmm…" I wondered curiously. I then turned around, and to my surprise, the entrance of the cave was only 30 feet back!
'What? No way!" exclaimed Buffy and Amy when I pointed this out to them.
"We haven't been moving at all," I said.
"Is it a spell?" asked Buffy.
"yes, most likely," I replied. "We shall have to break it in order to proceed."
"stand back," I insrtucte dboth of them as I prepared to break the spell. I closed my eyes and concentrated all of my energy. Some red lights swirled up from around me as I focused. Then, I opened my eyes, which had turned completely black, and forced the red energy forward, breaking the spell. My eyes then returned to normal; they were a shade of greenish blue with a bit of purple in them.
"Ok, let's go," I said to Buffy and Amy.
We continued walking. After about five minutes, I held out my arms to stop Buffy and Amy
"What's wrong?" asked Buffy.
"Do you guys hear that?" I asked.
"Hear what?" asked Amy.
I pulled out my steak. "I'm not sure," I concernedly replied.
Just then, there was a flash of bright, white light. I could'nt see anything. I closed my eyes tightly. When I opened them, Buffy and Amy were not there. In addition, I was somehow standing in the middle of what appeared to be my bedroom.
"Huh?" I wondered. "How did I get here?"
I walked downstairs and into the kitchen. My mom was sitting at the table.
"Mom, what's going on?" I asked her. "I have to go back and help all of my friends! They're in danger!"
My mom looked at me with a blank, wide eyed stare. "Tahw dluow ruoy rehtaf kniht?" she said in some kind of strange language. Her words and her lip movments did not match.
"what? Mom, I don't understand," I said.
"Uoy kniht uoy wonk. Tahw uoy era. Stahw ot emoc. Eht hturt si uoy tnevah neve nugeb." Said my mom, her expression remaing the same.
I looked at her with sadness and confusion on my face, because I didn't understand and needed to help my friends, and walked out the kitchen door into the back yard to head back to the cave. For some reason, it was daytime outside.
I walked down the road. All of a sudden, Giles was walking beside me.
"Giles!" I said. "How did you get here/ Where are the others? Is everyone safe?" I asked with concern and worry.
"Oh, we're all still there," said Giles.
"huh?" I asked. "Giles, what are you talking about?"
"What is more important," he stated, "is that you are prepared."
A large truck drove by, and when it passed, we were standing in the library.
"Now, just a moment, and we'll begin your training," said Giles as he walked into the back room where he kept the weapons.
I waited what seemed like forever for Giles. It had to have been at least two hours. I walked into the room.
"Giles?" I asked as I swung the door open. But, Giles was not there, and it was not his office I was standing in. I was somehow back in Jacksonville. I closed the door to the library behind me.
"What's going on?" I asked. It was somehow night again.
I walked down the streets and ally's, but they were completely empty. The city was totally silent. There were no cars or people at all.
After walking for about an hour, I saw a dark figure swiftly move past me. I stealthily followed it, using the skills which I had acquired over my lifetime of training.
I trailed the shadow for several minutes, but then, as it turned a corner, I lost it.
"Darn," I said.
Just then, I heard someone yelling. It was the first thing I had heard in forever, so it took me by surprise. I ran to where the noise was
That's when I saw it. The shadowy figure from before was a vampire, and it was biting a man who was yelling. My icy blue eyes welled with tears, because I knew what this was, though I had not actually witnessed it for myself. This was the night f my father's death.
The vampire dropped my father's lifeless body to the ground, then turned to face me as it let out a roar.
"Erika?" said a voice from far away. "You need to get up."
I opened my eyes. Buffy and Amy were standing over me, and I was laying on the floor of the cave. There were tears in my eyes. I stood up and wiped them.
"What happened?" Amy concernedly asked me.
"Yeah, there was this bright white light, then you fell to the floor! We were so worried!" said buffy.
"I'm fine," I told them reassuringly. "I think this was another attempt to stop us by trapping me in a dream."
"Woah, good thing you got out!" they both said.
"Yeah," I replied. "And now I think I know who is after me." I turned to the back wall of the cave, and my eyes went black. I swung my arm, and telekinestically blew the wall up, revealing a chamber with a throne, where the vampire from my dream was sitting with two night hunter demons next to the throne.
"Ah, so you've arrived,' he said with a smirk.
"Yes I have, Oshiri," I replied.
