Title - Dawn, The Key: The Reality of War Part 2
Author - Shane A. Hopkins (thesorcererbard@I-am-the-key.com) Rating - PG
Disclaimer - What I don't own. Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy and 20th Century Fox own Buffy the Vampire Slayer and everything related to them. The Ghost Roads, The Gatekeeper and The Gatehouse come from the Buffy, The Vampire Slayer novels The Gatekeeper Trilogy Books 1, 2 and 3 by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder (Great set of books get em if you can) What I do own. Everything not owned by the above mentioned people / companies is owned by me but you may use any of it as long as you give me credit. There is one exception to this and that is Quinton Everett III, he is mine and you can't use him whatsoever.
Authors Note - To be introduced to Quinton Everett III please read one of my previous stories "Love's Energy"
Authors Note 2 - This story follows directly on from my previous one "Guardians of The Key"
Authors Note 3 - In this story there are some comments that sound racist but I want to point out that they are just there to make sense in with the mythology of the universe that Joss created and that I am building on. and that I do not mean any harm or offence to any race's or cultures..
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The Reality of War - Part 2
"Where are we?" Dawn asked Quinn when the stepped out of the portal.
"Paynetta" Quinn answered before turning to the assembled warriors, "Ok Guardians, spread out and recon!"
"Quinn," came The Gatekeeper's voice from through the portal, "Catch."
Suddenly a small box came flying through, Quinn caught it and opened it. Inside were several small circuit chips.
"Apply it to the region just behind your ear." The Gatekeepers voice said.
Quinn did as he said.
"Quinn, can you hear me?" this time The Gatekeeper's voice came from just beside Quinn's ear.
"Yea, you?" he answered
"Coming in loud and clear." the boy's voice answered, "Ok I'm closing the portal."
The interdimensional portal closed with a light pop.
"Angel, Willow, Tara, Dawn, Buffy put one of these behind your ear," Quinn said handing them each a circuit chip, "It's a communication chip."
"Can we go now?" Dawn said impatiently.
"Yea, Angel, you, Willow and Tara take ten Guardians and recon over that way." Quinn said pointing towards the red hills off to his right, "and Dawn, Buffy, myself and another ten Guardians will go this way, I want to leave the remaining Guardians here to mark the portal."
"Right, Willow, Tara, this way if you please?" Angel said.
"Rodriguez, you stay here guard the portal, here take this," Quinn said handing him a communications chip.
After walking for about half an hour Quinn and his group came across what looked like a battlefield.
"Oh my god, look at all those bodies." Dawn said looking around.
Buffy gasped and put a hand to her mouth.
Littering the ground were thousands upon thousands of dead bodies, some human, most demon, and a few that were in between.
"Aftermath of the Eighty Third Demon War." Quinn told her.
"Eighty third?" came a voice from one of the Guardians.
"According to myth the Demon Wars raged for millennia with the two sides fighting to a stand still each time they clashed." Quinn began lecturing, "The sides that supporting the humans would never win, but neither would the side that supported the demons. It would be an eternal Mexican standoff."
Quinn's sentence was cut off mid way by a werewolf that came roaring at them and jumped and bit Quinn's shoulder.
Quinn screamed in pain as the Guardians ran forward drawing their silver swords and attacking the werewolf. Dawn and Buffy ran to the now unconscious Quinn, Buffy held a hand on the wound to try to stop the bleeding. The wolf had put up a good fight but was no match for 15 warriors with silver swords. While some of them took the wolf away and buried it, one of them came running to Quinn with a Med Kit in her hands.
After they applied a bandage to the wound Dawn asked the warrior, "Is there anything else we can do for him?"
"We have to get him back to The Gatekeeper, he'll know what to do." she answered.
The warriors made a stretcher to carry Quinn back to the portal and got under way. Dawn used her communications chip to inform the other team, "Angel, Quinn's been hurt and we're on our way back to the portal."
"Copy that, and Dawn we just found Jason, I was just about to contact you." Angel answered.
"Is he alright?" Dawn asked.
"He's fine, we're on our way back to the portal, so you can see him in about half an hour." Angel said before disconnecting.
Nearly half an hour later they had the portal and it's guards in sight and off to their left they could see Angel and the other team heading to the portal. Dawn ran to Jason and they almost fell into each other's arms.
"Jason, I missed you." Dawn cried.
"And I you." he replied.
"Enough, we have to get back to our world." Angel interrupted.
"Yes, we need to get Quinn to The Gatekeeper." Buffy said as Dawn pulled away slightly from Jason.
The three teams merged into one and headed through the portal. When they walked through the opening into the Watcher's Council building The Gatekeeper and Giles were waiting for them.
"Quick put him on the table." The Gatekeeper said urgently.
The warriors carrying him manoeuvred Quinn onto the table and The Gatekeeper asked, "What happened?"
"He was bitten by a werewolf." Dawn answered.
"This could be a problem." The Gatekeeper told the gathered people.
"Why?" asked Buffy.
"He is now infected with Lycanthropes disease." he answered.
"He'll turn into a werewolf?" Dawn said.
"Maybe, maybe not." The Gatekeeper said, "Lycanthropy affects different races differently, for example Caucasians turn into werecanines, African races turn into werefelines, Asian and Hispanic races turn into wererodents and Pacific Island races turn into werereptiles, even those versions have variations in them like Russians and people from that area of the world turn into white werewolves, other European races become black werewolves and Americans become grey werewolves."
"So, what will Quinn become?" Buffy asked as she picked up and holding his hand.
"I don't know, he was born with magic in his blood, the lycanthropy will interact with that, the result will be unpredictable." The Gatekeeper explained.
To be continued.
Author - Shane A. Hopkins (thesorcererbard@I-am-the-key.com) Rating - PG
Disclaimer - What I don't own. Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy and 20th Century Fox own Buffy the Vampire Slayer and everything related to them. The Ghost Roads, The Gatekeeper and The Gatehouse come from the Buffy, The Vampire Slayer novels The Gatekeeper Trilogy Books 1, 2 and 3 by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder (Great set of books get em if you can) What I do own. Everything not owned by the above mentioned people / companies is owned by me but you may use any of it as long as you give me credit. There is one exception to this and that is Quinton Everett III, he is mine and you can't use him whatsoever.
Authors Note - To be introduced to Quinton Everett III please read one of my previous stories "Love's Energy"
Authors Note 2 - This story follows directly on from my previous one "Guardians of The Key"
Authors Note 3 - In this story there are some comments that sound racist but I want to point out that they are just there to make sense in with the mythology of the universe that Joss created and that I am building on. and that I do not mean any harm or offence to any race's or cultures..
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The Reality of War - Part 2
"Where are we?" Dawn asked Quinn when the stepped out of the portal.
"Paynetta" Quinn answered before turning to the assembled warriors, "Ok Guardians, spread out and recon!"
"Quinn," came The Gatekeeper's voice from through the portal, "Catch."
Suddenly a small box came flying through, Quinn caught it and opened it. Inside were several small circuit chips.
"Apply it to the region just behind your ear." The Gatekeepers voice said.
Quinn did as he said.
"Quinn, can you hear me?" this time The Gatekeeper's voice came from just beside Quinn's ear.
"Yea, you?" he answered
"Coming in loud and clear." the boy's voice answered, "Ok I'm closing the portal."
The interdimensional portal closed with a light pop.
"Angel, Willow, Tara, Dawn, Buffy put one of these behind your ear," Quinn said handing them each a circuit chip, "It's a communication chip."
"Can we go now?" Dawn said impatiently.
"Yea, Angel, you, Willow and Tara take ten Guardians and recon over that way." Quinn said pointing towards the red hills off to his right, "and Dawn, Buffy, myself and another ten Guardians will go this way, I want to leave the remaining Guardians here to mark the portal."
"Right, Willow, Tara, this way if you please?" Angel said.
"Rodriguez, you stay here guard the portal, here take this," Quinn said handing him a communications chip.
After walking for about half an hour Quinn and his group came across what looked like a battlefield.
"Oh my god, look at all those bodies." Dawn said looking around.
Buffy gasped and put a hand to her mouth.
Littering the ground were thousands upon thousands of dead bodies, some human, most demon, and a few that were in between.
"Aftermath of the Eighty Third Demon War." Quinn told her.
"Eighty third?" came a voice from one of the Guardians.
"According to myth the Demon Wars raged for millennia with the two sides fighting to a stand still each time they clashed." Quinn began lecturing, "The sides that supporting the humans would never win, but neither would the side that supported the demons. It would be an eternal Mexican standoff."
Quinn's sentence was cut off mid way by a werewolf that came roaring at them and jumped and bit Quinn's shoulder.
Quinn screamed in pain as the Guardians ran forward drawing their silver swords and attacking the werewolf. Dawn and Buffy ran to the now unconscious Quinn, Buffy held a hand on the wound to try to stop the bleeding. The wolf had put up a good fight but was no match for 15 warriors with silver swords. While some of them took the wolf away and buried it, one of them came running to Quinn with a Med Kit in her hands.
After they applied a bandage to the wound Dawn asked the warrior, "Is there anything else we can do for him?"
"We have to get him back to The Gatekeeper, he'll know what to do." she answered.
The warriors made a stretcher to carry Quinn back to the portal and got under way. Dawn used her communications chip to inform the other team, "Angel, Quinn's been hurt and we're on our way back to the portal."
"Copy that, and Dawn we just found Jason, I was just about to contact you." Angel answered.
"Is he alright?" Dawn asked.
"He's fine, we're on our way back to the portal, so you can see him in about half an hour." Angel said before disconnecting.
Nearly half an hour later they had the portal and it's guards in sight and off to their left they could see Angel and the other team heading to the portal. Dawn ran to Jason and they almost fell into each other's arms.
"Jason, I missed you." Dawn cried.
"And I you." he replied.
"Enough, we have to get back to our world." Angel interrupted.
"Yes, we need to get Quinn to The Gatekeeper." Buffy said as Dawn pulled away slightly from Jason.
The three teams merged into one and headed through the portal. When they walked through the opening into the Watcher's Council building The Gatekeeper and Giles were waiting for them.
"Quick put him on the table." The Gatekeeper said urgently.
The warriors carrying him manoeuvred Quinn onto the table and The Gatekeeper asked, "What happened?"
"He was bitten by a werewolf." Dawn answered.
"This could be a problem." The Gatekeeper told the gathered people.
"Why?" asked Buffy.
"He is now infected with Lycanthropes disease." he answered.
"He'll turn into a werewolf?" Dawn said.
"Maybe, maybe not." The Gatekeeper said, "Lycanthropy affects different races differently, for example Caucasians turn into werecanines, African races turn into werefelines, Asian and Hispanic races turn into wererodents and Pacific Island races turn into werereptiles, even those versions have variations in them like Russians and people from that area of the world turn into white werewolves, other European races become black werewolves and Americans become grey werewolves."
"So, what will Quinn become?" Buffy asked as she picked up and holding his hand.
"I don't know, he was born with magic in his blood, the lycanthropy will interact with that, the result will be unpredictable." The Gatekeeper explained.
To be continued.