-Chapter Twelve-
Hostile Takeover
"You have returned," Adam said stiffly and yet with surprise as Riley stood there in the middle of Adam's underground lab hidden within the Initiative a large generator stood behind him. "I apologise, I did not expect you back so soon. Do you have it?"
Riley glared at Adam angrily feeling his insides bubble as he took out the stone from his pocket. He threw it at Adam's feet. It landed with a clink and Adam bent down and picked it up. Riley growled running at Adam pushing him up against the wall before he could get the stone. He bent back his arm ready to punch Adam stopping immediately as Adam said, "stop."He glared at Adam angrily as he strained to get his arm free from the invisible restraints from within. "You would do well not to do any more irrational actions," he looked over Riley's shoulder, "Spike, what news do you bring? Let go."
Riley backed off turning to see Spike stood against the wall. "You certainly are joining the bad side soldier boy," Spike said smugly swaggering over to the two, "It's done. Slayers on her way to Initiative."
"Good work," Adam nodded.
"Oh don't thank me our dear comrade here did all the work I just gave them a little push," Spike said smugly, "leaving a young boy to die and then letting him get captured. And I thought I was bad."
"I didn't..."
"Quite," Adam interrupted picking up the stone. "Our plans are complete."
"Good now time for chiporectumy," Spike said quickly and with longing.
"Almost complete," Adam corrected himself. He looked upwards, "we are under them. It is now time to upgrade," he added longingly as he looked at the stone of power. He punched a hole in his chest Spike recoiling as he did. He groaned softly as he pulled out his power core he ripped out a wire flicking his wrist and welding the wires to the stone. He placed it in his power core sighing with relief as he did. He looked at them closely...
Suddenly, his eyes shot open and the stone hummed a high-pitched tone. Adam smiled hungrily as he became supercharged turning and firing a blue blast at the generator it coming on full force. "Stage one," he growled, "is complete... now for stage two."
"How dare you try to hack into a government facility, did you think you'd get away with this?" Colonel Haviland growled at Buffy as she and others were escorted into the Initiative briefing room computers and monitors surrounding them.
"Where is Clark?" Buffy demanded. "Tell me where he is."
"I will give the orders around here!" Haviland barked outraged, "and if you mean the Hostile from the caves he is taken to our detention cells."
"You have to get him out of there," Giles said quickly.
"Yes, you have to," Willow added quickly, "he's in great danger if he's there."
"Adam's here Colonel," Buffy interrupted abruptly, "he's here and he's planning an attack using your detention cells you have to get Clark out of there. He's an innocent."
"Our scanners have sensed unnatural qualities with him," Haviland snapped back, "and as for this Adam. Every quarter of this facility is safely guarded I know every inch of it. He can't get in."
"He can if there's secret labs," Buffy argued desperately thinking hard on how Adam could get in, "that's how he's getting in," she said wide-eyed as a thought hit her, "he's getting in through project 3:14. He's going to open all the cells and let all the demons and vampires out and let them attack you guys from the inside."
"Those demons are already killing themselves if he opened them there won't be any left for us to have to fight," Haviland argued lividly as he walked over to Buffy towering over her his face turning beetroot.
"You have no idea what you're dealing with," Buffy snarled, "Adam is more powerful now he has that stone you've been searching for."
"What?" Haviland gasped looking at her wide-eyed.
"Clark was guarding the stone you fool," Buffy snapped indignantly, "he's no threat, he's here to help. Now let him out!"
"No," Haviland spat glaring her his face turning to confusion as the lights suddenly turned off. "What's happening?"
"Our network's closed down," a technician said at his monitor, "all doors and exits have been locked down. We're locked in Colonel."
"It's Adam," Buffy said knowingly. "Turn the monitors to the detention cells and you'll know I'm right."
Haviland nodded to the technician. He flicked a switch and a look of horror creeped across everyone's face as only sheer massacre could be seen. Vampires ganging up on lab techs biting at them; mauling them even demons were fighting demons. Blood swam across the white florring splashing across the glass cells. "Clark," Buffy whispered as she saw him lying unconscious on the floor of his cell. "We have to get down there."
"Soldier move out," Haviland ordered turning to Buffy, "we will handle this. This is our facility. Soldiers guard her."
"Colonel we..." Buffy started but was blocked by the soldiers as Haviland moved out with hundreds of soldiers. She glared at the soldiers angrily.
"Spike bring me bodies," Adam ordered, "I want demon and human body parts to make my army."
"What about the chip?" Spike snapped impatiently.
Adam closed his eyes. "Yes, you have done enough work for today," he said, "I shall honour my agreement. Riley.... take his head off."
Riley stood up trying to stop even though he'd wanted to do this for so long. He wanted to do this by his own terms. He hated being controlled. He hated what was happening to him. He grabbed Spike pushing him up against the wall glaring at him. His face filled with the strain of trying to regain control. "Sorry private," Spike said stabbing his cigarette in his face. Riley screamed in pain backing away. "well not really," he added scurrying off out of the lab.
"Don't worry," Adam said smiling, "I'll get him myself," he turned and walked up the ladder, "sit," Riley sat, "stay. I'll be back soon... it's time I test my powers on the slayer."
The guards fell as Buffy punched them both. Both of them no match for her slayer strength. "Okay, I'm going to 3:14. I'll fight Adam hold him off for a bit. You guys find Clark and get ready for the spell," she said taking charge at last.
"Erm... Buffy I don't think you'll need to go to 3:14," Xander said worriedly as he glanced at the security monitors. "Adam's kinda out in the open."
Buffy walked over to the monitor to see Adam stood in the Initiative firing blue circling blasts at the initiative soldiers and demons. Flames exploded upwards into the air as Adam blasted his way through the facility, scientist and soldiers flying in the air. "Okay," Buffy said anxiously, "you get set up here. Get the sepll ready. I'll take on Adam."
"What about Clark?" Willow asked worriedly.
Buffy stood there conflicted for the first time in the past hour she didn't know what to do. Fight Adam? Save the Initiative and Sunnydale? Or Save Clark? "I'll get him," came a voice from the door. They turned to see Spike.
"Don't hurt him!" Buffy snapped as she passed him.
"Like I could," Spike said rolling his eyes and following after her Giles and the others closing the door behind them.
Buffy ran down the corridor rolling out of the way of a demon as it swiped at her in the epicentre of the Initiative. She jumped up punching a sea-weed covered demon in the ribs and elbowing him to the ground. Spike spun kick a few demons as they came at him flipping them to the ground. "Get Clark!" Buffy cried turning to him as she stabbed a vampire in the chest with a broken metal pole.
BANG! She ducked down as an explosion occurred above her. She turned to see Adam stood there. He was breathing heavily as he stood there, his chest glowing a blue light. "I thought that would get your attention," he said stiffly, "I'm glad you could be here."
"What's a little massacre and world domination without me interfering, huh?" Buffy smiled.
"Shall we begin?" Adam nodded smiling thrusting his chest out and firing a blue beam at Buffy. She dived out of the way just in time.
Willow sat laying torches down in a circle around her placing a jar on the floor in the middle of the circle. "Just glad they didn't check through our bags," she sighed as she sat next Giles and Xander.
"You sure you'll be able to do this?" Xander asked gingerly.
"I'm sure," Willow said with determination.
"Shall we begin?" Giles asked shuffling on the ground a bit as he looked at the monitors. Willow nodded closing her eyes and began the incantation. They all joined hands.
Spike ran into the detention centre seeing a scientist withering weakly on the floor. He looked at him closely bend down and opening his mouth. "Ahh!" He yelled holding his head, "okay guess still works if they half dead."
He ran down the detention cells until finally he got to Clark. He bent down shaking him. "Come on Clarky time to wake up," Spike sang looking around in case anyone was coming. "Aww screw it," he snapped he screamed in pain as he smacked Clark across the head falling back holding his hand against his head then gasping and holding his hand in pain. "Jesus you bloody tit what you made of."
"Harder stuff than most farm boys," Clark said groggily as he woke up, he knelt up looking around, "where am I?"
"Initiative, now can you toddle along and go fight Adam along with the Slayer..."
"Buffy," Clark said perking up standing up. He looked down at Spike, "you okay?"
"Peachy," Spike grumbled rubbing his hand. Clark smiled weakly nodding to him and running off.
BOOM! BANG!! Buffy flipped out of the way of Adam's blast as he fire blast after blast at her. She grabbed a gun as she flipped off a lab table flicking it at his head as she landed to the ground. He blasted it in pieces in no time.
He's toying with me, Buffy thought as more explosions occurred; an Initiative soldier dropping to the ground, any one of these demons could jump me now. He must have told them not to interfere. Hope Willow and the others hurry up with that spell soon. That stone has really giving him a power boost I don't think I can last much longer.
BOOM! Buffy flew back knocking into the wall as Adam fire a blast at the floor knocking her off her feet. She got up slowly looking up at her. He held up his mechanical arm new metal attachments growing and turning into a machine gun. He smiled, "I've been upgrading." He held his gun arm up ready to fire.
BANG!! He flew back as a fiery blast hit him at his side knocking him away from Buffy. Both Adam and Buffy turned quickly. Adam's eyes turned livid with rage whereas Buffy's eyes swam with thanks and relief as Clark stood there ready to fight. "Why don't you test them on me?" he said smiling at Adam.
