-'And Justice for All.'-
Pairings: Okay, okay, some X/C in here for you.
A/N: This is the sequel to Enter Sandman, Sad But True, and Eye of the Beholder. Actions have consequences. Justice is served.
A/N 2: God knows you can't write more unless you get reviews. Sorry its been a while, I had to study for finals, a foundation exam, and get ready for the holidays and make a little trip, change my major, etc. But I'm back, so here you go.
A/N 3: I've decided to change the name of this Fanfic series/story arc, whatever you want to call it, from "Enter Sandman" to "The Ecstasy of Gold" originally on "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" soundtrack. On the S&M cd, it's got an incredible rendition of it. And listening to it, it fits with where I'm taking this.
Disclaimers: I don't own anything relating to Buffy, Angel, or Metallica.
Timeframe: S2 AU. Maybe I stole a little from S3 "The Wish." Kinda Sorta.
Dedicated to the ones you can't save, and to the ones you can.
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Xander's face darkened. "What do you mean 'Cordelia did?'"
Amy's face began to tear up. "She was hurt. Everyone left her and you were just getting taken back by everyone."
Xander felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up.
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Cordelia watched as a figure walked out of the darkness and into the car's headlights. Even through the demonic face, the ex-cheerleader recognized the demon. The blond vampire grinned and casually walked out of the forest surrounding the house.
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The temperature in the room dropped significantly. Amy shook her head and cried. "She wished that you would know what it was like to lose everyone."
Xander felt himself tense as he heard a faint honking sound from outside. "Do you hear that?"
Amy shook her head before realization struck her. "The car."
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"Shit." Cordelia shifted the car into reverse and slammed the gas pedal to the floor. The transmission screeched in protest but quickly started backwards. She pounded the horn. *Honk* "Dammit, hear me!!" *Honk* *Honk* *Honk*
The blond vampire grinned and ran to her sire.
Angelus smirked as his forces poured out of the forest. After opening Alcatha, his numbers had swarmed, hundreds of Demons and vampires pledged their allegiance to him. He grinned as his favorite 'daughter' approached him. She wrapped her arms around him and purred into his chest. Angelus smiled down at her and nodded. "Go ahead, I'll be right after you, just leave me a snack."
A low growl escaped his lips as she tore off in the direction of the house. He was so proud of his newest childe. A voice come from out behind him. "Daddy, You shouldn't be out here, the mean puppy is going to wet the carpet. And you don't have a newspaper."
Angelus smiled as he turned to his other prized childe. "Dru, what are you doing here, I thought you were still playing with Spike's ashes."
Drusilla pouted and scolded him. "Oh Daddy, I'm still mad with you taking my Spikey-poo. But everything has gone forwards and backwards, and forwards again. I shall have to wear pretty shoes to keep track of the months."
Angelus's smirk faded. "What has gone forwards and backwards?"
The insane vampire twirled around and started singing. "Forwards and backwards, forwards and backwards. The mad lady can pull forwards and backwards."
Angelus grabbed her roughly by the arm. "Dru, I don't have time for this."
Drusilla giggled and whispered into his ear. "The mean puppy took my kitten away. But the mad lady was angry with them both. She was sooo angry." She pulled back and grinned towards the house. "She wants to take them all away from us."
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Xander felt a cool breeze ebbing in from the north. He looked out a crack of the windows
Xander grabbed the Glocks that they had left on the counter. "Do we have anything else?"
Amy shook her head as she grabbed a couple of stakes. "A couple of swords and a-a shotgun in the cupboard."
Xander rushed forward to living room and grabbed a broadsword and the shotgun. He slung the shotgun over his shoulder and sheathed the sword into the side of his belt. He quickly grabbed a Glock before calling out over his shoulder. "Can you undo it?"
"What?"
Xander spun around and grabbed Amy by the shoulders. "Can you undo the freaking spell?!"
Amy sputtered. "N-no, I can't the only one that can is Anyanka. But I can- can convince her to take it back."
"How?"
The look of terror on Amy's face withered away. Her eyes darkened. "I'll find a way."
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The minions continued to stream out of the forest like a flood. Clusters were taken out by the mines only to be reinforced by twice the amount. They were but cannon fodder, only to be used to clear the defenses and distract the enemy while the higher lever demons and vampires followed in their wake.
Cordelia was about twenty yard away from the front door when a mine hit the back left wheel and detonated. She braced herself as the car flipped over and skidded to a dead stop.
Xander rushed out the front door and into the maelstrom. He saw the approaching swarm as a dark blanket slowly covering the grayed grass. His eyes burned a deep yellow as he ran towards the wreckage of the car.
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Amy laid out several bags and bowls of various herbs and powders on the floor. She takes a handful of them and pours them slowly into a large golden goblet. The potion started to smolder as she began the ritual to summon Anyanka.
"Oh... Anyanka... I-I beseech thee..."
She closed her eyes and began to speak louder.
"In the name of all women scorned..."
The house began to shake with tremors as the ritual increased with power.
"Come before me."
She looked down at the floor with blackened eyes and screamed. "COME BEFORE ME!"
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Xander shot several smaller minions in the head as they rushed towards him. It wouldn't kill even the weakest vampires, but it would buy him time. He quickly approached the car and pulled on the door.
"Goddammit."
He pulled out the shotgun and shot the latch. Inside of the car was a broken and bleeding Cordelia. "Cor? CORDY? CAN YOU HEAR ME?"
Cordelia chuckled, coughing up a little blood. "I can hear you geek-boy."
He dropped the shotgun and pistol and quickly put one arm under her legs and the other around her shoulders. "Come on Cor, do you think I can m..."
A pair of strong hands grabbed him from behind and threw him back onto the grass. Xander flew into the air and landed on his back with a resounding thud. He reached for his weapons. A voice interrupted the motions. "Are you looking for these Xand?"
A vampire in the form of Buffy Summers smiled and held up a shotgun and a Glock. "I thought Cordy told you not to play with your toys in her car."
Xander slowly crab walked backward. "Buffy."
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Amy's face contorted in pain. The ritual continued to increase in power. She strained for breath as she fell to her knees. Her eyes began to get lighter and clearer. She spoke in a low weak voice. "Come before me."
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The blond vampire threw the guns to the side and reached into the car with one arm while still facing Xander. She pulled out the limp form of Cordelia and held it up by the neck. "After a while, I put two and two together and figured out that _you_ were the one that was cutting off the vamps numbers. Ooh, you have no idea how much that pissed me off."
She grinned and morphed into game face. "Angel and I thought that since you got out of the hospital we should try and find all of you for a little visit."
Hundreds of minions and demons began to circle them, she grinned as they slowly started to inch closer and closer to where they stood. "I invited a couple of people."
Xander got up and raised his sword. "Shut up."
Buffy smirked and started to squeeze on Cordelia's neck. "I could do anything to her right now. I can make her scream." She twisted her hand a little eliciting a whimper from the ex-cheerleader.
Xander snapped and began to run forward. Buffy snapped Cordelia's neck and let her body slump to the ground. "I can make her die."
The minions rushed and assaulted Xander. The sword was broken from his grip and he was thrown against the ground and beaten mercilessly.
Buffy the Slayer Vampire grinned. "I love reunions."
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Amy fell onto her side. Her breath began to shorten.
"Come before me."
She strained herself as she crawled back towards the potions.
"Come...before...me."
She felt the last few embers of her magic and her life wither away into the pool of power that she had invoked.
"Come...be...fore...."
She looked back up into the demonic visage of Anyanka who smiled at her and kicked her side with her foot, making her roll over.
The demon bent down and whispered into her ear. "I had no idea her wish would be so exciting! Brave New World. I hope she liked it."
Amy's eyes stilled as her last breath was taken. Anyanka stood up and dusted herself off before walking out. "Thanks for the tip."
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Halls of justice painted green Money talking Power wolves beset your door Hear them stalking Soon you'll please their appetite They devour Hammer of justice crushes you Overpower
The ultimate in vanity Exploiting their supremacy I can't believe the things you say I can't believe, I can't believe the price you pay Nothing can save you
Justice is lost Justice is raped Justice is gone Pulling your strings Justice is done Seeking no truth Winning is all Find it so grim, so true, so real
Apathy their stepping stone So unfeeling Hidden deep animosity So deceiving Through your eyes their light burns Hoping to find Inquisition sinking you With prying minds
The ultimate in vanity Exploiting their supremacy I can't believe the things you say I can't believe, I can't believe the price you pay Nothing can save you Justice is lost Justice is raped Justice is gone Pulling your strings Justice is done Seeking no truth Winning is all Find it so grim, so true, so real
Lady Justice has been raped Truth assassin Rolls of red tape seal your lips Now you're done in
Their money tips her scales again Make your deal Just what is truth, I cannot tell Cannot feel
The ultimate in vanity Exploiting their supremacy I can't believe the things you say I can't believe, I can't believe the price we pay Nothing can save us
Justice is lost Justice is raped Justice is gone Pulling your strings Justice is done Seeking no truth Winning is all Find it so grim, so true, so real
Seeking no truth Winning is all Find it so grim, so true, so real
Words and Music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett Copyright © 1988 Creeping Death Music (ASCAP) International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved
Pairings: Okay, okay, some X/C in here for you.
A/N: This is the sequel to Enter Sandman, Sad But True, and Eye of the Beholder. Actions have consequences. Justice is served.
A/N 2: God knows you can't write more unless you get reviews. Sorry its been a while, I had to study for finals, a foundation exam, and get ready for the holidays and make a little trip, change my major, etc. But I'm back, so here you go.
A/N 3: I've decided to change the name of this Fanfic series/story arc, whatever you want to call it, from "Enter Sandman" to "The Ecstasy of Gold" originally on "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" soundtrack. On the S&M cd, it's got an incredible rendition of it. And listening to it, it fits with where I'm taking this.
Disclaimers: I don't own anything relating to Buffy, Angel, or Metallica.
Timeframe: S2 AU. Maybe I stole a little from S3 "The Wish." Kinda Sorta.
Dedicated to the ones you can't save, and to the ones you can.
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Xander's face darkened. "What do you mean 'Cordelia did?'"
Amy's face began to tear up. "She was hurt. Everyone left her and you were just getting taken back by everyone."
Xander felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up.
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Cordelia watched as a figure walked out of the darkness and into the car's headlights. Even through the demonic face, the ex-cheerleader recognized the demon. The blond vampire grinned and casually walked out of the forest surrounding the house.
/////////////////////////////////
The temperature in the room dropped significantly. Amy shook her head and cried. "She wished that you would know what it was like to lose everyone."
Xander felt himself tense as he heard a faint honking sound from outside. "Do you hear that?"
Amy shook her head before realization struck her. "The car."
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"Shit." Cordelia shifted the car into reverse and slammed the gas pedal to the floor. The transmission screeched in protest but quickly started backwards. She pounded the horn. *Honk* "Dammit, hear me!!" *Honk* *Honk* *Honk*
The blond vampire grinned and ran to her sire.
Angelus smirked as his forces poured out of the forest. After opening Alcatha, his numbers had swarmed, hundreds of Demons and vampires pledged their allegiance to him. He grinned as his favorite 'daughter' approached him. She wrapped her arms around him and purred into his chest. Angelus smiled down at her and nodded. "Go ahead, I'll be right after you, just leave me a snack."
A low growl escaped his lips as she tore off in the direction of the house. He was so proud of his newest childe. A voice come from out behind him. "Daddy, You shouldn't be out here, the mean puppy is going to wet the carpet. And you don't have a newspaper."
Angelus smiled as he turned to his other prized childe. "Dru, what are you doing here, I thought you were still playing with Spike's ashes."
Drusilla pouted and scolded him. "Oh Daddy, I'm still mad with you taking my Spikey-poo. But everything has gone forwards and backwards, and forwards again. I shall have to wear pretty shoes to keep track of the months."
Angelus's smirk faded. "What has gone forwards and backwards?"
The insane vampire twirled around and started singing. "Forwards and backwards, forwards and backwards. The mad lady can pull forwards and backwards."
Angelus grabbed her roughly by the arm. "Dru, I don't have time for this."
Drusilla giggled and whispered into his ear. "The mean puppy took my kitten away. But the mad lady was angry with them both. She was sooo angry." She pulled back and grinned towards the house. "She wants to take them all away from us."
///////////////////////////
Xander felt a cool breeze ebbing in from the north. He looked out a crack of the windows
Xander grabbed the Glocks that they had left on the counter. "Do we have anything else?"
Amy shook her head as she grabbed a couple of stakes. "A couple of swords and a-a shotgun in the cupboard."
Xander rushed forward to living room and grabbed a broadsword and the shotgun. He slung the shotgun over his shoulder and sheathed the sword into the side of his belt. He quickly grabbed a Glock before calling out over his shoulder. "Can you undo it?"
"What?"
Xander spun around and grabbed Amy by the shoulders. "Can you undo the freaking spell?!"
Amy sputtered. "N-no, I can't the only one that can is Anyanka. But I can- can convince her to take it back."
"How?"
The look of terror on Amy's face withered away. Her eyes darkened. "I'll find a way."
///////////////////////////////////
The minions continued to stream out of the forest like a flood. Clusters were taken out by the mines only to be reinforced by twice the amount. They were but cannon fodder, only to be used to clear the defenses and distract the enemy while the higher lever demons and vampires followed in their wake.
Cordelia was about twenty yard away from the front door when a mine hit the back left wheel and detonated. She braced herself as the car flipped over and skidded to a dead stop.
Xander rushed out the front door and into the maelstrom. He saw the approaching swarm as a dark blanket slowly covering the grayed grass. His eyes burned a deep yellow as he ran towards the wreckage of the car.
//////////////////////////////////////////////
Amy laid out several bags and bowls of various herbs and powders on the floor. She takes a handful of them and pours them slowly into a large golden goblet. The potion started to smolder as she began the ritual to summon Anyanka.
"Oh... Anyanka... I-I beseech thee..."
She closed her eyes and began to speak louder.
"In the name of all women scorned..."
The house began to shake with tremors as the ritual increased with power.
"Come before me."
She looked down at the floor with blackened eyes and screamed. "COME BEFORE ME!"
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Xander shot several smaller minions in the head as they rushed towards him. It wouldn't kill even the weakest vampires, but it would buy him time. He quickly approached the car and pulled on the door.
"Goddammit."
He pulled out the shotgun and shot the latch. Inside of the car was a broken and bleeding Cordelia. "Cor? CORDY? CAN YOU HEAR ME?"
Cordelia chuckled, coughing up a little blood. "I can hear you geek-boy."
He dropped the shotgun and pistol and quickly put one arm under her legs and the other around her shoulders. "Come on Cor, do you think I can m..."
A pair of strong hands grabbed him from behind and threw him back onto the grass. Xander flew into the air and landed on his back with a resounding thud. He reached for his weapons. A voice interrupted the motions. "Are you looking for these Xand?"
A vampire in the form of Buffy Summers smiled and held up a shotgun and a Glock. "I thought Cordy told you not to play with your toys in her car."
Xander slowly crab walked backward. "Buffy."
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Amy's face contorted in pain. The ritual continued to increase in power. She strained for breath as she fell to her knees. Her eyes began to get lighter and clearer. She spoke in a low weak voice. "Come before me."
//////////////////////////////////
The blond vampire threw the guns to the side and reached into the car with one arm while still facing Xander. She pulled out the limp form of Cordelia and held it up by the neck. "After a while, I put two and two together and figured out that _you_ were the one that was cutting off the vamps numbers. Ooh, you have no idea how much that pissed me off."
She grinned and morphed into game face. "Angel and I thought that since you got out of the hospital we should try and find all of you for a little visit."
Hundreds of minions and demons began to circle them, she grinned as they slowly started to inch closer and closer to where they stood. "I invited a couple of people."
Xander got up and raised his sword. "Shut up."
Buffy smirked and started to squeeze on Cordelia's neck. "I could do anything to her right now. I can make her scream." She twisted her hand a little eliciting a whimper from the ex-cheerleader.
Xander snapped and began to run forward. Buffy snapped Cordelia's neck and let her body slump to the ground. "I can make her die."
The minions rushed and assaulted Xander. The sword was broken from his grip and he was thrown against the ground and beaten mercilessly.
Buffy the Slayer Vampire grinned. "I love reunions."
////////////////////////////////
Amy fell onto her side. Her breath began to shorten.
"Come before me."
She strained herself as she crawled back towards the potions.
"Come...before...me."
She felt the last few embers of her magic and her life wither away into the pool of power that she had invoked.
"Come...be...fore...."
She looked back up into the demonic visage of Anyanka who smiled at her and kicked her side with her foot, making her roll over.
The demon bent down and whispered into her ear. "I had no idea her wish would be so exciting! Brave New World. I hope she liked it."
Amy's eyes stilled as her last breath was taken. Anyanka stood up and dusted herself off before walking out. "Thanks for the tip."
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Halls of justice painted green Money talking Power wolves beset your door Hear them stalking Soon you'll please their appetite They devour Hammer of justice crushes you Overpower
The ultimate in vanity Exploiting their supremacy I can't believe the things you say I can't believe, I can't believe the price you pay Nothing can save you
Justice is lost Justice is raped Justice is gone Pulling your strings Justice is done Seeking no truth Winning is all Find it so grim, so true, so real
Apathy their stepping stone So unfeeling Hidden deep animosity So deceiving Through your eyes their light burns Hoping to find Inquisition sinking you With prying minds
The ultimate in vanity Exploiting their supremacy I can't believe the things you say I can't believe, I can't believe the price you pay Nothing can save you Justice is lost Justice is raped Justice is gone Pulling your strings Justice is done Seeking no truth Winning is all Find it so grim, so true, so real
Lady Justice has been raped Truth assassin Rolls of red tape seal your lips Now you're done in
Their money tips her scales again Make your deal Just what is truth, I cannot tell Cannot feel
The ultimate in vanity Exploiting their supremacy I can't believe the things you say I can't believe, I can't believe the price we pay Nothing can save us
Justice is lost Justice is raped Justice is gone Pulling your strings Justice is done Seeking no truth Winning is all Find it so grim, so true, so real
Seeking no truth Winning is all Find it so grim, so true, so real
Words and Music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett Copyright © 1988 Creeping Death Music (ASCAP) International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved