A/N: Yea a new chapter! And I have already started the layout for the next chapter.
"I have it". Three words, that is all the message said. Marcus can be surprisingly professional when he needs to be. When we woke up three hours ago my; cell phone was vibrating. I had missed his call, but I got his message. I passed it off to Alex; who was pleased by the news. I think he was worried that Marcus would miss it or that he might have given him the wrong information.
Now here we are standing in the dark on the roof of the building across the street from the museum with our back up strategically placed around the area and out of sight of the slayers and their minions…I mean friends. The silence is almost deafening. We do not have to speak to each other to know what we must do. I became more focused on the street when I heard the sound of the truck.
Alex and I looked at each other and gave a brief nod. The second the Slyaerbergade get the Crystal Fire; we will move into action. We watched silently as some of the museum workers moved the boxes off of the truck. The Scoobies or whatever the fuck they want to call themselves patiently waited until the truck was unloaded and the employees locked up for the night. It was only a few minutes after they made sure that the coast was clear; that they broke into the museum.
Alex and I looked at each other again, but had to look away before we broke out in laughter which would have given away our position. I can feel the slight pull of Marcus' magic. Alex gave the signal for the first wave to attack when they had the Crystal in hand.
It was funny as well as annoying to watch them fight. They have no style, no form, and most of them lack experience. The Scoobies were winning so Alex gave the signal for the first wave to back off. Now the fun was truly about to begin. We both jumped off the roof and landed about fifty feet away from them. I was slightly behind Alex on his right side. I guess you could say it is because I am considered his 'right hand man'.
"It truly is a sad day when the so-called-good-guys are caught stealing. For shame". Every single one of them turned in our direction. The shocked and speechless looks on their faces are hilarious. I am going to assume that it is due to Alex's outfit. He is dressed in the practice uniform for the Warrior Elves. The tight black pants and shirt that cling to the body and let us move freely at the same time. Not to mention the sword that hangs at his side.
Alex looks like a true warrior. A cold, hard, and bloodthirsty warrior. I know we have not had much time to train together in the past, but I am positive that he can do this. I have taught him enough so that he may now hold his own in this battle.
"What the hell are you doing here Xander?!" and just like that the silence is broken. "Well, I came here to retrieve and destroy something that upsets my employer". This seemed to get their complete and undivided attention. "You already knew about the Mayor didn't you Xander?" the timid sad voice of the red head is pathetic. She sounds as if he has betrayed her…but I know the truth. You cannot betray those who you are not loyal to.
"Um…duh. He hired me to do a job. A job I am quite good at. I bet you can't guess why I got the job". It is funny, because normally I would not let him stander here mocking them. It wastes time and is usually ineffective. However, I think I am looking at it from the wrong point of view. A Warrior Elf would never be sucked into this kind of tactic.
"I don't know why he would have hired you, after all you are useless!" Alex and I slowly glanced at each other and shared an almost identical smirk. "I know…well at least to you guys. The fact that you never saw me as anything let me basically sit back and gather as much information as possible about you and then hand it over to my boss".
"Xander we're your friends!" is she serious? Laughter was all I heard from Alex. "No you're not; which makes this all the easier…KILL THEM AND GET THE CRYSTAL!" The second wave attacked and forced most of their attention away from us. The vampires were still focused on us.
"Split up and get the Crystal Fire. If you get it first destroy it". I did not say anything. I only nodded. I may be more experienced then Alex when it comes to fighting, but he is the leader here. This is his fight. I am just along for the ride.
I came face to face with the brown haired slayer. Alex had gone over our opponents beforehand. I was told all of their strengths and weaknesses. This slayer, Faith is emotionally fragile even though she hides it well. She also has a tendency to leave her left side open for attack. Taking her out is easy. All I had to do was slip past her and hit her really hard on the side of her head. She was still alive. Alex asked me not to kill to night. I made a silent promise that I would not kill anyone this night.
The next person I ran into was the male we met at the mall. I cannot remember his name. The way he is staring at me makes me feel weird. For some reason I am hesitating in attacking this mortal. I remember Alex telling me that this guy is not a human, but a werewolf. I stared at him in confusion for what felt like hours. It had only been a few seconds when I gained back my senses. He had a smug look on his face. For some reason I could feel my face heat up as if I was blushing! What the hell?!
It pissed me off when his smug look turned into a full blown smirk. He dies! I moved to attack him. "CHRIS CATCH!" I quickly turned around and saw Alex throw the Crystal towards me. I went to catch the Crystal, but was tackled from behind. I wrestled with my attacker for about a minute…before I was pinned? This is not happening! How come I am so weak?! Then it clicked. The potion Marcus gave me! It was a suppression potion. I bet that idiot did not even check to see which kind he was handing me!
I glared hard at the smirking face above mine. This mortal child was able to beat me! Wait a second…the human race has always been able to accomplish extraordinary things. I shake my head and try to clear my thoughts. I need to focus on the situation at hand. "You know you look really hot when your pissed off and confused". If only I could kill with a glare…a lot of beings would be dead.
"I could use a hand here Chris! Where are you?!" Fuck! Alex needs my help. How could I get so distracted? I shoved the mortal as hard as I could and got up off the ground. I saw Alex fighting off the blond slayer and his vampire. I pulled a dagger out of my boot and threw it at the slayer. The vampire saw what I did and tackled the slayer out of the way. I ran towards Alex.
"Where is the Crystal?" I lost sight of it when I was attacked from behind. "The red-headed Witch has it". Alex pulled out some of the more battle ready potions that I told him only to use when it became obvious that we were going to lose. I gave a quick look around the area and noticed that most of our back up had run off or was dead. Bunch of weak cowards. Alex threw the green potion on the ground. A dark green miasma blanked the area. Alex and I were able to follow Marcus' power signature through the fog.
Alex got there first and quickly snatched the Crystal from the red-head. We both made it out of the hazy green cloud and waited for it to clear up. They had to see us destroy 'The Crystal Fire'. We moved far enough away so that even the vampires would not be able to reach us in time before I disrupted the magic that held the fake Crystal together. I gave Alex a quick scan and noticed that he was bleeding. It was not life threatening, but once we return home, I want to have a closer look at his wounds.
The cloud faded and left a bunch of confused Scoobies in its wake. "I guess we win". Every single one of them turned to stare at Alex in disbelief. "Xander…please understand," he handed me the Crystal. "You know what to do". I nodded and pulled out another dagger that has special ruin carved into it. This dagger was specially made so that I could break through magical barriers; which essentially disrupts the magic that was placed in them.
"No! You can't—," I ignored whatever they were saying and plunged the dagger deep into the Crystal. I watched as the magic faded and the crystal shattered into tiny pieces that glowed and then disappeared from existence.
"How could you?!" Did she not just watch how I destroyed it? "Very easily. I am paid to do a job. When my boss calls I will answer. It doesn't matter to me who I have to face as long as I get paid in the end". I watched as the Witch cried her crocodile tears. "You are willing to kill us for money?"
"Yes". Alex told her bluntly. I was struggling not to laugh. "Xander that is so selfish of you! I know for a fact that the only reason you're doing this is because we ignored you for a little while!" I snorted at her comment. It is hard for me to see her as a champion of the light. Alex glanced at me and raised his eyebrow in question. I shook my head no; meaning that I would tell him later.
"Yes, I risk my life so that I can earn money to take care of my child. Yeah, I would say that's pretty selfish myself. Wouldn't you agree Chris?" Alex's mocking words do not bother me now that the battle is over. I shrugged my shoulders. "Perhaps I do not understand the meaning of selfish, because I always thought that someone who turns their back on a friend because of their petty jealousy was selfish. I did not think that a father working to support his family was selfish. Perhaps you Americans have a different meaning of the word".
"Who is this girl?!" I remember seeing her at the mall, so her memory must be that of a goldfish. "I already told you Slayer, but since there are some of you who haven't been properly introduced I would like you to meet Chris. My second in command, my right hand man…woman and my best friend". I grin fondly at Alex because of his antics.
I swept over Alex's ex-friend and made eye contact with the boy that was able to pin me down. I started to blush again. This is getting ridiculous. "So, she works for the Mayor! Xander he's been trying to kill us!"
"She does not work for the Mayor and I know what he is doing". I have never even met the Mayor. "I don't feel the need to stand here and put up with you now that the job is complete". I pulled my eyes away from the boy and stared at Alex. "Does this mean that we can go home now?" Alex nodded his head. "Yeah, we can go home now".
"You're not going anywhere until you answer our questions!" He laughed at her. "Sorry Slayer, but you don't look like the police to me and even if you were; I wouldn't even get booked". "What happened to you Xander?" I do not recall this man's name, but I do remember that he is the first Watcher Alex met. Alex had to learn a lot of harsh lessons for someone so young. I may only be two years older then him in this dimension, but I am a couple hundred years older than him in my home dimension.
"I lived and learned and then I grew up".
