Title - Dawn, The Key: Guardians of The Key Part 7
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"
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Guardians of The Key - Part 7
"Well Spike, will you help us?" Xander asked the vampire that faced him through the titanium reinforced bars of the cell.
"Yea, but only to save nibblit from herself." Spike answered with a sneer.
"Good, just remember we have stakes and we know how to use em." Xander said as he nodded to the guard who opened the cell door and let Spike out.
The five of them headed to the elevator and ascended to the surface and the waiting jet plane. Once all passengers were aboard the jet took off. Destination. France
"How far could she have gotten?" Buffy asked.
"Too far." Quinn answered with a worried look on his face.
He, Buffy and The Gatekeeper were surveying the third ruined office building that had been reported all destroyed by Dawn, all without letting the occupants exit the buildings.
"We have to get to her soon or else she'll die." The Gatekeeper said as he turned to face the other two.
"Why?" Buffy asked.
"The Key is so powerful that it cannot occupy a physical body for too long before it begins to have a degrading effect on the tissue. " he explained.
"Do you have any idea where." Buffy was interrupted by the portable phone she was carrying. It was Xander.
"Hey we got Spike and we're approaching France air space, Giles has got us clearance to land, we should be with you in less than half an hour." he told her.
"Great, the sooner the better." she answered before turning the phone off.
"Spike will know of his power after this." The Gatekeeper told Quinn.
"I know but we have to get Dawn back she's more important that any of us, have you told Buffy what will happen if Dawn's body gives out before we can sedate The Key?" Quinn asked the boy.
"No." he admitted.
"What will happen?" Buffy asked a little frantically.
"Apocalypse." was The Gatekeeper's answer.
"We have to get to her." Buffy said with determination.
With that they all climbed into the Watcher's Council Humvee and took off in the direction witnesses said Dawn had gone. Giles had gotten the authority for them to have control of the investigations into what the news reports were calling bombings.
Forty minutes later Xander, Anya, Willow, Tara and Spike were getting an update on what was happening from Quinn, Buffy and The Gatekeeper.
".so we need to get to her ASAP." Buffy finished.
"She's close." Spike said sniffing the air, "And she's bleeding."
"What?" Buffy exclaimed as she, Quinn and The Gatekeeper all looked at him.
"She's bleeding, I can smell her blood." He repeated.
"We have less time than ever." The Gatekeeper, "Spike please come with us." he said to the vampire as he, followed by Quinn, led the way to a secluded area of the parking lot they were in.
"We need you to act as a focus in a spell to bring Dawn here." The Gatekeeper told him.
"Why me?" he asked.
"Because you have a connection to her." Quinn answered.
"Why not her husband?" Spike said the last word as if it left a bad taste in his mouth.
"He is . unavailable." The Gatekeeper said.
"Byzantium have him don't they?" he asked.
"Sort of, now will you help us?" the Gatekeeper demanded.
"Yea, what do I have to do?" the platinum blonde man answered.
"Stand there and concentrate on Dawn, every detail of her body and mind." Quinn told him.
While Spike did this Quinn and The Gatekeeper walked round him chanting an ancient demonic language calling upon spirits of long dead demons and gods, asking for the help of many powerful beings. Energy crackled through the air and a bubble of green energy formed around the trio. The bubble grew until it was at least ten feet wide, at which point it became a dark shade of green that seemed to glow, not with light, but with darkness. It stayed this way for several minutes while Quinn and The Gatekeeper chanted until suddenly the bubble popped and Spike was standing in the middle of a circle of blackened concrete holding a collapsed Dawn in his arms.
"Dawn!" cried Buffy as she ran to her sister's side.
Quinn grabbed her before she got there, "No, you touch her you'll die."
"But." Buffy began.
"No, we'll take care of it." Quinn told her as he pushed her gently towards Xander, who took her and held her back.
Quinn went up to Spike and The Gatekeeper and asked, "Well can we saver her?"
"Yes we got to her just in time another half an hour and we would be will into the apocalypse." The Gatekeeper answered.
"So how do we saver her?" Spike asked.
"Actually you save her, as I said you have a connection and that means you are one of only two people who could reach her, and since the other one is unavailable it's up to you." Quinn told him.
"Place you hands on either side of her head and we will help to bring her awake." The Gatekeeper told him.
"Using what the power of persuasion?" Spike said incredulously.
"Almost, just do it we haven't much time." Quinn retorted.
Spike did as they had said. Quinn and The Gatekeeper stood opposite each other with Spike and Dawn in the exact middle of them. Power crackled between the two sorcerers and even Buffy and the rest of the gang, who were standing more than two dozen feet away, could feel the power being generated.
Dawn's eyes flew open. They were pure silver. Spike almost took his hands away.
"YOU CAN NOT STOP ME!" came Dawn's voice from all around them. She had said it with out moving her lips, "I AM THE KEY, I AM EXISTANCE PERSONIFIED!"
Dawn kept repeating this over and over again.
"You are Dawn Summers, you are human!" Quinn and The Gatekeeper's voices were nowhere near as powerful as Dawn's but they resonated.
They kept repeating this over and over again.
Eventually Dawn stopped repeating her words and began screaming in pain, seconds later Spike joined her. The onlookers could see a bright green glow emanating from the points where Spike's hands touched Dawn's head. The screaming began to build, increasing exponentially.
After a few minutes the screaming stopped, both Spike and Dawn were unconscious and barely breathing, well in Spike's case not breathing at all. The Gatekeeper and Quinn rushed to them and after checking to make sure they were as alive as they should have been called the rest of the group to come and help get them into the transport van to take them back to the jet.
On the way back to the jet Dawn drifted in and out of consciousness but Spike remained insensate. Once in the Jet they were both checked out by the best physicians that the Watcher's Council had. They made a startling discovery when they checked Spike for any brain damage, the Initiative chip he had implanted in his head was, after ten years of inactivity, active and fully functional.
Dawn awoke fully more than seven hour after the sorcerers had saved her life.
"Oh . What happened?" she groaned.
"You lost control of your power." Quinn answered.
"Did . did I hurt anyone?" she said sitting up in the bed she was resting in.
"Yes." Quinn said looking concerned, "You killed thousands of people in an effort to get to the Knights of Byzantium HQ and destroy it."
"No" Dawn whispered looking horrified.
"Yes, but it wasn't you, you have to remember that." Quinn said taking her hand and calming her down a little.
"What was it then?" Dawn asked.
"The Key, in it's most pure state." Quinn answered
NEXT TIME ON DAWN, THE KEY.
The knights of Byzantium strike back at the Guardians of The Key and their allies using all the resources they have available.
STAY TUNED FOR. DAWN, THE KEY: THE REALITY OF WAR
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"
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Guardians of The Key - Part 7
"Well Spike, will you help us?" Xander asked the vampire that faced him through the titanium reinforced bars of the cell.
"Yea, but only to save nibblit from herself." Spike answered with a sneer.
"Good, just remember we have stakes and we know how to use em." Xander said as he nodded to the guard who opened the cell door and let Spike out.
The five of them headed to the elevator and ascended to the surface and the waiting jet plane. Once all passengers were aboard the jet took off. Destination. France
"How far could she have gotten?" Buffy asked.
"Too far." Quinn answered with a worried look on his face.
He, Buffy and The Gatekeeper were surveying the third ruined office building that had been reported all destroyed by Dawn, all without letting the occupants exit the buildings.
"We have to get to her soon or else she'll die." The Gatekeeper said as he turned to face the other two.
"Why?" Buffy asked.
"The Key is so powerful that it cannot occupy a physical body for too long before it begins to have a degrading effect on the tissue. " he explained.
"Do you have any idea where." Buffy was interrupted by the portable phone she was carrying. It was Xander.
"Hey we got Spike and we're approaching France air space, Giles has got us clearance to land, we should be with you in less than half an hour." he told her.
"Great, the sooner the better." she answered before turning the phone off.
"Spike will know of his power after this." The Gatekeeper told Quinn.
"I know but we have to get Dawn back she's more important that any of us, have you told Buffy what will happen if Dawn's body gives out before we can sedate The Key?" Quinn asked the boy.
"No." he admitted.
"What will happen?" Buffy asked a little frantically.
"Apocalypse." was The Gatekeeper's answer.
"We have to get to her." Buffy said with determination.
With that they all climbed into the Watcher's Council Humvee and took off in the direction witnesses said Dawn had gone. Giles had gotten the authority for them to have control of the investigations into what the news reports were calling bombings.
Forty minutes later Xander, Anya, Willow, Tara and Spike were getting an update on what was happening from Quinn, Buffy and The Gatekeeper.
".so we need to get to her ASAP." Buffy finished.
"She's close." Spike said sniffing the air, "And she's bleeding."
"What?" Buffy exclaimed as she, Quinn and The Gatekeeper all looked at him.
"She's bleeding, I can smell her blood." He repeated.
"We have less time than ever." The Gatekeeper, "Spike please come with us." he said to the vampire as he, followed by Quinn, led the way to a secluded area of the parking lot they were in.
"We need you to act as a focus in a spell to bring Dawn here." The Gatekeeper told him.
"Why me?" he asked.
"Because you have a connection to her." Quinn answered.
"Why not her husband?" Spike said the last word as if it left a bad taste in his mouth.
"He is . unavailable." The Gatekeeper said.
"Byzantium have him don't they?" he asked.
"Sort of, now will you help us?" the Gatekeeper demanded.
"Yea, what do I have to do?" the platinum blonde man answered.
"Stand there and concentrate on Dawn, every detail of her body and mind." Quinn told him.
While Spike did this Quinn and The Gatekeeper walked round him chanting an ancient demonic language calling upon spirits of long dead demons and gods, asking for the help of many powerful beings. Energy crackled through the air and a bubble of green energy formed around the trio. The bubble grew until it was at least ten feet wide, at which point it became a dark shade of green that seemed to glow, not with light, but with darkness. It stayed this way for several minutes while Quinn and The Gatekeeper chanted until suddenly the bubble popped and Spike was standing in the middle of a circle of blackened concrete holding a collapsed Dawn in his arms.
"Dawn!" cried Buffy as she ran to her sister's side.
Quinn grabbed her before she got there, "No, you touch her you'll die."
"But." Buffy began.
"No, we'll take care of it." Quinn told her as he pushed her gently towards Xander, who took her and held her back.
Quinn went up to Spike and The Gatekeeper and asked, "Well can we saver her?"
"Yes we got to her just in time another half an hour and we would be will into the apocalypse." The Gatekeeper answered.
"So how do we saver her?" Spike asked.
"Actually you save her, as I said you have a connection and that means you are one of only two people who could reach her, and since the other one is unavailable it's up to you." Quinn told him.
"Place you hands on either side of her head and we will help to bring her awake." The Gatekeeper told him.
"Using what the power of persuasion?" Spike said incredulously.
"Almost, just do it we haven't much time." Quinn retorted.
Spike did as they had said. Quinn and The Gatekeeper stood opposite each other with Spike and Dawn in the exact middle of them. Power crackled between the two sorcerers and even Buffy and the rest of the gang, who were standing more than two dozen feet away, could feel the power being generated.
Dawn's eyes flew open. They were pure silver. Spike almost took his hands away.
"YOU CAN NOT STOP ME!" came Dawn's voice from all around them. She had said it with out moving her lips, "I AM THE KEY, I AM EXISTANCE PERSONIFIED!"
Dawn kept repeating this over and over again.
"You are Dawn Summers, you are human!" Quinn and The Gatekeeper's voices were nowhere near as powerful as Dawn's but they resonated.
They kept repeating this over and over again.
Eventually Dawn stopped repeating her words and began screaming in pain, seconds later Spike joined her. The onlookers could see a bright green glow emanating from the points where Spike's hands touched Dawn's head. The screaming began to build, increasing exponentially.
After a few minutes the screaming stopped, both Spike and Dawn were unconscious and barely breathing, well in Spike's case not breathing at all. The Gatekeeper and Quinn rushed to them and after checking to make sure they were as alive as they should have been called the rest of the group to come and help get them into the transport van to take them back to the jet.
On the way back to the jet Dawn drifted in and out of consciousness but Spike remained insensate. Once in the Jet they were both checked out by the best physicians that the Watcher's Council had. They made a startling discovery when they checked Spike for any brain damage, the Initiative chip he had implanted in his head was, after ten years of inactivity, active and fully functional.
Dawn awoke fully more than seven hour after the sorcerers had saved her life.
"Oh . What happened?" she groaned.
"You lost control of your power." Quinn answered.
"Did . did I hurt anyone?" she said sitting up in the bed she was resting in.
"Yes." Quinn said looking concerned, "You killed thousands of people in an effort to get to the Knights of Byzantium HQ and destroy it."
"No" Dawn whispered looking horrified.
"Yes, but it wasn't you, you have to remember that." Quinn said taking her hand and calming her down a little.
"What was it then?" Dawn asked.
"The Key, in it's most pure state." Quinn answered
NEXT TIME ON DAWN, THE KEY.
The knights of Byzantium strike back at the Guardians of The Key and their allies using all the resources they have available.
STAY TUNED FOR. DAWN, THE KEY: THE REALITY OF WAR