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Disclaimer: I don't own the characters with the exception of Makoto, Maya, and Rem
Rating: PG-15
Author's Note: This is AU, but it still contains slayers, watchers, and vampires, extra.
Summary: Buffy Anne Summers is six years old and she is about to meet a part of her destiny.
Couples: B/A as friends, Makoto/Kit
Title: Enter the Slayer: The Beginning
Author: TK
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Part 16
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"What do we got?" asked Makoto as she ran into Rem's magic room out of breath. "Rem, tell me you found her," she pleaded with her best friend.
"Mako, Time Night has magic protecting him somehow, and I'm sorry, but I haven't been able to break through the barrier he has up around him," explained Rem sadly looking over at her friend who she guessed had just arrived from the airport.
"Then try harder," stated Makoto upset. She had been terrified the whole way home thinking about all the horrible things that, Time Night could be doing to Buffy. She had faith that her friends would have something by the time she got home by she found her faith was wrong. 'Why did I leave,' she thought as she threw her bag into the corner.
"Getting upset isn't going to help," reminded Kit as he walked into the room. "Mako, you need to focus, Rem will find Buffy," he said calmly hoping his girlfriend would calm down.
"Where were you?" demanded Makoto looking at Kit. "I gave you simple instructions to watch her house, all you had to do was make sure she was safe for two days, and you didn't," she said mad giving her boyfriend a disappointed look she turned back to Rem. "Find her, please," she added softly before leaving the room.
"Mako, I'm sorry," Kit said catching her arm as she went past him. "If I could go back to the other night, I would have…,"
"What?" asked Makoto," let her get taken again?" she asked before pulling her arm away from Kit and walked away.
"Give her time," Rem told Kit when she saw the young man look longingly at her best friend. "She's more upset with herself then she is with us," she explained sensing blame in Makoto.
"I know," replied Kit softly. "Here are the books Merrick said you wanted," he said handing Rem to books with brown covers on them. "They're full with some powerful locator spells," he added sitting down beside Rem.
"I'll try anything," admitted Rem opening one of the dusty old books, and started to skim the page.
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A sound of a door opening caused Buffy to look up in alarm," Who is there?" she asked her voice shaking from being worried. She wasn't sure how long she had been in that room, but it felt like forever.
"Hello, Buffy," said a green face clown. He was smiling wickedly at Buffy. "It's time, dearly," he said making a grab for her arm.
"Time for what?" asked Buffy backing away from the clown. "You don't scary," she pointed out as the clown reached for her once again.
"Oh," the clown said," Perhaps that is because I am not meant to look scary, I do magic and that in itself is scary," he told her making a lunge for her which Buffy dodged.
"You little brat," growled the clown lunging for her once again. "You are going to see the Master, and I won't have you be late," he said missing her once again.
"You're going to have to catch me first," stated Buffy as she moved away from his yellow arm once again.
Looking behind her Buffy noticed that her back was now facing the door, and it was opened. An idea came to her in the minute that the clown went to grab her Buffy caught his wrist and yanked it like Makoto had taught her causing the clown to fly into the air and into the closes wall of the room. As soon as Buffy heard the clown hit the wall she ran out the door.
'Now how do I get out of here?' Buffy asked herself as she ran down the hallway. 'This place is so big, it's like a maze,' she added turning down a blue painted hallway.
"The girl is here?" Buffy heard a voice ask down the hall from where she was. "The boss is sure tight lip about her," the voice stated as it moved up towards Buffy.
'There coming this way,' Buffy though as panic went through her. 'I got to hide, but where,' she asked herself looking around at her surroundings. 'Use your environment,' she told herself. 'Makoto always says to use your environment. Looking around her Buffy spotted what looked like a serving cart covered in a white cloth. Quickly Buffy crawled under the cloth and wait for the voice to fade away.
Sitting there Buffy pulled her knees to her chest, and tried to calm her breathing down as the voices approached.
"It's hard to believe that such a little girl is going to be our kind worst enemy," A male vampire, by the name of Chris, said to his female companion.
"Chris, all Slayers are little girls at one time or another," Melissa, the female vampire replied. "This Buffy, girl is just supposed to be the best. According to the boss, She's grows-up to have friends and family who stands by her through the fight and in the end gives her the strength to fight," explained Melissa. "The boss just thinks it's good to get read of her now, before she can cause us any trouble. With her gone, the boss says that the other slayers will be a piece of cake to handle. We kill the little girl, and then we kill the current slayer and we should be okay," she said as Chris and her walked past the cart that contained Buffy.
"Do you smell something?" asked Chris stopping in his tracks.
"I smell blood and fear," replied Melissa licking her lips. "Come on the dinner must be here," she said taking Chris's hand and lead him down the hall away from a shaking Buffy.
When Buffy didn't hear anymore footsteps she crawled out from under the cart.
'They're going to me,' Buffy thought frighten as she started to move towards the area the vampires had just come from. 'They want to kill me and then Mako and all because we're something called a Slayer.' She thought as she tried to put things together in her head. 'I have to ask Mako about this, but first I need to get out of here,' she added as an afterthought.
Making her way down the hallway she came to three doors. One was marked with Exit, the second one was marked with Help, and the third one was marked with Danger. Buffy made her way to the door that read 'Exit and slowly opened the door. Suddenly there was a bright light, and it felt warm, so Buffy assuming it was daylight walked into the room. Only when the door closed suddenly did Buffy realize that she had picked the wrong door.
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"What do you mean you have nothing?" demanded Mrs. Summers with tears streaming down her face as the policemen in front of her stood shaken by Mrs. Summers anger.
"Mrs. Summers, we are trying to locate you daughter, but without any idea who took her, it could take awhile to find her, and it's already been twelve hours," he stammered under Buffy's mother's glare.
"I don't care if it's been two days," Mrs. Summers snapped causing her husband and sons to come rushing to her side. "I want my little girl home, and whoever, took her is going to wish they never been born when I get my hands on them," she stated upset and anger at the lost of her little girl.
"Here's the picture you wanted," Mr. Summers said sounding lost as he handed the policemen Buffy's recent school picture. Taking his wife into his arms he held her while she cried in fear and frustration at the idea of their little girl missing.
"Is there anything we can do?" asked Spike worried sick about his sister. When he had found her bed empty last night after getting back from his late study session he had thought nothing about it. It had stormed last night, and Buffy was terrified of storms so he figured she probably went to sleep with their parents, but when his mother came downstairs the morning and asked them if they had seen Buffy, Spike felt his heart drop. His little sister hadn't been with their parents last night she had been taken.
'If only I had checked to make sure she was safe,' Spike thought blaming his self.
Riley wasn't fairly much better then the rest of Buffy's family. He too was angry, but not at himself or at the policemen. Riley knew if he ever came face to face with the guy or girl who had his baby sister, and if they had so much has left as touched her wrongly he would kick their butts. No questions, no mercy, no one, and he meant no one hurt his baby sister or anyone else in his family.
"We'll let you know when we find something," a female officer said empathically to the Summers.
"Please," replied Mr. Summers softly as he felt tears fall down his own face.
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"Mako, we'll find her, right?" asked Angel from his position next to Makoto.
Makoto looked sadly at Buffy's family and nodded her head," Slugger, I'm going to save her and bring her home to her loved ones. Then I'm going to kick Time Night's butt and make sure nothing ever gets to her again," she vowed leaning against the tree her and Angel where hiding behind.
"Until she becomes the Slayer?" Angel asked sadly knowing that someday Buffy would be call, and he would be there to help her, even if Makoto wasn't.
"Yeah," replied Makoto softly. "When she is called, I won't be able to take care of her anymore," she stated feeling great sadness wash over her.
"I'll take care of her," promised Angel earning him a half smile from Makoto.
"I know you will," Makoto said softly before taking his hand into hers and lead him back to the mansion.
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'What is this place?' Buffy asked herself as she looked around the small room. 'Where that light come from?' she wondered noticing only the only thing in that room was old paintings, an old chair, a flag and a golden crystal mirror.
'How pretty,' thought Buffy as she walked over to the mirror. 'Did this mirror give off that light?'
Gently reaching her right hand out Buffy touched the mirror and in that moment she found herself looking into the eyes of a teenage golden blonde with eyes like her own.
"Hello," the reflection said smiling at the little girl.
"Who are you?" asked Buffy rubbing her eyes to make sure she wasn't just seeing things.
"I'm Buffy Anne Summers," replied the teenage girl.
"You can't be, Buffy, I'm Buffy," insisted the Buffy quietly so as not to give out her location.
"I know you are," the teenager laughed. "I'm you, you silly goose," she stated.
"You're me?" asked Buffy touching the mirror once more. "How can that be?" she asked in wonderment, finding it hard to grasp with her seven year old mind.
"I'm the older you, the you that the bad man are trying to prevent from coming into being," the teenage Buffy explained running her hands threw her hair.
"Why are they afraid of us?" asked little Buffy sitting down on the ground full of curiouslity.
"Where a slayer," the teenage Buffy started to explain. "When you grow up to be me, you'll be chosen to fight against vampires, demons, and all things evil, just as Makoto is doing now," she added as sadness crossed her face. She missed Makoto terribly sometimes. Even with her new and old friends, she still missed the young woman who was like a sister to her.
"You mean I'm going to be able to fight like Mako, when I grow-up?" asked a confused little Buffy as she played with her thumbs, a nervous habit of hers.
"We're special," said teenage Buffy. "You, Makoto, Angel, Rem, Merrick, Maya, and some other people that you know but are not mixed into the battle until later, but we are meant to protect the innocent. As the slayer it will be your job to lead them against the darkness, and to in the end fight until there is nothing left to fight. We're chosen to protect those who can not protect themselves," teenage Buffy explained smiling down at the little girl who would one day become her.
"Oh," replied little Buffy as she looked up into her own green eyes. "I'm scare," she confessed.
"I know," responded teenage Buffy," but I promise you, you won't have to fight alone. You end up with people who love you, and they need you," she promised as the reflection started to fade.
"Wait," called little Buffy quickly standing up," I need help getting out of here," she said quickly.
"Use your necklace," teenage Buffy instructed," My friends is losing power to transmit me here, I must go," she told the little girl," but trust in your heart and in the people that believe in you," she advised before disappearing completely.
'My heart and the people that believe in me,' wondered Buffy as she moved back from the mirror. 'Mako, where are you?' she asked making her way towards the door.
Opening the door Buffy was about to close it when tentacles shot out.
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