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Part Eight
SHS student lounge
"My windows! I'll make sure you pay for those." Snyder raged. "Faith! I gather these are more of your delinquent friends?" he said as he looked over at the vampires. Snyder's eyes widened as he saw Spike switch to his game face. "Nevermind," he squeaked out and scurried down the hall.
Everyone else was too busy watching the vampires to care.
"Time for some fun boys! Remember, do what you want with the others, but the Slayer is mine!" Spike cried out as he charged over to the Scoobies' position with five goons leading the way.
Xander and Faith were the first of the gang to react. Xander grabbed a nearby lemonade pitcher and glass tray, dumping the cookies to the floor. With a quick toss, he launched the pitcher at the closest vamps. Continuing to move, he flung the circular tray like a frisbee into another vampire, shattering the tray and knocking the vampire down.
Faith, however, simply grabbed the nearest table and hurled it into the oncoming fang gang. She spotted the rest of the parents and students clearing out away from the battle. [They'll need some more time to get out,] she thought quickly. "Fall back!" Faith shouted at the others as she pushed Willow and Oz down the hall.
The rest of the Slayerettes' group ran down the hall with Xander leading them. Faith stayed behind just long enough to toss another table and the snack machine in the vamps' way before following the others.
The fang gang stumbled through the impromptu obstacle course and were about to give chase when Spike stopped them.
"Let them go, mates," Spike calmly told the other vampires. "It wouldn't be any fun if it was over this quickly. Besides, the school is closed off. The stupid bint and her friends aren't going far."
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SHS Band room
Xander burst into the room searching for hostiles as the Scoobies and their informal members trailed in after him. Faith was the last in and shut and locked the double doors behind her.
"Next time we use holy water in the lemonade for any future parties," Xander smirked.
"Ok, so now what?" Max spoke up.
Faith thought for a moment. "Well, we're cut off from the library, so we can't get any weapons from there. We might be able to find something here that could work."
"This was the only place I could think of nearby that we might be able to get some possible weapons," Xander told them as he rummaged through one of the cabinets. He came up holding a couple sets of wooden drumsticks. "Tada!"
And then the lights went out.
"Damn it! This night just keeps getting better and better," Xander sarcastically quipped.
"At least the emergency lights are working," Willow noted pointing at the lamp on the back wall.
"Alright we need a battle plan, guys," Faith said. "I need everyone to look around see if there are any other things we can use as weapons: pencils, rulers, whatever. Xander, do you have any of your gear?"
Xander nodded. "Yep. Three stakes in my calf sheath, a cross stake in my jacket, and a butterfly knife in my front pocket. I also have some stuff in my locker that we might be able to get to: a couple bottles of holy water, a few crosses, some extra stakes and cross stakes, and two waterguns."
"Toss me a couple of your stakes." At his curious glance, Faith answered his unspoken question. "They are easier to hide and I can throw them better than anything we can find in here. I'll also take a pair of those drumsticks."
Xander didn't question her further as he handed her the stakes she asked for. The others were just finishing their search of the room. They only found one more set of wooden drumsticks, a wooden ruler, and jumbo pencil.
Once the stakes were ready and distributed to everyone, Faith took over once again. "Okay, here's the plan. Giles and Xander will each take a group to help clear out the rest of the parents, teachers and students. Xander, you'll take Cordy and Max. You've worked together before, am I right?" Three nods answered her. "Giles, you take everyone else. First, we head to Xand's locker and gather the weapons he has there. From there we split off. Giles' group will search inside the school while I help Xander clear the exits on this side of any vampires. After that Xander'll help Giles with the search while I do a little guerrilla warfare to dust the rest of the undead. Once you've cleared the rooms I want you guys out of here, got it?" A chorus of yeahs and nodded heads came from the group.
Xander looked around at the gathered group and noticed something. [Uh-oh, not good.]
"Hey, has anyone seen Buffy?" he asked.
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SHS English classroom
Buffy ran into the empty class looking for a way out. She quickly closed the door but noticed it needed a key to lock.
"Shit!" she whispered harshly, then grabbed the nearest desk and started piling things in front of the door. [I knew I should have stayed with the others, there is safety in numbers. Oh god, I hope they don't find me.]
She crouched low and hurried to the front of the classroom to hide under the teacher's desk. Shivering in fear, Buffy clasped onto the silver cross that Xander had given her and tried to control the hammering of her heart.
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SHS Band room
"Damn it!" Faith growled out as the others now noticed the blonde's absence. "Ok, change of plans. Xand, you'll have to clear a path for us without me. I'll search for B."
"No problem, Faith. We can handle a couple bloodsuckers," Xander replied giving her a thumbs up.
"Let's go."
Quietly, the brunette slayer led the expanded Scooby Gang into the abandoned hall to Xander's locker. A few shouts and sounds of things being smashed echoed down the halls, but the group was able to make their way to their destination without an attack. They quickly split the supplies for each group. Cordelia and Willow each got a watergun, holy water, and a cross stake. Everyone else took a cross stake and a few extra stakes. Anyone who didn't already have a cross around their neck took one now.
"Good luck, guys," Faith said quietly before she went off to find the missing blonde.
[You too, Faith,] Xander thought to himself as he watched her move off. His wishes were echoed by the rest of the Slayerettes as they moved off to their targets.
Giles' group started searching the nearby classrooms for any people who might be hiding. Meanwhile Xander, Max, and Cordelia headed for the emergency exit at the end of the hall. Xander led the way, his senses searching for any sign of nearby vampires. [Or Buffy.]
It didn't take Xander long to find where the vamps were lurking and pulled up short as four stepped out of a nearby classroom.
"Sorry, kids. No one's leaving just yet," the red-headed lead vamp told them.
Xander snorted as he readied a cross stake and drumstick. "Like four morons like you could stop anyone from leaving."
"Why do you always feel the need to insult them?" Cordelia asked him holding her watergun and cross up. "I mean, I know you have to make up for not being able to come up with a good comeback for me, but picking on them? Come on! That's just too easy!"
The vampires looked confused at the pair's bantering so they missed Max's moving arm. The rest of the bloodsuckers watched in surprise as their leader dusted from the thrown stake.
Xander and Cordelia attacked taking advantage of the others' surprise. Cordelia sprayed the two closest to her with the watergun, while Xander took the direct approach.
Launching himself forward, Xander punched the vamp not crying out in pain with the hand carrying the cross stake and slammed the stake in his left hand into the heart of the closest fangface that Cordelia sprayed. He didn't wait for that vamp to dust, but simply continued to attack the one he first punched. His left foot flew into a quick spin kick, connecting with the dazed vampire's jaw. Xander didn't stop spinning and used his rotation to put his cross stake into the heart of the undead.
Xander turned to see if there were any vampires left, but saw his two friends standing triumphantly nearby. He reached out with his senses again to see if there were any others nearby, but was unable to detect any more bloodsuckers nearby.
He looked over at his friends. "Time to start clearing people out then," Xander told them before they began making their way back down the hall.
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SHS Hallway near the student lounge
[Damn, B, where are you?] Faith wondered to herself as she peered into yet another empty classroom. She moved quietly to the next one, but as she was about to grasp the handle, the door opened. Faith readied a stake and reached for the person on the other side to drag them out.
"AAAHHH!!"
"B?" Faith asked. The petite blonde stared in shock at the Slayer before letting out a tremendous sigh of relief.
"Jeez, you just about gave me a heart attack, Faith," Buffy said with a bit of a glare.
"You okay? You weren't attacked, were you?" Faith questioned looking the other girl over for signs of an attack.
Buffy's eyes widened. "Me? No, they didn't find me. Let's just get out of here," she pleaded.
Someone snorted behind them. Faith and Buffy turned to see the platinum haired vampire from before.
"Not likely. The only way you chits are gettin' outta here is in a body bag," Spike sneered.
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End Part 8
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