Buffy Summers and Willow Rosenberg walked by side each other. Willow was quizzing Buffy on an upcoming test. Buffy was dutifully trying to answer, but having no luck. They were on their way to a nearby graveyard to patrol for vampires. As the Slayer, the Chosen One, she had to spend her nights chasing monsters from bad dreams. Buffy killed demons, vampires, and other unknown beasts, it was her job description.
On this particular night, she had heard on the news that a dead body had been found drained of blood. Today it had been buried and tonight it would be reborn into something evil. A vampire. And Buffy would kill it. It would be dead for sure.
They reached the gates of the graveyard, which swayed in the wind. The fact that they were open was unusual, Buffy quickly took out her stake. As did Willow. Armed now, they quietly walked into the graveyard. The first thing they heard was the soft sound of laughter, carried by the wind. Slowly and carefully Buffy and Willow walked toward the noise. Instead of a bunch of dead vampires, they saw two girls and a dog sitting by a gravestone.
Crouching down, Buffy motioned for Willow to do the same. They crawled closer. The girls had a few textbooks out in front of them.
"I think this is silly. Jill, I don't see why I need to do all this stupid homework! I already know how. I mean, I'm smarter than all of the teachers put together and yet I still have to do this busy work. It's ridiculous." One of the girls said.
"Now Alex, It is important to practice the skills you learn. Besides the teachers said you had to do the homework!" Jill replied.
Alex scoffed, "Ha! I don't care what they said! I'm not doing it!" She tossed the textbook aside and stood up. Buffy and Willow crouch lower behind a gravestone. Jill rolled her eyes.
"Ok Ms. I'm-gonna-throw-a-fit. Maybe you can keep the noise down. Do you want to scare all of them away?" Jill asked sarcastically.
"I'm not going to scare them away. They want to fight me. They are not going to chicken out now." Alex replied.
"Suppose it's an ambush! What happens if there a whole bunch of them and just you? Won't you be afraid?" Jill asked only half-serious.
"Well. There are two of us. I always kick their butt, why should tonight be any different?" Alex began, "And about the scared thing…" Alex started singing, "At first I was afraid, I was petrified…" She began dancing about, soon Jill joined her. They were laughing and cracking themselves up.
Suddenly the dog started barking. Three short barks. And then it lay back down. But Jill and Alex stopped goofing around.
"I do believe Nanook has smelled evil lurkers… Let's get 'em!" Alex joked but she reached into her bag. And she pulled out a stake. Buffy's mouth dropped in shock.
Alex handed Jill a stake and took one out for herself. She also took out an axe, which she handed Jill. She took out a crossbow for herself. Buffy looked on, incredulous, she couldn't believe her eyes. Willow's mouth dropped open.
On cue, six vampires walked up to where Alex and Jill were standing. The were big and muscular, wearing their vampire faces full of anger.
"Right on time, boys." Alex laughed.
"Only for you, Lady Champion," The closest one said to Alex, "We brought you these as well." One of the vampires brought her a bouquet of wild flowers.
"Oh! For me? You shouldn't have! What a thoughtful thing to do! It almost makes me wish I didn't have to kill you!" Alex said, taking the flowers.
"It almost makes me wish I didn't have to kill you." The vampire added. Alex smiled sweetly at him and he returned the smile.
"Alright. Let's get this done." Alex said, her voice hardening. She handed the flowers to Jill, who laid them beside the textbooks. Taking a fighting position, she nodded at the vampire. He lept at her, she ducked and threw him over her shoulder. He stood up and rushed her again. He kicked her in the stomach, she didn't flinch but dropped to the ground and tripped him. They both got back up and started throwing punches at eachother. She shot her foot out and connected with the man's midsection. He bent over and moaned. She took her stake out and pushed into his heart. She dusted him.
Smiling, Alex looked at the other vampires, "Anybody else?" she asked. Jill laughed and shook her head.
"No your majesty. Not tonight." One of the vampires said nervously.
"You sure? I'd hate to just kill you without a fight." She asked, sarcastically.
The vampires looked at eachother and started to run. Alex just shook her head. Jill tossed the crossbow to her.
"Buh-bye." Alex shot the cross bow five times, dusting all of the remaining vampires.
"Nice, Alex. Now can we please go? Unlike you, I have to get to work tomorrow." Jill whined.
"Nice? Oh come on! Nice? I know what you really thought!" Alex said, jokingly.
"Oh really? And what is that?" Jill asked slyly.
"It was magnificent. Incredible. You've never seen anything like it. You were just awed by my monumental talent…" Alex said dramatically.
"You are so full of yourself!" Jill said laughing. "I'm leaving now."
"Hey wait up!" Alex ran to catch up with her. Nanook, the dog, lumbered behind them.
Buffy looked at Willow, in disbelief. A new slayer? What else could go wrong?
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On this particular night, she had heard on the news that a dead body had been found drained of blood. Today it had been buried and tonight it would be reborn into something evil. A vampire. And Buffy would kill it. It would be dead for sure.
They reached the gates of the graveyard, which swayed in the wind. The fact that they were open was unusual, Buffy quickly took out her stake. As did Willow. Armed now, they quietly walked into the graveyard. The first thing they heard was the soft sound of laughter, carried by the wind. Slowly and carefully Buffy and Willow walked toward the noise. Instead of a bunch of dead vampires, they saw two girls and a dog sitting by a gravestone.
Crouching down, Buffy motioned for Willow to do the same. They crawled closer. The girls had a few textbooks out in front of them.
"I think this is silly. Jill, I don't see why I need to do all this stupid homework! I already know how. I mean, I'm smarter than all of the teachers put together and yet I still have to do this busy work. It's ridiculous." One of the girls said.
"Now Alex, It is important to practice the skills you learn. Besides the teachers said you had to do the homework!" Jill replied.
Alex scoffed, "Ha! I don't care what they said! I'm not doing it!" She tossed the textbook aside and stood up. Buffy and Willow crouch lower behind a gravestone. Jill rolled her eyes.
"Ok Ms. I'm-gonna-throw-a-fit. Maybe you can keep the noise down. Do you want to scare all of them away?" Jill asked sarcastically.
"I'm not going to scare them away. They want to fight me. They are not going to chicken out now." Alex replied.
"Suppose it's an ambush! What happens if there a whole bunch of them and just you? Won't you be afraid?" Jill asked only half-serious.
"Well. There are two of us. I always kick their butt, why should tonight be any different?" Alex began, "And about the scared thing…" Alex started singing, "At first I was afraid, I was petrified…" She began dancing about, soon Jill joined her. They were laughing and cracking themselves up.
Suddenly the dog started barking. Three short barks. And then it lay back down. But Jill and Alex stopped goofing around.
"I do believe Nanook has smelled evil lurkers… Let's get 'em!" Alex joked but she reached into her bag. And she pulled out a stake. Buffy's mouth dropped in shock.
Alex handed Jill a stake and took one out for herself. She also took out an axe, which she handed Jill. She took out a crossbow for herself. Buffy looked on, incredulous, she couldn't believe her eyes. Willow's mouth dropped open.
On cue, six vampires walked up to where Alex and Jill were standing. The were big and muscular, wearing their vampire faces full of anger.
"Right on time, boys." Alex laughed.
"Only for you, Lady Champion," The closest one said to Alex, "We brought you these as well." One of the vampires brought her a bouquet of wild flowers.
"Oh! For me? You shouldn't have! What a thoughtful thing to do! It almost makes me wish I didn't have to kill you!" Alex said, taking the flowers.
"It almost makes me wish I didn't have to kill you." The vampire added. Alex smiled sweetly at him and he returned the smile.
"Alright. Let's get this done." Alex said, her voice hardening. She handed the flowers to Jill, who laid them beside the textbooks. Taking a fighting position, she nodded at the vampire. He lept at her, she ducked and threw him over her shoulder. He stood up and rushed her again. He kicked her in the stomach, she didn't flinch but dropped to the ground and tripped him. They both got back up and started throwing punches at eachother. She shot her foot out and connected with the man's midsection. He bent over and moaned. She took her stake out and pushed into his heart. She dusted him.
Smiling, Alex looked at the other vampires, "Anybody else?" she asked. Jill laughed and shook her head.
"No your majesty. Not tonight." One of the vampires said nervously.
"You sure? I'd hate to just kill you without a fight." She asked, sarcastically.
The vampires looked at eachother and started to run. Alex just shook her head. Jill tossed the crossbow to her.
"Buh-bye." Alex shot the cross bow five times, dusting all of the remaining vampires.
"Nice, Alex. Now can we please go? Unlike you, I have to get to work tomorrow." Jill whined.
"Nice? Oh come on! Nice? I know what you really thought!" Alex said, jokingly.
"Oh really? And what is that?" Jill asked slyly.
"It was magnificent. Incredible. You've never seen anything like it. You were just awed by my monumental talent…" Alex said dramatically.
"You are so full of yourself!" Jill said laughing. "I'm leaving now."
"Hey wait up!" Alex ran to catch up with her. Nanook, the dog, lumbered behind them.
Buffy looked at Willow, in disbelief. A new slayer? What else could go wrong?
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