Chapter Three:
Hemery, Los Angeles, 3.20pm
'Oh god, and did you see the way Rich looked at me? I mean, he has a disease.'
Lena laughed, but Buffy stayed silent. She saw her watcher, and another woman waiting for her.
'What is it Buffy?' asked Lena
'Um, that's my uncle...hey Merrick!' Buffy shouted
'Your uncle? What does he want?' asked Marcia
'I forgot...he was picking me up from school...well I better go.' Said Buffy
'Go? Why?'
'We can go tomorrow...its just, I hardly ever see this uncle...' Buffy said, running off
Marcia and Lena were shocked by their best friends new antics. 'Bye!'
'Buffy, have you told them?' asked Merrick, taking her to his car
'About what?'
'Me being your watcher. You being the slayer.' Said Merrick
'I heard you last night, its a sacred duty, so keep it sacred. They don't know.' Said Buffy
'Ok...well this Erica Waters, a watcher...she's been sent to protect you...'
'Protect me? I thought I was a slayer?'
'I have news.'
'What type of news?'
'My slayer, Samantha Cahill, was recently killed in battle. Actually...she became a vampire.'
Buffy didn't understand what the woman was talking about.
'Buffy is still very...unsure of the demon community. As a matter of fact, she still has no real idea of what vampires are.' Merrick said, turning the steering wheel
'Well it isn't good news...to have a vampire and slayer...combined...well, I doubt it can be beaten.' Said Erica
'What we need is to research,' said Merrick 'See if this has ever happened before...if it has...well great.'
'Yes. Buffy, we need you to stay low.' Said Erica 'Its an interesting name that one.'
'What one?' asked Buffy
'Yours.' Said Erica
'Well sorry.' Said Buffy
Buffy felt herself shiver.
'Oh no,' said Merrick, observing the sky
'What is it?' asked Erica
'Its thundering.' Said Merrick
'Oh...' said Erica
'Well we have to drop her off then.' Said Merrick
Erica nodded.
'What?' asked Buffy
'The cemetery needs protecting...'
'But vampires can only rise at night.' Said Buffy
'At dark.' Said Erica 'They can only rise when the sun is set, and there is no light. When the darkness prevails, and wins the fight.'
Merrick pulled over, and opened Buffy's door.
'What are you doing?' asked Buffy, getting out
'We will be back at around midnight.' Said Merrick
'What? I can't fight these vampires, alone.' Said Buffy 'Are you completely brain dead?'
'No.' Said Merrick, throwing the girl a stake, and driving off
Buffy stood there, speechless.
'Is this the test of the night?' asked Erica about the ritual all watchers were forced to perform
'Yes...'
'You do it early?' asked Erica
'Well, I believe if she is worthy to be a slayer, then she should prove it. Not waste our time.' Said Merrick
'What if she dies?' asked Erica
'She won't.' Merrick simply said
New York, New York
Jenny Calendar, of Janna Kandelash, as she was known to her people, walked into her door. She inserted the key, and pushed it open. The phone was ringing, she desperately rushed too it.
'Jenny,' said the woman
'Janna, it is I. Grandmother.' Said the crackly voice
'Grandmother? You sound sick...'
'No, just worried.'
'About what?'
'Do you remember the story of Angelus?'
'Of course...you told me so many times...the vampire with a soul. He was cursed. We cursed him.'
'Well he could lose his soul...'
'Oh no,'
'Yes, and we have to make a decision. Tonight.'
'About what?'
'Who we will send...'
'To where?'
'Sunnydale, the hellmouth.'
'He is going there. And the tribe has made a choice...you have been selected, chosen if you would, to monitor him. Establish close relationships. Learn more about the town. Fight the evil. Represent us. Make sure he does not lose his soul.' Said the woman
'Me?'
'Yes...you.'
Hemery, California
Buffy stood there. How was she supposed to fight these things? She had no idea. Hemery had no vampires, said Merrick. Well, at least it was low. Maybe she could stay here. This slayer thing could blow over.
How dare he dump this whole duty thing on her? This power, this job, this lifestyle? How dare he throw her out of the car and tell her that she had to fight the vampires...how dare he?
She felt the rumbling of the ground. The dirt moved.
'Oh no,' said Buffy 'Oh no,'
She grabbed her stake for reassurance.
It was a male. He was a big build, and was wearing tuxedo, probably the clothing he was buried in. She began fighting it. He easily kicked her back.
'Ah!' she screamed
She attempted sending the stake into his heart. She failed.
'You're pretty,' said the vampire, opening his mouth 'I'm hungry.'
Buffy kicked him, punched him, tried fighting him. She closed her eyes...and it was dust.
'Oh god,' she said
She looked up. A man wearing black pants and a black t shirt with a crossbow in hand stood there.
'You shouldn't be out here at night.' He said
'Shouldn't I?' she asked 'Thanks, cause I really wanted to go home.'
'Wait...you have a stake,' he said, examining the girl's stake
'Oh...this...is, not a stake. Its a wooden thing...used for, um...'
'You're a slayer?' he asked
'No.' Said Buffy
'Oh I won't hurt you...I've met another slayer in my time, Samantha Cahill in Dublin. Great girl that one. She must be dead now.' He said
'I told you I'm not a slayer.' She said
'You are.' He said 'I can feel it.'
She noticed that the boy was rather attractive. He had light blonde hair, blue, blue eyes. He had a scar across his face.
'And who are you?' Buffy asked
'I am Pike. The vampire hunter.'
Hemery, Los Angeles, 3.20pm
'Oh god, and did you see the way Rich looked at me? I mean, he has a disease.'
Lena laughed, but Buffy stayed silent. She saw her watcher, and another woman waiting for her.
'What is it Buffy?' asked Lena
'Um, that's my uncle...hey Merrick!' Buffy shouted
'Your uncle? What does he want?' asked Marcia
'I forgot...he was picking me up from school...well I better go.' Said Buffy
'Go? Why?'
'We can go tomorrow...its just, I hardly ever see this uncle...' Buffy said, running off
Marcia and Lena were shocked by their best friends new antics. 'Bye!'
'Buffy, have you told them?' asked Merrick, taking her to his car
'About what?'
'Me being your watcher. You being the slayer.' Said Merrick
'I heard you last night, its a sacred duty, so keep it sacred. They don't know.' Said Buffy
'Ok...well this Erica Waters, a watcher...she's been sent to protect you...'
'Protect me? I thought I was a slayer?'
'I have news.'
'What type of news?'
'My slayer, Samantha Cahill, was recently killed in battle. Actually...she became a vampire.'
Buffy didn't understand what the woman was talking about.
'Buffy is still very...unsure of the demon community. As a matter of fact, she still has no real idea of what vampires are.' Merrick said, turning the steering wheel
'Well it isn't good news...to have a vampire and slayer...combined...well, I doubt it can be beaten.' Said Erica
'What we need is to research,' said Merrick 'See if this has ever happened before...if it has...well great.'
'Yes. Buffy, we need you to stay low.' Said Erica 'Its an interesting name that one.'
'What one?' asked Buffy
'Yours.' Said Erica
'Well sorry.' Said Buffy
Buffy felt herself shiver.
'Oh no,' said Merrick, observing the sky
'What is it?' asked Erica
'Its thundering.' Said Merrick
'Oh...' said Erica
'Well we have to drop her off then.' Said Merrick
Erica nodded.
'What?' asked Buffy
'The cemetery needs protecting...'
'But vampires can only rise at night.' Said Buffy
'At dark.' Said Erica 'They can only rise when the sun is set, and there is no light. When the darkness prevails, and wins the fight.'
Merrick pulled over, and opened Buffy's door.
'What are you doing?' asked Buffy, getting out
'We will be back at around midnight.' Said Merrick
'What? I can't fight these vampires, alone.' Said Buffy 'Are you completely brain dead?'
'No.' Said Merrick, throwing the girl a stake, and driving off
Buffy stood there, speechless.
'Is this the test of the night?' asked Erica about the ritual all watchers were forced to perform
'Yes...'
'You do it early?' asked Erica
'Well, I believe if she is worthy to be a slayer, then she should prove it. Not waste our time.' Said Merrick
'What if she dies?' asked Erica
'She won't.' Merrick simply said
New York, New York
Jenny Calendar, of Janna Kandelash, as she was known to her people, walked into her door. She inserted the key, and pushed it open. The phone was ringing, she desperately rushed too it.
'Jenny,' said the woman
'Janna, it is I. Grandmother.' Said the crackly voice
'Grandmother? You sound sick...'
'No, just worried.'
'About what?'
'Do you remember the story of Angelus?'
'Of course...you told me so many times...the vampire with a soul. He was cursed. We cursed him.'
'Well he could lose his soul...'
'Oh no,'
'Yes, and we have to make a decision. Tonight.'
'About what?'
'Who we will send...'
'To where?'
'Sunnydale, the hellmouth.'
'He is going there. And the tribe has made a choice...you have been selected, chosen if you would, to monitor him. Establish close relationships. Learn more about the town. Fight the evil. Represent us. Make sure he does not lose his soul.' Said the woman
'Me?'
'Yes...you.'
Hemery, California
Buffy stood there. How was she supposed to fight these things? She had no idea. Hemery had no vampires, said Merrick. Well, at least it was low. Maybe she could stay here. This slayer thing could blow over.
How dare he dump this whole duty thing on her? This power, this job, this lifestyle? How dare he throw her out of the car and tell her that she had to fight the vampires...how dare he?
She felt the rumbling of the ground. The dirt moved.
'Oh no,' said Buffy 'Oh no,'
She grabbed her stake for reassurance.
It was a male. He was a big build, and was wearing tuxedo, probably the clothing he was buried in. She began fighting it. He easily kicked her back.
'Ah!' she screamed
She attempted sending the stake into his heart. She failed.
'You're pretty,' said the vampire, opening his mouth 'I'm hungry.'
Buffy kicked him, punched him, tried fighting him. She closed her eyes...and it was dust.
'Oh god,' she said
She looked up. A man wearing black pants and a black t shirt with a crossbow in hand stood there.
'You shouldn't be out here at night.' He said
'Shouldn't I?' she asked 'Thanks, cause I really wanted to go home.'
'Wait...you have a stake,' he said, examining the girl's stake
'Oh...this...is, not a stake. Its a wooden thing...used for, um...'
'You're a slayer?' he asked
'No.' Said Buffy
'Oh I won't hurt you...I've met another slayer in my time, Samantha Cahill in Dublin. Great girl that one. She must be dead now.' He said
'I told you I'm not a slayer.' She said
'You are.' He said 'I can feel it.'
She noticed that the boy was rather attractive. He had light blonde hair, blue, blue eyes. He had a scar across his face.
'And who are you?' Buffy asked
'I am Pike. The vampire hunter.'
