When Scorpions Strike
Part 3
Hello Scorpi
Hello once more. It's been awhile. I'm sorry about the delay. At this point, I think that you should be expecting maybe one chapter a month. I know that it is a long while to wait, but it will be worth it. I wasn't sure how to do this chapter, so don't get all uppity if it isn't up to par with the rest. I just feel obligated to keep the story going. As always I don't own Buffy or Farscape. I wish I did, because I would be filthy stinken rich. Then I would pay people to take my enemies and have them "disappear". Well.let's get on with it.
It was about eight forty seven in the morning when Crichton woke up. He was sleeping in a cot next to D'Argo. They shaved him before he went to bed. At one point, they had to hold D'Argo back so he wouldn't kill Xander for making a remark about how he looked like a Pokemon. He was still blue, but he at least looked like himself. Chrichton slowly got out of the cot and stretched his back. He yawned softly as he walked over to the coffee machine. He slowly poured himself a cup and drank. He smiled to himself. "Must have been awhile since you've had a decent cup of coffee," a voice commented from behind him. John turned around to find Giles standing in the doorway to the training room. "Or any coffee," John replied. He walked over to the couch they kept there and sat down. Giles slowly walked over and joined him. Giles took off his glasses and started to clean them. "I can't even begin to imagine the sights you must have seen. What I wouldn't give to have seen those sights." John looked at him like he had just grown a third eye. Of course with all he had been through these last three Cycles, it wouldn't surprise him that much. "I don't think you would have liked some of the things I've seen. Have you ever had a psychotic freak of nature torture you just for what information you might or might not hold in your mind?" Crichton asked the Watcher. "Actually yes," replied Giles. "It certainly isn't a time of fun and laughs." Crichton chuckled at the comment. "No it ain't."
They stopped talking when they heard D'Argo waking up. "You didn't by any chance find a way to get him back to normal did you?" Crichton asked. "Well."Giles said hesitantly. "We might be able to do it. The only problem is that the spell is made for use on humans and demons. We don't know how it would affect a. What is D'Argo anyway?" Crichton grinned a little. "He's a Luxon. They are nothing if not tough. He can take it." "I have no doubt that he is a formidable warrior," Giles said. "But that is not the point. The major issue is that magick is dangerous if it is not used properly. It could kill him."
That statement worried John. He didn't know anything about magick, at least not real magick. He knew that D'Argo would want to be normal again. Well, at least as normal as D'Argo could get. D'Argo walked over to John and Giles sluggishly. He grunted at them as he grabbed a cup of coffee. He sipped the dark liquid and quickly spat it back out onto the floor. "What the frell is this dren?" he asked bitterly. Crichton couldn't help but laugh. "It's coffee D'Argo. I could have sworn I told you about it." D'Argo looks down at the cup with a look of disgust on his face. He quickly pours the rest in the garbage and walks back over to the two humans on the couch. "Yes you did tell me about this coffee. But you said it was good."
Crichton was about to give another comment when the door opened and Aeryn walked in. She immediately walked over to Giles and Chrichton, grabbed them by the arms, and dragged them out into the main room. Aeryn shoved them towards a pair of chairs and said, "Sit now." They did as they were told. Crichton did so because he knew her. Giles did it because he feared her. Willow and Tara were likewise sitting at the table. Chiana sat by them. "Could you tell me why the frell you dragged me out of bed this early?" she asked Aeryn. Aeryn glares at her. "Simple. We came here so we could find a way of stopping Scorpius and then getting back to Moya. Now I don't want to waste any more time on the backwards planet that I have to." That last part caught Crichtons' attention. "Excuse me? I'll have you know that I grew up on this planet. And you wound me when you say that." "Shut up Crichton. I don't have time for your stupid human antics. We have to come up with a plan." John felt the anger in her voice but decided that he should wait till they were alone before he pursued that conversation.
At that moment Buffy walked in with Dawn, Xander, and Anya. Buffy stood in the door way for a second and looked over the Magick Box. She saw how on edge everyone was. "Well," she said, "Are we just gona sit here, or are we gona go kick some ugly alien booty?" John let out a small chuckle. "You have no idea how on target you are with that comment," he said. Aeryn casts an evil looking glare at him and he quickly shuts his mouth.
The whole group sat down at the main table. Aeryn spoke first. "All right. We have told you all the most important information about Scorpius already. You know that he is stronger than any human or sebacean." Buffy perked up at that. "I could beat him," she said with an almost perky tone. "I'm sure," Aeryn replied. "Now back to what I was saying. He is dangerous. I propose that we go out in groups of three. That way we cover more ground. Crichton, Chiana and myself will accompany one team each." D'Argo stood up. "And why the frell don't I go?" he said with much fury. "Simple," Aeryn said. "First off, they are groups of three. There are eleven of us. Which means two have to stay here with the child," "Hey!" Dawn said. Aeryn just ignored her. "I suggest that the watcher stay so that he can find a way to get us off this backwards planet. Second of all, you are the only one that couldn't pass as a human. Chiana could just wear a hood and no one would notice. Not only that, but you are still blue." Xander couldn't help himself. "And what a fetching color that is for you, it really brings out your eyes." D'Argo just growled at him. "Sorry," Xander said quickly. "Now let's get going," Aeryn said.
The teams were as such. Xander, Anya, and Chiana on one team, Willow, Tara, and Aeryn on another team, and then Spike, Buffy and Crichton on another.
Now since they are all going to go to different places, I say we leave them to travel for a bit. As the white hats started to search the city, a mugging is taking place in an ally. It's still early, and not many people are out.
"Give me ya damn purse lady, before I have to gut you!" the mugger says. He has a knife against her left cheek. The woman is crying as she slowly hands the purse over to the man. A shadow covers the ally now. The mugger stares at the source. "Now that wouldn't be nice of you now would it," says the newcomer in a vaguely British sounding accent. "If I were you, I'd put down the blade, and leave." The mugger just laughs it off. "And just what are you gona do about it chump?" The new comer quickly runs up to the mugger with impressive speed and grabs him by the throat. The newcomer is dressed in all black leather looking garment. He was about average height. His face seemed almost human, but was very pale and deformed. H e looked somewhat like a vampire. "Oh wouldn't you like to know," he said. He quickly throws the mugger across the ally and into a wall. The mugger leaves a hole in the brick where he hit. The woman stares at the stranger in shock. "W-who are you?" she stammers out. The stranger turns to her and grins. His teeth are jagged and pointy. "They call me, Scorpius." He then snaps her neck. "Not that it will do you any good to know."
Why is Scorpius helping people, only to kill them? Will D'Argo ever be back to normal (or at least as normal as he can get)? Are the crew of Moya ever going to get back home? Will Buffy have to fight Scorpius? Will I ever get a life and move on to more important things? Unfortunately, not all of the questions will be answered in When Scorpions Strike Part 4: Come Out Come Out Where Ever You Are.
Part 3
Hello Scorpi
Hello once more. It's been awhile. I'm sorry about the delay. At this point, I think that you should be expecting maybe one chapter a month. I know that it is a long while to wait, but it will be worth it. I wasn't sure how to do this chapter, so don't get all uppity if it isn't up to par with the rest. I just feel obligated to keep the story going. As always I don't own Buffy or Farscape. I wish I did, because I would be filthy stinken rich. Then I would pay people to take my enemies and have them "disappear". Well.let's get on with it.
It was about eight forty seven in the morning when Crichton woke up. He was sleeping in a cot next to D'Argo. They shaved him before he went to bed. At one point, they had to hold D'Argo back so he wouldn't kill Xander for making a remark about how he looked like a Pokemon. He was still blue, but he at least looked like himself. Chrichton slowly got out of the cot and stretched his back. He yawned softly as he walked over to the coffee machine. He slowly poured himself a cup and drank. He smiled to himself. "Must have been awhile since you've had a decent cup of coffee," a voice commented from behind him. John turned around to find Giles standing in the doorway to the training room. "Or any coffee," John replied. He walked over to the couch they kept there and sat down. Giles slowly walked over and joined him. Giles took off his glasses and started to clean them. "I can't even begin to imagine the sights you must have seen. What I wouldn't give to have seen those sights." John looked at him like he had just grown a third eye. Of course with all he had been through these last three Cycles, it wouldn't surprise him that much. "I don't think you would have liked some of the things I've seen. Have you ever had a psychotic freak of nature torture you just for what information you might or might not hold in your mind?" Crichton asked the Watcher. "Actually yes," replied Giles. "It certainly isn't a time of fun and laughs." Crichton chuckled at the comment. "No it ain't."
They stopped talking when they heard D'Argo waking up. "You didn't by any chance find a way to get him back to normal did you?" Crichton asked. "Well."Giles said hesitantly. "We might be able to do it. The only problem is that the spell is made for use on humans and demons. We don't know how it would affect a. What is D'Argo anyway?" Crichton grinned a little. "He's a Luxon. They are nothing if not tough. He can take it." "I have no doubt that he is a formidable warrior," Giles said. "But that is not the point. The major issue is that magick is dangerous if it is not used properly. It could kill him."
That statement worried John. He didn't know anything about magick, at least not real magick. He knew that D'Argo would want to be normal again. Well, at least as normal as D'Argo could get. D'Argo walked over to John and Giles sluggishly. He grunted at them as he grabbed a cup of coffee. He sipped the dark liquid and quickly spat it back out onto the floor. "What the frell is this dren?" he asked bitterly. Crichton couldn't help but laugh. "It's coffee D'Argo. I could have sworn I told you about it." D'Argo looks down at the cup with a look of disgust on his face. He quickly pours the rest in the garbage and walks back over to the two humans on the couch. "Yes you did tell me about this coffee. But you said it was good."
Crichton was about to give another comment when the door opened and Aeryn walked in. She immediately walked over to Giles and Chrichton, grabbed them by the arms, and dragged them out into the main room. Aeryn shoved them towards a pair of chairs and said, "Sit now." They did as they were told. Crichton did so because he knew her. Giles did it because he feared her. Willow and Tara were likewise sitting at the table. Chiana sat by them. "Could you tell me why the frell you dragged me out of bed this early?" she asked Aeryn. Aeryn glares at her. "Simple. We came here so we could find a way of stopping Scorpius and then getting back to Moya. Now I don't want to waste any more time on the backwards planet that I have to." That last part caught Crichtons' attention. "Excuse me? I'll have you know that I grew up on this planet. And you wound me when you say that." "Shut up Crichton. I don't have time for your stupid human antics. We have to come up with a plan." John felt the anger in her voice but decided that he should wait till they were alone before he pursued that conversation.
At that moment Buffy walked in with Dawn, Xander, and Anya. Buffy stood in the door way for a second and looked over the Magick Box. She saw how on edge everyone was. "Well," she said, "Are we just gona sit here, or are we gona go kick some ugly alien booty?" John let out a small chuckle. "You have no idea how on target you are with that comment," he said. Aeryn casts an evil looking glare at him and he quickly shuts his mouth.
The whole group sat down at the main table. Aeryn spoke first. "All right. We have told you all the most important information about Scorpius already. You know that he is stronger than any human or sebacean." Buffy perked up at that. "I could beat him," she said with an almost perky tone. "I'm sure," Aeryn replied. "Now back to what I was saying. He is dangerous. I propose that we go out in groups of three. That way we cover more ground. Crichton, Chiana and myself will accompany one team each." D'Argo stood up. "And why the frell don't I go?" he said with much fury. "Simple," Aeryn said. "First off, they are groups of three. There are eleven of us. Which means two have to stay here with the child," "Hey!" Dawn said. Aeryn just ignored her. "I suggest that the watcher stay so that he can find a way to get us off this backwards planet. Second of all, you are the only one that couldn't pass as a human. Chiana could just wear a hood and no one would notice. Not only that, but you are still blue." Xander couldn't help himself. "And what a fetching color that is for you, it really brings out your eyes." D'Argo just growled at him. "Sorry," Xander said quickly. "Now let's get going," Aeryn said.
The teams were as such. Xander, Anya, and Chiana on one team, Willow, Tara, and Aeryn on another team, and then Spike, Buffy and Crichton on another.
Now since they are all going to go to different places, I say we leave them to travel for a bit. As the white hats started to search the city, a mugging is taking place in an ally. It's still early, and not many people are out.
"Give me ya damn purse lady, before I have to gut you!" the mugger says. He has a knife against her left cheek. The woman is crying as she slowly hands the purse over to the man. A shadow covers the ally now. The mugger stares at the source. "Now that wouldn't be nice of you now would it," says the newcomer in a vaguely British sounding accent. "If I were you, I'd put down the blade, and leave." The mugger just laughs it off. "And just what are you gona do about it chump?" The new comer quickly runs up to the mugger with impressive speed and grabs him by the throat. The newcomer is dressed in all black leather looking garment. He was about average height. His face seemed almost human, but was very pale and deformed. H e looked somewhat like a vampire. "Oh wouldn't you like to know," he said. He quickly throws the mugger across the ally and into a wall. The mugger leaves a hole in the brick where he hit. The woman stares at the stranger in shock. "W-who are you?" she stammers out. The stranger turns to her and grins. His teeth are jagged and pointy. "They call me, Scorpius." He then snaps her neck. "Not that it will do you any good to know."
Why is Scorpius helping people, only to kill them? Will D'Argo ever be back to normal (or at least as normal as he can get)? Are the crew of Moya ever going to get back home? Will Buffy have to fight Scorpius? Will I ever get a life and move on to more important things? Unfortunately, not all of the questions will be answered in When Scorpions Strike Part 4: Come Out Come Out Where Ever You Are.
