Chapter Ten
When the Scooby Gang arrived at Weatherly Park, it wasn't hard to find out where the battle was. A howl sent shivers through Anya as she scanned the park for any signs of movement. The battle was clearly heard, roaring and howling and yelling, but it was hard to see.
"Show us where the werewolf is Spike." Buffy commanded. She turned to her friends. "Kill it if you have to, we have to save Dawn." Buffy told them.
Then she turned to Spike. "Why didn't you save her?" She asked.
"Oh yeah, I could have done what? Licked it to death?" Spike asked.
He had a good point, Buffy knew, that werewolf could have killed him if he went up against it.
"Let's go." Buffy said. Spike pointed to the left of them and Buffy took off running. Everyone followed her.
When Buffy arrived at the battle scene, it was hardly what she pictured. The way Spike had sounded, she expected Dawn to be mauled by the werewolf but that was hardly the case.
Dawn was lying on the ground, she was dirty and crying but she didn't seem hurt. The werewolf was engaged it a fight but it was fighting a large demon with clawed hands and clawed feet. The werewolf appeared to be protecting Dawn.
With a roar, the werewolf leapt at the demon but the demon dodged the attack and sliced the werewolf across the face. The werewolf howled in pain -just as it had been Buffy attacked it- and fell to the ground. The demon sliced the werewolf's belly before turning its attention back to Dawn.
The frightened teenager could do nothing to protect herself from the demon's attack and Buffy knew she was too far away to help her sister. Buffy began running and prayed that she would get there before the demon would.
Buffy was startled when she heard a howl and saw the werewolf leap to its feet and tackle the demon into the ground. The werewolf howled again and took the demon between its massive paws and through it into a nearby tree.
The demon hit the ground but was on its feet again and leapt at the werewolf. The werewolf met the demon's attack and overpowered it.
Buffy ran over to her sister and pulled her to her feet. "What happened?" She asked her sister. Dawn, however, was too scared and confused to tell Buffy anything that happened.
Buffy turned her attention back to the battle and saw that the demon had tackled the werewolf to the ground. The demon was ripping at it with its claws; the werewolf's ears were in tatters but they weren't as bad as it's front arms, which had long scratches all down them.
The werewolf shoved the demon off of it and howled. The werewolf grabbed the demon with its paws again and shoved it to the ground. Taking the demon's head in its paws the werewolf tore the head off the demon like it was opening a jar.
Or picking up a sheet of paper, Buffy thought but didn't know why. The werewolf howled and turned its attention to Buffy, Dawn and the others who had joined them.
Xander raised the crossbow and fired a shot at the werewolf. "Xander no!" Buffy said but Xander fired the bolt.
The bolt hit the werewolf in the shoulder, it yelped again and turned tail running off through the park.
"Oh good job Xander, you let it get away again." Anya muttered. Buffy watched the werewolf disappear in the distance.
When the Scooby Gang arrived at Weatherly Park, it wasn't hard to find out where the battle was. A howl sent shivers through Anya as she scanned the park for any signs of movement. The battle was clearly heard, roaring and howling and yelling, but it was hard to see.
"Show us where the werewolf is Spike." Buffy commanded. She turned to her friends. "Kill it if you have to, we have to save Dawn." Buffy told them.
Then she turned to Spike. "Why didn't you save her?" She asked.
"Oh yeah, I could have done what? Licked it to death?" Spike asked.
He had a good point, Buffy knew, that werewolf could have killed him if he went up against it.
"Let's go." Buffy said. Spike pointed to the left of them and Buffy took off running. Everyone followed her.
When Buffy arrived at the battle scene, it was hardly what she pictured. The way Spike had sounded, she expected Dawn to be mauled by the werewolf but that was hardly the case.
Dawn was lying on the ground, she was dirty and crying but she didn't seem hurt. The werewolf was engaged it a fight but it was fighting a large demon with clawed hands and clawed feet. The werewolf appeared to be protecting Dawn.
With a roar, the werewolf leapt at the demon but the demon dodged the attack and sliced the werewolf across the face. The werewolf howled in pain -just as it had been Buffy attacked it- and fell to the ground. The demon sliced the werewolf's belly before turning its attention back to Dawn.
The frightened teenager could do nothing to protect herself from the demon's attack and Buffy knew she was too far away to help her sister. Buffy began running and prayed that she would get there before the demon would.
Buffy was startled when she heard a howl and saw the werewolf leap to its feet and tackle the demon into the ground. The werewolf howled again and took the demon between its massive paws and through it into a nearby tree.
The demon hit the ground but was on its feet again and leapt at the werewolf. The werewolf met the demon's attack and overpowered it.
Buffy ran over to her sister and pulled her to her feet. "What happened?" She asked her sister. Dawn, however, was too scared and confused to tell Buffy anything that happened.
Buffy turned her attention back to the battle and saw that the demon had tackled the werewolf to the ground. The demon was ripping at it with its claws; the werewolf's ears were in tatters but they weren't as bad as it's front arms, which had long scratches all down them.
The werewolf shoved the demon off of it and howled. The werewolf grabbed the demon with its paws again and shoved it to the ground. Taking the demon's head in its paws the werewolf tore the head off the demon like it was opening a jar.
Or picking up a sheet of paper, Buffy thought but didn't know why. The werewolf howled and turned its attention to Buffy, Dawn and the others who had joined them.
Xander raised the crossbow and fired a shot at the werewolf. "Xander no!" Buffy said but Xander fired the bolt.
The bolt hit the werewolf in the shoulder, it yelped again and turned tail running off through the park.
"Oh good job Xander, you let it get away again." Anya muttered. Buffy watched the werewolf disappear in the distance.
