Chapter Eleven
Once the werewolf disappeared, Buffy turned to her still sobbing sister. "What happened Dawn?" Buffy asked. Before her sister could answer, a thought dawned on her. "Where's Darry?" Buffy asked.
Dawn began to cry harder and fell into Buffy's arms.
"Did that…that thing eat Darry?" Anya asked, she seemed genially upset about their 'new' friend.
Dawn began to shake her head, a rapid 'no' movement. "No…no…" She repeated over and over again.
Buffy attempted to comfort her sister but her attempts failed. "Then where is she?" Buffy muttered, more to herself then to anyone else.
Suddenly, a look of realization appeared on Willow's face. "She's another Oz." Willow muttered. Everyone looked at her like she had no idea what she was talking about. "I mean Darry is a werewolf. She's not a Slayer, she's a werewolf." Willow said.
Dawn began nodding. "Yeah, she's a werewolf." She managed to choke out.
"And I shot her, oh God I just shot Darry." Xander muttered.
"I would have shot her, and then I probably would have wanted to shoot myself, the pain being so bad and all." Spike muttered. "Wait, who's Darry?" He asked.
Buffy decided to ignore Spike's question, for now. "I'll tell you later Spike but right now we need to find her. After that fight and getting shot she's pretty banged up. We need to find her." Buffy commanded.
"And do what with her? Play doctor and nurse her wounds and give her a balloon and remind her to be good and place nice with the other werewolfs?" Xander asked, sarcasm dripping from his voice. "Buffy, even if she is Darry, she's still strong and powerful and can kill us all in seconds." Xander reminded.
Buffy thought for a minute. "Right. Willow, I want you and Anya to go back to the house and get the tranquilizer gun. Take Dawn with you, here's the key." Buffy said and handed Willow and key she pulled out her pocket.
Dawn looked over at Buffy. "I want to stay with you." She said.
"No, Dawn, you have to go home, you'll be safe there." Buffy said and gave Dawn a push toward Anya and Willow. "Anya, I want you to stay with her. Willow, hurry." Buffy said.
Anya, Willow and Dawn took off running, hurrying out of Weatherly Park. Buffy turned to Spike and Xander. "Okay, let's go. We need to find Darry and fast." Buffy ordered.
"Wait, why am I helping you? I still don't know who Darry is. Not that I bloody well care." Spike muttered.
"Spike, do I really have to get into this now?" Buffy muttered and withdraw and stake halfway out of her pocket.
Spike rolled his eyes. "No, I remember 'I help you and you don't kill me'. Got it, let's go already, your werewolf's probably halfway to L.A. by now." Spike muttered.
Buffy nodded and led the way across the park.
Willow had forgotten how heavy tranquilizer gun was. She had a hard time carrying it to Weatherly Park. It had seemed easy when she was pulling it out of the closet and carrying it out of the Summers house but it now seemed like 20 tons of steel in her arms. If she could just get it to Weatherly Park, Buffy would take over from there.
Willow decided she needed a rest; propping the gun against the curb, Willow sat down in the grass. She was startled by a blood-chilling howl that came from somewhere in front of her. Willow stood up and strained her eyes to see where the werewolf was.
It didn't take long for the werewolf to come into focus; it seemed badly hurt, it was limping and moved slowly with its head down. It plowed through someone's wooden fence. The werewolf looked down at the broken wooden posts and then looked up at Willow.
Willow picked up the gun and made sure it was loaded. She aimed at the werewolf and pulled the trigger. The dart hit the werewolf in the shoulder. The werewolf yelped and then fell to the ground. Willow put the gun down and sighed. She'd have to get Buffy here somehow.
Buffy, Xander and Spike had been all over Weatherly Park but there was no sign of the werewolf anywhere. Spike looked over at Buffy.
"I think your werewolf flew the coop." He muttered. He looked up at the sky. "And it's almost daylight." He remarked.
"Almost daylight, which would mean that Darry will be changing back soon. I think it'll be easier to find her then." Xander told the Slayer.
"Right, okay Spike you go home. Xander, the only thing we can do is head home. And find Willow, she might have had better luck then we did." Buffy said.
Without another word, or backwards glace, Spike turned and headed toward his own home or more his crypt.
Buffy and Xander headed the opposite why the vampire went, taking one of the many exits out of Weatherly Park. Spike was right, Buffy could see the first rays of daylight peering through the trees.
Once the werewolf disappeared, Buffy turned to her still sobbing sister. "What happened Dawn?" Buffy asked. Before her sister could answer, a thought dawned on her. "Where's Darry?" Buffy asked.
Dawn began to cry harder and fell into Buffy's arms.
"Did that…that thing eat Darry?" Anya asked, she seemed genially upset about their 'new' friend.
Dawn began to shake her head, a rapid 'no' movement. "No…no…" She repeated over and over again.
Buffy attempted to comfort her sister but her attempts failed. "Then where is she?" Buffy muttered, more to herself then to anyone else.
Suddenly, a look of realization appeared on Willow's face. "She's another Oz." Willow muttered. Everyone looked at her like she had no idea what she was talking about. "I mean Darry is a werewolf. She's not a Slayer, she's a werewolf." Willow said.
Dawn began nodding. "Yeah, she's a werewolf." She managed to choke out.
"And I shot her, oh God I just shot Darry." Xander muttered.
"I would have shot her, and then I probably would have wanted to shoot myself, the pain being so bad and all." Spike muttered. "Wait, who's Darry?" He asked.
Buffy decided to ignore Spike's question, for now. "I'll tell you later Spike but right now we need to find her. After that fight and getting shot she's pretty banged up. We need to find her." Buffy commanded.
"And do what with her? Play doctor and nurse her wounds and give her a balloon and remind her to be good and place nice with the other werewolfs?" Xander asked, sarcasm dripping from his voice. "Buffy, even if she is Darry, she's still strong and powerful and can kill us all in seconds." Xander reminded.
Buffy thought for a minute. "Right. Willow, I want you and Anya to go back to the house and get the tranquilizer gun. Take Dawn with you, here's the key." Buffy said and handed Willow and key she pulled out her pocket.
Dawn looked over at Buffy. "I want to stay with you." She said.
"No, Dawn, you have to go home, you'll be safe there." Buffy said and gave Dawn a push toward Anya and Willow. "Anya, I want you to stay with her. Willow, hurry." Buffy said.
Anya, Willow and Dawn took off running, hurrying out of Weatherly Park. Buffy turned to Spike and Xander. "Okay, let's go. We need to find Darry and fast." Buffy ordered.
"Wait, why am I helping you? I still don't know who Darry is. Not that I bloody well care." Spike muttered.
"Spike, do I really have to get into this now?" Buffy muttered and withdraw and stake halfway out of her pocket.
Spike rolled his eyes. "No, I remember 'I help you and you don't kill me'. Got it, let's go already, your werewolf's probably halfway to L.A. by now." Spike muttered.
Buffy nodded and led the way across the park.
Willow had forgotten how heavy tranquilizer gun was. She had a hard time carrying it to Weatherly Park. It had seemed easy when she was pulling it out of the closet and carrying it out of the Summers house but it now seemed like 20 tons of steel in her arms. If she could just get it to Weatherly Park, Buffy would take over from there.
Willow decided she needed a rest; propping the gun against the curb, Willow sat down in the grass. She was startled by a blood-chilling howl that came from somewhere in front of her. Willow stood up and strained her eyes to see where the werewolf was.
It didn't take long for the werewolf to come into focus; it seemed badly hurt, it was limping and moved slowly with its head down. It plowed through someone's wooden fence. The werewolf looked down at the broken wooden posts and then looked up at Willow.
Willow picked up the gun and made sure it was loaded. She aimed at the werewolf and pulled the trigger. The dart hit the werewolf in the shoulder. The werewolf yelped and then fell to the ground. Willow put the gun down and sighed. She'd have to get Buffy here somehow.
Buffy, Xander and Spike had been all over Weatherly Park but there was no sign of the werewolf anywhere. Spike looked over at Buffy.
"I think your werewolf flew the coop." He muttered. He looked up at the sky. "And it's almost daylight." He remarked.
"Almost daylight, which would mean that Darry will be changing back soon. I think it'll be easier to find her then." Xander told the Slayer.
"Right, okay Spike you go home. Xander, the only thing we can do is head home. And find Willow, she might have had better luck then we did." Buffy said.
Without another word, or backwards glace, Spike turned and headed toward his own home or more his crypt.
Buffy and Xander headed the opposite why the vampire went, taking one of the many exits out of Weatherly Park. Spike was right, Buffy could see the first rays of daylight peering through the trees.
