Divine Intervention:
Closer & Closer (CH3)
By obi's girl
"NO." Jesus cried, recognizing the mysterious man. "No." He turned back at Joyce. She knew who he was but didn't say anything. She was a strong woman she was - much like her daughter. He turned to Andrew and Peter. "Joyce..." He began but she nodded defiantly, like her daughter.
"I know, Buffy. She would never give in to her dark powers, or temptation. Sure she was almost seduced by Dracula but she freed herself from his will." She blurted out, "Buffy's smart. I know she is, but she isn't Faith." Andrew and Peter exchanged looks but Joyce saw it but ignored them, staring back at Jesus. "She isn't Faith. She's the Slayer, my daughter and believe me she will not fail. I can guarantee it." Joyce threatened, returning her attention back to the well.
**
Chained to a wall, Angel's shirt was removed and his abs were bruised and bloodied. It was a horrid sight, especially since Satan arrived. He smiled, pacing before the former vampire with a soul. "Oh come now, Angel, this doesn't have to be like this. All I want is for the pain to stop. You can stop it. All you have to do deny Buffy, and the pain will cease."
He growled back, hawking up some saliva and spitting in his face and smiled, "I would never deny, Buffy. I love her and I always will, so bring it all on, Satan. I'll keep fighting and so will she. You can't stop her. You know you're going to lose, 'cause Buffy's going to kick her demon-ass to oblivion!"
"Then let the torture continue." He mused, leaving Angel to the untamed vampires.
**
Buffy froze, falling to the ground, dropping the sword. Jack knelt next to the Slayer, helping her to her feet, a concerned look on his face. "What? What happened?" he cried, but she only shook her head.
"I felt something." She mused, raising a hand to her neck. Jack dropped to her side, pushing her aside. There were two bite marks and a sudden drain of blood. "I've been bitten."
John frowned, kneeling across from Jack as he examined her neck. She had been bitten but how? No vampires or demons were around them and as far as he knew, the only time Buffy had been bitten was to save Angel. Angel. He glanced at John. He knew- they both knew. Buffy and Angel were linked telepathically, which meant if Angel was bitten or harmed in anyway, Buffy would feel it.
His punishment was hers and if they didn't hurry, it was going to kill her all over again.
**
"He's linked them together." Jesus whispered, glancing at Joyce. She caught his gaze and didn't reply except watch, as the three continued their trek through Hell
**
"Buffy? Buffy?" Jack questioned as he held her arm for support. She glanced at him as he smiled back, tightening his grip on her arm. Angel was getting weaker and so was Buffy, but their link was strong. "Buffy, you need to talk to him."
"How am I supposed to do that?"
"Your minds are connected. Whatever he feels, you feel. Whatever he thinks, you think. Talk to him via that link and maybe, you can draw strength from him." He replied, glancing at John. "It's worth a try."
Buffy closed her eyes, calming her mind, reaching Angel. ~~ Angel, can you hear me? ~~
**
The vampire flinched awake, hearing Buffy's voice. It could have been a hallucination but he didn't think so. The female vampires left him alone to recuperate, but how long they would stay away before getting bored he didn't know.
~~ Buffy? ~~
**
She smiled and Jack and John knew she got through to him, but her face tightened again.
~~ Where are you? ~~
He laughed, I wish I knew, but I don't. ~~
~~ Don't play around Angel! ~~
Angel sighed, glancing at his surroundings. ~~ A cave, looks like a labyrinth. You better hurry, though. I don't know how long those demons will be away~~
She blinked her eyes open, startling the two men. Buffy stood up, grabbing the sword as she continued to speak to him. ~~ Just keep talking. And Angel, I'm sorry~~
~~ I know. ~~
Buffy smiled, glancing at Jack and John. "Let's go."
**
Joyce smiled thankful Buffy remained optimistic. She gripped the sword in her hand, Jack and John at her back, watching for demons. She walked away from the well convinced the worst was over, well at least until Buffy reached Angel. Peter waved a hand over the well, returning it to its normal state, glancing at Andrew.
"Joyce?" Jesus asked.
"She'll be fine now. I know they will be. And Buffy will be safe." She replied, "But none of that will matter since she can't return?"
He didn't reply and Joyce looked away.
**
Satan sprung to his feet, sensing the Slayer and her friends were near. The sense of nobility and good was strong, especially from her. The Slayer represented good, though her powers were rooted in darkness. Darkness. She could be persuaded, couldn't she? The Slayer, after all, was just a killer and strong. How powerful he would be if he had a Slayer as his right hand assassin? He could bring all of Heaven to its knees.
Yes, she could be turned. And he would do it, seduce her to the dark side.
**
"Master, Buffy's nearing Satan's Pit." Matthew reported, standing next to Peter and Andrew.
He nodded, glancing at Joyce. "Joyce, your daughter is close, very close."
"I know, but she won't falter. I know she won't." She replied, "And I know she will have to fight Him."
Jesus sighed, glancing at his three apostles, not turning back to Joyce, he said, "So you think she will win?"
She laughed, turning to him, "Of course, she will. She's the Slayer. She has to win. Angel's life depends on it...that and she never likes to lose. Giles taught her that."
"Then I think there is something we need discuss with you, while we wait."
**
~~ Nooooooo! ~~ Angel cried through their bond.
**
The Slayer rushed, gazing at Jack and John. The three of them stopped dead in their tracks, eyeing a narrow crack in the wall, leading to Satan's Pit. She turned back to them as Jack nodded, "We can't go with you. You must go by yourself. This is your fight; not ours."
"But you brought me this far. You can't just leave me!" she shouted back.
Jack was about to answer but John stepped forward, "Buffy, he's right. Go. Angel needs you, but we will not leave you. We'll be right here, but we can't help you. Go."
Buffy dropped the sword on the ground, hugging them both for luck. John smiled letting go as she embraced Jack, crying. "You brought me far; the both of you. Thank you for this." Buffy let him go, kissing his cheek and John's before grabbing the sword again, inch through the wall.
**
Buffy gasped, squeezing through the tiny wall, breaking free on the other side. Angel was chained to the opposite wall, shielded by three female vampires. In front of him, Satan stood with a sword in his right hand, waiting for the Slayer. He smiled, "I'm glad you could make it, Slayer. I was beginning to think you wouldn't be able to."
She didn't retort back, except point the sword to his neck, glaring threateningly. "Let him go."
Satan laughed, the tip her sword still under his neck. "You don't honestly think you can win, do you?"
"I can and I will." She snarled back, inching the blade closer.
"Then I say we fight. I win you renounce the light and stay here. You win, I let you and Angel go. Deal?"
She smiled, "Why stop there?"
"Oh, then you have something else to offer, Slayer?" he mused, backing the sword away from his own neck.
~~ Nooooooo! Don't listen to him. ~~ Jesus yelled at her telepathically.
The Slayer shrugged, "I can't think of anything else to offer...at the moment,"
Satan frowned, bringing up his sword, prepared to fight. Buffy held her sword, glancing once at Angel before striking first. He smiled, pushing her away. Buffy growled, flipping over his head. She held him close, placing her blade threateningly close to his neck.
"You mine as well give up now. It will save your life." She growled.
"Never!" he yelled back, pushing her off. Buffy rolled over onto the ground until Satan pointed his blade at her neck. He smiled, laughing a bit. She was a pretty one and deadly. He brushed her cheek with his blade, but careful not to cut her soft cheek. Angel growled, pulling on the chains. "Watch Angel, as I can defame your true love." He laughed, ripping her shirt with his blade.
Angel growled again, breaking away, slamming the chains on him. He grabbed Buffy's sword, swung it every which way until pushing it into his chest, killing him. Satan breathed his last breath, glaring at Buffy before disappearing. Angel dropped the sword, running to Buffy's side. She was unconscious, but all right. He kissed her forehead thankful she was all right.
"Buffy?" he questioned.
The Slayer moaned, barely able to make out his face. "Angel? You alive?" she cried incoherently.
"Yeah." He whispered, holding her limp body, as they suddenly vanished, reappearing on the other side of the wall.
Angel set Buffy down as he confronted Jack and John. John watched as the two men glared at each other. Was it going to be another blood bath, a fight of honor? Angel smiled, extending his hand to Death. Jack took it gratefully, smiling back as Buffy reawakened again.
"Buffy?" they both questioned.
The Slayer shrugged, frowning slightly, "Let's get the Hell out of here - no pun intended."
John smiled, as he helped Buffy up. She smiled back at him, hugging Angel. John placed both hands on the two of them as they shimmered out of the forsaken place.
TBC
Closer & Closer (CH3)
By obi's girl
"NO." Jesus cried, recognizing the mysterious man. "No." He turned back at Joyce. She knew who he was but didn't say anything. She was a strong woman she was - much like her daughter. He turned to Andrew and Peter. "Joyce..." He began but she nodded defiantly, like her daughter.
"I know, Buffy. She would never give in to her dark powers, or temptation. Sure she was almost seduced by Dracula but she freed herself from his will." She blurted out, "Buffy's smart. I know she is, but she isn't Faith." Andrew and Peter exchanged looks but Joyce saw it but ignored them, staring back at Jesus. "She isn't Faith. She's the Slayer, my daughter and believe me she will not fail. I can guarantee it." Joyce threatened, returning her attention back to the well.
**
Chained to a wall, Angel's shirt was removed and his abs were bruised and bloodied. It was a horrid sight, especially since Satan arrived. He smiled, pacing before the former vampire with a soul. "Oh come now, Angel, this doesn't have to be like this. All I want is for the pain to stop. You can stop it. All you have to do deny Buffy, and the pain will cease."
He growled back, hawking up some saliva and spitting in his face and smiled, "I would never deny, Buffy. I love her and I always will, so bring it all on, Satan. I'll keep fighting and so will she. You can't stop her. You know you're going to lose, 'cause Buffy's going to kick her demon-ass to oblivion!"
"Then let the torture continue." He mused, leaving Angel to the untamed vampires.
**
Buffy froze, falling to the ground, dropping the sword. Jack knelt next to the Slayer, helping her to her feet, a concerned look on his face. "What? What happened?" he cried, but she only shook her head.
"I felt something." She mused, raising a hand to her neck. Jack dropped to her side, pushing her aside. There were two bite marks and a sudden drain of blood. "I've been bitten."
John frowned, kneeling across from Jack as he examined her neck. She had been bitten but how? No vampires or demons were around them and as far as he knew, the only time Buffy had been bitten was to save Angel. Angel. He glanced at John. He knew- they both knew. Buffy and Angel were linked telepathically, which meant if Angel was bitten or harmed in anyway, Buffy would feel it.
His punishment was hers and if they didn't hurry, it was going to kill her all over again.
**
"He's linked them together." Jesus whispered, glancing at Joyce. She caught his gaze and didn't reply except watch, as the three continued their trek through Hell
**
"Buffy? Buffy?" Jack questioned as he held her arm for support. She glanced at him as he smiled back, tightening his grip on her arm. Angel was getting weaker and so was Buffy, but their link was strong. "Buffy, you need to talk to him."
"How am I supposed to do that?"
"Your minds are connected. Whatever he feels, you feel. Whatever he thinks, you think. Talk to him via that link and maybe, you can draw strength from him." He replied, glancing at John. "It's worth a try."
Buffy closed her eyes, calming her mind, reaching Angel. ~~ Angel, can you hear me? ~~
**
The vampire flinched awake, hearing Buffy's voice. It could have been a hallucination but he didn't think so. The female vampires left him alone to recuperate, but how long they would stay away before getting bored he didn't know.
~~ Buffy? ~~
**
She smiled and Jack and John knew she got through to him, but her face tightened again.
~~ Where are you? ~~
He laughed, I wish I knew, but I don't. ~~
~~ Don't play around Angel! ~~
Angel sighed, glancing at his surroundings. ~~ A cave, looks like a labyrinth. You better hurry, though. I don't know how long those demons will be away~~
She blinked her eyes open, startling the two men. Buffy stood up, grabbing the sword as she continued to speak to him. ~~ Just keep talking. And Angel, I'm sorry~~
~~ I know. ~~
Buffy smiled, glancing at Jack and John. "Let's go."
**
Joyce smiled thankful Buffy remained optimistic. She gripped the sword in her hand, Jack and John at her back, watching for demons. She walked away from the well convinced the worst was over, well at least until Buffy reached Angel. Peter waved a hand over the well, returning it to its normal state, glancing at Andrew.
"Joyce?" Jesus asked.
"She'll be fine now. I know they will be. And Buffy will be safe." She replied, "But none of that will matter since she can't return?"
He didn't reply and Joyce looked away.
**
Satan sprung to his feet, sensing the Slayer and her friends were near. The sense of nobility and good was strong, especially from her. The Slayer represented good, though her powers were rooted in darkness. Darkness. She could be persuaded, couldn't she? The Slayer, after all, was just a killer and strong. How powerful he would be if he had a Slayer as his right hand assassin? He could bring all of Heaven to its knees.
Yes, she could be turned. And he would do it, seduce her to the dark side.
**
"Master, Buffy's nearing Satan's Pit." Matthew reported, standing next to Peter and Andrew.
He nodded, glancing at Joyce. "Joyce, your daughter is close, very close."
"I know, but she won't falter. I know she won't." She replied, "And I know she will have to fight Him."
Jesus sighed, glancing at his three apostles, not turning back to Joyce, he said, "So you think she will win?"
She laughed, turning to him, "Of course, she will. She's the Slayer. She has to win. Angel's life depends on it...that and she never likes to lose. Giles taught her that."
"Then I think there is something we need discuss with you, while we wait."
**
~~ Nooooooo! ~~ Angel cried through their bond.
**
The Slayer rushed, gazing at Jack and John. The three of them stopped dead in their tracks, eyeing a narrow crack in the wall, leading to Satan's Pit. She turned back to them as Jack nodded, "We can't go with you. You must go by yourself. This is your fight; not ours."
"But you brought me this far. You can't just leave me!" she shouted back.
Jack was about to answer but John stepped forward, "Buffy, he's right. Go. Angel needs you, but we will not leave you. We'll be right here, but we can't help you. Go."
Buffy dropped the sword on the ground, hugging them both for luck. John smiled letting go as she embraced Jack, crying. "You brought me far; the both of you. Thank you for this." Buffy let him go, kissing his cheek and John's before grabbing the sword again, inch through the wall.
**
Buffy gasped, squeezing through the tiny wall, breaking free on the other side. Angel was chained to the opposite wall, shielded by three female vampires. In front of him, Satan stood with a sword in his right hand, waiting for the Slayer. He smiled, "I'm glad you could make it, Slayer. I was beginning to think you wouldn't be able to."
She didn't retort back, except point the sword to his neck, glaring threateningly. "Let him go."
Satan laughed, the tip her sword still under his neck. "You don't honestly think you can win, do you?"
"I can and I will." She snarled back, inching the blade closer.
"Then I say we fight. I win you renounce the light and stay here. You win, I let you and Angel go. Deal?"
She smiled, "Why stop there?"
"Oh, then you have something else to offer, Slayer?" he mused, backing the sword away from his own neck.
~~ Nooooooo! Don't listen to him. ~~ Jesus yelled at her telepathically.
The Slayer shrugged, "I can't think of anything else to offer...at the moment,"
Satan frowned, bringing up his sword, prepared to fight. Buffy held her sword, glancing once at Angel before striking first. He smiled, pushing her away. Buffy growled, flipping over his head. She held him close, placing her blade threateningly close to his neck.
"You mine as well give up now. It will save your life." She growled.
"Never!" he yelled back, pushing her off. Buffy rolled over onto the ground until Satan pointed his blade at her neck. He smiled, laughing a bit. She was a pretty one and deadly. He brushed her cheek with his blade, but careful not to cut her soft cheek. Angel growled, pulling on the chains. "Watch Angel, as I can defame your true love." He laughed, ripping her shirt with his blade.
Angel growled again, breaking away, slamming the chains on him. He grabbed Buffy's sword, swung it every which way until pushing it into his chest, killing him. Satan breathed his last breath, glaring at Buffy before disappearing. Angel dropped the sword, running to Buffy's side. She was unconscious, but all right. He kissed her forehead thankful she was all right.
"Buffy?" he questioned.
The Slayer moaned, barely able to make out his face. "Angel? You alive?" she cried incoherently.
"Yeah." He whispered, holding her limp body, as they suddenly vanished, reappearing on the other side of the wall.
Angel set Buffy down as he confronted Jack and John. John watched as the two men glared at each other. Was it going to be another blood bath, a fight of honor? Angel smiled, extending his hand to Death. Jack took it gratefully, smiling back as Buffy reawakened again.
"Buffy?" they both questioned.
The Slayer shrugged, frowning slightly, "Let's get the Hell out of here - no pun intended."
John smiled, as he helped Buffy up. She smiled back at him, hugging Angel. John placed both hands on the two of them as they shimmered out of the forsaken place.
TBC