TITLE: Power Of The Slayer (Chapter 3) – You Gotta Have A Little Faith
AUTHOR: Dark Spectre
DISCLAIMER: This is the Buffy Verse solely owned by the ol' mighty Joss Whedon, I do not claim to own any of these characters yada yada yada
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RATING: PG-13
SPOILERS: Everything up to 'Spiral' The rest is pure fanfic.
Buffy sprung into action, pushing her sister out of the way she jumped over the table cautiously approaching Faith who had not said a word yet. A Dark smirk crept across her face, Buffy keeping a close eye looked around at her Friends most of them still freaked from when the window blew. 'So what happened Faith you get tired of being locked up so you thought you'd come looking for a fight? What you get someone to show you how to do that showy magic stuff?'
Faith suddenly erupted into laughter, but it was far from her normal voice. It was Dark nothing like Buffy had ever heard. 'Who said I came here to fight Slayer?' Buffy folded her arms not at all impressed. 'Who said I didn't' Faith lunged forward, flying through the now vacant gap where the window use to be. Buffy anticipating this next move called out to her sister. 'Dawn go!, Spikes Crypt, he'll protect you.'
Dawn immediately doing as her sister said ran over to the back door only to find it locked. 'Well that's just great' Hoping it would work she ran at the door with all her might only to hurt herself. She thought for a second, sliding a hairpin from her hair she pushed it into the keyhole.
Buffy quickly scanning the room for a weapon, in the back ground she heard Willow say something 'thicken' Buffy then turned her attention back to faith who slammed into an invisible barrier. Buffy spotting the weapons chest ran over to it searching for the biggest weapon she could.
'Very good witch.' Faiths hand slipped through the barrier as if it was water until the energy dispersed. 'But no good enough' Landing on her feet she called over to Buffy. 'So B are you gonna fight me or run away, scared?' Faith hoping to intimidate her stood there with a cocky smile on her lips.
'This'll do' Taking an axe from within the chest Buffy flipped backwards landing on the table, turning quickly she threw the axe, spinning through the air towards Faith she held out her hand a black mist seemed to emit from her hand and send the axe back the other way. Buffy quickly ducking jumped of to the table plummeting to the floor.
As the axe soared through the air it finally plunged into the door knocking it off its hinges. 'Well that works too' Dawn quickly scampered of in the direction of the crypt. Dawn ran as fast as her little legs would go, not looking where she was going she crashed into something. Trying to catch her breath she looked up panting.
'Hey there little bit, where you running to so fast. Big sis know you're out here all alone?' Spike looked down at her genuinely concerned. Pulling Dawn to her feet, he looked at her with an open expression waiting for an answer.
'Buffy…Trouble…. Faith…Crypt' Spike trying to patch together the parts of the sentence Dawn was actually saying between breaths he caught on pretty fast. 'Right you go back to the crypt and stay there ok? I'm gonna go and offer some unwanted help as usual.' Dawn nodded and quickly paced off towards Spikes crypt as he headed in the other direction.
Anya wanting to lend a hand as always looked around the magic shop for a way she could help. Spotting Olaf's hammer carelessly placed on one of the bookshelves she quickly ran over to it, grasping the handle in both hands she tried to pull it upwards but had no luck. Gathering all her strength she tried again, shrieking rather loudly she tried to catch Buffy's attention. 'Buffy' Watching Buffy spin on her heels to face her she quickly explained. 'My puny human muscles can't seem to comprehend the weight of this hammer' Buffy not quite catching on at first gave a strange look. 'Helloooooo weapon!' Anya thought she'd made herself pretty clear. Rolling her eyes she stepped back.
'Buffy!' Willow cried out as her body crashed into a bookshelf. Xander quickly running over to her was sent flying back as faith knocked her hand into his skull. The two now lying lifeless in a heap were easy victims for the now approaching Faith.
'Hey!' Faith turned to see Buffy handling a hammer come soaring at her face. As the hammer approached it was deflected by an energy field, the head of the hammer now snapping from the handle. Both parts fell to the floor. 'Uh oh' Buffy knew what was coming next, closing her eyes expecting to feel a powerful blow was surprised to feel nothing.
Spike jumped at Faith catching her off guard tackled her to the floor. She screamed with annoyance emitting a bright light Spike was thrown off. Spikes mind became engulfed with pain as his chip activated 'Ohh come one!' He tried to scramble to his feet. 'Enough!' Faith drifted to her feet, energy crackling in her eyes she looked over at Giles who was on the second level, he had hoped to have time to find a powerful spell to use on Faith. Screaming again it was unlike anything any of them had ever heard so filed with hatred and anger, a depth of Darkness none of them would ever want to feel. Holding out her hand a black energy bolt flew from it energy crackling around the room. Giles saw this coming trying to escape running forward as the entire second level of the Magic Box exploded. His body was sent into the air crashing down on to the table below which gave way beneath him. Debris now littered the Magic Box once place commerce it now looked like a war zone.
Faith turned towards Buffy 'Let's finish this!' Sending out another bolt of black energy Buffy ducked running as fast as she could she tried to make her way towards her friends. The energy only marginally missing Buffy smashed into the cash register.
'You killed the money! You Bitch!' Anya who had been keeping quiet by Xander finally spoke up. 'If I still had my powers I'd kill you in two seconds. You worthless slutty tramp! Leave my money and my Xander alone!'
Using this as a diversion Buffy quickly made her way to the other side of Faith spinning round she kicked faith hard in the back but she wasn't even stunned. Faith now facing her Buffy went to punch her but her hand was caught by Faith, her speed was inconceivable this definitely wasn't the Faith Buffy had come to know and detest. 'I'll show you real pain,' sending an energy wave into Buffy's body she kicked and screamed doing anything to escape from Faiths grasp.
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'Your sure you saw Buffy?' Angel held Cordelia's mobile to his ear after finding she had destroyed the line in the office. Cordelia gave a weak smile but with a hesitant nod. 'Well I'm getting no answer, this is the number Buffy gave me' Angel couldn't wait any longer from what Cordelia had described in her vision they didn't have long. 'Looks like were going home' Helping Cordelia to her feet they exited the Hyperion swiftly.
