"Wow she's good," Cordelia said looking at Dawn sparring with many vampires.
Giles examined her. He realized there was something wrong. He hadn't seen Dawn fight this well since she had gotten sick. He suddenly felt a sense of dread.
"What have you done Dawn," he whispered.
****
The spell that Willow had done guarded them against detection. The Anointed One couldn't feel two of his order approaching or the beat of the hearts of the pair of humans. The spell kept their footsteps and voices numbed to the ears of even the most perceptive of vampires.
There really was no need to hide until they reached the barrier that divided the human world from the vampire. The shield that no human could cross.
However they had figured out how to get a witch and a Slayer across.
They walked with purposeful steps. There was no need to hurry they would reach their destination in due time. Four footsteps soundlessly echoed through the caverns of the Anointed One.
They all looked straight ahead. Angel, Willow, Buffy, Spike. They walked with only clothing moving to their powerful steps.
****
"Fe, fi, fo fum," said a vampire approaching Xander.
Xander paused in mid-strike and wrinkled his brow at the vampire, "Is that supposed to put some kind of fear in me?" Xander asked with a shake of his head.
"I'm gonna grind your bones to make my bread," the vampire growled.
Xander laughed, "I'm not five. Not scary."
The vampire looked befuddled, then he turned to dust.
"The fairy tales haven't scared me since I realized there were real live worse things in the world," Xander said standing over the dust.
"That was a very touching moment," Oz growled, as he fought off two vampires, "However we are here to keep the vampires from going back to the Anointed One's lair."
"Back to mundaney things," Xander muttered as he threw himself at two fledglings that were trying to escape while still on fire.
****
"Look what we have here," smiled Spike holding up a minion who just happened to be in the caves.
"Don't kill him," Willow yelled.
"What? Isn't that against the rules? We're good we kill bad," Spike asked running a tounge over his fangs. This was half in jest. He really didn't know which side he was on, he had resigned himself into believing that he was on his own side and that is all he needed to be.
Buffy rolled her eyes, "If you kill him then you will alert the Annoying One to our presence."
The spell did something funny to their new found foe. They spell blocked all noises that they made. Including vocal. Only the people who had been inside of the circle knew what the others were saying.
The frightened vamp looked at the people speaking without any sound as if they were crazy. The poor creature had no idea what was going on, but whatever it was it was scaring the shit out of him. He was only a simple minion, before that he had been a simple jock. Whatever was happening was beyond his grasp.
"Quit playing," Angel commanded.
Spike shook his head in disgust, but he complied. He cleanly broke the neck of the minion.
When he looked up he saw Buffy looking at him with anger in her eyes.
He shrugged, "Well it worked. He isn't dead and he won't be a bother."
Buffy didn't say anything she just turned on her heals. Willow followed her. Angel and Spike exchanged an understanding glance, but said nothing they followed the girls deeper into the caverns.
****
"Well I just feel useless," Cordelia said examining her nails, "I should have brought a nail file."
Giles watched Dawn. He had killed two via crossbow, but Dawn had been on a mission. She had killed nine in fifteen minutes. She was definitely on something.
"Keep an eye out," Giles said seriously.
Cordelia shrugged towards the action, "Why? Dawn has gotten them all."
"Cordelia, watch," Giles said through clenched teeth. He didn't know what was powering Dawn. All he knew was that when she went down under the weight of her own body he would be there to protect her he would not allow another Slayer to die as long as he could prevent it.
"Touchy much," Cordelia said under her breath, but she watched alertly.
The young Slayer was unstoppable.
****
They came upon the barrier.
Willow suddenly looked scared, "I can't do this."
Spike and Angel looked at each other and nodded. They walked on and left Buffy to face a nervous Willow.
"Will, I know that you can do this," Buffy said looking at her, "You have so much power at your finger tips. You just need to access it."
Willow bit her lip nervously, "I don't know, I've barely done any kind of magic."
Buffy smiled and shook her head, "I know you can do this. You have it in you."
"You think I can do such strong magic?" Willow asked sacredly.
Buffy cupped her face so Willow met her eyes.
Buffy knew that Willow had learned magic to help her. Willow had stood by Giles' side with potions. Willow had opened herself up to the strong magicks of the world because Buffy was devastated over the loss of Angel's soul. Willow had continued because at one time or the other Buffy had needed her.
Buffy knew that she could do this for the same reason.
"You can do this. You will do this. Do you know why?"
Willow shook her head.
"Because I need you to."
Willow looked into her eyes and gathered her strength. Then the red head looked at the air in front of them that was keeping her away from the goal. She said the incantation and raised her hand.
The air rippled blue, then was zapped away.
Willow smiled, "I did it."
Buffy cracked her neck, "Lets go boys. Time to go hunting."
****
The Anointed One leaned back, he could feel them. He knew what they had done.
He was expecting it.
"Kill them all, I'll make more. You're going to die at my hands Slayer," the child intoned gently petting the dark hair of the woman curled up next to him.
Giles examined her. He realized there was something wrong. He hadn't seen Dawn fight this well since she had gotten sick. He suddenly felt a sense of dread.
"What have you done Dawn," he whispered.
****
The spell that Willow had done guarded them against detection. The Anointed One couldn't feel two of his order approaching or the beat of the hearts of the pair of humans. The spell kept their footsteps and voices numbed to the ears of even the most perceptive of vampires.
There really was no need to hide until they reached the barrier that divided the human world from the vampire. The shield that no human could cross.
However they had figured out how to get a witch and a Slayer across.
They walked with purposeful steps. There was no need to hurry they would reach their destination in due time. Four footsteps soundlessly echoed through the caverns of the Anointed One.
They all looked straight ahead. Angel, Willow, Buffy, Spike. They walked with only clothing moving to their powerful steps.
****
"Fe, fi, fo fum," said a vampire approaching Xander.
Xander paused in mid-strike and wrinkled his brow at the vampire, "Is that supposed to put some kind of fear in me?" Xander asked with a shake of his head.
"I'm gonna grind your bones to make my bread," the vampire growled.
Xander laughed, "I'm not five. Not scary."
The vampire looked befuddled, then he turned to dust.
"The fairy tales haven't scared me since I realized there were real live worse things in the world," Xander said standing over the dust.
"That was a very touching moment," Oz growled, as he fought off two vampires, "However we are here to keep the vampires from going back to the Anointed One's lair."
"Back to mundaney things," Xander muttered as he threw himself at two fledglings that were trying to escape while still on fire.
****
"Look what we have here," smiled Spike holding up a minion who just happened to be in the caves.
"Don't kill him," Willow yelled.
"What? Isn't that against the rules? We're good we kill bad," Spike asked running a tounge over his fangs. This was half in jest. He really didn't know which side he was on, he had resigned himself into believing that he was on his own side and that is all he needed to be.
Buffy rolled her eyes, "If you kill him then you will alert the Annoying One to our presence."
The spell did something funny to their new found foe. They spell blocked all noises that they made. Including vocal. Only the people who had been inside of the circle knew what the others were saying.
The frightened vamp looked at the people speaking without any sound as if they were crazy. The poor creature had no idea what was going on, but whatever it was it was scaring the shit out of him. He was only a simple minion, before that he had been a simple jock. Whatever was happening was beyond his grasp.
"Quit playing," Angel commanded.
Spike shook his head in disgust, but he complied. He cleanly broke the neck of the minion.
When he looked up he saw Buffy looking at him with anger in her eyes.
He shrugged, "Well it worked. He isn't dead and he won't be a bother."
Buffy didn't say anything she just turned on her heals. Willow followed her. Angel and Spike exchanged an understanding glance, but said nothing they followed the girls deeper into the caverns.
****
"Well I just feel useless," Cordelia said examining her nails, "I should have brought a nail file."
Giles watched Dawn. He had killed two via crossbow, but Dawn had been on a mission. She had killed nine in fifteen minutes. She was definitely on something.
"Keep an eye out," Giles said seriously.
Cordelia shrugged towards the action, "Why? Dawn has gotten them all."
"Cordelia, watch," Giles said through clenched teeth. He didn't know what was powering Dawn. All he knew was that when she went down under the weight of her own body he would be there to protect her he would not allow another Slayer to die as long as he could prevent it.
"Touchy much," Cordelia said under her breath, but she watched alertly.
The young Slayer was unstoppable.
****
They came upon the barrier.
Willow suddenly looked scared, "I can't do this."
Spike and Angel looked at each other and nodded. They walked on and left Buffy to face a nervous Willow.
"Will, I know that you can do this," Buffy said looking at her, "You have so much power at your finger tips. You just need to access it."
Willow bit her lip nervously, "I don't know, I've barely done any kind of magic."
Buffy smiled and shook her head, "I know you can do this. You have it in you."
"You think I can do such strong magic?" Willow asked sacredly.
Buffy cupped her face so Willow met her eyes.
Buffy knew that Willow had learned magic to help her. Willow had stood by Giles' side with potions. Willow had opened herself up to the strong magicks of the world because Buffy was devastated over the loss of Angel's soul. Willow had continued because at one time or the other Buffy had needed her.
Buffy knew that she could do this for the same reason.
"You can do this. You will do this. Do you know why?"
Willow shook her head.
"Because I need you to."
Willow looked into her eyes and gathered her strength. Then the red head looked at the air in front of them that was keeping her away from the goal. She said the incantation and raised her hand.
The air rippled blue, then was zapped away.
Willow smiled, "I did it."
Buffy cracked her neck, "Lets go boys. Time to go hunting."
****
The Anointed One leaned back, he could feel them. He knew what they had done.
He was expecting it.
"Kill them all, I'll make more. You're going to die at my hands Slayer," the child intoned gently petting the dark hair of the woman curled up next to him.