Troublemakers: Slaying Bites
AUTHOR: Silence
DISCLAIMER: Joss, Fox, and UPN own all things Buffy. Lila, Scarlet & Simon are mine.
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PART 8
Lila sat in the Harris living room impatiently. She checked her watch for the fifth time just as the front door swung open and Xander walked in. "It's about time." She said. "I have fifteen minutes to show you how to do this before we head out."
"Sorry I'm late. Merrick is a slave dri..wha?" Xander paused in confusion. "Do what?"
"Mimic of course!" Lila said as if it were obvious.
"Mimic. Like you and Scarlet? But I thought it was just your skills."
"It is, but I have a trick I figured out." Lila replied. She held up her hand and posed.
Xander grabbed her wrist, "Wait a second! My parents.."
"Are at the movies." Lila finished. "Now let me continue."
As Xander stepped away from her, ribbons of pale blue light streaked from the floor surrounding Lila. The ribbons enveloped her completely, giving her a mummified look. A second after the light faded, the ribbons burst into a shimmering shower of glitter.
Lila stood straight and poised, one arm across her waist the other at her side, she wore a shimmering white medieval gown. An aura of pale silver light surrounded her body and her purple hair was now pure ebony. Lila opened her eyes and Xander realized they had changed too. Instead of her violet blue irises her eyes were a blazing bright blue.
"What the heck are you?"
"At the moment, I'm in my natural form." Lila said, her voice almost echoing off the walls. "We mimics look more or less like this naturally. By mimicking so much we evolve into what we want." She walked over to Xander held out her hand. "Take my hand and concentrate on what you want to be."
"Just like that?" Xander asked.
Lila grinned sheepishly, "Well it's easy for you. It's harder on me. But I can do it. Now just concentrate on who you want to mimic. Ok?"
Xander nodded slowly and took her hand. Lila closed her eyes in concentration and her silver aura slowly spread to Xander.
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It was a clear night, the air crisp and pure.
If one didn't count the smog.
The street was dark and noiseless. Not even a rat was seen. In an alley nearby, a vampire tossed a now drained husk of a man away from him. He sat up from his corner in the alley as he heard footsteps. Taking refuge in the shadows he waited.
A teenage girl walked the street alone. "Brr. Sure is cold. Nice night for a walk. Alone."
The vampire cursed as the body across from him slid into the garbage cans. The girl looked over curiously and the creature couldn't believe his luck as the girl turned to the alley in curiosity.
"Feelings. La la la.. feelings." The girl sang. "Boy, am I helpless."
As she reached the dead end, he stepped out of his hiding place. She shrugged and turned around to see him thirty feet in front of her.
"Um. Hi." She said nervously. She took a step back.
The vampire moved a step toward her.
"What do you want?"
He let out a growl and sped toward her. The girl spun around and kicked him in the chest sending him flying against a dumpster. As he got to his feet, a foot slammed into his chin as she kicked him again. Thoroughly dazed now, the vampire didn't even register the stake driven in his chest.
Buffy squealed as the dust fell, "Yes! Toaster-caked him!"
A click of a stopwatch was heard as Merrick stepped into the alley. He gave her a 'look'.
"What?" Buffy asked.
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"I can't believe you chose that."
"Come on. This is great! You know you want to join me."
"I'll pass."
"Then how are you going to keep up?"
Lila leapt off the skyscraper she and Xander were on and flew into the air. Her hair was purple once more and she wore her red leggings and low cut dress. She spun in the air, her puffy sleeved, two-color jacket rustling in the breeze, with a giggle. "Who needs to keep up when I can teleport and fly?"
Xander shook his head, "Ryoko. Figures. You have an obsession with anime."
"They have the best subjects for mimicking though." Lila pouted. She flew on ahead. "Come, my now super powered friend. We must beat up vampires and annoying creatures of dark doing!"
"I'm coming I'm coming!"
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At that moment Buffy and Merrick were walking to his car. A shadow flew over the young slayer's head and she looked up. Her jaw dropped and her stake clattered to the pavement.
Merrick stared at her in worry. "What's wrong?"
"Since when does Spider-Man work in L.A?" Buffy replied.
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Xander swung on his new webbing in total bliss. He let go of it as he flew toward another building, and with an agile flip he landed on the rooftop with ease. He turned around as he heard clapping.
Lila appeared from thin air in front of him clapping her hands in amusement. "Having fun?"
"Are you nuts??" Xander asked. "This is fantastic! I can't believe you get to do this anytime you want!"
"It's really fun when you actually get some action going!" Lila said. She floated over to Xander leaned closer to him. "Now come, come. Angel boy needs our help."
"He needs our help? Why should we help him?"
"Because my silly friend." Lila began, "He may not deserve it to you, but he IS needed."
"I don't see how."
"Angel Investigations of course. He's destined to do the powers that be's will."
Xander shook his head bitterly. "In other words I can't do anything to really help Buffy."
"I didn't say that." Lila disagreed. "Already you've changed things. See she was supposed to fall for Pike who'd end up leaving. But now, Pike is out of the picture."
"Like she's going to fall for me. Ha."
Lila floated to the ground and walked over to him. "Xander, Xander, Xander. Don't you know anything? She already is infatuated by you."
Xander laughed. "I wish."
"Trust me! See you two were destined to meet. Then you started to help her. You've been by her side through this whole thing. She'll recognize you for the great hottie within and without that you are." Lila's face brightened with a grin. "And when you two get married I expect to be a bridesmaid." She punched him in the arm playfully. Naturally he dodged.
Lila fell over flat on her face.
She let out a muffled "Ow." Then Xander burst out laughing. She pushed herself off the ground and frowned. "I'm glad my pain amuses you."
"Me too!" He gasped between breaths. With a shake of his head he forced himself to calm down. "Come on. Let's go save dead boy."
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Angel hit the wall with a crash. He groaned as he tried to get back up. "Whistler, I could use a little help."
"So could I." Whistler snapped as he dodged a punch. He promptly tripped over an empty cardboard box. He fell to the pavement and onto his back.
"What are they fighting?" Xander asked as he and Lila watched from above. He was clinging to the wall and she sat cross-legged in the air next to him. "I don't see anything."
A puzzled look was on Lila's face. "I have no clue. See he wasn't supposed to have gotten into any." Lila's eyes grew wide as Angel and Whistler's attackers came into view. "Uh oh."
The attackers were two tall looking young men in black Armani suits. They looked exactly alike with short blonde hair and were of bishounen quality.
"What uh oh?" Xander asked. "You know them?"
"Not them. Him. He's a demon. He's using some kind of power to duplicate himself. He's a Trinity demon. Cheesy name no?" Without another word Lila flew at Angel's attacker and they flew into a condemned building next door.
Xander sighed and shot a batch of webbing at mimic number two.
Blondie spun around covered in webs. "What the? Who the hell are you?"
Swinging from the building, Xander answered him with a kick to the chest. "I'm not a clone. I know that much."
Blondie stumbled back and fell into the wall. As he hit the wall he vanished into a shower or neon green sparks. Xander watched in confusion.
"Hey thanks." Whistler said as he walked over Xander. "Spiderman huh? Not bad." Whistler motioned over to Angel, who was moving slowly towards them. "Say thanks to the superhero."
Before Angel could open his mouth Xander punched him and sent the vampire flying back into the wall. Leaving Whistler and Angel behind, Xander headed towards the building where Lila had crashed into.
Whistler shook his head. "And here I thought I was the only one who wanted to do that."
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Lila swung her light sword at the demon with a snarl, "Stupid demons. You're nothing but a waste of.. woulff!!" Lila crumpled to the floor as she slipped on a wound up chain.
As she fell over the Trinity demon took the opportunity to escape. Running for a way out, he found himself standing a few feet away from Spiderman.
"You have to be kidding me!" He sighed. The demon held out his arms in surrender. "I give up already."
Xander stared at him in shock from beneath his mask. *He's giving up. Sure. And my spider sense isn't working.* He leapt into the air avoiding a duplicate's punch and landed behind the original demon. Crouching down, Xander knocked him over with a leg sweep and finished him off by covering him in webbing. Xander couldn't help but smile to him self as the dupe ran off. Before he could chase after him though, Lila appeared in front of him and the demon stopped short.
Lila was now wearing a simple brown leather outfit that looked almost Native American in style. In her hand was a crystal staff giving off a blue glow. Lila swung the staff at the duplicate and watched as he screamed out in pain as the staff connected to his chest.
Blue, crackling energy spread over the demon with and soon he was nothing more than a pile of ash. Lila stamped her foot in triumph.
"Lila," Xander began, "I hate to ruin you're moment of happiness but what about multiple man here?"
Lila shrugged and tossed the staff at Xander, who caught it with ease. "Use it. Just touch him with it. It knows evil and stuff." As Xander followed her orders the girl kicked at the pile of ash.
"Next time I'm digging out some big guns."
AUTHOR: Silence
DISCLAIMER: Joss, Fox, and UPN own all things Buffy. Lila, Scarlet & Simon are mine.
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PART 8
Lila sat in the Harris living room impatiently. She checked her watch for the fifth time just as the front door swung open and Xander walked in. "It's about time." She said. "I have fifteen minutes to show you how to do this before we head out."
"Sorry I'm late. Merrick is a slave dri..wha?" Xander paused in confusion. "Do what?"
"Mimic of course!" Lila said as if it were obvious.
"Mimic. Like you and Scarlet? But I thought it was just your skills."
"It is, but I have a trick I figured out." Lila replied. She held up her hand and posed.
Xander grabbed her wrist, "Wait a second! My parents.."
"Are at the movies." Lila finished. "Now let me continue."
As Xander stepped away from her, ribbons of pale blue light streaked from the floor surrounding Lila. The ribbons enveloped her completely, giving her a mummified look. A second after the light faded, the ribbons burst into a shimmering shower of glitter.
Lila stood straight and poised, one arm across her waist the other at her side, she wore a shimmering white medieval gown. An aura of pale silver light surrounded her body and her purple hair was now pure ebony. Lila opened her eyes and Xander realized they had changed too. Instead of her violet blue irises her eyes were a blazing bright blue.
"What the heck are you?"
"At the moment, I'm in my natural form." Lila said, her voice almost echoing off the walls. "We mimics look more or less like this naturally. By mimicking so much we evolve into what we want." She walked over to Xander held out her hand. "Take my hand and concentrate on what you want to be."
"Just like that?" Xander asked.
Lila grinned sheepishly, "Well it's easy for you. It's harder on me. But I can do it. Now just concentrate on who you want to mimic. Ok?"
Xander nodded slowly and took her hand. Lila closed her eyes in concentration and her silver aura slowly spread to Xander.
_____________________
It was a clear night, the air crisp and pure.
If one didn't count the smog.
The street was dark and noiseless. Not even a rat was seen. In an alley nearby, a vampire tossed a now drained husk of a man away from him. He sat up from his corner in the alley as he heard footsteps. Taking refuge in the shadows he waited.
A teenage girl walked the street alone. "Brr. Sure is cold. Nice night for a walk. Alone."
The vampire cursed as the body across from him slid into the garbage cans. The girl looked over curiously and the creature couldn't believe his luck as the girl turned to the alley in curiosity.
"Feelings. La la la.. feelings." The girl sang. "Boy, am I helpless."
As she reached the dead end, he stepped out of his hiding place. She shrugged and turned around to see him thirty feet in front of her.
"Um. Hi." She said nervously. She took a step back.
The vampire moved a step toward her.
"What do you want?"
He let out a growl and sped toward her. The girl spun around and kicked him in the chest sending him flying against a dumpster. As he got to his feet, a foot slammed into his chin as she kicked him again. Thoroughly dazed now, the vampire didn't even register the stake driven in his chest.
Buffy squealed as the dust fell, "Yes! Toaster-caked him!"
A click of a stopwatch was heard as Merrick stepped into the alley. He gave her a 'look'.
"What?" Buffy asked.
__________
"I can't believe you chose that."
"Come on. This is great! You know you want to join me."
"I'll pass."
"Then how are you going to keep up?"
Lila leapt off the skyscraper she and Xander were on and flew into the air. Her hair was purple once more and she wore her red leggings and low cut dress. She spun in the air, her puffy sleeved, two-color jacket rustling in the breeze, with a giggle. "Who needs to keep up when I can teleport and fly?"
Xander shook his head, "Ryoko. Figures. You have an obsession with anime."
"They have the best subjects for mimicking though." Lila pouted. She flew on ahead. "Come, my now super powered friend. We must beat up vampires and annoying creatures of dark doing!"
"I'm coming I'm coming!"
_________
At that moment Buffy and Merrick were walking to his car. A shadow flew over the young slayer's head and she looked up. Her jaw dropped and her stake clattered to the pavement.
Merrick stared at her in worry. "What's wrong?"
"Since when does Spider-Man work in L.A?" Buffy replied.
_________________
Xander swung on his new webbing in total bliss. He let go of it as he flew toward another building, and with an agile flip he landed on the rooftop with ease. He turned around as he heard clapping.
Lila appeared from thin air in front of him clapping her hands in amusement. "Having fun?"
"Are you nuts??" Xander asked. "This is fantastic! I can't believe you get to do this anytime you want!"
"It's really fun when you actually get some action going!" Lila said. She floated over to Xander leaned closer to him. "Now come, come. Angel boy needs our help."
"He needs our help? Why should we help him?"
"Because my silly friend." Lila began, "He may not deserve it to you, but he IS needed."
"I don't see how."
"Angel Investigations of course. He's destined to do the powers that be's will."
Xander shook his head bitterly. "In other words I can't do anything to really help Buffy."
"I didn't say that." Lila disagreed. "Already you've changed things. See she was supposed to fall for Pike who'd end up leaving. But now, Pike is out of the picture."
"Like she's going to fall for me. Ha."
Lila floated to the ground and walked over to him. "Xander, Xander, Xander. Don't you know anything? She already is infatuated by you."
Xander laughed. "I wish."
"Trust me! See you two were destined to meet. Then you started to help her. You've been by her side through this whole thing. She'll recognize you for the great hottie within and without that you are." Lila's face brightened with a grin. "And when you two get married I expect to be a bridesmaid." She punched him in the arm playfully. Naturally he dodged.
Lila fell over flat on her face.
She let out a muffled "Ow." Then Xander burst out laughing. She pushed herself off the ground and frowned. "I'm glad my pain amuses you."
"Me too!" He gasped between breaths. With a shake of his head he forced himself to calm down. "Come on. Let's go save dead boy."
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Angel hit the wall with a crash. He groaned as he tried to get back up. "Whistler, I could use a little help."
"So could I." Whistler snapped as he dodged a punch. He promptly tripped over an empty cardboard box. He fell to the pavement and onto his back.
"What are they fighting?" Xander asked as he and Lila watched from above. He was clinging to the wall and she sat cross-legged in the air next to him. "I don't see anything."
A puzzled look was on Lila's face. "I have no clue. See he wasn't supposed to have gotten into any." Lila's eyes grew wide as Angel and Whistler's attackers came into view. "Uh oh."
The attackers were two tall looking young men in black Armani suits. They looked exactly alike with short blonde hair and were of bishounen quality.
"What uh oh?" Xander asked. "You know them?"
"Not them. Him. He's a demon. He's using some kind of power to duplicate himself. He's a Trinity demon. Cheesy name no?" Without another word Lila flew at Angel's attacker and they flew into a condemned building next door.
Xander sighed and shot a batch of webbing at mimic number two.
Blondie spun around covered in webs. "What the? Who the hell are you?"
Swinging from the building, Xander answered him with a kick to the chest. "I'm not a clone. I know that much."
Blondie stumbled back and fell into the wall. As he hit the wall he vanished into a shower or neon green sparks. Xander watched in confusion.
"Hey thanks." Whistler said as he walked over Xander. "Spiderman huh? Not bad." Whistler motioned over to Angel, who was moving slowly towards them. "Say thanks to the superhero."
Before Angel could open his mouth Xander punched him and sent the vampire flying back into the wall. Leaving Whistler and Angel behind, Xander headed towards the building where Lila had crashed into.
Whistler shook his head. "And here I thought I was the only one who wanted to do that."
___________
Lila swung her light sword at the demon with a snarl, "Stupid demons. You're nothing but a waste of.. woulff!!" Lila crumpled to the floor as she slipped on a wound up chain.
As she fell over the Trinity demon took the opportunity to escape. Running for a way out, he found himself standing a few feet away from Spiderman.
"You have to be kidding me!" He sighed. The demon held out his arms in surrender. "I give up already."
Xander stared at him in shock from beneath his mask. *He's giving up. Sure. And my spider sense isn't working.* He leapt into the air avoiding a duplicate's punch and landed behind the original demon. Crouching down, Xander knocked him over with a leg sweep and finished him off by covering him in webbing. Xander couldn't help but smile to him self as the dupe ran off. Before he could chase after him though, Lila appeared in front of him and the demon stopped short.
Lila was now wearing a simple brown leather outfit that looked almost Native American in style. In her hand was a crystal staff giving off a blue glow. Lila swung the staff at the duplicate and watched as he screamed out in pain as the staff connected to his chest.
Blue, crackling energy spread over the demon with and soon he was nothing more than a pile of ash. Lila stamped her foot in triumph.
"Lila," Xander began, "I hate to ruin you're moment of happiness but what about multiple man here?"
Lila shrugged and tossed the staff at Xander, who caught it with ease. "Use it. Just touch him with it. It knows evil and stuff." As Xander followed her orders the girl kicked at the pile of ash.
"Next time I'm digging out some big guns."