The Bargain, Chapter 3
On the Right Track.
Disclaimer: I don't own Buffy or the respected characters herein. I also don't own the disrespected characters.
"Wot's that?" Spike asked as he slammed on the brakes.
Kendra squinted and looked through the window. "Oh my god, that's one big person." She said, looking at the giant blocking their path.
"I don't think that's a person." Spike squinted and looked. "That's a vampire. I can see his bloody fangs."
"I'll take care of this." She said, pulling the stake that she made earlier. "Give me awhile."
Kendra got out of the car.
"Who do you think you are?" She asked.
"Your murderer."
Kendra stood still for a minute, thinking over what the vampire answered, "Too late. I'm already dead."
With that, she jumped into battle. The giant was strong enough to knock her off of her feet. However, being smaller, she had the advantage. Kendra was able to start the giant spinning while she ran circles underneath him.
"Stop that." It growled.
"Don't think so."
With one well placed kick, she was able to knock him off of his feet. The giant, of course, hit his head off of the concrete. She then was able to stake him pretty easily.
"Wow, that was effective." Spike marveled as she climbed back into the car.
"I told you, by the book works." She said, smugly.
"I guess so, luv." He commented.
"What?" The last word startled her.
"Nothing." He replied softly.
D'Hoffryn was quite angry at Kendra's ability to take on the giant vampire that quickly. He had another plan in mind. If he couldn't stop Kendra by sending something threatening to her, he would threaten the Vampire that she was with. So he cast a spell that made Spike even more sensitive to the sun. "That'll cut down on their time." He laughed.
It took Lucy a much longer time to catch up with them than it took D'Hoffryn. However, she watched as Spike pulled the Winnebago under a shaded area near Harmony's new crypt.
"So, what's Harmony like?" Kendra was quite curious.
"She's a piece of work." Spike said, lighting a cigarette. "Well, go on then."
"Aren't you coming with me?"
"Harmony and I don't get along."
"Okay." With that, Kendra went inside. "Hello? Harmony?" She called while passing by MANY unicorn and horse shaped statues.
"Is somebody there?" Harmony came into the room, dressed in a pink halter top and jeans. "Oh my god, who are you?"
"My name is Kendra, and I'm a slayer."
Harmony laughed. "I knew it, as soon as I went evil and escaped, I knew Buffy would send someone after me." Then she stifled her own laughter. "Were you sent by Buffy?"
"No, I came here with Spike."
"Look, if you're trying to get me to make up with him, you can forget it. I told him he'd never see this again." She slapped her own butt.
"It's not like that."
"Well why not?" She demanded.
"No, we're looking for Drusilla." Kendra started to explain. "I'm here to do away with her so that I may get off of the Ghost Roads once and for all."
"Oh my god, you're a ghost?" She suddenly got scared. "Are you here to hurt me?"
"No." Kendra shouted. "I want to know where Drusilla is."
"Dru made me promise not to tell. In case he'd ever find her." Harmony said, "But if he ever wanted me again, ol' Spikey would have to be a lot nicer."
"Just bloody tell us where Drusilla is." Spike stepped into the room.
"No." Harmony said, staring Spike down.
"Either tell us or I'll bloody kill you. I can still hurt vampires, you know."
Harmony held her hands up in defeat. "Fine, she went to the East Coast. Somewhere up in Maine for awhile, to lie low." Harmony's voice turned into a snarl. "Now get out."
"Fine." Spike left, with Kendra far behind. Of course, as soon as they were outside the sun had begun to rise. "Bloody hell." Spike commented. "I can usually stand them for a little bit."
"Maybe we should find a hotel or something, it's still pretty dark."
"Right. Of course." Spike said.
They drove for another half an hour until they found a hotel that could give them a room for the day, no questions asked.
So Kendra stood near the bathroom mirror and started to fix her hair.
"What do you plan on doing with old Dru when you find her?"
"I have to kill her." Kendra said, "This is a revenge mission."
"Can't say I blame you." Spike said, "She probably hasn't changed a bit."
"I think I'm going to go for a little walk."
Spike laid down on the bed. "Have fun, Pet."
Kendra turned around. "What did you call me?"
"Sorry, I'm so used to saying pet."
"Don't call me that."
"Fine, have it your way." Spike closed his eyes and relaxed while Kendra went outside for awhile.
As soon as Kendra stepped outside, she was confronted by Lucy Hannover's ghost.
"Hello, Lucy."
"Why didn't you wait for Willow to find something?"
"This guy promised me everything." Kendra replied dreamily. "And at no cost."
Lucy laughed, "Oh, there's a cost all right." She got down and stared Kendra in the eyes. "If you fail, you become his slave. Bet he didn't tell you that."
Kendra paused, "No."
"He offered the same thing to me. Of course, I just wanted to have the best day ever. I went to the New York World's Fair. I didn't have the best day EVER, so D'Hoffryn was ready to make me his slave. But I found a loophole, a best day ever was defined as something fun back in those days."
"And for me?" Kendra couldn't bear to finish the statement.
"There is no loophole. It's either kill or be killed."
"Oh no," Kendra said, feeling extremely foolish.
"Willow and Tara are looking for a spell to weaken the bind the D'hoffryn has put on you." Lucy looked at her friend, "It doesn't mean that they'll find one."
"Well, all we have to do is get to Maine."
"Oh, is that all?" Lucy asked, "I was well aware that you also had to find and kill Drusilla."
Kendra blushed.
"I'll be with Willow and Tara, lending my powers. You just be sure to get to Maine as quickly as possible."
Lucy vanished. Kendra spent the entire day walking around and mulling over what Lucy had told her. She was able to wake up Spike.
"Huh?" He asked sleepily.
"Sundown."
"Okay." He stood up and searched for his black duster. Once he had that on, he was ready to leave. They drove without interruption and made good time, mostly because Spike didn't like driving the speed limits.
D'Hoffryn followed close behind, scowling. One whole day was done, and they'd already driven halfway. "I need to think of something else," He commented as he watched them drive on, silently.
On the Right Track.
Disclaimer: I don't own Buffy or the respected characters herein. I also don't own the disrespected characters.
"Wot's that?" Spike asked as he slammed on the brakes.
Kendra squinted and looked through the window. "Oh my god, that's one big person." She said, looking at the giant blocking their path.
"I don't think that's a person." Spike squinted and looked. "That's a vampire. I can see his bloody fangs."
"I'll take care of this." She said, pulling the stake that she made earlier. "Give me awhile."
Kendra got out of the car.
"Who do you think you are?" She asked.
"Your murderer."
Kendra stood still for a minute, thinking over what the vampire answered, "Too late. I'm already dead."
With that, she jumped into battle. The giant was strong enough to knock her off of her feet. However, being smaller, she had the advantage. Kendra was able to start the giant spinning while she ran circles underneath him.
"Stop that." It growled.
"Don't think so."
With one well placed kick, she was able to knock him off of his feet. The giant, of course, hit his head off of the concrete. She then was able to stake him pretty easily.
"Wow, that was effective." Spike marveled as she climbed back into the car.
"I told you, by the book works." She said, smugly.
"I guess so, luv." He commented.
"What?" The last word startled her.
"Nothing." He replied softly.
D'Hoffryn was quite angry at Kendra's ability to take on the giant vampire that quickly. He had another plan in mind. If he couldn't stop Kendra by sending something threatening to her, he would threaten the Vampire that she was with. So he cast a spell that made Spike even more sensitive to the sun. "That'll cut down on their time." He laughed.
It took Lucy a much longer time to catch up with them than it took D'Hoffryn. However, she watched as Spike pulled the Winnebago under a shaded area near Harmony's new crypt.
"So, what's Harmony like?" Kendra was quite curious.
"She's a piece of work." Spike said, lighting a cigarette. "Well, go on then."
"Aren't you coming with me?"
"Harmony and I don't get along."
"Okay." With that, Kendra went inside. "Hello? Harmony?" She called while passing by MANY unicorn and horse shaped statues.
"Is somebody there?" Harmony came into the room, dressed in a pink halter top and jeans. "Oh my god, who are you?"
"My name is Kendra, and I'm a slayer."
Harmony laughed. "I knew it, as soon as I went evil and escaped, I knew Buffy would send someone after me." Then she stifled her own laughter. "Were you sent by Buffy?"
"No, I came here with Spike."
"Look, if you're trying to get me to make up with him, you can forget it. I told him he'd never see this again." She slapped her own butt.
"It's not like that."
"Well why not?" She demanded.
"No, we're looking for Drusilla." Kendra started to explain. "I'm here to do away with her so that I may get off of the Ghost Roads once and for all."
"Oh my god, you're a ghost?" She suddenly got scared. "Are you here to hurt me?"
"No." Kendra shouted. "I want to know where Drusilla is."
"Dru made me promise not to tell. In case he'd ever find her." Harmony said, "But if he ever wanted me again, ol' Spikey would have to be a lot nicer."
"Just bloody tell us where Drusilla is." Spike stepped into the room.
"No." Harmony said, staring Spike down.
"Either tell us or I'll bloody kill you. I can still hurt vampires, you know."
Harmony held her hands up in defeat. "Fine, she went to the East Coast. Somewhere up in Maine for awhile, to lie low." Harmony's voice turned into a snarl. "Now get out."
"Fine." Spike left, with Kendra far behind. Of course, as soon as they were outside the sun had begun to rise. "Bloody hell." Spike commented. "I can usually stand them for a little bit."
"Maybe we should find a hotel or something, it's still pretty dark."
"Right. Of course." Spike said.
They drove for another half an hour until they found a hotel that could give them a room for the day, no questions asked.
So Kendra stood near the bathroom mirror and started to fix her hair.
"What do you plan on doing with old Dru when you find her?"
"I have to kill her." Kendra said, "This is a revenge mission."
"Can't say I blame you." Spike said, "She probably hasn't changed a bit."
"I think I'm going to go for a little walk."
Spike laid down on the bed. "Have fun, Pet."
Kendra turned around. "What did you call me?"
"Sorry, I'm so used to saying pet."
"Don't call me that."
"Fine, have it your way." Spike closed his eyes and relaxed while Kendra went outside for awhile.
As soon as Kendra stepped outside, she was confronted by Lucy Hannover's ghost.
"Hello, Lucy."
"Why didn't you wait for Willow to find something?"
"This guy promised me everything." Kendra replied dreamily. "And at no cost."
Lucy laughed, "Oh, there's a cost all right." She got down and stared Kendra in the eyes. "If you fail, you become his slave. Bet he didn't tell you that."
Kendra paused, "No."
"He offered the same thing to me. Of course, I just wanted to have the best day ever. I went to the New York World's Fair. I didn't have the best day EVER, so D'Hoffryn was ready to make me his slave. But I found a loophole, a best day ever was defined as something fun back in those days."
"And for me?" Kendra couldn't bear to finish the statement.
"There is no loophole. It's either kill or be killed."
"Oh no," Kendra said, feeling extremely foolish.
"Willow and Tara are looking for a spell to weaken the bind the D'hoffryn has put on you." Lucy looked at her friend, "It doesn't mean that they'll find one."
"Well, all we have to do is get to Maine."
"Oh, is that all?" Lucy asked, "I was well aware that you also had to find and kill Drusilla."
Kendra blushed.
"I'll be with Willow and Tara, lending my powers. You just be sure to get to Maine as quickly as possible."
Lucy vanished. Kendra spent the entire day walking around and mulling over what Lucy had told her. She was able to wake up Spike.
"Huh?" He asked sleepily.
"Sundown."
"Okay." He stood up and searched for his black duster. Once he had that on, he was ready to leave. They drove without interruption and made good time, mostly because Spike didn't like driving the speed limits.
D'Hoffryn followed close behind, scowling. One whole day was done, and they'd already driven halfway. "I need to think of something else," He commented as he watched them drive on, silently.