The blade stopped less than an inch from Dawn's chest. Dawn, who had kept
her eyes closed, opened them to see Buffy had grabbed Doc's hands just in
time. "Slayer," he hissed. His tongue shot out at Buffy, but she easily
dodged.
Doc leaped back and tried to hit Buffy with his tongue again, and once again Buffy dodged. He then leaped and pounced on Buffy. He brought the knife to Buffy's throat and prepared to slash when Willow shouted, "Diskayday!" The knife disappeared in Doc's hands and reappeared in Willow's. Stunned at the disappeared on his weapon, Doc wasn't prepared to block a kick from Buffy that sent him flying off of her.
The demon landed on his feet and lashed out at Willow with his tongue. It caught her right in the head, sending her down. "Willow!" Xander screamed as the witch fell to the ground. Buffy charged after Doc while Anya joined Xander at Willow's side.
"Is she okay?" Anya asked. "Did he kill her?"
"No, she's alive, just unconscious," Xander reported. "I think he might have hurt her neck, but I don't think it's broken."
Xander heard a moan from behind him and turned in time to see Buffy sent to the ground. Doc turned back towards Xander. "Don't worry about the witch," the demon told him. "I'll finish her off before the night is done."
"You *******!" Xander shrieked as he charged at Doc. Doc just leaped and pounced on Xander, knocking him to the ground. The demon then lifted Xander up and wrapped its tongue around his neck. Buffy started to charge forward to help her friend.
"Not so fast!" Doc remarked. Amazingly he talked perfectly, despite the fact his tongue wasn't even in his mouth. "If you so much as take on step forward, I'll snap your friend's neck." Buffy was forced to stop in her tracks.
"Let him go!" she ordered.
"Somehow, I doubt that," Doc commented. He continued talking, but Anya tuned him out. Terrified Xander would be injured or worse, killed, she tried to figure out a way to stop the demon. Seeing the knife in Willow's hand, she grabbed the weapon and slowly started to creep towards the demon. She prayed for the sound of the leaves under her feet not to give her away, and her prayers were answered. Doc was so busy rambling that he never heard Anya approach him.
Anya reached around Doc and cut his tongue. He screamed in agony as his tongue retracted, releasing Xander. Anya used the knife and plunged it right into his chest. He screamed once more and fell to the ground. Anya heard Willow moan, but she didn't turn around to see what was happening. She was intent on making sure Doc didn't hurt any of her friends, especially Xander.
Buffy grabbed Doc and pulled him to his feet. His eyes, which had been closed, popped open. "Nice try," Buffy said as she slammed him into a tree, "but we know that's not enough to kill you." She slammed him into the tree three more times until she was reasonably sure he was unconscious. Tossing him aside, she, Dawn, and her friends went to help Willow to her feet.
"Decadah," Willow said, throwing a powder of dust on the unconscious Doc. Doc was then gone, sent somewhere else. "It's a dimensional teleportation spell," Willow explained. "I sent him to the land of the trolls. At least, I think."
"Hopefully he'll run into Olaf and they'll beat each other's brains out," Anya remarked. She looked up and saw that Xander was smiling at her. "What?" she asked.
"I told you you could be of some use," he said.
Anya smiled. "I was, wasn't I?" she remarked. "I saved the day. I think this means I should be rewarded with lots and lots of presents." Then, turning to Dawn, she said, "All store bought, nothing made."
"I'm sorry, Dawn," Buffy told her sister. "I never should have let Mona take you. Even if she really was my aunt, I should have fought harder."
"It's not your fault," Dawn said. "You can't fight the police. You did what you had to do. And everything is okay, thanks to you guys." Dawn stopped, but her eyes lit up. She then turned around. "And Amy. Where did she go?"
"She and I don't get along very well any more," Willow commented. "She probably saw me and decided to split when nobody was looking."
"Drats. I was really hoping to thank her," Dawn said. Willow looked doubtfully at Dawn. "She did save my life," Dawn explained. "I would have been dead before you got here if she hadn't helped out."
"We'll have to thank her the next time we see her," Buffy said, "but for now let's get back home. These woods give me the creeps."
The end.
Doc leaped back and tried to hit Buffy with his tongue again, and once again Buffy dodged. He then leaped and pounced on Buffy. He brought the knife to Buffy's throat and prepared to slash when Willow shouted, "Diskayday!" The knife disappeared in Doc's hands and reappeared in Willow's. Stunned at the disappeared on his weapon, Doc wasn't prepared to block a kick from Buffy that sent him flying off of her.
The demon landed on his feet and lashed out at Willow with his tongue. It caught her right in the head, sending her down. "Willow!" Xander screamed as the witch fell to the ground. Buffy charged after Doc while Anya joined Xander at Willow's side.
"Is she okay?" Anya asked. "Did he kill her?"
"No, she's alive, just unconscious," Xander reported. "I think he might have hurt her neck, but I don't think it's broken."
Xander heard a moan from behind him and turned in time to see Buffy sent to the ground. Doc turned back towards Xander. "Don't worry about the witch," the demon told him. "I'll finish her off before the night is done."
"You *******!" Xander shrieked as he charged at Doc. Doc just leaped and pounced on Xander, knocking him to the ground. The demon then lifted Xander up and wrapped its tongue around his neck. Buffy started to charge forward to help her friend.
"Not so fast!" Doc remarked. Amazingly he talked perfectly, despite the fact his tongue wasn't even in his mouth. "If you so much as take on step forward, I'll snap your friend's neck." Buffy was forced to stop in her tracks.
"Let him go!" she ordered.
"Somehow, I doubt that," Doc commented. He continued talking, but Anya tuned him out. Terrified Xander would be injured or worse, killed, she tried to figure out a way to stop the demon. Seeing the knife in Willow's hand, she grabbed the weapon and slowly started to creep towards the demon. She prayed for the sound of the leaves under her feet not to give her away, and her prayers were answered. Doc was so busy rambling that he never heard Anya approach him.
Anya reached around Doc and cut his tongue. He screamed in agony as his tongue retracted, releasing Xander. Anya used the knife and plunged it right into his chest. He screamed once more and fell to the ground. Anya heard Willow moan, but she didn't turn around to see what was happening. She was intent on making sure Doc didn't hurt any of her friends, especially Xander.
Buffy grabbed Doc and pulled him to his feet. His eyes, which had been closed, popped open. "Nice try," Buffy said as she slammed him into a tree, "but we know that's not enough to kill you." She slammed him into the tree three more times until she was reasonably sure he was unconscious. Tossing him aside, she, Dawn, and her friends went to help Willow to her feet.
"Decadah," Willow said, throwing a powder of dust on the unconscious Doc. Doc was then gone, sent somewhere else. "It's a dimensional teleportation spell," Willow explained. "I sent him to the land of the trolls. At least, I think."
"Hopefully he'll run into Olaf and they'll beat each other's brains out," Anya remarked. She looked up and saw that Xander was smiling at her. "What?" she asked.
"I told you you could be of some use," he said.
Anya smiled. "I was, wasn't I?" she remarked. "I saved the day. I think this means I should be rewarded with lots and lots of presents." Then, turning to Dawn, she said, "All store bought, nothing made."
"I'm sorry, Dawn," Buffy told her sister. "I never should have let Mona take you. Even if she really was my aunt, I should have fought harder."
"It's not your fault," Dawn said. "You can't fight the police. You did what you had to do. And everything is okay, thanks to you guys." Dawn stopped, but her eyes lit up. She then turned around. "And Amy. Where did she go?"
"She and I don't get along very well any more," Willow commented. "She probably saw me and decided to split when nobody was looking."
"Drats. I was really hoping to thank her," Dawn said. Willow looked doubtfully at Dawn. "She did save my life," Dawn explained. "I would have been dead before you got here if she hadn't helped out."
"We'll have to thank her the next time we see her," Buffy said, "but for now let's get back home. These woods give me the creeps."
The end.