Underground...
She slowly dug her way out of the earthen tome that her son had imprisoned her in. On the surface earthquakes rumbled eerily. At night she would rest when she finally awoke agin she would sart to dig again. For weeks it went on.
On the surface the earthquakes were getting strongeras she reached toward the surface. The inhabitants were blissfully unaware of what was coming. She sensed that the surface was close one more day of digging and she would be free. Golden eyes slowly drifted shut tomorrow night she should be free.
Oh yes her son would greatly pay for what he did to her and the others. She would rise again and reclaim her throne from her treaturous progeny. Once things were back under control she would help the others to escape their graves.
The earth would be hers to rule once again. Maybe in a millenia or two she would forgive her son. A mothers love would eventually overcome a goddess' rage.
Same night on the surface around 1am...
"Hey Buffy." Xander was sitting on a wall waiting for her to arrive. His father had helped him to cover the better half of town while Buffy searched the otherside of the tracks. It had been even quieter than usual. Only a couple of fledglings on their side of town. His dad was getting coffee across the street.
"Any new big bads?" Quiet night on her side too.Good thing too she hadn't been getting much sleep thanks to patrolling all night and getting waken up by those pesky quakes. They'd been going on for week now. Giles swore it wasn't anything hellmouthy but then why were all the vamps eating in?
"Hey, kids here have a cup of cocoa." Andrew handed one cup to his son and another to Buffy who accepted it gratefully. "So anything new on your side Buffy?" He was rather disppointed tonight it had been very quiet but then it had been very quiet for a while now.
"Nope. I'm going home to try and get some sleep before the early morning quakes begin. Bye guys oh meet at the library around 5ish for patrol?"
"Sounds good. Speaking of sleep you need to get some too. Come on Xander time to go home." Buffy hotfooted it home just in case something popped up that she could dust. Andrew drove home with Xander dozing quietly in the passenger side.
Next day after school...
Giles was consulting one of his books while ignoring the shaking of the latest quake. 'Ahh California always trying to sweep you off your feet.' He put his book down as Buffy strolled in. "Anything new to report?"
"Hi Giles nice to see you too. Nope it was all quiet last night. Should we patrol tonight or try and catch up on sleep? Seeing as how everyone seems to be eating in lately and all the quakes..." she deliberately trailed off. She was more than a little tired at this point the quakes bounced her right out of bed this morning only three hours after she finally got into it.
"One more night of patrolling unfortunately. Make sure to drop by St. George Lake at some point in the night. Take Xander and Andrew with you as well there is no need to spread ourselves thin for nothing." He disliked sending Buffy out alone. Granted by tradition she was supposed to be alone but she was also the longest lived slayer in written history. Her biggest strength was in her friends.
"Gotcha. I'm going to take a pre-slayage nap. Xander and Andrew should be dropping by around 5." Buffy slipped into Giles office curled up on the couch and fell asleep she had done this quiet often since coming to Sunnydale. High School and saving the world was hell on a girl's beauty sleep.
5pm...
Andrew and Xander walked into the library. Buffy was awake once again and finishing off a Diet Coke. Giles looked up from his book and gave them the outline for tonight's patrol. After raiding the vending machines one more time they left for St George Lake. They would wait at the lake finish homework and start to patrol starting from the lake and eventually coming back around to the lake before closing up for the night. Two cemetaries and three parks were on the route as well as the area immediately around the lake.
Sunset at St George Lake...
Xander and Buffy are both studying Chemistry as Andrew read a paper. A boiling sound suddenly focused their attention to the lake. Chemistry and paper forgotten they watched as the formerly blue lake began to glow and turn into a golden color. Rising straight from the lake appeared golden cat ears followed closely by golden blonde hair. Finally eyes appeared they were gold that looked like cat's eyes. The rest of the face was normal human female appearing. shoulders draped in a golden material began to rise it didn't have any sleeves midway between the elbow and hands fur began to appear going down until it reached her hands that looked like a lion's paws. Claws extending out from her hands looked very sharp. The only other cat feature was a long golden tail. When the entire body ws exposed the cat-woman began to walk on top of the water's surface while staring straight at Buffy and the others.
"Uh oh." Buffy whispered. This didn't lookn good. She was walking on water.
"Umm, plan #1" Xander asked fretfully the walking on water thing had him a bit spooked. The creature was coming closer. He wasn't sure they should be in it's way.
"Sounds good."
"What's plan #1?" Andrew asked finally finding his voice not really noticing as Buffy and Xander got their feet under them and picked up their bookbags.
"RUN!" Buffy and Xander shouted simultaneously.
She slowly dug her way out of the earthen tome that her son had imprisoned her in. On the surface earthquakes rumbled eerily. At night she would rest when she finally awoke agin she would sart to dig again. For weeks it went on.
On the surface the earthquakes were getting strongeras she reached toward the surface. The inhabitants were blissfully unaware of what was coming. She sensed that the surface was close one more day of digging and she would be free. Golden eyes slowly drifted shut tomorrow night she should be free.
Oh yes her son would greatly pay for what he did to her and the others. She would rise again and reclaim her throne from her treaturous progeny. Once things were back under control she would help the others to escape their graves.
The earth would be hers to rule once again. Maybe in a millenia or two she would forgive her son. A mothers love would eventually overcome a goddess' rage.
Same night on the surface around 1am...
"Hey Buffy." Xander was sitting on a wall waiting for her to arrive. His father had helped him to cover the better half of town while Buffy searched the otherside of the tracks. It had been even quieter than usual. Only a couple of fledglings on their side of town. His dad was getting coffee across the street.
"Any new big bads?" Quiet night on her side too.Good thing too she hadn't been getting much sleep thanks to patrolling all night and getting waken up by those pesky quakes. They'd been going on for week now. Giles swore it wasn't anything hellmouthy but then why were all the vamps eating in?
"Hey, kids here have a cup of cocoa." Andrew handed one cup to his son and another to Buffy who accepted it gratefully. "So anything new on your side Buffy?" He was rather disppointed tonight it had been very quiet but then it had been very quiet for a while now.
"Nope. I'm going home to try and get some sleep before the early morning quakes begin. Bye guys oh meet at the library around 5ish for patrol?"
"Sounds good. Speaking of sleep you need to get some too. Come on Xander time to go home." Buffy hotfooted it home just in case something popped up that she could dust. Andrew drove home with Xander dozing quietly in the passenger side.
Next day after school...
Giles was consulting one of his books while ignoring the shaking of the latest quake. 'Ahh California always trying to sweep you off your feet.' He put his book down as Buffy strolled in. "Anything new to report?"
"Hi Giles nice to see you too. Nope it was all quiet last night. Should we patrol tonight or try and catch up on sleep? Seeing as how everyone seems to be eating in lately and all the quakes..." she deliberately trailed off. She was more than a little tired at this point the quakes bounced her right out of bed this morning only three hours after she finally got into it.
"One more night of patrolling unfortunately. Make sure to drop by St. George Lake at some point in the night. Take Xander and Andrew with you as well there is no need to spread ourselves thin for nothing." He disliked sending Buffy out alone. Granted by tradition she was supposed to be alone but she was also the longest lived slayer in written history. Her biggest strength was in her friends.
"Gotcha. I'm going to take a pre-slayage nap. Xander and Andrew should be dropping by around 5." Buffy slipped into Giles office curled up on the couch and fell asleep she had done this quiet often since coming to Sunnydale. High School and saving the world was hell on a girl's beauty sleep.
5pm...
Andrew and Xander walked into the library. Buffy was awake once again and finishing off a Diet Coke. Giles looked up from his book and gave them the outline for tonight's patrol. After raiding the vending machines one more time they left for St George Lake. They would wait at the lake finish homework and start to patrol starting from the lake and eventually coming back around to the lake before closing up for the night. Two cemetaries and three parks were on the route as well as the area immediately around the lake.
Sunset at St George Lake...
Xander and Buffy are both studying Chemistry as Andrew read a paper. A boiling sound suddenly focused their attention to the lake. Chemistry and paper forgotten they watched as the formerly blue lake began to glow and turn into a golden color. Rising straight from the lake appeared golden cat ears followed closely by golden blonde hair. Finally eyes appeared they were gold that looked like cat's eyes. The rest of the face was normal human female appearing. shoulders draped in a golden material began to rise it didn't have any sleeves midway between the elbow and hands fur began to appear going down until it reached her hands that looked like a lion's paws. Claws extending out from her hands looked very sharp. The only other cat feature was a long golden tail. When the entire body ws exposed the cat-woman began to walk on top of the water's surface while staring straight at Buffy and the others.
"Uh oh." Buffy whispered. This didn't lookn good. She was walking on water.
"Umm, plan #1" Xander asked fretfully the walking on water thing had him a bit spooked. The creature was coming closer. He wasn't sure they should be in it's way.
"Sounds good."
"What's plan #1?" Andrew asked finally finding his voice not really noticing as Buffy and Xander got their feet under them and picked up their bookbags.
"RUN!" Buffy and Xander shouted simultaneously.