Note: Not much changed here.
******************************************************
See the Light
She saw her body fading and the demon growled at her. It was working. She grinned at the beast and then looked over at Xander. "Xander fight it. Copy me. I'm fading."
Xander looked at her unsure, not wanting to turn into a living flame. She understood well, but it worked.
"Do it Xander." She screamed at him then everything disappeared. There were only two people sobbing now as she gasped for breath. Had she died or was it just that her heart beat so loudly that it drummed in her ears a second after she took a deep breath?
Something lay on her face. She pulled it down off her face and looked over at her mother. Joyce looked at the monitor shaking her head as if some miracle just happened. She heard Xander take in a deep breath. Had they really been dead?
"Mom?" Buffy asked. A sudden strength flew threw her. She knew what she had to do. She had to kill this demon before she lost her strength. Her mother turned towards her. She looked as though she was looking at a ghost.
"Bu...Buf... no, this is a dream." Joyce looked down at a piece of paper in her hand.
She didn't have time for this. Looking around to make sure none of the nurses were watching, she tore the IV out and pulled off all the monitors. "Shhhh." Buffy told her looking over at Xander.
"Honey, no." Joyce cried getting up but Buffy was out of bed before her mother could do anything.
"Mom, I have to... Just make sure the nurses don't notice. I'll... I'll be back." Buffy told her quickly pulling up her pants and putting on a shirt. Tarring off the gown, she quickly did another scan of the ICU. She felt a little woozy, but this is what she had to do... "Cordiela...Take care of Xander. Make sure he doesn't go to sleep."
Cordiela nodded and Buffy ran out of the room as Joyce sobbed.
* * * * *
Giles groaned. Everything hurt, especially his head from the last hit he had taken in the gut sending him into a grave marker. He couldn't move anymore. Angel was the only one who seemed mobile at the moment. Willow sat in the car waiting to do the incantation... If they could kill the bastard.
Looking up, he saw Angel fly into a tree. This time he didn't get up. All three were down on the ground and none of them were willing or even able to get up.
A twig snapped behind the demon making everyone turn and look. The demon spun around with a deep growl. Didn't he tell Willow to stay in the car.
"Gee, I wasn't invited to the party?" Buffy asked in a fighting stance. He wasn't sure if he what he saw was a hallucination or if somehow Buffy had miraculously cured herself. "See, I have this big ol' problem, I don't like it when people don't invite me to their parties. In fact, I get quite cranky. Guess I'm selfish. Oh and plus, you just give me major wiggins."
The demon roared in anger, running straight towards her. She took a step back as if scared. Taking the bait, the demon seemed to smile and run even faster. Then the Slayer spun away, letting the beast run into one of the grave markers. For the first time that night, the demon stumbled to the ground dazed.
It was definitely Buffy.
"What are you doing out of bed?" Giles asked slowly sitting up. The demon stumbled to it's feet. What the bloody hell would Joyce do to him if she found out her daughter was not in bed in the hospital? Buffy walked slowly towards a sword on the ground. It was his best double bladed sword and was made of heavy metal. She kicked it up to her hand as if it were a one of those dreadful skateboards Xander had once loved to ride.
"Decided to kick some demon butt." she replied with a stiff smile and then turned to the demon that lunged after her.
Suddenly she seemed to lose focus and the demon crashed into her. She flew into a tree. The sword landed right beside her. Angel made another attempt to stop the demon, but it swatted him away like a fly. It was very focused on killing Buffy.
Before the Slayer could stand up, the beast picked her up and threw her against Oz's van. Willow screamed as Buffy rolled down the windshield and to the street. The three horned Hell servant went after her again.
This time Giles slowly stood up using the gravestone for support. Making his way to the sword laying next to the tree, he kept a close eye on the demon. Buffy got up, standing as the demon made it's way towards her. It laughed.
"Your boss told me you're fired." Buffy spat at him as he lunged at her. She ducked and it ran into the van leaving a large dent on the hood of the car. "And what's with you evil guys and laughing anyway?"
It growled at her and lunged again. She ducked and kicked the beast in the back, sending it over a large stone statue. The statue crumbled to pieces as the demon tried to get it's head out of the statues horse.
"Giles sword." Buffy growled. He nodded and grabbed the sword. Using all his energy, he threw the sword towards her. She caught it in mid air and limped cautiously towards the beast. It's head stuck in the statue, Buffy growled, "Go to Hell. Tell the boss I send my regards."
And with that she raised the sword and brought it down with all her strength. Nothing would ever be able to stay together in one piece with the power that she brought the sword down with. He could see all her fear and anger being used as the demon's head flew to the ground.
Suddenly everything went silent. He could hear the a few dogs barking and cars racing by on the street. It felt like everything had gone back to normal... back to what could be taken as normal in Sunnydale.
Buffy dropped the sword and dropped to her knees. Giles ran over to her as Oz and Angel got back on their feet. The Slayer looked at him blankly and then fell to the ground.
"Giles? Is she alright?" Angel asked concerned.
He slowly put his hand on her neck. She wasn't dead, but she wasn't going to survive very long.
"Willow, get the blood and do the bloody spell. Angel, help me get her into the car. Hurry, we haven't got much time, who knows how Xander is holding up. God damn it, hurry." Giles said.
Coming Up:
Finally after a few long minutes, Buffy's eyes flew open as she gasped for breath. She nurse went into some shock of her own and fainted. The Slayer had the same confused look on her face.
"Where am I?" she grumbled in pain. Angel smiled with relief. It'd be sunrise soon. He had to go home.
______________Please Review_____________
******************************************************
See the Light
She saw her body fading and the demon growled at her. It was working. She grinned at the beast and then looked over at Xander. "Xander fight it. Copy me. I'm fading."
Xander looked at her unsure, not wanting to turn into a living flame. She understood well, but it worked.
"Do it Xander." She screamed at him then everything disappeared. There were only two people sobbing now as she gasped for breath. Had she died or was it just that her heart beat so loudly that it drummed in her ears a second after she took a deep breath?
Something lay on her face. She pulled it down off her face and looked over at her mother. Joyce looked at the monitor shaking her head as if some miracle just happened. She heard Xander take in a deep breath. Had they really been dead?
"Mom?" Buffy asked. A sudden strength flew threw her. She knew what she had to do. She had to kill this demon before she lost her strength. Her mother turned towards her. She looked as though she was looking at a ghost.
"Bu...Buf... no, this is a dream." Joyce looked down at a piece of paper in her hand.
She didn't have time for this. Looking around to make sure none of the nurses were watching, she tore the IV out and pulled off all the monitors. "Shhhh." Buffy told her looking over at Xander.
"Honey, no." Joyce cried getting up but Buffy was out of bed before her mother could do anything.
"Mom, I have to... Just make sure the nurses don't notice. I'll... I'll be back." Buffy told her quickly pulling up her pants and putting on a shirt. Tarring off the gown, she quickly did another scan of the ICU. She felt a little woozy, but this is what she had to do... "Cordiela...Take care of Xander. Make sure he doesn't go to sleep."
Cordiela nodded and Buffy ran out of the room as Joyce sobbed.
* * * * *
Giles groaned. Everything hurt, especially his head from the last hit he had taken in the gut sending him into a grave marker. He couldn't move anymore. Angel was the only one who seemed mobile at the moment. Willow sat in the car waiting to do the incantation... If they could kill the bastard.
Looking up, he saw Angel fly into a tree. This time he didn't get up. All three were down on the ground and none of them were willing or even able to get up.
A twig snapped behind the demon making everyone turn and look. The demon spun around with a deep growl. Didn't he tell Willow to stay in the car.
"Gee, I wasn't invited to the party?" Buffy asked in a fighting stance. He wasn't sure if he what he saw was a hallucination or if somehow Buffy had miraculously cured herself. "See, I have this big ol' problem, I don't like it when people don't invite me to their parties. In fact, I get quite cranky. Guess I'm selfish. Oh and plus, you just give me major wiggins."
The demon roared in anger, running straight towards her. She took a step back as if scared. Taking the bait, the demon seemed to smile and run even faster. Then the Slayer spun away, letting the beast run into one of the grave markers. For the first time that night, the demon stumbled to the ground dazed.
It was definitely Buffy.
"What are you doing out of bed?" Giles asked slowly sitting up. The demon stumbled to it's feet. What the bloody hell would Joyce do to him if she found out her daughter was not in bed in the hospital? Buffy walked slowly towards a sword on the ground. It was his best double bladed sword and was made of heavy metal. She kicked it up to her hand as if it were a one of those dreadful skateboards Xander had once loved to ride.
"Decided to kick some demon butt." she replied with a stiff smile and then turned to the demon that lunged after her.
Suddenly she seemed to lose focus and the demon crashed into her. She flew into a tree. The sword landed right beside her. Angel made another attempt to stop the demon, but it swatted him away like a fly. It was very focused on killing Buffy.
Before the Slayer could stand up, the beast picked her up and threw her against Oz's van. Willow screamed as Buffy rolled down the windshield and to the street. The three horned Hell servant went after her again.
This time Giles slowly stood up using the gravestone for support. Making his way to the sword laying next to the tree, he kept a close eye on the demon. Buffy got up, standing as the demon made it's way towards her. It laughed.
"Your boss told me you're fired." Buffy spat at him as he lunged at her. She ducked and it ran into the van leaving a large dent on the hood of the car. "And what's with you evil guys and laughing anyway?"
It growled at her and lunged again. She ducked and kicked the beast in the back, sending it over a large stone statue. The statue crumbled to pieces as the demon tried to get it's head out of the statues horse.
"Giles sword." Buffy growled. He nodded and grabbed the sword. Using all his energy, he threw the sword towards her. She caught it in mid air and limped cautiously towards the beast. It's head stuck in the statue, Buffy growled, "Go to Hell. Tell the boss I send my regards."
And with that she raised the sword and brought it down with all her strength. Nothing would ever be able to stay together in one piece with the power that she brought the sword down with. He could see all her fear and anger being used as the demon's head flew to the ground.
Suddenly everything went silent. He could hear the a few dogs barking and cars racing by on the street. It felt like everything had gone back to normal... back to what could be taken as normal in Sunnydale.
Buffy dropped the sword and dropped to her knees. Giles ran over to her as Oz and Angel got back on their feet. The Slayer looked at him blankly and then fell to the ground.
"Giles? Is she alright?" Angel asked concerned.
He slowly put his hand on her neck. She wasn't dead, but she wasn't going to survive very long.
"Willow, get the blood and do the bloody spell. Angel, help me get her into the car. Hurry, we haven't got much time, who knows how Xander is holding up. God damn it, hurry." Giles said.
Coming Up:
Finally after a few long minutes, Buffy's eyes flew open as she gasped for breath. She nurse went into some shock of her own and fainted. The Slayer had the same confused look on her face.
"Where am I?" she grumbled in pain. Angel smiled with relief. It'd be sunrise soon. He had to go home.
______________Please Review_____________