Notes: There is no Tara past and present. Willow lives by herself in her
dorm and buffy lives with Dawn.
-Sunnydale- She was tired. Her legs felt like they could collapse any moment. She had been running aimlessly for god knows how long. The road never seemed to have an end. Her joints were burning, each wanting her to stop and let them rest. Yet the thing that was chasing her never seemed to tire. Then, it gave a almighty roar and jumped on her back, it's bright orange whip by its side. She turned upward only to see herself staring into the mouth of fire, seconds before it engulfed her.
Buffy woke up with a start. She was drenched in her own sweat, her hair was plastered to her face. "What the hell was that?" she thought But by now, Buffy did not want to go back to sleep thinking about it, so she did the only other thing she could think of. She picked up the phone and called Willow.
"Check out the two zombie-licious gals that just walked through the door." Announced Xander as both Buffy and Willow dragged themselves into the Magic Box. No amount of makeup could have disguised the tired eyes of Buffy and Willow. Buffy had spent five hours on the phone last night with Willow. Ten minutes to tell her dream and the rest just talking nonsense so she would not go back to sleep.
"Giles, tell me all you know about a fire-y black horned demon that runs on all fours and it's roar is worse than someone smashing cymbals next to your ear. Oh and it had a whip. A bright orange one." Said Buffy, as she spotted Giles coming out of the training room.
"Oh Buffy! I've just made some arrangements to the training room. Hope you like it. I've added some more very nice looking crossbows and several swords and axes that I expect would be of no problem for you. Of course the weight wouldn't be a problem heh.but it's new and in a different shape and....what?" Said Giles as he noticed the glare that Buffy was giving him.
"Fire-y demon? Did you hear me? I don't really wanna repeat myself."
"oh yes. Fire-y demon.. And you were saying what about it?"
"G-I-L-E-S!!! Honestly! Do you listen at all?!"
"Um... yes I do, but I was a little preoccupied there."
"Seesh. Ask Willow to tell you. Don't feel like talking much now. and listen this time."
"Well, Buffy was just asking you whether you knew about Fire Demons who are black, horned and carried a whip. Do you know?" Asked Willow as she started helping Anya sort out the inventory.
Anya panicked and quickly told Willow " Willow, you do know we cannot have a helper, and if you help it is of your own will and we do not have to pay you"
"Ahn. we talked bout manners. Especially when you're talking to a friend, and that is not the way you should be talkin' to Will you know." Xander said as he tried his best reprimanding voice. For that he got a glare from Anya.
"GUYS! FOCUS! HELLO! THIS MIGHT BE THE NEXT APOCOLYPSE!" Buffy screamed, totally exasperated.
Everyone then shut up, quickly going into research mode, with Giles, Xander and Anya hitting the books, Willow on the computer [with no magick of course] and Buffy explaining the details of the beast. ************************************************************************
-Sunnydale- She was tired. Her legs felt like they could collapse any moment. She had been running aimlessly for god knows how long. The road never seemed to have an end. Her joints were burning, each wanting her to stop and let them rest. Yet the thing that was chasing her never seemed to tire. Then, it gave a almighty roar and jumped on her back, it's bright orange whip by its side. She turned upward only to see herself staring into the mouth of fire, seconds before it engulfed her.
Buffy woke up with a start. She was drenched in her own sweat, her hair was plastered to her face. "What the hell was that?" she thought But by now, Buffy did not want to go back to sleep thinking about it, so she did the only other thing she could think of. She picked up the phone and called Willow.
"Check out the two zombie-licious gals that just walked through the door." Announced Xander as both Buffy and Willow dragged themselves into the Magic Box. No amount of makeup could have disguised the tired eyes of Buffy and Willow. Buffy had spent five hours on the phone last night with Willow. Ten minutes to tell her dream and the rest just talking nonsense so she would not go back to sleep.
"Giles, tell me all you know about a fire-y black horned demon that runs on all fours and it's roar is worse than someone smashing cymbals next to your ear. Oh and it had a whip. A bright orange one." Said Buffy, as she spotted Giles coming out of the training room.
"Oh Buffy! I've just made some arrangements to the training room. Hope you like it. I've added some more very nice looking crossbows and several swords and axes that I expect would be of no problem for you. Of course the weight wouldn't be a problem heh.but it's new and in a different shape and....what?" Said Giles as he noticed the glare that Buffy was giving him.
"Fire-y demon? Did you hear me? I don't really wanna repeat myself."
"oh yes. Fire-y demon.. And you were saying what about it?"
"G-I-L-E-S!!! Honestly! Do you listen at all?!"
"Um... yes I do, but I was a little preoccupied there."
"Seesh. Ask Willow to tell you. Don't feel like talking much now. and listen this time."
"Well, Buffy was just asking you whether you knew about Fire Demons who are black, horned and carried a whip. Do you know?" Asked Willow as she started helping Anya sort out the inventory.
Anya panicked and quickly told Willow " Willow, you do know we cannot have a helper, and if you help it is of your own will and we do not have to pay you"
"Ahn. we talked bout manners. Especially when you're talking to a friend, and that is not the way you should be talkin' to Will you know." Xander said as he tried his best reprimanding voice. For that he got a glare from Anya.
"GUYS! FOCUS! HELLO! THIS MIGHT BE THE NEXT APOCOLYPSE!" Buffy screamed, totally exasperated.
Everyone then shut up, quickly going into research mode, with Giles, Xander and Anya hitting the books, Willow on the computer [with no magick of course] and Buffy explaining the details of the beast. ************************************************************************