Disclaimer ~ This is just a story and is not meant to insult anyone; be
witch or religious group.
Chapter Seven
Jack went after Buffy; forced to run before grabbing her arm to stop her. "If I'm going too fast for you the things we're going up against will pummel you!"
Panting Jack ranted as much as he could, "We can handle ourselves. Do you think you could go a little slower? Who knew that something that short of leg could walk so fast?" he asked Teal'c raising both eyebrows. Pulling her arm away she didn't worthy the comment with a come back.
"Let's get one thing straight. I make the witty one-liners around here. And if you insult me once more I'm going to drop my rule about not hurting humans and kick your ass." After each sentence Buffy jabbed him hard in the chest.
For such a little thing her fingers sure were sore, flinched Jack knowing better than to say that out loud. She didn't stop; edging him towards a wall he didn't know was there until he bumped his head into it. This is just too much, he thought, putting up his hands in surrender, "I'm sorry." People began to stop and stare at them. "But when I'm worried I quip and you haven't been exactly helpful. We are guests from another dimension in a strange." He started waving his arms about his voice getting louder. "Not strange, totally unbelievable town with vampires and witches and slay….."
Buffy clamped a hand over his mouth, "Say one more word and you and I are going to have a serious disagreement."
They growled at each other.
"All I'm saying is cut us some slack and we may just come in useful."
"You could be a little more reasonable." Buffy argued feeling guilty about thinking about abusing her slayer gifts on his annoying face.
"I'm never unreasonable!" Jack huffed looking at Teal'c for support. He merely looked away raising an eyebrow.
"Buffy…." He looked over Buffy's shoulder to see a tall very feminine woman with cornflower hair and expressive doe eyes.
Moving away from Jack, Buffy turned to smile at Tara who motioned her to come away from the men. In a soft voice she whispered, "I was just coming to see you." Nervously she looked over at the men making her voice softer still. "Something really weird happened the other night at the graveyard. I was just coming to tell you what I've found out about it." The quiet woman was laden down with books and had a pencil stuck behind one ear.
The two men approached waiting expectantly for an introduction. "This is Tara," Buffy said glaring at Jack before getting back to her.
"That's funny we were just about to come looking for you." he smiled at her. "I'm Jack and this is Teal'c."
"They're the graveyard weirdness." Buffy interrupted.
"You don't belong here do you?" she asked surprising the two men. "You're from somewhere very different." It was a statement not a question.
"You are correct." Teal'c answered aware of the serenity that waved of the young women.
"We fell out the sky from another dimension into the graveyard. Some Goa'uld, who are evil snaky live in your heads guys, are here. We got this box that is somehow important and we need you to work out the magic thingy side." Jack raised his eyebrows in disbelief of his own words.
"Ohhh………well that makes it all make sense." Tara laughed before getting serious again. "I haven't been to the graveyard yet but have worked some stuff out from the signs. Over a week ago Parng, the old Bitch of Lyrast, spirit stone was stolen from the Sunnydale museum and I just checked. In this cult it's the year of the snake when their god will rise again."
"What does this stone do?" Buffy asked.
Stuttering from the attention she answered, "It was originally used as part of ceremony invoking the opening of the heavens so the snake god could come through."
"Snakes! Damn snakes." Jack mattered.
"This is what could have been used to bring the Goa'uld." she titled her head to ask wither she said it right getting smiles of correctness in return. "We should head to the cemetery to check this out. Something is stirring and it's not good." No one spoke hearing the heavy fear weaved into the women's voice.
"That's what we were going to do." Jack answered for them taking all the heavy books from the new young women.
"Yeah." Buffy agreed. As they started again she asked, "So how do you pick up one of those "I know you're in the wrong body, dimensions" radars thingies?"
*~*
As they approached the graveyard Buffy pulled forward leaving the others scouting ahead. For once Jack didn't argue. Perhaps he'd realised that this was her backyard. "Yeah right." she groaned hearing Jack come up behind her.
"So do you sense anything?" he asked.
"It is unlikely she would O'Neill. Vampires do not come out during the day." Teal'c answered.
She smiled at him in thanks.
"Are we near to where you dropped in?" Tara asked her eyes darting around. Something most definitely did not feel right around here.
Teal'c moved to stand just behind her comforting with his strong presence. "It's just ahead." Jack commented taking position in front of her as well in a protective position.
Looking back at them Buffy smiled, amused that they thought Tara needed protection. She'd probably end up saving their hind's. Coming round a crypt she stopped then took several steps back, catching sight of three humans digging up a blank head stone while another cloaked figure read from a book with four heavy duty demons standing guard. The cloaked guy's voice got louder while the human's tugged at the stone making it change colours from grey to black. The other's came up to stand behind her.
"Buffy we need to stop them." Tara said.
"Yeah I get that." looking around Buffy formulated her usual plan. "I'll take out the demons and you guys battle the humans," she commanded handing out weapons.
"Are you sure they're humans?" Jack asked, testing his sword moving it with a practised ease. Whoever thought Special Forces Sword Fighting 101 would ever come in handy.
"Yes that means you can't kill them. Knock them out and keep out of the demons way."
"What if they approach us?" Teal'c' asked.
"Run." with that Buffy went round the corner calmly heading for the demons. Their great muscle mass and web features not fazing her. She was the slayer and this is what she did.
Watching her you couldn't help but be awed, she radiated strength. Jack watched her while heading for the men, seeing Buffy slap down one monster with a kick to its head then shoving her sword into the belly of another.
Charging towards the cloaked man Jack hit him with the hilt of his sword while Teal'c knocked one man into his fist and another into the stone surface of the tablet unconscious. Knocking back his hood Jack came face to face with one of Thoth's Jaffa.
"Well that was unexpected." he commented the two men circling each other. "You are dead infidel." the Jaffa shouted charging Jack with his staff weapon the tip of which he dodged before getting hit by the other side square in the face knocking him onto his back.
Noticing Teal'c finished with the last human who'd put up some fight. "O'Neill are you well?"
Gingerly the other man sat up. "Yeah…..just peachy." while rubbing his newly cut forehead.
Glaring at the other Jaffar Teal'c swung his axe, "Renounce your false god and join us in defeating our oppressors."
"Never" the Jaffa cried spitting at Teal'c. "I shall defeat you in a combat of honour showing my God's greatness."
"I think not. Cree Jaffar." with that the two men began to battle. With swirling axes and staff weapons the two dance fatal steps but Teal'c's greater skill soon became apparent when he kicked the man in the knees. Swinging his axe to bring it down on his enemy's head. But the other Jaffa moved backwards knocking the legs from under him before getting on top of Teal'c choking him. Repeatedly he hit the man's arms pulling him away from him but his vision was blurring. The weight on top of him sagged and when his vision cleared it showed Jack who'd ran the man through. Rolling the dead man off Teal'c got up nodding at his friend and warrior.
*~*
Buffy swung her sword out of the demons belly again but it was not working. They kept getting up. One had one arm and half a head left, another was wiggling around the ground with no legs, the third was hooked on a tree branch that Buffy had speared him into. The three that could move herded her towards the speared fourth. Getting their plan she flipped onto one of there's shoulder using the momentum of her weight to flip it over twisting its neck in the process. Getting up she felt accomplishment at the twisted mess; it lay still for a moment before moving again.
Kicking and punching the other two down she ran for Tara and the others. "Anyone got any ideas how to kill these things?" she asked wiping away the blood, which threatened to blur her eyesight.
"Why can't you?" Jack demanded perplexed at how something could take that much punishment and still be moving.
She growled at him. "Buffy" Tara shouted pulling her forward. "Erahay, eatgray oddessgay, etlay ouryay ightlay ovemay oughthray." she chanted raising a hand, a bright light pulsed from there throwing the two monsters who were about to hurt Buffy backwards. Flicking on his newly acquired staff weapon Teal'c smirked blasting the demon into ash. "I believe this works."
"No kidding." Buffy answered.
"Sweet!" Jack said.
"Indeed." Teal'c almost smiled.
A blast from another staff weapon crashed down beside them just missing Teal'c, sending them flying behind headstones. Another volley started keeping them down. Teal'c managed to get a few rounds off giving them enough time to look up and see more of Thoth's men dragging the headstone away.
"Where are, Thoth's the one true God, children?" more shooting followed, "Tell me and you may live." the leader shouted.
"We don't know what you're talking about?" Jack shouted looking at the dawning of whatever the guy was talking about on Buffy's face.
"The box." she whispered. "Tara can you give us a distraction. We need to get back to the Magic Box."
"Yes." closing her eyes the other women breathed deeply then clasped her hands together jumped up and shouted, "Esertday Agondray otectpray ethay utetary." then clapped her hands. Dust rose from the ground filling the air around the enemy with a dens sandstorm. Unable to be seen they made their escape; Buffy running to the magic shop with Jack, Tara picking up her books as well as well as the one the Jaffa had been reading from and Teal'c firing into the dust knowing he'd hit them when their screams of pain filled the air.
Chapter Seven
Jack went after Buffy; forced to run before grabbing her arm to stop her. "If I'm going too fast for you the things we're going up against will pummel you!"
Panting Jack ranted as much as he could, "We can handle ourselves. Do you think you could go a little slower? Who knew that something that short of leg could walk so fast?" he asked Teal'c raising both eyebrows. Pulling her arm away she didn't worthy the comment with a come back.
"Let's get one thing straight. I make the witty one-liners around here. And if you insult me once more I'm going to drop my rule about not hurting humans and kick your ass." After each sentence Buffy jabbed him hard in the chest.
For such a little thing her fingers sure were sore, flinched Jack knowing better than to say that out loud. She didn't stop; edging him towards a wall he didn't know was there until he bumped his head into it. This is just too much, he thought, putting up his hands in surrender, "I'm sorry." People began to stop and stare at them. "But when I'm worried I quip and you haven't been exactly helpful. We are guests from another dimension in a strange." He started waving his arms about his voice getting louder. "Not strange, totally unbelievable town with vampires and witches and slay….."
Buffy clamped a hand over his mouth, "Say one more word and you and I are going to have a serious disagreement."
They growled at each other.
"All I'm saying is cut us some slack and we may just come in useful."
"You could be a little more reasonable." Buffy argued feeling guilty about thinking about abusing her slayer gifts on his annoying face.
"I'm never unreasonable!" Jack huffed looking at Teal'c for support. He merely looked away raising an eyebrow.
"Buffy…." He looked over Buffy's shoulder to see a tall very feminine woman with cornflower hair and expressive doe eyes.
Moving away from Jack, Buffy turned to smile at Tara who motioned her to come away from the men. In a soft voice she whispered, "I was just coming to see you." Nervously she looked over at the men making her voice softer still. "Something really weird happened the other night at the graveyard. I was just coming to tell you what I've found out about it." The quiet woman was laden down with books and had a pencil stuck behind one ear.
The two men approached waiting expectantly for an introduction. "This is Tara," Buffy said glaring at Jack before getting back to her.
"That's funny we were just about to come looking for you." he smiled at her. "I'm Jack and this is Teal'c."
"They're the graveyard weirdness." Buffy interrupted.
"You don't belong here do you?" she asked surprising the two men. "You're from somewhere very different." It was a statement not a question.
"You are correct." Teal'c answered aware of the serenity that waved of the young women.
"We fell out the sky from another dimension into the graveyard. Some Goa'uld, who are evil snaky live in your heads guys, are here. We got this box that is somehow important and we need you to work out the magic thingy side." Jack raised his eyebrows in disbelief of his own words.
"Ohhh………well that makes it all make sense." Tara laughed before getting serious again. "I haven't been to the graveyard yet but have worked some stuff out from the signs. Over a week ago Parng, the old Bitch of Lyrast, spirit stone was stolen from the Sunnydale museum and I just checked. In this cult it's the year of the snake when their god will rise again."
"What does this stone do?" Buffy asked.
Stuttering from the attention she answered, "It was originally used as part of ceremony invoking the opening of the heavens so the snake god could come through."
"Snakes! Damn snakes." Jack mattered.
"This is what could have been used to bring the Goa'uld." she titled her head to ask wither she said it right getting smiles of correctness in return. "We should head to the cemetery to check this out. Something is stirring and it's not good." No one spoke hearing the heavy fear weaved into the women's voice.
"That's what we were going to do." Jack answered for them taking all the heavy books from the new young women.
"Yeah." Buffy agreed. As they started again she asked, "So how do you pick up one of those "I know you're in the wrong body, dimensions" radars thingies?"
*~*
As they approached the graveyard Buffy pulled forward leaving the others scouting ahead. For once Jack didn't argue. Perhaps he'd realised that this was her backyard. "Yeah right." she groaned hearing Jack come up behind her.
"So do you sense anything?" he asked.
"It is unlikely she would O'Neill. Vampires do not come out during the day." Teal'c answered.
She smiled at him in thanks.
"Are we near to where you dropped in?" Tara asked her eyes darting around. Something most definitely did not feel right around here.
Teal'c moved to stand just behind her comforting with his strong presence. "It's just ahead." Jack commented taking position in front of her as well in a protective position.
Looking back at them Buffy smiled, amused that they thought Tara needed protection. She'd probably end up saving their hind's. Coming round a crypt she stopped then took several steps back, catching sight of three humans digging up a blank head stone while another cloaked figure read from a book with four heavy duty demons standing guard. The cloaked guy's voice got louder while the human's tugged at the stone making it change colours from grey to black. The other's came up to stand behind her.
"Buffy we need to stop them." Tara said.
"Yeah I get that." looking around Buffy formulated her usual plan. "I'll take out the demons and you guys battle the humans," she commanded handing out weapons.
"Are you sure they're humans?" Jack asked, testing his sword moving it with a practised ease. Whoever thought Special Forces Sword Fighting 101 would ever come in handy.
"Yes that means you can't kill them. Knock them out and keep out of the demons way."
"What if they approach us?" Teal'c' asked.
"Run." with that Buffy went round the corner calmly heading for the demons. Their great muscle mass and web features not fazing her. She was the slayer and this is what she did.
Watching her you couldn't help but be awed, she radiated strength. Jack watched her while heading for the men, seeing Buffy slap down one monster with a kick to its head then shoving her sword into the belly of another.
Charging towards the cloaked man Jack hit him with the hilt of his sword while Teal'c knocked one man into his fist and another into the stone surface of the tablet unconscious. Knocking back his hood Jack came face to face with one of Thoth's Jaffa.
"Well that was unexpected." he commented the two men circling each other. "You are dead infidel." the Jaffa shouted charging Jack with his staff weapon the tip of which he dodged before getting hit by the other side square in the face knocking him onto his back.
Noticing Teal'c finished with the last human who'd put up some fight. "O'Neill are you well?"
Gingerly the other man sat up. "Yeah…..just peachy." while rubbing his newly cut forehead.
Glaring at the other Jaffar Teal'c swung his axe, "Renounce your false god and join us in defeating our oppressors."
"Never" the Jaffa cried spitting at Teal'c. "I shall defeat you in a combat of honour showing my God's greatness."
"I think not. Cree Jaffar." with that the two men began to battle. With swirling axes and staff weapons the two dance fatal steps but Teal'c's greater skill soon became apparent when he kicked the man in the knees. Swinging his axe to bring it down on his enemy's head. But the other Jaffa moved backwards knocking the legs from under him before getting on top of Teal'c choking him. Repeatedly he hit the man's arms pulling him away from him but his vision was blurring. The weight on top of him sagged and when his vision cleared it showed Jack who'd ran the man through. Rolling the dead man off Teal'c got up nodding at his friend and warrior.
*~*
Buffy swung her sword out of the demons belly again but it was not working. They kept getting up. One had one arm and half a head left, another was wiggling around the ground with no legs, the third was hooked on a tree branch that Buffy had speared him into. The three that could move herded her towards the speared fourth. Getting their plan she flipped onto one of there's shoulder using the momentum of her weight to flip it over twisting its neck in the process. Getting up she felt accomplishment at the twisted mess; it lay still for a moment before moving again.
Kicking and punching the other two down she ran for Tara and the others. "Anyone got any ideas how to kill these things?" she asked wiping away the blood, which threatened to blur her eyesight.
"Why can't you?" Jack demanded perplexed at how something could take that much punishment and still be moving.
She growled at him. "Buffy" Tara shouted pulling her forward. "Erahay, eatgray oddessgay, etlay ouryay ightlay ovemay oughthray." she chanted raising a hand, a bright light pulsed from there throwing the two monsters who were about to hurt Buffy backwards. Flicking on his newly acquired staff weapon Teal'c smirked blasting the demon into ash. "I believe this works."
"No kidding." Buffy answered.
"Sweet!" Jack said.
"Indeed." Teal'c almost smiled.
A blast from another staff weapon crashed down beside them just missing Teal'c, sending them flying behind headstones. Another volley started keeping them down. Teal'c managed to get a few rounds off giving them enough time to look up and see more of Thoth's men dragging the headstone away.
"Where are, Thoth's the one true God, children?" more shooting followed, "Tell me and you may live." the leader shouted.
"We don't know what you're talking about?" Jack shouted looking at the dawning of whatever the guy was talking about on Buffy's face.
"The box." she whispered. "Tara can you give us a distraction. We need to get back to the Magic Box."
"Yes." closing her eyes the other women breathed deeply then clasped her hands together jumped up and shouted, "Esertday Agondray otectpray ethay utetary." then clapped her hands. Dust rose from the ground filling the air around the enemy with a dens sandstorm. Unable to be seen they made their escape; Buffy running to the magic shop with Jack, Tara picking up her books as well as well as the one the Jaffa had been reading from and Teal'c firing into the dust knowing he'd hit them when their screams of pain filled the air.