Disclaimer: Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy own all. I'm just playing around.
*Note* Just so everybody's aware . .. I wrote this chapter at about midnight, so if it's really bad, you'll understand why. Hopefully it's not. Please tell me if it is. Thanks. Oh, and everything that's in capital letters is usually just Halfrek talking to Buffy through her mind, but in other sentences, it's to make more of an emphasis on the words, because I can't figure out how to italicize or bold anything. I mean, I know how on my computer, but it doesn't show up online.
Chapter Three
Buffy was almost in the cemetery when she heard screaming, which she instinctively knew belonged to Anya. She followed the screaming and saw at least five of the demons, complete with complementary motorcycles. One held Anya with a dagger at her throat, threatening to kill her unless someone told him where the Slayer was. At the word Slayer, Buffy started walking toward the fight, but stopped in mid-stride when the Buffy Bot ran from behind her and into action.
"I'm the Slayer. And you're soon to be . . . " Before finishing, the Buffy Bot managed to knock away the dagger, unlock the demon's grip, and sent Anya flying to the ground. "Dead."
"Thanks, but ow,"Anya said, rubbing her right shoulder.
'But I thought the Buffy Bot was ripped apart by those guys' Buffy thought.
MUST I REMIND YOU, AGAIN, THAT THINGS ARE DIFFERENT HERE?
"Halfrek? You mean you've been hearing my thoughts? What is this, like some movie to you?" Buffy asked, whispering.
YEP. COMPLETE WITH POPCORN.
Buffy sighed at Halfrek's remark. Probably wasn't even sarcasm. "Well, what do I do?"
WHATEVER YOU WANT. OH, BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, IF YOU JUST STAND AROUND TALKING TO ME ALL NIGHT, YOUR FRIENDS WILL DIE.
"Thanks. I guess," Buffy said, before glancing back at her friends. They weren't fairing as well as they had been before. The Buffy Bot was moving too slow, and overall just getting in the way.
In between fighting off demons, Xander managed to ask the question Buffy had been wondering. "Hey. Will. What's wrong with the Buffy Bo-- I mean, what's wrong with Buffy?"
Willow's glare made Xander change his words; the demons weren't supposed to know it was a robot. "Well . . . her, uh . . . her energy's low, because it's been drained since the last time she rechar-- since the last time she ate."
'It's now or never,' Buffy thought before running to the rescue. On her way in, she knocked another of the demons that was now coming after the still grounded Anya, away and into a tree. "That's what you get for buying into a diversion." She then walked over, found the dagger the Buffy Bot had knocked away, and stabbed the demon by the tree once in the heart, then in the neck. "That should do it. I hope."
As she walked back, Buffy glanced at her friends. They were all heavily distracted from fighting, which really wasn't good. She smiled at them all. "Hey, guys. I was just in the neighborhood. Heard some screaming. Thought you might be able to use some help."
They all continued to look at her in awe.
Xander got punched hard in the jaw because of the living, breathing, blond distraction. Buffy winced like the pain was her own. "Oh. Sorry. Keep fighting." 'At least they can still follow simple instructions,' Buffy thought.
Buffy took the dagger, and ran over to help Xander who seemed to be having the most trouble. Buffy went to stab the demon, but it grabbed her elbow and twisted. She yelped in pain. "Okay. Ow." Since the twist hadn't been too severe, but enough so she didn't want to use that arm for at least day or two, she switched the dagger to her left arm and stabbed the demon in the head. "Not anything I'd wanna see first thing in the morning. Or, first thing in the resurrection."
Next, Buffy sprinted over to help Willow. "Hey, Wills." She kicked the demon hard in the stomach.
"Uh . . . Hey, Buffy." Willow stepped away to let Buffy rule the stage.
This time, however, the demon knocked the dagger away from her. "Hey! Do I dirty your cheap, stolen silver weapons?"
With a sharp knock to the groin, stomach, and chest, c/o Buffy, the demon doubled over in pain. Buffy took advantage of this moment, and bent down just above the demon. Two seconds later, Buffy twisted the demon's neck, leaving its head hanging by one string of flesh.
After seeing what she could do, the other demons got back on their motorcycles and left the cemetery. And Sunnydale. "And to clear up any doubts, this town has a Slayer. A REAL Slayer. Don't forget to tell your friends! This is MY territory." One last demon nearly hit Xander, but he moved away, just in time.
Anya walked over to lean against him. " Well, at least the demons almost hit you on their way OUT of town. Oh, hey Buffy! I hope. You are Buffy, right?"
The Buffy Bot walked over and smiled at Anya. "Yes. I am Buffy. Buffy Anne Summers, Vampire Slayer. Born in 1981. And you are Anya. Former vengeance demon . . ." It started off speaking in a normal, Buffy voice, but ended in a deep, failing voice before toppling over to the ground.
"I kind of feel bad for it," Willow said before walking over to the real Buffy.
"Yeah. And it's kind of ironic. I mean . . . the B-Buffy Bot's batteries ran out, while the real Buffy's alive and back again. Standing right in front of us," Tara said, smiling all the while at Buffy.
Buffy stared at the robot. "Yeah. Ironic."
Anya sighed, slightly irritated. "Yes, that's all well and good. I'm happy we all made the startling discovery, but it still doesn't answer my question. You are really Buffy, right?"
Buffy smiled at Anya. "Yeah. I really am."
*Note* Just so everybody's aware . .. I wrote this chapter at about midnight, so if it's really bad, you'll understand why. Hopefully it's not. Please tell me if it is. Thanks. Oh, and everything that's in capital letters is usually just Halfrek talking to Buffy through her mind, but in other sentences, it's to make more of an emphasis on the words, because I can't figure out how to italicize or bold anything. I mean, I know how on my computer, but it doesn't show up online.
Chapter Three
Buffy was almost in the cemetery when she heard screaming, which she instinctively knew belonged to Anya. She followed the screaming and saw at least five of the demons, complete with complementary motorcycles. One held Anya with a dagger at her throat, threatening to kill her unless someone told him where the Slayer was. At the word Slayer, Buffy started walking toward the fight, but stopped in mid-stride when the Buffy Bot ran from behind her and into action.
"I'm the Slayer. And you're soon to be . . . " Before finishing, the Buffy Bot managed to knock away the dagger, unlock the demon's grip, and sent Anya flying to the ground. "Dead."
"Thanks, but ow,"Anya said, rubbing her right shoulder.
'But I thought the Buffy Bot was ripped apart by those guys' Buffy thought.
MUST I REMIND YOU, AGAIN, THAT THINGS ARE DIFFERENT HERE?
"Halfrek? You mean you've been hearing my thoughts? What is this, like some movie to you?" Buffy asked, whispering.
YEP. COMPLETE WITH POPCORN.
Buffy sighed at Halfrek's remark. Probably wasn't even sarcasm. "Well, what do I do?"
WHATEVER YOU WANT. OH, BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, IF YOU JUST STAND AROUND TALKING TO ME ALL NIGHT, YOUR FRIENDS WILL DIE.
"Thanks. I guess," Buffy said, before glancing back at her friends. They weren't fairing as well as they had been before. The Buffy Bot was moving too slow, and overall just getting in the way.
In between fighting off demons, Xander managed to ask the question Buffy had been wondering. "Hey. Will. What's wrong with the Buffy Bo-- I mean, what's wrong with Buffy?"
Willow's glare made Xander change his words; the demons weren't supposed to know it was a robot. "Well . . . her, uh . . . her energy's low, because it's been drained since the last time she rechar-- since the last time she ate."
'It's now or never,' Buffy thought before running to the rescue. On her way in, she knocked another of the demons that was now coming after the still grounded Anya, away and into a tree. "That's what you get for buying into a diversion." She then walked over, found the dagger the Buffy Bot had knocked away, and stabbed the demon by the tree once in the heart, then in the neck. "That should do it. I hope."
As she walked back, Buffy glanced at her friends. They were all heavily distracted from fighting, which really wasn't good. She smiled at them all. "Hey, guys. I was just in the neighborhood. Heard some screaming. Thought you might be able to use some help."
They all continued to look at her in awe.
Xander got punched hard in the jaw because of the living, breathing, blond distraction. Buffy winced like the pain was her own. "Oh. Sorry. Keep fighting." 'At least they can still follow simple instructions,' Buffy thought.
Buffy took the dagger, and ran over to help Xander who seemed to be having the most trouble. Buffy went to stab the demon, but it grabbed her elbow and twisted. She yelped in pain. "Okay. Ow." Since the twist hadn't been too severe, but enough so she didn't want to use that arm for at least day or two, she switched the dagger to her left arm and stabbed the demon in the head. "Not anything I'd wanna see first thing in the morning. Or, first thing in the resurrection."
Next, Buffy sprinted over to help Willow. "Hey, Wills." She kicked the demon hard in the stomach.
"Uh . . . Hey, Buffy." Willow stepped away to let Buffy rule the stage.
This time, however, the demon knocked the dagger away from her. "Hey! Do I dirty your cheap, stolen silver weapons?"
With a sharp knock to the groin, stomach, and chest, c/o Buffy, the demon doubled over in pain. Buffy took advantage of this moment, and bent down just above the demon. Two seconds later, Buffy twisted the demon's neck, leaving its head hanging by one string of flesh.
After seeing what she could do, the other demons got back on their motorcycles and left the cemetery. And Sunnydale. "And to clear up any doubts, this town has a Slayer. A REAL Slayer. Don't forget to tell your friends! This is MY territory." One last demon nearly hit Xander, but he moved away, just in time.
Anya walked over to lean against him. " Well, at least the demons almost hit you on their way OUT of town. Oh, hey Buffy! I hope. You are Buffy, right?"
The Buffy Bot walked over and smiled at Anya. "Yes. I am Buffy. Buffy Anne Summers, Vampire Slayer. Born in 1981. And you are Anya. Former vengeance demon . . ." It started off speaking in a normal, Buffy voice, but ended in a deep, failing voice before toppling over to the ground.
"I kind of feel bad for it," Willow said before walking over to the real Buffy.
"Yeah. And it's kind of ironic. I mean . . . the B-Buffy Bot's batteries ran out, while the real Buffy's alive and back again. Standing right in front of us," Tara said, smiling all the while at Buffy.
Buffy stared at the robot. "Yeah. Ironic."
Anya sighed, slightly irritated. "Yes, that's all well and good. I'm happy we all made the startling discovery, but it still doesn't answer my question. You are really Buffy, right?"
Buffy smiled at Anya. "Yeah. I really am."