Disclaimer: Buffy belongs to Joss Whedon and Andromeda and all characters
belong to Gene Roddenberry and Lyrics belong to Linkin Park.
Chapter 3: Training and War
Buffy entered the observation deck and looked around to make sure that no one else was in the room with her. She had gone back to her room and changed into a pair of shorts and a tank top and she had found that Whistler had included her cd player and cd's. She picked out Linkin Park and went to train, bringing a sword with her.
'(It starts with)
One thing / I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind / I designed this rhyme
To explain in due time
All I know
time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away'
Buffy started off with Tai Chi, slowly relaxing into the movements that Angel had taught her. She began to think about what Whistler had told her.
'I know I am human, the test proved it. I don't feel any differently, but how much stronger am I?' she thought to herself. She was concerned that she might be too strong now.
'It's so unreal
Didn't look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Trying to hold on / but didn't even know
Wasted it all just to
Watch you go
I kept everything inside and even though I tried / it all fell apart
What it meant to me / will eventually / be a memory / of a time when I tried
so hard'
'As if I didn't have enough to worry about with my strength before; now, I will have to watch how hard I hug someone or when I train with someone. Stupid Assholes!' Buffy thought. She slowly increased her speed, until she was training at the speed she was used to. She decided to slowly build her way up.
'And got so far
But in the end
It doesn't even matter
I had to fall
To lose it all
But in the end
It doesn't even matter'
Tyr entered the observation deck and started at the petite slayer.
'God! She is gorgeous. She is almost as fast as me,' he thought, 'but I could still take her. Maybe I should ask her if she wants someone to train with.' Tyr thought as he watched the graceful movements of the slayer's body. He wondered how long she had been studying whatever she was doing, because he already thought of her as graceful.
'One thing / I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind / I designed this rhyme
To remind myself how
I tried so hard
In spite of the way you were mocking me
Acting like I was part of your property
Remembering all the times you fought with me'
Tyr cleared his throat and grinned when he startled Buffy out of her thoughts.
"Hey," he said, "I saw you training and was wondering if you wanted someone to train with?"
"Sure." Buffy replied and watched as he stripped down until he was in just his pants. "With weapons or without?"
"With weapons." He replied, "Have to give you at least a fighting chance." He told her, before he winked at her.
"Hey Rommi?" Buffy called out.
"Yes?"
"Can you play a cd?"
"Yes. Just insert it into the panel." Buffy walked over and inserted the cd; she put the track onto 'Points of Authority'.
'Forfeit the game / Before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame / Puts your name to shame
Cover up your face / You can't run the race
The pace is too fast / You just won't last'
Tyr chose to fight Buffy with a staff, very similar to Dylan. Shrugging Buffy picked up the staff that Dylan had given her earlier and tested its weight. Satisfied that she would be able to fight with it, she turned her attention back to Tyr. They circled each other, each waiting for the other to strike.
'You love the way I look at you
While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
You take away if I give in
My life
My pride is broken'
Tyr broke first and struck, but Buffy easily blocked. She swept her foot, attempting to knock Tyr on his ass, but he jumped and went to hit Buffy in the kidneys with his staff. She blocked and hit him in the stomach with her staff. He gasped in surprise and dropped his staff. Smiling Buffy kicked it out of the way and then threw hers to the side.
'You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)'
Trance, Dylan, Harper, and Becca walked into the observation deck. They had been seeking out Buffy, to ask questions about her training and fighting abilities. They watched in awe as Tyr and Buffy fought.
'You love the things I say I'll do
The way I'll hurt myself again just to get back at you
You take away when I give in / my life
My pride is broken'
Buffy feigned a punch and then kicked Tyr in the ribs. He grunted in surprise, but he grabbed a hold of her leg, intending to kick her other one out from under her and winning. But she jumped up and kicked him in the head with her other leg. He dropped her leg and stumbled backwards. He glanced up, expecting to see her on the floor, but she had gracefully gone into a back flip and was now waiting for him.
'Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.' He thought as he tried to catch his breathe, noticing that Buffy wasn't breathing heavy at all and seemed to be enjoying the training.
'You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You want to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)'
Tyr decided that brute strength would win, so he rushed her. Buffy jumped up and kicked him in the back on the way down. She was completely toying with him and enjoying every moment of it. She wondered if she should put him out of his misery any time soon.
'Forfeit the game / Before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame / Puts your name to shame
Cover up your face / You can't run the race
The pace is too fast / You just won't last'
Tyr faked a punch and went to sweep her feet, but she jumped up and caught his arm. She landed and threw him over her shoulder and he landed on his back. She looked down and smiled. He held his hands in a show of surrender.
"That was brilliant." Harper exclaimed, "Can you do it again?" hoping that he would be able to witness the slayer takes the arrogant Nietzschean down. Tyr glared at Harper, wondering if Dylan would mind if he lost a crewmember.
"Hey all." Buffy said, "What's up?" Dylan stared at Buffy, wondering what she had just said to him. Harper started to laugh.
"She was wondering what we are doing here." He translated for the very confused captain.
"Oh," Dylan said, "We were wondering what your fighting abilities were, but I think you can take care of yourself." He said, eyeing the Nietzschean on the floor. Buffy offered her hand to Tyr and Tyr had the intention to pull her down on top of him, but he was surprised when she pulled him up, without his help.
"What are you?"
"Capricorn." She said deadpan, but Harper was the only one that seemed to get her humor. "Why did you send me to a place where no one would understand me?" she said, looking up to the ceiling.
"Don't look at me," Rommi said, "I had nothing to do with your being here." Buffy glared at the ship and Harper laughed harder.
"I was talking to the Powers that Be." She told them.
"Oh," Rommi said, "Captain?"
"Go ahead Rommi." Dylan told her as he eyed the blonde slayer.
'Things are certainly going to get very interesting with her here.' He thought.
"Charlagmane is sending out a distress call, asking for our help." Rommi told him.
"Alright," Dylan said, "Becca you and Harper stay here. Everyone else follow me." Buffy shrugged and grabbed the staff and sword and followed him out.
Other Ship
Buffy, Rommi, Tyr, and Dylan entered the ship and were immediately confronted by a war. Buffy looked and saw that they seemed to be fighting a creature with coarse hair, they seemed to be about her height.
"Magog." Tyr muttered under his breath, in disgust.
"And they are?" Buffy asked.
"They helped bring the Commonwealth to an end. They like to prey on the weak and hate the Nietzscheans." Dylan explained. "They are hard to kill, they are stronger and faster than Nietzscheans, so be careful." Buffy shrugged and soon they found themselves in the midst of the battle.
Buffy threw herself into the battle; she reveled in it, because she had been holding back when she had been fighting Tyr.
Tyr was concerned for Buffy, he did not wish her to get hurt and he was worried that she would not be able to take care of herself. He looked and saw her surrounded, but as he made a move to help her, he watched in amazement as she moved faster than the Magog and easily dispatched the ones surrounding her. She moved with alarming speed and finesse, killing the Magog that got in her path.
'I was right,' Tyr thought, watching her, 'She was holding back.' He was so distracted; he missed the Magog sneaking up behind him.
"Tyr!" Dylan exclaimed. "Behind you." He watched Tyr turn quickly and deal with the Magog.
"Thank you."
"No problem," Dylan said, "But stop watching Buffy and help out a little. You can drool later." Dylan could have sworn if Tyr could blush he would have been at that point. The battle finished quickly, sending the Magog into retreat.
"You were holding back." Tyr said to Buffy, "And you still defeated me." Unkown to him, Charlagmane was standing behind him.
"Slipping in your old age are you?" he asked, loving the fact that he could tease Tyr, knowing that Buffy could never defeat him.
"Think you can take me?" Buffy asked, stepping up next to Tyr and putting her hand on his arm, restraining him.
"Yes." He told, no doubt in his voice.
"Alright, let's go." She told him. "You can even keep your weapon, to give you a fighting chance." She watched as he practically foamed at the mouth at her statement. They began to circle each other, until he made the first move. Tyr began to chuckle as Buffy let Charlagmane get in a few hits, before going in for the kill.
"She's playing with him." Tyr told Dylan, watching as Buffy leaped over Charlagmane and kicked him in the ass and then waited for him to get up. She played with him for a few more minuets, until getting bored she kicked him, sending him flying back into a wall. Picking himself up he charged, she grabbed him and threw him over her shoulder and put her foot on his chest, effectively keeping him there. She grinned down.
"Looks like I came out on top." Buffy told him, and Tyr laughed at the look of astonishment on Charlemagne's face.
"At least I didn't anger her before fighting her." Tyr told him, "I got it easy compared to you." Charlagmane glared at him and then at the tiny blonde who was smirking at him.
"So, how would you like to be my next wife?" Charlagmane asked and grinned wildly when Tyr partially growled at him, but stopped when Buffy put more pressure on his chest with her foot. "I see you are already taken."
"Practically married." Harper's voice coming through on the com. Buffy blushed and Tyr glared.
"Your next Harper." Buffy threatened and laughed when she heard him squeak in fear.
Chapter 3: Training and War
Buffy entered the observation deck and looked around to make sure that no one else was in the room with her. She had gone back to her room and changed into a pair of shorts and a tank top and she had found that Whistler had included her cd player and cd's. She picked out Linkin Park and went to train, bringing a sword with her.
'(It starts with)
One thing / I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind / I designed this rhyme
To explain in due time
All I know
time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away'
Buffy started off with Tai Chi, slowly relaxing into the movements that Angel had taught her. She began to think about what Whistler had told her.
'I know I am human, the test proved it. I don't feel any differently, but how much stronger am I?' she thought to herself. She was concerned that she might be too strong now.
'It's so unreal
Didn't look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Trying to hold on / but didn't even know
Wasted it all just to
Watch you go
I kept everything inside and even though I tried / it all fell apart
What it meant to me / will eventually / be a memory / of a time when I tried
so hard'
'As if I didn't have enough to worry about with my strength before; now, I will have to watch how hard I hug someone or when I train with someone. Stupid Assholes!' Buffy thought. She slowly increased her speed, until she was training at the speed she was used to. She decided to slowly build her way up.
'And got so far
But in the end
It doesn't even matter
I had to fall
To lose it all
But in the end
It doesn't even matter'
Tyr entered the observation deck and started at the petite slayer.
'God! She is gorgeous. She is almost as fast as me,' he thought, 'but I could still take her. Maybe I should ask her if she wants someone to train with.' Tyr thought as he watched the graceful movements of the slayer's body. He wondered how long she had been studying whatever she was doing, because he already thought of her as graceful.
'One thing / I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind / I designed this rhyme
To remind myself how
I tried so hard
In spite of the way you were mocking me
Acting like I was part of your property
Remembering all the times you fought with me'
Tyr cleared his throat and grinned when he startled Buffy out of her thoughts.
"Hey," he said, "I saw you training and was wondering if you wanted someone to train with?"
"Sure." Buffy replied and watched as he stripped down until he was in just his pants. "With weapons or without?"
"With weapons." He replied, "Have to give you at least a fighting chance." He told her, before he winked at her.
"Hey Rommi?" Buffy called out.
"Yes?"
"Can you play a cd?"
"Yes. Just insert it into the panel." Buffy walked over and inserted the cd; she put the track onto 'Points of Authority'.
'Forfeit the game / Before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame / Puts your name to shame
Cover up your face / You can't run the race
The pace is too fast / You just won't last'
Tyr chose to fight Buffy with a staff, very similar to Dylan. Shrugging Buffy picked up the staff that Dylan had given her earlier and tested its weight. Satisfied that she would be able to fight with it, she turned her attention back to Tyr. They circled each other, each waiting for the other to strike.
'You love the way I look at you
While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
You take away if I give in
My life
My pride is broken'
Tyr broke first and struck, but Buffy easily blocked. She swept her foot, attempting to knock Tyr on his ass, but he jumped and went to hit Buffy in the kidneys with his staff. She blocked and hit him in the stomach with her staff. He gasped in surprise and dropped his staff. Smiling Buffy kicked it out of the way and then threw hers to the side.
'You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)'
Trance, Dylan, Harper, and Becca walked into the observation deck. They had been seeking out Buffy, to ask questions about her training and fighting abilities. They watched in awe as Tyr and Buffy fought.
'You love the things I say I'll do
The way I'll hurt myself again just to get back at you
You take away when I give in / my life
My pride is broken'
Buffy feigned a punch and then kicked Tyr in the ribs. He grunted in surprise, but he grabbed a hold of her leg, intending to kick her other one out from under her and winning. But she jumped up and kicked him in the head with her other leg. He dropped her leg and stumbled backwards. He glanced up, expecting to see her on the floor, but she had gracefully gone into a back flip and was now waiting for him.
'Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.' He thought as he tried to catch his breathe, noticing that Buffy wasn't breathing heavy at all and seemed to be enjoying the training.
'You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You want to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)'
Tyr decided that brute strength would win, so he rushed her. Buffy jumped up and kicked him in the back on the way down. She was completely toying with him and enjoying every moment of it. She wondered if she should put him out of his misery any time soon.
'Forfeit the game / Before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame / Puts your name to shame
Cover up your face / You can't run the race
The pace is too fast / You just won't last'
Tyr faked a punch and went to sweep her feet, but she jumped up and caught his arm. She landed and threw him over her shoulder and he landed on his back. She looked down and smiled. He held his hands in a show of surrender.
"That was brilliant." Harper exclaimed, "Can you do it again?" hoping that he would be able to witness the slayer takes the arrogant Nietzschean down. Tyr glared at Harper, wondering if Dylan would mind if he lost a crewmember.
"Hey all." Buffy said, "What's up?" Dylan stared at Buffy, wondering what she had just said to him. Harper started to laugh.
"She was wondering what we are doing here." He translated for the very confused captain.
"Oh," Dylan said, "We were wondering what your fighting abilities were, but I think you can take care of yourself." He said, eyeing the Nietzschean on the floor. Buffy offered her hand to Tyr and Tyr had the intention to pull her down on top of him, but he was surprised when she pulled him up, without his help.
"What are you?"
"Capricorn." She said deadpan, but Harper was the only one that seemed to get her humor. "Why did you send me to a place where no one would understand me?" she said, looking up to the ceiling.
"Don't look at me," Rommi said, "I had nothing to do with your being here." Buffy glared at the ship and Harper laughed harder.
"I was talking to the Powers that Be." She told them.
"Oh," Rommi said, "Captain?"
"Go ahead Rommi." Dylan told her as he eyed the blonde slayer.
'Things are certainly going to get very interesting with her here.' He thought.
"Charlagmane is sending out a distress call, asking for our help." Rommi told him.
"Alright," Dylan said, "Becca you and Harper stay here. Everyone else follow me." Buffy shrugged and grabbed the staff and sword and followed him out.
Other Ship
Buffy, Rommi, Tyr, and Dylan entered the ship and were immediately confronted by a war. Buffy looked and saw that they seemed to be fighting a creature with coarse hair, they seemed to be about her height.
"Magog." Tyr muttered under his breath, in disgust.
"And they are?" Buffy asked.
"They helped bring the Commonwealth to an end. They like to prey on the weak and hate the Nietzscheans." Dylan explained. "They are hard to kill, they are stronger and faster than Nietzscheans, so be careful." Buffy shrugged and soon they found themselves in the midst of the battle.
Buffy threw herself into the battle; she reveled in it, because she had been holding back when she had been fighting Tyr.
Tyr was concerned for Buffy, he did not wish her to get hurt and he was worried that she would not be able to take care of herself. He looked and saw her surrounded, but as he made a move to help her, he watched in amazement as she moved faster than the Magog and easily dispatched the ones surrounding her. She moved with alarming speed and finesse, killing the Magog that got in her path.
'I was right,' Tyr thought, watching her, 'She was holding back.' He was so distracted; he missed the Magog sneaking up behind him.
"Tyr!" Dylan exclaimed. "Behind you." He watched Tyr turn quickly and deal with the Magog.
"Thank you."
"No problem," Dylan said, "But stop watching Buffy and help out a little. You can drool later." Dylan could have sworn if Tyr could blush he would have been at that point. The battle finished quickly, sending the Magog into retreat.
"You were holding back." Tyr said to Buffy, "And you still defeated me." Unkown to him, Charlagmane was standing behind him.
"Slipping in your old age are you?" he asked, loving the fact that he could tease Tyr, knowing that Buffy could never defeat him.
"Think you can take me?" Buffy asked, stepping up next to Tyr and putting her hand on his arm, restraining him.
"Yes." He told, no doubt in his voice.
"Alright, let's go." She told him. "You can even keep your weapon, to give you a fighting chance." She watched as he practically foamed at the mouth at her statement. They began to circle each other, until he made the first move. Tyr began to chuckle as Buffy let Charlagmane get in a few hits, before going in for the kill.
"She's playing with him." Tyr told Dylan, watching as Buffy leaped over Charlagmane and kicked him in the ass and then waited for him to get up. She played with him for a few more minuets, until getting bored she kicked him, sending him flying back into a wall. Picking himself up he charged, she grabbed him and threw him over her shoulder and put her foot on his chest, effectively keeping him there. She grinned down.
"Looks like I came out on top." Buffy told him, and Tyr laughed at the look of astonishment on Charlemagne's face.
"At least I didn't anger her before fighting her." Tyr told him, "I got it easy compared to you." Charlagmane glared at him and then at the tiny blonde who was smirking at him.
"So, how would you like to be my next wife?" Charlagmane asked and grinned wildly when Tyr partially growled at him, but stopped when Buffy put more pressure on his chest with her foot. "I see you are already taken."
"Practically married." Harper's voice coming through on the com. Buffy blushed and Tyr glared.
"Your next Harper." Buffy threatened and laughed when she heard him squeak in fear.