CHAPTER 8: Team Up to Take 'Em Down

SUMMARY OF STORY: Max and Alec from "Dark Angel" (FOX) travel back in time via Manticore Technology to Sunnydale and meet up with Buffy, Xander, Willow, and Spike from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (UPN).

DARK ANGEL AND BUFFY STORYLINE: I am too lazy to type it, so just go to an earlier chapter where I have the storylines typed out! :-)

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White fixed his cold stare on Max. "All right 452, why don't you and you and your little gang here just come quietly, so my men won't have to waste time taking down you three." As he said this he motioned with his gun to Max, Alec, and Buffy.

"Whoa whoa whoa, hold on a minute," Spike said, speaking up as he stood in front of White, blocking his path. "Three? The deal was that I would take you to Max and Alec, and you would get them out of here. You never said anything about Buffy." He folded his arms and gave White and angry glare.

White just smirked at Spike. "Why don't you just stay out of this? If you want to live to see tomorrow, your best bet is to just keep out of my way."

While Spike and White argued, Max surveyed the situation. There were three armed men blocking the back exit, and four blocking the front, well five if you counted White.

"I think we can take them," Max whispered confidently to Buffy and Alec while White was still busy with Spike. "The three of us against the eight of them," she stated.

"But Max, they have guns. We don't. That's kind of a big advantage," Alec sarcastically whispered back. "PLUS these are Familiars we're fighting, not just Manticore men."

"That's what White *WANTS* us to think, but only of the guards has those Familiar markings on his arm," Max pointed out. "White must not have been able to get a whole Familiar team together."

Alec shrugged. "Well that helps a little, but what about the GUNS?!" he stressed.

"Oh come on, they're just taser-guns," Max said with a roll of her eyes.

"Easy for you to say- White isn't going to kill YOU, Max. you know where his son is!" Alec argued bitterly.

"He's right," Buffy cut in, not wanting the two of them to be fighting when they should be thinking of an escape plan. "The guns aren't exactly going to help us, but Spike might."

Max and Alec raised their eyebrows questioningly.

"He may have a grudge against you two, but by the looks of it, he and this White guy aren't exactly pals anymore," Buffy explained, motioning toward Spike who was yelling angrily at White about tricking him.

"The DEAL was that you would take MAX AND ALEC, not BUFFY!!" Spike was shouting furiously.

White just rolled his eyes, then looked at one of his men and snapped his fingers. As soon as he did this, the guard walked over to Spike, flipped his taser gun around, and butted him in the face with it. This sent Spike to the ground, unconscious.

"I don't think he's going to be much of a help now.." Alec stated hopelessly.

"Sorry," White said in a tone that implied that he wasn't regretful at all, "Your boy here was starting to annoy me."

He turned to look directly at Max. "Okay, 452, what's it going to be? You want to do this the easy way, or the hard way?" He paused and smirked, "Or should I even ask?"

Max crossed her arms. "Come on, White, you should know by now that I'm not going to give up that easily."

White gave an exasperated sigh. "Fine," he stated bluntly, "Have it your way." He signaled to his men, "Go ahead and take these three out," he ordered. "Oh. and no guns: just tasers."

As soon as the commands left his mouth, White's men prepared themselves for a fight with the transgenics and the Slayer.

"Alec: you take the three guards in the back, and Buffy and I will take these four guards and White. After you take White's men out, get Dawn, Willow, and the others out of here through the back exit," Max quickly instructed as she saw Buffy send a worried glance to her younger sister and friends.

"I can't leave you girls here with White." He objected as the guards picked up their taser guns.

"Just go!" Buffy cut him off.

"Fine." Alec muttered and ran over to the counter where Giles, Xander, Willow, and Dawn were. "I'm going to distract those three guards while you guys get the hell on out of here," he explained rapidly as they clambered out from behind the counter.

"I'll help," Xander offered.

"Are you sure you can handle these guys?" Alec asked reluctantly.

"No," Xander said bluntly, "But I can distract them long enough for the others to get away."

Alec nodded agreeingly. "Fine, then Giles and Willow: make sure you guys get yourselves and Dawn as far away from here as possible."

"Got it," Willow said, as Giles and Dawn agreed silently with a shake of their heads.



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Max and Buffy, both in fighting stances, were ready the moment White's men approached them.

Buffy punched one of the soldiers in the chest, sending him flying into a wall.

Max kicked the taser gun from one of the guards' hands and then used her knee to snap it in half. Then she jumped up and kicked him in the side of the head, knocking him out.

She sensed another of the soldiers behind her, so she quickly flipped around and round-house kicked him directly in the face.

"Two down, and only two more brainwashed-White-followers to go!" Max announced with fake enthusiasm as the soldier she kicked crumpled to the floor in an unconscious state.

Buffy then yanked a gun from another of the guards and hit him in the face with it, knocking him out cold. "Make that THREE down," she corrected.



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As soon as Alec finished instructing Giles, Willow, and Dawn to sneak out the back exit, he was hit in the back with a taser from a taser gun.

His body shook violently for a few seconds before stopping. He turned around and grinned at the soldier who shot him. "You really think it only takes ONE taser to take me down?" he asked in an amused tone.

Before the guard could respond, Alec used his transgenic speed to run over and knock the gun from his hands. He then spin-kicked the guard in the face, knocking him out.

Just as Alec had assumed they would, the other two guards rushed over to take him on. He noticed that the only weaponry they had were regular guns, not tasers, meaning they were pretty much weapon-less since White had ordered tasers-only.

Before Alec jumped up and kicked them both in the chest, he motioned toward the others to go ahead and run out the back exit while all of White's men were distracted.

Alec pulled his arm back to punch one of the guards in the face, but was unaware that the other one had snuck up behind him. He grabbed Alec's arm and twisted it behind his back, causing him to groan in pain.

The other soldier recovered from the kick to the chest, and punched Alec in the face. Suddenly, the guard was hit from behind, which caused him to let go of Alec, and for Alec to fall to the ground.

"You can thank me later," Xander said proudly as he offered Alec his hand to help him up.

The x-5 grinned as he accepted his hand and stood up. "Come on, let's finish these losers off."

Alec then elbowed one of the soldiers in the stomach, then flipped his arm up to hit him in the face. He then sent one more punch to the face, and the guard was finally knocked out. "Go ahead and get out of here," he yelled over to Xander.

Xander nodded and began walking to the exit. He then stopped and turned to look at Alec. "Wait.are you sure?" he questioned reluctantly.

Alec nodded confidently. "Yeah, go ahead. I'm right behind ya." This answer seemed to satisfy Xander, because he then shrugged and ran out the door.

Eager kick some more Familiar ass, Alec turned around to look for the third soldier, only to be hit in the face with the back of the last guard's gun. Alec fell to the ground, unconscious.



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While Alec was being knocked out in the back of the store, Max and Buffy were busy with the last soldier they had to take down.

"So you must be the Familiar we have to deal with." Buffy reasoned, figuring the other three soldiers were too easily beaten to be Familiars.

The Familiar didn't say anything; he just assumed a fighting stance, ready to take the girls on.

"What do you say we team up and kick his breeding-cult ass?" Max questioned the girl next to her.

"Sounds like a plan," Buffy agreed.

The two of them launched into major butt-kicking mode as they attacked him. Max did a spin kick, aimed at his chest, but he easily caught her foot. He threw her foot to the side, causing her to stumble to the ground.

Buffy threw all of her weight into a series of punches that hit him in the chest and stomach, yet didn't faze him at all. 'Wow, these Familiars ARE pretty tough,' she thought, slightly astounded.

Max flipped herself up from the ground, even more determined to take her enemy down. But before she could try anything, the Familiar did a front flip over her head. As soon as she turned around he kicked her powerfully in the side. She hit the very table they had been sitting at earlier.

"Come on, that's not nice," Buffy teased as her team-mate grabbed her side in pain. She then did a fan kick, which the Familiar avoided easily. He elbowed her in the stomach before punching her in the face and knocking her to the floor.

After recovering from the kick, Max stood up on the table she had been knocked into. "I am totally not liking this guy," Max muttered before flipping off the table and landing right in front of the Familiar.

He swung at her, but to avoid it, she dropped down to the floor, where she then scissored her legs around his and yanked him to the ground. As soon as he hit the floor, she lifted her foot up, then brought it slamming forcefully down into his stomach.

As she was doing this, Max caught Buffy's eye, then nodded to one of White's unconscious men. Buffy understood immediately and jumped up to help.

The Familiar recuperated from his fall and was getting angrier. From his position on the floor, he jumped and grabbed Max by the shoulders, who was just starting to stand up, and pushed her back to the ground.

As Max struggled she realized just how strong these Familiars were. She freed an arm, but he was too quick, and before she could get a punch in he had her pinned back down.

"I don't think this is entirely fair," she pouted sarcastically, hoping too distract him. "I mean, come on! Four big strong men against two, poor defenseless girls?"



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As Max was keeping the Familiar preoccupied, Buffy ran over to an unconscious soldier. As she bent down to grab his taser gun, she was kicked in the side.

She quickly jumped up to find herself facing yet another of White's men. Buffy saw Alec lying unconscious on the ground, and immediately understood.

"So I have to deal with Alec's leftovers?" she questioned the guard. He pulled his arm back to punch her, but she was faster. She caught his fist and sent him a fake smile.

"You must be pretty tired after your fight with Alec," she mocked. "Why don't you just take a nap?" Then she did a sharp round-house kick to his face, and he was out cold.



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'Where the hell is Buffy?' Max thought as she finally managed to throw the Familiar off of her and jump to her feet.

Her opponent jumped and did a fan kick. Max used her transgenic abilities to jump incredibly high, completely avoiding his leg. She landed with grace and sent a sarcastic smile at him.

"Don't think you're the only one around here who packs some punch," Max stated. He threw his arm out and punched her in the stomach.

She held back a groan and kicked him in the chest, causing him to stumble back a few feet.

"Don't you people talk?" she asked in annoyed tone as he recovered and stood back to his feet. She kicked him again, sending him to the floor. "Or is that like against your Cult Code or something?"

He leapt up, obviously angered, and grabbed her shoulders. She cringed in pain as he violently threw her against the wall. He wrapped his fingers around Max's throat and held her suspended in the air, her feet dangling a few inches above the ground.

Max struggled furiously to get out of his grasp, and used her hands to try and tear his form her neck.

"Buffy. a little help?" she managed to say as he choked her.

By this time Buffy had finally grabbed the taser gun from one of the unconscious guards. She crept up behind the Familiar and hit him over the head with the gun.

He immediately slumped to the floor, unconscious. Max rubbed her throat where his fingers had been.

"You okay?" Buffy asked in a concerned tone.

Max nodded confidently. "I'm always okay." She surveyed the room, full of unconscious soldiers and an unconscious Alec.

She rested her arm on Buffy's shoulder. "I'd say we make a pretty aiight team," Max stated, a note of pride in her voice.

Buffy nodded in agreement and a small smile crept onto her face. "I'd say so."

"Aren't you forgetting someone?" a cold voice questioned eerily from behind.

Buffy and Max whipped around to see who had spoken, and found themselves looking into the bitter eyes of White, who was holding a taser gun.

Before either girl could react, he shot them both with a series of tasers, causing them both to collapse on the floor shaking violently and knocking them unconscious.