Greetings and Salutations. . Okay, this is my first challenge. It's a Buffy/Mutant X crossover and was delivered by Manticore-gurl 071134. The parameters are:
Doc. Buffy isn't as slayer but feral Buffy/Angel pairing Season 3 or 4 Willow/Oz pairing Pg-13 ish Knows Adam someone Possible shal's sisOne other thing, Shalimar's Buffy's age. I own nothing.
Okay, chapter three. I had to do a quick rewrite for chapter two, but it's nothing big. Please re read it so that future chapters make sense. It's only a few lines, but it does change a big part. With that out of the way.
"Okay, we're coming in on Sunnydale." Adam said. The other members of Mutant X were still sitting in stunned silence.
"So vampires actually exist?" Emma said. Shalimar nodded. "And your sister, who you didn't even know existed, is one of these Vampire Slayers."
"Pretty much." Shalimar confirmed. "When Angel told us about it, we discounted the possibility she may have been a new mutant because Slayers had been around before the project."
"It never occurred to me that someone might have been using the project to create their own Slayers."
"Well, it'd make things easier." Brannon said. "Better than just waiting for some higher power to choose a girl." As much as Shalimar hated to admit it, he had a point.
Adam set the jet down gently just outside of town. "I'll park somewhere and meet you at the hotel."
"Watch yourself." Shalimar said. "Angel said this place is full of vamps. We don't want you becoming some vamps three course meal."
"I'll try to be careful." Adam said.
"I'll stay with him." Jesse said.
"Be careful." Adam said as they began to leave. "Don't trust anyone. Head straight to the manor Angel told us about."
"Relax, Adam." Shalimar said. "We should be able to handle any vamps we meet." She led Emma and Brannon out.
"I hope they'll be all right." Jesse said.
Shalimar kept her senses peeled, ready for action. "So, exactly what do we do if we see a vampire?" Brannon asked.
"What, you don't watch horror movies?" Emma teased him.
"Pointy objects through the heart." Shalimar said. "Any crosses you have will burn them. You could always try to fry them." Brannon grinned, electricity arcing between his fingers.
"I can handle that." He said. "Do we even know where we're going?"
"Relax, Brannon." Emma said. "Shalimar knows…" She stopped, looking at the feral mutant.
"Vamps." She said simply. "Just this way. With victim." They moved silently.
"Whoever it is, she doesn't feel afraid." Emma said. Brannon moved up in front of her.
"Whoever it is, he's got brass." He said as they rounded a corner.
"He?" Emma said when they saw that the 'victim' was actually a she. She fought the vamps back, staking one as they watched.
"It's her." Shalimar whispered, rushing forward. She moved in quickly, sending two of the vamps onto their backs. She pulled a small stake out of her pocket and staked one. She spun quickly, taking another out. Brannon pulled his palms forward, and electricity arced between them. He pulled his hands back, then thrust them forward, sending electricity directly at the vamps, hitting three of them. They fell to the ground, twitching. The mystery girl, flipped over, staking the three fallen vamps before they could get back up. One of the vamps noticed Emma and figured she was an easy target. That is, until she made him think he was running through a volcano. Shalimar finished the creature.
"Thanks for the assist." The girl said after they had finished the vamps. "Not that I couldn't finish them myself."
"Oh, yeah." Brannon said. "You had them right where you wanted them."
"As a matter of fact, sparky, I did." She said to him. Emma sniggered into her hand. "So, I'm guessing you guys are mutants?" Shalimar nodded.
"And your Elizabeth Summers." She said. The girl made face.
"I prefer Buffy." This time it was Brannon's turn to laugh. "Something funny, sparky?"
"Would you not call me that? My names Brannon."
"Sure thing, sparky." Buffy said with a smirk. Kinda cute. Not as cute as Angel though. She turned to Emma. "And you are?"
"Emma." She said.
"How'd you do that…?" Buffy groped for the word.
"I'm a telempath." Emma said. "I simply made him feel as if he were going through a fire."
"Nice." Buffy said. She turned to Shalimar. Her newly enhanced senses were trying to tell her something, but Buffy couldn't put her finger on it. "No prizes for guessing your power…"
"Shalimar." The feral said. A small smile appeared on Buffy's face.
"THE Shalimar? The one Angel rescued?"
"That's me." She said. "You must be the Slayer he couldn't stop thinking about."
"Yeah." Buffy said. "Come on. I'll take you to Angels place."
Later on as Buffy got into bed, she wondered about Shalimar. There was something about her, something…familiar. It wasn't that she was a fellow feral. But there was something about her. Something that Buffy just couldn't shake. She shrugged as she slipped into sleep. Couple of days, she'd have more important things to worry about. Like college.
She opened her eyes in some kind of lab. "Well?" One of the men said. His white. Completely white. White hair, white skin, the only this that wasn't white were his clothes.
"The child died during testing." The other said. "The parents aren't going to be happy about this."
"We told them the operation was experimental." The albino said. "Still, they may talk. We have to do something."
"Well, what about the twins?" The other said. "We swap them and no ones the wiser. It gives us a chance see if there is any kind of link between twin mutants like there seems to be." The albino looked over at the babies in questions. They were sleeping for the moment, but their hands were draped over the sides of their beds, and they were close enough to be touching. It was the only way to shut them up.
"Do it." He said, turning away.
Buffy shot bolt upright in bed. What the hell was that about?
Buffy made her way down stairs. Mom was just finishing breakfast. "Hey sleepy head? Have a good sleep?" Buffy shrugged, heading for the table. "Buffy? Hon, is something wrong?"
"Mom…was there anything about my birth that was…weird?" She asked. Joyce looked over at her. "Like, was I really sick or something?" Her mother sat next to her.
"When you were born, there was something wrong." Joyce began. "We didn't think you would survive. One of the doctors suggested something. A friend of his worked at Genomax said maybe they could help. They took you to their labs and a week later, you were fine." She looked at her daughter. "Buffy, what's wrong?"
"I…had dream last night." She said. "There was a lab and two guys talking about how some kid died, how the parents wouldn't be happy. They gave the parents a replacement. I thought…" Joyce wrapped her arms around her daughter.
"You think it was you?" She asked. Buffy nodded. "Buffy, it doesn't matter what happened. You are my daughter. Unless…"
"Don't even think it." Buffy said. "You're the one who raised me, mom. And I wouldn't have it any other way. But…mom, there's something else. I'm not really the Slayer. Well I am, but…not the way it was supposed to be. I'm…I'm one of those new mutants they talk about." Joyce pulled away a bit. "Mom?"
"Oh…my…" Buffy pulled away, heading for the back door.
"I gotta go. I'm meeting Willow and…" Joyce grabbed her by the arm.
"How long have you know?" She asked.
"Powers started upping during the battle with the Mayor." Buffy said, angrier than she meant. "Why? Need an alibi for you freak daughter?" Joyce slapped her across the face.
"Don't you talk to me like that young lady!" Joyce yelled. "I think I was pretty supportive about the whole Slayer thing."
"You mean the part where you told me 'if you walk out that door, don't bother coming back'?" Buffy bowed her head. "I'm sorry, that wasn't necessary, it's just… Your reaction when I said I was a mutant, you looked…" A tear fell from her eyes. Joyce pulled her into her arms.
"I'm sorry, it's just that when you said, 'there's something else', I didn't expect that." She smiled down at her daughter. "You just shocked me, that's all." Buffy closed her eyes. Nice and normal, she thought. Yeah right.
That's another chapter out of the way. This is coming along nicely. Please review and any ideas you think might work, please let me know. Next chapter, Buffy has a run in with the GSA and Spike makes plans for the new feral.
Stay Tuned.
Doc.
