...And Beyond

by MIAKODA

Summary: Poor, unsuspecting Tatiana, Jihui (pronounced Joo-Way), Gracie, CordiAnn, Chelsea, Emily and Mandy are sucked through a weird portal into Sunnydale! Not another stupid people-go-to-Sunnydale fic...it actually HAS a plot! So please R+R! *^_^*

Disclaimer: i own no-one in this chapter! The characters in this chapter all belong to themselves (they are real people!) OR Joss Whedon.

Chapter 3: 'Vampires?'

The group stopped abruptly as Spike whirled around and swore.

'What is it?' Willow asked nervously, as Anya hurriedly covered Emily's ears.

Emily batted her away, and Grace shook her finger in a reprimanding fashion at Spike.

Buffy went to stand next to her husband.

'Stakes out guys,' she said, without looking round.

'Um, portal-people? Get behind us.' Oz said, ushering Grace, Emily, Chelsea, Mandy and CordiAnn into the shadows, and out of sight.

Two figures suddenly raced around the corner.

'Hey! It's the Slayer!' one of them growled.

'Oh my god!' the other said, skidding to a halt in front of a window, her blonde hair all tangled, 'I can't see myself...is my hair ok?'

'That's definitely Tat!' Mandy whispered, giggling.

'And Jihui!' Chelsea added, grinning.

Then the other vampire, Jihui, giggled and said, 'We're vampires silly! We don't have reflections!'

'Vampires?' Grace whispered in horror.

Buffy and spike looked at each other, and Xander shifted uncomfortably.

These were more portal-people, friends of the others. They couldn't kill them...but they were vampires.

Before they could decide, the two girls leapt at them. Jihui headed straight for Spike, but Tat caught sight of Emily, who was stumbling out of the shadows in shock.

Tat grinned and lunged at her.

Willlow, Xander and Oz didn't see this, and ran to help Spike.

'Anya!' Buffy yelled, 'keep the other kids away from them!

Anya immediately ushered Chelsea, Mandy, Grace and CordiAnn away from the fighting, ignoring their protests. Buffy ran to help Emily, who was only just managing to parry the kicks Tat was aiming at her.

Then, Tat's foot caught her full in the stomach, winding her and sending her flying backwards into a wall.

Emily crumpled to the floor, gasping for breath.

Tat lunged for her, but Buffy blocked her with an arm. They6 began to fight furiously, lashing and blocking each other.

Jihui was having more trouble, struggling to hold 3 people off at once.

Tat turned and saw her as she twisted in the air, ramming her foot into Buffy's right shoulder. Buffy staggered backwards sklightly, clutching her rapidly bruising shoulder.

Tat growled, and signalled to Jihui to run.

Jihui blocked both Xander's and Willow's stakes and turned to run. Tat flipped into Spike, who, unprepared, staggered backwards involuntarily.

As the two teenage vampires disappeared into the night, their friends emerged from the shadows, and rushed to Emily's side, pushing past Anya and Oz.

'The blonde one...' Spike said turning to help Buffy.

'Tat.' Mandy supplied sadly.

'She's a good fighter,' Buffy looked worried.

'So is the other one. Chewy is it?' Willow asked.

'Jihui,' Emily corrected her, getting to her feet.

'Are you ok Em?' Chelsea asked.

'Yeah, I'm fine. I guess super strength and years of Tai Kwon Do training make good vampires!' she quipped, wheezing slightly.

'That explains slayer-power strength blondie,' Xander put in.

'Tat!' Mandy corrected angrily, 'her name is TAT!'

'And the little big-bad' Anya finished.

'her name is Jihui. And the blond one is Tat.' Grace said furiously, her fists clenched.

'Emily?' Buffy turned to the small red head, 'judging by what just happened, you're a pretty good fighter. I think maybe you migth be chosen. Would you like to join the potentials when they train with Giles?'

Emily's face lit up.

'Really?' she asked, 'me?'

Buffy nodded, smiling slightly.

'I would ask the blond and Jihooey, but they're vampires, so...i guess they're unavailable!'

'Their names are TAT and JIHUI!' Grace said through gritted teeth.

Spike yelped as he turned to look at Grace.

They all followed his gaze, and stared.

She was surrounded by a red aura, charged with minute bolts of lightening.

Willow laughed, and her eyes went misty with magic.

'Will...' Oz began, but Willow held up a hand and he froze.

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'Where are we going?' Tat panted.

Jihui slowed her pace to a walk and shrugged. Suddenly, two figures appeared in front of them,

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A black glow surrounded Willow's hands. Grace's aura faded to a rosey colour as she calmed down, and suddenly became a startling white as she realised what Willow was about to do.

Willow raised her arms and pushed. A hoard of balls of emerald green fire flew at Grace.

Panicking, Oz and Chelsea rushed forwards to block the balls, but Willow hurled a stream of black fire at them, and they ducked out of its path. A blaze of white streamed from Chelsea's hands and deflected one of the balls before Willow forced them back again.

Anya and Spike had formed a human barrier, restraining the portal people.

As another hoard of burning balls swooped towards Grace, she panicked and tried to use her aura as a shield. A white bubble surrounded her, and as soon as the balls reached it, they disappeared into thin air.

Slowly, Willow's eyes cleared and her aura was sucked back inside her.

Emily caught Grace as she slumped to the floor, but yelped and dropped her as the magenta aura surrounding her sent tingles up her arm. Chelsea, whose aura was a swirl of blues, knelt next to her, and helped her up. Slowly their auras, like Willow's, dissappeared inside them.

Willow was walking over. Emily, Mandy and CordiAnn blocked her path, and Chelsea and Grace surrounded themselves with white magic.

'Don't come any nearer,' CordiAnn said firmly, her voice steady.

Willow stopped, looking confused. Then a look of understanding passed over her face.

'Oh,' she said, 'No, no, i wasn't...i mean, i wouldn't...'

She trailed off, looking at the fearful, and angry faces of the scoobies and the portal-people.

Then a rush of people came pouring out of the Bronze, and all hell broke loose.

Literally.

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So? What do you think?

If you want to be in the fic, then tell me in a review:

~ what you want to be called

~whether you want to be: - a potential slayer

a witch a demon or a minion/ vampire

See? All the more reason to review! *^_^*

Credits

Tat is based on me, MIAKODA

Jihui is based on Burning-Toast

Mandy is based on Elven-Vampire Cassie (name change!)

CordiAnn is based on CordiAnn

Gracie is based on Lady Wild Rose

Chelsea is based on Spikelover666

Emily is based on Glum Frog

Luv, MIA

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