Story: Brenn
Chapter 8
Lethon
Brenn stumbled through the portal and was greeted with an intense blast of heat.
"Welcome the Lethon," Pryce said in a sombre tone.
It was a horrible place. Everything glowed either red or purple. The sky was sunless. Instead it just seemed to give off a red light. There were no plants or grasses. The landscape was just dust, dirt, and rock. A stale wind seemed to be blowing at all times.
"You survived here for three months?" Buffy asked in surprise.
"Yeah. Drinking almost no water, watching out for the Lethory. It was really fun," Pryce answered, his voice dripping with sarcasm. He continued on with a sigh, "And were probably going to have to fight a Lethorian or three."
"Why?" Brenn asked.
"When I landed here they surrounded me immediately. They took me to there temple. It took me three weeks to get out. And that was using my Watcher skills. Dawn won't stand a chance of escaping."
"We better get to her fast then."
"They would have already taken her to the temple."
"Well, Watcher boy, lead the way then," Spike said, gesturing for Pryce to go on ahead.
"Follow me, but don't make any loud noises, and watch your surroundings very, and I stress, very closely. The Lethory look like giant rocks with arms and legs. And the unfortunate thing is that they also have brains." Pryce finished and began walking. On his way past Spike he intentionally ran into him.
Brenn saw, and for some reason felt angry at her lover.
They walked for what seemed like days, but in reality they had only been walking a few hours.
"I'm thirsty," Brenn suddenly stated.
"I'll check for a source," Pryce gave her a squeeze and got down on his hands and knees, listening to the ground.
"Never mind, I'll just conjure us all up some," Willow said, extending her hand and focusing.
"Willow, don't do tha-" Pryce tried to warn her.
BANG!
"You idiot!" Pryce immediately sprang to his feet/ Brenn was shaking her head and Tara was looking at the ground.
"What?" Willow was confused.
"Didn't you read?" Tara asked.
"Read what?"
"Will, didn't you look up why you can't open portals is this dimension?" Brenn wondered.
"No."
"Magic has certain precessions here. Specific spells react with the air, making a loud noise, summoning something, or even worse."
"What do you mean by specific?"
"I mean spells like summoning spells, vanishing spells, disappearing spells, or portal or gateway spells."
"Oh."
Brenn suddenly snapped her head to the left. Her ears had caught a tiny sound.
"Did anyone here that?" she asked.
"I did." Spike and Raun were both looking to the left too.
"There it is again."
Brenn realised she wasn't breathing. She took a deep breathe, and with it came the smell of wet stone.
"Wet stone?" She murmured.
"What?" Pryce asked her.
"I can smell wet stone."
"That means there are-"
"ROAR!!!"
"Lethory nearby," he finished with a sigh.
"Weapons!" Buffy ordered.
Everyone had managed to draw their weapons just as the Lethory attacked.
Battle ensued. Willow and Tara were trying to fight with both magic and axes, but they were doing as much good as Brenn, who was casting spells between swipes of her sword. The battle was at it's peak when a scream cut through the crowd.
Raun had been decapitated and was now a pile of dust on the ground. The Lethory took that moment of dissertation to attack in full. They grabbed Willow and Tara, knocking their heads together and knocking them out. Buffy tried to save them, but she ended up being knocked out too. Pryce was trying to recover from a blow he had just received to the head, but another knock him out. Now Brenn and Spike were the only ones standing.
Brenn noticed this little fact and grabbed Spike by the arm.
"What the hell do you think you are doing!" he exclaimed.
"If we don't get out of here now, we're going to end up just like them, so let's move it."
They fought their way out of the battle and took off running. They stopped when no one followed them,
"When they go back to their temple, we'll follow them," she whispered. "Then we'll save the others."
Spike nodded.
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Xander was just letting more blood drip into the closing portal when he noticed that there were only six drops of blood left on the ground.
"If that means what I think it does, I hope it's Spike or Raun," he said to himself, repositioning himself on the couch.
(A/N)
This will be the last chapter up for a week and a half or so. I'm going to a wedding then a family reunion. Another note. The reaon this is up so late is because I was grounded. Long story. Check out my blog if you want the full story.
Chapter 8
Lethon
Brenn stumbled through the portal and was greeted with an intense blast of heat.
"Welcome the Lethon," Pryce said in a sombre tone.
It was a horrible place. Everything glowed either red or purple. The sky was sunless. Instead it just seemed to give off a red light. There were no plants or grasses. The landscape was just dust, dirt, and rock. A stale wind seemed to be blowing at all times.
"You survived here for three months?" Buffy asked in surprise.
"Yeah. Drinking almost no water, watching out for the Lethory. It was really fun," Pryce answered, his voice dripping with sarcasm. He continued on with a sigh, "And were probably going to have to fight a Lethorian or three."
"Why?" Brenn asked.
"When I landed here they surrounded me immediately. They took me to there temple. It took me three weeks to get out. And that was using my Watcher skills. Dawn won't stand a chance of escaping."
"We better get to her fast then."
"They would have already taken her to the temple."
"Well, Watcher boy, lead the way then," Spike said, gesturing for Pryce to go on ahead.
"Follow me, but don't make any loud noises, and watch your surroundings very, and I stress, very closely. The Lethory look like giant rocks with arms and legs. And the unfortunate thing is that they also have brains." Pryce finished and began walking. On his way past Spike he intentionally ran into him.
Brenn saw, and for some reason felt angry at her lover.
They walked for what seemed like days, but in reality they had only been walking a few hours.
"I'm thirsty," Brenn suddenly stated.
"I'll check for a source," Pryce gave her a squeeze and got down on his hands and knees, listening to the ground.
"Never mind, I'll just conjure us all up some," Willow said, extending her hand and focusing.
"Willow, don't do tha-" Pryce tried to warn her.
BANG!
"You idiot!" Pryce immediately sprang to his feet/ Brenn was shaking her head and Tara was looking at the ground.
"What?" Willow was confused.
"Didn't you read?" Tara asked.
"Read what?"
"Will, didn't you look up why you can't open portals is this dimension?" Brenn wondered.
"No."
"Magic has certain precessions here. Specific spells react with the air, making a loud noise, summoning something, or even worse."
"What do you mean by specific?"
"I mean spells like summoning spells, vanishing spells, disappearing spells, or portal or gateway spells."
"Oh."
Brenn suddenly snapped her head to the left. Her ears had caught a tiny sound.
"Did anyone here that?" she asked.
"I did." Spike and Raun were both looking to the left too.
"There it is again."
Brenn realised she wasn't breathing. She took a deep breathe, and with it came the smell of wet stone.
"Wet stone?" She murmured.
"What?" Pryce asked her.
"I can smell wet stone."
"That means there are-"
"ROAR!!!"
"Lethory nearby," he finished with a sigh.
"Weapons!" Buffy ordered.
Everyone had managed to draw their weapons just as the Lethory attacked.
Battle ensued. Willow and Tara were trying to fight with both magic and axes, but they were doing as much good as Brenn, who was casting spells between swipes of her sword. The battle was at it's peak when a scream cut through the crowd.
Raun had been decapitated and was now a pile of dust on the ground. The Lethory took that moment of dissertation to attack in full. They grabbed Willow and Tara, knocking their heads together and knocking them out. Buffy tried to save them, but she ended up being knocked out too. Pryce was trying to recover from a blow he had just received to the head, but another knock him out. Now Brenn and Spike were the only ones standing.
Brenn noticed this little fact and grabbed Spike by the arm.
"What the hell do you think you are doing!" he exclaimed.
"If we don't get out of here now, we're going to end up just like them, so let's move it."
They fought their way out of the battle and took off running. They stopped when no one followed them,
"When they go back to their temple, we'll follow them," she whispered. "Then we'll save the others."
Spike nodded.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Xander was just letting more blood drip into the closing portal when he noticed that there were only six drops of blood left on the ground.
"If that means what I think it does, I hope it's Spike or Raun," he said to himself, repositioning himself on the couch.
(A/N)
This will be the last chapter up for a week and a half or so. I'm going to a wedding then a family reunion. Another note. The reaon this is up so late is because I was grounded. Long story. Check out my blog if you want the full story.