The halls of Sunnydale High School were mostly deserted. It was a Saturday and besides that a giant monster had attacked the town the night before. Oddly enough, this time no one seemed to doubt it was a giant monster yet they still have problems believing in vampires and demons. Odd people those Sunnydale folk. Regardless, the high school's halls were almost empty. And everyone from the students down to Principal Wood should be glad that they were not in session.
"Oh what symphonies I could compose here. What art I could illustrate.", the pinheaded lead Cenobite said to the one with the metallic back as they strode through the halls, "Do you know the glory of youth?"
The metal backed Cenobite didn't respond immediately. He was fixated on the lockers and the halls, "What? I'm sorry sir. I just…drifted for a moment there. It won't happen again."
"The glory of youth is the illusion of immortality.", the pin headed Cenobite responded in his impassive voice. Whether he had heard the apology or not was debatable, "The concept of death is distant and never to be learned. Pain, pain does not exist. Only the need for pleasure, for gratification exists. How I ache to tear down that illusion. To destroy naïve minds and let them experience the glory of suffering. The sweet kiss of torment. The salvation that is flesh being cut and sewn and severed. How I ache to bring salvation to this world."
The two Cenobites walked up to the top of the building and went out on the roof. Through their eyes they could see the arcane energies of the Hellmouth rising up through the building from below the principal's office. The Lead Cenobite pointed to the spot just above the office where the energy was strongest, "Begin construction there Maker."
Maker observed the area and put his hand to his chin thinking.
"I'll need materials.", he replied to the Lead Cenobite.
"Then find them.", the imposing Cenobite said calculatingly as he turned to go.
"Where are you going?", Maker asked.
"Communion.", The Cenobite said as he disappeared back down into the school.
"So let me guess, you guys are leftovers from Time's Squares S and M shops after Guiliani kicked you out? Or do you just have really poor fashion sense?", Buffy asked the Chatterer and Angelique.
Angelique smiled seductively, "You don't find me beautiful?"
"Ew. Straight here thanks." Buffy said as she fired a bolt from her crossbow at Angelique. It hit its mark perfectly. Angelique merely looked down at it and smiled at Buffy.
"You know, not that you liking girls makes you a bad person. I mean some of my best friends are gay. No really, I'm not just saying that.", Buffy said trying to hide her shock that the arrow hadn't done as well as she had hoped.
Angelique advanced, "I could give you a nice collar. Would you like that? To be my lapdog? I bet you'd be a good lapdog."
Buffy sneered and fired bolt after bolt into Angelique who kept coming with her strangely enticing smile.
"No thanks. I'm the kind of dog that bites.", Buffy said firing more bolts.
Angelique licked her lips as she walked closer, "Tease."
When she was within striking distance, Buffy whipped out the axe she had strapped to her back out and buried it in Angelique's skull.
"Not really.", Buffy smirked as she pulled the axe out and did a spin kick that sent Angelique sprawling into and over a table. Buffy smiled and looked to the Chatterer, "You next handsome?"
The Chatterer's only reply was the sound of his teeth clacking together. Buffy took a few practice swings with her axe and stepped forward to face him. However, she was gripped from behind by strong arms that made her drop her axe. Angelique smiled and licked Buffy's neck with a tongue that felt like sandpaper being raked against her flesh.
"You are a tease. I can taste it on you. Taste how much you get turned on by demons. How dirty you want to feel with that blonde vampire above you, below you, behind you, in front, everywhere.", Angelique giggled girlishly.
Buffy was shocked, "How do you know about that?!"
"I tasted it on you. I also tasted how guilty it makes you feel. I can make your guilt go away forever. You can be the whore of Babylon you're meant to be.", Angelique said licking her again. Buffy responded with a violent head butt that made Angelique release her grip, and then using a Judo throw, sent Angelique spiraling into the Chatterer knocking both demons down.
"Read my lips, I'M STRAIGHT.", Buffy said picking up her axe again with a murderous glint in her eyes.
Angelique sat up and smiled, "Not after I make your beautiful little spine crooked."
The Chatterer clacked in agreement as they both stood.
"Okay that sound is annoying.", Buffy said swinging the axe taking off the Chatterer's head and sending it flying. The Chatterer's hand still shot out and grabbed Buffy by the throat and squeezed hard making it very hard to breathe. She hacked his arm off just below the elbow and pried the offending appendage off. She staggered back and coughed loudly as the still standing body of the Chatterer seemed to follow her every move. Angelique meanwhile walked to where the Chatterer's still clacking head lay and picked it. She French kissed it as the jaws clacked together on her tongue. She laughed and recoiled her tongue and walked to where the Chatterer's body stood. She placed the head on its rightful shoulders and red mist seemed to spring up from where it had been lacerated. It was fusing back on. The Chatterer then bent down and picked up its amputated arm and likewise fused it back on. Buffy was having a hard time believing this as she coughed and sputtered.
"What does it take to kill you people?", Buffy coughed.
"Death is relative. You should know that, Buffy.", Angelique smiled, "Did you like it in the grave? Did it keep you warm and safe? Do you still need Spike to make you feel alive? Maybe I can keep you both as pets and make you both mine. I'm certain he'd like that. You would too."
Buffy stammered in fear. The things this thing was saying were frightening. It was throwing her off, making her unable to fight them properly. She had been like this before, back when……Buffy smiled. Then she charged swinging her axe. The two Cenobites were ready for her until she gracefully somersaulted up over them and crouched as she landed, hacking their knees with her weapon. The two demons fell in a heap.
"You know what? That kind of talk was scary when I was seventeen and it was coming from my boyfriend who had kind of lost his soul. It's not that scary now. All you're doing is trying to get a psychological advantage. Giles taught me not to fall for that. As for your little powers, they're not bad as far as parlor tricks go, but you've barely fought me. It makes me think you can't.", Buffy said as she hacked at the two downed Cenobites, who were struggling to get off of one another and stand up.
"Oh kitten, don't be mad. Let me make it better.", Angelique replied. Buffy grabbed her by her tendrils and with a mighty swing threw her across the room into the wall.
"No means no, you skank.", Buffy growled. She then ducked as the Chatterer swung his blade at her from behind her. Using her axe's side, she knocked the knife from the demon's hand and then slid onto her back hacking the demon's stomach.
"And you, kind of hard to sneak up on someone when you make noise all the time. But lucky for you, Dr. Summers is here to help with a little plan I like to call, SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY!", Buffy said shooting her hands into the Chatterer's mouth, placing one on the lower jaw and another on the upper one. With a loud crack, the Chatterer's jaws were broken and unable to clack together. Buffy then savagely backhanded the demon again and again making it stagger.
Angelique approached from behind, picking up the Chatterer's blade. She lunged at Buffy who simply shifted to the side, rolling along Angelique's arm and pushing her hard into the Chatterer. The blade cut through him like a hot knife through butter. Buffy then reached around both Angelique and the Chatterer and snapped Angelique's arm preventing her from pulling it out. Buffy smirked and kissed Angelique's cheek.
"Honestly, I AM flattered but you're just not my type. We can get mochas sometime if you like though.", Buffy quipped as she head butted Angelique again before the demoness could respond. Buffy then casually walked up to the bar and slid over onto the other side startling the hiding Willy, "Willy, I need your lighter. Oh and go open that trap door to the sewers you have."
Willy slowly reached into his apron and handed it to her. Buffy smiled and sat it on the bar. Whistling she picked five bottles of liquor off of the shelves behind the bar. Then, with the intensity of a major league baseball pitcher, she lobbed bottle after bottle onto the two Cenobites drenching them in liquor. Buffy then leapt back over the bar, walked over, and set the demons on fire with a spring in her step. Willy by now had warily walked around to the trap door and had opened it. Buffy noted this and picked up one of the bar's tables and charged using the table as a battering ram and sending both Cenobites toppling down the hole. She then slammed the door for emphasis.
"I'd go home Willy. They'll be back. Get some EMT's here for the people and….whatever demons use for the demons first though.", Buffy ordered. Willy nodded slightly, "Excuse me for a second Willy."
Buffy picked up a bar stool that had been knocked over and promptly threw it over her back nailing Ethan with it as he tried to flee. He fell to the ground, out cold. Buffy walked over to the Chaos mage and sighed.
"I know I'm really going to regret this but even if you are an evil slimeball Ethan, you're coming with me."
