Pinhead stared at the large, twisted, rectangular machine in front of him; Solid black with spinning dynamos on either side pumping a constant flow of electricity to it. The hellish device had a small opening in the middle of its imposing twelve feet. Pinhead reached into this opening and placed the Box in it. Instantly the Box came to life, twisting, turning, and contorting into a diamond-like shape. The huge machine followed suit, with the dynamos pumping increased amounts of electricity. The device began to float into the air, the energy still flowing into it. It began to spin and give off energy of its own, firing an eerie blue light into the sky. Clouds gathered and thunder rumbled. In another dimension, Leviathan was pleased. Soon Hell would come to earth.
Pinhead turned away from the device and looked out over the horizon. He heard the sound of the Ghost Rider's engine. Fools were coming, seeking pain. Pinhead would oblige them. He would give them all the pain in the world, for all the little time their world had left.
"Angelique. Chatterer. Where is Maker?", Pinhead asked as his acolytes stepped forth.
"I do not know.", Angelique replied, "I do not feel his presence anywhere."
"No matter. His task was completed. Now complete yours. Prevent these beings from ever reaching the device.", Pinhead ordered, "And feel free to play with them."
Angelique smiled.
Ghost Rider raged forth with the school in line of sight. He sped up further when he saw the light from the device ahead.
"The screams of innocent blood lead here.", the skeleton said to Buffy.
"Yeah, that and the big honkin light in the sky.", Buffy replied.
"That too.", Ghost Rider said as he drove into the parking lot. Buffy narrowed her eyes and saw Angelique and the Chatterer standing on the roof of the building's ledge.
"They're going to jump off. I can tell by their body posture. I really want to kick that demon hoe's ass.", Buffy growled.
"Attend to her if you like. I will attend to the leader. We have unfinished business.", Ghost Rider growled in return.
If it was at all possible Ghost Rider picked up speed. What happened next was a blur. Angelique and the Chatterer both stepped off the roof at the same time and began their descent. Buffy stood up on the back of Ghost Rider's motorcycle and leapt onto the Spirit of Vengeance's shoulders. Despite her boots burning slightly, she heaved herself into a somersault and launched herself into a perfect jumping kick towards Angelique. Seconds later both Slayer and demon erupted through one of the school's windows…. On the second floor.
Ghost Rider was no less amazing as he drove UP THE SIDE OF THE WALL and cracked open the Chatterer's skull with his chain before flying up through the air on his motorcycle towards the Hell Device, poised to destroy the machine. But chained hooks came from nowhere and gripped his motorcycle, pulling it down. His own chain barely missed the infernal machine. He crashed hard on the roof of the school. Despite his rough landing, Ghost Rider rose and stared directly at Pinhead. This was war.
The Chatterer stood at the base of the school and shook off the effects of Ghost Rider's blow, teeth chattering away as he did. He was then violently rocked by hundreds of rounds from a machine gun. Xander smiled as he fired, thinking back to that Rambo parody in UHF. The Chatterer oozed bile and blood, but did not fall. Even after Xander emptied a whole clip into him. It merely "looked" in Xander's direction and chattered mindlessly.
"Hey Nancy. How 'bout a go?"
The Chatterer turned and was rocked hard by Spike's fist. It actually staggered backwards as Spike threw a kick to its deformed face. Still it chattered as it drew it's blade and slashed at Spike, who was smiling with his vampire features, as he deftly avoided the blade's tip.
"That all you got?", Spike laughed as he dodged another swipe, "Not even worth my time. But Harris on the other hand…."
Xander opened fire on the Cenobite again. Again the machine gun met with the same results. The Chatterer bled and shook, but it was not seriously injured.
"It's not working Spike! It just doesn't hurt it enough!", Xander yelled over the gunfire, "All I'm doing is making it bleed!"
"Buffy said these blokes were hard to hurt…..but I think I just got an idea, mate. Follow me!", Spike said running off. Xander was reluctant to follow at first, but after the Chatterer approached him slowly, he changed his mind and followed Spike. The Chatterer likewise followed Xander following Spike. And then Andrew cautiously stepped out of the shadows as they departed.
"You go ahead guys…I'll uh…secure the perimeter. Uh…Go Planet.", Andrew said shakily.
Spike and Xander slid down the hallways of the school as the Chatterer picked up speed and followed them. They passed Buffy and Angelique fighting tooth and nail atop the stairs but didn't stop. Even after Buffy threw Angelique down the stairs and did a huge flying elbow drop on her calling her a "skank" as they ran. The twosome sped around a corner and ducked into a door, running downstairs. The Chatterer followed, his jaws chattering faster as he picked up speed. He chased them downstairs and into a huge basement area.
The vampire and human duo zigged and zagged, leading the disfigured (relatively speaking) Cenobite on a wild goose chase. Between the two of them, the Chatterer wasn't even close to catching them. That was until they ran into a room that had no other means of exit. They turned to the Cenobite with Xander opening fire on it yet again, sending blood splurting everywhere in the room. And again the Chatterer was not moved. It simply chattered and stepped forward. However, it failed to notice that its blood was rolling down onto a seal with a ram's head symbol on it. The seal shown brightly as it absorbed the blood and began to open. From behind the Chatterer arose a fearsome Turok-Han warrior vampire, fangs bared, claws ready, with only the thought of the kill on its mind. It struck at the first thing that moved, which was the Chatterer. The Chatterer turned and stabbed the Turok-Han with its blade, to which the Turok-Han replied by biting deep into the Chatterer's neck. Spike smirked as he delivered a dropkick to the entwined creatures, sending them back into the hole beneath the Seal of Dhuzal before it closed again.
The Chatterer struck at the Turok-Han in the gigantic cave system it was now in. It was then struck from behind by another Turok-Han, and another, and another. Within seconds of its arrival, the Cenobite was beset on all sides by a swarm of the vampires. He was covered by them like army ants. He could scream in pain or roar in rage. The only sound he made was that of his jaw chattering. And soon, even that stopped.
"W-Willow, are you okay?", Tara asked her lover as she stared down at her. Willow coughed and looked up.
"Could be better. Strength augmentation must have saved my life.", Willow stated.
"That and my healing spell.", Tara smiled as she kissed Willow's forehead.
Willow sat up and looked around, "Where's Warren?"
"H-He just kind of cried and walked away after I unloaded on him. I didn't kill him. I couldn't. Not even after everything he's done.", Tara admitted.
"You're stronger than me then.", Willow said.
"No. I'm not. Vengeance is Anya's gig. Not mine. Love is mine. That's why I was sent back. It's not about vengeance Willow. It never is. It's about loving someone so deeply that you can't ever be apart from them. I love you.", Tara said to her truthfully.
Willow looked at Tara and somewhere, a melody played as she kissed her lover.
"I love you too baby."
Angelique slammed Buffy into a locker.
"Oh sweetie, I bet that felt great.", Angelique moaned.
Buffy winced from the pain and wrapped her legs around Angelique to hold her in place.
"Good, but not great. This is great.", Buffy replied as she tore off a locker door and slammed it into Angelique's head. As she did that she unwrapped her legs, no longer supporting Angelique's weight and sending her sprawling. Angelique rolled up and smiled.
"That was great.", Angelique replied licking her lips. The locker door slammed into her neck, thrown like a Frisbee in the next moment.
"Then that must have been spectacular.", Buffy quipped as she rushed Angelique, tackling her through the school's metal doors and back outside. Angelique smiled and slammed her fist into Buffy's temple, making her recoil in pain. Then a kick from one of Angelique's thigh high boots sent Buffy reeling and onto her back. Angelique straddled her a moment later, giving Buffy no leverage.
"Playtime's over kitty cat.", Angelique cooed.
"Get off of her foul demoness!", a voice shouted at Angelique.
Angelique turned and saw Andrew a few feet away. She punched Buffy and stood up facing the small man.
"Oooh witty dialogue.", Angelique mocked.
"Well…uh… it sounded impressive. Anyways, stay away from her!", Andrew ordered, "I'm warning you. I have powers!"
"Of annoyance? After I make your guts into my garters I'm taking my kitty elsewhere so I can play with her. And there's nothing you can do about it weakling.", Angelique hissed.
Something landed behind Buffy, making her look up to whatever it was. It could only be something Andrew had summoned. Buffy rose quickly and stalked towards Angelique.
"You can't hurt Buffy.", Andrew said bravely as Angelique inched closer.
"Why not? She's my kitten.", Angelique replied, ready to disembowel Andrew. Just then Buffy put her into an arm lock.
"Sorry girlfriend, but this just isn't working out, but I have someone I can introduce you to. You'll like him. I promise.", Buffy smiled and she swung Angelique into the creature behind her.
Angelique felt like she hit a brick wall. She winced and immediately realized whatever this was, it was much taller than her. She looked up at the creature, which was a nearly nine foot tall, leathery skinned, mouthless variety of demon. Then from nowhere, the creature's wings wrapped around Angelique and pulled her into its embrace. It shook her violently as an acidic substance poured down to its feet, melting Angelique's body away. The process was complete after a minute. All that was left of the Princess of Hell were a few scraps of clothing and some bones. The demon then looked at Buffy and Andrew and simply flew away.
"Wow Andrew. You did something right.", Buffy said amazed.
"It was nothing. Just lucky those things migrate to this dimension this time of year.", Andrew said smiling.
"What's all this then?", Spike said as he and Xander exited the building.
"Andrew took out the bitch demon.", Buffy smiled.
"Cool. We fragged the other one.", Xander bragged.
"So we find Bones and take on Home Improvement on the roof then?", Spike asked.
Seconds later, Ghost Rider crashed to the ground mere feet from the Scoobies. He started to get up but was then struck by a bluish energy that made him convulse violently
"No. You do not.", Pinhead said above them as he raised his hand blasting them all with the same bluish energy, bringing them to their knees. Even Ghost Rider felt its effects, "Now then, I've had enough of your meddling. Stay right there. It will all be over soon. Hell will come to earth and you feel the bliss of pain for all eternity."
"No. You can't do that. I WON'T let you."
Pinhead turned, actually surprised at who had said those words.
"Maker?"
"The name is Warren.", Warren said as he sent his tendrils at Pinhead.
