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To Buffy, she could see Amanda sitting on the bed, looking worse for wear but Amanda, except that Buffy knew that at any moment the images in front of her could change and a different girl could be there.
"How did this happen?" Elrond asked.
Buffy sat up, ready to, for lack of a better word, translate. "I was fighting and there was death all around me, and the scythe had given me the power of a slayer, and..." She sniffled, "it was a spear, I went straight down on to it."
"She says she was in the final fight, and she had a slayers powers and it was a Turo-kan's spear that killed her."
"Then what?" Elrond asked.
"There was darkness, filled with voices, and then pain and a spider. Then the elf put us in his dungeons."
"Darkness, voices, pain, spider, dungeons." Buffy recounted.
"Oh, how about the others?"
Amanda's form suddenly changed to that of Molly's, "It was Caleb, y'know? At the vineyard, I wasn't a slayer, it was me own weapon. Then there was darkness, it was a long darkness, quiet at first and then I could vaguely hear other voices. I don't know how long I was in there, but suddenly the voices because louder and then what Amanda said."
"She says: Caleb, vineyard, not slayer, own weapon, long darkness and then the same as Amanda."
Erestor was suddenly much more interested, "What do you mean 'not slayer'? I thought these were all the girls that died in the battle."
Buffy looked pained for a moment and then she spoke up, "There were minor battles before the final battle, the ones that had been trained the longest, a few weeks longer than the rest went with me, and...some died."
Helen was back in control, "/Some/ died?! You led us to our deaths, we weren't trained, we had no chance!"
Buffy looked beyond rather upset, so Erestor asked why.
"It, it's Helen, she's saying that I led them to their deaths."
"Ah."
Buffy turned to Elrond, "You've led men into battle, right?" He nodded, "They were well trained strong fighters, yes?" He nodded again, "Imagine that you knew that the protectors of mankind against the forces of evil and darkness were going to be lost forever because something you had done. The people that trained these girls were gone, all the people that could have helped them were gone and one by one, all over the world they were being killed off. Innocent, young, girls. And do you know where they sent them? To me, all of them, to protect and train them and save the world! I trained them as best I can and you know what? Even with the powers of a slayer they still died! How do you think that makes me feel?!"
Helen, still resolute, "Ah, but at least you're alive!"
"Alive?!" Buffy screeched, "Does it look like I'm here because I'm alive?"
"You died?" This was Amanda, "How did you die?"
"There was a fight, I lost, I have the horrible sinking sensation that it made me a vampire. Really, I don't want to think about it now."
Amanda ventured to ask about the others, "Willow? Xander? ...Dawn?"
"Willow was alive last time I looked, Dawn's fine, she went to uni after it all, she's still there, should be safe and sound. Xander? Dead, we lost him shortly after arriving in Cleveland. But now, there's an army of us. Giles is trying to set up something to train the girls as they come of age. There's hundreds of us all over the world."
"Oh."
Erestor coughed, not so subtly, "Who are these people?"
"Friends, allies, people we knew. Amanda was a friend of Dawn's, my sister. Besides, my last death was much nicer, I suppose this is another effect of the spell."
"Your last death?"
"I died saving the world, I went to heaven, it was nice and peaceful. My friends brought me back."
"Oh, you have been here this long and we did not know all of this?"
"You never asked."
Shannon opened her mouth to say, 'excuse me' but all that came out was a raspy squeak. The other three people in the room turned to look at her.
"Perhaps we could find a way to help her?" Buffy suggested.
*
Rachel sat on the bed, watching the elves around her fuss and mix herbs, giving different ones to her constantly trying to see if she could talk afterwards. These elves were much nicer than the other elves, and Buffy was here. Although, some of the other girls still weren't so happy about Buffy being here. Rachel was still sitting there when something walking past outside caught her eye. Ohh, she had been deprived far too long, there was a gorgeous young elf walking past the door.
Seeing Rachel stand up and walk to the door Buffy quickly jumped up and grabbed her. "Bad girl, leave those two alone."
"Those /two/?" Questioned Rachel, as she said this another elf walked past. "Ohhh."
Buffy dropped her voice and indicated to Elrond, "They're his sons, they're nearly 80, you're stuck in a body with quite a few other people and they're immortal. Think."
Rachel pouted and sat down, giving the body over Chloe, ah, want to spite Buffy and people around her? Put Chloe in control of the body. Hands immediately flew to her neck and she started sobbing.
"Oh God, come on Chloe, it's not that bad, anyone could have been pushed to what you were by the First."
Elladan and Elrohir currently walking past the infirmary, heard the sounds of the sobbing girl both turned to see what was happening.
"Ah, Elladan, Elrohir," Elrond greeted his sons, "come and meet a friend of Buffy's."
Helen, quickly raged, "I'm no friend of Buffy's." But Buffy was the only one who heard it, or so she thought.
"Why does she say that?" Elladan asked.
Both Elrond, Erestor and Buffy quickly turned to look at Elladan, "How did you hear that?" Buffy demanded.
"She said it out loud." Elrohir pointed towards the girl. "Wait, where is the girl who said it? Who is the new one?"
Now this confused everyone in the room except for perhaps Buffy, who could see Helen had changed to Molly.
"Hello." Molly said and waved cheerfully.
Elrohir scrunched his nose up, "Why do you talk like that?"
"Talk like what?"
"With that strange accent."
"Because I'm not from the same place as the others."
"Sindarin sounds funny with your accent."
"What's Sindarin?"
The two were interrupted by Buffy going, "Now that's just freaky."
"Yes, this is very strange, very strange indeed." Elrond commented.
"What? What's strange?"
"No-one else can see or hear them, besides Buffy, all we see is a mute girl with black hair and eyes, with quite a resemblance to Buffy." Erestor informed the twins.
"But it's a spirit, I'm surprised you can see anything at all." Elladan told them.
Molly looked up, "I'm hungry."
Elrohir looked down and smiled, "I am too."
"You are what?" Elrond asked.
*
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To Buffy, she could see Amanda sitting on the bed, looking worse for wear but Amanda, except that Buffy knew that at any moment the images in front of her could change and a different girl could be there.
"How did this happen?" Elrond asked.
Buffy sat up, ready to, for lack of a better word, translate. "I was fighting and there was death all around me, and the scythe had given me the power of a slayer, and..." She sniffled, "it was a spear, I went straight down on to it."
"She says she was in the final fight, and she had a slayers powers and it was a Turo-kan's spear that killed her."
"Then what?" Elrond asked.
"There was darkness, filled with voices, and then pain and a spider. Then the elf put us in his dungeons."
"Darkness, voices, pain, spider, dungeons." Buffy recounted.
"Oh, how about the others?"
Amanda's form suddenly changed to that of Molly's, "It was Caleb, y'know? At the vineyard, I wasn't a slayer, it was me own weapon. Then there was darkness, it was a long darkness, quiet at first and then I could vaguely hear other voices. I don't know how long I was in there, but suddenly the voices because louder and then what Amanda said."
"She says: Caleb, vineyard, not slayer, own weapon, long darkness and then the same as Amanda."
Erestor was suddenly much more interested, "What do you mean 'not slayer'? I thought these were all the girls that died in the battle."
Buffy looked pained for a moment and then she spoke up, "There were minor battles before the final battle, the ones that had been trained the longest, a few weeks longer than the rest went with me, and...some died."
Helen was back in control, "/Some/ died?! You led us to our deaths, we weren't trained, we had no chance!"
Buffy looked beyond rather upset, so Erestor asked why.
"It, it's Helen, she's saying that I led them to their deaths."
"Ah."
Buffy turned to Elrond, "You've led men into battle, right?" He nodded, "They were well trained strong fighters, yes?" He nodded again, "Imagine that you knew that the protectors of mankind against the forces of evil and darkness were going to be lost forever because something you had done. The people that trained these girls were gone, all the people that could have helped them were gone and one by one, all over the world they were being killed off. Innocent, young, girls. And do you know where they sent them? To me, all of them, to protect and train them and save the world! I trained them as best I can and you know what? Even with the powers of a slayer they still died! How do you think that makes me feel?!"
Helen, still resolute, "Ah, but at least you're alive!"
"Alive?!" Buffy screeched, "Does it look like I'm here because I'm alive?"
"You died?" This was Amanda, "How did you die?"
"There was a fight, I lost, I have the horrible sinking sensation that it made me a vampire. Really, I don't want to think about it now."
Amanda ventured to ask about the others, "Willow? Xander? ...Dawn?"
"Willow was alive last time I looked, Dawn's fine, she went to uni after it all, she's still there, should be safe and sound. Xander? Dead, we lost him shortly after arriving in Cleveland. But now, there's an army of us. Giles is trying to set up something to train the girls as they come of age. There's hundreds of us all over the world."
"Oh."
Erestor coughed, not so subtly, "Who are these people?"
"Friends, allies, people we knew. Amanda was a friend of Dawn's, my sister. Besides, my last death was much nicer, I suppose this is another effect of the spell."
"Your last death?"
"I died saving the world, I went to heaven, it was nice and peaceful. My friends brought me back."
"Oh, you have been here this long and we did not know all of this?"
"You never asked."
Shannon opened her mouth to say, 'excuse me' but all that came out was a raspy squeak. The other three people in the room turned to look at her.
"Perhaps we could find a way to help her?" Buffy suggested.
*
Rachel sat on the bed, watching the elves around her fuss and mix herbs, giving different ones to her constantly trying to see if she could talk afterwards. These elves were much nicer than the other elves, and Buffy was here. Although, some of the other girls still weren't so happy about Buffy being here. Rachel was still sitting there when something walking past outside caught her eye. Ohh, she had been deprived far too long, there was a gorgeous young elf walking past the door.
Seeing Rachel stand up and walk to the door Buffy quickly jumped up and grabbed her. "Bad girl, leave those two alone."
"Those /two/?" Questioned Rachel, as she said this another elf walked past. "Ohhh."
Buffy dropped her voice and indicated to Elrond, "They're his sons, they're nearly 80, you're stuck in a body with quite a few other people and they're immortal. Think."
Rachel pouted and sat down, giving the body over Chloe, ah, want to spite Buffy and people around her? Put Chloe in control of the body. Hands immediately flew to her neck and she started sobbing.
"Oh God, come on Chloe, it's not that bad, anyone could have been pushed to what you were by the First."
Elladan and Elrohir currently walking past the infirmary, heard the sounds of the sobbing girl both turned to see what was happening.
"Ah, Elladan, Elrohir," Elrond greeted his sons, "come and meet a friend of Buffy's."
Helen, quickly raged, "I'm no friend of Buffy's." But Buffy was the only one who heard it, or so she thought.
"Why does she say that?" Elladan asked.
Both Elrond, Erestor and Buffy quickly turned to look at Elladan, "How did you hear that?" Buffy demanded.
"She said it out loud." Elrohir pointed towards the girl. "Wait, where is the girl who said it? Who is the new one?"
Now this confused everyone in the room except for perhaps Buffy, who could see Helen had changed to Molly.
"Hello." Molly said and waved cheerfully.
Elrohir scrunched his nose up, "Why do you talk like that?"
"Talk like what?"
"With that strange accent."
"Because I'm not from the same place as the others."
"Sindarin sounds funny with your accent."
"What's Sindarin?"
The two were interrupted by Buffy going, "Now that's just freaky."
"Yes, this is very strange, very strange indeed." Elrond commented.
"What? What's strange?"
"No-one else can see or hear them, besides Buffy, all we see is a mute girl with black hair and eyes, with quite a resemblance to Buffy." Erestor informed the twins.
"But it's a spirit, I'm surprised you can see anything at all." Elladan told them.
Molly looked up, "I'm hungry."
Elrohir looked down and smiled, "I am too."
"You are what?" Elrond asked.
*
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Thanks to:
A Watcher - Odd? Ah, that means not like other things, right?
Alaina - of course everyone loves reviews, hehe....*cough* skt *cough*
Rakeesh - I tried to put some of the 'glue' in the first chap...hope it went down well...