Witches

Episode 3

The Underground Building:

            Faith, Wesley, and a large group of council operatives had just arrived at the underground church. They were there to destroy it and to dust the queen.

            "Okay everyone!" Faith yelled, "Get those torches lit!"

            Everyone lit their two torches and ran towards the building. It quickly caught fire and began to burn. Vampires began running out as the building burned faster and faster. Soon the whole building was on fire. More vamps ran out. These ones were on fire.

            "This is too much fun," Faith said.

            Soon the building had burnt to the ground. There were no vampires left. Everyone cheered. They knew that the queen had finally been dusted.

Hong Kong, China:

            "Those fools," Dani said to Harmony, "They probably think that they have killed us."

            "We are safe for now," Harmony told her, "The slayer is all the way across the ocean."

            "When I gather an army strong enough, I'll take back the Hellmouth. And when I do, those slayers will pay," she spoke.

            Suddenly a group of horned demons came running from the sewers. They were really tall and had three horns on their heads. They were brown and red and had an evil look in their eyes. Neither Harmony nor Dani had ever seen anything like them.         

            "What the hell are you?" she shouted.

            "We can't trust you," one spoke in a raspy voice.

            "What is going on?" she asked.

            "We are returning to our home," it said.

            "We shall do the same, Harmony," Dani said, "Let's go!"

            The two of the left the sewers and headed for an airport.

The Warehouse:

            Jake opened his eyes. He was surrounded in darkness. He remembered the battle against Glory and that she had used the key, Dawn, to return home. He remembered that the tower had collapsed on him and the others.

 He felt pain on his legs, but couldn't figure out where his legs were or what was causing the pain. He began digging his way out of the debris. Sunlight! He was out, but there was still something on his legs. He dug down towards his legs. There were some metal beams lying on them. He carefully lifted them off and then inspected his legs. There weren't any cuts or bruises and they weren't broke.

            Jake carefully rose to his feet and glanced around. There was debris all over the place. He couldn't see anyone.

            "Buffy! Sarah! Angel! Where are you guys?" Jake shouted.

            Suddenly some rocks began to move and Sarah and Buffy unburied themselves. A few feet away, some rocks were thrown and then Angel and Giles stood up.

            "Are you all okay?" Jake asked.

            "Yeah, we're fine," Sarah said.

            "Where's Dawn?" Buffy asked nervously.

            "I'm not sure," Sarah replied.

            "Do you think she's still under the rubble?" Buffy questioned.

            She bent down and began digging through the debris. She was tossing things in all different directions, searching in vain.

            "Buffy, she's gone," Giles told her.

            Tears began to form in her eyes. She couldn't believe it; her sister was really gone this time. Angel came over and wrapped his arms around the slayer.

            "It'll be okay, Buffy," he said, trying to comfort her.

            Suddenly, a loud growl echoed through the area. The gang glanced around until they noticed what had made the noise. A large group of demons came into view. They had two horns above their eyes and looked like lizards.

            "Oh great. Where the hell are the weapons when you need them?" Jake asked.

            "Come on, let's get them!" Sarah shouted.

            They reached the group and began to attack. They were greatly outnumbered. It was the five of them against fifteen demons. Jake ran at one and began punching it in the face a couple times. It swung and hit him in the chest. He flew back from the impact of the hit.

            Jake stood up to see how the others were doing. Then he noticed the one that hit him was heading towards him again. He spun around and two more were behind him.

            "Oh great!" he muttered.

            That's when he caught something out of the corner of his eye. It was his crossbow. It was lying on top of a pile of rubble about twenty feet away. He ran towards it. The demons ran after him. When he was ten feet away, another one jumped in front of him.

            "This is so not my day," Jake said out loud.

            "Everyone get out of here!" Giles yelled

            He turned around and saw everyone else running.

Jake turned back and said, "There is no way I'm leaving my favorite crossbow behind."

 He jump-kicked the demon and it staggered backwards. He dished out a couple of punches to its face. It lifted its arm and smacked him away.

            Jake was on the ground, with the demon in front of him. Then he felt two large hands lift him. He was off the ground and in the arms of another demon. It smacked him with its hand and everything went black.

A Few Blocks from the Warehouse:

            "Damn it!" Sarah shouted, "Where the hell is Jake?"

            "I don't know," Angel replied.

            "I thought he was right behind us," Giles said.

            "What if the demons got him?" Buffy questioned.

            They had all been running for a several minutes because the demons were giving chase. They had come to a complete stop once they realized that the demons had given up and gone away.

            "Come on!" Buffy said, "We have to go find him."

Underground:

            Jake opened his eyes. He remembered being attacked by demons and trying to get his crossbow. But that was all. He stood up and looked around. He was in a holding cell somewhere.

            "Damn!" Jake shouted, "I was captured."

            The demons must have brought him here after he got knocked out. The only other thing in the room was a pile of straw, where he had been laying.

            "Finally, someone to talk to," a voice in the shadows said.

            "Who's there?" Jake questioned.

            A young woman stepped out of the shadows. She had long blond hair and baby blue eyes. She was medium height and thin. She looked about Jake's age. She was wearing ragged clothing and had bruises on her face.

            "Who are you?" he questioned.

            "My name is Amanda. What's yours?

            "Jake. How did you get here?"

            "A few months ago, some men came to my house. They wanted some amulet that my father had. It was really strange because they seemed like they were lawyers."

            "Lawyers?"

            "I don't know. But my father refused to give it to them so they killed him. As they were leaving, my mother tried to get the amulet back. They killed her too. I tried to run away, but they got me. I was knocked out and when I woke up, I was here."

            "Interesting…"

            "And who are you?"

            "I work for a group of people known as the Watcher's Council. We fight demons and vampires. I joined the fight against them when my ex-girlfriend became what is called a slayer. I helped her fight vampires. One night, she was turned into one. She became the queen of the vamps."

            "You used to know Dani, the vampire queen?"

            "Yeah."                       

            "She's the one that is in charge of this whole operation."

            "Where were you living when they attacked your house?"

            "I'm from Pennsylvania. I had just gotten out of high school and was getting ready for college."

            "I'm from Erie, Pennsylvania."

            "No way, me too"

            "Wait, what's your last name?"

            "Mack."

            "Oh my god! I went to school with you. You moved to my school back in sophomore year. I used to have the biggest crush on you."

            "Really, that's amazing!"

            "Intruders!" someone yelled.

            "I wonder who they are." Amanda questioned.

            "I think I know."

The Entrance to the Caverns:   

            "I told you we'd find it if we just kicked some demon ass," Buffy said.

            "He better be in here," Angel said.

            "Don't worry; I have a feeling he is." Sarah said.

            They walked down the empty corridors until they came across a steel door. The sign on the front said holding cells.

            "That's where he would be," Giles said and opened the door.

            "Good evening," the vampire said, "You chose the wrong place to intrude."

            "Look at that. It's even being polite," Buffy smirked and kicked it into the wall.

            Angel went over and staked it. It exploded into dust. Suddenly, three horned demons, like the ones they came across earlier, came running out of the darkness.

            "Here comes more company!" Sarah shouted.

            "Oh great! Not these guys again!" Buffy yelled and did a roundhouse kick, knocking one to the ground. Sarah shot a bolt at the other demon in the heart. It fell to the ground dead.

            Buffy pulled the sword from the scabbard and sliced the head off of the other one, before it could stand up. Another one rushed her. Without even looking, she swung the sword back and sliced it in half.

            The corridor was very long. Sarah and Giles searched in the cells on the right side, while Angel and Buffy searched the left side. There were so many cells to look in. Hell, there might even be another corridor full of cells. Then they finally reached the last cell.

            "He better be in here," Buffy said and she tore the steel door off its hinges.

            The door ripped open.

            "What the!" Jake shouted and jumped up.

            It was the gang. They had found him.

            "Oh look, Jake's found a new girlfriend." Sarah said.

            "Shut up, Sarah!" Jake shouted.

"Geez, I was just kidding," Sarah replied, "Calm down."

Ignoring her, Jake introduced the gang to his new friend, "Guys, this is Amanda. She's been in here for a while."

            "Ok," Buffy said, aggravated, "how many people is Dani going to imprison!"

            "Come on!" Giles shouted, "We have to get out of here before more guards come. We'll introduce ourselves when we get back to the base."

            "This might get ugly," Jake whispered to Amanda.

            The group ran to the exit of the jail cell corridor. Angel flung open the steel door. There stood Harmony.

            "Oh great," Jake muttered to myself, "just what we need."

            "Where the hell do you all think you're going?" Harmony questioned.

            "Actually, we were just leaving," Angel replied.

            "Not with the prisoner you're not," she proclaimed.

            "Look bitch, get the hell out of our way," Buffy stepped forward and pulled out the sword, "or I'll slice your head right off your shoulders. You don't want that, now do you?"

            "I don't think so," Harmony said and rushed Buffy.

            Buffy swung her sword. It missed Harmony by an inch. Harmony back flipped over Buffy and knocked her to the ground. Angel jumped kicked her and she stumbled forward. She turned around and tried to punch him. He grabbed her fist before it hit him and snapped her wrist.

            "Take that, bitch!" Angel shouted to her.

            Buffy stood up and gave her and roundhouse kick, which sent her flying into the wall. Buffy ran at her with the sword, about to slice her head off. She brought the sword down and Harmony rolled out of the way. She tripped Buffy and the sword went flying through the air. She pinned her to the ground.

            "I have you right where I want you. The queen wants to add you to her army," Harmony said and leaned in to bite Buffy.

            Jake picked the sword off the ground and ran towards them. He wasn't fast enough because Harmony heard him coming and jumped up. She kicked him in the chest, which sent him to the ground. Harmony pinned Buffy again, who was now unconscious.

            "Its dinner time," she said and leaned in to bite her.

            Suddenly Harmony burst into flames. She stood up and began running around. She exploded into dust.

            "What the hell was that?!" Jake exclaimed, confused and looked over at the others. Amanda put her arms down to her sides.

            "Magick," she said.

            "Damn! You're a witch!" Jake exclaimed.

            Buffy slowly stood up. She was a little groggy.

            "What happened?" she asked.

            "Harmony knocked you out and almost turned you, but Amanda saved you," Angel said.

            "She's a witch," Sarah said.

            "Oh no!" Buffy shouted, "Not another witch. I'm through with witches."

            "Why, what happened?" Sarah asked.

            "Before I was captured, I lost my best friend to dark magick," she said.

            "Who was it?" Angel asked.

            "Willow," Buffy said, "Another, more powerful witch sent her to another dimension where she couldn't hurt anyone."

            "We have to get out of here," Jake said, breaking up Buffy's trip down memory lane.

Back at the Council Base:

            "Are Faith, Wesley, and the others back from their mission yet?" Giles asked Quentin.

            "No, not yet," Quentin said, "Well, what is your name, young lady

            "Amanda Mack," she answered.

            "Where did you find her?" he asked Giles.

            "In an underground vampire base," Giles answered, "We were rescuing Jake; he was in the cell with her."

            "I see," Quentin said, "Is she human?"

            "Actually, I am a witch, sir," Amanda blurted out, "And I'm human."

            "Excellent, we could use a magickally inclined friend on our side," he said, "What kind of magick spells can you do?"

            "I can do all kinds of spells," Amanda answered.

            Suddenly, the lights started flickering and then they exploded. The windows shattered also. A vortex opened above the table.

            "What the hell is that?" Jake questioned, confused.

            A leg was the first thing to come through. Then the rest of the person came through. It was a girl of about our age. She had shoulder-length black hair and black eyes.

            "I'm back!" the girl shouted.

            Just then, Buffy, Angel, and Sarah came running into the room.

            "What the hell is going…?" Buffy shouted, but she stopped when she saw who was on the table, "Willow?"