Attack of the Monks
Episode 2
Buffy's House:
"Buffy," Giles called.
Buffy emerged from the basement. Giles guessed that she had been helping Spike out, since he'd been living down there.
"What Giles?" she questioned.
"I have to leave Sunnydale," he began.
"What? Why?" she asked.
"I have located another potential," he continued.
"Well, won't she just head here?" Buffy questioned.
"That's the problem," Giles went on, "She doesn't know that she's a potential."
"Oh."
"Where is this potential?" Buffy asked.
"Germany," Giles said, "I will be back shortly."
"Goodbye, Giles."
"Goodbye," he said, and with that was gone.
London, England:
"This place is so beautiful," Cindy said, "It's all old and stuff."
"Yeah, I know," Jake replied.
Cindy and Jake had decided to stay in London for a little longer. They were going to have a little trip around Europe. The next stop was Rome, Italy. Their flight left the next morning. They had decided to spend the day exploring old London.
"You know what," Cindy said.
"What's that?" Jake replied.
"There is no one else in the castle but us."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because I haven't seen anyone at all."
"Hey, you're right. But it is better that we're by ourselves. We get our own private tour."
They walked into a room where there was several wax figures dressed in robes. The eyes of every single one of them were covered by the hoods of their robes. They brandished a variety of weapons from axes to daggers.
"This is weird," Jake said.
"Why's that?" Cindy replied.
"I never knew that these kinds of people lived in the Middle Ages," he answered.
Cindy looked around at some of them. She carefully looked around the big circle of hooded figures that were surrounding them. She stopped in horror.
"What's wrong?" Jake questioned.
"That one just moved," Cindy whispered.
"What? They're just wax. They can't move," Jake informed.
That's when all of the hooded figures stepped off the fake stands. They held their weapons, ready to attack.
"And they're just wax," Cindy said sarcastically.
The hooded figures slowly walked towards them. They didn't say anything which was strange to the two. The figures were closing in on them.
"This may be the end," Jake said.
"Maybe," Cindy began, "But we should go down fighting."
One rushed her. It swung his axe, but Cindy ducked and tripped him. It fell and the axe flew from its hands. Jake caught it in midair.
"Looks like someone has a weapon," he smirked and swung it at the two nearest figures. Their heads flew from their shoulders.
Then, Jake brought the axe down on the one Cindy had tripped. Three down, and a lot more to go. Cindy clothes-lined the next two and Jake sliced their heads off. Cindy managed to pick up two daggers. The next figure to attack her got a dagger in the chest.
Jake bent down and removed the hood from the head of the one that Cindy had just killed. He had no eyes. Instead there was what looked like carvings. They were very strange looking carvings too. He picked up the axe and killed three more with one swing. There was only one left and Cindy seemed to be handling it very well.
She gave it a roundhouse kick, knocking it to the floor. It grabbed her by the legs, causing her to fall too. Both of them were up quickly. Cindy still held the two daggers, the figure held nothing, but was still fighting. Jake ran over and swung the axe, but the figure ducked. He turned and went after Jake. This gave Cindy the opening she needed. She tossed the dagger. It went spinning and landed right in the figure's back, puncturing his heart. He died instantly.
"That was strange," Jake said.
"It was," Cindy agreed.
"It's a good thing that you're a slayer," Jake added.
"Yeah, I guess so," she replied, "We should head back to Sunnydale and let Giles know about this."
"Oh goodie," Jake said, "Back to the Hellmouth."
Frankfurt, Germany:
Giles had arrived in Germany a few hours after boarding the airplane in LA. Now he was walking the streets of Frankfurt. It was a very busy time of day there. Everyone seemed to be in a big hurry. Giles had no idea where he could locate this potential slayer. He didn't even know where to start.
"Giles!" someone called.
Startled, Giles spun around to see a familiar face. It was Anya. He wondered what she was doing all the way over here.
"Anya, it's so good to see you," Giles began.
"You too," she replied.
"What are you doing here in Germany?" he questioned.
"I…umm…yea…business," she answered.
"I see."
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"There is a potential slayer here. I must find her. Do you have any idea where she may be?"
"Actually, I do. But we need to get to her quickly. There is great evil afoot. Follow me!"
Anya took off down the crowded street, Giles followed. He had no idea where she was leading him, but he trusted her. A few minutes later, they arrived in front of a house. He wondered if this was where she lived.
"Does she live here?"
"Kind of. She is an exchange student from the America. She's staying with the family that lives here."
"Oh, I see."
"We have to get her out of here and back to Sunnydale before they show up."
"Who are they?"
"No time for explanations, Giles. There is great evil coming!"
Anya ran up to the door and knocked. An older woman opened the door.
"Excuse me, how may I help you?" the woman asked in a German accent.
"Yes, hello," Anya began, "Do you have an American exchanged student staying here?"
"Yes, I do," the woman said in pretty good English, "Why?"
"We need to talk with her," Anya replied.
"Okay, I will get here," she answered and with that disappeared inside.
She reemerged a few moments later. This time, a young girl was with her.
"Can I help you?" the girl asked.
"Yes," Anya answered, "My friend needs to talk with you."
Anya pointed to the street. The girl turned and looked at the older man with glasses standing on the sidewalk. The girl and Anya made their way to Giles.
"Hello miss," Giles began, "I'm Rupert Giles. I have something very important to tell you."
"Wait, you're British?" the girl questioned, noticing his accent.
"Yes, I am," Giles answered.
"What is a British guy doing here in Germany?" she asked.
"Never mind that," he said, becoming frustrated, "You are in very grave danger."
"What are you talking about?" she asked.
"Like he said, you are in grave danger!" Anya shouted.
"Yes, I heard that part," the girl argued, "But why?"
"You are a potential slayer," Giles informed her.
"A what?" she questioned.
"There is one girl chosen to protect the world from the dark forces. That girl is the slayer. You are one of many girls that may eventually become the slayer, after the current one dies," Giles informed.
"And I'm supposed to believe that because…?" she asked.
"You're life is at…"Giles said, before Anya interrupted.
"Look, you're life is in danger if you don't come with us!" she shouted, "Come on, let's go! They'll be here shortly!"
"No!" the girl yelled, "I will not go with you maniacs!"
"Too late," Anya said.
"What is it, Anya?" Giles asked.
"They're here," she answered.
Giles looked around. Several hooded figures were closing in on the three of them. He had never seen anything like them before.
"Anya, what the bloody hell are they?" Giles demanded.
"I'm not sure," she replied, "They just aren't good news for our potential slayer here."
The hooded figures were closing in on them rapidly. There were five of them and they each brandished two daggers.
"Come on!" Giles shouted, "If you don't come with us, you will die!"
The girl was confused and scared. She hesitated but decided to go. Giles began to run down the sidewalk. Anya and the potential followed. One of the hooded figures ran in front of him. It swung it's blades, barely missing Giles' head. Giles shoved it out of the way, causing it to fall backwards. The three of them were off to the airport.
Buffy's House:
"Alright potentials," Buffy said, "We're gonna go out patrolling."
Buffy had taken the responsibility of training the potentials while Giles was away trying to locate another one.
"Everyone gets a weapon," she told them.
Just then the windows shattered and two hooded figures flipped into the house. Two more came in through the front door and two from the back. Willow and Xander came running downstairs, chased by two more of the figures and Spike ran upstairs, chased by one.
"What the hell!" Buffy shouted.
"What are they, Buffy?" Willow asked, ducking the axe of one.
Molly, Kennedy, and Annabelle were standing there ground, not letting the monks get the best of them. Buffy shot a bolt from her crossbow and killed one. He fell to the ground, his hood falling down.
Spike and Xander each managed to kill one. One rushed Buffy with two daggers. She grabbed the wrist of one, who was trying to slash at her with the daggers, and kicked him backwards. She took the daggers from his hands and stabbed him in the chest. She spun around and stabbed another one that attempted to stab her from behind. His body fell to the ground.
The threat was over. They had managed to kill the monks rather quickly. All of the things had been killed. The three potentials had done well and killed their share.
"Great job, guys," she commented.
"You set that up for us?" Kennedy questioned, enraged.
"What? Of course not!" Buffy retaliated, "Why would I have someone break into my own house?"
"I dunno," Kennedy replied, feeling stupid.
Buffy looked down at one of the figures. He looked really familiar to her. He was bald and had no eyes. Where his eyes should be, were carved symbols.
"I've seen these guys before," Buffy said.
"What?" Willow asked.
"They're called Bringers. I saw them that time Angel tried to kill himself on Christmas. They are connected with the First, they work for it," she informed.
"I'm scared," Molly said.
"Me too," Annabelle added, "They could come get us anytime now."
"They're not after you," Buffy said, "They're after me. Don't worry I'll protect you if they attack again."
The girls didn't look reassured. They were still scared to death.
"Look," Buffy began, "I'm gonna go out and patrol for a bit. Willow, I need you to set up a barrier around the house. Spike, Xander, protect the girls at all costs."
"Yes, Buffy," Spike said.
"Alright," Xander replied.
Buffy reached for the doorknob and opened it. There stood Giles, Anya, and some other girl, who Buffy guessed was the potential.
"Buffy, what's wrong?" Giles questioned.
"The house was just attacked by these monk guys," Buffy said, pointing to some of the dead ones, lying on the floor.
"Anya?" Xander questioned, "What are you doing back?"
"I ran into Giles in Germany and helped him find this potential," she replied.
"Buffy, those monks tried to attack us in Germany," Giles informed, "By the way, this is Julia."
"Hey," Buffy said.
"Hi," Julia replied.
Giles, Anya, and Julia entered the house and Buffy shut the door behind them. Just then, there was a knock on the door. Buffy turned and opened it.
"Buffy!" Cindy exclaimed.
"Jake? Cindy?" Buffy questioned, confused.
"You two are supposed to be dead," Giles said.
"We lost you at the Council," Jake explained, "But we managed to get out alright. We were taking a little trip around Europe. Didn't think you'd mind since you figured we were dead."
"So why did you come back?" Buffy questioned.
"We were attacked by some hooded guys in London," Cindy told her, "Hey! Those are the guys!"
She was pointing to some of the dead figures on the floor.
"Something strange is going on here," Giles said.
"Giles, I know what it is," Buffy informed, "First, these are Bringers. I met them back when Angel tried to kill himself. They work for the First. The First is not through with us. He's back after tricking me with that evil warlock thing."
"Buffy, you can't be sure," Giles argued.
"I am," she replied, "I know it!"
"But what are they after?" he asked.
"The potential slayers and the slayers," Anya put in.
"How can you know that?" Buffy questioned.
"It's obvious," Anya said, "They tried to attack Julia in Germany, they attacked Cindy in London, and attacked you and the potentials here."
"But why would they be after the potentials?" Buffy asked.
"I'm not sure," Anya said, "But I do know how to find out."
"How's that, Anya?" Giles questioned.
"There's an oracle here in Sunnydale. It will tell us anything and everything that we need and want to know," she replied.
"You need a demon to get in there," Spike added.
"We already have one," Xander informed, "Anya."
