Disclaimer: I own nothing from either Joss Whedon's or K.A Applegate's separate worlds.

            Timeline: Buffy slightly AU timeline, Buffy and Riley are dating and Dawn is around but not Glory. Animorphs, somewhere in the middle, say around book 30 or so.

I want to start by saying that this is a re working of my first attempt at an Animorphs/Buffy crossover. Though my first one was well received, I did get a lot of flak from a couple of people and I have decided I can do a better job with this fic. Also I have decided to leave SG1 out of this fic, which doesn't necessarily mean I won't do another one, but there will be no mention of them in this one. It's too much of a headache to try and explain why no one noticed the hundreds of planets inhabited by humans. Anyways, on with the story!

Chapter 1

            Buffy stuck her stake through the vamp, dusting him, then quickly spun around and landed a roundhouse kick on the second one who had sloppily tried to sneak up behind her. The vamp howled in pain, and Buffy used the opportunity to stake him too. She dusted herself off, then casually turned and walked out of the cemetery, completely oblivious to the red tailed hawk that was watching her from a nearby tree. The hawk watched her go with his fearsome gaze, then flapped his wings and swooped majestically from the tree and into the night sky.

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            Tobias, the human hawk boy swooped low and landed majestically on a tree branch overlooking Ax's scoop. Hey Ax-man. Tobias greeted enthusiastically. The others will be here soon.

            What is so urgent, my friend? Ax asked in reply,

            I don't want to tell the story twice. Tobias replied, So wait until everyone gets here, but trust me this is big, and I mean BIG.

            A few minutes later the rest of the Animorphs; Jake, Rachel, Cassie and Marco walked through the trees and emerged into the small clearing.

            "Okay Tobias what's the big deal calling us all out here today?" Marco complained. "I thought we were taking a few days off."

            Actually I was. Tobias replied. I took a little trip a couple of towns over, to a place called Sunnydale. This is what this is about. Tobias fluttered down from his tree branch and landed on a flat rock then began to pace back and forth, a very strange sight. Okay, I'm just gonna come out and ask this, do you guys believe in vampires?

            Marco snorted. "Yeah, my friend Seamus the leprechaun told me all about them, right before we went to look for his pot of gold."

            What is a vampire? Ax asked

            "Vampires are fictional monsters." Cassie explained. "They're dead people who come out at night to suck blood from the living. Since they're already dead, the only ways to kill them are a wooden stake through the heart, direct sunlight, or fire."

            "You forgot decapitation." Rachel said grinning.

            Okay so safe to say the answer to my question is no. Tobias decided. Well, there I was just cruising around over Sunnydale and what do I see? A vampire sucking on someone's neck.

            Marco raised an eyebrow. "Right. You sure it wasn't just some freaky couple getting their freak on?" As he finished he looked in Rachel's direction, who swatted him.

            See that's what I thought. Then this girl walked into the alley, couldn't have been more than 20. She fought with this guy, who had a really messed up face, then she stuck a wooden stake through his heart and he exploded into dust. Tobias explained.

            "Turned into dust?" Jake asked skeptically.

            "Tobias, did you eat a mouse with rabies or something?" Marco asked.

            I'm serious! Tobias said. Come on, we've seen weirder.

            "Can't deny that." Rachel decided.

            Just follow me back to Sunnydale. Tobias said. I'll show you.

            Everyone looked to Jake, who shrugged. "Well, it's all quiet on the Yeerk front as far as we can tell. Erek doesn't have any new information for us, I say why not."

            "Speaking of Erek, we should get in touch with him if we're going to be leaving town." Cassie added. "Plus he can tell us how heavy the Yeerk infestation is there."

            "Good idea." Jake said with a nod.

            Marco grinned. "Let's stay away until at least Thursday, then I don't have to take my math test."

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            Twelve hours later a group of six owls flew silently over the relatively Yeerk free town of Sunnydale, or rather one of the several graveyards in Sunnydale.

            Jeez, this must be like the oldest town in the US. Cassie said looking at all the graves.

            Either that or like five hundred people die here every year. Rachel added.

            Let's just get this over with fast. Marco said. This place gives me the heebie jeebies.

            Aww, wittle baby Marco. Rachel mocked. You can turn into a five hundred pound gorilla but graveyards creep you out?

            Shut it Xena! Marco retorted.

            Guys! Tobias exclaimed. That's the girl I saw, just up the street there.

            Six sets of owl eyes fixed on a short pretty blonde girl walking outside a club called The Bronze. As the Animorphs watched, she rounded a corner, where a man was pinning a woman against the wall, seemingly sucking on her neck while he held his hand over her mouth to stop her from screaming.

            Oh. My. God. Rachel said, looking at the scene.

            "Hey!" The blonde woman called from the entrance to the alley. "Snack times over."

            The man dropped the woman, who was on the verge of passing out, and stared with a deformed face at the new meal.

            What the hell is wrong with that dude's face? Marco asked.

            That is what a vampire looks like. Tobias replied.

            The vampire growled. "Slayer." It snarled.

            "Slayee." The girl replied, producing a stake from underneath her coat. The vampire ran at her, and the two of them began to fight at a pace that almost any human would not be able to keep up.

            Wow, she's unbelievable. Rachel commented. Look at how fast she moves!

            Quickly the girl gained the upper hand, then with a spin kick she disoriented the vampire enough to get in a stab with the stake. She plunged the stake into the vampire's chest. His eyes widened, then he turned black and exploded into a cloud of dust that was quickly scattered by the wind.

            No freakin' way did I just see that. Marco said, awestruck.

            That's what I thought too. Tobias said.

            Remarkable. Ax added.

            I can't believe I just saw that. Jake said. I mean, we fight alien slugs who take over peoples bodies, but vampires? Who knew?

            How does a dead body become reanimated? Ax wondered. Is it perhaps some kind of disease that mutates the host?

            I don't know, but maybe we should keep an eye on this. Jake decided.

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Buffy looked at the pile of dust with a satisfied expression on her face, then she gave attention to the nagging feeling someone was watching her. Actually, she had been having it for a while now, but she pushed it away while she fought the vampire. Buffy turned to look around, but saw no one standing in or around the alley. Buffy looked up in time to catch a group of six owls close together leaving the scene. 'Since when do owls fly in groups?' Buffy thought. She shrugged, figuring she might want to mention it to Giles when she saw him next.

End chap 1

Hope you guys liked the re-worked chapter. I know it hasn't changed all that much but it will change a lot more in the chapters to come, and I promise they will get longer. Anyways, thanks for reading and please leave a review.