Part 4.
"Aurors, Like Me"
By OldScout
"You've got to be kidding me." Buffy said looking at the newcomers. "That getup was getting old with Scream 2."
"They're Death Eaters." Tonks whispered quickly as she drew her wand. "They hate muggles and want to rid the world of them."
Tonks pushed herself between Buffy and the apparent leader. "Go back to your master; she is not what you think she is."
"You infected our sanctuary with a muggle." The leader hissed. "You will pay the same price as her."
"She's not a muggle." Tonks lied. "She's a squib."
"What's a squid?" Buffy asked in a normal conversation voice.
"Quiet." Tonks hissed. If Buffy would just be quiet, she might be able talk their way out of this.
"Enough!" The leader said.
Tonks heard several voices at the same time. "Crucio!" Her first thought was to push Buffy out of the way, this wasn't her fight, she was an innocent. But instead she felt a solid body hit against her.
Four Death Eaters fired their curses at the same time, two at each woman. The muggle took three of the four curses when she pushed the Auror out of the way. One of the curses still found its mark with Tonks and both women fell to the ground screaming in pain.
The five Death Eaters surrounded their victims. "Take care of the traitor first." One of them said as they all focused on Tonks. They didn't notice the muggle had stopped screaming.
Five wands pointed at Tonks, five Crucios were on the tips of five tongues when somebody interrupted.
"Like ouch, that really hurt." An annoyed female voice complained from outside the group. The petite blond female muggle stood with hands on her hips staring at the group of Death Eaters. She then glanced down at her bright pink top that was now dirty and torn from landing on the cobble stone road and rolling under the group of attackers. "And look what you made me do to my new top, I just bought this yesterday."
Tonks grit her teeth as the curse started to wear off. The curse must have just glanced her she knew that a full on Crucio from wizards as powerful as Death Eaters lasted a lot longer then that. The pain had subsided just enough so she could stop screaming and concentrate on what was happening around her. Was that Buffy talking? How was that possible? She had seen her take three maybe four Crucios dead on. People were known to die of heart failure caused by just two simultaneous Crucio curses.
Buffy grit her teeth and glared at the monsters, no attackers, they were humans, weren't they? The pain racked her body but she was able to disassociate from it. It was far less then the pain of being skewered during the battle with The First, and she knew no physical damage was done this time.
Wands started to point her way, but this time Buffy knew better. A quick kick at nearest sent his wand flying across the street then Buffy stepped into the middle of group surrounding Tonks. An elbow to a face, broke a Death Eater's jaw, while a good swift round house dropped another. Buffy grabbed another and tossed him down the street with a satisfying crack when he landed indicating the breaking of a bone. Soon all five Death Eaters were scattered around the Alley and a small crowd had gathered at either end to watch.
Buffy knelt next to Tonks and caressed her cheek. "Tonks, don't worry, you'll be okay." She looked down the Alley at the spectators. "Somebody get help! Please!"
Something moved. Buffy looked down the street to see one of the Death Eaters she had thrown away standing up she stood to face him. He pointed his wand at her. "Avada Kedavra."
Buffy rolled out of the way and stood to face him again. "You miss.." she began to taunt when somebody screamed and started crying while somebody else gasp in disbelief "The killing curse!"
With two more Death Eaters climbing to their feet Buffy looked to where the scream had come from. At the end of the alley a small body lay motionless with a woman kneeling over him crying.
The Death Eater swung his wand at the muggle while she was distracted by the collateral damage. He paused surprised by the glare of anger coming from the American, but could it be? There was no fear. "Avada.." but the woman was gone and something hit him in the chest.
Buffy glared at the MONSTER as it swung its little wand at her to try the curse again. She needed all her speed to bridge the gap between her and it before any more innocents died. It was a monster, but it was soft like a human. Its chest collapsed from the flying kick she landed when she reached it. The strength of the kick and momentum of the run sent the creature flying across the alley hitting the old stone wall with a terrifying crunch as almost every bone in its body shattered.
The two remaining mobile Death Eaters where just re-gaining their senses. As Buffy turned to them; the furthest one was already pointing his wand at her. Buffy pulled a knife from a sheath on her back and threw it. Before he could say a single word, the Death Eater's masked shattered as the knife slammed into his forehead .
The final Death Eater watched his companion die and turned to the muggle just in time to see her approach. The look in her eyes gave him his final thought. "I don't want to die."
Buffy walked up to the last monster, side stepped its wand, kneed it in the stomach and caught it by the head as it fell. With a satisfying crunch she gave the head a twist and felt bone and muscle break as she forced the head into an unnatural 180 degree turn.
Leaning on one hand, Tonks fought the effects of the Crucio and watched as Buffy nearly twisted the head off of the remaining Death Eater. As she turned back to Tonks, the steel in the woman's eyes disappeared replaced with concern and a slight grin.
"You're going to be fine." Buffy assured Tonks as she knelt down next to her.
"I know." Tonks replied softly. "I've been hit with that curse before. She looked at Buffy. "But never three."
Suddenly the alley was filled with popping sounds. Buffy looked up to see more black robed figures without masks appearing out of thin air. Buffy took a defensive stance over Tonks but could feel her pulling at her leg.
"No Buffy, they're Aurors, like me. They're here to help."
To be continued.................
"Aurors, Like Me"
By OldScout
"You've got to be kidding me." Buffy said looking at the newcomers. "That getup was getting old with Scream 2."
"They're Death Eaters." Tonks whispered quickly as she drew her wand. "They hate muggles and want to rid the world of them."
Tonks pushed herself between Buffy and the apparent leader. "Go back to your master; she is not what you think she is."
"You infected our sanctuary with a muggle." The leader hissed. "You will pay the same price as her."
"She's not a muggle." Tonks lied. "She's a squib."
"What's a squid?" Buffy asked in a normal conversation voice.
"Quiet." Tonks hissed. If Buffy would just be quiet, she might be able talk their way out of this.
"Enough!" The leader said.
Tonks heard several voices at the same time. "Crucio!" Her first thought was to push Buffy out of the way, this wasn't her fight, she was an innocent. But instead she felt a solid body hit against her.
Four Death Eaters fired their curses at the same time, two at each woman. The muggle took three of the four curses when she pushed the Auror out of the way. One of the curses still found its mark with Tonks and both women fell to the ground screaming in pain.
The five Death Eaters surrounded their victims. "Take care of the traitor first." One of them said as they all focused on Tonks. They didn't notice the muggle had stopped screaming.
Five wands pointed at Tonks, five Crucios were on the tips of five tongues when somebody interrupted.
"Like ouch, that really hurt." An annoyed female voice complained from outside the group. The petite blond female muggle stood with hands on her hips staring at the group of Death Eaters. She then glanced down at her bright pink top that was now dirty and torn from landing on the cobble stone road and rolling under the group of attackers. "And look what you made me do to my new top, I just bought this yesterday."
Tonks grit her teeth as the curse started to wear off. The curse must have just glanced her she knew that a full on Crucio from wizards as powerful as Death Eaters lasted a lot longer then that. The pain had subsided just enough so she could stop screaming and concentrate on what was happening around her. Was that Buffy talking? How was that possible? She had seen her take three maybe four Crucios dead on. People were known to die of heart failure caused by just two simultaneous Crucio curses.
Buffy grit her teeth and glared at the monsters, no attackers, they were humans, weren't they? The pain racked her body but she was able to disassociate from it. It was far less then the pain of being skewered during the battle with The First, and she knew no physical damage was done this time.
Wands started to point her way, but this time Buffy knew better. A quick kick at nearest sent his wand flying across the street then Buffy stepped into the middle of group surrounding Tonks. An elbow to a face, broke a Death Eater's jaw, while a good swift round house dropped another. Buffy grabbed another and tossed him down the street with a satisfying crack when he landed indicating the breaking of a bone. Soon all five Death Eaters were scattered around the Alley and a small crowd had gathered at either end to watch.
Buffy knelt next to Tonks and caressed her cheek. "Tonks, don't worry, you'll be okay." She looked down the Alley at the spectators. "Somebody get help! Please!"
Something moved. Buffy looked down the street to see one of the Death Eaters she had thrown away standing up she stood to face him. He pointed his wand at her. "Avada Kedavra."
Buffy rolled out of the way and stood to face him again. "You miss.." she began to taunt when somebody screamed and started crying while somebody else gasp in disbelief "The killing curse!"
With two more Death Eaters climbing to their feet Buffy looked to where the scream had come from. At the end of the alley a small body lay motionless with a woman kneeling over him crying.
The Death Eater swung his wand at the muggle while she was distracted by the collateral damage. He paused surprised by the glare of anger coming from the American, but could it be? There was no fear. "Avada.." but the woman was gone and something hit him in the chest.
Buffy glared at the MONSTER as it swung its little wand at her to try the curse again. She needed all her speed to bridge the gap between her and it before any more innocents died. It was a monster, but it was soft like a human. Its chest collapsed from the flying kick she landed when she reached it. The strength of the kick and momentum of the run sent the creature flying across the alley hitting the old stone wall with a terrifying crunch as almost every bone in its body shattered.
The two remaining mobile Death Eaters where just re-gaining their senses. As Buffy turned to them; the furthest one was already pointing his wand at her. Buffy pulled a knife from a sheath on her back and threw it. Before he could say a single word, the Death Eater's masked shattered as the knife slammed into his forehead .
The final Death Eater watched his companion die and turned to the muggle just in time to see her approach. The look in her eyes gave him his final thought. "I don't want to die."
Buffy walked up to the last monster, side stepped its wand, kneed it in the stomach and caught it by the head as it fell. With a satisfying crunch she gave the head a twist and felt bone and muscle break as she forced the head into an unnatural 180 degree turn.
Leaning on one hand, Tonks fought the effects of the Crucio and watched as Buffy nearly twisted the head off of the remaining Death Eater. As she turned back to Tonks, the steel in the woman's eyes disappeared replaced with concern and a slight grin.
"You're going to be fine." Buffy assured Tonks as she knelt down next to her.
"I know." Tonks replied softly. "I've been hit with that curse before. She looked at Buffy. "But never three."
Suddenly the alley was filled with popping sounds. Buffy looked up to see more black robed figures without masks appearing out of thin air. Buffy took a defensive stance over Tonks but could feel her pulling at her leg.
"No Buffy, they're Aurors, like me. They're here to help."
To be continued.................