Dragoon Halloween

Crown87

I OWN NOTHING!!!

Chapter 3

Street

Xander looked at the demons as they charged him he waited till the first approached him and then delivered a fury of punches to its chest and gut. The beast fell to the floor whimpering, as its comrade took off, hoping to get off easier than its friend.

Xander turned and walked back to pick up his sword. Looking up he saw Willow leaning over the unconscious Buffy. "Buffy, are you alright?"

The blonde/brunette stirred. "What?"

"Are you hurt?" Xander asked.

"Buffy, are you hurt?" Willow repeated.

"Buffy?" she asked, sitting up.

Willow turned to Xander. "She's not Buffy."

"Who's Buffy?" Xander asked, slightly confused.

"Why do you speak like that?" Buffy asked, looking at Xander, confusion and fear in her eyes.

"Oh, this is fun." Willow said to herself before turning to Buffy. "What year is this?"

Xander tried to take Buffy's hand but she refused and scampered over to Willows side. She looked confused, and began hyperventilating as she spoke. "1775, I believe. I...I don't understand. Who are you?"

"We're friends." Willow said.

"F...friends of whom? Y...your dress..." Buffy said examining Willow with barely hidden disgust. "Everything is strange! How did I come to be here?"

"Breathe, okay, breathe. You're gonna faint again." Willow turned to the male of the group. "How are we supposed to get through this without the Slayer?"

"She's a Slayer?" Xander asked, a disbelieving tone in his voice. "That's rich."

A monster suddenly jumped from behind the tree Buffy leaned against. It roars, bares it's fangs and strikes at Buffy with it's claws. Buffy screamed as her eyes closed tightly.

When she felt no pain, she opened her eyes to find the armored man with the odd voice holding his sword in front of her, blocking the demons claws. With a quick strike the demons claws were gone.

"Now get out of here!' Xander told it. He watched as it took off, yelping like a kicked dog. He turned to find the one called Buffy giving him starry eyes, and couldn't help the odd surge of pride that came from somewhere within him. "I suggest we get inside before we come across anything..."

"A DEMON! A DEMON!" Buffy yelled suddenly, getting behind Xander. "A DEMON!"

Xander reacted without thinking, as he saw the two glowing eyes heading for the group. He leapt forward, calling on the power of the Red-Eyed Dragoon spirit.

Fire erupted from his back, creating two fiery wings. The fire spread to cover his entire body and left him covered with the armor of the Red-eyed Dragoon. His bandana now had green gems covering it and he wore a sort of skirt around his waist. Two huge green wings extended from his back, keeping him hovering in the air. His sword had also taken on a change, the hilt and blade growing bigger.

The new Xander stood in front of the fast approaching demon and sword ready. Bringing his arms to his chest, Xander shouted out, "Flame Shot."

Instantly, a fireball shot out and struck the hood of the sports utility vehicle, causing it to go up in flames. The driver ran out, took one look at Xander, and then took off down the street screaming.

The armor disappeared in a flash of lights, leaving Xander in his normal armor. He turned to see a shocked Willow, and a terrified Buffy.

"What?"

"You...you just..." Willow stuttered.

Buffy eyes widened, changing from terror to relief. "You are an angel sent to protect me."

"Oh just forget it." Willow shouted as she walked off the other two following.

Buffy's House

Xander opens the door, scanning the room as he stepped in. "All clear!"

"Hello? Mrs. Summers?" Willow called as she stepped in. Hearing no answer she motioned for Buffy to come in. "Good, she's gone."

"Where are we?" Buffy asked, as Xander closed the door she left open.

"Your place." Willow said, wandering around the kitchen. "Now we just need to..." she was stopped by a loud banging at the door. Her eyes widened as she watched Xander move to the front door. "Don't open it!"

"It could be someone in trouble."

"Or a mini demon." Willow said.

Buffy, meanwhile, notices a picture on a table and goes over to look. Picking it up, she sees an image of herself wearing a spaghetti strap top. She turns around as Willow comes over to her. "This... this could be me."

"It IS you." Willow tried to get it across. "Buffy, can't you remember at all?"

"No! I, I don't understand any of this! Uh, uh, th... This is some other girl!" the blonde/brunette cried as she put the picture back. "I would never wear this, that low apparel, and I don't like this place, and I don't like you, and I just wanna go home!"

"You ARE home!" Willow turns around and walks away from Buffy, muttering, "She couldn't have dressed up like Xena?"

Xander looks outside through one of the small windows in the door, and moved away quickly as a monster punches through the glass and reaches for him. It pulled away its hand as Xander raised his sword.

"Not a civilian!" Willow shouted.

"Nah, you think." Xander yelled out sarcastically. As he watched the thing run away. Then the sound of a woman screaming called their attention. "Damn it!"

He opened the door and ran out to rescue the woman, pulling the door closed behind him.

"Surely the angle will not desert me!" Buffy cried as she moved towards Willow.

"Whatever." Willow cried, shaking her head and rolling her eyes, she heads into the living room.

Outside

Cordelia screamed as she ran from a large hairy demon. It had at one time been a kid but now was an actual demon. It didn't help that it probably thought she was an actual cat and was trying to eat her.

"Somebody help me!" She screamed as she looked back at the monster chasing her. She screamed again, thinking she was dead, when she suddenly ran straight into a brick wall.

Looking up she saw Xander in red armor and a huge broadsword. "Xander! Help me!"

Xander looked at the monster, a playful smile coming to his eyes, as he shifted his grip on the sword, so as to hold it more like a bat (or a hammer winkwink) and said calmly, in his multiple voices. "Stand back!"

Cordelia looked stunned at for a moment, but was even more stunned as Xander ran straight the demon, shouting, "Hammer Spin!"

He spun quickly, the swords, flat side smacking the demon and sending it flying back about ten yards. Quickly, Xander returned to his original expression, shaking his head at the memories that continued to come. Like living for thousands of years, yet also looking for his daughter. He also watched as he died and yet even as he watched his friends die at the hands of huge monsters, called Virages.

Shaking his head again, he quickly grabs Cordelia's hand and lead her into the Summer's house.

Inside

"Cordelia!" Willow cried as she recognized the brunette.

"Wait a..." Cordelia said, still confused about what she had just witnessed. "What's going on?"

"Okay, your name is Cordelia, you're not a cat, you're in high school, and we're your friends." Willow babbled. "Well, sort of."

"That's nice, Willow." Cordelia said, looking at from the redhead to the male Scooby as he kept his eyes shut, thinking. "And you went mental when?"

"You know us?" Willow asked, surprised.

"Yeah. Lucky me. What's with the name game and dweeb-boys new voice?"

"A lot's going on."

"No kidding. I was just attacked by Jo-Jo, the Dog-Faced Boy. Look at my costume!" Cordelia yelled, showing the group her torn sleeve. "Do you really think that Partytown's gonna give me my deposit back? Not on the likely."

"Okay." Willow said after thinking for a moment. "You guys stay here while I get some help. If something tries to get in, just fight it off."

"Well, i...it's not our place to fight." Buffy sniffed. "Uh, surely some men will protect us."

"What's that riff?" Cordelia asked, disgusted.

"I...it's like amnesia, okay? They don't know who they are. Just sit tight." Willow explained as she stated to go.

"Who died and made her the boss?" Cordelia asked Buffy, as Willow walked through the wall behind her.

Outside

Several monsters are chasing people down the street past Spike. He looks around, a smile coming to his lips. "Well! This is just... neat!"

Inside

"You!" Xander called to Cordelia, as he moved a chair from the dining room. "Check upstairs. Make sure everything's locked up." He positioned the chair to help hold the table they pushed against the window.

"Surely there's somewhere we can go." Buffy asked her "angel", as Cordelia went upstairs. "A safe haven."

"The lady said stay put, madam, and I plan to listen," Xander said, his voice having the confidence of a man of royalty in it.

"You would take orders from a woman?" Buffy asked incredulous. "A...are you feeble in some way?"

Xander ignored her as more memories assaulted him. He saw as his Father was buried, and he became king, watching his friend be killed, yet also killing that same man. He watched as he held a brunette girl as she slept in his arms, and as people were killed by humans. Xander held his head, and looked down and saw a picture of Buffy, Willow, and himself.

"Whoa!" Xander said, as he picked up the image. "She must be right. We must be having some kinda amnesia, or hallucinations or something."

"I don't know what that is, but I'm certain I don't have it. I bathe quite often!" Buffy said, outraged

"How do you explain this then?" Xander asked, his voice switching to cold.

"I don't!" Buffy said, missing the new look on his face. "I was brought up a proper lady. I...I wasn't meant to understand things. I'm just meant to look pretty, and then someone nice will marry me. Possibly a Baron."

"This isn't a tea party, princess." Xander said in a calm voice. Images of a woman he thought of as mother leaving him with a drunken, unemployed father. "Sooner or later you're gonna have to fight!"

"Fight these low creatures?" Buffy asked snottily, folding her arms. "I'd sooner die."

"Then you'll die."

"Oh, good!" A voice called as it came from the kitchen. Angel stepped from the shadows. "You guys are alright. It's total chaos out there."

Both Buffy and Xander looked at him oddly. "Who are you.?"

"Okay," Angel said, confused by Xander's voice, "somebody wanna fill me in?"

"Do you live here?" Xander asked, his hand going for his sword.

"No, and you know that. Buffy," Angel turned to the blonde, and looked surprised when she jumped. "I'm lost here. You...What's up with your hair?"

"They don't know who they are, everyone's turned into a monster, it's a whole big thing." Cordelia said smiling at the vampire, as she came down the stairs. "How are you?"

Before he could answer, the lights went out, and Buffy grabbed Cordelia's arm in fright. Cordelia looked down at the blonde/brunette. "Do you mind?"

"You take the princess and secure the kitchen." Xander called, his voice switching to that of a military strategist. Turning to Cordelia he added, "Catwoman, you're with me."

Cordelia followed Xander as Angel heads for the kitchen. Buffy watched the retreating armored figure. " But I don't wanna go with you! I...I like the man with the broadsword!"

Xander followed the stairs, his sword held ready, in case any little demons. Behind him Cordelia follows.

"So what's up with the whole 'I'm-in-charge-of-everything' routine, dweeb?" she asked, clearly annoyed from being seperated from Angel.

"The name is...well I don't know my name, or my past for that matter." Xander said, switching to a more thoughtful intelligent manner. "All my memories are scrambled together, as if they belong to a group of people rather than..." He stopped as they heard a loud scream and then the sounds of a door slamming. "Damn."

He took off down the stairs and into the kitchen to find a vampire attacking Angel on the floor. Lifting his blade, Xander's voice switched to a calm, cold, almost feminine voice. "Hard Blade!"

The fake-vamp fell as the blade smacked the side of his head. Angel looked up at the angry male Scooby, his game face gone.

"What the hell happened here!" he demanded.

Alley

Buffy runs between all the trash that's piled in there.

Street

Cordelia, Angel and Xander run down he street, searching for the frightened Slyer turned, noblewoman.

"I can't believe you lost her!" Xander yelled at the ensouled demon. "Are you sure she came this way?"

"No." Angel answered, knowing that Xander, or whoever he was, had every right to be angry with him.

"She'll be okay." Cordelia assured the vamp.

"BUFFY would be okay." Angel said. "Whoever she is now, she's helpless. C'mon!"

"Do you hear that, my friends?" Spike said, from his hiding spot behind a tree. At the children/monsters nod and growls he added, "Somewhere out here is the TENDEREST meat you've EVER tasted, and all WE have to do is find her first!"

End Chapter 3