Disclaimer : I own nothing and to quote a friend of mine , I refuse to believe that this is even necessary !!! but for traditions sake , all characters belong to their respective owners and the only right I have is the credit to this here as I tell you this story. Oh , and yeah the story's mine as well : )
Rating : Its mostly PG but I'm putting an R on it just in case.
Summary : Xander has an epic adventure. I'm trying to be all cool and vague here. Is it working ??? Whaddya mean no ?
Author's notes : I can't believe how bad of a week this has been. Man my whole month pretty much sucked but I'm not going to let that further screw with this work. I won't delay any further so here it is the new part to OUT. My most humble and sincere apologies to everyone who waited for this. REAL LIFE SUCKS !!!!! Again - This aint nothing serious but it aint gonna be lame either. I had a little idea that just popped into my head. The lil' idea kept bouncing up and down telling me this is gonna be fun and hell yeah I agree with that wholeheartedly : )
Feedback : yes please …?
Dedication : I never thought I'd be doing this but I'm gonna dedicate this to Buffyverse's biggest spud – Riley Finn . Without him I would've still been puking at the disgusting shagfest that is Spuffy. No offense B/S-ers , I love Spike but sometimes too much is just too much. *shudder* Cheers to ya Agent potato nose !!! Ya aint so bad after all. Finally I'm able to write Buffy fanfic again. Thank you Riley. Added thanks goes to all who reviewed. Thank you all again for your comments.
In no particular order my appreciation goes to Lori Bush ( Hey there Lori !!!) , Lesley Ann Colgan ( Love ya Lesley ), Mad Minute , Aenima , Bolo , Furious George , Malaskor , Ghostrider , Amelia , Obsidian , Andy , Varthan , Jane McCartney , Elf , WBH21C (Bill) , T D Master ,( again , nah… there's nothing wrong with my account man .y'see ?) Kellan L (Hiya again !!!) Echoes of the mind , Drake Roberts , Nameless Dreamer , Ozmandayus (Hey Shawn , how you've been man ?) Maggie , James W. , NathanPostmark , Alexander the God and Dabear ( have I mentioned how much I love reading your stuff ? Makes me tingle to hear that you like mine.) Thank you all so much. Thanks so very much.
Last but not least to all Xander fans out there. This story is mainly for you. Please Enjoy…
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Once upon a time … by Zauriel Angelus
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Part two:-
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I'm not sure of what exactly I was trying to accomplish here but something in my head seemed to know. For a brief second I wondered if this was the physical manifestation of my Halloween soldier persona coming out in control.
" Yippee ki-yay…"
Then again… I felt more like a hotshot gun slinging cowboy then I did a soldier. Go figure.
I threw the first few shots in with incredible ease , disarming the weapons off the goons in front before I kicked the snot out of their faces. These were the first few bad guys to take the stairs so it was good to know that the second floor was more or less clear. From the corner of my eye , half a dozen or more filthy creeps were entering the motel as four more within firing range stood ready to blow my head off. There were still bystanders though and I wouldn't be caught firing at innocents
" MOVE !!!" I shouted.
The panicked residents who were hassled out of their rooms earlier mostly stood about screaming with their hands held up. They didn't seem to get the message so I tried shouting again.
" RUN !!!"
Obviously that didn't work until more gunshots were fired.
Everything stopped for a moment , till…
" OUT !!! OUT !!! OUT !!!"
Someone was shouting but I knew it wasn't me. It was one of the guys with the machine guns and each 'OUT' was punctuated with a gunshot into the air or in this case, into the roof of our Marie's beloved establishment.
" OUT !!!" *BANG* !!!
" OUT !!!" *BANG* !!!
" OUT !!!" *BANG* !!!
See what I mean ?
And then you see those pack of critters scuttle outside frantically . The hooligans who started making the scene in the first place make way for them to pass oddly enough . They weren't even shooting at me either and I was standing on the stairs just right there in front of them .And how come I was just standing there doing nothing anyway ??? Weird …Of course I knew that I should be thinking that I'm glad or something -that those people were out of harm's way …but it seems all I could manage for now was a disgruntled sigh and a grumble.
" No one ever listens to me."
A moment of silence not unlike those in the movies where the bad guy and good guy stare at each other for their inevitable showdown and then the bush ball thing rolls into across the frame of the shot , um… passes. Heck I think I might've heard the ol' whistling tune that westerns always have playing before a gunfight.
I kinda felt like John Wayne.
Heh.
Then I start to remember that this isn't a movie and people were going to shoot me for real and fill my ass with burning lead. Fortunately I realized that before they did.
With that I ran across the floor as fast as my feet could carry me , raising my left hand to point one gun to the right and the other to my right , letting it rip before they knew I was moving. The shots hit where they were supposed to , stunning them before they could shoot as I dived for cover in the front bar.
" Watch your hands and feet people." I quipped before safely sliding behind the counter as shotguns went off. A moment later I was up and running again , mechanically firing in at the assholes between steps.
I slid behind walls or whatever that brought cover , methodically moving closer and closer to those who hunted me. Every shot I fired wasn't wasted , wounding them one by one , incapacitating them efficiently without killing them. I caught a glimpse at the jackass that wanted my head and sure enough he was dressed funny , bald , fat and ugly. Typical… I'm pretty sure he's stupid too.
" Ooof !!!"
Something hit me hard in the jaw.
It hurt a lot.
" There you are Simpson."
A muscle bound behemoth , yanked me by the collar , lifting me up from the ground with ease. His eyes narrowed in maniacal manner , staring at me like I'm dinner. This close to his face , I couldn't help but notice the massive amount of bandage around his head , his out of shape nose- probably broken , sporting numerous bruises and a really big black eye on his left. When he snarled , I could see two of his teeth missing , the drool seeping out from those holes in his mouth.
I did a double check.
Hey… wasn't Miguel the guy I supposedly beat the crap out …?
So who's the fat , ugly , bald guy …?
Gulp.
I did another double check.
" Miguel ...?" I mumbled out.
" Now you will PAY for the insult you caused to my reputation Homer Simpson !!!"
You know when someone as huge as Miguel here seriously threatens to send your nose into your brain with the might of his fist , the general reaction would be to scream like a girl or a standard pee your pants thing.
Me …? What did I do ?
" Heeheeha hehe…HaHAHAHAHAH !!!!"
….I laughed.
" HAHAHAHaHa…hehe…heeheehee…"
I tried not to , really I did but I couldn't help it. I mean everything so far sounds like one sick joke. What kind of loon would write this stuff anyway ?
It was then that a tremor began rumbling the floor . Miguel insanely panicked and began cursing Spanish expletives out loud ,a mile a minute. Welcoming the distraction I yanked at his arm , pulling him down with me and with my feet pushed his weight over as we both tumbled to the floor.
As soon as I was free , I made a grab for my guns that had fallen to the floor earlier , whilst kicking at Miguel's face , trying to get as far away from him as I can. The floor was still shaking though and that made it more difficult to get to my feet.
BANG !!!
Someone screamed and I thought I could hear a distinct mutter of " uh oh ," from somewhere nearby. I turned my head to the right and saw Miguel writhing on the ground , shouting something to the effect of "Aye carumba" or something , clutching both his hands onto his um … manhood.
I winced at his pain , although inwardly I felt like laughing my head off . Then I could see two of the morons coming towards my direction .
Ah , I get it now.
They were trying to shoot me and they missed …or hit the bullseye. Depends on how you look at it I guess.
I reached my weapons and tucked into a roll as the shaking eased off. I held the guns straight out as the goons quickened their pace , I took my chance at taking them out first , shooting off as my body rolled .
More shots rang out , it was chaos basically as you would already know. I couldn't hear my own thoughts but my body strangely reacted to the situation like its done this before. Ducking this way , leaning that way , shooting like that , moving like this …etc ,etc.
I took my cue swiftly when it came as the shadow of Faith entered the fray. Emerging from the spot that was previously my cover I leapt out into the open , guns blazing and legs kicking. Everything went John Woo slow-mo style with each breath I took. I was a bad ass…. The BAD ASS… It was so cool and frightening at the same time. I mean inside my head I was going like whoa…coooooooolllll …y'know ???.
I felt free and I felt caged as well .
Faith swooped in and ambushed whoever she could , using her slayer enhanced strength to full effect. She threw one guy out the window. Nailed another in the balls and sent two more flying into worlds of hurt. I kicked the shit out of this hairy guy and smashed my fist pretty hard into the face of a really smelly one.
We kicked ass !!!
Guess who won …?
The bad guys were all lying on the floor - still alive of course , the motel was a real mess but it wasn't that bad… well not too bad. The smell of gun-smoke in the air , dried blood and a bit of urine hanging. And there I was standing tall alongside the raven-haired slayer , our heads held up high in victory and our stomachs rumbling about lunch .
" Working out like that always leads to hunger." Faith shrugged as I turned to look at her.
" Is it over …?" Marie popped out from wherever she was hiding ,
" Yup …sorry bout the mess though." I glanced down at Miguel who was still crying out in pain as he lay unmoving on the dirty floor. " He needs a doctor."
" That's gotta hurt." Faith commented. Then she smiled at me " Y'know I take back what I said about you standing up for me and being a manly moron yesterday. If this is what happens every time you butt your nose in to protect my pride , you really should do this more often."
Obviously I smile back but my eyes trail outside and I walk out of the building to see what the scenery held when I stepped out that door.
I took it all in with a few blinks and then turned and headed up to my room , walking past Faith and Marie without so much of a word. When I entered my quarters I took my jacket off , laid the guns down on the dresser and sat on the bed with a dumb look on my face.
" Oh fucking hell…"
Faith walked in on that moment , closing the door as she did. The girl slammed her fist on the rusty fan and it came to life immediately. She then slid into my arms , her eyes carrying that look that I know so well.
" Not feeling good baby…?" She pouted a bit playfully.
With a smirk she whispered into my ear with a voice bathed in honey.
" Let me make it all better…"
Her fingers trailed down from my shirt slowly and then…
Ziiiiipp……
Somehow everything seemed well with the world.
" Huh …somewhere in Mexico."
I guess I can live with that for the moment
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end part two.
End notes: My apologies again to those who were patiently waiting. It couldn't be helped. I've been thru hell this month and my pathetic excuse for a love life got shot to smithereens as well. I can't seem to catch a break…*sigh* Mostly action and senseless other things. I don't think too much of it but it worked okay I guess. Anyway there wasn't much to this chapter but more will come on later. We'll get to see much more fun stuff soon. I'll reveal a bit of how everything comes to all this then so stay tuned for that.
Also congrats to those who guessed right for this crossover. This is sorta an El Mariachi/Desperado crossover. My little sis gave me the whole idea and this is what we have. I'll post the next chap to this as soon as I can but after that I warn ya not to expect too much from me cos I've got this real huge project I need to work on. I'll be real busy I expect but hopefully I'll get everything settled soon.
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