20. The fight of life and death
The friends looked at each other and agreed: they won't let Sarah down! They will fight with her and survive with her or die with her as well! Even Michelle, who still was supported by Alicia, nodded. So they rushed yelling at the vampires that stood around and watched the fight between their master and the Slayer inactive. They even could stake a few of them.
When Sarah got a violent beat by Krakatau and was pushed against the wall, she looked to her friends, which fight with the vampires. She called to them, "Why don't you disappear?" Catherine, who had staked one of the vampires with the help of Catherine, answered, "We're followed you so far. That's why we'll help you here, too." "By the way, these are certainly too many for you all alone." Hannah meant with a cheerful grin. "Well, thanks, you all seem to have your doubts about my strengths as Slayer! How encouraging!" Sarah said winking. But she was glad to know that her friends would help her.
"Hey, Slayer, we're not here for a talk!" Krakatau shouted to her and rushed to her again. "Uh, I've forgotten that I still have to fulfil a mission here!" Sarah growled. She was now completely in her element. She rose up and kept on fighting with Krakatau.
"Ahhh..." That was Michelle, who was suddenly grabbed by a vampire, because she wasn't all recovered yet. Alicia turned around to her sister and the vampire and looked at the vampire very angry. "Let my sister go right now, you damned vampire!" she shouted furious and rushed to the vampire like mad. The vampire looked at her only sneering and wanted to push his teeth into Michelle's neck just now, but this time into the other side of her neck. But Michelle defended herself. Alicia, who rushed to the vampire, nodded to Michelle. She understood and sank a bit on her knees. Now Alicia had her chance: she pushed her stake with a furious yell into the heart of the vampire. He broke up into dust short time later. "Nobody lays hands on my sister unpunished, keep that in you mind!" she said to the crowd of dust. "Are you all right?" Alicia asked her kid sister. "Yeah, thanks, Alicia." she replied and managed even a smile on her lips. Then both went on with the Vampire Hunting together again. But Michelle had to hold herself back, because she still was weak a bit - although she was feeling better. And she hadn't a stake, with that she could stake a vampire. So she stayed in safety with her sister.
During this Sarah still fought persistently with the head of the vampires. She could hand out many beatings, but had to take some. Now she stood gasping in front of him. "Well, do you already give up, Slayer?" he scoffed. "Not by a long chalk!" she replied and prepared for another attack.
When she was once again hit by him and landed at the wall, Michelle called at her, "Um, Sarah, have you perhaps..." Sarah understood at once. She rummaged in her bag, which she still carried with her, and got a stake and a bottle of holy water out of it. She threw the stake to Michelle, who caught it skilled and thanked with a nod. Then she rushed right into the turmoil as well, regardless of her physical condition. "Prepared for just in case, huh?" Krakatau scoffed now. He saw, how she threw the stake to Michelle. But he didn't see the holy water.
With a fast movement Sarah threw the bottle right into his face. Krakatau screamed and held his face, which began now to smoke. "Uh, here burns something..." Sarah only said. And she already was on her legs again and kept on fighting.
As far as the vampire let her she throw a few glances at her friends now and then and she was surprised, as they staked the vampires one by one and she still was fighting with only one. She fought harder for this reason.
But there it happened: once she didn't pay attention to him and so he could wrap his arms around her and hold her tight. She screamed. Krakatau seized her tighter and got nearer to her neck. Sarah lowered her head.