The Rat Files part 2: Season Four
Scenes from actual episodes of Buffy's fourth season featuring my character, Matt "the Rat" Rensfield.
The Freshman:
Buffy meets Xander at the Bronze. As Xander finishes telling Buffy about how "No force on Earth" could make him tell all, the Rat comes in and says,
"However, for a simple fifty bucks I'll spill the beans."
"What's he doing here?", Buffy asks disgustedly.
"I picked him up on my way back, I guess I felt sorry for him. But during the drive he explained why he helped Spike.", Xander explained.
"Okay, explain", Buffy told Rat.
"Spike saved my life", Rat began, "After my mom died I was a wreck, very unstable, I still am actually. But I'm better than I was. Spike found me and put me in an institution. Then, when I got out, He taught me how to feed without killing and other survival tips. He's a good man, er vampire".
"That's a lovely story, but I still don't like you." Buffy said.
The Initiative:
Riley and Forrest are walking around headquarters, when Rat comes up from behind and says,
"Hey, how are my two least favorite soldiers"
"Hey Rat, How are our new weapons coming?", Riley replies.
"Great", said Rat, "just give me a few more days and they'll be ready" Then Rat walks away, intending to leave, when a familiar scent caught his attention. Dhampirs, had all the powers of vampires, including enhanced senses. "Spike", Rat muttered. Rat ran down to Maggie Walsh's office, bursts through the door and tackles her. "What did you do to him?", he yelled, preparing to strangle her, "What did you do to Spike?" Suddenly, Rat was shot in the back three times by Forrest with a tranquilizer gun. Rat passed out in less than a minute. "Take him to a free cell", Maggie Walsh commanded.
The I in Team:
As Maggie Walsh is showing Buffy around the Initiative, they walk past many cells containing captured demons, a familiar voice says,
"Hello slayer" Buffy looked around and saw the Rat in one of the cells.
"Ah, I see you've met our former weapons expert", Walsh said.
"What, you've been working with them? I really can't trust you can I?", Buffy says to Rat. She then asks Walsh, "How did he get locked up?"
"He tried to kill me", Walsh answered.
"You deserved it after what you did to Spike!", Rat yelled
"Let's move on shall we", Walsh says.
Primeval:
When Adam opened all the holding cells Rat casually walks out.
"Thank you Adam", he says. He then grabs one of the guards and says, "Give me the keys to the weapons facility and I might protect you". But after he gets the keys he simply throws the guard aside. Once he gets his guns back he goes to help Spike fight off the demons and soldiers. Later, after the scoobies kill Adam, Rat goes back to see the body. "So, you're Adam", He says to the corpse. "I must say I am not impressed. You could have been a god among us carbon based life forms. However, perhaps in death, you can be more useful to me than you could in life." Rat then activates his teleporter and drags the lifeless Adam through the vortex.
