WELL KIDDIES HERE WE ARE ANOTHER CHAPTER OF "THE END OF ALL THINGS" I'LL FOREWARN YOU THIS WILL BE A PRETTY SHORT CHAPTER SINCE IT WILL BE CENTERED ONE PARTICULAR LOCALE AND EVENT. ANYWAY R & R AS ALWAYS AND THANKS.
TITLE: THE END OF ALL THINGS
AUTHOR: AVES
CHAPTER 14
THE REVEALING
Just a little over 250 in all, Slayers, vampires, humans, and well some Buffy didn't know what to call them exactly. They all stood in front of her, Giles, and Angel waiting on what could be the beginning of the end for them all.
"I am sure you have all heard rumors about what we are facing," Giles said. "Now you will learn for sure. There shall be three units dispatched to." The Watcher's briefing was interrupted by a ball of flame that crashed through the wall of the Hyperion. "What in God's name?" Giles spat as several Slayers went to work trying to put our the sudden blaze.
Spike moved towards the hole left by the object and looked out. "Oh bloody hell!"
"What is it?" Faith asked as she gazed out. "Oh my God! B, you better come look at this!"
Buffy led several of the other to the new opening as saw a massive army that was larger than the group that attacked Angel in the alley and the one that attacked the hotel combined. Thousands of assorted creatures filled the streets in front of the Hyperion and at the front stood Hamilton his face a picture of smug. "I see we have gotten your attention," he shouted. "I just wanted to do you the service of seeing the faces of those who will bring your deaths."
"Why are they just standing there?" Faith asked.
"He's starting it," Cordelia responded as she looked over the demon army. "The revealing, the beginning of the end."
Hamilton could barely hide his satisfaction as he saw the shocked looks on the faces of Angel and his allies. "If they are stunned by this wait until they see my other surprises. Isn't that correct?" One of the three hooded figures behind him nodded in agreement. "Good, now let's give them a message they will not forget.
Many of the Hyperion residents had made their way to the roof of the building to get a better view of their enemies. "It's worse than when the defenders of Helm's Deep had to fight Saruman's army in The Two Towers," Andrew gasped.
Marcus looked away from the army to stare at Andrew, "What are you babbling about?"
"Don't tell me you've never heard of Lord of the Rings?" Andrew asked with a look of disbelief.
"Andrew," Buffy growled.
"Shutting up," he replied.
"So this it?" Spike asked. "He shows us his big bad army and start it up?"
"No," Cordelia answered. "The battle starts the night after the Revealing."
"Just soddin marvelous," the vampire replied.
"Angel!" they all heard Hamilton shout.
"Nice big army you have there Hamilton," Angel shouted back. "You must be compensating for a lack in other areas."
The vampire got the satisfaction of seeing Hamilton turn red with anger and he could have sworn he saw one of the hooded figures behind the lawyer chuckle. "Humerous to the last," Hamilton replied. "How charming." Hamilton moved behind the three hooded figures, "I am afraid we have you at something of a disadvantage," he continued. "You see we have deduced that your three champions are yourself, my meddling brother, and your son Connor."
"How did they figure that out?" Angel asked aloud to no one in particular.
Hamilton continued his speech, "I am sure you are curious as to how we came across this information well, one of our champions enlightened us. Please allow me to introduce you to some old friends of yours." Hamilton gave the hooded figures a gesture and they all removed their robes.
"Oh dear God," breathed Giles.
"It can't be," Buffy whispered.
"I am sure you remember all three of generals," Hamilton shouted. "Two you have seen quite recently, Drusilla and Angelus, however our third is someone you haven't seen in awhile and he is quite anxious to return to action." Hamilton's speech was lost on Angel, his focus was totally on the figure Hamilton was describing. Buffy took his hand, her face a mixture of fear and confusion.
"Angel, it can't be him," she whispered.
"It is Buffy," he replied throught clenched teeth, "The Master is back."
COMING NEXT CHAPTER:
Hamilton tries to speed up the apocalypse, Cordelia lends a hand to our heroes, Wolfram and Hart have more surprises, and Angel says one last goodbye to a loved one. All this and more in Chapter 15 of THE END OF ALL THINGS: SECRET WEAPONS
