Act 3 Scene 1

Before the others could act Ricky seemed to appear behind them and Kitty was in the air landing against the wall and into the door.

"ASSHOLE!" Em yelled as she ran full speed at him.

Ricky grabbed her and lifted her off the ground, "This has nothing to do with you. Just let me have Kitty and you can all go free."

While he was distracted Dawn went for the lamp on the table next to her and smashed it over his head. Ricky batted her away as though she were nothing more than a rag doll, still holding Em and choking her, "Why do you help that whore? What is in it for you?" He turned to Conner, who, along with Kitty, had regrouped and was circling Ricky with a menacing glare.

"I have a thing with helping slayers. Something about them kicking evil's ass appeals to me."

Ricky was caught off guard as Em let her adrenalin takeover and punched him in the face. It was just enough for Ricky to drop her. She coughed and gasped for air. As she scooted away she bumped into a trunk. Opening it she realized it was the same trunk full of weapons that Dawn had brought with her.

In the meantime Kitty and Conner had initiated hand to hand combat with Ricky attempting to keep two steps ahead of him, this was hard considering Ricky in Durlock form had impressive speed.

"KITTY HEADS UP!" Em tossed a sword to Kitty and jumped over the couch to back up Conner holding an ax.

It was in that moment a realization dawned on Ricky, "Two Slayers? How?"

"Not important," Kitty growled as the two girls put Ricky on the defensive. Kitty wasn't as smooth with a sword as Angel or Buffy, but she could hold her own against a Demon. Em flailed her Ax around like a women possessed.

"Em, watch that thing!" Conner yelled as he dodged it then recoiled and landed a hit on Ricky. In return he was launched into the couch, knocking it over.

"Sorry!" She called back, biting her lip in determination.

Kitty drove Ricky to duck just as Em's Ax came down leaving a sizable gash on his shoulder. Ricky howled in pain, then making a running start headed for the broken window, "This isn't over!" With that he flew through the window.

Em sat on the floor and rubbed the sweat off her forehead. "Looks like we're not getting that security deposit back, huh?"

Conner sat on the wall near where he fell, "After this we will be lucky if we aren't evicted."

Dawn hardly seemed in the mood for quips, "Kitty you mind telling me what the Hell that was all about!"

"Nothing I can't handle."

"No when you bring your shit to me and my slayer I say you can't handle it!"

Kitty stared Dawn down icily, "I have it covered book girl so BACK OFF!"

"No! You have a race of Demon who by every definition are warriors for The Powers beating the shit out of you and Em! What's going on?"

"He's an ex okay."

"You seem to make quite the impression on guys," Conner growled guardedly.

"He thinks I killed his mom. There, happy?"

Dawn wasn't ready to leave the interrogation there, "Why would he think that?"

"I don't need to tell you anymore. You know what you need to know."

Dawn went quite for a moment then snapped out of thought, "I think you need better training."

"What is that suppose to mean?"

"Kitty you're good, well you could be good. You need more formal training or that guy is going to snap you in half."

"I don't need your help."

Dawn rolled her eyes, she had plenty of know it all slayers in her acquaintance to know how to play this, "Well you know where to find us if you change you mind."

Kitty walked to the unhinged door and didn't look back, "I won't"

Conner came up behind her, "She shouldn't be out there alone."

Dawn stared at the door knowingly, "She'll comeback when she is ready."

Scene 2

"Poor baby!" Anna cooed as she bandaged Ricky's arm, "you should have followed the plan."

"I couldn't herd her here. She went running to some apartment and I was ambushed."

"Ambushed? By who?"

"That's the weird thing, I think one was another slayer."

Suddenly Anna perked slightly in alarm, "Who were the others?"

"I don't know the other girl could have been anybody and the guy seemed to move like a vampire or slayer would. I mean if I didn't know any better I'd think that stupid story Mom use to tell us was true."

"Story?"

"Yeah you know, Fate shall bind the mystic and strong…blah blah blah The Chosen shall bring forth the something or other. I don't remember all of it but it said something about slayers and champions."

"I remember that ridiculous legend," Anna stood and put on her coat, "we shouldn't be seen together in case one of them followed you. Do you think you could make it back to your place?"

"Yeah, see you at the apartment?"

"You bet you will. I just need to run and errand."

"Be quick?"

"You bet your ass I will."

Scene 3

"WHAT!" The dark cloaked figure screamed in anger and sheer frustration.

"Your Grace, it is not my fault. She led him to others, the plan was foolproof. How was I to know that four of the six have already assembled?" She cowered as she spoke, fearing for her very life or worse, her appearance.

He back handed Anna that seemed effortless, but with such force that she crumpled on the floor, "You sniveling brat! There is already an excess of good in this world with the slayers called. If The Powers can gain control of this group of champions it is likely this realm will be uninhabitable to the daemon races! If Ricky can't kill a slayer than he better go after someone weaker, one of The Chosen who is an easy target."

"They are warriors, from what I can gather they work as a group. I mean they were able to lure Ricky into a trap in order to protect their friend right?"

"Of the six, two are not meant to be full fledged warriors, not immediately. Tell me of this girl, the one with the Slayers…she might be the key to ending this irritant once and for all."

"He won't kill her. He is still too good."

He removed the hood of his cloak revealing a face half rotted away as though death had settled and took it over; he starred coldly at her through sunken eyes, "Not if we can convince him that she is just as evil as Kitty."