Part V
Buffy followed Grace through the underground tunnels. She was amazed that these people were able to dig tunnels to connect their small underground towns. They sure had adapted well to the demon take-over.
"So where are we going?" Buffy asked.
"To my hometown," Grace replied, "It's slightly larger than all the other towns. We should have a good chance of gathering some fighters there."
"Good," Buffy said, "Then we'll plan from there."
After a good hour or so of walking, Buffy could see light in the distance. She assumed that the town was just up ahead. Grace was very pleased. Her plan had succeeded thus far, although there had been a few bumps along the way. Now she just had to hope that Buffy could get people to follow her.
Grace had been right. This town was a little larger than the other. There seemed to be many more buildings and people. Buffy was surprised by the fact that there was a town square as well. Grace had told her it was the best place to make a speech. So she walked into the square and looked around.
Everyone seemed to have something to do. This made her wonder if she should even bother. These people looked like they were content just doing what they already had been doing. Her thoughts began to shift towards the demons. There was no way she could let this world be controlled by them.
"Hey everyone!" she shouted in her loudest voice.
That got most people's attention. They stopped what they were doing to see what was going on. People wondered who this woman was. She was definitely different. She had power flowing from her body. And the people could feel it. They disliked people of power, thinking them as allies to the demons.
They turned back to their work, ignoring her. Buffy stared in confusion when she saw this. She wondered what was going on. Then she turned and walked over to where Grace was standing.
"Well that went really well," Buffy told her, "Why did they turn back to their work?"
"They dislike people of power," Grace replied, "They came feel it flowing from you. I should have told you before."
"Great," Buffy said under her breath.
"I'm sorry."
"It's all right," Buffy replied, "But how am I supposed to gather fighters if they won't listen to me?"
"We'll go see my parents," Grace informed, "My father is the mayor of this small town."
"Will he help us?" Buffy asked.
"I'm not sure," Grace answered, "But it's worth a try."
Grace turned and walked off. Buffy followed her.
"Well this should be interesting," Buffy said to herself.