Part VI

            Grace led Buffy through the town. At the edge of the large underground cavern, the two came to a large building. It looked very similar to every other building in town, but Buffy knew that it was much more important.

            "This is the mayor's house," she told Buffy.

            "It's pretty big," Buffy said.
            "Yes," Grace replied, "It's to show that an important figurehead resides here."

            "Oh, I see."

            Grace walked up and knocked on the door to the building. After a few moments, an older woman answered the door.

            "Gracie?" the woman questioned, "Is that you?"

            "Yes mom," Grace replied.

            The woman embraced Grace in a large hug. It was obvious to Buffy that the two hadn't seen each other in a long time. Buffy didn't feel like dealing with a family reunion right now. She would rather have been out fighting demons. But she had no other choice.

            "What are you doing back here?" a man asked, stepping out of the building, "I thought I told you to leave and never come back."

            Grace broke off her embrace with her mother. Buffy assumed that the man was her father. She wondered what he was talking about.  Grace just looked at her father, with hatred in her eyes.

            "So much for getting help," Buffy thought.

            "Witches aren't welcome here!" her father shouted, "And you know that. For all we know, you could be a demon spy."

            "But I'm not," Grace replied quickly.

            "Honey, calm down," her mother said, "She's your daughter for Christ's sake."

            Her father turned his attention from his daughter to his wife. He looked extremely pissed at her now.

            "You say the savior's name," her father said, "And you wonder why he hasn't come to save us yet."

            He raised his hand and smacked his wife across the face. A moment later, he was on the ground with blood dripping from his mouth. Buffy was standing over him.

            "If you ever touch her again," Buffy said, "I will kill you."

            "Who the hell are you?" he asked, cautiously standing up.

            "Your worst nightmare," Buffy replied, glaring at him.

            "This is Buffy," Grace informed, "She's a warrior from another time period. She's here to help end the demon regime."

            Grace's father gave her a once over. He chuckled aloud.

            "What's this puny woman going to do, run away in fear?" her father asked.

            "Don't push it," Buffy said, still glaring.

            She had only been here for a few minutes and already hated this man. It was obvious that he had some female problems. Buffy knew that before this meeting was over, that this man was going to get hit again.

            "Is she going to fight them off with a nail filer?" he asked.

            That was the last straw. Buffy's fist quickly connected with his face. The man fell to the ground, bleeding once again.