SHOUTOUTS\ANSWERS

FLOAT-ON-CLOUD-9 (ch 7-9): Thanks. I will. Of course I will. Thanks.

DISCLAIMER

Both shows belong to the WB. The Shadow King belongs to Marvel Comics, though I've made up some of his powers.

The Shadodow King moved towards the the Magic Box.

"Sammy?" Dean asked.

"He's not Sam anymore," Willow told him.

"The witch is right. Your pathetic brother is gone," the Shadow King sneered, opening the doors.

"Let him go," Dean demanded.

"Why? His body is so spacious," the Shadow King sneered again as he approached the entrance. Buffy's heart wanted to break. That thing was using Sam's mouth to talk. Dean brought a pistol out from the back of his jeans where he had hidden it.

"No! You might hit your brother!" Willow warned.

"Don't worry. What I've got in here won't kill him. Though it might hurt like heck," Dean assured. Without warning, he fired! The Shadow King roared in pain as he flew back. From the depths of his mind, Sam groaned. Nice shot Dean, he thought to himself. Then, he was forced down as the Shadow King continued to take control.

"Foolish boy," he snarled, standing up. "Did you really think you could stop me?" he asked, sweeping him away with a wave of his hand. Dean grunted as he hit the wall.

"Hey, Shadow," Buffy called. "Bring it on," she dared.

"Slayer," the creature hissed. Buffy jumped into a front flip and executed a perfect flying kick to Sam's chest, knocking him to the ground a second time. Before he could get up, the Slayer was on top, choking him. Suddenly, the red disappeared and Sam's hazel eyes stared at her.

"Buff...don't," Sam gasped. She loosened her grip slightly.

"Sam?" she asked softly. The next thing she knew, she was on the ground, fighting against him, trying to to remove his hands from her throat.

"Foolish, girl. Did you really think you could beat me that easily?" the demon hissed.

"Buffy!" Angel exclaimed. He and Spike rushed towards them, both grabbing the boy and yanking him away.

"Sam, snap out of it!" Angel cried.

"Didn't you hear me, boy? The pathetic human is gone," the Shadow King growled. With another wave of his hand, the vampires were thrown back. Dean shakily stood up, and then rushed towards his brother. However, smoke filled the room, causing those who needed oxygen to cough violently. Angel and Spike, though not needing to breathe, were momentarily confused. When the smoke cleared, Sam was gone.