We Will Not Go Quietly Into The Night - T/PG13

Summary: Where is the Slayer when Earth is in over its head in trouble? BtVS / Independence Day cross.

Disclaimer: I do not own the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" series or "Independence Day" movie.

Chapter 2:

July 2 – Chaotic Darkness

"John, I can't hold them!" Kaylee yelled over fighting as she defended the alleyways, which lead into downtown Los Angeles.

The Watcher ducked a slash from a Kulak demon. "Let them pass, we'll catch up with them as we head further in," he answered and avoided another punch.

Kaylee jumped out of the demon's path. They stampeded down the alley, forgetting both, Slayer and Watcher. Kaylee watched them anticipating an attack. None came. "Are the underworld and well, extraterrestrials having a reunion? Or should I go play the lottery?" She turned and looked back at John. The wheels in his brain were turning.

The alien-imposed night of Los Angeles had brought out all of its residents. Humans, trying to evacuate the city, were exposed to vampires while caught in the highway 'parking lots'. Vampires were enjoying the Happy Meals on Legs as other people partied. Meanwhile, demons had caused more damage than a mortal criminal's month in only a few hours. On top of this, in some supernatural way, the creatures of darkness were being drawn deeper into the downtown metropolis. They were traveling to the center of LA, where the space ship was centered. Something was wrong. Dead wrong.

"John?"

"Yes, Kaylee?" he replied sharply as she interrupted his thought process.

Her Slayer instincts were kicking in on high. They were telling, no screaming at her to run for the high hills and never look back. She pushed back her instincts and followed the sound of a television to an abandoned store at the end of the alleyway.

"What you see behind me are four Apache helicopters . . ." the CNN broadcast reception was disrupted. " . . . each has been refitted with what Pentagon officially hopes will be our first step in communicating with the alien craft . . . the helicopters are making their final approach . . ." Jonathan followed his Slayer to watch the television. The camera turned from the reporter and zoomed out to the helicopters using light screens to deliver a coded message.

Kaylee turned to Jonathan. "We need to go."

The reporter came back on screen. "Wait, something's happening." The space ship was opening up. "The aliens are responding." Green laser blasts escaped the ship and blew up the helicopters.

Overhead the Loa Angeles police helicopter announced ". . . we are evacuating the city! Please leave the building at once."

"John', we need to get out of here!" Jonathan tore his attention away from the fiery mess that had once been those helicopters on the television screen. He didn't reply as she tugged on his arm and they took off at a run. Her instincts blared out the need to leave the city.

They ran back down the alleyway past demons migrating downtown. Grid-locked cars jammed the streets as they ran by. Watcher and Slayer galloped out of the area. They reached the edge of the downtown district and paused. Kaylee looked back to see the alien ship open a compartment in the middle of its underside. Green light glowed as more demons rushed past them. Jonathan yanked on her shoulder to get her to move, but her feet remained planted to the ground as green light burst into the building it was hovering over and exploded the building. A wall of fire rushed outward. Jonathan pulled at her once more and they were off again. They ran past buildings and people trapped in their cars. She could feel the fire on the back of her neck. Air smelt of burnt metal and flesh. They followed one of the back roads, which were clogged with cars as well.

"Down!" Jonathan screamed to his Slayer as a car was thrown at them. They rolled to the ground and the car crashed to the ground where they had been standing. "Follow me!" The wall of fire was only a block away. They got back to their feet and ran with the crowd along the sidewalk. People were stopping ahead of them. Kaylee saw an overpass had collapsed.

The fire was half way down the block. Jonathan looked over his shoulder at the blaze. Kaylee pulled him through the people and reached the rubble. There was no where else for them to go. She started to climb over when Jon yanked her back. "Here!" He led her over to a door marked 'Earthquake Shelter'. They pulled open the heavy door. Jonathan held it open as she crawled in to hold it open for him. The shelter's overhead emergency light blinked. "People, over here!" Watcher and Slayer kept the door open for two minutes to let a businessman and a bleeding girl in.

Jonathan peered back to see the wall of fire hit him. Kaylee screamed as he was thrown back from the blast. She grabbed his arm and pulled him inside the shelter. The door slammed shut behind him. Kaylee held the burnt Watcher in her arms as the girl's handheld radio played, ". . . My God. It's destroying everything in its path. Widening . . ." The radio lost its signal just as their only light went out.

A/N: Yes, I know it's extremely short, but this will absolutely positively be the shortest chapter. Also, I'm sorry for the LONG delay of "Anne the Waitress". This idea popped into my head and writer's block hit. AtW's current chapters have been updated and chapter 3 has been reposted. Hopefully soon more will be added. Hope you enjoy. Please review!