To anybody that was wondering why the First is back think about it like this, the first time Buffy died and came back, The First came in season three and started some trouble right. Well since the infraction happened again, this time when Kendra died and came back the First decided to wait so it could draw it's power. Now it's decided to act.
On with the next chapter
Chapter 5
Showtime pt. 2
Back Alley Night
BOOM! A second-story door flies open and five vampire thug wannabes come spilling out. They race down a flight of stairs, tripping and tumbling over themselves. In descending order, they are: Rush, a pimped-out Vanilla Ice clone wearing Karl Kani gear, followed by Jigsaw, St. Cloud, T-Bag and Segura. Akin exits just behind them, eschewing the stairs completely and vaulting over the railing. He unholsters his Mach pistol as he drops, firing it as he lands in a cat-like stance on the dirty ground below -- BA-BANG!
A silver-tipped bullet punches through T-Bag's chest. He turns to ash even as his fellow vamps dash through the disintegrating cloud that used to be his body. The embers sizzle in the puddles of water where they land. A super-charged foot chase ensues, with hunter and prey moving at speeds in excess of anything a human would ever be capable of. We're talking thirty-five, even forty miles an hour.
Akin is running like a bull, condensed vapor streaming from his mouth and nostrils. Splashing through puddles of water storming through barriers of plywood and razor wire, leaping over mountains of garbage bags. The Vampires flatten a length of cyclone fencing like it is crepe paper. They scramble up an obstacle of waste bins, leaping into the air --
Just as Akin pulls out his twin-bladed boomerang as he runs. He flings the weapon. It twirls around, catching, ST. Cloud in mid-leap and cutting the vampire completely in half. As the disintegrating halves of St. Cloud fall to the side, Akin storms over the waste bin.
The remaining vampires stumble into a narrower alley where a group of bums are warming themselves over a series of oil drum fires. Jigsaw slips, tripping over one of the burning oil drums, catching himself ablaze. He doesn't give a shit. He keeps on running, barreling his way into the back entrance of a cramped, sweat-shop. Some kind of noodle factory filled with steam and equipment and yammering foreigners. And here comes Akin now with his mask on, hot on the vampires' heels, shouldering workers aside as he follows the vampires trails.
Rush and the remaining vamps spill out onto the street where a number of motorcycles are waiting for them -- two BMW R1200 motorbikes and a tricked-out Panhead Harley chopper with ape-hanger handlebars. Rush and Segura leap atop their BMWs. Jigsaw rolls into a puddle of water, dousing himself, then jumps onto his chopper. As the vamps peel out... The Hunter bursts from the factory. Segura revs his BMW, trying to run him down. At the last second, The Hunter pivots aside like a matador.
Segura circles around for another try. The Hunter leaps, somersaulting through the air, then lands on the back of the bike behind Segura. SHINGGG! The Hunter pulls a retractable garrotte wire from the sleeve of his duster and wraps it around Segura's throat. With a violent twist, he decapitates Segura. As the vampire's headless body turns to ash before him, The Hunter leans forward and takes the controls of the speeding motorcycle. WHOOSH! The Hunter speeds after the other vamps.
Rush and Jigsaw gun their bikes for all they're worth. Up ahead, a line of construction barricades are blocking the way. The vampires power on through the barricades, then abruptly brake -- the overpass before them is under construction. There's a twenty-foot gap in the road where a portion is missing, pieces of re-bar poking out from the ends of the prefabricated sections. Rush and Jigsaw consider their options, but then they hear the roar of The Hunter's engine as he comes screaming over the rise in the road! Fuck it. Rush powers his chopper forward, making the jump, burning rubber as he lands on the far side. Jigsaw torques his handle and follows, rocketing towards the gap.
As The Hunter snaps his hand up -- a trio of Japanese throwing stars appear between his fingers like a magician's cards. He flings the stars at Jigsaw's bike -- The throwing stars hit Jigsaw's back tire and the bike goes down, vomiting sparks as it slides forward. Jigsaw is flung forward like a ragdoll, out over the gap in the overpass and -- WHUNK! Jigsaw is impaled on a protruding piece of wood! He HOWLS, instantly disintegrating as The Hunter makes the jump! Up ahead Rush cuts onto an on-ramp, powering his way onto the freeway.
Rush slouches low, trying to cut wind resistance and will his bike faster. He hazards a look back. The Hunter is gaining on him like a demon of speed. Rush pulls a TEC-9, firing back at his persuer. It's no good. The Hunter is nearly upon him, unsheathing his sword from his back scabbard. The Hunter jabs his sword forward into Rush's rear-wheel. The bike locks up, flips over and bursts into flames. The whole screaming wreck slews forward, showering sparks.
Rush goes flying onto the road, rolling over and over, one of his legs snapping at a bone-breaking angle. As he lies there moaning, The Hunter circles around, sweeping past Rush's decimated bike, retrieving his katana from the burning wreckage. The Hunter kills the engine on his own bike and dismounts. Rush is pathetically trying to drag his broken body to safety.
The Hunter approaches, placing his boot heel on the back of Rush's neck, forcing his face against the asphalt. He unholsters his Mach, pointing it at the vampire's bleeding head.
"Tell me where The First is now and I'll consider you a loose end." The Hunter informs him. Willy had told him that these vampires, were bragging about seeing this years big bad, so the Hunter was paying them a little visit.
"How do I know that you'll let me go?" Rush asked.
"Because I'm the hero." The Hunter replied. "Besides It's not like you have any other options." With that said, Rush started to spill his gut's about what he knew.
"Thank you for your help." Akin replied as he holstered his gun.
"Wait!" Rush called out."If you really have a friend in trouble then you should go to the school."
"Why?" The Hunter asked.
"Because that's were the Hellmouth is." Rush replied as he blinked a few times. As he opened his eyes back up, The Hunter was gone.
"Wakey, wakey sleepy head." a mumbled voice is saying to Annabelle. As Annabelle opens her eyes she see's that she is suspended from a ceiling and tied to a wheel.
As she looks down she see's a strange seal with a goat on it and a pretty black girl, looking at her with a smile on her face.
"Hey you look like Ashan..."
"Yeah I get that alot." Lissa said with a grin. "So you're a potential? I hate to hurt your feelings, but I got to say that I'm not that impressed."
"What do you want with me?" Annabelle asked.
"Just to kill you." Lissa says with a shrug. "And to let your blood flow over the seal, so I can get a new pet Uber-Vamp."
Lissa reaches behind herself to grab a long, thin knife. When she turns back to face Annabelle, her eyes have changed to a yellow lizard-eyed look. She then stabs Annabelle in the belly.
"Aaaaah!" Annabelle cries out in pain as her blood flows from the wound, down the knife and onto the seal.
"Thanks Anna." Lissa said as she yanked the knife out. "I couldn't have done this without you."
Suddenly the door bursts open and The Hunter enters the room. He see's Annabelle strung up on the ceiling but goes after Lissa first. He punches her and disarms her by knocking the knife out of her hand.
Lissa pushes The Hunter down and starts strangling him. This action brings forth his glowing milky white eyes. As he backhands her, he get's to his feet and unsheathes his katana. As he is about to behead Lissa, Annabelle calls out his name.
"Alex, please help me!" The Hunter looks back at her and Lissa stands to her feet and kicks him back.
"Are you going to fight me or are you going to help your little friend?" Lissa asked. As if answering his question for him, more blood spills on the seal and it starts to glow.
With a growl, The Hunter turns and runs for the seal.
"Alex you came for me." Annabelle says as he starts to cut at the ropes holding her up.
"Alway's my sweet."
A Turok-han's hand pokes it's way out of the seal and grabs at The Hunter's foot. Escaping it's grasps, the Hunter finishes cutting the rope and pulls Annabelle down. The seal slams shut cutting off the arm of the Uber-Vamp that was reaching out.
"Am I okay now?" Annabelle asks as The Hunter sits her up against the wall.
"Yes my sweet." The Hunter replies as he looks behind him. Lissa was long gone. "Now come on." he said as he picked her up into his arms. "I'm going to take you to the hospital."
Ten minutes later the door to the basement burst open again and Kendra and Johnathon run in. As they look around, they see blood on the seal and a large circle apparatus hanging over it.
"Damnit we're too late." Johnathon said as he looked down and touched the blood.
"No we're not." Kendra said as she picked up a nearby shovel.
"Why do you say that?" Johnathon asked as he looked at her strangely.
"Because Annabelle's body isn't here. If de First killed her den her body would still be here."
"So where do you think she is?" Johnathon asked worriedly.
"I don't know." Kendra replied as she handed Johnathon the shovel. "Now help me, bury de seal and den we can go and look for her."
Later that night
The First's cave
"I'm sorry, but I failed you." Lissa groveled as she got down on her hands and knees.
"Actually you didn't." Kendra/The First said as she stepped into the light, from the torches. "You see now I know what De Hunter's weakness is now." she said with a chuckle. "If we play our cards right, we can lure de Hunter into a trap and kill him."
"Whatever you say boss." Lissa replied as she stood to her feet.
With a heavy sigh, Kendra and Johnathon opened up the door to Sheila's house. They had searched all over town and still couldn't find Annabelle. As they walked into the living room, they saw Giles, Willow, Tara, Sheila, Dawn, and Dierdre all in a huddle talking.
"Kendra!" Dierdre yelled happily as she ran up to her. "You'll never guess who's back."
"Did you guy's find Annabelle?" Kendra asked.
"No it's..."
Suddenly the front door opened and a figure walked into the room carrying a bandaged up Annabelle. As Kendra looked up she saw that it was...
"Xander?"
TBC...
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