Slayer Hunting
Part 3 Of Visionary
by Chaoseternus

Chapter 13: International Rescue…

Anubis almost sighed out with relief when news arrived that the Tau'ri were en route to his position in force, evidently planning an attack. It would be a nice distraction from the demonic fiend, this ‘Dawn' he had to keep prisoner. He might be evil but still, he wouldn't wish her in full flow on anybody. It had gotten quiet for a while, she was only human in form after all, and humans did need sleep, but when she had awakened she was very much in full flow again.

It was, with all honesty, the only time Anubis had seriously considered suicide.

So, the distraction was very nice.

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“"So, you think anubie knows we're coming?"” Buffy said, her scythe making a whistling sound as she twirled it through the air, effortlessly missing the low lying branches and bushes that were prevalent in this deep section of forest.

Willow glanced upwards, her hair bleeding white for an instant, “"Yeah he knows somebody's coming... certainly spotted the Special Forces types, don't think he's spotted us though.”"

“"Good,”"O'Neill nodded at her, “"we could do without a welcoming committee.”"

The soldier's response to that was a fervent, “"Amen!”"

"Let's get moving campers, we're on a tight schedule here..."

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Anubis blinked; a sight that made the Jaffa in front of him go white with shock. He didn't even think an incorporeal being such as Anubis could blink, but he had. He didn't think Anubis could look surprised too, but Anubis certainly looked surprised and a little shocked right now. Made the Jaffa seriously hide thoughts about Anubis not being a God, you didn't even think those thoughts this close to his incorporealness.

“"The Tau'ri assault is being led by Supersoldiers…”" Anubis slowly repeated, his mind boggling and more than a little shocked. He tried to quickly gain control of himself, but it wasn't easy, his Supersoldiers serving another? He had to regain control, he mustn't show how surprised he truly was to the Jaffa , pathetic though they were, he did need their services, and he didn't need them wondering why an omnipotent God was surprised.

Still, if ten Supersoldiers could be turned, what did that mean for the others? He had thousands of the things, and no real way to kill them en-masse should they turn against him!

He stiffened, the tone of Dawn's giggling not only making him wonder if she did that chalk on a blackboard thing naturally, or did she have to practice it, but also, what she knew that he didn't.

“"You will tell me what you know little one or you will die a thousand deaths by my hand.”"

Dawn wasn't impressed, “"Yeah right, you had that planned already try again”"

Anubis thought, and then mentally plastered a fake honest smile on his ‘face', “"You tell me what you know and I will try my hardest to ensure you survive the ritual?”"

Dawn snorted; a look of sheer disbelief, contempt and amusement in her eyes as she glared unflinchingly at Anubis.

“"Tell me!”"

Dawn rubbed her ear, “"Okay points for volume, but... NO!”"

“"Tell me, please!”"

Anubis froze in sheer horror as his own words registered, he didn't really just say that did he?

"“There..." He resisted the urge to kill the girl as she walked over, her voice condescending as she patted his shoulder and said, “"That wasn't too hard was it?”"

It was quite a struggle not to rip her head off, not helped by the amused look that, try as hard as he might to hide it, danced in the eyes of his ‘loyal' Jaffa.

“"Okay then,”" He groaned at her over perky tone. "“think witches and spells..."

Anubis groaned, he knew they existed of course, after all you couldn't research world endage and universe reforming spells without coming across their mention, or for that matter, breaking a few to his will, but none that he had found had ever shown any signs of real power.

And controlling the mind, such as it was, of a Supersoldier, especially ten at a time would require real power, he had fortified his warriors against such things after all. He had no way of knowing exactly how many witches the damn Tau'ri had managed to find or recruit.

It never once occurred to him that there would be witches around powerful enough to give the Supersoldiers mind enough to make their own decisions, and Dawn wasn't about to enlighten him.