Welcome to the Hellmouth Ch. 3: Exposed
Summary: Members of the Veritas Project investigate weird occurrences in a certain town called Sunnydale, California. Once there they find themselves up against their greatest fears and uncover the ancient legend behind the city of Sunnydale.
Disclaimer: I own no characters yet, except for the new character I introduce in this chapter.
Elisha looked at Buffy's retreating back and turned back to Dawn, "What was that about? Why did she grab the sword?"
"Um… Buffy is a martial arts teacher, and today her class is learning sword techniques." Dawn explained hastily.
Elisha just shook her head and said, "Whatever, I gotta return home. I'll see you tomorrow."
Elisha walked quickly out of the shop and started down the street away from them. As she walked a lot of thoughts ran through her head, "Why is she in a magic shop? Why does her sister come crashing through the door, then go running out the door with a sword?" Some how it had gotten dark all of the sudden, Elisha looked at her watch and read 7:45., she pulled out her cell-phone, called her family to tell them she was on her way home, when she saw it. She hastily hung up and stared at what has happening.
Buffy was fighting some sort of creature. It had jet-black skin, two repugnant, lime green horns sprouting out of his head. He had strange tattoos etched into his forehead. Suddenly, he thrashed out his clawed hand and scrapped Buffy's forearm.
She took the sword handle and thrust it into it's abdomen. It glared at her before it went up in flames. Buffy turned around and saw Elisha staring at her.
"What the hell did you just do?" Elisha demanded.
"Elisha, wait, you don't understand…" began Buffy.
"How can I not understand? I just saw you kill a person. I should report you. Principal Sonia was right. Everything weird that happens in this town is associated with you."
"First off that was not a person and secondly what do you mean?"
"This thing you just made burn up, your sister and friends at the Magic Box. You're the reason why everything here is so wonky."
Elisha began to run away when Buffy caught up to her, "Just let me explain. This city sits on what is called a Hellmouth, literally a mouth of hell. My friends and I are the ones who protect the city from the creatures that come out. I am the Slayer."
"What is a slayer?" interrupted Elisha.
Buffy let out an exasperated sigh, "I might as well tell you the whole thing, 'In every generation there is a Chosen One. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer.' That's me, and the thing you just saw me burn up was a demon."
"I'm sorry Buffy, but I can't believe that. Magic and stuff like that are not real, and you really should see people about this. You could be a danger to yourself."
"If it isn't real, then how come you saw the creature turn to flames?"
"I don't know. Special effects possibly, but I have to go. You are scaring me."
Elisha began walking briskly away from Buffy and back towards the RV. Suddenly a human looking creature jumped out from around a corner and knocked her to the ground. Elisha rolled away, pulling out her knife and got into a crouching position. She noticed that the creature had long fangs, and a serious protruding brow. She ran at it as it ran at her.
Buffy ran around the corner just to see Elisha jump into the air and knock down the vampire with slayer like grace. "No… she couldn't be… unless they put Faith on death-row."
She reached into her pocket and withdrew a stake, "Elisha! Catch!"
Elisha looked up and caught the stake and thrust it into the heart of the vampire, turning it to dust. Elisha stood quickly and began hyperventilating, "Oh my god. I just killed someone. I am going to jail."
Buffy walked up to her and said, "No Elisha, you didn't kill anyone. You just took out a vampire. One of the beings that you said don't exist. I forgot to tell you something. There are millions of potentials for a slayer out there. Once the current one dies, another is immediately activated. I died for a second, but a friend revived me with CPR. It was two late another was activated, named Kendra, so there were two slayers in the world. Then Kendra died, activating another, Faith, so still two slayers. Faith went rouge and killed people. The last I heard she is off to jail."
"Why are you telling me this?" Elisha demanded.
"I think you are the slayer that took the burden after Faith must have been put on death-row."
"How can I be a slayer?"
"Anyone can be a potential, yet you were activated. How else do you think you could move with such grace and agility? The calling enhances our abilities to a super-human level."
Elisha sat down on the curb and began to think. "I don't understand. What does this mean?"
"Well, it means you can beat your brother up now if you want to," this caused Elisha to laugh, "If you want to, you can come by every afternoon after school to the Magic Box, and I and my Watcher will train you."
Elisa looked at Buffy and nodded, "I would like that, but what about my parents? They will be hesitant about me going to your shop everyday after school since I am supposed to be working. I am an agent for the government project called Veritas. We investigate the strange and solve the unsolvable."
"Well, would they be more accepting if they knew about your status?"
"I don't know, maybe you could come along with me tonight to tell them."
"Sure, let's get a move on."
They both began walking back towards the RV. Elisha tried to find out what this new thing about her means for her life. "Buffy, will this interfere with my Veritas work?"
"I don't think so," she responded, "it might help because you will be able to do more things now. You're be able to run faster, lift things, and have overall more physical abilities."
"So what exactly are you going to tell my parents? How will you tell my parents?"
"I really am not sure yet. Maybe just tell them straight forward. I didn't tell my mother, and I wound up dusting a vamp in my front yard right in front of her eyes. So she was a bit shocked at it."
Elisha nodded as they walked up to the door of the RV. She pulled out her key and unlocked the door and went in. "Mom, Dad, Elijah! I'm home!"
They came out of their bedrooms; Elijah asked "Elish, why did Buffy accompany you?"
"Well, it is a dangerous…"
"First off, this city lies on what is called a Hellmouth, literally a mouth of hell. I am a Slayer. A teenage girl selected by destiny to fight against the legions of the underworld, be they vampire, demon, or other creature of the night. I died for a few seconds by drowning, but a friend revived me with CPR, but another slayer was activated, so there were two in the world. She was killed by a vampire, so another was activated. I am guessing she is dead, because I notice the slayer like abilities in your daughter." Buffy explained.
"What do you mean? How can Elisha be a slayer?" asked Sarah, "It just doesn't make sense."
"Actually honey, Elisha was a potential for the slayer. When she was born, I was alerted by a letter from the Watcher's Council. I hoped with every ounce of my soul that she would not be called. However that is not the case. Do you know when her Watcher will be coming Buffy?" asked Nate.
"Well, by now I would imagine, yet it unfortunately was destroyed a few months ago. I do have a proposition for her however; she can come to the Magic Box, after school and my Watcher, who owns the store, and I can train her. If, of course, that is alright with you?"
Elisha looked at her parents, silently pleading with them. Sarah and Nate both let out sighs and nodded, "Yes, you can train her. So I guess we found out the mystery to all the weird things that happen around here."
"Also, Mrs. and Mr. Springfield, she will need a slight change in wardrobe, just some more for form fitting clothes that she can move around in."
They nodded and Buffy went on her way. The Springfields went to sleep.
The next afternoon, Elisha walked into the back of the Magic Box, wearing a sports bra under her red tee-shirt. She took the tee-shirt, placed it on a chair, pulled off her skirt to reveal short shorts.
Buffy stood against the back wall and waited for her to get ready. Once she was, Buffy led her through stretches. Once they were done stretching, Buffy taught her some punches and other moves that she first learned as a slayer.
Elisha preformed all the basic moves flawlessly, and Buffy almost kicked herself, if Elisha was a trained Veritas agent, she must know the basics. The then taught her the more challenging movements, which she took a while to learn.
After a few hours, Buffy clapped Elisha on the back and said, "Good job. Now I imagine you want to get started on your homework?"
"Yeah, thanks for this Buffy." She whipped herself off with a towel and pulled back on her other clothes.
They walked out of the back and Buffy went over to Giles to check out the next 'oggly boggly' as Buffy had said. As Elisha walked over to Dawn to get started on their homework, she noticed a cute boy among the shelves.
She sat down next to Dawn and whispered, "Who is that over there?"
"I don't know. I mean he is a total babe, but I am not interested in anyone 'cept your brother."
"Ah, so you do have a crush on my brother. Just between you and me, he has one on you to."
Dawn grinned and returned to her work. Elisha took a few more moments to stare before returning to her work. The teenage boy walked around the shelf and walked over to the table.
"Excuse me madams I was wondering if you could show me to the incantation section?" he asked.
Elisha looked up and muttered a shy, "Hello, I don't work here, but she does."
Dawn rose and walked with the boy over to the section. When they were over there, he said, "So what is your connection with the beauty over there?"
"Um… she is my friend. We do our homework together."
"Hmm, her name is Elisha is it not?"
"Yeah it is. How did you know?"
"Well, I am a witch, with a multitude of powers, which are empathy, telepathy, molecular powers, astral projection, telekinesis, precognition, levitation, and telekinetic orbing."
"Wow that is a lot. So you can feel what others feel? How did you gain all these said powers?"
The boy looked up and called, "Book!" causing to disappear in blue orbs and appear in his hand. "My mothers are the Charmed Ones; they were going to be destroyed so they created me and endowed me with all their powers."
"That is interesting. So do you have a name?"
"Yeah it is Conlan, and yours is Dawn. I can sense some distrust in me but I understand."
Conlan then laid a hand on the bookcase and was rocked with a premonition. He saw the shop just like it is, but a demon came crashing through the door, swatting aside a red haired woman and brown haired woman. It came at a blond woman and Elisha back towards the upper level of the shop. It took its claw and stabbed Elisha and then took the blond one's life. He came out of it and said, "We need to get ready. A demon is going to attack soon."
He ran back towards Elisha just when the demon came through.