Welcome to the Hellmouth Ch. 6: Crap x 2
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: See previous chapters.
A/N: I know some of you are upset with me for killing off Nate two chapters ago but I hope I did a decent job explaining why I did that. This chapter will have the dance that Conlan mentioned a few chapters back.
A/N (2): Thank you to all my reviews. They mean a lot because it shows that I am writing a story for other peoples enjoyment as well as my own.
Dawn and Elijah walked through one of the more dark cemeteries that were located around Sunnydale. As they walked they both kept their ears open for any strange noises.
As they walked, a few thoughts dominated Elijah's mind. He was glad that Dawn had grabbed and interlocked fingers with him today at lunch, yet he was confused as to why she had done that.
When they came to a clearing, he said, "Dawn I have something to ask you."
"Yes?" she asked.
"Why did you grab you take my hand during lunch?"
"That's not a subtle question now is it?" she asked.
"No it isn't, but I tend not to be a subtle person all of the time."
Dawn giggled and said, "I did it because of how I didn't want Maria to think that you were available."
"And why would you do this?" asked Elijah walking closer to her.
Dawn walked towards him as well, "Well, maybe it was for a good reason. Maybe it was for a bad reason."
"So what one was it?"
"Come closer and I'll tell you."
Elijah leaned closer to her and Dawn stood up and caught her lips on his. He wrapped his arms around her pulling her body towards him. They broke apart, and Dawn bent down and knocked Elijah's legs out of under him.
He went down just as a sword was swung through the air his head had just vacated. Dawn saw the demon pull back the sword and prepared to strike her when she kicked the sword out of its hands and she caught it.
Elijah saw the demon. He spun on his hands and knocked it down. Dawn then ran the sword into it, killing the demon.
Elijah looked at Dawn and fell for her all over again as she held the sword prepared to strike anything that moved. "Dawn, do you want to go to the dance with me?"
"Hmm, let me weight the options, in one hand, I have patrolling, in the other, dancing with you. Patrol, Dance, Patrol, Dance, Patrol," joked Dawn as she weighted her options, "I'll take patrol for 500 Alex."
"Fine," began Elijah, "I'll go ask Maria. I mean I know where she lives and all."
"But. But. Fine, I'll let Buffy patrol."
They interlocked hands and went back to patrol. When they walked some more, 4 vampires suddenly surrounded them. Dawn nodded, while dropping the sword, and Elijah grabbed her hand. He swung her around and she extended her legs as she spun.
The four vampires went flying. They quickly came back but both Dawn and Elijah were ready and they began blocking the vampire's blows. They punched, kicked and fought them.
Dawn grabbed the sword she and swung the sword in an arc decapitating two vampires, reducing them to dust. Elijah withdrew his stake and stabbed one vamp and then another a few seconds after that.
They walked next to each other and continued slaying until one o'clock. They then headed home and went to bed to get ready for school the next day.
Sunnydale High School:
The two new couples were in school. As they walked down the halls, they head rumors about who was going with whom. Elisha was happy just to be with her friends. They walked down the halls ignoring everything that people said about them.
However when some one yelled, "Hey Elisha, I heard you were going with Mr. Hio. Hoping to boost your grade?" Conlan had to hold Elisha with his powers to keep her from decking the boy who yelled that.
However, her voice was still functional, "Who exactly are you going with Dean, Mrs. Sonia? Hoping to stay in school?"
Dean didn't have any witty comeback to that, so he huffed and walked away.
Elisha had fallen asleep in one class by accident and when lunch arrived, everyone was staring at Elisha very strangely.
When they all sat down, Elisha looked at Conlan and asked, "Is there anything on my face? Everyone is looking at me strangely."
Conlan muttered, "Mirror," and a mirror appeared in his hand. He held it up to Elisha, who looked at it and saw the word "BITCH" written across it.
She stood quickly she knocked over her chair. She did a quick scan of her surroundings and saw him. "Oh, he is a dead man."
Conlan heard this and looked in the direction she was looking at. "Shit, Elisha wait." Elisha walked off with Conlan, Elijah, and Dawn a few meters behind her.
Dean looked up and saw Elisha walking towards him; he laughed and asked, "What's wrong? Are you going to hex me witch? I know you spend all your free time at that stupid Magic Box store on Sunshine St."
"No, if I could do magic, you would find yourself unable to reproduce. However, I lean towards a different style of things. One you will have the pleasure of receiving full out." Elisha raged, pulling her hands into fists.
"Oh, what are you going to do? Beat me up?"
"Exactly." Elisha sneered.
"Really, I'd like to see you try." He joshed as he stood up.
Elisha was about to land a punch on his unsuspecting face when a hand grabbed hers. She looked at the person who was holding it and saw Dawn.
Elisha shook Dawn off and went to strike again, but Conlan again immobilized her body.
"Dean, fous le comp. I mean it." Elijah commanded.
Dean looked from Conlan who was deep in concentration and Elisha who was trying to move and yelled, "You all are freaks. I hope whatever is going on in this town kills you all."
He and his posse left the cafeteria. Only once they had gone through the doors did Conlan relax his hold on Elisha, who spun around on him.
"Why the hell did you do that?" she demanded, "He deserves to be decked."
"I know that, he's a jackass, but you can't do it in school."
"Fine, but if I see him after school I will beat the living snot out of him."
Conlan sighed and they walked back to their table and finished their lunch. Before they left, Conlan whispered, "Let the object of objection become but a dream, as I cause the seen to be unseen," causing the word to disappear from her face.
They marched off towards their classes. When the day ended, they all went back to the Summers' House, where anyone who was human and knew about the Hellmouth were conveniently staying. Elisha and Dawn were sharing a room. Sarah was camped up with Buffy, while Conlan and Elijah were crashing in the living room.
When they walked into the living room, Elisha and Dawn went off to get ready for the dance. Elijah went off to find Sarah. Conlan went and plopped down next to Willow and Tara on the couch.
"Conlan you are an orphan right? I mean your mothers died after making you right?" asked Willow.
"Yeah, why do you ask?" questioned Conlan.
"Well, while you were at school, I went to Town Hall and found got some papers you might be interested in." Willow explained as she pushed papers towards Conlan.
Conlan leaned over them and read them. He looked at Willow who responded, "It won't raise any questions as to why you are staying here with us."
"Ok."
Conlan called for a pen and then signed the papers. He slid them over to Willow, who in-turn signed them. "Now it's official. You are my adopted son. It feels weird to be 22 and have a 17 year old son."
Tara laughed and said, "Conlan you can call me Aunty Tara."
Conlan glared, grabbed a pillow and smacked her over the head, "Oops, sorry Aunty Tara."
They all grabbed pillows and started a huge pillow fight. When their arms had grown tired, they collapsed on the sofa in fits of laughter.
"Well, I suppose I should be getting ready to get to the dance. Thanks for doing that Willow. It means a lot." expressed Conlan sincerely.
"Your welcome, now get a move on or you'll be late." Willow ordered motherly.
Conlan hugged Willow and Tara and then walked off to get changed.
Once all four of them were dressed, Dawn in a v-neck shirt and flowing skirt, Elijah in a collared shirt and slacks, Elisha in long black dress, and Conlan wearing a tight black shirt and black slacks, they made their way down to the high school. When they arrived at the gym, they noticed that no one was dancing or doing anything yet; groups were hanging out and sitting at tables. Conlan led Elisha and the others over to a table to wait for things to happen.
When the DJ had been introduced, he played Sponge's "Plowed." The teens were eager to get up and dancing and soon the dance was in full swing.
As the night wore on, the DJ played softer and more intimate songs. Elisha was dancing with Conlan to Carrie Underwood's "The Night Before", when she saw a couple starting to dance their way. Elisha rolled her eyes and continued dancing not moving for them.
The couple was inconsiderate with how they bumped into Elisha and Conlan, triggering a premonition for the latter.
He saw a girl running through a cemetery, being chased by a vampire. The vampire threw the girl into a tombstone, knocking the wind out of her. The resulting impact caused the girl to roll a few feet. The girl tried to rise to her feet, but she was struck down by the vamp, and the vamp then took a tombstone and slammed it down upon the young girl. After the vamp moved the tombstone off the body, it drank her blood, and soon it began to glow a bright, white light.
Conlan came out of the premonition, and looked at the girl who had bumped into him. It was Maria and the boy she was with was the vampire who had feasted upon her.
Conlan was bothered by the premonition, because the vamp must have drunken some sort of power, heavenly power; otherwise it wouldn't have shone like it did.
Elisha noticed that Conlan acted differently after that rude couple had bumped into them. She danced with him for a little bit longer before asking him, "Are you okay?"
"Huh, oh, yeah I'm fine." He answered distractedly.
"Really? You don't seem fine; you've been out of it ever since that couple bumped it us." Elisha responded, looking into his eyes, whilst she stroked his face.
"It's nothing really; I've just been admiring how beautiful you look today."
Elisha rolled her eyes and blushed. She pulled him down into a kiss and they continued to dance the night away.
When the evening ended, the quartet ambled their way back to the Summers' house. They entered the house and crashed on the sofa, turning on the TV and watching one of the movies that were playing.
They all crashed down in the living room, the girls on the couch, the bosy in the lazy-boys next to them.
After a few minutes of sleep, Conlan woke himself up. He looked around and was happy to see that the other three were still deep asleep. He walked over to the weapons chest, and pulled out a short sword. He then pictured the cemetery from his premonition, and orbed himself over there.
He orbed into the area surrounding where he foresaw the attack. He walked back to one of the larger tombstones and waited for the arrival of the couple.
He heard giggling and soft voices. Conlan chanced a peak around the tombstone and saw Maria and the vampire slowly mosey their way over towards his hiding place.
"So sweetie, I say we take advantage of our solitude and have some fun." The vamp whispered.
"No, I have to get home." Maria declined.
"Come on, who would know?" the vamp pleaded taking her arm.
"I said no." Maria shouted as she kicked him away.
She spun and headed off in the opposite direction, the vamp was soon on her heels. Five minutes away, they returned and the rest of the premonition took place. When the vampire threw her into the tombstone, Conlan chose to jump in and save her. "Back off!" he shouted holding the sword in front of him.
"Oh, what are you, a protector of virgins? That's so cute. I'll be with you in a little bit." The vamp retorted.
Conlan spat, "Get away from her or I'll dust you."
"You can't take me; you're not even holding that sword properly."
"Oh, well luckily for me, I don't need a sword to take you out." Conlan responded throwing the sword down.
The vamp looked at him funny, and Conlan motioned with his hands, trying to blow him up. The vampire looked at him and scoffed, "You think your puny magic can kill me?"
"Uh…"
The vampire then turned into dust and Conlan saw Maria standing behind him. "Crap," he mumbled.
"What are you doing out so late in the middle of a cemetery?" they both asked at the same time.
"Yes, I could ask you the same question." A cool voice responded as they both felt a presence walk up to them.
"Oh, Ms. Summers, what are you doing here?" Conlan asked stepping away from Buffy slightly.
"I'm doing my job; I work at this cemetery. I try to keep the sex-crazed adolescent population down, and you?" Buffy replied.
"Ah, well I was taking a stroll to clear my mind."
"In the middle of a cemetery?" inquired Maria.
"Does it matter to you?" Conlan snapped.
"Anyway, why don't you two head home; I still have a lot of ground to cover." Buffy interceded, taking the sword from Maria.
The two teens nodded and went on their way. As soon as Maria was out of sight, Conlan orbed over to Buffy's side. He ducked quickly as she swung the sword in his direction. Once Buffy realized who it was, Conlan muttered, "I think we're screwed."
"How so?" Buffy commented as she closed her eyes and tried to locate any vampires.
"Well, I think Maria might have seen me use my powers."
"Why?"
"Well at the dance, I got a premonition that she was going to get killed by a vampire, and I know you guys were apprehensive about her, so I didn't want to bother you with it. I waited for Elisha and everyone to fall asleep and then orbed over to where I saw it take place, and waited for them to arrive.
"I intervened, and tried to kill him with my powers, but it didn't affect him. He then turned to dust because Maria had decapitated him." Conlan explained.
"Well, she obviously has some ties to this world; she knows how to kill a vampire." Buffy concluded.
"But there still is the problem with her seeing me use my powers."
"Well she might not have seen them. From what I saw, she was still on the ground when you tried to blast the vamp."
"Oh, so what do you think she is," questioned Conlan, "friend of foe?"
"Well she did stop the vamp from feasting on your blood, so I'd say friend, but she does have that power blocky spell around her, as well as her house." Buffy replied as she went off to fight a vampire.
When Buffy was finished, Conlan asked, "So what should we do?"
"Probably keep a close eye on her. It looks like this cemetery is pretty lacking in the undead. Does that blue-glowy thing only transport you or can it take me as well?"
"I can take you; you've just got to hold onto my hand." Conlan explained as he held out his hand.
Buffy took it and Conlan then orbed them back to the house. When they arrived, Conlan sunk back into the chair, while Buffy went off to bed.
When everybody awoke the next morning, they settled down around the table and ate the eggs Tara had gotten up to make.
"How was the dance?" Willow asked the group as they dined.
"It was cool. The DJ could have played some different songs though." Elisha acknowledged.
"What's the plan for today?" asked Dawn "is there any up-starting demonic activity?"
"Not that we know of. We're going to the shop though; I want you guys to look for a way to counter the spell Maria has on her." Giles stated.
"Wouldn't Conlan know the spell though?" Elijah questioned.
Conlan then chose to come into the conversation, "I know that there is a spell to block a telepath's and an empath's power, unfortunately I don't know it or how to reverse it."
"Oh, well, we should probably head out to the store, that way we can get as much research time as we can." Tara indicated.
The others followed her lead and left for the Magic Box. They arrived there and began pulling books out on information about telepathic and empathic spells.
Conlan was about to look through some of the books they had brought over, when he remembered his family heirloom under the floorboards of the shop.
"Book of Shadows," he called holding out his arms. The book orbed into his arms and he sat down at the table and began leafing through it.
The bell chimed as some customers walked in. the group looked up and saw three men standing at the door. Anya walked up to them asking, "Can I help you?"
The three men looked at her in unison, and Anya dropped to the floor unconscious. Giles, Elisha, and Buffy shot up and grabbed weapons. Dawn and Elijah retreated up the ladder to the upper section, while the witches joined hands.
The men, Elisha noticed were wearing black suits, black sunglasses, and top hats.
"Whatever you do, don't look at their faces!" Conlan called before pulling Willow's, Tara's, and his strength together to fling them out of the shop. The attempt rebounded and sent them crashing into the table.
"Buffy, what should we do? They took out Conlan, Tara, and Will without breaking a sweat." Elisha inquired as the suits walked towards them.
"Fight, and remember the number one rule." Buffy ordered.
The watcher and slayers ran at the suits, as they fought, Elijah and Dawn descended the stairs and tried to revive Conlan, Will, and Tara. "Come on you guys get up!" they ordered slapping the trio.
The suits knocked their opponents down and began strolling over to Elijah and Dawn.
The couple backed away and ended up in the training room.
"What do we do?" Elijah gasped.
"I don't know. If they're able to take out two slayers, a watcher, and the worlds most powerful witches, I don't want to fight them. There is a door in the back; we should probably make our way back there."
Elijah nodded and they started working their way back, the suits gaining every second. They hid the door and Elijah tried it. "Uh, it's not working."
"What?" Dawn asked.
"It's busted."
"Crap." She muttered as they tried to shrink into the wall as the suits stooped down on them.