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Chapter 23
LIBRARY
Giles watched Buffy as she paced the library angrily, the note from Kennedy scrunched in her hand. "I'm gonna kill her." she stated, Giles shivered at the icy tone in her voice.
"Buffy-" as soon as he began speaking Buffy spun round to face him, cutting him off with a glare.
"No Giles! She's pushed me time and time again, she's asking for this." she said angrily. "This is all part of some twisted game for her, and I'm fed up with her getting her kicks out of our misery."
Giles removed his glasses and began polishing them, he looked at Buffy nervously. "I understand how you feel." he said, Buffy scoffed and folded her arms over her chest. "But if you kill Kennedy, then it will make you no better than her. Perhaps the council-"
"The council!" Buffy shouted "what good are they going to do! Re-train her and then release her back into the community!"
Giles sighed. "Perhaps, however they may lock her away for a good long while."
Buffy shook her head vehemently "That isn't good enough, she needs to be punished."
"And you are the one to do that!" Giles said in frustration.
"I have a right to it! She has tried to kill Faith, she sided with the enemy, she tried to kill me and now she's kidnapped Faith and God only knows what she's doing to her! So forgive me if I'm taking this personally." she said sarcastically, walking over to the table she threw herself tiredly into one of the chairs. "I didn't ask for this Giles." she replied tiredly.
He walked over to her and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "I know."
Buffy sighed and ran a hand through her hair. "She's still alive you know, I can feel it." she said quietly, looking down at the soul band on her finger, she began tracing the symbols on it.
Giles looked at her in confusion before realising that she was now referring to Faith. He gestured at the note that now lay crumpled on the table.
"Does it say where they took her?" he asked. Buffy shook her head dejectedly.
"No, there's nothing on there that hints at where she could be, it just says that she has something of mine, and if I want to get it back I've got to get in the game."
"How do you know that she's talking about Faith?" he asked curiously.
She looked at him as if he was stupid. "The fact that my living rooms trashed and there's blood all over the carpet kind of suggests that Kennedy didn't come round for tea and crumpets!" she snapped. Seeing Giles' flinch she sighed. "I'm sorry, I don't mean to take this out on you."
"It's quite alright Buffy." Giles said smiling gently. "We will get Faith back."
"Yeah but at what cost?." she whispered to herself. Sighing she climbed to her feet and began walking towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Giles asked as Buffy made to leave.
"To see if anyone has seen or heard anything about Kennedy or Faith." she replied over her shoulder as she left the library, the doors swinging behind her. Giles sat there watching her leave. He knew that when she said 'anybody' she meant demons and vampires, and knew that Willie would be in for a hard time, when she got a hold of him.
OUTSKIRTS OF SUNNYDALE
Kennedy knelt next to Faith who was still bound and unconscious on the floor. She held the device, which Olmeck had given her, in her hands. It was a small, flat, bronze, disk, about the size of a walnut, and was an inch thick. There where some symbols carved onto the top of the disk, she couldn't make out what language it was but it looked ancient. Unsure of what to do next, she turned to face Olmeck. "So what now?" she asked.
"Place it on her chest." he replied from his position behind them. Looking at the disk again Kennedy shrugged, ripping Faith shirt open at the top, she placed it on the centre of her chest and watched as nothing happened.
Kennedy frowned. "I think it's broken."
"Patience child." Olmeck replied. They both watched and waited. Eventually the disk began glowing slightly, the symbols on the front glowing yellow, before changing to orange and then to a fiery red. A strange clicking sound began to come from the disk and Kennedy watched as the top began to rotate, unscrewing from the bottom half. When it raised about half an inch it stopped. From the gap in the middle of the disk, Kennedy could see what could only be described as metal 'legs', they folded out of the disk until they where resting on Faith's skin. The clicking noise returned as the top half of the disk screwed back onto the bottom half. The disk looked like a metal 'spider' with four of these legs on either side. She watched in fascination as the 'legs' raised into the air slightly so that only the disk was touching Faith, they hovered in the air for several seconds before slamming into Faith's chest, and holding the disk firmly in place. Kennedy winced as the disk grew brighter and she stepped back from Faith's form as she began convulsing. Turning to face Olmeck she raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"It's almost complete." he grinned. She watched as Faith's convulsions began to lessen and the light faded. "You can release her chains now." Olmeck said. Kennedy threw him a wary glance. "It's perfectly safe." Hesitantly she knelt next to Faith and began releasing the chains on her arms and legs, before getting up and standing next to Olmeck.
"So now that the freaky light shows over what's that thing do?" she asked gesturing towards Faith.
"Watch and see." he grinned. He took a step closer to Faith. "Grrachssna." he commanded. Kennedy watched as Faith opened her eyes and climbed to her feet, she walked towards Olmeck before kneeling in front of him, patiently waiting on her next order.
"Holy Fuck!" Kennedy exclaimed. "You can control her with that thing?" she asked as she walked round Faith, who had her head bowed in submission.
Olmeck nodded in reply. "Thousands of years ago the Garou where slaves for my people, until they revolted and some managed to break free. Returning to release those that where left behind." He explained. "These disks where used to control them. They will do whatever you command of them, even take their own life." He grinned as he saw the thoughts flashing across Kennedy's face.
"But what about Buffy?" she asked frowning slightly.
"This disk is far more powerful than any bond this thing may have with it's mate." he said in disgust.
Kennedy looked down at Faith who hadn't moved the whole time. "How do you control her?"
"She will only respond to orders that are in Garouvian." He explained. "I shall teach you their language. Trust me when I say that you have nothing to fear from the other slayer. You are already stronger and faster than she is, and now that you have your new pet she won't stand a chance."
WILLIE'S BAR
Everybody in the bar winced as Buffy slammed Willie against the wall, again. "Tell me the truth!" she shouted lifting him off the ground by his collar.
"I-I am. I told ya I don't even know who Kennedy is. And I ain't never heard of a Gadrow." he stammered.
"It's a Garou!" she exclaimed, letting go of Willie's shirt and letting him drop to the ground. "For your sake Willie you better be telling the truth."
"I am honestly, I haven't heard anything about either of them." he said, Buffy sighed heavily.
"I thought you'd say that. Could you just do me one favour?" she asked, seeing him nod in reply she continued. "If you hear anything that may have something to do with either of them could you let me know." she asked. "I'll make it worth your while."
"Sure slayer no problem." he said seriously. "I'll keep my eyes and ears peeled." he grinned.
Buffy spared a last look at the rest of the patrons in the bar before heading out the door.
Tbc.
