Chapter 2. Business Affair.
Buffy explains to the Winchester brothers that they got word that Hank Summers was kidnapped and that his companion, Susan Gales, was the only eye witness to the kidnapping. With her story being unbelievable, Buffy knew that demons had to be involved. She decided to head to the states to find what happened to her father.
The four decided to look for a place to talk and they find a bar nearby. When they enter, Buffy is surprised to recognize the bartender. His eyes bulge out at her sight and he tries to avoid her gaze, but she came directly toward him with grin on her face.
"Slayer, back in the states," says the bartender, feeling nervous. Some of the customers start to leave and the Winchester brothers are confused.
"Willy, so what you been up to?" asks Buffy as she sits down at the counter. Sam, Dean, and Dawn sit down as well.
"You know him?" asks Dean, turning to Buffy. "Old boyfriend?" Dean grins at her.
"Not in this lifetime."
"Ouch, Slayer," says Willy. "So, what can I do for you?"
"The usual." Buffy turns to Willy. "Know anything about the business man some demons kidnapped a couple days ago?"
"Demons?"
Buffy rolls her eyes. She then grabs hold of Willy's collar and slams him against the counter. Dean and Sam are surprised at her actions and move away from the counter.
"Don't worry," says Dawn to the brothers. "She won't kill him."
"Oh, that business man," says Willy. "Yeah, they're new in town. Staying at an abandoned building about a couple blocks away."
"Thanks." Buffy sits down, then the others do the same.
"Need a drink?" asks Dean, turning to Buffy.
"No, Buffy plus alcohol equals bad," says Buffy, shaking her head.
"I have no problem," says Dawn. "Hey, Willy, give me…"
"NO!" exclaims Buffy, Dean, and Sam. The three are surprised they said that at the same time.
"Oh, great. I'm still treated like a little kid. I'm 21."
"You weren't at your 18th birthday all night in the bathroom holding your hair," says Buffy.
"I don't remember that," says Dawn.
"That's my point."
"I guess it runs in the family," says Sam with a laugh.
"So, boys, what can I get you?" says Willy.
"Beer for me," says Dean.
"Same here," says Sam.
"Right up," replies Willy.
"Why does this guy keep calling you Slayer?" asks Dean. "It's some kind of nickname?"
"You mean you don't know who she is? Boy have you been out of the loop." Willy hands the boys their drinks.
"You guys have been hunting demons and all these supernatural beings and you don't know who my sister is?" wonders Dawn. "What kind of demon hunters are you?"
"What do you mean?" asks Dean. "We've never met her before. How are we…?"
"By reputation," says Willy. "Geez."
"It's all right, Willy," says Buffy. "Why don't we make a deal? You back out of this case and I won't hurt you."
"I'm not scared of you," says Dean.
"Dean," warns his brother.
"Shut up, Sam."
"How about you arm wrestle him, Slayer?" suggests Willy.
"What? No way," says Dean, standing up.
"Oh, what?" says Buffy. "Afraid you're going to lose."
"No!"
"Oh boy," says Dawn.
"Then lets go," says Buffy, putting her hand in front of him.
"You really want to do this?" asks Dean.
"Yeah, whoever wins gets the case. Deal."
"Deal." Dean grins and then turns to Sam.
"Dean, I don't think…" says Sam.
"I've got this, Sam. This will be a snap." Dean grabs hold of Buffy's hand and Willy starts them off. Both are pretty strong and they move to the left, then to the right. Dean seems to be winning when out of nowhere, Buffy pulls his arm down. "Damn, you're strong."
"Good match," says Buffy as she waves goodbye and begins to leave the bar with Dawn behind her.
"Wait." Dean and Sam follow them out.
"Dean, shut up," says Sam.
"We have to go," says Buffy. "We've got business to handle and demons to fight."
"We can help you."
"Sam," says Dean.
"Listen, we have a pretty good system in tracking down demons. Maybe we can work together."
"What ya got?" asks Buffy, walking over to Sam.
They all head for the motel nearby the hospital, where Dean and Sam rented a room. On their way, Buffy and Dawn talk about some stuff as they continue to follow Dean and Sam to the motel.
"I'm guessing Sam's the smart one," says Dawn.
"Yeah, and he's cute," says Buffy with a laugh.
"Hey, you can't have him. You take Mr. I'm so hot all women drool over me."
"Ouch."
Sam and Dean occasionally look back to see what the girls are doing and talking about. They too discuss about the girls strange line of work and Sam's decision in helping them.
"You're a real smart one," says Dean.
"Dean, they're trying to find their dad," says Sam.
"I understand that, but we work alone."
"They can handle themselves pretty well."
"Just because they can beat a couple vampires doesn't mean they can…"
"Are you guys talking about us?" asks Buffy, surprising them. The brothers look at her. "You're right, Dean. Those vampires we fought were pretty easy. None of them compare to the ones I used to fight back home. You guys ever heard of Sunnydale?"
"Yeah, is that the town that went under because of some major Earthquake?" says Sam, remembering an article about it.
"That was us. Killed a hell of a lot of vampires. For more than eight years that was my life."
"And now?" asks Dean.
"I sort of retired and there is just one thing I hate even more than demons and vampires."
"What's that?"
"Demons and vampires who mess with my family."
"We're here," says Sam as he opens the motel room. They all enter and Sam reaches for his dad's dairy. He starts to look through it and comes across a section with some articles from a Sunnydale newspaper. "So, what have you got?"
"Ms. Gales said that there were three of them," says Buffy. "She said one looked like a bull. Another with gooey fleshy skin, and the third one looked human. Probably vampire or…"
"Demon in human shell," says Dean.
"Right."
Then something come hurling into the room breaking the window. It's a smoke bomb. They all cover their noses and try to find their way to the door as the room begins to fill with fog. Dean leads the way, but gets punched by someone and his head hits the bed post, knocking him out. Buffy hears Dawn scream and sees Sam try to fight off whoever is taking Dawn, but she could no longer see anyone when she passes out.