Operation Slayers and Non Essentials, the Second Coming:
Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
"I presume you have a plan?" Giles asked.
"Plan? I gotta have a plan? Why do I keep all of you around for?"
"Were easy on the eyes?" Gabriel suggested.
"Still not good enough a reason," Faith quipped.
Sighing, Andrew raised his hand. "Alright I'm on it. Give me some time to think of something. Anyone who has any ideas, feel free to tell me."
"Don't include me" Father Gabriel declared. "So what we gonna do for my going away party?" Gabriel asked aloud. A statement which of course, caught all of the female's attention.
"Party time?" Kennedy asked Faith.
"Party time," Faith confirmed with a nod. Faith somehow smiled even more than she already had and waltz over to Father Gabriel and swung an arm around his shoulders and pulled him close. "Don't worry Padre, we know a place."
"Should I be scared or excited?" The man asked aloud.
"Oh were gonna get you so fucked up," Kennedy replied as she wrapped her arm around Gabriel's waist; turning the man so the trio could walk out of the room.
"…Excited it is!"
(Hours later)
After a solid half hour of dancing, the troops made their way to the bar for either water or alcohol and conversation. The club was built in a way that had some walling around the bar area, with the walls somewhat sound proofed to allow for conversation.
"Ken…about or bet…you did didn't win." Father Gabriel said with a slur. Truth be told the man was more than buzzed but the dancing helped to keep him from being completely polluted.
"But you didn't win you drunktard!" Ken shouted.
Sighing, Father Gabriel was losing this battle and he knew it. "Ok what it's gonna take for you to kiss Satz in front of everyone? How much of an ass of myself do I have to make?" Gabe said out with his arm slung around Kennedy.
Laughing Kennedy smiled….and then chuckled…and then got a really evil yet sexy grin plastered all over her face.
"Oh god this is gonna hurt in the mornin'" Father Gabriel said aloud.
After a bit of humorous bumping and grinding, Father Gabriel twirled around in Kennedy's arms and shook his fanny into Kennedy's crotch a few times before stepping forward to break his partner's hold, pointed at the crowd once more and then began to spin seconds later. Gabe soon came to a stop at Buffy but just as the crowd roared for their fearless leader, the younger man waddled his finger left to right and then shook his head; earning himself a wide eyed expression from Buffy, laughter from Faith and a dance floor full of 'Ohhhhhhh!'s'. With his other hand and while looking still at Buffy, Gabe pointed exactly where he knew Satsu was standing and then shifted his gaze her way with a quick snap of his neck.
Watching her dancing partner tag in her secret lover, Kennedy suddenly felt her cheeks flush and tummy turn. "Oh my God I can't believe this is happening," Kennedy thought to herself.
Meanwhile, Father Gabriel was having his own 'butterflies in his stomach'. "Holy crap I can't believe I get to do this." The man thought to himself as he began to spin again to call upon another Slayer.
When Gabe decided to stop spinning around with his finger pointed, he performed the sign of the cross on himself right before he pointed to a certain dance partner and thought, "Jesu Christo please keep me safe".
Now wearing her famous shit eating grin, it was now Faith's turn to step up. The elder Slayer gave Buffy the bottle she was holding and took Gabe's hand and lifted their joint appendages above her head, twirling slowly to start their dance.
Grabbing Faith's hand, the young man lead the two on either side of Satsu and Kennedy; both Slayer and paladin grinding into the younger Slayers from behind. Soon forcing the Asian and Latina Slayer closer together with the swaying of the dance, Kennedy gaze was locked onto Satsu's and visa- versa.
"Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!"
Slowly did the two curve, decent and embrace with eyes closed, the microscopic groves of their lips locking perfectly in place between each other as if their lips were created for the kiss.
"About damn time" Faith said with a knowing smirk while back in the circle, Father Gabriel standing on her left as Buffy took a swig from her right.
"Yeah, it only took me getting my ass kicked and making an *hiccup*ass of myself". Gabe replied.
"Moves like Jagger, baby" Faith spoke to Gabriel as they shared a fist bump.
Chapter 17
"So shall I start this then?" Giles asked the room of familiar faces, already knowing the answer.
Receiving blank and awaiting stares, the Patriarch continued. "Shall I start with the good news or the bad?"
"Meh, let's shake things up a bit, give us the good news first. And it better not be that were all still alive G, else I'm gonna be pissed." Faith replied
Giving Faith a leer for the nickname and for her language, he continued. "After myself, and others have studied the text that the Vatican provided and after cross referencing with our own material, I believe we found a way to seal the Hellmouth without using the ritual of Danzalthar as we performed in Sunnydale."
"Let me guess, the bad news is that we don't have what we need or we do but we have to sacrifice virgins to do it?" Buffy guessed.
"Virgin sacrificing aside, you're correct Buffy." Giles stated as he handed her an open old looking book, Dawn striding behind her elder sister for a closer inspection. "We have the ingredients for the ritual we require but I'm afraid to have learned that the agents of the First have destroyed all known copies of the text which contained the words needed for the ritual. Willow had a copy of the volume needed but it was destroyed in Sunnydale. To try to keep the words safe, the passage needed was hidden in a novice spell book as in Willow's copy, but the bringers are very thorough I'm afraid." Giles finished.
"So we know nothing?" Buffy asked as she looked up and away from the pages.
"Well the only thing we know is a sentenced that Willow remembered from her copy…on the next page Buffy." Giles replied.
Flipping the page, Buffy saw the words written in Willow's hand writing. 'I cast you out with every prayer from every god that walked the Earth and crawled beneath.'
Dawn's eyes widened and her heart raced as she laid her sight upon those words. Inside her head, images of her dead mother being attacked and molested by some evil ninja looking thing that night the First decided to make itself known; that night that she had…conversations with dead people.
"How-bout we get the order or descendants of the people who wrote the words to pay us a visit?" Faith asked.
"No good, there is only one man who ever used this ritual. It's been said that the arc angel Michael spoke the words to a man chosen by God to stop the Hellmouth in ancient Egypt from fully opening. Some even go as far as to say it was Moses himself, as the recorded time periods were a close match." Giles answered.
"Ok so unless one of us can resurrect Moses without getting the powers on our side pissed off, how the hel-"
"I can do it"
"Beg pardon Dawn?" Giles asked Dawn after she interrupted Kennedy.
"I can do it, I'm going to need a bit of time to remember everything but I can cast the spell." Dawn reiterated.
"Remeb?….Dawn when did you cast this spell before? This spell is extremely dangerous to the user and-"
"I DID IT TO PROTECT MY MOTHER!" Dawn screamed back at Giles, eyes watering.
Taken back by the sudden outburst, Giles resolve softened and he let his hands escape his hips. Before he could ask further, Buffy cut in, looking at her baby sister right in the eyes. "When? Dawn what happened?"
Sniffling and accepting a tissue offered to her by Andrew, Dawn began to tell her tale. "Remember when the First came to us and tried to trick us? Appearing as mom to me and that blonde girl to Willow?" Dawn asked, receiving head bobs as a yes before she continued. "Well I never told you how she…it came to me….Buffy it was horrible, it was like I was in a tornado and flashes of mom dead on the couch kept appearing." Dawn didn't get to continue as Buffy pulled her into a loving embrace and stroked her hair.
"Take your time Dawnie"
….that word, the Scoobies of old thought. That word that nobody expected to be used since the fall of Sunnydale, that word that held Dawn's fake childhood but felt so real all the same. That word combined with the sight before them reminded them all that no matter how big and bad their army was, they are all still to human.
Sniffling and cleaning her face with tissue in hand, Dawn continued. "Something….Something kept on leaping on top of mom's body…attacking her….touching her. All the while trying to terrify me. Appliances wouldn't turn off after I unplugged them and stuff moved around like an invisible you throwing a hissy fit." Buffy couldn't help but smile at her baby sister while stroking her hair before Dawn continued. "So I grabbed the nearest banishing book I could find, opened it in a random spot and read over the spell quick enough to know what it was. I found the ingredients needed in the house and cast the spell. When it was over…before Willow found me…mom…mom appeared to me. I know it was just the First before it had to leave but it felt like mom. She was glowing like an Angel and-"
"Wait" Giles interrupted. "You say that she was glowing? Even angelic like? Dawn are you sure?"
"Positive, why?"
"In all the research on the First we have done, all sources indicate that any of the Firsts enchantments or spells are of an evil nature and therefore cannot be glowing or what have you. Which could mean-"
"Mom…it was really mom." Buffy said with astonishment, eyes wide open while beginning to tear. Turning to Dawn, Buffy looked her younger sister in the eyes and asked. "What did she say Dawn? Did she do anything? Tell you anything?" After moments of silence and Dawn looking at the floor, Buffy got agitated. "Dawn!"
"She said you wouldn't chose me!...She…said that when the time came, you wouldn't choose me. And she was right."
"Dawn, I-"
"No Buffy, it sucks but I eventually got what mom meant after. You couldn't, I wasn't a Slayer at the time and after you tried to send me away with Xander I understood. You were preparing an army for war, you couldn't possibly have time for me." Dawn said softly with a fake sympathetic look sent Buffy's way.
"Dawn" Buffy started, slowly pulling her sister into a loving embrace; cheek on cheek. "You're literally a part of me. I love you more than I love myself. I wish I could tell you I was wrong to do that to you in Sunnydale…but we know I had to. Dawn I'm always here for you when you need something, you can come to me with anything...that doesn't have to do with Andrew." Buffy finished with a smirk, getting a snicker out of the room.
After the embrace, Buffy pulled back misty eyed and looked to a smiling Giles. "Sorry Giles, continue."
"Right, so we have the details of where the First's liar is thanks to the bringer and a way to seal the Hellmouth's when Dawn is ready. I sent one of our more elusive Slayers to scout the entrance and we now know the entrance to our goal is accessible by either a cave or an underground passage under a dead patch of forestry miles away. I now pass the floor to Andrew," Giles said as he pointed to Andrew.
Stepping away from beside Dawn, the young man began. "Ok so since we have no idea what's actually down there, I had no idea what equipment to use. I ordered as many Kevlar outfits as our funds would allow…which sadly isn't enough to cover half the amount of people in this place. Sooo I ordered some male suits to let the non-super women part of our army actually have a chance of not dieing after five minutes-"
"Oooooo, sexxxy. So we get to see all the guys in tight outfits?" Faith asked with a grin and eyebrow wriggle.
"A…no, their relax fit."
"Oh thank the lord." Giles spoke out as he and Xander let out a sigh of relief.
"This is such bull! I wanna see bob the builder here all tight and ripply in the outfits." Faith spoke out.
"Really?" Xander asked as he hunched over a bit and rubbed his gut.
"Ok…so, never mind. Fuck Xan, you let yourself go." Faith mused.
In response, whether it was accidental or not, Xander let out a burp. Only to be slapped hard by the back of Willow's ring hand on his shoulder.
"Moving on" Andrew cut in. "Weapons wise everyone gets a stake and a dagger or switchblade. The stronger ranged support, aka, not me…will be getting shorts swords as well in case we come up against more demons than vamps and have to fight hand to hand. Now for range support, I have no idea how close we will be, like if were gonna be fighting in narrow passageways or whatever. Sooo I got Father Gabriel to pull some strings and get us some poleaxes from the Vatican. And for those of you who don't kn-"
"We know what those are Andy, big stick that you're gonna be using to compensate." Faith said with a wink.
"If I get interrupted one more time, someone's getting a time out!" Andrew barked, crossing his arms over his chest in frustration. Of course, this earned the young watcher a room full of laughter; even Giles eyes were watery. "If you rather go in un-armed then by all means-"
"No….hahahah…oh god Andy…*breathes*..No…we'll be good. *clears throat*..please…contin….AHAHAHAHAHA OH GOD IM SO SORRY!" Kennedy burst out laughing, trying desperately to show some respect but Andrew acting like a grade school teacher was too funny.
After several minutes of laughter, Buffy finally tried to calm everyone down. "Ok….ok, *breathes*. Ok…aheeem. Andrew, continue."
"Ok, first off, the hell with all of you. And secondly, I want to have the ranged support have their ranged weapons and ammunition on their backs while carrying a poleaxe. This way, if were in a tight formation, we can use something Gabriel told me about." Andrew then picked up his legendary 'big board', as well as his felt pen and went to work. "Have the front lines create a circle around the ranged support whom will have poleaxes in hand. Keep the formation tight so the front line doesn't move to far away from the people they are guarding. And also have the people holding the poleaxes to stick them out in the gaps between each front line person, or in our case Slayers. This should help to create some space between us and a charging horde of evil. Gabe mentioned to only use this strategy if were obviously surrounded, but more importantly, ridiculously outnumbered." Andrew finished as he sucked in a fresh lung full of air. "Okkk, so. Any questions so far?"
Receiving only blank stares the young quartermaster of Slayer Central continued. "As far as main melee weapons go, anything with a chain or giant weapons like claymores are out of the question as we would most likely be fighting in a non-giant area with little room to maneuver. Oh and both me and Willow did a reinforcement spell on all of our melee weapons."
"Meaning?" Rona asked.
"Meaning you should be able to cut through rock and not break the blade. And I hope you ladies appreciate that, I spent hours sharpening everything before Willow and Andrew did the spell." Xander spoke out.
"Awww, our one eyed squire is so handy….Owch! Ok, ok I'm sorry." Kennedy apologized after Satsu smacked her arm and then smiled at Xander.
"Anything else Andrew?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah, although the weapons are super retardedly tempered, they will still eventually dull. And it's gonna take super strength to re-sharpen them but thankfully, we have you all. Now, on to our tactical gear". Andrew said as he reached into a box on the library table. "So everyone is getting a flashlight that can magically hook onto any part of leather or Kevlar clothing thanks to a binding spell Willow did. She would have enchanted the flashlight to stick to even metal surfaces so I could maybe order some steel or iron wrist gauntlets that could help our Slayers block or parry incoming attacks…buttttt, if there are certain minerals underground, chances are the flashlights would fly to the walls and stay there. So yeah, just leather or Kevlar. Soo what else…what ellllsee?" Andrew pondered aloud.
"What else? What else do we need? Annndy! Man with the plan!" Kennedy exclaimed, slinging an arm around Andrew's shoulders giving him a few jerks.
"Ohhh I don't know...maybe Thor or superman with us, but that's just me. Any-who, another thing I want every person to have is one of these." Andrew continued as he reached into the box once more and pulled out an orangey glowing vial. "It's sunshine in a bottle basically. If it's too dark or someone(s) need help, throw the vial wherever and a little ball of sunshine will come out. Although this won't make any vamps go poof, it should at least sting their eyes and burn them if they get within a meter of the ball. Be very careful where and when you use this ladies and gentlemen. This little piece of fun only lasts for a few minutes and it sticks to whatever surface it hits….."Andrew trailed off as he now tilted his head and had a faraway look in his eye.
"Andrew…sweetie?"
"I just got the funniest idea…..shinny Slayers trampling over hordes of undead while we kill them as they're weakened…." Andrew then shook his head and came back to earth. "Nahh…to complicated and no guarantee it's just vamps down there…. Ok so anyways, in conclusion be careful when you use the vial. Other than the flashlight and vial, that's all I got. Everyone will need to fill their own belts or pockets with whatever supplies they want."
"Andrew what about the exploding aerosol can strategy we used in the past?" Olivia piped up.
"Mmmm, if I knew how big the battlefield was, I would consider it, but I don't want to carry a butt load of heavy, clanky cans that could let the enemy know were coming." Andrew replied.
"Yo!" Rona spoke up. "Won't they hear us marching away? And our weapons and gear boomin?"
Smiling, Andrew gave Rona her answer. "Nope. Me and Willow did a muffle or silencing spell. All of our gear won't make a sound for about 24 hours or so. That should also help our fearless leaders shout out commands…..Oh jeez I almost forgot!" Andrew exclaimed as he slapped his forehead. "Ok…..owww"
Dawn quickly strode forwards and gently kissed Andrews forehead, causing her man to smile like an idiot.
"Excuse me kids, can we continue?" Buffy asked.
"hmm? Oh yeah, Willow and I also whipped up a crap load of these." Andrew explained as he reached into his box and pulled out another vial of some red liquid.
"Cranberry and vodka?" Kennedy asked.
"Healing potion smart one. And don't look at me like that, these aren't the ones from video games. These beauties work on any injury, but the worse or more internal the injury is, the drastically less effect these potions would have. For cuts and bruises, this should work almost immediately. But for broken bones or puncture lungs, yada yada yada…won't do anything unless you get to rest. These vials can be taken orally or be smashed against a cut or bruise. But if you smash it open on an open wound, there's a chance that wound will heal over the glass and you will need medical attention later if we live through this. Or you know…if you somehow get enough time in the heat of battle to open the vial and pour the liquid on a wound, go nuts."
"Anything else oh keeper of stuff? Deviser of plans?" Kennedy mused.
"Yeah the negative part about the potions. They work by extremely accelerating the body's natural healing process. We tried to make the potion with as much magically enhanced medicinal ingredients as possible, but there's still an after effect. Granted your Slayers and the after effect shouldn't be too bad for you all, but unless your dieing or someone like me uses the potion…as soon as I would stop fighting or exerting myself physically, I would become extremely weak and may even faint. So only use these if you need to. I tested everything I just explained to you so I know everything works…and yeah, the after effects of the potion sucks balls….Annnnnd that's it for weapons and supplies." Andrew finally finished as he clapped his hands.
"Thank you Andrew, excellent work. I suggest later we practice the new formation you described and-"
"Umm. Giles, I'm not done."
"Oooohhhhhhh! Giles just got told!" Faith shouted over the hoots and hollers the crowd gave.
'Fine, fine. The floor is yours" Giles huffed.
After the noise calmed, Andrew started again. "Ok so I covered the gear, now the strategy." Andrew began as he erased his earlier drawings from his big board, ready to start anew. "So were going in with flashlights until were forced to fight. I know you all have night vision almost as good as a vampires, but some of us don't and I rather have everyone in our army on an even playing field as far as sight is concerned. So we will use the flashlights while sneaking in and if possible, ninja gank the …..sorry, I mean sneak up on and kill any bringers on the way. Once we reach the super bad guys, Willow will do an illuminating spell. Nothing blinding, just enough light to see clearly as I doubt there will be anything but torches down there."
"Sounds good so far" Buffy stated.
"Thank you. Now after talking to Buffy about last time, if we're lucky enough to stumble upon a cliff and overlook the bad guys like in Sunnydale, me and Willow and the rest of the watchers will rain down arrows and spells like no tomorrow. I really want to bring flammable stuff but I don't want to risk it backfiring….literally. Also, if were cliff side again like in Sunnydale, before we unleash our own hell, all the magically inclined people who know how to make a barrier will place one on every clear path that leads to us." Andrew explained as his felt pen was squeaking on the big board, the young man drawing out his explanations like a sports coach. "Ok, you with me so far?"
Receiving a room full of yes's Andrew continued.
"Alright so right in front of the barriers and depending on how big the path is, I want a small group of front line Slayers and poleaxe support people behind them, guarding every way to us if the barriers break. If and most likely when were overrun, I'm sure Buffy or Faith will notice and sound the command to form ranks; best melee fighters in the front, younger or less experienced Slayers in the back as poleaxe support, and ranged or magical support behind the poleaxe support. And finally, behind all of that…" Andrew then took in a breathe, stopped his drawings and looked right at Olivia. "I want our medic guarded at all times by at least one of the Slayers in this room. Olivia, you will be at the very back, or wherever is the safest. Bring whatever emergency or lifesaving supplies you can. Staple gun, adrenaline shots, magical blood of Christ…whatever. I don't expect you to be able to miraculously save everyone, but at least allow our fallen to get back up and keep fighting even to their deaths. If anyone see's Olivia working on someone or dragging an injured away from the fray, keep her safe if you have the time and space to do so. And that's all I was able to come up with using the information I had."
"Works for me, questions anyone?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah, um…about the city collapsing like last time?" Vi asked as she raised her hand.
"I don't believe that will be an issue Vi. All sources I have researched points to the amulet Spike used, caused the collapse. Which I presume is another reason why bringing any kind of explosives would be a bad idea." Giles answered.
"Speaking of one half of the tag team soul boy champions of the world, think it's time to give them a call?" Faith asked Buffy. "And having a prehistoric blue haired demon queen wouldn't hurt either."
"I tried as soon as we got the info from the bringer, no luck."
"Balls" Faith replied.
"Any other questions?" Buffy asked.
"If we can't stop the opening in time, what then? Do we stay and fight and try to close it while demons and God knows what pops out of hell? Or do we retreat and regroup?" Satsu asked.
"We stay, we fight and we either come back once the Hellmouth is sealed or we don't come back at all." Faith answered, striding to Buffy's side and crossing her arms over her chest.
"Any other questions?" Buffy asked again.
"Actually, I have one for Faith." Andrew spoke out as he raised his hand.
"Shoot Andy"
"Dante…is he battle ready?" The young watcher asked, looking at the family pet which is now bigger than a wolf; a lions mane starting to grow from around the beast's neck.
Sighing, Faith responded. "I honestly don't know. I've taken him out slaying with me ever since our first field test and he's great, but I don't know how he will react to a war-like sitch…If he will be able to tell friend from foe."
"Can he follow commands or understand certain words?" Andrew asked.
"Andrew, as we may seem to forget from time to time, Dante is a demon not a dog. All demons, even beast types are much more intelligent than animals." Giles answered for Faith. "Faith, have you been able to instruct Dante in ways that a normal animal would not recognize? Such as telling him to guard something or someone and he both understands and performs?"
"Yeah G, Dante responds just fine as long as I don't ask him to make me a sammich." Faith mused. "I'd only be worried about that stare of his in the middle of battle. I got no idea if he can turn it on or off on a whim, or if he can like… have it on but not fully affect what he thinks is friendly. Only good news is that he hasn't used it against me since about a week after I started taking him out Slaying with me and the gals." Faith answered.
"Any more questions?" Buffy asked for the third time, receiving only stares.
"Alright. Andrew, hold a large meeting with the watchers and jr. Slayer squad leaders we have here and explain to them what you told all of us." Buffy told the young man before he walked away with big board in hand, Buffy now falling right back into leader mode. "The rest of us will research and practice the formation Gabe told us about, with and without full gear." Buffy told her charges. "Faith, take whatever and whomever you need to see if Dante could be of use to us during the fight. Try setting up targets and telling him to attack them with some of our girls already in the way or jumping in the way. And make sure to take any watcher who can cast a barrier around the girls you use, I don't want any casualties before we even start. I don't want Dante with us if he can't tell friend from foe in the middle of a war." Buffy told Faith as she turned to face her.
"I just love it when you take charge you sexy thing you" Faith mused.
"Go" Buffy spoke aloud, pointing towards the library doors while trying to hide a smirk. A smirk which bubbled to the surface once Faith gave her woman a slap on the ass while passing by, Dante licking Buffy's other hand as he followed mommy.
"Alright, Will. I don't know how you prepare, but do it. You're gonna be our weapon of mass destruction if were forced to fight hordes of stuff to get to the Hellmouth. I highly doubt that the First won't have an army guarding its Hellmouth's this time. Oh, and did you find anything on rune magic?" Buffy asked her best friend.
"No Buff, I couldn't find the time to really research or even purchase one." Willow responded.
"Ok, no big. Just go prepare to be 'American Badass Wicca'." Buffy instructed with a smile. However, the smile soon faded as Willow past Buffy on her way to the doors. Without even looking back, Buffy suddenly spoke very grimly. "Will." Without needed to turn to her best friend, Buffy knew Willow turned around; just as Buffy knew Willow herself knew what Buffy was going to say. "If you go dark again…I'll kill you myself. I can't afford to be fighting on two fronts."
Smiling, Willow responded. "I know," and then walked out of the library.
Sighing, Buffy continued. "Giles help Dawn get everything she needs for the ritual to seal the Hellmouths. Then, contact every ally we have and tell them everything we know."
"Right, Dawn, if you step into my office." Giles offered.
"Unbelievable, I'm out of school and I still get sent to the office." Dawn spoke as she walked.
Rolling her eyes briefly, Buffy continued. "And finally Olivia, I want you go get everything you think we would need for medical support on the battlefield. I don't care if you have to break the bank to get your stuff, I want as little casualties as possible."
"On it," Olivia affirmed as she rose from her seat.
"Alright, we all have our assignments. Girls, let's go."
And for the next day the family of Slayer Central got all their things in order; training, gear and 'this may be our last night on earth' sex. On the morning of the planned assault, the Scoobies both old and new met in the library once more before breakfast.
"Ok everyone, we attack at noon. For now have your breakfast and say your prayers. Before you all go, do we all understand the plans we made?" Buffy asked, getting a bunch of yes's in response. "Alright well I don't have to tell you all how amazing you all are and how much I love all of you, now go eat. Andrew made a butt load of pancakes….Ah!" Buffy screamed as she shielded herself from the oncoming stampede of hungry Slayers.
Turning to watch the last her charges leave the room, Buffy was joined by her family, the 'original scoobies'. "Remember when we were that young and had all that energy?" Buffy asked aloud.
"You mean three to five years ago?" Xander asked.
Not even looking back Buffy just uttered, "Shut up".