CH 5: Black Cat from Spider-Man
Larger Than Life
Soldier, it was supposed to be a fairly simple costume. Camo pants, green or black tank and a gun. No big.
Except all the military guns were gone, dangit. The only thing left was a futuristic zapper of some kind that looked like it had been put through its own battle.
What was this?
Red logo, rather official looking, kind of scarred and scratched like it had been through some rough patches, gun not of the norm but still 'I'll deal with you' looking.
He could work with this.
"Xander? What the heck are you?"
Buffy took in the fake scars, bright blue eyes, scarred up 'tattoo' and futuristic gun along with the tight black t-shirt and jeans.
Xander grinned, and it looked a little dangerous.
"Just a soldier, ma'am."
Halloween sucked. Hands down, sucked. He could still interact with his friends, granted, but having to sit through high school when he could learn everything they taught between opening bell and first period was just mean!
The Ascension thing coming up didn't help matters.
"Any ideas on how we're going to take care of the Mayor?"
"Last time it took a volcano to take out the demon."
"Blow 'm up."
"Huh?"
Sighing he rolled his eyes and motioned for the others to follow him out to the parking lot. There were a few things he had to get out of the bed anyway. His voice had deepened a bit since Halloween, and his 'eyes' were bright blue now.
"Buffy, in my experience there is very little a good explosion won't kill."
"And if it doesn't work?"
Xander's grin, Willow decided, was scary.
"That's what the second explosion is for."
Giles whipped his glasses off his face to clean them.
"Oh dear."