Twice Chosen
Rogue-Angel82
Bobby Marks had only been a vampire for a few decades, but it had been long enough for him to gather together his own group of minions. His main goal in all things was to make a name for himself amongst the undead circles, but still despite his successes in the past, compare to the elder vampires be was still just a fledgling. The new Hellmouth had seemed like the perfect opportunely to gain some acclaim. So when his sources, -mostly tales heard in demonic bars- had come up with the information about new Hellmonth activity, Bobby had packed up his gang and moved in.
His inexperience in this showed, when he failed to realise that the enemy had similar plans.
"A whole group," He moaned, head in his hand. "A whole group wiped out by slayers."
The news had reached there base not to long ago.
His girl sat by his side, running her hand up and down his back in a comforting motion, stopping at his neck to run her fingers over his short dark hair. She soft hushing noises before planting a kiss on his shoulder.
"S'alright babe," she cooed, "We'll get the slayers." Tiffany was even younger then Bobby, still clinging to her rebellious human years with the blue streaks highlighting her hair.
Bobby gave another pitiful moan, and hunched further over. Ignoring the looks exchanged by his men. Never had he thought, that his desires would be so hard to gain. Yet another sign of his naivety.
"Hush," Tiffany said again clamping her overs around him.
"Oh this is so sweet I think I might get a tooth ache," A voice snarked from the shadows, and in a flash the room full of vampires were on their feet snarling. The stranger stepped out of the shadows as fluidly as if he were made of them. Dressed as he was in a white suit, it was hard to believe no one had spotted him. Sunshine yellow hair hung in waves to broad shoulders, and blue eyes glinted with the amusement that quirked the corner of his lips.
He stood before them without a care in the world; one had casually shoved in his trouser pocket, as if waiting for them to do the next move.
Bobby was unsure what to do, his instincts warring within him. Part of him calling to attack the invader, while another told him to submit to the taller, obviously older vampire.
He stood his men down.
Around the edges of his lair, Bobby spotted other vampires appearing from the shadows. Though his men out numbered the new arrivals, Bobby was doubtful his men could take them.
"Lovely place you have here," The blond commented idly, walking deeper into the room. His eyes scanning the cavernous space around them, "In such a lovely town too. You know it's all about Location, location, location."
"What do you want," Tiffany snapped leaping to her feet, her face morphing in to game face before she completed to movement. "Just who the hell do you think you are!"
"You want my full Christmas list?" The blond question mildly, "No? Well then I'll just settle for the town."
"You are in insane!" Tiffany raged, "Barging in here like this. And good luck taking the town. This is a Ranger town, and there are Slayers here too!. How do you…."
Tiffany's body crumbled to ash, before anyone noticed one of the blondes newly arrivaled goons move. The vampire turned away, before Tiffany's remains even hit the floor, sliding his katana into its sheath under his duster. No one in Bobby's group had seen him draw the weapon, but the blond didn't seem that surprise.
"Slayers and Rangers?" The blond smiled, "Ho. What a wonderland."
"What do you want?" Bobby questioned weakly still staring at the ash that had been his girlfriend.
"I'm here with an offer," the other replied, sinking into a spare chair across from Bobby, "One that will hopefully be mutually beneficial for both are parties."
"What?"
"You have numbers," the elder vampire stated, "We have smarts. I'm offering a merging of the groups."
"With you as master I take it?"
"Why naturally."
"Who are you?" Bobby breathed completely bewildered.
"They call me Marcus." He leant forward, "I'm offering you a chance at greatness. But if not…" As one the men around pulled the swords, causing the vampires in the room to shrink back.
"What about…?"
"The slayers?" Marcus interrupted placidly, "Once you've killed one slayer, you've killed them all." The smiled broadly, "So what do you say?"
"I say," his eyes flickered to the ash of Tiffany, "I say you can go to HELL!"
He lunched himself at the elder vampire, who seemed to smile then move, there was a blur of movement before Bobby's headless corpse crumbled to ash. The blond had taken his head off with his bare hands.
Bobby inexperience had cost him his life.
Marcus turned his attention on the remaining vampires. "So do we have a problem now?"
"No sir," one of them stammered, as they all expected their new commander.
"We'll this should be fun," Marcus smiled widely, "You know I've always wanted to kill a Ranger."
#SC#
When Trini and Aisha had called to tell her they were going to spend some 'girl time' with, Kim really should have guessed their destination had too be the Reefside shopping centre. As they worked there way though the shops, Kim felt the past fall away from her, like a bad dream she'd just woken from. With her best friends by her side, and in what could have once when called her natural environment, Kim felt more like herself then before she could remember. It was here that she could be just Kimberly Hart with her best friends, it was here that she didn't have to worry the she hadn't seen or heard from Jordan for the last few days.
Her fellow Slayer was prone the disappearing acts, it had been this tendency in the past that had sent groups of Watchers and Slayers searching for her. Until they all finally accepted the girl liked some time to herself.
They had spent the better part of the day shopping and now as the day settling past dusk, the girls settled down in the food court for a well deserved snack. There were still a few people around, as the late night shoppers moved in. The girls sat and chattered as the people moved to a fro around them.
Kim smiled and laughed along with the others, when a familiar shudder ran down her neck. Her natural reaction to when a vampire was near by. Was it night already? She thought, she hadn't even noticed!
Kimberly straightened slightly, glancing around trying not to be the noticeable. When she saw him, she instantly knew. Watching him walk past with his arm slung over a girls shoulder, a human girl.
Kim inhaled sharply, shutting her eyes as the light of her reality came crashing back to her.
"Hey girl you alright?" One of her friends asked, drawing the Kim attention back.
"Yeah," She nodded, pushing herself up, "I'll be right back."
"Okay we'll come…"
"No!" She winced at the sharp tone, "I'll just be a minute." With that she turned and hurried away tracking the vampire as he lead is victim through a doorway and down a corridor leading to the public toilets.
"Kim?" The voice behind her made her jump, spinning she came face to face with Trini and Aisha, "You took off so quickly, you must in a hurry. I was trying to say, we'll come with you."
With a smile they clasped an arm each, and begun leading her down the corridor the vampire had taken. Kim closed her eyes and mentally cursed the rule, that stated all women went to the toilet in groups.
The corridor was empty save for the vampire and the girl, as they moved up ahead of them turning a sharp corridor that lead down to the Mens room and emergency exit, but otherwise a dead end. Kim's eyes tracked them as the vampire moved, ignorant of the chatting Aisha and Trini were doing either side of her. Watched him move with a lithe grace that no normal human could copy or even notice.
Over the girls head Kim caught the vampire eyes. Unnaturally pale under the false lights, his eyes seemed to gleam with a feral yellow of the demon within. The moment was lost as Kim was suddenly yanked to the side and pulled into the Ladies. Trini and Aisha left her side to go to the stalls, and Kim backed out of the room before breaking into a run as she hit the corridor. She only hoped she'd make it in time.
#SC#
Marcus had called a meeting a for his new vampire group in town. Slowly in small groups they moved across town, to the new vampire masters meeting place. An industrially area, full of storehouses and factories. They were careful not to attract attention, but they were not careful enough.
As the vampires disappeared into the abandoned warehouse, on the outskirts of town, none of the undead creature noticed the small figure across the way. Hidden in the shadows of an old building, the figure watched as one by one the vampires disappeared inside. It was quiet a gathering. The figure shifted slightly, watching as a dark car pulled up. Moonlight glinting off a pink gemmed bracelet. The figure watched as Marcus climbed from the dark car, and walked inside with his goons. The meeting had started.
#SC#
She had managed to silence the click of her heel as she headed for the corner. It was to quiet for her likely. Slowing she edged to the corner of the corridor, a moved to peck around, only to be meet with a sharp punch to the face. Reeling she stumbled back, her hands moving up to block the next set of attacks. Her back hit the wall of the hallway before she could lunch her own attack.
Kicking the vampire away, she was able to get out of her vulnerable position, and also take stock of her surrounds. The girl that had been with the vampire was unconscious, lying crumbled on the floor against the wall. Kim had to get to her; she had to make sure she was alright.
The vampire was coming at her again, she blocked his punch and retaliated with two of her own. A kick throw him off balance, as Kimberly grabbed hold of his jacket to slam him head first into the wall. That was followed down a knee to the stomach and an elbow to the back that drove him to the ground. She leapt over is fallen form and ran to the girl.
Kim dropped down, beside the girl her hand going for her pulse. She stirred under Kim's touch, blinking up at the Slayer with hazy eyes. Kim pulled her to her feet, holding her as she wavered.
"Run," Kim instructed, pushing the girl on as she stumbled a first unsteady on her feet. "Go ON!" The girl moved, with one backwards glance the girl ran. Kim turned her attention on the recovered vampire. Climbing to his feet, he snarled, more beast than human now.
She blocked his kick and punch, but the force of it was pushing her back. Dodging another strike, she leapt into a roll house, followed by a serious of kicks. Finally knocking the vampire on to his back. He snarled up at her, before preforming a backwards summersault and running away down the corridor. He rounded the corridor and back towards the mall. Kim followed pulling a stake from under her jacket cuff.
She threw the stake, watching as it flipped end over end towards to fleeing vampire. It struck true, penetrating his heart through his back. Arching back arms wide, he crumbled to ash, just as the Ladies door beside them opened. Trini and Aisha stepped out, looking confused.
"Oh there you are," Aisha said moving over, "We thought you were still in there."
Kim could only offer then a strained smile.
#SC#
Marcus observe the gathered group of vampires, he hadn't realised Bobby Marks coven had been so big. Through true must were still young. Marcus smirked slightly, who was to argue over the numbers of canon fodder. He watched from his seat, not even standing to greet them, as they began to fill up.
"My new friends," Marcus greeted, as the sounds of talking and movement finally ceased. He stood before them all. "It is my dream to turn this Hellmouth into a wonderland for vampire. Succeeding in doing what the vampire master of Sunnydale could not. And now I offer that dream to you."
"How," Questioned one from the crowd, stepping forward. "There's two slayers here. And a whole Ranger team."
As the mummer of agreement rippled through the crowd. Marcus lifted a hand.
"The Rangers right now are interested in mutants and invading aliens. Leave them for now!" He called, "We'll take the slayers first, then make ready to take the town killing who ever else stands in our way." Marcus turned to the bulking vampire that had questioned him. "Does that sound alright with you?"
Snickt
The large vampire looked down, surprised to see the tip of a pink and silver blade jutting from his chest, gapping at it in surprise. As quickly as it appeared it was pulled from him, wiping around to take his head clean off his shoulders. Through the setting dust, the vampires could see a new arrival. The Pink Ranger.
Her double-ended sword flipped in one hand, as she moved to depart the two vampires standing ether side of her. A path cleared, she leapt forward landing on top of Marcus. Her weight sent him to the ground, as he knees pinned his arms against him sides. One end of the blade laced sword drove into the cement beside his head. Glancing at the women, then up at that girl above, Marcus smiled widely.
"Oh hello," He greeted.
"Tell them to leave," She ordered, when he made no move her free hand grabbing hold off his collar yanking his head up inches away from her helmet. "Tell. Them. To. Leave."
"You heard her boys," Marcus called, "Go."
They all made for the exit, leaving the blond vampire pinned under the Pink Ranger.
"Well dear," Marcus said, "What can I do for you? I must admit you caught me off guard." His hands shifted slightly moving into a better position of attack.
"Stop!" The Pink Ranger ordered her sword suddenly across his throat. "I'm not here to fight you. In fact I want to talk to you."
TBC
Oh no, I introduced another character. I suddenly fell faint. :D I hope you liked it. Thank you for those who reviewed. I thought I'd update sooner just for you. So please tell me what you think, review.