Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy, Power Rangers, or any other fandom, I just have ideas to combine them.

A/N: Sorry for the late post... I've been trying to work on this story way ahead so I don't post an unfinished story, but the result was I posted this late. Also, I'm contemplating putting this in the normal Power Rangers section to see if it gets more traffic, or the PR/Harry Potter one because it's the sequel, and will have some more Harry stuff later on. I'll keep you posted.

Whispers in the Dark - Chapter 2

Buffy spent her first day back in Sunnydale unpacking, spending time with her mom helping her clean as well as look at some new artifacts from the museum, including a very odd-shaped mask that Joyce decided to hang on the wall. In the evening she, after getting her mother's permission, went out to see if she could find Xander, Willow, Oz, and Cordelia. She was walking down an alley near the Bronze, when suddenly she heard a scream. She ran to find where the sound originated, and when she arrived she saw a young woman on the ground with a male vampire standing over her.

"I guess you didn't get the memo," Buffy quipped at the vampire, who then turned his face to see her.

"And what's that?" He asked with a large grin on his face. "I cashed in on a 2 for 1 sale?"

"No... that the slayer's back in town, and you're about to get your butt kicked." She pulled a stake out of her jacket and got in a fighting stance, when suddenly from the other side of the alley, four teenagers ran towards the vampire.

"Get away from her you sick... sick maniac," a red-head, undoubtedly Willow who couldn't think of anything witty to say in the moment, said.

The vampire easily tossed her aside, but in doing so allowed the other woman to roll away. Xander and Oz tried to take on the vampire, while Cordelia watched. Willow looked up, noticing someone was standing above her. As she got up, she spoke. "Oh, hey Buffy... wait... Buffy?"

"Hey Will, chat in a sec, I need to save boy 1 and boy 2."

"Right," Willow replied. Buffy moved in and pulled the vampire off of Xander, and proceeded to kick him in the sternum, which sent him flying into a wall. She then readied her stake and plunged into the depth of his heart, causing him to become nothing more than dust.

The others collected themselves, somewhat in awe that Buffy had now returned.

"Buffy!" Xander smiled, in his normal goofy manner. "We, uh, appreciate the help, but Oz and I clearly had him on the ropes."

"Yeah," Oz reluctantly agreed. "Dustage was potential."

"Oh, I know," Buffy replied with a knowing grin. "I just, ya know, wanted to make a grand re-entrance." They all shared a laugh, and then exchanged hugs. "It's good to see you all again."

"It's good to see you too, Buffy," Willow shared.

*Giles' place*

"Any luck on getting the car up and running?" Giles asked.

"Nothing," Tommy replied. "Whoever did this knew how to make sure we were going to be stuck here."

"What I wouldn't give to be able to teleport right now," Kim said.

"No kidding," Tommy added. "I don't get it though, why would someone want to keep us here? And how would they know we were coming in the first place?"

"I'd don't have a clue how, but I'm not surprised," Giles interjected. "Of course, things like this rarely surprise me anymore. Either way, I think it might be best for you to spend another night here at the least. The mechanic that I know has time tomorrow to come over and take a look, he should be able to get it fixed, at least with the problems you told me."

"What should we do until then?" Kim asked.

"Let me think about it," Giles said. "For now, we should get something to eat and then get some sleep."

*Summers' Home*

It had been a whirlwind of a day for Buffy as she tried to get back to her usual routine. First, she and Joyce attempted to get her back into the high school, put Principal Snyder denied her re-entry with a sadistic sense of delight. That didn't stop her, however, from seeing Giles for the first time in what seemed like forever. After Joyce left to prepare Buffy's welcome home dinner, Buffy met with Giles and the Scoobies to discuss the plan to patrol for the rest of the week.

Buffy was thankful to get home, as she wanted nothing more than to rest before everyone came over for her dinner. However, she got more than she bargained for, as Xander had decided for her that she would want a huge party. Evening set in, and people poured in to the home, seemingly by the hundreds. Buffy didn't know what to make of it, and was considerably hurt by the fact that it seemed like people wanted to come more for the fact that it was a free party, and not because she had returned. She even overheard someone say, "I heard the party's hosted by some psycho that chose to leave Sunnydale for good!" This upset her to the point where she stormed upstairs. Willow noticed, and followed her while everyone continued to party. In the midst of the commotion, no one noticed the flashing eyes coming from the odd-looking mask hanging in Joyce's living room.

*Giles' Place*

"Car's all fixed!" Tommy exclaimed, prompting Kim to give a giant sigh of relief. "That mechanic sure knew what he was doing. Thanks for your help!"

"No problem," Giles replied. "Are you sure you want to leave during the night?"

"I appreciate the caution, but the last time we waited it ended up costing us. I think it would be better if we tried to leave now."

"Right, that makes sense. Before you leave, would you mind giving me a ride over to someone's house? Buffy's returned, and I need to go over some logistics with her tonight on her patrol."

"Not at all," Tommy answered. "After all you've done for us, it's the least we can do."

"Wait, Buffy?" Kim said. "As in the slayer?"

"Yes," Giles said.

"Do you think she'd know about who is watching us?"

"I doubt it," Giles answered her. "She just returned from Los Angeles, and is just getting back into the swing of things when it comes to her normal duties."

"Oh."

"It'll be ok, Kim," Tommy reassured her. "We do need to get back to Angel Grove, and Jason and Kat are back there. We can check with them and see what's up." He put his arm around her to comfort her, and Kim responded with a weak smile, clearly not satisfied with this, but willing to follow Tommy's lead.

"Ok. Let's go home." They got in the car with Giles and drove towards the Summers'. They continued to drive along down one of the streets, when suddenly a man jumped in front of the car.

"TOMMY LOOK OUT!" Was all Kim could say before the man's body collided with Tommy's Jeep. All the airbags deployed, and it took a moment or two before Tommy and Kim could clear them out of the way.

"Tommy, you check to see if the car still works," Giles said as he opened the rear passenger door. "I'll check to see if this man is ok."

"Ok."

Giles went to see the man that they had hit, and checked his neck for two things: a pulse, and a bite mark. He had neither, which was why he was even more surprised when the arm on the body reached up and grabbed his throat, beginning to choke him. Giles was gagging over the strength of what he now could describe as a person who looked like they were dead, but was still moving around. "H... he...lp." The walking dead man now stood up, lifting Giles off the ground by his throat, Giles trying to pry the death grip that he maintained on him.

"Ki-Yah!" Tommy yelled as he thrust the side of his foot into the man's temple. Giles stumbled to the ground, where Kimberly was able to brace his fall. "Kim, is it me, or does he look like one of those zombie-like guys that Voldemort turned Adam and Tanya into?"

"Maybe," she said squeamishly. "Either way, he doesn't look good."

"We need to get back to the car!" Giles gasped. The others looked where Giles had been, and saw a mob of them coming towards them, probably a couple hundred yards off.

"It's dead... again." Tommy replied. "Where's the house we were driving you too? We could run there, take shelter and come up with a plan."

"Let's do that."

"Let's hurry!" Kim shouted.

*Summers' Home*

Buffy packed a bag as quickly as she could in her room, upset by the party that was supposed to be in her honor. She looked out the window, wondering if she could really run again.

"You're leaving again?" Willow asked from the doorway. Buffy turned to find her there.

"Why would it matter, Will," Buffy said. "No one cares that I was gone, no knows what I'm going through."

"You think you're the only one whose in pain, or... or who is trying to understand their life?" Willow asked, now with an edge to her voice. "Or is that just reserved for slayers?"

"Will..." Buffy tried to start speaking, but Joyce walked into the bedroom.

"What are you doing?" Joyce asked, noticing the half-packed bag on Buffy's bed.

"She's leaving," Willow shared in an angry tone. As they carried on their conversation in Buffy's bedroom, Giles, Tommy, and Kim rushed into the doorway downstairs, where the party was still going on with dozens of people milling around. Giles saw Xander and pulled him aside, while Tommy closed the door shut and dead-bolted it.

"Where's Buffy?" Giles asked Xander.

"I don't know, but who's the cutie and the fabio look-alike?" Xander replied, just out of ear-shot of the rangers.

"Xander! This isn't time for..." Giles began to scold Xander, but was interrupted by the angry tone coming from the staircase, which caused everyone to turn their heads to see a miserable-looking Buffy being chased down the staircase by her mother, who was speaking, and Willow who also had a frustrated scowl on her face. The found themselves on the first floor now, and finally, Buffy verbally countered them.

"I don't know what to do!" Buffy shouted angrily. "I left because I was scared, I felt like I didn't have anywhere to go. Then I went to L.A., and I wasn't happy there, and I come back here, and now, there are people in my house for a party that don't care about me, and I feel like you guys don't care about me..."

"No offense, Buff, but this is the problem," Xander piped up. "You think this is all about you!"

"Xander?" Buffy was at a loss for words.

"Yeah, so you can't handle the fact that you impact other people's lives, so you're just going to abandon us again!" He continued. "Think of what you put your mother through, of what you put us through."

"Xander..." Giles tried to interject, but Xander cut him off again.

"I'm not finished..."

"No offense," to everyone's surprise it was Tommy, with Kim by his side, who interrupted. "But we kind of have a situation outside."

"Umm," was all Xander could say.

"Who the hell do you think you are?" Buffy finished the silence in the room. Before Tommy could answer, multiple windows were being broken into, undead beginning to filter into the house. Widespread panic ensued, with many of the partygoers scrambling trying to get away out of the now infiltrated house, some without success as they were killed. The scoobies, Joyce, along with her friend and the ranger teens were fighting off the undead. Buffy, Joyce, and Joyce's friend who had been with them hurried upstairs along with Willow and Oz. While Xander, Cordelia, Giles, and the rangers stayed downstairs able to help some of the others escape.

In the melee, Joyce's friend was caught by one of the zombies and was strangled to death, while the others made it to the Joyce's bedroom and closed the door to figure out a strategy. While they hid, Joyce's friend became one of the undead, and rose and went downstairs to the living room, where the others still were fighting off the other zombies. Joyce's friend went to where Joyce had hung the weird looking mask, and put it on. Suddenly, the other zombies cowered in fear.

"I have a feeling that's not a good thing," Xander said.

"That's a great observation," Cordelia said sarcastically.

"Buffy!" Giles yelled.

"You guys go, I'll take her," Tommy said.

"Uhh... do you have any idea..." before Xander could finish his thought, Tommy unleashed into a flurry of kicks, punches and blocks, engaging in a fight with what could only be described as the 'zombie leader.' Buffy and the others rushed down, seeing the former red ranger holding his own against her.

"Buffy, I've seen that mask before," Giles said. "It's named Ovu Mobani, which raises people from the dead. Whoever puts it on becomes the demon incarnate."

"How do I stop it?"

"Destroy it's eyes." After Giles finished speaking, Buffy rushed and fought with Tommy.

"Go, you can't beat this thing, I can," Buffy said to Tommy.

"No, I'm not letting you fight this thing by your se..." he couldn't finish his sentence as he was hammered down by a forearm to the head, leading him to crash into the living room wall.

"TOMMY!" Kim said, running over to him to make sure he was ok. Buffy continued to fight the demon, leading it outside to their backyard. Buffy had managed to gain the upper hand, when suddenly the demon's eyes flashed. Buffy went to move, but she realized that it was no use. The demon's eyes had frozen her. The demon moved towards her ready to make Buffy meet her fate.

"Ki-yah!" Tommy shouted as he flipped through the air and landed his feet right into the side of the demon's head, forcing it to stagger on it's feet. He landed a tornado kick to the face of the demon, and then grabbed it by the arms, holding it in a nelson-style hold. "Now Kim!"

The scoobies looked over to see the petite gymnast holding a sharp pole that had been laying in the yard, and she thrusted into the face of the demon, connecting with the eye as Tommy dodged the pole and landed on the ground. Suddenly, Buffy was no longer in her frozen state, the demon was vaporizing, and the rest of the zombies disappeared. Buffy went and hugged her mom, and then Willow and Xander, who seemed to have easily forgiven one another after a fierce battle. Then, she turned to Tommy and Kim.

"Thanks, you, uh..." Buffy stammered. "Don't take this the wrong way, but, who are you?"

"Tommy Oliver, and this is Kimberly Hart," he said, extending his hand, which Buffy gladly accepted. "I take it you're Buffy, the slayer?"

"Is me being the slayer public knowledge now?" She asked.

"They came with friends who happen to be allies with the watcher's council in London," Giles replied. "I told them. They weren't even supposed to be in town, but their car has been put out of commission twice."

"I'd say it's a good thing that you were able to stick around," Oz said. "Well... minus the car wreckage." They smiled at Oz's comments, with the group now returning inside the confines of the Summer's home. As they returned inside the house, none of them noticed in the distance a man dressed in black, with long blonde hair and a walking cane, his gaze fixed on the doorway that led into the home.

"Have fun, rangers, while you can," the man said to himself. "Soon, I will avenge my Dark Lord... and I, Lucius Malfoy, will rule both wizards and muggles."

To Be Continued…

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