Chapter 13

Thousands of fans and most of the crew were captivated by the action of the night's main event and were completely unaware of the battle being fought in a secluded part of the arena below them.

ooOoo

Spike rounded the corner with the others just in time to see Angel attack the Vultek that was fighting with Wesley. This time there were two Vultek, and they had brought reinforcements. "What the hell are those? Rejects from The Mummy Returns?"

"Those are the Canus. They come from the same dimension as the Vultek. They're not as strong, but their bite is poisonous," Giles explained as one of the creatures rushed toward them; its jackal-like jaws snapping viciously. At the last moment, the British man took a step to the side, spun and, with a grunt, neatly sliced its head off.

"Be careful," Giles warned then charged the Vultek that shoved Angel aside.

ooOoo

Ted turned the corner camera ready then blinked at the sight.

His earpiece crackled, "what the-"

"Control, you getting this?" Ted asked excitement filling is voice.

"We're getting something," was the response.

Ted was so caught up in filming the scene before him that he didn't notice Spike Dudley being shoved in his direction.

ooOoo

"Look out," Spike yelled as he went crashing into the cameraman. They fell to the ground in a pile of limbs, and the wrestler lost his mace.

Spike could hear a snarling Canus nearby. The wrestler grabbed the camera and swung it hitting the creature in the head.

"A little help here," Spike called out swinging the camera again.

"Cordelia," Wesley ordered.

"On it," she said leaving her teammates to deal with the Vultek. She rushed to Spike's side and stabbed the Canus with her sword. Finding his mace, Spike it hit again, and Cordelia hacked away until its head fell off.

ooOoo

"What the hell was that?!" Sam, the production manager, asked in disbelief.

"Dunno," one of the assistants replied. "A scene from Evil Dead?"

"Get someone over there," Sam ordered.

"All the other cameramen are at ringside."

Sam glared. "I don't care if they're filming on the moon! Get someone over there now! And someone get Stephanie over here. She's gonna want to see this."

ooOoo

The fight was going well, Trish thought. The wrestlers dealt with the Canus while her brother and his friends took care of the Vultek. Spike protected the fallen cameraman, and Cordelia hacked off Canus heads when possible. Deciding they had things under control, Trish went to help the others.

One Vultek deflected Giles' sword and sent him flying towards a wall. Angel renewed the attack while Trish waited for an opening. A particularly harsh blow forced Angel to his knees. Trish watched in disbelief as his face changed before her eyes.

She gasped, "he's a, a..."

"I know," her brother said coming to her side. "Trust me."

"Look out," Angel shouted then fell on top of them, losing his sword in the process.

Trish's gaze flickered between the vampire's growling visage that faced her and the Vultek's raised weapon. Suddenly the monster threw its head back and howled. When it turned slightly, she saw Bubba standing behind it with his mace.

It was enough of a distraction for Angel to make his move. He pushed Giles and Trish out of the way then kicked the Vultek in the stomach. Flipping to his feet, he spun and kicked it again causing it to double over.

"Angel," Giles called out and tossed him his sword.

The vampire caught the blade and with a fluid motion sliced the Vultek's head off. At the same time, Wesley and Gunn finished off the remaining Vultek leaving nothing behind except scorch marks.

"Is everyone alright?" Wesley asked panting heavily.

"Think so," Edge replied.

"Ted's still out. I'll get a medic," Spike said leaving Cordelia to kneel down beside the injured cameraman.

"Well, that was fun," Gunn said examining his battle-ax for damage.

Angel stilled. "You hear that?"

"What?" Giles asked in concern.

"That rumbling," Angel said straining to locate the source.

"Are the Vultek coming back?" Jeff asked.

"We've got to find the orb," Wesley said when suddenly there was a bang above them and a large metal grating fell with a clang.

"I don't think that's going to be a problem," Cordelia said as they all looked up to find a large dark sphere pulsing ominously.