Of Birds and Slayers

Meanwhile, Shannah was back at her flat, pacing around and literally thinking about the future.

‘How cliché is that!’ she grabbed a beer from the fridge and sat against the bedhead.

‘Alright, let’s sum this whole crap up : gigantic massacre ahead, not a problem. Being friends with Faith again, done. Figure things out with my soulmate...work in progress.’ She jumped at the sound of a text message on her cellphone.

“Just wanted to 2 tell u we kick Big Bad’s ass 1st thg 2morrow 10am.” Shannah chuckled and threw her phone on the bed. She glanced at the clock where red figures indicated 5am.

“Okay, three more beers and sleep!...and I definitely have to stop talking to myself...”

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Buffy felt proud of herself. The new Slayers were all gathered in the meeting room and ready to fight, willing to risk their lifes to save the world, like she had done so many times. She remembered something Faith had said a few days before in front of her class.

“There’s this guy from the Bible, who’s supposed to be the Devil and all. And the guy says ‘I am legion’ but you know what? So are we! It’s not about Good vs Evil, it’s about us beating the shit out of them! We are their worst nightmare! They’re fucking Boogeyman! You have to remember that every time you fight one of them!” The blond Slayer chuckled at this thought and looked towards her girlfriend who was debating that axes were better than swords with a younger Slayer.

“Are we all here?” She asked, amongst the chatter which abruptly stopped, but it wasn’t because of Buffy. The Slayers moved back to let the newcomer in.

“Looks like we are!” Faith smiled and greeted the Phoenix. Shannah remained silent, her whole body focused on one and only person in the room. Their eyes met and their heartbeats fastened. Everybody else was staring at the two girls, waiting for something to happen, though no one knew exactly what to expect. Giles cleared his throat and started to explain the plan. Kennedy wasn’t paying attention at all. She was completely deaf and blind to anything surrounding her, she was just melting into Shannah’s dark eyes, unable to break the contact. And she didn’t even know if she wanted to break it after all.

“I’ll clean the area from above” The Phoenix stated, looking from Kennedy to Buffy who nodded in agreement.

“Questions anyone?” they all shook their head in answer. “Let’s go then!” and the army made their way to the black vans. It was a brilliant strategy to attack during daytime in Shannah’s opinion, because vampires and most creatures didn’t like sunbathing, thus they’d be trapped inside the mine. But flying above the city was kinda insane, though she had done it several times.

‘It’s a bird? It’s a plane? Nope, it’s a bad-ass flying bitch!’ The brunette chuckled and glanced at one of the vans below, where a special Slayer was. She couldn’t help watching over her, though she knew Kennedy would say “I can watch my back all by myself!”

The vans stopped before the no-man’s-land and Shannah scanned the surroundings to make sure there was no danger. She motionned them to come and the vehicles parked in front of the entrance of the mine. The army jumped off the vans and formed lines, the Scoobies leading the way. The Phoenix ‘unintentionally’ found herself next to Kennedy who didn’t look at her, but said in a calm voice.

“Nervous?”

“Kinda...”

“We’re gonna kick their ass!”

“I know. But that’s not the reason.” The brunette confessed. Kennedy turned her head to meet Shannah’s eyes but they were focused on the mine’s depths.

“Let’s go!” Buffy commanded and the group enterred the mine. A few vamps were guarding the access to the elevator, but they were kickly eliminated.

“I hate elevators...” Buffy groaned. The strongest Slayers went down first and were immediately greeted by vampires and several demons from other races. Shannah’s wings were useless in such an enclosed space, but she couls still use her other weapons. She places herself in the front with Willow and side by side they created a wall of flames to block the enemies while they rest of the Slayers were coming down. Willow was carrying a bag with all the stuff she needed to make TFO corporeal and thus ‘killable’. They advanced slowly, deeper in the mine, killing wave after wave the creatures that would get to them, until they finally reached the main cave where the Big Bad Wolf was already expecting them.

“Welcome Slayers, Phoenix.” The First’s Offsprings said with Shannah’s voice and body.

“Aw, come on! Do I look that psycho?” The brunette exclaimed, sounding offended.

“Only when you’re PMSing, sweety!” Faith smirked.

“Five minutes to get it done...” Willow whispered to Buffy who was observing the ‘legion’ seperating them from TFO. They’ve gone through worse, but she had to admit they were many.

“You can count on it!” She smiled and led the first strike. Shannah was moving with fluidity, but still keeping an eye on Kennedy. The vampires seemed to have a target. Every time she killed one, three would replace him. The five minutes seemed to last for hours when finally, a halo formed around her evil doppelganger and TFO was granted with a body.

“What did you do, you stupid witch?” It shouted with rage.

“Kill it now!” Buffy screamed, and Kennedy, who was the closest one, jumped on TFO. An awful sound reached Shannah’s ears. She turned around and froze. Her reflection. The blood. The blades. Kennedy.

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So, so...the next chap will be the last chap! Tell me if it's worth it!