Buffy the vampire show

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Chapter name – Yes sire, no sire.

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Scene - the vampire’s warehouse.

Xander, deflated - “It’s a bust.”

The Scoobies looked around the deserted factory with disappointment. Buffy walked out into the middle of the room, to a large table and found a newspaper on it. Then she tilted her head curiously and sniffed, smelling the air.

Giles – “If they’re not here then they must be on the offensive.”

Xander – “They’d go somewhere with lots of bodies, wouldn’t they? Since that’s what the judge feeds on.”

Buffy crept further into the factory, leaving the others behind.

Willow – “What about the bronze?”

Xander, shaking his head - “It’s closed tonight.”

Buffy kept walking until she found a terrified Spike hiding in the shadows, still trapped in his wheelchair.

Cordelia – “It’s not like there’s a lot of choices in Sunnydale. It’s not like people are just going to line up to be massacred.”

Oz – “Uh, guys. If I were gonna line up, I know where I would go. The mall.”

Xander, nodding - “That makes sense. Let’s go check there.”

Xander spotted Buffy on the other side of the factory, not following them.

Xander, calling out to Buffy – “Buffy, did you find something?”

At first, Buffy didn’t answer. After some time, she turned around and smiled his way.

Buffy - “Nah. I just thought I heard something. Let’s go.”

Xander, tapping his watch - “Well, hurry up. It’s a race against the clock.”

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Scene – outside the mall.

The Scoobies walked purposely into the mall, lead by Buffy. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

Then Buffy stabbed a passerby with her stake and they exploded into dust.

Buffy – “I think we’ve got the place.”

Xander – “Let’s set up against the fountain there. Buffy, keep the vamps off our backs. Everyone else, try not to get run over when the running starts.”

While the others set up shop next to the raised fountain, the judge appeared on the other side of the mall. From his outstretched hands, arcs of energy were sent through the crowd of people around him.

Giles – “Buffy. Shoot him.”

Buffy grinned and pulled back on her bow.

Across the other side of the mall, an arrow thudded into the Judges shoulder and his concentration was shattered, along with the life destroying arcs flowing out of his hands.

Judge, booming - “Who dares?! You are a fool. No weapon forged can stop- ARGH!”

The Judge clutched at the arrow now lodged in his eye-socket but couldn’t quite get the strength to pull it out.

Angelus and the other vampires stared at the ancient being of destruction as he muttered obscenities from a long dead language.

Drusilla - “Do you need some help?”

Judge – “No. I can get it.”

Then he pulled the arrow out, complete with his eye.

Judge, triumphantly – “Aha! See! I’m invincible. No weapon forged can stop me.”

Then he exploded in a giant ball of intense flame and smoke when the anti-tank rocket literally blew him into pieces. The vampires around him had run for cover while he was distracted.

Xander lowered the rocket launcher and just stared at the destruction.

Cordelia – “Wow. Maybe guns really do turn girls on.”

This shook Xander from his surprise and he went back into command mode.

Xander – “Buffy. Chase after the vamps. Everyone else, we need to pick up the pieces and keep them separate. We’ve got to take the chance that he’s still alive after that.”

Buffy chased the main vampires past the fall out from the explosion. The sprinklers were raining down overhead, drenching her but she didn’t mind the water. It wasn’t making her any colder than she already was. It was screwing with her hearing a little though.

Suddenly, Angelus came out of nowhere and struck her against the back of the head.
Buffy spun with the blow and slid along the wet ground onto her back.

Angel - “Hey lover. How about we forget about all this slayer schtick and just make up?”

Buffy - “I’m not your lover. You’re not the man I love anymore.”

Angel – “But I am. I’m more him than he ever was. This is me without restraints and I’ve got you to thank for it.”

Buffy kipped up and faced off against him.

Buffy – “Angelus. This ends now.”

Angel - “You think you’re special, don’t you? But you’re just another unruly childe. Spike was just like you when we first made him and you know how he turned out.”

Buffy – “Yeah. He’s hiding at home in his wheelchair. Thanks but no thanks.”

Buffy finished off the sentiment with a kick to Angel’s face and followed up with a haymaker which he blocked and countered with a flurry of rapid punches which left her dazed. A kick to her face from him knocked her down again and he went back to gloating.

Angel – “You’re still holding on to your humanity, aren’t you? It doesn’t matter. In time, you’ll lose it. You’ll beg for me to take you back. Don’t you get it? You don’t live in their world anymore. You’re in mine.”

Buffy roared as her game face turned on. She kept roaring as she got back up and charged him. He deflected her charge easily and caused her to crash straight through a display case.

Angel, laughing - “You’re making my point for me. You’re an animal.”

She was fighting for her life and he wasn’t even taking this seriously. His game face wasn’t even on. Enraged, she ripped a fire axe straight out of its emergency box on the wall and threw it in a vicious overhead arch at Angel. The blunt back thudded against his head and he went down.

Slowly, he got onto his knees and instead of continuing the fight he just faced her, his face remarkably passive considering the huge purple line across his forehead.

Buffy raised her stake and got ready to finish the job but for some reason she couldn’t.

Angel – “You can’t do it. You can’t kill me.”

With a growl, she brutally kicked him in the groin. Angel grabbed his groin and curled up in pain.

Buffy – “Maybe I just want to hurt you first.”

With that, she turned on her heel and walked away.

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Scene – Outside Buffy’s house.

Buffy and Giles were sitting in silence in Giles’ car.

Buffy – “I should go. I really should go before my mom finds me parked with the school librarian. It won’t look good.”

Giles – “I won’t say I’m proud of you. But I think I understand.”

Buffy – “Giles. I don’t know why I couldn’t do it. I could hit him. I could make him suffer but I couldn’t.. I couldn’t kill him. I’m sorry. For everything.”

Giles – “This has been very trying for all of us but it’s not over. I believe the coming months will be even more, well, trying. Angelus, his profile, it makes me think he will be targeting you more than anything.”

Buffy – “I know.”

Giles – “Are you sure you’re ready for Joyce?”

Buffy – “It’s not like I haven’t hidden things from her before.”

Giles – “I suppose you’re right. Oh and here. I picked this up for you earlier. I just forgot to give it to you.”

Buffy brightened up as the prospect of a birthday present. Her smile turned upside-down when Giles brought out a blood pack.

Buffy – “My boyfriend turned evil, I died and I’ve acquired a new addiction. Yup, worst birthday ev-er. At least Mom said she’d take me shopping on the weekend. Ugh, during the DAY! Holy cow. My life just keeps…”

Buffy stopped talking, closed her eyes and took in a deep unnecessary breath.

Giles – “Are you okay?”

Buffy nodded, now opening her eyes.

Buffy – “Yeah. It’s just my face almost did that thing. Um, I better go. Thanks for the lift.”

Buffy left the car and walked up to the front door, knocking on it.

Joyce opened the door with a smile and a cup cake with a candle stuck in the top.

Buffy looked at Joyce oddly.

Buffy, forced - “Cute.”

Buffy came in while Joyce walked off into the kitchen.

Joyce, from the kitchen - “I made pizza just the way you like it. With a phone.”

Buffy sighed.

Buffy – “Um, mom? Is it okay if I eat it later? I feel a little sick and I don’t have any appetite.”

Joyce leaned out to look at Buffy from the kitchen entrance.

Joyce – “You look fine.”

Buffy – “I really just want to go to bed.”

Joyce walked back to Buffy and placed her hand on her forehead.

Joyce - “Buffy, you’re so cold.”

Buffy – “Yeah. I know. I think I’ll just sleep it off. Okay?”

Joyce – “If you’re sure. But Buffy, how was your birthday?”

Buffy – “You know. The usual.”

Joyce looked a little saddened.

Joyce – “Well, um. Okay then. I’ll put everything in the fridge for later. You focus on getting better.”

Buffy, smiling weakly - “Don’t worry. I will.”

With her mother’s concerns handled, Buffy walked up the stairs to cry herself to sleep.

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End of Episode.

Continued in next chapter.