Part 1/14: Are You Sitting Comfortably…

Buffy came home after school.  She would be going out later. She opened the door and yelled "Hi Mom"

"In here" came the reply from the kitchen

Buffy went over to the kitchen. Sat around the table was her mom and two other people.  A girl about her age she was short with long dark brown hair, she was very pale and looked quite tired, she was wearing a long blue denim dress. The woman was about her mom's age. "This is Jessica Masters and her daughter Sarah they have just moved in across the street,” Joyce said

"Where from" Buffy asked

"New York" Sarah sighed

It was obvious that she hadn't wanted to move but there was something more

"Buffy are you going out tonight?” her mom asked

"Yes, I said that I would meet Willow and Xander at the Bronze" Buffy replied

"The Bronze?" Sarah inquired

"It's a night club" Buffy replied

Sarah looked at her mom asking, "Could I go?"

"I don't think so," she said.

Sarah slumped in her chair. Buffy wondered why Sarah’s mom wouldn’t let her out.  She'd expected that she was going to be asked to escort her around. < Which would have been “fun” >

"Will you be going to the Sunnydale high"

"No" Jessica said?

"Why"

"I want to tutor her at home"

"Buffy how was your day" Joyce said with a look that said don't push it

"It was fine, I've got to get ready"


Dana was waiting in the entrance to the gym of Sunnydale high, She was waiting for her Boyfriend and it was late.

"Hurry up" she said to the unresponsive corridor.  She leaned against one of the walls examining her nail polish she was miffed, she had broken a nail.

There was a crash from the gym that made Dana jump.  She picked up her bag and opened the door "Jake is that you?"

Dana moved into the darkened gym she could barely make out the other side.  She bumped into the bleachers at the side. There was a scuffling sound coming from the storage closet.  A ball bounced out across the court she picked it up and went towards the closet "Jake this isn't funny"

The door was slightly ajar, she pushed it open, she was beginning to wish that she had turned the light's on.

"Jake I'm gonna kill you when I get my hands on you!" Dana said as she reached  

"No it is I who'll be doing the killing" a voice said from nowhere

"Funny! I'm leaving now!" Dana said unnerved

She moved for the door, as she did so the door shut

"You're going nowhere!" The disembodied voice said.

Something knocked her to the floor; the someone was kneeling on her back she had her arms pinned underneath her so she couldn't move. Her screams echoed throughout the gym but no one heard them.

Dana felt cold fingers moving her hair from the nape of her neck.  She felt something digging deep into her neck piercing the skin.  She began to feel dizzy the need to close her eyes and fade into that warm fussiness was overwhelming.  She finally gave in and closed her eyes moments later she was dead.

The someone was a she.  She stood up wiped her mouth on the cuff of her sweater.  She smiled remembering her dad telling her not to do that, that was what hankies were for.  She had sure shown him.  She shut the door and skipped across the gym, out the fire exit, and into the night.


Buffy was walking back from the Bronze taking the route passed the graveyard. When she heard a muted scream coming from near a clump of trees, in the middle of the graveyard.  In an instant she was over the wall she saw someone run out from behind the clump of trees. Buffy gave chase but lost whatever it was it turned the corner in to her street and then it just disappeared, in to thin air she looked around for a wile but couldn't find it.  In the back of her mind she had recognised it for just a second.

 

Part 2/14: …Then, I Shall Begin

It had been a long day. Buffy had just had History and Maths back to back. It was raining!  Which it usually doesn’t do in southern California but Sunnydale wasn't your usual town. Willow and Xander bounced up to her

"Where were you this morning?" Willow

"Mom's car broke down," Buffy replied as they went into the Library

"And you didn't want to walk in the rain"

"Yep, and I had to run into principal Snyder on the way in"

"Ah"

"He gave me a lecture on punctuality then made me stay behind at lunch"

Giles appeared out of the stacks with a few books Giles was about to say some thing when there was a loud crash as the door swung back and hit the wall beside it hard Sarah stood there glaring at the offending door she turned round and simply stated "Books"  

"Well that's what you tend to find in libraries," Xander said

"Clever" She mocked and turned her attention to Giles "Sarah Masters" she said and extended her hand

"Rupert Giles and what can I do for you" Giles said taking her hand and giving it a shake.

"I need some books on.” She paused thinking “I need the history text book on the civil war a copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin and what do you have in the line of biology books may be a medical dictionary." Sarah explained

Giles disappeared off into the stacks

"I thought that you weren't going school,” Buffy asked

"Oh mom has arranged it with the principal that I can come and study in the library in the evenings"

Giles came out of the stacks with Sarah's books "I've got two medical dictionaries here which one do you want"

"I'll have them both" she then went over to the check out desk

"I'll probably see you later on this evening or if I can persuade my mum to let me go to this Bronze place." Sarah said and smiled she then added quietly "I'm sure there's a better chance of seeing pigs fly"

Xander said "Round here that's quite possible"

"So who are you" Sarah asked

"I'm Xander this is Willow,"

"Are you expecting winter to come early" Willow said noticing how well rapped up she was.

Sarah was wearing a long skirt with thick black tights and a jumper with a pair of gloves and she had sunglasses on with a cap pulled low over her face the shadow covering her face

Giles checked out the books and handed them over

Sarah walked towards the door

"Vampires" she said turning round, "I forgot" she was surprised to see the somewhat horrified look on their faces "Book's about them. Do you have any"

"What" Giles blurted out?  

"To read" Sarah replied slightly puzzled at how seriously they were taking it

"It just seems an odd subject to be reading about" Giles said

"Oh I know! But, curiosity killed the cat." Sarah said

"What kind of books are you after" Giles asked

"Manly historical text's maybe a local history might be useful.  There's supposed to be some kind of myth or legend attached to this town.  I’ve done the science now I’m after something a little less scientific" Sarah said then grinned

"Anybody would have thought that you thought I meant real Vampires.  Any half brained numskull knows that they don't exist"

Xander, Willow and Buffy gave her a weak smile in return

"It's going to take a bit of digging to find these books you can pick them up later" Giles said

"Okay." Sarah said and marched out of the Library

"Well that was strange," Xander said

"I'll say," said Willow

"Maybe she just curious. She obviously doesn't believe in it" Giles said

"Umm" Buffy said "But still I'm going to keep a close eye on her"


Cordelia opened the gym closet to get the pom-poms and there on the floor was a dead girl so she screamed the cheerleading squad came dashing "Dana" said one of the cheerleaders

Buffy and Willow saw all the commotion. "What happened" she asked someone coming out of the gym

"Dana's dead! Someone bit her," He said

Buffy and Willow looked at each other and Buffy made a move to go into the Gym.

"And where do you think You're going" Principle Snyder “

“Um”

“You. Are always where you are not supposd to be”

“But”

“Go”

“Yes”
 

Part 3/14: History loves to repeat it’s self

Half an hour later Sarah came back to the library.  It was twilight it was nice to get out of the house for while, being cooped up all day was not fun. Hopefully she could fit in a resume a relatively normal life. After the fiasco in New York she needed some peace and quiet that was why they had moved here in the first place.  

"What can I do for you" Giles asked as she entered

"Nothing I just want somewhere quiet to do some catching up" Sarah said Taking a seat at the table and pulling out her books and began to work. "Oh did you find those books I was after"

"Not, all" Giles said

"Could I have a look at the one's you do have. I'm sure my algebra can wait"
Giles gave her a copy of the local history and a relatively old looking book. She pounced on them and began reading hysterics shortly ensued.

"What's so funny?" Giles asked

“It’s just this. It’s just so ridiculous, Vampire’s in this day and age”

“Then, why read about them?”

“I had a little experience last year I can’t have been what it looked like.  I was always told to look at both sides before making decision”

“I mean. If vampires have been a round for all time what did they do before there were humans, while there were dinosaurs, when there was no earth.  Also if you are dead you are dead, the heart ain’t going, the lungs aren’t going so the brain cant go. So it just can’t be”

Buffy, Willow and Xander entered the Library followed by a woman

"There you are," She said

"Mom!  What are you doing here?" Sarah said Closing the book

Willow and Xander all so took a seat at the table and began making arrangements for later

"You forgot this"

"Oh sorry"

"I've got a meeting with the D.A. I'll be back at about 14:'ish."

"What does the D.A. want"

"I'll tell you when I get back.  I want you to go straight home when it's dark,” her mom said

"But mom that's the only time I can go out"

"I know but this is a new town and we don't know the people here"

"This isn't New York, Nothing can happen here"

"Still I don't want you out at least not for a little while. If I could take you with me to night I would, your aunt is expecting you."

"Yes mom"

"So are we all going to the Bronze tonight" Xander said

"Well I am Oz is playing" Willow said

Sarah was listening in on their conversation she intended to go. She waited untill her mom was definitely out of earshot before she asked.  "So where is this bronze"

"On the other side of town" Willow said

"Oh I'm sure I'll be able to find it." Sarah said

"I thought that you weren't aloud to go?" Willow asked

"My aunt is a softy she'll let me go" Sarah put the book Giles had given her in her bag and took out a maths text book she needed to finish the algebra section or her mom would have her guts for garters.

"What about Dana's death" Xander whispered

"It was vampire okay" Buffy whispered back

"So you'll be going out hunting again to night" Xander replied

"There was something different about Dana's death"

"Like what" Giles asked

"I'm not sure"

"I'll look it up," Willow said turning on the computer, A few minuets later and she had clicked on her favourite place "Eww, why do they have to have pictures" Willow said as she selected Dana's report

"Humm" Giles said taking a closer look

"Humm what, is this a good humm or a bad humm?" Buffy asked impatiently

"Humm" Giles said this got him a look form them all "It appears that this was done by a vampire with out a set of fangs" Giles replied absently rubbing his nose.

"A toothless vampire"

"It had teeth but no fangs"

"Vampires, Fangs they go together" Xander said waving his hand around

"Maybe it wasn't a vampire, It could be someone who wanted to make it look like a vampire" Sarah said she had been listening on there conversation

"You don't mean" Buffy started

"A human type person, might of done this" Willow said

"Eww that's tooo gross"

Sarah got up to look at the computer screen. On it was the coroners report with pictures "Oh no."

"What you know something about this" Buffy asked

"Yes err No! Not this again." said uneasily

"Do you know, What this is?" Giles said

"What are you all wannabe cops.  Trust me leave this up to the cop's.  Trying to solve their cases will only get you into trouble or worse" Sarah said she then sighed "I should know."

"What" Buffy asked?

"Leave this alone or you'll only get into trouble"

"Why"

"Trust me on this one, Okay"

"Have you seen this kind of thing before?" Giles asked

"I think I’d better go now," Sarah said picking up her books and leaving. She almost ran out of the library

"What’s her deal" Xander said watching her go

"Don't know" Willow said

"She definitely knows something. She was talking about some thing that happened to her last year.  Something to do with vampires but she doesn’t believe what she saw” Giles said

"She comes from New York" Buffy added

"Let's check her out" Xander said Buffy and Willow gave him a look

"Okay," Willow said turning back to the computer a while later Willow exclaimed "Hey look at this"

On the computer screen there was copy of the New York Times the headline stated NEW YORK'S VAMPIRE UNMASKED.

Willow began to read the article out aloud
"Washington Junior High for the past three months has been terrorised by a spate of bizarre exsanquinations.  Some believed this to be the work of a vampire or a satanic cult. It turned out to be a high school junior Anna Masters. (Shown in the picture opposite)" the picture opposite bore a striking resemblance to Sarah Masters " An anonymous tip given to the NYPD lead Detective David Masters and his partner Peter Williams to the warehouse where Anna was preparing to kill her twin sister and another girl.  Detective Masters the girls father and his partner Peter Williams were killed, before backup arrived.  Sarah who was seriously injured and is in critical condition in county general.  Anna masters has been remanded in custody pending psychiatric evaluation"

“That was the something that happened no wonder she’s jumpy”

“Her twin sister thought that she was a vampire and she tried to...and her father...oh god” Willow said going pale

“do you think that Anna has escaped and want’s to finish the job off”

“It’s possible”

"So we have someone who wants to be a vampire" Buffy said

"I take it staking them would not be advisable" Xander said

"Not if she's still alive that would be murder," Giles said

"So then what do we do" Buffy asked

"Turn her over to the authorities" Giles said

“What about Sarah:

"She said she was going to the Bronze" Willow said

"Let's start there," said Buffy


 
Part 4/14: Deja Vu

The Bronze was just beginning to swing in to life for the evening. It was full of people having a good time there was a band playing.  When Buffy, Willow and Xander arrived taking the back entrance.  Buffy was half hopping that Angel would show up. When she tripped over a dead body "Eeuw" Buffy and Willow said together

He had been bitten.  Her senses told her that there was a vampire close by. Silently, quickly she pulled a stake very conveniently from her pocket

"Go inside and stay" Buffy whispered urgently

Willow and Xander ran inside as quietly as they could.

Buffy was alone, not that she was afraid, but her vampire sense was slowly clicking up a knoch.

It was so quick, so routine, so boring! The vampire came from above and landed standing on two feet in crouch position Buffy spun round to face it.

"Ah! Smart move but you were a little off in your aim, just a little to the left and you could have got me!" Buffy taunted

Buffy felt a crashing pain in her head and when she opened her eyes she was lying on her back staring strait in to the eyes of two, very thirsty vampires. Now her heart began to pound and her stomach knotted.

She could fight them off easily, but her head throbbed and it was a great temptation to close her eyes and take a nap.  

When Buffy reopened her eyes she saw one of the vampires fly through the air and hit a wall hard.

Buffy felt a surge of her own strength and kicked the second vampire into the garbage cans to join his gruesome friend.

Buffy felt for the stake in the darkness, she touched he gravely alleyway sidewalk, she felt a hand a familiar grasp helping her up.

"You might want this," another familiar male voice smoothly said.

"Angel!"

Quickly Buffy acted, she ran up to the two unconscious vampires, did the job she didn’t watch them disintegrate into dust. She urgently turned around, looking for Angel; he had saved her live again and disappeared.    

After she had dispatched the Vampire she went to check if Xander and Willow were okay, but Xander had come out to check on her.

"Way Cool" came a voice from behind she was clapping

Anna was standing there but there was something about her hair was longer unwashed and un-brushed and she was wearing raggedy blue jeans with a grey sweater she was bare foot her eyes betrayed her obvious insanity.  She stretched her hands out in front of her bending her inordinately long fingers back. It had to be Anna.

"Bet you couldn't whaop my ass like that" she cackled displaying a full set of reddy brown teeth complete with a set of fake fangs

"I have no intention of whaoping any one" Buffy said

"Well you certainly whoaped those guy's and that wasn't very nice was it" she said brushing her hair behind her pointed ears and grabbing something from behind her and brought foreword a sward

"Now Sarah oh Anna wait a minute" Buffy said trying not to sound alarmed

"ANNA! OOOOOH YOU! SHE TRICKED ME,” Anna said

"Okay" Buffy said

"En garde" she said getting into position "Oh you not got a sword. Too bad"

Buffy positioned herself in a balanced stance.  There was a remote chance she could win with just a stake, but it was a precarious position to be in. Anna was clearly deranged, and that to Buffy meant a passionate person fought better.  Anna viciously swiped horizontally, it was a quick, practised strike with deadly precision. Buffy clung tightly to her stake that was still in her coat pocket, and maybe she could surprise Anna in her current state of dementia.

Again Anna struck this time narrowly missing Buffy's stylised hair cut.

"You can ruin my dress, or my shoes, but hey deranged lady - leave the hair alone!"

Taking advantage of Anna's slightly of balance pose from her latest attack gave Buffy the opportunity to strike out with her stake, but Anna was quick.  She turned around knocking Buffy to her knees as she attempted to evade the deadly blade, a moments delay and it would be fatal.  Buffy scurried back, her brain urging her to rise to her feet, but every time she tried she had to dodge out the way of the oncoming blade, that was coming closer and closer.  Buffy urgently raced and ducked between Anna's balanced open legs and pushed her forwards.  Anna fell ungracefully on her knees and turned viciously round, her eyes wild and dangerous and not like the pair of eyes she had previously looked into - she was serious.

"Don't push me slayer, don't play with me slayer, don't push me slayer, don't play with me slayer," Anna chanted louder and louder each time.  It took all of Buffy's self control as Anna slowly circled her, each step meaningful and stealthful, when would she strike!

Buffy soon found out. she was so quick there wasn't even a remote possibility the she could evade the blade and Buffy felt a piercing pain in her left arm, glancing down she saw quite a deep gash oozing blood.  This was revenge, Buffy turned round on her knees, ready to face the blade again, but with a stake that gave her a chance - but there was no blade waiting for her.  There must be some mistake, Buffy checked again, had she got her sunglasses on, or was Anna at a position that wasn't visible from Buffy's crouched position in the alleyway.

Anna had gone. Buffy picked her self up and turned to go back to the Bronze. Nursing her arm with a piece of her dress she skilfully ripped off, it wasn't too bad, it had mostly stopped bleeding, it wasn't as deep as it appeared to be on first inspection.  She needed an urgent meeting with Giles.
 
"Hey wait up" came a familiar voice it was Sarah

Smartly dressed wearing a long denim dress her shoulder length hair was held up in a clip on top of her head so it looked like a fountain.

Buffy didn't think. <There you are> she just charged at Sarah stake at the ready.

Sarah neatly side stepped her at the right moment and Buffy ploughed into the trash cans and landed in a disgruntled heap on top of a mall formed lid

Sarah bent down to see if she was okay and to help her up."  Is this the usual way of greeting people?" Sarah said extending her hand.

Buffy helped her self up taking Sarah's hand

Sarah noticed the stake in Buffy's hand she tensed remembering her chest went tight.

"What are you doing" Sarah asked.

“Sorry I thought”

Willow came out of the bronze hopping that the fight would now be over.

"Sarah Hi" Willow said

"Is she always like that" Sarah said indicating Buffy "Charging at people with stakes"

Willow shrugged unsure how to answer the question

“Sorry you looked like the person I was fighting”

"Oh my god! No! No" Sarah said as she caught sight of the body behind Buffy.  She put it together with what Buffy had just said.  It had had followed her here.  It had escaped. Sarah knew what she had to do.  

“Hey wait”

“We have to tell you something”

Sarah bolted back the way she had come she ran down an Ally way and hid behind some trashcans. Cursing it, her. She didn't even want to grace it with a name. It, It was a thing not a person certainly was not her sister.

She held her breath as she heard voices at the entrance to the ally way.

"Where did she go?" Xander asked

"I don't know" Buffy said.

"Let's go and see Giles" Willow said "And you need to get that arm checked out"

Sarah still held her breath long after they had gone.  The last thing she wanted was for the crazed teen to find her or her deranged twin.  She needed to find help her mom wasn't going to be back until late.  Sarah would contact her friends in New York if things got any worse, If Anna had escaped she would need all the help she could get. They had made a pact that they would help each other no mater what. That thing called Anna her sister had killed their friend, Mary, her father, his partner and made a dam good try at her and she wouldn’t stop there.  They all wanted revenge they would get it, she would call Stephanie and she would get them back together again.  But first she needed to make sure that Anna was back in town and find her if possible.  Then Sarah realised that was what the meting was about with the DA.  It was about her sister escaping. She didn't want to go to the police they already thought that her and her mom were making their story up.  They had moved here for peace and quiet, this was surely a strange place to try and find it so she had to find her on her own. Just like last time.

 
Part 5/14: The Application of a Demon

The shopkeeper had been so helpful.  She had new out fit for her meeting she’d had a shower and a meal “all for free!” she exclaimed as she looked at her self in the mirror her hair was tied back she was wearing an expensive suit that fit her well.  “so whad do ya think” she asked the shop keeper as she walked out stepping over the corpse.  She had an important appointment at city hall and she couldn’t be late.  The mayor didn’t like lateness or germs apparently she had done her research it always pays to be prepared she would have never got this far without it.

Anna walked in to city hall the mayor had kindly let her have an after dusk appointment.  A young lady was waiting in the foyer “I’m here to see mayor Wilkins”

“Anna Masters” she asked

“Yes and you” Anna asked

“Faith”

“That’s nice”

Faith knocked and opened the door to the mayor’s office

“Miss Masters” he said taking her hand

Faith eyed her wearily then said “you’re not a vampire”

“Yes I know that’s the problem”

“Faith why don’t you run along I have business to discuss”

“May be she should stay I think she’ll like my proposition”

“Do sit down, Mint”

“Don’t mind if I do”

“I’ve looked through your record impressive but really family members”

“What can I say they bothered me”

“Now you said that you could help me with a certain slayer problem”

“Yes sadly the solution would only be temporary”

“How temporary”

“Fifty to sixty years”

“I’m take it you wont be doing this for free”

“No but I don’t want money I want eternity you see I am already allergic to the sunlight why not make it permanent.”

“I see, will you be needing any assistance just someone with a good aim”

“Faith will you see that Miss Masters here gets everything that she needs”

“Regarding payment I will be unable to carry out my proposal in my current state”

“Oh yes, Faith”

Faith got up and went to through the door on the other side of the room.  She came back accompanied by a young man.

“Now Thomas meet Anna”

Anna got up and walked over to him and bared her neck for him to see.  He was just about to go to it when the mayor stopped them.  “not in here messy and unhygienic”

“You go and do what you have to do”


Hour’s later Anna woke she felt different she could smell things she couldn’t before, she could hear the mice in the floor the birds in the loft.  Boy was she hungry but it was a different kind of hungry it obscured all other thoughts.

"I brought something for you" Thomas said

"You did" Anna's new senses were telling her that it was dinner.

After she had finished "Now lets get down to business,"

"Yes I'll help you with anything you need" Thomas said “we’re meeting Faith here tomorrow at nine”

"I need somewhere secure to keep someone in long term”

“I know just the place”

“I also need a Puffer fish you can get that from the Zoo, Has the science equipment I asked for arrived"

“Yes it’s all set up in the other room”

"Great. Now to get mamma"
 
Part 6/14: Vampires! Unique!

Sarah had been wandering around for what seamed like ages.  She hadn't got a clue where her sister might be.  She had walked around the graveyard about twice and no sign of her.  She had been to all the places that she could think of that Anna might be staying, she had just drawn a blank.  She was pacing up and down the wall that led along the side of the School sports field.  She had to find her before her mom found out that she was out.

Her mum has never got over what had happened in New York, so they had moved to stay with her aunt. Her aunt had only just moved here a few years ago.  Her aunt was a zoologist she had got the job because the last one had a tragic accident. Sarah was just about to give up and go home when she heard something.  She looked out over the sports field and saw nothing.  She turned to look out on the road still nothing.  Then she heard it again something was moving in the bushes she felt for her father's holster clipped to her waist it had her aunts tranq gun in it.

"ANNA" Sarah yelled

Something the noise was behind her now she spun round she wiped the gun out of it holster.  Something cold grabbed her by the ankles.  She pointed the gun down at it.  It was a young man about mid to late twenties ugly as heck, he snarled up at her.

"Oh You poor thing" Sarah exclaimed "If you let go I'll get down and I'll help you,"

"Yeah sure," he snarled and let go she made move to get down in front of him but at the last minute she clonked him on the head with the barrel of her gun, and ran off. The man roared and gave chase.  Sarah could see a light on in the School; there was no way she could out run this man.  Sarah began to yell

"HELP, HELP SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME"    


In the library Buffy's ears pricked up. "Can you hear that"

"What" willow asked?

"Someone’s yelling"

"Where"

"Outside" Buffy said and got up to go followed by the Willow and Xander.

"Super Buffy" Xander said as they left this earned him a glare from all of them.


"Stop it...or...or...I'll shoot" Sarah panted waving the gun in the man's direction.

He laughed. Sarah fired the dart hitting him high on the shoulder. He bared his fangs and growled. Buffy went for him and knocked him to the floor and he was out for the count

"What did you do?” Buffy asked    

"Tranq" Sarah said before she collapsed

Buffy picked up the gun

"It's a tranquilliser gun." Willow said  

"That's a unique way of doing it, It sure makes them easier to stake" Buffy said as she staked the sleeping vampire.

 

Part 7/14: The Application of Science

Jessica closed the fount door to her house and walked over to the car. She sighed.  She had a meeting with the DA in Los Angeles.  He hadn’t said what it was about just that her lawyer had come all the way from New Your to tell her something.  She dreaded that it might be something about Anna.  She had had to leave she couldn’t see one of there daughters in that state she had signed all responsibly over to the hospital where Anna was incarcerated.  She hadn’t stood trial.  As soon as Sarah had been well enough to travel she had moved to stay with her sister.  She knew that Sarah would deteriorate also but this time she would know what she was looking for, she wasn’t going to loose another daughter.

“Mom” came a voice

“Sarah” Jassica asked the night

“Mom help me”

Waves of fear fled through her

“What is it, love” Jessica was so intent on helping her daughter, that she didn’t notice the hulking vampire come up from behind her.

“Mommy” came the voice it was coming from under the car “what are you doing under there?” Jessica got down on to her knees and looked under the car to see the face of her estranged daughter all twisted into that of a vampire.

“Anna” before she could say any thing a crashing blow to her head sent her out cold

“Nap time Mommy”

“What now”

Anna poked the unconscious form of her mother with her foot then bent down to grab the key’s from her hand. And popped the trunk

“In there”

Thomas placed Jessica in the trunk of the car and closed the lid.  Anna started the car and they drove off.


They all walked back to the library Buffy was carrying Sarah.  

"What the!" Giles exclaimed

As Xander, Willow and Buffy who was carrying the unconsious form of Sarah walked into the library. Buffy laid her down on the table

"She fainted after she shot a vampire with this" Buffy said handing the gun to him

"Shot that doesn't usually work."

"It's a tranquilliser gun, I could use one of those it make staking vamps a whole lot easier"      

"What's she doing with one of those,"

"So lets get this straight, She shot the vampire I repeat shot the vampire with this gun, and he passed out" Xander said

"Hey! She coming round" Willow said pointing towards the table.

Sarah opened her eyes she was lying on the table in the School library and the school librarian and the weird kids from before were standing around her.  Her head hurt but at least she could breathe now.  Sarah closed her eyes and took a deep breath and started to get up

"How did I get here?" Sarah asked eyeing them warily carefully getting up, keeping them all in sight.

"You passed out" Willow replied

"Oh yes, that crazy guy was chasing me.  I shot him, is he okay? He need's medical attention"

"He's dead." Buffy said bluntly

"HE'S WHAT!" Sarah yelled jumping of the table swaying slightly at the dizzying sensation it produced "Tranq's don't kill"

"He was dead already he was a Vampire."

"Oh a Vampire, oh yer sure a vampire and your what the vampire slayer, Please pull the other one"

"You know" Buffy and Giles said in unison

"Know what, the only thing I know is that your all crazy, I had enough craziness in New York to last me a life time" Sarah said

"I suppose you would”

“What dose that mean”

“We looked into it”

“Why”

“We think that what happened in New York has followed here”

“I know, Anna’s here.  But that doesn’t really explain what your doing looking into my history”

“Okay deal! If you tell us what happened in New York we’ll tell what’s going on here”

"Especially with this town it's crazy crazier that New York, that's saying something. My sister Anna and I we are identical twins, we were really close, until we got sick. Anna was a cheerleader and I was the editor of the school paper, then everything changed.  You see we have a rare genetic condition called Porphyia it means that we are allergic to sunlight.  A simple transfusion three times a week and a lot of iron tablets and I'm okay.  Anna got it worse than me she was really ill she had to stay in all the time I could go out as long as I covered up and it wasn’t very sunny or hot.  Funny I used to hate the rain now I love it.

My sister started sneaking out at nights.  That's when the murders started, the first was a college student.  My father was chief of police after a bout the third murder my father was given the case. It was summer time so I was stuck inside all the time so I started doing a but of investigating my self with a couple of my friends, from the paper.  Anna said we were stupid.  We were really covering ground the last person we suspected was Anna That was untill we found the books under her bed, she brushed it off as a interest considering our condition,

She then over stepped the mark and killed my best friend Mary. I figured it out and followed her out one night, to this warehouse. I tipped the police off but curiosity got the better of me.  I went inside I hid behind some scaffolding. I watched my sister and a few others perform some kind of ritual.  Just as they were about to kill the girl my father and his partner stormed in.  I don't know where they came from but hundreds of people with something seriously wrong with their faces appeared.  They killed Peter dad’s partner, I could hear his screams.  Anna order them to bring my father before her then she..." Sarah's Voice trailed off

"Bit him" Buffy finished

Sarah nodded " I_I wanted so much to scream but I stopped my self that was when one of the ugly guy found me. I could her the sirens of the police cars the back up was coming he dragged me In fount of Anna.  She picked up a stake from the floor, while two other guy's were holding me she said `They'll think it was you' then she stabbed me with the stake, Thankfully she was a bad aim she missed my heart by inches, I woke up three weeks later in hospital"

"Harsh" Willow said

"Yep you could say that"

"So Anna wants to be a Vampire." Xander said

"In essence she is." Sarah said

"Huh! She either is or she isn't. I wasn't aware that there was some kind of in-between" Buffy said

"Porphyrics alone have no craving to drink blood, human or other wise. They also fail to exhibit an aversion to holy symbols, garlic, or any of the traditional banes.  But if she had on top of that Haemtodypsia a physiological fixation for consuming blood. In essence she would be a vampire." Sarah explained "So your turn"

"I'm the Vampire slayer."

"You are!" Sarah said with mock awe as she rolled her eyes

"Are you going to listen or what?"

"I'm listening" Sarah said barely able to contain the hysterics inside her

"Into each generation, a slayer is born.  One girl, in the entire world, a chosen one with the.  Strength and skill to hunt vampire's," Buffy said

"But, Vampire's don't exist its just people like my sister who have Porphyia coupled with Haemtodypsia, they are the vampire's"

"This world is older than any of you know, and contrary to popular mythology, it did not begin as a paradise.  For untold eons demons walked the earth, made it their home, their hell.  In time, they lost their purchase on this reality, and the way was made for mortal animals.  For man.  What remains of the old ones are vestiges: Certain magicks, Certain creatures." Giles

"I see!"

"The books tell that the last demon to leave reality fed of a human, mixed their blood.  He was a human form possessed - Infected - by the demon soul.  He bit another and another and so they walked the earth, feeding killing.  Some mixing their blood with others to make more of their kind.  Waiting for the animals to die out and the old ones to return.

"I read that book too"

"Then you know a bit about the subject"

"Yes I know a bit about the subject, It's a load of cods wallop, Read my lips VAMPIRES DO NOT EXIST, got it"

"But they do"

"No they don't, once you're dead you're dead, there's just decay, Zip nothing, that's it, your dead." Sarah said pushing her self to her feet "It's been a pleasure talking to you, I'm going to go home now.  I suggest that you all go and find your selves some shrinks" She let the door slam on her way out

"Is she for real"

"Yep"
    
 
Part 8/14: En Garde

Sarah was still slightly mad when she got home; this town was full of lunatics.  She crept up the stairs hopping that no one would hear her, she didn’t notice that there was nobody home.  Sarah didn’t bother turning on the light, she checked that the thick velvet curtains were firmly shut before she collapsed on to the bed she and was asleep in seconds.

Sarah woke late it was gone mid-day, there was a tiny chink of sunlight peeking through the curtains, she watched it play on the wall opposite letting the small wave of depression sweep over her.

"Snap out of it" Sarah said angrily, getting up and went down stairs to make something to eat.  As she went down the stairs she noticed that the answer machine was flashing.  She listened to her aunt’s voice saying that.  A monkey had gone in to labour and that there had been a break-in.   Someone had stolen some Japanese puffer fish. She didn't think that she would be home until tomorrow.  There was an envelope on the mat by the frowned door Sarah opened the envelope what she saw made her hart stop.


Dear sis

‘En garde’
   
I hope you are well, Actually I don't but I've always had trouble starting letters. Let’s go down to the nitty gritty of this letter.  I paid a visit last night.  Took Mommy for a ride she'll be okay for now, But I want to see my sister again, catch up on lost time.  You are so special that what daddy always said but now I'm special too even more that you.

Okay detail's, details meet me at the warehouse on 58’Th street say 9ish.

Arivor Mon ami

Oh! Bring your new friend the slayer along.

Touzhe


Sarah panicked she ran into her mother's bedroom ignoring the fact that the curtains were wide open she squinted in to the light "NO! This is not going to happen again"

Sarah ran towards the front door, realised she couldn't go out like this. She grabbed one of the Mac’s out of the cupboard it was huge on her, her aunt was 6' and she was only 5'2" it trailed along the floor she pulled up the hood which covered her face, and ran as fast as her legs would take her.  She was still clutching the letter in her hand when she arrived at Sunnydale High she nearly passed out again but she was determined not to and made it to the library crashing in.

"What the!" Giles exclaimed as he jumped at Sarah’s dramatic entrance.

"I have to talk to that, Buffy person,” She panted

"Why?"

Sarah thrust the letter into his hand; Giles smoothed out the wrinkles as Sarah slumped to the floor exhausted. She pushed her self back into the shade.

"Ah" Giles said

"So will you help me, I can't loose her as well." Sarah said

"Yes" Giles said looking at his watch < Buffy has a free in twenty Minutes >         


 
Part 9/14: Battle Plans

Jessica woke her head hurt she wriggled uncomfortably; she opened her eyes to discover she was tied to a chair in a room that looked dilapidated.
Anna was standing in front of her “Mommy you awake now”

“Anna” Jessica said astonished

“That’s my name don’t wear it out”

“Anna, why are you doing this”

“You deserted me you left me in that institution to rot now you’re the one that’s gonna rot”

“You murdered your own farther and you tried to kill your own sister and…”

“They all tried to spoil my fun”

“They were trying to you because what you were doing was wrong, this is wrong”

“Oh shut up mother, Now I have fun for a living it’s what we do” she said as she morphed into her demonic self,  Jessica screamed then passed out.
 

Giles handed Sarah a cup of tea "Get this down you"

Buffy walked in and noticed Giles talking to the bookcase

"Giles you okay, I know you love books but this is taking it to far!" Buffy said in an amused tone.  He gave her an exasperated look as she crossed the library.  Behind the bookcase in the corner was Sarah her face streaked with tears

"What’s going on" Buffy asked, but before Giles could answer Sarah did

"Anna's got my mom and she wants you to come along too, Why I'll never know she doesn’t even know you, but she believes that you’re the slayer whatever if it helps get my mom back and my sister to justice"

"What kind of justice are you looking for?” Giles asked

"I want her" Sarah hesitated for a minute "To pay"

"What’s the haps?” Xander asked as he entered the library

"Sarah's mom's been kidnapped" Buffy bluntly stated

Giles was scrutinising the note "So she want’s you both to meet her at the warehouse on 58th street"

"Talk about walking into the lions den" Xander said

“What are you all doing” Willow asked as she entered the library noticing that they were all talking to a bookcase

“Sarah’s mom’s been kidnapped”

"So what’s the plan" Willow asked

"We'll all go to the warehouse" Buffy stated

"Hey hey who put you in-charge, my sister, my mother, thus my responsibility, and don’t give me that crap about being the vampire slayer because your not.  They don't exist and nether do vampires, when will you people get it through your thick heads. I mean the biggest crisis you've faced is a broken nail."

Buffy was fuming "I'll let you know we've been through allot more than you have we've been fighting demons and vampires for the past three and a half years”

"You have, well I've been extensively studying them for the past year and my research proved that they don't exist.  Putting that aside me and Buffy should go to the factory but you three should wait outside we may need back up"

"What about weapons and why don’t you come out from behind the bookcase" Xander asked

"Well I have my aunts tranquilliser gun, but you being the vampire slayer you'll probably have stakes, are they rare or well done?"

Xander stifled laugh

"A crossbow actually"

"Ooh! We really live in the dark ages"

"Okay ladies" Giles said placing a firm hand on Buffy's shoulder

"But the tranquilliser alone wont be enough my sister wants a joule, my foil is at home"

"You fence"

"Yes I was New York Fencing champion before I got ill"

"What they give prizes for putting up fences" Xander said

"Not fencing, fencing. Sward fighting"

"Who's living in the dark ages now"

Sarah gave Buffy a venomous glare, if looks could kill this one could

"Well I suppose we will all meet up later, and kick some preverbal but" Sarah said pulling the coat around her "Where can I order a taxi from"

"You can use the phone in my office" Giles said and pointed in the direction of his office.

"Thanks for the tea" she said and handed the cup back to him

"Why is she dressed like she is about to brave the Antarctic" Xander asked

"Remember she said that she had Porphyia that makes her allergic to sunlight so she has to protect her self from it's also what probably led to her sisters madness"

"I'll meet you back here after dark" with that she left

"Wow that was that was strange,” Xander said

"You’re telling me"

"Can anyone say trap"

"Yes, but she was distraught when she came in and then there's the note" Giles said realising he was still holding it

"What dose it say" Buffy

Giles read the letter to them

"En garde, that’s what the Anna said before she attacked me.  What dose it mean"

"It mean’s get ready, usually to fight, it's the position that all fight’s start in"

"So they want to have a sward fight, where do I fit in to this" she paused then grimaced “Talk about the dark ages”

"It would appear so but why does she want you"

"Which leads to the question.  How dose she know I'm the slayer"

 
Part 10/14: Old friends

When Sarah got home, she made some calls "Stephanie"

"Sarah"

"Yep it's me"

"How’s things in Sunny California"

"Too Sunny"

"So what's up"

"Anna has escaped"

"Holy Shit"

"Language, language" came a voice from the background

"You mean she's on the loose, she vowed to kill you"

"I don't need reminding, she's..."

"What"

"She's kidnapped mom"

"Bast...ard"

"I have a plan to get her back"

"Tell, tell, have you involved the police"

"No there as useful as a snowflake on a sunny day, I have the help of a group of interesting people, you weren't kidding when you said people were different out here, there’re a bunch of loonies."

"I did warn you"

"Yer funny, I need you to run a background check on a Buffy Summers and a Rupert Giles, the latter is British.  Where as the former is real loonie toons, she believes that she is a vampire slayer and he encourages this, all her friends believe that vampires exist, Taking of vampires see what you can dig up."

"Are you serious"

"After last time. I want to be prepared for every eventuality.  Anyway if Anna is still set on her belief that she is a vampire, it can’t hurt"

"I'll get everyone on it"

"How is she"

"They’re thinking about bumping her up another grade"

"What that would be the fourth grade she's moved"

"Yep I've got to go, I've got maths"

"Oh joy" Sarah hung up the phone she decided to catch a few hours sleep before she got ready to go out
 

“It’s so nice of you to help us” Anna said as she welcomed faith into her mke shift lab

“Yeah, sure”

“Did you bring it” Anna asked eagerly.  Faith handed her a long lack box. Anna opened it fast pulling out a sleek black rifle with telescopic sight but it was no ordinary gun it was not for bullets but for darts.  “This is great,  I hope you are a good shot there only enough for one shot and it’s taken me all day to make this much”

“Hey don’t worry”

“Sorry it’s just I don’t want it to go wrong”

“What exactly is this stuff”

“Tetrodotoxin”

“That it”

Anna smiled and tapped her nose

“Fine”

“If you’ll get set up above the entrance, If I know Sarah and I’m sure you know Buffy they’ll want to make a grand entrance”

Faith smiled also that was true “So you want me to wait until they’re leaving”

“Yep”
 
Part 11/14: Allies

The phone ringing “What” waked Sarah

"We've got something,” Stephanie said

"Hang on a mo while I put you on speaker"

"It's not much firstly your Rupert Giles guy he graduated from Oxford with full Honours in History and Mythology He did drop out for a while I couldn’t find anything on what he did then.  Where as Buffy Summers she was your average student untill three years ago when she burned down her school hall, and then she stared to get into a lot of trouble.  So she moved so Sunnydale where she has nearly been arrested for two suspected murder charges but they were both dropped she always seems to be in the thick of thing.  I hope you know what you’re dealing with"

"So do I"

Katie piped up "I did the that research on vampires you asked for, the only way to kill a vampire is to drive a stake through its heart"

"I know that already,”

“Oh! Yeah.  Or to lop it's head of or set it on fire I think that just about covers it, anything of use"

"It mainly waffles on about how they have been around since the begging of time feeding on the blood of humans, But we did find something on the slayer it says into each generation, a slayer is born. One girl, in the entire world, a Chosen One. One born with the strength and skill to hunt the vampires" Katherine added

"Mr Giles said that earlier"

"Well maybe he's got the same book"

"Yer well I have to go now, if you don’t here from me by this time tomorrow send in the Calvary"

"Calvary"

"Ether way Anna must pay"

Half an hour later Sarah was standing in front of the full length mirror.  The combination of the twilight and the blue light bulb made he white suit stand out.  As she fought with the zipper at the back why they had decide to put the zip at the back was beyond her, was it so that once you’re in you can’t get out and only the double jointed could get in.

Sarah put her sward and helmet in her rucksack along with a tranquilliser gun and her farther's holster.  She fastened around her neck a small gold cross around her neck, her grandmother had given it to her for her 15th birthday.  she had never held much credence in such things but better safe than sorry she thought.

Dusk had finally given way to night, as Sarah got out of the taxi and walked into Sunnydale high and through to the library.  As she walked in they all noticed her.  She was in full fencing get up trainers knee high socks knee length trousers and the jacket, which fastened through the legs and up the back and pristine white.

"You're going like that,” Cordelia said

"And you're going like that, and I thought that I had bad dress sec." Sarah bent over and ask in a low whisper "Is she having a bad hair day or are my eyes squiffy"

Every body was trying to keep a straight face as Cordelia dashed to the ladies room. Sarah had a smile plastered across her face "Now that was fun"

"What did you have to go and do that for?” Xander asked

"She was asking for it, anyway people like that creep me" Sarah said with a flutter of hands and perched her self on the counter "Do we have a plan of attack or are we just going to march in there"

"We do to have a plan" Willow said defensively then added “We do don’t we”

"If you would care to take a look we will explain" Giles said

"We have the blue prints of the factory. So the plan is as fallow's, Cordelia and Wesley will remain here and man the phones, while we all go off in Oz's van" Xander explained

"Angel is meeting us there" Buffy interjected

"Who's Angel"

"A friend"

"Can we get back to the plan"

"Yes the plan"

"Willow and Oz will stay in the van to get a quick getaway if needed.   Buffy and Sarah will go in the fount while Angel, Giles and me will go round the back” Xander explained proudly

 
Part 12/14: Let Battle Commence

The van stopped out side the warehouse. Out of her rucksack Sarah pulled, mask and foil she clipped her fathers holster around her waist and holstered the tranquilliser gun in it she put her mask under her left arm and gripped the foil with her left hand.  She took a deep breath and crossed herself.

“Ready” Buffy asked hoisting her crossbow into position ready to fire

They both got out and the van moved away, they were going to drop Xander and Giles around the back and then keep out of sight until needed.  Buffy and Sarah walked towards the warehouse doors.  It was the perfect place for a trap a bottleneck and Buffy knew this, as did Sarah.  The main doors began to open and behind them vampires appeared forcing them into the main room, once inside they noticed that the main room was huge with a balcony that ran around the second story and a metal spiral staircase that lead upwards in one corner

The door’s slammed shut behind them the room quickly filled with vampires but they did not attack.  From the balcony above came a voice it was Anna

“Nice to see you could join my party”

“I wouldn’t miss it for the world”

“Anna let’s settle this” Sarah said raising her sword

“All in good time, But first” Sarah’s mom was brought in she was being held fast by two vampires “Raising the stake’s so to speak”

Buffy aimed her cross bow at Anna who’s back was now turned a vampire to her left grabbed the cross bow sending the shot wild missing Anna by miles.  Anna spun to face her she glared at he for a long moment then turned her attention to Sarah

“Your friend tried to kill me now that’s just not on!”

“Oh Sorry” Buffy replied sarcastically

“Could you shut her up a moment” Anna said waving her arm

The vampire that had hold of Buffy’s cross bow yanked in from her grip and threw it across the room.  Buffy fell back into her fighting stance removing a stake hidden up her sleeve.  A vampire came at her from behind; she delivered a nicely placed kick to the abdomen.  He recovered quickly the vampire who had taken her cross bow advanced forward Buffy punched him in the face then staked him in the chest.  Sarah screamed when he burst into dust.  This distracted Buffy for a moment it was a moment to long.  A vampire grabbed her from behind and two others came to help. Despite all he wriggling they held her fast.


Giles, Xander and Angel were creeping around the back.  According to blue prints, that Willow had acquired using one of her many talents.  There was a passageway that came out near here, that led straight into the main hall.  Hopefully Buffy would be keeping them occupied so they wouldn’t notice them enter.  They heard a scream.

“We need to get inside” Giles urged

“You don’t say” Xander snapped

“Here” Angel said pulling aside a curtain of ivy revealing a door.  With a swift powerful kick to the door it splintered and fell inward.  Once inside Giles, Xander and Angel split up.  Angle charged down the passageway to help Buffy while Giles and Xander were left to find Sarah and her mom.


Sarah was rooted to the spot starring down at the pile of dust her brain was rebelling against what her eye had seen.

“That didn’t happen” She finally managed to say

“Oh! But it did!” Anna said coming up behind her.

Sarah turned to face her estranged twin, Anna had no protective gear on, no padded jacket, no mask just her sward she had taken the rubber point of the end, Sarah had also but that was the only concession she had made.

“I don’t have a mask so you cant have one, I don’t have a jacket so you can’t have one either” Anna stated taking Sarah’s mask and throwing it on the floor.

“That’s against the rules,” Sarah said

“The Rules” Anna mocked she then started to laugh and soon the whole room joined her “There are no rules, I’m going to kill you then mommy then I’ll deal with all your new friend’s, they’ll all wind up like Daddy and Mary, worm food!”

“NO THEY WON’T” Sarah yelled and ran forward making a wild sweeping lunge missing by millimetres.  Anna grabbed her by the wrist and twisted it Sarah cried out in pain and dropped her sword there was a loud crack as her arm broke.

Sarah crumpled to the floor, the pain was tremendous but it clarified one thought.

< Anna must pay >

There was the unmistakable sound of a vampire disintegrating into dust quickly followed by two others.  Angel was plowing trough the vampires like a missile on it’s trajectory to Buffy, Buffy gave one final wriggle as Angel arrived he abruptly staked two of the three vampires that were holding Buffy and staked the third.

“Nice of you to show up” Buffy quipped as she positioned her self ready for the next wave of vampires.

Anna turned on Sarah her face changing; twisting into it’s demonic self.

“You tricked me! Again! This time you’re not getting away with it!”

Sarah mustered everything she had in her.  Her father’s murder Mary’s murder and anyone else that had fallen victim to this thing, this thing was no longer human and didn’t deserve to be treated as such.  She hated this thing this abomination.  Sarah leaned back as it advanced until she was lying on her back she then hunched her knees up to her chest.  Anna put her hand’s on them to push them a way with everything that she had she kicked.  Anna flew back hitting the wall hard this stunned her long enough for Sarah to get to her feet. She reached round with her good arm for the tranquilliser gun.  She held it in her hand and pointed it at Anna.

“What are you going to do with that bullet’s can’t harm me”

“I know but this can” Sarah replied and fired it took seconds for the dart to take affect.  Anna stumbled and fell down unconscious.  Sarah looked around for some thing to stake her with.  She found a piece of broken wood, but as she was about to pick it up.  She was knocked flat falling onto he broken arm.  The thing that had knocked her flat was Thomas he scooped Anna up and ran.

Sarah began to fallow but a vampire sprang out in front of her and growled, advancing on her.  Sarah clutched the piece of wood in her hand she knew that she didn't stand a chance but she wasn’t going down with out a fight she owed them that much.  The Calvary would arrive in a few days and they would take care of Anna.  


Xander and Giles were taking advantage of the distraction Buffy and Angel were causing to get up the ladder by the door.   Giles had found Buffy’s cross bow. When they made it to the balcony. From there they could see all that was going on Xander noticed that Sarah was being attacked by a Vampire. Giles noticed this also he aimed the cross bow at the vampires back and fired the vampire erupted to dust covering Sarah who’s horrified expression dictated that she still didn’t understand what was happening, Sarah then crumpled to the ground.

“Go” Giles, said

Jessica was still being held by two of the vampires that were now trying to drag he off into one of the side rooms.  Giles aimed and fired at one of the vampires, but unfortunately, for him.  He moved suddenly and the bolt hit him square in the forehead, causing him to fall.  Jessica swung around delivering a punch that caught the second vampire of guard and he relinquished his grip.  She twisted her self-free and ran towards Giles.

The vampire was not far behind.  Jessica reached Giles where he fired point blank range into the vampire that disintegrated instantly.

“What the…” Jessica exclaimed but recovered quickly as concern for her daughter took over “Where’s Sarah”

“Sarah’s fine” Giles said hopping that Xander had got to her in time “We have to get out of here”

“Agreed”

Giles helped Sarah down the ladder and indicated to Buffy that they were leaving.


Xander was carrying Sarah out the back when she woke.

“Put me down” Sarah demanded

“I don’t think that’s a good idea”

“Don’t think just do”

Xander put Sarah down on to her feet she wavered unsteadily and was about to fall again when Xander caught her “Where’s mom” Sarah asked pushing Xander away determined to stand on her own

“Giles is bringing her out” just then Giles and Jessica ran out “Over here” Xander yelled

Jessica ran straight up to her daughter placing her hands on her shoulders “Are you okay” she said running her hands down her daughters arms

“Umm yes” Sarah mumbled trying desperately to hide the pain from her arm, and the dizziness she felt

Jessica ran her hand over the red angry patches of sunburn on her Sarah’s face.

“Don’t lie, you need to get to a hospital. That arm needs setting and I’m sure you didn’t take you medication this morning, you took one hell of a risk what did I tell you about risks, that’s why they have police to take care of things like this you needn’t of dragged these people into this. Have you forgotten what happened last time you nearly got you’re self killed and again tonight”

“Mom I couldn’t just”

“I hate to interrupt” Giles interjected “But we need to get going”

“Yes” Jessica said hooking her arm under he daughter’s good arm and helped her to the waiting van.


Buffy and Angel ran down the passageway surprised to find that the vampires didn’t fallow.  When they got out of the passageway they could see the van and Giles and Xander were waving frantically at them.  Buffy and Angel were making there way to them when Buffy felt a sharp pain in her shoulder she brushed it absently.

They got into the van and sat down resting against the side.  The van sped off Buffy began to feel dizzy so she rested her head on Angel’s shoulder.  Thinking that she was just tiered Angel put his arm around her.  The world was spinning so fast now she couldn’t keep her eyes open.  Her body was refusing to respond to the commands she gave it, she couldn’t get her vocal cords to form the words all that came out was a muffled grunt.  Then the world slipped from her grasp.

Angel looked down at Buffy asleep on his shoulder she looked so peace full, but the closer he looked she was too still.

“Buffy” he said quietly giving her a nudge nothing happened, “Buffy” he said a little louder giving her a firm shake still nothing.

“What’s up?” Xander asked

“It’s Buffy.  I think there’s something wrong she won’t wake up”

“Come on Buffster, Wakey! Wakey!” Xander said prodding his friend. She just slumped to one side her head lolling forward

“BUFFY!” Angel yelped in horror scooping her up into his arms

"I'm a doctor let me have a look" Jessica said

Angel laid her down on the floor of the van.  Jessica felt for a pulse and found none checked for breathing and found none.  She knelt down beside her raised her hand in to a fist and brought it down hard, on Buffy's chest.

"Get us to the hospital. NOW! Any of you know CPR"

"I do!" Xander said

All that could be heard all the way to the hospital was

"1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and breathe 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and breathe 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and breathe"

 
Part 13/14: Casualties of War

The breaks squealed as they reached the hospital the doors to the van were flung open Giles leapt out yelled into the ER "WE NEED HELP OUT HERE!!" A Gurney was pulled out Buffy was placed on it an the technicians took over the CPR

"I'm Doctor Jessica Masters she’s been out for a bout 7 or 8 minuets I’ve been doing CPR for that long, she just collapsed"

"Trauma Two Stat"

Sarah and Willow stood at the entrance While Xander Oz and Giles wrestled Angel who was trying to help but only getting in the way.

One of the doctors came up to Sarah "Shall I take a look at that"

"Umm yer" Sarah said, as she was lead to a cubical

The doctor cut away her jacket and T-shirt "I'm Dr Katherine Packard. I want some X-ray of this we’ll probably have to set it"

"How’s the woman I arrived with"

"I'll go find out for you" She said, "nurse"

"How did this happen?" The nurse asked as she wheeled a chair over to take her up to X-ray, she began to fix a sling around her broken arm.

"I was mugged" Sarah said knowing they would fit her for a straight jacket if she told them the truth


Angel, Giles, Xander, Oz and Willow were watching helplessly as the doctors were trying to revive Buffy

Oz was hugging Willow who was crying freely now when the pronounced her dead "10:14" the doctor announced conferring it with the other Doctors and nurses

"NO YOU CAN’T STOP NOW,” Angel yelled pounding on the window nearly breaking it.

"She's gone,” Giles said placing a firm hand on his shoulder.

"No" Willow sobbed

"Not like this" Xander said clenching his teeth he wasn't going to cry

Jessica placed sheet over the body covering it.  Then went to tell her daughter
The nurse was about to take her up to X-ray.  When she walked in Sarah looked up at her mom not needing to ask.  Her mom replied with a shake of the head.

"No"

"It wasn’t your fault, you couldn’t have known"

"I should have"

"Why you weren't and never will be responsible for your sisters actions"

"It's not that, I should have believed them"

"About what"

"The vampires.  If I had known I would"

"Would have what.  Stopped them, you were drastically out numbered I’m surprised that we got out in one piece.  Besides vampires don’t exist, you told me that yourself many times"

"But Mom.  They do how do you explain what we saw.  The guy's turning to dust how Anna was able to change her face like that."

"Darling!"

"Don't darling me!  Buffy's dead and it's my fault" Sarah said and dashed out of the room.  She walked past trauma two she saw the table in the middle a sheet covering the body that lay on it she stood in the door way for along time before entering.  She had seen this scene before when Mary was murdered.  Despite the valiant efforts to bump blood back into her she was already gone by the time they arrived.  Why did all the people close to her keep on dyeing first Mary then her farther now this.  The common denominator, was Anna.  Sarah stood a foot away from the gurney "I'm sorry" she said quietly

"Get away from her" Angel yelled

Sarah spun to face him and the others who were coming in.

"I'm sorry I didn’t know" Sarah said on the verge of tears.

"You're sorry" Angel snapped

"It's okay,” Giles said carefully placing himself between them.  Angel growled barely controlling the other side of him

Sarah wavered unsteadily "Watch it" her mom, said coming through slipping a firm hand around her daughters back

"I hate to bring this up.  But whose going to tell Buffy's mom" Xander said

"Joyce! Oh god!" Giles Exclaimed, "I'll do it"


Joyce was edgy it was 10:30 still early but she couldn’t help but worry.  Her daughter was the chosen one the vampire slayer destined to fight the forces of darkness destined to die in that pursuit.  That last thought made her shiver.  She turned on the TV and watched the news trying to distract her self from the niggling feeling that something was terribly wrong she finally gave up and got up to make her self-a drink.  She was startled by the phone ringing, she sat back down and answered it she a sense of soul numbing dread fled through her, when she herd Giles broken voice "Joyce"

There was a long pause before she asked, "What happened?"

"Its Buffy"

"Oh god no"

"She...Died.  Fifteen minuets ago"

"Are you at the hospital?" asked not requiring an answer, she was out the door.

< Oh! god not now not now notnownotnownotnownotnownotnownotnownotnow > Was running through her head all the way to the hospital she dashed in and was met by Giles and Buffy’s friends < Notnownotnownotnownotnownotnow > her brain screamed "I want to see her,” Joyce said

As Giles was blocking the way, he moved aside the nurses had been in and cleaned up.  Joyce pealed back the sheet to reveal her daughter she looked as if she was asleep but she would be asleep forever.

"How did it happen" Joyce asked as she smoothed out Buffy's hair.

"She just collapsed, we had just finished rescuing Sarah's mom when she just collapsed" Angel explained

"Sarah’s mom, Jessica Masters"

"You know her"

"Yes she just moved in across the street, is she here"

"Yes she’s with Sarah now"

"Thanks, can I be alone now"

 
Part 14/14: Oh! What shall we do with a spare slayer, early in the morning?

The first sensation that returned to Buffy was the feel of cold metal underneath her cheek. Her head felt as if it had been smashed a few times against something particularly solid. Which, knowing her usual night time activities, was probably about right. The blow that knocked her out must have been strong because she was drawing a worrying blank on exactly how she had ended up unconscious on this floor.

She couldn't move.  She felt like she had been asleep for days.  The world spun foggily, she was so dizzy the floor felt like it was moving, even though she knew it wasn't.  She rolled onto her back after a few minutes, the dizziness subsided, enough for her to open her eyes.  She was lying on her back on the floor of a room. The ceiling was white with fluorescent lights behind panels embedded into it.  Three of the walls were grey, as was the metal floor.  One of the walls was clear with a red curtain on the other side.  On the opposite wall was a door with a small window and a closed slot near the bottom.  She lay there for a long moment before deciding to get up.  Still, her body refused to obey.

Someone had removed her socks and shoes.  She frowned trying to remember who might have taken them. She remembered falling asleep in Angel's arms before waking up here. Finally she managed to sit up. The simple movement made her head spin.  Her limbs felt like dead weights as she moved. Her left shoulder ached. She remembered something had hit her there as they were running to Oz's van. After that she had felt sleepy. < Someone drugged me! >

High on the wall above the large glass wall was one of those clocks she remembered you could get in banks.  They clearly tell you the Date and Time at a glance.  The second part, the date in 10 days time when your check would be cashed, was broken.  It told the date from a week ago.  She watched as the date rolled over.  It was midnight.  The clock beeped five short beeps then a long one a mechanical voice announced, "12:00am."  She watched as the seconds clicked over. 12:00:01, 12:00:02, 12:00:03, 12:00:04, 12:00:05, 12:00:10. The ticking of the clock became loud, so loud she was unable to block it out. <Stop it>

< I have to get out of here > Buffy forced herself to her feet. Her legs felt like jelly and instantly gave way under her.  < Okay! Standing is not an option, > she thought as she crawled towards the door and pulled her self up towards the window.  She looked out, but there was nothing to see but a grey panel on the other side.  Feeling around the edge of the window and door told her that it was solid.  The only flimsy bit was the slot at the bottom of the door, which was shut with a sliding panel.  Buffy knelt down and slid the panel open, then looked out. About a meter in front of her was another door with the same panel.  As far as she could see in either direction was a corridor filled with doors like hers?  The sudden realisation hit her. < I've been locked up >

"Hey!" she croaked her voice hoarse. "Someone!"

"Hickory dickory dock! The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one and the mouse ran down again! Hickory Dickory Dock," sang a voice she recognized. The clock on the wall began to beep again and the curtains drew back revealing Anna.  She was dressed in a blue silk dress. Her flame colored hair flowed around her shoulders.  "Ah Slayer!  You’re awake.  I hope you like your room.  You’re going to be here a long, long time!"

"You’re not going to kill me?"

"Oh! Wouldn't dream of it.  I want you to live a long, long life.  The longer the better."

"And you call yourself a vampire.  News flash!  Vamps kill things.  They kinda like that, especially when it comes to killing Slayers."

"I know.  Rather silly, don't you think?  We can never win.  You kill one of us and there'll be three more tomorrow, and we kill one of you and there'll be one to take your place. BUT! What if I didn't kill you?"

The horror of what Anna meant finally sunk in. "There won't be another Slayer," Buffy gasped.

"Got it in one."

"My friends will be looking for me they'll..."

"Find you!  No!  They think you're dead.  Your funeral was three days ago."

The slot in the door slid back and a brown envelope was pushed in.  Buffy picked it up.  Inside was a photo. A newspaper clipping and a document.  The document was a copy of a death certificate.  Buffy Anne Summers had died 10:13, the 24th of June 1998.  Cause of death apnea.  Buried in Sunnydale cemetery.  The photo was of her grave. Buffy Summers 1981-1998. The newspaper clipping was the obituary.


"NO!!!!" She screamed.

"Yes" Anna replied calmly.

The date on the death certificate matched that of the date on the clock from a week ago.

The curtains drew shut and the lights went out.  The only illumination was that of the glowing clock and the crack in the curtain.

Buffy flew in to frenzy, kicking at the door. It didn't budge.  She then flew at the glass wall and discovered that it wasn't really glass, but unyielding plastic.  Up close she noticed that it had metal mesh running through it.  She kicked it but it bounced back.  The other walls were just as unyielding.  Buffy finally collapsed, exhausted, and fell into a fitful sleep.


Anna sat down at the desk in her room and picked up the phone and diled, a cheary receptionist picked up the phone “How can I help you” she said her vouce going up at the end in the anoying way that receptionists voices do

“Mayor Wilkins, Please”

“Please hold the line”

“Mayor Wilkins”

“Ah! Anna I hope all is in order”

“Yes and thank you for all your help”

“It was a pleasure”

“It was all mine”

“Now you’re sure she will not be bothering me. The next few months are very important”

“There will be no more slayers for the next fifty or so years, providing you look after yours”

He hung up the phone “isn’t she a nice girl always polite” the Mayor said getting up extending his hand to faith “now we have that problem covered why don’t we go out for ice cream”