Hell on Earth: Futures Divided: Chapter 16: Divine intervention
by Timan
“ . . . So this marks the end of the mighty Angel and his team,” Becky said calmly, “They fought so bravely but in the end it was to much for them.”
The group huddled together closer. Becky folded her arms and watched with interest.
“Kill them,” she ordered her army.
The group recoiled in fear as the vampire army approached. From behind Becky the sound of bending metal screeched through the air. She turned curiously to see what was making that noise. From the rubble that was colony 17 a small pile of scrap was being lifted from underneath. By this stage the entire group was curious about what was happening. Becky approached slowly. Suddenly the metal burst open. Out of the crevice in the ground Rebecca leaped out and landed on the ground with precision. Slowly she elevated herself back up to her full height and glared at beck.
Becky looked at Rebecca in shock. Although Rebecca’s clothes were burnt and torn away she seemed perfectly fine. Some surrounding vampires advanced on Rebecca. Moving at indescribable speed she kicked the first one back about 20 feet while, with one hand, she threw another high into the air. The rest of the advancing vamps stopped and backed off.
Angel shook his head in disbelief. He had seen Rebecca’s expression before but not on her.
It belongs to another he knew.
~ Colony 17 storage room – five minutes ago ~
Rebecca knew that there was little chance she was going to survive this but at least one more piece of good before she dies. She pulled back her arm and punched the Star of Asgeroth as hard as she could. The crystal cracked. The cracks spread it’s self across the entire amulet. Suddenly the star began to shake rapidly. Light began to pour out of the fractured star.
Just as the door to the storage room collapsed and the flames entered. The Star of Asgeroth exploded . . .
. . . then suddenly there was silence. Rebecca opened her eyes and looked around in disbelief. The door, the flame everything was frozen in time. Not entirely sure what happened she figured it was a side effect of the stars destruction.
“Hey,” came a familiar voice from behind her.
Rebecca turned around surprised. Behind her stood a girl calmly. Form the look of her she was about sixteen years old with short brown hair and brown eyes. The hospital gown she was wearing bellowed slightly as if it was reacting to wind.
“Hi?” Rebecca replied confused
“Are you alright?” the mystery girl asked
“I don’t know. What happened? Am I dead?”
“I don’t think so. This is something different.”
“Who are you?”
“That’s not important right now. There are people to save.”
Rebecca stared at the girl curiously. This was making no sense what so ever though there was something familiar about this girl.
“So . . . Becky. Do you think we can take her?”
“I don’t think so,” Rebecca replied hesitantly, “she’s stronger and faster then me . . . why? Do you think we can take her?”
The girl smiled.
“Not alone,” she replied confidently, “but what if we worked together.”
There was something in this girls tone that sounded reassuring. It almost sounded like it was coming from inside her own head. This was just too much she vaguely remembers a rush of energy entering her body as the star exploded but that doesn’t explain her mysterious visitor. The girl stuck out her hand. Against her better judgment Rebecca reached out her own and took it. Then there was a bright flash of light.
“You!” Rebecca said angrily as she stood in front of Becky.
Becky had had enough of this girl she charged and swung out with a right hook. Rebecca dodged the attacked and the three others that followed. Becky pulled back her fist and threw her punch at full strength. Rebecca caught it and held it effortlessly.
“You suck at being me.” Rebecca said fiercely
Rebecca pushed Becky back across the ground. She slid for about ten meters before coming to a stop just before the group. Rebecca stormed up and grabbed Becky angrily by the collar.
“Who the hell do you think you are?” she yelled at Becky, “I didn’t spent five years of my life defending this colony and another six trapped in the Star of Asgeroth so that you could just waltz in and destroy it.”
Becky looked confused.
“What the hell are you talking about?” she asked desperately
Rebecca glared at her Angrily. She hoisted her high of the ground.
“You have no idea who you’re dealing with do you?” Rebecca growled
Rebecca dragged Becky closer to her.
“I’m the original Becky!”
Rebecca punched Becky in the jaw. She dropped her to the ground roughly and side kicked her in the chest.
Becky was right about one thing the rules had changed. Destroying the Star of Asgeroth not ended the apocalypse it released the essence trapped inside which combined with her own essence.
She was no longer Rebecca Summers college student and Gen S slayer she was Rebecca Summers the Uber-Slayer. And now having four times the speed and strength of a standard slayer she was now stronger then her evil counter part. But there was much more to her ability then just the uber-slayer power, which she will soon learn over time.
Becky charged in and tried to attack again. Rebecca ducked under her punch and countered with a knee to the chest. Becky dropped hard. Before she could get back onto her feet Rebecca kneeled down on her chest pinning her to the ground.
“Look familiar?” Rebecca said menacingly, “I think it’s time you got what is coming to you.”
Rebecca placed her hand on Becky’s stomach and concentrated. Suddenly Becky began to glow. Her aura started to snake down to Rebecca’s hand until the entire light was there. With a mighty pull she wrenched her hand back taking the energy with it. Becky screamed.
She wasn’t sure how but Rebecca just stripped her of her slayer power. Rebecca stood up slowly as the ball of energy hovered just above her hand. Placing her other hand on top she began to concentrate the ball of energy began to shimmer. Slowly it shifted color from orange to white. Rebecca looked around the group at the sea of confused vampires. In one swift motion she flicked her arms out.
The energy ball flew in all directions like a shockwave. As it passed the vampires they began to bust into flame. One by one they exploded into dust until the only vampire left standing was Angel. Rebecca looked down at the scared looking Becky. She knelt back down and pulled the gun from Becky’s cargo pocket.
Rebecca pointed it at the former uber-slayer and pulled back the hammer. Becky closed her eyes and waited for the shot. Slowly Rebecca shook her head.
“Byron.” She called out.
Byron walked out from the crowd and Rebecca handed the gun to him.
“Think you need to put her where she wont bother anyone ever again.”
Byron smiled.
“You got it Rebecca.” he replied
Rebecca looked up at the confused L.A. gang.
“Come on lets go home.” She said
Byron watched the heroes walk away. A couple of the colonists drag Becky to her feet.
“So what now Byron? Gonna stick me in darkest hole you can find.”
Byron turned back to Becky.
“No that’s not going to work for me anymore.” He replied, “Rebecca might be forgiving but I’m not. Not anymore.”
Byron aimed the gun at Becky’s forehead.
“This is for my son!”
The group heard the gunshot but did not react. They knew who fired and whom it was aimed at. There was not going to be a tear shed for Becky.
As for Rebecca the group had noticed a change in her demeanor since the fight. Shona caught up to Rebecca to investigate.
“You okay beck?” she asked
“I’m fine.” Rebecca replied sternly
“What the hell happened to you in that mess?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing? You used magic back there that aint nothing.”
“Let’s keep moving we don’t have much time.”
“Okay now your staring to sound like her. What the hell is going on?”
Rebecca suddenly flinched. She stopped walking and looked around surprised.
“Whoa,” she said in shock, “That was weird.”
“You’re telling me. Do I have to keep asking what happened?”
“Think it had something to do with me breaking the star of Asgeroth.”
“I thought that nothing could break it or there was a prophecy or something?’
“Let’s just try and work it out back home.”
They arrived back to where the portal back to L.A. was. When the star was destroyed the universes began to rapidly separate back to where they belonged and by the time they arrived the portal was nearly closed.
“Willow!” Buffy screamed.
Goddess Willow raced forward and threw out a bolt of energy to try and keep the portal open. The portal slowed slightly but didn’t stop.
“I can’t,” Goddess Willow replied, “it’s too strong.”
Willow collapsed to the ground. Rebecca looked at portal curiously. She stepped forward out of the crowd and slowly raised her hand. She focused her energy on the portal. Suddenly the portal began to swirl and pulsate. It stopped shrinking immediately and began to grow. After a few moments it was big enough for them to cross. Shona looked at her in shock.
“Okay how the hell are you doing that?” she asked
“I don’t know,” Rebecca replied mystified, “I just knew I could.”
The group wasted no time. They all piled through the portal at full speed. Rebecca was the last one across she dive rolled through swung around and sealed the portal closed. They all lay panting on the ground. They had done it both universes are now safe. Rebecca was about to stand when a searing pain shot through her head. Her mind began to flood with a second set of memories. At first she was confused about what she was seeing but it didn’t take long to realize whose memories they were.
Buffy and Angel looked at Rebecca concerned as Rebecca covered her mouth in shock. Angel knelt down to see what the problem was but as soon as he got near her she scuttled away from him quickly.
“Don’t touch me!” she screamed
~ The Hyperon Hotel, Los Angeles – the next day ~
Alex waited anxiously with Shona and Nighthawk in the lobby. In front of them a large pile of bags sat ready for the trip to Rome. Nighthawk leaned her head against her brother sadly. As much as Buffy felt it would be best for Rebecca to go with her to Rome she wanted her to stay. As for Alex the strange behavior Rebecca displayed when she returned last night troubled him deeply. No body knew exactly what happened to her and Rebecca wasn’t speaking about it.
Buffy walked slowly down the stairs. The trio looked anxiously at her.
“How is she?”
Buffy looked down to them and frowned in defeat.
“I honestly don’t know. She woke up three times last night screaming but she wont says what’s wrong. I honestly don’t know what to do.” Buffy replied
From behind her Rebecca slowly walked down the stairs. She looked at her friends and her fiancée and smiled
“Hey.” She said weakly
“You should be resting,” Buffy said
Rebecca rubbed her forehead tiredly.
“Can’t sleep,” she replied, “besides I need to talk to these three before I go.”
Rebecca walked down to Shona and Nighthawk. She looks into their eyes and hugs them both tightly.
“You keep each other safe okay.” She said.
“You got it.” Shona replied.
Nighthawk simply nodded as the tears rolled down her cheek. Rebecca released them and pouted at Nighthawk.
“I’m not going to be gone forever. Just until I figure out what’s wrong with Me.” she tells Nighthawk reassuringly
“I know,” Nighthawk sniffled, “it’s just that, like, you’re gonna be on the other side of the word. What if I need to talk to you about stuff?”
“You have Aunt Buffys number right?” Rebecca replied, “Anytime you need to talk I’ll be there.”
Nighthawk nodded. Rebecca smiled and turned her attention to Shona.
“Your in charge now. Keep the girls alive.” She said
“Alright but I’m just keeping the seat warm till you get back.” Shona replied, “damn I’m gonna miss you girl.”
Rebecca and Shona hug. Although she couldn’t she Shona’s face she knew the tears were rolling. After Shona she moved to Alex. She dropped her head down guiltily.
“I’m so sorry for what happened Alex.” She said sadly.
Alex smiled at her warmly and lifted her head up.
“Hey. This was none of your fault. You just concentrate on getting better so you can come back alright.”
She smiled back at him. This reminded her why she dated him in the first place. Alex reached into his pocket.
“I just want you to remember one thing while your over there . . .” He said
He pulled out her engagement ring and slipped it back on her finger.
“ . . . You made a promise to me Rebecca summers and I’ll wait for you as long as you need.”
The tears started to roll down Rebecca’s cheeks. She flung her arms around him and kissed him passionately. Outside they heard the horn of the taxi.
“We got to go Rebecca.” Buffy said
Rebecca nodded as she picked up her back she noticed Angel sitting sadly in the back courtyard. She frowned.
“She goodbye to him for me will you.” she said to the group.
Buffy watched as Rebecca left the hotel. She looked out at Angel and sighed.
Buffy joined angel in the warm sunshine she notices that he had been quiet most of the evening.
“I’ll make sure you know what’s happening to Rebecca,” she prompted
“She told me not to touch her.” angel said miserably
“Look none of us know what’s going on. I contacted Giles he’s going to meet us at the airport.”
Angel didn’t reply. Buffy moved in closer and put her arm around him.
“We will work this out together. Like it or not we’re family now. And I never abandoning my family.”
“There’s something about this that just doesn’t feel right. Didn’t you say that Giles, hell dimension Giles, told you that there was some kind of prophesy attached to destroying the star?” Angel asked
“Yeah. Why?”
“If that was true then why was Rebecca able to destroy it?”
“It was pretty hot in that room maybe it melted or something.”
“Then what about the uber-slayer strength, the magic and the portal manipulation.”
“We’ll figure it out Angel,” Buffy replied in a calm tone, “Rebecca’s going to be fine.”
“I don’t know Buffy,” angel replied seriously, “I just have this bad feeling that something is going to happen. Something huge and that Rebecca’s going to be caught in the middle.”
The changes to Rebecca had made angel extremely nervous. Unbeknownst to all forces were already at work to put things in motion.
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