Hell on Earth: Trinity: Chapter 6: Recently chosen
by Timan
Sparks flew as the blade was passed across the grindstone reputedly. Rebecca and Brother Gabriel watched as Brother Anthony constructed the replica scythe.
“You understand how important it is to keep it safe?” Rebecca
“Do not worry Divine One. This monastery is a sanctuary. No evil can get I can assure you that the scythe of the slayer is in good hands.” Brother Gabriel replied
Brother Gabriel looks at her carefully.
“How are you faring?” he continued
Rebecca sighed. This hadn’t been the easiest task to do especially since she had seen her friends in pain but couldn’t help them.
“I don’t know,” she replied, “its hard seeing my friends and not being able to talk to them.”
Brother Gabriel placed a caring hand on her shoulder.
“You must remain steadfast in your quest. One the trinity are no more I can guarantee the there will be more time for family.”
“I hope your right.”
Shona sat at the bar. She winces in pain as she places the ice pack on her forehead.
“Man that girl can hit.” She complained
Angel looks at the group seriously. He and Connor were called over after the Scythe was stolen.
“So we’re thinking it’s the same person.” He asked
“Our girl in Green,” Buffy replied.
“Who has strong magic,” Willow replied, “catching a energy ball is not an easy thing to learn. Plus, going through my barrier spells, that’s wigging me out.”
“Why has she been after you guys?” Connor asked
“I don’t know,” Angel replied, “but we need to find out who she is and fast before anything else happens.”
Pearl held the Slayer scythe lightly in her hand. She smiled victoriously as she looked the blade over.
“One blade as ordered,” Rebecca stated
“God, you can almost feel the power can’t you,” pearl commented
“What are you going to do with it?”
“Oh don’t you worry yourself about that,” Pearl replied, “This is going exactly where it’s needed.”
Pearl placed the blade carefully on her desk. She interlaced her fingers on her desk and looked at Rebecca.
“In the mean time I have another job for you.”
Rebecca shrugged.
“Hit me.” she replied
From the side of the desk Pearl hands Rebecca a manila folder. Rebecca opens it and goes through the contents.
“Her name is Alison Jordan she’s a student at Hemery High School. We just received word that she’s going to be activated as a slayer within the next two hours. The senior partners would be very interested in learning the activation process so we want you to bring her in.”
Rebecca looked at her curiously. Something wasn’t right here.
“You have a weird obsession with these slayer chicks.” She commented
“It’s a topic close to our hearts.”
Rebecca stood and straightened her jacket.
“Alright. Be back soon.”
Pearl stopped her as she made her way to the door.
“You’re not alone on this job,” she explained, “A strike team is going with you. We’ve set up a little bomb scare at the school. They’re going to be sent in first then, during the confusion, you’re going in to get Alison.”
“I don’t play well with others.”
“You don’t actually have a choice in the matter,” Pearl replied
Rebecca looked suspiciously at Pearl. Things are beginning to slowly fall into place.
“I’ll have her back here soon.”
“No you won’t. You’re strictly support Emerald. Go in and get Alison. There will be a van waiting out the front of the school.”
Rebecca nodded. She left the room as another member of staff entered.
“You called me?” he asked
“Yes I did,” Pearl said, as she picked up the Slayer Scythe and handed it to him, “dispose of this will you.”
The Staff member nodded and walked out of the room. Pearl leaned against her desk and smiled to herself. They had Rebecca exactly where they wanted her.
“Hey dad can I talk to you for a second?” Connor asked
Angel looked up from the reception desk back at the Hyperion. He was using some of Gunns contacts to see if anybody knew about the ‘assassin’ Emerald.
“Sure what’s up?”
Connor moved around behind the desk. He picked up the photo of Rebecca sitting at Alex’s workstation and looked at it curiously.
“I was talking to Alex yesterday and he got real upset when I talked about her.” Connor mentioned as he pointed to the photo of Rebecca.
Connor noted the expression on Angels face as he looked at the photo.
“It’s understandable he was engaged to her.”
“It’s not just that. It’s the look on everybody’s face anytime someone talks about Rebecca.”
The expression returned.
“See like that,” Connor continued, “I got this feeling that I’m missing out on something just because everybody knew her and I didn’t.”
“It’s complicated Connor.”
“What is she related to you or something?”
Angel frowned. He turned away from his son.
“I have a lot of work to do I’ll talk to you later.”
“Dad?”
“I said I’ll talk to you later Connor!”
“Busting into a school huh!” Whistler commented as he leaned back on one of the chairs in Rebecca Apartment, “That’s low even for them.”
“The worst part is I’m going to be watched more heavily this time so I can’t just throw a portal behind something.” Rebecca replied in frustration
“I don’t see the point. Nabbing a newly activated isn’t gonna tell them squat about the power that they probably wouldn’t already know.”
“They know about me,” Rebecca replied, “that’s why they keep putting me up against my friends.”
“So what’s the next move Kiddo?”
“I just have to keep playing their game until I can find an opening that will get me to The Trinity.”
“And what are we going to do about Miss Jordan.”
Rebecca thought seriously about this.
“What we need is a distraction of our own.” She replied
“That’s a sweet thought but how?”
“Who’s the best person to try and stop a villain?”
Whistler smiled.
“Oh I see where you’re going with this. Very nice.”
Rebecca stood and looked at the brothers.
“Boys I’m going to need you to deliver a message for me,” she said, “I have to warn you this is going to hurt.”
The brothers bowed gracefully.
“What ever you need Divine One.”
Shona sat and watched Xander struggle with a thick pane of replacement glass for the case. He slotted it into place and wiped the sweat from his brow.
“That’s for the help,” he mentioned to Shona sarcastically.
“Hey I was supervising. Someone had to make sure you weren’t slacking off.”
Xander screwed in the last bolt and stepped away. He was pleased with his handy work even though he was still apprehensive about being around the demon world again.
“Do we have any idea when we are gonna have something to put in this thing?” Xander asked.
“Angel said he’s looking into what Wolfram and Hart want with the scythe.”
“Isn’t anybody else thinking slayer black out? That’s what vamp willow did the first time around.”
“We aint rulin’ it out,” Shona replied, “I so want to get my hands on that green girl. I’m way over due to kick somebody’s ass.”
“Just don’t make it mine,” Xander replied putting the finishing touches on the case, “My ass has been kicked so many time it looks like a golf ball.”
In Buffy’s office Buffy and Willow were going through the security footage from last night. Buffy shook her head slowly.
“Angel’s right there’s something about this Woman . . . I just can’t peg it.” she commented
“She’s powerful alright,” willow commented, “That was my strongest barrier spell and she pass through it like it wasn’t there.”
Back in the club the front windows smashed open catching the attention of all inside. They rushed in to see what the drama way. Samuel and Markus walked through the opening and stood in front of the Scooby’s
“Hey I just fixed that! Awwww!” Xander yelled at the intruders
“Emerald says hi!” Samuel said as he and Marcus reached under their jackets. The both drew out shotguns and aimed them at the group. The Scooby’s scattered as the first shots were fired. Marcus and Samuel walked into the center of the club and allowed themselves to be blindsided by both the slayers. Knocking the guns out of their hands Buffy and Shona pinned them to the floor.
“What does green girl want?” Shona demanded
Samuel smiled
“Why don’t you ask her yourself?” he asked painfully
“I would I knew where she was.”
“Hemery.” Markus replied
Buffy and Shona looked at each other.
“She wants you to be there and watch her kill the junior slayers.”
“Roxy and Vicky.” Buffy commented
“We have to be there now!” Shona replied
Both slayers climbed off the brothers and made for the door.
“Watch them.” Buffy ordered just before she exited
“Right I can do guard duty,” Xander replied.
Both he and Willow looked down to where the prisoners should be. They looked at each other uneasily as they realized that both monks had disappeared.
Alison Jordan slipped the book back onto the shelf. She ran her finger along until she found another book that she was looking for. As she pulled it off the shelf she notice Vicky reading by herself on one of the table. She smiled and bounded over happily.
“Hey Vic.” She said as she sat down next to her.
Vicky looked up from her book. She smiled warmly as she noticed Alison.
“Hey.” She replied
“I tried calling you last night. Where were you?”
Vicky shrugged.
“Out.”
“You’re out a lot I tried calling three times this week. What do you do at night?”
“I have a . . . part time job.” Vicky replied
“Do you still think you have time to help me with my research project for journalism?”
“Sure what is it?”
Alison turned to happily. Vicky noticed the excitement in her eyes. She had known Alison ever since she started to go to Hemery and had seen her excited face many times.
“I heard this stuff from my cousin,” she said excitedly, “about this bunch of girls who have superpowers.”
Vicky used most of her inner strength not to smirk at her. Instead she nodded thoughtfully.
“Really? What do they do with them?”
“They fight monsters. These girls there, like, seriously strong and fast. And get this the monster are, like, everywhere even here in L.A.”
“I think your cousin’s been watching too many moves.”
“No it’s true. She said it happened to her friends, cousin’s sister. And do you know what there called?”
Vicky looked at her curiously. Alison was a big fan of the dramatic pause.
“What?” Vicky asked after a brief moment
“Slayers.”
“Slayers?”
“I know they sound like some kind of band but I swear it’s true. My cousin said they hang around in graveyards so I was thinking that I tell your mom that I’m studying over at your house and you tell your mom the same then we go out and see if we could find some.”
“That sounds kind of dangerous.”
“What are you scared?”
“No”
“Well . . .”
“Alright.”
“Great. We’ll meet at your place around seven then,” Alison replied thrilled, “can’t be any more scarier then these weird dreams I’ve been having.”
“What dreams?” Vicky asked
“It’s really creepy. There’s all these guys with weird faces and these girls are, like, fighting them and stuff.”
Vicky looked at her friend in surprise. Though it shouldn’t be a total shock she didn’t expect Alison to be a potential. Alison looked down at her watch.
“Oh hey. I gotta jet, don’t want to be late for gym, I’ll see you tonight k?”
“Alright.”
Alison went to stand. Suddenly a rush of energy crossed her body. She stumbled and fell back down on to chair. Vicky turned to her in concern.
“Hey are you alright?” Vicky asked
“Yeah, think I just had a hot flash or something.” Alison replied
This was the second thing Vicky didn’t expect. Alison was just activated right in front of her. Vicky knew what had to be done.
“Ali I want you to come with me okay.” Vicky said insistently
“Where?” Alison asked
“There’s this place not far from here you really need to see.”
Alison looked at her shocked.
“I’m not ditching school.”
“This is really important Ali. We need to go here.”
“No way! Coach Franklin will kick my ass if I’m not in the gym in a few minutes.”
This wasn’t going well. Vicky had to convince her to come with some how.
“You know those girls you were talking about? This is where they hang. I should know I’m one of them.”
Alison looked at her friend annoyed.
“Don’t tease me like that Vic it’s not nice.”
“It’s true I’m a slayer . . . and so are you.”
Alison glared at her. She picked up her backpack and stood.
“Hey if you didn’t want to help just tell me. Don’t make fun of me like that.”
“Ali Wait!”
Alison left the library just as Roxy entered. She noticed Vicky collecting her stuff and walked over to her.
“’Ere you are, Thank god, have you ‘eard from Shona at all?” Roxy asked
“No. Look, We got something more important to do.”
“What?”
“We need to follow Alison Jordan.”
“Why?”
“She was just activated.”
Roxy looked at her in surprise.
“Activated? You mean slayer activated?”
“Yeah.”
“Wow. Never picked her for a stake stabber.”
“We need to find her. Where’s Glenda?”
“I think she was in the cafeteria hypnotizing some poor bugger to give her his lunch.”
“Alright you get Glenda I’ll find Alison.”
Roxy nodded as they both rushed out of the library at full slayer speed.
Outside the school three SWAT vans pulled up. The doors opened and the strike team began to pile out in front of the school. Out of one of the vans Rebecca jumped out and kept to the back of the group. Waiting out the front of the school was the headmaster. She was wearing a concerned expression as the strike team approached.
“I got your call a few minutes ago,” the headmaster said, “what seems to be the problem.”
“Ma’am we got a credible threat of a bomb located somewhere in your school.”
“Good lord.”
“What I need you to do is to move all of the students into the gym so we can sweep the building.”
“Alright I’ll have that done immediately.”
During that conversation Rebecca slipped silently into the school building. In the back of her mind she had the memory of the original Becky’s visit and hoped that this one would be more peaceful. She rounded a corner and spotted Alison walking towards the gym. Rebecca was just about to make a move when she saw Vicky rush after her. This was going to be a problem. The last thing she want’s to do is to hurt one of Shonas team members.
“Hold up Ali!” Vicky yelled
Alison stopped and turned angrily towards Vicky.
“Leave me alone.” Alison said
“I can’t Ali. You have to believe me.”
“Alright prove it.”
Vicky looked around. Next to the display case was a small statue of the school mascot. She walked over and lifted it effortlessly. Alison’s eyes opened wide.
“Oh my god. How did you do that?”
“I told you I’m a slayer. You try.”
Alison walked over hesitantly and attempts the lift. Like Vicky she does it with ease.
“Wow.” She says to herself
“There’s more you need to see. Want to come with?”
“Yeah Cool.”
Roxy and Glenda walked down the hall and joined the two slayers.
“Roxy, great, I’m taking Ail down to Gen S. to meet Buffy. Cover for us.”
“There’s something goin’ down Vic.” Roxy said anxiously, “There’s all these cops roaming about.”
“Any idea why.”
At that moment the school’s PA crackled to life.
“ Could all students please make their way to the gym for a special school assembly. ”
“I guess we go.” Alison commented
“We’re not goin.” Vicky said seriously
“Why?” Roxy asked
“Think about it,” Vicky replied, “Ali gets activated then suddenly we’re all getting called into the gym and the police are here. That’s too much of a coincidence.”
Vicky moved to the window. From her vantage point she could see into the back of one of the police vans.
“Anyway I don’t think they’re cops.”
“How come?” Roxy asked
“How many police that you know of carry shamans with them?”
“Evil lawyers?”
“That’s my thought. Come on let’s go.”
Vicky took Alison by the hand and they started to march down the hall. Rebecca was left with no choice. She moved from her hiding spot and matched towards the slayers. Lazily Glenda formed an energy ball and tossed it at her. Rebecca effortlessly deflected it and countered by knocking her back magically.”
Vicky and Roxy moved to a defensive position in front of Alison. Rebecca waved her arms and both the slayer flew in opposite directions out of the way. Not loosing momentum she grabbed Alison by the arms and dragged her down the hall.
“Bloody hell.” Roxy exclaimed as she pulled herself off the floor.
“You guys alright?” Vicky asked
“Peachy.” Glenda replied angrily.
“Let’s go.” Vicky ordered
Rebecca made her way to the nearest exit. She looks out onto the street expectantly.
“Come on where are you?” she said to herself
“Please let me go. I’ll do anything you say.” Allison pleaded.
Rebecca looked over to her. She knelt down and put her hands caringly on her shoulders.
“I’m not going to hurt you. But I need you to be quiet for a moment.”
Alison looked at her kidnapper confused. She seemed too nice to be evil.
“Who are you?” she asked
“Someone who is trying to keep you alive. I know this is going to be hard to believe but I need you to trust me okay.”
Alison nodded hesitantly. A lot of strange things were happening to her today and it was going to take time to absorb it all. Just then a car pulled up outside the school. Buffy, Angel, Connor, Shona and Gunn
Piled out and headed for the school building.
“Perfect timing.” Rebecca said to herself. As she lead Alison outside
The junior slayers met up with the Scooby’s near the front entrance.
“What happened?” Buffy asked
“We were coming to bring you a new a new slayer when, out of nowhere, this woman in a mask and a long jacket showed up and knocked us out of the way.” Vicky explained
“Sound like our girl.” Gunn commented
“These cops aren’t cops either. Their evil lawyer guys.” Roxy continued
“Wolfram and Hart? What do they want with a recently activated slayer?” Buffy asked
“The same thing they wanted the scythe for,” Angel contemplated, “they’re going to make an attack on the slayer power.”
Back outside Rebecca lead Alison to the van. One of the strike team members jumped out of the van.
“We’ll take it from here.” He ordered.
“Think you better get inside.” Rebecca replied, “The Slayer General and the Vampire have made a move on the school. Unless you want your entire team killed and Wolfram and Hart implicated.”
The strike team member looked at the others in the van. They all piled out and headed inside the building. Rebecca led Alison into the back and jumped in. she banged on the diving wall and the van slowly pulled away. About a quarter mile the van came to a screeching halt narrowly avoiding hitting Whistler.
“Get the hell off the road!” the driver yelled
“Cant I guy just stand in the middle of the road without being harassed?” Whistler yelled back.
Suddenly the driver and passenger door flew open. The brothers pulled out the strike team member and knocked them unconscious. They banged on the dividing wall and Rebecca jumped out with Alison.
“Good to go chief.” Whistler said
“Great I’ll meet you three back at the apartment.”
“Right,” whistler replied, “I might be a little late though I’m gonna have to call the police about one of their vans having a little ‘accident’.”
Rebecca smirked. She opened a portal behind her and led Alison through. Shock by the instant travel she looked up at Rebecca surprised.
“What’s gonna to happen now?” she asked innocently
“Now your gonna stay here for a few hours until I’m sure it’s safe. Then I’ll take you home.”
“Your weird.” Alison replied
Rebecca laughed.
Pearl waited patiently in the white room. She had her arms folded and was drumming her fingers. The conduit, evil Becky, approached a moment later.
“How long do I have to keep doing this?” Pearl asked
“As long as the partners feel it needs to be done,” Evil Becky replied, “Don’t worry he’ll be here soon the we will all get what we want from her.”
Pearl nodded.
“I think I can keep the act up until then but I’m pretty sure she’s catching on.”
“That’s not going to be a problem. An old client is going to drop by in a few days that is going to keep her very busy. Make sure the client is well catered for.”
“Can do.” Pearl replied mischievously
“Everything’s squared kid,” Whistler commented, “got the word from a demon buddy. Wolfram and Hart think it’s an accident.”
“Great.” Rebecca replied unsatasifed
“What is it?”
“Have you noticed that Wolfram and Hart have fallen for every trap we set?”
“You said it yourself. They know about you.”
“But why haven’t they sprung anything yet?”
“They’re entertainers they like to keep the big act until the end. Don’t worry you’re more then capable of dealing with anything they throw at you.”
“I suppose. How’s our guest?”
“Fine all things considered. She found out that you had cable so she’s just happy sitting on the couch.”
There was a knock on the front door.
“Okay. I’ll take her home in a few minutes. Get her ready.”
Whistler nodded and headed for the couch. Rebecca went to the door and answered it.
“Hi is Mr. Pace in?” a tired sounding female asked
“Sorry, Wrong apartment, you need to go down the hall and take . . . a . . . left.”
The two women just stared at each other both of them in complete shock. Rebecca’s visitor dropped the pizza warmer she was carrying and covered her mouth. She shook her head slowly in disbelief.
“R-Rebecca?” she asked in shock.
“Nighthawk.” Rebecca replied awkwardly
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