Back to the hellmouth: Back to the Hellmouth
by sugarmouse
The body of the headless bringer slumped to the floor. Giles let out a sigh of relief and gently put his attackers weapon to the floor. He sat down on the armchair for a moment to think. His worst fears had been realised. The first had started to do what many had feared for centuries. It was going to kill them all. Giles stood up, determination on his face. He knew what he had to do.

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It was late in the evening before Giles returned to his shabby London flat. A young girl stood in the doorway.

“Where have you been? It’s been hours?” she said.

Giles said nothing and started packing some of his belongings into a small bag. Grabbing anything he could find.

“What’s going on?” she asked impatiently. “First you turn up out of the blue and tell me I’m some kind of potential superhero or slayer or something, then you bring me here because it’s not safe outside and then you disappear for hours on end!”

“Kennedy, do be quiet!” snapped Giles. “Start packing a bag, we’re leaving. Tell Molly to do the same.”

Molly entered the room. “Why? Where are we going?”

“We’re going to Sunnydale,” was the reply. “It’s in California. I’ve got friends there who’ll help us. But first there’s some books I need to get.”

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“ I can’t believe we’re breaking in to that huge building!” exclaimed Molly. They were lurking in the shadows beside the Watchers Council HQ. “Isn’t it just so exciting! It’s just like Mission Impossible!”

She received a look from Giles and Kennedy.

“Don’t you think so?” she replied slightly hurt.

No, not really,” said Giles unimpressed. “Now are you both clear on the plan? You two will distract the guards while I sneak in and get the books we need. Are you clear?”

“Couldn’t be clearer,” replied Kennedy, and with that they both approached the building.

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Giles stood and watched the two potentials from behind a tree. The Watchers Council HQ was very large and very grand. Giles had always wondered to himself why it needed to be so big as there we only a few dozen watchers in existence. He now turned his gaze to the side entrance, which he was going to attempt to get on through. It was guarded by to men who were now being approached by Kennedy and Molly.

Sure enough within a few moments Kennedy and Molly had drawn the guards’ attention and drawn them away from the door. Giles left his spot from behind the tree and made his way to the door.

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He knew where the Library was situated and had no trouble getting there. The Library was deserted as a large meeting was taking place above. He new what books he needed but anything on the first would be useful.

After he had grabbed as many books as he could muster, he exited the library. But stopped suddenly when he heard footsteps round the corner. He hid behind a book cabinet and waited nervously for the footsteps to pass but from his hiding pace he could see that the person making the footsteps wasn’t a person at all. It was a bringer.

What was a bringer doing in the Council HQ thought Giles after the bringer had passed, but he didn’t have time to think. He knew that he had to get out of the building quick. What ever the bringer was there for it definitely wasn’t for good.

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Kennedy and Molly were waiting outside for him when he exited the building.

“Get them?” asked Kennedy.

“Yes,” was the reply, “I got as many as I…” He was cut off by a large explosion from somewhere within the HQ.

“It’s gonna blow!” cried Kennedy

“Move! Now!” yelled Giles as they ran away from the building. The building burst into flames throwing them all several feet in the air. They watched in horror as the flames devoured the building.

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“Is everyone alright?” asked Giles, getting to his feet.

“We’re good” came the reply from Kennedy who was nursing a cut on her forehead.

“What did that!” exclaimed Molly.

“The bringers I think,” replied Giles. “I saw one inside. Come on, we better get moving.”

Suddenly a noise came from behind them. They all turned around. A Bringer was standing over a girl, pinning her down to the ground. He raised his knife over her body but was halted after a fierce punch from Giles. The bringer then turned his attention and his knife towards Giles but the knife was soon kicked out of his hands. Giles punched the bringer again and again but the bringer soon found his strength and knocked Giles to the ground, where the bringer’s knife lay in front of him. He picked it up and thrust it into the bringer’s side. It fell to the ground dead.

Giles picked up his glasses from the ground and offered his hand to the girl who had been attacked. “You alright?”

“I’m fine,” she said taking his hand. “What was that?”

“A bringer,” replied Kennedy.

“A what?!”

“What’s your name?” asked Giles.

“My names Annabelle. Who are you people and why did that weird looking guy just try and kill me?!”

“Long story. We’ll tell you on the way,” replied Kennedy.

“On the way…On the way where…Where are we going?”

Giles smiled. “To Sunnydale. Back to the Hellmouth.”












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