So that’s how the world ended. The order by the president, which he thought would destroy the vampire population, every major U.S. city was carpet bombed, which resulted in many innocent deaths and a severe drop in the vampire food supply. This forced the vampires to travel further out and it wasn’t long before they discovered the tent city in the desert. Riley and the rest of his squad tried desperately to hold back wave after wave of vamp attacks but eventually they were over powered. Ordering his officers to take as many people as possible and find new shelter the tent city scattered travelling to different locations around what was left of Los Angeles. Riley and his group of survivors were forced to take shelter in an old government building. While scouting to see if it was safe they discovered a bunker under the basement with enough resources and facilities to house them for a few years. Eventually Riley got word from other locations that they were safe and they set up a communication network via surviving servers on the Internet.
These bases became know as the colonies. A safe haven from the vampires.
But not all people remained in California. After witnessing the death of two slayers right in front of him. Giles, aided by Xander, left Riley’s colony travelled back to England to start working on a solution to the Vampires. It had been eleven years since that horrible day and he vowed that he would never let that happen again.
Xander wheeled Giles carefully down the deserted streets of Sussex. When they arrived back in England it became apparent that other world leaders followed the example of the President of the United States. Giles sat silently and watched the world go by. He had become more sullen and serious since loosing the use of his legs and he though of nothing but finding a solution.
Xander on the other hand still carried around a heavy guilt. He stopped being the fun loving joker and became quite a serious person. He felt that he was obligated to help Giles and hasn’t left his side since. They came back to England for one reason.
The coven.
A group of very powerful witches that once helped Willow refine her powers then aided in the search for the potentials. Giles had been researching for five years to try and find a solution and, in everyone, they needed a slayer. This was their last chance and they could not pass it up.
“How do you know this coven is still around” Xander asked
“These are some of the most powerful witches in the world they would have sensed this tragedy and found shelter long before the attack.” Giles replied
“I don’t know Giles. There hasn’t been any word from any of the potentials in years. How do we know their still out there?”
“Because there has to be!” Giles snapped back, “We need that slayer now more then ever. I refuse to believe that every potential in the world was destroyed.”
“Alright I just don’t want you to get you’re hopes up again.” Xander replied
They arrived at the last know location for the coven. To both of their amazement the building still stood completely in tact this sent and un-easy chill down Xanders spine. Giles motioned Xander to move him closer to the door.
“ What do you see watcher? ” a voice said in their minds
“I come looking for Gwendolyn. I ask for her assistance again.” Giles announced in a loud voice.
The doors to the chamber opened. This was a slow dramatic process that was enhanced by the long dark hallway behind it. Xander wheel Giles in. as they travelled down the hall torches lit themselves and directed the way to the main chamber.
In the main chamber sat twelve women in a perfect circle. All had their eyes closed as they used their connection with the Earth to gain information and insight on events around the world.
“Blessed be warriors,” Gwendolyn said without opening her eyes, “you wish to ask me about the slayers.”
“Yes,” Giles replied seriously, “If there is any slayer left alive I need to know. Can you help?”
Gwendolyn breathed in heavily. She sat silently for a moment.
“The slayer torch grows dim, the power of the chosen is fading fast,” Gwendolyn commented, “I can only sense the existence of three.”
“Can you tell me where they are?”
“The last of the slayers can be found in central Europe near Italy. But . . .”
“But what?”
“Their time is short. I fear the one named Kennedy is leading them into trouble.”
“Kennedy’s still alive?” Xander said with surprise.
“That means there’s still hope.” Giles replied, “how long before this trouble strikes.”
“It’s close,” Gwendolyn replied, “hours, maybe minutes, what I sense is that they are not going to see the sunset.”
Giles slammed his hand down on the armrest of the wheelchair. This was too short. There was not time to try and organise a rescue.
“Can we reactivate their slayer powers?” Giles asked
“That is impossible. The magicks used by the Vampire-Witch called on the energy of the scythe. Without the scythe it’s self there is no way to light the flame again.”
“Damn!” Giles yelled in frustration
“But there might be another way.” Gwendolyn continued, “I speak of a transference of energy. Moving the slayer power into a vestal until such time a new potential can be located.”
Giles looks up in hope
“And you can do this transference?” Giles asked
“Yes but it is not going to be easy. For the transfer to be achieved the vestal has to be connected to the slayer line. A blood reletive.”
“We know a person.” Giles replied
“Wait, hang on a second,” Xander jumped in, “Giles can I speak to you for a moment.”
Xander turned Giles’ wheelchair to face him. He knelt down and looked him squarely in the eye.
“Are you sure this is right? I mean, we should Talk to dawn first see if she is willing . . .” Xander continued
“I’m not talking about Dawn.” Giles replied
“Well if not Dawn then . . . Oh god Giles you’re not thinking about her?”
“If Willow discovers about the transfer. Her first assumption would be Dawn. Transferring the energy into Rebecca makes it a wiser, and safer, Decision.”
“Giles, you’re not thinking straight, She just a kid!”
“So was Buffy when she was called.”
“Yeah, but the difference is buffy was fifteen. We’re talking about giving this power to an eleven-year-old girl!”
“The power is not going to be active Xander. She just going to hold it until a suitable potential can be found.”
Giles wheeled himself around and faced Gwendolyn and the rest of the coven again.
“I wish to transfer the energy to . . .
“Becky Summers” the teacher said happily. Becky skipped happily to the front of the schoolroom. The eleven year old smiled sweetly at her teacher.
“Yes Miss Rose?” Becky replied happily
“This was an excellent report.”
“Thankyou Miss Rose. I worked really hard and didn’t ask for help.”
“Well make sure you show your mother I’ll be she’ll be pleased.”
Becky nodded happily. She skipped out of the learning room in the bunker know as Colony 17. She waved happily to all the soldiers and other civilians as she travelled down the hallways. She was more then just Dawns child she ended up being everybody’s child. Her sweet and giving nature made her very popular with the adults. A lot of the colonists still saw her as ‘the miracle baby’.
“Hi Mom.” Becky said happily
Dawn came out of lounge area of their bunk and smiled brightly at her daughter. Becky rushed up and hugged her mother tightly.
“Hey Becky how was school?” Dawn replied
“Look, look,” Becky insisted handing her mother the report she wrote for school.
Dawn took the paper from her daughter’s hand and examined it. Dawn smiled happily
“This is great Becky. I’m so proud of you.” Dawn replied, “This is going straight on the wall.”
Dawn walked over to the far side on the bunk. The wall there was plastered from top to bottom with Becky’s schoolwork and drawings. It took a few moments but Dawn managed to find some free space on the wall.
As she stuck the report on with a magnet the bunk door opened and Riley stepped in. he took of his fatigue jacket and threw it on the chair. Becky turned and ran up to Riley happily. She wrapped herself around his legs and beamed up at the soldier.
“Hi Riley!” Becky said excitedly
Just barely managing to keep balanced he smiled down at Becky and ruffled her hair.
“Hey kid.” He replied
Becky pouted Adorably
“I’m not a kid.” She replied
“You’re mother used to say that to me to.”
“Yeah, well, I’m not a kid either.” Dawn replied as she walked over and hugged Riley
Becky unwrapped herself from Riley’s legs and the soldier dropped heavily onto the sofa. Dawn sense his tiredness.
“Becky, Riley and I need some time to talk, why don’t you go play in your room?” Dawn said sweetly
“Okay Mom.” Becky said as she walked off to her room.
Riley watched the happy child leave the room as Dawn sat down next to him.
“Another A?” Riley asked
“Yep,” dawn replied happily, “she’s my little star. I don’t know how she go so smart?”
“I think it’s the Mom.”
“That’s sweet, you’re lying but that’s sweet.”
Riley sighted and stroked Dawns hair. As much as he likes them to be a couple he knew that Becky meant more to Dawn then he did so he settled for close friends. Riley held Buffys last words to him very seriously and he made extra sure that Dawn and Becky remained safe. Dawn caress the soldiers arm.
“Rough day?” Dawn asked
“A water pipe burst and the rec room is flooded again. Jim said he had it fixed now it’s going to be three weeks ‘till it’s up and running again.”
“You’ll get it fix.”
“Not worried about that. I’m worried about the mutiny I’m going to have to deal with from stressed out colonists.”
“They’re not that bad.” Dawn replied
Riley flashed her a look
“You have met the Mercer family right?” he replied playfully
“Okay maybe them. But the other are alright.”
Riley laughed. Dawn was a sweet girl
“How do you put up with me?” he asks gently
“Easily,” dawn replied, “You never had a slayer for a sister.”
Unknown to Dawn and Riley the last three slayers were running for their lives across the vast continent of Europe. When Kennedy stormed out with two other slayers, Stacie and Amber, she never considered that she would never see any other slayers again. Soon after the big slayer black out the three slayers were forced into hiding. Mixing in with vampire hunters across many countries just to stay alive. Eventually the news of the death of Buffy and Faith came to them, which forced them to attempt to return to England to find Giles and workout what to do next.
Kennedy looked carefully around the corner of the once picturesque streets of Rome. For the last week or so the vampires had been unusually active and all of them seemed to be target straight at them. All three former slayers gripped their swords tight. They held it up as best as they could but since they lost their slayer powers the weapons became heavy and hard to carry. Kennedy motioned for the trio to move forward. They ran as quickly as they could down the street.
“What the hell is the deal with these vamps?” Amber asked
“I don’t know,” Kennedy replied, “but I seriously don’t want to stop and ask.”
“It’s like their following us,” Stacie commented, “I sware, that tall vamp with the bad tie, he’s been on our tail since Prague.”
“Let’s worry about that later. We need to get to France by next Thursday.” Kennedy said seriously
Back in England Giles and Xander watched patiently as the coven prepared the transfer incantation for the final three slayers.
“When will the transfer commence?” Giles asked
“The energy will shift when the life force of any of the three remaining slayers is forfeit.”
Xander looked at the senior witch with hesitation
“You mean they have to die?”
Gwendolyn looked at the one-eyed man apagogically
“It is the only way. There’s a brief window opportunity after the souls release. It creates a conduit, which the power can be shifted. This is a similar conduit that is used buy the vampire population to sire other vampires.”
Meanwhile at the Colony Becky walked happily to the doorway of the troop briefing room. She waited patiently as Lieutenant Marlin Pace Wrapped up his briefing to his soldiers.
“ . . . So far the vamps have been concentration their efforts on the door of the garage and the building above. I want to make sure these two areas and the areas surrounding are secure.” He commanded
“Yes sir.” The soldiers replied in unison.
The tall, muscular African American soldier looked proudly over his platoon. They have gone well above their call of duty and have remained diligent even after contact with the pentagon was lost. As he was looking around the crowd he noticed the petite brown haired girl standing in the doorway. A warm smile crossed his face.
“Smarten yourselves up men,” he announced, “we’re in the presence of a lady.”
Becky giggled as she walked up to the Giant Lieutenant.
“Hey there Beckster how ya doing.” He said happily.
The Lieutenant looked back to his men.
“You have your assignments. Dismissed.”
The Troops saluted and exited the room. Lieutenant Pace kneeled down. Becky smiled warmly
“I’m ready for my next lesson.” Becky asked sweetly
“Did you get that A you promised me.” Lieutenant Pace asked in a fatherly tone
Becky nodded quickly
“Yep.” Becky replied
Lieutenant Pace gave her a look
“Sorry,” she replied, “Yes sir.”
“That’s my girl.” The Lieutenant replied ruffling her hair, “come with me.”
The soldier and the child wandered out of the room and down the hallway.
“You sure your mom doesn’t mind me teaching you martial arts?” Lieutenant Pace asked Becky
“She wants me to be okay. I don’t think she’ll mind.” Becky replied
“As long as you sure. She kinda scary when she yells.”
“Don’t worry I’ll protect you.” Becky replied sweetly
The giant soldier laughed. He’s always had a soft spot for Becky ever since the tent city. She had a good head on her shoulders and he wanted to make sure she’s safe. Becky felt like the daughter he never had.
Kennedy, Stacey and Amber. Moved into a large open space. Even without her slayer sense Kennedy knew they were being followed. Just as they were about to leave a group of about fifteen vampires dropped from the rooftops. They encircled the slayers blocking any chance of escape. The women readied their weapons then noticed something.
“Why aren’t they attacking?” Amber asked cautiously
“This is not good.” Stacey continued
“Stay on guard. Their up to something.” Kennedy replied
“Oh my baby is so hot when she’s in charge.” Willow said as she entered the circle.
Kennedy nearly dropped her sword in shock. The Vampire-Witch slowly circled the trio. She brandished the slayer scythe ready for a fight.
“Willow?” Kennedy asks in shock.
“Shhhh. No talking ‘till I say so.” Willow replied, “You’ve been a bad girl. Running away from me. Getting me all hot and worked up with no way to express it.”
“I was trying to find you.” Kennedy replied
“Don’t Ken! She’s a vamp.” Amber insisted
Willow pouted and walked up to the lead ex-slayer. She ran her finger down Kennedy’s
“You’re not going to leave me again?” she said sweetly
“No Will,” Kennedy replied, “I love you.”
Willow smiled. She kissed Kennedy deeply letting her tongue caress the slayers. During this she grabbed the sword and forced it out of Kennedy’s hand. The other two slayers back away slowly until the group of vampires grabbed them from behind.
“Kennedy.” Stacy said with urgency
Willow finished up the kiss and sighed satisfactorily. She stepped away from her lover.
“Kill them.” Willow ordered
The group of vampires moved in for the strike.
“The time draws near.” Gwendolyn said seriously
The witched kneel in front of the alter they constructed and begin to chant. And orb placed on the top begins to glow slowly.
Kennedy and the others fought back as hard as they could but it was no good. Like buffy and faith before them, without their powers, the victory went to the vampires. All three girls felt their life drain away as the vampires feed. They all died at the same time. This caused a problem back at the coven. The spell was designed to transfer the abilities of the slayer who dies first. But since all three died simultaneously all three energies were shifted.
The orb grew brighter and brighter until, finally, it exploded knocking the witched away from the alter. Xander rushed in to check on the injured women. Gwendolyn sat up tiredly
“It is done.”
“See ya next time and remember to work on your defensive moves!” Lieutenant yelled as Becky dashed out the door
“I will!” Becky replied
She rounded the corner back to her bunkroom when she felt something strange. At first it was warm like sitting next to a campfire then she felt small jolts of electricity. She looked at her hands and noticed that they were surrounded by a white glow. She wasn’t really good with this type of thing but it seemed like the energy was dieing. The glow started to ripple violently. Suddenly the energy exploded around her throwing back against the wall.
Lieutenant Pace heard the loud thud and went to investigate. He found Becky slumped on the floor unconscious. In a panic he rushed to her side.
“Becky!” he called to the girl
The Lieutenant collected the girl in his arms. He looked at the wall where she hit. There was a huge dent. This didn’t feel right but he had no time to investigate. As fast as he could he rushed the girl to the infirmary.
As Willow walked away from the corpses of the three slayers. She was suddenly overcome by the energy used in the shift. Suspiciously she looked back at the dead slayer. She raised her hands into the air and felt for the source of the magic. She scowled as she paced away.
“Witches” she said angrily to herself
Becky slowly opened her eyes to see Dawn and Riley standing over her bed in the medical bay.
“Hi baby” Dawn said as she held her daughters hand
“What happened?” Becky asked as she blinked her eyes until everything came into focus.
“Lieutenant Pace found you in the hall.” Riley replied, “We were hoping you could tell us.”
“Did some one try to hurt you?” Dawn asked seriously
Becky shook her head slowly. She held the sides of the bed and shifted herself into a sitting position. No one noticed but as Becky was doing this the metal bar on the side of the bed bent slowly.
“I remember feeling funny. And I had this weird light around me.” Becky said
“Sweetie, what do you mean by feel funny?” Dawn asked with concern
“I was all warm and prickly. And I kinda felt strong” Becky replied.
Dawn looked at her daughter in shock. She knew that description all to well.
The doctor told Riley and Dawn that Becky still needed some rest. Dawn nodded then moved quickly outside. She leant against the wall and covered her mouth in shock. This can’t be true. How could it be possible? They hadn’t heard from any of the slayers in years.
Riley quickly joined Dawn outside.
“What’s wrong?” he asked
“No. Not my girl. Why her?” Dawn said in desperation
“Calm down, what are you talking about?”
“The feelings she described,” Dawn replied fighting back tears, “those are the feelings you get when you become a slayer.”
“I thought the slayer were wiped out? Are you sure?”
“Riley I’ve spent my entire life around slayer I know how it works.”
“But if the power was destroyed how did Becky get it?”
Dawn looked at Riley angrily.
“I don’t know,” she scowled, “but I think I know who does.”
Xander and Giles made their way out of the coven. It was a tragic loss to loose such powerful witches to one spell but it was necessary for the greater good. From the bag strapped to the back of Giles’ wheelchair they heard the soft ring of the satellite phone.
Even though the carpet-bombing of the cities destroyed all landline phones. The colonies soon discovered that the orbital communications were still active. Not knowing how long this was going to last the decided to use it until the satellites stop functioning.
Xander answered the phone. He frowned and handed the phone to Giles
“It’s Dawn and she doesn’t sound happy.” Xander said in concern
“Hello?” Giles said as he put the phone to his ear
“What the hell did you do to my daughter!?” Dawn yelled angrily down the phone
“What are you talking about?”
“Don’t lie to me Giles! One of the solders found Becky unconscious in the hallway!”
“Good lord is she okay?”
“She’s a little shaken. I would be to if I went through a slayer activation!”
Giles motioned Xander to stop. His serious expression made Xander nervous.
“What do you mean slayer activation? Are you telling me the power is active?” Giles asked intently
“If you call tossing my only child into a wall then yeah I say it’s working.” Dawn replied
“That must have been the suppression spell failing. Listen to me Dawn you have to keep Rebecca out of sight. She’s the slayer now and if any of the vampires learn this you are in great danger.”
“No Giles! I don’t want my daughter to have that life!”
“We don’t have a choice Dawn. As much as you don’t like it we need Rebecca now. She is the only one with the power.”
Giles heard Dawn fuming softly to herself on the other end of the phone.
“If anything happens to her I will find you and kill you myself!” Dawn declared
“I am so sorry Dawn. If there was any other way . . .”
Dawn hung up. Giles slowly handed his phone back to Xander.
“Everything alright?” Xander asked
“Yes, better in fact, it looks like I’m a watcher again.”
“What do you mean?”
“We have a slayer.” Giles replied hopefully
Angelus toyed with the knife in his hand. Taking a deep breath he turned ant tossed. It sailed across the room and embedded it’s self in spikes chest. Spike screamed in pain as Angelus examined the throw. Angelus shook his head and wrote down something on his notepad.
“Damn! Nowhere near the bullseye. Looks like I only get ten points Spiky boy.” He said playfully
“I am so sad for you.” Spike retorted
Willow burst into the room and walked to angelus with purpose.
“We got a problem.” She said to her sire
“Can’t it wait I want to see if I can beat yesterdays high score.” Angelus replied
“No it can’t,” Willow replied, “when my boys killed those slayers I felt a shift.”
“That’s normal Will. It’s just their soul leaving their body.”
“This happened just before. I think someone moved their slayer power.”
Angelus stopped what he was doing and looked seriously at the Vampire-Witch
“What does that mean?”
“It means that we might have a slayer to deal with soon.”
“You suppressed their power how could it come back?”
“If what I felt was right, then the power of those three slayers was thrown into one body. That’s more then enough to break the suppression. It gets worse . . .”
Angelus walks over to Willow slowly.
“You’re talking about an uber-slayer.”
Willow nods. From behind them spike begins to laugh.
“Well that’s the end of you mate.” He said happily, “Can’t wait to see this Uber-Slayer kick you prissy Nancy-boy ass all that way to San Francisco.”
Angelus shoots spike a look. He swings back to Willow.
“Any idea where this power went?” he asked
“Some were in L.A. that’s all I know.”
Angelus smiles. He taps the second blade in his palm in smug delight.
“Giles you old dog. Trying to hide the power in Dawn. What would Buffy thing?” he said
“We could ask her?” Willow replied
“No need to disturb her about this. She and Faith got things to do in New York. This has to have a personal touch. Right Judson?”
Judson Fox walked out from behind Angelus.
“Absolutely sir,” he said, “nothing says ‘I love you’ like a tailor made massacre.”
“Good suggestion. see that you organise it.”
“Already done sir.” Judson replied
Angelus continued to tap the blade in his hand. Quickly he spun around and threw it. The blade sailed across the room and struck spike in the forehead.”
Angelus winced
“I loose points for that don’t I. Bring him back please Will.”
Riley looked at Dawn with concern. Ever since she discovered that Giles has turned Becky into the slayer she has been on edge. There was a knock at the door. Leaving dawn he answered the door. Miss Rose stood in the doorway with a very sad looking Becky.
“Is there a problem Sally?” Riley asked
“Dawns daughter has been fighting with other students.” Miss Rose replied seriously
Riley looked confused
“That doesn’t sound like Becky.”
“Unfortunately Captain Finn I saw it myself. She tell me she was only playing but I saw her push another student forcefully into the wall.”
Dawn looks up at Riley with concern.
“I’m sure it was an accident.”
“Well, accident or not, I had to send the boy to the infirmary for three cracked ribs. I suggest that Becky stays away from class for a little while.”
Becky looked up at Riley with a sorry expression on her face. She walks in slowly and slumps onto the sofa.
“Thankyou Sally. I’ll take it from here.” Riley replied as he shuts the door. Riley and Dawn share and look then approach Becky.
“Honey,” Dawn asked carefully, “what happened in school today.”
“I didn’t mean to hurt him mom,” Becky replied, “Jimmy and I were just playing around . . . I only gave him a little push.”
Becky began to cry. Dawn hugged her daughter tightly
“It’s okay Becky he’s going to be fine.” Dawn replied sadly, “listen, sweetie, I have something to tell you.”
Dawn moved back from Becky. She strokes her cheeks and smiles.
“Do you remember what I told you about your aunt?” she continued
“Yeah. She was a slayer who fought the bad guys.” Becky replied
“That’s right,” Dawn replied.
Dawn hesitated. Riley put his hand on her shoulder for support. She smiled up at the soldier then looked back to her scared daughter.
“You know that funny feeling you had the other day . . . well . . . I think very special people chose you to be the slayer now.”
Becky looked confused at her mother. Dawn had this feeling of dread that she was going to have to tell Becky exactly what a slayer does.
“What do you mean mom?” Becky asked
Dawn sighed
“You have powers like a super hero,” she replied, “you are really strong and really fast. So you have to be careful around people, okay?”
Becky still looked like she didn’t understand clearly. Riley knelt down next to Dawn.
“You’re very special now Becky there’s only one of you now so you have to be careful and not tell anyone.” Riley said sweetly
Becky slowly nodded. She still had no idea what was going on.
“Can I go now?” Becky asked sadly
“’Course you can sweetie.” Dawn said as Becky hopped off the couch and sadly headed into her bedroom.
It was heart breaking for Dawn to see her so upset and not be able to help. She stood up and folded her arms tightly
“I hate this Riley, I hate this so much!” she said in an anxious tone.
Riley got back onto his feet and hugged Dawn tightly.
“I know, I know!” Riley said in a caring tone, “I just with Giles talked to us first before doing this.”
“I want it to stop,” Dawn cried, “I don’t want her to go fight monsters.”
“It’ll be okay, like I said, she’s a summers woman they’re all fighters.” Riley replied
Angelus stood out the front of the remains of the museum of natural history. In front of him stood a vampire based Wolfram and heart strike team of immense size. Next to Angelus Judson stood proudly admiring his handy work.
“Do they know where to go?” Angelus asked
“They have the location sir.” Judson replied, “Their orders are to capture the uber-slayer and kill any military personnel who stand in the way. They just need your word”
“Good job.”
Judson sighed excitedly
“It’s been an honour working for you sir.” Judson said
Angelus looked at the sharply dressed man curiously
“You’re leaving?” he asked
“The project has finished. My time is up.”
“Where are you going now?”
“The senior partners have reserved a special place for me in hell.” Judson replied, “I’m about to be killed by the vampires trying to break down the door to my office.”
“Oh, well, good luck with that.”
“Thank you sir.”
Judson shimmered out of existence. Angelus looked at his troops.
“You know your job. Get me the uber-slayer!” he ordered
Riley sat on the sofa and just held Dawn. The two most important women in his like and in pain and he couldn’t help either of them. This gave him a sense of worthlessness he hadn’t felt before. He looked down at Dawn. There was something he always wondered
“You never actually told me who Becky’s father is.”
“It’s hard to explain.” Dawn replied
“That’s what you keep saying Dawn. I just want to know am I ever going to meet the man who helped bring Becky into the world.”
Dawn shook her head slowly. She’d been trying to hold back on this story in years. Maybe it was time to tell someone else.
“I don’t know who Becky’s father is.” Dawn replied
“Pardon me?” Riley replied
Dawn looked at Riley sadly.
“I just woke up one morning and I was pregnant.”
“You’re kidding. There must have been someone around.”
“No there wasn’t,” dawn replied sadly, “I remember I was in San Francisco organising supply’s for the warehouse. I picked up a bottle of drink from the cooler. I backed out and the next thing I remember is waking up in my bed and I was pregnant.”
Riley looked horrified at this news.
“Do you think you were raped?” he asked
“I don’t know what happened Riley that’s what scared me the most.” Dawn replied.
“Wow, That’s . . . “
He wasn’t even sure how to finish that sentence. This was a massive blow to find out that some guy could have take advantage of Dawn while she was out cold.
In the garage the maintenance crews were working on the vehicles when suddenly the reinforced door exploded. The Wolfram and Heart strike team moved into the bay and picked up one of the mechanics.
“Where is the slayer?!” the vampire demanded
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” The mechanic replied terrified
The vampire snapped his neck and dropped him to the ground.
“Search the compound!” he ordered
Alarms sounded. Riley and Dawn jumped up off the sofa. There was a knock at their door. Lieutenant Pace stood seriously in the doorway
“What’s happening?” Riley asked in an official tone
“Vamps blew their way in. they’re packing some serious fire power.” Lieutenant Pace replied, “They said they were looking for something called ‘the slayer’ do you have any idea what they are talking about?”
“Mom?” Becky called out as she entered the living space
Riley looked back at Dawn and Becky. He had already lost one Summers girl he wasn’t willing to lose anymore.
“Get these two to the panic room,” Riley ordered, “then I want all men to create road-blocks wherever they can!”
“Yes sir.” Lieutenant Pace replied as he led Dawn and Becky down the hall.
Just before she rounded the corner dawn looks back at Riley. She stops and looks at him. Lieutenant Pace looks back
“C’mon Dawn we don’t have much time!” he yelled
“Take her!” Dawn yelled as she headed back to Riley,
“MOM!” Becky cried as Lieutenant Pace led her away.
Dawn rushed back to Riley.
“I told you to go with Pace.” Riley said
“No. They’re looking for a slayer lets give them one.” Dawn replied seriously
“This isn’t a game Dawn they want the slayer dead.”
“The you have to make sure that doesn’t happen.”
Riley looked at Dawn determination and rolled his eyes.
“Lets go.”
“Hey” Dawn said before they left
“What?”
Dawn smiled sweetly at the soldier
“I love you.” She replied
Riley smiled back. He strapped on his flak jacket
“Don’t say things you don’t mean Dawn. Let’s go.”
Lieutenant Pace led Becky in the direction of the Panic Room. For some reason it was a lot harder then usual. By the time they arrive he was practically dragging her.
“I need to find my mom!” Becky screamed
“She’s with the Captain. She’ll be okay.” Lieutenant Pace replied
“No! I need to find her!”
Becky pushed hard against Lieutenant Pace. The Lieutenant flew backwards and hit hard against the wall. Becky stared at him for a moment then ran off.
“Damn!” Lieutenant Pace said to himself as he held his stomach.
Dawn and Riley moved down the halls until they came to one of the roadblocks. The fighting was intense with tazer blasts everywhere. One of the vamps looks over to dawn
“The slayer!” he called out to the others
The vampires charge and over power the roadblock. Riley and the soldiers at this post fought as hard as they could but in the end the block fell. Becky ran down the hall. She hid in a passage close to the action. She watched as Riley fought fiercely to protect her mom. Suddenly one of the vamps moves behind him and twist his neck sharply. Riley drops to the ground and doesn’t move. Becky covers her mouth in shock. She starts to cry as she sees the vampires drag dawn into the garage.
Becky gets scared. She doesn’t know what to do? Looking around she notices an air vent. She walks tantivy into the hall and looks up. She jumps as high as she can breaking open the vent and climbed in. it took a bit of scurrying to get to the vent leading into the garage. She watched, as her mom was lead in front of the head of the strike force.
The vampire looked dawn up and down
“So you are the slayer.” He says
“That’s right wanna make something of it?” dawn replied
The vampire smiles
“Angelus is going to enjoy you,” he replied, “take her to him.”
Becky watched as the vampires started to drag her mother away. This was more then she could stand. Summoning up all the courage she could she burst out the air vent and landed on the ground. All turned to look at her. Dawn looked terrified
“Becky run.” Dawn yells
The vampire motions for the others to kill the child. They advance. Breathing in, Becky concentrated on what Lieutenant Pace had taught her. She let out with a flurry of attacks, which sent vampires flying left, and right after which she charged in and knocked the vampire holding Dawn back against the wall. The vampire looks up in surprise.
“What are you?” he asks
“I’m the slayer” Becky replied
The soldiers, lead Lieutenant Pace, burst in ready to save the day instead they find a large pile of unconscious vampires with one little girl standing in the centre
“What the hell?” Lieutenant pace asks
Dawn rushes up and hugs Becky
“I’m so proud of you.” She said
“Was I like Aunt Buffy?” Becky asked
Dawn smiled
“I think you were . . . “
A vampire snuck up behind dawn and bit into her neck. Dawn screamed as he started to drain her blood.
“NO!” Becky screamed as she ran around and threw the vampire down the Alley
Dawn dropped the ground. Blood poring from her neck quickly. Becky rushed up to her
“Mommy?” she cried
“You have to protect them Becky.” Dawn replied weakly, “You’re the only one who can. Find Giles and Xander they can help you.”
“No.” Becky cried as she hugged her mother
“Stay strong baby, remember that I love you.”
Dawn faded away. Becky hugged her tightly and cried desperately.
“The captain is dead.” Lieutenant Pace said seriously, “but we will not give up on his mission.”
Lieutenant Pace walked backwards and forwards in front of the surviving troops. He stared into each ones eye carefully.
“We have to make sure this colony survive! And we are going to make those vampire bastards pay for what they did to this little girl!”
Lieutenant Pace points a defiant finger at Becky who sat miserably in the corner of the room.
“For every one of our men that these freaks killed I want you to hurt them three times as much. Understand?”
“Yes sir!” the soldiers replied
“Dismissed.” He said as the soldiers left the room.
Lieutenant Pace walked over to Becky and knelt down to her eyeline.
“If there’s anything you need just ask me.” Lieutenant Pace said softly
Becky looked up at the soldier. She wasn’t crying tears of sadness anymore they were tears of rage.
“I want you to teach me how to fight like them,” she says pointing to the soldiers
Lieutenant Pace was about to ask if she was joking but the look in her eyes already answered that question.
“Alright but this isn’t going to be easy,” he replied, “I’m going to be working you hard. Do you understand?”
Becky nodded. Lieutenant Pace looked at her seriously
“Do you understand soldier!” he said forcefully
“Yes sir.” Becky replied
Lieutenant Pace trained Becky. After witnessing her abilities first hand he decide to push her harder then any other recruit he had ever trained. Becky took it in her stride. Whatever Lieutenant Pace thew at her she gave back twice as fierce. In time she learnt to shut down her emotions. She became hardened and straight down the line
that’s when the innocent girl died and the soldier was born
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