Becky rolled out the floor plan for colony 17 across the table. She stood up straight and looked out over the six vampires standing in front of her.
“This is how this is gonna work, “she explained, “By now Bryon would have doubled the security on every entrance and exit to the colony which means that it’s going to be impossible to get in from the front entrance.”
“If it has more security how are we going to get in?” one of the vamps asked
“Simple. We’re going in from the roof.”
Becky pointed to the floor plan. She looked at each of the vampires seriously.
“Not many people know this but there is a weak spot in the roof above the rec room. I was originally gonna be using it as an escape path but we’re using it as an entrance point. I want three teams with me on the roof the rest I want blocking the exits. Any questions?”
The vampires looked at the floor plan silently. Only one of them looked around confused.
“Yeah I have one,” he said in an annoyed tone, “why are we listening to this human instead of eating her?”
Becky glared at this Vampire as she stormed around the desk. Balling her fist she slammed him in the stomach. A wave of energy swept over the vamps body. Looking at the uber-slayer in shocked pain he exploded into dust. As the glove stopped glowing Becky dusted it clean. Vampire Willow wasn’t kidding when she said it would keep the troops inline. She looked at the remaining five.
“Any other questions?” she asked
The vamps looked at each other nervously. They shook their heads.
“Good. Get ready to go we leave for the colony in an hour.”
“Wait,” one of the other vamps asked, “Didn’t you tell those colony guys they had three days?”
“I did. Colony 17 has three days we’re attacking in an hour.”
“What are we going to do about her?” another vamp asked gesturing to Rebecca who was chained up by the wrists.
Becky looked over to her seriously. She slowly walked up to the Generation S slayer.
“She’s our leverage. They’re not going to fight if they know she’s still alive.”
“Bite me.” Rebecca exclaimed
“Don’t need to,” Becky replied, “got men anxious to do that for me.”
Rebecca noticed the five vampires flanking Becky. They all looked hungrily at her. Becky gestured to return to the table and the vampires complied. One of the vamps studied the plans closely.
“This roof looks pretty tough. How are we going to get through it?”
Becky reached into her pocket. She pulled out the business card from Wolfram and Heart and looked at it
“I’m calling in a favor from a friend.”
~ Offices of Wolfram and Heart, Los Angeles – 20 minutes later ~
Judson sat proudly as he watched the portal ripple and pulsate outside his window.
“Hello Judson.” Becky said from behind him
Judson stumbled and collapsed off his chair. He stood up anxiously and backed cautiously into the corner of the room.
“Becky?” he asked curious
Becky walked over and leaned on the edge of his desk. She turned the card over and over in her hand.
“This thing really does work like Angelus said,” she continued, “you owe me Judson.”
“Hey, if this is about leaving you in that cage in the Hyperon I was just doing my job. The senior partners . . .”
“I’m not talking about the cage.”
Judson looked her up and down. A wry smile crossed his face and he wandered calmly back to his desk.
“Alright,” Judson asked as he sat back down, “if it’s not the cage then what is it?”
“I’m about to solve your Angel problem.”
“Always new you were an up and comer Becky,” Judson replied happily, “What do you need from me?”
“Explosives. Can you help?”
“Depends.”
“On what?”
“On whether you want them to go bang or boom.”
Becky smiled evilly. This close to victory things seemed to be falling into place.
Back at colony 17 Shona entered the infirmary she looked at the empty bed worried.
“Hey doc where did Nighthawk go?”
Dr Reed walked out of his office and looked around the room.
“She was here a minute ago.” Dr. Reed replied, “She seemed angry about something.”
Shona turned and walked out of the room. She paced down the corridors until she found Nighthawk hobbling towards the exit. Shona walked up next to her.
“What the hell are you doing? You’re supposed to be in bed.”
“I’m gonna get Rebecca back.” Nighthawk replied determined
“Okay that’s just crazy talk you can hardly walk on that leg let alone fight, come on I’ll help you back to the infirmary.”
Shona tried to take Nighthawk’s arm. Nighthawk pulled herself free and continued on her way to the exit. Shona looked worried. As long as she has known Nighthawk she had never seen her this angry. She jogged over and blocked Nighthawk’s path. Nighthawk glared at her.
“Out of my way Shona.” Nighthawk snapped
“No. Not until you start usin’ you head.” Shona replied
“Out of the way or I’ll move you myself!”
“You’re not going last five minutes out there on your own.”
“At lest I’m, like, trying to get Rebecca away from that psycho.”
Nighthawk tried to move past Shona but she continued to block her path.
“What’s wrong? I want to help but I can’t if you don’t tell me.”
“I need her!” Nighthawk snapped back.
Nighthawk leaned against the wall and slid down onto the ground. She dropped her head into her hands. Shona knelt down next to her as Nighthawk looked over to her.
“I can’t do this job Shona,” she explained, “I-I’m scared all the time. I don’t want to die. Rebecca . . . Rebecca was the one who talked to me about this stuff. What am I supposed to do?”
“What are you supposed to do?” Shona replied, “what about me? Did you ever stop and realize that it’s you who keeps me going.”
Nighthawk looked at her curiously
“What?” she asked
Shona smiled and put a caring hand on her shoulder.
“Hey, you may be a weird-ass but you keep my head on straight girl.” Shona replied, “if I didn’t have you around to annoy me I would have lost my mind a while ago.”
“Wow,” Nighthawk replied in surprised, “that’s so sweet . . . in an insulting way.”
Shona smiled.
“Come on I’ll take you back to the infirmary.”
Shona helped Nighthawk back onto her feet. She leaned heavily against Shona as she helped her down the hall.
“Hey maybe you’ll start wearing a mask to.” Nighthawk commented
“We had a moment here Nighthawk don’t push It.” Shona replied
Angel sat seriously in the mess hall. Buffy sat next to him.
“We will get her back.” Buffy said reassuringly
Angel leaned his head back stressfully.
“God I am so sick of hearing that,” he snapped, “This is all my fault.”
“How? If you had made a move on Becky she would have shot Rebecca without hesitation.”
“Not that. I should have never agreed to join Wolfram and Heart. If I had never taken that deal Rebecca would be safe and this dimension would have never existed.”
“Neither would have Rebecca,” Buffy commented, ”It was because you joined Wolfram and Heart that she had a chance to live.”
“So what I’m supposed to be grateful.”
“I’m not saying that. What I am telling you is that, out of all this tragedy, Rebecca was a miracle.”
Angel turned and smiled at Buffy. After all this time there was still that spark between them. Buffy lightly held his hand. What ever is thrown at them they know that they can deal with it and that, in the end, everything will be okay
Frag twisted the final bolt into place. He lifted his goggles and stared down at his creation.
“So are you sure these changes are gonna work?” he asked
“Uh huh,” Goddess willow replied, “The energy used in the invulnerability spell is like any other energy wave. We just needed to find the opposite frequency to cancel it out.”
“Cool,” Frag said lifting the modified tazer rifle, “Can’t wait to blast a few vamps with this thing. Hey maybe we should test it on Angel, You know, see if it works.”
“That’s not a good idea Frag. I don’t think he’ll like the idea of busting into flame.”
“Oh, right.”
Byron stepped into the tech room.
“Are they ready?” he asked seriously
“Yep. Just finished MacGyvering up the last one now.” Frag replied
“Good. Get them out to the teams I want them ready to go at a moments notice.”
Frag nodded. He lifted the first crate and rushed out of the room. Goddess Willow walked up next to him
“Think she gonna attack sooner huh?” she asked
“I want to be on my toes. This is Becky we’re talking about and she knows this base better then I do. There is no telling what her plan is going to be.”
Becky and the two hundred strong Vampire force behind her strode confidently into the decimated lobby of the government building above Colony 17. She knew perfectly well that, by now, Frag would be busy preparing for the invasion so he wouldn’t be keeping a strong eye on the proximity alarms. They paced their way through the offices and down a few corridors until they reached the conference room at the back. Effortlessly she flung the huge conference table aside and moved to the center of the room. Gesturing for her tool one of the vampires handed her a sledgehammer. She pounded at the ground using her full uber-slayer strength until the cracks became wide enough for her to reach into. She ripped the floor apart like it was made of cardboard exposing the heavy metal ceiling of the bunker. Once enough of the roof was revealed she looked to the crowed of vampires.
“Ready?” she asked them commandingly
The vamps nodded and prepared themselves. From out of the middle of the group four vampires walked forward carrying a crate bearing the label “Wolfram and Heart”. Ripping open the lid beck carefully lifted out the high explosive and placed it on colony 17 roof. She set the detonator and ordered everybody to move back. Originally Becky ‘bang’ option just to get into the colony but Judson made a convincing argument to go for the ‘boom’. They hid themselves securely and waited.
Frag was on his way back to the tech room when he heard a strange ‘clunk’ sound coming from the rec room. He wandered in and investigated but nothing in there was the source. A moment later he heard it again coming from the ceiling. A low ticking sound followed this that he didn’t recognize. It took him a few moments to figure out exactly what it sounded like. He opened his eyes in a panic and made a dash for the door.
“Holy fu . . . “ he exclaimed just at the ceiling exploded.
The fireball streamed out of the rec room and snaked it way down the halls. Buffy and Angel felt the low rumbling in the mess hall. Angel stood up and looked out the doorway to investigate. Seeing the advancing fireball he ran back inside and hurdled over a table gripping onto one of its corners causing it to topple onto its side. Since this table was located in the corner of the room it became the perfect heat shield when the wall of fire entered the room. Buffy and Angel huddled together as fire engulfed everything then just as suddenly as it had arrived it vanished.
“What the hell was that?” Buffy asked
“I don’t know but I think I know who’s responsible.”
Becky dropped loudly into the rec room. Holding her gun tightly in her hand she was soon joined but the vampire army. Like the fire the vampires swept through the halls of the unprepared colony.
Having no time to escape the place became a bloodbath of feeding and violence. Byron watched the carnage on Frags computer.
“God damn it Becky!” he yelled at the screen as he picked up a tazer rifle.
Goddess Willow watched the screen angrily. There was no other option Becky had to be stopped now by any means.
Shona Helped Nighthawk into the mess hall. She sat her down on the nearest seat and joined Buffy and Angel.
“This would be where I’d ask what was going on but I think we all know who did it,” she said.
“Yeah,” Buffy replied seriously, “How are you two?”
“Fine, infirmary’s total, had barely enough time to get Nighthawk out.”
“Can you fight?”
“I can, Nighthawk can’t. Those blasts knock her leg around. She can barely stand.”
“You take Nighthawk Buffy.” Angel said seriously, “I’ll deal with Becky.”
“Wait. We should do this together.” Buffy replied
Angel smiled at her.
“I can’t be killed remember?”
“Yeah but for how long. Things have gotten pretty whacko around here.”
“Just get Nighthawk to safety.”
Angel walked out of the room heroically before Buffy could argue. Shona joined him as he headed for the hotspot.
“I’m comin’ with you.” Shona ordered
“No your not.” Angel replied.
Shona walked in front of Angel and blocked his path. She folded her arms and glared at him.
“No?” she exclaimed, “that girl kidnapped my best friend and tried to kill my other friend. I aint gonna just sit around when I can be pounding the smug expression of that bitches face.”
Angel was about to reply but Shona determined look changed his mind.
“Alright but stay close.”
Tazer blasts filled the air as the two opposing sides clashed. Both vampire and human fell in numbers at the battle heated up. Out of the middle of the vampire crowd Becky jumped out and snapped the neck of the first colonist. Kicking the tazer rifle into her hand she shot another three before continuing down the hall. About midway in the colony Becky ran into Angel a Shona.
The tension on both sides was high as they faced off against each other.
“This is what you call three days Becky?” Angel asked, “Think you need to update you calendars.”
“Tough talk from a guy without a leg to stand on.” Becky replied
“What makes you think I’m not going to rip your head off?”
Becky smiled evilly. She gestured for the first incentive to be brought forward.
“Two good reason . . . “ Becky said
Rebecca, bound and gagged, was thrown roughly onto the ground.
“ . . . You’re not gonna touch me while I still have her and this.”
From her jacket pocket she pulled out the Star of Asgeroth and swung it in front of them.
“I know you well enough to know that you cant save both of them Angel you could save one though. So what will it be the apocalypse or your daughter?”
Angel stood still. He looked deeply into Rebecca’s defiant eyes, which literally screamed to go for Becky and the Star. As much as that is the right option he just couldn’t do it. Becky put the star back in her pocket and looked seriously at Angel.
“That’s what I though.”
She nodded to the vamps behind her.
They rushed at Angel and Shona.
Byron and Goddess Willow worked their way down the charred halls of the colony. Byron could barely stand the smell of the cooked bodies of those poor colonists who didn’t make it to cover. They rounded the corner and noticed the brawl between Angel, Shona and the vamps. Byron was about to fire when Goddess Willow motioned him to stop. She stepped in front of him and raised her hands. He felt a strong wind gather around her as energy swelled. In a sharp motion the energy shot out striking the vampire horde. They screamed in pain as they individually exploded into dust. Shona and Angel dropped to the ground exhausted.
“Thank god for you.” Shona said tiredly
“Where’s Becky?” Byron asked
“She skipped out during the battle,” he replied looking seriously into Byron’s eyes, “She has Rebecca with her.”
“I’ll try and make sure she’s safe.” Byron said as he moved down the corridor
“Where are you going?” Goddess Willow asked
“The only place she’ll be.” Byron replied
Becky typed a few commands into the main computer in the tech room. Only a hand full of people knew about the self-distrust frag installed and for a very good reason there was enough explosives to take out the entire building. Just before she hit the execute button she heard the charge of Byron’s tazer rifle.
“That’s far enough Becky.” He said angrily
Becky turned slowly and glared at him.
“You’ve always supported me before Byron why stop now?”
“Before you only had the colony’s best interest in mind. Now you’re just doing this to make yourself feel better. You lost the human factor in all of this.”
“That’s cause I’m not human.” Beck replied, “I’m better then that. I’m a god and I’m about to pass my judgment on your species.”
Byron stepped in a little closer as Becky made a move for the execute button.
“You think your faster then me?”
“No just saner. If you were having a tough time Becky why didn’t you come see me?”
“That’s sweet Byron but I think your worrying about the wrong Becky.”
Becky gestured to Rebecca who was lying on the floor next to him. Just as Byron took his eyes off her she hit the execute button and punched him across the jaw.
“Have a nice death Byron.” She exclaimed
Becky picked up Rebecca and left the room.
Becky dropped Rebecca in an empty supply room. She knelt down next to her while pulling out the star of Asgeroth. She tossed it next to her and smiled
“ Don’t think I’m going to be needing this anymore,” she told her double, “Figure if you want it so bad you can have it back since you’re gonna be dead in a couple of minutes. See when the bombs go off this room is going to heat up pretty quickly to the point not even a slayer could survive.”
Becky stood up and walked to the door. She turned to take one last look at her double.
“When you get to heaven say hi to mom for me would you.” she said just before leaving and sealing the heavy door behind her.
A few meters away from the building there was a bright flash of white light. Willow dropped to the ground exhausted after transporting as many survivors out of the colony as she could before the self-destruct detonated. They all check themselves for injuries.
“Aright we need to put as much distance between us and the building.” Byron ordered.
As the colonists get ready to move Byron moved over to Buffy.
“You think you and the other slayers can help with the injured?”
“Nighthawks still down but Shona and I are still capable. I’ll talk to Angel as well.” she replied
“Great, head north there’s another colony . . .”
“Where’s Rebecca?” Shona asked after doing a head count.
The slayers and angel look around desperately but there is no sign of her.
“She must be still inside,” Buffy exclaimed, “Can you get us back in Willow?”
Willow looked up sadly from the ground.
“Sorry Buffy that last jump took a lot out of me.” she replied
“There must be some way to get back in before . . .”
The ground shook as a huge fireball came from the center of the colony. They all watched in horror as the building imploded onto it’s self.
“REBECCA!” Buffy screamed
“Think she must be deep cooking by now.” Becky said walking through the crowd.
Angel growled and charged for her. He stopped abruptly as the group was surrounded by a large group of vampires. Becky slowly turned to face them.
“So this marks the end of the mighty Angel and his team,” she 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.
Rebecca struggled desperately to get out of her bindings. The room shook as bombs exploded and the temperature in the room began to rapidly rise. After a few moments her binding gave way in the heat and Rebecca freed herself. She got back onto her feet and tried to find anyway she could escape. Becky chose this room for a reason and this became clear to her when she realized the room was sealed tight. She bent down and picked up the star of Asgeroth. By now the rooms heat was becoming unbearable.
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 . . .
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