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Dinah Lance (i_crylikeabird) wrote in we_coexist,
@ 2011-02-05 12:19:00

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buffy summers, dinah lance

Vampire Alley (Open to Buffy)
Having retrieved a police scanner from the Clock Tower, Dinah spent the next day wiring it to her bike and adding various improvements. The motorcycle was nowhere near as great as the motorcycle she'd built by hand at home. Dinah thought longingly of that particular bike, which had taken years to finish, piece by piece, with her own hands. But all the same, this bike would do the trick and a new project to tinker with was a relief. It was also a nice distraction from putting together all the pieces of the City.

A Batman who didn't quite seem like the Batman from her specific time, people being pulled in from all realities and time periods and yet, not a single one of her teammates from any of her teams, a wizard and a green-skinned empathic demon, and a boy who could turn into a dragon and was really a spirit, changing streets... Her mind was almost constantly spinning as she tried to put together the puzzle that seemed to have ever changing pieces, but when her hands were busy with greasy motorcycle parts, everything else just faded away for the time.

After Dinah finished for the day, she washed up and then decided it was time to test drive her newly improved bike. She changed into her Black Canary outfit, just in case she was needed, and flipped on the police scanner before peeling out of the driveway.

The sun had set about an hour previously and the streets were bathed in the glow of manufactured city lighting. Dinah took a few spins around the City and wondered if she needed to leave a bread crumb trail to ensure she would find the Sherwood Florist again. Then again, since the streets liked to change-a bread crumb trail would most likely be fruitless anyway.

A scream ripped through the air, barely audible over the sound of her bike. Dinah maneuvered her way to the side of the street and parked, listening. The scream came again.

She pressed a button to activate the bike's security system, pocketed the key, and then took off in the direction of the scream.

She followed the sound down an alley and stopped, surveying the situation. Three men crowded around one girl who looked to be about 19 or 20. She was cornered against a wall, a terrified expression on her face.

"Hey," Dinah shouted. "When a lady says no, that means that you back off."

The three turned, and a grin worked its way onto Dinah's face. This she could handle. This was what she did.

The smile froze as she caught sight of distorted features, yellow eyes, and feral grins to reveal mouths full of teeth that couldn't be human.

All the same, Dinah didn't hesitate and threw herself into the fight.

"Get out of here," she instructed the girl as she flipped the first of the attackers who came at her. She whirled and kicked the second in the solar plexus.

After she was sure that the girl was gone and they were alone in the alley, Dinah let loose a canary cry that would have knocked out any normal human attacker.

The three men were knocked backwards, but the cry only stunned them momentarily. Dinah blinked as all three got back to their feet and descended again.

"Damnit," she muttered.

Dinah fell into a pattern, defending herself against attacks and doling out attacks of her own. Nothing seemed to do more than phase the men, for lack of a better word, for a few minutes. She couldn't keep this up all night she knew. Her limbs were starting to grow tired and her reflexes slowed as she faced the possibility that this was one fight she didn't know how to win.

One misplaced punch and one of the thugs grabbed her and something sharp pierced through her neck. Unbidden, a scream escaped from Dinah's lips as sharp pain coursed through her.

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i_crylikeabird
2011-02-09 03:59 am UTC (link)

Dinah was torn between the urge to laugh at the 'gang members on PCP' comment or the urge to just take it seriously. So it came out as a sort of wry smile.

"Not the repressing type," she agreed and accepted the offered hand. "I'm Dinah. Er, so if those were vampires..." she lifted the hand from her neck wound and gestured towards it, "will I become one?"

If she was doomed to become one of the creatures that she had just seen, then she might as well make sure Buffy agreed to stop her before she could hurt anyone.

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i_diedtwice
2011-02-09 04:10 am UTC (link)

"I don't think so. Most types of vampires they have to drink a lot more of your blood then you drink their blood. It's a whole lot of drinking grossness. Just drink a lot of water, take it easy tonight and you'll be okay."

Buffy was about to tuck her stake away when she noticed it was bloody. Must have been the last vampire to do it. She made a face and then tossed it over her shoulder. That was not anything she was interested in keeping.

"Wood stake to the heart, fire, sunlight or beheading will take care of 99.9 percent of your vampires in The City. Just be careful when you're out alone at night."

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i_crylikeabird
2011-02-09 04:16 am UTC (link)

Dinah let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. Not turning into a vampire was an extremely good thing. Up until just now, she wasn't sure if she'd truly appreciated her mortality this much.

"Stakes, sunlight, beheading. Got it," she said with a nod. "And thank you, Buffy. I've seen a lot of weird things, but I would have to say this," she gestured around the alley, "takes the cake. If you hadn't come along..." Dinah left the sentence hanging, since they both knew what would have happened if Buffy hadn't come along.

"Anything else I need to watch out for in the City?" she asked Buffy.

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i_diedtwice
2011-02-09 04:34 am UTC (link)

"Monsters, demons, gods, zombie apocalypse, randomly breaking into song and dance..." Buffy shrugged. "There's really nothing you can watch out for. It's all here. The best thing you can do is roll with it."

Buffy's eyebrows rose approvingly.

"But you taking on three vampires single handedly? That was really impressive. Most people wouldn't last that long. Your technique is flawless. It kept you alive."

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i_crylikeabird
2011-02-09 10:26 pm UTC (link)

Dinah mentally ticked off the list that Buffy rattled off, unblinking. She wasn't sure which sounded more disturbing-zombie apocalypse or randomly breaking out into dance, but she was sure of one thing-this place was even more different from home than she'd first imagined.

"Thank you," she said, in response to Buffy's compliment. "I've fought a lot of tough opponents, but I have to say it's not very often that I come across a fight that I have no idea how to finish. But it was nothing compared to what you can do-do you do this sort of thing often?"

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	i_diedtwice 2011-02-09 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	"It's kinda my job. My really dangerous, doesn't pay me anything job." Buffy shrugged. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	i_crylikeabird 2011-02-10 12:15 am UTC (link)
	"I know the feeling," Dinah said with a sigh. "Unless you're lucky enough to find the right backer, crime fighting doesn't pay either." She eyed the other woman's very stylish outfit that wouldn't have looked out of place at a night out on the town and nodded to herself. Nothing wrong with a girl who knew how to dress and protect the innocent at the same time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	i_diedtwice 2011-02-14 02:49 am UTC (link)
	"You going to make it home okay?" Buffy wasn't finished with her patrols, and the blonde next to her may have been a complete badass, but that didn't mean she wanted to leave her vulnerable. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	i_crylikeabird 2011-02-14 02:51 am UTC (link)
	Dinah nodded. "I'll be just fine. I have a first aid kit on my bike. Thank you again," she said. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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