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buffy summers; slayer, the (goingtowin) wrote in wariscoming,
@ 2010-03-19 00:41:00

Entry tags:

buffy summers, faith lehane, kendra, vi, xander harris

Who: Buffy & Open to: Xander, Vi, Faith and Kendra if they want
What: Hunting vampires
When: Shortly after her post
Where: Around the city, probably starting with typical vampire crypts from home
Rating: TBD
Status: Incomplete

She'd just about had her fill of having to deal with civilians, enough was enough. People who didn't understand the supernatural and, even when she warned them, pretty much ignored her. She was a Slayer, not a babysitter. She ran an army, not a complex full of people who wouldn't take orders. Buffy was on the edge of creating a military team, and then passing the 'leader' roll off onto someone more capable of handling the crap she just wanted to punch in the face.

Punching in the face would be a good idea. Between Dru and Glory, the city was in serious trouble. She still had no idea how she was going to deal with Glory, but Dru was just a matter of being able to find her. She'd run, of course, they'd have to track her down, and given the size of the city, that could take awhile. But they had to do something.

After grabbing her favorite stake, some knives, and holy water, she checked to make sure her cross was around her neck and headed down the stairs. She'd met the other three by the door, and they'd set out. It would be easier to break up, but she wasn't entirely sure it was the best idea. They'd cover more ground, but with the threat of hypnosis, they needed to be able to watch each others backs.

So they'd just have to move quickly. A scowl set on the blonde slayers face, she was really hoping they found at least some kind of threat.

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xander_shaped
2010-03-19 07:09 am UTC (link)

Xander wasn't kidding when he said that he wanted in on the action. It was one thing having Glory drop into the place out of nowhere. She was strong. Powerful. Kinda crazy and even more so impossible to take on. It was kinda different with Drusilla. At least with her, Xander knew what to do when it came down to defending himself. Sure, she'd probably be able to deliver him a good old fashioned ass kicking anyway, but at least he knew that a splash of holy water to her face would be an effective move. That and the fact that the idea of her having killed all those innocent kids infuriated him beyond reason had Xander storming out of his apartment with a crossbow in one hand, a cross in the other, and a bottle of holy water tucked away in his pocket that he was more than ready to use on the first pale faced, fang ridden monster he crossed paths with. It was a lucky thing he had that crossbow on his person too - after all, it had only taken him ages to get his hands on one after he'd arrived. Now that he actually had one, it was like the perfect time to use it had come storming in. Kinda ironic, really.

Meeting the gang at the front entrance, Xander eagerly followed them out for the search. Or hunt. They called it a hunt around here, didn't they? Hunting. Weird. Crossbow swinging loosely at his side, Xander glanced over at the others quietly before he focused on Buffy and moved around to her side. He felt the most comfortable there. "First Glory, then Drusilla - is there someone out there sending a special invite out to all the evil skanks we've fought in the past or what? I'm thinking it must be some kinda flyer. Have you been evil? Do you want to kill people? Are you very, very annoying? Great! Come on down to Lawrence, Kansas - alternate universe style - and cause some mayhem. Don't worry, we promise it'll be a pre-apocalyptic blast!" He rolled his eyes, then looked ahead, squinting slightly to see into the dark. "If I didn't hate this place before, I'm putting my fist down and declaring double the dislike right now."

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slayervi
2010-03-19 11:53 am UTC (link)

An orphanage. Even though she had only seen the details in print, her imagination dragged her unwillingly into mental images of the destruction. It was horrible when one child was involved; so many was unfathomable. And it seemed like all signs were pointing towards their not-so-favorite transplant from their own world. So when she'd seen Buffy's post, Vi had no hesitation in responding she would be there and went to collect her weapons.

She'd arrived with a couple of stakes, her favorite knife, and a cross. That would work for this slaying trip. After doing a last run down to make sure she had everything, she headed downstairs to meet with the others. Only two days in and already they were teaming up again to face threats, one that happened to be one of the bigger bads in monster gossip circles. Crazy to boot.

Downstairs, she headed over to the door to join up with the rest. Where at one time, a trip like this would have scared her senseless, she was ready to hit the streets and chase up something to stake. When Xander began talking, she remembered something else she missed from the Sunnydale days: his unique summaries on the situation they were about to face. Because big bads showing up to tangle while some demon was trying to start an apocalypse was pretty accurate.

"Cross-dimensional e-mailing," she said quietly. "Hopefully we'll be able to make it one less to deal with tonight."

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nottheonlyfreak
2010-03-19 04:16 pm UTC (link)

The thought that she might not be ready to go head to head with Drusilla only passed through Kendra's thoughts to serve as an irritant rather than a hindrance. She would certainly like to come out alive after this encounter, if they found her; however, what Kendra wanted more than that was for Drusilla not to. If she died, she died. It was now as it was before, being in another world didn't change that. Trying to "fit in" had yet to-though she was starting to wonder if it ever would. How long she lived didn't really matter so long as while she lived, she did her duty and she did it well. Doing it well meant that Drusilla didn't get to live another moment to massacre innocent people.

The thought that she wouldn't have to go head to head to her this time, that she wouldn't be alone this time didn't fully hit her until her hand hit her apartment door. It was an entirely new concept and one she pushed to the side because there were other things to concentrate on. Like, for how, how she'd finally get to use the new stakes she'd made since arriving here. Particularly the one that was a replica of Mr. Pointy; better, yet not.

She quietly arrived at the tail-end of what a red-headed female was saying. She didn't know who she was but had seen her commenting to Buffy's message. Which led her to conclude that this was Vi, the new arrival and one of the slayers awoken because of Willow's spell. A concept that was interesting, annoying, and so many other things all into one. The fact that she'd never would have gotten to know about the other female let alone meet her if not for this strange place. Just topped it all off. And to think that she'd thought her experiances in Sunnydale had been wiggy.

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goingtowin
2010-03-19 11:04 pm UTC (link)

The scowl that was planted on her face cracked ever so slightly at Xander's explanation of the multi big-bads arriving in the city. "At least it isn't Darla and Angelus too." she pointed out. It could have been a lot worse. The last thing they needed was all four of them here, where they then might try to remove Spike's soul and then they'd be in all sorts of trouble. Besides, she'd had her fill of Angel without a soul. "I makes sense though." she added, eyes scanning the street infront of her. "I mean there's how many of us now? Close to ten for team good guy from our world if not more? At least it isn't ten from team evil as well."

At least, it would be ten if she could count Faith and Pike. "Also, Faith might be joining us so keep an eye out."

Kendra, was being silent. There was a boy here, and she didn't really do socializing, did she. "Vi, this is Kendra." she said, introducing the other two Slayers. "She was the Slayer called after I died. Kendra, this is Violet, one of the Slayers called after Willow did her thing." she had told Kendra that story, right? Yes. "And everyone knows Xander." she said with a slight smirk to herself as she touched Xander on the arm briefly.

Buffy wasn't sure what she should be looking for, so she wasn't going to pretend to. "It's a big city, we won't get it all covered tonight. I'm thinking we should start with areas that she would go to at home. Crypts, graveyards, anything dark and lurky. Keep in mind that there's a real possible threat that Drusilla will try and get in with Lilith. She's just the kind of demon Drusilla would probably want to have blood-bath tea parties with."

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xander_shaped
2010-03-21 04:47 am UTC (link)

Xander bit back his amusement at the expected silence on Kendra's part. The poor girl really did need to learn how to get a grip on herself whenever she was around a guy. Sure, he could see why she'd have trouble - after all, he was him (okay, okay, that mental statement only came across in jest) - but eventually the two of them were gonna have to start having conversations. You know, fluent conversations. The kind that didn't end with her stuttering or him deciding to abruptly find something else to distract himself with out of pity on her part. Of course, the lack of discussion from Kendra might well have been because of something else entirely. Maybe she was lost in thought; maybe she was trying to get herself into the groove of the hunt. Whatever it was, he still found that the silence that hung in the air wasn't all that unusual. Not for her. So he focused on the other women in the group, feeling somewhat more comfortable knowing that he was wedged in between three different Slayers. Drusilla was tough, but could she really take all four of them on at once?

"Blood-bath tea parties, huh?" Xander focused on the ground that they tread upon, wincing slightly. "What happened to the good old days when it was just dump a body here, kill a person there, climb outta the grave, do something stupid, badabing - badaboom, you're dust?" He shook his head, almost pitifully. Those were the good old days. Now they had two - well, three, he supposed - ultimate baddies on their asses at once and it was, he had to admit, a little overwhelming. But that was why they were out here, wasn't it? They were dealing. It was what they did. The old Scooby gang. Plus...Vi. And Kendra. Minus most of the Scoobs. Okay, so maybe it wasn't the old Scooby gang. It was just...gang. Of new and old Scoobs. That didn't sound as catchy, did it?

"I don't want them getting within ten miles of each other, Buff," Xander admitted, shaking his head in annoyance, "the last thing we need is for those two to become best pals. We've already got it bad enough as is."

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slayervi
2010-03-21 04:14 pm UTC (link)

Kendra. Faith's predecessor. Vi shifted the stake to her other hand and held her hand out to Kendra. "It's nice to meet you," she said, managing a polite smile to go along with the sentiment. It was nice to meet a fellow Slayer but with the sobering situation, the greeting lacked some of her usual upbeat attitude. Between the four of them, and Faith, if they did come across Drusilla, it was an advantage to their side. Wasn't it?

"The crazy ones show up. Then they have to do things their way and it becomes a bad day." What was scarier about the scenario was when Buffy mentioned Drusilla joining up wih Lilith. The psycho vampire was bad enough on her own but joining forces with the demon that was trying to set Lucifer loose was a higher level of bad.

Vi rubbed her arm, feeling a few goosebumps rising at the thought of what those two could do together.

"Are we all staying together?" she asked, looking at the other three. "Strength in numbers?"

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slayersocialwrk
2010-03-20 01:52 am UTC (link)

Faith studied the phone Pike had bought for her, staring at it for a long moment. She was surprised at the invite from Buffy, but she could get it. There was a vamp-one of the worst, if she believed the stories that B and Xander and the others had told her back in Sunnydale were true. After getting the location from B, she gathered up a few stakes and sent a message to Pike. Lastly, she picked up the dagger she'd bought, studying it for a moment. Her memory flashed, remembering the girl in the alley, and the blood. She brutally shoved the memories-or lack thereof-aside, slipping the knife inside her leather jacket.

Less than a minute later, she was out of the room and heading down the street, using the little map thing he'd taught her to use that came in the phone to get directions on how to find B and the others. It took only about ten minutes-she was moving fast-when she neared the cemetery B had mentioned.

She slowed down as she eyed the headstones, and since she didn't see the other Slayers yet, she slipped in between them, searching for any crypts that might be open. Who knew, maybe she'd find something that might be able to help...which, ya know, would at least keep B from trying to kill her right away.

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