Fic: Missing Red5 /?

["frank_8281" <frank_8281@xxxxxxxxx>]

bhv is this fast enough? Thanks to everyone for their comments on 
this, my first attempt at a fic. And remember it's not over yet! B.

Author: Bob Head  Author: Bob Head  
Disclaimer: None of the characters below (Except for the Slayer's 
Shadow) belong to me. All the BtVS people belong to Joss Whedon, 
Mutant Enemy and 20th Century Fox. I'm just trying to have fun.
Rating: PG-13 for now
Feedback: Well, Yeah! frank_8281@xxxxxxxxx   






        Missing Red: Part 5


Willow's POV


"Hey! Stop that! Not my clothes!" Not enough they want to
kill me, 
they have to embarrass me too! Hey, they took the blindfold off. My 
eyes are all blurry so it didn't help much. What's that? I
take a 
step back. Then another. When I can finally see the entire big green 
thing in front of me I forget all about being naked. Goddess! He does 
look like a frog! Buffy, help!


Shadow's POV


Damn! The Slayers on the move. It's too soon, he hasn't
started the 
ritual yet. Then I get a look at her face. I don't even think she 
knows she's left the obscuring spell! I'm gonna have to take
a chance 
and stop her. I move forward and put my hand on her shoulder. I just 
hope she doesn't attack me. 



Buffy's POV


I feel a hand on my shoulder. I look up to see Shadow shaking his 
head. Damn! I'm almost out of the alcove! I step back into the 
shadows and watch as they finish securing Will. I think she
must've 
fainted when she saw the Demon. She looks limp as they move her. The 
Vamps move back from the altar and the two robed guys take positions 
at the head and foot. The Demon moves behind the altar and draws a 
huge knife from somewhere in it's robes. Setting the blade down
he 
takes a clay pot from one of the robed goons and dips a forefinger 
(fore claw?) into it and starts drawing symbols in what looks like 
blood on Willow's body. He's touching my Willow! I strain
forward and 
Shadow tightens his grip on my shoulder. Just start the damn chant 
already!

Shadow's POV


I feel a fine trembling in the Slayer. I hope A'racmos is almost
done 
with his prep work because she's about ready to snap. And if she 
does, we all die. 


Buffy's POV


I feel Shadow move beside me and I struggle to tear my eyes from 
Will. He's holding some sort of canister in his right hand and 
gesturing with his left to cover my eyes after he throws it. I'm
not 
sure why, but& oh, the Demon's starting to chant, finally!
Shadow 
pulls the pin on the canister and bounces it down the aisle then 
covers my eyes because I forgot to, then BANG! And a flash so bright 
I can almost see the bones in Shadow's fingers and he's
wearing 
gloves! 

We separate, he goes right and I go left. The Vamps are mostly 
disoriented and half-blind from the flash. I take out two before the 
third, flailing blindly, manages to knock my stake away. His bad 
luck, I have a backup. I draw the sword slung at my back and 
decapitate him. The backstroke takes an arm off and goes halfway 
through the chest of the fourth before destroying the heart and he 
dissolves into a pile of dust. Number five goes the same way as 
number three. And number six gets trisected! I glance towards Shadow 
in time to see him finish his last two by dismemberment with a double-
bladed axe that must weigh thirty pounds! 


"Are you done?" I ask.

"Right behind you."

"Then let's finish this!"


I'm seconds from getting my Willow back as we advance on the
altar. 
That, of course is when it all goes to Hell. The last two minions 
shed their robes to reveal themselves as heavily muscled seven foot 
snake-headed Demons!

"We do not have time for this!"

"Guess we'll have to make time." Says Shadow.

"Whoever gets done first kills the Damn frog-Demon!" I growl.

"Deal!"

We move almost as one as we attack the demons, I start with an 
underhand stroke that was supposed to disembowel mine but my blade 
just scraped off the thick scales on his belly, dammit! We fight for 
what seems like forever. In the background I can hear the chant 
building to a crescendo. I'm running out of time! Willow is
running 
out of time! Then I see it. Underneath it's jaw, there are no
scales! 
With strength and speed born of desperation I thrust upward and the 
blade goes straight through to its brain! It falls twitching as I 
scream.

"Shadow!" He sees the weakness and brings the axe up,
splitting the 
things head almost in two. My heart grows cold as I hear the chanting 
stop. I whirl and scream Willow's name as I lunge across the
altar I 
can't fail her! I won't!


Shadow's POV  


I hear the Slayer scream as my Demon falls to the floor. I look up in 
time to see her take the blade meant for Willow. I howl in anger and 
leap to kill A'racmos but before I can get to him Willow screams.
A 
wordless sound of pain and rage. Then all Hell breaks loose!


Willow's POV


I wake up to the sound of chanting. And a fight? My eyes widen in 
fear as I see the frog-Demon holding a big knife over my chest as he 
chants. I look to my right and I see someone I don't know and
Buffy 
fighting a pair of Demons. I draw breath to scream her name when the 
Demon falls with Buffy's sword in its throat. At almost the same
time 
the chanting stops. I look back towards the frog-Demon in time to see 
the knife coming down! Then a blonde blur comes between the blade and 
me and I feel an impact and see Buffy's pain wracked face inches
from 
my own!


"Willow?" She whispers. "I love you."

Then her eyes close and I scream!


Shadow's POV


I'm blasted back by near hurricane force winds that spring up
inside 
the chamber. A nearly blinding light comes from a suddenly standing 
Willow, her chains destroyed by her rage fueled power, She turns to 
face A'racmos, her eyes black as onyx.

"YOU HURT BUFFY!" She screams.

"NOW I'M GONNA HURT YOU!"
With that the light coming from the witch flared brighter and when it 
faded A'racmos was gone. Willow drops to her knees on the altar 
clutching the limp form of the Slayer to her and sobbing like her 
heart would break.


"Oh, Buffy please don't leave me. Please, don't go! Not
now!"


I move to stand before them, noticing a blackened spot on the floor. 
All that's left of A'racmos. 

"Willow?" She looks up at me with a blank expression. Tears
streaming 
down her face.

"Willow, you can still save her."

She cries in anguish. "How?! She's dying! Because of ME!"

"You can save her, heal her."

"I don't know HOW!"

"Willow, do you love her?"

"More, than anything." She's starting to settle down.
This is good.

"Then use that, let it guide your power. To repair the damage
done by 
the knife."

I move the Slayer to a more upright position and Willow whimpers when 
she sees the knife hilt.

"No, she's going to be all right Willow. You have to believe
that. 
Now when I pull this knife out there's going to be a lot of blood
but 
I need you to cover the wound with your hand and pour all that love 
into her and heal her. Can you do that Willow?"

"Yes." With that one word answer the expression on her face
changed 
to what the Slayerettes call her `Resolve Face'. When she
looked up 
her eyes had gone black and the power was building inside her again. 
She was ready.

I drew out the blade and her hand slapped over the wound. The wind 
sprang up again and the light flared but this time just around 
Willow's hand, feeding power into her love. Through the link I
share 
with the Slayer I can feel her healing ability kick into overdrive 
knitting muscle and lung tissue. Repairing blood vessels and skin 
cells, even replenishing the blood she lost from the wound.

"Enough Willow, you're done. She's healed."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure."
"Good." With that she passed out and almost fell off the
altar before 
I could catch her. I arranged them so they were lying next to each 
other the red head resting on the smaller blonde's  shoulder. As
the 
Slayer's unconsciousness transitioned to a normal sleep she
pulled 
the witch in closer to her. I picked up one of the Demons' robes
off 
the floor and covered them with it. Willow was going to be 
embarrassed enough when she woke up, no need to make it worse. I 
settled back against the altar to wait for the young lovers to wake 
up.


TBC&    










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