Re: Fic: Missing Red5 /?

["tracy hix" <THIX@xxxxxxxxxx>]

well done bob  .....that was awesome ,,,,,more please :)
t.

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From: "frank_8281" <frank_8281@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 6:48 AM
Subject: Fic: Missing Red5 /?


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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Buffy:  "I kinda love you."
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