Re: Fic: Missing Red5 /?

["bighotvirgo" <bighotvirgo@xxxxxxxxx>]

whew!  so glad everybody's safe now.  I really like this shadow 
dude.  not sure 'like' is the right word, but he's cool.
- In buffywantswillow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "frank_8281" <
frank_8281@y...> wrote:
> 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@y...   
>
>
>
>
>
>          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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