Buffy: The Awakening - Updated 22 April 2004

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Battle on the Docks:

The events that pass are an incredulous haze as Angel watches in the shadows, not giving up his position whatsoever. As Theo goes to shoot his toothpick rounds into the unsuspecting Vampires, one Vampire acts with a deadly grace as it angrily tosses Theo and his chair aside. Bewildered, Theo is tossed a whole three yards away, to the south of the commotion, from where he had come. The toothpick ammo rounds shoot off in a myriad of direction, and several of them fly into the shins of one of the attacking Vamps.

Ryu, in midswing, is noticed by the Vamp who threw the chair. The Vamp narrowly jumps out of the way, but does not entirely escape, as Ryu's swift blade slices into the creature, almost slicing through the bone of it's left arm.

Two of the four Vamps that had confronted Theo stand suddenly, appearing to be listening to something. With a growl they jump over to the cargo of the van, tearing through it in search of... one particular object. "You never said there'd be a confrontation! You know he'll be very, very displeased!" The only female Vampire hisses to the male that helps her with the search of the van.

The two Vamps in black leather attire that stand over Theo give a strange cackle before one breaks away to fight Ryu and the other stands menacingly over Theo.

"Ah, you thought you could beat us, did you? Poor fool. You do not even know what has descended upon your town. You will beg for death before the end!" The big, brutish male Vampire yells at Theo, before spitting on him with a vicious snarl.

From the other side of the van, you can hear a snarl as it sounds like something big (a body perhaps?) is tossed into the water, with a sick plop.

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The Docks:

Proceeding to take one step back, Ryu couldn't help but narrow his eyes. The old guy may be mental (from his perspective, anyway), but he didn't deserve to be ridiculed while he was down. "Haven't any of you people ever heard of the word 'honor'?" he questioned, swinging out for the Vamp who had approached him, again, with his right Wakizashi. This time not as intent on harming him, mainly for emphasis, but hey, if he kills two birds with one stone, it's still good.

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Calling Cordelia!

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Still Yet On the Docks:

Oww!

The Remington still gripped tightly in his hands, the Ranger sling keeping it attached despite his impromptu flying lesson (and poor landing), TR took the merest instant to reorient himself before deciding that the two van-Vamps were the biggest threat. He folded down the collapsible stock of the shotgun and used it to lever himself to his feet, as he stalled for time by responding to the black-clad Vampire's taunts.

"Talk's cheap... and so are you... The Arc de Terra, you mean? He can't have it!"

Risen only to a squat, the "old" man brought the Remington up, angling it to miss the young, pajama-clad Nihon-gin boy, and fired the toothpicks at the two Vamps by the van, while drawing the silver-loaded Glock and firing at the one nearest him with his injured left hand...

...Time to see if silver has any affect on these things!

He had to chuckle at pajama-boy's question, though... A Vampire, with honor? Now that was funny!

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Four Down... Three to Go on the Docks:

The Vampire by him turns to Theo, and growls. "We WILL have the Arc de Terra, whether you're dead or not." He glares at Theo before turning his head to see what the Vamps by the van are up to.

At that moment, a Vampire with enormous muscles and brawn steps out from behind the van. He seems old, and he's huge. He has blood smeared on his face, and he looks like an ancient predator in battle.

At that moment, while the Vamp that's attacking Theo turns to look, he takes the chance. He lifts up his shotgun barrel, firing rounds quickly at the Vampires rummaging through the van. The one on the left appears stunned as she suddenly turns to dust and ash. The one on the right is struck in the back of the neck and hisses in agony. It slumps down to the ground, trying to get the sharp wooden picks out of his skin, knowing he wouldn't heal unless the wood was out.

Angrily, the attacking Vamp goes to slice into Theo, when his Glock fires two silver rounds into the belly of the Vampire. It knocks him down to the ground.

Ryu is busy with verbal tactics, as he uses his weapon to attack the Vampire who's near him. He doesn't mean to kill him outright, but the blade cuts him neatly in the neck, catching him off guard and decapitating him as he also explodes into ash and dust.

The Vampire with the huge muscles has now made his way toward the back of the van, glaring at the two wounded vampires who lay on the floor in pain. "I have it. Let's go." he says harshly, as he makes his way to leave.

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Five Down, Two to Go, on the Docks?

Theo looks to see if the big brute is carrying anything, since he didn't see him take anything off the van, and the brute said that he had 'It'. Presumably, the Arc de Terra, although, if the brute had it, it must be very small, as TR can't see him carrying anything.

As Theo does so, he reholsters the apparently-useless Glock, and fires a toothpick flechette round at the heart of the downed vamp nearby. He activates the laser pointer, and checks to make sure what he has in the chamber as he aims at the departing brute's back...

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Still Yet More War on the Docks:

Ryu stared for a few seconds. It simply took a few seconds for Ryu to allow the happenings in front of him to sink in. Honestly, for some totally unknown reason, these people were turning to dust! Well, what he thought were people...

Seeing the disabled male trying to fight off the other Vamp, Ryu caught just a glimpse of the others running. Pfft!... He wasn't here to get into these messes, but sticking up for the 'weak' was something he did, so...

Breaking into another run, as the dust fell through the air, Ryu dashed for the laid down body of the Vamp which Theo had shot, springing off his feet slightly, performing a full spin, before attempting to jam both Wakizashi blades into the neck of it, hoping to take its head, if successful.


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When Buffys Attack!

Looking at the two pale teenagers with a horrified look on her face, Buffy stares at Willow, Oz, Xander and the other two teenagers standing by her outside.

"Ummm, yeah. Ok. Sure. I thought the whole 'goth' thing was soooo last summer, but here we have a revival of sorts."

She starts walking toward the two with a determined look on her face, and without turning around she yells back to the group. "You guys should scat, or at least go back into the school for a few minutes. This is personal."

When she gets close enough to the two pale strangers, she stops, placing her hands on her hips and raising an eyebrow.

"You didn't think that your lunch hour was NOW, did ya? Sorry to dissapoint, but you're, oh, nine hours too late for that." With that, she picks up the discarded picknick bench and tosses it at them, hurling it with all of her strength.

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Meanwhile, Back at the Docks:

At almost the same time, Ryu and Theo attack the downed vampire with a vengeance that borders on insanity. Ryu spins into the air with a neat tuck and roll, his blades slicing immediately into the Vampire's neck. It doesn't decapitate him fully, but the blood rushes out in a steady stream, and it pools in a red fury at Ryu's feet.

Theo shoots his round into the heart of the Vampire, the wooden round working well this time, in conjunction with Ryu's attacks. Immediately, the vampire screams, "Oh Hell, no!" And with a sad look on his face, he shatters into dust particles.

The remaining downed Vampire, at the rear of the van, sees this, and struggles to stand up immediately, despite the stabbling pains in his neck. He grabs hold of the bumper and lifts himself up, and while doing so a small tattoo is visable on his upper right arm. It looks like the Anima Sola tattoo (the woman in flames with her hands facing forwards), but no one can be certian from this distance. He scrambles up in a fury and follows the enormous Vampire. From behind the van another Vampire follows, and they take off running eastward.

Just as this happens, the Sunnydale police finally show up, in the form of two police cruisers, blaring their red and blue lights and sirens accordingly.

Two officers jump out, one from each car, and draw their guns almost immediately. "Freeze! Put your weapons where we can see them, and get on the ground, NOW!"

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Buffy's First Night at Sunnydale High:

As Buffy's command, the two unknown students scatter into the courtyard, and they take off running, as if for their lives. It seems like they've had a run-in with pale people before, and would not like to risk it again.

Buffy hurls the bench at the couple successfully, and it knocks them down with a whoosh as it lands squarely against their chests. The male growls with a surprised look in his eyes, and the female widens her eyes almost in fear. They fling the bench off of themselves and jump back up onto their feet.

The male stares uncertainly at the small blonde girl in front of him. "No, it's dinner, and because of that, you're on the menu." He hisses before charging her with a roundhouse kick that sends her flying back and onto the ground.

The female laughs, snickering to her boyfriend and then says, "Yeah, you thought you were hot, huh? Well, we'll just see about that!"

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