Chapter 6
Antrosis smirked at Anton, as the minion tended to his wounded foot.
Despite the fact that the Sun had only burned Anton for a second, the burn
was a deep one.
"You know," Antrosis said. "There's a REASON we are called creatures of
the night." Antrosis slightly smiled.
"Shut up," Anton said with a growl. Antrosis grabbed Anton by the head.
"What?!" Fear now consumed Anton. "What did you say?"
"Uh, nothing. It just hurts." Antrosis let go of Anton's head with a
jerk.
"I feel I should tell you, I am the new master of the Sword of Darkness.
And I know how to use it. If I were you, I would not tick me off."
Antrosis disappeared. Anton clenched his fist, and snarled.
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Angel opened a door to an old, abandoned warehouse. He let everyone else
in, but did not enter.
"Well?" Darien asked, looking at him suspiciously.
"I can't enter unless I'm invited. Part of being a vampire."
"Come on in," Darien said.
Angel walked in.
"Thank you." Darien looked at Angel, still not trusting him. "Now,"
Angel began, "we need a plan. We gotta get Buffy out of there. Any
suggestions?"
"We could go in full force," Raye said.
"Too dangerous," Amy said.
"I agree," Angel said. "We need to be careful. We don't need to waste
energy fighting if we don't have to."
"Well," Mina said. "A few of us could go, and the rest stay here. After
all, the less in number, the less the chances of being seen."
"That's no good," Giles said. "I could stay, because I'm not that great
of a fighter. But the rest of you could go. If you are attacked, you're
gonna need all the help you can get."
"Well," Serena said. "We could go in full force, like Raye said. There's
only two of them."
"And we nearly got killed by ONE of them!" Lita said.
"We weren't prepared then," Darien said. "We had no idea what we were up
against."
"Well, I think I should tell you," Giles said. "If you DO plan on going
in all-out, there's a good chance that they have the Sword of Darkness."
"Uhh...what is that?" Darien asked.
"It's a powerful sword, forged in the fires of hell. It possesses all of
the dark magic on Earth and in hell. A single blow could tear you apart
atom by atom."
"I've seen it," Angel said.
"Yeah, I'll bet," Darien said. "Let me guess, you wielded it, and killed
an entire town?"
"No. I saw it pointed at me, ready to tear me apart, when my buddy hit
the sword's master from behind. When he was killed, the sword went back to
hell. Now, if you don't mind, I would like to get this party started."
"Where's your buddy?"
"He's around, somewhere. I think." Darien stared into Angel's eyes.
"Now, shall we go?"
"Yeah. Just hang on a second." Darien looked at Serena. "You sure you
wanna do this?" Serena nodded. "OK."
"Moon Crystal Power!"
"Mars Star Power!"
"Mercury Star Power!"
"Jupiter Star Power!"
"Venus Star Power!"
In a flash of brilliant light, all of the girls transformed into their
respective alter-egos. Darien transformed into Tuxedo Mask.
"Now we can go," Tuxedo Mask said.
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Buffy moved her head around, trying to keep from acquiring stiff-neck.
She opened her eyes. Her vision was blurred. Her stomach rumbled, as she
had not been fed anything since she was taken captive. She managed to make
out a shadow heading towards her. She squinted. The shadow started to
look like a recognizable figure. She saw...Angel?
"Angel...?"
"Shh.." The figure moved closer, and more appeared behind him. She could
not make any of the others out, as her vision was still a bit hazy. But
the lead figure was definitely recognizable. "Buffy...oh God, what have
they done to you?" Suddenly, a beam of pure darkness slammed into the
wall, right beside Buffy's head.
"Hold it right there," a sinister voice snarled. He stepped forward. It
was Antrosis. "I knew you all would come. Now, all I need to do is kill
you. I'll start with the one you came here to save. I don't know all of
your true identities, and quite frankly, I don't care. 'Cause I'm gonna
kill all of you, right after you watch Buffy die a slow, painful death."
He pointed the Sword of Darkness at Buffy. She closed her eyes.
Angel began running toward Antrosis, screaming. He tackled him, and the
Sword of Darkness fell to the ground. Angel and Antrosis were locked in
combat. It was clear to Tuxedo Mask that Angel was an ally. Xander and
Willow rushed to Buffy, and untied her. She fell forward, and they caught
her.
"Get her out of here, NOW!!" Angel yelled. Right after he said that, he
was thrown back, and slammed into a wall. Darien took out a rose, and
threw it at Antrosis. It hit him in the back. It only served to anger
him.
"That's it!" Antrosis turned around, and rushed toward Darien, hitting
him at full speed. Tuxedo Mask landed on his back. Sailor Mercury used
her Ice Storm Blast, and covered Antrosis with ice. He was unable to move.
"Quick, get the sword!" shouted Mars. But it was too late.
"I don't think so," Anton said. He had the Sword of Darkness. And he was
ready to use it.
To Be Continued...
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! I'll bet you wish I didn't leave off there, don't ya!
Well, this way, if you want to know what happened next, you've gotta check
back. Besides, a little mystery and suspense of waiting never killed any
one (though it is annoying :) )
I'm gonna give another disclaimer (can't be too careful). Sailor Moon does
not belong to me (sob), it belongs to Takeuchi Naoko, Toei Animation LTD.,
Dic (BOO! :) ), and probably several other companies that could sue the
living daylights out of me! To all of those companies, please don't sue.
I have about 5 cents, and besides, I get no profit from this at all.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Series is produced (and probably owned by)
Joss Whedon. Actually, so are the characters Xander, Willow, Giles, and
Angel. ANTROSIS, ANTON, LAURA PAYNE ARE ALL MINE!! Actually, Laura Payne
is a real life friend of mine (you know, that character that made a short
appearance early on, giving Sailor Moon's identity to Antrosis).
Finally, I want to thank the following people for encouragement and/or
being
a friend (by friend, I mean someone who I actually talk to, not just
communicate with via e-mail):
Gabino Lopez Sanchez, Laura Payne, Beth Ison, Eric Near, Derek Parsons,
Kenzie Cooper, Andrea Faulkner, Tiffany Mowery, Tiffany Gregory, Leigh-Ann
Gregory (no relation (I think)), Bethany Lambert, Elizabeth Pancake, Stacy
Hieronimus, J.D. Reed III, and last but not least, Ginger Lockwood.
Thanks, guys (and gals)!!!! You all have been really supportive, and I
thought I'd mention your names with a big THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! If I left any
names out, sorry, I'll do better next time.
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