Graduation Day: Backup Part 2 by Ben: The Vampire Hunter Feedback! Please! b_church@yahoo.com Daemon, Travis/Dragonboy, Bobby, Joe, Micky, and the Drama Club are my creation. Everyone else belongs to Joss. Bobby pulled himself up onto the truck, letting his skateboard fall behind. He'd pick it up on his way back. He unclipped his grappling hook from the side of the vehicle, and crouched by Faith. He sighed. He'd liked her. He really had. But now it was too late. He felt for a pulse. She was alive, but not for much longer if she didn't get any help. "Course, that's not exactly what Buffy had in mind." he muttered. Carefully, he lifted her in his arms, and jumped from the truck. He hit the ground running, easily keeping his balance. He'd gone two blocks when his path was blocked by a few Vampires. "I don't have time for this." he said. "Go away." "Sorry," He turned and found that they'd surrounded him. "The boss man wants her." Bobby analyzed the situation. The last time he'd been surrounded by this many Vamps he'd won. But then, that time Faith and he had been on the same side. That and she'd been conscious. "I can always follow them and take her back later." he reasoned. "Fine." he said. "She's all yours." Joe hung up the phone with a sigh. He'd gotten hold of both the Drama Club alumni, and the current members, and told them that the Mayor was planning a massacer during graduation. He'd advised the alumni to stay away, but if they had to come, to bring some manner of weapon. He'd also tried to convince the graduating seniors to skip the ceremony. But they'd told him that if they did, they wouldn't get their diplomas. So he gave them the same warning he'd given the alumni. "Only thing to do now," he thought, is wait. "Wow," Bobby thought, watching from the hall, minus his Hunter uniform. "This guy really looks like he cares for her. That's kind of, unusual for evil isn't it?" He'd followed the vamps to the hospital, where the Mayor checked her in. He watched for a moment, then strode to the next room, where Buffy had been brought in by her boyfriend a moment ago. "Lot goes on in this town in a short amount of time." he said. "Tell me about it." Angel agreed. "So you're some kind of Male Slayer?" "Some kind." Bobby agreed. "I've got the strength and resiliancy, but I've also got increased reflexes, speed and agility. I might be a bit stronger than her and Faith too, but I've never tested it. But I don't have the mark. So we don't know what I am." He looked sidelong at Angel. "So you're the guy that has a revolving door for his soul?" "Pretty much." Travis and Daemon entered the library, and saw two kids, a girl and a boy, and what must have been the librarian studying anchient texts. "Um," Travis said. "Hi, is Buffy Summer around?" The boy snickered. "That's getting to be a familiar phrase tonight." Angel had gone to call the library, Bobby, to answer the call of nature. They both returned at the same time, to see the Mayor trying to suffocate Buffy. Angel, his superior affection for Buffy lending him speed, got there first. He threw the mayor across the room. Bobby watched, with a bit of interest, a bit of apprehension as the exchange went on. When Xander, Cordy, Giles, Travis and Daemon arrived, Angel and Bobby went to meet them. Angel's eyes immediately went to Daemon, there was something about him. Something that set his demon on edge. Then he realized. He was getting the same sort of vibes from this boy, as he got from Wistler. "The shades to hide your eyes?" he asked. "Good guess." Angel explained what had happened, and then, after absorbing a few veiled, and a few unvieled remonstrations, left. "Don't judge him too harshly guys." Bobby said. "From the look on Buffy's face before we separated, I'd say she wouldn't have left the choice up to him." Joe was the first person Oz told. He was surprised to find that the alumnus had already done what he was about to ask him to do. To inform the Drama Club about what was going to happen. He quickly explained the rest of the plan. "And it looks like, there's not going to be an actual ritual." he said. "I think it'll just automatically happen when the eclipse comes." "Oh," Joe said. "Well I'll throw dirt on him anyway." "Why?" Oz asked. "Because I'm an angry youth." Daemon and Travis had taken up positions on the balconys, waiting for their moment to strike. They were to help distract the Mayor, and kill him if they could. Bobby was with Angel, gathering an army of parents. He was to help make sure that the kids got away. By taking out Vamps. Joe stood ready to help defend. The eclipse came, and the mayor began to change, slowly at first, then faster and faster. He seemed distressed when Joe's mud ball smacked him in the face, but then his face lost the ability to change expression. "That's our cue!" Travis yelled, and erupted into his hybrid form. Letting his Dragon blood fuel him with rage. His wings carried him to the huge serpent, even as Daemon leaped for him as well. The monster screamed as Daemon shot bolt after bolt of dark magical energy into it's head. Then Dragonboy's claws bit into it's hide, and his fiery breath seared it. It was in pain, enormous pain, but it was strong. "Not what you expected Mother fu-oof!" With a swipe of it's tail, it swatted Daemon out of the sky. He landed hard, grunting with the impact. The tail had hurt him, being magical, but not the ground. Dragonboy held on, but then the former mayor twisted it's head, and lunged for him. "Uh oh!" Travis barely dodged, taking huge chunks out of the beast as he did so. Meanwhile, Joe ran with the others. It was Buffy's show now. He'd been in the forefront, helping to clear the way. Then, when most had gotten clear, he helped any stragglers. He'd wished he'd seen the looks on the Vampires' faces when the army of angry parents, and alumni cut off their retreat. Bobby took out Vamp after Vamp, glorying in the shocked expression they'd gotten on their faces when they met an armed and ready to fight crowd, instead of a panicked mob. Finally, it was all over. Joe drove some of his friends to the huge party at the bronze, and spotted a small group of students walking down the street. "Hey Buffy!" he called, rolling down the window. "There's a big grad party at the Bronze!" Buffy walked over to the car as it parked by the side of the road. "I'm pretty tired." she apologized. "Understandable." he sympathized. "But from what I hear, you'd be the guest of honor. Your friends from out of town are gonna be there." Buffy smiled. "What the heck. I'll probably fall asleep." she warned. "But yeah. We'll be there." Joe smiled. "Glad to hear it. And Buffy, thanks." "No problem." Buffy answered, and headed back to her friends. "No problem at all." The End