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Post by Faith on Jul 8, 2006 8:17:12 GMT -5
*Continued from hotel lobby/waiting game*
Faith had been running for miles. The muscles in her legs were starting to burn, but the feeling of freedom she now had in the open air of L.A.'s streets was invigorating. She had been cooped up for far too long and this was the first time in months, that she had been at liberty to breathe fresh air. She tightened her grip on the wooden stake Angel had given her. Concentrating her mind only on one thing. The hunt.
Back in her prison, it had been more than a daily ritual to stalk and kill. It was instinct. And now she had an ache to fulfil her need for blood. To slay.
She stopped abruptly, tilting her head to one side. Listening. In the distance, she thought she heard what sounded like a chainsaw. She frowned and held her breath, listening again for a better idea of what it was.
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Post by Angel on Jul 8, 2006 8:24:45 GMT -5
Mike & Reggie
"Come on, will ya just cut his arms off already" Mikesaid standing there with a shovel slung over his shoulder "We've been hear fifteen minutes and you've barely cut it"
Mike Hudson and his friend Reggie Walker had been tracking a rather nasty demon which fed on human flesh down into a deserted part of town, so they knew it was safe to raise as much noise as it could. As the demon tried to get toi it's feet Mike swung his shovel and smiled as the steel connected with it's skull and it fell down to the floor.
Reggie revved his chainsaw and nodded "Alright already, I'm doin' it, I'm doin' it!" Reggie barked and he lowered the chainsaw and began cutting throw the demon's arm. Reggie gritted his teeth as his face was splattered by the blood, stopp9ing his shook his head "They never used to be this tough he said"
Mike nodded "Yeah, well, maybe if you fixed your saw up once in a while it'd cut better" Reggie didn't respond but instead went back to making mincemeat out of the demon they'd betean down. Looking round he spotted a couple vampires, throwing down his shovel he pulled out his shotgun and loaded it with some wooden rounds "I'll be right back Reggie" he said over the buzz of the chainsaw.
When the vampires saw Mike approuching with his shotgun they ran, Mike cursed under his breath "Figures, they always run"
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Post by Faith on Jul 8, 2006 8:44:21 GMT -5
Definately a chainsaw.
Given the area she now found herself in, someone wielding a chainsaw at such a late hour could only mean one thing. Something needs killing.
Faith bolted in the direction of the sound, her teeth clenched, her muscles ready to engage whatever beasty came around the corner. Then she felt them. Two vampires, heading her way. She picked up some speed and lifted her stake up ready to strike.
As she rounded a corner, she came face to face with them, though they already appeared to be running from something.
"Just what I've been looking for." She said with a grin.
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Post by Angel on Jul 8, 2006 8:46:21 GMT -5
Mike slowed down and raised his shotgun, he slowly took aim and was about to fire when a young girl appeared, he lowered his gun "God dammit" he said and started running again. As he drew closer he noticed she had a stake "Now, this could get interesting"
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Post by Faith on Jul 8, 2006 9:00:38 GMT -5
One of the vamps decided Faith looked less of a threat and confidently tried to attack her. A couple of hits and a kick had him on his back on the floor, where she swiftly plunged the stake in his chest and moved on to the next. Stepping through the dust as it swirled by her feet.
The second vamp looked petrified. His head snapping between the sight of Faith with her stake, and now the guy behind him with a shotgun. Faith spotted him too and frowned.
"Friend of yours?" Faith asked the vamp.
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Post by Angel on Jul 8, 2006 9:04:02 GMT -5
"Ah screw it" he took aim and fired but he didn't count on the vamp moving out of the way and watched wide eyed as the wodden fragments skimmed past the girl "Crap" he lowered his gun and shook his head "I knew he'd move out the way"
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Post by Faith on Jul 8, 2006 9:28:42 GMT -5
Faith had no time to flinch as she felt the pellets breeze past her head, blowing her hair from her face as they went.
"You're gonna be real sorry you missed!" She yelled at him, clearly angry.
Firstly she'd have to take care of the vamp who was now trying to run again. She did a running tackle, catching his legs with her arms and they both rolled to the ground. The vamp turned and kicked her in the face, but she kept her grip on him, stabbing him in the leg with the stake to stop him doing it again. He howled in pain, giving her time to get further up his body and strike a blow to the heart. Faith coughed as she breathed in a little of the dust that remained beneath her while she pulled herself to her feet.
Shotgun man came closer and Faith expected to hear another round go off, so she stood ready to dodge.
"Your turn now, huh." She said menacingly to him, stake raised.
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Post by Angel on Jul 8, 2006 9:48:26 GMT -5
Narrowing his eyes he tilted his head "Go job Mike" he thought "First night out of retirement and you manage to piss off a slayer" he reached into his jacket pocket for more rounds "Alright sweet cheeks, you wanna dance?" he slid the round into his gun and cocked the shutgun "Then let's boogie"
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Post by Faith on Jul 8, 2006 10:08:28 GMT -5
Faith could have sworn she recognised his voice, but her train of thought was interupted by the sound of the shotgun being cocked. There was no time to talk him down. If he was gonna shoot her, she wouldn't have been able to dodge it entirely at so close a range. So she rushed him, deflecting the end of the gun into the air, causing him to fire the round into the sky. She elbowed him in the jaw and prised the firearm from his loose grip. Slipping the stake in the waist band of her pants, she spun the gun around and leveled it at Mike.
"Still wanna dance?" She said with a mocking grin.
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Post by Angel on Jul 8, 2006 11:33:12 GMT -5
The next few moments where a blur, before Mike could even react he found himself on the ground "Yep, definately a slayer" he said to himself. Sitting up he rubbed his chin "Good moves there sweetheart" he stood up then heard the sound of a chainsaw, he looked over his shoulder and saw Regiie, running with the chainsaw above his head "I"M COMING MIKE!"
Mike got to his feet and slapped his forehead "For god's sake" he looked to Faith "That's Reggie, he's a little high strung sometimes" he stood infront of Reggie "Will ya give that thing a rest for ten god damn minutes!" he barked looking at the chainsaw.
Reggie came to ahaltand switched his chainsaw off "What? I couldn't hear ya over the chainsaw" Mike shook his head "Just, go wait in the car will ya?"
"But why?" Reggie protested "Will ya just do it!" Reggie shook his head "God damn it" he gave Mike a dirty look and walked off back to the car. Mike shook his head "He's an idiot but he's one hell of a hunter" he looked back at Faith "So, by the way you just took out those blood suckers, I'd be right in guessing you're a vampire slayer right?"
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Post by Faith on Jul 8, 2006 11:53:28 GMT -5
"I"M COMING MIKE!"
Faith took a step back at the sight of Reggie running, covered in blood and wielding a noisy chainsaw over his head. She stared at him, her eyes wide with amazement at the spectacle.
"What the fu...." She cut her words off when she realised what he had said. Mike. Now she knew why she recognised the voice. This was the guy from the radio. The guy claiming to be her uncle. So far, he hadn't recognised her, so she decided not to say anything until she knew what the hell was going on.
"So, by the way you just took out those blood suckers, I'd be right in guessing you're a vampire slayer right?"
She gripped the gun a little tighter. Is there anyone around here that doesn't know what a Slayer is?
"Well, you aren't a vampire, so what's with the trying to kill me?" She said, leveling her gaze, along with the gun, at his head.
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Post by Angel on Jul 8, 2006 12:06:34 GMT -5
Laughing he folded his arms"Wasn't tryin' to kill ya, just happened to get in the way of my boomstick is all" he cocked an eyebrow "Speaking of which, ya mind handin' that over?"
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Post by Faith on Jul 8, 2006 12:14:38 GMT -5
"Not especially." She said, but something told her he wasn't really a threat. Still, so far she'd had a pretty bad day and handing over a loaded gun to someone who hung around with a guy who's favourite toy was petrol powered, wouldn't have been the brightest idea. She paused, then uncocked it, removed the cartridges and handed the empty gun back over.
"Load it again and i'll take it back." She said with a warning tone. She opened one of the cartridges and tipped the wooden pellets out into her hand.
"Clever." She said smiling back at him. "You're not as dumb as you look."
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Post by Angel on Jul 8, 2006 12:18:31 GMT -5
"Yeah well, I was killin' vampires while you where teethin' so don't let the loud shirts fool ya" he fornwed slightly then looked at Faith "Wait a sec, you sound familiar" he rubbed his chin "Hey...you're Faith aren't you?"
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Post by Faith on Jul 8, 2006 12:24:28 GMT -5
She wasn't sure she wanted to have the big reunited family moment. Her head was still swimming with confusion from what had happened back at the hotel, so dealing with so many inevitable questions was not on her list of favourite things to do right now.
"Who?" She said, turning away and walking off. "Don't know what you mean." She cringed slightly at the lame attempt to throw him off.
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