Fic: Moving Fast (B:tVS/DOOM) 9/?
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jedibuttercupPG-15; B:tVS, DOOM. 400 words. (Part of the Handle ID Slayer series).
Buffy could hear the rapid pop of gunfire approaching.
Title: Moving Fast
Author: Jedi Buttercup
Disclaimer: The words are mine; the worlds are not. I claim nothing but the plot.
Rating: PG-15
TtH Prompt: #21 - Traitor
Summary: Buffy could hear the rapid pop of gunfire approaching. 400 words.
Spoilers: B:tVS post-"Chosen"; "DOOM" (2005)
Notes: Movieverse. Ninth in the Handle ID Slayer flashfic sequence.
Buffy took point as the little group exited the infirmary, Duke falling in on their six and Samantha walking between them. Sam slipped a few mystery vials into a pocket as they left, but Buffy pretended not to notice; anything extra Sam liberated would just be more for the Council scientists to study, UAC be damned.
The infirmary exit wasn't far from the airlock, fortunately. Buffy kept her weapon shouldered and her senses sharp as they made their way toward Destroyer and Portman's position, but all seemed blessedly clear until they were nearly to the airlock door. Then the radio suddenly activated.
"We're in pursuit, moving fast out of the dig!" Reaper announced harshly.
"Pinky, what do you see!" Sarge demanded, his words accompanied by the ring of boots running on metal flooring.
"It's big. Very big. Moving fast, headed toward the lab complex," Pinky replied.
"Oh, not even," Buffy hissed to herself, then made a quick decision. "Duke, get her through the Ark. I'm going back."
"I thought you said--" Sam objected, distressed.
"I know what I said." Buffy threw Sam a quick frown as she paced past her to switch places with Duke. "But I'm not leaving anyone to get eaten if I can help it. Now go!"
Sam looked like she had more to say, but Duke cut her off. He took Sam's arm, met gazes with Buffy in acknowledgement, then tugged the scientist away down the corridor.
Buffy put them out of her thoughts. She could hear the rapid pop of gunfire approaching; if she could set up a crossfire--
"Damn, it's fast," Kid panted over the comms, his weapon falling silent. Buffy waited a moment longer, frustrated, then approached his and Reaper's position. She reached them just as Sarge rejoined the team, a ridiculously large weapon cradled in his arms.
Reaper met Buffy's gaze with a hint of reproach in his expression for leaving Sam; Buffy returned it with a defiant stare, locking eyes with him in a battle of wills only broken by Sarge's demand for a report.
Reaper looked away first. "We found Clay and Thurman at the dig," he said. "Dead. Then it showed up and we gave chase."
"Did either one have neck wounds?" Buffy asked grimly, thinking of Goat. "'Cause death? Not so final with these things after all."
"Fuck," Sarge growled, summing up the feelings of all concerned.
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Buffy could hear the rapid pop of gunfire approaching.
Title: Moving Fast
Author: Jedi Buttercup
Disclaimer: The words are mine; the worlds are not. I claim nothing but the plot.
Rating: PG-15
TtH Prompt: #21 - Traitor
Summary: Buffy could hear the rapid pop of gunfire approaching. 400 words.
Spoilers: B:tVS post-"Chosen"; "DOOM" (2005)
Notes: Movieverse. Ninth in the Handle ID Slayer flashfic sequence.
Buffy took point as the little group exited the infirmary, Duke falling in on their six and Samantha walking between them. Sam slipped a few mystery vials into a pocket as they left, but Buffy pretended not to notice; anything extra Sam liberated would just be more for the Council scientists to study, UAC be damned.
The infirmary exit wasn't far from the airlock, fortunately. Buffy kept her weapon shouldered and her senses sharp as they made their way toward Destroyer and Portman's position, but all seemed blessedly clear until they were nearly to the airlock door. Then the radio suddenly activated.
"We're in pursuit, moving fast out of the dig!" Reaper announced harshly.
"Pinky, what do you see!" Sarge demanded, his words accompanied by the ring of boots running on metal flooring.
"It's big. Very big. Moving fast, headed toward the lab complex," Pinky replied.
"Oh, not even," Buffy hissed to herself, then made a quick decision. "Duke, get her through the Ark. I'm going back."
"I thought you said--" Sam objected, distressed.
"I know what I said." Buffy threw Sam a quick frown as she paced past her to switch places with Duke. "But I'm not leaving anyone to get eaten if I can help it. Now go!"
Sam looked like she had more to say, but Duke cut her off. He took Sam's arm, met gazes with Buffy in acknowledgement, then tugged the scientist away down the corridor.
Buffy put them out of her thoughts. She could hear the rapid pop of gunfire approaching; if she could set up a crossfire--
"Damn, it's fast," Kid panted over the comms, his weapon falling silent. Buffy waited a moment longer, frustrated, then approached his and Reaper's position. She reached them just as Sarge rejoined the team, a ridiculously large weapon cradled in his arms.
Reaper met Buffy's gaze with a hint of reproach in his expression for leaving Sam; Buffy returned it with a defiant stare, locking eyes with him in a battle of wills only broken by Sarge's demand for a report.
Reaper looked away first. "We found Clay and Thurman at the dig," he said. "Dead. Then it showed up and we gave chase."
"Did either one have neck wounds?" Buffy asked grimly, thinking of Goat. "'Cause death? Not so final with these things after all."
"Fuck," Sarge growled, summing up the feelings of all concerned.
-~-
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tth100)
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Date: 2006-07-18 08:04 am (UTC)Well done :)
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Date: 2006-07-20 06:36 pm (UTC)Yeah, in this 'verse the "hell knights" are sort of a mutated version of slayers gone terribly wrong. I'm not going to allow as much carnage as happened in the actual movie, but there will be some close shaves involved. =)