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Title: Slayer VS Potentials
Author: Anyssia
Fandom/Spoilers: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, set during the 7th season.
Character/Pairing: Buffy
Genre: angst
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.
Status: one-shot, 535 words, unbeta’ed.
Rating: some violence, PG 13
Summary: Buffy came up with the idea of sharing her power with the Potentials.
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tamingthemuse's Prompt #222 – Methodical Thinking.
Crossposted: FFnet, Taming The Muse
Splitting her power to wake up all the Potentials had seemed such a great idea at the time. But really, she should have thought and studied the idea a little more, because Giles never stated it out loud, but she was perfectly aware that she was talented for spontaneous action, but not so much for methodical thinking.
She could have used some more logic when she had decided to give Willow the go ahead for this crazy spell.
Now they were all running in circles like a chicken whose head had just been cut and maybe the comparison was more right than she thought.
Buffy wondered a moment if she will ever learn to listen to Xander, because once more he hadn’t been too hot for this plan, and once more it had been a total disaster. Maybe they should let him led the group.
A cry on her right caught her attention and Buffy vaulted over a headstone. She didn't jump high enough and her foot caught on the cross. She swore and rolled herself to fall on the ground without injuries. Her head rang from the crash but she ignored it, just as she ignored the fact that she was already tiring, and she sprinted over to where she had last heard the girl.
She was out of breath and wincing from a bad stitch in her right side but it didn't matter because she had been too slow. The Bringer snapped the young Slayer's neck and Buffy felt a quick rush of power boost her own fading strength. At least, the Slayer's power wasn't lost for good.
She almost cried when she realized that, to get herself back at full power, she would have to kill all the Potentials turned Slayers. But the First's lackey was almost on her already and she was too busy saving her breath to rant against the unfairness of it all.
Willow and Xander were at the entrance, playing nurses and backup, and Buffy was relieved to see a flash of gold not far. At least, Spike was protecting them. She refused to wonder who would protect her, now that her power was almost nonexistent.
She ran around the cemetery, trying to round up all the scattered girls, but more where dying than retreating, if her rising inner strength was to be believe.
Buffy hesitated again then looked back at the Bringers. They were deadly and dangerous and still they were nothing compared to the First's main sycophants. And right now she probably wouldn't even be able to dispatch a vampire.
She cursed her stupid ideas and closed her eyes in despair, but caved in finally. She needed her power back, even if for that she had to get rid of the other weakened Slayers.
A quick glance around showed her that she was relatively safe and alone, and Buffy took a deep breath and head back to the entrance. She would gather her friends and abandon the newbies to certain death, but really there wasn't another choice and there was no one else to blame but herself.
Sharing the Slayer's power hadn't meant 'activating dozens of Potentials to full power'.
It had meant dividing the power.
The End
I wrote three drafts (two for Harry Potter, 1 BtVS) and none of them pleased me. So I just went with this one, since I didn't want to miss TTM's deadline. But really, I know that it's... "blah".
;p
Author: Anyssia
Fandom/Spoilers: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, set during the 7th season.
Character/Pairing: Buffy
Genre: angst
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.
Status: one-shot, 535 words, unbeta’ed.
Rating: some violence, PG 13
Summary: Buffy came up with the idea of sharing her power with the Potentials.
Misc:
tamingthemuse's Prompt #222 – Methodical Thinking.Crossposted: FFnet, Taming The Muse
One-shot
Splitting her power to wake up all the Potentials had seemed such a great idea at the time. But really, she should have thought and studied the idea a little more, because Giles never stated it out loud, but she was perfectly aware that she was talented for spontaneous action, but not so much for methodical thinking.
She could have used some more logic when she had decided to give Willow the go ahead for this crazy spell.
Now they were all running in circles like a chicken whose head had just been cut and maybe the comparison was more right than she thought.
Buffy wondered a moment if she will ever learn to listen to Xander, because once more he hadn’t been too hot for this plan, and once more it had been a total disaster. Maybe they should let him led the group.
A cry on her right caught her attention and Buffy vaulted over a headstone. She didn't jump high enough and her foot caught on the cross. She swore and rolled herself to fall on the ground without injuries. Her head rang from the crash but she ignored it, just as she ignored the fact that she was already tiring, and she sprinted over to where she had last heard the girl.
She was out of breath and wincing from a bad stitch in her right side but it didn't matter because she had been too slow. The Bringer snapped the young Slayer's neck and Buffy felt a quick rush of power boost her own fading strength. At least, the Slayer's power wasn't lost for good.
She almost cried when she realized that, to get herself back at full power, she would have to kill all the Potentials turned Slayers. But the First's lackey was almost on her already and she was too busy saving her breath to rant against the unfairness of it all.
Willow and Xander were at the entrance, playing nurses and backup, and Buffy was relieved to see a flash of gold not far. At least, Spike was protecting them. She refused to wonder who would protect her, now that her power was almost nonexistent.
She ran around the cemetery, trying to round up all the scattered girls, but more where dying than retreating, if her rising inner strength was to be believe.
Buffy hesitated again then looked back at the Bringers. They were deadly and dangerous and still they were nothing compared to the First's main sycophants. And right now she probably wouldn't even be able to dispatch a vampire.
She cursed her stupid ideas and closed her eyes in despair, but caved in finally. She needed her power back, even if for that she had to get rid of the other weakened Slayers.
A quick glance around showed her that she was relatively safe and alone, and Buffy took a deep breath and head back to the entrance. She would gather her friends and abandon the newbies to certain death, but really there wasn't another choice and there was no one else to blame but herself.
Sharing the Slayer's power hadn't meant 'activating dozens of Potentials to full power'.
It had meant dividing the power.
The End
I wrote three drafts (two for Harry Potter, 1 BtVS) and none of them pleased me. So I just went with this one, since I didn't want to miss TTM's deadline. But really, I know that it's... "blah".
;p
