College Girl (Book Four, BTVS)

chapter 20 - The Yoko Factor

Buffy had gone to LA because of Faith, but she was back now. She was in the dorm room explaining to Riley about what happened with Angel and Faith.

Giles was in his apartment doing God knew what.

Willow and Tara were in Tara's dorm.

Xander and Anya were dropping off clothes at Spike's crypt.

I walked through the woods, patrolling for Adam, blaster in hand, coming across a cave in the middle of the woods, hearing someone walk closer from behind me, turning around, aiming the blaster.

Forrest stood behind me, aiming his blaster at me. "Don't shoot."

"Give me a reason not to," I told him.

"You're killing humans now?" Forrest asked. 

I shook my head. "Not yet." I lowered the blaster. "Beating you senseless should do just fine."

"I could have a patrol here in under a minute," Forrest told me. "So here's a plan. You go your way, I'll go mine."

I turned around, walking toward the cave, stopping when I heard Forrest starting to follow, turning to face him, making him stop. "I'm checking out that cave."

"My orders exactly," Forrest told me.

"Alone?"  I asked.

"We're spread a little thin, so yeah," Forrest answered. "Family's tearing apart."

"Family?" I repeated. "What kind of family are you, the Corleone?"

We walked into the cave.

"Weren't until the Slayers showed up," Forrest told me.

"What, no girls in the club?"  I asked.

"You think your the first girls involved with commandos?" Forrest asked. "Such a big head on that skinny little body." I stopped walking. Forrest turned to face me. "No, you're just the first ones to tear the Initiative apart from the inside out. Professor Walsh and Dr. Angleman are dead. Riley's a fugitive. Graham's in ICU because your werewolf boyfriend nearly tore him to shreds. A monster is on the loose. We all had a career. And a future, till you two came along. And, yeah, I got a problem with that."

"A future?" I repeated. "A future doing what?" I stepped closer. "Illegal experiments? Torture? Murder? I guess killing someone isn't really a problem for you."

"Less and less," Forrest told me. "And why don't you get the hell out of here before I--"

Forrest took a threatening step toward me.

I aimed the blaster at him angrily. "Touch me and you'll find out what Slayer strength is like."

"I think it's about time you showed me, then," Forrest told me.

We heard Adam's voice. "Yes." We looked back the way we had came to see Adam standing behind us. "I think that would be interesting."

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I stepped forward, ready to fire my blaster. Adam backhand punched the weapon out of my hands. I kicked him with little damage. Adam swung toward me. I raised my arm to block the move.

Forrest ran in.

I pushed Forrest back, making him fall to the ground. "Get out of here!"

I spun around, backhand punching Adam in the face. Adam gripped my throat, throwing me into the wall, making me fall. He made the skewer appear out of his arm.