The Slayer and The Kryptonian

Chapter 8

Alleyway next to the High School

Buffy stopped running and quickly scanned the area for anything she could use as a weapon. Luckily, she was able to find jack squat. "Nice Buffy, Just run into a dark alley with no weapons in sight, super smart idea." Buffy said to herself as she power walked deeper into the alleyway. As she continued to do a combination of running and walking she stopped, and realized that she couldn't hear any footsteps behind her. She turned around quickly and could see as far back as where she entered and to her despair there were no vampires. "They must have gone back inside. Great, best night ever." She took one step forward before she heard a sound behind her. She turned around as fast as she could but apparently not fast enough. The vampire punched her in the face which sent her staggering back a little. Fear was starting to take control of her senses and she thought about making a run for it, but as soon as the thought reached her legs she bumped into another vampire and saw one more approaching. They were closing in on her and she came to the conclusion that she had never before been more terrified. The only night that might have come close was the night she discovered these demons. She immediately felt a blow to the right side of her head and she hit the ground hard.

"Buffy?" She heard from the distance. A split-second later she heard one of the vampires cry out before bursting into a ball dust. She focused her eyes on a man approaching and was ecstatic to find that it was Merrick with a bag strapped on his shoulder and a crossbow in his hands. "On your feet!" He shouted to her before the vampires charged him. She did as she was told and watched as Merrick threw a stake to her and was tackled to the ground. Merrick was holding his own with a tall vampire while the other came for Buffy. She gripped the stake tightly in her hand and started to back away.

"Follow your instincts" Buffy heard it in the back of her head and for some reason, her fear vanished. The vampire swung his left fist and then his right but neither made damaging contact. She blocked almost every attack until she was sure she had the upper hand. Then she plunged the stake deep into his chest and watched as he stumbled to the ground and burst into dust. She looked up at Merrick and noticed that he was still fighting. She picked up her stake, took a deep breath, and chucked the stake straight into the vampire's chest. Merrick nodded his approval while dusting himself off.

"What's going on?" Merrick asked while gathering all of his equipment. Before Buffy could answer, Clark came running to their side. He noticed that Buffy's hair was disarranged, and Merrick looked bothered.

"I guess they got here before I did." Clark said, getting puzzled looks from both Merrick and Buffy.

"You knew about the vampires?" Buffy asked, surprised. Clark instantly thought about Whitney, but decided to only tell her what she needed to know at this moment.

"My friend Jesse is the leader. He said something about creating an army for Lothos." Clark looked on as Buffy and Merrick's eyes grew wide.

"They went inside." Buffy informed as she started walking towards the doors.

"There's no time to waste. We get in, kill the vampires, then we leave." Merrick said sternly.

Inside the gym

The music was bouncing off the walls as teenagers spun and cabbage patched on the dance floor. The only teens that truly seemed out of place were Clark's friends. Xander, Chloe, Willow, and Pete were all on edge in their formal attire. They all couldn't help but look around for signs of Jesse. They wouldn't even attend the bathroom without a partner. As Chloe looked out at all the other teens having the night of their lives she quickly came to the realization that she should be having the same experience.

"Alright, I've had enough. I'm not going to waste my night away terrified of the possibility of Jesse showing up, and neither are any of you." Chloe declared while crossing her arms over her chest.