Dawn the Vampire Slayer, Chapter 7
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Chapter 7
“You’re not Amy Madison,” Dawn growled.
“How the hell do you know that?” Amy/Catherine glared at Dawn, and her eyes turned black as her power gathered.
Dawn smirked. “Because I’m not your Dawn. Any deals you had before were negated when I took over.” She advanced on Amy/Catherine. “Now, I’m going to kick your butt.”
Catherine ran down the stairs, and when she opened the front door to escape she ran right into Spike and Giles standing on the porch. “Get out of my way,” she snarled at the two Brits.
“Catherine Madison! Get your ass back here for your butt kicking,” Dawn yelled. She stomped down the stairs. She ignored Giles and Spike as she grabbed Catherine by the hair. “Things are gonna change around here.”
“Oh great and awesome Goddess Shiva,” Catherine chanted. Her words were muffled and garbled when Dawn stuffed her fist into Catherine’s open mouth.
“Shut up, Cathy,” Dawn growled.
“Cathy? Catherine?” Giles asked. “I thought her name was Amy.”
“Oh, the body is Amy, but the person inside is her mother, Catherine.”
“And you know this how?” Spike demanded. He felt confused by Dawn’s actions and words, and he didn’t like the feeling at all.
Dawn moaned. “This is going to sound worse than it is, I swear.”
Catherine struggled to get away from Dawn. She hoped that Spike and Giles would distract the Slayer well enough that she could escape. She needed to get to Warren to warn him that they didn’t have control over Dawn anymore.
“First I need to tie and gag this bitch.” Dawn dragged Catherine inside to the weapons chest.
Spike and Giles followed. Their surprise at the current turn of events was evident on their faces.
Dawn flung open the chest lid. She hoped there was something she could gag Catherine with among the stakes and other Slayer paraphernalia. When her eyes found the bondage gag nestled between two throwing knives, she muttered, “I’m not even gonna ask.”
“Shiva, hear me,” Catherine chanted even while her hand scrambled to get her hair free from Dawn.
“Ah, shut up!” Dawn rammed the gag into Catherine’s mouth. “Would one of you please buckle that up for me?”
“I … uh ...” Giles stammered. He looked at Spike who shrugged.
“The sooner she’s gagged and bound the sooner I can tell you what’s going on,” Dawn said.
“Fine, Slayer.” Spike stepped forward, and he buckled the gag.
Dawn pulled a length of rope from the chest. She and Spike tied Catherine’s hands and feet. Then, they pushed her into a chair, and they tied her to it too.
“Now talk,” Spike growled.
“Oh boy!” Dawn grimaced. “Where to start.”
“The beginning, I’d say,” Giles replied.
“Easy for you to say,” Dawn grumbled. “You didn’t think being the Slayer would be easier or more fun than being the little sister.”
Spike let out a growl. “I think you need to explain that statement.”
Dawn rubbed a hand over her face. “I may have said the ‘w’ word.”
“The ‘w’ word?” Giles asked in confusion.
“Uh, yeah. W-i-s-h,” Dawn spelled out the word. “Say that word to the wrong vengeance demon, and you’ve made a new dimension.” She waved her hand around.
Giles stared at Dawn. “You said … that word to a vengeance demon?”
“In my defense, I didn’t think my high school guidance counselor would be a vengeance demon.”
“Justice demon! I’m a justice demon,” Hallie said after she popped into the room. “Just once I’d like someone to get it right.”
Giles recognized the woman from the time he’d ran into Nigel and Hallie at a restaurant. “Your Watcher is dating a vengeance demon?” He couldn’t understand how a man as good-intentioned as Rathbone could end up with a Slayer as evil as Dawn Summers.
“Cecily?”
“William, I didn’t realize you were in Sunnydale,” Hallie said when she recognized Spike. He looked the same despite the bleached blond hair.
“I go by Spike now,” the vampire snarled.
“Oh, so, you’re dating …” Hallie broke off. “You’re a vampire.”
“Doesn’t mean I can’t fall in love,” Spike defended himself.
Hallie stared at Spike. “Where did you get it?”
Dawn looked around in confusion. “Get what?”
“His soul, of course.”
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Cordelia snapped her cell phone closed. “That was Spike. He says we need to have a Scooby meeting.” She joined Willow, Tara, and Sophie where they were looking through furniture catalogues.
“What’s going on?” Buffy asked. She still hurt from the sword wound, but she was grateful for the painkillers. She was just glad they didn’t make her woozy.
“He said to get over to your sister’s house as soon as possible. He made it sound important.”
Buffy heaved a sigh. “Okay, let’s go.”
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“Bony, it’s Hallie. Can you come over to Dawn’s house? We need to talk about some things.”
“Is everything all right?” Nigel asked.
Hallie looked at Dawn and Spike. “It’s okay, but there’s a whole bunch going on here.”
“Let me call Brenna to come in early, and I’ll be there as soon as possible.
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Xander stepped out of the construction site trailer. He called out to the crew boss. “Hey, Tito. Richard and I need to go off site for a bit. We’ll bring back lunch.”
“You better be glad it’s a slow day, Harris,” Tito replied.
“What’s up?” Richard asked once he and Xander were in the car.
“Not sure exactly. Giles called, and he said to meet him at Revello Drive.”
Richard nodded. “Well, they were planning on talking to that bitch Slayer today. Probably something to do with that.” He paused for a moment. “You don’t think Spike’s bagged his third Slayer finally, do you?”
“Wouldn’t hurt my feelings if he did,” Xander laughed.
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“Hey Warren,” Dawn said. “Can you come over and help me with a few chores? Amy’s all tied up, and I need help from a real man.”
“I’m kinda busy here,” Warren replied. He had the phone wedged between his ear and his shoulder. In his hands were both a solder iron and wire. He was busy fixing the wires inside a very life-like robot.
“It’s really important, Warren,” Dawn said. “I wouldn’t ask if I didn’t need you.”
Warren sighed. “Fine. Give me a few minutes. Then, I’ll be by. What’s Amy tied up with anyway?”
Chapter 7
“You’re not Amy Madison,” Dawn growled.
“How the hell do you know that?” Amy/Catherine glared at Dawn, and her eyes turned black as her power gathered.
Dawn smirked. “Because I’m not your Dawn. Any deals you had before were negated when I took over.” She advanced on Amy/Catherine. “Now, I’m going to kick your butt.”
Catherine ran down the stairs, and when she opened the front door to escape she ran right into Spike and Giles standing on the porch. “Get out of my way,” she snarled at the two Brits.
“Catherine Madison! Get your ass back here for your butt kicking,” Dawn yelled. She stomped down the stairs. She ignored Giles and Spike as she grabbed Catherine by the hair. “Things are gonna change around here.”
“Oh great and awesome Goddess Shiva,” Catherine chanted. Her words were muffled and garbled when Dawn stuffed her fist into Catherine’s open mouth.
“Shut up, Cathy,” Dawn growled.
“Cathy? Catherine?” Giles asked. “I thought her name was Amy.”
“Oh, the body is Amy, but the person inside is her mother, Catherine.”
“And you know this how?” Spike demanded. He felt confused by Dawn’s actions and words, and he didn’t like the feeling at all.
Dawn moaned. “This is going to sound worse than it is, I swear.”
Catherine struggled to get away from Dawn. She hoped that Spike and Giles would distract the Slayer well enough that she could escape. She needed to get to Warren to warn him that they didn’t have control over Dawn anymore.
“First I need to tie and gag this bitch.” Dawn dragged Catherine inside to the weapons chest.
Spike and Giles followed. Their surprise at the current turn of events was evident on their faces.
Dawn flung open the chest lid. She hoped there was something she could gag Catherine with among the stakes and other Slayer paraphernalia. When her eyes found the bondage gag nestled between two throwing knives, she muttered, “I’m not even gonna ask.”
“Shiva, hear me,” Catherine chanted even while her hand scrambled to get her hair free from Dawn.
“Ah, shut up!” Dawn rammed the gag into Catherine’s mouth. “Would one of you please buckle that up for me?”
“I … uh ...” Giles stammered. He looked at Spike who shrugged.
“The sooner she’s gagged and bound the sooner I can tell you what’s going on,” Dawn said.
“Fine, Slayer.” Spike stepped forward, and he buckled the gag.
Dawn pulled a length of rope from the chest. She and Spike tied Catherine’s hands and feet. Then, they pushed her into a chair, and they tied her to it too.
“Now talk,” Spike growled.
“Oh boy!” Dawn grimaced. “Where to start.”
“The beginning, I’d say,” Giles replied.
“Easy for you to say,” Dawn grumbled. “You didn’t think being the Slayer would be easier or more fun than being the little sister.”
Spike let out a growl. “I think you need to explain that statement.”
Dawn rubbed a hand over her face. “I may have said the ‘w’ word.”
“The ‘w’ word?” Giles asked in confusion.
“Uh, yeah. W-i-s-h,” Dawn spelled out the word. “Say that word to the wrong vengeance demon, and you’ve made a new dimension.” She waved her hand around.
Giles stared at Dawn. “You said … that word to a vengeance demon?”
“In my defense, I didn’t think my high school guidance counselor would be a vengeance demon.”
“Justice demon! I’m a justice demon,” Hallie said after she popped into the room. “Just once I’d like someone to get it right.”
Giles recognized the woman from the time he’d ran into Nigel and Hallie at a restaurant. “Your Watcher is dating a vengeance demon?” He couldn’t understand how a man as good-intentioned as Rathbone could end up with a Slayer as evil as Dawn Summers.
“Cecily?”
“William, I didn’t realize you were in Sunnydale,” Hallie said when she recognized Spike. He looked the same despite the bleached blond hair.
“I go by Spike now,” the vampire snarled.
“Oh, so, you’re dating …” Hallie broke off. “You’re a vampire.”
“Doesn’t mean I can’t fall in love,” Spike defended himself.
Hallie stared at Spike. “Where did you get it?”
Dawn looked around in confusion. “Get what?”
“His soul, of course.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Cordelia snapped her cell phone closed. “That was Spike. He says we need to have a Scooby meeting.” She joined Willow, Tara, and Sophie where they were looking through furniture catalogues.
“What’s going on?” Buffy asked. She still hurt from the sword wound, but she was grateful for the painkillers. She was just glad they didn’t make her woozy.
“He said to get over to your sister’s house as soon as possible. He made it sound important.”
Buffy heaved a sigh. “Okay, let’s go.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
“Bony, it’s Hallie. Can you come over to Dawn’s house? We need to talk about some things.”
“Is everything all right?” Nigel asked.
Hallie looked at Dawn and Spike. “It’s okay, but there’s a whole bunch going on here.”
“Let me call Brenna to come in early, and I’ll be there as soon as possible.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Xander stepped out of the construction site trailer. He called out to the crew boss. “Hey, Tito. Richard and I need to go off site for a bit. We’ll bring back lunch.”
“You better be glad it’s a slow day, Harris,” Tito replied.
“What’s up?” Richard asked once he and Xander were in the car.
“Not sure exactly. Giles called, and he said to meet him at Revello Drive.”
Richard nodded. “Well, they were planning on talking to that bitch Slayer today. Probably something to do with that.” He paused for a moment. “You don’t think Spike’s bagged his third Slayer finally, do you?”
“Wouldn’t hurt my feelings if he did,” Xander laughed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
“Hey Warren,” Dawn said. “Can you come over and help me with a few chores? Amy’s all tied up, and I need help from a real man.”
“I’m kinda busy here,” Warren replied. He had the phone wedged between his ear and his shoulder. In his hands were both a solder iron and wire. He was busy fixing the wires inside a very life-like robot.
“It’s really important, Warren,” Dawn said. “I wouldn’t ask if I didn’t need you.”
Warren sighed. “Fine. Give me a few minutes. Then, I’ll be by. What’s Amy tied up with anyway?”
