The Last One

by

22 Claws

Captain Reynolds and his crew work fervently to take back control under bizarre circumstances. Hugo is a problem.

Flashbacks: Not everyone is happy with Buffy’s reactivation.

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Chapter Three

Family

Earth that was. December 11, 2012. Bosnia.

Buffy waits at the safe house, not so much, safe. She’s outside, pacing in the driveway. A tan van pulls in. Jason Jennings steps out. He’s fifteen minutes early, actually.

“What do you have?” Buffy demands.

“You changed your hair.” He observes.

“Yeah. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is blonde. Reputation is a weapon.” She answers simply.

“...In the hands of a slayer, everything is a weapon.” Jason recites.

“Right. What do you have?”

“We’ve found a nest. Well, we sort of knew about it already. We’ve been tracking these vamps for a while. Anyway, they are onsite now. Some kind of meeting.” Jennings reports.

“Okay. Let’s go.” Buffy says.

“Just a minute. I brought you some gear.” Jason says.

“What?” Buffy asks. Jason slides open the side door of the van. Inside, there are several military crates and cases.

“HK MP-5 9 mm submachine gun, full auto. Glock 18, 9 mm pistol, full auto. Standard strength body armor, pint-sized. Flash and smoke grenades. Com headset, various and sundry straps and packs. Ammunition. Climbing gear. Night vision goggles.”

“It’s morning.” Buffy says.

“It’s a standard package”. He answers.

“I don’t need any of that crap.” Buffy says flatly.

“What?” Jason answers, surprised.

“Are you kidding? Times have changed. These vamps are heavily armed. You go kickin’ in the door on this crew, and you’ll get shredded.” Jason says.

“Don’t bet on it.” Buffy replies. Jason is unconvinced.

“I’ve trained against armed troops before. Guns make you sloppy. Give you an over-inflated sense of security. Vampires are already over confident--what with, being immortal and all. The guns make them reckless. Well, more reckless. I’m glad the vamps have them.

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