- Dream Weaver
Chapter 5: The Berlin Files
"How long have you been waiting?" , Giles asked the souled vampires. "Since sundown", Angel replied. Giles pulled out his house keys and everyone followed him in except Emilie. After awhile, I noticed all were inside except Emilie. I asked, "What's wrong, Emilie?" . "I can't enter", she replied. "Oh, I'm sorry, come on in", Giles said as he motioned her to enter since I remember a vampire can't come in unless invited. Emilie entered without further ado and joined us in on the meeting. "Well here's the scoop", Giles said, "The good news is that I did my research on the stone of light and as much as the Master wants, I really don't think neither he nor the Order of Aurelius will get it".
"So we're safe", Buffy said. "In a way, yes but there's still more work to be done", Giles assured. "The Master will stop at nothing to rule the world", Giles continued, "keep in mind what his plans have been fro the harvest". "What do you mean?", I asked. "The Master wants to send his minions to kill as many people as they can, so when a certain number of deaths are reached, he can break out and wreak havoc and try to bring about the apocalypse", Buffy filled in.
"Oh that reminds me of a book I read three years ago called 'Lucifer Dethroned'", I said. "There was a hell mouth in Germany for all I care it might still be there. Well a castle was built on that hell mouth called Wewelsberg Castle. Little is known as to what went on in there but according to the book, Hitler was a member of the Vril Society and the Thule Gesellschaft or society", I continued, "well during World War, II, the mystical reason for the holocaust was that Hitler was actually doing his own harvest. His ultimate goal was to slaughter 7,777,777 Jews, who are God's chosen people to forever destroy Judeo-Christianity and to ultimately bring about his ascension and the apocalypse".
"Who wrote that Lucifer whatever book?", Buffy asked. "It was by William and Sharon Schnoebelen, by Chick Publications I believe", I replied. "They're located here in California might I add", I added. "So you mean the harvest and the apocalypse have been attempted before, right?", Buffy asked. "Throughout the ages from the dawn of time it all began being fought over through the centuries, good and evil are just always battling for supremacy", I said. "Good thing, God has had other plans and the Allies bombed Wewelsberg Castle to near ruins", I said.
"You see, Buffy, everything happens for a reason and you're here for a purpose a mission", I told Buffy. "You and all these people here today are instruments of the Almighty serving his divine plan", I told Buffy. "Well all this religious and historical rhetoric really has me confused and freaked", Cordelia said. "I find it interesting", said Willow. "You'd make a good watcher", Giles said. "An excellent one at that", Xander said, "I think you're cool", he added. Angel and Emilie just sat there just silently listening to the whole conversation. "I knew I was serving an unholy purpose during the war and Hitler was pretty much like the Master except Hitler was no vampire", Emilie said.
Angel just sat there as if in deep meditation. "Something wrong, Angel?", Buffy asked. "No, I was just really thinking about what Reyes was saying, that's all", Angel replied. "Very well", Giles said. "Let's go on patrol", said Buffy. Before long, we were back at the Sunnydale cemetery, everybody with stakes in hand. Everything seemed quiet, with the occasional hoot of an owl breaking the silent night air. I looked up to notice the full moon partially hidden behind the clouds. Just ahead I noticed what appeared to be people approaching us with swords! They wore the same costumes like knights without armor.
I said, Hey look!". Buffy said, "Trouble". "Who or what are they, vampires?", I asked. "More that just vamps", Buffy said, "They're the Order of Aurelius". Everybody got ready, like soldiers manning their stations. As the Order of Aurelius drew closer, my hand gripped my stake tighter and tighter as I felt the adrenalin rush through my body. I began to break out in a cold sweat. Each passing moment became more and more intense as my heart was pounding. The Order of Aurelius went from a mere pace to a charge as they pulled out their swords. I gulped and nervously asked Buffy, "What are we going to do, they have long swords while we have these stubby stakes?"
"Don't worry", Buffy said, "this is where I pull the ace out of my sleeve and switch to plan B". I asked, "What's that?", Buffy turned to Giles without saying a word to him. Giles automatically knew what to do. He heaved off a knapsack which was almost like a golf bag. Quite a big tote ,and quite a big load. Giles unzipped the knapsack hurriedly to reveal an armory of weaponry quite medieval compared to today's standards of modern weaponry. Giles produced three swords, two battle axes and a mace. I was fortunate enough to find myself a long lead pipe laying around on the graveyard lawn. Giles said, "I got better for you than that". He produced a strange looking weapon that looked like a club with sickles fastened on each end.
"Personally", I said. "I'd feel much more comfortable with a sword!". "Take mine", Buffy said. At that, Buffy tossed me her sword while she took the double-sickle. We all formed a circle facing outwards to avoid any sneak attacks. The Order of Aurelius, came and a battle ensued. Before, I didn't find myself in a battle quite like this one. Buffy managed her double sickle with the utmost skill, grace and finesse that before long she beheaded a few vampires alone. I was having the time of my life fighting a sword fight with a vampire that made me fell like I was Duncan MacCleod of TV's "Highlander".
I fought feisty until the vampire I fought got distracted and at that moment, I swung to decapitate him and his head fell off his shoulders bursting his body and all into a cloud of dust. Willow was almost overtaken by the vampire she was fighting with until I got my stake and literally turned him to dust. Willow blushed and said, "Thank you, Reyes". But the battle was far from over. Giles fought with the mace quite skillfully himself. While our two vampire allies, Angel and Emilie were cutting a good swath with their battle axes.
Xander was struggling with his vampire until Cordelia staked and dusted the vamp. Finally out of the dozen vampires who rushed at us, only two were left retreating. Buffy produced a glove of chain mail and a boomerang which was razor sharp. Buffy threw it in such a manner as to behead the vampires. Both were dusted dead in their tracks and the boomerang returned to Buffy. "I'm surprised that the groundskeeper didn't come around this time with the cops", I said. "Hmm, yeah speaking of which where is he tonight?", Buffy asked. "Maybe he took the night off", I replied. "He lives here, even if it was the night off, he would'nt go anywhere!", Buffy said.
"Something is wrong!", Giles said. "Very wrong", Buffy said. We proceeded to the groundskeeper's living quarters, which was a small one story house almost small enough to be a hut. Buffy knocked saying, "Hello!". "I notice that the lights are on", I said, "He should be here". Buffy tried the doorknob and found that the door was unlocked. Buffy and Giles proceeded in with the rest of us following. Only angel and Emilie remained outside. "Don't touch anything", buffy advised. We approached the living room area and found what at first appeared to be the groundskeeper sitting in his armchair. We approached from behind, Buffy said, "Hello". No reply. When she walked in front, her eyes widened and gasped. "What is it?", I asked. The groundskeeper was dead with twin puncture wounds on his neck, killed by a vampire's bite.