- Dream Weaver
Chapter 6: Operation Blitzkreig
Giles felt for a pulse on the ground keeper's neck. "Dead", Giles said, "his blood was drained out!". Buffy pulled out her stake and staked the groundkeeper's corpse. His dead body exploded instantly into a cloud of dust. "How did you know?", I asked. "Experience", Buffy said. "It's going to be a while before his absence becomes noticeable", Buffy said. "I think we should leave", Willow said. "That's just what I was about to say", Xander said. "This place never stops giving me the creeps!", Cordelia remarked.
"Why don't we head back to Giles' home?", I suggested. "Good idea", said Buffy. "Besides Monday is coming and I assume you all have school and Giles will be working", I said. "What am I going to do while you guys are busy?", I asked. Giles replied, "I remember that the principal wanted some part time volunteers for the library and I'm sure you're the man for the job and of course it's temporary". "Cool", I replied, "works for me".
The following morning, everyone was at school. Giles had brought me in to introduce me to the principal as a volunteer. I was given a few forms to fill out and I was issued an authorization pass. I assisted Giles through out much of the day cataloguing books as well as offering assistance to any students looking for books. During break periods, Buffy and friends would come and check on us for any news and information they might have needed. When the school day ended we'd gather together and discuss the events of last night and to plan the evening ahead.
Meanwhile, the Master had gotten the news of his army's defeat and he was furious. "I can't believe that my most fierce vampires lost to the slayer and her scanty band of friends. If I had been there in one mighty blow, they'd have all been dead. I would've crushed them like bugs and swatted them like flies". "But, Master", said one of the vampires. "Silence, and don't ever dare interrupt me!", the Master said. "I may need a better plan, a different strategy", the Master said.
"I have one", the vampire interrupted again. "I thought I told you DON'T interrupt me again!", the Master snarled, "and it better be a good one or this will be the last time you ever interrupt me again!". At that, the Master grabbed the vampire by the shirt collar and said, "Start talking!". The vampire said, "We'll kidnap the slayers mom and lure the slayer into rescuing her mother where we'll have a trap for her and her friends". "Nice plan, but", the Master replied. "But what", the vampire said. The Master staked the vampire and he exploded into a cloud of dust. "This is the last time you'll ever interrupt me again", the Master said.
The Master gathered his undead fold and said, "Listen up, this is what we're going to do". The Master looked at all present to insure that his followers were paying attention including the rest of the Order of Aurelius that survived the previous night's onslaught. "When Buffy's mother comes home tonight, you're to capture her before she has a chance to enter her house. We'll leave a note indicating where to meet us alone. Once we capture and kill the slayer, Sunnydale will be ours and eventually the world".
Unbeknownst to the Master and his minions, Angel and Emile were hidden nearby eavesdropping on the Master's evil plan. Angel whispered, "We've got to warn Buffy!". "I've got a plan", whispered Emilie. "We ain't got much time", Angel said. "Let's get moving", Emilie said. The sun was beginning to set. We were all at Buffy's house, for the first time ever I set foot on the slayer's home. Buffy gave me a guided tour of her house. The phone rang and Buffy answered.
"Hello", Buffy said, "Oh hi Mom, what's happening? You're coming later than usual, Ok if I'm not here I might be at Willow's house and thank you for letting me know that you might be running late. OK, goodbye mom" and Buffy hung up the phone. Buffy announced, "My mom's going to be coming later than usual so we can stay here for awhile". Just then the phone rang again. "Probably mom forgot to tell me something", Buffy said and answered the phone.
"Hi, mom", Buffy said. "Uh I'm sorry, Angel are you alright?", Buffy asked and her facial expression took on a look of concern. After a lengthy time, Buffy thanked Angel and hung up the phone. "What is it?", Giles and I asked in unison. Buffy looked at us both oddly for a moment. "My mother is in danger", Buffy said. "What kind of danger?", I asked expressing concern myself. "The Master and his undead ilk are planning to kidnap my mother in order to lure me into rescuing her".
"They're setting you up", I said. "It's a trap", Giles said. "What are we going to do?", Willow asked. "Here's the plan", Buffy said. "I discussed this with Angel", Buffy continued, "We're going to set a counter trap!". "Counter what?", Cordelia interestedly asked. "Counter trap", Buffy said, " and we have to act fast. Emilie is having a make over and she's almost done as we speak. She's being spruced up to look like my mom from a distance. Giles is going to pick her up while we pick strategic hiding spots, so that when the Master's lackeys ambush Emilie thinking that she's my mom, we'll ambush them instead."
"We better hurry", I said. So we all set up strategic surveillance points, I rushed to Radio Shack with Giles so that I could acquire enough walkie- talkies for everyone with microphone ear plugs to communicate without giving ourselves away to the enemy. Giles and I went to meet up with Emilie and Angel. Emilie was done with her make over by the time we arrived and she looked strikingly different. From a distance she was barely distinguishable from Buffy's mom. Giles and I went over the plan with Emilie and Angel.
I issued Angel and Emilie the radios with the earpieces, which Giles and I already tested and started to use. Angel asked, "What's this?". "The finishing touch to your plan", I replied, "a secret weapon I'm sure the Master and his followers haven't thought of radio communications". Angel and Emilie laughed. "You're cool", Emilie said. "at least it pays to have a security guard on the team", Angel said."These radios should be powerful enough to be heard all over Sunnydale", I said. Angel turned to look at Giles' car and then another familiar looking vehicle. "Who's driving Buffy's mother's vehicle?", Angel asked.
"Well, Buffy told me what year, make, model and color is the vehicle her mom drives, so I had Giles rent an identical vehicle on his credit card", I said. "Well, we ain't got much time", I said. I tossed the keys over to Emilie so that she could utilize the rented vehicle while Angel discreetly hid himself in the back seat beneath a blanket with a few stakes. I told Emilie at what time she should start going to Buffy's house to correlate the normal return from work schedule of Joyce, Buffy's mom.
Giles and I rushed back just in time to issue radios to Buffy, Willow, Xander and Cordelia. They were briefed on how to use them. Willow said, "Ooh,that's neat!". "Cool, now we're like a bunch of detectives!", Xander said. "Or the Mod Squad", Cordelia said. "If we want to make this operation a success, we must all be coordinated and organized into a fighting unit, the slayer doesn't stand alone", I said.
"It takes a bundle of rods tied around an axe to form a fasces and so it is with us", I continued, "This shall be called operation Blitzkrieg for like lightning we shall strike, the Master will never again underestimate us. He will know that his end draws near and that the slayer and us shall prevail for we are committed to freedom, justice and life". "OK. Everyone assume your positions and wait for the moment to strike, the signal will be when the vampires go for Emilie then shall we commence, now let's go", Buffy said.
Buffy turned to me and said," Reyes, you don't know how glad I am that you're here. Your support is giving us all a new sense of pride and direction". At that, Buffy gave me a big bear hug and a kiss on my cheek which left a lipstick mark.