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A New Big Bad
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Never Will You Be Alone
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[*Chapter Twenty-A New Big Bad
"I suppose I should have known better..." Dawn mumbled as she sat up. Her green eyes widened as she noticed fields of green surrounded her. Small yellow dandelions were scattered throughout the field. A small smile drifted onto her lips. While they were not her favorite flower, she couldn't deny the wonder the small objects gave way. They developed from such an easily scattered object, the very thing children all around the world believed could grant wishes. Dawn let her hand brush a small flower. She jerked as a tinkling laugh filled the field. "Who's there?" She asked suspiciously, looking around for something that would double as a weapon. The entire field was clear and stretched on for miles. Dawn could only watch as the owner of the musical laugh slowly appeared before her in a wave of blinding light.
"I am the youngest Oracle." She greeted. "You, my dear, are Dawn Summers, the Key." Dawn nodded and accepted the Oracle's hand. The small body showed immense strength as she pulled the teenager to her feet.
"Why am I here?" Dawn asked. The Oracle's shining face smiled.
"You are here to learn your history and of the powers you possess." Dawn enjoyed that the youngest Oracle held no cyrptic nature as they walked across the field. A small river graced them. Like the Oracle, the water glowed. Dawn cast a hesitant look into the river. Gently, the Oracle nudged her. "Go on." She commanded gently. "It will not hurt." Dawn stepped inside and felt the water run over her.
As quickly as she had stepped into the waters, she came out in a hallway like area. Her eyes widened as she realized that she was suspended in mid air standing before waterlike windows.
"Those are the portals," a deep male voice sounded. Dawn turned around quickly to face another glowing body. "I am father Oracle. I am too teach you how to travel through these partols undetected. It will not take long." Unlike the youngest Oracle, the father seemed to be stuffy and proper-like Giles. Dawn suppressed a small smile as the man placed a hand onto her shoulder. Her eyes widened as white fell over her vision. Knowledge pulsed around her body and mind before he let go. "Now try." He commanded. "At any moment you wish to become visible, simply concentrate on your solid form." He instructed lightly before shoving her into a dark red portal. Dawn's eyes widened in horror as she looked around.
The skies of the portal she had been rudely shoved in was blood red. Screams rippled through the air and rivers were red. Dawn shuddered with fear but continued to look. 'I want out.' Dawn thought as she looked around. Nothing happened. A small sigh escaped her. She closed her eyes and focused on the white energy inside of her. Very slowly, she began to materalize back into the suspended hallway. A hand closed on her shoulder making her jump. She turned to see the father Oracle staring at her.
"You did well. Now, your last will be the mother Oracle. She will teach you how to harness your powers in protection." The Oracle drawled. "She will be waiting in the field you arrived in." Dawn nodded, then gasped sharply as she was once again left alone. With a small shudder, she focused on the beautiful field she had arrived in. When she opened her eyes once more, she was in front of the another glowing being.
"Mother Oracle?" Dawn asked. The woman nodded with a blinding smile.
"We will begin." Mother Oracle's statement was her only warning before an arrow was hurled her way. Dawn gasped and narrowly dodged being impaled. It nicked her arm and drew blood.
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Connor's eyes widened in horror as a long cut ripped across Dawn's arm. He stumbled to the door.
"Dad!" He screamed.
Angel's head snapped up at Connor's panicked scream. Cordelia and Angel were the first ones standing. Fred and Gunn soon followed the hurrying couple up the stairs. When they arrived, Connor was pointing toward Dawn's bleeding arm. Fred darted out of the room to grab the first aid kit.
"What happened?" Angel asked his pale son. Connor shook his head.
"I don't know!" He exclaimed. "One minute she was sleeping fine and then...that." He pointed to the deep wound.
"Do you think she could be trapped in another dimension?" Cordelia asked Angel as he knelt down next to Dawn. Mentally, he took deep breaths as he attempted to fight the urge to sink his teeth into her again. He shook his head and stood.
"Her body would be there too." Angel disagreed. He walked from the room.
"Where are you going?" Cordelia called after him.
"The smell of her blood probably became too much.." Connor drawled.
"To call Willow." Angel answered, attempting to ignore Connor's stinging remark.
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Dawn hissed as she dodged each arrow thrown at her. The Oracle's aim was perfect, but Dawn was quicker. While the Oracle was impressed with her speed, it wouldn't be enough. Dawn's eyes widened as arrows rose from the ground and launched at her in perfect harmony. A small shout escaped her as the energy inside of her jerked from her body. The arrows seemed to catch fire before burning into less than ash. The Oracle beamed at her.
"Good. Again," the Oracle renewed her assualt. Dawn laughed lightly at the familiar phrase. Not for the first time, she thought of Connor. As the arrows rushed toward her, Dawn focused her energy again. This time in the form of a bubble around her. She felt slight pressure against her psyche. She opened her eyes. The arrows hung suspended in the air in front of her. With a small tilt of her head, she wondered if she could sent them back. With a small amount of focus, she pushed them back toward the Oracle, who easily materialized out of the way. Dawn let her sheild fall as she reappeared. "Better. There is one more trick you must accomplish." Dummies popped from the ground. "Protect them and yourself." Dawn's eyes widened as arrows rained toward both her and the dummies. She focused all of her energy into a large bubble and turned the arrows to flame. Then she willed the dummies to move. Her eyes widened as they charged toward the Oracle. They were easily discarded before reaching her. "That is a good thought process..." The Oracle complimented. "Try to do that and protect them from my attacks." Dawn sighed and readied herself.
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Connor held Dawn's hand tightly in his own. His eyes never left her even after Fred bandaged her arm. Her healing process seemed to have slowed wherever she was. Connor could hear Angel on the phone with a Willow. He prayed that whomever she was, she would know what to do.
Beads of sweat had long ago built on Dawn's body. Now, she seemed to be panting for air. Cordelia's hand fell onto her son's shoulder and gave him a comforting squeeze. Connor didn't have the energy in him to smile back at his mother. He hated the feelings running through him. 'I feel like I won't be whole without her.' For someone so used to his independence the thought sickened him, but at the same time, elated him. Silenty, he assumed that it was the same for Dawn.
"Wherever she is..." Gunn whistled, "they sure are working her hard..." Connor glared. Gunn held his hands up. "I'm just saying. She's proving her strength in that place. Her durability. You may not like it, but I think she's meant to be there."
"That's what Willow said too..." Angel spoke suddenly making everyone but Connor and Dawn jump. "We have to wait it out." Connor wanted to scream that he was tired of waiting, that he wanted her back now. Instead, he squeezed her hand tighter and laid his head down on their joined hands.
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Dawn closed her eyes as the arrows shot back at the Oracle like before. Her troops charged, but this time she focused on creating a small encasement around them and herself. The dummies' ability to slide past it's enemies and slice through would not be restricted by her shield. While she figured this, she knew that the immitations would be no match for the Oracle. As the Oracle sliced through the competition, Dawn thought of what she did know. 'I know how to make inanimate objects move to my will. I know how to sheild myself and others. I know how to move about undetected and enter dimensions with ease.'
"I would like to try to fight while keeping this up." Dawn spoke finally, understanding just what the Oracles were doing. The female Oracle smiled. "Make your own army."
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"Something big is coming, Angel," the dark vampire could still hear Willow say, "I can feel it. Whatever this is the Oracles are going to need everything we can offer." He sighed and leaned against wall. Every member of his team were gathered in Dawn's room waiting for the sixteen year old to wake up. Vaguely, he wondered just what it was the Oracles needed Dawn for. Angel could see the wheels moving in Connor's head as he attempted to think of what this big evil was and how it involved Dawn personally.
"The Oracles are training her." Cordelia spoke, her voice had an airy quality. "Oh, yeah, thanks. You just now decide to tell us!" She exclaimed, throwing her hands into the air. Angel smiled. Connor tilted his head in confusion. Cordelia smiled gently. "The Oracles send me messages." She explained softly. "Whenever they want too." Connor nodded once and turned his eyes back to his girlfriend.
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Dawn dodged an attack from an actual demon. His sword nicked the end of her hair, cutting it. Dawn growled. Her own shield had fallen once or twice, but those around her army remained strong. Dawn kicked the demon away and reinforced her own. She stepped over the demon and dodged an incoming demon's swing. An arrow sliced through the air, driving through the demon's heart. Dawn smiled and fought off those around her. She could now make her own army protect her in tatum to themselves. 'For wooden objects, they're alright.' Dawn thought with a small laugh as she side stepped each attack and commanded two wooden men in her army to fight beside her. They sliced through the two demons approaching from behind and fought off those around her while she rushed the front.
Father Oracle and the youngest Oracle were watching through their mystical screen. Both Oracles were impressed with the Key's wit and quick learning. They had cursed the monks for sending the Key to the Slayer in a human body, but now they saw the wisdom in that move. The human body had became a powerful vessel.
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"I know you're worried about the Bit, Slayer, but you can't just rush off to LA every time she faints or gets into trouble. Trust the Bit to take care of her self. Trust Angel to help her." Spike had a hold of Buffy's arm on the porch. She had been bound and determined to go to LA when Angel had called saying Dawn had been injured by an unknown force. That little bit of information couple with Willow's suspicion that something big was coming this way made her all the more determined.
"She's my sister, Spike," Buffy growled, as if that explained everything. Despite the glare that he had been pinned with, Spike did not flinch or drop her arm.
"Yes, she is, but you have to trust her to take care of herself. Red said there was a reason Dawn is wherever she is and that she will wake up. Trust in Red, trust in Bit, and trust in the Poof. You're going to let the Bit go at some point." Buffy sighed and dropped the bag to the porch floor. "Do what you can here. Help Red find out what's coming and train so you can be prepared for it."
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Dawn remained tense as the Oracle's army of demons fell. She waited, weapon at the ready. Her command held the wooden army taunt and waiting. The Oracle rewarded Dawn with a musical laugh.
"I believe you are ready." The Oracle consented. Dawn loosened her stance after a few minutes and dropped her shield and her command from her makeshift army. "A great evil will be upon you and yours soon. It will be worse than the First and more dangerous than anything your sister has ever faced and they will be after you." The Oracle stressed. "Tell them. Train and be ready." The Mother Oracle kissed Dawn's forehead.
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With a hurried gasp, Dawn shot up into a sitting position. Her eyes widened at the filled room, before her vision was cut off by Connor's broad shoulder. His arms were wrapped tightly around her waist and his head was buried in her shoulder. Dawn watched as the Fang gang cleared from the room slowly and shut the door behind them gently.
A startled gasp escaped her lips as Connor slammed her body down onto the bed and pinned her hands above her head. She stared up into his angry eyes. His lips crashed to hers, hard and demanding.
"Don't you ever, ever do that again," he hissed with every bruising kiss. With every punishing kiss, Dawn attempted to calm him with gentle ones of her own. Finally, after five more kisses, Connor calmed down. He moved his head to rest on her chest. Dawn ran her hand through his hair. "Don't ever go where I can't follow.." He pleaded. The pained quality of his tone made her heart hurt.
"I'm sorry," Dawn whispered, her voice held a choked quality. The wieght of what the Oracles had told her pressed heavily on her mind. "After you.." The Mother Oracle had said. 'From what she said, this new evil is going to be mega-sized...and...they are going to attack because of me...' Connor lifted his head from her chest and propped his body weight on his elbows at her apology. Tears were beading in the corner of her eyes. Connor frowned and leaned down. Her mouth fell open gently as Connor kissed her eyelids.
"Don't cry, baby..." He whispered, before kissing his way down to her lips. "I didn't mean to scare you." Dawn shook her head and pushed against his chest. Hurt filled his brown eyes.
"No, you didn't." She leaned upward and pecked his lips for good measure. When she pulled away, she looked into his confused brown eyes. "This new evil, Connor, it's after me. It wants me." A small dose of fear escaped her. Connor rolled from above her and pulled her into his arms just as his father and the Fang gang came back through the door.
"We won't let it have you." Connor reassured. His father nodded. Dawn looked around. Fred was smiling gently.
"Damn straight we won't," Gunn said, punching his curled fist into his open hand. Cordelia nodded.
"If it helps matters, I don't think the Oracles want them to have me either." Dawn mumbled. "This evil is bigger than the First and more powerful." The seriousness of the situation seemed to hit home for Angel. He sank down onto the end of the bed. "It's like the major Big Bad. Way bigger than anything Buffy has ever faced..."
"Did they tell you a time?" Angel asked, thinking of training routines he could put his team through. Dawn shook her head.
"They only said it would be upon us soon. To train and be ready when the time comes..." A small sigh escaped her lips. "And we have to tell Buffy..." A small shudder rippled down Angel's spine. Dawn laughed as she caught his expression. Silently, she prayed that Spike would be able to talk some sense into her sister when she learned what this new Big Bad was after. A small laugh escaped her lips, causing everyone to look at her. "Spike's not going to like something taking his nickname." Confusion swept over everyone but Angel's face while the dark vampire laughed.
"I suppose he isn't."
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[*Chapter Twenty-A New Big Bad
"I suppose I should have known better..." Dawn mumbled as she sat up. Her green eyes widened as she noticed fields of green surrounded her. Small yellow dandelions were scattered throughout the field. A small smile drifted onto her lips. While they were not her favorite flower, she couldn't deny the wonder the small objects gave way. They developed from such an easily scattered object, the very thing children all around the world believed could grant wishes. Dawn let her hand brush a small flower. She jerked as a tinkling laugh filled the field. "Who's there?" She asked suspiciously, looking around for something that would double as a weapon. The entire field was clear and stretched on for miles. Dawn could only watch as the owner of the musical laugh slowly appeared before her in a wave of blinding light.
"I am the youngest Oracle." She greeted. "You, my dear, are Dawn Summers, the Key." Dawn nodded and accepted the Oracle's hand. The small body showed immense strength as she pulled the teenager to her feet.
"Why am I here?" Dawn asked. The Oracle's shining face smiled.
"You are here to learn your history and of the powers you possess." Dawn enjoyed that the youngest Oracle held no cyrptic nature as they walked across the field. A small river graced them. Like the Oracle, the water glowed. Dawn cast a hesitant look into the river. Gently, the Oracle nudged her. "Go on." She commanded gently. "It will not hurt." Dawn stepped inside and felt the water run over her.
As quickly as she had stepped into the waters, she came out in a hallway like area. Her eyes widened as she realized that she was suspended in mid air standing before waterlike windows.
"Those are the portals," a deep male voice sounded. Dawn turned around quickly to face another glowing body. "I am father Oracle. I am too teach you how to travel through these partols undetected. It will not take long." Unlike the youngest Oracle, the father seemed to be stuffy and proper-like Giles. Dawn suppressed a small smile as the man placed a hand onto her shoulder. Her eyes widened as white fell over her vision. Knowledge pulsed around her body and mind before he let go. "Now try." He commanded. "At any moment you wish to become visible, simply concentrate on your solid form." He instructed lightly before shoving her into a dark red portal. Dawn's eyes widened in horror as she looked around.
The skies of the portal she had been rudely shoved in was blood red. Screams rippled through the air and rivers were red. Dawn shuddered with fear but continued to look. 'I want out.' Dawn thought as she looked around. Nothing happened. A small sigh escaped her. She closed her eyes and focused on the white energy inside of her. Very slowly, she began to materalize back into the suspended hallway. A hand closed on her shoulder making her jump. She turned to see the father Oracle staring at her.
"You did well. Now, your last will be the mother Oracle. She will teach you how to harness your powers in protection." The Oracle drawled. "She will be waiting in the field you arrived in." Dawn nodded, then gasped sharply as she was once again left alone. With a small shudder, she focused on the beautiful field she had arrived in. When she opened her eyes once more, she was in front of the another glowing being.
"Mother Oracle?" Dawn asked. The woman nodded with a blinding smile.
"We will begin." Mother Oracle's statement was her only warning before an arrow was hurled her way. Dawn gasped and narrowly dodged being impaled. It nicked her arm and drew blood.
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Connor's eyes widened in horror as a long cut ripped across Dawn's arm. He stumbled to the door.
"Dad!" He screamed.
Angel's head snapped up at Connor's panicked scream. Cordelia and Angel were the first ones standing. Fred and Gunn soon followed the hurrying couple up the stairs. When they arrived, Connor was pointing toward Dawn's bleeding arm. Fred darted out of the room to grab the first aid kit.
"What happened?" Angel asked his pale son. Connor shook his head.
"I don't know!" He exclaimed. "One minute she was sleeping fine and then...that." He pointed to the deep wound.
"Do you think she could be trapped in another dimension?" Cordelia asked Angel as he knelt down next to Dawn. Mentally, he took deep breaths as he attempted to fight the urge to sink his teeth into her again. He shook his head and stood.
"Her body would be there too." Angel disagreed. He walked from the room.
"Where are you going?" Cordelia called after him.
"The smell of her blood probably became too much.." Connor drawled.
"To call Willow." Angel answered, attempting to ignore Connor's stinging remark.
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Dawn hissed as she dodged each arrow thrown at her. The Oracle's aim was perfect, but Dawn was quicker. While the Oracle was impressed with her speed, it wouldn't be enough. Dawn's eyes widened as arrows rose from the ground and launched at her in perfect harmony. A small shout escaped her as the energy inside of her jerked from her body. The arrows seemed to catch fire before burning into less than ash. The Oracle beamed at her.
"Good. Again," the Oracle renewed her assualt. Dawn laughed lightly at the familiar phrase. Not for the first time, she thought of Connor. As the arrows rushed toward her, Dawn focused her energy again. This time in the form of a bubble around her. She felt slight pressure against her psyche. She opened her eyes. The arrows hung suspended in the air in front of her. With a small tilt of her head, she wondered if she could sent them back. With a small amount of focus, she pushed them back toward the Oracle, who easily materialized out of the way. Dawn let her sheild fall as she reappeared. "Better. There is one more trick you must accomplish." Dummies popped from the ground. "Protect them and yourself." Dawn's eyes widened as arrows rained toward both her and the dummies. She focused all of her energy into a large bubble and turned the arrows to flame. Then she willed the dummies to move. Her eyes widened as they charged toward the Oracle. They were easily discarded before reaching her. "That is a good thought process..." The Oracle complimented. "Try to do that and protect them from my attacks." Dawn sighed and readied herself.
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Connor held Dawn's hand tightly in his own. His eyes never left her even after Fred bandaged her arm. Her healing process seemed to have slowed wherever she was. Connor could hear Angel on the phone with a Willow. He prayed that whomever she was, she would know what to do.
Beads of sweat had long ago built on Dawn's body. Now, she seemed to be panting for air. Cordelia's hand fell onto her son's shoulder and gave him a comforting squeeze. Connor didn't have the energy in him to smile back at his mother. He hated the feelings running through him. 'I feel like I won't be whole without her.' For someone so used to his independence the thought sickened him, but at the same time, elated him. Silenty, he assumed that it was the same for Dawn.
"Wherever she is..." Gunn whistled, "they sure are working her hard..." Connor glared. Gunn held his hands up. "I'm just saying. She's proving her strength in that place. Her durability. You may not like it, but I think she's meant to be there."
"That's what Willow said too..." Angel spoke suddenly making everyone but Connor and Dawn jump. "We have to wait it out." Connor wanted to scream that he was tired of waiting, that he wanted her back now. Instead, he squeezed her hand tighter and laid his head down on their joined hands.
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Dawn closed her eyes as the arrows shot back at the Oracle like before. Her troops charged, but this time she focused on creating a small encasement around them and herself. The dummies' ability to slide past it's enemies and slice through would not be restricted by her shield. While she figured this, she knew that the immitations would be no match for the Oracle. As the Oracle sliced through the competition, Dawn thought of what she did know. 'I know how to make inanimate objects move to my will. I know how to sheild myself and others. I know how to move about undetected and enter dimensions with ease.'
"I would like to try to fight while keeping this up." Dawn spoke finally, understanding just what the Oracles were doing. The female Oracle smiled. "Make your own army."
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"Something big is coming, Angel," the dark vampire could still hear Willow say, "I can feel it. Whatever this is the Oracles are going to need everything we can offer." He sighed and leaned against wall. Every member of his team were gathered in Dawn's room waiting for the sixteen year old to wake up. Vaguely, he wondered just what it was the Oracles needed Dawn for. Angel could see the wheels moving in Connor's head as he attempted to think of what this big evil was and how it involved Dawn personally.
"The Oracles are training her." Cordelia spoke, her voice had an airy quality. "Oh, yeah, thanks. You just now decide to tell us!" She exclaimed, throwing her hands into the air. Angel smiled. Connor tilted his head in confusion. Cordelia smiled gently. "The Oracles send me messages." She explained softly. "Whenever they want too." Connor nodded once and turned his eyes back to his girlfriend.
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Dawn dodged an attack from an actual demon. His sword nicked the end of her hair, cutting it. Dawn growled. Her own shield had fallen once or twice, but those around her army remained strong. Dawn kicked the demon away and reinforced her own. She stepped over the demon and dodged an incoming demon's swing. An arrow sliced through the air, driving through the demon's heart. Dawn smiled and fought off those around her. She could now make her own army protect her in tatum to themselves. 'For wooden objects, they're alright.' Dawn thought with a small laugh as she side stepped each attack and commanded two wooden men in her army to fight beside her. They sliced through the two demons approaching from behind and fought off those around her while she rushed the front.
Father Oracle and the youngest Oracle were watching through their mystical screen. Both Oracles were impressed with the Key's wit and quick learning. They had cursed the monks for sending the Key to the Slayer in a human body, but now they saw the wisdom in that move. The human body had became a powerful vessel.
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"I know you're worried about the Bit, Slayer, but you can't just rush off to LA every time she faints or gets into trouble. Trust the Bit to take care of her self. Trust Angel to help her." Spike had a hold of Buffy's arm on the porch. She had been bound and determined to go to LA when Angel had called saying Dawn had been injured by an unknown force. That little bit of information couple with Willow's suspicion that something big was coming this way made her all the more determined.
"She's my sister, Spike," Buffy growled, as if that explained everything. Despite the glare that he had been pinned with, Spike did not flinch or drop her arm.
"Yes, she is, but you have to trust her to take care of herself. Red said there was a reason Dawn is wherever she is and that she will wake up. Trust in Red, trust in Bit, and trust in the Poof. You're going to let the Bit go at some point." Buffy sighed and dropped the bag to the porch floor. "Do what you can here. Help Red find out what's coming and train so you can be prepared for it."
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Dawn remained tense as the Oracle's army of demons fell. She waited, weapon at the ready. Her command held the wooden army taunt and waiting. The Oracle rewarded Dawn with a musical laugh.
"I believe you are ready." The Oracle consented. Dawn loosened her stance after a few minutes and dropped her shield and her command from her makeshift army. "A great evil will be upon you and yours soon. It will be worse than the First and more dangerous than anything your sister has ever faced and they will be after you." The Oracle stressed. "Tell them. Train and be ready." The Mother Oracle kissed Dawn's forehead.
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With a hurried gasp, Dawn shot up into a sitting position. Her eyes widened at the filled room, before her vision was cut off by Connor's broad shoulder. His arms were wrapped tightly around her waist and his head was buried in her shoulder. Dawn watched as the Fang gang cleared from the room slowly and shut the door behind them gently.
A startled gasp escaped her lips as Connor slammed her body down onto the bed and pinned her hands above her head. She stared up into his angry eyes. His lips crashed to hers, hard and demanding.
"Don't you ever, ever do that again," he hissed with every bruising kiss. With every punishing kiss, Dawn attempted to calm him with gentle ones of her own. Finally, after five more kisses, Connor calmed down. He moved his head to rest on her chest. Dawn ran her hand through his hair. "Don't ever go where I can't follow.." He pleaded. The pained quality of his tone made her heart hurt.
"I'm sorry," Dawn whispered, her voice held a choked quality. The wieght of what the Oracles had told her pressed heavily on her mind. "After you.." The Mother Oracle had said. 'From what she said, this new evil is going to be mega-sized...and...they are going to attack because of me...' Connor lifted his head from her chest and propped his body weight on his elbows at her apology. Tears were beading in the corner of her eyes. Connor frowned and leaned down. Her mouth fell open gently as Connor kissed her eyelids.
"Don't cry, baby..." He whispered, before kissing his way down to her lips. "I didn't mean to scare you." Dawn shook her head and pushed against his chest. Hurt filled his brown eyes.
"No, you didn't." She leaned upward and pecked his lips for good measure. When she pulled away, she looked into his confused brown eyes. "This new evil, Connor, it's after me. It wants me." A small dose of fear escaped her. Connor rolled from above her and pulled her into his arms just as his father and the Fang gang came back through the door.
"We won't let it have you." Connor reassured. His father nodded. Dawn looked around. Fred was smiling gently.
"Damn straight we won't," Gunn said, punching his curled fist into his open hand. Cordelia nodded.
"If it helps matters, I don't think the Oracles want them to have me either." Dawn mumbled. "This evil is bigger than the First and more powerful." The seriousness of the situation seemed to hit home for Angel. He sank down onto the end of the bed. "It's like the major Big Bad. Way bigger than anything Buffy has ever faced..."
"Did they tell you a time?" Angel asked, thinking of training routines he could put his team through. Dawn shook her head.
"They only said it would be upon us soon. To train and be ready when the time comes..." A small sigh escaped her lips. "And we have to tell Buffy..." A small shudder rippled down Angel's spine. Dawn laughed as she caught his expression. Silently, she prayed that Spike would be able to talk some sense into her sister when she learned what this new Big Bad was after. A small laugh escaped her lips, causing everyone to look at her. "Spike's not going to like something taking his nickname." Confusion swept over everyone but Angel's face while the dark vampire laughed.
"I suppose he isn't."
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