Forgotten Conscience - Chapter 113: Chapter 113

Buffy's POV
Well here it is, the moment we've all been waiting for. The big fight scene, the battle of a lifetime. We can all feel it.
We walked through the cave entrance a few minutes ago and all our moods shifted.
We're not scared, not really, we'd all just rather be somewhere else. We've been through a few apocalypses in the time we've known each other and we all know that some of us might not make it through this. But all of us also know that I would never let that happen. We don't really talk about it, but we know I'd do anything to save my friends, and Faith knows I'd do twice that to save her.
You know they say hindsight is 20/20, well in my case it's better than that. Mine is 20/40 or 40/20, which ever is better than perfect. Cause that's what my life is, better than perfect. Even with the big battle only minutes away... I can say my life is perfect. Everything that we've been through, every moment of pleasure and pain and all the moments in between.
All of them worth it just to know that we're here, now, with my friends... with our friends, and happy. I can't think of a single thing I could ever want more than this. Well maybe this Omega son of a bitch dead, which will be happening pretty soon if I have anything to say about it, and I do.
We come up on what looks like a new section of the cave and we all stop.
"Okay, remember what Giles said. Omega will have his closest followers chanting around him, giving him their strength. Take them out if you can and any other vamps he might have with him, but leave Omega to the super slayers okay?"
"Right cause going up against a mightily pissed off demon that's existed since the dawn of time, that was my first impulse."
"Shut up Spike. Okay let's go."
We break into a running charge as we enter the room, and then we stop.
"Well that was... anti-climactic, all that build up and then... nothing."
Xander says something I never thought I'd hear him say.
"I'm gonna have to go with Spike on this one, a doctor's office waiting room isn't really the place for an ultimate battle."
Faith looks around at the absurd little room and walks over to the big wooden doors on the other side of the room.
"Yeah if it weren't for the giant wooden doors it would be exactly like a doctor's waiting room."
She seems to listen to something as I join her next to the door.
"Sounds like some big chant session going on inside. Can't make out what they're saying though, this door must be pretty thick. Could be demon boy is in here."
I can hear the chanting too.
"Guess there's only one way to find out. You guys ready?"
They all take their weapons in hand, ready to use them. Faith and I put our hands against one of the two double doors.
"Ready babe?"
"I always am lover."
We smile at each other before opening the door. We open the door to see a massive room full of vampires.
Oh good.
In the middle of the room is a huge demon surrounded by 12 vampires in cloaks.
That must be Omega. He's at least 20 feet tall and seriously ripped. He looks essentially human, though I don't know too many 20 foot humans with grey skin that look that ripped. And then there's the face. He's got these white spiky things on either side of the top of his head, pointed ears, and teeth like... well let's just say they make vampire teeth look like white mice. But that's not what bugs me the most. What bugs me the most are the over 200 vamps that are kneeling around him and his little entourage. This could be a problem.
Faith snaps them out of their chant-a-thon.
"Is that a private spiritual gathering or can anyone join?"
Heh, good one.
"Yeah I gotta say this whole chanting thing seems like a lot of fun."
All of the vamps in the room turn and stand up.
"No, please, don't get up on our account. Continue."
One of the vamps breaks formation to greet us.
"Buffy... Faith, how are you ladies?"
"Better than you will be in about five minutes."
It's him. It's the guy who murdered Riley. It's John.
"Hey Spike, feel like sitting this one out?"
"I wasn't planning on it."
"Well you might want to after we give you this."
He holds up a disk.
"Little present from an old friend of ours named Adam. We found the specs for your little chip in the ruins of The Initiative so we could remove it for ya. Thought we could use it."
Both Faith and I look at Spike and he doesn't even think about it before responding.
"Not a chance mate. I trust you about as much as these Scoobies trust me... I ain't making no deals with anyone."
John scowls at us.
Well now that that's settled.
"You're gonna die."
He just smiles at us.
God I'm gonna kill this guy.
"You really think you can get through all my friends here in less than five minutes?"
I grip the stake harder in my hand.
"Maybe not but I'm sure as hell gonna try."
"Really?"
"Yeah and then we're gonna chop your lame ass boss' head off. Aren't we B?"
"Damn right."
John glares at us.
Hit a nerve did we?
The loud booming voice of the big bad Omega tries the oldest trick in the book, intimidation.
"You will pay for your insolence."
The guy has been around for thousands of years, he's been preparing for this moment for centuries, and THAT is his best line? Please...
"Let's get on with it."
John's glare turns to a slight grin at my words.
"KILL THEM!"
Here we go.
The army of vamps starts coming at us and the battle begins. Faith and I make quick work of the first few vamps to come at us while the rest of the gang takes a little longer. The numbers start to get to us and we're fighting vamps left and right, trying to keep as many of them away from our friends as possible.
It's only after we both stake at least 20 vamps each that Faith and I realize this isn't working. Our eyes meet as we try and fight them off. We each throw a vamp in the direction of each other and they slam into one another, back to back. We simultaneously stake the vamps leaving only the two of us, looking at each other as the battle rages around us. It's like we have the same thought.
"We have to go for Omega."
Like we're the same person, we try and make our way to the center of the room where Omega stands ominously, surveying the raging battle before him. We take out as many vamps as we can without losing forward momentum.
Giles and the others will be okay, they've faced a lot of things without my help. Maybe not this many all at once, but I know they'll be okay.
The two of us get about 15 feet from Omega before we're stopped by the one vampire in this mob that I want to kill, that I need to kill, John.
"Took you longer than five minutes to get here."
"We're here aren't we? And after we dust you, we are gonna tear your master apart."
"Is that so? Cause I'd have to bet against that. By the time you get through me, and the twelve dead guys in cloaks to get to Omega, it'll already be too late. My master's power will be complete. His strength will be beyond anything you pitiful slayers could ever muster."
"You really think you can keep both of us busy?"
He gets this evil grin on his face.
"No but I can keep one of you busy."
What?
Out of nowhere Faith gets tackled by three vamps.
"FAITH!"
I'm about to jump to her aide when one of the vamps goes flying off her and I hear her voice as she struggles with the other two.
"I'm... FINE B just, get to Omega... that's all that... matters."
She's right. I have to get to Omega before he powers up.
I turn back to John, only to have his fist connect with my face. I stumble back slightly.
So the bastard's got some power in his punch eh? Doesn't mean I'm gonna make him any less dead.
I take a swing at him that connects with his stomach, making him grab his stomach briefly to avoid an onslaught. I try for an uppercut and he barely dodges it. He tries to punch my briefly exposed mid-section from the uppercut but I'm ready for him and I grab his clenched fist, twisting his arm with it till he's bending backwards and left open for a staking.
I raise my stake to the man who killed Riley, ready to take my revenge, when the ground starts shaking and the sound of twelve vamps in cloaks turning to dust stops me. I look up at Omega standing a few feet away. He's got this glowing blue aura thing going on and he looks mad as hell.
This can't be good.
John laughs from his uncomfortable position.
"It's all over now slayer."
I look down into his hate filled eyes, my own hatred for him reflected in his eyes.
"Maybe for you..."
I plunge the stake into his soulless heart, taking my revenge for Riley's murder.
"But I'm not dead yet."
I wipe the dust off my hands, knowing that I set things right. I turn to face Omega, looking at his massive form. Knowing this isn't gonna be easy. He roars in anger, raising his arms to either side of him as two beams of blue energy shoot from his hands, blasting straight through to the surface.
I get into a fighting stance as he looks right at me, his pure black eyes seemingly staring right through me. The blue glow around him gets brighter and it isn't until it's too late that I realize he's charging up. The huge blast comes at me and I don't have time to get out of the way, but at the last second she tackles me out of harm's way. The blast dissipates, taking at least 50 vamps with it and I look up at the love of my life.
"Faith..."
"Hey..."
I smile at her on top of me.
"Thanks."
She looks at the rapidly closing hole in Omega's forces and smiles back.
"For what... that? Ah it was nothing."
She gets up and offers her hand to help me up. I take it. I look at Omega.
"I guess we were too late."
She watches Omega's glow get brighter.
"Looks like... wanna give up?"
I laugh at her.
"Not a chance."
She chuckles.
"There's my girl."
I punch her playfully in the arm among all the carnage.
"You better believe it."
"You know I do."
Omega looks like he's about done charging.
"Looks like it's now or never B."
"Let's make it now instead of never."
"Deal."
We start to rush Omega and he fires his next blast. We dodge it, letting the blast pass between us as it takes out another 40 of his own soldiers. I get to Omega first and throw everything I can at him. I land every punch I can but it isn't long before he slams his fist into my gut, sending me clear across the room and into the stone wall.
God DAMN that hurt.
I use the wall to stand myself up, trying my best to block out the pain. A nearby Willow calls out to me as she fends off a vamp.
"Are you okay Buffy?"
I walk over slowly and stake Willow's vamp.
"I'm... fine Will. I just..."
A big boom shuts me up as I see Faith go flying to the other side of the room after being hit by one of Omega's monster punches.
"FAITH!!"
I break into a run as I see a couple of Omega's faithful pick her groggy form up and hold her still for their master. A blue glow starts to fill the dark room as he charges up.
He's gonna fire.
I start knocking a few of the less than 20 vamps left over in an attempt to get to Faith quicker.
Oh god, I'm not gonna make it. I'll never get her out of the way before it hits her. I'm running as fast as I can and I'm not gonna make it. I can't let this happen, I won't let this happen. I have to do something... anything. So I do the only thing I can do. I do the only thing that anyone could do to save the one they love.
I put myself between her and the blast.