OLD MASTER 2.0's "BB Battles: Volume Two".

[TheDarkKnught]

THE NEW BUFFY BOARD BATTLES
~PROLOGUE~


*Play the BB Battles Prologue "Opening credits" THEME MUSIC! (https://mailserver1.hushmail.com/hushmail/storage/filelist/showStorageListPane.php?PHPSESSID=7574127bfc9cf227 dc67a29dcfb3b36d#) *


1:18 AM - Oslo City, Norway


Running...........

It seemed as if they'd been running forever.

Mere hours ago, this was a normal, bustling city........with a million daily, fairly hum-drum routines played out as usual by it's populace.

That was all gone now....

It has fallen into some fevered nightmare.

A fairly warm spring afternoon had in the blink of an eye turned black as the void.........the sky alternating between that pitch blackness and a sickening blood-red hue, it's clouds roiling and pulsating as if a thing alive.......resembling some jellied, many tentacled deep sea abomination out of a bad dream.

Beloved family pets began attacking and killing their masters, in many cases consuming them.
The ground began cracking open in certain areas, spilling forth vile rivers of slick, shiny black beetle-type creatures.....which proceeded to destroy and consume everything that fell in their path.

The sounds of horrible, agonized screaming, filled the air. People ran or drove through the streets in stark desperation and terror........fled their neighborhoods hoping against hope they could escape this hell.
The airports were overcrowded with the panicked......the borders were being overrun.

Total chaos.

Amid all of this.......a young woman and her little five year-old sister had barely made it out of their neighborhood alive.....and now purposefully made their way along a deserted Meyers Street, hoping to reach the massive cathedral near the center of the city..........

POLEXIA was near exhaustion........having run several miles with her sister Eleyna in her arms. She stopped now as she came to a street bench.....setting her sister down onto it and plopping herself down next to her.....her breathing slightly labored from her exertions.

The little girl looked up sorrowfully at her her sister with large, ocean blue eyes.......laying her chubby little hand on Polexia's arm.

*[translated from Norwegian]*

"Ok?" Eleyna asked

::::Polexia looked down at her with a weak smile, and put her hand gently under her sister's chin.::::

"Yes sweetie, I'm ok. I'm just a little tired. Just have to catch my breath a little bit...then we'll be on our way again. It's not far now, you know. We'll be there really, really soon. We'll be ok."

::::Eleyna nodded absently.........then lowered her eyes, which began to well up with tears. Polexia promptly kneeled in front of her sister and took her face in her hands, asking what the matter was.::::

"I want mommy and daddy.................", she sobbed softly.

::::Hearing this, Polexia's own eyes began to well up....and she took Eleyna into her arms.:::

"Sweetie..........hon, look at me............Mom and Dad....they're gone..............they're..............th......... ........"

::::The words caught in her throat. Nothing more needed to be said at any rate.......they just sat there for a good long while, sobbing and holding eachother as the whole reality of what was going on washed over them. Eventually, they let each other go, and Polexia stood up.::::

"We'd better get going hon." She said, gazing down the long street.

:::Little Eleyna nodded, and hopped down off the bench, taking hold of one of Polexia's legs.:::

"Ok, this time I'LL carry YOU!" she exclaimed dutifully.

:::Despite herself, Polexia chuckled at her sister's cute but futile little attempts to lift her off the ground.:::

"I think I'm just a LITTLE too heavy for you sweetie....." she giggled, and bent down to hug her again.........."

:::A sound....like someone dragging something, came from somewhere in the direction the girls came from. Polexia took her sister by the hand and spoke softly.........:::

"Time to go hon, they've found us again........"

:::At that, a shambling, zombie-type creature materialized ghostlike before them from right out of the pavement, and with a low, gutteral growl.....reached out aggressively for Eleyna. Polexia reflexively raised her hand in the direction of the creature, and chanted something in Latin..............:::

"DELIRA ACCENDERE ACCENSUM!!!!"

:::Immediately, the creature burst into flame.........and began flailing and screaming down the road before finally collapsing.:::

"Come on Eleyna.....RUN!"

:::Polexia grabbed her by the hand and they took off down Meyers Street at a good clip.....every so often looking back over their shoulder to see if they were being pursued. Some minutes later, they arrived at the corner of Meyers and Torrgata........and off in the distance they were able to make out the large Cathedral of Oslo looming in the distance. Having spied their destination.....Polexia quickly grabbed up her sister and began running in that direction........and in an eyeblink, several more of the zombified creatures materialized from thin air right in front of them,........and began shambling agrressively towards the girls. Behind them, more and more of the creatures materialized....and steadily grew in number.

Polexia once again raised her hand and uttered a flame spell....but she was too exhausted and nothing happened.:::

"NO! SH*T! I can't do it......it won't work, I'm too tired.............."

:::Polexia turned to her sister to grab her up again, and saw that Eleyna was calmly holding out her hand to Polexia, beckoning her to take it.:::

"Eleyna....honey.........no...........", Polexia said worriedly.

"It's ok Lexi........" Eleyna told her calmly, "I'm not scared to do it no more."

:::There was no time to argue......the creatures were advancing quickly and almost upon them. Polexia nodded and took her sister's hand.....and immediately Eleyna's eyes began to glow. A nimbus of energy enveloped them both....and grew bright.:::

"Say the words now, Lexi! Say them!" Eleyna yelled.

:::Polexia raised her free hand, and spoke................:::

"ARMAORUM ACCENDE, ADOLERE!!!"

:::At once, the two girls were enveloped in a ball of white, incandescent flame which grew in size and spread outward.....then detonated into a fast moving ripple effect that engulfed the advancing creatures.....completely incinerating them.:::

"Eleyna.....honey......you did it.....you really did it.................sweetie........you........."

:::Polexia stopped short when she looked down to see Eleyna hanging unconcious from her hand, her face pale. She immediately sat down on the ground and held Eleyna in her arms, rocking her gently back and forth and patting her on the face in an attempt to revive her:::

"Oh....no.......Eleyna........sweetie...........you ok??? Eleyna wake up.....oh.....please be ok.............oh....please.........don't do this..........you can't leave me too............please wake up......"

:::A hard, hissing sound was heard from directly above her, and from behind her. She looked up sharply and to her horror saw a weird, scorpion-like creature about 15 feet in length scampering quickly down the side of the building towards her. She grabbed up Eleyna and turned to run, only to find her way blocked by an identical creature standing menacingly not ten feet away. She began to back away slowly, her eyes welling up with tears...........:::

"NO! She's not going with you! You can't have her! It's not fair! She's just a baby! YOU CAN'T HAVE HER!!!!!!


To Be Continued

[Rayne]

OMG! You are SO EVIL! I want to know what happens NOW!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
It was SO GOOD! Please...don't make me suffer...when do we get more?!

[Allycat]

It was good, wehn are we having more?

[Lee]

Oh my god!
I love it!!!!
Wooooooooooooo!
Cant wait for more!!!!!!!!!

[ana8]

It's great..Continue soon...

[Old Master 3.0]

Well now.....that was excellent work, my friend. Well done!

That's going to be a hell of a tough act to follow. I guess I better get to work on it, eh?

[Rayne]

Yea, I think if you don't want a million PMs hounding you to continue that would be the wise choice...can't speak for everyone else but I for one am hooked! :D

Great job Old Master and Dark Knut!

[nerd4hire]

Pretty impressive Dark Knut. You've got style.

What? This is a continuing story with Old Master 2.0 taking over the next installment? I'm looking forward to it.

I understand his concern though. Yours is a tough act to follow.

I think you wanna get on the ol Knutputer and knock off a couple chapters, just in case he jams.

Just joking. I'm sure Old Master will do great.

[Hero]

Wow. That was really really good. I hope you keeping going.

[Magui]

Totally cool.Post more!

[TheDarkKnught]

I thank you good Citizens for the nice comps..very happy you enjoyed it.

However, I refuse to take all the credit here. 'Tis true, I wrote the little teaser you just read, but it came from an idea Old Master came up with. He gave me the basic outline for it, and I fleshed it out.

In fact, this entire storyline is Old Master's baby. I will be collaberating with him once in a while, writing a chapter here and there when he is not available to do so......but it's all Old Master's storyline.

Just thought I'd put the credit where credit was due. :)

The New Buffy Board Battles are basically what the title infers...an entirely new set of Battle stories based on Zander8472's (hope I got that number correct) original idea.

The reason Old Master wanted to start a new series was simply because Zander killed off a lot of the members in the original stories.....so there were not a lot of people left to work with. So, on the suggestion of a friend, Old Master decided to make an entirely new one.

Of course, if it weren't for Zander, these new stories would not exist...so full credit will always go to Zander......the Joss Whedon of the BB Battles. :: tu ::

Old Master will present to all of you two entirely different versions of New BB Battles. A serious, dramatic storyline (the prologue of which you have all just begun to read), and after that story is finished...another, all out COMEDY BB Battles.

He and I hope you will enjoy what is to come.

We thank you all for reading.

[Old Master 3.0]

Yep....what DarkKnut said...exactly. :D

I wish to thank Zander for his kind permission to continue this series. Me and DarkKnut will do ya proud, don't worry.

And so, without further adieu, here is the teaser prologue, continued................

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Oslo City, Norway - 1:44 AM


Through eyes blurred by tears of rage, Polexia could make out the large, shiny scorpion-creatures advancing slowly on her position.......both making sickening hissing and wet clicking noises as they moved. The creatures seemed slightly cautious in their approach.......aware of the power inherent in the two girls. But they were no less determined to snare their intended prey. Their gait was slow, but steady. Their shiny, armored legs clacked loudly against the ground with every step...their thick, muscley stingers raised high behind them, the tips dripping with their deadly venom..ready to strike.

Polexia backed away as they advanced...making sure to keep these creatures in front of her even as they attempted to flank her on either side.

"I won't let you take her! She's not going ANYWHERE with the likes of you!", she screamed, the tears rolling freely down her face now.

"By my blood........you'll never take her!"

She stopped her backward motion as she said this, standing stock still, her brow furrowed with anger. The two creatures continued their advance.......their front claws snapping open and shut in increasingly quick succession......as if excited with the anticipation of the kill. They let out a strange gurgled tittering sound......as if mocking her defiance. Were these things actually LAUGHING?

Holding little Eleyna tightly in her left arm, She raises her free arm above and slightly behind her head.....her hand closed into a fist.
She still possessed some of the energy that Eleyna had imbued her with earlier........and silently she hoped it would be enough to destroy these abominations.

She quickly began a low chant under her breath...........and her fist began to glow and grow bright.
As the brightness increased in intensity, the creatures halted their advance and let out a sustained hissing, shying away from the light.
The light began to pulsate and strobe, and the air around her began to crackle, and there was a smell of burning ozone.

The creatures hissed again, then ran at her......fast.

"VERBIS SUIS....EIGO IUSSU VESTER MORTIS!!!!!!"

At her command........twin arcs of lightning shoot forth from her raised, glowing fist, striking both creatures simultaneously and stopping them in their tracks.
The lightning travelled across their backs, seeking to ground itself.....seeking to penetrate through the shiny black armored hide. A sickly, charred smell rose through the air to mingle with the smell of ozone as the lightning ebbed and stopped.

Polexia lowers her arm and peers through the smoke, searching for movement.

She doesn't have long to wait.

Through the smoke, that bone-chilling tittering sound could again be heard, as well as the now-familiar clacking sound of their legs against the pavement.

They charged through the smoke at her.

"Sh*t!", she exclaimed as she raised her fist again and re-evoked the spell........

"VESSER EIGO MORTIS!!!!! EIGO MORTIS!!!! EIGO MORTIS!!!!!"

The arcs of lightning struck again and again, but these creatures were somehow repelling her attack.....and her power was once again ebbing away from exhaustion.

She looked down at her baby sister, still unconscious with her head laid against Polexia's shoulder. She whispered softly in Eleyna's ear...........

"Don't worry sweetie......we're leaving, right now."

The scorpion creatures had recovered from her last attack and were once again bearing down on her.....although more slowly this time.

Polexia began to back away once more........and as she did so, she pointed her hand toward the ground, palm open...........

"Just enough energy left for one more spell.................", she muttered to herself as her eyes began to glow......................

"VERBI SUIS..........ACALI FRESUOM!!!"

A thick sheet of ice formed underneath the approaching creatures, immediately causing them to slip and slide. They flipped over onto their side.....hisssing loudly, their legs moving frantically trying to regain to regain their footing.

Wasting no time, Polexia turned and ran as fast as she could down the middle of the street........toward the cathedral off in the distance.

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Another part of the city............

A street overrun by shambling, moaning zombies and skittering hell beetles.......homes in flames.

A strong wind suddenly kicks up and a bright light shines down from above......the force of the wind driving the zombies back and away.........forcing them off their feet.

A strange, sleek, black aircraft hovers above the fallen creatures, and turns on it's landing jets...incinerating the zombies and everything else in it's radius.

The aircraft lands amid the burning creatures, and powers down.

Slowly, a hatchway lowers itself underneath the craft, revealing the darkened interior.

A jet black Rottweiler scampers down the ship's walkway, standing at attention when it reaches the bottom and turning it's head slowly from side to side, surveying the surroundings. A light blue, crystalline charm hung from the dogs' studded collar.
A low, gutteral growl escapes the dogs' throat as it spies a group of zombies shambling towards the ship.

From within the aircraft, a black armored, caped figure slowly emerges and walks down the ramp, standing right next to the dog when he reaches the bottom.

The dog looks up at it's master and begins to wag it's tail.

The dark figure looks down at his dog and smiles.


"Ok, boy...time to get to work. Let's find them."


Both he and the dog turn towards the appraching group of zombies. The armored figure reaches into his belt and extracts two bladed weapons, and with a flick of of both his wrists, the blades open and extend.

Next to him, the dog starts to growl.....and the dog's eyes begin glowing green.

TO BE CONTINUED

[Rayne]

AHHHHH! This is so exciting! I love it! More! More! More! PLEASE don't make us wait too long! What happens to the girls?! Who is this new guy? Oooh! I am very excited...great work Old Master! :D

[Lee]

Wicked! More more more more more!!!!
Yay! I cant wait for more! Its so well written!

[nerd4hire]

This is the first time I've ever felt obliged to comment on a piece of fanfic. You two obviously know what you're doing. How did you find each other?

What a lucky stroke of fate for us. We get to read it for free.

One tiny critique: The switching back and forth from past to present tense is confusing me. Maybe I'll get it as it goes along.

[Mr. Pointy]

Can it be "The Dark Knut Returns"? By the Sainted Frank Miller, who is that caped man? Is the doggy called Ace btw? Keep it up boys and please finish your story. Too many unfinished tales here guys - I'm looking at you Hostile17 and Parker Summers - you get me interested and then go and do another good story leaving the first one hanging ...
...OK, I admit, I wanna be a character in this one...

[Guestage_87]

yeah, don't be like me, continue. It's really good

[Magui]

It is pretty good,keep it up!

[Jacklyn]

This is awesome guys! You told me you were going to do this, but I had NO idea how great it would be, and I'm the one who told you you could write, Old Master! Can't wait for another installment! You better post soon you guys ;)

[slayerangel]

This is a GREAT read! Very exciting! Keep going, guys...

[Old Master 3.0]

Chapter 3 has been reposted to a new thread in the Writer's Den.

[Rayne]

AHHHHHH! Who is that man?! :p Keep 'em comming guys! I am LOVING this!!! :D I love the music BTW...lol...adds a nice tone to the story...you guys rock at this...great collaboration thing you got going! Keep up the great work! Don't leave us hanging too long! I might pee my pants! :p ;)

[Lee]

Wooooooooooo!
See! You make the people want more!
Who the hell is this guy!? Very cool IMO!
I want more!
You should definitely make a site out of this or something...thought it might not make sense to an un BB member!

[Old Master 3.0]

THE NEW BUFFY BOARDS BATTLES
Prologue - Part 3


*Rolling "opening credits", cueing Prologue Theme Music (http://www.angelfire.com/goth/w1ck3dcr1s1s/terror.mid) . { Plays on Windows Media Player, Quicktime, or RealPlayer }*


~Created by
Zander8472

~Written by
Walter "Old Master 2.0" Mercado
and
Gil "DarkKnut" Harris

~Edited by
Old Master 2.0

~Starring
As Many Of You Guys As I Can Fit Into This Series!


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Oslo City, Norway - 2:02 AM


Their numbers swell by the hour.

All manner of creature continue to materialize across the city....crawling, slithering, skittering, surreal horrors directly out of nightmare, overunning neighborhoods....seemingly wanting nothing but the chaos, the destruction...the extinguishing of the warm, fleshy light of this city....of this very realm of existence.

In one such neighborhood, on a blasted, ravaged stretch of street.....a battle has been joined.

Zombies, naked and rotting, shamble and crawl towards the disturbance in increasing numbers...growling and wailing in their mindless rage........seeking to crush that which would dare to make war against them............

A black armored figure is standing in the center of the street....a whirling dirvish of frenetic, destructive action....hacking and slicing away at the oncoming hordes.
Numerous, decapitated zombie corpses fall at his feet ........still more of them fly backwards through the air as he turns and kicks them away......acrobatically avoiding attacks from all sides........

The figures' snarling canine companion is taking care of some business of his own a few yards to the left.....his eyes glowing a bright green, his fangs bared, the blood, gristle and grue of his enemies hanging and dropping from them as he tosses his head from side to side....throwing pieces of zombie to and fro.....tearing, charging and tackling through the creatures with awesome force and power.

The armored figure stops momentarily, listening to a low, computerized beeping signal that has begun to filter into his cowl's earpieces.
He immediately reaches a finger up to a stud just underneath his jawline and presses it, which lowers two lenses over his cowl's eyelets.
A computer readout flashes across the lens display....which he quickly reads. He raises the lenses from his eyes and looks down the street.....now teeming with the shambling monstrosities.

Three materialize right in front of him. He immediately crouches and comes back up, slicing his blade through the abdomen of the closest creature, right up the middle and through it's head.
He then spins around and backhand slices his other blade through the necks of the remaining two, their heads coming off like loose corks.

The armored warrior flips backward and over two more of the creatures, landing behind them. Without looking, he throws his circular blades to either side of him, decapitating two more approaching zombies, and with his suddenly empty hands he reaches forward and violently snaps the necks of the two zombies that he landed behind.
As their bodies fall forward, he reaches his hands to a pair of holsters on his hips and swiftly unsheathes two short, futuristic-looking automatic weapons, with long belts of ammunition extending from either of the weapons' magazine housings into a medium-sized circular pack attached to the lower back portion of his armor just over his belt.

He aims the weapons and begins firing, slowly walking forward and sweeping them from side to side, trying to clear a path for himself....occasionally whirling himself around and taking out any zombies that may appear behind him...yet still mantaining his forward motion.
Zombie corpses drop before him, their bodies exploding from the chest up from the impact of the high-power, armor-piercing bullets.

"This is no good...there's too many of these dumb f**ks....and more and more keep coming out of nowhere!" he yells over the din. Still firing, he looks over to the dog, who is currently hanging onto the back of a flailing zombie, his jaws closed around the back of the creature's head.

"Sid! Come here boy...I need ya!"

The dog wags his tail and tears the zombie's head off, leaping off of it's back as it falls to the ground. With a low "woof" he looks toward his master and trots toward him. The dog dutifully sits and looks up at his master when he reaches him, panting away and wagging his tail.
The warrior quickly stops firing and looks down at his companion.

"Playtime's over for us, buddy. Ship's sensors have indicated that THAT'S the house we're looking for", he says as he quickly points to a large home at the very end of the block, "......and we need to get there NOW! I'm almost out of ammo here, and there's a lot more of these creatures than we first thought we'd encounter....so I need you to suit up and cover me for a sec......!"

Sid issues a low "woof" in the affirmative....and quickly takes up position between his master and the still-growing, oncoming horde. The armored warrior turns around and fires at a small straggler group of zombies that have been coming up behind them. As their bodies drop, he holsters one of his guns, reaches up, and depresses a stud under his jawline

"Ship.....acknowledge!" he says, facing the direction of his aircraft. A split-second later, a computerized female voice comes through his cowl's headset.......

"[Working.]"

Just behind the warrior, Sid's eyes begin to glow orange......and with a low, gutteral growl, his body begins a transformation. First, Sid's entire body starts to tremble, then his flesh and fur begin to ripple and stretch. Accompanied by an audible series of wet, popping sounds, Sid's body quickly begins to gain mass and height......taking on a humanoid shape..........

"Ship......implement and execute cover and sweep measures.......full battle mode! Eliminate hostiles! Clear us a path down this street to the house! Also, give me a scan of the place when you get there and report back!"

"[Compliance. All systems engaged. Executing objectives............]"

He reaches down and unholsters his other gun and looks down at it....muttering to himself........

".....I just hope we're not too late here."

Sid's transformation is complete. Where once was a Rottweiler now stands a heavily-muscled, 11 foot tall, bipedal, humanoid creature. His flesh is now hairless, appearing to possess a stone-like density....with a deep, glossy black color......not unlike a polished ebony statue.
His eyes are now two lidless, flourescent red orbs and have no irises. The lower jaw is slightly jutted, and his mouth full of razor-keen teeth.
Protruding from either side of his bald head are a pair of horns which curled outward and upward...resulting in the tips pointing skyward.
His hands are large with sharp, bony protrusions extending from his knuckles...and claws which seem capable of rending steel with the barest ease.
There is a visible plume of grey smoke that comes from his nose and mouth with every exhalation.
He still wears the dog collar with the dangling crystal charm around his neck....and the crystal visibly roils and pulses with an energy at it's center.

As the ship powers up in the background, Sid tilts his head back and lets out a blood-curdling, inhuman roar, his body trembling with the sheer force and rage of it.....his hands raised palm upward on either side of him, curled into semi fists......grey smoke exuding from his open mouth as if from a jet exhaust.

The armored warrior turns around at the sound of his companion's battle cry and smiles.

"Good boy Sid......go get 'em!"

At that, Sid moves forward with an incredible speed that belies his bulk, into the mass of decaying corpses that have been bearing down on them, and begins swinging his massive arms, knocking zombies high into the air......rending and tearing with his long claws....inexorably pushing the creatures back. Zombies pile onto Sid, mindlessly attempting to bring him down.....only to be violently knocked away.....torn in half.....or crushed.

The armored warrior follows slowly behind Sid, cutting down any zombies left in Sid's wake with his guns. Behind the warrior....the airship rises quickly into the air with a loud roar from it's jets.....rising to a height of 50 feet and then hovering there.
Under the wing sections of the ship, four hatches open, two on each wing, revealing a battery of missile launchers on either side. Also, on the underbelly of the craft, one large hatch slides open and lowers a twin Gatling cannon assembly, which begin to click and whir and move from side to side, calibrating itself.

Slowly, the ship turns towards the direction of the battle, and begins moving forward.
Targeting sensors aboard the craft lock onto a long stretch of street between the intended destination and the two advancing warriors.....and fires a volley of six napalm-based missiles into the targeted area, the resulting white-hot explosions and subsequent mushroom-shaped pillars of fire sending dozens of flaming corpses into the air.
The ship fires a second missile volley several yards in front of the first targeted area with the same results. Many of the zombie creatures who weren't outright destroyed by the missiles were in flames, yowling in pain and running around in circles or away from the conflagration, finally dropping to the ground once they are consumed.

The ship then opens up on the crowd with it's Gatling cannons, spitting forth high-velocity bullets from it's spinning barrels that tear through and blow apart dozens upon dozens of the creatures.......cutting a clear path right down the center of the wide suburban street.

The ship passes over the two warriors, blasting away with it's cannons.
Sid looks up momentarily from his work as it flies over, admiring the work of the ship while holding two zombies by their heads....which he absently rips off and tosses aside.

The armored warrior has since depleted his ammunition and has been fighting hand to hand.....tirelessly knocking aside or outright taking out the now dwindling enemy.
He too looks up from his labors as the ship passes overhead.....and smiles at the ship's handiwork.

A zombie comes up from behind and grabs the armored figure, who easily breaks the creature's hold and spins around, grabbing the zombie on either side of it's head. The armored warrior bears his teeth and snaps the neck of the creature so violently that it's head is turned completely around, facing backwards.
He let's the zombie drop and then turns around to look down the street. Charred, smoking zombie remains litter the street now in the wake of the ship's destructive barrage.....with only a few of the zombie creatures still remaining.

The ship has cleared a path to the house at the end of the block, and is now hovering above it, still firing it's guns now and again at any remaining zombies that stray too near to the place.

The armored warrior turns to face Sid.

"The ship's sensors can't seem to penetrate the house.....I'd say that's a definite indication of conscious activity on SOMEBODY'S part, eh Sid? Ok, let's get to rolling...it won't be long before more of these dumb f**ks start materializing."

Sid nods in affirmation with a low growl, smoke issuing from his nose...and both turn and run down the street towards the house, stomping over bodies and stopping to take out one or two straggler creatures as they go.
Only a few yards from the house, Sid slowly transforms back into his original Rottweiler form.

To Be Concluded.......

[Guestage_87]

It's very awesome, wreaks of awesomeness if you will. But where are the Buffy board members for the Buffy board member battles? Or am I just missing something?

[Old Master 3.0]

Lol.....well, this is only the PROLOGUE for the upcoming BB Battles series.....and will only introduce TWO of the current members for now. If you remember from the first two chapters, Polexia has already been introduced...as well as the character you just read about....whose identity will be revealed in the prologue's conclusion coming up next.

Other BB members will be introduced in the REGULAR series.

My apologies for any confusion I may have caused. :)

Thank you for reading.

[Guestage_87]

Nah, I'm just slow. Keep it coming

[Magui]

Post more OLD MASTER 2.0:)

[slayerangel]

Please post more! This is really interesting.. :D

[Jacklyn]

This is too cool, Old Master!!! Extremely well-written, and what an interesting story to back that up...i have my suspisions as to who the armored warrior is, but I'm going to keep them to myself for now-and if you right back saying that I'm lying and it's not really good, expect a violent mob of zombies at your front door tonight ;)

[LazyDolphin]

ROCK ROCK ROCK! This is too cool, Old Master & DarkKnut! I can't wait to read more.

[TheDarkKnught]

Dude, we're a hit! :D
Now, let's give these nice people some more, what say you, OM?

Thanks for the kudos, guys and gals!

[elmo]

Loving it! Loving it! Keep it coming! Especially liking the theme music!

[Lee]

Wooo! I want more!!!! When's the new one coming out!?

[Jules]

That's great!! I can't wait for the next part :D

[Old Master 3.0]

Sorry for making everyone wait.....just dealing with a severe bout of writer's block...it really sucks....and I don't want to put up just ANYTHING, so please be patient while DarkKnut and I figure this out.....lol....

Thanks for reading. :: tu ::

[Kindred]

Have to say, I am waiting in eager anticipation... Biting at the bit we are.

[polexia]

Hands down!! you guys write GOOD!! NO forget good! GREAT!

and you gave me a lil sis of age 5 and powers! :) thank you!

BTW: i could totaly see it me runing towards the cathedral og Oslo!

[Old Master 3.0]

THE NEW BUFFY BOARDS BATTLES
Prologue - PART 4


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~Created by
Zander8472

~Written by
Walter "Old Master 2.0" Mercado
and
Gil "DarkKnut" Harris

with a special assist by RAYNE

~Edited by
Old Master 2.0

~Starring
As Many Of You Guys As I Can Fit Into This Series!


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Oslo City, Norway - 2:13 AM


Polexia feels as if she is going to pass out.

Her lungs are burning and she is gasping for every breath.........she has been running at a good clip for several long blocks now....her still-unconscious baby sister clutched tightly in her arms.....trying to put as much space between them and their relentless pursuers. Even now she could hear them in the distance behind them, drawing nearer.....their legs clacking loudly and rapidly against the pavement.......and that all-too familiar tittering sound echoing along the empty streets, carried by the poisonous night breeze, sending a coarse chill through her bones.

The searing pain coming from behind her shins is terrible.......and her legs are near to buckling.......but the thought of her sister in the hands of whatever foul thing wrought this catastrophe spurs her onward.

Each agonizing step draws her inexorably closer to the safety of the cathedral.........now only three blocks away........

Spots begin to form and flash before her eyes.....threatening to overwhelm her vision......


"No......merciful lady.....nooo," is her thought as her forward movement begins to slow......the spots before her eyes increasing in number and intensity. "......not now.......too close.....too close......"

Her legs finally betray her.
Her knees hit the pavement hard with an audible thud...... with her entire body weight, coupled with that of her sister's, behind it.
Somehow she manages to keep a hold of her sister as she lands.......screaming in both pain and anger......utterly refusing to believe this is happening now....of all times........

She tries to stand up.....putting every last ounce of will she can muster behind the effort.......but her body doesn't respond. She only succeeds in expending whatever remaining energy she had left, and she tips over on her side hard....the side of her head bouncing off the sidewalk.

As her vision begins to blur, Polexia's grip loosens around Eleyna, who gently rolls from her embrace.

Polexia feebly reaches a hand out to her sister, closing it around her chubby little arm......


".......I'm.....so sorry, sweetie..........please.........don't.......be mad at me...........please............I.....tried........ ...."


Polexia rolls onto her back....and through filmy eyes looks up at the night sky. The thick, roiling, ruby red clouds writhe and slither with an increasing, almost urgent intensity.......now beginning to flash every few seconds with an unearthly lightning......it's thunder rolling and rolling across the expanse......sounding chillingly akin to an agonized moaning........

As she begins to slip into unconsciousness......she hears the manic tittering again off in the distance somewhere, and manages one final thought............


"Please.........help.........us............"


The darkness engulfs her.



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The armored warrior and his companion Sid, who has now reverted to his original canine form, stand before the darkened, two-story house. The lights from the airship hovering overhead illuminate them and much of the surrounding area......the thrust from it's jets swirling up wind and dust around them.

The airship fires it's weapons in short spurts every so often........taking out any new zombie-creatures that materialize near the house.

The dark warrior looks the house over........noticing the amount of exterior damage; windows blown out.......porch boards pulled up.......front door smashed in...sections of the front wall apparently eaten away. He thinks to himself, whatever wanted into this place, GOT in all right.

He looks from the house up to the ship, his head cocked as if trying to listen to something.....his cape billowing in the wind. He then looks down at Sid....


"Doesn't look too promising, does it buddy?" He says to the dog......who is looking at the house quizically.

"....The ship still can't register any lifesigns......although like I said earlier, there does seem to be some cloaking mojo present here......don't know if it's the bad kind or what, the computer still can't seem to come up with anything either way. What about you, boy? You getting a wiff of anything....the inhabitants or otherwise?"


Sid raises his snout into the air and sniffs......probing slowly and deliberately in the direction of the house.
After a couple of minutes.....he lowers his snout and looks at his master with sullen eyes, issuing a low "woof" of exasperation.


"You either, huh? This is getting old fast......"


The dark warrior holds his arms akimbo and flicks his wrists inwards......an action that extends a pair of foot-long, stiletto-type blades from the tops of his gauntlets.


"C'mon boy, let's see what we can find......"


The warrior moves quickly to the house.....with Sid right behind him.
As the warrior begins to go up the porch steps, the dog halts in his tracks and quickly sniffs the air again.......and just as the warrior reaches the front door.......Sid begins to bark at him urgently........

The warrior reaches the threshold and is violently blasted backwards by an unseen, kinetic force. He connects hard with the front walk and slides backwards about 20 feet.....creating a short, steaming trench in the concrete. He quickly sits up and starts dusting himself off.....


"Well, THAT was certainly a lot of f****** fun! I should've expected that the barrier wouldn't just be for masking purposes......"


Sid runs over and gently clamps his jaws around one of the warrior's forearms to help him up


"Thanks buddy, I'm good.....no worries here......"


As the warrior regains his footing......a message from ship's computer is relayed over his cowl's headset



"It seems the barrier expended all it's energy when it cleaned my clock......the ship is suddenly able to get a reading now! I'm getting.....one lifeform........very faint......inside the basement! Let's move, buddy.....and be careful how ya go!"


Sid issues a low "woof" in the affirmative and trots toward the house alongside the warrior.
As they reach the open doorway, the warrior stops and looks down at Sid for any warning signs from him.....but Sid just looks back at him, panting away. The warrior tests the doorway by slowly pushing his hand forward.....meeting no resistance as it passes over the threshold. He looks down and motions the dog to follow him.

Inside the house, the sweet stench of charred, rotten flesh saturates the air. The warrior depresses a stud on his collar which lowers a pair of infra red sensors over his eyelets.
Indeed, on the floor he could make out several corpses, clearly immolated and still-steaming. He and Sid hurriedly step over these and make their way through to the staircase.....and find the door to the basement on the side.

Making their way down to the darkened cellar, they spot a middle-aged woman huddled in the corner, barely conscious. She's clutching her left side...which is drenched in blood.

The warrior depresses the communicator stud near his collar.....quickly making his way towards her.......


"Ship.....medical emergency! Prep the station! We're going to need immediate..........."


The woman abruptly wakes up and, upon seeing the two strangers......begins angrily yelling in Norwegian. Her eyes begin to glow, but they dim and fade just as quickly, the pain at her side too great to be able to concentrate. She yells in pain......continuing her foreign diatribe.......as Sid regards her with a quizzical look.


"Whoa....whoa.....lady......calm down...please....we aren't here to harm you....! Please...you're hurt......we have to get you out of here! Geez.....my Norwegian is a little rusty........"


The woman attempts to rise, and slips back down, her face a mask of anguish.......


"No! No....don't do that.....don't..........do you speak any English? English? Please....you're hurt........We are here to help you........do you underst.....please...stop yelling! We were sent to retrieve you....your family.......by Mr. Pointy........Mr. Pointy sent us to get you out.....!!"


The woman quiets down at the mention of the name.....and looks at the stranger and his dog.....her eyes narrowed


"Yes.......Mr. Pointy....you know that name...yes? He sent us to come and get all of you out, for your protection.......


The woman looks the dark warrior up and down....looks to the dog....who is sitting near her.....panting and wagging his tail....then back to the warrior. After a long silence.....she begins to speak again......


"You....from Meester Ponty? You....come ....to help?"


The warrior nods reassuringly.....and offers a smile


"Mr. Pointy.....yes.......he's my leader....I am a member of the MYRIAD.........."


He motions towards his companion


"That is my friend, Obsidian....I just call him Sid, for short........and me.......", he leans down and offers her his hand, "........I am called DarkKnut."


She nods slowly in understanding....and tentatively takes his proffered hand


"Ma'am, we need to get you to medical immediately....you've lost a lot of blood. But tell me, please, where is your husband.....and where are your daughters....Polexia and Eleyna.......?"


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The two girls lay still and silent on the windy, darkened street.

The little one, Eleyna, begins to groan and stir.........rolling over on her side, she opens her eyes slowly and sees her big sister sleeping next to her.
She smiles weakly and reaches her chubby little hand out to touch Polexia's face............just as a shadow falls over the both of them.......and a strange sound......like weird giggling...........



TO BE CONCLUDED (this time I really mean it......)

[Rayne]

AHHHHH!!!! Just when I start to get into it you go and make me wait for more...you're cruel!!! Ok...GO WRITE MORE NOW!!! I wanna know what this new...THING is...well, you certainly seem to know how to keep your fans at the edge of our seats...EXCELLENT! Now go...more writing...go on...:p

[Mr. Pointy]

Yay, I'm in a story! *Pointy executes the Snoopy happy dance*

Seriously, good to see you back on track guys.

[ana8]

Can't wait to read more:)

[Magui]

That was great:D!.Post more:: tu ::

[Kindred]

Very thrilled to have read a new installment... But now I want more. More I say....

Good Work. Again I'm waiting for the next piece... Very eagerly.

~Kindred

[Jacklyn]

LOL! I KNEW the warrior was Dark Knut!!!! This was great! Keep up the good work guys! Can't wait for the next part!

[Rayne]

WE WANT MORE!!!

WE WANT MORE!!!

WE WANT MORE!!!

WE WANT MORE!!!

Hey, hurry up already...these picket signs are getting heavy...

[Jules]

That was another great part!!! I can't wait for the next bit! Post more soon!!

[Guestage_87]

Once again a fantastic job Old Master, it's a totally good story and of course the use of board members is cool.

[No, I am Doyle]

I like it alot.

[killerdwarf]

Waiting impatiently here...

[ana8]

I'm with you:)

[Lee]

Ooooh! Wicked cool!
I cant wait for the next part!
Dont you ever think about stop writing these! (That didnt make sense did it?)
Because, if you do, I'll have to hunt you down, and....shake you incessantly until you start writing them again! Ha! Take that evil do-er!

[Rayne]

*Eghem* Is this thing on? *Rayne taps her mega phone with the palm of her hand*

KEEP IT COMING!!! PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE THAT I AM LACKING! COME ON DUDE! BEFORE I BEAT YOU WITH YOUR OWN CANE!
*Rayne drops the megaphone and runs like hell as she's struck down by a set of dentures to the back of her skull*

[Old Master 3.0]

:::Lifts his cane into the air and shakes it in triumph:::

THERE! I got cha, didn't I, ya pencil-necked geek?! God damned whippersnappers....I'll make ya respect your elders yet.......hehehe.......look at cha......out cold on the ground....I still got the magic arm....hehehe......why, I remember back in 1978....I was......was........

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!

:p :p :p


Oh, and my last chapter is almost finished.....so keep your pants on......

[Magui]

my last chapter is almost finished


I can't wait to read it :D ::rolf:: :: wacko2...,post it soon!!!!! ::bbat::

[TheDarkKnught]

[BUMP]

Old Master and I are still working on the final chapter of the PROLOGUE.

The newest chapter is almost done, so please bear with us just a little while longer. Old Master was supposed to post it last Sunday, but decided at the last minute that the chapter needed more work, and started re-doing it. The man is clearly insane.

I have bumped these first chapters back up to the first page so that when the new chapter finally IS posted, newcomers to the BB Battles won't have to go searching for them.

[TheDarkKnught]

**[BUMP]**

Old Master and I are still working on the final chapter of the PROLOGUE.

The newest chapter is almost done, so please bear with us just a little while longer. Old Master was supposed to post it last Sunday, but decided at the last minute that the chapter needed more work, and started re-doing it. The man is clearly insane.

I have bumped these first chapters back up to the first page so that when the new chapter finally IS posted, newcomers to the BB Battles won't have to go searching for them.

[TheDarkKnught]

**[BUMP]**

Old Master and I are still working on the final chapter of the PROLOGUE.

The newest chapter is almost done, so please bear with us just a little while longer. Old Master was supposed to post it last Sunday, but decided at the last minute that the chapter needed more work, and started re-doing it. The man is clearly insane.

I have bumped these first chapters back up to the first page so that when the new chapter finally IS posted, newcomers to the BB Battles won't have to go searching for them.

[elmo]

*Joins Rayne on the Picket line!*

WE WANT MORE!
WE WANT MORE!
WE WANT MORE!
WE WANT MORE!

*jumps up and down on spot*

Doing a good job so far guys. :D We WANT more!

[Old Master 3.0]

THE NEW BUFFY BOARDS BATTLES
Prologue - CONCLUSION


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~Created by
Zander8472

~Written by
Walter "Old Master 2.0" Mercado
and
Gil "DarkKnut" Harris

with a special assist by RAYNE

~Edited by
Old Master 2.0

~Starring
As Many Of You Guys As I Can Fit Into This Series!



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Little Eleyna sits up with a start at the strange sound.

For just the barest instant there was........something...........

She raises herself up onto her knees quickly.....balling up her tiny hands into fists and rubbing at her eyes, still blurred from her forced sleep. She straightens her body to be better able to see over her sister and cranes her neck. She rubs at one eye again briefly and then opens them wide for better clarity, and then she peers down the length of road as far as she can see, looking and listening for any signs of movement.
She turns her head slowly, looking all around her now in the semi-darkness of the windblown street.....trying to lock her eyes onto anything unusual...all the while holding tightly onto her unconscious sister's hand.
The odd dead leaf or sliver of paper blows by, and an empty can could be heard rolling across the pavement somewhere...but nothing more.

Little Eleyna turns her attention back to Polexia and bends to her ear.....shaking her sister gently and urgently whispering entreaties for her to wake up.

As she does this, all the streetlamps in the vicinity abruptly begin to flicker and make noise......a low electrical buzzing not unlike the sound made by insects flying into a bug zapper. The flashing quickens in pace.....throwing it's weird intermittent orange glow over everything like an ersatz lightning.

A barely audible whimper escapes from Eleyna's throat, and she presses herself tightly against her sister. The rapid strobing effect of the lights is less than bearable, making her dizzy.
From the corner of her eye she thinks she sees a large dark shape skitter across, parallel to her position.
She let's out a yelp and turns her head sharply in that direction........nothing.

Little Eleyna looks around again urgently in spite of the ever-increasing strobing and noise, becoming more and more fearful. She looks over her sister's unconscious body and down the length of road, and again she thinks she can make out an image in between the flashes.....a dark and shiny shape near the end of the block.....there but for a split instant and then gone.

Her eyes well with tears as she tries to spy the strange image again....darting her eyes back and forth and all around. Terrified and swooning now from the lights, she begins to shake her sister again, yelling her name above the din. Impossibly, the flashing and noise increase in their intensity, and she is unable to take anymore as she shuts her eyes and clamps her hands down hard against her ears.
In desperation, she yells her sister's name over and over.............................................. .......

Nothing.


There is nothing.


As abruptly as it began.....the lightshow and noise cease.......as suddenly and as swiftly as the flick of a wall switch can illuminate or darken a room.

In fact, it seemed that everything had stopped......even the breeze. The only sound to be heard was the low, moaning thunder of the blood red, living sky.

Eleyna lies on her side huddled against her sister, trembling and sobbing fitfully........unwilling to open her eyes and take her hands away from her ears...afraid that the madness will start up again if she let's her guard down......afraid that there might be some terrible, nightmarish monstrosity standing there patiently only inches away, ready to snatch her up if only she would but opens her eyes.

For long moments she lays there.....trying not to move a muscle but finding it difficult due to the hitching of her chest from her crying.
But the closeness and warmth of her big sister, the rise and fall of her chest against Eleyna's back, offers a small comfort, and slowly her sobbing subsides.

She remembers that they have to be at the church, to see someone....the church, where it's safe..........

Her fear is supplanted by a sudden and urgent determination to wake her sister up and get out of here....off the scary streets, where the bad things are.......

She raises herself up and opens her eyes onto total pitch darkness. She yelps.....clutching her sister immediately. All of the streetlamps everywhere are out. She couldn't see a thing, not even her sister who is right there. She begins to speak to her sister again, her voice a tiny squeak at first due to the dryness in her throat.....but regaining it's timbre after a couple of tries. Eleyna shakes her more vigorously now, her eyes getting used to the darkness now......being able now to make out the familiar shapes of the street......the area taking on a deep, reddish hue from the glow of the roiling sky above.

To Eleyna's relief, Polexia issues a low groan and stirs, but ever so slightly.


"Hi Lexi! Wakey now.....we have to go......wakey......come on.....don't go back to sleep....," she says excitedly into her ear.

".......Lexi, come ooon.......I'm scared Lexi.........."

At that moment, about twenty-five feet away, a single streetlamp turns on.

The sudden presence of light causes Eleyna to squint and quickly shade her eyes, expecting a repeat of the previous lightshow. It takes but a few moments for her eyes to adjust. She tentatively lowers her hand after a bit, looks across to the streetlamp and is startled to see a diminutive figure standing underneath.
The lamp's single beam shines down through the reddish murk onto the still figure like the spotlight from a stage production.

Still clutching her sister, who has fallen still again, Eleyna stares for long moments at the tiny, motionless form...the light from the lamp partially shadowing the facial features. Eleyna isn't sure......but it looks to her to be another child.....



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[Old Master 3.0]

(continued)


The figure remains stock still for a beat, and then finally begins to move.
the figure takes a step forward and begins to look around. The features are well-lit and visible now.....it is a little girl. She looks to be more or less around Eleyna's age, with short blond hair cut just above the shoulders, and wearing what might be a type of private school uniform; a red sweater with matching plaid skirt, long white stockings, and flat black shoes.
She is holding a Barbie-type doll, clutched tightly against her chest.

She continues to curiously survey her surroundings.....looking at, and then past, Eleyna and her sister as if they were just part of the scenery.
The little girl's shoulders then slump slightly, and she sits down with her back against the base of the lamp post, her doll still clutched against her chest. As she sits, two more streetlamps come on on either side of her.

Quickly forgetting her previous fear, Eleyna sits there with wide, curious eyes, looking at the little girl and wondering how she came to be here.

"Maybe she's lost?", Eleyna thinks to herself. "She looks so sad....she must be really scared.....maybe the bad things killed her mommy and daddy too, just like me and Lexi........"

Eleyna is roused from her small reverie by the sudden sound of.......singing.....?


**[Translated from Norwegian]**


"Oh, do you know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Oh, do you know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane?"


The little girl is singing to herself in a tiny, angelic voice....and gently rocking back and forth.....


"Oh, yes, I know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Oh, yes, I know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane..."


Eleyna sits there with her head cocked. She has never heard this song before.....it sounds fun, she thinks to herself.

The little girl takes the doll from her chest and places it on her lap, facing her.....


"Now two of us know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Now two of us know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane..."


Polexia stirs again. Eleyna bends to ear level and shakes her gently.

"There's another girl here Lexi......little like me! She's all alone, I think she's lost.....can I make friends with her? We can take her with us!"

She looks to her sister expectantly, and only receives another groan in return. Little Eleyna frowns a little....

"You can't hear me, can you?"

She looks back across to the little girl......then bends back down to her sister's ear.....

"I'm gonna go talk to her....kay Lexi? I'll be back, I promise.....

Of course, not expecting a reply, Eleyna stands and begins walking toward the little blond girl......


".....A few of us know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
A few of us know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane....."


(continued)



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[elmo]

More! It's getting really really interesting! I want to know who this little girl is OM... hurry up and post more! :D

[Old Master 3.0]

Lol...Elmo, it seems you're the only reader I have left....is it my breath or something? :p

The next few paragraphs will be posted in about another day or so. I fixed the theme music link, it should work now. How does it sound?

[elmo]

Didn't want to say anything about your breath. (that and Darkknut's feet) :p

Music still doesn't work honey. :(

[Jacklyn]

Ok, I've always found that Muffin Man song creepy-you just took that to whole new heights.

As always, your writing is amazing! (whether you believe me or not!) Keep it up-I want another chapter VERY SOON!!!!!

[Mr. Pointy]

Lol...Elmo, it seems you're the only reader I have left....is it my breath or something? :p

The next few paragraphs will be posted in about another day or so. I fixed the theme music link, it should work now. How does it sound?
I'm still reading OM, just been away for a couple of weeks - keep up the good work.
I'm not able to hear the music at work (no sound on pc) but I'll check it at home.

[Jacklyn]

Pointy, I had the same problem-can't listen to theme music...I'll get in trouble :(

[Magui]

I've been away for a few days,but I still like the story:D.Post more:: tu ::.

[Rayne]

Lovin' this new turn of events...actually getting surprised now that I haven't been on to suck tidbits of info out of you my friend...but I'm goin' with Jacklyn on this one...creepy freggin' song...my grandmother sings that to the kids all the time...thanks... ;) :p

MORE MORE MORE!!!