Aug. 1st - Lost in the Woods
Title: Lost in the Woods
Author: 3am_moonlight
Rating: FR-13 (for killing zombies)
Crossover: The Walking Dead (TV)
Disclaimer: Property of Joss and whoever owns TWD.
Summary: Buffy follows a Slayer Dream and finds a little girl in a forrest, surrounded by the walking dead.
Word Count: 828
Note: I had to work late so this is a little rushed.
Buffy was walking along the edge of a forest when a loud scream suddenly broke the silence. She immediately turned and began running before the screamer, a young girl by the sounds of it, had to stop to draw another breath. As she came closer she heard the tell-tale sounds of a small herd of walkers; shuffling feet and groans at the prospect of living flesh to consume.
The Slayer was only out in this particular forest because she'd had a Slayer Dream the night before, the first one since before this new kind of undead began claiming victims, and she had temporarily left her own group to save a preteen girl from the walking dead. Maybe even get her to join their little group if she didn't have anyone else.
Buffy's group was a small one, only seven people, including herself and Faith, but they were alive and intended to stay that way. Faith had wanted to come with her once Buffy had explained what she'd dreamt about and what she intended to do about it, but someone had to stay and keep an eye on the other five people. So her fellow Slayer was on babysitting duty while Buffy followed a vague Dream the PTB had sent her.
Shortly after she began running she broke through the trees and into a small clearing. The first thing she saw was the group of walkers, between eight and ten she guessed before she saw what they were gathered around and were trying to reach. At the same time, the girl began screaming again and Buffy put on a burst of speed as she swung the Scythe up and sliced the head off of several corpses before they had even noticed her presence.
Thankfully the girl had had the bright idea to climb up a tree, but she wasn't really all that high up - just high enough that their hands couldn't reach her dangling feet. Thankfully none of them seemed to have enough muscle memory for climbing, which probably meant that they were among the earlier victims. Her perch was precarious though and the walkers were relentless. And judging by her appearance she'd been up there for a while. Her whole body screamed of exhaustion and Buffy was willing to bet quite a lot that she was hungry and extremely thirsty.
The girl didn't notice her until she had partially decapitated four of the walkers surrounding her, but when she did see her a look of extreme relief came over her face and she withdrew her legs and curled up tighter on her tree branch, while she regarded the Slayer killing all thirteen of her would-be killers.
It wasn't until all the walkers were lying still on the ground that Buffy was able to get a proper look at the child. She was young, but a little older than Buffy had expected. A preteen rather than the young child she'd expected. She was wearing a blue t-shirt with a rainbow on the front and light brown pants with a pair of dirty white tennis shoes on her feet. Her hair was a light brown/dark blonde and reached just above her shoulders.
"Hi!" The Slayer said as she gave a friendly smile. "My name is Buffy. Do you want to come down from that tree now? I have water and some food, I'm sure you're thirsty by now."
Buffy had specifically brought several bottles of water just for this young girl, and she'd also brought some old packages of crisp bread for her to eat. It held longer than regular bread. Buffy smiled encouragingly at the little girl and the girl gave her a small hesitant smile in return before she took a good look around, presumably to check for walkers, and then she began to carefully climb down the tree.
When she reached the ground and had turned to face Buffy the older blonde asked, "What's your name? Mine's Buffy." She had already given her own name but it couldn't hurt to repeat it.
"Sophia". Her voice was soft and she looked both nervous and relieved to find an adult, but there was also suspicion. Good. It gave her a better chance at survival.
"Do you have a family or someone to look after you?"
Sophia nodded but didn't speak.
"Do you know where they are, which direction? If you do I can help you get there and make sure you don't get cornered by the walkers again."
"They're on the highway. The RV broke down, I got lost, and then they were everywhere."
Buffy correctly assumed that 'they' meant 'walkers' since Sophia got distressed when she got to that part.
"That's okay." Buffy smiled gently at her before she continued. "Follow me, and we'll find your family."
She then reached out her hand to the little girl, which she took a little hesitantly, and they began walking towards the road Buffy had seen in the distance earlier.
Author: 3am_moonlight
Rating: FR-13 (for killing zombies)
Crossover: The Walking Dead (TV)
Disclaimer: Property of Joss and whoever owns TWD.
Summary: Buffy follows a Slayer Dream and finds a little girl in a forrest, surrounded by the walking dead.
Word Count: 828
Note: I had to work late so this is a little rushed.
Buffy was walking along the edge of a forest when a loud scream suddenly broke the silence. She immediately turned and began running before the screamer, a young girl by the sounds of it, had to stop to draw another breath. As she came closer she heard the tell-tale sounds of a small herd of walkers; shuffling feet and groans at the prospect of living flesh to consume.
The Slayer was only out in this particular forest because she'd had a Slayer Dream the night before, the first one since before this new kind of undead began claiming victims, and she had temporarily left her own group to save a preteen girl from the walking dead. Maybe even get her to join their little group if she didn't have anyone else.
Buffy's group was a small one, only seven people, including herself and Faith, but they were alive and intended to stay that way. Faith had wanted to come with her once Buffy had explained what she'd dreamt about and what she intended to do about it, but someone had to stay and keep an eye on the other five people. So her fellow Slayer was on babysitting duty while Buffy followed a vague Dream the PTB had sent her.
Shortly after she began running she broke through the trees and into a small clearing. The first thing she saw was the group of walkers, between eight and ten she guessed before she saw what they were gathered around and were trying to reach. At the same time, the girl began screaming again and Buffy put on a burst of speed as she swung the Scythe up and sliced the head off of several corpses before they had even noticed her presence.
Thankfully the girl had had the bright idea to climb up a tree, but she wasn't really all that high up - just high enough that their hands couldn't reach her dangling feet. Thankfully none of them seemed to have enough muscle memory for climbing, which probably meant that they were among the earlier victims. Her perch was precarious though and the walkers were relentless. And judging by her appearance she'd been up there for a while. Her whole body screamed of exhaustion and Buffy was willing to bet quite a lot that she was hungry and extremely thirsty.
The girl didn't notice her until she had partially decapitated four of the walkers surrounding her, but when she did see her a look of extreme relief came over her face and she withdrew her legs and curled up tighter on her tree branch, while she regarded the Slayer killing all thirteen of her would-be killers.
It wasn't until all the walkers were lying still on the ground that Buffy was able to get a proper look at the child. She was young, but a little older than Buffy had expected. A preteen rather than the young child she'd expected. She was wearing a blue t-shirt with a rainbow on the front and light brown pants with a pair of dirty white tennis shoes on her feet. Her hair was a light brown/dark blonde and reached just above her shoulders.
"Hi!" The Slayer said as she gave a friendly smile. "My name is Buffy. Do you want to come down from that tree now? I have water and some food, I'm sure you're thirsty by now."
Buffy had specifically brought several bottles of water just for this young girl, and she'd also brought some old packages of crisp bread for her to eat. It held longer than regular bread. Buffy smiled encouragingly at the little girl and the girl gave her a small hesitant smile in return before she took a good look around, presumably to check for walkers, and then she began to carefully climb down the tree.
When she reached the ground and had turned to face Buffy the older blonde asked, "What's your name? Mine's Buffy." She had already given her own name but it couldn't hurt to repeat it.
"Sophia". Her voice was soft and she looked both nervous and relieved to find an adult, but there was also suspicion. Good. It gave her a better chance at survival.
"Do you have a family or someone to look after you?"
Sophia nodded but didn't speak.
"Do you know where they are, which direction? If you do I can help you get there and make sure you don't get cornered by the walkers again."
"They're on the highway. The RV broke down, I got lost, and then they were everywhere."
Buffy correctly assumed that 'they' meant 'walkers' since Sophia got distressed when she got to that part.
"That's okay." Buffy smiled gently at her before she continued. "Follow me, and we'll find your family."
She then reached out her hand to the little girl, which she took a little hesitantly, and they began walking towards the road Buffy had seen in the distance earlier.