Out of the frying pan into the fire ((tag Victor and Clark))

[slayers_desire]

April gently touched her head, placing a cloth to the wound on her head. Someone had knocked her out. And wherever she was... it was dark. And she could hear chanting.

Her clothes were gone, and she was now wearing a simple white gown. Which meant her PINpoint was gone too. She had no idea where it was.

There was also a ward that negated her magical defenses, and that wasn't an option.

It had seemed such a good decision to come to her home universe... when she had to leave the Smallville universe because of the strange appearance of a twisted and psychopathic Clark Luthor in her bed. She had called for help from Victor Allen, and Victor told her to escape. And this was supposed to be her escape.

But when she appeared, she was taken aback by the disastrous sights and smells of LA. And she had gone looking for someone she knew, but instead was taken by surprise by a person who came up behind her and had knocked her out. And now... she whimpered... she was in trouble.

Typically... this was just typically...

She didn't know why she was here, but April had to wait and learn what she could. And hopefully she could find a way to get home soon.

Comments

[buffyverse_npcs]

"Lorne said that the sky danced with colors when she returned to her home dimension. And that those who took her must have another Deathwok Clan working with them because he can't sense where she is. Or who took her."

"I still think it is pretty pathetic," grumbles Connor.

"Shut up..." growled Wesley.

"I mean she was raised in Qua'Toth too, and she gets taken with no resistance. God... how useless..."

"Connor. SHUT UP."

[kalel_ofkrypton]

Clark isn't prone to making threats of violence, but he understands the urge perfectly well at moments like this. "You're talking about the woman who defeated the Seven Sins and the Fates. Anyone can be defeated, and don't think that doesn't include you."

[victormakesart]

"Also, you have to remember the golden rule of heroing: don't be a tool," says the young person dressed as a plague doctor, in a deadpan. "There could be a lot of reasons to go with someone willingly."

[buffyverse_npcs]

Connor was about to say something to both comments, but then was promptly prevented by a simple glare from Wes.

"Son of a... I am going to kill Angel for sticking me with him." Wes mumbled after his breath.

"There are not a whole lot of us here. But a few faces you will be familiar with. Maybe now that you are here..." Wes looks at Clark, "Lorne will be able to get a better trace."

[kalel_ofkrypton]

"Let's hope so." And he's not sure if they have all the facts. It might be needed. "If her mental signature is being blocked somehow, you might be able to find her through the baby's."

[victormakesart]

"She's fourteen weeks along," Victor says, in order to clarify a little, in case they didn't quite get the point (also so they know the timeline).

[buffyverse_npcs]

"She is pregnant? Spike never mentioned anything..." Wes went visibly pale.

"Fuck. There are only one group of bastards who would take a pregnant vampire in this town. The same assholes that took my mother. The Cult."

[kalel_ofkrypton]

That doesn't sound good. "What kind of cult? Why would they want her?" he demands.

[victormakesart]

Vic drums her fingers against the beak of her mask, listening carefully, formulating plans, primary, secondary, tertiary, but there are too many holes in her current intel to make anything coherent.

[buffyverse_npcs]

"When Darla was pregnant with Connor, a vampire cult took her. They considered her baby a 'miracle' and were waiting for it to be born so they could worship the baby." Wes explains. "They must have done it again."

[kalel_ofkrypton]

"Well they can't have her, or our child." That is not up for debate under any circumstances, the way he sees it.

[victormakesart]

"That's actually the best news we can hope for," Victor says. "They'd have to wait until the infant is viable outside of the womb, which means they can't harm her, or the baby."

[buffyverse_npcs]

"Earn one point for 'Doc' there. They will treat her like a Goddess. Or at least like the Mother to their God. She won't be able to leave... but they will care for her." Wes nodded in agreement.

"And feed her." Connor added.

"Oh... right..." Wes closed his eyes for a moment. Then remembered he was driving.

[kalel_ofkrypton]

"Is there something I should know?" He figures they probably mean blood, but she has blood practically every morning, and sometimes in bed when the mood strikes. Would that be bad somehow?

[victormakesart]

"I'm assuming these folks don't have any qualms about where the blood comes from," Victor says. "Could be bad. Not... medically, just for April's peace of mind."

[buffyverse_npcs]

"Doc shoots and scores again." Wes chuckles.

"They are real vampires dude. They prefer the stuff fresh." Connor crossed his arms.

"Kid. Seriously, take your grudge somewhere else or stuff it." Wes hissed. "The troubling thing, is that the vampire cult has a 'commandment' that all blood given to their God must be innocent blood. So likely they will use children."

"Mom got addicted to it. Hungered for it during the rest of her pregnancy."

[kalel_ofkrypton]

He's gotten so used to the idea of voluntary donors (or animals) that it had honestly not occurred to him. And the idea of using children is horrific. "How long does it take to become addicted?"

[victormakesart]

"Not good. Incredibly not good." She runs her hand back through her short green wig.

[buffyverse_npcs]

"Every vampire is different. But blood is already a necessity for them. Then you add the fact that a pregnant vampire craves blood more... it isn't a good combination." Wes explained, as he pulled up into a underground parkway.

[kalel_ofkrypton]

"Doc, how long has she been gone?" He's not sure how long he was in the other reality, or when April vanished, but he hopes it hasn't been long enough for them to feed her for the first time.

[victormakesart]

"An hour and a half, about. I don't know, with the time difference...."

[buffyverse_npcs]

Wes continued to drive, and entered into a parking spot. He sat there for a moment, then opened the glove compartment to enter several keys into a computer there. The parking spot then moved... like an elevator. Deeper into the ground.

"Some vampires can fast too." Wes added. Trying to be helpful.

[kalel_ofkrypton]

"She doesn't usually need it more than once a day. And she can go without for longer if she has no other choice." He curls his hands into fists, his knuckles turning white from the force of it. He has to get her back before she has to sate her hunger.

[victormakesart]

That's not what Victor's worried about. She's worried about them pouring it down her throat. She decides that expressing that wouldn't be constructive, though. "Woah, dude, we're in a car elevator," she says, instead.

[buffyverse_npcs]

"The Boss wanted us in a very secure place. We fight from the underground, where they will never see us coming."

"Pshhh... the Boss. He ain't around to lead anymore." Connor hissed softly in his seat.