Title: Don’t
Fear The Reaper.
Point of view: Gabriella.
Time frame: During
Episode 16 “Rescue Me”.
Don’t Fear the Reaper
The dream frightened me.
I was lying on the floor, looking up at Ross. He was crying. I could taste blood in my mouth, and feel it
oozing out between my lips and trickling down my face. I tried to raise my hand to touch his face,
but I couldn’t move. Then it all grew
dark.
A Slayer dream.
A warning.
Part of me wants to delay, to wait for Teresa and Roxy to
return, but we have no idea how long they will be. They could emerge from the Hellmouth in ten minutes time, or it could be ten
days. And if Jack and Sam are right
about what is happening to Sally we cannot wait even an instant. She was there for Teresa and I when we were taken against our wills and made into toys
for the amusement of others; I cannot turn my back on her now.
I will take every precaution I can. Body armour all round. Two knives. Two stakes. Magazines for the MP5-40 SD with both armour
piercing and hollow point ammo. No,
better idea, I’ll load a magazine with alternate rounds of each. Three pistols. My usual two Taurus Millenniums in .40
S&W, and I’ll use the same trick of alternating expanding rounds with armour
piercing. Something
different as my back-up gun this time.
The little COP .357 Magnum loaded with four
special bullets. Silver
ones. Just in case Sally is
beyond salvage and has to be put out of her misery.
I pray that it will not come to that, but I have to be
prepared.
I have made my will.
I am ready to die, if it comes to it.
I should have died one hundred and thirty eight years ago. If I die tonight I can still count myself
lucky. But I want to live. I want to live a long time with Ross. To make love with him twenty thousand times
more. To have his
children. To
grow old along with him.
I will fight hard. I
will not go easy into that good night. I
am afraid; but I will never give up, never run.
If I go to Hell I will go spitting in the Devil’s eye and shouting “viva
la revolución!”
I don’t fear the Reaper.
But I wish she was here with me tonight.
FIN