August 09: Burning Bright: To See You Again (BtVS/TWD)
Title: Burning Bright, Chapter 3: To See You Again
Author: 3am_moonlight (MirroredIllusions on TtH)
Crossover: BtVS / The Walking Dead (TV)
Rating: Gen / Teen
Word Count: 819
Timeline: BtVS: Post-Chosen & TWD: 03x01: Seed
Disclaimer: Nothing copyrighted belongs to yours truly.
Summary: Buffy and Sophia meet the group at the prison.
Author's Note: Written for Day 09 of the 2021 August Fic-A-Day.
A/N:
Follows Burning Bright and Searching.
While Buffy could see the people in the prison yard and up in the towers clearly, Sophia could not. Which meant they had to get closer without any of the people, or walkers, seeing them before they knew if it would be safe, or if they would be used as target practice as well. The trees they were hiding among didn't get that close to the large fence so they would have to get creative.
Buffy looked closely at the young girl with her. They had been travelling together for eight months, and Sophia had become a teenager in the intervening time. She had learned how to shoot a gun, shoot with a bow and arrow, how to use a sword, and how to effectively use a knife. Buffy had taught her how to hunt for food, and Sophia had attempted to teach her how to cook. The latter had only had a modicum of success, but progress?
"We need to get closer," Sophia whispered. "I can't see their faces, but it might be them." She hesitated and gave Buffy a hopeful look. "It's almost the right amount of people, not as many, but...." There was no need to verbalize why some of them might not be there. Walkers, other survivors, the fire... It could've been anything, or maybe they were on a supply run.
"Okay," Buffy replied. "Let's get everything and get a little closer so you can either confirm it's them or if we need to vanish back into the forest." They both gave the prison yard another look and saw that the people there were still shooting the undead inhabitants of the yard.
Their latest car was hidden much further into the forest as they had been out hunting for dinner. All they had brought were a single backpack each with the most basic necessities, just in case they were separated or couldn't get back to the car. Buffy had managed to track a buck and had then let the young girl kill it before the elder of the two had field stripped it.
Ten minutes later they were as close as they were going to get without being seen. "Well?" Buffy asked. She didn't like being in the open, especially while carrying a large dead animal and knowing what kind of predators were able to smell a fresh kill.
"It's them!" Sophia whisper-yelled, much too loudly for Buffy's comfort levels. "That's Daryl with the crossbow, and," Sophia's heart rate suddenly got much quicker. "That's MOM!"
Buffy had to drop the deer so she could grab the young girl and stop her from running into the open and quite possibly getting herself shot in the process. "Easy. They have guns and they're currently using them to kill. The last thing you'll want to do is get yourself shot, especially when you're so close to getting reunited with your mother."
Sophia's eyes were eagerly following her mother, but she stopped trying to leave the safety of the trees.
"Let's wait until they're done. That way they will probably congregate somewhere and you can see who is still alive and who isn't." Then she added cautiously, " Those gunshots are loud and they're bound to catch attention. There will probably be walkers shambling this way over the next few hours, depending on how far away they are and how well they can still hear. Other survivors might've heard it as well, and be curious enough to check it out."
Both of those were something that group should've considered before making that much noise without intent to leave before the consequences showed up. The undead went toward any sudden or loud noises, and there were still small groups of survivors who were looking to join up with others for the protection they offered.
The two of them remained where they were until dusk fell and the group began planning to send their resident hunter out to get them dinner. "That's our queue," Buffy whispered. She hoisted the buck and the two of them began walking towards the fence at a somewhat normal tempo. It didn't take long for them to be seen and for weapons to be raised and pointed straight at them.
Sophia couldn't hold it in anymore and yelled "MOM!" while running towards the fence separating her from her only living relative. The situation got a little chaotic at that point but, they were allowed inside. Sophia and Carol kept hugging and it made Buffy miss her little sister something fierce. Annoying brat or not, she hoped Dawn was alive out there somewhere and that she was in good company.
She offered the deer as dinner and she was profusely thanked, both for returning Sophia and for the food. As apparently they had been eating quite a few squirrels.
They seemed like good people, disorganized and willing to take weird risks, but maybe this wouldn't be so bad.
Author: 3am_moonlight (MirroredIllusions on TtH)
Crossover: BtVS / The Walking Dead (TV)
Rating: Gen / Teen
Word Count: 819
Timeline: BtVS: Post-Chosen & TWD: 03x01: Seed
Disclaimer: Nothing copyrighted belongs to yours truly.
Summary: Buffy and Sophia meet the group at the prison.
Author's Note: Written for Day 09 of the 2021 August Fic-A-Day.
A/N:
Follows Burning Bright and Searching.
While Buffy could see the people in the prison yard and up in the towers clearly, Sophia could not. Which meant they had to get closer without any of the people, or walkers, seeing them before they knew if it would be safe, or if they would be used as target practice as well. The trees they were hiding among didn't get that close to the large fence so they would have to get creative.
Buffy looked closely at the young girl with her. They had been travelling together for eight months, and Sophia had become a teenager in the intervening time. She had learned how to shoot a gun, shoot with a bow and arrow, how to use a sword, and how to effectively use a knife. Buffy had taught her how to hunt for food, and Sophia had attempted to teach her how to cook. The latter had only had a modicum of success, but progress?
"We need to get closer," Sophia whispered. "I can't see their faces, but it might be them." She hesitated and gave Buffy a hopeful look. "It's almost the right amount of people, not as many, but...." There was no need to verbalize why some of them might not be there. Walkers, other survivors, the fire... It could've been anything, or maybe they were on a supply run.
"Okay," Buffy replied. "Let's get everything and get a little closer so you can either confirm it's them or if we need to vanish back into the forest." They both gave the prison yard another look and saw that the people there were still shooting the undead inhabitants of the yard.
Their latest car was hidden much further into the forest as they had been out hunting for dinner. All they had brought were a single backpack each with the most basic necessities, just in case they were separated or couldn't get back to the car. Buffy had managed to track a buck and had then let the young girl kill it before the elder of the two had field stripped it.
Ten minutes later they were as close as they were going to get without being seen. "Well?" Buffy asked. She didn't like being in the open, especially while carrying a large dead animal and knowing what kind of predators were able to smell a fresh kill.
"It's them!" Sophia whisper-yelled, much too loudly for Buffy's comfort levels. "That's Daryl with the crossbow, and," Sophia's heart rate suddenly got much quicker. "That's MOM!"
Buffy had to drop the deer so she could grab the young girl and stop her from running into the open and quite possibly getting herself shot in the process. "Easy. They have guns and they're currently using them to kill. The last thing you'll want to do is get yourself shot, especially when you're so close to getting reunited with your mother."
Sophia's eyes were eagerly following her mother, but she stopped trying to leave the safety of the trees.
"Let's wait until they're done. That way they will probably congregate somewhere and you can see who is still alive and who isn't." Then she added cautiously, " Those gunshots are loud and they're bound to catch attention. There will probably be walkers shambling this way over the next few hours, depending on how far away they are and how well they can still hear. Other survivors might've heard it as well, and be curious enough to check it out."
Both of those were something that group should've considered before making that much noise without intent to leave before the consequences showed up. The undead went toward any sudden or loud noises, and there were still small groups of survivors who were looking to join up with others for the protection they offered.
The two of them remained where they were until dusk fell and the group began planning to send their resident hunter out to get them dinner. "That's our queue," Buffy whispered. She hoisted the buck and the two of them began walking towards the fence at a somewhat normal tempo. It didn't take long for them to be seen and for weapons to be raised and pointed straight at them.
Sophia couldn't hold it in anymore and yelled "MOM!" while running towards the fence separating her from her only living relative. The situation got a little chaotic at that point but, they were allowed inside. Sophia and Carol kept hugging and it made Buffy miss her little sister something fierce. Annoying brat or not, she hoped Dawn was alive out there somewhere and that she was in good company.
She offered the deer as dinner and she was profusely thanked, both for returning Sophia and for the food. As apparently they had been eating quite a few squirrels.
They seemed like good people, disorganized and willing to take weird risks, but maybe this wouldn't be so bad.