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The Strength Behind An Enemy	By : caliadragon Category: BtVS Crossovers > Misc - Slash - Male/Male Views: 6878 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-The Strength Behind An Enemy
- 2-2
- 3-3
- 4-4
- 5-5
- 6-6
- 7-7
- 8-8
- 9-9
- 10-10
- 11-11
- 9
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Title: Strength Behind an Enemy

Author: CaliaDragon

Fandom: Multifandoms, AU Sylum Clan

Warnings: Violence, Character Death, Language, Slash, Non-Con, Rape, Blood Letting, Torture, Angst, Kidnapping, Child Abuse, Het

Rating: FRAO (NC 17)

Disclaimer: None of the well known characters belong to me; the concept of Sylum Clan was founded by BJ Jones. All unknown characters belong to me.

Part 26/?

AN: This story will hopefully go as quick now that I have a new laptop and have decided to work on it exclusively. This takes place in the Sylum universe. In it Buffy is a human woman at war with vampires. Xander and Willow are real, something that no one, vampires included, knows. Xander and Willow are the total opposite of the characters on the show. Xander is a quiet, emotionally damaged teenager who is borderline agoraphobic and only talks to Willow. For years they have worked as Buffy's weapon crafters and researchers never knowing she was lying to them about the vampires' true nature.

Elliot Stabler was turned three years earlier by Munch, but had to transfer to the New Orleans police force and lives at the Manor. Spike is a rogue who rarely works with anyone but the main council his sire Angel, and Riddick.

Beta: Nei'chan thanks for the input and the help.

Feedback: Caliadragon@gmail.com or on the list, if you should choose.

Archive: At Beyond Canon, Sylum, and anyone with prior permission, anyone else please ask.

Summary: The hunters have gathered and it is time to free the captive and the damaged.

Previous Parts Here: http://brain-insane.com/beyond/fic/viewstory.php?sid=2871&warning=10

26

Two days later...

It was ten at night by the time all of the weapons, hunters and plans had been made. Everyone was impatient to get started. They knew through Xander's visions that there were a number of children and pregnant women in the warehouse. Most of the men on site were young and imprisoned; the few older men on the site were weakened by hunger, drugs and beatings. The humans were a combination of young and old, male and female. This was the same with the vampires. Xander was unsure if their main targets of Livia and her Generals were still there, but at the moment their only goal was to rescue the prisoners and kill the rogue vampires there. That information was through Xander's last vision, which was six hours earlier. Riddick was certain that the visions could not compete with Xander and Willow's single minded building and creating of weapons, most of which were vetoed, but put on a list of use and sell later.
Gabriel and Giles had arrived, with their mates in tow earlier that morning. Willow and Xander had gone into a huddle and then spoke to Tru and Nikko. The four �siblings' had spoken for several minutes, no one had listened in on the conversation, as it was deemed that Tru and Nikko were not going so they had no reason to worry about what the four were planning.
Though a part of Riddick wondered about that as Tru and Nikko were a lot like Xander and Willow. It turned out that Nikko was a child genius and Tru before her death had had visions of the dead and woke with one day to find and stop that very death. She had come clean about what she did when she realized that everyone accepted Xander and his visions.
Xander had hugged her when she told him that her brother had warned and begged her not to solve his death, but by ignoring it she had ended up undead. Nikko's ability focused on treasure and he had admitted to helping his father quite a bit. His family was killed because of their connection to Lara and Indy, but also because they were looking for a relic that Livia was determined to keep to herself. Nikko had no idea what it was, but he knew that it originated in the myths of Troy and Livia's sire.
Once it was decided who was going to be going into the building to hunt and that they would all be following Maximus, it was then decided that they needed to decide on the police side of the equation. With as many officers as they had, as well as Alex Cross, and Jack Bauer they were able to say that it was a case that the feds needed back up on stopping.
Riddick had wondered if they were going to have problems with Bridges even though Dominguez had assured them that Nash would follow them in and not be any trouble. Nash had agreed to follow his team leader, which turned out to be Riddick himself. Riddick had nodded in agreement when Maximus had suggested it. He knew he wasn't the only one to notice the way the twins were eyeing the cop or how they had allowed the man near Sandro. Xander had given Riddick guns for both mortal policemen, guns like the ones he had made for Calleigh, and had then gone back to making more dampeners.
Once all of the weapons and people were gathered in the gym Maximus stood up in front of them and began to give orders. As he spoke it was easy to see the roman general that he once was. All eyes in the room were on him, the charisma and power he exuded drawing in even the most impatient among the gathered vampires. Normally gentle eyes were cold with ruthless determination. Those gathered had no doubt that under his leadership they would win.
"Listen up people, we are going in hard. There will be no quarter given to the rogues, but remember we have imprisoned vampires and mortals in the warehouse. All of our intelligence tells us that most if not all of the prisoners are injured, pregnant, or very young. Our main goal is to free the prisoners, don't allow hostages to be taken." Maximus paused here, letting the full knowledge of what kind of people they were going after sink in.
"Xander and Willow will be the ones to approach Buffy, when you see where she is being held alert their protective team as quickly as possible. Do not approach her on your own. She has been turned and will be even more unpredictable than she was as a human. Also from what we have gathered she has a child in her cell with her, a child she is protecting." Again he paused looking over at Willow and Xander, noticing they both looked at him with trust. "The pair, along with Alexx, Peter, Calleigh, Bridges, and Dominguez will be coming in from the back. The last three along with Delko, Ocean, Ryan, and Cobb will act as Willow, Xander, and the Woods' protection. The rest of us will come in from the roof and the entrances." The General paused to look at the people in question, getting nods and confident looks, they would protect the weaker among them.
"Caine, Bauer, and Cross will be the leads when we have dealt with the vampires and brought in outside help to get aide for the human prisoners. Xander has also informed me that this is a breeding factory; there are records on site of children and women who have been sold as stock and breeders. The records are in the main part of the factory, we need those records. Do not allow anyone to destroy them. Remember dust those you can and capture everyone else." Maximus gave everyone a hard smile and watched as they moved out to the waiting vehicles. He hoped that Commodus was there, he wanted to finally dust the soulless bastard.
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By eleven o'clock the gathered vampires had put on and activated the dampeners that they would wear during the attack, there was a slight feeling of vertigo as the group activated the dampeners, but it quickly passed and the teams began to take position. As one the group of avengers attacked, they moved as though they had battled together centuries instead of just a single night. Groups fell to their knees or hid under the nearest surface as the vampires battled one another. Others, rogues, fled in the face of the army of warriors, only to be dusted or captured depending on how they acted when crossing the warriors flooding in the back entrance.
Coming in from the most protected area Xander and his group met very little opposition. The group followed Xander as he led them to where Buffy and the others were being held. When they were attacked Willow and the others protected Xander from those who mistakenly saw him as the weak link as he stood weaponless.
Willow was doing very well, between the training she had received with her mate and the occasional lesson she had received from Buffy, she was holding her own against the rogues. Eric, Danny, and Rusty were also showing their training as they cut a swathe through the rogues. Those that managed to get past the first defense undusted were cut down as the Woods' and the officers in the group dealt with the rogues that went at them. The guns and the scorpion sticks worked instantly and very well against the coming attackers. Jayne, who had worried about his group, was moving swiftly among them, making sure that his team and his little brother were safe from the rogues and any humans coming their way.
The rest of the teams were moving like a well oiled death machine, they surged forward dusting and decimating the vampire army left behind by Livia and her group. Maximus could tell that the vampires left behind were young and in no way prepared to deal with the powerful vampires coming after them. Most of those within the warehouse were cowards in life and foolish in death. That was not to say they were not dangerous, they were, Livia and her group seemed to prefer two types to make vampires out of, the depraved and the victimized.
The twins were death incarnate as they moved through the rogues, Kyra killing the oldest vampire still in the warehouse, a man who in life was responsible for the massacre of a village full of young children and their mothers. He had personally killed over half the women and raped most of the children before the men of the village had returned and attacked him. Bateman had found and turned him, they had returned to the village and killed everyone left alive. He had been Bateman's first child. Kyra did not know this, all she knew was that he was a rogue and deserved the dusting he received, she moved on, not even bothering to shake his dust from her body before she engaged the next rogue.
The human followers mostly surrendered or were collapsing as the fumes hit them from the knock-out gas. The prisoners huddled together watching what was happening and feeling hope for the first time since they were taken by the group of monsters. Only one group of vampires was foolish enough to try to take a prisoner and this one shocked them by attacking back. Despite being hugely pregnant, the small Asian woman was able to disarm one of her attackers and dust him; she then spun on the one to her left and stabbed him, driving him to his knees then dusting him. This provided enough of a distraction that Draco and Severus were able to get her away from them and watch as their mate dusted the remaining two vampires.
As Xander and his group moved past the woman and the three older vampires, the others were confused when she smiled wearily at Xander, who beamed at her in response. Edward, Raphael, and Gabriel came from one of the offices dragging a crying, unkept, human between them. Gabriel had what looked to be a set of keys in one hand. Xander glared at the man, but kept walking towards the back of the building.
By the time the group reached the back rooms the fighting was over, many of the fighters were disappointed that the whole battle took less than thirty minutes and that the top fighters that they had been seeking were not on the premises. Xander and Willow both broke away from their group when they got closer to where Buffy was being held. Willow pulled out a set of lock picks and handed them to Xander, who casually picked the lock on the cage, and who made the rest of the group look at him in wonder. What other skills did the pair possess?
Eric was about to caution the pair to be careful, but it was already too late. Xander had stepped into the cage with Buffy and lifted both her and the baby she was carrying up into his arms. As they left the cage Xander looked at his Dad and smiled sadly. "They all need help." He said gently looking back to the gathered people, all of whom were eyeing them with a painful combination of hope, fear, and despair.
Will Turner, Jack Sparrow, Elliott, Angel, and Vachon all hurried into the room. With them were Speed, Horatio, and Bosco. Elliott froze when he saw one of the women, a low moan of pain and shock ripped from his throat. Xander froze and looked at him guiltily. He had known that she was there and also of Speed's connection to the two sisters, but after the way everyone reacted to the knowledge of Buffy and John, he was unable to bring himself to hurt them further or distract them with the knowledge that more people they knew were now prisoners of Livia and her group.
Elliott watched his mate come past him and Elliott was unable to stop himself from gently reaching out and stroking his hand down his mate's arm. Xander gave him a weak smile, pleased and relieved that Elliott didn't seem angry with him. Xander made his way further into the room and knelt with Buffy still in his arms. Willow reached forward and gently took the baby from Buffy's arms and kissed Buffy on the forehead. Willow then turned and stood with the infant in her arms. She walked to where two young vampires were sitting, both of them watched her with a light of hope their eyes.
Blueskye took her child from the small red haired woman and sighed with. Closing her eyes she leaned back into the arms of her mate and husband, crying softly as he rocked them both in his arms.
One by one the teams moved forward leading out, or carrying out, the new vampires. Many were weakened from beatings and hunger. Elliott and Alex Cabot shared a hug, before Elliott lifted her into his arms and carried her out of the cage. They both watched as Xander placed Buffy into Will Turner's arms and stood. Elliott watched as his mate turned and taking an unneeded breath headed further into the building. Xander turned to look at him one last time before he disappeared around the corner, smiling in reassurance. Elliott knew from that look that Xander wanted him to remain with Alex, but Elliott needed to be with his mate. He kissed Alex on the forehead and assured her he would be back. He then handed her off to Edward and Raphael, who had heard their brother's mate promising to return. They knew then that he must have known her when he was human.
Nash and Joe were the last ones to leave the cage with Evan between them. Evan was not as weakened as the others, but he was also only two days old and had been fed very little blood in that time. As Nash and Joe were helping Evan the twins flanked them, not letting Nash out of their sight. They had waited to long for their mate to return to them and they weren't going to loose him now.
Horatio, Speed, the Woods', Calleigh, Eric, Riddick, Elliott, and Bosco followed after Xander, no one wanted him in the building alone. The building seemed to be secure, but there was no guarantee that it was. When they caught up to the younger vampire he was shivering in front of a closed door. As they approached him Xander opened the door and swayed, whimpering softly at the sight that greeted him. Eric, Elliott, and Riddick hurried forward, but it was Eric who reached the young man first. Eric sucked in a shocked breath and shuddered in revulsion. He reached forward to pull Xander back and out of the room, but the whimpering boy stepped further into the room and went to the bound and injured man on hanging on the wall.
When the others stepped into the room they all reacted differently, but all felt horror. Alexx wretched and nearly fell to her knees, guilt and horror warring inside her heart. Peter swallowed back his own horror and embraced his trembling and ill wife. Elliott wanted to gather Xander up and remove him from that room; sadly he had seen things like this before as a cop, some things that were worse. Speed swore virulently and violently, every language he ever learned tumbled from bloodless lips, his entire body trembled with the need to avenge his friend. Calleigh sobbed, swallowed and felt a cold sweat break out all over her body. Tears slowly slid down her cheeks and she panted for breath so that she would not become ill. Horatio turned to tempered steel, his body went rigid, his eyes began to glow and a soft vicious growling rumbled in his chest.
Horatio looked at Xander and saw his horror, compassion, and understanding. "Eric, take Xander out of here." Horatio ordered gently, the boy didn't need to see this.
"No! I... I know how to get him down without hurting him further." Xander rushed out, looking back at them with a sorrowful look, biting his lip with worry.
Elliott shuddered and he wasn't the only one. No one in that room wanted to know how Xander knew how to undo that contraption. Elliott knew one day he would ask, but not now.
Xander stepped forward and began to gently remove the skewers from John's abused flesh, he then unbuckled the straps on John's arms, legs, and torso. Eric and Riddick eased the once large man down to a sitting position. Xander continued to remove items from John's body, while doing so he spoke softly to John, crooning softly to the abused man. Once everything was removed from John's body, Riddick and Horatio lifted the damaged man and carried him from the other room, letting the others move aside and then follow them to the main room.
Most of the other vampires looked over as the group entered; many winced at the sight and smell of the damaged man. Xander stepped back over to where Buffy, Willow, Turner, Angel, Vachon, Sparrow, and Basher were all sitting. Willow stood immediately and Xander went into her arms, shivering and clinging to her. After a few minutes Xander eased away from Willow and walked back over to where he woman he smiled at earlier was sitting with two vampires he did not know, along with Severus, Harry, and Draco. When he sat in front of her the pair shared a long look before she drew Xander's head forward and he pressed his ear against her belly. Surprise filtered through the room as Xander began to purr softly.
Willow went back to her mate and hugged him tightly. "What is going on with Xander and Meiying?" Giles asked softly.
"He's listening to his twins, she's the mother." Willow said calmly, though Giles could feel a touch of humor through their link.
"Huh?" Elliott asked looking up from his place at Alex's side. He had gone to her once the group returned, he was also trying not to growl over the intimate position his mate was in.
Willow grinned at him slightly and hugged Giles to her, "She's carrying Xander's twins, not biologically of course, but still his twins.
Will Turner shook his head at that revelation, but turned his attention back to where Buffy lay in his arms. She was looking up at him in wonder, her eyes full of sadness and pain. Basher turned slightly and took a pair of blood bags from the chosen who had arrived minutes earlier and then turned back and began to feed Buffy. Tears had dried on his cheeks and he looked as devastated as Will felt. "She's coming with us. We have places in Sanctuary where we can take her to heal, don't worry, she won't be left behind for Sylum to deal with. Alex Cross can come with us, but our Imp is coming home." Angel said roughly, looking to his mate who nodded in agreement. They had lost her once; they would not loose her again.
Buffy, for her part, was awed to discover that they wanted her around that they wanted to take care of her. She felt safe and loved for the first time since she lost her family, and since she had rejected both Willow and Xander. Her mind was at peace, she was not sane, but she was at peace. Perhaps in time Buffy would be safe enough not to have to worry that she would hurt someone.
Evan was relieved to see that someone was taking care of Buffy and also relieved to see Nash and Joe. He had no idea that they knew about vampires, but he was glad to see them there and a part of him had known that Nash would save him, even if he didn't admit it until now.
Nash was glad to see that both Buffy and Evan were relatively alright and that the group had gotten to them in time. However, his attention was on the twins and how right it felt to be in their presence. Both women were what he was attracted to in a lover and he had no problem with the fact that they were parents to a little boy or that they were vampires. Joe was watching Riddick's girls and his best friend and smiled slightly, he had a feeling that Nash was about to be claimed.
Meanwhile Horatio and his close knit team were also dealing with the devastation done to a man who were once their friend and Calleigh's lover. John was ready to go, more so than he was the day he pretended to commit suicide. Calleigh sank down in front of John and with a trembling hand reached out and took John's less damaged hand in her own. A part of her wanted to be angry with him for leaving her, but another part, the part that loved him, wanted to let him go. That part made her weep.
"I'm so sorry Calleigh, I'm so sorry." He cried out weakly. She nodded and kissed his hand, cradling it to her cheek.
"Horatio," John said softly. Calleigh kissed his hand one last time and stood.
"I'll always love you," she promised. John choked out a sob.
"Good bye baby," Alexx said through her tears.
Eric and Speed patted him gently on the shoulder and stepped back away from him.
"Good bye John," Horatio choked out, angry and aching for his friend and his loss to them all. Horatio then stood and lifting the sword he had used in the battle, with one last look at his friend, he swung outward taking John's head and ending his suffering. Bosco stepped forward taking Calleigh into his arms and rocking her as she cried out her pain.
Riddick stepped forward putting his hand on his mates shoulder, "They will suffer for this and al that they have done." Riddick vowed, the others nodded, Livia and her childer would suffer for that they had cost the clan.
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