Drabble: Seeing Yellow

[ffutures]

Just an idea for the Buffyverse going a little AU during season 4. I don't think I've seen this idea done before, which is odd considering how obvious it is. One of the easiest Drabbles I've ever written...

100-word Drabble, AU from S4 onwards. All characters belong to their respective creators and are used without any intention of damaging copyright. This story may not be distributed on a profit-making basis.

Seeing Yellow

by Marcus L. Rowland

The window shatters. Tara says "...your shirt," falls.

Willow cradles her, watches the wound close. Tara gasps, eyes yellow, growls, leaps for the window, is gone.

Outside Buffy is hurt, Xander trying to help. Willow hurries out, uses her power to stabilise her. In the distance more shots, then Warren screams.

"Better stop her," says Xander.

"Why?" Willow says coldly. "Bullet went through her heart."

"Good thing it wasn't silver. How's Buffy?"

"Not good, but I think she'll make it."

The screaming stops. Tara trots back, chewing on an arm, goes inside.

"Good thing we didn't catch Oz before he bit her."


Comments please before I post to archives.



100-word Drabble, AU from S4 onwards. All characters belong to their respective creators and are used without any intention of damaging copyright. This story may not be distributed on a profit-making basis.

Seeing Yellow

by Marcus L. Rowland

The window shatters. Tara says "...your shirt," falls.

Willow cradles her, watches the wound close. Tara gasps, eyes yellow, growls, leaps for the window, is gone.

Outside Buffy is hurt, Xander trying to help. Willow hurries out, uses her power to stabilise her. In the distance more shots, then Warren screams.

"Better stop her," says Xander.

"Why?" Willow says coldly. "Bullet went through her heart."

"Good thing it wasn't silver. How's Buffy?"

"Stable. I think she'll make it."

The screaming stops. Xander gets the tranquilliser gun and sets out after Tara, saying "Good thing we didn't catch Oz before he bit her."


Does that seem to work better?

Comments

[minim_calibre]

Creepy perfection, I think.

[ouatic-7.livejournal.com]

It lets Warren off too easy. Also, not to be overly picky but would being shot cause Tara to go into wolf mode? My memory is hazy but I recall Oz just being locked up at night, not that he ever got shot that I recall.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

In his last appearance in S4 Oz has conscious control of his transformation and can avoid going wolf at the full moon. But he loses it completely when he learns that Tara and Willow are lovers, and turns wolf very fast and in broad daylight.

[maviscruet.livejournal.com]

A little controlled I feel for the post killing warren....

since even when under control, when the switch happens it's still big bad wolf...

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Good point... okay, I'll see if I can change it a little.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Oooh - someone has got to write a "9th Doctor meets Oz" story.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I'm still far too busy with my 9th Doctor meets Spider Jerusalem story. :)

[houses7177.livejournal.com]

That's just neat. Really clever take on what could have been. I like it!

[blankbadge.livejournal.com]

love it

[thirdgorchbro.livejournal.com]

Am I sick and twisted for liking the first one better? I can just see Xander quoting Oz - "Uhh, arm!"