Pulling into the parking lot of Sunnydale High, Daniel put his car into park.  The loud roar of the exhaust booming overhead as he shut the vehicle down.  There was probably a year in which the muscle car was worth a pretty penny, but that was before his lifetime.  Now it was just a scrap heap for getting from point A to point B, a resilient scrap heap but a heap nevertheless.

He wasn't much for higher educational pursuits and would have completely parsed the building over if the whole ghost town aspect didn't give the place a horror movie vibe.  "I suppose I should go get some extra credit"  Figuring he should scope the landscape some, and the school was as good a place as any to start Daniel took the key out of the ignition before exiting his vehicle.  Heading towards the back of the school he'd begin to approach the door to the gymnasium hoping to try his luck in a little breaking and entering if the door took any difficulty to open.

Mike runs like the wind, as he runs towards the companion he knew was there.

"If you want a lift, speak now..."

It's a safe bet Mike runs significantly faster then Meredith.
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As Mike came barreling down the hallway, Merry sighed and gave him The Look.  She'd learned it from her mother, and it was a special look that clearly conveyed a snse of "what did you do this time?!" to the person on the other end without needing to say a word or even know them well.  Still, foolish decisions or not, it simply wasn't smart to loiter in the hall naymore. She gave Miochael a slight smirk and nodded.  "I'd love a lift, if you're offering.  The company here is turning absolutely dreadful..."

Down the hallway:

Merry and Mike here a loud crashing noise as the horde of Turok-Hans force their way out of the auditorium entrance, and crash into a huge pile in front of it. There's nothing quite like a deadly pile of ubervamps piled on top of each other, trying to get their footing.  Only a few seconds until at least some of them get to their feet and come a running.


In the gymnasium: 

Daniel finds the door unlocked and enters the gymnasium easily.  As he steps in the first thing he notices is a girl lying on the center of the gym floor in a pool of blood, apparently either unconcious or dead.

Over at the Summers House:

The water stops and Annabelle steps out of the shower.  She towels herself off, then grabs the nearest hairbrush that looks the least used and brushes her hair, now not quite as scared of her own reflection.

Now what about clothes?  Her own were in no condition to wear.  She steps out in the hallway, looks around, then steps towards the nearest bedroom.  Opening the closet, she grabs the first pair of trousers and top she sees.  Luckily they were a close fit.

Now her next order of business she thought was to find another person.  Maybe even one who could confirm who she is.
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Daniel makes his way over to the body lying on the ground.  Fact of the matter remained she was the first person he's seen in town.  Not exactly in the best state of course.  But a little visual confirmation went a long way.

Mike picks up Meredith without another word being said, and dashes straight for the tunnels. It'd take the Turok Han time to find him down there, and if they did, it'd be in a small enough group he'd be able to take them.

Even carrying somebody, he's still inhumanly fast. Obviously so.

The Turok-Hans start to free themselves from the pile, some get to their feet and take off after Michael and Merry.  Some go in the other direction leading to the front.

In the gym Daniel takes a closer look at the girl and confirms she is in fact dead.  Before he can check anything else on the body, he looks up to see a guy dashing through the gym entrance carrying a girl.


OCC: Mike and Merry are now face to face with Daniel.  They've made it to the gym, the tunnel access hatch is in the locker room.
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"Unless you feel like getting ripped apart by superior numbers, get out of the way and follow me."

Mike dashes right by towards the tunnel entrance he came from.

His mouth gaped open as Daniel watched the sight unfolding in front of him.  Unusual didn't even begin to describe it.  As his mind raced to find the words he was only snapped into reality when the male called out to him warningly,  "Ripped apart?"  He was completely aware that the door out of the gym was still within running distance but his more curious nature couldn't help but dust off his best Tom Cruise impersonation as he ran after the awkward looking pair.

The trio make it to the gym locker room doorway, when they see Turok-Hans pouring in the gym entrance on the other side.  They don't have time to stop and count, but clearly it's A LOT.

They make it through the gym locker room and to the underground tunnel entrance.

On the other side of the thick locker room walls, you can hear the thundering feet of a mob of Turok-Hans coming closer.

OCC:You're now at the tunnel entrance which Mike previously used to get in.  When the school was rebuilt, someone built a secret tunnel entrance to the school that comes up through the gym locker room (it was kept locked before the school was abandoned). You don't see any Turok-Hans yet, but they will be coming through the locker room door any second.

"Oh yes, ripped apart.  Bloody intolerable bunch of super-vamps back there.  No chivalry among them at all.  They even tried to attack me!  Honestly...the indignity of it all!  Anyway, moire running, less explanation until we're somewhere sunny?"  If it was at all awkward to have a conversation wth a complete stranger while being carried to safety by another complete stranger, Merry gave no sign of it.  She was a firm believer in rolling with the punches, even when they involved hordes of angry Turok-Han

"Super vampires, great we'll pass out the capes and matching S's.  Would now be a good time to point out if we wanted sunny we could have just gone outside through the gym door?"  Apparently super vampires came with the same SPF prescription as their fanged cousins.  Running along he decided to listen to the part of his brain that said it wasn't exactly the time to protest and not argue with the whole not asking questions part of the hoofing it business.  The loud stomping from above being a good motivator to do just that.

<blue?"Actually, about a minute and a half ago would've been a lovely time to bring that up, now that you mention it.  Little late now."</blue>  Merry looked over her shoulder, cursing under her breath at the rumble of angry, hungry Turok-Han chasing them.  "I'm Meredith, by the way.  My noble steed here is Mike.  I'd say it's a pleasure, but, well...running for our lives under a school gymnasium and all..."

"Name's Daniel.  So, any reason why the town is abandoned by all but a stampeding crowd of fangs?"  Daniel noted that at least getting an answer to that  before possibly being eaten alive in some underground dead end was of some importance.  Prioritizing not high on the agenda obviously.

Mike neglects to mention that there's a reason he picked underground instead out of outside. At 'noble steed' there's kind of a deadpan "Neigh."

At any rate, down the hatch he goes to the underground. The Turok Han COULD follow down here, but he's more likely to encounter small groups he can actually fight and kill then large groups who'd beat him with numbers.

Graham had arrived in Sunnydale a few days earlier to reunite with his parents.  However, it appears they were gone.  Along with their neighbors, friends, church members and most everyone else in town.  Sensing something was up, Graham went to the one place he knew he could find answers about what was happening in Sunnydale.

As he walked up to the house at 1630 Revello Drive, he couldn't help but notice a trail of dirt leading to the house.  Weird people apparently are not good with cleaning, he thinks to himself as he knocks on the door.

Summers house:

No one responds to Graham's knock.  He tries the front door knob and finds it unlocked.

Sunnydale High: The trio drop down into the tunnel entrance just as you hear the crashing sound of the ubervamps coming through the locker room door.  Picking up the scent of their prey, they head for the tunnel access hatch.  A mob of them dives for the access hole at once, again blocking each other's way, preventing any of them from getting down to our heroes for now.


OCC: You three are now in the tunnels.  The mob of ubervamps are right above you and see you, but they are all trying to get down the hatch at once and blocking each other's way. You have a chance for a headstart. Ubervamps don't grasp the "Wait your turn, one at a time" concept.

Summers House

Graham opens the door slowly while calling out, "Hello?  I'm looking for Buffy Summers.  Hello? Anyone here?"

Getting no response, Graham cautiously enters the house, looking around for signs of anyone being here.  He takes in the sleeping bags, medical supplies and the apple cores and wrappers remains of a meal long since finished but not cleaned up.  He notices the trail of dirt heads up the stairs and moves in that direction, while palming his knife.  "Hello?  Anyone here? My name is Graham and I'm looking for Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  You know, short on stature and patience but big in attitude and strength. Any idea where she is?" he calls out while emerging on the second floor.

When Graham makes it to the top of the stairs, he notices the dirt trail leads to the bathroom.  He sees a pile of dirty clothes, and the shower looks like it has just been used.

As Graham watches, a girl slowly steps from one of the second floor bedrooms of the Summers house.  She looks about 17, and she's got a knife in her hand, pointing in his direction.  No, not a knife. Actually she's holding a letter opener.

"B..B... Buffy S.....Summers?  You......you're looking for the Slayer?  This is............her house isn't it?" the girl says.  Her accent is British and her words come out slowly like she's learning to talk again.
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Summers House

"Last I checked this was the Slayer's house and yes I am looking for Buffy.  Hence the shouting 'I am looking for Buffy Summers' bit when I came in.When it seemed there was no one else in town I got worried and thought Buffy and her gang might know what was going on."  Noticing her grip on the letter opener, Graham raises his hands in front of him showing he is unarmed.  "I don't see any need for taking up of sharp objects.  Look, I didn't mean to intrude but when no one answered I got worried.  I mean you no harm. I am human, not a hostile.  My name is Graham Miller and I am an old college friend of Buffy's.  What's your's?"
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Continuing the course was the obvious answer.  As reckless as Daniel was he wasn't lacking in brain cells and trying to fight off that many at once just wouldn't end well unless a chance to pick them off in smaller increments arose.  "Giddy Up!"

"Not giving multiple people rides. No offense, but you're just not as cute as she is."

Without further adieu.

"This way."

He seems  to know where he's going.

"Haha, not what I meant I can hoof it just fine.  Just saying to pick up some leg I didn't think slowing down was on the itinerary." Daniel didn't raise a complaint as Michael pointed out the way.  At least someone knew where the light at the end of the tunnel was.

Merry mused to herself as they fled down the tunnels.  "Finally, men who recognize my natural beauty, able to run from danger without actually running, and a town simply filled to the brim with future investment property once it's under control.  If it weren't fo the rampaging horde of neanderthal undead behind us, this would be the most pleasant apocalypse ever!"