The Power Of Chaos - The Ole' Ball Game

Title: The Ole' Ball Game
Author: Tori Deathangel

Disclaimer: BTVS are so not mine, I only wish, but they truly belong
to Joss and Co, Fox and Upn.
Distribution: If you want it take it
Dedication: To my fellow nut, may your baseball games be less
eventful then this one

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"Hello Lover."

Buffy stopped dead in her tracks her stake raised. <Oh no. Not
again.> "Angel?"

"You never were to bright were ya?"

Her lips formed into a scowl, "What do you want Angelus, cause
frankly, you're not going to kill anyone else."

"You know when I came to this country, I thought you pathetic people
were the only good things to this land, till I came across baseball."

"Huh?" Buffy couldn't figure where this leading which annoyed her
more, "Whatever are you done? Cause I'd like to stake you now."

"Now where would be the sport in that? Now I'm wagering that a yank
like yourself can play the game?" She nodded, "What do you say we
have a little game to prove who's the better at it, vampires or the
living, I think it'll be us."

"You think so hot shot, fine! You're on."

"Tomorrow. After sundown. At the Diamond."

"Fine!" No one was going to best her at anything. <Damn Giles is so
going to kill me.>

"You said ok to this???"

Buffy cringed, "Um, yes. Don't be mad Giles, we can beat them."

"Buffy, we usually stake our opponents not play games with them."

"Please?!"

Giles was not a man to turn her down, "Alright."

"Well glad you can make it."

The Scoobies looked at the surrounding vampires which included, Dru,
Darla, Harmony, Parker, Dracula and Riley <Riley?? When did Riley
become a vamp??>

"Ahem."

"Who the hell are you?"

"I'm the overseer, I'm hear to make sure no one cheats and to help
fill in the roster for The Scoobies." The overseer turned to
Buffy, "But be careful, I have a limited supply of replacements."

"Replacements?"

"Oh yes, we haven't gotten to the rules yet, Simple if you do not
make the base you are either staked or eaten."

Angelus grew huffy, "Now who invited you to come along and muddle up
the game?"

The Overseers eyes glared at him and was going to stake him, but the
game would be over far too quick, instead she threw her head back and
laughed, "My dear boy, I'm the author and unless you want to wear
pink," quoting Spike, "You poofter, I suggest you deal."

He backed away he had no desire to wear pink, "Lets make a bet. The
losing team leaves Sunnydale."

"Better start packing." Buffy turned back to her gang as they started
figuring who does what, "Wills, You should be coach."

Willow smiled <Oohhh power> "Oh ok people listen up. Giles you're
pitcher. Buffy, first base." She grew hesitant on placing anybody
else.

"Here let me help with your selection." With a poof, 6 more people
popped up before them. "I'd like to introduce, Quinn, Rich, Donna,
Greg, Tag, and Jullez"

"Thanks and hi to the rest of you, um, alright. Quinn second, Rich
shortstop, Donna third and Spike you are the catcher. In the
outfield, I need Tag left, Greg center, and Jullez right."

"Woohoo!" She was excited to get right field.

"Tara I need you to dispense the Gatorade and Anya….." She tried to
think of what she could do, "You can be the announcer."

"Does this involve pay?"

"ANYA!"

"I can't see why I have to work and not get paid its so wrong." Thus
she earned glares from everyone around, "But I'll do it."

"I wish you good luck, no I don't."

"Well Angelus, your side can bat first, try not to get staked by
anyone but me."

Anya settled into the announcer's area, next to the opposing
teams, "Dracula! Its great to see you again."

"Anyanka, a pleasure as always to see you."

She shrunk back a little, "You're still the charmer. You know I'm
engaged now, so there'll be none of that."

"To whom?"

She pointed out to the field towards Xander.

"Oh that one. Bug Boy."

"Hey, that's the man I love."

"All right let's play ball."

"Ethan Rayne, what the hell are you doing here, well that one,"
gesturing to the overseers direction, "Brought us here."

"Us?"

"Oh yes, myself, Snyder and the Mayor, as umpires."

"I think I want to protest that."

"Don't worry your little head, she somehow fixed it so that we
couldn't interfere with the game, only do what we are here to do,
with no cheating."

"No cheating," she laughed a little, "this I'd like to see."

Both teams entered out into the playing field and an unnamed vamp
comes out to bat. Giles winds up and throws the first pitch, the vamp
bunts the ball sending it towards Giles, and he picks it up and
throws it to Buffy before the bloodsucker could get there. She pulls
out a stake and stakes him as he comes up to base. <Well if its gonna
be this easy, bring it on.>

Drusilla comes to bat, swings at the first pitch.

"Strike one!"

Giles throws it dead center and she connects sending the ball flying,
she runs for first base and stays there.

Next at bat is Riley, "You're going to hurt old man. Baseball is an
American sport, I grew up with it, you didn't, I imagine you won't be
around long enough to figure that out."

Riley swings at the first throw and misses.

"Strike One!"

Another swing and a miss.

"Strike two!"

Giles smiled softly, looked over at first base to make sure that Dru
was staying put, then he looked back at Buffy's ex. He lobs the ball
out and riley expecting he was going to connect and send it flying,
swings so hard that when he misses it, he throws himself off balance.
<How?>

"Strike three. You're out!"

<Old man, hppmmhh, here's your old man> He raised his hand to his
forehead and formed the letter L.

Riley growled, "You'll pay."

"Now at bat, The absolutely stunning Harmony."

Harmony curtseyed at Dracula's comment and readied herself at base.
The first ball comes…

"Strike one."

"Was not!" She vamped out to nibble on Ethan.

Spike intervened, "Now Harm, maybe you'll get the next one." Harm
looked at her ole lover, "Oh Spikey, you're so smart." She returned
to her stance ready for the next ball.

"Thanks mate."

"Don't thank me yet."

Next time the ball came, she didn't swing at it.

"Ball one!"

"I knew that was gonna be a ball."

The following ball flew high and to the left.

"Ball two."

At next one she connects and dru takes off for second and Harm grabs
second. Quinn eyed Dru and she took notice the two flirting with one
another.

Darla came to bat and misses the ball pitched. She took the time to
go visit the pitcher. "You know your quite sexy," as she diverted his
attention with flattering remarks, the girls took off for the next
base, but before he realized what had happened they had already
stolen their bases.

"Madam, please, I have to pitch." He shrugged her off and she snidely
walked back to her bat, where there she was struck out.

Angelus was the next up. He irritated Giles and reminded him of the
past torturing, that Giles threw the ball at him, walking him and
bringing in a runner. Already the first inning and the vampires
scored the first run.

Parker was next hitting the ball and easily caught for three outs and
then an inning change.

The Scoobies managed to recoup the run the other team scored with two
of their own, the ball was hit again, sending Quinn to second base,
but he didn't make it in time and was out.

Riley drained Quinn of his blood, "Aaahhhh, that's was invigorating.
Didn't like him much anyway."

The nuts were horrified a few more had popped up, and now Ewie was
trying to keep Savage from going out in the field and tearing Angelus
apart. So instead Savage went after the one writing this all.

"Sis! You killed him."

"Well…I…" Slowly a retreat was made and was cornered before an
effective escape was made. Savage's anger flared through her. "Look
relax, he's back at GRB nut land he's ok."

"Really?"

"I look out for my sis." Back in GRB land Quinn had returned wearing
a pink tutu and a Super Bunny chasing after him. <and I get even.
Hope you're enjoying my bunny, its breeding season and its never bred
before, I think he might find you quite attractive in you're little
tutu.>

After a few more innings of no one getting any runs, the vampires
broke it with a home run, sending bases loaded to home. The Scoobies
spirit was crushed.

Snyder couldn't ever stand Buffy, "See you suck. They are going to
kick your ass."

The undead strolled on her base.

"Hey you hungry?"

It nodded and she handed him, Snyder, "Here have a snack."

"What the hell are you doing Summer's?"

"You've been eaten once, this should be a piece of cake." When the
vampire finished he dropped the limp body, "Thanks, he was bugging me
too."

Riley sent the ball out trying to make it to 3rd, but was picked
off, "I was so looking forward to this." Donna staked Capt. Cardboard
into dust.

Angelus temper flared and was chasing after the third baseman. With a
snap of the fingers, he was wearing pink. The Scoobies started
laughing at him, he looked down and saw what they were laughing at,
he growled and stomped off at the Overseer.

Dru turned too Darla, "I think he looks good in pink." Angelus heard
the remark and how Darla regaled in laughter from it.

"I'll teach you to mess with someone like me."

"Uh uh, another step and I'll give you your soul back." He froze
where he was.

"Oh you're gonna pay lass."

Wagging a finger at him, "Don't mess with the likes of me, I have
huge powers. I can send my superbunny after you."

He slowly backed up, "No, no anything but that."

He picked up his bat to play next he managed to hit it and round the
first base, but just as he was hitting second base, Xander stands
there with a wicked grin on his face, whipping out a stake as Angelus
hits into it. "You're out deadboy." There was enormous satisfaction
coursing through him.

The vamps had managed to tie up the game in the first half of the 9th
inning and relinquished control to the Scoobies.

"OOOhhhh who's going to pitch." Dru was very apprehensive from the
loss of her sire.

"Don't sweat it, I got it covered, I turned this vamp little over 2
months ago, he was from the big leagues."

The Scoobies were having trouble getting past the new pitcher and
here it is bottom of the ninth with two outs, tied game, and Giles
was at bat. The wiccans cast a blessing while others merely held
their breath. The overseer watched intently as this was the man who
will decide the game."

The pitcher wound and pitched.

"STRIKE ONE!"

Signals were made and another ball was thrown.

"STRIKE TWO!"

Giles swallowed and choked down on the bat, waiting for the next
pitch. It came, it came in slow motion, sorta like that Robert
Redford movie, it seemed to hover right there before him and finally
he swung, sending the ball up and cracking the bat at the same time,
sending a wooden shard at the pitcher dusting him. The Scoobies
waited in anticipation to see where the ball goes, it kept going
slowly and slowly, almost unnatural. Then they figured it out. Their
eyes turned from it. "TORI!"

"What can't a girl have a little suspense." Releasing the power on
the ball, it landed outside the park giving the Scoobies the Home run
they needed to win the game.

Darla turned to them, "Well congratulations, you may have won today,
but we'll be back and we'll play my game."

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