And in that vein...
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"Xander!" Buffy skipped over to the older boy, still over the moon with the really good deal she'd gotten from that shop-maker. Angel would positively drool when he saw the dress she'd picked out. Not in the icky, demon-drool way, or even the vampires-are-right-behind-you way, but a cute kind of drool, nonetheless.
"Buff." Xander looked upset by something, which caused her to pause in mid-skip as she took in his dejected attitude.
"So... couldn't find anything for Hallowe'en?"
"It's not that. I got something, it's just not what I wanted." He hefted a small bag. "See, I was going to use some of those army surplus clothes and a toy gun I saw in the store, but Jonathan took the gun, the jerk." He sighed and looked down at the bag again, like it held a live snake. "I was deciding what else I'd get when one of the kids I'll be taking tonight grabbed this, said I'd look 'cool' in it, and before I knew it, I had... well... this!" He shrugged as Buffy snatched the bag. "It's only a couple of hours, and I figure I can keep my hands in my pockets most of the time if I have to. So I'm cool."
The blonde Slayer snickered when she held up the toy. It glittered with red and gray highlights as she snapped open the cheap Power Rangers Morpher and triggered the sound effect. "Okay, I gotta admit, this is really cheesy." She tossed it into the bag and gave it back. "But you're gonna do the soldier thing anyway, right?"
"Soon as I find another toy gun," Xander agreed. "Last thing I need is for what remains of my dignity to dive any lower. I don't have much to start with, and I kind of like what little I've got."
Buffy grinned. "You'll manage."
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aleXander ducked around a corner as the monsters raced past. "This has gone far enough." He looked over at the strangely ditzy girl in the Rennaissance piece who lay half-fainted on the ground, and the scantily-clad ghost girl to the side, and shook his head. "Time to show these monsters who's boss!"
He clicked the Morpher, causing the disk to spin, and the power to build within. The ghost girl looked over in concern. "Ahh... Xander? What are you doing?"
"I'm fighting back. With the power of Air!" Energy flared around him as he triggered the second mode. A suit of armored lycra formed around his body as a helmet rezzed out of nothing and clamped into place. "Ninja Storm!"
The ghost girl blinked a few times in surprise as she took in the Xander-turned-Power Ranger. Then she looked him over a few more times, fighting the grin and the faint blush.
The man in the helmet looked over at her. "Is there a problem?"
"No," Willow replied, a little breathlessly as he unlimbered his sword, "No problem at all..."
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Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do.
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"Xander!" Buffy skipped over to the older boy, still over the moon with the really good deal she'd gotten from that shop-maker. Angel would positively drool when he saw the dress she'd picked out. Not in the icky, demon-drool way, or even the vampires-are-right-behind-you way, but a cute kind of drool, nonetheless.
"Buff." Xander looked upset by something, which caused her to pause in mid-skip as she took in his dejected attitude.
"So... couldn't find anything for Hallowe'en?"
"It's not that. I got something, it's just not what I wanted." He hefted a small bag. "See, I was going to use some of those army surplus clothes and a toy gun I saw in the store, but Jonathan took the gun, the jerk." He sighed and looked down at the bag again, like it held a live snake. "I was deciding what else I'd get when one of the kids I'll be taking tonight grabbed this, said I'd look 'cool' in it, and before I knew it, I had... well... this!" He shrugged as Buffy snatched the bag. "It's only a couple of hours, and I figure I can keep my hands in my pockets most of the time if I have to. So I'm cool."
The blonde Slayer snickered when she held up the toy. It glittered with red and gray highlights as she snapped open the cheap Power Rangers Morpher and triggered the sound effect. "Okay, I gotta admit, this is really cheesy." She tossed it into the bag and gave it back. "But you're gonna do the soldier thing anyway, right?"
"Soon as I find another toy gun," Xander agreed. "Last thing I need is for what remains of my dignity to dive any lower. I don't have much to start with, and I kind of like what little I've got."
Buffy grinned. "You'll manage."
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aleXander ducked around a corner as the monsters raced past. "This has gone far enough." He looked over at the strangely ditzy girl in the Rennaissance piece who lay half-fainted on the ground, and the scantily-clad ghost girl to the side, and shook his head. "Time to show these monsters who's boss!"
He clicked the Morpher, causing the disk to spin, and the power to build within. The ghost girl looked over in concern. "Ahh... Xander? What are you doing?"
"I'm fighting back. With the power of Air!" Energy flared around him as he triggered the second mode. A suit of armored lycra formed around his body as a helmet rezzed out of nothing and clamped into place. "Ninja Storm!"
The ghost girl blinked a few times in surprise as she took in the Xander-turned-Power Ranger. Then she looked him over a few more times, fighting the grin and the faint blush.
The man in the helmet looked over at her. "Is there a problem?"
"No," Willow replied, a little breathlessly as he unlimbered his sword, "No problem at all..."
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Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do.