BtVS Double Drabble: Mad Science

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Title: Mad Science
Fandom: BtVS
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Buffy, Daryl Epps.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 160: Amnesty 16 at drabble_weekly, using Challenge 28: Some Assembly Required.
Spoilers/Setting: Some Assembly Required.
Summary: When someone starts collecting parts to make a girl, Buffy has to stop them before anyone else dies.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BtVS, or the characters. They belong to the amazing Joss Whedon.
A/N: Double drabble.




Being the Slayer, Buffy’s seen a lot of weirdness, not just vampires but demons of every shape and size, witches, animated dummies, giant bugs, invisible girls, even people infected with the spirits of hyenas. This whole mad scientist thing is new though.


Doctor Frankenstein does Sunnydale… Take the best parts of several girls, stitch them together into one patchwork girl, add electricity or something, and hey presto…


Would it really work? Could something made from bits and pieces ever be brought to life? Buffy’s not sure she wants to know the answer because honestly, what kind of life would that be, forced to live hidden away from the world? Just the idea makes her skin crawl.


She feels for Daryl, she really does, he must be so lonely… He never asked to be put back together and restored to life looking… the way he does, but making him a girlfriend out of spare parts isn’t the answer; it’s monstrous especially if it means killing somebody else. Cordelia can be… Cordelia, but she doesn’t deserve to die. Mostly.


So Buffy does what she does best, stops bad stuff from happening, defeats evil, kills the monster.


Daryl Epps is better off dead.



The End

Comments

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

Giles: Why should someone want to harm Cordelia?

Willow: Maybe because they met her?

Yes, Cordelia was a mean girl, but there are far worse things to endure.*ponders*

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And given the chance Cordelia did become a better person, so she was wort saving.

Thank you!

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I think becoming "Vision girl" humbled her for starters. I think Cordelia always had layers. It's just she kept up appearances until that point.

Cordelia: What is your Childhood trauma?

She says it harshly but given the situation, who could blame her then? She didn't understand Buffy's motives at that point so assumed the worse.

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Cordelia was raised by wealthy parents and I think she never got enough attention from them. She was always struggling to find where she fit in.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

Yes. Her parents probably didn't know any better. Just support her financially not emotionally. Then they lost the money and she had to worry about their finances even though she was still a teenager. If that hadn't happened, Xander would not have bought her the prom dress. The situation would not have called for it.

The things I can remember from years ago, when in the meantime I'll forget where my house keys are! :D