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Two drabbles; a Buffy one for the

open_on_sunday prompt "Lantern", and a Doctor Who one for the

dw100 prompt "Wildlife". First time I've written the Fourth Doctor, so... gulp.

They Mostly Come At Dawn... Mostly
Post-"Chosen"

Guiseppe runs. Once you see their light, it's usually too late. Yet he runs.

Rome has catacombs, entire cities underground. They've been down here in the dark since before Caesar. It's safe. Home.

Then they came. Not just one every few decades, but half a dozen every day, picking them off one by one. Guiseppe runs deeper, dodging their bright beams, then turns into a tunnel that's suddenly filled with flickering yellow light. He's dust before he has time to scream.

(...)

"Wouldn't a flashlight be better?" Lucia nods at Buffy's cast-iron lantern.

"Maybe. I just like the feel of it."

Saving Face

The Doctor swaggered out of the TARDIS and paused to look around. "...Ah! A perfect landing!"

Sarah Jane looked at the giraffes. "Doctor, this is the -"

"The biggest wildlife reserve in the galaxy! Welcome to the planet of..." He was interrupted by a convenient cough.

"I could have sworn this was the London Zoo."

"Nonsense! I said I'd fixed the TARDIS navigation, didn't I? Let me introduce you to the planet's king." The Doctor walked over to one of the gorillas. "Would you like a j... hey! That's mine!"

Well, at least they hadn't landed in that quarry again, Sarah Jane thought.