"Goddamnit!!" Faye yelled, kicking one of the weird things out of her way as she ran as quickly as she could. She had been cursing at the top of her lungs since everything had gone to hell. No Spike. Stuck with Ein. Lost. No goddamn gun.

And now the damn dog was running as if he were a chicken with its head chopped off, and Faye was having a hard time keeping up with him. Sure, the mutt had tried to tell her something about the things, but what did it matter? They seemed to be trying to kill her, and all she could do was kick them out of her way and hope Ein would find somewhere safe.

"Hey! Wait!" Faye pushed herself to go faster as Ein scrambled into a doorway. She stumbled in after him, slamming the door behind her. She was gasping for air now, but she was scanning the store for those cr--

"... greaaat," Faye snorted, noting several "specialty" items. It took her a moment to realize they were not alone in the store. "Fuck."

Of all times to be without a gun.