...There was one advantage to all that wild swatting. It meant there were moving targets to evade and dodge and slip past. It meant her obstacle was less that stationary and perhaps she could push through the ache along her ribcage and make her way back to the favoured weapon. The one that would nudge her strength just that much closer to the red-zone.

With a grunt of pain, Buffy first ducked low to avoid tentacle number one.