Gumboy's Challenge: The Wish: dawn's ideal wish
by xander_93
Dawn was in her collage dorm room. She was lounged on her bed, tapping her pen on her note book. ‘Damn, I hate science’ she thought. ‘Well, at least Mike will be here soon, so I won’t have to study for much longer.’ As if summoned by her thoughts the door knocked. “About time, Mike!” she half shouted at the door. She answered it, and standing at the doorway was the last man she expected to see there (except Brad Pitt).
“Hey dad!” she hugged the limp Hank Summers, and then pulled out, and realized he was covered in bruises.
“What happened?” She asked. Hank blushed slightly at this
“Some weird looking…men attacked me a few night’s ago.”
“Do you mean demons?” dawn softly requested.
“Yeah.” Her father blushed even more than this. ‘I never got why he resented Buffy’s slayer-ness’ Dawn thought.
“But I’m ok.” He quickly added. “The demon was killed. Anyway, I’m here for a reason. The power’s that be, whoever they are, decided to give you one wish.”

***

“I’m sorry, could you repeat that?” Dawn said, confused.
“One wish. You can do almost anything you want, you just can’t wish for world peace, or alter history.” They sat in silence for a few moments. Dawn was surprised. Why her? Why now? Then a thought came over her. She knew what she wanted to wish for. But, it could go wrong. When you think about it, there are a million ways it could go wrong. It was a lot to risk, so she would have to ask more questions.
“I think I know what I want to wish for.”

***

“But I’m not really sure if it’ll work.” She said. ‘There. I said it. I’ve never really opened up to dad, but now seemed the time to start. I have no idea why I have this wish, so I’d better be wise.’
“What do you mean, sweetie?”
“What if it goes wrong? What if it just… screws up my life? I mean, was it a reliable source who gave you the wish?”
“it was the guy who saved me from the demons. Said his name was Spike?”
“Ooh, Buffy married him!”
“Wow! Small world. Anyway, you have got to look at a photo or picture or…something of what you wish for. I’m afraid I don’t know any more. I got to go, see you sweetie” Dawn hugged Hank Summers before he left her dorm room.

***

Dawn thought long and hard about what to do next. On one hand, there as one thing that if she used the wish she knew that was what she would use it for. But, since what happened to Buffy a few years ago, she was unsure. She decided to go for any way. But she would need the photo. She looked in the drawer. She soon found it. she thought hard. She concentrated on the person consuming the photograph.
“Come on, come to me” she opened her eyes and turned, to see her in the dress she had seen her last in.
“Hey Dawny”
“Mom?”


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