Fallen from Grace.: Welcome to the Team.
by axel

Joss Whedon own's all the Buffy characters. Any others are mine. (unless noted.)

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ACT 1.
Faith sat at the bar. drinking. It had been one year since she had quit the Coucil(and by quit, I mean she kicked Giles in the nuts, and left). It started with Angel. He'd taken over Wolfram, and Hart. He thought he could use it, to help people. Yes he was a fool, but he meant well. But Giles just treated him like a villan. When Fred got sick, or possed(she wasn't sure what really happened) Giles refused to help. (Buffy, and the others swore they didn't know, until it was to late). Then Angel finnaly turned against W/R/H, and they marked him for death. A seer, in the coven told them what Angel was doing, but Giles refused to send help. Faith couldn't let Angel fight alone(he was the only one that never gav up on her) Giles told her, that if she left, it was the same a quiting, And she'd never be welcomed back. That's when she kicked him in the nuts. But by the time she got to LA, the fight was over, and Angel, and his team hadn't been seen since.

Still she probably would've left anyway. After Wood's death, she had lost the will to be part of the team. She and Wood, were take prisoner, by Vampires. She got away, and tried to help Wood, but he was already dead. Wood was the first man she'd ever loved. She'd never wanted love, just a good time. But he changed her. Now she knew what she was missing. Then she learnd the truth, Giles knew where they where the whole time. He said it was to dangerous, and wasn't willing to let anyone die. Ofcoarse the fact that Wood was openly telling everyonr that Giles was abusing his power, had nothing to do with it. Buffy, and the others, couldn't see it, because they loved him like a father. But he was becomeing just like the old Coucil, he hated.

"Since leaving the Coucil Faith had moved to a small town, in New Mexico, called Eden. She didn't want to stay in LA. Willow had erased her crimanal record, but She worried that if someone looked hard enough, they might still find out about her. She'd done a few odd, jobs, to get by, but Slaying was what she was born to do. But she wasn't about to go cralwing back, to them.

"Hey," said someone beside her. Faith turned to see a young girl, with long black hair(except for a neon red streek) wereing a long black coat, a T-shirt, with the words Murderdolls, writen on it, a black skirt, fishnet stocking, and boots. "Your Faith, aren't you," said the girl?

"Who wants to no," said Faith?

"Then your her. Well let's go."

"Go where?"

"To kill the demons. come on, I want the headaches to stop."

"Hu?"

"You know. You kill the demons. There happy, the heache stop. (Faith just looks confused) You have no idea what I'm talking about, do you? (The girl looks up, and starts yelling at the sky) WHAT THE HELL, IS THIS? YOU ASSHOLES FRENCE FRY MY BRAIN, TO MAKE ME FIND HER, AND SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHO THE HELL, I AM! ARE YOU ON CRACK?" Everybody in the bar stars at the girl.

"OK" said Faith, "your crazy, and I'm gone." Faith threw down some money, and walked out.

"Wait" said the girl, runing behind her, "I'm not crazy, just listen. My name is Skyler. A few weeks ago I was A normal teenager. (Faith give her a look) OK, maybe not normal. The point is one night this light, person, thing came to me. Said it was from the powers that be, whatever the hell that's supposed to mean. Said I was supposed to find you. Said you were there new champion. It said that Demons were real, and I was going to get visions to tell you where they were. That I was your guide, in the battle against evil. And I was like, screw that, headbangers ball, is on. Then I started getting these vision, and blinding headaches, so I fell in line. Now go kill the demons."

"Ah, no."

"NO! You can't say no!"
"I got no problem killing demons. But I'm though taking orders, so no."

"But you have to. If you don't horrible thing are going to happen. Like me getting headache."

"No the way it works kid. The visions are causing the headaches. If you want my adivce, find a witch, or warlock. Have the take the visions away. Then the headahces will stop." Faith get's on her bike, and rides away.

"Well I tried" said Skyler, "I guess that's all they can expect me to AAHHHH!" Skyler grabs her head, and a vision come. It's of Faith, Kennedy, and a man, whos face can't be see. And There fighting vampires, in a dinner. "DAMN IT! I HATE YOU GUYS! WHY CAN'T YOUPICK ON THE CHEERLEADERS, THEY DESERVE IT?"
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ACT 2.
We see an old, beat up car, driving down the road. Inside is a man, in leather jacket, jeans, and a Tshirt(all black). And a woman in jeans, and a red halter top. "Home sweet home" said the woman, "New Mexico teritory."

"I don't think they call it teritory anymore, Abby," said The man.

"Yeah, they went and chaged the whole, damn country, on us. I remember when we could ride for days, and see olny open land. Now everwhere you go, building, and people. It's like being if fucking jail."

"It ain't that bad, Abby. We didn't have cars then. (The man puts in a CD, and Ring of Fire, by Johnny Cash begins to play) And we have music. It's not that bad."

"It ain't the same, Backjack. I miss the old days. I miss the old gang. This new one's OK, But they ain't the Drunken Coyoties."

"No, they ain't, that's for sure. It's to bad, we screwed up, by going good. But I guess it all worked out. Speaking of which, he'll be here at midnight."

"Do you think he'll find the damn thing, this time? What's he been looking for about three, or four thousand years. It ain't real."

"Well he is are sire. And after five years of fighting him, I've leard it's better to get along with him."

"I guess. I'm hungery." They pulled into a Burgerking, and went inside. "Welcome to burgerking" said the Boy behind the counter," May I take your order.

"See were hunger" said Blackjack, "But thing is (he, and Abby vamp out) We don't really eat burgers." Jack grabs the boy, and bit into him. Another worker tried to run, but Abby easly caught him. She threw him to the ground, pulled out a stake, and stabed him, in the heart. She then drank the blood, from the wound. "You know, you could just bite him, Abby."

"I know. But this just feels right."
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Faith walked though the supermarket. It was late at night, and few people were in there. She prefered it that way. She didn't like crowds. Or families(they reminded her, what she didn't have). She paid, and when to her bike. But on the way, she bumped into someone. "HEY, watch it, asshole(Then she saw who it was) Oz?"

"Faith" said Oz, "Your not in prison. Not good."

"Oz, wait. I can exp." She didn't get to finnish. Oz ture into a wolf(well, he knid of half chaged. He looke like the wolfman, from the old movies) And attacked Faith. They rolled around on the ground, for a moment, before Faith threw him off. "DAMN IT OZ, WILL YOU LISTEN! I'VE REFORMED! I'm not evil anymore."

"Oh" said Oz, as he turned back to normal, "why didn't you say so?"

Faith had heard, that Oz had learned how to control his chages. But she'd never seen it. "Like I said, I've reformed."

"Well, I trust you. It's just, you know, I don't trust you."

"Fair enough. But I'm not looking for trouble. I just want to live my life."

"Ok. But, I know I should say something cool, and tough, but talkings not really my thing. But I'm watching you."

Faith got on her bike, and drove to her apartment. She opened the door, only to see someone sitting on her couch. "Kennedy," said Faith?

"Hey, neighbor," said Kennedy.

"Ok, is there an I screwd Willow convention in town? And wile we're at it, Why are you here? did the Coucil send you?"

"Hell no, I quit the Coucil. Giles is a jackass."

"Ain't he though? But what's Willow think about all this?"

"Willow" said Kennedy, droping her smile, "We broke up. She got back with Tara."

"Tara? but Tara's dead?"

"Well she got better. See this Demon bought her back, as a demon, to kill us all. But Willow found a way to make her human again. Willow said she still loved me, and she wanted to be with me. But I knew better. (Kennedy is doing all she can, to keep from crying) Then one day, came the talk I knew was coming. She said she couldn't live without Tara. Said she was her soulmate. Her always. But she said she still cared about me. Said she loved me. But like a sister."

"Oh that's the worst thing you can say.I'm sorry Ken."

"Thanks. But she's happy. That's what I want. I just wanted to be the one that made her happy. (She tries to smile again) But nothing I can do about it now."

"Ok, But why are you here? Your loaded, you could go on a cruise, or something?"

She get a, you've seen though me, look on her face. "Well thing is, after years of Mom, and Dad not liking my lifestyle, they disowned me. And took the money with them."

"Ah, so that's it. The brat's fell on hard times, and need a place to stay."

"No. Well yes, but I don't want to freeload. I want to join you team."

"I don't really have a team."

"What? I just assumed you'd started you own team."

"well you asummed wrong. I work in a box factory. I'm retired from slaying. If thats what you came for. I'm afraid you'll have to go somewhere else."

"I see. Well, sorry I bothered you. I guess, I just(she starts crying, fake tears) go."

"Alright, you can stay. But your my roomate, which means you pay half the rent. Which means, for the first time, in you silver spoon life, your getting a job."

"Thank you, thank you, thank you," said Kennedy, as she hugged Faith. Faith acted like she didn't want her there, but the truth was she missed her. When she was with the Coucil, Kennedy had been like her bratty little sister.

"Ok tomorrow you start looking for." Faith is intrupted by knocking at her door. Then she heard Skyler yelling though the door. "Hey, I know your in there! Come out bitch!"

"Great" said Faith, "Wednesday Adams Found me. (She open the door) What the hell, do you want."

"You know what I want. I want you to kill the demons!"

"Demons" said Kennedy, "There are demons?"

"Your here, already" said Skyler, "this is going to happen soon."

"Wait, you know who I am?"

"She's kind of psycic" said Faith, "What's going to happen soon?"

"I had a vision. You know, those painful ass visions, that you could stop, but won't. Because your a smartass, little bitch!"

"OK, call me a bitch again, and I'll make the visions seem fun. Now what was this vision?"

"Well you, her, and short guy were fighting demons. I think they were vampire."

"Vampires" said Kennedy, "there are vampires here, and your not going to do anything about it?"

"It's not that simple. She's working for the powers that be. And don't ask me who they are, cause I don't know. But they screwed Angel. They made him think he was going to be human, so he'd fight for them, then they let him die. They used him, just like Giles used us. I'm done being used."

"Fine don't get used. But were still slayers, it's are job."

"It's not mine. Not anymore."

"Then maybe your not who I though you were. I looked up to you."

"Never told you to, brat."

"Then maybe I do need somewhere else, to stay. Right after I kill some vamps. OK Wedensday, Let's go."

"But she's supposed to come too."

"I'm a slayer too(looking at Faith) I just still hae a backbone."

"Damn it. I'm never getting rid of these headaches."

"Fine, go" said Faith, as she sat down, on the couch, and turned on the TV, "See if I care. I'll be just fine. That's right. Ah, hell." She gets up, and runs to the door, trying to catch them. But when she opens the door, there both standing there. "I knew, you'd come around," Kennedy smiled.

"Ok kid" Faith said to Skyler, "I'll do this one thing. Then you leave me alone. Now what do we have to do?"
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Blackjack, and Abby are standing at a railroad. A train pulls in. Screams can be heard, from the train. The door open, and a man is thrown from the train. And out step a tall man, with long brown hair, and a full beard. In a long coat. He looks like some from the Bible(but there's nothing holy about him). With him, is an old woman(she's so old, that she looks like a mummy). "My childern" said the man, in a accent, that didn't sound like any known kind. "Have you done, as I asked?"

"Yes Nicadiums" said Blackjack, "everythings ready."

"Like it matters," said Abby.

Nicadiumas walked up to her, with a look of rage on his face. But then he smile, and spoke to her, as a father speaks to a child, "Abigale. I know your faith in me, has been test, over the years. But soon, all my promise with be kept."

"The sun will be comeing up, in a few hours" said Jack, "We need to get some thing done, before then."

"Your right" said Nicadiumas, "but soon, the sun will never be a problem again."
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ACT 3.
Faith, and the others sat in an all night diner. "So where are they" said Faith?

"I don't know" said Skyler, "this is where the vision happend."

Suddenly Oz walked into the diner. "OH SHIT" said Skyler, as she duck down, "Don't let him see me!"

"Wait, "Oz is evil," said Faith?

"That's Oz" said Kennedy, "as in Willow's ex?"

"Skyler" said Oz, with anger in his voice, "what are you doing here?"

"Leave her alone" said Kennedy, "you need to just."

"You told me, you were sick" said Oz, as Faith, and Kennedy looked confused, "I own a record store now. Skyler work for me. She had a shift tonight. But she called me, and said she was sick."

"Uh, it's a mirical," said Skyler.

"You know what else will be a mirical" said Oz, "If you still have a job.

"Go easy on her" said Faith, "She's getting visions, from the powers. She probably didn't tell you, cause she didn't think you'd believe her."

"Why are you telling him," said Skyler?

"It's OK, he's a werewolf."

"Oh. well shouldn't you kill her? Like after I get my check?"

"No, he's a good werewolf."

"But thank you, for your support," said Oz, Then he noticed Kennedy glaring at him, "Uh Hi."

"Hi" said Kennedy, grinding her teeth, "So your Willows ex." She's squeing the table so hard, that it's leving hand prints in it.

"Is something wrong," said Oz?

"She's Willow's ex, too. And now I'm stuck in Days of are Lives. Anyway The reason were here, is because Marlyn Munster here had a vision, that vampires would attack, and me, Ken, and some man, which I'm guessing is you, would fight them. So, will you give us a hand?"

"Well, there is the whole, I don't trust you thing."

"So your a chicken," said Kennedy.

"I got this, Dykezilla" said Faith, "look Oz, if you don't stay, people may die. can you live with that?"

"Before he could answer BlackJack, and Abby walked into the place. "This is a robbery folks" said Jack, "We're gathering fund for a small project. So if you behave yourselves, well, we'll kill you anyway."

"You talk real big, for a man, with no gun," said teh owner, as he pointed his riffle at Jack.

"Mister(Jack, and Abby vamp out), We don't need guns." Jack grabs the man, and breaks is neck. As more vamps walk in. "Now" said Jack, "anymore heros here?"

"Just us girls," said Faith, as she, and the others got up.

"Uh, not a girl," said Oz.

"Close enough" said Kennedy.

Two vamps go at Faith, But hse stabd them, with her stake, with little effort.

"So we have a slayer," said Jack.

"Two slayer," said Kennedy.

"WHAT" Abby yelled, TWO! TWO! THOSE BASTAREDS SAID I WAS THE ONLY ONE!"

"What did you say," said Faith? Abby answerd her, with a punck to the face. Knocking her down. Kennedy trys to help Faith, but Jack tackles her, and begins kicking bher wile she's down.
Oz morphs into wolf form, and goes for the other vampires. Skyler is hiding under a table.

Jack is kicking the hell out of Kennedy. But she finnaly grabs his leg, and flips him. Then she jumps up, and rocks him, with a series of punches, and kicks. He pulls out a knife, and slices her stomach. He swings again, but she dodges this one. He pulls out another knife, bigger that the other one. "You really like knive" said Kennedy, "are you trying to make up, for something?"

"Oh bitch" said Jack, "I'm really going to enjoy skinning you alive."

Faith, and Abby are trading blows. If Abby was lying about having been a slayer, you couldn't tell by the way she fought. She was matching Faith blow, for blow. The last time Faith had been tested like this, was when she fought Buffy. Faith swung at her, but Abby caught her arm, and fliped her over the counter. She jump over, and tried to rub Faith's face into the grill(which was still on, since everone ran in a panic) Faith hit Abby hin the gut, and slamed her face into the grill. As Abby holws in pain, Faith pounds her, and kicks her back over the counter.

Oz is taking on the other vamps, There are three, but they inexperenced, and Oz isn't having much trouble. He he breaks off a piece of wood, from the tabel, and stakes them. "Hu: he says.

Jack is slashing at Kennedy, she now has a few cuts on her body. He goes at her, but she dodges, and kicks one of the knives out of his hand. But he stabs her, in the leg, with the other one. SHe falls back into a booth, and he gets on top of her, and tries to cut her thoat. But she headbutts him, grads him, and throws him threw the window.

Faith hits Abby with a roundhouse kick,and knocks her back. But when she goes for another Abby ducks, and sweeps her other leg. Then she stomps her throat, five times. As Faith gasp for air. Abby bends down, and vamps out. "Look on the bright side" she said, "You'll be famous. You can tell people that you where bit by Abigail Cain."

Faith realising she's about to die, starts punching Abby wildly, and knock her of. "I'm already famous bitch!" Faith picks her up, nd throws her though the window.

They go outside, and look at Jack, and Abby. "Well" said Faith, "looks like you boy didn't hold up to well. Three to one. I think your in trouble."

"I don't think that's true" said Nicadiums. as we walked up.

"WHo the hell, are you," said Faith?

"I'm the last thing you'll ever see. (He then began to speak, seemingly to himself) Two girls, and there dog? Is this the best you could do? But hten you've do more, with less, haven't you?

"Ah, sorry to break up the conversation Syble" said Faith, "But wer're going to be killing you now."

"Are you? Well then, please do. (he kneel down, and streches him arms out) Do it. Your a slayer, slay me." Faith looks confused. Ether he was crazy, or it was some kind of trick. "Well, what are you waiting for?" She walked to him, and pulged the stake into his heart. But he just pulled it out, and the wound held, instantly. Faith's eyes almost poped out of her head, when she saw this."Maybe it's broken(with lighting speed, he grads her, and points the stake at her) Let's test it."

Kennedy run to them, and kicks the stake out of his hand. But he uses Faith as a human club, and hits Kennedy with her. Oz runs at him,and starts slashing him(the wounds heal) He grads Oz, and flies(yes I said Flies) into the air. at fifty feet, he drops Oz. A normal man would be dead. As it is, Oz is out cold. When he landes, Faith hits him, with a series of blows. But he looks more annoyed that anything else. He backhands her, and sends her flying, into the diner.

Kennedy, and Oz run into the diner(Oz was just out for a second). "Want are we going to do," said Oz?

"We're going to get out of here," said Faith.

"I like that idea" said Skyler, "Not dying, that's a great plan."

"Were just going to run,: said Kennedy?

"WE CAN'T BEAT HIM!" said Faith, "Now, we can't beat him now. We need to regroup." SHe was trying not to show it, but she was terrifid. They all agreed." My Vans outside" said Oz, "but how do we get to it?"

"I'll distract him" said Faith, "I have an idea. Just get to the van, and come back for me."

She runs out, and beings beating thew hell out of him(or at lest that was her plan. She didn't count on him, knocking her down, with one Punch.) "I this all you can do" he said, "You call yourself a slayer? I have slayed my thousands. I have seen, and done thing you can't even begin to understand. I have."

"You" said Faith, mocking his accent, "haven't noticed you friends leaving. You forgot about sunrise."

"So I have.(the sun rise. But to Faith's shock, nothing happens to him). Did you think I would burn, silly girl? Maybe God has abandon you? He has that habit." Suddenly Oz's van slams into him, knocking him down. Faith jumps into the van, and it flys of. Leaving Nicadiums roaring like an aniamal.
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ACT 4.
"What the hell, was that thing" said Kennedy, at Faith's apartment, "It couldn't have been a vampire. No vamp is that powerful."

"Plus the whole, I can't die thing, wasn't fun," said Oz.

"I don't know what it was" said Faith, "But it has to be stoped. So I guess I'm back. Who ho."

"Well, your not alone," said Kennedy.

"What do you say, Oz. You in too?"

"Why not. I miss dying on a weekly basis."

"So let me get this straight" said Skyler, "You two dated the same girl? what kind of Jerry Springer crap have I gotten intooooAAAAHHHHH!" She grabs her head, as a vision comes. Then when it's over, she flips off the sky, and yells, "I HATE YOU ASSHOLES! I DID WHAT YOU WANTED, LEAVE ME ALONE!"

"I tried to tell you, kid" said Faith, "The visions ain't going away. In fact there going to get worse. (pats her on the back) Welcome to the team."

"I hate you guys."















































































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