“This is SO not home,” Buffy said.
“Yep,” Xander agreed.
“And it’s disturbing on so many levels,” Willow added.
Buffy cleared her throat loudly, but the couple continued kissing.
“Maybe we should just leave,” Willow suggested.
“I need to bleach my eyeballs,” Buffy said.
“Right there with you,” Xander agreed.
“Isn’t that the guy that turned Giles into a demon?” Anya asked.
“Yep,” Willow said.
“Why is he kissing Joyce?” Anya asked.
“Weren’t we leaving, NOW?” Buffy asked.
The couple parted.
“Buffy,” Joyce said, startled. “I was going to tell you, but...”
“Skip it,” Buffy said. “I’m not your Buffy. My friends and I are hopping around from dimension to dimension hoping to find our way home and I am seriously scared for life.”
Joyce and Ethan looked at her.
“Are you feeling alright?” Ethan asked.
“Are you concerned about me?” Buffy asked, shocked.
“I am your watcher,” Ethan said.
“My...” Buffy’s eyes widened. “What?!?”
“Watcher,” Ethan repeated.
“Oh,” Joyce said, “she’s delirious! She needs to lie down!”
“No, she needs to get out of here!” Buffy cried. “Will?”
“I’m on it,” the wicca said.
The door opened and in walked this dimensions Buffy.
“Told ya,” Buffy said as Willow cast the spell.
***
“That was creepy on so many levels!” Buffy said. “I’m seriously foreseeing many years of nightmares in my future.”
“Right there with ya, Buff,” Xander admitted.
“Ethan Rayne was my WATCHER!” Buffy cried.
“Maybe he wasn’t all worshiping Chaos in that dimension,” Willow suggested.
“I don’t think it matters, Will,” Xander said.
“Ew!” Buffy said. “Ethan Rayne was kissing my mother!”
“Well, Giles had sex with your mother,” Xander said, “and that’s not helping,” he admitted.
“Ew!” Buffy said again. “They were engaged! They’re probably having sex RIGHT NOW!”
“Buff, it wasn’t really your mother,” Xander said.
“I know,” Buffy said, “it’s jsut way creepy and I seriously need to boil my eyeballs now! Wait til I tell Dawn! She is so going to freak!” Buffy stopped. “She’s probably already freaked,” the slayer admitted. “We’ve been gone... how long have we been gone?”
“Well, our time- like maybe 23 hours, her time- there’s no telling. I’m not sure how long the spell takes to transport us so there’s no telling how long we’ve been gone from our dimension. It could be a while.”
“”She’s probably frantic,” Buffy said.
***
INTERLUDE 1: HOME ALONE
“I’m sorry to bother you again,” Dawn said into the phone, “but I still haven’t heard from any of them.” She sighed.
This was the fourth message she had left Angel on his voice mail. She was beginning to wonder if he ever checked.
“It’s been four days, Angel. I’m really starting to get worried. I wish you would call me back. Please.”
She placed the phone back on its cradle and waited.
After about four seconds she couldn’t take it anymore.
She called 411 and got the number for Angel Investigations.
“Angel Investigations, this is Fred. How can I help you?”
“Is Angel there?” Dawn asked.
“Um, no,” Fred replied.
“What about Cordelia? Or Wesley?”
“Wesley doesn’t work here anymore and Cordelia is out.”
“When do you expect them back?”
“Who is this?” Fred asked.
“Dawn. Summers.”
“Buffy’s sister?”
“Yeah,” Dawn said.
“Is Buffy there?”
“No,” Dawn said. “That’s why I need to talk to Angel, or Cordy. She’s missing. Has been for like four days.”
“Well, actually... Angel and Cordelia are missing too. Only we haven’t seen them since June.”
“You don’t think they could be together, do you? Like there’s someone going around kidnaping... Never mind.”
“Have you tried her friends?” Fred suggested.
“Willow, Xander, and Anya are missing too. Last I heard they were all at the Magic Box. Willow was casting a protection spell...” Dawn stopped. “Oh, that’s it! Maybe Willow’s spell went caplooey and something bad happened to them!”
“Is there anyone else there that could help you?”
“Well, there was Spike, but we haven’t seen him since... now that I think about it, I think it was June. Maybe there’s a link between him and Angel and Cordy’s disappearance?” Dawn suggested.
“I don’t know,” Fred admitted. “I guess it’s possible. Hold on.”
“What’s going on?” Gunn asked.
“IT’s Buffy’s sister. Buffy and her friends are missing. She’s all alone. What should we do?”
“I guess we could head down there,” Gunn said. “Take Connor with us.”
“Yeah,” Fred agreed. “Dawn?” she said into the phone. “We’re gonna head over there. What’s your address?”
***
“What do you think Dawnie’s doing?” Willow asked.
Buffy shrugged. “I just hope she’s alright.”
“So, where are we now?” Anya asked.
“Looks familiar,” Xander said.
“Yeah, ‘cause it’s the exact same as all the other pre-Magic Box shops we have visited since this all began,” Anya said.
“I’m just glad my mom and Ethan weren’t making out when we got here,” Buffy said.
“Yeah, that last world was seriously disturbing,” Xander agreed. “But, oddly enough, I am still hungry.”
“Then I think we should take a quick look around this world and see if there is anything that resembles food anywhere,” Buffy suggested.
“Can we also look for a place to sleep?” Willow asked. “I’m exhausted. That spell is wearing me out. Every time I have to cast it...”
“Do it right and you won’t have that problem,” Anya snapped.
“Ok,” Xander said. “Anya and I will go search for food, you guys stay here.”
“But...” Anya said.
Xander grabbed her arm and pulled her out the door.
“Let go of me!” Anya cried when the former couple were outside.
“What is your problem?” Xander asked.
“This whole thing!” Anya said. “It’s Willow’s fault. If she hadn’t destroyed my shop then we wouldn’t be here right now.”
“Ahn,” Xander said softly, “she was overcome with grief. Tara had just been taken from her in an extremely violent way.”
“That’s no excuse,” Anya said.
“She’s trying,” Xander said. “It would be nice if you could cut her a little slack.”
“Yeah, well. It would’ve been nice If you hadn’t left me at the altar,” Anya said and walked off.
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