~Dead mans well, Desert – Future ~
Angelus carried the lifeless bodies of Giles and Xander and threw them roughly onto the ground. He stared at Xanders corpse and smiled
“You know Blinky,” he said smugly, “you really weren’t good for anything but, god, you tasted good.”
He kicked both corpses into the abyss. He looked up to Willow and folded his arms.
“How long?” he asked
“The symbol is almost complete,” willow replied as she formed a pentagram on the center island of the Asgeroth chamber, “The energy is still strong. We won’t arrive at the same time but it will be close.”
“It doesn’t matter. Just so long as I can see the reaction on Becky’s face when we drop by . . .”
~Sunnydale high school library, California – 1996”
Buffy walked back to the table and placed the PDA down. She leant against the end and rubbed her hands through her hair.
“Okay, let me just get this clear in my head. You’re my niece from the future.”
“Yeah. That’s right” Becky replied
“See now. This is the bit I am getting stuck on. How can you be my niece? I’m an only child.”
“In about six years you get a sister.”
Buffy looks up at Becky with surprise.
“Does Mom remarry?” Buffy asks, ”If she doesn’t does she have? . . . Ew wait I don’t think I want to know.”
“No she doesn’t remarry or have sex with anyone else,” Becky, replied calmly, “The way mom, my mom, explained it to me is that she came to you at fifteen. The monks gave her to you.”
For the longest time the group said nothing. Xander leant into the group.
“Well I, for one, am putting my vote in now,” Xander commented, “That was officially the last thing I expected her to say.”
“The monks?” Buffy asked
“They sent her to you for protection.” Becky replied.
“Protection from what? . . . You know what never mind. All I want to know right now is are you really a slayer?”
“Yes.” Becky replied
“How are you stronger then me?”
Becky shifted uncomfortably on the spot. She took off her backpack and placed it near the door. She looked back up to the group with sadness.
“That’s a long story.”
“Rebecca Simmons please report to the principals office.” the announcement called out over the P.A.
Rebecca looked up at the speaker and frowned. Flutey must have heard about the fight. This was going to take a lot of fast-talking to stay in the school. Becky looked back at the Scooby’s.
“I’ll go clear this up. Then I’ll be right back.” Becky said before leaving
Buffy turned back to the group. She looked at each of them carefully to gauge their reactions to Becky’s explanation.
“So . . . anybody else think she hiding something?” Buffy asked the group
“There does seem to be a lot of questionable material in Miss Simmons . . . Summers explanation.” Giles replied thoughtfully
“Let’s not forget she’s psychotic,” Willow replied, “she had me chained up in a factory for almost two days.”
Xander hugged willow tighter. He didn’t know how much he appreciated her until she went missing.
“She didn’t hurt you did she?” Xander asked
“No, well almost, but there was this guy named Angel chained up next to me. He stopped her.” Willow replied
“Angel?” Buffy asked
“Yeah. I think that was he said his name was. It was weird though she kept calling him Angelus and said that he was a vampire.”
Giles looked at Willow shocked. He stood up slowly
“Are you sure she said Angelus?”
“Yeah,” Willow replied with concern, “Why?”
Giles paced thoughtfully to the front of the group.
“Angelus was one of the most Vicious and Bloodthirsty vampires that ever existed.” Giles replied
“Hey I though you could only describe pirates that way.” Jesse replied
“This is no joking matter Jesse. If, some how, Rebecca is involved in a confrontation with Angelus some time in the future that would explain her actions and attitude entirely.”
Buffy shrugs in confusion.
“So a fight with this Angelus guy and it’s a one way trip to crazy town?” she said curiously
“Angelus is no ordinary vampire. For the last two centuries he has spread carnage and suffering across the world,” Giles replied intently, “Most vampires hunt humans for food. Angelus hunts them for sport. Torturing them for days on end before he finally feeds on their blood.”
“You’re saying that my future niece comes off second best again the bad of all bads.” Buffy asks
“Yes I’m afraid so.”
Becky strode nervously down the hallway towards Principal Fluteys office. She had no idea what she was going to say to him. As she approached the office door she saw principal Flutey exit.
“I’ll find out what’s keeping her and be right back.” Comments back into his office.
Principal Flutey turns and sees Becky approaching. He puts on his angry face and motions her to approach.
“Come here young lady.” He says to her sternly, “You have a lot of explaining to do.”
Becky sheepishly walks up to the principal.
“I can explain about the fight.” She says
Principal Flutey looked at her inquisitively
“What fight? I’m talking about you running away from your parents and abusing the school system for your own purposes.”
“What?” Becky asked
Flutey didn’t reply. He opened the door to his office and motioned to two people to step out. As they did Becky’s eyes opened wide she took two steps back in fear as she stared at the man and the woman standing in front of her.
“Becky,” Angelus said smugly, “we were so worried about you.”
“You left without telling us where you were going,” Vampire Willow continued.
Becky was frozen in fear. How did they get back here? It was impossible. She had already used the Star of Asgeroth so how could they have followed?
Vampire Willow slinked around behind Becky and lightly played with her hair.
“You changed your look, I like it, it makes you all hot and sexy now.” Vampire Willow said
“That’s still not excise for not leaving a note young lady,” Said Angelus in a condescending tone, “if you’re not careful I might just have to kill somebody.”
Becky narrowed her eyes. Enough was enough these two had to be dealt with now. She swallowed her fear and glared at Angelus angrily. She was about to strike when Angelus puts his arm around Flutey
“Aren’t you going to do it anyway?” Becky asks
Angelus though about that statement for a moment as his grip around Principal Flutey tightened
“Oh yeah you’re right.” he replied sarcastically.
Angelus looked at the principal evilly. He opened his mouth and morphed his face. Becky winced as Angelus bit into Flutey’s neck. Becky tried to advance on Angelus but was knocked back magically by Vampire Willow.
A few moments later Angelus threw down the lifeless corpse of Principal Flutey and licked his lips.
“Wow,” he said with pleasure, “if you really want meal with zest try and educator.”
He smiled at Becky walked up slowly. Becky tried to get back onto her feet but the Vampire-Witch was restringing her with a holding spell. Angelus slowly ran his hand across her cheek.
“Rebecca why do you try to fight us. You already know you can’t win. All this stunt did was cause the apocalypse to arrive earlier.” He said
Becky glared at Angelus. She focused all of her energy on trying to move her arm. Slowly she felt the spell beginning to fail.
“You don’t have to be on the losing side Rebecca. I promise you that you can have box seats for the end of the world. All you have to do is say yes.”
The energy holding Becky’s arm was close to giving way and she prepared to strike. Angelus looked Becky up and down slowly.
“Willow’s right. You are sexy in your new look. Maybe there’s another I could convince you.”
Angelus reaches down and slowly massages Becky’s upper leg. He leans in next to her ear.
“I know you always wanted me between your thighs.”
The spell gave way. Becky ducked down and punched Angelus square in the jaw. Forcing hard against the magic she broke free and jumped back onto her feet and kicked Angelus in the stomach sending him flying back into the lockers. She moved in for a third strike when Vampire Willow intervened. Her eyes pitch back she waved her hand sending Becky sailing down the hall. The Vampire-Witch walked purposefully as Becky got back onto her feet. Becky charges in and swings at Willow. Willow dodges every strike then kicks Becky in the stomach. As Becky doubled over Vampire Willow Knees her in the head. Just as Becky was loosing her Footing Vampire Willow catches her right arm and grabs her by the back of the neck. She forces Becky to double over again. Holding her arm out straight Vampire Willow slams down with her elbow.
Becky winced in pain as the sound of her forearm bone breaking echoed down the hallway. Wasting no time Vampire Willow kicked her in the face and as she straightened up she spun kicked her in the abdomen sending her flying down the hallway landing just outside the library doors.
Becky strained painfully as she propped herself up against the wall and cradled her broken right arm. Angelus wandered down the hall casually. He wiped away the residual blood from his chin and looked casually down at the injured slayer.
“Now that was just rude. Here I am trying to form a working relationship and you had to resort to violence. Not very lady-like of you.” Angelus mocked
Angelus peeked through the window. He grinned to himself as he saw Buffy and the rest of the gang huddled around the library table.
“Look Will the gangs all together.” he comments
Vampire Willow joined Angelus with spying on the Scoobys.
“Maybe we should say hi.” She replied.
“It doesn’t seem neighborly just to drop in. we need is someone to announce us.”
Angelus reached down and grabbed Becky roughly by the arm. She screamed in pain as her broken limb was supporting her entire weight.
“What was that?” Buffy asked as she looked around the library
“It sounded like somebody screaming.” Xander said joining in the search
Weakly Willow looked up and saw Angelus holding Becky by the arm. Her eyes opened wide with shock as pointed towards the door.
“Ah . . . Guys. I think there’s someone at the door.” she said nervously
At that moment Becky came sailing through the library door. Buffy dived out of the way as Becky collided with the edge of the table. Becky clutched at her right arm with an expression of agony.
“Oh my god.” Buffy said as she scrambled up to Becky.
Quickly giving her the once over Buffy looked desperately up at her watcher.
“Giles. I think her arm’s broken.”
“I’ll go call an ambulance.” Giles replied as he headed to his Office.
Buffy looked deeply into Becky’s eyes. It wasn’t just pain she was seeing it was pure fear. Who ever injured her scared the hell out of her first.
“Becky, listen to me.” Buffy said, “Who did this to you?”
“I think it was me.” Angelus said from the doorway.
He walked up slowly and knelt down next to Buffy. Again he looked Becky up and down.
“Lets see here multiple bruising, broken arm. Yep this looks like my handiwork.”
“Naughty Angelus,” Vampire Willow said as she slinked into the room, “taking credit for someone else’s work.”
Angelus looks back at Vampire Willow.
“Aw come on Will let me have this one.” he replied
“No. That’s a bad Angelus.” Vampire Willow snapped back playfully
The entire Scooby gang stares at Vampire Willow in awe. She looked exactly like their willow except about nine years older. Vampire Willow stared at past Willow gleefully.
“Well, well, well, look at me. I’m all shy and mousy.” Vampire Willow continued
“I forgot how cute you were back then.” Angelus replied
Buffy moved slowly backwards in an attempt to get a heavy book to use as a Weapon. Angelus sensed the movement. He grabbed Becky by her right arms again and twisted it unnaturally. Becky screamed in pain again.
“Make another move slayer and it’s more then her arm that’s going to be broken.” Angelus
Buffy stopped. She was beginning to understand why Becky behaved the way she did. Angelus let go of Becky’s arm and jumped up next to Willow. Buffy quickly moved back to Becky and helped her lean against one of the table legs. Both Slayers stared intently at the Vampires.
Xander held Willow closely as he studied the other Willow. Something occurred to him that no one else seemed to have picked up.
“Hey its day time why are you two big piles of dust.” Xander asks cautiously
Angelus looks at Xander.
“You know that’s the first smart question I have ever heard you ask.” He replied
Giles stepped back into the room.
“The ambulance will be here momentarily. I think we should get Becky . . . Oh my lord.”
Giles stared at the two vampires. He recognized the male instantly from his research.
“Angelus I presume.” Giles asks in a forced calm.
“Giles, great timing I was just about to explain why Willow and I aren’t turning to dust right now before I kill all of you,” Angelus replied to the watcher, “ you see . . . Well I won’t go through the details. Lets just say that it involved the fragments of the Gem of Amarra and the spell the turned all the potentials into slayers.”
The group looked confused. Becky was tired of hearing this vampire talk. She forced herself as quickly as possible back onto her feet. Buffy followed suit and caught Becky before she lost balance. Helping her back up Buffy looked at Becky’s serious expression.
“Run.” Becky said softy to Buffy.
“What?” Buffy replied
“Run. Get the others out of here. I’ll lead both of them off campus.”
“Becky. You’re hurt badly.”
“Trust me Buffy this is what I do. Just get the others out of harms way I’ll do the rest.”
“Becky . . . “ Buffy started.
There was something in Becky’s expression that showed experience. Buffy nodded and readied herself. A moment later Becky rolled over the table and kicked the empty chair at the two Vampires. It collided with full force sending both vampires back out to the hall. On Buffys the others piled out of the Library and to safety. Becky walked out angrily. Both vampires were nearly on their feet. She kicked them both in the head sending them back onto the ground. Becky started to jog down the hall.
Angelus and Vampire Willow got to their feet. They watched Becky leave. Willow sniffs the air and starts to wanders in the opposite direction. Angelus stops her
“Buffy and the others went this way.”
“No. Let them go,” Angelus replied absentmindedly, “Becky’s trying to lead us to somewhere.”
Willow caught on to Angelus’ train of though.
“Or to someone.” She concluded mischievously
Angelus shrugged
“No sense in spoiling her plan. She did put all that effort into escaping I say we humor her.” Angelus replied.
Vampire Willow smiled at her Angelus and hugged him tightly.
“Oh you are bad. Baby.” Willow said.
Buffy watched as Angelus and Vampire Willow walked off in the direction that Becky ran. She walked back to the rest of the Scooby’s and sat down.
“Okay their gone.” Buffy replied
“I think it best that we remain here for a few minutes longer to make sure that Becky’s plan is a success.” Giles replied
“Becky’s plan is going to get her killed. She needs to go to hospital.” Buffy replied angrily
“I don’t believe so buffy. Becky seems more then capable of dealing with Angelus and his version of Willow.” Giles replied.
“I hope they leave soon. ‘Cause, I’m not sure it just me but, I need to go change my underwear.” Jesse replied.
Xander looked over to Willow. She was leaning against one of the walls with a glassy expression as she stared off into space. Xander moved over to her and put his arm around her.
“Hey Will how you doing?” he asks sweetly
Willow shakes her head slowly
“I wanted to hate her,” she said in a soft fragile tone, “I was ready to hate her so much. She chained me up and held a knife at my throat. Then I find out that it’s all my fault.”
“No Will that wasn’t you.”
Willow looked over to Xander.
“Yes it was. I do this to her . . . or I’m going to do this to her. I’m going to grow to be this bad vampire lady who hurts people.”
Tears begin to form in Willow’s eyes.
“I don’t want to hurt people Xander.”
Xander hugs his friend tightly. Willow cries deeply into Xanders shirt.
“You’re not going to be her Willow. You know what’s going to happen now you can change it.”
Xander pulls Willow and carefully. He holds her cheeks softly and smiles at her.
“When you went missing I got so scared. I though I would never get to see you again. Who would I call and talk about my day? Who would listen to all my dumb jokes and still laugh at them? Who would I share a jumbo popcorn with when I go to the movies? And you know what I realized after thinking all that.”
Willow shook her head slowly. Xanders wide smile comforted her greatly.
“I love you Willow, I mean, I’m in love with you.”
Willow covered her mouth in surprise. Her tears of sadness turned into tears of happiness. Xander slowly stroked her hair caringly. He moved in and kissed Willow passionately. I was electrifying as both Teenagers experienced the energy of their first kiss. They both sighed heavily as Willow leaned against Xander.
“You mean it? You want to be my boyfriend?”
“Of course I do Will, that is, unless we die first.” Xander replied
Willow looked confused. Xander thought about his last sentence.
“I just ruined the moment didn’t I.” He asks Weakly
“A little.” Willow replied
Becky leant against the wall of one of the alleys in Sunnydale shopping district. Quickly she undid her belt and made it into a sling for her broken arm. She looked down at her sleeve and noticed the growing blood stain. Placing her hand over the wound she braced herself for the immense pain. Pushing down hard she set the bone back into place. From around the corner she heard two sets of approaching. He pushed herself away from the wall and started to sprint down the alley. She had a plan and it was solid. There was only one way to stop the both of them and she had no choice but to take it.
Angelus and Vampire Willow followed closely.
“C’mon Becky where are you leading us?” he said to himself as he deliberately held back on catching up with Becky.
The chase took a better part of a day. By the time they entered the factory district it was nearly nightfall. Becky reached the door of the factory she was after and entered quickly. Angelus and Vampire Willow stopped outside the factory. Angelus sniffed the air softly and grinned.
“Oh my god, she didn’t.” he announced to no one in particular.
He turned to Vampire Willow and placed his hands on her shoulder.
“Well, looks like Becky has brought another old friend to the party.” He said to her.
“Then lets not keep them waiting.” Vampire Willow replied.
Both vampires entered the factory. They walked down the corridor until they entered the main factory floor. Angelus sighed with pity as he saw Becky holding a stake over Angel’s heart.
“I told you I was going to kill you some day Angelus! “ Becky yelled into the dark, “The way I figure it. If I kill him you wont exist. If you don’t exist no of it will ever happen!”
Angelus shrugged.
“Go ahead.”
Becky tried to hide her confusion. She leaned against the pole Angel was tied up against her broken right arm as far away from both the vampires as possible. Her left hand trembled as she held the broken piece of wood over Angel
Angelus walked up slowly.
“Becky, I can smell the fear on you from here. You’re not going to do it. Like you didn’t torture young Willow.”
Becky couldn’t hide her shocked expression.
“I used to be him remember. I know what he knows. And, unfortunately for you, you run by the good guy code. No killing innocents.”
“You’re wrong,” Becky snapped back, “he’s not an innocent. He just a vampire.”
Angelus folded his arms smugly and tilted his head.
“The pain’s getting to you isn’t it? It’s clouding you’re judgment. You’re using most of your inner strength just to stop from passing out.”
Angelus was right. It was taking most of her concentration to stay conscious. She narrowed her eyes.
“Do it.” Angel said softly, “It’s the only way to stop him.”
Becky began to tremble harder. Usually she was the first one to make this kind of decision but this time it was much harder. This was the vampire who helped her to see the truth. The pain was beginning to get too much for Becky.
“Do it!” Angel said insistently
“Oh pipe down soul boy!” Angelus replied annoyed, “she’s not going to do it. She cares for you now.”
Angelus looks to Angel and realizes that he’s smiling.
“She doesn’t need to.” Angel replied.
Bringing his feet up he pushed against the pole. Thrusting his chest forward he felt the stake pierce his heart. Angelus watched Angel’s victorious expression as he turned to dust. Becky collapse to the ground exhausted.
It was finally over. Angel will never become Angelus and destroy the future. Becky smiled as she realized for the first time that the future looked sunny and bright.
That’s when she heard the slow clapping.
Groggily she turned and realized that Angelus was still standing there. This doesn’t make sense. Angel just killed himself why is Angelus still standing. Angelus walked up and knelt down next to Becky. He smiled and said.
“There was something I was supposed to tell you . . .”
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