Disclaimer: I don't own Buffy and Co. they are the property of Joss Mutant Enemy and/or the WB. The immortal concept and the immortal watchers are borrowed from Highlander which is the property of Rysher Entertainment. Katherine Goddard and Martin are mine as are any unrecognized characters.
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Jenny looked at the trio and said, "Come on I need help getting Xander in here."
"What's wrong with him," Buffy asked as she rose to help Jenny.
"He's passed out in my car, he had a run in with a very unsavory woman," Jenny replied as the three followed her to her car.
Jenny led the three out to her car. She motioned for the others to wait for her as she went around to the other side of the car. Xander was leaning against the door and unless someone held him, he would fall out as soon as the car door opened. Jenny grabbed his arm and held him as Buffy opened the door. Jenny let go of him and he fell into Buffy arms. Well Xander was finally in Buffy's arms but too out of it to know it. Buffy gently lifted him out of the car. Angel grabbed an arm and Buffy held the other. Beth grabbed his feet and they carried him inside.
Once inside Beth said, "Okay lets sit him down on the couch and then Jenny can tell us what she knows."
"Well I don't know the whole story but..." Jenny started as she told them about seeing Xander escape from Kate's car and then her chasing him. Then about how Jenny saved him, but he passed out before explaining what happened.
"Well then lets see what's wrong with him, Buffy could you get the first aid kit out of the kitchen," said Beth as she began to examine Xander.
He had some scratches and bruises but nothing appeared to be dangerous. He was still unconscious but seemed to be breathing okay. Beth decided to try to wake him. She opened the kit that Buffy handed her and pulled out the smelling salt capsule and broke it. She passed it under Xander's nose. The other's moved closer to Xander to see what would happen.
The reaction was immediate. Xander's eyes flew open but held no recognition in them. He took one look and the evenings events came back to him full force. He suddenly felt very cramped and scared to death. Not realizing he was safe, he lashed out. He threw his arms out away from him trying to hit something so he could get away. The effect was stunning. He landed two solid hits one to Beth's jaw and the other to Angel's chest. They all jerked back to avoid more punches. Xander sat up and turned around to get off the couch when Buffy grabbed him and held him down.
"Xander it's okay its okay it's me Buffy, you're safe," Buffy said soothingly trying to calm him.
Xander shook for a second and then his eyes finally showed some recognition. He grasped Buffy in a hug and started muttering. Buffy held him for several seconds before letting him go.
She grabbed his chin and made him look up and said, "Look you're safe, so what happened?"
"I don't know for sure, I was walking along and this woman stopped to ask for directions. I told her how to find the place she was looking for and she asked me where I was going. She offered me a ride. I got in and then felt a pain in my leg and don't remember much after that. Something about dinner... then running and then waking up here," answered Xander.
"Well my young friend you are very lucky, the woman you encountered was an Immortal and married to a vampire. You were probably breakfast for her husband," Beth told Xander glumly.
Xander was for once speechless. Buffy on the other had asked, "Xander what's with you and killer women?"
Beth looked at Buffy and said, "Oh leave the boy alone."
Xander finally regaining his composure said, "That's it! No more women for me I think monk-hood is looking mighty good right now."
Jenny decided to change the subject now that Xander was obviously doing better if he could joke about it. "Okay Beth what happened? You said 'we have a problem'."
"Well we ran into Kate earlier tonight, apparently she was hunting for Buffy to kill her but not expecting her to be immortal or to have me along. She shot both of us and killed us," answered Beth.
"So if she sees Buffy she will know that she is one of you," Jenny surmised.
"Yes, an there's another problem," Beth answered and then continued, " Any idea why she is here."
"Well Rupert told me that a couple of years ago it was rumored that Martin was nearly killed. He apparently tried to takeover a rival vampire king's area. He killed the vampire king but his wife was a mystic. She cast some kind of weakening spell on him before he killed her. Rupert believes that Kate and Martin are here to try to use the Hellmouth's energy to break the spell," Jenny replied.
"Then we are in trouble. If he regains full strength, at my worst comparing me and Martin would be like comparing a choir boy to Hitler," Angel responded.
"Well then sing us a little diddy," Xander said sarcastically but then shrunk back as the others glared at him.
"Well then we dust him an behead her, I mean you can shoot me you can attack me, but NO ONE messes with my friends," Buffy said defiantly as she got up to pace.
"Well what we need to do is gather everyone together. Kate obviously has watched the Slayer so she probably knows who her friends are," Beth said.
"Then we need to find Giles and Willow and then get them here pronto," Buffy replied.
"Willow's at the Bronze probably waiting for me, we were suppose to meet her there," Xander said indicating himself an Buffy.
"Okay you three go pick up Willow at the Bronze. Angel you can drive right? Good. Here are my keys," Beth said after Angel nodded.
"Good then Beth and I will find Rupert and meet you all in the Library for a strategy meeting," Jenny answered.
Buffy looked at Angel and asked incredibly, "You can drive."
Angel glanced back at her and said, "See what you learn in two and a half centuries?"
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Kate was so mad that she could spit fire. She had lost the gourmet meal of the Slayer and then the takeout meal of that boy Xander. She was starving herself to top it off. She jogged back to her car and then decided to split in case the boy returned with the police. So much for burgers and fries, she would have to settle for pizza. Then an evil thought entered her mind. Hmm It's not delivery its meal on wheels. Two birds one stone. All she had to do was get a pizza delivered for her and the deliveryman could be for Martin. It was not the best in the world but both alternatives were acceptable. Well may be not to the deliveryman but he does not get a vote. Now for a suitably remote area but not to close to home. Kate drove around for a several minutes before she found the perfect house. There were newspapers piled on the porch and mail in the mailbox. The owners were obviously not home, but it was on the end of the street and several trees and shrubs blocked the area from prying eyes. Kate picked up the phone and dialed the pizza place.
"Yes I would like to place an order for a large pepperoni with extra cheese pizza with cheesy bread on the side," Kate requested pleasantly.
"Yes the address is 157 Silver Lane, and my phone number is 555-1232," responded Kate answering the questions.
Twenty-five minutes later a loud battered Nissan Sentra bearing the pizza places logo pulled into the driveway. A young college student walked up to the door and rang the bell. However he soon found out no one was home. Great another crank call. He started back to his car when Kate suddenly stepped up behind him.
"Hello, is that my pizza?" she cooed.
The man turned startled and answered, "Did you order a large... UMPH."
Kate was taking no chances this time. As the man looked down to see what the ticket said, she whipped out the pistol and thumped him across the temple. The blow dazed him and caused him to stumble dropping the pizza. Kate caught it and then evilly said, "Hey that's my dinner watch it."
She then hit him again with the pistol and he fell to the ground unconscious. Kate put the pistol up and pulled out the Taser. She touched it to him and he quivered. She wanted to make sure he was out. She then pulled her car up to him and opened the trunk. She then lifted him into it and shut the trunk. Therefore locking him up. She then placed the pizza in the passenger seat and was finally homeward bound.
Martin was waiting for her when she arrived home. She walked in and said, "Dinner is served."
Showing Martin the pizza, he frowned at her remark and added, "What is this *pizza*, need I remind you that the red sauce that I like is type O or A, not tomato."
"Oh lover this is mine, go look in the dinning room," Kate replied.
Martin was gone in an instant. She followed carrying the pizza. He looked and saw the arrangements a plate with silverware for her and the man laying across the table for him as well as the candles. She had apparently been home for a few minutes to have set this up. He turned to her.
"Well, feel like a romantic candlelight dinner," she asked seductively.
"Did I tell you I love you," Martin asked.
"Yes but I love to hear it repeated," she sighed.
"I love you, I love you, I love you..." he started repeating and nuzzling her.
"Wait a second aren't you starved," Kate asked.
"Yep for you baby," Martin whispered.
"Well food first then other things," she said pointedly.
"But.."
"NO BUTS EAT NOW," Kate commanded and then they both sat down to a nice dinner together.
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Buffy, Angel, Xander and Willow, walked into the library to see that Beth, Jenny, and Giles were already there. Cordelia walked in after them. She had been called by Jenny as a last thought before going after Giles. Jenny knew that Cordelia would not consider her friends with the Slayerettes out in public, but Kate might have spotted her with them in the private. Better safe than sorry.
"Well what was so important that I had to cut my Bronze plans out," Cordelia whined.
"What's the matter? Not having fun being here with us," Xander asked.
"You should know better than ask that," Cordelia said icily.
"Okay that is enough, the reason that we are all here is we have a problem," Beth said before bringing Willow Giles and Cordelia up to speed on the nights events.
Cordelia was livid at the thought of Buffy being Immortal but then changed her mind when she realized she would always be better than her at everything important. Slaying and Sword fighting were so passe'.
"Xander are you okay," Willow asked Xander after hearing about his night.
"Yeah, no worries for me," Xander responded.
"Okay we need a plan," Jenny stated to the group.
After several second of silence, Beth finally said, "We need to find out where Kate and Martin are at? Jenny do you think you could use your contacts?"
"No unfortunately she does not have a watcher assigned to her, no one wants her. They turn up dead or missing," Jenny replied sadly.
"Well any information on them that can help," Beth asked.
"Well they drive a new BMW with tinted windows, they like to have a house that is away from others, and they have lots of money available to use," Jenny recited from memory the file on Kate.
"A BMW with tinted windows, that is so tacky, If it were me I would not settle unless it was a Mercedes convertible," Cordelia informed them.
"Uh Cordelia, a vampire can be killed by the sun so a convertible is not high on the options list," Angel replied.
"Well..." Cordelia started to say.
"Well that's all interesting but perhaps we should stay on the subject, Yes? Good Willow see what you and Jenny can wrestle out of that dreaded machine, while the rest of us inquest about Martin," Giles stated.
The rest of the group looked at him and then amongst themselves. Then Buffy asked the question all of them wanted to, "What did you say."
Giles rolled his eyes and repeated in Americanese, "I said 'Willow and Jenny surf the net, while the rest of us try to look up stuff about Martin."
"Why didn't you just say so, G-man," Xander replied.
"Yeah, that I can do, I am so the net girl," Willow answered.
"I did, and thank you Willow. Xander I thought I warned you," Giles said firmly. Xander's reply was a small laugh.
Giles indicated the others follow him to the stacks to search the watcher diaries and the occult books. He pulled Xander to the side. He whispered to him, "If you call me G-man one more time, I will tell Buffy and Willow that you remember the Hyena incident in full detail."
Xander looked at him in horror and then whispered back, "Okay, sorry did not mean to ruffle your feathers so much."
Willow and Jenny hit the computers. Willow searched the local real estates for recent house sales that fit the general criteria. Jenny searched the local banks for new or recent account activation's. Kate liked to start an a account and then leave it for about fifty or sixty years and then close it out. The interest alone was enough of a reason, but also it made tracking her net worth hard. Also it provided emergency funds if needed.
After a couple of hours they finally hit pay dirt. Jenny found an account in Kate's name at the Sunnydale National Bank. She then hacked the account and found that it had a balance of over $500,000. She checked recent activities and found a large sum amounting $180,000 had been withdrawn on the 5th of the month. She relayed this to Willow. She had found several houses that matched the search, but only one had been closed around the 5th. The house had a list price of $179,500 and it was paid for in cash. She looked at Jenny and they confirmed each others thoughts. It had to be Kate and Martins house. They read the address, it was on the outskirts of town.
"Hey guys we think we have the address," Willow said.
The others stopped looking at their respective books and joined the two at the computers. Willow informed them of the address and Jenny backed her up with the information that she had found.
"Well now that we know where they are, What now," Jenny asked.
"Well our research has proven that Martin has been weakened by something but we don't know the extent of the weakness," Giles replied summing up what the rest had found out.
"Well then I vote we kick butt and party, all in favor," Xander asked.
"Yay," replied Willow, Cordelia, and Buffy.
"Against..." Xander said and before the other could reply, finished, "The Yay's have it."
"Wait just a minute, we are not going to just barge in on them without a plan," Giles said firmly.
"I thought that was a plan," Buffy replied.
"No dear it was not," answered Beth.
"Well we need to lure Kate away from Martin and then while divided, conquer," Angel inputted.
"That sounds good, Buffy takes out Martin and I take Kate out of the picture," Beth said.
"Hey, I don't need no protection," Buffy answered glaring at Beth and Angel.
"Buffy I have a score to settle and besides you are the Slayer, its your duty to kill Martin," Beth said to sooth Buffy's pride.
Buffy looked at her mentor and sighed, "Okay you have a point."
Well then, How do we get them where we want them," Giles asked.
"Well I have and Idea," came a menacing voice from behind the group.
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