Old rejoices
Buffy had called the gang as soon as she had got home last night after leaving Angel’s. They’d agreed to meet at 10am the following morning at the Magic Box.
It was 10am and as usual Riley was late. Even Spike had been on time (he was still slightly smoking), they all sat round the table waiting for Riley. Who decided to calmly walk in at 10:30am.
“Nice of you to turn up” said Giles.
Buffy rolled her eyes. “Giles just cut to the chase already, tell them,” Buffy said and moved closer to Angel. Angel hugged her closer into his body, it shouldn’t have to be like this, and she’s to young thought Angel.
“Right I’ll cut to the chase,” said Giles, “as I said to Buffy, and Spike who overheard us talking,” Giles glared at Spike when he said this, “I’ve uncovered the ‘Ending Prophecy’.”
Like he’d done with Buffy he explained to the Scoobs what would happen, he looked sadly at them this is the last week they’ll probably be together thought Giles. He watched their faces fall as he got to the end of his explanation.
Xander was first to speak, “So this is it, the big one”
“Yes Xander this is the big one.”
“So we stop it,” said Willow and Tara nodded as in agreement.
“I wish it was that simple Willow, but I’ve called the Council and they’re sending two extra people.”
“Council,” said Buffy, “ as in huh?”
“Two extra people?” said Tara uncertainly. She wasn’t the only one having trouble grasping this, Xander also didn’t understand because he had a vacant look on his face. Angel understood at once, “Faith” he said in a grim tone.
Everyone looked at Giles as if to say are you insane, Buffy voiced their thoughts. “Giles you must be kidding or don’t you remember what happened last time?”
Giles just ignored Buffy and carried on, “they’re also sending a Slayer in waiting” The insane looks turned to those of shock.
“You don’t think Buffy can do this?” said Spike with an edge to his voice she can she’s been through worse things thought Spike.
“Mr. Giles can I come out yet?” said a girl, who’d poked her head out of the training room. She was as tall as Buffy, but had dark hair and dark skin. She was in clothes a lot like Faith’s. “Mr. Giles has filled me in on everything that’s ever happened here, sounds like you guys are living in a constant party, can I join in?” She looked over at Angel, her eyes widened. “Your Angelus, or you used to be,” she taunted.
Angel ignored her, “So here’s the potential Slayer, where’s-,” Angel began, but was cut off by a voice that had just entered the shop.
“Hey B, long time no see.”
“Faith,” Angel finished. Everyone slowly turned to face her; it must have been 11/2 years since they last saw her. That meeting had gone rather badly.
“So this is the chick who might follow one of us. What’s your name kid?” Faith said fully aware of the looks she was getting.
“Hazel and I’m not a kid.”
Faith chuckled just like I used to be when I was young, the clothes and the attitude are much the same she thought.
“The Council’s filled me in, there’s a massive demon party which is gonna go down unless we stop it”, said Faith getting back to business.
“Yes that’s right Faith,” said Giles awkwardly
“ I know none of you are pleased to see me and I ain’t pleased to be here,” said Faith. “Hey its miss states the obvious,” said Tara and Xander together. Everyone else just nodded, lost in his or her own thoughts.
“So what do you propose we do Giles?” voiced Spike.
“I think you, Buffy, Angel and Faith should patrol and see if any vampires have felt whats coming,” said Giles, silently thanking Spike for distracting him and everyone from staring at Faith.
“Right then patrol go we,” said Buffy also together, she thought Fun. Everyone’s fear brought together, not just about the prophecy, thought Buffy darkly.
The sun had just gone down over Sunnydale and they were all on patrol. All four of us thought Spike, like Dorothy & co going to see the wizard expect that there’s no wizard or Oz. Just demons.
“Why did he have to come along?” Buffy asked Angel.
Angel sighed and said, “I don’t know Buffy, I don’t…”
Buffy stopped suddenly and put a hand into her long black coat and withdrew Mr. Pointy. Seeing her Faith followed suit. Buffy was just about to start running when Riley burst out of the bush on her right, running after what looked to be a demon. Riley leapt forward and grabbed its coat and toppled it, and then in unison Faith and Buffy body slammed it against a crypt. Spike stood in front of the ‘demon’ and punched it square in the face and roared in pain.
“That’s no bloody demon.”
Buffy had seen that it wasn’t a demon and had kept quiet, until Spike had said it wasn’t a demon then said to him.
“Way to go with the keen observe ness Jessica Fletcher”
“Why do I even bother helping you?”
“Well Spike if you didn’t help us you’d be dead.”
“Hey little sympathy for the man with a migraine here”
“Well that’s what you get for attacking a human,” Buffy chuckled so did everyone else.
Angel stood in front of Buffy, as if to protect her from this newcomer, “If you’re not a demon then who the hell are you?”
“Name’s Pike,” said the newcomer.
Buffy and Faith scoffed, “Pike’s not a name it’s a fish,” they said together.
“I remember you saying that once…Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
Buffy’s eyes opened in shock. Angel turned his head and saw Buffy was slowly backing away.
He stared at the newcomer with a sort of glaze in his eyes and said, “How do you know who she is?”
“Buffy?” said Riley looking at her with a very inquisitive look on his face.
“I thought you were dead,” Buffy whispered, “This can’t be happening…this isn’t real, it can’t be can it?” she said looking at Pike helplessly.
“This is real,” he said slowly so Buffy could take it in, “I came because I know a way to stop what’s gonna happen.”
“How do you…?” Buffy was almost completely speechless. Pike looked at Angel, “Whistler told me.” Now it was Angel’s turn to be speechless. Buffy vaguely knew who he was.
“Who?” “What the hell is going on?” “Who’s Whistler?” said Riley, Spike and Faith at the same time.
“Hey Angel, last time I looked in on you, you were lets just say rocking the boat a bit too violently,” said a man, who had a thick Queen’s accent.
Angel looked at the ground, clearly ashamed, “Angelus.”
“I think we need to check in with Giles and the rest of the gang,” said Riley.
“Think soldier boy has a point,” said Spike stating the obvious.
“Best all night,” muttered Faith. So all seven of them headed back to the Magic Box. All of them ready for war.
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