Title- It's About the Power

By- Kirstee

Timeline- Set after Buffy "Storyteller", After Angel "Salvage", and the beginning of the DoTM series

Side Note- In my story Angel has a soul again, there is no evil Cordy, and there is no C/C lovechild because you know EW. So let's just say once the Beast was destroyed all of that bad crap went away. Hey it's my story.

Disclaimer- I own none of these characters. They belong to Joss Whedon and his Co also Lynne Ewing.

Summary- Catty runs away to a small town called Sunnydale. The rest of the daughters go to Angel Inc. for help in finding her. Buffy/Angel/DoTM Crossover.

Vanessa was seriously distraught. Her best friend was gone. Really gone, as in no where to be found. At first she had thought something had happened to Catty when she had time traveled but Maggie assured her that magic was not the issue here. Maggie had gone into a trance and saw the tunnel in which Catty travels. No trace of her. Serena and Jimena were almost as worried as she was. Catty had disappeared before but that was Atrox work, this Vanessa could feel was not. Her amulet usually glowed when one of the daughters was in serious danger but it had yet to. Most likely Catty had run off. Gone to let off steam. Vanessa hardly knew why. She thought they all were on good terms with their lives at that moment. Yeah seventeen was always looming round the bend but she thought they had all accepted it. Catty most of all, she seemed the one who could handle this the most. But maybe Vanessa was missing something serious, something wrong, or maybe something that had happened. Not danger, but emotions. Maybe Catty had, had a change of heart.

Buffy was sitting on a lawn chair in the backyard. The sun felt good, shining down on her face. She could hear the faint grunts and such from the practicing SiT's. She knew she would have to get up soon and observe but for right now she just wanted to stay in this moment. Where all her thoughts and worries just went poof. She sensed someone walking towards her.

"So is sunbathing a new slayer technique?" Buffy shielded her eyes and looked up. Dawn had two glasses of water in her hands and a smile was spread across her face. Buffy smiled back and Dawn handed her a glass. She plopped down in the seat next to Buffy. "So how are things back at the school?" Dawn inquired.

"Well that graffiti is still staining the walls and the lockers are seriously bashed" Buffy replied. "Yes!" Dawn said, quite giddily. Buffy looked over at her an amused and feigned shock expression on her face.

"What you think I actually like it there?" Dawn stated. "I like it at the house, I mean we house so many girls it could be like a girl's boarding school here, except ya know learning slayer stuff instead of the math stuff". Buffy laughed at the last statement. Then she let out a groan as she pulled herself out of the chair. "Well duty calls" Buffy said as she stretched. Dawn got up to. "Willow wanted me to help with the heaps of food for lunch, so I really must go inside to" Dawn said. So Dawn headed back to the house while Buffy went around to the side of the house.

Fred was still standing by the big window. Sun streaming on her face. Warmness enveloping her. She hadn't moved from the spot for 20 minutes. She felt a presence beside her. "Gotta love it" the person said. Fred turned her head. Faith stood there the light streaming onto her too. She had a big gash across her forehead and a few scrapes on the lower part of her face. She stood resting slightly more on her right leg for support.

"Was it a good fight?" Fred asked. "Not exactly" Faith replied still staring towards the sun. "That Beastie of yours beat the crap outta me.Never had that bad a fight, well maybe once with B".

Fred looked at her questionably "B?". "Buffy" Faith said, the tone in her voice seeming to lose some of its lightness. "Oh" Fred said. This Buffy girl seemed to be quite the person, Fred thought.

"So what happens now?" Faith asked. Fred looked back at the window. "No idea".

Catty walked along the deserted street. She only had one change of clothes which she had somehow shoved into her pockets. She then caught site of a small group of teens ahead of her. Unintentionally she followed them. They arrived at a lit up place that had a small line in front. Every time someone went in she could hear music trickle out. A grin lit up Catty's features. "A club!" she squealed. The group of teens that she had followed gave her some strange looks. She didn't care, she looked down at herself. Five days of going from town to town had left her quite a mess. That she did care about. She looked around. On her left were a bunch of homes. She could break into one, if someone caught her she could just turn back time. She checked out her other options first. On her right she saw it. Sunnydale Health Spa. "Perfect" she said with a smile.