The Balance VI
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I don't own the Buffy and Angel characters, but the other characters and the plot are mine.
Summary: Banished to a bizarre world, our protagonists are on their own, helpless to help anyone back in Sunnydale. And now they're not alone…
Special Note: This takes place immediately after the Balance V.
They stared at the creature.
It stared back.
They blinked.
It blinked in response.
Giles slowly took off his glasses, polished them thoroughly, and then put them back on.
That didn't help.
He still couldn't believe his eyes.
It was small, about two feet long, with a foot-long neck; its body very strongly resembled a long-necked baby seal, with one astonishing difference:
Where a seal's head and face would be, there was Neil's head and face, beard and hair included, scaled in proportion to its tiny body. There was a small scar on the right side of its face, near its right eye.
"Holy crap…" Buffy whispered.
"I repeat, what the FUCK is that?" Faith asked, pointing at the…thing.
"S-seconded." Xander stammered.
"And why does it have Neil's face?!" Helen exclaimed.
"I have absolutely no idea." Giles offered.
"You think it's dangerous?" Willow wondered.
"Just in case, let's not piss it off! It might have…friends." Cordelia commented, glancing around nervously.
The bizarre little being suddenly sat on its haunches, startling them. It cocked its small head to the left as it regarded them.
"Why's it doing that for?" Buffy asked.
"That means it's puzzled. Ever have a dog?" Athena explained.
"Oh! And no."
"That would make sense. It's as curious about us as we are about it." Giles agreed.
Athena was ready and eager to reply when the most amazing thing occurred.
"Who you?"
(Buffy credits, get rolling!!!)