Disclaimer- I don't own any image from Buffy the vampire slayer they belong to Joss and others. I do however own The Omega and the Vessel.

AN: To understand this story and some references you will need to read the other stories in this Arch. They are Vampire Slayer meet The Charmed Ones, The White Knight, The Secret Warren and The Battle For Humanity. This Takes place 17 years in the future.

Prologue

2018

The nurse hurried across the ICU unit to the dim room at the far side, she slipped inside and took a minute to adjust to the dim light. Her eyes focused on the slim blond woman who lay restlessly on the bed. She had lain that way for five days ever since the ambulance had rushed her here with severe neck laceration and internal bleeding. The doctors were unable to stop the bleeding internally and were surprised that the woman was still hanging on.

"Mrs. Harris," The nurse said quietly, "I brought the paper and pen you asked for."

Buffy stirred and looked towards the nurse and took the paper and pen and without saying a word started writing. The nurse stood back and watched her silently with a small tear in her eye. She thought of the woman's family, her husband and two teenage children who had been constant visitors at the hospital since they had been notified. The nurse looked towards her patient and saw her sealing the envelope. "Mrs. Harris?"

Buffy looked up at her, there were unshed tears in her eyes. "Please make sure this gets to my daughter when I'm gone." The nurse could do nothing but nod and take the letter. She would tell the doctors a few hours later that it was as if Mrs. Harris knew she wasn't going to live much longer. The family had come, the husband, and her children, sisters, nieces came to sit quietly in grief. The Nurse walked to the corner where the slim blond who looked so much like her mother was talking quietly to a boy who couldn't be much younger than her. "Miss Harris may I speak with you a moment." She nodded and followed the nurse a few steps away. "I want express my condolences to your family. I'm not sure your mother remembered me but I went to High School with her and your father. She was very special, in any case she asked that I give this to you." The nurse handed her the letter and walked away as she opened it.

My Dearest Rose,

I once said that the hardest thing to do in this world is live in it, I have since realized that living in this world isn't the hardest thing I had to do, leaving it was. Rose you will have to be the strong one now, the leader. If I have one regret it's that I won't be able to see you or your brother grow up anymore. Your destiny, you know what your destiny is and it's rapidly approaching. The Fates said you would lead the Omega's Champions in a great battle. I fear that I haven't prepared you for that but your Father, Aunt Faith, and Uncle Spike will be there to help you, but know that the final decisions, often the hardest are going to fall to you to make. Tell Dawn that I'm sorry I couldn't give Elizabeth more time as a normal girl and that I'm going to join mom and grams. I saw the coming war Rose and it's not going to be easy, tell Faith, to remember her promise. Tell Willow and Tara that I'm sorry, more now because I couldn't say it when I was alive, about their baby, to lose a child has to be the hardest thing to do. The Watcher's Council has said that my greatest destiny was that of a slayer and I've been doing it for a long time twenty-four years now, but my greatest destiny wasn't being the slayer but your mother. I've lost so many people to the cause over the years. Oz, Anya, some of them faceless, those are the ones that weigh on my soul Rose, the Ones I couldn't save. Don't let that happen to you. Remember that you can't save everybody and always remember that I loved you all of you until my dying day. Don't hunt for the vampire that did this, I don't demand revenge you all will have enough to do in the coming days and months. Be safe but as much as I love you I don't want any of you to join me anytime soon.

Love,

Mom

Rose stared at the headstone and thought of the battle that was coming, she had seen it every night since her mother died. She sighed and stood walking away and not looking back so she didn't see the young boy with blond hair and big ancient eyes watching her and vanishing leaving behind a blanket of flowers over the fallen Slayer.

Buffy Summers-Harris

1981-2019

Beloved mother

Beloved wife

Beloved Sister and Friend

The Realm Of The Omega

The three sisters of Fate sit before the loom of fate, weaving the mortal threads of life in to the tapestry. The youngest sister pauses in her weaving and looks to the elder two. "It is time, the wars will begin."

The oldest sister continues weaving as she speaks. "The Warriors are true and righteous, the Omega has chosen well. Sacrifices will have to be made."

"Sacrifices have already been made," The middle sister continues. "The greatest Slayer has died so that these wars could begin and end."

All three turn to the child, the vessel that stands before them. He has blond hair and wide, ancient knowing eyes. "The Omega weeps still for their fallen warrior, but her death was necessary so that the Champion could lead. The Omega declared that help will be given when asked for, it is almost time for the new oracle to rise."

Battlefield Sunnydale 2020

The slim blond looked over the bluff down at the valley that a few short hours ago raged with war, she had lost some warriors but she did not have it in her to weep for them, she could no longer entertain such emotions as grief. The first year of this war was drawing to a close; it was January 1, 2020. The first year had changed her, in the beginning she had wept for all her fallen warriors, good men and righteous women who chose to fight the good fight. The first few months had been hard on her, she was born to lead them but had no experience doing so, it had always been her mother who led them into battle. The slim blond continues to look out over the valley as she remembers the first battle of this war, Elizabeth had only been the Slayer for a year and at that time the government was still turning a blind eye to the things that went bump in the night, they had gone into that battle with ten warriors, including herself and had left with five but they had been victorious. The battle had been harsh, the vampires had been bloodthirsty but they had still won. After that first battle she had been hopeful it would be over quickly, the vampires had other ideas. It was a nightly struggle to keep the war contained in Sunnydale, Elizabeth didn't have the training or experience needed all she had was the strength and legendary title of Slayer but still the champions of this world had flocked to her, looking to her to lead them. When they discovered, in those early days, that it was I who was to lead them, a girl with no real strength only a magick user they bulked, It didn't matter to them that I was the daughter of the worlds greatest Slayer, I wasn't the Slayer and therefore couldn't have the knowledge or strength to lead them. The inner circle of my family gathered around me showing their support, as I tried to win the approval of the others. We had won five battles before I was accepted as leader and that wasn't until I had to stake a vampire while he still had his teeth in my throat. It had been a difficult year and it would continue to be a difficult war. The blond turned at a noise falling into a fighting stance, then stood straight as she recognized the boy. "Xavier why aren't you at home?"

The boy looked so much like their father, the dark floppy hair and big brown eyes; even the grin was their fathers. "Rose it's important or I wouldn't be up at the crack of dawn now would I?"

"No I don't suppose you would," Rose said with a smile. "So what's so major important that it drug you out here at this ungodly hour."

"It's the President."

Rose looked back over the battlefield and missed the importance of her bothers words. "The president of what?"

"Duh, Rose the President of the United States wants to talk to you." Xavier said while rolling his eyes. "He's in-route to Sunnydale right now and will be at the house in a few hours."

Rose turned to her brother, "Why now?"

"A vampire attacked his Daughter," Xavier said with a shrug. "So this was the first place he thought of coming, you know I always knew those government types knew more than they were letting on."

Rose blocked her brother out as they walked back to the house; it had been a gruesome night and was shaping up to be a beautiful day. They paused at the edge of the porch, so Rose could check to make sure Xavier had remembered his ring, it was a dark blue stone set in silver, but the ring wasn't for looks it let who ever was wearing it cross the threshold of the building, Willow had put up some powerful shields, With out the ring the intruder would be thrown away from the house. They walked inside and heard the clatter and clang and smells coming from the kitchen, from the doorway they watched as their father tried to make breakfast. Rose smiled he was never adept in the kitchen.

"Daddy what're you doing?" Rose said with laughter in her voice.

Xander spun around surprised. "Rose, Xavier. Well I was trying to make pancakes but they seemed to have come out a little Cajun."

Xavier's smile widened. "Its all right Dad we're not hungry, but we need to call the gang together, the President will be here soon."

The dark-haired women, stretched to the beat of the music, letting her muscles get long and supple before she started her daily workout. She may no longer be a Slayer doesn't mean she can't stay in-shape. The ringing phone interrupts her rhythm, a year ago she would have ignored the ringing, now with the wars it was her duty to be there, to not break her promise.

"Hello." The dark beauty answers

"Aunt Faith, it's Rose."

"Hi Rosie, everything going okay?"

On the other end of the phone Rose rolled her eyes, knowing what her Aunt meant. "Yes Aunt Faith everything went fine with the battle. But that's not why I'm calling, you need to get Uncle Spike and Hope and book it over here, the president is on his way."

"Bitchen, we'll be there in two hours."

The blond walked through the apartment having been up for hours, she had felt something coming for weeks, but it wasn't the battle that took place last night, she knew that whatever was coming would be important, a step to ending this war. She walked to the window to watch the beautiful sun rise, she would have to wake Willow soon, she had a class to teach today. The phone rang. The blond moved quickly a feeling of dread over taking her

"Hello."

"Aunt Tara, It's me Rose."

"Rose is everything all right, nobody was hurt in the battle was there?"

Rose sighed, "There were a few casualties but that's not why I'm calling, You and Aunt Will need to come to the house. The President is on his way here."

"All right, we'll be there in an hour."

The dark haired man walked through the house, his father and stepmother would be here the next day and he was restless. He glanced at the wall clock, he would need to wake his wife up soon, also his daughters. Though maybe he should let Elizabeth sleep she didn't get in till very early this morning. When the phone rang he reached for it on autopilot still lost in his thoughts.

"Hello."

"Uncle Conner, It's me Rose."

"Hi Rose, What's going on."

"Nothing, I just got home, you need to get over here and bring Aunt Dawn, Elizabeth and Joy with you."

"Why?"

"The President is on his way to Sunnydale."

"Wow, all right, we'll be there soon."

The players were all assembled and briefed on last nights battle, Rose had gone upstairs for some alone time before the President arrived. Her entire family was here, and Uncle Conner's Parent's would be here tomorrow, to which Rose was grateful. They could use the help, Angel was a formidable Warrior, and the vampire's hated him. After the President meeting, they had to sit down and discuss strategy, they couldn't keep killing the vampires nightly, more were made to take the slain ones places. They needed to find a way to stop the vampires from making more and find the leader of the Vampire forces. Roses head was still circling around the problem when Willow said the President was here and she was gonna go make a door for him and his secret service agents. Rose walked into the dining room and sat at the head of the table. Her family was spread out around the table with the seat opposite her open for the President. Rose watched as the most important man in the world walked into the dinning room and sat down. She would have to kick this meeting up into gear. "President Avery. Allow me to introduce myself and the Scooby gang here. My name is Rose Harris, I'm the champion. To my right is my father Xander, my brother Xavier, My Aunt Faith, she is the balancer, her husband Spike, he is the champion of the Slayer, their daughter Hope. To my left is my Aunt Dawn, The Warren Witch, her husband Conner, their daughter's Elizabeth who is the current Slayer and Joy who is the worlds most powerful Dream-walker, then we have Tara and Willow, very powerful witches. Two members of the gang are not here at the present and will be arriving tomorrow."

The President had been shocked to realize that the woman running this war was a child no more than seventeen, he knew them, his office had run extensive reports of "The Scooby Gang" he directed himself to the girl's father. "Mr. Harris I assume you already know why I am here."

"Mr. President," Xander stopped him, "before you continue, you should know that I'm not in charge here, not the leader, Rose is."

The President turned his head to look at Rose. "Please understand Miss. Harris, that my staff and the people that help make the decisions regarding sending troops and relief in will find themselves hard pressed to take orders from a teenager."

Rose stood squaring her shoulders. "And Mr. President please understand that the people you see here and the warriors that aren't present won't take orders from one of your Generals. I was born to lead the Omega's champions in this war and quite frankly Mr. President your Generals aren't equipped with the knowledge or training to win this war."

The President also stood. "And you a mere child of seventeen is equipped with such knowledge and training."

Faith had, had enough and would have risen if Rose hadn't kept her in her seat with magick. Rose sat back down, she knew she would have to prove herself to this man and she would. "Mr. President I was raised and trained by the most long lived Slayer since the dawn of time. I was trained in magicks by six of the most powerful witches in the world. I learned strategy and decision making from the head of the Watcher's Counsel. I was trained in hand-to-hand combat by the only vampire with a soul. In the past year I've learned on the battle field how to make the hard choices and watched as good men and women died to rid the world of the vampire problem, while you and your cabinet sat and did nothing and only when your daughter was attacked do you want to take action. So I ask you Mr. President who do you think will end this war, you and your generals or me and my Champions?"

The President sat back down and studied the young woman before him. "I don't pretend to more about this than I do, I have known, as have president's before, about the vampire and demon problem but we have also known about the Slayer and that she got the job done so we saw no reason to interfere. The Initiative was before my time but since my daughters attack I have looked into the files we amassed on the project and I am curious as to why we don't capture and plant these behavioral modification chips in the vampires."

Rose looked towards Willow, who took over. "Mr. President, for as many vampires that we slay nightly there is also the fact that more can be made before we blink, the same thing would happen if we started implanting chips into their brains. Added to that it is far less cruel to just slay them."

Rose stood up once again and started pacing. "You see Mr. President we understand and realize that is futile to just keep slaying them when more will be made to take their place. The Counsel of Watchers and my own research team are looking into ways to stop them from making more. We are also searching for information on their leader, she is calling herself Empress Nero, as far as we can tell she is fashioning herself after Nero of Rome. We have taken one more step to make sure that the battles and in-fact the war itself is contained to Sunnydale. Willow, Tara, Dawn and myself have erected a shield around Sunnydale that extends to a fifty-mile radius, the shield will allow Vampires to come in but they can't go back through the shield. The shield cannot be brought down until I bring it down or until my death. So Mr. President will you help us win the War?"

The President stared around at the faces of the people surrounding him; he saw courage, conviction, and he saw in their eyes the determination that they would die for each other and the girl that leads them. He offered up a small prayer. "You will have whatever help I can give you."

T.B.C.

AN: Chapter one is done people, The Scooby gang will have government help, Stay tuned as in the next chapter we meet Empress Nero, I wonder if I should give her a fiddle LOL. In chapter one you got to meet the players, in chapter two we will learn more about them. Read and Review let me know what you thought