Sandra Salvador and Peter Withers are the author's creations and shouldn't be used without his permission.
Past to Future (sequal to Immortal Assassin)
Peter
From the Notes of Sandra Salvador to Joe Dawson:
Mr. Joe Dawson,
If you haven't gotten the notes I made of my account and John's Watcher Journal, write me back about it and I'll send more copies of them to you. I would suggest to the Council if they send any Watcher's to watch me, please inform them of the vampires in the Sunnydale area before they come and have them prepared - crosses, holywater, stakes, etc.
San Salvador Immortal, Assassin, Vampire Hunter.
*San Salvador*
I made a mistake. In my personal war against the vampires, I ignored a point that I shouldn't have. Mainly a new and very strange, Immortal named Kelly Greene. That is a point that I will soon remedy. I am worried about having my first student. Even though I am teaching The Slayer a few things, there is something special about teaching a student who is Immortal to use the sword and the necessary playing of the Game.
It's a Saturday, so I don't have to worry about P.E. classes. With a little bit of encouragement from Peter Withers to the school board, I am now the official temporary P.E. teacher for at least two years or until Sunnydale High School can get a P.E. teacher. Which means that I have the job for at least six months especially with Withers mucking up the education system works. I am very quickly running out of favors with him.
I first call the hospital right after I finish my workout for the morning. They say the Kelly has been released out of the hospital and Social Services is taking care of her until foster parents are found. She apparently her entire close family was killed by two people for some reason. That was why she was on the run even though the killers are now rotting in prison. She said that there were more people but no proof of the supposed others were found. I walk into the Social Services complex. It looks very much like a Juvenile Hall. "May I speak to whoever is in charge?" "And who would you be?"
"My name is Sandra Robbins. I heard about a young woman here, Kelly Greene, I would like to talk to her." "Why is that, Ms. Robbins?"
"I'm intersted in fostering Kelly, if I got the term right, until she is at least eighteen." "If she agrees and you check out, there shouldn't be too much of a problem. Usually a potential foster parent isn't very interested in fostering teenagers."
I wait for a few minutes as they get Kelly. She comes into the waiting area of this place. She is a little more than an inch shorter than me and is apparently very nervous about meeting me. She also apparently has a headache until she looks at me. Kelly still doesn't know that she is special in at least one very important way. I say, "I'm glad to meet you. I've heard so much about you."
"Oh, drop the bullshit. I remember you at the hospital a few weeks ago. I'm wonder what you are doing here, Fox. Or whatever the hell your name is."
"My real name is Sandra. I am interested in fostering you."
"Why would you want to do this for me?" "You should know that you're a very special person." "Yeah, right."
I open my bag and pull out device the size of a small T.V. remote. I turn on the device and put it down. Kelly asks, "What is that?" "It is called a white noise device. It prevents eavesdropping by bugs. There are some things I want to tell you that I don't want others to know. I am Immortal and so are you." "You are so. . . crazy. I can't believe this. I'm getting out of here." I grab her wrist. "Wait a minute. Let me prove it to you." I pull out my knife and slice a small cut into my arm, which soon starts healing quickly. After a minute, it is healed completely. "I hate doing that," I murmer. "What are you?" "I told you. I am Immortal and so are you." "How do you know that?" "Remember that headache you got on the way into the reception hall. That is how Immortal can tell each other from normal people." "I'm got to be dreaming. I've got to still be in the hospital." I quickly move my tiny knife forward and shallowly cut her arm. The cut heals almost instantly. This kind of healing is very unusual for Immortals but are normal in the abilities of vampires that I have heard of and seen in my fighting them. I have a deepening suspicion that Angelus did something to her that night that she died for the first time. I know she's not a vampire because sunlight from the window is hitting her on the back of her head. Something strange is going on here. "This isn't a dream. I'm actually going to live forever." Her voice is slightly shocked. "Of course there is a bad side, right?" Smart girl. "Yes, you do live forever and you won't age from now on. But there are other Immortals out there. Some of which kill each other and try to be the last one in order to get some sort of Prize. That is why I want to get you out of here. Here you are helpless against other Immortals. Outside of here, I can train you."
"How and doing what?" "I will have to teach you to use a sword to protect yourself against other Immortals. Not all Immortals are going to be nice ones and they might try to kill you. The only way we truly die is by decapitation."
"Beheading, shit." "It's that way. But I'll teach you how to survive the 'Game'. But you'll go to high school here and you'll stay at my place near town at least until you learn how to." "Okay. I can go with that." She smiles slightly. "Come on Kelly. Let's get you out of here."
Afterwards, I pulled a lot of strings to get Kelly out of the Social Services within the week. According to my papers, I have a large fund from trusts. I also have a P.E. teaching job in Sunnydale. There are also investments making about 100,000 dollars a year. Those are the ones I want people knowing about. The others are in a light gray area and bend a few laws. We go back to my house Saturday afternoon and I give Kelly her choice of the remaining bedrooms in my house. We then go to the mall and I let her get her wardrobe within reason. Reason for either of us is about 500 dollars in clothes each. I insist on getting her some workout clothes for our teaching sessions.
Over the weekend, I had gotten the necessary paperwork filled out for Kelly's enrollment. She protested that it is too soon to go back to school since becoming Immortal, but I'm stubborn with this point. For the 20th and 21st century, she will probably have to go to high school and college several times. I've only had to go to high school once, but I've gone to college twice. Besides, there are a few things I need to explain to her.
Monday morning after an arrogant lecture from Snyder about juvenile deliquents and stuff like that, I kindly reminded him that Social Services is not a J.V. hall. He didn't take my statement very well. He made sure it was clear that Kelly was way behind and he expected her not to be able to catch up. That wasn't real nice because she had missed nearly a year due to her family's murder, trial of the murder, and running for her life. I had to smooth out that last part with a small favor from Withers. We're pretty much even now and he won't help me unless it helps him.
After school, Kelly and I met up in the school hall. "There are some people I want you to meet, Kelly. There are some strange things around this town and they can explain those things better than I can ever could." "Besides Immortals." She smiles.
"Hey, We're normal compared to what's in this town." We walk into the library.
The scene is chaotic when San and Kelly enter the library. Willow is typing rapidly at the computer while Giles is in full research mode. "Mr. Giles, What is going on?" "Nothing. . . just looking up a few things." "Don't worry about revealing your double life to Kelly because she is an Immortal like me. I recently told her about what she is. But she also need to know a lot about this town and I figured you would be the best person to explain it all."
Giles immediately goes into lecture mode. I watch Kelly's face go from cheerful to blank to disbelief. "I can't believe my bad luck. Of all the towns to end up in, I end up in one with a Mouth to Hell. This is just great. Wait a minute, then the guy who got my neck pretty good must have been a vampire." "You're the girl who ended up in the hospital due to the vampire attack about a month ago." Willow says. "Yeah. But I guess being Immortal must have been some good after all."
Buffy runs into the library with a stake held low. She must be prepared for a vampire even though it is daytime. Her eyes show confusion as she hones in on Kelly. She sees that Kelly is illuminated with sunlight and even more confusion is apparent in her eyes. She must be sensing a vampire and seeing Kelly, who is definately not a vampire.
(What is going on here?) San thinks (When I approach Kelly, I feel another Immortal, although the buzz is a little strange. When Buffy's around, she is feeling a vampire. I wonder, is Kelly part vampire and part Immortal. I'm going to have to test Kelly pretty soon.)
"What is going on, San. Who is this?" "This is Kelly and she has become Immortal recently and she is my new student. I had to register her today at Sunnydale High."
"Are you nuts! You know what this town is like."
"Yes, I do. And so do she." San smiles broadly (If I'm right about what I think Kelly is, she won't have to worry about many things soon.) "And she does know about vampires and the Hellmouth and that you are the Slayer." Kelly speaks up, "Another transfer to Hellmouth High. At least it won't be boring." "So Giles, what kind of world-destroying evil is coming." San got down to business.
"It's a strange prophecy. It was made by an unknown prophet over 2,000 years old. It states: The future and the future/past will collide and unless the future/past and the forever one ally with the Slayer, forever-vampire, and unsouled one to fight the future one, the Slayer will die and the world will be consumed by the evil to ash."
"That's just about as vague as it can get." Buffy says conversationally.
"The wording was hard to translate and several problems arose in the translation. That is the best I can do for now." "We need to translate this prophet babble to english. That the first thing and then we need to deal with whatever comes next." San says.
"Translate, find, stomp whatever comes. Sounds like a plan."
"Is this normal for you guys," Kelly asks.
"No," Buffy answers, "It usually is a lot stranger than this."