Divine Intervention:
From Here to Eternity (CH1)
by obi's girl
Summary: Third sequel to Forgotten Memory, Forgotten Love. Buffy arrives in Heaven, greeted by the High Council but quickly learns Angel is in Hell, causing Buffy to lead a threateningly dangerous rescue mission through the pits to retrieve Angel from thousands of years of torture - with the help of Death and some Heavenly Help. Disclaimer: The Heavenly deal, belongs 'up there'; Buffy and Angel Belongs to Joss Whedon. The image of Jack belongs to me.
Buffy stared around at her white surroundings. She had been there before, but only briefly. It could have been the In Between, but she didn't think so. Otherwise she would have met Jack. Jack. How she wished she could see him, even if for one more time and her friends. She knew her death wasn't going to be easy for them, especially Dawn. But there was no turning back. This was it. No more negotiations, no more looking back at what was. No more. Buffy sucked up her gut, scanning the place for anyone to guide her.
"Welcome, Slayer." A cheerful voice announced.
Buffy turned around, noticing a man wearing white robes, brown hair and beard. She knew he was. Of course he knew who she was. The Chosen Slayer meeting the Chosen One and she had never been to church in her life. "You know me?" she questioned, holding her head high.
He shrugged, "Who wouldn't know the Vampire Slayer? You're famous up here. You're all we ever talk about and now welcome."
She smiled quaintly, "I don't understand."
"What do you mean?"
"I thought.I thought Death was my guide. Where is he?" Buffy added. He frowned, taking her aside, as they walked towards the Golden Gates. Buffy noticed them and smirked. How cliché. She had heard stories but never thought they were true, until now.
"Death was your guide. On Earth he was but you're not mortal anymore, Buffy. You're not the Slayer anymore." He answered.
She frowned, shying away a bit. "What about my friends? What will happen to them?"
He shrugged, sitting in the middle of twelve men. Buffy knew them, but didn't say anything. "Your friends will continue to fight, at least I hope they will. Demons and vampires and Hellmouths, it will never stop as long as time continues. It's a never-ending battle, Buffy."
"A battle they have to fight alone without me. That isn't fair."
"Buffy, you know most Slayers are dead by their 20th birthday..." John began.
She shrugged, laughing, "So what? Because I turned 20, I automatically signed my own death warrant? I don't think so. It shouldn't have to be like that. Giles said I wasn't like the others. I wasn't just the Slayer, I was different; I was more than a killer."
"You aren't; never were, Slayer." Death replied, appearing before the Council. "Buffy, Council - I don't mean to interrupt but Buffy, there's something you should know about Angel." She stared back at him, frowning. "Buffy, after you left the mansion - he took his own life. He's dead. Buffy, he's back - in Hell."
Buffy nodded, glaring at the Council. "You didn't mention that."
"We didn't plan on telling you. That was of your life."
"Except Angel will always be part of my life - dead or alive." She turned back at to Jack, "Thanks, Jack. It means a lot you came and told me."
He shrugged, "It was the least I could do - you know, Buffy, it shouldn't have been him. You shouldn't have wasted your time with me. He loves you. When you died (3rd time) it broke him. He ---."
"I know. He told me. Suicide was probably in there somewhere." She whispered, glancing back at the Council. They all ready knew what she was going to ask and nodded in response. "Why not?"
"Because it's dangerous and deadly. Buffy, we know you love Angel but he took his own life; he's damned for eternity. It's suicide if you go down there. Don't do it." He stated.
"I know, but that's never stopped me before. I sent Angel the first time to Hell with a soul and because I did, I had never-ending nightmares. I dreamt that maybe he'd hated me. Now he's back I don't want those nightmares to continue. I'm going there, but I'm going to need some help." She replied, glancing at Death.
He knew what she was planning and gazed at the Council. "I know some short cuts but they're still dangerous. It's suicide, Buffy."
"...But I can't be killed because I'm all ready dead."
"Yes, but if captured you're going to be down there for a long time and will have to suffer never-ending torture. I'm not even sure I could help you there." Jack pleaded, "but there is a way. A sword, used from the Last Crusades - blessed and holy. I grabbed it for you." Jesus raised an eyebrow, glaring at him. Jack saw it and shrugged, "I promise to return it; she'll return it, right Buffy?"
Buffy nodded yes, taking hold of the sword, swinging it around in her hand. "I would have thought this would have been a little heavier. I guess blessing takes off a few pounds. Do you have anything else?"
"Yeah," he replied, grabbing some crossbows from his cloak. Buffy smiled, checking the arrows. "I know you never leave home with out it and good luck."
"Thanks - wait a minute, you're coming with aren't you?"
Jack shrugged, glancing at the Council. "Angel, he, uh - well I imagined he probably hates my guts and if he sees I'm helping you, he'll...." but Buffy crossed her arms, the crossbow in her left hand.
"He'll what? You think he would be angry? Honey, he's human - I'm the Slayer. Think about how I'll react if you say no, 'cause it won't be pretty. You're coming with." She mused, slinging the crossbow over her back.
Jesus frowned, "Wait a minute, I can't let you go there!"
Buffy laughed, "You can't stop me ---."
"I don't plan to. John, go with them." He commanded, as the young man stepped down, standing next to Jack. Buffy rolled her eyes as Jack waved a hand over some smoke, creating a gate way to Hell. Buffy looked down it and gulped.
"You sure you still want to do this?" John asked.
"Yeah, I'm still sure. I've been to Hell before - nothing new." Buffy glanced one last time at the Council before leaping through the whole, carrying the sword.
"She sure has courage." John mused.
Jack simply snapped his fingers, disappearing. "See you in Hell."
John nodded, disappearing after Jack.
TBC
From Here to Eternity (CH1)
by obi's girl
Summary: Third sequel to Forgotten Memory, Forgotten Love. Buffy arrives in Heaven, greeted by the High Council but quickly learns Angel is in Hell, causing Buffy to lead a threateningly dangerous rescue mission through the pits to retrieve Angel from thousands of years of torture - with the help of Death and some Heavenly Help. Disclaimer: The Heavenly deal, belongs 'up there'; Buffy and Angel Belongs to Joss Whedon. The image of Jack belongs to me.
Buffy stared around at her white surroundings. She had been there before, but only briefly. It could have been the In Between, but she didn't think so. Otherwise she would have met Jack. Jack. How she wished she could see him, even if for one more time and her friends. She knew her death wasn't going to be easy for them, especially Dawn. But there was no turning back. This was it. No more negotiations, no more looking back at what was. No more. Buffy sucked up her gut, scanning the place for anyone to guide her.
"Welcome, Slayer." A cheerful voice announced.
Buffy turned around, noticing a man wearing white robes, brown hair and beard. She knew he was. Of course he knew who she was. The Chosen Slayer meeting the Chosen One and she had never been to church in her life. "You know me?" she questioned, holding her head high.
He shrugged, "Who wouldn't know the Vampire Slayer? You're famous up here. You're all we ever talk about and now welcome."
She smiled quaintly, "I don't understand."
"What do you mean?"
"I thought.I thought Death was my guide. Where is he?" Buffy added. He frowned, taking her aside, as they walked towards the Golden Gates. Buffy noticed them and smirked. How cliché. She had heard stories but never thought they were true, until now.
"Death was your guide. On Earth he was but you're not mortal anymore, Buffy. You're not the Slayer anymore." He answered.
She frowned, shying away a bit. "What about my friends? What will happen to them?"
He shrugged, sitting in the middle of twelve men. Buffy knew them, but didn't say anything. "Your friends will continue to fight, at least I hope they will. Demons and vampires and Hellmouths, it will never stop as long as time continues. It's a never-ending battle, Buffy."
"A battle they have to fight alone without me. That isn't fair."
"Buffy, you know most Slayers are dead by their 20th birthday..." John began.
She shrugged, laughing, "So what? Because I turned 20, I automatically signed my own death warrant? I don't think so. It shouldn't have to be like that. Giles said I wasn't like the others. I wasn't just the Slayer, I was different; I was more than a killer."
"You aren't; never were, Slayer." Death replied, appearing before the Council. "Buffy, Council - I don't mean to interrupt but Buffy, there's something you should know about Angel." She stared back at him, frowning. "Buffy, after you left the mansion - he took his own life. He's dead. Buffy, he's back - in Hell."
Buffy nodded, glaring at the Council. "You didn't mention that."
"We didn't plan on telling you. That was of your life."
"Except Angel will always be part of my life - dead or alive." She turned back at to Jack, "Thanks, Jack. It means a lot you came and told me."
He shrugged, "It was the least I could do - you know, Buffy, it shouldn't have been him. You shouldn't have wasted your time with me. He loves you. When you died (3rd time) it broke him. He ---."
"I know. He told me. Suicide was probably in there somewhere." She whispered, glancing back at the Council. They all ready knew what she was going to ask and nodded in response. "Why not?"
"Because it's dangerous and deadly. Buffy, we know you love Angel but he took his own life; he's damned for eternity. It's suicide if you go down there. Don't do it." He stated.
"I know, but that's never stopped me before. I sent Angel the first time to Hell with a soul and because I did, I had never-ending nightmares. I dreamt that maybe he'd hated me. Now he's back I don't want those nightmares to continue. I'm going there, but I'm going to need some help." She replied, glancing at Death.
He knew what she was planning and gazed at the Council. "I know some short cuts but they're still dangerous. It's suicide, Buffy."
"...But I can't be killed because I'm all ready dead."
"Yes, but if captured you're going to be down there for a long time and will have to suffer never-ending torture. I'm not even sure I could help you there." Jack pleaded, "but there is a way. A sword, used from the Last Crusades - blessed and holy. I grabbed it for you." Jesus raised an eyebrow, glaring at him. Jack saw it and shrugged, "I promise to return it; she'll return it, right Buffy?"
Buffy nodded yes, taking hold of the sword, swinging it around in her hand. "I would have thought this would have been a little heavier. I guess blessing takes off a few pounds. Do you have anything else?"
"Yeah," he replied, grabbing some crossbows from his cloak. Buffy smiled, checking the arrows. "I know you never leave home with out it and good luck."
"Thanks - wait a minute, you're coming with aren't you?"
Jack shrugged, glancing at the Council. "Angel, he, uh - well I imagined he probably hates my guts and if he sees I'm helping you, he'll...." but Buffy crossed her arms, the crossbow in her left hand.
"He'll what? You think he would be angry? Honey, he's human - I'm the Slayer. Think about how I'll react if you say no, 'cause it won't be pretty. You're coming with." She mused, slinging the crossbow over her back.
Jesus frowned, "Wait a minute, I can't let you go there!"
Buffy laughed, "You can't stop me ---."
"I don't plan to. John, go with them." He commanded, as the young man stepped down, standing next to Jack. Buffy rolled her eyes as Jack waved a hand over some smoke, creating a gate way to Hell. Buffy looked down it and gulped.
"You sure you still want to do this?" John asked.
"Yeah, I'm still sure. I've been to Hell before - nothing new." Buffy glanced one last time at the Council before leaping through the whole, carrying the sword.
"She sure has courage." John mused.
Jack simply snapped his fingers, disappearing. "See you in Hell."
John nodded, disappearing after Jack.
TBC