Summary: When the Powers That Be need to right a wrong, they call upon Valise Times, vampire slayer. Sending her back in time she is to stop a creature by the name of Silas from rising and prevent the death of Bonnie Bennett, Kol Mikaelson, and Jeremy Gilbert. With a few added upgrades to her slayer strength, how hard can it be to complete the mission and be back to the future before bedtime?
DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything besides Valise Times.
SPOLIERS: Post-Chosen for Buffy. Vampire Diaries- up until the scene Jeremy kills Kol.
A/N: You don't have to read my fic 'Alive' which is a crossover of Walking Dead, Buffy, and Vampire Diaries but this is sort of a companion piece to it and if you read that one first it will give you more insight to who Valise Times is. Like I said you don't have to read it in order to read this one. Although it will be implied The Walking Dead is not a part of this story.
CHAPTER 1
I look around the white room in confusion. This wasn't my bed. Where am I? I nearly jump out of my skin when a woman appears before me. I relax as the familiar face comes closer.
"Buffy. I don't know where we are but we gotta get out of here." I say as I reach out to take my friend and mentor's arm. When she side steps to avoid my touch I frown.
"Valise Karina Times. I have been sent here as a representative of the Powers That Be."
"Why do you look like Buffy?"
"We felt it would be easier to talk to you by showing you a familiar face," the blonde replied as she gave me a soft smile. I wasn't sure what to make of the being before me wearing my best friend's face. Best cut to the chase, I just wanted to get back to the others.
"Ok. What do you want with me? In case you haven't been watching from up here, we got a war we're dealing with right now."
"We are well aware of your war, that is why you are here. We need you to go back in time."
My brows shot up to my hairline at her words. Was she serious?
"Time travel? Like go back to an earlier time in history?" At her nod, I stared at her for a moment.
"And what am I going back in time for exactly and how can this help me and my friends?"
"The immortal Silas was never supposed to awaken. It is because of the foolishness of a group of people that he was freed upon earth and left a trail of dead in his wake including your friend Kol Mikaelson."
I stiffened at the mention of the original. I knew all about his brush with death. He told me that he was only brought back due to the death of a witch by the name of Bonnie who died closing some veil but not before he found something to anchor himself to this side.
"Ok. So you want me to stop a group of people from waking this Silas guy up and stop Kol from being killed?"
The woman nodded. "And Bonnie Bennett. She has a magic powerful enough to help you in the war you and your friends are facing. If you save her, she will be a great asset to you in the future."
I thought it for a moment. If I went back and did this job for the Powers, things could really go good with a witch on our side. But what would happen to my friends while I was gone? I turned to the blonde and asked her just that. She smiled.
"We will freeze time until you return from your mission. You will be returned back to the point in which you disappeared."
"Ok. I'm in. On one condition. I want a few upgrades. I know the Originals and although we're practically family now, I don't want to be at their mercy if they aren't so welcoming to me in the past. Slayer strength won't be enough against them, let alone this Silas guy if I fail," I argued. If they wanted me to go back. Fine, I would do it. But on my terms.
The other woman stared into space for a moment. It was obvious she was speaking to the Powers about my request. After a few minutes, she looked back to me.
"They agree to your terms with a small stipulation. You will be given the abilities of an original vampire along with your slayer ones but when it is time for you to return you will have to give them back all save for you ones you have now. We can not allow someone that powerful to exist in your future or evil will retaliate with something just as powerful and that is something none of us want," she said gravely. I thought it over. Although I would probably be bummed about giving up that nifty upgrade I could understand.
"Fine. I'm borrowing the extra stuff but have to return it after the job is done. Anything else?"
"One more thing. No one will remember your visit once you leave. They will only have the sensations and actions you left behind to prevent them from trying to raise Silas or kill each other after you leave."
"So they won't remember me, but I'll be like a conscious they feel compelled to listen to?"
The blonde slayer doppelganger smiled. "Exactly."
"Alright. How do I get back?"
"Once you destroy the immortal Silas and save the Bennett witch, you'll be brought back here. In the event you fail on either task, you will be brought back here and the past will be reset as if you had never been there. Any more questions?"
Did I really wanna do this? I mean the worse that could happen is I fail and things stay the same. But I didn't intend to fail. I was going to make things right.
"Yeah…when do I leave?" I replied. The higher being smiled before laying a hand on my shoulder. A warm sensation went through me as white sparks left her fingers and seeped into my body. The feeling was indescribable. The closes thing to describe it…power. Raw untamed power. It was amazing. Every bone in my body was alive as I adjusted to my upgrade.
After a moment the sparks faded and she removed her hand. I looked into her eyes as she gave me one of Buffy's trade mark smiles.
"Good luck slayer…and try not to cause too much trouble."
With her parting words I felt the sensation of being pulled just before everything went black.
