i in no way or form own Harry dresden or the dresden universe they are owned by Jim Butcher
i in no way or form own BTVS i'm not sure who does to tell you the truth
A simple Costume thats what Xander had been striving for something no funny remarks could be made of something he could wear after the trick or treating was done and say "yeah so what?" and he'd found the idea in the place he was most often the Library it didn't just stock Watchery books after all and was that a real word? Xander had been reading these books for a while now but at Buffy's arrival and the realisation the Supernatural was real been turned off of them fearing the creatures mentioned might be real the Vamps of this universe were bad enough. The character he'd chosen basically wore normal clothes and a brown Leather Duster a very Van Hellsing Badass image in his mind he'd taken inspiration from the television adaptation though holding the Hockey stick that was really meant to be a Staff Harry Dresden was just cool in Xanders mind to show willing effort for the Troll Snyder he also bought from the Costume shop Ethan's which he'd browsed for laughs a necklace pendant a five pointed star inside a circle this costume was begging to be made it was fate one stop at home for a sweets pot in the shape of a Skull newly christened Bob and Xander was ready to meet up with the girls at the Summers house.
The girls weren't at the Summers house apparently Cordelia had done what she'd consider a good deed for those she saw as social outcasts they saved her and others so she'd decided to help them for once she invited them to her house party in the hills and they'd agreed to take the detentions screw Snyder, Willow was dragged of course Joyce was very sorry and apologetic. "Crap!"
'Well at least he hadn't chosen an embarrassing costume thank god.' He'd chaperone the kids anyway Xander reminisced about how he used to be the escorted one him and Jessie loved Halloween it was one of their few escapes from their respective dead end alchoholic Parents Xander would let these kids have the fun like he once did.
Larry just didn't know when to back off the idiot had been taunting and bullying since Elementary school but now with some actual fighting skills and no Buffy to interupt Larry learned a lesson it involved a bloody nose he may be a Football Player but he didn't know how to take a punch there was a mean crack Xander's parting comment was "i really don't need a bodyguard Larry."
"Harris! where's Summers! and where's Rosenberg? and where's your costume?" Xander truly loathed! Snyder not for his hate and disregard of all Children most faculty in Sunnydale shouldn't be around a School environment they took the jobs out of requirement a few like Principal Flootie before his death cared for the students no Xander hated Snyder for his bellowing in everyone's face of their worthlessness he reminded Xander of Tony not Dad he'd never earned that title.
He replied to the little worm in front of him in a fake jolly manner knowing nothing would make him happy anyway.'
"Sorry sir the girls were invited to the Mayor's party last minute by Cordelia Chase." Xander knew saying this would calm him of their absence without repercussion the Mayor was respected by Snyder to a gross degree their were no fewer than nine photo's of a smiling Richard Wilkins the Third, around the halls and Snyder carried a rag to polish them whenever he passed them by anyone defacing the pictures gained four detentions as a standing punishment.' "As for my costume i'm wearing it now sir." Snyder looked him up and down for a minute with a sneer of disgust and puzzlement held on his face and a tone of derision in his voice said. "How does what your wearing and a Hockey stick constitute a costume and you better have a good answer because to me you look like a Hobo you'll one day be." 'Ass.'
"Well sir i'm Harry Dresden Wizard and Paranormal Detective as for my evidence." He dug around and pulled out from the deep pocket the first in the book series titled Storm Front then pulled it open to a marked page Snyder did not look happy with a logical explanation he couldn't go against or punish for. "very well as the other two hoodlums aren't here you'll take their groups." He seemed satisfied he quirked an ugly grin "you can take their kids tonight instead of the reasonable number of three." he walked of with a weird swagger happy it seems to have spread a little more misery to the world Xander addressed the nine kids in front of him giving advice on getting extra candy to Xander liked being the cool older kid for once it was great but nine kids was a bit much as he stuffed the book back in his pocket he asked himself what next? A bad Question to ask on the Hellmouth.
Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden learning Wizard didn't know how the hell he got here to this little chaotic town dressed up for Halloween the last thing he remembered was stumbling out of justin Du'Mornes burning basement grabbing Bob the spirit of knowledge's skull on the way out he was still smoking where he'd passed through the flames "What the Hell? ah shit!" he scattered from the small creatures around him they seemed a bit dazed themselves he quickly regained equilibreum picked up Bob off of the floor then ran down an alleyway and up a fire escape ladder once he was on the roof puffing and panting from exertation he once again asked himself. "What the Hell!" the response he got from the always sarcastic Bob was. "more than you know Harry not that that's a difficulty." "So you know something spill Bob thats a command by the way." This was all said through gritted teeth he didn't have time for the normal cajoling he'd just lost Elaine she and his trusted Master had both tried to bind him to their will and although it was in self defence he'd broken a Law of Magic he'd used Magic to Kill another even if it was self defence that was a Death sentence from the White Council being brought wherever he was on top of this was not a good night he was not in the mood.
"You are not truly Harry Dresden" this was said in a flat tone Bob couldn't lie so how? "What'd you mean i'm not yes i am! Of course i am! I'm Harry Dresden Explain yourself!" "it's all very simple but not if you look in the reflection of that puddle you'll see."
He looked and saw what Bob meant did this night kept getting more and more stressfull more and more worse the face was a boy still high school age this was too much altogether he croaked out. "Bob please just tell me please whats going on?" The Skull seemed by the sound of its voice to empathise. "Its difficult you have to understand this is someting humans and in fact most creatures don't realise but not everything is known you have and i for some reason been summoned tonight looking at the Aura's around us someone turned everyone into their costumes and as the Magic feels so wrong as it does i'd say were in another Dimension where we would be but fiction so someone would dress as you." Harry took this in and boiled down to the core elements of its someone elses fault. "What can we do about it?" His voice was calm now ready to get angry he had a target for his violence somewhere around here. "Simple your favourite type of Magic Harry they cast Magic on you there should be a trace use it to find them." And do violence was left unsaid this would be easy his preferred Magical method was among other things the redirecting of energy or like calls to like or to use the proper word was Thaumaturgy this was going to be easy. It wasn't so easy as was going to be expected upon invoking the energy he found it was so corrupted that it made him throw up something was terribly wrong with the Magic around here oh well plan B.' Harry opened his sense's right up his third eye and discovered why the Magic was so tainted it was the Land itself it was tainted by a Nexus a place where Ley Lines converged all at once they were few but they existed when untamed they let all sorts in to the world. The largest known Nexus was where the White Council placed their Headquarters in Edinburugh but a trail was found it wasn't even partially masked in any form that smacked of arrogance and idiocy.
It took half an hour to get to the target destination a half hour of Hell in his mind as the Fury stewed he contemplated that he wasn't really there but was the result of a Spell someone else breaking a Law of Magic a delicate Branch that should never be meddled with in his opinion he'd thought to of avoided some mind magics from Du'morne tonight and now it seemedd he was the creation of it he didn't want to stop and think too deeply he avoided the topic as much as poosible saving innocents, dodging both out of control fake and real Monsters he soon got the hang of the difference on which to attack by Aura recognition one of the real Creatures had rallied a group they soon scattered like the cowards they were once he started with the Fire a threat to most things.
Tonight's Magic all lead back onto the Main Street a Costume Shop called Ethans the lights were out the lock bolt shut a simple use of Telekenisis undid that there weren't any great Wards to see but a simple Redirect Ward commonly referred to these days as an S.E.P. Field it wasn't the true name but Douglas Adams had left his mark through Fiction on the Supernatural world as much as he'd left one on the Mundane it smacked of incompetence no Sensors even!, All this trouble caused by some idiot who probably knew nothing but he didn't yet know this Magic he was angry and would be teaching someone a lesson tonight but he wasn't stupid or careless. Harry creapt in silently Bob left in a carrier bag found along the way a Hockey stick Blasting Staff held across his centre. There was a light on in the back Harry observed already having figured out the Focus of the Spell was that Big Ass statue right there it wasn't a hard thing to figure out common sense really.
The Caster of this madness was talking to one of the changed ones locked in a cage they'd been transformed into a Disney Genie of all things the Caster was getting frustrated apparently the magic he wanted undone was contractual in nature so couldn't be undone except by a greater force which the Genie really wasn't apparently the Nexus was meant to make this Genie powerful enough to grant real Wishes yeah right, but the plan didn't work out. The plan was flawed all the costumes got an equal measure of Magic when this time limited to tonight Spell ended everyone would be sent back but to Harry that was not enough being sent into an Oblivion as a Fictional Character and even if he went home there was a likely to be executed he'd had time to think tonight and this was an actual chance of escape somewhere noone could track him to so what he was about to do would make him a right bastard ending possibly the life of his host but screw him and screw the Seven Laws this was a desperation thought something he would never of normally done but the cumulative stress of the day had built up and got to him he made a decision from the Genies's explanation he hatched a plan a simple one but it should work he held Bob up and whispered quietly so as not to be heard. "Bob i command you to give into my essence of being all of the magic that makes you exist" and it worked Harry watched as the small mote of dust like being merged with him felt as his usual Magic actually more than doubled and then felt the pain as muscles seemed to be lit on fire apparently this Guy had previous run ins with the Supernatural and he'd affected that it took the iron will infused by his lessons under Du'Morne to not scream out to grit his teeth and stay standing but when it was over he felt Alive was the only word to say it he had no doubts no cares and he was ready to teach this Bastard in there he was noone's toy he started off with a flame ball to slag the Genie's lamp it came out super sized the cage was slagged instead blowing the caster off his feet five foot back Harry felt the backlash by the change in air pressure and wind blown around the room knocking over all the furiture of the room and the costumes not rented or bought.
"Wh-who are you?" said the little shit in front of him "What don't you recognise one of your own creations? I'm hurt no let me rephrase that i'm pissed off actually and ready to make sure your in some real pain!" The English Mage was on all fours scrambling backwards as fast as possible repeating the Mantra. "Oh Shit Oh Shit Oh Shit." He obviously wasn't ready for an attack tonight not even thinking of the world outside more just wanting his escape from whatever Contract he was stuck in he was looking over the shoulder though obviously at the Foci of the Spell. "you're not getting away that easily i'm going to beat you to a pulp break your arms and legs before we even think about touching that Statue." Better to not take risks the Magic might not hold him at all he wanted his vengance as a primary in his feared state he had had to kill Bob some Balance was needed the beating went on quite awhile interogation intersperced apparently he was a Book Character in this Universe a somewhat anti-hero that gave him some hope for when he was pulled back home he did indeed break both arms and legs in several places of Ethan Rayne and punched him Black and Blue Harry's own fists actually hurtat the end and were bloody. Out of steam and time as Sunlight was approaching he wrote a note explaining to his host body of no hard feelings. Ethan was in no state to escape even if he wasn't tied up properly Harry's Father having been a stage Magician taught a lot about knots luckily the Magic actually protected the people and returned them to their former state before the Spell but the Magic in Xander was expertly modified to stay once Harry knew the ritual and its specifics he learned of Xander's memories and of his Nocturnal activities. The Vampires and Demons here were actually Wusse's in his opinion he charged his power into this body to the maximum hoping to help the boys potential increase Harry didn't know if it'd work but best to try duties done resolved and now knowing there was nothing he could do to fight the spells undoing he lifted the bust and smashed it down hard undoing the Chaos magics changing Xander Harris forever the PTB in the higher realms looked on and nodded their approval deciding to possibly give him a helping hand or two after all this boy saved one of their Slayers from death multiple times including once in the cave of the Master Vampire Heinrich Nest whilst up against a Codex Prophecy while the Balance Demon Whistlers so called Protege' did nothing but mope they watched Xander collapse and helped the memories and potential Magical Core stay with a little influencing and placed an object to be found at a later date and if the boy was seen to be promising maybe another planning ahead was the PTB's specialty.
And Xander woke he remembered it all with clarity of his own true memories it was so vivid a lifetime in a few moments this was the moment of Xanders Regenesis as a person the Universe stopped as Thousands of Prophecies pesky things that they were, were destroyed in an instant by a change in the fabric of reality this would be the start of a new age of Magic.
