The Final Stand - Intro
Disclaimer: C'mon, you know they're not mine. Maybe if I close my eyes and wish really hard they will be……… oh my God, they are!!… wait, wait, no. That was just a piece of lint. They're still Joss', who by the way, is not going to sue me because he's just such a great guy.
AN: This story takes place about 4 years from current Buffy and Angel seasons. The Scoobies are about 25, and Dawn is 19. This first chapter is just a sum-up of what's happened between then and now.
Previously, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel;
1 In London
Giles returns to live in England, where he eventually becomes head of the Watcher's council when Quentin retires. He dates Olivia (you remember her from Hush) briefly, before they decide that they just aren't right for each other, and she becomes his London Scooby.
Ethan Rayne, whom we last saw being captured by the initiative, spent years being studied by them before they discovered that all his evilness was a residual spell left from the whole Eigon thing. The spell was removed, and Ethan returned to London.
There, he met up with Giles. It took almost a whole season for Giles to trust Ethan, but he finally did, and now Ethan is a card-carrying member of the London Scoobies, (who will now be called the Britties.)
2 In Sunnydale
Buffy eventually gets over her whole re-incarnation experience as Heaven begins to fade from her mind. She has a series of short relationships, none of them meaning anything because she still loves Angel (duh). She finally quits the DMP, goes back to school, and is now some kind of secretary by day, super slayer by night.
Spike eventually gets over Buffy, and becomes more of a brother to her, as well as Dawn. There are a few tense episodes when his chip stops working, but Spike just doesn't have the heart of a killer anymore. After a while he realises that, even though he loves Buffy and Dawn and the Scoobies, there is no reason for him to stay in Sunnydale. He takes off for the great unknown, but calls home often, and shows up unexpectedly to visit the Summers girls. Buffy encountered a rumour of a blonde vampire saving humans in South America, which Spike vehemently denies to this day.
Willow and Tara try to work it out, but decide to be friends instead. Tara moves on, and is now dating Autumn, a student at Sunnydale U who also happens to be part Piqurash demon, a benign demon who controls the elements. Autumn being only half Piqurash can control earth, wind, fire, and water, but only for short periods of time, on a small scale. Tara continues to study magic, becoming more and more powerful. Her aura, however, remains white, with no traces of black magicks.
Willow wanted to start doing small magicks again, but was afraid that she would head back down the same path. A powerful triumvirate of warlocks cleansed her aura and purified her spirit when they passed through Sunnydale, and then attempted to open the Hellmouth. Once they were defeated, Willow began to worry. Since they were evil, perhaps they hadn't really helped her. She decides to leave, to go on a journey to learn how to control her powers, much like Oz did before her.
Willow is gone for almost a year before coming home. During her travels, she stops in London, and has a brief fling with Ethan before continuing on. In Bangladesh, Willow finds what she is looking for, meeting a shaman who helps her. She returns to Sunnydale, and with Tara's help, begins safely practising magic.
Xander is heartbroken over the loss of Anya, who enjoys a brief stint as a vengeance demon, and an affair with Ethan, before returning to the Scoobies as a human. Her and Xander stayed friends for a while, but on the anniversary of their "wedding", they got back together. They decided to take things slowly.
Dawn graduates high school, and is enrolled in her first year at Sunnydale U. When she turned 16, Spike decided that she should learn to defend herself, and she is now a passable fighter. She also began exploring some of her powers as the key, and discovered that she could move herself and anything she was touching to another dimension. She is now very careful with this ability, after she and Xander spent a week in what ironically turned out to be Pylea.
3 In Los Angeles
Angel continues to seek his redemption day by day. He searched for Connor endlessly, and eventually kidnapped Sahjhan and forced him to take him to the dimension Holtz was in. Angel managed to save Connor. He tried to bring Holtz with them as they leave the dimension, but Holtz preferred to stay and die. Connor is now four, and they still live in the Hyperion.
Wesley recovered from his slit throat, and did the smart thing for once by telling Angel exactly why he did what he did, and about the prophesies. Angel forgave him, and Wesley began to regain his trust. The Nyazian prophesies have not yet come to fruition, and Wesley believes that they never will, now that they are all on guard. As a protective measure, Wesley had the Transuding Furies (That Old Gang of Mine) place the same spell on the Hyperion as there is on Caritas.
Cordelia continues to have the visions, and to be, well, Cordelia. She and the Groosalug were together for a while, but then Cordelia called it quits, and then proceeded to have a "thing" with Ethan while he was in town. Groo was heartbroken, and decided he could not bear to see his princess every day and not have her. Angel sent Groo to Sunnydale to help Buffy fight the good fight, and Groo promptly forgot about Cordelia when he fell in love with Dawn. They are still together.
Fred and Gunn are sickeningly sweet to this day. Wesley got over Fred, and even gave her away at her wedding (to Gunn. You got that right?). After their first child (they named him Liam) was born, Gunn and Fred decided that Fred would no longer be an active member of the Fang Gang, meaning that she could research, and build things, but no fights or unnecessary danger.
Lorne finally gave up on Caritas, after it was sacked for the umpteenth time. He still lives at the Hyperion, and now sees his private clients there.
The newest member of the Fang Gang is actually a familiar face. His name is Daniel Osborne, but his friends call him Oz. Oz joined the Gang after his band disbanded due to death by demons in LA. Oz now has full control over the wolf, and uses it much like Angel vamps out in a fight.
We join our protagonists on a warm July evening, a Tuesday, if I'm not mistaken (that can't be good).
Feedback!!!!!! Please oh please oh please!
Disclaimer: C'mon, you know they're not mine. Maybe if I close my eyes and wish really hard they will be……… oh my God, they are!!… wait, wait, no. That was just a piece of lint. They're still Joss', who by the way, is not going to sue me because he's just such a great guy.
AN: This story takes place about 4 years from current Buffy and Angel seasons. The Scoobies are about 25, and Dawn is 19. This first chapter is just a sum-up of what's happened between then and now.
Previously, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel;
1 In London
Giles returns to live in England, where he eventually becomes head of the Watcher's council when Quentin retires. He dates Olivia (you remember her from Hush) briefly, before they decide that they just aren't right for each other, and she becomes his London Scooby.
Ethan Rayne, whom we last saw being captured by the initiative, spent years being studied by them before they discovered that all his evilness was a residual spell left from the whole Eigon thing. The spell was removed, and Ethan returned to London.
There, he met up with Giles. It took almost a whole season for Giles to trust Ethan, but he finally did, and now Ethan is a card-carrying member of the London Scoobies, (who will now be called the Britties.)
2 In Sunnydale
Buffy eventually gets over her whole re-incarnation experience as Heaven begins to fade from her mind. She has a series of short relationships, none of them meaning anything because she still loves Angel (duh). She finally quits the DMP, goes back to school, and is now some kind of secretary by day, super slayer by night.
Spike eventually gets over Buffy, and becomes more of a brother to her, as well as Dawn. There are a few tense episodes when his chip stops working, but Spike just doesn't have the heart of a killer anymore. After a while he realises that, even though he loves Buffy and Dawn and the Scoobies, there is no reason for him to stay in Sunnydale. He takes off for the great unknown, but calls home often, and shows up unexpectedly to visit the Summers girls. Buffy encountered a rumour of a blonde vampire saving humans in South America, which Spike vehemently denies to this day.
Willow and Tara try to work it out, but decide to be friends instead. Tara moves on, and is now dating Autumn, a student at Sunnydale U who also happens to be part Piqurash demon, a benign demon who controls the elements. Autumn being only half Piqurash can control earth, wind, fire, and water, but only for short periods of time, on a small scale. Tara continues to study magic, becoming more and more powerful. Her aura, however, remains white, with no traces of black magicks.
Willow wanted to start doing small magicks again, but was afraid that she would head back down the same path. A powerful triumvirate of warlocks cleansed her aura and purified her spirit when they passed through Sunnydale, and then attempted to open the Hellmouth. Once they were defeated, Willow began to worry. Since they were evil, perhaps they hadn't really helped her. She decides to leave, to go on a journey to learn how to control her powers, much like Oz did before her.
Willow is gone for almost a year before coming home. During her travels, she stops in London, and has a brief fling with Ethan before continuing on. In Bangladesh, Willow finds what she is looking for, meeting a shaman who helps her. She returns to Sunnydale, and with Tara's help, begins safely practising magic.
Xander is heartbroken over the loss of Anya, who enjoys a brief stint as a vengeance demon, and an affair with Ethan, before returning to the Scoobies as a human. Her and Xander stayed friends for a while, but on the anniversary of their "wedding", they got back together. They decided to take things slowly.
Dawn graduates high school, and is enrolled in her first year at Sunnydale U. When she turned 16, Spike decided that she should learn to defend herself, and she is now a passable fighter. She also began exploring some of her powers as the key, and discovered that she could move herself and anything she was touching to another dimension. She is now very careful with this ability, after she and Xander spent a week in what ironically turned out to be Pylea.
3 In Los Angeles
Angel continues to seek his redemption day by day. He searched for Connor endlessly, and eventually kidnapped Sahjhan and forced him to take him to the dimension Holtz was in. Angel managed to save Connor. He tried to bring Holtz with them as they leave the dimension, but Holtz preferred to stay and die. Connor is now four, and they still live in the Hyperion.
Wesley recovered from his slit throat, and did the smart thing for once by telling Angel exactly why he did what he did, and about the prophesies. Angel forgave him, and Wesley began to regain his trust. The Nyazian prophesies have not yet come to fruition, and Wesley believes that they never will, now that they are all on guard. As a protective measure, Wesley had the Transuding Furies (That Old Gang of Mine) place the same spell on the Hyperion as there is on Caritas.
Cordelia continues to have the visions, and to be, well, Cordelia. She and the Groosalug were together for a while, but then Cordelia called it quits, and then proceeded to have a "thing" with Ethan while he was in town. Groo was heartbroken, and decided he could not bear to see his princess every day and not have her. Angel sent Groo to Sunnydale to help Buffy fight the good fight, and Groo promptly forgot about Cordelia when he fell in love with Dawn. They are still together.
Fred and Gunn are sickeningly sweet to this day. Wesley got over Fred, and even gave her away at her wedding (to Gunn. You got that right?). After their first child (they named him Liam) was born, Gunn and Fred decided that Fred would no longer be an active member of the Fang Gang, meaning that she could research, and build things, but no fights or unnecessary danger.
Lorne finally gave up on Caritas, after it was sacked for the umpteenth time. He still lives at the Hyperion, and now sees his private clients there.
The newest member of the Fang Gang is actually a familiar face. His name is Daniel Osborne, but his friends call him Oz. Oz joined the Gang after his band disbanded due to death by demons in LA. Oz now has full control over the wolf, and uses it much like Angel vamps out in a fight.
We join our protagonists on a warm July evening, a Tuesday, if I'm not mistaken (that can't be good).
Feedback!!!!!! Please oh please oh please!