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"Merry Christmas Eve, Happy Hanukkah", stated Xander as he walked into a dark industrial building and over to a pile of blankets that Buffy and Willow were sitting on.
"Xander don't try looking on the bright side at the moment can't we just be depressed", replied Buffy as she solemnly looked up from the pile of books she and Willow had laid in front of them
"Sorry, any luck finding the spell", asked Xander as he sat if front of their books, looking at his once vibrant and happy friends who now were mere shadows of their formed selves. Their eyes which once showed their twenty two year old youth with wisdom of some loss, now appeared cold and empty.
"Yah but our only shot is tonight right at midnight and hopefully things will be better but it'll go back ten years", answered Willow
"So 1993, you think it will work", asked Xander as Willow passed him a book
"The powers gave me the slayer dream saying it would work for the Scoobies that were dead and they'd have the knowledge to stop this from coming", said Buffy as she walked over to a large window and looked out at the collapsed buildings and the corpses that littered the ground
"It should work they'll be normal with extra powers, have normal lives and hopefully be able to save the world", added Willow
"So what, we have four hours until we have to do this spell", asked Xander as he passed the book back to Willow
"Yep but the powers wanted to give them a reminder of why they want to do this since they haven't seen us in a while and they need to get our memories", said Buffy as she turned back to her friends, to see four see through figures appeared around them
"Are you depressing much, Willow what's with the tangles, Xander the neck length hair look doesn't soot you, Buffy you know I love you but six inches of brown roots does not mix with six blond and what's with the forty pound weight lose", stated the youngest of the three female who appeared to have knife wounds on her face and neck
"Leave them be bit they've been through hell in the last six mouths with three of us dying", protected the single male who appeared to have sever burns over his entire body
"We must hu-hu-hurry before our presence is no-ticed", stuttered a transparent woman who had a small circular bullet hole over her heart
"Yes lets hurry I can't wait to make love again", smiles a woman with a long knife wound across her back
"The good old days", laughed Xander as everyone else groaned
11:45 Pm
"We must go now but we will fight hard to make the world a better place", said the gun shot victim
"Can't we just say that this is a switch the minor Scoobies have to save the original Scoobies", laughed the multiple knife girl
"Oh don't get full of your self", smiled Willow whose spirit seemed to have lifted
"Hopefully we'll be able to get your love back", said a sad knife woman
"We bloody better, I'm not going to play kicked the can where it's my can that gets kicked", replied the transparent man
"Don't worry but I better get pictures of you as a child when all of this is over", laughed Buffy
"See you later and good luck", stated Xander as the transparent group disappeared
"Little slayer this isn't going to work", laughed the First as he stood about fifteen feet out side of the building
"Willow start the spell this is our only shot", stated Buffy as she saw the ten turakan that surrounded the First
"I'll stay here and catch the ones that slip past you", added Xander as Buffy picked up a sword and opened the door
"Keep safe we only want the others going", said Buffy as she looked back at Willow who was chanting over a smoking platter, then Buffy walked out of the house to face the turakans
As Buffy fought Xander stayed in the doorway and watched, some turakan came towards the house but Buffy beat them back giving Willow time to finish the spell. Just as the platter puffed identifying the end of the spell and midnight one of the turakan snapped Buffys neck from behind.
"Buffy", screamed Xander as the landscape began to disappeared along with the turakans
Willow slowly walked up behind him and whispered, "Everything will be okay they have a better chance with Buffys help if the powers allow it. She'll already be part of the Scoobies when it's time to change things"
Finally the house slowly disappeared around them and then they disappeared as well.
"Buffy, Buffy wake up", cried Joyce as she tried to wake her screaming daughter
"Mom", asked Buffy as she slowly woke up in a confused stated as she looked around at the pink room
"What's the matter Buffy honey did you have another nightmare", asked Joyce as she helped the sweat covered Buffy to sit up
"Joyce don't coddle her she's twelve years old and she'll be thirteen in a month", stated Hank Summers as he looked through the doorway at his oldest daughter
"Come on honey why don't we get you something to drink and talk about why you had another nightmare", said Joyce as she helped Buffy out of bed and gave Hank the evil eye
"Mind if I join you", asked a six year old Dawn as Hank Summers walked away shaking his head
"Sure but after we're done both of you go straight to bed Santa may have already come but you can't open your presents yet. Also you have to go thank Santa for your gifts tomorrow because he'll be at the mall", replied Joyce as she walked ahead of them
"Buffy", whispered Dawn as she looked up at her older sister who appeared to be looking around very intently like she had when she first woke up
"It is me Dawn you little key but nice footies", laughed Buffy quietly as they walked down the hallway and into the kitchen
"How", screeched Dawn in shock as her Mother gave her an odd look then went back to making some hot chocolate
"I'll explain when Mom asks me about my nightmare", answered Buffy as they sat at the kitchen table
"Buffy what was your dream about this time", asked Joyce as if on cue as she brought three cups to the table and sat down across from her daughters
"It was kinda strange I was with a red headed girl and a blacked haired boy about my age we were attacked by a group of odd looking people. I tried to protect them but they killed me by snapping my neck and that's when you woke me up", replied Buffy as she looked at the shocked Dawn
"That's terrible have you watched any horror movies lately", asked Joyce as she looked from girl to girl
"No", said Buffy as Hank walked into the room
"Joyce you spoil them too much, now Dawn will have nightmares from hearing that", replied Hank as he looked disapproving at the girls
"Mom, Dad is it alright if we stay up just a little longer I still feel shaky", asked Buffy not liking the situation
"Okay ten minutes why don't you go to your rooms", suggested Joyce and to that Buffy and Dawn ran to Buffys room
"What were you killed by a turakan", asked Dawn now that they were alone
"Yah there were ten of them, they came with the First right after you and the others left", said Buffy as she picked her blankets of the floor
"In a way I'm happy to see you, I don't think I'd be able to deal with this by my self", replied Dawn as she heard the yelling coming from the kitchen
"Well don't worry I am and we should get some sleep though, you have to pretend to still believe in Santa", laughed Buffy
"Oh well you have to sit on Santas lap when we get are combo pic too", retorted Dawn as she walked out of the room
Taras House
"Mom", whispered Tara as she snuck into her Mother and Fathers room
"What honey", asked the Woman quietly as to not wake up the man
"I really need to talk to you", answered Tara, so her Mother slowly got out of bed and together they walked to the living room
"Honey some thing's different about you, you're Tara but different", said her Mother suspiciously
"I'm from the future, I'm part of a group that is responsible for save the world. I need your help to protect two of the others so we have to leave Dad and Donny", replied Tara
"What do you mean your Father is the only one that can control the demon in me", stated her Mother
"It's not true we don't have demon in us, it's only to keep us subservient and to keep us from becoming powerful good witches", insisted Tara
"Okay where do we go", asked her Mother sensing the good in Tara and truth she had never sensed from her husband
Small apartment in LA
"Hay Tara, Mrs. Taras Mom", stated a twelve year old Anya as she opened the door for the two
"This is Anya she was once a Vengeance Demon but the Powers That Be made it so she's human with a little extra strength", introduced Tara as they walked into the apartment
"Nice to meet you my names Sarah", said Taras mom as they shook hands and Tara closed the door
"Where's Spike", asked Tara as they sat down on a couch
"Small problem, after we left Buffy, Willow, and Xander were attacked, Buffy was killed mille seconds before Willow completed the spell. So knowing Buffy, Spike was sent to make sure she didn't do any thing to jeopardize the new modified plan", answered Anya
"What's changed", asked Tara
"Instead of waiting for when we originally met them it's going to be once Buffy make's friendly with Willow and Xander. Cookie", replied Anya as she held out a plate of cookies
"No thank you, so what do you need me for", asked Sarah as she looked at the two girls
"We have to be children but Anya doesn't have a family to care for her because she's been a vengeance demon for over a thousand years and Spike has been a Vampire for around one hundred and ten years", said Tara
"From what I've read Vampires are evil", stated a confused Sarah
"They are but Spikes different he fell in love with Buffy who's the vampire slayer and he started helping her and then fought to get his soul", replied Anya
"I know this is confusing Mom but it might be a good idea if we get some sleep", added Tara
Next Morning
"Come on wake up, wake up", laughed Dawn as she jumped on Buffys bed
"Dawn what's up with you it's been a long night", said Buffy as she sat up
"I remember what I got for Christmas this year, an easy bake oven", answered Dawn in a whisper as she dragged Buffy out of bed
"Good you girls are awake why don't we go open presents", stated Joyce as she looked into the room
"Hi Mom", chorused Buffy and Dawn as they walked up to their mother who took them both into a hug
"Let's go", smiled Dawn as she ran down the hall towards the living room
"She's really excited", said Joyce as they followed her
"I think she's hoping for food or something", stated Buffy as they reached the living room where Dawn was already shaking the presents
"Dawn don't do that you could break something", replied a cross Hank as he walked in
"Sorry", said Dawn as she walked over to Buffy who was now sitting in a chair
"Why don't we just pass out the gifts", replied Joyce trying to ease the tension
"It's going to be okay Dawn", whispered Buffy as Dawn sat on her lap
"I knew I'd have some emotions from when I was younger but not this much", whispered Dawn on the verge of tears as their Mother brought them each a present
"I can't believe the two of you've stopped fighting for a change", smiles Joyce as they both started opening their presents
"Don't get use to it they'll be back to normal by the time we get to the mall", replied Hank who was seated on the opposite side of the room
"Why look what Santa got you Dawn an easy bake oven and he got Buffy a personal CD player", said Joyce ignoring Hanks comment
"Come on Dawn lets see what else we got you know Grandma is always good for a sweater", comforted Buffy as the two went over to the tree
After opening their gifts the girls headed to their rooms to get changed to go see Santa at the mall. After a few minutes Dawn started knocking on Buffys door.
"What's the matter Dawn", asked Buffy as she opened the door holding a small pile of clothes.
"I was getting changed and I noticed something", replied Dawn as she looked down the hall to make sure her parents weren't in hearing or seeing range
"What", asked Buffy as she looked at Dawn who lowered the right side of the top of her pants about an inch to show a small tattoo.
"There's a green old fashion key tattooed where my hip bone is", stated a confused Dawn as she put her pajama bottoms back in place
"It could be what was in my dream", answered a thinking Buffy
"What do you mean", asked Dawn intently
"In the dream the powers gave me, they told me about the spell there was suppose to be a form to help you keep your memories may be this is it", replied Buffy
"You girls need to get moving we're leaving in ten minutes", said Joyce as she walked by them
Mall
"Lets go we don't want to have to wait in a long line", stated Hank as they walked through the mall and to the Christmas exhibit
"So Dawny what are you going to say to Santa once it's our turn", asked Joyce as they got in line to see Santa
"Thank you for the present and he must know how much I love food", answered Dawn convincingly
"Buffy what are you doing here it's so juvenile", stated a girl about Buffys age as she walked up to the group
"Gotta be here for Dawns sake", answered Buffy trying to remember who this girl was
"Jessica why don't you just leave us alone Buffys going to walk with me to see Santa instead of Mom and Dad this year", said Dawn to the confusion of both girls
"She's my sister I gotta look out for her", stated Buffy slowly as she got a glimpse of the Santa, which Dawn had already saw who was unmistakably familiar
"You should be doing something cooler then hanging out with piss pants", said Jessica as she walked off
"I can't believe that use to be your friend, I think the Scoobies are a lot better", replied Dawn as they both looked at Santa
"Mom can I see your camera", asked Buffy as it was almost their turn to see Santa
"Of course honey", answered Joyce as she gave Buffy the camera
Just as it was Buffy and Dawns turn to go see Santa, he looked at them and Buffy took his picture. Then she handed the camera back to her Mom and the girls walked the rest of the way to Santa.
"Well Merry Bloody Christmas to you too", stated Santa through his beard as Dawn sat on his lap
"Merry Christmas Eve, Happy Hanukkah", stated Xander as he walked into a dark industrial building and over to a pile of blankets that Buffy and Willow were sitting on.
"Xander don't try looking on the bright side at the moment can't we just be depressed", replied Buffy as she solemnly looked up from the pile of books she and Willow had laid in front of them
"Sorry, any luck finding the spell", asked Xander as he sat if front of their books, looking at his once vibrant and happy friends who now were mere shadows of their formed selves. Their eyes which once showed their twenty two year old youth with wisdom of some loss, now appeared cold and empty.
"Yah but our only shot is tonight right at midnight and hopefully things will be better but it'll go back ten years", answered Willow
"So 1993, you think it will work", asked Xander as Willow passed him a book
"The powers gave me the slayer dream saying it would work for the Scoobies that were dead and they'd have the knowledge to stop this from coming", said Buffy as she walked over to a large window and looked out at the collapsed buildings and the corpses that littered the ground
"It should work they'll be normal with extra powers, have normal lives and hopefully be able to save the world", added Willow
"So what, we have four hours until we have to do this spell", asked Xander as he passed the book back to Willow
"Yep but the powers wanted to give them a reminder of why they want to do this since they haven't seen us in a while and they need to get our memories", said Buffy as she turned back to her friends, to see four see through figures appeared around them
"Are you depressing much, Willow what's with the tangles, Xander the neck length hair look doesn't soot you, Buffy you know I love you but six inches of brown roots does not mix with six blond and what's with the forty pound weight lose", stated the youngest of the three female who appeared to have knife wounds on her face and neck
"Leave them be bit they've been through hell in the last six mouths with three of us dying", protected the single male who appeared to have sever burns over his entire body
"We must hu-hu-hurry before our presence is no-ticed", stuttered a transparent woman who had a small circular bullet hole over her heart
"Yes lets hurry I can't wait to make love again", smiles a woman with a long knife wound across her back
"The good old days", laughed Xander as everyone else groaned
11:45 Pm
"We must go now but we will fight hard to make the world a better place", said the gun shot victim
"Can't we just say that this is a switch the minor Scoobies have to save the original Scoobies", laughed the multiple knife girl
"Oh don't get full of your self", smiled Willow whose spirit seemed to have lifted
"Hopefully we'll be able to get your love back", said a sad knife woman
"We bloody better, I'm not going to play kicked the can where it's my can that gets kicked", replied the transparent man
"Don't worry but I better get pictures of you as a child when all of this is over", laughed Buffy
"See you later and good luck", stated Xander as the transparent group disappeared
"Little slayer this isn't going to work", laughed the First as he stood about fifteen feet out side of the building
"Willow start the spell this is our only shot", stated Buffy as she saw the ten turakan that surrounded the First
"I'll stay here and catch the ones that slip past you", added Xander as Buffy picked up a sword and opened the door
"Keep safe we only want the others going", said Buffy as she looked back at Willow who was chanting over a smoking platter, then Buffy walked out of the house to face the turakans
As Buffy fought Xander stayed in the doorway and watched, some turakan came towards the house but Buffy beat them back giving Willow time to finish the spell. Just as the platter puffed identifying the end of the spell and midnight one of the turakan snapped Buffys neck from behind.
"Buffy", screamed Xander as the landscape began to disappeared along with the turakans
Willow slowly walked up behind him and whispered, "Everything will be okay they have a better chance with Buffys help if the powers allow it. She'll already be part of the Scoobies when it's time to change things"
Finally the house slowly disappeared around them and then they disappeared as well.
"Buffy, Buffy wake up", cried Joyce as she tried to wake her screaming daughter
"Mom", asked Buffy as she slowly woke up in a confused stated as she looked around at the pink room
"What's the matter Buffy honey did you have another nightmare", asked Joyce as she helped the sweat covered Buffy to sit up
"Joyce don't coddle her she's twelve years old and she'll be thirteen in a month", stated Hank Summers as he looked through the doorway at his oldest daughter
"Come on honey why don't we get you something to drink and talk about why you had another nightmare", said Joyce as she helped Buffy out of bed and gave Hank the evil eye
"Mind if I join you", asked a six year old Dawn as Hank Summers walked away shaking his head
"Sure but after we're done both of you go straight to bed Santa may have already come but you can't open your presents yet. Also you have to go thank Santa for your gifts tomorrow because he'll be at the mall", replied Joyce as she walked ahead of them
"Buffy", whispered Dawn as she looked up at her older sister who appeared to be looking around very intently like she had when she first woke up
"It is me Dawn you little key but nice footies", laughed Buffy quietly as they walked down the hallway and into the kitchen
"How", screeched Dawn in shock as her Mother gave her an odd look then went back to making some hot chocolate
"I'll explain when Mom asks me about my nightmare", answered Buffy as they sat at the kitchen table
"Buffy what was your dream about this time", asked Joyce as if on cue as she brought three cups to the table and sat down across from her daughters
"It was kinda strange I was with a red headed girl and a blacked haired boy about my age we were attacked by a group of odd looking people. I tried to protect them but they killed me by snapping my neck and that's when you woke me up", replied Buffy as she looked at the shocked Dawn
"That's terrible have you watched any horror movies lately", asked Joyce as she looked from girl to girl
"No", said Buffy as Hank walked into the room
"Joyce you spoil them too much, now Dawn will have nightmares from hearing that", replied Hank as he looked disapproving at the girls
"Mom, Dad is it alright if we stay up just a little longer I still feel shaky", asked Buffy not liking the situation
"Okay ten minutes why don't you go to your rooms", suggested Joyce and to that Buffy and Dawn ran to Buffys room
"What were you killed by a turakan", asked Dawn now that they were alone
"Yah there were ten of them, they came with the First right after you and the others left", said Buffy as she picked her blankets of the floor
"In a way I'm happy to see you, I don't think I'd be able to deal with this by my self", replied Dawn as she heard the yelling coming from the kitchen
"Well don't worry I am and we should get some sleep though, you have to pretend to still believe in Santa", laughed Buffy
"Oh well you have to sit on Santas lap when we get are combo pic too", retorted Dawn as she walked out of the room
Taras House
"Mom", whispered Tara as she snuck into her Mother and Fathers room
"What honey", asked the Woman quietly as to not wake up the man
"I really need to talk to you", answered Tara, so her Mother slowly got out of bed and together they walked to the living room
"Honey some thing's different about you, you're Tara but different", said her Mother suspiciously
"I'm from the future, I'm part of a group that is responsible for save the world. I need your help to protect two of the others so we have to leave Dad and Donny", replied Tara
"What do you mean your Father is the only one that can control the demon in me", stated her Mother
"It's not true we don't have demon in us, it's only to keep us subservient and to keep us from becoming powerful good witches", insisted Tara
"Okay where do we go", asked her Mother sensing the good in Tara and truth she had never sensed from her husband
Small apartment in LA
"Hay Tara, Mrs. Taras Mom", stated a twelve year old Anya as she opened the door for the two
"This is Anya she was once a Vengeance Demon but the Powers That Be made it so she's human with a little extra strength", introduced Tara as they walked into the apartment
"Nice to meet you my names Sarah", said Taras mom as they shook hands and Tara closed the door
"Where's Spike", asked Tara as they sat down on a couch
"Small problem, after we left Buffy, Willow, and Xander were attacked, Buffy was killed mille seconds before Willow completed the spell. So knowing Buffy, Spike was sent to make sure she didn't do any thing to jeopardize the new modified plan", answered Anya
"What's changed", asked Tara
"Instead of waiting for when we originally met them it's going to be once Buffy make's friendly with Willow and Xander. Cookie", replied Anya as she held out a plate of cookies
"No thank you, so what do you need me for", asked Sarah as she looked at the two girls
"We have to be children but Anya doesn't have a family to care for her because she's been a vengeance demon for over a thousand years and Spike has been a Vampire for around one hundred and ten years", said Tara
"From what I've read Vampires are evil", stated a confused Sarah
"They are but Spikes different he fell in love with Buffy who's the vampire slayer and he started helping her and then fought to get his soul", replied Anya
"I know this is confusing Mom but it might be a good idea if we get some sleep", added Tara
Next Morning
"Come on wake up, wake up", laughed Dawn as she jumped on Buffys bed
"Dawn what's up with you it's been a long night", said Buffy as she sat up
"I remember what I got for Christmas this year, an easy bake oven", answered Dawn in a whisper as she dragged Buffy out of bed
"Good you girls are awake why don't we go open presents", stated Joyce as she looked into the room
"Hi Mom", chorused Buffy and Dawn as they walked up to their mother who took them both into a hug
"Let's go", smiled Dawn as she ran down the hall towards the living room
"She's really excited", said Joyce as they followed her
"I think she's hoping for food or something", stated Buffy as they reached the living room where Dawn was already shaking the presents
"Dawn don't do that you could break something", replied a cross Hank as he walked in
"Sorry", said Dawn as she walked over to Buffy who was now sitting in a chair
"Why don't we just pass out the gifts", replied Joyce trying to ease the tension
"It's going to be okay Dawn", whispered Buffy as Dawn sat on her lap
"I knew I'd have some emotions from when I was younger but not this much", whispered Dawn on the verge of tears as their Mother brought them each a present
"I can't believe the two of you've stopped fighting for a change", smiles Joyce as they both started opening their presents
"Don't get use to it they'll be back to normal by the time we get to the mall", replied Hank who was seated on the opposite side of the room
"Why look what Santa got you Dawn an easy bake oven and he got Buffy a personal CD player", said Joyce ignoring Hanks comment
"Come on Dawn lets see what else we got you know Grandma is always good for a sweater", comforted Buffy as the two went over to the tree
After opening their gifts the girls headed to their rooms to get changed to go see Santa at the mall. After a few minutes Dawn started knocking on Buffys door.
"What's the matter Dawn", asked Buffy as she opened the door holding a small pile of clothes.
"I was getting changed and I noticed something", replied Dawn as she looked down the hall to make sure her parents weren't in hearing or seeing range
"What", asked Buffy as she looked at Dawn who lowered the right side of the top of her pants about an inch to show a small tattoo.
"There's a green old fashion key tattooed where my hip bone is", stated a confused Dawn as she put her pajama bottoms back in place
"It could be what was in my dream", answered a thinking Buffy
"What do you mean", asked Dawn intently
"In the dream the powers gave me, they told me about the spell there was suppose to be a form to help you keep your memories may be this is it", replied Buffy
"You girls need to get moving we're leaving in ten minutes", said Joyce as she walked by them
Mall
"Lets go we don't want to have to wait in a long line", stated Hank as they walked through the mall and to the Christmas exhibit
"So Dawny what are you going to say to Santa once it's our turn", asked Joyce as they got in line to see Santa
"Thank you for the present and he must know how much I love food", answered Dawn convincingly
"Buffy what are you doing here it's so juvenile", stated a girl about Buffys age as she walked up to the group
"Gotta be here for Dawns sake", answered Buffy trying to remember who this girl was
"Jessica why don't you just leave us alone Buffys going to walk with me to see Santa instead of Mom and Dad this year", said Dawn to the confusion of both girls
"She's my sister I gotta look out for her", stated Buffy slowly as she got a glimpse of the Santa, which Dawn had already saw who was unmistakably familiar
"You should be doing something cooler then hanging out with piss pants", said Jessica as she walked off
"I can't believe that use to be your friend, I think the Scoobies are a lot better", replied Dawn as they both looked at Santa
"Mom can I see your camera", asked Buffy as it was almost their turn to see Santa
"Of course honey", answered Joyce as she gave Buffy the camera
Just as it was Buffy and Dawns turn to go see Santa, he looked at them and Buffy took his picture. Then she handed the camera back to her Mom and the girls walked the rest of the way to Santa.
"Well Merry Bloody Christmas to you too", stated Santa through his beard as Dawn sat on his lap