When Two Souls Touch. A Brief History Lesson.
I still don't own Stargate or Buffy.
This has not been beta read, so any mistakes are just that. The history has a few different things in it but it is largely following canon. Just a few zingers to make things a little different.
In what might have been an instant or an eternity Daniel and Whistler appeared in a marble hall.
"So this champion of yours lives here?" Daniel asked looking at the ornate carvings of angels in green jade, rose quartz and amethyst.
"Na, this is one of the places where the powers and their champions can meet on rare occasions to talk face to face. Usually they just send me to talk for them with any messages the champions need to know."
"So..." Daniel drawled out.
"So what are we doing here? Well it's simple really, have you ever seen It's a Wonderful Life?"
"Sure, it's a Christmas classic." Daniel pointed out.
"Well while we are here, you will be playing the roll of Clarence the wingless angel." Whistler smiled.
"Wait a minute are you saying your champion is going to be attempting suicide if I don't stop her?" Daniel asked getting worried.
"Nah, kid. What I mean is you're here for a little show and tell session. This is so I can get you up to date on the slayers life though now that I think about it in a way yes you are here to help keep her from dying. That kid would never commit suicide, she has fought too long and hard for that. But, her life has been quite tough and she is losing her spark. That fire inside of her that helps her to fight for life. Once that is gone, it will only be a matter of time. Sooner or later some nasty thing will get its fangs into her and when that happens she's dead. Then we are all up a creek without a paddle. The two of you are our greatest hope."
"Pardon me? Did you say the two of us are your greatest hopes? You know there isn't a lot I can do as an ascended being I have to follow the rules." He stated wishing he could throw the rule out of the proverbial window.
"Op. Getting ahead of myself here." Whistler stated by way of an apology. It probably wouldn't be a good idea to tell him that she is his soul mate and that the powers have been keeping them from meeting. Whistler thought to himself and shook his head wondering how it is that there is so much that the powers just don't know. They had thought that the man from the prophecy was Angel or Spike but had recently realized that it must be Daniel. The very person they had been keeping from meeting her so that they could try and set her up with Angel and then Spike.
"Here let me show you an image of your girl." Whistler stated. The next moment an image appeared of a young blond woman with sorrow filled eyes appeared before them.
Daniel blinked in shock. The image was of a lovely young woman...a petite lovely young woman.
"What is this some kind of joke?" Daniel growled feeling angry at being fooled. He had been looking forward to making a difference again, only to find he had been had. He didn't like being made fun of this way. His eyes were snapping in anger when he turned to Whistler. "You said she was a champion and protected the world from evil. So what does she protect it from? Evil dwarves?"
Whistler shrank back from the enraged enlightened one thanking his lucky stars that Daniel had a better hold on his temper than the slayer did. If Daniel lashed out at him in anger Whistler would be in serious trouble.
"Whoa, whoa peace Enlightened One. You think I would jerk your chain? I would never deliberately piss off someone with your power. I may be an immortal messenger for the PTB's and all but I still feel pain. Hell, I hate delivering bad news to the Slayer because I can bet dollars to doughnuts that I'll walk away from any meeting with her in pain. I also always have some rather frightening images about what might happen if I ever piss her off too much. That girls' threats are as deadly as her right hook. She is the real deal. I know she looks small but, I'm telling ya, don't let her hear you say that. She has mystic gifts to help her in her calling. The Slayer is always a woman but you would do well to never underestimate her."
This said Whistler touched Daniel on his shoulder and started showing him the life and times of Buffy Summers. Having to paraphrase almost everything she said because Daniel was having a very hard time understanding her.
As Daniel watched, he was touched by how much this girl had given to save the world. He watched her as a young cheerleader who's materialistic nature fooled people into believing that she was without depth. He could see that she was quite a brilliant young lady but her parents only encouraged her to being a young and vapid socialite and actually discouraged her from showing her knowledge because it wasn't what their rich friends expected.
He watched her as she was called, he watched as she lost her first Watcher and she recovered her fighting spirit and burned down the school gym that was filled with vampires. He watched as she was told she was crazy and locked into an institution because she had done what had to be done. He watched as she moved to Sunnydale and was shocked when he watched her first death at the hands of the Master.
Tears filled his eyes as he watched her send her love to hell with a sword through his chest. He could see the pain, betrayal and nightly horrors slowly taking their toll on the once vibrant and innocent young girl. He was amazed at her ingenuity when she blew up her highschool on graduation day. He watched her deal with the demon cyborg ADAM and was curious about the spell they used.
Then things seemed to get really bad for her. Her mother got sick and she had to find a job at a burger barn to help with finances. She went to school, work, slaying, homework and trying to keep her boyfriend happy, though she deliberately held back from him. Daniel realized that the reason she held back was because she didn't want to fall in love with another man who was just going to leave her. This was the very thing that drove Riley away. Daniel could tell that it was for the best Riley would never have been a good match for her. She needed a man who wouldn't be intimidated by her strength and wealth of power, she needed a man that she could trust not to leave her. He wondered if she would ever find someone who could truly stand by her side as a true companion. It was obvious to him that Spike wanted the job, but he didn't think that she could truly accept him.
Then on top of everything she was dealing with a new enemy appeared that was beyond anything she had ever faced in the past. Daniel knew that she would be a force that would be almost impossible to stop. There was something about her that made him think that she was something powerful like an ascended being who was trapped in a mortal body. The idea made him very nervous about how Buffy would ever be able to defeat such a creature. He was shocked with the discovery that she was a Hell God trying to get back to her own dimension.
"Now you are almost caught up on what is going on in the Slayers life." Whistler's voice stated. "There is just one more thing you need to know."
Daniel watched in horror as Buffy returned home to find her mother dead on the couch. Buffy's heart seemed to break before his very eyes.
"Time to go, that is if you are going to help her." Whistler asked already knowing that Daniel would do everything in his power to help her.
Daniel nodded. A steely glint was in his eye. He was determined that he would do anything he could to protect Buffy's wounded heart. She has been through far too much already. He would help to keep her alive for as long as possible, training her so that when her time comes she would be able to choose the path of enlightenment instead of passing beyond the veil to the mysterious afterlife beyond. He could give her this choice at the very least.
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