Tru was confused with the situation unfolding in front of
her. "Look maybe I should go…"

"No," Buffy said vehemently. "Don't you move a muscle"

"Look, Buffy," Tru said in a mocking tone, "I don't know who you are
but do you start talking to me like you talk to your British friend
here."

"Oh that's it," Buffy said as she tried to make her way past Giles.

"No wait," Giles said as he grabbed Buffy's arm. "Remember when the
council took Faith away?" He whispered her in her ear. "Well, this
is what's left."

Buffy's eyes widened at the realization.

Tru was beginning to feel extremely uncomfortable in the
situation. "Look all I really need is to talk Mr. Giles here, and
I'll be on my way."

"What the hell did they do to her?"

"Buffy we'll talk about this some other time."

The blonde folded her arms. "No, we talk about this now, with her
here."

"I'm sorry," Tru interjected, "But what is going on?"

Buffy nodded to Giles. "You're on."

"No Buffy I'm under…"

The blonde moved menacingly closer to the English man. "Look
Giles," she said in a low whisper, "you know I would never hurt
you. But right now, my patience is really being tried. If I don't
get an amazing explanation about this Faith clone right now…"

Giles put his hands up, stopping her. "Very well. Ms Davies, if
you would sit down, there's something I'd like to explain to you."

Tru hesitantly made her way over to the table and took the seat
across from Buffy. She refused to look at the blonde girl. The
severity of her gaze was making Tru nervous.



Giles removed his glasses and paced in front of the two young women
seated at the table. "Well let's see. Where to start. Alright,
first of all, Ms Davies, in every generation…"

"Alright I get it," Tru said, frustrated by the entire
situation. "Faith, this Slayer, turned evil, tried to kill everyone
and was then captured by the Watcher's Council. And you haven't
seen her since. So how exactly do I fit into this scenario?"

Giles approached the brunette and knelt down to her level. "It's
what happened to Faith after being taken by the Council. They
erased her memory with magic, and instilled her with a new one.
They gave her a family, all composed of people who formally worked
for the council."

"Well, that's great for Faith then," Tru said, "she got a second
chance. Now what the hell does this have to do with me?"

Buffy let out a frustrated sigh. She'd never hated the council more
than she did in this moment.

"Well they gave her a brother, sister and an estranged father. And
they gave her a new name: Tru. Rather an ironic choice."

Tru's eyes widened. "That's ridiculous. I…I have memories and…"
She stood up and backed away from the British man.

"They're fabricated, not real at all."

"No, no, this is…this is all bullshit," Tru said as she headed to
the door.

"Wait, Ms. Davies," Giles said as he prepared to go after her.

Buffy stood up and stepped in front of him. "I think you've done
enough," she said coldly as she followed the brunette out of the
door.