Chapter 7
Cammy and Buffy walked to a dark murky motel room, after getting their Cammy knocked a series of knocks onto the door, the door opened with a squeal showing the figure of the dark slayer, Faith.
Buffy stood staring at the figure in front of her, the past coming back at her with the force of a freight train.
"Faith? What are you doing here?" The slayer just looked as awe struck her at the sight of the dark slayer and quickly turned her gaze to look at Cammy.
"Come on in, Buffy, it's time we get to talk. Big serious talk."
The two walked in, Buffy hearing the sound of a shower going on in the lone bathroom and turned to look at Faith.
"You got a date in there, Faith?"
"Sorry B, but nope no lays for me today." The dark slayer just smiled mischievously.
A knock on the door happens as Faith turns to the door and slowly unlocks it. The door opens and the sight of the bleached haired vampire walked inside, his eyes coming to stare into Buffy's eyes.
"Bloody hell, Buffy, it's you."
Buffy stared in awe for a moment then swung her fist and punched the vampire right in the face knocking him back.
"You jerk! You tried to rape me the last time I saw you and now you just walk in here and expect to help."
Cammy grabbed the slayer by the shoulders her strength surprising Buffy and holds her tightly.
"Buffy, stop! Spike's with Faith and me they are a part of all this. Give me a few minutes to explain."
Buffy shrugs off the arm and stalks to a chair. "Fine, but if this is a joke, I'm staking the creep."
Spike just groans and stands by the door.
Cammy looks to Faith. "Can you get our watchee, Faith while I keep Buffy and Spike from killing each other?"
"Sure, Cam."
The dark slayer walked to the bathroom and poked her head inside.
"Hey T, we got company. Can you throw on some clothes and come out, we got a meeting."
Tara turned off the water and began putting her clothes on, then tied her hair in a white fluffy towel. Then, proceeded to walk out of the bathroom and came to look upon Buffy.
Buffy just stared at the blonde woman in front of her looking like she's looking upon a ghost. "Tara? Tara, is that really you?"
Tara smiled at Buffy a sad smile, then rushes across the small room to the slayer hugging the smaller girl tightly, and began crying.
Cammy smiled gently and nods for everyone to sit down.
"Its time to explain all I know of what's going on. I was hoping for more time while Tara rests, but it seems Buffy has a very big curiosity about things. First, we start with what's going on with Willow. Willow was kidnapped by a combined effort of a rogue faction of the Watchers Council and an global terrorist group called Shadowlaw."
Buffy, who was sitting by Tara holding her friend's
hand while looking intensely upon Cammy.
"What does this Shadowlaw want with Willow so bad? All this just to make it look like she's dead? What's your part in all this?"
"Shadowlaw is ran by a man named Bison he's a world known monster, but little is actually known of him. I cannot remember much I have a large gap amnesia, but what I have learned from sources is that I was held by him and impregnated and eventually gave birth to a daughter. The woman who we met in the cemetery is my daughter. I came to stop him when I heard my sister Tara was shot and killed here in Sunnydale and that Bison kidnapped her girlfriend Willow for her magic. From what Angel tells me Willow has a lot of power and that's what Bison wants."
Buffy nodded then turned to look at Tara. "How can you be back Tara? We buried you."
The young witch looked at her friend and hides her face in her hair. "I don't know Buffy. My memories are fractured. I remember being with Willow and then the next thing, I knew I was lying on the ground
in the cemetery about to be lunch to a group of vampires. If it weren't for Spike and Faith saving me, I'd be dead again."
Buffy turned her gaze to the dark slayer and the vampire. "What's the story on you two?"
Faith stretching her legs out just breathed loudly then looked upon her co-slayer. "I was working with Angel out in L.A. helping out trying to make a change in my life when a beautiful lady surrounded in light appears telling me that she's the big bad Goddess. She comes to tell me to get my cute yet fashionable butt to Sunnydale to protect someone who will appear in the cemetery. I came and met with Spike found Tara and been watching her since."
Spike looked over at his ex-girlfriend and smiled cocky. "Same story Buffy, except mine was, she told me if I didn't do it she would make my existence a terror beyond anything ever imagined. I just got myself a soul and was in no shape to say no to her. So I said I'd do it and so here I am watching over Red's bird."
Buffy turns back to Cammy. "How do we get Willow back and kick this Bison's butt all over Sunnydale."
"We wait Buffy. Tara's magic is the only way to fight Bison and get Willow back. I think we need to get Willow back first before trying to fight Bison, that way. We can use hers and Tara's magic's against him hopefully defeating him. Bison's unlike anyone you ever faced before and it will take both mystical and physical attacks to beat him and whoever he brings to fight us."
Tara looked upon the group. "Give me one more day and I should be in fighting readiness."
: Buffy's home :
Buffy and Cammy walked silently up the steps of Buffy's house each not saying anything.
"Come on in, we need to inform Giles at least of the current situation. I'll talk with Xander tomorrow."
The two walked inside and headed into the living room where Giles was curled up in an recliner a book laying solidly on his face and a light snoring sound emanating from him.
Buffy just shook her head and made a throaty sound as the watcher woke slowly.
"Ah Buffy, good your home and I see you brought Cordelia's cuzin, Cammy with you."
"Eh Giles, Cammy isn't a part of Cordelia's family. She's Tara's half sister." With that, Buffy went on to explain everything from Tara's return to Willow's kidnapping.
"I see quite interesting and this Bison is coming here to Sunnydale with Willow in order to perform a ritual to take her magic. I would suggest we all get together and prepare ourselves for whatever is bound to happen."
: Sunnydale motel :
Tara sat on the bed, her eyes closed, and her breathing shallow. "Willow, where are you baby? Give me an idea of where you're at."
As Tara continues to try to locate her beloved, she feels a faint reading but just as she's about to touch out to Willow a painful flashback nearly tears her brain apart.
Faith sitting on the floor playing some videogames and munching on pizza turned quickly at the painful cry. "Tara, you ok? What's wrong?"
"Willow's in pain, someone's hurting her. I felt her for a second, then only pain. I think someone shut us off."
: Sky's above North America :
Willow slumped in her chair, pain etched on her face. Her brain pounding from the neural feedback of the spell that stopped Tara's trace.
"Good work Amy, you stopped whoever was from trying to reach her. We better tell the master quick he will want to know about this."
As the two walked through the aircraft, they entered the main command room their master sitting in the chair.
"Master, someone tried to make contact with Willow. What is your command?"
"The slayer and Cammy must have made contact, begin preparations."
"Yes, master."