It was so fast that Rona didn't know what hit her.
She was leading a rescue party to save Beth, Buffy's decoy in Italy. Cornered in an Italian villa, Rona was aiding Beth's and the Immortal's battle against a horde of Turok-Han. The rest of the Slayer army had been surrounded, and Rona hoped that they were able to fight off the attack.
Just as Rona turned to join Beth and the Immortal to escape, she was knocked through the dumbwaiter shaft. Rona desperately tried to grab something until she landed in a…chair?
"Where am I?" asked Rona.
"You're in Slayers Anonymous, baby," replied Nikki Wood. She was still clad in her bell bottoms and wool blouse. Her hair was a perfectly-shaped Afro atop a woman who resembled Tamara Dobson.
"Ahem, could I please do the introductions, Nikki?" asked Lucy Hanover. Lucy was clad in a gray dress not unlike what American women wore during the Civil War.
"Sure, sorry, didn't mean to steal your thunder," replied Nikki.
"Welcome, Rona, to Slayers Anonymous," said Lucy.
"Slayers Anonymous?" asked Rona. "Don't we all know each other through the dreams?"
"I was going to name the group 'Slayers Interrupted,' but death is a permanent state," said Lucy, "Whereas in the tradition of the imbiber, an unhealthy addiction can be resolved."
"I don't understand. I'm dead?" asked Rona.
"Unfortunately, yes. I formed this group for Slayers who may need to vent out frustrations before they pass on to the light."
"How's that been working out?" asked Rona, as she looked at the circle of seated Slayers. She saw Molly, Amanda, and Renee.
"We're a newly formed group," responded Lucy. "So, tell me, what was your role in the 'cause'?"
"Okay, well, since there were too many activated Slayers to keep track of, it was decided that having squads would be the best thing. So, I led the squad in Chicago. I was also tasked with training the decoys for Buffy…"
"Oh, that Buffy Summers again!" cried out Nikki.
"Perhaps we should focus on our newcomer, Nikki," said Lucy.
"No, she brought that name up, so we should talk about her. I still can't get over how Miss Goldilocks convinced my son to join forces with my murderer. Then, she has the nerve to contact him when she thinks she's knocked up for some friendly advice. Once again, she spun her magic, and now my son thinks that I'm less of a mother because the mission was too strong. Now my boy thinks I'm gone because I faded in front of him."
"Faded in front of him?" asked Rona. I've never asked so many damn questions in my life.
"Yeah, Lucy thought it was a good idea to remove me from the scene. It would've helped, though, if she would've told me."
"Yes, well, Nikki showed me the importance of forming a group like this. I used to be a guide on the Ghost Roads," said Lucy.
"What would've been more important is if Miss Goldilocks didn't parade around town with her vampire boy toy and mess everything up for the rest of us," said Nikki.
"Well, I could've solved that problem with Buffy…if Faith hadn't interceded, that is," said Lady Genevieve Savidge. She was still attired in her expensive Chanel outfit. There was still a line of blood on her back where she was impaled on the axe.
"I almost had the honor of killing Buffy Summers…but then her sister staked me," said Yuki Makimura. She raked back a stray black hair with her long fingernails.
"I nearly crushed her with the skills I learned from the Indonesians …until she used the magic given to her by her bitch," said Celina. She was a petite beauty with fireplug hair.
"I think you meant 'witch,' Celina," said Lucy.
"No, I chose the right term," said Celina, as she flashed vampiric teeth.
"Hold up…are the both of you vampires?" asked Rona. Here I go with another damn question.
"Yeah, and they even got a cute little name for it: Slaypire," said Nikki.
"Okay, so, don't even talk, then," said Rona to Yuki and Celina. "If Slayers might go all vampire, it's no wonder that Buffy thought the squads were important."
"I can't believe your Watcher committed suicide for you. Only for you to become the very thing that we hunt," said Molly in her thick Cockney accent. The stab mark from Caleb was still visible on her shirt.
"Hold your tongue, fledgling. You weren't even a Slayer," retorted Yuki.
"Now, Yuki, I explained to you that Potentials have a rightful place in this group, too," said Lucy.
"Yeah, besides Molly kicked major ass during her time as a Potential," said Amanda. "I think she earns Slayer points just for that."
"About the Potentials…Buffy and her team really screwed that project up," said Nikki.
"I beg to differ. We were really making progress. Sure, there were some bumps just like in any new venture…"
"Bumps?" asked Nikki, as she looked at Renee's bloody uniform where Toru had impaled her with the Slayer Scythe.
"My point is that we were trying hard to make a difference. Some of us…even fell in love," said Renee wistfully.
"Don't tell me with Xander, Dracula's personal servant," said Nikki.
"Hey, knock it off, okay. Xander saved me from the Bringers. He's 'good people,'" said Rona.
"Didn't mean offense. All I'm saying is that things could've been handled better," said Nikki.
"With all due respect, Nikki, the Watcher to Slayer ratio is non-existent. They're flying by the seat of their pants to make up for the defunct Watchers Council," said Amanda.
"Exactly," said Rona. "Not to be throwing shade here, but the girls need all of you right now. The memories are not enough. They're in need of spiritual guidance right now. Our numbers are shrinking right about now…"
"Why? If one dies, another is called…" said Molly.
Amanda whispered audibly to Molly. "Buffy destroyed the Seed of Wonder. No more Slayers. Plus, Twilight is Angel."
"What!" said everybody in unison.
"Hey, hello, I'm talking!" exclaimed Rona. "Instead of squabbling about trifle, we need to ban together and guide who's left…"
Suddenly, Rona was ripped from the seat and vanished into the ceiling.
"I guess somebody on her team did CPR," said Nikki.
"Well, then, that's a new development," said Lucy.
Another girl appeared where Rona had been sitting.
"Where am I?" asked the dumbfounded Slayer.
Nikki motioned to Lucy to give the introductions.