Time Skip

Aurora POV

It was a new day, Cole and I woke to Brianna crying. I stretched as I got up.

"I'll get her dressed," Cole whispered to me before kissing my temple.

"Okay," I whispered back.

I walked towards my closet and grabbed my clothes and accessories for the day. I headed to mine, Kyra's and Brianna's bathroom and changed into my outfit and did my hair and makeup. I walked back into the room to see Cole holding a clean and wake Brianna, and he was dressed in today's clothes.

"We had an accident today with the diaper, didn't we, Brianna?" Cole said. "But Daddy Cole got you all fixed up, huh?"

I smiled as I was glad that Cole has stepped forward into the daddy role.

"That's good. Cole, can you take my bag, Brianna's bag and your bag downstairs to the front door?" I questioned.

"Of course," Cole answered as he handed me Brianna and took the bags. "See you in a minute." Before kissing me good morning and shimmering downstairs.

"Come on, let's go see Daddy Cole," I said as we headed downstairs to the front door. "Morning, Cole, Leo, Andy." As I opened the front door.

We walked into the kitchen, where Jenna was making a quick breakfast.

"Morning, everyone," Jenna said as she handed Cole the bottle for Brianna. "So car arraignments today are the boys and Brianna with me. Joyce wants the girls with her."

I handed Brianna back to Cole as he fed her for me.

"Okay," Kate said.

"That's fine," I replied.

Kyra nodded with acknowledgement.

"Here," Cole said as he finished burping her and handed over her bottle.

I took the bottle as he placed her into the car seat and did the seat clips.

"Okay, everyone ready to go." Aunt Joyce said as she and Buffy came downstairs.

We nodded as we headed out with our bags.


We were off to school. Jenna had Cole, Leo, Andy, Brianna and Jeremy. While Aunt Joyce had Kate, Kyra, Buffy, and I in her car.

"Which means; no after school socializing, no bronze, nothing. Not until I say so," Aunt Joyce told Buffy.

Aunt Joyce was still angry about last night and the mall incident.

"Yeah, but I think you're..." Buffy started to say.

"Now, school ends at 2:30. I want you all to go to the library at 2:33," Aunt Joyce stated. "Study and do homework until I pick you up there at 5:30. Understand?"

"Yeah," Buffy muttered.

We nodded in agreement.

"Good, have a nice day," Aunt Joyce told us.

We undid our seatbelts and grabbed our bags. We got out of the car and climbed up the stairs.

"Nice bear. Listen, is your..." Kate started to say.

"Hey, I'll have you know that my father brought me this bear from Gstaad years ago. Then all of a sudden, these trendoids everywhere started sporting them," Cordelia interrupted. "So I'm totally not wearing it. Then I thought, hey, I'm the one who started this nationwide! What should I be ashamed of?"

"Okay, Soliloquy Girl, We just wanted to ask you about your egg," Kyra stated.

"My egg?" Cordelia responded.

"Yeah. Your egg. The one Mr. Whitmore gave you," I voiced.

"It's in my bear," Cordelia told us.

"So, your egg isn't acting odd or anything?" Kate questioned.

"It isn't acting odd or anything. It's an egg. Kate, it doesn't emote." Cordelia responded. "Danielle! Is that your real hair?" As she walked away from us.

"Hey!" Willow said as she came over to us.

"Hi!" We all said.

"Where's Andy, Leo, Jeremy and Leo?" Willow asked.

"They are with Jenna," I responded as we started walking towards Xander.

"Mm. Cardboardy!" We heard Xander say as we walked over to him. "Sorry, Junior, but a man's got to eat." Xander started to open his demon egg project.

"So was there any more hatchling activity last night?" Willow asked.

"No. Uh, you were probably right. It was just a trap from the set for Aurora and me. And, mm," Buffy responded. "Everyone else's egg seemed perfectly normal."

"Did you bring the thing that attacked you?" Xander asked.

"Yeah. Giles wants to see them. He's in full research mode," I told them.

"Okay. Well, bring it to the science lab, and I'll get Giles and the others, and we can analyze it," Willow returned.

"Great. You know, I always say that a day without an autopsy... is like a day without sunshine," Kyra voiced.

"Hey," Xander said as he smiled and held up his egg to take a bite of it.

A moment later, Xander freaked as we turned to see the same hatchling that was inside our eggs but was dead beforehand due to Xander boiling it.

"Let's headed to the science room," Kate said as she grabbed the egg of Xander's dead hatchling.

We headed into the school and towards one of the science's room.


When we got to the science room, Buffy and Kate took out the dead hatchlings and placed them on the science table.

"Can I just say Gyughhh!" Xander exclaimed as he tapped his fingers on the table.

"I see your 'Gyughhh!' and a raise you a Nyaghhh!" Buffy responded.

"What is it?" Cordelia questioned.

"We don't know what it is, Cordelia, that's why we're here," Xander stated. "Capisce?"

"'Capisce'? What are you, world traveller now?" Cordelia returned as Willow came into the room.

"Hey, where's Giles? And the others? I know they wouldn't want to miss this," I questioned.

"He said to get started. They'll be by as soon as possible," Willow responded.

She's lying about Giles. What's going on?

"So, okay! Get Started, Buffy, Aurora! Dissect it or something," Xander voiced as he handed Buffy and me each a scalpel.

"Me? Why do we have to dissect it?" Buffy questioned as we took the scalpels.

"Uh, because you're the Slayers?" Xander returned.

"And we slayed! Our work here is done," I responded as I placed the scalpel in front of Kate, and Buffy set her's in front of Xander.

"Oh, no, I almost ate one of those things," Xander stated. "I think I've fulfilled my gross-out quota for the decade!"

"Guys..." Willow said as she took one of the scalpels and started dissecting.

"Do we even know what to look for? I mean, how are we supposed to figure out what this thing is?" Xander asked.

"Turn it over. Maybe we missed an Id bracelet," I responded with sarcasm.

"So, now, I guess, we know what happened to Mr. Whitmore," Xander alleged.

"He saw this and ran away?" Cordelia questioned.

"Try the best-case scenario," Buffy responded.

"It's possible that Mr. Whitmore wasn't harmed. Maybe the offspring simply used him to return to the mother bezoar." Willow piped up.

"Yeah. Maybe..." Xander started to say as we turned towards Willow. "What?"

"What's a bez..." Kate and I started to say before Cordelia hit Kate and then Kyra with a bar.

"Cordy! What..." Xander started to say before he too was knocked out by Willow with a microscope to the head, and I was hit with a metal bar when I tried to fight back.


Third Person

While Buffy, Kate, Kyra, Xander and Aurora were knocked out. A group of students dragged them into one of the utility closets before closing the door on them and locking it.


The group of students headed to the groundkeeper's shed and grabbed picks, axes, hoes and shovels before walking out and heading into the basement. When they got to the bottom, they formed a line and headed into the tunnel where their missing teacher Mr. Whitmore was standing guard.


Time Skip

In the library, Giles was waiting for Buffy and the others to return. While Jenna, Brianna and the boys have locked themselves in the office researching and protecting Brianna.

"Girls? Jeremy? Jenna?" Joyce said as she walked into the library. "Hello?"

"Hello?" Giles responded as he poked his head out of the cage.

"Oh! Mr. Giles, hi. Uh, I-I was looking for the girls and Jeremy. They were supposed to be waiting for me here." Joyce told him.

"Well, t-they haven't been in. I-I've been waiting to talk to the girls myself about, uh... h-history texts," Giles stuttered.

"That is just the law straw!" Joyce stated as she leaned the card catalogue.

"I-I'm sure they didn't mean to, uh..." Giles tried to say.

"Buffy never means to, but she manages to anyway. Do you have children, Mr. Giles?" Joyce interrupted.

"Um..." Giles responded.

"Should I be whispering?" Joyce whispered.

"No," Giles said quietly before returning to normal speak. "A-a-and, uh, no, I haven't any children. A-although, uh, sometimes I feel as though I do, uh, working here..."

"They can be such a..." Joyce replied. "Oh, uh, I-I-I don't want to say 'burden' but, uh... Uh, actually, I kind of do want to say 'burden'!"

"Feel free!" Giles responded as he looked over to his office for a moment before looking back at Joyce.

"Oh, they're just so irresponsible," Joyce stated.

"Sometimes," Giles replied.

"'Bristow's Demon Index' and 'Hell's Offspring'?" Joyce questioned as she noticed the books that were lying on the catalogue.

"A hoppy of mine, uh, but, uh, having nothing to do with the girls in any way," Giles said as he took the books and stowed them away in shelves of the cage. "Um, you say the girls told you that she'd be here all afternoon?"

"Well, yes. I-i-is something wrong?" Joyce replied.

"Oh, I'm sure it's nothing," Giles remarked as he opened a drawer. "What was that?" As he heard a noise.

"Mm, probably the janitor," Joyce responded as she turned to face the door.

Giles took a demon hatchling out of the catalogue drawer and set it down on Joyce's back. Joyce screamed as she tried to reach for her back and fell to the ground. Giles stared blankly into space before Joyce stood back up and walked out of the library with Giles right behind her.


Back inside the library's office, Jeremy, Cole, Leo, Jenna and Andy looked up from their books and saw Giles and a woman walking out of the library with blank looks on their faces.

"We need to Buffy and the girls now," Jenna told them as she looked at Brianna and the boys.

"We'll go," Cole and Jeremy said as they got up.

Cole bent down to Brianna and kissed her forehead, and quietly headed out of the office, closing the door behind them.


Back inside the utility closet...

Aurora POV

The girls and I regained consciousness and looked around the closet to see Xander still out cold. I got up and reached for the light string and gave it a yank before Buffy knelt down next to Xander.

"Hey! Xander!" Buffy said as she slapped his cheek. "Hey! You alright?"

"Last time Cordy dragged me in here, it was a lot nicer." Xander moaned as he blinked his eyes.

"What?" Kate, Kyra and I reacted.

"Uh... Huh? Nothing..." Xander said as he started to fully awake. "Uh, crazy talk. Head trauma."

"Tell me about it," Buffy replied as she helped him sit up. "I swear I'm going to have a big bump." She felt her head.

"Uh, I'm gonna have a peninsula!" Xander exclaimed as he pointed at his head. "Here, what, what's the hells going on? Cordy and Willow?" Kate and I helped him up.

"It has something to do with the hatchlings. I'm sure of it," Kate stated as we looked around the room.

"What? Are they possessed?" Xander asked.

"I don't know. But... They sure wanted us out of the way," Kyra responded.

"Well, why not kill us?" Xander questioned as he held his head. "Why, why drag all of us in here?"

"Uh, guys," I said as I noticed five hatchling eggs on the floor, and one of them was rocking.

"Oh," Xander stated as he and Kate took a step back. "Bad now."

We looked around for something heavy and saw a toolbox. Buffy and I grabbed the toolbox from the shelf and smashed it onto the eggs. A dark blue slime squirted out and around the toolbox.

"Stand back!" Buffy and I said before we kicked the door open.

"Thank you," Xander replied as we got out to the closet.

"We need to get to the library," Kate said.

We headed to the library.


When we got to the library, we ran inside and looking for Giles, Jenna, Brianna and the boys.

"Giles! Jenna! Cole!" I yelled as we looked around.

"Giles!" Buffy and Xander screamed.

"Andy! Leo!" Kate and Kyra yelled.

"He must be out somewhere," Xander said.

"Well, he picked a hell of a time to get a life," Buffy responded.

We heard a door open to see Jenna holding Brianna as well as Andy and Leo.

"He and a woman walked out of the library with a blank look on his face," Jenna told us as Cole and Jeremy came rushing into the library.

"Oh, thank god. You're okay," Cole stated as he hugged me.

"Uh, guys. What are we gonna do?" Xander questioned.

"We can't fight these things until we know something about them," I voiced.

"Alright, Willow said something. Uh, a name. What was it?" Xander started to think.

"A bozo! Not a bozo," Buffy responded.

"A bezoar," Xander said.

"That's it! Okay, so now... we look it up?" I piped up.

"In what?" Jeremy questioned.

"In a book!" Kate returned.

We looked around and saw books on the counter. We looked over the books lying around open.

"Giles said he was gonna try to find something..." Kyra said as we took a look at the book that was on top. There was a sketch of a disk-shaped tentacled monster.

"And I'd say he found something," Jenna said. "Because we didn't."

"I'd also say something him as well," Andy said as he pointed down at eggshells on the floor.


Third Person

Down in the basement, Giles and Joyce led a line of students to the hole and stepped through it. They headed down the tunnel to a deeper underground. Giles headed to a side of the ramp and took the crowbar that was handed to him by Mr. Whitmore. Mr. Whitmore had a new batch of bezoar eggs in his other arm. Giles walked past Cordelia, who was wiping off the eggs that were being handed to her. Willow was pounding on the ground with a sledgehammer. Joyce was given a hoe and started banging it on the ground. A large chunk of the floor broke off and appeared to be floating. Willow and Joyce kept pounding on the piece to break it into smaller pieces. Another student was pulling an egg out from between the gaps of the floor and handed it to Cordelia, who wiped it off with a towel. Cordelia gave it to Mr. Whitmore, who placed it in a wooden box filled with wood shavings and more eggs. What the possessed didn't see was the pink-fleshed mother demon body moving as it gives birth to more demon eggs.


Back in the library...

Aurora POV

We were reading the books that were laid out on the counter. I was feeding Brianna a bottle of formula as we listened to Buffy read from the book.

"'Pre-pre-historic parasite. The mother hibernates underground, laying eggs. The offspring then attach themselves to a host, taking control of their motor functions through neural clamping.'" Buffy read.

"'Neural clamping.' That sounds skippable," Xander remarked.

"So, our people are taking orders from the mama bezoar," I replied.

"Which begs the question..." Buffy said.

"What does mama want?" Andy questioned.

"Somebody help me!" We heard a student screaming.

I handed Brianna back to Jenna with the bottle before running out with the others except Jenna and Brianna behind me.

"Get this thing off me! Get this... Somebody help me! Help!" We heard the student yelling.

We turned the corner to see a boy getting back up.

"Are you okay?" Kate questioned.

"Yeah, we heard your screaming," Kyra said.

"I'm fine. I slipped," The boy spoke with a deadpan voice as he turned and headed down the hall.

"I think I hear mommy calling," I responded.

"Uh-huh," Leo and Cole said as we began to follow the student down the hall.


We continued to the boy as he walked into the boiler and towards a giant hole in the wall. We peeked into the room and saw no one else was following them.

"Do we really wanna go in there?" Xander questioned.

"We really don't," Buffy responded.

We all exchanged another look and make for the hole. We walked into the boiler room. The girls, Leo, Andy, Cole, and I climbed in before looking back at Xander.

"Careful," Xander told us before climbed through behind us.

We turned as we heard a thud to only see that Xander didn't lift his foot high enough, and he had tripped through the hole. We continued to follow the boy until we stopped at the corner and saw people digging.

"What are they digging up?" Jeremy questioned.

"Oh, boy," Kate whispered as we saw the pink mother bezoar in the pit.

"We can't let them spread those eggs," Kyra whispered as we noticed Cordelia handing an egg to .

"Xander, Andy, Leo and I can handle it," Cole responded.

"Can you hold down the fort?" Andy asked.

"We're gonna need a weapon..." Kyra responded.

"We're gonna need a big weapon," I finished her sentence.

"Yeah," Xander and Jeremy replied.

Xander, Leo, Cole and Andy walked into the room as we headed back up the tunnel to see what we could find in a weapon kind of way.


As we stepped through the hole back into the room, we began to look around for anything that might be of use.

"Buffy," I said as I nodded my head towards several scrap pieces of pipe.

We headed over to pipes, and we each grabbed a large piece of metal pipes. We turned as we felt someone behind us.

"I told you this wasn't over," Gorch Brother #1 said.

"They are so cute and little," Gorch Brother #2 replied. "Think we can keep them?"

"Guys, this really isn't a great time," Buffy stated.

"Oh, it's gonna be," Gorch Brother #1 responded as he smiled.

Both Buffy and I jammed the pipes into their faces and again into the first brother's gut. The second brother threw a punch at Buffy, which caused her to stumble towards the hole. I kicked him in the chest, which sent him back into some metal shelves.

"ALRIGHT! THAT'S MY BROTHER!" Gorch Brother #1 yelled as he charged at us and grabbed onto Buffy and me.

The three of us went flying through the hole and into the tunnel. We tumbled out of the tunnel and onto the floor. We quickly got up and faced off. Kate, Kyra and Jeremy came running in ready for battle with their own metal pieces.

"What the hell is this?" Gorch Brother #1 asked.

"Mom?" Buffy said as we saw Aunt Joyce with a pick digging next to Willow.

"Kill them," Willow said in a deadpan voice as they looked up at us.

Several students advanced on us. Buffy and I both roundhoused kicked two of the students. Kate, Kyra and Jeremy joined in on the fight with students. Giles came swing at me with a crowbar. I took a sidestep, and he stumbled past me and into the wall. Jeremy pushed a boy with a pick away from him and followed with a kick to his head, which made him flip over backwards. Giles came at me again from behind me. I turned and grabbed him and shoving him into my next attacker.

"What the hell is going on?!" Gorch Brother #1 screamed as he punched another student.

"Long Story," Buffy responded as she kicked another.

Gorch Brother #1 pulled his attention back on Buffy and me. He smiled at us and tried to send a punch. We ducked it and sent two blows to the face and the gut. He swung again, and we dodged again. He turned around for a moment and allowed us to kick him in the back. The student started coming once more, which continued the punching and the hitting of them.


Third Person

Back through the utility tunnel, the boys except Jeremy were following Cordelia and four other students. Xander, Leo, Andy and Cole came behind the students and shoved them into the wall knocking them out. Cordelia turned and saw them. She set down the box before taking a swing at the boys. Each of them ducked and got around her, blocking her way to the water.

"Cordelia! I don't wanna hurt ya. Some of the time," Xander said as he held out his hands in front of him.

When she didn't make another move against them, Xander bent down to pick up the box. Cordelia threw a punch at his head.

"That's my bump!" Xander screamed in pain and frustration.

This time Xander didn't hold back, and he threw a punch at her. Cordelia spins and only to fall unconscious unexpectedly.

"What just happened?" Andy questioned as Xander raised his hands in disbelief and regret.


Back in the underground room...

Aurora POV

We were still fighting the students as the second Gorch brother finally showed up at the mouth of the tunnel.

"Well, alright!" Gorch Brother #2 said as he rubbed his hands together. "Well, looky here!" He bent over the pit for a better look. "Well, hello!" He smiled.

We stopped as we saw Mama Bezoar send a tentacle and wrapped it around his neck. Gorch Brother #2 began choking as he struggled not to get pulled into the pit. We watched as he lost and was pulled into the hole.

"TECTOR!" Gorch Brother #1 screamed as his brother's boots disappeared into the pit. "Tector?" The demon gave a large burp before the other brother looked over at us. "This is all your fault!"

"How?" I questioned.

The brother grabbed me by the shoulder and flipped me over onto my back. He did the same thing to Buffy. Aunt Joyce came over to us and swung the pick down at us. Buffy and I rolled out of the way, but Buffy's foot ended up over the bezoar's pit. I watched as Mama's tentacle wrapped around Buffy's ankle and pulling her in. Buffy grabbed Aunt Joyce's pickaxe as she was dragged in. We watched as Buffy and the mother bezoar began to fight, and the digging had come to a stop. We could hear slashing sounds along with bezoars screams coming from the hole. I watched as the brother took a step closer for a better look. We heard one last dying scream before it's eye closed for the last time. I watched as hatchlings fell, and students and teachers all collapse to the floor unconscious. A pick came flying out and landed on the floor next to him. The brother took a step back as a hand covered with slime came out of the pit. I quickly headed over and helped Buffy out of the hole. We saw Buffy streaked with gook as we turned to face the other brother.

"Alright," The brother said as he nodded. "It's over." He tipped his hat and hightailed out of here.

"Are you okay?" Kate asked as she, Kyra and Jeremy came over.

"Yeah. Let's get out of here," I responded as we looked down at the people.

"We can't be seen by mom. Right now," Buffy replied.

We headed out of the underground room and to the library to get Jenna and Brianna.


After we got Jenna and Brianna, we watched as several students were walking out dirty and dazed. Giles was trying to calm them down with an explanation, but we could tell that was confused himself.

"Yes, yes, uh, i-i-it was a-a gas leak, everyone. Uh, well, just, uh, get some air, and a... good night's rest, you know, uh, you'll be just fine. These gas things... will happen," We heard Giles say as he turned to Xander. "W-w-what was it really?"

"Stick with the gas thing. I'll fill you in tomorrow," We heard Xander respond.

"Right," We heard Giles say before he walked off.

"How you guys doing?" We heard Xander ask Cordelia and Willow.

"Did I really hit you?" We heard Willow's question.

"You knocked me out," We heard Xander answer as he nodded.

"Did I hit you?" We heard Cordelia ask.

"Yes, everyone hit me," We heard Xander respond as he nodded.

"Good. Well, I don't mean 'good' because I hit you, but I didn't wanna be left out," We heard Cordelia's reply.

We started to walk over with the stroller as Xander came over to us.

"How is she?" Buffy asked.

"She's a bit confused, but it's going around," Xander answered as he nodded in the direction of Aunt Joyce and Jenna.

We started to head towards her as they started looking for us.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"Girls, Jeremy, I was worried you'd gotten caught in the building. There, there was a gas leak," Aunt Joyce responded as we began to walk.

"Uh, yeah, I-I just heard. I was in the gym," Buffy replied.

"I went looking for you all in the library," Aunt Joyce said.

"Oh, well, I was on my way there. When we..." Buffy started to say.

"I thought I made it pretty clear that you weren't to leave the library till I came," Aunt Joyce interrupted.

"The other side of that is there was a gas leak, and..." I tried to say.

"Well, I'm not really interested right now. Buffy, you have to learn some responsibility, okay?" Aunt Joyce interrupted me. "Once and for all."

"I'm grounded?" Buffy questioned.

"You're already grounded," Aunt Joyce pointed out.

"Oh, yeah," Buffy muttered.

"Until further notice, you are confined to your room. You will not leave your room at any time except go to school or the bathroom. Am I making myself clear?" Aunt Joyce told us. "Since you were invited and had already RSVP'ed. You are still allowed to go to the ball in Mystic Falls."

"You're clear. We won't leave our rooms," Kate responded.

"You're damn right, you won't," Aunt Joyce said as she stalked off.

A moment later, we joined her and headed home.


When we got home, all of us went to our rooms and got changed for bed. I gave Brianna a bath before placing her into a clean diaper and onesie.

"Nighty, night, my precious one," I whispered as I placed her down into her crib before turning on the noise machine night light.

I turned on the baby monitor in her room and turned the one in my room. I brushed my hair and got into bed. Just as I closed my eyes, I smiled as Sunnydale was safe once more.


Time Skip

It was a new night. Brianna was in her seat as Cole read to her and fed her nightly bottle. Angel was outside the window and kissing me.

"Are you sure you're gonna get in trouble?" Angel asked as he broke off the kiss.

"Hey, we earned this," I said as I kissed him. "Besides, I'm not breaking any rules."

"Girls? Jeremy? Are you going to bed?" Aunt Joyce questioned.

"In a minute!" The girls, Jeremy and I yelled.

I turned back to Angel and smiled before kissing him goodnight.

"So don't forget, we leave on Sunday late afternoon," I told him before he left.

"I won't. Good night, my love." Angel said before disappearing from the window.

I turned to Cole as he walked out of Brianna's nursery with the baby monitor.

"Everything pack for Sunday?" I questioned as he handed me the baby monitor.

"All packed," Cole responded as he kissed me goodnight.

"See you on Sunday," I replied as I kissed him one last time before he shimmered out of the room.

I quickly started packing for the days before the masked ball. I packed for Brianna everything she needed formula, bottles, diapers, wipes, toys, books, clothes, socks, shoes, hair accessories and soothers. I also packed her carry on which had diapers, wipes, books and a couple of clean onesies. Formula and bottles for the plane ride will be made beforehand.

I brushed my hair before getting into bed and falling asleep.