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Chapter 16- Break III
The Scooby Gang arrived in the dining room once more, and at the same time their future selves walked in as well, the two staring at each other.
"Long day?" Buffy asked Summers.
"Yeah, you?" Summers asked.
"You can say that", Buffy shrugged as they all sat down to eat once more, the future people laying out some food for everyone to eat.
"After the latest one, good food is needed", Xander said as he started eating his food already.
"How far are you now?" Rosenberg asked.
"The one where Cordelia got pregnant with Demon babies", Tara said with a wince.
"Yeah, that one was horrible, poor Cordelia", Maclay said, nodding in some sympathy. "All of us have had hard lives, but in Cordelia's case, it was almost a little worse than everyone else."
"So, it's going to get even worse for her?" Dawnster asked in concern before remembering the recent events in LA. "Who am I kidding? It's going to get even worse for her. And we are probably going to watch it too."
"Yes, you are", Dawn said. "And well, it is going to get a lot worse before it gets even a little better."
"Worse than what recently happened?" Giles asked, referring to Team Angel's decision in present day.
"Oh this is nothing compared to what will happen next, G-Man, it will make this look like a cakewalk in comparison", Harris told them all, making them gulp and pale. "The events you see are just what lead to the really horrible mess. Of course the events leading up aren't pleasant either, they are pretty bad too, both to watch and experience."
"For some reason, I don't want to eat anymore", Xander said.
"Yeah, me neither", Willow said too.
"Except you need too, since you need to be at full strength and fully alert when you watch the recordings and notice things", Summers pointed out.
"Yeah, it's unfortunate", Willow sighed, eating her food again alongside Xander.
"Wesley is going to turn from the bumbling fool he is into an actual competent person then?" Giles then asked randomly.
"Oh you have no idea". Rosenberg said to him with a smirk.
"That good?" Tara asked.
"While you are our favorite Watcher, in coolness factor we all prefer Wesley", Summers said to him and Giles sputtered.
"How in the bloody Hell is that even possible?" Giles asked, making everyone chuckle at his reactions.
"So, when Wesley first came on his bike, did you get a Dante vibe before he was revealed?" Harris asked the past people.
"Yeah, we all did get 'em", Xander told him.
"Well then, imagine you're going to get a lot of Dante as well as Wolverine and even Angel vibes from him in the future, not because of how he presents himself, but because of how he is", Harris said, surprising them all.
"Now I really want to meet this Wesley", Dawn said, imagining the bumbling Wesley as a legitimate badass.
"So, you're saying he goes from thinking he is Sean Connery to actually being Sean Connery?" Giles asked, summing it up.
"Yeah, that about explains all of it", Summers said.
"Though even he had to take a horrible path to reach there", Rosenberg said with a wince, remembering certain events from the recordings of Year 3, it had been almost the most painful to watch due to how brutal it had gotten, but they had to see it too, before they could bring their past selves to do the same.
"Also, random question, do you think Penn looked like Hawkeye too?" Xander asked his future self.
"I know right? He just gave a Hawkeye vibe for some reason", Harris agreed with him.
"Yeah, if Hawkeye was an evil killer Vampire, then sure, he would be like Penn, probably even look the same", Maclay said, and no one could disagree with her assessment, since it was true for sure.
"Also, these guys who impregnated girls for the Hacksaw Beast, are there more of them?" Buffy asked.
"No, it was just one small cult, which Team Angel took down in the recording", Dawn assured as they all sighed in relief.
"Cordelia also has the visions now, they're going to have a horrible effect eventually, aren't they? She is a human, she can't take it", Tara pointed out.
"Yes, it will be horrible, but the way she took it, I was surprised, and impressed", Rosenberg said, since when Cordelia had seen visions all over the world and felt their pain, her resolve to help had gotten even stronger, while in her own case, when she had felt all the world's emotions, she had wanted to destroy it, though losing her Tara was also a factor there. Though if one only ever knew their high school selves, they would make the wrong assumption that Cordelia would want to destroy the world and Willow would want to help it, which would be the exact opposite of what had actually happened.
"Doyle also gave up his life, so soon, he was a true hero", Buffy said, all wincing and sighing sadly on remembering him. "We shall finish all of these in his honor, and change whatever we are supposed to change."
"Yes, he was a hero, though he isn't the only one you are supposed to honor, there are more, there are always many", Summers said grimly, and no one disagreed again.
"Anyway, I guess it is time for us to rest now", Giles said, the food having been finished. "What a day it was."
"Tomorrow will get even more intense", Dawn warned.
"In a good or bad way?" Dawnster asked her.
"Depends on your perspective", Summers said as she nodded. "Though one certain recording was hard for me to watch for reasons, and it will be for you too, Buffy."
Buffy wondered what her future self was talking about while nodding.
"Well then, we're done for the day", Rosenberg said as all got up and moved into their rooms to sleep for the night.
And we're done here too. I can't wait to see the gang react to Wesley becoming a brooding badass and a lot of other stuff.
Next up is *groans* 'She', huh? Well, I don't hate it as much as others do (mostly), but it's nothing special eith- *Flashes to Angel dancing* HELL YEAH I'M EXCITED TO DO IT!
Anyway, hope everyone enjoyed and see you all next time with another chapter. Stay safe from the coronavirus ya all!