Title - Dawn, The Key: Guardians of The Key Part 6
Author - Shane A. Hopkins (thesorcererbard@I-am-the-key.com)
Rating - PG
Disclaimer - What I don't own. Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy and 20th Century Fox own Buffy the Vampire Slayer and everything related to them. The Ghost Roads, The Gatekeeper and The Gatehouse come from the Buffy, The Vampire Slayer novels The Gatekeeper Trilogy Books 1, 2 and 3 by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder (Great set of books get em if you can) What I do own. Everything not owned by the above mentioned people / companies is owned by me but you may use any of it as long as you give me credit. There is one exception to this and that is Quinton Everett III, he is mine and you can't use him whatsoever.
Authors Note - To be introduced to Quinton Everett III please read one of my previous stories "Love's Energy" available at http://www.geocities.com/sourcerer_quinn_3
Authors Note 2 - The Hell's Circle does not exist to my knowledge. If anyone thinks it does exist then email me.
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Guardians of The Key - Part 6
"So what now?" Giles asked.
They were all back at the Watchers Council building in the war-room, Buffy was still comforting Dawn and Quinn and The Gatekeeper had just finished filling the rest in on what had happened.
"We have to get Byzantium and make him talk." Quinn said, "He must know where in hell Jason is."
"And just how do you intend to get him and then how do you intend to make him talk?" Xander asked.
"The remote teleportation spell Willow's been working on lately." Quinn told him.
"But it's not finished yet." Willow protested.
"True, but with both The Gatekeeper and I working with you and Tara we should be able to finish it in no time at all." Quinn said sitting down.
"But how do you intend to get him to talk?" Anya asked.
"That one's easy." Quinn said with a smile, "We threaten to hand him over to Dawn."
Giles looked vaguely shocked at that comment.
"Why what good will that do?" Xander asked. Over the years he may have grown up but he was still a bit stupid now and then.
"Because he knows exactly what The Key's powers are and what it can do." The Gatekeeper answered.
"Giles, has the Council got another jet we can use?" Quinn asked looking at the older man.
"Yes we do, and I think you might like it." He answered, "It's a new luxury model."
"Why do we need the jet?" Buffy said looking up at her husband.
"Because the teleportation spell works best at an altitude." he answered.
"ENOUGH!" Dawn's voice cut in, she was barely whispering but the sound was echoing so much it sounded like her voice was booming, "WHERE IS THE KNIGHTS HQ?"
"On the coast of France, why?." answered Willow looking distinctly frightened.
"Dawn, no!" both Quinn and The Gatekeeper said as they began to rise from their seats but it was too late, Dawn's form faded into nothingness.
"W.where'd she go?" Buffy said looking very concerned.
"She has full access to her Key powers, she teleported directly to the Knights HQ." The Gatekeeper answered.
"How much damage could she do?" Giles asked looking at both Quinn and The Gatekeeper.
"She could destroy existence." Quinn answered.
"We have to stop her, and now" The Gatekeeper said standing.
"How? We have nowhere near the amount of power she has." Quinn said.
"But we know something she doesn't." The Gatekeeper told him.
"And that is?" Quinn had no idea what he was talking about.
"She still thinks that she is Dawn." The Gatekeeper answered.
"What do you mean thinks she is Dawn?" Buffy said.
"Normally the personality of The Key is blended perfectly with the personality the monks created." The Gatekeeper said, "But now with the threat to Jason that personality is in pure shock and The Key's personality has taken over completely."
"Are you saying she's not Dawn?" Tara asked.
"Physically she is, she still has all the memories and feelings but the personality is pure and unadulterated power, if that power were to combust." The Gatekeeper let the sentence go unfinished.
"Let me guess, not a good thing?" Xander said.
"Bingo." The Gatekeeper said.
"Could my teleportation spell work to bring her back?" Willow asked.
"No." Quinn answered, "If what The Gatekeeper said is true then it would take immense power behind the spell to make it work."
"And do we know of anyone with enough power?" Buffy asked.
"I know of only one being with that much power." The Gatekeeper said.
"Who?" Buffy asked him.
The Gatekeeper looked distinctly worried, "You won't like this."
"We put this guy here and now we're just gonna offer him his freedom in exchange for his help?" Buffy was furiously pacing the length of their room on the jet.
It had been three hours since Dawn had vanished, Quinn had pointed out that they had the luxury of time as it would take her several days to search all the places that Byzantium could hide.
"I know, but ever since he and Dawn got intimate he has had more power than he should have and his power now rivals that of The Key, and it's a good thing he doesn't know that" Quinn said standing and stopping her pacing.
"Ever since he first showed up he has been gunning to get me one on one, I just don't like it." Buffy said stamping her foot.
"Did you know you're beautiful when you're pouting?" Quinn asked with a smile.
Buffy made an exasperated sound and hit him lightly on the arm, before breaking into laughter.
"I thought you needed that." Quinn said pulling her into his arms.
"Thanks, I did need that, didn't I." she answered hugging him tightly.
"Quinn!" came Xander's voice from the communications room.
"What?" he answered.
"It's Dawn." came the answer.
Buffy and Quinn both ran to the room where on the main screen there was a news report from France.
"Just one hour ago, police say, a woman aged about 30 to 35 blew up this office building behind us, and unconfirmed reports from bystanders say she did it through some method that has yet to be explained." came the translated announcer's voice.
"Oh shit." Buffy said covering her mouth.
"A police statement just minutes ago announced that the building was fully staffed when this disaster happened and very few survivors are expected." the announcer continued, "Also with that statement the police released a sketch of the woman wanted in connection with this disaster." what looked like a pencil sketch of a woman came on screen. There was no mistaking who it depicted.
"Dawn." Buffy's voice was barely a whisper.
"Com Officer, get me Giles on a secure line, now!" Quinn said. Seconds later he was handed a phone. "Giles? Good get anybody you have in France to the site on the news channel, um, 85.Yes.Yes it is her.no, we'll handle her, just make sure we have full clearance to the crime scene ok?.good." with that Quinn gave the phone back to the person that had handed it to him.
"Do we still get HIM?" Buffy asked putting the emphasis on the word him.
"Yes, but just Xander, Anya, Willow and Tara will go, we have to take a small trip to France." Quinn answered.
"I'll go tell the pilot to change course then shall I?" Xander asked.
"Yea, thanks." Quinn replied.
Another hour later the plane had dropped Quinn, Buffy and The Gatekeeper off at a private airstrip, owned by the Watchers Council, in France and continued it's journey to the vampire prison in Washington DC.
"What can we say to convince him to help us?" Tara asked.
"He still loves Dawn, I mean hell he still calls her 'nibblit', I think he'll love her until he dies." Xander answered.
Thirty minutes later they had landed and were on their way down the five underground stories that made up the administration part of the prison, also owned by the Watchers council, the next twenty stories after that were the prison itself and on the last floor there was only one inmate . William, The Bloody also known as Spike.
To be continued.
Author - Shane A. Hopkins (thesorcererbard@I-am-the-key.com)
Rating - PG
Disclaimer - What I don't own. Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy and 20th Century Fox own Buffy the Vampire Slayer and everything related to them. The Ghost Roads, The Gatekeeper and The Gatehouse come from the Buffy, The Vampire Slayer novels The Gatekeeper Trilogy Books 1, 2 and 3 by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder (Great set of books get em if you can) What I do own. Everything not owned by the above mentioned people / companies is owned by me but you may use any of it as long as you give me credit. There is one exception to this and that is Quinton Everett III, he is mine and you can't use him whatsoever.
Authors Note - To be introduced to Quinton Everett III please read one of my previous stories "Love's Energy" available at http://www.geocities.com/sourcerer_quinn_3
Authors Note 2 - The Hell's Circle does not exist to my knowledge. If anyone thinks it does exist then email me.
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Guardians of The Key - Part 6
"So what now?" Giles asked.
They were all back at the Watchers Council building in the war-room, Buffy was still comforting Dawn and Quinn and The Gatekeeper had just finished filling the rest in on what had happened.
"We have to get Byzantium and make him talk." Quinn said, "He must know where in hell Jason is."
"And just how do you intend to get him and then how do you intend to make him talk?" Xander asked.
"The remote teleportation spell Willow's been working on lately." Quinn told him.
"But it's not finished yet." Willow protested.
"True, but with both The Gatekeeper and I working with you and Tara we should be able to finish it in no time at all." Quinn said sitting down.
"But how do you intend to get him to talk?" Anya asked.
"That one's easy." Quinn said with a smile, "We threaten to hand him over to Dawn."
Giles looked vaguely shocked at that comment.
"Why what good will that do?" Xander asked. Over the years he may have grown up but he was still a bit stupid now and then.
"Because he knows exactly what The Key's powers are and what it can do." The Gatekeeper answered.
"Giles, has the Council got another jet we can use?" Quinn asked looking at the older man.
"Yes we do, and I think you might like it." He answered, "It's a new luxury model."
"Why do we need the jet?" Buffy said looking up at her husband.
"Because the teleportation spell works best at an altitude." he answered.
"ENOUGH!" Dawn's voice cut in, she was barely whispering but the sound was echoing so much it sounded like her voice was booming, "WHERE IS THE KNIGHTS HQ?"
"On the coast of France, why?." answered Willow looking distinctly frightened.
"Dawn, no!" both Quinn and The Gatekeeper said as they began to rise from their seats but it was too late, Dawn's form faded into nothingness.
"W.where'd she go?" Buffy said looking very concerned.
"She has full access to her Key powers, she teleported directly to the Knights HQ." The Gatekeeper answered.
"How much damage could she do?" Giles asked looking at both Quinn and The Gatekeeper.
"She could destroy existence." Quinn answered.
"We have to stop her, and now" The Gatekeeper said standing.
"How? We have nowhere near the amount of power she has." Quinn said.
"But we know something she doesn't." The Gatekeeper told him.
"And that is?" Quinn had no idea what he was talking about.
"She still thinks that she is Dawn." The Gatekeeper answered.
"What do you mean thinks she is Dawn?" Buffy said.
"Normally the personality of The Key is blended perfectly with the personality the monks created." The Gatekeeper said, "But now with the threat to Jason that personality is in pure shock and The Key's personality has taken over completely."
"Are you saying she's not Dawn?" Tara asked.
"Physically she is, she still has all the memories and feelings but the personality is pure and unadulterated power, if that power were to combust." The Gatekeeper let the sentence go unfinished.
"Let me guess, not a good thing?" Xander said.
"Bingo." The Gatekeeper said.
"Could my teleportation spell work to bring her back?" Willow asked.
"No." Quinn answered, "If what The Gatekeeper said is true then it would take immense power behind the spell to make it work."
"And do we know of anyone with enough power?" Buffy asked.
"I know of only one being with that much power." The Gatekeeper said.
"Who?" Buffy asked him.
The Gatekeeper looked distinctly worried, "You won't like this."
"We put this guy here and now we're just gonna offer him his freedom in exchange for his help?" Buffy was furiously pacing the length of their room on the jet.
It had been three hours since Dawn had vanished, Quinn had pointed out that they had the luxury of time as it would take her several days to search all the places that Byzantium could hide.
"I know, but ever since he and Dawn got intimate he has had more power than he should have and his power now rivals that of The Key, and it's a good thing he doesn't know that" Quinn said standing and stopping her pacing.
"Ever since he first showed up he has been gunning to get me one on one, I just don't like it." Buffy said stamping her foot.
"Did you know you're beautiful when you're pouting?" Quinn asked with a smile.
Buffy made an exasperated sound and hit him lightly on the arm, before breaking into laughter.
"I thought you needed that." Quinn said pulling her into his arms.
"Thanks, I did need that, didn't I." she answered hugging him tightly.
"Quinn!" came Xander's voice from the communications room.
"What?" he answered.
"It's Dawn." came the answer.
Buffy and Quinn both ran to the room where on the main screen there was a news report from France.
"Just one hour ago, police say, a woman aged about 30 to 35 blew up this office building behind us, and unconfirmed reports from bystanders say she did it through some method that has yet to be explained." came the translated announcer's voice.
"Oh shit." Buffy said covering her mouth.
"A police statement just minutes ago announced that the building was fully staffed when this disaster happened and very few survivors are expected." the announcer continued, "Also with that statement the police released a sketch of the woman wanted in connection with this disaster." what looked like a pencil sketch of a woman came on screen. There was no mistaking who it depicted.
"Dawn." Buffy's voice was barely a whisper.
"Com Officer, get me Giles on a secure line, now!" Quinn said. Seconds later he was handed a phone. "Giles? Good get anybody you have in France to the site on the news channel, um, 85.Yes.Yes it is her.no, we'll handle her, just make sure we have full clearance to the crime scene ok?.good." with that Quinn gave the phone back to the person that had handed it to him.
"Do we still get HIM?" Buffy asked putting the emphasis on the word him.
"Yes, but just Xander, Anya, Willow and Tara will go, we have to take a small trip to France." Quinn answered.
"I'll go tell the pilot to change course then shall I?" Xander asked.
"Yea, thanks." Quinn replied.
Another hour later the plane had dropped Quinn, Buffy and The Gatekeeper off at a private airstrip, owned by the Watchers Council, in France and continued it's journey to the vampire prison in Washington DC.
"What can we say to convince him to help us?" Tara asked.
"He still loves Dawn, I mean hell he still calls her 'nibblit', I think he'll love her until he dies." Xander answered.
Thirty minutes later they had landed and were on their way down the five underground stories that made up the administration part of the prison, also owned by the Watchers council, the next twenty stories after that were the prison itself and on the last floor there was only one inmate . William, The Bloody also known as Spike.
To be continued.