TITLE: The White Mouse 3/7
AUTHOR: Tony McD
DISCLAIMER: All characters belong to Joss Whendon, Mutant Enemy, WB and others. This is for fun, not profit.
SUMMARY: In an effort to save Buffy (again), Buffy and Xander find themselves fighting the greatest evil ever while trying to find a way home.
SPOILERS: Season 5 but set before The Gift.
RATING: PG 13 (for now)
The White Mouse 3/7
Xander's POV
After digging around the garbage for a while we came up with a date. October 3, 1941. Now we had a date to go on. A plan started to form in my mind.
"OK Buff, I've got a plan to get us home. We agree that it is October 1941, right?" I asked her. She nodded.
"Well, America and Germany aren't at war yet. Germany declares war after Pearl Harbour, which doesn't happen until December 7, 1941. All we need to do is keep a low profile and find the American embassy and they can send us to England." I explained, a little proud of my idea.
"OK. Huh? England? Why England?" Buffy asked, not quiet getting my idea.
"England, you know, Watcher's Council, big library, spells to get us home." Looking at Buffy I saw the penny had finally dropped. She looked at me impressed.
"How did you come up with that?"
"Easy. (1) Ever since I was a little kid, me and Willow would sit and listen to her mother's stories about Willow's great grandmother who fought the Nazi's during the war, and (2), ever since I got possessed by the soldier back at Halloween, I've been reading and watching old war stories and stuff." I said with a shrug. Buffy smiled at me in a way I would never forget.
"See, I told you I needed my Xander." Buffy said and gave me a hug. I fought down long repressed feelings and the urge to kiss her. When she let go, she looked into my eyes.
"You know, I always thought I knew you. But I've got this feeling that there's a whole unknown side to you I'm yet to see." I panicked a little when she said that. We were rapidly heading into uncharted emotional territory, and I for one didn't want it to end up in disaster. I gave her a goofy smile.
"True, but if you had been there that night at 'The Fabulous Ladies Night Club', you wouldn't be saying that." Buffy rolled her eyes at me.
"Come on Stripper Boy, lets get going." She groaned and together we headed off in search of the American Embassy.
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It was a nice day to be out walking, if you didn't think about where they were. Buffy and Xander walked the streets talking about this and that. Xander felt himself falling for Buffy again. Well, he never had stopped having feelings for Buffy. But he had learned to lock them away over the years, knowing that Buffy would never feel that way about him. He'd learned his lesson with Willow.
Something caught his eye up ahead. There, in real life, a black uniformed SS soldier was dragging a young red haired woman out of a building. Before he could even think about it, Xander was charging at the SS soldier, leaving Buffy behind in his wake.
Xander had never been big on football, but the flying tackle he delivered on the SS guy was definitely worthy of Superbowl status. The two struggled to get control of the SS soldiers pistol.
Out of the door came a grey uniformed soldier who, seeing the struggle, started to unsling his rifle. He never had a chance as Buffy's fist slammed into his head, sending the hapless soldier flying into an unmoving heap. A gunshot rang out and a frightened Buffy turned to see Xander rolling off the now dead SS soldier. He looked at the gun in his hand for a moment then removed the spare clips for the pistol from the SS guys belt.
As Xander stood, the red haired woman started pulling him in the direction of a side alley. Buffy started to say something but Xander cut her off sharply.
"Just shut up and follow me!" he yelled as he ran off following the woman down the alley way. They twisted and turned their way through the back streets with the fear of the devil in their hearts. The woman stopped and lifted a manhole cover that lead it's way down the sewers. The three of them entered the sewers where the woman produced a torch. Together they ran a few hundred yards through the maze of tunnels before the woman stopped to rest.
Buffy, puffing from fear rather than exertion, grabbled Xander and slammed him up against the wall.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!?!" She yelled at him. "We were supposed to keep a low profile remember? Instead you had to be an idiot. You shouldn't have done that!"
Xander's own rage exploded. He shoved Buffy hard into the opposite wall.
"I will not stand by and watch those Nazi bastards kill innocent people! Do you know the stories I was told when I was growing up of what these Nazi bastards did to people, simply because they were Jewish? For the first time in a very long time, I'm glad Willow isn't with me." his eyes burned with anger and intensity.
"You remember Willow? Come on Buff? They would kill her in a second just because of her last name. The fact that she is a Jewish lesbian witch means triple bonus points and a hard-on for Hitler. I'm not standing by not doing anything. America made that mistake too many times. I'm not." With that Xander turned to the woman and gestured to her to continue leading the way.
A little distance behind, a chastised Slayer followed them.
AUTHOR: Tony McD
DISCLAIMER: All characters belong to Joss Whendon, Mutant Enemy, WB and others. This is for fun, not profit.
SUMMARY: In an effort to save Buffy (again), Buffy and Xander find themselves fighting the greatest evil ever while trying to find a way home.
SPOILERS: Season 5 but set before The Gift.
RATING: PG 13 (for now)
The White Mouse 3/7
Xander's POV
After digging around the garbage for a while we came up with a date. October 3, 1941. Now we had a date to go on. A plan started to form in my mind.
"OK Buff, I've got a plan to get us home. We agree that it is October 1941, right?" I asked her. She nodded.
"Well, America and Germany aren't at war yet. Germany declares war after Pearl Harbour, which doesn't happen until December 7, 1941. All we need to do is keep a low profile and find the American embassy and they can send us to England." I explained, a little proud of my idea.
"OK. Huh? England? Why England?" Buffy asked, not quiet getting my idea.
"England, you know, Watcher's Council, big library, spells to get us home." Looking at Buffy I saw the penny had finally dropped. She looked at me impressed.
"How did you come up with that?"
"Easy. (1) Ever since I was a little kid, me and Willow would sit and listen to her mother's stories about Willow's great grandmother who fought the Nazi's during the war, and (2), ever since I got possessed by the soldier back at Halloween, I've been reading and watching old war stories and stuff." I said with a shrug. Buffy smiled at me in a way I would never forget.
"See, I told you I needed my Xander." Buffy said and gave me a hug. I fought down long repressed feelings and the urge to kiss her. When she let go, she looked into my eyes.
"You know, I always thought I knew you. But I've got this feeling that there's a whole unknown side to you I'm yet to see." I panicked a little when she said that. We were rapidly heading into uncharted emotional territory, and I for one didn't want it to end up in disaster. I gave her a goofy smile.
"True, but if you had been there that night at 'The Fabulous Ladies Night Club', you wouldn't be saying that." Buffy rolled her eyes at me.
"Come on Stripper Boy, lets get going." She groaned and together we headed off in search of the American Embassy.
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It was a nice day to be out walking, if you didn't think about where they were. Buffy and Xander walked the streets talking about this and that. Xander felt himself falling for Buffy again. Well, he never had stopped having feelings for Buffy. But he had learned to lock them away over the years, knowing that Buffy would never feel that way about him. He'd learned his lesson with Willow.
Something caught his eye up ahead. There, in real life, a black uniformed SS soldier was dragging a young red haired woman out of a building. Before he could even think about it, Xander was charging at the SS soldier, leaving Buffy behind in his wake.
Xander had never been big on football, but the flying tackle he delivered on the SS guy was definitely worthy of Superbowl status. The two struggled to get control of the SS soldiers pistol.
Out of the door came a grey uniformed soldier who, seeing the struggle, started to unsling his rifle. He never had a chance as Buffy's fist slammed into his head, sending the hapless soldier flying into an unmoving heap. A gunshot rang out and a frightened Buffy turned to see Xander rolling off the now dead SS soldier. He looked at the gun in his hand for a moment then removed the spare clips for the pistol from the SS guys belt.
As Xander stood, the red haired woman started pulling him in the direction of a side alley. Buffy started to say something but Xander cut her off sharply.
"Just shut up and follow me!" he yelled as he ran off following the woman down the alley way. They twisted and turned their way through the back streets with the fear of the devil in their hearts. The woman stopped and lifted a manhole cover that lead it's way down the sewers. The three of them entered the sewers where the woman produced a torch. Together they ran a few hundred yards through the maze of tunnels before the woman stopped to rest.
Buffy, puffing from fear rather than exertion, grabbled Xander and slammed him up against the wall.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!?!" She yelled at him. "We were supposed to keep a low profile remember? Instead you had to be an idiot. You shouldn't have done that!"
Xander's own rage exploded. He shoved Buffy hard into the opposite wall.
"I will not stand by and watch those Nazi bastards kill innocent people! Do you know the stories I was told when I was growing up of what these Nazi bastards did to people, simply because they were Jewish? For the first time in a very long time, I'm glad Willow isn't with me." his eyes burned with anger and intensity.
"You remember Willow? Come on Buff? They would kill her in a second just because of her last name. The fact that she is a Jewish lesbian witch means triple bonus points and a hard-on for Hitler. I'm not standing by not doing anything. America made that mistake too many times. I'm not." With that Xander turned to the woman and gestured to her to continue leading the way.
A little distance behind, a chastised Slayer followed them.