TITLE:
THE Incredible Xander part 2
AUTHOR:
STEPHEN HOWE
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All characters belong to Joss! He created everything! Set in season 6.Xander Buffy's still gone and the group's
hurting. Anya is on the verge of leaving no matter what Xander does. The
Knights are back and after the key but no one knows. Someone becomes the
Incredible Hulk!!! CONSTRUCTION SITE. Tara has finished drawing the magical symbols
on the roof of the building Buffy had jumped from, while Willow had mixed the
potion for the casting. Willow poured the mixture onto a mystical flame that
turned blue and caused its twin to form in the centre of the pentagram."
Lords of fire, Lords of dust do for us that which is just!" She threw
another handful of powder onto the flame and it grew brighter. Its twin began
to form a vaguely human shape." She that died on this very ground and by
the potion we have burned, we beseech the Lords to return!" She threw
another handful onto the flame and they felt the very air drawn into the shape
forming in the mystical circle. Tara saw Willow nod and she placed Mr. Pointy
in the pentagram and chanted." Slayer of evil, defender of good, with this
offering from the Heart we beg thee not to depart." She then threw the
I.D. bracelet Buffy had given to Xander into the centre of the shape. It then
began to become solid, transforming energy to mass. Then she held up a bag of
blood that Dawn had allowed them to drain from her." From thy sister to thee,
the sister the key, become the chosen one Buffy." She
tore the top from the bag and emptied it into the shape and both she and Willow
grinned as it formed the one they had lost. They then sat back to back and went
into a trance, Willow exerting all the power she had into the last part of the
spell as they searched for Buffy's soul and led it back to her body. They both
found her wandering in a kind of limbo her eyes blank and staring, and were
taking her back when Jenny Calender stopped them. She looked at them and told
them." Heart, Mind, Hand and Body for her to return one must pay." Willow and Tara looked at each other and
Willow then kissed Tara." Good bye my love tell the others it was an easy
choice." But before Tara could argue Jenny shook her head." It has
already been done little one. The choice was made in the masters cave and the
God's themselves marked him then and reclaim him now." The
two Wiccan came out of the trance at the same time Buffy revived, and all three
shouted out one name. " XANDER!"
S.D.I.
TESTING STATION # 1 General Mayborn watched the view from the
remote cameras as they panned across the replica city and the sky above it. One
of the techs told him." T minus three minutes and counting General."
He nodded and told them." Good, sound general quarters and begin countdown."
He turned to the scientist sitting at the console." I hope this works this
time Jerry or Dubya will have our balls for sure." Dr.
Banyon told him." Lets leave the worry aside till the test is over
General. With the new Gamma and Delta ray projectors online the shield should
work just fine. Project Umbrella will be the first step in the President's
renewed Space Defence Initiative." Meanwhile a short distance away from the
testing site Xander pulls his jeep around and stops so he is facing the two
cars." He aims the gun then relaxes and cocks his neck before taking out the
front tyres from each of the pursuing cars. He winces as he turns the wheel and
floors the gas pedal leaving the Knights firing after him. The Knights then
move fast and take the two front tyres off one car and replace them with the
spares from both cars. All but one pile into the repaired car and they drive
off in a cloud of dust after Xander. Xander
looks pale but suddenly he's feeling no pain as he glances in the mirror and
sees Buffy's cross around his neck." Ya brought me luck again
darlin'!" He brought the cross to his lips and kissed it. But then the
Jeep shuddered to a halt as a cloud of steam erupted from under the hood."
Great! Harris luck strikes again!" Xander steps out of his disabled Jeep
and strips his shirt down to check the wound." Through and through I just
need to patch this up and we'll get moving. He glances over at the passenger
seat and sees Buffy sitting there. He grins." Never fear the Buffster's
here! How ya doing Buff?" He frowns then says." Oh yeah sorry! Forgot
about the whole jumping to your death thingy. Still at least you can feel no
pain where you are right princess." He looks away and sees a cloud of dust on
his back trail, checks the clip in the gun." One round! Just peachy! And
now you're talking to dead people" He looks ahead and sees a small town
shimmering in the distance." With my luck it'll be painted red and a
midget will be changing the town name to Hell." Xander tucks the gun into
his belt and shucks into the backpack." Well I just hope they got a phone
or a sheriff that ain't Clint Eastwood!" He starts walking then turns to look at his Jeep." You coming Buff
or will you just wait to see whether I join you in the choir invisible?"
He sees her waive to him then disappear." Yep! Just lovin' this whole
freaking day to bits all right!" He's
just entering the town when he begins to notice something weird about it."
I know I said I like the quiet but Jeez! Where are all the people gone?"
He eases the pack off his good shoulder and takes out the water bottle, its
contents disappear after three big gulps." Ahh! H2O nothin beats it!...
Jeez!" The sound of the klaxon causes him to drop the empty flask and spin
around." No doubt about it! This is the worst day so far! Now what?" The countdown is into seconds as a
controller comes running up to the General." Sir we have an unauthorized
person within the test site! " The General rushes over to the
screen." Stop the countdown!" Dr. Banyon shakes his head." Its
too late the generators have built up the charge! If we halt it now the town
will vaporize anyway! Lets just see what happens, if the shield works he'll be
fine." The
car with the Knights in arrives at the start of town and they see Xander
running down the centre of the town." This will be quick! But we need to
find the key as well!" One of the Knights tells them from the front seat."
I think this guy's led us on a wild goose chase. Check with Ralph and see if
she's with the Watcher." One of the Knights speaks into a receiver." Ralph this is
Kendall have you seen the watcher yet?" After a second Ralph
replies." No... Wait he's just come onto I15 and passed my station. Hey! I
thought you were chasing the Key? " Kendall shakes his head." She's
with him isn't she? Well get after them!"
Before Kendall can tell the driver to turn
around a wave ripples across the road in front of them and the very air
shimmers with a copper taste." What the hell?" Then the sound like a
plane breaking the sound barrier assaults their ears.
Xander stumbles and drops the gun, he places his hands against his ears."
What the hell was that?" He looks around and sees the air above the town
shimmer with a golden hue then shatter into purple haze. He feels his skin
sparkle and fizz." I wonder if this is what Vampires feel when the sun
hits them?" He then feels the worst pain in his young life and flings his
arms in front of his eyes.
Alarms are going off in the control room as Dr. Banyon tells the General."
The shield held!" The General shouts at him as he points to the view
screen." But they collapsed after the attack! What's the good of stopping
the missiles if the town's destroyed by the shield?" They watch as the
destructive wave hits a car that was travelling down the street." What the
hell kind of piss ant security are we running here?" They all watch as the car erupts into a ball
of flame incinerating its occupants and turning itself into a funeral
pyre." Look!" One of the techs points to Xander as he begins to
struggle to his feet." That's impossible! His body must have been
bombarded by lethal Gamma and Delta radiation! His whole system should have
shutdown and gone into catatonic shock before dying." Xander collapses and screams in agony as
he feels his body's nerve endings scream out in pain. His last thoughts as he
grips Buffy's cross are." Guess I'm finally going to join you
Buff...." His arm flops onto the tarmac of the road as men in radiation
gear climb out of a helicopter that landed close by. END
OF 2 So how do you like it so far? Not too
boring?