TITLE: THE BODYGUARD 1 AUTHOR: STEPHEN HOWE
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DISCLAIMER: All characters belong to Joss! He created everything! Set in season 5.B/X eventually (Is there any other?) Giles is Buffy's watcher. Starts off with the big battle with Glory then jumps two years into the future. My take on what happens in the season final is just wishful thinking. PG-15 for adult themes. TWO YEARS LATER Buffy placed the flowers at the memorial they had built for Xander while Dawn clipped the grass from around the edges of his cairn. Buffy traced his name with her fingertip as she remembered the things he had done. She wiped a tear from her eye; she had never been able to move on from her feelings for him. All those years of ignoring her feelings and now he was gone she could not feel that way for anyone else ever again. Sure she had relationships but they were brief and all ended in flames, as she couldn't give them the commitment they deserved. Only one man would ever have that and he was two years in the grave. She smiled." Boy you must be lapping this up, up there Xander." She brushed a strand of hair from her eyes and watched the three women as they tidied up the area. " Willow and Tara are still going strong. They graduate this year so they, at least, got to live out their dreams. Dawn is going to college next year and as you can imagine Giles is having kittens trying to figure out how to pay for it. Although his business and the income from the Council of Watchers is more than enough. " She looks sad again." We haven't seen Anya since that night. We have heard she married some rich Texas oil man but that could be just wishful thinking on Dawns part." She traces the A in Alexander again." I miss you! My life is incomplete without you in it." She gets up as the others call her over. As she gets up Dawn watches her move away before she stands in front of his cairn." Giles says you can hear everything that happens down here so I hope you can do something for Sis. She is a zombie, Xander, her life ended that day just as surely as if she died with you. I think she waits for the day she can join you up there but I know you wouldn't like that wherever you are. " She wipes a tear from her eye. " I guess you never knew this but I had such a crush on you! I guess it must be some gene in the Summer's girl's blood or something. I just pray that wherever you are you are at peace and happy." LONDON-BANK OF ENGLAND SECURE PARKING GARAGE. 2.am. The man stepped from the lift and made his way to the attendant and gave him his key card. The attendant swiped it and a green light flashed above some words on his screen." Goodnight Mr. Fenshaw. Jack will be bringing your car up now sir." Just as Fenshaw moved away from him the attendant was hit by a stream of bullets splashing his life's blood against the windows behind him. Fenshaw's eyes widened as the two men assigned to him moved to cover him from danger but they too were struck down in a hail of gunfire. Fenshaw dropped to the floor and began to shake." I'm a goddamned banker not some combat war hero! This is London for god's sake not the Ukraine! " He saw three sets of boots in front of him as he heard an accented voice tell him. " Then Britain should not have interfered in our domestic problems comrade Fenshaw!" " For .. I have nothing to do with the wishes of his majesties government! I run a bloody bank! " He hears the clatter of a clip as it drops to the floor. He looks up and watches as the Spetznats (Russia's equivalent to Britains SAS) rammed home a fresh clip and cocked the arming lever." I know and we're sorry but we couldn't get close to any of the others and a message has to be sent!" He closes his eyes in readiness for the killing blow but instead he hears three gentle coughs and sees the three men fall clutching their throats as plumes of blood spray from them. Another man bends down and helps him up. " Come on sir there's at least three more around here somewhere." Fenshaw staggers into the car as the man scans the area for the back up hit team." Jack? What the hell are you doing? You're just a driver how.." Jack motioned for him to be quiet. " I've been assigned to guard you after your employers received word that a splinter group was going to hit you." He shuts the door. " Stay here the cars bullet proof, I want you to drive up to the security zone and hit the alarms! But don't get out till I arrive." Xander ducks behind a Mercedes and waits as Fenshaw drives away to safety. He hears the other team move towards the sound of the car and waits till they pass before rising up behind them. He aims and shoots two of the team in the back of their heads then shoots the third in the knee dropping him like a sack of bricks. He calmly walks up to the man and kicks the SMG away from his hand." Who helped you? Who set it up so you could be here when Fenshaw left?" The Russian spat at him and Jack put another round into his other knee." Argh! Fuck you American pig !! I tell you nothing! I have the right.." Jack finishes." To remain stupid and dead. Unless you tell me what I want to know I'm going to work my way up to your spine then leave here to drown in your own blood." Jack replaces the empty clip and aims between the Russians legs." I count to three and you sing soprano..1...2.." The Russian cracks and tells Jack a name." Now you get me medical aid yes?" Jack smiles and the Russian blanches." Yeah sure. Whatever." The pop echoed through the silent garage as Jack placed his final round into the man's forehead. THE NEXT DAY Jack's eyes snap open as the sun rises shining it's light on his bedroom wall. He sits up then jumps out of bed and walks to the makeshift training room. He warms up and as he does we see his Spartan living quarters apart from the bed there is just a plain table and chair in the kitchen and a padded chair in the empty lounge. He's one hour into is usual routine, that usually last three hours, when his pager goes off. He checks it then picks up his cell phone and presses a speed dial number. He waits till an electronic signal finishes then he punches in his code and says. " Jack Ryan code alpha one bravo two zero." The electronic voice tells him of a place and time and he hangs up. He starts to feel nauseous and the usual headache follows. He goes into the bathroom and takes out his pills, shaking two out, only to discover they were the last. He pours a glass of water out and takes the pills. After grimacing at the after taste he walks into the lounge and picks up his cell phone and presses another speed dial number. After several rings he says. " Hello could I make an appointment to see Doctor Chakira please? I need a refill on my prescription" He listens then checks his watch." yeah sure that'd be great see you then." He places the cell phone back in his coat pocket and slumps in the chair, rubbing his temples till the pain subsides. Dr. Chakira's nurse walks in and informs her of Jack's appointment and the doctor frowns before picking up the phone and dialling it." Hello Mr. Travers? Yes it's Dr. Chakira I thought you'd like to know Mr. Ryan is using the drugs at an increased level. Yes I know that but it might mean his dormant side is trying to surface and if it does we may lose a valuable asset." Does he remember anything about his other life yet? " Not that I know of but I'll do a deep probe while we have him in the chair sir. He's far to valuable to the Council for us to lose him now." SUNNYDALE Buffy is doing her nightly patrol and she senses someone close by. She readies her stake then hides it as she bumps into a policeman. " Sorry miss but you shouldn't be here at this time of night!" She thinks on her feet and answers. " Yeah I know but it's a short cut to my house from the club and it takes a half hour off my trip." The officer thinks then nods, smiling at her. " Well hurry on then and try to stay in the light. You'd be surprised at some of the things that hang around out here at night." Tell me about it! Buffy thinks. She smiles and moves off, keeping the stake out of his sight as she walks off. The officer takes out his radio and thumbs the control." Target acquired. Moving in for the kill, blessed be Takara and all who serve his name." He then replaces it and takes out his gun. END OF 2