TITLE:
THE BODYGUARD 6 AUTHOR: STEPHEN HOWE
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Feed me Seymore!
DISTRIBUTION:
Ask and ye shall receive!
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. THE
MAGIC BOX-2 HOURS LATER. Dawn
watched from Willow's side as Jack staggered out of the back room and made his
way to a chair. She lent down as Willow pulled on her shirt and pointed to the
University's web site. Willow whispered to her." According to the chemistry
page the ingredients are what scientists believe makes up the energy produced
between the mind's thought process and it's transference to action." Willow
pales at what this means. " Jeez Dawn just where in hell did you get these? Do
you know what it means?" Dawn shook her head. " If I did I
wouldn't need to ask." Willow tells her. " It's the energy Glory used to drain
from her victims!" Dawns
eyes narrowed as she looked at Jack. " Just what the hell is he?" She
picked up the bottle and snuck back into the back bedroom and replaced it in
his jacket pocket. She walked back into the room and watched Jack very closly
from then on. She over heard Giles telling him. " Yes it appears you are
somehow allergic to Buffy's sister in a very violent way." Jack held his head and told Giles. " Yeah
but it doesn't explain why I need more of my pills than at any other
time." Buffy asks. " Maybe it's because of the
Hellmouth? I mean we know it draws
energy from somewhere maybe it's from the people living here?" She turned
to Jack. " Maybe if we knew why you take them?" He shrugged." I was based at Guantonimo
Bay as part of an advanced contingent for a proposed visit by the Vice
President over two years ago. We were infiltrated by what we first thought were
terrorists . But I now know were demons sent to take , and then posses him. My
team and I had taken them out when all of a sudden I was hit by a ton of bricks
. When i woke up I was in a hospital in London with Doctor Chakira standing
over me." Giles glanced up. " Dr.Romana
Chakira?" Jack frowns at him. " Yes that's her
,Why?" He closes his book and tells him." She's the most eminante
Doctor of Demonology and metaphysics on the Council. " Jack looks at his
watch."We havent got time for this Giles!The third wave of assasins will
have been despatched and should arrive soon. Buffy shrugs. " We
know what to do now so we'll be better prepared." Jack smirks. "You
still have no idea what you're dealing with do you? First they send one then a
team of three then a double team then a triple... So on and so
forth until the contract is honored. The only way you survive an Order of Taraka contract is if the one ordering
it cancells it or they run out of members. And seing how there's over a thousand of them I hope the council comes
through with their end!" Buffy
slumps in her chair. " So I'm as good as dead then?" She played with
the cross Xander had given her and she flashed a sad smile." I guess I'll
be seing him sooner than I thought." a small tear ran down her cheek and
she wiped it away." Which is a good thing , all this pining away's got to
be bad for a girls skin." Suddenly Jack's voice sounded just like Xander's
as he said. " They'll get to you over my corpse Buffy." She looked up
at him but saw no one else had heard the voice.* Great! Now I know I'm going to
buy it! Hearing voices now Miss Summers?* # No my love just mine. Niether heaven nor
hell will stop me from protecting thee my love# Buffy looked around then
thought * Xander? Is that you? Where are you and when will you return?* # Yes my love it is me and I was always close
to you. Death cannot seperate us . Nor another dimension hold me from my love.
I loved Anya but I was always in love
with you. I always settled , knowing you could never love one such as me #
* No! It was only after you left I discovered my life was empty
without you in it. When
Angel left I was sad but you were there, then Riley left and you were there
again. My 'white Knight' in shining armour.* The words began to become barely a whisper as
he replied.#SOON MY LOVE SOON# She
was jerked back by Giles's insesant voice." Buffy are you all right? You
'zoned out' as your generation puts it. Were going to take you home then
prepare a place for us to hold up till the council terminates the
contract." She shook her head and
looked around praying to see Xander but only seeing the old gang . She nodded
her head and prepared to move .Jack tells them." I'll be
outside and I'll follow you home . They'll try to intercept you between here
and home. If I place myself between you and them we may just make
it." He got up and went to his car and removed a large black duffel bag.He dropped it onto the table and
unravelled it revealing an awsome collection of weapons. He shrugged into a
combination Fevlar vest/utility vest.Then placed bladed weapons and other
deadly devices in it's pouches before telling them." No matter what you see or hear ,once you start moving
never stop till you get home is that clear?" They all agree and then he checks his
watch." Right then I'll go and make sure the way is clear then." He
had to fight down a desire to kiss Buffy that sprang out of nowhere.He grinned
at GIles. " Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori?Aye G-man?" He then left ,not knowing he had said what he
did but leaving Giles stareing after him. " you know for a second there I
was sure I heard Xan.." He looked at Buffy then stopped.Jack stretched
then got in his rental car and drove off , as he did a sniper looked down on the Magic Box and prepared his
weapon then activated his throat mike.
" Ryan's just left so the target can't be to far behind." He heard
something behind him and drew his sidearm while he turned, bringing it to bare
on Ryan and fired three quick shots before he was on him. Ryan winced as he held the sniper in an unbreakable hold."
Hello old friend. Now then just where is your other little playmates hiding
then?" The scream was barely heard as Giles started up his car and drove
away. END OF 6