TITLE:
THE BODYGUARD 7 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. SUMMER'S RESIDENCE Buffy walked into the house and opened the doors to all
the rooms checking each one in turn." Okay there doesn't seem to be anything
else in here." The others marched in and made their way to the lounge and made
themselves comfortable as possible. Buffy went upstairs to gather any weapons
she had there. Dawn moved next to Willow and Tara, talking in whispers they all
learnt of what Dawn feared the most." I think Jack is being used as a vessel." Tara's
eyes went wide." Yyyou don't mean Glory's back do you?" Dawn held up her hands
trying to comfort her. " No! No I don't mean Glory." She looks over at Giles."
I'm talking about Xander!" Now it was Willow's turn to show her shock." No way!
We all saw him vaporised with Ben/Glory!" Dawn shook her head." When I was in
the back room at the shop I placed my hand on Jack's head.. As soon as I was
within a few inches of him he morphed into Xander!" Tara
looks between the two." So does that mean we have to kill him now that he's
going to be evil?" Willow shakes her head. " Not an option Tara! There's no way
in hell I'm going to kill him!" Dawn spoke her mind. " What if we separated them somehow? Like Ben
and Glory used to do only made it permanent?" Giles's voice made the trio
jump." Anya had found a spell in a book she remembered that described a way to
do just that." The three girls looked at him and he shrugged." I'm old, not
deaf and dumb, ladies. But just what happens to him if we're successful?" Dawn looks at
him as she answers. " I for one am willing to face that risk. It's the least we
can do for him after what he did for us." Willow's face drops. " But if he is
evil… I don't think I." She looks upstairs as they hear Buffy moving heavy
furniture around." Or Buffy could face him down and kill him like we did
Glory." Giles struggled with his inner thoughts then
stiffened his back. " We'll bring him back and if our worst fears prove true
then I will kill him." Giles pulled a
sheaf of papers from his inside pocket and told them. " It shouldn't take long
once we've caste the spell so we must be prepared for anything." THE ROAD TO BUFFY'S Jack
is almost to Buffy's when he sees the road shimmer in front of him. He pulled
over and placed the car in neutral before lifting the flack jacket to reveal
the small hole just below the jacket's protection." Shit!" He felt behind him
and found no exit hole." Aw crap!" His vision clouded over and he reached for
the tablets again, downing two. He rested his head on the steering wheel and
tried to gather his strength. When he recovered enough he looked up and saw
three demons heading towards his car. He grabbed his
pistol and opened the car door, using it as both a shield and a brace." That's
far enough where you are fella's." The one he assumed was the leader walked
forwards with his palms spread." Our employer has an offer for you Mr. Ryan."
He kept walking. " Name your price then simply walk away and it will be
delivered anywhere in the world." Jack
sniggered. " You're boss must be pretty rich or think I'm pretty dumb!" The
leader shrugged. " She's pretty rich … but mostly she's pissed off at the
Slayer and her friends." Jack's weapon wavered. " 15 … I can see myself walking
away from them for 15 million." The
leader smiled. " Australian dollars? " Jack replied." Pounds! That Aussie crap
looks like monopoly money and is just as valuable." The leader smiled." She
would have paid more!" He shakes his head." She even wants us to film it as
we.. How did she put it? Oh yeah 'rape the shit out of all of them before we
pull their guts out through their noses! '
Quiet a way with words, dumb as a horses rear end but I suppose when you're as
rich as Midas you don't need smarts." Jack moved to his car." You do know that
if she tries to double cross me she'll be as dead as the Scooby's?" Jack laughs
at the leaders nod." Well then, no offence but I hope I never see you guys
again." He sits in the car and expels a sigh of relief. " Well I don't think
the Council will be cancelling this contract so I'll just get me to a hospital
and wait for the crap to fall." He starts the car. " After all I'm wounded and
incapacitated so I can't be blamed." Suddenly he
gripped the steering wheel and cried out in pain." Jesus H Christ!" His face
distorted and a yellow wave washed over him , as it did a second image was
pulled from him and he felt like he was being ripped in two. END
OF 7