TITLE: THE ENVOY
AUTHOR: STEPHEN HOWE
E-MAIL: sh01@bigpond.com.au
FEEDBACK: Sure.
DISTRIBUTION: Ask and ye shall receive!
DISCLAIMER: All characters belong to Joss! He created everything! Set in season 6.Xander is unable to commit to Anya and she has put the blame on his love for Buffy. Buffy's back and all confused, wishing she was still on the other side. Buffy has a moment with Spike that is observed by Xander , who is in turn being watched by Anya. Hell ensues! A BTVS/SU2 Xover. SOUL SEARCHING. Xander searched the night for Anya but he found no sign of her. He hoped she had been so pissed at him she had fled from this hellhole and the idiot that had caused her so much pain. But his wishes were ripped apart when Willow knocked on the apartment door at 6am.Xander almost wrenched the door off its hinges in his rush to open it." Anya thank god I... Willow?" His eyes went wide when he saw her bottom lip tremble." NO!" He dropped to his knees and pulled at his hair." NO! Its not true!" Willow followed him down to the hard wood floor and tried to comfort him." She must have been in a daze ; she walked right in front of a downtown bus. It was quick Xand.. I. I doubt she felt much pain." Xander hit his hand against the floor and Willow noticed the blood as it ran from his clenched fist. He looked into her eyes." All my fault! All my FUCKING FAULT!I couldn't keep my feelings for HER bottled up any longer..." He glared at Willow then set his face in a stony image as he wiped a tear from his face." Well we won't need to worry about that any longer." Willow was suddenly very afraid for her friend. She realized that the line between good and bad was a very fine one. Since her brief trip across that line not five months ago was still very fresh in her mind, she knew Xander shouldn't be left alone." I'll get Buffy..." " DON'T you dare!" Xander forced her out of the flat." She's like a poison to my soul! Every time I get close to her some thing screws with my life! Well tell her she and Spike can bang away till Angel gets his humanity back with my blessing." He slams the door behind her and checks his pocket for his wallet and keys.
" I am sooo outa this dump!" He went out the rear door and ran down to his car. He looked in the rear view mirror as Willow ran over lawn waiving to him. He left his old childhood friend in a cloud of dust and burnt rubber. He kept driving until he was well out of Sunnydale and its outer districts and well on the way to his first port of call L.A. 6 HOURS LATER By the time he arrived at the 76-fuel stop it was early Sunday morning and he was on autopilot. He pulled up to the pump and swiped his credit card then started to fill his car with fuel. As he finished he saw a blond woman running for her life through the park across the road. He shook his head and ripped the receipt from the pump as he replaced the hose." Nope , didn't see nothing ain't goina do nothing!" He hopped in the car and started it up." Yes sir my new motto is screw the world!" Meanwhile Kate ran for all she was worth, she glanced behind her to see four large slime demons . She keyed the radio at her shoulder." Wake up you guys I need back up now! Or so help me the first thing I do when I rise is come after you!" " Hey! We've got our hands full over hear ya Know!" O'Malley answered." Jeez you try and do some people a favor and they jump down your throat!" His partner from Chicago shouts at him." Hey do you mind? " He takes out his anti-demon pistol and begins to replace the clip ." I would have been here sooner but the ice queen must have broke a nail!" He emptied the guns charges into the three demons that were assaulting her. He grinned as his Kate stood up covered in green slime then keyed his radio." Okay then now Kate just what is your problem?" Kate is backed up to a large tree and checked the charge on her gun then threw it to the ground." No back up and more time!" She looked at the last four demons of the nest of twelve that had hunted in Stafford park. She smiled at the four and told them." Hey guys I know where two of the most succulent humans are hiding out and if you just wait a minute they'll be running their skinny white butts over here any second now." The leader of the pack growled at her and she was close enough to catch the stench of rotting flesh on its breath as they edged closer. Suddenly the high pitched whine of an over taxed engine roared from the left hand side and a blue '97 Thunderbird launched itself through the scrub sideswiping the three demons closest to Kate leaving nothing but a smear of green mucous to soak into the green grass. The leader was pinned by the car as it crashed against a tree. Xander staggered out as the demon freed itself then shook off the pain of its injuries. It pointed a clawed finger at Xander." Now you die human!" Kate quickly radioed for help then fished around for her old LAPD back up gun as she watched the young man just stand there by the side of his now ruined car." Jesus man run!" Xander noticed Kate for the first time and sent her a cocky lopsided grin." Take it easy Miss this won't take but a second." He turned his attention to the lumbering demon then reached into the back of his car and brought out his baseball bat." Hate to ruin a good bat, especially after it was signed by Boone, but one must do..." He shrugged then slammed the bat into the demons knee." Ahh screw it! She was the only one that could come up with the snappy one liners." He swung the bat and connected with his opponents skull sending it crashing into his windscreen." Me , I had to just fight to keep my head above water." Xander saw the beast begin to break free of the shattered window and yell its anger at him. Xander took a Zippo from his pocket and flicked it open before dragging the lighter across his jeans till it caught." Yeah , yeah give my regards to the Mayor!" He tossed the lighter into the puddle of fuel that had pooled by the gash in the petrol tank then signaled for the woman to run as the car exploded into a fireball of death and destruction. Xander stood by his burning car with a grin on his face then cursed as he checked his pocket." Well I wanted a fresh start but not this fresh." He remembered throwing his wallet into the passenger side as he took off after the parade of demons as they pursued the blond." What is it with me and blond women?" He felt someone standing behind him and turned as two others ran into the clearing with weird looking guns drawn. Xander held his hands up and told them." I lost control and crashed into the tree, sorry about the mess I suppose Smokey's going to be pissed?" O'Malley kept his gun on Xander as Kate checked out the other Kate." I'm fine, if it wasn't for our hero there I'd be just another statistic." She walked up to him and told him." Thanks for the assist..." She waited till he told her his name." " Xander .. Alexander Harris. Though I can't prove that due to my wallet joining our jolly green friend on the bonfire of my worldly goods." Xander stopped talking as he saw O'Malley keying in something to a device on his wrist. Kate grabs his arm and walks him away from the scene." Thank you for your assistance Mr. Harris." Whilst O'Malley's assistant asked him." So how come you haven't started to freak out about the scaly green guys?" She walked in front of him and stopped." You seem awfully calm for a guy that just walked in on an ..." " Attack by a gang on PCP?" Xander snorted." I guess I've lived in LA for too long." O'Malley stands beside her." Don't you mean Sunnydale Mr. Harris?" He glanced down at the LCD screen and rattled off the information." Alexander L Harris. Last known address 1321 Sunny view Apartments Sunnydale. I'd like to say you have a clean sheet but I don't like to lie." He glanced up at Xander." You were at the gas explosion at Sunnydale High school?" Xander shrugged." Yeah I was lucky to get out of there. With a passing grade that is" Kate looked at the information." Yeah? Well according to eye witnesses you were leading some sort of armed rebellion just before the giant lizard formally known as Mayor Wilkins was turned into a Burger King franchise." Xander tried to look at the small screen but O'Malley blocked his view." There must be a mistake... What snake it was gas leak ! It was in all the papers." " Just like the bomb you defused the year before or the number of times your name comes up in connection with other 'incidents' during the night hours of Sunnydale over the past six years." O'Malley turned off the device then Kate snapped a pair of handcuffs on Xander." HEY! What the hell? I was helping you!" He glared at the other Kate as she stood by. O'Malley tells him as he herds Xander into a sleek looking car." Watch your head... You can tell it all to our boss... By the way have you seen this?" He held up what looked like a flashlight and a bright light was the last thing Xander knew as he slumped into the back seat. Kate went to the passenger side and almost yelled at him." Hey! Was that necessary? All he did was save my life!" O'Malley waited till his partner was in then started the car. He leaned out the window and told Kate." He knows more than he's letting on .So either he's a demon like the others or.." Kate sighs." Or he's like us." She glanced at Xander then she felt a gnawing at the back of her mind." I might know someone that could help us out." She fishes out her cell phone then dials a number." Hey Cordy.. Look I know it's late and I haven't called for ages but we just found a wallet a t crime scene and the name rings a bell and I know you were from Sunnydale.. Do you know an Alexander Harris?" She moved the phone from her ears as the shouts could be heard inside the car." No He's all right , so you do know him I take it?" END OF 1
AUTHOR: STEPHEN HOWE
E-MAIL: sh01@bigpond.com.au
FEEDBACK: Sure.
DISTRIBUTION: Ask and ye shall receive!
DISCLAIMER: All characters belong to Joss! He created everything! Set in season 6.Xander is unable to commit to Anya and she has put the blame on his love for Buffy. Buffy's back and all confused, wishing she was still on the other side. Buffy has a moment with Spike that is observed by Xander , who is in turn being watched by Anya. Hell ensues! A BTVS/SU2 Xover. SOUL SEARCHING. Xander searched the night for Anya but he found no sign of her. He hoped she had been so pissed at him she had fled from this hellhole and the idiot that had caused her so much pain. But his wishes were ripped apart when Willow knocked on the apartment door at 6am.Xander almost wrenched the door off its hinges in his rush to open it." Anya thank god I... Willow?" His eyes went wide when he saw her bottom lip tremble." NO!" He dropped to his knees and pulled at his hair." NO! Its not true!" Willow followed him down to the hard wood floor and tried to comfort him." She must have been in a daze ; she walked right in front of a downtown bus. It was quick Xand.. I. I doubt she felt much pain." Xander hit his hand against the floor and Willow noticed the blood as it ran from his clenched fist. He looked into her eyes." All my fault! All my FUCKING FAULT!I couldn't keep my feelings for HER bottled up any longer..." He glared at Willow then set his face in a stony image as he wiped a tear from his face." Well we won't need to worry about that any longer." Willow was suddenly very afraid for her friend. She realized that the line between good and bad was a very fine one. Since her brief trip across that line not five months ago was still very fresh in her mind, she knew Xander shouldn't be left alone." I'll get Buffy..." " DON'T you dare!" Xander forced her out of the flat." She's like a poison to my soul! Every time I get close to her some thing screws with my life! Well tell her she and Spike can bang away till Angel gets his humanity back with my blessing." He slams the door behind her and checks his pocket for his wallet and keys.
" I am sooo outa this dump!" He went out the rear door and ran down to his car. He looked in the rear view mirror as Willow ran over lawn waiving to him. He left his old childhood friend in a cloud of dust and burnt rubber. He kept driving until he was well out of Sunnydale and its outer districts and well on the way to his first port of call L.A. 6 HOURS LATER By the time he arrived at the 76-fuel stop it was early Sunday morning and he was on autopilot. He pulled up to the pump and swiped his credit card then started to fill his car with fuel. As he finished he saw a blond woman running for her life through the park across the road. He shook his head and ripped the receipt from the pump as he replaced the hose." Nope , didn't see nothing ain't goina do nothing!" He hopped in the car and started it up." Yes sir my new motto is screw the world!" Meanwhile Kate ran for all she was worth, she glanced behind her to see four large slime demons . She keyed the radio at her shoulder." Wake up you guys I need back up now! Or so help me the first thing I do when I rise is come after you!" " Hey! We've got our hands full over hear ya Know!" O'Malley answered." Jeez you try and do some people a favor and they jump down your throat!" His partner from Chicago shouts at him." Hey do you mind? " He takes out his anti-demon pistol and begins to replace the clip ." I would have been here sooner but the ice queen must have broke a nail!" He emptied the guns charges into the three demons that were assaulting her. He grinned as his Kate stood up covered in green slime then keyed his radio." Okay then now Kate just what is your problem?" Kate is backed up to a large tree and checked the charge on her gun then threw it to the ground." No back up and more time!" She looked at the last four demons of the nest of twelve that had hunted in Stafford park. She smiled at the four and told them." Hey guys I know where two of the most succulent humans are hiding out and if you just wait a minute they'll be running their skinny white butts over here any second now." The leader of the pack growled at her and she was close enough to catch the stench of rotting flesh on its breath as they edged closer. Suddenly the high pitched whine of an over taxed engine roared from the left hand side and a blue '97 Thunderbird launched itself through the scrub sideswiping the three demons closest to Kate leaving nothing but a smear of green mucous to soak into the green grass. The leader was pinned by the car as it crashed against a tree. Xander staggered out as the demon freed itself then shook off the pain of its injuries. It pointed a clawed finger at Xander." Now you die human!" Kate quickly radioed for help then fished around for her old LAPD back up gun as she watched the young man just stand there by the side of his now ruined car." Jesus man run!" Xander noticed Kate for the first time and sent her a cocky lopsided grin." Take it easy Miss this won't take but a second." He turned his attention to the lumbering demon then reached into the back of his car and brought out his baseball bat." Hate to ruin a good bat, especially after it was signed by Boone, but one must do..." He shrugged then slammed the bat into the demons knee." Ahh screw it! She was the only one that could come up with the snappy one liners." He swung the bat and connected with his opponents skull sending it crashing into his windscreen." Me , I had to just fight to keep my head above water." Xander saw the beast begin to break free of the shattered window and yell its anger at him. Xander took a Zippo from his pocket and flicked it open before dragging the lighter across his jeans till it caught." Yeah , yeah give my regards to the Mayor!" He tossed the lighter into the puddle of fuel that had pooled by the gash in the petrol tank then signaled for the woman to run as the car exploded into a fireball of death and destruction. Xander stood by his burning car with a grin on his face then cursed as he checked his pocket." Well I wanted a fresh start but not this fresh." He remembered throwing his wallet into the passenger side as he took off after the parade of demons as they pursued the blond." What is it with me and blond women?" He felt someone standing behind him and turned as two others ran into the clearing with weird looking guns drawn. Xander held his hands up and told them." I lost control and crashed into the tree, sorry about the mess I suppose Smokey's going to be pissed?" O'Malley kept his gun on Xander as Kate checked out the other Kate." I'm fine, if it wasn't for our hero there I'd be just another statistic." She walked up to him and told him." Thanks for the assist..." She waited till he told her his name." " Xander .. Alexander Harris. Though I can't prove that due to my wallet joining our jolly green friend on the bonfire of my worldly goods." Xander stopped talking as he saw O'Malley keying in something to a device on his wrist. Kate grabs his arm and walks him away from the scene." Thank you for your assistance Mr. Harris." Whilst O'Malley's assistant asked him." So how come you haven't started to freak out about the scaly green guys?" She walked in front of him and stopped." You seem awfully calm for a guy that just walked in on an ..." " Attack by a gang on PCP?" Xander snorted." I guess I've lived in LA for too long." O'Malley stands beside her." Don't you mean Sunnydale Mr. Harris?" He glanced down at the LCD screen and rattled off the information." Alexander L Harris. Last known address 1321 Sunny view Apartments Sunnydale. I'd like to say you have a clean sheet but I don't like to lie." He glanced up at Xander." You were at the gas explosion at Sunnydale High school?" Xander shrugged." Yeah I was lucky to get out of there. With a passing grade that is" Kate looked at the information." Yeah? Well according to eye witnesses you were leading some sort of armed rebellion just before the giant lizard formally known as Mayor Wilkins was turned into a Burger King franchise." Xander tried to look at the small screen but O'Malley blocked his view." There must be a mistake... What snake it was gas leak ! It was in all the papers." " Just like the bomb you defused the year before or the number of times your name comes up in connection with other 'incidents' during the night hours of Sunnydale over the past six years." O'Malley turned off the device then Kate snapped a pair of handcuffs on Xander." HEY! What the hell? I was helping you!" He glared at the other Kate as she stood by. O'Malley tells him as he herds Xander into a sleek looking car." Watch your head... You can tell it all to our boss... By the way have you seen this?" He held up what looked like a flashlight and a bright light was the last thing Xander knew as he slumped into the back seat. Kate went to the passenger side and almost yelled at him." Hey! Was that necessary? All he did was save my life!" O'Malley waited till his partner was in then started the car. He leaned out the window and told Kate." He knows more than he's letting on .So either he's a demon like the others or.." Kate sighs." Or he's like us." She glanced at Xander then she felt a gnawing at the back of her mind." I might know someone that could help us out." She fishes out her cell phone then dials a number." Hey Cordy.. Look I know it's late and I haven't called for ages but we just found a wallet a t crime scene and the name rings a bell and I know you were from Sunnydale.. Do you know an Alexander Harris?" She moved the phone from her ears as the shouts could be heard inside the car." No He's all right , so you do know him I take it?" END OF 1
