Part 2
One-Year Later- Timeline: The Freshman
Buffy, Willow, Faith and Oz were walking down the main drive in the campus grounds Buffy and Faith were talking shop while Willow and Oz were walking arms together. Buffy and Willow had grown apart a little over the last year in fact most of them had grown apart they still hung around together and were friends it just seemed as if the heart had fallen out of the gang even with the inclusion of Faith and Amy into their ranks. They knew why and even though they came in later both Faith and Amy saw it too.
They all sat down next to a tree looking through their things and eating lunch, as they were finishing their food Faith spoke up
"B I know you might not like this question but..." she looked at Buffy "Over all the things you told us you all seemed close but now you seem to be distant to each other."
"Faith I don't really want to talk about it."
Amy piped up. "It's a little painful for them to talk about, they lost a friend of theirs just over a year to go."
"Xander Right"
They all looked at her like they were shocked.
"How did you know about him."
"I saw the photo of Buffy, Willow and a dark haired boy at Buffy's house I asked Joyce who he was and she told me his name. Who was he really?"
Willow looked at the others; "He was my best friend for a long time since we were kids at kintergarden. We'd been around together ever since, he was the first of us to know about Buffy and who she was it was him that was responsible for you."
"Me?"
"He's the one that saved Buffy and brought her back to life in the master's layer."
"What happened to him he looked like a bit of a Hottie to me."
"He was- well kind of." Amy Blushed and wished she hadn't spoken up, "I mean he went out with the most popular Girl at school and although he didn't know it several girls in our year had crushes on him especially after he joined the swim team."
"The Speedos." Laughed Willow
"Oh God" Giggled Buffy "I still see that whenever I go swimming or look at a swimming pool. He looked so hot I couldn't believe it. He had hidden Depths"
"Amongst other things." Laughed Amy
"Hey Guy here Guy here" interrupted Oz as the girls went into hysterical laughter
"What are you all talking about" Asked Faith
Oz told her the story that he had heard from the Girls, told her about the Fishmen and their talking to everyone in the school connected to them and anyone who might want to kill the swim team. He then went on to tell her about them finding out that Xander had joined the swim team to go undercover with a little add-in from Willow about Xander "Not being covered by much."
"According to witnesses, the eyes almost popped out on the three of them." OZ smirked at them. "He almost never lived it down especially after the pictures went up."
"What pictures?"
They looked at Amy who blushed a deep red and pulled a picture of Xander in his Speedos.
"SO what I kept one he looks good and I liked him in the Speedos, thanks to these photos he had almost every girl in the school fantasising about him."
"Want?" Asked Willow.
"Yeah not just the four of us either, Cordette, Harmony and all those lot saw what Cordy saw."
She passed the picture to Faith whose eyes almost bugged out
"Wow- this was Xander he's was hot. What happened to him"
The Mood of the group changed as they all remembered what had started this on the first place Buffy looked at Willow and Oz who looked back, Amy knew what was coming so listened in to.
"I drove him off" Answered Buffy, " He left almost exactly a year before graduation, Angelus had just been thrown into hell and I found out that Xander had lied to me and that he was supposed to tell me..."
She stopped as her voice cracked and she started to cry. She hadn't cried about Xander in almost a year and she finally let herself feel it, then Willow did something she hadn't done for a long time almost since before Xander had left she took Buffy into her arms and held her. Oz took up the story.
"He was supposed to tell her that Willow was trying the spell to curse Angel again, he didn't he said 'Kick his ass' and she did. She found out and went around to his house a few days later- he'd been injured to an extent in a battle with some vamps the same one where your predecessor died." Faith looked over at Buffy and locked eyes with her and saw the haunting in her eyes.
"She started to hit him she got two shots in and he did something I never thought I'd see."
"What?"
"He hit Buffy" They both turned to look at her and they saw the pain and fear in her eyes.
"I've lost as much or maybe more than you. Now get the hell out of my house and out of my life"
She started to sob much harder and soon her shoulders were shaking as she let a year's worth of anger, fear and pain out, Willow joined her soon after. Oz and faith walked over and pulled one of them to each Willow to Oz and Buffy to Faith. The two of them had finally started to come to terms. Amy looked over at them and made her mind up she was going to find him one way or another.
Sunnydale Army Base 1800hrs
Two Hum-vees started their way through towards the gates, a hand reached out of the window showing the ID and orders of the Group. Once inside they parked up, several people got out.
"...I tell you Bram Stoker got it right." Argued John king
"Just because he was a limey like you doesn't make him right." Replied Steven Austin.
"You both wrong" Stacy King John's wife piped up "the boss knows about that hey boss."
A figure got out, he was tall with a large build with dark hair and brown eyes.
"Yep I do." Replied Alexander Harris. Looking a little different Xander now had short cut hair (Author's note- think current hair minus 2-3 Inches shorter), has a goatee and has bulked up seriously.
"I fought them in LA just before I joined up. It was strange that I knew what to do and how to do it."
He thought back to his time with the Hunters when he had been in LA he had fought off a small group of fledglings and had come across a small group of soldier cadets who were fighting a large group they had blasted at the vamps with Beretta 9mm Semi-automatics and had succeeded in dusting one or two. The rest were fighting hand to hand although against the vamps that was pointless. He could see the dead body of one of the cadets on the floor his head at an Impossible angle and one arm down by his feet-ripped off by a vamp. He walked down the alley and shifted into the shadows. He found an old broken broom handle and picked it up.
"Let's play ball."
He ran out of the shadows jumping on the back of one and shoving the makeshift stake into the vamp's back. It tuned to dust underneath him but Xander didn't wait he was already moving stabbing another surprised vamp and smashing another with the stick. Staking that one he twisted around and stabbed one that was coming after him.
Pausing only to pick up a few pieces of wood he joined the army cadets, one of them a 6'3" dark hair male grabbed one of the stakes from Xander and Staked the one that was attacking a well built reddish blond haired girl. By them two of the others had been handed stakes and were using them, they obviously knew what they were doing. He turned back just in time to see one particularly ugly vamp (*Aren't they all* thought Xander) coming at him Xander flipped a small piece of wood up and head it in front of the vamp as a makeshift cross as the vamp reeled back Xander took his chance and plunged the stake into the vamp. Then as the vamp evaporated into dust, one vamp got to Xander and threw him against the wall knocking him out. The same dark haired man that had taken the stake off Xander got this vamp in the back. The vamps group know down by more than half decided to that discretion was the better part of valour that or they were chicken shit scared ran for it. The small bunch of soldiers gathered around the young man that had saved them and decided to see if they could help him.
As the young man came around the said just three words to them. "Who Am I?" before he passed out again. The group then got up and left the area they had to find out more about this mysterious man and where he came from.
One Week later- The Pentagon Washington DC
Alexander Harris sat in the waiting room of a high level General, Next to him on the right was John King and His Girlfriend Stacy and on the left another of the Group an attractive dark haired blue eyed young Lady by the name of Gabrielle (Or Gabby to her Friends). He looked up as the secretary called for them to go into the General's office; the four of them walked into the Briefing room and took their seats. The General Moved into the room and the soldiers stood to attention, Xander being a civilian didn't but stood anyway as a measure of respect.
"Ah this must be the young man that saved your unit Cadet Sgt King."
"Yes Sir, he was also injured in the battle if he had been one of my men he would have been cited for bravery."
"Yes, Well Mr..." He paused to look at the Report, it included photocopies of his ID. "Harris, it seems that you knew what you were doing when you fought those HSTs. Tell me how did you know how to fight them."
Xander piped up "With all respect Sir, I don't know how I fought them."
"You see sir..." Interrupted Gabby, "Alexander lost his memory when he hit a wall when he was thrown by an HST. He has no memory before last week, the Doctor's say that it's not permanent but it may be a while until he regains his memory."
The General leaned back into his chair and regarded the slightly built young man in front of him, he knew he recognised the youth but could not place him. He tapped his fingers together and looked around at King.
"Sgt would you be willing to take Mr Harris into your troop in order to train him. He has officially requested to join the project as a soldier."
"Yes Sir Alexander is a good soldier he seems to already have some training in military combat. I'd be glad to take him on."
"Good" Replied the General as he turned to Xander "Mr Harris Welcome to the Initiative"
One-Year Later- Timeline: The Freshman
Buffy, Willow, Faith and Oz were walking down the main drive in the campus grounds Buffy and Faith were talking shop while Willow and Oz were walking arms together. Buffy and Willow had grown apart a little over the last year in fact most of them had grown apart they still hung around together and were friends it just seemed as if the heart had fallen out of the gang even with the inclusion of Faith and Amy into their ranks. They knew why and even though they came in later both Faith and Amy saw it too.
They all sat down next to a tree looking through their things and eating lunch, as they were finishing their food Faith spoke up
"B I know you might not like this question but..." she looked at Buffy "Over all the things you told us you all seemed close but now you seem to be distant to each other."
"Faith I don't really want to talk about it."
Amy piped up. "It's a little painful for them to talk about, they lost a friend of theirs just over a year to go."
"Xander Right"
They all looked at her like they were shocked.
"How did you know about him."
"I saw the photo of Buffy, Willow and a dark haired boy at Buffy's house I asked Joyce who he was and she told me his name. Who was he really?"
Willow looked at the others; "He was my best friend for a long time since we were kids at kintergarden. We'd been around together ever since, he was the first of us to know about Buffy and who she was it was him that was responsible for you."
"Me?"
"He's the one that saved Buffy and brought her back to life in the master's layer."
"What happened to him he looked like a bit of a Hottie to me."
"He was- well kind of." Amy Blushed and wished she hadn't spoken up, "I mean he went out with the most popular Girl at school and although he didn't know it several girls in our year had crushes on him especially after he joined the swim team."
"The Speedos." Laughed Willow
"Oh God" Giggled Buffy "I still see that whenever I go swimming or look at a swimming pool. He looked so hot I couldn't believe it. He had hidden Depths"
"Amongst other things." Laughed Amy
"Hey Guy here Guy here" interrupted Oz as the girls went into hysterical laughter
"What are you all talking about" Asked Faith
Oz told her the story that he had heard from the Girls, told her about the Fishmen and their talking to everyone in the school connected to them and anyone who might want to kill the swim team. He then went on to tell her about them finding out that Xander had joined the swim team to go undercover with a little add-in from Willow about Xander "Not being covered by much."
"According to witnesses, the eyes almost popped out on the three of them." OZ smirked at them. "He almost never lived it down especially after the pictures went up."
"What pictures?"
They looked at Amy who blushed a deep red and pulled a picture of Xander in his Speedos.
"SO what I kept one he looks good and I liked him in the Speedos, thanks to these photos he had almost every girl in the school fantasising about him."
"Want?" Asked Willow.
"Yeah not just the four of us either, Cordette, Harmony and all those lot saw what Cordy saw."
She passed the picture to Faith whose eyes almost bugged out
"Wow- this was Xander he's was hot. What happened to him"
The Mood of the group changed as they all remembered what had started this on the first place Buffy looked at Willow and Oz who looked back, Amy knew what was coming so listened in to.
"I drove him off" Answered Buffy, " He left almost exactly a year before graduation, Angelus had just been thrown into hell and I found out that Xander had lied to me and that he was supposed to tell me..."
She stopped as her voice cracked and she started to cry. She hadn't cried about Xander in almost a year and she finally let herself feel it, then Willow did something she hadn't done for a long time almost since before Xander had left she took Buffy into her arms and held her. Oz took up the story.
"He was supposed to tell her that Willow was trying the spell to curse Angel again, he didn't he said 'Kick his ass' and she did. She found out and went around to his house a few days later- he'd been injured to an extent in a battle with some vamps the same one where your predecessor died." Faith looked over at Buffy and locked eyes with her and saw the haunting in her eyes.
"She started to hit him she got two shots in and he did something I never thought I'd see."
"What?"
"He hit Buffy" They both turned to look at her and they saw the pain and fear in her eyes.
"I've lost as much or maybe more than you. Now get the hell out of my house and out of my life"
She started to sob much harder and soon her shoulders were shaking as she let a year's worth of anger, fear and pain out, Willow joined her soon after. Oz and faith walked over and pulled one of them to each Willow to Oz and Buffy to Faith. The two of them had finally started to come to terms. Amy looked over at them and made her mind up she was going to find him one way or another.
Sunnydale Army Base 1800hrs
Two Hum-vees started their way through towards the gates, a hand reached out of the window showing the ID and orders of the Group. Once inside they parked up, several people got out.
"...I tell you Bram Stoker got it right." Argued John king
"Just because he was a limey like you doesn't make him right." Replied Steven Austin.
"You both wrong" Stacy King John's wife piped up "the boss knows about that hey boss."
A figure got out, he was tall with a large build with dark hair and brown eyes.
"Yep I do." Replied Alexander Harris. Looking a little different Xander now had short cut hair (Author's note- think current hair minus 2-3 Inches shorter), has a goatee and has bulked up seriously.
"I fought them in LA just before I joined up. It was strange that I knew what to do and how to do it."
He thought back to his time with the Hunters when he had been in LA he had fought off a small group of fledglings and had come across a small group of soldier cadets who were fighting a large group they had blasted at the vamps with Beretta 9mm Semi-automatics and had succeeded in dusting one or two. The rest were fighting hand to hand although against the vamps that was pointless. He could see the dead body of one of the cadets on the floor his head at an Impossible angle and one arm down by his feet-ripped off by a vamp. He walked down the alley and shifted into the shadows. He found an old broken broom handle and picked it up.
"Let's play ball."
He ran out of the shadows jumping on the back of one and shoving the makeshift stake into the vamp's back. It tuned to dust underneath him but Xander didn't wait he was already moving stabbing another surprised vamp and smashing another with the stick. Staking that one he twisted around and stabbed one that was coming after him.
Pausing only to pick up a few pieces of wood he joined the army cadets, one of them a 6'3" dark hair male grabbed one of the stakes from Xander and Staked the one that was attacking a well built reddish blond haired girl. By them two of the others had been handed stakes and were using them, they obviously knew what they were doing. He turned back just in time to see one particularly ugly vamp (*Aren't they all* thought Xander) coming at him Xander flipped a small piece of wood up and head it in front of the vamp as a makeshift cross as the vamp reeled back Xander took his chance and plunged the stake into the vamp. Then as the vamp evaporated into dust, one vamp got to Xander and threw him against the wall knocking him out. The same dark haired man that had taken the stake off Xander got this vamp in the back. The vamps group know down by more than half decided to that discretion was the better part of valour that or they were chicken shit scared ran for it. The small bunch of soldiers gathered around the young man that had saved them and decided to see if they could help him.
As the young man came around the said just three words to them. "Who Am I?" before he passed out again. The group then got up and left the area they had to find out more about this mysterious man and where he came from.
One Week later- The Pentagon Washington DC
Alexander Harris sat in the waiting room of a high level General, Next to him on the right was John King and His Girlfriend Stacy and on the left another of the Group an attractive dark haired blue eyed young Lady by the name of Gabrielle (Or Gabby to her Friends). He looked up as the secretary called for them to go into the General's office; the four of them walked into the Briefing room and took their seats. The General Moved into the room and the soldiers stood to attention, Xander being a civilian didn't but stood anyway as a measure of respect.
"Ah this must be the young man that saved your unit Cadet Sgt King."
"Yes Sir, he was also injured in the battle if he had been one of my men he would have been cited for bravery."
"Yes, Well Mr..." He paused to look at the Report, it included photocopies of his ID. "Harris, it seems that you knew what you were doing when you fought those HSTs. Tell me how did you know how to fight them."
Xander piped up "With all respect Sir, I don't know how I fought them."
"You see sir..." Interrupted Gabby, "Alexander lost his memory when he hit a wall when he was thrown by an HST. He has no memory before last week, the Doctor's say that it's not permanent but it may be a while until he regains his memory."
The General leaned back into his chair and regarded the slightly built young man in front of him, he knew he recognised the youth but could not place him. He tapped his fingers together and looked around at King.
"Sgt would you be willing to take Mr Harris into your troop in order to train him. He has officially requested to join the project as a soldier."
"Yes Sir Alexander is a good soldier he seems to already have some training in military combat. I'd be glad to take him on."
"Good" Replied the General as he turned to Xander "Mr Harris Welcome to the Initiative"
