Chapter 4
The Scooby gang arrived in Ireland pretty much in one piece. A man in robes met them at the airport and drove them to a castle far from civilization and creature comforts. It was dusk when they finally arrived at the castle.
"You will be informed of the situation and then lead to your rooms. You may go to bed or you may help. Tomorrow your battle truly begins". Like when Angel arrived the druids gathered around the Scooby gang.
"Which is the one you call Willow?" Shy willow raised her hand. "Will you please come with us. You are a great sorceress. We would like your help with some protection spells."
"I'm not that good." Willow blushed in the dim light.
"Yes indeed you are. Will you please come?" She nodded and a few of the older druids led her to another room.
"Mr Giles I presume?" A druid came up to Giles. "We could use your help in researching this problem. We still do not know why the gateway was opened and why we can not close it. You are very good at producing results on this type of problem. That is what the Gatekeeper said."
"Certainly. Where is your library?" Giles left the room.
"The Slayer?" A druid looked at Anya.
"Me? Ha. I am an ex demon." They glanced at Buffy, embarrassed.
"Yeah I'm the Slayer. What do you need me to kill?"
"You are friends with the vampire?"
"Angel?"
"Yes he is out working. He will need your help dispatching dragons."
"Dragons? Holy shit." Buffy murmured. "Got it."
"He is out in the West Woods. We have kept track of him. We will give you a horse. It shall guide you there. Let us show you your room so you may change into your armor." Buffy followed the druids.
"What about us?" Xander spoke up.
"You'll do what we do I guess." Cordelia said. Xander and Anya spun around.
"How ya been Cordy?"
"Good." she smoothed her hair. "Oz is coming." Oz entered the room.
"Hey guys." He said faintly smiling.
"How long have you been here?" Anya asked.
"We got here this morning. We were asleep all day. I guess we are just waiting for instructions."
"And instructions you shall have." The 4 turned to yet another druid in robes. "Since you are not supernatural and of use in battle..."
"Hey I resent that. I'm good in battle!" Xander interrupted. The druid looked at him wearily.
"Not against creatures that we deal with. Now we need you to collect herbs and run errands. That is the most help you can give us."
"We can do that." Cordelia said before Xander could argue.
"Good." the druid pulled map out from his robes. "Look at this map." He pointed to it. "Here is the castle. Here is the gateway. Do not stray near it. We need you to find us some a few plants. Follow the directions on the list and bring them back. Please be careful and do not dawdle. Should this gateway get any bigger, or more creatures come out the world would be in chaos. There is already reports of Dublin becoming invisible and London catching fire on the hour every hour." He handed them a list and a flashlight gravely and hurried away.
"I can't believed we were banished to collect smelly plants." Xander complained.
"You don't really want to go fighting dragons do you? That would be really funny. Like you could ever beat a dragon." Cordelia jabbed.
"I don't think now is the time for teasing and jokes. "Oz reminded them. "I would rather just get this stuff and get back to the castle."
"I think I can get most of them." Anya announced taking the list from Oz. "I collected a lot of these before for other demons. I once worked in a magic shop. That was like 200 years ago though."
"Go right ahead." Cordelia muttered. They walked further until they came to a lush meadow. It was full of wild plants. Anya began working and only stopped to hand the others the plants.
"Do you think Buffy has come upon Angel yet? I wonder what that reunion will be like." Cordelia wondered out loud.
"Maybe the dragon will get dead boy and we won't have to find out." Xander said evilly.
"Don't you say that about my boss." Cordelia hissed. "He's a great guy. He's kept me safe, clothed, and happy for 5 very long years."
"So sorry." Xander said sarcastically.
"Would you 2 quit it?" Oz snapped. They quieted immediately. You don't mess with Oz if he's annoyed. It takes a lot to blow his fuse.
"So Oz you've kept in touch with Angel?"Xander asked pointedly.
"Yes. I felt more welcome there than Sunnydale." Oz shifted the plants in his arms. He shrugged.
"Willow's not a lesbian anymore." Xander said softly. "That was like a random confused cry for help." He explained further. Oz pretended he wasn't listening.
The Scooby gang arrived in Ireland pretty much in one piece. A man in robes met them at the airport and drove them to a castle far from civilization and creature comforts. It was dusk when they finally arrived at the castle.
"You will be informed of the situation and then lead to your rooms. You may go to bed or you may help. Tomorrow your battle truly begins". Like when Angel arrived the druids gathered around the Scooby gang.
"Which is the one you call Willow?" Shy willow raised her hand. "Will you please come with us. You are a great sorceress. We would like your help with some protection spells."
"I'm not that good." Willow blushed in the dim light.
"Yes indeed you are. Will you please come?" She nodded and a few of the older druids led her to another room.
"Mr Giles I presume?" A druid came up to Giles. "We could use your help in researching this problem. We still do not know why the gateway was opened and why we can not close it. You are very good at producing results on this type of problem. That is what the Gatekeeper said."
"Certainly. Where is your library?" Giles left the room.
"The Slayer?" A druid looked at Anya.
"Me? Ha. I am an ex demon." They glanced at Buffy, embarrassed.
"Yeah I'm the Slayer. What do you need me to kill?"
"You are friends with the vampire?"
"Angel?"
"Yes he is out working. He will need your help dispatching dragons."
"Dragons? Holy shit." Buffy murmured. "Got it."
"He is out in the West Woods. We have kept track of him. We will give you a horse. It shall guide you there. Let us show you your room so you may change into your armor." Buffy followed the druids.
"What about us?" Xander spoke up.
"You'll do what we do I guess." Cordelia said. Xander and Anya spun around.
"How ya been Cordy?"
"Good." she smoothed her hair. "Oz is coming." Oz entered the room.
"Hey guys." He said faintly smiling.
"How long have you been here?" Anya asked.
"We got here this morning. We were asleep all day. I guess we are just waiting for instructions."
"And instructions you shall have." The 4 turned to yet another druid in robes. "Since you are not supernatural and of use in battle..."
"Hey I resent that. I'm good in battle!" Xander interrupted. The druid looked at him wearily.
"Not against creatures that we deal with. Now we need you to collect herbs and run errands. That is the most help you can give us."
"We can do that." Cordelia said before Xander could argue.
"Good." the druid pulled map out from his robes. "Look at this map." He pointed to it. "Here is the castle. Here is the gateway. Do not stray near it. We need you to find us some a few plants. Follow the directions on the list and bring them back. Please be careful and do not dawdle. Should this gateway get any bigger, or more creatures come out the world would be in chaos. There is already reports of Dublin becoming invisible and London catching fire on the hour every hour." He handed them a list and a flashlight gravely and hurried away.
"I can't believed we were banished to collect smelly plants." Xander complained.
"You don't really want to go fighting dragons do you? That would be really funny. Like you could ever beat a dragon." Cordelia jabbed.
"I don't think now is the time for teasing and jokes. "Oz reminded them. "I would rather just get this stuff and get back to the castle."
"I think I can get most of them." Anya announced taking the list from Oz. "I collected a lot of these before for other demons. I once worked in a magic shop. That was like 200 years ago though."
"Go right ahead." Cordelia muttered. They walked further until they came to a lush meadow. It was full of wild plants. Anya began working and only stopped to hand the others the plants.
"Do you think Buffy has come upon Angel yet? I wonder what that reunion will be like." Cordelia wondered out loud.
"Maybe the dragon will get dead boy and we won't have to find out." Xander said evilly.
"Don't you say that about my boss." Cordelia hissed. "He's a great guy. He's kept me safe, clothed, and happy for 5 very long years."
"So sorry." Xander said sarcastically.
"Would you 2 quit it?" Oz snapped. They quieted immediately. You don't mess with Oz if he's annoyed. It takes a lot to blow his fuse.
"So Oz you've kept in touch with Angel?"Xander asked pointedly.
"Yes. I felt more welcome there than Sunnydale." Oz shifted the plants in his arms. He shrugged.
"Willow's not a lesbian anymore." Xander said softly. "That was like a random confused cry for help." He explained further. Oz pretended he wasn't listening.
