SERIES - When Angels Weep

PART - 5

TITLE: A Forgetful Fight

AUTHOR: The Sorcerer Bard [ thesorcererbard@i-am-the-key.com ]

CO-AUTHOR: Michelle Dawn [ MichelleDawnBot@hotmail.com ]

RATING: PG-13

PAIRINGS: Tara/Dawn (20 years old) plus standard pairings of Spike/Buffy and Xander/Anya

SUMMARY: Trouble at the Summers residence, how will it end?

SPOILERS: None for the series I think [I haven't seen any of season 6 so you draw your own conclusions].

DISCLAIMER: Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy and 20th Century Fox own Buffy the Vampire Slayer and everything related to them. I own the storyline and Zee-Ra, the Ha'leth and the Oh-th'Maakem. Also Carmen is mine and no-one, I do mean no-one, can use her for anything.

NOTES: 1) This is only my second attempt at a Tara/Dawn story so feedback is desperately wanted.

2) This story is based on an idea from The Anonymus Reviewer and is set after Buffonia's story 'Zoom from the Moon' [Read it if you can it's a great story].

3) If you notice some discontinuities and small changes in personalities don't worry, all will be explained (He, He, He, I'm pulling a Joss and hinting at things that are gonna happen further down the track).

4) This part has two tributes in it. 1 to one of my favourite Sarah Michelle Gellar movie [Simply Irresistible] and the other to one of my other favourite TV series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. If you can find em email me at thesorcererbard@i-am- the- key.com and I'll give you a cookie :D.

Major thanks go to The Anonymus Reviewer and Dawn Worshiper for beta'ing this story, and major thanks go to Buffonia for beta'ing the first two parts and giving me some great pointers and thanks must also go to my faithful DawnBot, Michelle Dawn, whose witty comments and sarcastic remarks have forced me to continue this story when I would have given up.

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When Angels Weep 5 - A Forgetful Fight

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The angel and the devil stood there for a second before they leapt at each other screaming.

"C'mon lets get out of here!" cried Carmen as she held her hand out to Willow.

Tara crawled to Dawn and grasped her hand, "Wake up Dawnie," she murmured as the angel and the devil fought in very close to them.

Dawn groaned as she sat up, "I wasn't asleep, I was checking my eyelids for holes."

Tara smiled, but it was short lived as the fighters moved closer to them, Tara looked up and saw Buffy moving to stop the fighters.

"Buffy no!" cried Carmen, "They're too strong for even you!"

"But I can't just let them..."

"You'll have to!"

"C'mon Buffy," Dawn pleaded as she got to her feet and quickly moved over to where Carmen and Willow were standing, Tara followed closely behind her.

Buffy had a pained look on her face but she was cautiously moved round the fighting duo.

Carmen and Dawn reached out and grasped one of Buffy's hands as soon as she was within range and pulled her out the door.

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"They'll destroy everything!" Buffy cried as they dragged her out to the street.

"Better everything in there than us." Dawn commented.

"They will not destroy everything, but they will damage lots of things," Carmen said.

"Just how do you know all this?" Willow, who was still hanging on her arm, asked.

"I've been around for a long time."

"How long?"

"Nine hundred and eighty six years."

"That's a bit too long for a human," Tara pointed out.

"I'm a vampire," Carmen said as her face morphed into it's demonic visage.

"A vamp?" Willow almost leapt away from the blonde vampire.

"What's your problem? You're a witch," Carmen sounded almost accusatory as her face morphed back to normal.

"Not any more, I don't do magick."

"Look babe, if the broom fits ride it."

Willow just scowled at that.

"Look this is fascinating but what do we do about the duelling duo in there?" Buffy asked, "Coz angels and devils are a bit out of my league."

"They will be gone soon," Carmen said as she looked back at the house.

"How do you know?" Buffy looked at the vampire.

"Because for starters they're not angels and devils they're Guardian Warriors."

"Guardian Warriors? What are they?"

"They're warriors that have been battling since the beginning of time, they are a sub- species of Chronos Demons, they have the ability to move back and forth between time periods."

"Time travel? You're kidding." Dawn looked very sceptical.

"No, they cannot stay grounded for too long, which is how I know that they'll be gone soon."

As Carmen finished there was a crash and the two warriors burst through the wall to the left of the main living room window. They landed on the grass and rolled down towards the sidewalk where the gathered group heard a rather final crack and the devil, or at least the demon that looked like a devil, suddenly burst into dust.

Dawn glanced at Carmen and noticed that she had a surprised look on her face, she wondered for a split second how many things could surprise a vampire almost a thousand years old before she turned her attention back to the angel-like demon.

"Buffy!" it was Xander's voice coming from behind them.

Dawn noticed a silver blur rush past her and up to the angel, "Daddy!" Dawn realised suddenly that the blur was Eve.

"Zee-Ra," the angel's voice was like an avalanche, it roared over and crashed down on the listeners, "You were supposed to be at home."

"Henn is dead," the little girl sounded almost apologetic.

"I see, that is different," at the sad look on Eve's face he continued, "It is okay you cannot predict these things," the angel rumbled as Xander and Anya finally caught up with Buffy and the gang.

"We couldn't stop her, she just jumped up and ran out," Xander puffed.

"That's her father?" Anya asked looking at the angel.

"We must go now," the angel said looking at the gang, "We cannot allow you to retain any knowledge of our presence," with that a heavy fog descended over the seven onlookers...

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Dawn awoke to the smell of pancakes wafting through the house. She glanced at the space in the bed next to her, not really expecting to see anyone.

"Mmm, she's probably cooking odd shaped ones again," she smirked as she sat up.

Dawn swung her legs over the edge of the bed and stood up, stretching her body as she did so. A soft humming came echoing down the hallway, the sound brought a happy smile to Dawn's face.

She followed the sound down to the kitchen, where her blonde girlfriend stood at the stove.

Dawn snuck up and slid her arms round Tara's waist, "Morning sweetie."

"And a good morning to you too honey," Tara twisted round so she could plant a quick kiss on the younger woman's lips before turning her concentration back to the cooking.

"Does it really take that much effort to make pancakes?" Dawn asked moving off to sit at the kitchen table.

"Just because you can't make them doesn't give you the right to criticize how I make them."

Dawn let out a joyous laugh as Tara dished the pancakes onto a plate and placed them on the table in front of Dawn.

"hey, do you remember what happened at Buffy's birthday party the other day?" Tara asked as she dished herself up some pancakes.

"Um, we turned up, me with my lipstick smeared," Dawn threw an accusatory gaze at Tara who just smiled sweetly, "We had cake, candles, beer and cokes ... then we talked about stuff that had happened over the past five years ... then we ... um ... ah ... I can't remember."

"See that's my problem too, I can't remember anything past our reminiscing," Tara took a bite of her pancakes.

"A spell?" Dawn asked round a mouthful of pancake.

"It could be," Tara looked thoughtful, "Perhaps we should ask the others and see if they can remember anything."

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To Be Concluded In When Angels Weep 6 - Invalid Memories...