What I Never Knew, Chapter One
DC: I don't own Buffy: The Vampire Slayer or The Mummy. I just got bored one day and decided to do my own little crossover.
Summary: Buffy's mom kept a secret from her for her whole life. What changes will come when she finds out something that just might change her whole existence? JS/AB, BS/S
AN: I changed the timelines around, so don't be flamin' me for getting stuff out of order. It's called fanfiction, and this is my story, so it goes my way. Also, I know some stuff has already happened by this time, such as the opening of Seti I's tomb. Just remember, it's fanfiction.
Spoilers: Joyce Summers isn't dead, Buffy is seeing Spike. No real spoilers, just mentions of stuff that happened during the series. Also, no one really knows if Ardeth Bay is married or not.
"Buffy, can I talk to you for a minute?" Joyce asked, knocking on her daughter's door.
"Just a minute!" she called. "Spike, get into the closet!" she whispered, jumping off her bed and opening the blinds on her window as he followed her commands.
"Come in!" she called, thrusting on her bathrobe.
Joyce opened Buffy's door and sat down next to her on the bed.
"I have to talk to you. It's about you being a slayer," Joyce started into the conversation. Buffy nodded her head in acknowledgement.
"Did you ever wonder why you were a Chosen One?" she asked. Buffy kept nodding her head. Joyce took it as an opportunity to keep going.
"I never told you, but I have to tell you now. Your father, passed away last night in his sleep. His heart gave out. But what I have to tell you is going to make you think of me in a different way," Joyce said, bluntly, watching a tear fall down the blonde's cheek and put her arm around her.
"Buffy, he wasn't your father. I need to tell you more about that another time, but all I can say is that it ties into your being a slayer."
"What does the man that never acknowleged me as his daughter have to do with me being a slayer? And why isn't Dad my father?" Buffy asked, tears overfilling her usually-bright eyes.
"I'm a slayer. Or I was, up until you came around. I wanted to protect you from it, and so did your real father. Your dad knew about me having an affair, and that you weren't his, and that's why he never was very close to you-" Joyce started, with Buffy interrupting her.
"You're a slayer? But why... my father... what does Dad have to do with me being a slayer?" Buffy asked.
"We moved to Egypt for awhile after we married, while your dad was on an extended business deal with the Egyptian government. At the time he didn't know I was a slayer. I was exchanged with an Egyptian slayer while we were there, and I became very... close to the watcher I was assigned to. Eventually, we had an affair, and your dad and I left soon after you were born," Joyce explained.
"And you're telling me now... why?" Buffy asked.
"He needs your help."
***********
Cairo, Egypt
"Ardeth, are they on their way?" Evie asked.
"I spoke with Joyce briefly on the telephone and it turns out she had to tell Elizabeth anyways. Her husband passed away," Ardeth said, pacing across Evie's office.
"Isn't her name 'Buffy'?" Evie asked.
"Yes, but I cannot get used to calling her that. It's just unnatural to call someone 'Buffy' even though its her real name," Ardeth explained.
"I'm sure they'll be here as soon as they can," Evie comforted.
***********
"Mum, do you know what she's like?" Alex asked, now a teenager of sixteen years.
"No, I've honestly never met her. She was born after Ardeth lost contact with us, which would make her about your age. I hear she is the Chosen One," Evie said.
"But Mum, who is the Chosen One?" he asked, changing out of his school uniform.
"The Chosen One is a female born with a mark that distinguishes her as the slayer. The slayer is much like Ardeth's group, the Medjai. Her council is her leader, as Ardeth is the leader of the Medjai. As far as I know, Buffy's mother, Joyce, met Ardeth working with the watcher's council about seventeen, eighteen years ago," Evie explained.
"What happened eighteen years ago, besides Alex?" Rick interrupted.
"They've called in the slayer."
***********
Sunnydale, CA
"Come on, we're gonna miss our flight!" Joyce exclaimed, carting her suitcase through the crowded terminal.
Spike, Buffy, Xander, Willow and Giles followed her with their own suitcases.
"My things have been sent ahead of time. In this day and age, they'd think I was a terrorist or something," Giles explained.
When they were safely on the plane, in a small private room, they discussed the week to follow.
"The Medjai must really need our help if they're giving us private first class tickets," Xander observed.
"It's a good thing we got nighttime tickets, or Spike here, would've been dust," Buffy indicated.
"Like the loss of Dead Boy would've been that much of a travesty," Xander muttered.
"Did you just say 'travesty'?" Willow asked.
"Hey, I did!" Xander exclaimed. "I just said 'travesty'!"
Everyone shook their heads.
***********
Cairo, Egypt
Joyce looked expectantly out into the terminal for any sight of her lost love. Ardeth stood at the back, dressed in his normal black garb.
"This... is the guy who's supposed to be my father?" Buffy asked.
"Shhh. He is your father. I'm sure that once you get to know him, you'll see everything you have in common," Joyce said, lightening up the subject.
"Ardeth?"
"Joyce?" Ardeth asked, looking at Buffy.
"No, that one's Joyce. I'm Buffy," she said.
"You have the look of your mother when I first met her," he said in awe. "Well, who are your friends?" he asked.
"Well, of course you know my mom. These are my best friends Xander and Willow. And this is my boyfriend, Spike-" Buffy got cut off.
"William the Bloody! But how... but why... don't you know..." Ardeth stuttered.
"Chill out, Ardeth, Mr. Bay, whatever I'm supposed to call you. He has a soul now, and it's been made perminant. It won't leave him, I assure you," Buffy said.
"I'm not going to pretend to like it. But for now, please call me Ardeth. I would hope in time you would call me your father, but there's no use in pressing the issue until you feel comfortable with it," he explained and sighed.
Hamunaptra, City of the Dead, Egypt
"I assume your mother has told you of our... indiscretions in the past?" Ardeth asked.
"Yeah, but I still don't see why she kept the whole slayer thing from me for all of this time. You think she would've at least told me something about it when I told her I was one," Buffy asked as they strolled around the abandoned ruins.
"But why am I here?" she asked.
"It's a long story. The O'Connells, whom you'll meet tonight at dinner, need some assistance with a problem associated with Evelyn's past life regressions as Nefertiri, daughter to pharaoh Seti I. She needs to accomplish certain things at his tomb, which she has been unable to do without the assistance of a slayer. You see, a slayer's hand joined with the hand of one of the blood of Egyptian royalty, can lift the curse placed upon it. Without it, the tomb cannot be accessed without the ultimate sacrifice: Egypt will sink into the Underworld, much like the lost city of Ahm Shere," he explained.
"So you need me to hold hands with this... Evelyn?" she wondered outloud.
"I'm afraid it's more complicated than that. You must marry her son."
***********
"...And then he says I have to get married?" Buffy exclaims.
"Wait, no one's getting married here. Not to my girlfriend!" Spike says, enraged.
"And to top it off, I haven't even met the kid yet! He's supposed to be the father I never had, not to betrothe me to the first kid my age to come around!" Buffy hollers.
"Tell your mother. She'll be able to fix it."
***********
"I've been thinking about this for awhile. Doesn't Evelyn have a brother? Who could marry Mom?" Buffy asked.
"I'm afraid it's more complicated than that-" he was intterupted.
"What could be more complicated than that?! I have to marry some kid so his mother can save Egypt? Is that it? Didn't you think about what I wanted?" Buffy asked.
"We all have. That's why it's just going to be signing some papers saying that you were legally married by an Egyptian judge, and then, after the whole fiasco is over, you'll both sign annulment papers, so we can go on with life as it was," Ardeth explained.
AN: I know it really isn't a cliffie, but I needed to stop somewhere. Next chapter: the O'Connells meet the Scoobie gang and the Summers-Bay clan.
DC: I don't own Buffy: The Vampire Slayer or The Mummy. I just got bored one day and decided to do my own little crossover.
Summary: Buffy's mom kept a secret from her for her whole life. What changes will come when she finds out something that just might change her whole existence? JS/AB, BS/S
AN: I changed the timelines around, so don't be flamin' me for getting stuff out of order. It's called fanfiction, and this is my story, so it goes my way. Also, I know some stuff has already happened by this time, such as the opening of Seti I's tomb. Just remember, it's fanfiction.
Spoilers: Joyce Summers isn't dead, Buffy is seeing Spike. No real spoilers, just mentions of stuff that happened during the series. Also, no one really knows if Ardeth Bay is married or not.
"Buffy, can I talk to you for a minute?" Joyce asked, knocking on her daughter's door.
"Just a minute!" she called. "Spike, get into the closet!" she whispered, jumping off her bed and opening the blinds on her window as he followed her commands.
"Come in!" she called, thrusting on her bathrobe.
Joyce opened Buffy's door and sat down next to her on the bed.
"I have to talk to you. It's about you being a slayer," Joyce started into the conversation. Buffy nodded her head in acknowledgement.
"Did you ever wonder why you were a Chosen One?" she asked. Buffy kept nodding her head. Joyce took it as an opportunity to keep going.
"I never told you, but I have to tell you now. Your father, passed away last night in his sleep. His heart gave out. But what I have to tell you is going to make you think of me in a different way," Joyce said, bluntly, watching a tear fall down the blonde's cheek and put her arm around her.
"Buffy, he wasn't your father. I need to tell you more about that another time, but all I can say is that it ties into your being a slayer."
"What does the man that never acknowleged me as his daughter have to do with me being a slayer? And why isn't Dad my father?" Buffy asked, tears overfilling her usually-bright eyes.
"I'm a slayer. Or I was, up until you came around. I wanted to protect you from it, and so did your real father. Your dad knew about me having an affair, and that you weren't his, and that's why he never was very close to you-" Joyce started, with Buffy interrupting her.
"You're a slayer? But why... my father... what does Dad have to do with me being a slayer?" Buffy asked.
"We moved to Egypt for awhile after we married, while your dad was on an extended business deal with the Egyptian government. At the time he didn't know I was a slayer. I was exchanged with an Egyptian slayer while we were there, and I became very... close to the watcher I was assigned to. Eventually, we had an affair, and your dad and I left soon after you were born," Joyce explained.
"And you're telling me now... why?" Buffy asked.
"He needs your help."
***********
Cairo, Egypt
"Ardeth, are they on their way?" Evie asked.
"I spoke with Joyce briefly on the telephone and it turns out she had to tell Elizabeth anyways. Her husband passed away," Ardeth said, pacing across Evie's office.
"Isn't her name 'Buffy'?" Evie asked.
"Yes, but I cannot get used to calling her that. It's just unnatural to call someone 'Buffy' even though its her real name," Ardeth explained.
"I'm sure they'll be here as soon as they can," Evie comforted.
***********
"Mum, do you know what she's like?" Alex asked, now a teenager of sixteen years.
"No, I've honestly never met her. She was born after Ardeth lost contact with us, which would make her about your age. I hear she is the Chosen One," Evie said.
"But Mum, who is the Chosen One?" he asked, changing out of his school uniform.
"The Chosen One is a female born with a mark that distinguishes her as the slayer. The slayer is much like Ardeth's group, the Medjai. Her council is her leader, as Ardeth is the leader of the Medjai. As far as I know, Buffy's mother, Joyce, met Ardeth working with the watcher's council about seventeen, eighteen years ago," Evie explained.
"What happened eighteen years ago, besides Alex?" Rick interrupted.
"They've called in the slayer."
***********
Sunnydale, CA
"Come on, we're gonna miss our flight!" Joyce exclaimed, carting her suitcase through the crowded terminal.
Spike, Buffy, Xander, Willow and Giles followed her with their own suitcases.
"My things have been sent ahead of time. In this day and age, they'd think I was a terrorist or something," Giles explained.
When they were safely on the plane, in a small private room, they discussed the week to follow.
"The Medjai must really need our help if they're giving us private first class tickets," Xander observed.
"It's a good thing we got nighttime tickets, or Spike here, would've been dust," Buffy indicated.
"Like the loss of Dead Boy would've been that much of a travesty," Xander muttered.
"Did you just say 'travesty'?" Willow asked.
"Hey, I did!" Xander exclaimed. "I just said 'travesty'!"
Everyone shook their heads.
***********
Cairo, Egypt
Joyce looked expectantly out into the terminal for any sight of her lost love. Ardeth stood at the back, dressed in his normal black garb.
"This... is the guy who's supposed to be my father?" Buffy asked.
"Shhh. He is your father. I'm sure that once you get to know him, you'll see everything you have in common," Joyce said, lightening up the subject.
"Ardeth?"
"Joyce?" Ardeth asked, looking at Buffy.
"No, that one's Joyce. I'm Buffy," she said.
"You have the look of your mother when I first met her," he said in awe. "Well, who are your friends?" he asked.
"Well, of course you know my mom. These are my best friends Xander and Willow. And this is my boyfriend, Spike-" Buffy got cut off.
"William the Bloody! But how... but why... don't you know..." Ardeth stuttered.
"Chill out, Ardeth, Mr. Bay, whatever I'm supposed to call you. He has a soul now, and it's been made perminant. It won't leave him, I assure you," Buffy said.
"I'm not going to pretend to like it. But for now, please call me Ardeth. I would hope in time you would call me your father, but there's no use in pressing the issue until you feel comfortable with it," he explained and sighed.
Hamunaptra, City of the Dead, Egypt
"I assume your mother has told you of our... indiscretions in the past?" Ardeth asked.
"Yeah, but I still don't see why she kept the whole slayer thing from me for all of this time. You think she would've at least told me something about it when I told her I was one," Buffy asked as they strolled around the abandoned ruins.
"But why am I here?" she asked.
"It's a long story. The O'Connells, whom you'll meet tonight at dinner, need some assistance with a problem associated with Evelyn's past life regressions as Nefertiri, daughter to pharaoh Seti I. She needs to accomplish certain things at his tomb, which she has been unable to do without the assistance of a slayer. You see, a slayer's hand joined with the hand of one of the blood of Egyptian royalty, can lift the curse placed upon it. Without it, the tomb cannot be accessed without the ultimate sacrifice: Egypt will sink into the Underworld, much like the lost city of Ahm Shere," he explained.
"So you need me to hold hands with this... Evelyn?" she wondered outloud.
"I'm afraid it's more complicated than that. You must marry her son."
***********
"...And then he says I have to get married?" Buffy exclaims.
"Wait, no one's getting married here. Not to my girlfriend!" Spike says, enraged.
"And to top it off, I haven't even met the kid yet! He's supposed to be the father I never had, not to betrothe me to the first kid my age to come around!" Buffy hollers.
"Tell your mother. She'll be able to fix it."
***********
"I've been thinking about this for awhile. Doesn't Evelyn have a brother? Who could marry Mom?" Buffy asked.
"I'm afraid it's more complicated than that-" he was intterupted.
"What could be more complicated than that?! I have to marry some kid so his mother can save Egypt? Is that it? Didn't you think about what I wanted?" Buffy asked.
"We all have. That's why it's just going to be signing some papers saying that you were legally married by an Egyptian judge, and then, after the whole fiasco is over, you'll both sign annulment papers, so we can go on with life as it was," Ardeth explained.
AN: I know it really isn't a cliffie, but I needed to stop somewhere. Next chapter: the O'Connells meet the Scoobie gang and the Summers-Bay clan.