This story is set between seasons 6 and 7. Instead of returning to England
with Giles, Willow went into hiding.
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Buffy gaped at the figure before her. Her greatest adversary stood right before her eyes. "It can't be," Buffy gasped.
"It is," Glory smiled.
They had heard on the news that some woman was causing major havoc in downtown Sunnydale, but never in a million years would Buffy have guessed it would be the Hellgod looking for revenge. After the pounding Glory had taken, Buffy hoped she had left town intending to never come back. Clearly that wasn't the case, and she muttered a prayer to herself hoping that her last victory wasn't just a fluke.
Glory charged forward, and the fight began. Glory easily blocked Buffy's blows. Buffy wasn't so lucky, as Glory was able to connect with an uppercut to the jaw. Buffy flew into the wall behind her, which cracked from the blow as Buffy fell to the ground.
Xander fired a crossbow bolt at Glory, which just bounced off her side. She turned to him, a look of frustration splashed across her face. "Didn't you already learn your little toy is useless against me?"
Glory started toward Xander, but the air rippled in front of her, and Glory found herself face to face with a demon. Glory stopped in her tracks, more surprised than anything, and looked at her.
"Don't I know you?" Glory asked Anya. "Since when are you a demon?"
Not waiting for an answer, Glory landed a roundhouse that sent Anya flying back into Xander, causing the ex-lovers to fall to the ground in a heap. Buffy watched as Anya climbed to her feet, but Xander was unconscious.
"Anya, get out of here!" Buffy shouted. "Tell Dawn to get to safety!"
"But." Anya started.
"Just do it!"
Without another word, the air around Anya rippled and she teleported away. Glory turned back towards Buffy, a grin spread across her face.
"The one person here who actually stands a chance against me, and you send her away?" she laughs. "And to protect the Key? Newsflash, Princess: the Key is useless now. This isn't about returning home. This is about causing serious pain."
Glory started towards Buffy, who by now had managed to climb to one knee, when the sky turned an ominous shade of black. Glory stopped in her tracks, looking around to see what was causing the commotion. Buffy caught sight of the new arrival before the God did.
"Willow."
Sure enough, levitating above the unconscious Xander was Willow. She was dressed all in black. Even from this far away, Buffy could tell from her black eyes that she was fueled by the dark magicks. Buffy noticed that Willow's hair was still red, and she hoped that meant her friend was in control.
"Ooh, the witch," Glory remarked. "Where's your girlfriend? What I did to her before will look like a picnic once I'm through with her.
Instead of answering verbally, Willow responded with a blast of purple lightning. Glory screamed in agony as Willow continued the assault. Unfortunately, Willow was no longer at full power. She feared ever being that powerful again, after what happened the last time. She was forced to relent the lightning. The God was down on one knee.
"You're more powerful than last time," Glory noted as she climbed to her feet. "But so am I."
Glory proceeded towards the Wiccan, who managed to fire one more blast of lightning. This time, she aimed higher. Glory looked up just in time to see a section of the roof crumbling down on top of her.
Buffy and Willow rushed to Xander's side. He opened his eyes, moaned, and then returned to unconsciousness. "He'll be fine," Willow commented. "He just needs rest."
"How could you continue to use the magicks?" Buffy asked her. "After what you did, what you tried to do.How could you?"
"I sensed that Glory had returned to town," Willow told her. "She's even stronger than she was last time. I knew you couldn't defeat her on her own. The magic, it was the only way."
Before Buffy could question her friend any further, they heard another moan, this time from behind them. They saw a hand sticking out from the remains of the roof, only the hand was far hairier than that of Glory's. Buffy rushed over to help while Willow used her powers to lift some of the debris up. Buffy bent down and picked up an injured Giles.
"Giles, when did you get here?" Buffy asked.
"Right after Willow showed up," he answered. "I was behind Glory when the roof collapsed."
"I was so caught up in the fight, I didn't even notice you. Thank God you're okay," Buffy said. Then she turned to Willow. "Do you see what happened? Your magic nearly killed Giles."
Willow didn't respond. Something wasn't right here. She knew for a fact that Giles hadn't been in the room a few seconds earlier. She could sense the life force of everyone around her; even if she hadn't seen Giles, she would have sensed him. That meant only one thing. She didn't know how it was possible, but there was only one explanation.
Glory was Giles.
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To be continued.
This is the first time I've contributed to this site, so I apologize if I did something wrong!
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Buffy gaped at the figure before her. Her greatest adversary stood right before her eyes. "It can't be," Buffy gasped.
"It is," Glory smiled.
They had heard on the news that some woman was causing major havoc in downtown Sunnydale, but never in a million years would Buffy have guessed it would be the Hellgod looking for revenge. After the pounding Glory had taken, Buffy hoped she had left town intending to never come back. Clearly that wasn't the case, and she muttered a prayer to herself hoping that her last victory wasn't just a fluke.
Glory charged forward, and the fight began. Glory easily blocked Buffy's blows. Buffy wasn't so lucky, as Glory was able to connect with an uppercut to the jaw. Buffy flew into the wall behind her, which cracked from the blow as Buffy fell to the ground.
Xander fired a crossbow bolt at Glory, which just bounced off her side. She turned to him, a look of frustration splashed across her face. "Didn't you already learn your little toy is useless against me?"
Glory started toward Xander, but the air rippled in front of her, and Glory found herself face to face with a demon. Glory stopped in her tracks, more surprised than anything, and looked at her.
"Don't I know you?" Glory asked Anya. "Since when are you a demon?"
Not waiting for an answer, Glory landed a roundhouse that sent Anya flying back into Xander, causing the ex-lovers to fall to the ground in a heap. Buffy watched as Anya climbed to her feet, but Xander was unconscious.
"Anya, get out of here!" Buffy shouted. "Tell Dawn to get to safety!"
"But." Anya started.
"Just do it!"
Without another word, the air around Anya rippled and she teleported away. Glory turned back towards Buffy, a grin spread across her face.
"The one person here who actually stands a chance against me, and you send her away?" she laughs. "And to protect the Key? Newsflash, Princess: the Key is useless now. This isn't about returning home. This is about causing serious pain."
Glory started towards Buffy, who by now had managed to climb to one knee, when the sky turned an ominous shade of black. Glory stopped in her tracks, looking around to see what was causing the commotion. Buffy caught sight of the new arrival before the God did.
"Willow."
Sure enough, levitating above the unconscious Xander was Willow. She was dressed all in black. Even from this far away, Buffy could tell from her black eyes that she was fueled by the dark magicks. Buffy noticed that Willow's hair was still red, and she hoped that meant her friend was in control.
"Ooh, the witch," Glory remarked. "Where's your girlfriend? What I did to her before will look like a picnic once I'm through with her.
Instead of answering verbally, Willow responded with a blast of purple lightning. Glory screamed in agony as Willow continued the assault. Unfortunately, Willow was no longer at full power. She feared ever being that powerful again, after what happened the last time. She was forced to relent the lightning. The God was down on one knee.
"You're more powerful than last time," Glory noted as she climbed to her feet. "But so am I."
Glory proceeded towards the Wiccan, who managed to fire one more blast of lightning. This time, she aimed higher. Glory looked up just in time to see a section of the roof crumbling down on top of her.
Buffy and Willow rushed to Xander's side. He opened his eyes, moaned, and then returned to unconsciousness. "He'll be fine," Willow commented. "He just needs rest."
"How could you continue to use the magicks?" Buffy asked her. "After what you did, what you tried to do.How could you?"
"I sensed that Glory had returned to town," Willow told her. "She's even stronger than she was last time. I knew you couldn't defeat her on her own. The magic, it was the only way."
Before Buffy could question her friend any further, they heard another moan, this time from behind them. They saw a hand sticking out from the remains of the roof, only the hand was far hairier than that of Glory's. Buffy rushed over to help while Willow used her powers to lift some of the debris up. Buffy bent down and picked up an injured Giles.
"Giles, when did you get here?" Buffy asked.
"Right after Willow showed up," he answered. "I was behind Glory when the roof collapsed."
"I was so caught up in the fight, I didn't even notice you. Thank God you're okay," Buffy said. Then she turned to Willow. "Do you see what happened? Your magic nearly killed Giles."
Willow didn't respond. Something wasn't right here. She knew for a fact that Giles hadn't been in the room a few seconds earlier. She could sense the life force of everyone around her; even if she hadn't seen Giles, she would have sensed him. That meant only one thing. She didn't know how it was possible, but there was only one explanation.
Glory was Giles.
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To be continued.
This is the first time I've contributed to this site, so I apologize if I did something wrong!