Title: The Evil Undead (prologue/?)
Author: Randall Stone
Disclaimer: All characters are belong to someone else.
Summary: Xander finds out more about his Uncle Rory's past than
he ever wanted to know.
Notes:
Spoilers: S1-3
Clearly the Uncle Rory we saw in Hell's Bells was some kind of
cheap imposter. What would a story be like with the _real_ Uncle
Rory interacting with the Scoobs?
This story takes place in season 3 some short time after the
events of The Zeppo.
Category: B/X
Rating: PG-ish- nothing worse than what's on the show.
Feedback: Yes please.
*****
"You sure you don't mind driving me around tonight, Xander?" Buffy
asked from the passenger seat.
"It's no prob, Buffster. I figure as long as Uncle Rory's letting
me borrow his car, I might as well use it to fight the forces of
evil."
"Thanks." Buffy paused. "You seem awfully chipper today."
"Yeah, I'm feeling pretty good. You know, in the last year I've been
through a lot. Had some close calls, seen some disturbing things-
not to mention having to deal with some overarching evil plan."
"And that's just with your ex-girlfriend."
"Yeah." Xander rolled his eyes. "So anyways, I just woke up today
feeling like I've turned a corner and things are really looking up."
"So you're finally going to get your grades up over a C?"
"Well, probably not."
"Maybe you'll stop being a punching bag for vampires?"
"No, doesn't look that way."
"Well, I'm sure something will go your way."
"Yeah. Something." Xander looked around at their surroundings.
"Say, could you check the map that Giles gave us. I think we're
almost there."
"Sure, where is it?"
"In the glove compartment."
Buffy opened the glove compartment, and couldn't suppress a yelp as
a heavy metal object fell out onto her lap. After picking it up and
taking a better look at it Buffy could see that it looked like some
kind of medieval gauntlet- except that instead of having an opening
for a hand it had been filled in and had a wooden stump protruding
from the wrist.
"What on earth is this, Xand?"
Xander glanced over.
"Oh, that. That's one of Uncle Rory's projects. Those lines around
the outside of the hand are actually part of a hydraulic system you
can use to open and close the gauntlet."
Buffy looked closer at the gauntlet. "Neat. So your uncle's a bit
of a handyman?"
"You could say that. He lost his right hand years ago in some kind
of chainsaw related accident. Ever since he's been building things
to use with the stump of his right arm."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"Don't be. He's a pretty good sport about it. He used to let me
play with his prosthetics when I was younger. I had some good times
chasing Willow around with that very gauntlet."
Xander suddenly stopped the car.
"I think this is the side street. Buffy, did you find that map?"
"Here it is." Buffy retrieved the map from the glove compartment.
"Yep, this is the place. The cabin Giles wanted us to check out
is about two miles up this road."
"Well, here we go." Xander commented as he turned the car on to the
dirt road. "Though you'd think enough people disappear in Sunnydale
that Giles wouldn't send us all the way out here in the woods to
check on some missing college students."
***
Muhahaha. This just popped into my head today. It's something I'll
write while I'm working on the next bit of _From Sunnydale, With
Love_.
Note: Followup to Year One is coming, but I need to work out some
bits in my head first.
--Randy
Author: Randall Stone
Disclaimer: All characters are belong to someone else.
Summary: Xander finds out more about his Uncle Rory's past than
he ever wanted to know.
Notes:
Spoilers: S1-3
Clearly the Uncle Rory we saw in Hell's Bells was some kind of
cheap imposter. What would a story be like with the _real_ Uncle
Rory interacting with the Scoobs?
This story takes place in season 3 some short time after the
events of The Zeppo.
Category: B/X
Rating: PG-ish- nothing worse than what's on the show.
Feedback: Yes please.
*****
"You sure you don't mind driving me around tonight, Xander?" Buffy
asked from the passenger seat.
"It's no prob, Buffster. I figure as long as Uncle Rory's letting
me borrow his car, I might as well use it to fight the forces of
evil."
"Thanks." Buffy paused. "You seem awfully chipper today."
"Yeah, I'm feeling pretty good. You know, in the last year I've been
through a lot. Had some close calls, seen some disturbing things-
not to mention having to deal with some overarching evil plan."
"And that's just with your ex-girlfriend."
"Yeah." Xander rolled his eyes. "So anyways, I just woke up today
feeling like I've turned a corner and things are really looking up."
"So you're finally going to get your grades up over a C?"
"Well, probably not."
"Maybe you'll stop being a punching bag for vampires?"
"No, doesn't look that way."
"Well, I'm sure something will go your way."
"Yeah. Something." Xander looked around at their surroundings.
"Say, could you check the map that Giles gave us. I think we're
almost there."
"Sure, where is it?"
"In the glove compartment."
Buffy opened the glove compartment, and couldn't suppress a yelp as
a heavy metal object fell out onto her lap. After picking it up and
taking a better look at it Buffy could see that it looked like some
kind of medieval gauntlet- except that instead of having an opening
for a hand it had been filled in and had a wooden stump protruding
from the wrist.
"What on earth is this, Xand?"
Xander glanced over.
"Oh, that. That's one of Uncle Rory's projects. Those lines around
the outside of the hand are actually part of a hydraulic system you
can use to open and close the gauntlet."
Buffy looked closer at the gauntlet. "Neat. So your uncle's a bit
of a handyman?"
"You could say that. He lost his right hand years ago in some kind
of chainsaw related accident. Ever since he's been building things
to use with the stump of his right arm."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"Don't be. He's a pretty good sport about it. He used to let me
play with his prosthetics when I was younger. I had some good times
chasing Willow around with that very gauntlet."
Xander suddenly stopped the car.
"I think this is the side street. Buffy, did you find that map?"
"Here it is." Buffy retrieved the map from the glove compartment.
"Yep, this is the place. The cabin Giles wanted us to check out
is about two miles up this road."
"Well, here we go." Xander commented as he turned the car on to the
dirt road. "Though you'd think enough people disappear in Sunnydale
that Giles wouldn't send us all the way out here in the woods to
check on some missing college students."
***
Muhahaha. This just popped into my head today. It's something I'll
write while I'm working on the next bit of _From Sunnydale, With
Love_.
Note: Followup to Year One is coming, but I need to work out some
bits in my head first.
--Randy