Tara awoke in a strange place . //Twice in one day// the wiccan thought
annoyed . //They couldn't have dropped me in a place I was familiar with
.// She shook her head as if trying to rid herself of the negative
thoughts . //Remember girl . They didn't have to bring you back . They
could have just let you stay dead .
Then you'd never see Willow again .// She sat up trying to gauge her
surroundings . She was on a couch in a very large room . //Looks like a
nice place // .
"Hey ." her thoughts were interrupted by a soft male voice . "Are you okay ? "the man seemed concerned . The girl just took in a deep breath, and felt her wrist for her pulse . The man in return raised an eyebrow when she nodded . "Is there a reason you just checked yourself for a pulse . "
"Just making s-sure . " she said quietly .
"You found one right ? " Tara in turn just smiled and nodded .
"In that case, hi . "
"H-hello . I'm Tara . Where am I ? " she asked, looking around nervously . Her eyes landed on a sword leaning against the end of the couch she was sitting on .
"I'm Gunn . And we're in LA . Where are you supposed to be ? "
"I guess I'm supposed to be here . Umm, question . "
"Shoot . "
"What would you say if I said that the Powers that Be sent me here . " she asked nervously . "Would that mean anything to you . "
"Yeah . That you've got the kind of connections we need . Why did they send you here ? "
"She said I'm s-supposed to find a lost Champion . Bring them back into the light . Then, back to Sunnydale . "
"I don't suppose they gave you a name, cause we've had more than one come up missing lately . "
"No name, just a picture in my head . I know I've seen her before . I just can't remember where . And I sort of got the feeling that she was lost emotionally, not physically . "
"Well we did have a girl who worked with us come up missing . I probably have a picture around here somewhere . I guess identifying her is the first thing we should do . "Gunn started digging around on the desk for pictures of Cordy . He found one, holding it up for Tara to see . "This her ? "
"No . She's not lost . "
"What ? " Gunn asked confused "Have you seen her . "
"Yeah, she's the higher being who sent me here . She gave me this chance to go home, in return for finding the Powers' champion . " Tara crinkled her brow looking at the picture . " That's Willow . Buffy, and Xander too, who's this ? " Tara asked pointing to a girl off to the side of the group .
"That, I think they said her name was Faith . Big bad ass back in the 'Dale . Why . "
"That's her . That's who I'm supposed to find . "
"Man, they don't like giving out easy assignments do they ? "
"Why d-do you say that ? "
"Faith is in jail . Even if you could get through to her, getting her out would be near impossible . "
"Well, I guess we should hurry then . "
Chapter 5
Willow woke slowly, gazing around the familiar living room . She sat up, and looked around . Xander was asleep in a chair . Buffy and Anya were asleep on the couch . Buffy's feet just beneath Anya's nose, causing it to twitch slightly . She looked at her friends, who only hours ago she was threatening, and started to cry . That was how Buffy found her friend when she woke .
"Willow, you're hair . " Buffy said quietly . Willow touched the tips of her tresses to find they were Red again .
"I'm sorry, I just love her so much . " she said, tears streaming down her face . "And, when I thought that I would never see her again, I just couldn't ... "Buffy hugged her as she trailed off .
"It's okay Will . We all miss her . But we'll be okay, Tara would want that . She wouldn't want you or anyone else to suffer . "
"No, it's okay . We'll be together again . Once I find him and bring him back, we can be together again . "
"Willow, you're not going to go after Warren are you ? " Buffy asked worried .
"No . He'll get his though . People like him always do eventually . "
"Then who were you talking about ? " the slayer asked confused .
"Oz . "
"Okay Will, you lost me . "
"After you knocked me out, I saw her . She's a higher being . She's strong too, she's got a lot of power . She told me that he's supposed to be here . And that Tara wasn't supposed to die . If I can find him and bring him back, they'll let Tara come back . We have to find him Buffy . They let me talk to Tara . She told me to be good, so that she has a home to return to . Whether or not there's any truth to it . I have to believe it's true, and that she'll be back . Please help me find him . " She said breaking down into sobs again .
"Don't worry Will . I promise you . We'll find him . "
"Hey ." her thoughts were interrupted by a soft male voice . "Are you okay ? "the man seemed concerned . The girl just took in a deep breath, and felt her wrist for her pulse . The man in return raised an eyebrow when she nodded . "Is there a reason you just checked yourself for a pulse . "
"Just making s-sure . " she said quietly .
"You found one right ? " Tara in turn just smiled and nodded .
"In that case, hi . "
"H-hello . I'm Tara . Where am I ? " she asked, looking around nervously . Her eyes landed on a sword leaning against the end of the couch she was sitting on .
"I'm Gunn . And we're in LA . Where are you supposed to be ? "
"I guess I'm supposed to be here . Umm, question . "
"Shoot . "
"What would you say if I said that the Powers that Be sent me here . " she asked nervously . "Would that mean anything to you . "
"Yeah . That you've got the kind of connections we need . Why did they send you here ? "
"She said I'm s-supposed to find a lost Champion . Bring them back into the light . Then, back to Sunnydale . "
"I don't suppose they gave you a name, cause we've had more than one come up missing lately . "
"No name, just a picture in my head . I know I've seen her before . I just can't remember where . And I sort of got the feeling that she was lost emotionally, not physically . "
"Well we did have a girl who worked with us come up missing . I probably have a picture around here somewhere . I guess identifying her is the first thing we should do . "Gunn started digging around on the desk for pictures of Cordy . He found one, holding it up for Tara to see . "This her ? "
"No . She's not lost . "
"What ? " Gunn asked confused "Have you seen her . "
"Yeah, she's the higher being who sent me here . She gave me this chance to go home, in return for finding the Powers' champion . " Tara crinkled her brow looking at the picture . " That's Willow . Buffy, and Xander too, who's this ? " Tara asked pointing to a girl off to the side of the group .
"That, I think they said her name was Faith . Big bad ass back in the 'Dale . Why . "
"That's her . That's who I'm supposed to find . "
"Man, they don't like giving out easy assignments do they ? "
"Why d-do you say that ? "
"Faith is in jail . Even if you could get through to her, getting her out would be near impossible . "
"Well, I guess we should hurry then . "
Chapter 5
Willow woke slowly, gazing around the familiar living room . She sat up, and looked around . Xander was asleep in a chair . Buffy and Anya were asleep on the couch . Buffy's feet just beneath Anya's nose, causing it to twitch slightly . She looked at her friends, who only hours ago she was threatening, and started to cry . That was how Buffy found her friend when she woke .
"Willow, you're hair . " Buffy said quietly . Willow touched the tips of her tresses to find they were Red again .
"I'm sorry, I just love her so much . " she said, tears streaming down her face . "And, when I thought that I would never see her again, I just couldn't ... "Buffy hugged her as she trailed off .
"It's okay Will . We all miss her . But we'll be okay, Tara would want that . She wouldn't want you or anyone else to suffer . "
"No, it's okay . We'll be together again . Once I find him and bring him back, we can be together again . "
"Willow, you're not going to go after Warren are you ? " Buffy asked worried .
"No . He'll get his though . People like him always do eventually . "
"Then who were you talking about ? " the slayer asked confused .
"Oz . "
"Okay Will, you lost me . "
"After you knocked me out, I saw her . She's a higher being . She's strong too, she's got a lot of power . She told me that he's supposed to be here . And that Tara wasn't supposed to die . If I can find him and bring him back, they'll let Tara come back . We have to find him Buffy . They let me talk to Tara . She told me to be good, so that she has a home to return to . Whether or not there's any truth to it . I have to believe it's true, and that she'll be back . Please help me find him . " She said breaking down into sobs again .
"Don't worry Will . I promise you . We'll find him . "