He brought Cordelia home, making sure that it was safe to leave her on her
own. Lucky for him her parents were out of town on one of their business
trips.
He would have had some trouble explaining to them why he was carrying their
obviously drunk daughter into her bedroom and that in the middle of the
night.
When he got back to his car he decided to continue his search for Jack O'Toole. He listened all the time to the police radio that he had installed in his car, a little gadget he got from his visit in Seattle.
But the last message got his attention. It said that a 211(armed robbery) had happened at "Harry's Hardware". He would have ignored it, if the policeman on the radio wouldn't have mentioned that the suspects were described as "walking corpse". So he headed in the direction of the shop, in hope of finding some information about Jack's intentions.
When he reached his destination he immediately noticed the couple of policemen in front of the shop.
Xander parked his car on the opposite side of the street. He stepped out and approached the little group.
One of the policemen saw him and went in his direction. "Excuse me sir, but this is a crime scene."
Xander ignored the cop in front of him and instead took his wallet out of his jacket and showed him the ID-Card the Mayor has given him for situations like this.
"I'm working for the Mayor, officer," he told the man and walked past him, in the direction of the broken window.
The policeman now had an look of fear on his face and followed Xander.
"I didn't know that sir. How can I help you," he offered to the young man.
"You can tell me who was responsible for this," Xander said and pointed at the broken window.
"Well, we don't know it for sure. The only witness was this old lady there," the officer said and pointed at the old woman who was speaking to the other policeman. " But I don't think that we can use her statement. She said that a boy and three corpses robbed that store" the cop told him and laughed a bit.
Xander ignored the officer's futile attempt at a joke and still studied the window and the interior of the shop.
"What was stolen?" he asked
"Wait a second," the cop said and went through his notepad "a few cans of kerosene, wires, primers, cords and an electronic timer switch."
Xander's head shot up when the cop listed the stolen items, realising with fear what Jack and his undead friends were up to. All the stuff could be used to build a bomb and the Sisterhood wanted him to take care of Buffy and the rest, which were likely at the library. That meant...
"They want to blow up the school."
"Excuse me?" the policeman asked.
"Nothing officer. Thanks for your cooperation. I will make sure the Mayor gets a full report about the good work you're doing," Xander said and turned around walking in the direction of his parked SUV.
Suddenly a voice called out for him. "Xander!"
Xander turned his head in the direction of the voice and immediately spotted Willow.
"Willow," he greeted her "What are you doing here?"
"I was just getting some ingredients for a spell we will need tonight. And you ? Didn't Buffy tell you to stay at home tonight?" she asked him.
Xander rolled his eyes " Look Will, I lost count how many people told me that already. I will also tell it to you: I don't care, okay."
"But you could get hurt," she said.
"Look, I would really like to chat with you, but I have to hurry up. If you have to say anything to me that is important say it now."
Willow had no answer to that.
"Didn't think so," Xander said and opened the door of his car.
"Xander wait," Willow said and grabbed his forearm. " You are right. We have the apocalypse and all that and there might be no tomorrow and." she tried to control her babbling. "I'm.. I'm sorry that we weren't able to work out our problems. I just wanted you to know that we still love you, despite to what you have done," Willow said. A second later she threw her arms around him and hugged him hard. Xander closed his eyes for a second before responding "Thanks Will," he whispered.
After a few moments they ended their hug and Xander stepped into his car. He started the engine and looked at his childhood friend.
"See you tomorrow ?" he asked.
"Sure," she beamed happily.
Xander drove off and Willow waved after the departing vehicle before she continued her way to the high school.
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Life or rather unlife was good for Jack O'Toole. He would live forever and soon he would have enough money to leave this hellhole of a town.
The Sisterhood paid him $1 million for blowing up the high school and so killing this blond bitch the demons were so afraid of.
His friends didn't know anything of that. They thought that this all was a big prank to celebrate their new undead existence. He would have to get rid of them after the job was finished. No way he would be sharing the money with them.
His thoughts were cut short when a black SUV turned around the next corner and drove up to them.
Suddenly the black car switched to high beam and the powerful headlights blinded the foursome. The zombies lifted their hands to protect their eyes.
The car suddenly stopped in the middle of the street and the drivers door opened. Someone was stepping out oft the car.
Jack could only see his silhouette of the person, but he could have sworn that it or he was pointing something at them.
A red dot appeared on Parker's head. A second later his skull was ripped apart and vanished in a cloud of brain and skull bone.
Jack lived long enough on the streets of Sunnydale and knew when someone was shooting at him. He immediately turned around and ran in the direction of the high school.
When he got back to his car he decided to continue his search for Jack O'Toole. He listened all the time to the police radio that he had installed in his car, a little gadget he got from his visit in Seattle.
But the last message got his attention. It said that a 211(armed robbery) had happened at "Harry's Hardware". He would have ignored it, if the policeman on the radio wouldn't have mentioned that the suspects were described as "walking corpse". So he headed in the direction of the shop, in hope of finding some information about Jack's intentions.
When he reached his destination he immediately noticed the couple of policemen in front of the shop.
Xander parked his car on the opposite side of the street. He stepped out and approached the little group.
One of the policemen saw him and went in his direction. "Excuse me sir, but this is a crime scene."
Xander ignored the cop in front of him and instead took his wallet out of his jacket and showed him the ID-Card the Mayor has given him for situations like this.
"I'm working for the Mayor, officer," he told the man and walked past him, in the direction of the broken window.
The policeman now had an look of fear on his face and followed Xander.
"I didn't know that sir. How can I help you," he offered to the young man.
"You can tell me who was responsible for this," Xander said and pointed at the broken window.
"Well, we don't know it for sure. The only witness was this old lady there," the officer said and pointed at the old woman who was speaking to the other policeman. " But I don't think that we can use her statement. She said that a boy and three corpses robbed that store" the cop told him and laughed a bit.
Xander ignored the officer's futile attempt at a joke and still studied the window and the interior of the shop.
"What was stolen?" he asked
"Wait a second," the cop said and went through his notepad "a few cans of kerosene, wires, primers, cords and an electronic timer switch."
Xander's head shot up when the cop listed the stolen items, realising with fear what Jack and his undead friends were up to. All the stuff could be used to build a bomb and the Sisterhood wanted him to take care of Buffy and the rest, which were likely at the library. That meant...
"They want to blow up the school."
"Excuse me?" the policeman asked.
"Nothing officer. Thanks for your cooperation. I will make sure the Mayor gets a full report about the good work you're doing," Xander said and turned around walking in the direction of his parked SUV.
Suddenly a voice called out for him. "Xander!"
Xander turned his head in the direction of the voice and immediately spotted Willow.
"Willow," he greeted her "What are you doing here?"
"I was just getting some ingredients for a spell we will need tonight. And you ? Didn't Buffy tell you to stay at home tonight?" she asked him.
Xander rolled his eyes " Look Will, I lost count how many people told me that already. I will also tell it to you: I don't care, okay."
"But you could get hurt," she said.
"Look, I would really like to chat with you, but I have to hurry up. If you have to say anything to me that is important say it now."
Willow had no answer to that.
"Didn't think so," Xander said and opened the door of his car.
"Xander wait," Willow said and grabbed his forearm. " You are right. We have the apocalypse and all that and there might be no tomorrow and." she tried to control her babbling. "I'm.. I'm sorry that we weren't able to work out our problems. I just wanted you to know that we still love you, despite to what you have done," Willow said. A second later she threw her arms around him and hugged him hard. Xander closed his eyes for a second before responding "Thanks Will," he whispered.
After a few moments they ended their hug and Xander stepped into his car. He started the engine and looked at his childhood friend.
"See you tomorrow ?" he asked.
"Sure," she beamed happily.
Xander drove off and Willow waved after the departing vehicle before she continued her way to the high school.
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Life or rather unlife was good for Jack O'Toole. He would live forever and soon he would have enough money to leave this hellhole of a town.
The Sisterhood paid him $1 million for blowing up the high school and so killing this blond bitch the demons were so afraid of.
His friends didn't know anything of that. They thought that this all was a big prank to celebrate their new undead existence. He would have to get rid of them after the job was finished. No way he would be sharing the money with them.
His thoughts were cut short when a black SUV turned around the next corner and drove up to them.
Suddenly the black car switched to high beam and the powerful headlights blinded the foursome. The zombies lifted their hands to protect their eyes.
The car suddenly stopped in the middle of the street and the drivers door opened. Someone was stepping out oft the car.
Jack could only see his silhouette of the person, but he could have sworn that it or he was pointing something at them.
A red dot appeared on Parker's head. A second later his skull was ripped apart and vanished in a cloud of brain and skull bone.
Jack lived long enough on the streets of Sunnydale and knew when someone was shooting at him. He immediately turned around and ran in the direction of the high school.