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BLAH. BLAH. THE USUAL STUFF.
THE AWAKENING
The darkness lifted for the first time in what seemed an age. He blinked furiously as his eyes adapted to the new found light. A red haired figure stared down at him. "Christina?" His excitement was betrayed in his voice but it was short lived. As his eyes focused he saw a strange face looking at him as he looked around he saw three more strangers looking back at him. "Who are you? Where am I?"
The red head moved closer and placed her hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry, you're safe here." She turned to the others. "He's a bit grogy but I think he'll be fine."
"That still doesn't answer my questions. Who are you and where am I?" He sat up and looked at the four strangers around him.
"Willow I'll handle this." Mephiso stepped forward. "I am Mephiso, and these are Buffy, Sita and Willow." He gestured at each one of the girls as he said their name. "You arrived on this world little over a week ago, you weren't alone. The person you arrived with-"
"Darook? He's here! I had hoped to see the last of him in my own world. He lowered his head. Suddenly he looked up. "What has he done?"
"Nothing as yet but that's what we want to prevent." Sita butted in. "You're the only one that can defeat him on this world."
"Great! I am just up and already this planets only hope!" He sighed. "Oh, you don't know my name it's Syan. Nice to meet you all."
Buffy stretched out here hand. "At least you didn't die." Syan gave here a puzzled look as he took her hand. "I've died twice saving this planet and they just keep bringing me back!" She smiled at him
"Ok?" He looked around at his new surroundings. "So where am I?"
"My house, you like?" Buffy smiled like a proud owner she was.
"Yeah. It's. cosy?" He was unsure of his answer.
"We don't have time for idle chit chat! Sorry, but we need to prepare. Darook will be nearing full strength soon and we have to be ready. Time has no allegiance so never count of its support. At the moment the same can be said for Darook, his mind is set on one thing destruction." Mephiso looked around at the warriors around him. "Tomorrow your training will start in earnest so you must rest tonight. So I will now take my leave." He turned and left after a brief goodbye.
"He isn't one for good byes is he?" Syan made a quite obvious statement.
"Never has been." Sita smiled at them. "I better be off, Seymour will need a feed before dawn." She turned, "Don't stay up to late Mephiso isn't known for letting people sleep." And with that she left.
"Did I say something wrong?" Syan was worried about offending his hosts friends.
"No they, just have things to do." Buffy felt the silence fall on the living room. It was intense like that between distance relative flung together at a dinner party. She looked at Willow now sitting back in her seat and Syan now sitting drumming his fingers. She stood there for a second then faked a yawn. "I am exhausted. I'll be going to bed now. Goodnight." She left the living room and headed up the stairs. 'That was weird.'
* * *
Dawn woke up the next day, the sun in her eyes. She sat up in bed yawned and stretched. 'I love Saturdays!' She jumped out of bed and into her pink bunny slippers. 'Now for breakfast.' She walked don the stairs humming some silly song she had made up. When she got to the bottom she saw willow a sleep on the couch with Mephiso's dog laying next to her. The next thing the saw their guest up and about. And she became aware of what she was wearing pink pyjamas and pink bunny slippers not the most flattering of outfits. "Um. hi."
"Good morning. You must be Buffy's sister, Dawn is it?" He offered her his hand. "Willow told me a lot about you. Nice to meet you. My name is Syan." He bowed to her.
She took his hand. "Cool. Would you like something to eat . I could make pancakes." She looked at the kitchen.
"Thank you they sound nice, but I don't know what they are."
"What? How can you.? That's it I am going to show you." She pulled in to wards the kitchen.
* * *
"Shocking isn't it"
"Yeah and I've seen Xander eat!"
Buffy and Willow looked on as Syan finished his fifth plate of pancakes. He stopped and slumped forward. "I'm, full." His face fell into a bowl of half eaten cereal.
"Finally I thought we would be here all morning! Well I better get him out of there before he drowns or something." Buffy pulled Syan's head out by the hair.
Now covered in flakes he smiled. "Thanks." The smile didn't last as the pain in his stomach caught up with him.
"Why on earth did you eat so much Syan?" Willow started to wipe the mess from the counter. She looked down at him disapprovingly.
"Sugar, sweet." Was all he managed to say before throwing up in the sink.
"Men!" Buffy exclaimed looking at the mess. "Ruled by two things, your stomachs and your-" She was stopped by Willow elbow to the ribs. "What was that for?" The red head gestured to Dawn standing at the other side of the kitchen. "Oh."
"What?" Dawn chased them as they led Syan to the bathroom. "What? WHAT?"
* * *
Anya stood at the counter grinning at the door. She was waiting on the customers and their money. Xander and Giles watched her from across the store. "Was it her idea to open the shop at this unholy hour on a Saturday?" Giles looked at the younger man.
"Yeah. Greed does funny things to her." He looked at the vengeance demon. "I think that's why I love her."
"Greed?"
"No! Her quirkiness. It's quirky."
"Xander at times I think you can be quite deep. Then a realise just who I am thinking about." I took a long drink out of his cup of tea.
The bell above the door rang. Anya's eyes light up bit then quickly dimmed as Mephiso entered the shop. "Oh, its you."
"Thank you Anya for that warm welcome. It is nice to see you this morning." He walked over to the table. "Good morning gentlemen."
"Morning Mephy!" Xander said with his usual cheer.
Mephiso stared at him, his face seemed to cloud over. "Ever call me that again I'll rip your heart out and eat it in front of your eyes."
Xander swallowed heavily. "Ok, won't happen again." He was clearly shaken by the blunt reminder the Mephiso was still a demon good or not.
Giles looked over to the young man, he then glanced at Anya. She was giving Mephiso a look that could kill. "Good morning Mephiso, but I fear that it is not all good."
The human looking demon took a seat. "And how is that?"
"I fear I've discovered what Darook is after." He handed over a large lather backed book. "In the chronicles of Chronos the Lord of Canous is mentioned. It says that he will be drawn to the 'Soul of Tiamit.' But what this is I can't tell. However the power he will be granted is, 'Armies shall tremble, gods perish, all before the Soul of Tiamit.'"
The immortal sighed heavily, he shook his head. "This couldn't have happened at a worse time. What the soul is I know but where it is was even kept from me. With Syan waken up we can't go looking for it without weakening our position."
"Syan?"
"Of course you wouldn't know. It is our sleeping guests name, he woke up last night."
Xander now standing with Anya at the counter spoke up. "Sleeping beauty has woken up. About time I thought he would never wake up."
Mephiso flung him another dirty look. As he did the bell above the door rang, this time it was real customers. Anya's face light up. "Welcome to the Magic Box. Please spend lots of money."
Mephiso stood up. "Here is not the place. We'll meet at Sita's house, Seymour must here what has to be said. I'll call the others but we may need to shut the shop early." Anya heard this and looked over, worried. "I'll see you later."
THE AWAKENING
The darkness lifted for the first time in what seemed an age. He blinked furiously as his eyes adapted to the new found light. A red haired figure stared down at him. "Christina?" His excitement was betrayed in his voice but it was short lived. As his eyes focused he saw a strange face looking at him as he looked around he saw three more strangers looking back at him. "Who are you? Where am I?"
The red head moved closer and placed her hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry, you're safe here." She turned to the others. "He's a bit grogy but I think he'll be fine."
"That still doesn't answer my questions. Who are you and where am I?" He sat up and looked at the four strangers around him.
"Willow I'll handle this." Mephiso stepped forward. "I am Mephiso, and these are Buffy, Sita and Willow." He gestured at each one of the girls as he said their name. "You arrived on this world little over a week ago, you weren't alone. The person you arrived with-"
"Darook? He's here! I had hoped to see the last of him in my own world. He lowered his head. Suddenly he looked up. "What has he done?"
"Nothing as yet but that's what we want to prevent." Sita butted in. "You're the only one that can defeat him on this world."
"Great! I am just up and already this planets only hope!" He sighed. "Oh, you don't know my name it's Syan. Nice to meet you all."
Buffy stretched out here hand. "At least you didn't die." Syan gave here a puzzled look as he took her hand. "I've died twice saving this planet and they just keep bringing me back!" She smiled at him
"Ok?" He looked around at his new surroundings. "So where am I?"
"My house, you like?" Buffy smiled like a proud owner she was.
"Yeah. It's. cosy?" He was unsure of his answer.
"We don't have time for idle chit chat! Sorry, but we need to prepare. Darook will be nearing full strength soon and we have to be ready. Time has no allegiance so never count of its support. At the moment the same can be said for Darook, his mind is set on one thing destruction." Mephiso looked around at the warriors around him. "Tomorrow your training will start in earnest so you must rest tonight. So I will now take my leave." He turned and left after a brief goodbye.
"He isn't one for good byes is he?" Syan made a quite obvious statement.
"Never has been." Sita smiled at them. "I better be off, Seymour will need a feed before dawn." She turned, "Don't stay up to late Mephiso isn't known for letting people sleep." And with that she left.
"Did I say something wrong?" Syan was worried about offending his hosts friends.
"No they, just have things to do." Buffy felt the silence fall on the living room. It was intense like that between distance relative flung together at a dinner party. She looked at Willow now sitting back in her seat and Syan now sitting drumming his fingers. She stood there for a second then faked a yawn. "I am exhausted. I'll be going to bed now. Goodnight." She left the living room and headed up the stairs. 'That was weird.'
* * *
Dawn woke up the next day, the sun in her eyes. She sat up in bed yawned and stretched. 'I love Saturdays!' She jumped out of bed and into her pink bunny slippers. 'Now for breakfast.' She walked don the stairs humming some silly song she had made up. When she got to the bottom she saw willow a sleep on the couch with Mephiso's dog laying next to her. The next thing the saw their guest up and about. And she became aware of what she was wearing pink pyjamas and pink bunny slippers not the most flattering of outfits. "Um. hi."
"Good morning. You must be Buffy's sister, Dawn is it?" He offered her his hand. "Willow told me a lot about you. Nice to meet you. My name is Syan." He bowed to her.
She took his hand. "Cool. Would you like something to eat . I could make pancakes." She looked at the kitchen.
"Thank you they sound nice, but I don't know what they are."
"What? How can you.? That's it I am going to show you." She pulled in to wards the kitchen.
* * *
"Shocking isn't it"
"Yeah and I've seen Xander eat!"
Buffy and Willow looked on as Syan finished his fifth plate of pancakes. He stopped and slumped forward. "I'm, full." His face fell into a bowl of half eaten cereal.
"Finally I thought we would be here all morning! Well I better get him out of there before he drowns or something." Buffy pulled Syan's head out by the hair.
Now covered in flakes he smiled. "Thanks." The smile didn't last as the pain in his stomach caught up with him.
"Why on earth did you eat so much Syan?" Willow started to wipe the mess from the counter. She looked down at him disapprovingly.
"Sugar, sweet." Was all he managed to say before throwing up in the sink.
"Men!" Buffy exclaimed looking at the mess. "Ruled by two things, your stomachs and your-" She was stopped by Willow elbow to the ribs. "What was that for?" The red head gestured to Dawn standing at the other side of the kitchen. "Oh."
"What?" Dawn chased them as they led Syan to the bathroom. "What? WHAT?"
* * *
Anya stood at the counter grinning at the door. She was waiting on the customers and their money. Xander and Giles watched her from across the store. "Was it her idea to open the shop at this unholy hour on a Saturday?" Giles looked at the younger man.
"Yeah. Greed does funny things to her." He looked at the vengeance demon. "I think that's why I love her."
"Greed?"
"No! Her quirkiness. It's quirky."
"Xander at times I think you can be quite deep. Then a realise just who I am thinking about." I took a long drink out of his cup of tea.
The bell above the door rang. Anya's eyes light up bit then quickly dimmed as Mephiso entered the shop. "Oh, its you."
"Thank you Anya for that warm welcome. It is nice to see you this morning." He walked over to the table. "Good morning gentlemen."
"Morning Mephy!" Xander said with his usual cheer.
Mephiso stared at him, his face seemed to cloud over. "Ever call me that again I'll rip your heart out and eat it in front of your eyes."
Xander swallowed heavily. "Ok, won't happen again." He was clearly shaken by the blunt reminder the Mephiso was still a demon good or not.
Giles looked over to the young man, he then glanced at Anya. She was giving Mephiso a look that could kill. "Good morning Mephiso, but I fear that it is not all good."
The human looking demon took a seat. "And how is that?"
"I fear I've discovered what Darook is after." He handed over a large lather backed book. "In the chronicles of Chronos the Lord of Canous is mentioned. It says that he will be drawn to the 'Soul of Tiamit.' But what this is I can't tell. However the power he will be granted is, 'Armies shall tremble, gods perish, all before the Soul of Tiamit.'"
The immortal sighed heavily, he shook his head. "This couldn't have happened at a worse time. What the soul is I know but where it is was even kept from me. With Syan waken up we can't go looking for it without weakening our position."
"Syan?"
"Of course you wouldn't know. It is our sleeping guests name, he woke up last night."
Xander now standing with Anya at the counter spoke up. "Sleeping beauty has woken up. About time I thought he would never wake up."
Mephiso flung him another dirty look. As he did the bell above the door rang, this time it was real customers. Anya's face light up. "Welcome to the Magic Box. Please spend lots of money."
Mephiso stood up. "Here is not the place. We'll meet at Sita's house, Seymour must here what has to be said. I'll call the others but we may need to shut the shop early." Anya heard this and looked over, worried. "I'll see you later."