I'm hoping to make many different stories from this plot... It's somewhat
of a Buffy/His Dark Materials crossover with original characters thrown in.
A big twist in the plot of HDM (Will still has the knife to make windows,
Lyra can still use the Alethiometer, they won't die any faster outside their
own worlds, among possible others). And a smaller one for Buffy (Tara is
alive, Oz is still around, Spike doesn't have his soul, and possibly others...)
Some characters have dæmons (Will, Lyra, and some originals) while
some do not. This is kind of an "Introductive" story... Introducing the characters,
including the ones from Buffy and HDM, so that anyone can understand. They
currently live in Buffy's world, with the vampires and such. Pretty AU for
both. And I understand there isn't much plot here... But I want people to
have a good understanding of the characters. I give a bit of a description
here for everyone except Xander and Anya, I believe. Though my descriptions
of Tara and Oz weren't much.... If you want to know more about the Buffy
characters... Just go look it up. lol
Introductions
Will, Lyra, and Carsen were walking, on their way to Buffy Summers' house.
"I wonder why she needs us to help?" Lyra asked aloud, running her fingers over the velvet bag containing the Alethiometer. She pushed her dirty blonde hair from her face, and looked to Will. He smiled at her. "I'm not sure, really," said the blonde boy, "But it must be something pretty bad if they need us. What with two witches and the Slayer living in the house, they don't normally need help." Lyra gave him a fearful look, and he gently took her hand, releasing it from the knife at his side. "It'll be okay," he said, then looked behind him to his friend Carsen. "What do you think?"
The half-Asian boy looked up. "I don't think it's that serious. And remember... Just the Slayer at the moment. Willow has to stay away from magic for awhile again, and Tara can't do it around her, cuz she can feel it. So they just need us for a little extra help," he replied. "Can you do magic around her?" Lyra asked. "Sure. We don't have the link... For one I'm not her lover, and two I think it's a little because I'm a guy. I just don't get a magical bond with witches, not that I've tried many times before. But I've done magic around her... It doesn't affect her, at least not in the major way that Tara would."
"You should be careful, Carsen," said a quiet voice above the three. Carsen looked up. "Shani, why wouldn't I?" he asked. "You don't seem to be thinking about magic in front of Willow logically. Just be careful," the hawk warned, "And don't do anything too hard... You know how much your mother worries about you doing these kinds of magics. It isn't natural for you." Carsen sighed, and took his eyes off his dæmon. "I know, I know."
Kirjava and Pantalaimon, Will and Lyra's dæmons, were walking not far behind the three teens. "He is doing well with magic, though," Pan commented to Kirjava. "I know," the cat replied, "But Shani is his dæmon, it's her job to worry. I know I'd worry about Will if he were doing magic..." "And anyways, magic is different here. Witches in this world aren't like Serafina, it's completely different and completely safe for males to be doing magic just like the witches here. Serafina shouldn't worry so much about her son," Pan said. "I guess you're right..." she said, and looked from the marten up to Carsen, "He'll be okay."
As they neared the house, they could see that Brennan was already there, chatting with Willow and Buffy. He was tall, with dark brown highlighted hair. "Hey guys!" Willow shouted to the approaching group. "Hey, Willow," Carsen said. He looked up to the redhead, even though she couldn't always help him with his spells. They were good friends anyway. "Where's Tara?" Lyra asked, regarding her closer friend. "She's inside with Oz and Emily," Buffy replied.
Will and Carsen stayed outside to chat, but Lyra and Pan hurried in. The three were sitting in the living room. "Lyra! Hey!" the blonde witch exclaimed, moving over on the couch to give the younger girl room to sit. "Hey Tara... Hey Oz, Emily," Lyra replied. "Lyra! I haven't seen you in ages, how are you?" a short-blonde-haired woman asked. "I'm great, Emily. How are you and Oz?" Emily smiled. "We're great!" The werewolf grinned back. "Yep. We need to get back into the action more now... I've barely been a part of it since freshman year in college," he said. Emily's mountain lion dæmon was curled up by her feet. "Yeah, and Aren here might be able to help... He's a big kitty." Lyra laughed. Pan was curled around her neck. The four continued catching up. Oz and Tara were now friends, despite their less-than-wonderful first meeting, and Oz lived with his girlfriend Emily near the Sunnydale Airport.
Back outside, they were discussing the current problem.
"It's just vamps... But you see, there's hundreds of them. They're headed this way from L.A.," Buffy said. "Are Xander and Anya going to help?" Brennan asked. "Yeah, and Spike too," Willow replied. "Spike too?" Carsen asked. "Come on, you know he wouldn't give up a good chance to kill, even if it is killing his own kind," Buffy remarked with a laugh. "Good point. And obviously, since they're vampires, they won't come out until sunset. And neither can Spike. Right?" "Right, Carsen. They're they're almost here, actually. They've gone as far as they could underground, and tonight they can come up and make it here in two hours on foot. I don't know why there's so many, but we have to be ready. This town doesn't need more vamps, especially not three hundred more," Buffy said. "So we should be ready by sunset?" Will asked. "As always," Willow replied.
Introductions
Will, Lyra, and Carsen were walking, on their way to Buffy Summers' house.
"I wonder why she needs us to help?" Lyra asked aloud, running her fingers over the velvet bag containing the Alethiometer. She pushed her dirty blonde hair from her face, and looked to Will. He smiled at her. "I'm not sure, really," said the blonde boy, "But it must be something pretty bad if they need us. What with two witches and the Slayer living in the house, they don't normally need help." Lyra gave him a fearful look, and he gently took her hand, releasing it from the knife at his side. "It'll be okay," he said, then looked behind him to his friend Carsen. "What do you think?"
The half-Asian boy looked up. "I don't think it's that serious. And remember... Just the Slayer at the moment. Willow has to stay away from magic for awhile again, and Tara can't do it around her, cuz she can feel it. So they just need us for a little extra help," he replied. "Can you do magic around her?" Lyra asked. "Sure. We don't have the link... For one I'm not her lover, and two I think it's a little because I'm a guy. I just don't get a magical bond with witches, not that I've tried many times before. But I've done magic around her... It doesn't affect her, at least not in the major way that Tara would."
"You should be careful, Carsen," said a quiet voice above the three. Carsen looked up. "Shani, why wouldn't I?" he asked. "You don't seem to be thinking about magic in front of Willow logically. Just be careful," the hawk warned, "And don't do anything too hard... You know how much your mother worries about you doing these kinds of magics. It isn't natural for you." Carsen sighed, and took his eyes off his dæmon. "I know, I know."
Kirjava and Pantalaimon, Will and Lyra's dæmons, were walking not far behind the three teens. "He is doing well with magic, though," Pan commented to Kirjava. "I know," the cat replied, "But Shani is his dæmon, it's her job to worry. I know I'd worry about Will if he were doing magic..." "And anyways, magic is different here. Witches in this world aren't like Serafina, it's completely different and completely safe for males to be doing magic just like the witches here. Serafina shouldn't worry so much about her son," Pan said. "I guess you're right..." she said, and looked from the marten up to Carsen, "He'll be okay."
As they neared the house, they could see that Brennan was already there, chatting with Willow and Buffy. He was tall, with dark brown highlighted hair. "Hey guys!" Willow shouted to the approaching group. "Hey, Willow," Carsen said. He looked up to the redhead, even though she couldn't always help him with his spells. They were good friends anyway. "Where's Tara?" Lyra asked, regarding her closer friend. "She's inside with Oz and Emily," Buffy replied.
Will and Carsen stayed outside to chat, but Lyra and Pan hurried in. The three were sitting in the living room. "Lyra! Hey!" the blonde witch exclaimed, moving over on the couch to give the younger girl room to sit. "Hey Tara... Hey Oz, Emily," Lyra replied. "Lyra! I haven't seen you in ages, how are you?" a short-blonde-haired woman asked. "I'm great, Emily. How are you and Oz?" Emily smiled. "We're great!" The werewolf grinned back. "Yep. We need to get back into the action more now... I've barely been a part of it since freshman year in college," he said. Emily's mountain lion dæmon was curled up by her feet. "Yeah, and Aren here might be able to help... He's a big kitty." Lyra laughed. Pan was curled around her neck. The four continued catching up. Oz and Tara were now friends, despite their less-than-wonderful first meeting, and Oz lived with his girlfriend Emily near the Sunnydale Airport.
Back outside, they were discussing the current problem.
"It's just vamps... But you see, there's hundreds of them. They're headed this way from L.A.," Buffy said. "Are Xander and Anya going to help?" Brennan asked. "Yeah, and Spike too," Willow replied. "Spike too?" Carsen asked. "Come on, you know he wouldn't give up a good chance to kill, even if it is killing his own kind," Buffy remarked with a laugh. "Good point. And obviously, since they're vampires, they won't come out until sunset. And neither can Spike. Right?" "Right, Carsen. They're they're almost here, actually. They've gone as far as they could underground, and tonight they can come up and make it here in two hours on foot. I don't know why there's so many, but we have to be ready. This town doesn't need more vamps, especially not three hundred more," Buffy said. "So we should be ready by sunset?" Will asked. "As always," Willow replied.