Chapter 5
Back in Sunnydale, everyone was getting frustrated and wished they knew more about what was going on in L.A.
"I called Angel and he just said that Buffy was out. He is not sure when she will return. I have a bad feeling that she is going to do something drastic." Giles told them.
"Don't worry about it G-man. Buffy can handle herself." Xander stated. Giles hoped he was right, but he was still worried.
"Yeah, Buffy's the Slayer, she's really strong and stuff, which I happen to think, is a big plus. I'm sure she's good." Anya said trying to be helpful. Xander smiled at her.
"Thanks An." He told her. When Buffy came out of the portal she wasn't sure where she was. She looked around and didn't see much of anything. The place was pretty empty and everything was white. Buffy walked around a little when she saw a girl around Dawn's age walk toward her.
"Are you here to help us?" She asked Buffy. Buffy smiled at the girl.
"I'll do what I can. Where are the others?" The girl pointed to a group of scared kids sitting down in silence.
"We're prisoners here, she won't let us go. I was with my friend when the portal pulled me in, she must have been so scared to see that." Buffy looked at the girl.
"Are you Lisa Sheldon?" Buffy asked. The girl nodded.
"How did you know my name?" Lisa asked.
"Lucky guess." Buffy told her. "Look, I know you're scared, but it's going to be okay. I'm going to get all of you out of here. Which one is the girl that brought you here?" Lisa didn't say anything, she just pointed to a young girl with dark hair and a lot of black clothing which stuck out in the white room. Buffy thought she could be Faith's younger sister, but she was too freaked to think about that. She looked back at Lisa. "Stay here." She told her as she walked towards Allison. Buffy sat down next to her. "Are you Allison Potter?" She asked, even though she already knew the answer. The girl looked at her.
"Who wants to know?" She asked in a rude way.
"My name is Buffy Summers and I came here to help you." Allison laughed.
"I don't need any help. I don't know how you know my name and I don't care, so I hope you enjoy it here because you're never leaving." Buffy took a deep breath; she knew this was going to be a long night.
"Look, I know you're the one who has been opening up portals in both L.A. and Sunnydale and you have to understand that what you're doing is wrong." Buffy told her. Allison got serious.
"I didn't mean to open up any portals in Sunnydale. I guess that's how you got here." Allison said.
"Actually, when I got sucked into the portal in Sunnydale I ended up in Los Angeles and from L.A. I went into another portal voluntarily and came here." She told her. The girl looked confused.
"Why would you do that?" She asked.
"Because I wanted to talk to you. Look around you Allison, these kids are not having any fun, they want to go home. It's not right for you to keep them here just because you're not happy." A tear slid down Allison's face.
"I never meant to hurt anyone. When I came here I felt even more alone than I ever have at home, I was just sick of it, I wanted other kids my age to be here too, so I created the portals, now I can hardly control them anymore." She told her.
"I understand that, believe me, I know what it's like to feel alone sometimes, but you can't keep them here. Their parents miss them and so do yours." Allison just laughed.
"My parents could care less about me, they don't believe in anything I do, to them I'm nothing, but a joke." She said, another tear sliding down her face. Buffy shook her head.
"I happen to know for a fact that they are worried about you. If you ever feel that they don't understand you, you have to talk to them, make them understand, but don't run away. I know from experience that that never solves anything." Buffy could tell that she was getting through to the younger girl. "If you never go back and you find that something has happened to them without you ever getting a chance to talk to them again you will regret it. It's true when they say that you never know how much you love something or in this case, someone till their gone. I lost my mother recently and I hardly ever see my dad anymore. I would give anything to have them both back because there is so much stuff that I would love to do differently and say to them that I never had the guts to say before. I don't get that chance back, but you do, and I guarantee, you will end up regretting it if you don't take it. So, what do you say?" Allison looked down then back up at Buffy, knowing that this stranger was right. She didn't say anything, she just waved her hand and a portal opened.
"That will get them back to L.A." She said.
"Thank you!" Buffy replied. She got up and got all the kids to go back through the portal. When they all were through she looked back at Allison. "Come on, let's get you home." She told her as Allison got up and followed Buffy through the portal. Buffy was back at the hotel with the others, happy that everything worked out. "All the parents were way happy to get their kids back and Allison had a nice talk with her parents and I think they're starting to understand her a little better." Buffy told them. Angel smiled at her.
"I have to hand it to you Buffy; you are good when it comes to kids." Buffy smiled back.
"Don't you forget it, well I better get back, I have an urge to give Dawn a really big hug and I have to take Lisa home, poor thing fell right asleep when we got back here, I better go wake her. I just wish we had another portal to travel in to Sunnydale." She said, looking at Angel.
"Tell you what, you go wake her up and I'll take you both home." Buffy smiled.
"Thanks!" She said cheerily as she went to get Lisa.
"I'll call Giles to let him know that Buffy is on the way." Wesley told them as he went to the phone.
"I'm glad this is over." Cordelia stated. Angel nodded and Gunn just shook his head at him.
"What?" He asked irritated.
"You let a woman like that go, what's the matter with you?" Gunn told him as he smacked him on the head. Cordelia laughed.
"Hey, I felt bad about it." Angel said, defending himself. Gunn rolled his eyes.
"Dude, I think that was probably the biggest mistake you ever made." Angel thought about it and realized that Gunn could be right, but he shook it off when Buffy came back with Lisa.
"Well, we better go." Angel said. Buffy said her goodbyes and they all left for Sunnydale. Over two hours later Angel and Buffy were in front of the magic shop, since she knew that was where everyone would be. When they took Lisa home her parents were so happy they were crying and Emily couldn't stop hugging her friend.
"Do you want to come in?" She asked him.
"No, I should be getting back. It was really great to see you again." He told her.
"You too." She kissed him goodbye and got out of the car. Waving to him before she went inside the magic shop. Angel watched her go in, and then drove away. Neither of them saw Spike watching from nearby. With a hurt look on his face, he turned and walked in the other direction. When Buffy walked into the magic shop Dawn ran to her and gave her a big hug and Buffy hugged her back.
"I'm so glad you're back." She told her.
"Me too." After she hugged everyone else she told them what happened in L.A.
"You took a big risk doing that Buffy." Giles told her when she was done.
"I know, but it was worth it. All the kids are back home and everything worked out for the best." Buffy looked around. "Where's Spike? I thought he would be here." She said.
"I guess he got distracted." Willow said. "He knew you were coming back, so he'll probably be here soon." Buffy nodded.
"Yeah, he claimed that he wasn't worried about you, but Xander knew he was lying." Anya said.
"How's Lisa?" Dawn asked.
"She's good, her parents and Emily are happy to have her back. I'm sure they'll both be in school tomorrow." Dawn smiled.
"I'm glad you're okay. Tara told me that I had nothing to worry about." Buffy smiled.
"She was right." She said looking at Tara.
"I just wanted Dawn to feel better." Willow put her arm around Tara.
"She's good at making people feel better." Buffy looked at all of her friends, her family.
"It's good to be back, let's just hope we never have to deal with portals again." They all nodded in agreement.
The End
I know that's not the best ending I could have come up with, but I was drawing a blank. Well, I hope everyone liked it anyway, feel free to let me know what you think; I'm always up for suggestions.
Back in Sunnydale, everyone was getting frustrated and wished they knew more about what was going on in L.A.
"I called Angel and he just said that Buffy was out. He is not sure when she will return. I have a bad feeling that she is going to do something drastic." Giles told them.
"Don't worry about it G-man. Buffy can handle herself." Xander stated. Giles hoped he was right, but he was still worried.
"Yeah, Buffy's the Slayer, she's really strong and stuff, which I happen to think, is a big plus. I'm sure she's good." Anya said trying to be helpful. Xander smiled at her.
"Thanks An." He told her. When Buffy came out of the portal she wasn't sure where she was. She looked around and didn't see much of anything. The place was pretty empty and everything was white. Buffy walked around a little when she saw a girl around Dawn's age walk toward her.
"Are you here to help us?" She asked Buffy. Buffy smiled at the girl.
"I'll do what I can. Where are the others?" The girl pointed to a group of scared kids sitting down in silence.
"We're prisoners here, she won't let us go. I was with my friend when the portal pulled me in, she must have been so scared to see that." Buffy looked at the girl.
"Are you Lisa Sheldon?" Buffy asked. The girl nodded.
"How did you know my name?" Lisa asked.
"Lucky guess." Buffy told her. "Look, I know you're scared, but it's going to be okay. I'm going to get all of you out of here. Which one is the girl that brought you here?" Lisa didn't say anything, she just pointed to a young girl with dark hair and a lot of black clothing which stuck out in the white room. Buffy thought she could be Faith's younger sister, but she was too freaked to think about that. She looked back at Lisa. "Stay here." She told her as she walked towards Allison. Buffy sat down next to her. "Are you Allison Potter?" She asked, even though she already knew the answer. The girl looked at her.
"Who wants to know?" She asked in a rude way.
"My name is Buffy Summers and I came here to help you." Allison laughed.
"I don't need any help. I don't know how you know my name and I don't care, so I hope you enjoy it here because you're never leaving." Buffy took a deep breath; she knew this was going to be a long night.
"Look, I know you're the one who has been opening up portals in both L.A. and Sunnydale and you have to understand that what you're doing is wrong." Buffy told her. Allison got serious.
"I didn't mean to open up any portals in Sunnydale. I guess that's how you got here." Allison said.
"Actually, when I got sucked into the portal in Sunnydale I ended up in Los Angeles and from L.A. I went into another portal voluntarily and came here." She told her. The girl looked confused.
"Why would you do that?" She asked.
"Because I wanted to talk to you. Look around you Allison, these kids are not having any fun, they want to go home. It's not right for you to keep them here just because you're not happy." A tear slid down Allison's face.
"I never meant to hurt anyone. When I came here I felt even more alone than I ever have at home, I was just sick of it, I wanted other kids my age to be here too, so I created the portals, now I can hardly control them anymore." She told her.
"I understand that, believe me, I know what it's like to feel alone sometimes, but you can't keep them here. Their parents miss them and so do yours." Allison just laughed.
"My parents could care less about me, they don't believe in anything I do, to them I'm nothing, but a joke." She said, another tear sliding down her face. Buffy shook her head.
"I happen to know for a fact that they are worried about you. If you ever feel that they don't understand you, you have to talk to them, make them understand, but don't run away. I know from experience that that never solves anything." Buffy could tell that she was getting through to the younger girl. "If you never go back and you find that something has happened to them without you ever getting a chance to talk to them again you will regret it. It's true when they say that you never know how much you love something or in this case, someone till their gone. I lost my mother recently and I hardly ever see my dad anymore. I would give anything to have them both back because there is so much stuff that I would love to do differently and say to them that I never had the guts to say before. I don't get that chance back, but you do, and I guarantee, you will end up regretting it if you don't take it. So, what do you say?" Allison looked down then back up at Buffy, knowing that this stranger was right. She didn't say anything, she just waved her hand and a portal opened.
"That will get them back to L.A." She said.
"Thank you!" Buffy replied. She got up and got all the kids to go back through the portal. When they all were through she looked back at Allison. "Come on, let's get you home." She told her as Allison got up and followed Buffy through the portal. Buffy was back at the hotel with the others, happy that everything worked out. "All the parents were way happy to get their kids back and Allison had a nice talk with her parents and I think they're starting to understand her a little better." Buffy told them. Angel smiled at her.
"I have to hand it to you Buffy; you are good when it comes to kids." Buffy smiled back.
"Don't you forget it, well I better get back, I have an urge to give Dawn a really big hug and I have to take Lisa home, poor thing fell right asleep when we got back here, I better go wake her. I just wish we had another portal to travel in to Sunnydale." She said, looking at Angel.
"Tell you what, you go wake her up and I'll take you both home." Buffy smiled.
"Thanks!" She said cheerily as she went to get Lisa.
"I'll call Giles to let him know that Buffy is on the way." Wesley told them as he went to the phone.
"I'm glad this is over." Cordelia stated. Angel nodded and Gunn just shook his head at him.
"What?" He asked irritated.
"You let a woman like that go, what's the matter with you?" Gunn told him as he smacked him on the head. Cordelia laughed.
"Hey, I felt bad about it." Angel said, defending himself. Gunn rolled his eyes.
"Dude, I think that was probably the biggest mistake you ever made." Angel thought about it and realized that Gunn could be right, but he shook it off when Buffy came back with Lisa.
"Well, we better go." Angel said. Buffy said her goodbyes and they all left for Sunnydale. Over two hours later Angel and Buffy were in front of the magic shop, since she knew that was where everyone would be. When they took Lisa home her parents were so happy they were crying and Emily couldn't stop hugging her friend.
"Do you want to come in?" She asked him.
"No, I should be getting back. It was really great to see you again." He told her.
"You too." She kissed him goodbye and got out of the car. Waving to him before she went inside the magic shop. Angel watched her go in, and then drove away. Neither of them saw Spike watching from nearby. With a hurt look on his face, he turned and walked in the other direction. When Buffy walked into the magic shop Dawn ran to her and gave her a big hug and Buffy hugged her back.
"I'm so glad you're back." She told her.
"Me too." After she hugged everyone else she told them what happened in L.A.
"You took a big risk doing that Buffy." Giles told her when she was done.
"I know, but it was worth it. All the kids are back home and everything worked out for the best." Buffy looked around. "Where's Spike? I thought he would be here." She said.
"I guess he got distracted." Willow said. "He knew you were coming back, so he'll probably be here soon." Buffy nodded.
"Yeah, he claimed that he wasn't worried about you, but Xander knew he was lying." Anya said.
"How's Lisa?" Dawn asked.
"She's good, her parents and Emily are happy to have her back. I'm sure they'll both be in school tomorrow." Dawn smiled.
"I'm glad you're okay. Tara told me that I had nothing to worry about." Buffy smiled.
"She was right." She said looking at Tara.
"I just wanted Dawn to feel better." Willow put her arm around Tara.
"She's good at making people feel better." Buffy looked at all of her friends, her family.
"It's good to be back, let's just hope we never have to deal with portals again." They all nodded in agreement.
The End
I know that's not the best ending I could have come up with, but I was drawing a blank. Well, I hope everyone liked it anyway, feel free to let me know what you think; I'm always up for suggestions.