When the plane finally started, Cordelia took a folder out of her bag.
"What's this?" Buffy asked from the seat beside her.
"I don't know," she admitted. "Xander gave it to me in the car. He said I should open it once we are in the air."
Cordelia opened the folder and took the various sheets of paper out of it. She quickly scanned through the front page and gasped.
"Oh my God," Cordelia muttered with disbelief.
"What?" Buffy asked again and took the sheet out of Cordelia's shaking hands. "Dear Miss Chase," she read out loud. "We are happy to inform you that you have been accepted to attend the University of Los Angeles. Your complete education has been paid in advance. On the following pages you will find all the necessary information."
Oz, Willow and Joyce looked over their seats and listened to Buffy reading the letter loud.
"Cordy, he paid the complete college fees," Buffy stated with shock.
"That's great," Willow joined in.
"UCLA accepted me, but I didn't have enough money," Cordelia said to no one in particular. She then looked at the others. "He paid for my complete education."
"Yes, he did," Joyce said and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. Cordelia looked at the smiling faces of her friends and finally smiled, realising that her future didn't look that unsure anymore.
A few seconds later a hysterical shout of joy could be heard though the plane.
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The two policemen that guarded the remains of Sunnydale High were engaged in a conversation over the most discussed topic in town,
"So, there wasn't really a gas leak?" the first policeman asked.
"No. The FBI said that someone spiked the entire library with explosives. And now comes the interesting part. It seems that those were the same kind of explosives that were used to blow up City hall," his colleague told him.
"No way," the policeman exclaimed. "Do they have any idea who is responsible for this?"
"Well, I talked to one of the agents and he said that they got an anonymous letter. He said that it contained enough compromising material to put the Mayor into jail for the next three hundred years," the officer told him. "Looks like Mr. Wilkins not only controlled the crime here in Sunnydale, he also had contacts to criminal organisations in Los Angeles and southern California."
"I knew that there was something odd going on at City Hall, but I never thought of something like that."
"And the FBI thinks that some kind of rival organisation is responsible for the attacks. They want to publish their final report in a week or so," the policeman said.
"Can't wait to read it," the sergeant said with smile. Suddenly he heard something behind him. "Hello?" he asked.
"Good evening Gentlemen," the middle aged woman that appeared from the shadows greeted them. She was accompanied by another older man and a young man that looked like he was in his early twenties. "We are here to take some samples from the building."
"I thought you FBI guys were finished with the high school?" the police officer asked after the threesome showed them their badges.
"Yes, but there are some details that have to be rechecked," the woman explained. "Can we pass?"
"Of course," the policeman said and stepped aside.
The three walked into the high school and went directly to the library. They immediately started to examine the room.
"Our agent at the FBI was right," the older man said as he examined a piece of flesh that once was part of the giant snake the Mayor turned into. "Something supernatural happened here."
"Yes," the older woman agreed with him "Definitely subterrestrial activity. What has the CIA got on this City?" she asked the younger man.
"For a city this size it has an extraordinarily large disappearance rate," the man read from one of his folders. "Most are listed under runaways, so no one got suspicious."
"Do you think we found it?" the older man asked.
"I don't know," the woman admitted. "But I think it is our best chance so far. We have do a lot of research on the place and send some agents to clarify our data."
She looked at her companions with a predatory smile. "But I think we found the Hellmouth," Professor Maggie Walsh finally declared.
The End
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Author's notes: Well, I have a few things to say.
First, for the characters speaking too formal: You can still blame me for it, but it'll do you no good, cause I blame the German school system for it. They taught it me that way and I'm writing it that way. No, really. I didn't know that if you write something without contractions that is sounds formal. But I'm working on it.
Second: Some seem to have problems with my choice of ship. But that's not my problem. If you don't like B/X you don't have to read my story. But it would very childish if you read it the whole time and just now where I stir it in the B/X direction you say 'I don't like it'.
Well, what's else to say? Of course I thank all the people who left reviews and encouraged me to go on. I hope the 'big finale' was a worthy ending for the series so far. No, don't panic. I'll continue, I just meant the story arc with the Mayor.
What's coming next? Well, the Scoobies return from their holiday. That basically covers it. The first story will mainly introduce the new villians and the changes that occurred during the summer. But I don't want to spoil everything.
Well, again thanx to everyone.
Bye Tobias
"What's this?" Buffy asked from the seat beside her.
"I don't know," she admitted. "Xander gave it to me in the car. He said I should open it once we are in the air."
Cordelia opened the folder and took the various sheets of paper out of it. She quickly scanned through the front page and gasped.
"Oh my God," Cordelia muttered with disbelief.
"What?" Buffy asked again and took the sheet out of Cordelia's shaking hands. "Dear Miss Chase," she read out loud. "We are happy to inform you that you have been accepted to attend the University of Los Angeles. Your complete education has been paid in advance. On the following pages you will find all the necessary information."
Oz, Willow and Joyce looked over their seats and listened to Buffy reading the letter loud.
"Cordy, he paid the complete college fees," Buffy stated with shock.
"That's great," Willow joined in.
"UCLA accepted me, but I didn't have enough money," Cordelia said to no one in particular. She then looked at the others. "He paid for my complete education."
"Yes, he did," Joyce said and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. Cordelia looked at the smiling faces of her friends and finally smiled, realising that her future didn't look that unsure anymore.
A few seconds later a hysterical shout of joy could be heard though the plane.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------
The two policemen that guarded the remains of Sunnydale High were engaged in a conversation over the most discussed topic in town,
"So, there wasn't really a gas leak?" the first policeman asked.
"No. The FBI said that someone spiked the entire library with explosives. And now comes the interesting part. It seems that those were the same kind of explosives that were used to blow up City hall," his colleague told him.
"No way," the policeman exclaimed. "Do they have any idea who is responsible for this?"
"Well, I talked to one of the agents and he said that they got an anonymous letter. He said that it contained enough compromising material to put the Mayor into jail for the next three hundred years," the officer told him. "Looks like Mr. Wilkins not only controlled the crime here in Sunnydale, he also had contacts to criminal organisations in Los Angeles and southern California."
"I knew that there was something odd going on at City Hall, but I never thought of something like that."
"And the FBI thinks that some kind of rival organisation is responsible for the attacks. They want to publish their final report in a week or so," the policeman said.
"Can't wait to read it," the sergeant said with smile. Suddenly he heard something behind him. "Hello?" he asked.
"Good evening Gentlemen," the middle aged woman that appeared from the shadows greeted them. She was accompanied by another older man and a young man that looked like he was in his early twenties. "We are here to take some samples from the building."
"I thought you FBI guys were finished with the high school?" the police officer asked after the threesome showed them their badges.
"Yes, but there are some details that have to be rechecked," the woman explained. "Can we pass?"
"Of course," the policeman said and stepped aside.
The three walked into the high school and went directly to the library. They immediately started to examine the room.
"Our agent at the FBI was right," the older man said as he examined a piece of flesh that once was part of the giant snake the Mayor turned into. "Something supernatural happened here."
"Yes," the older woman agreed with him "Definitely subterrestrial activity. What has the CIA got on this City?" she asked the younger man.
"For a city this size it has an extraordinarily large disappearance rate," the man read from one of his folders. "Most are listed under runaways, so no one got suspicious."
"Do you think we found it?" the older man asked.
"I don't know," the woman admitted. "But I think it is our best chance so far. We have do a lot of research on the place and send some agents to clarify our data."
She looked at her companions with a predatory smile. "But I think we found the Hellmouth," Professor Maggie Walsh finally declared.
The End
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Author's notes: Well, I have a few things to say.
First, for the characters speaking too formal: You can still blame me for it, but it'll do you no good, cause I blame the German school system for it. They taught it me that way and I'm writing it that way. No, really. I didn't know that if you write something without contractions that is sounds formal. But I'm working on it.
Second: Some seem to have problems with my choice of ship. But that's not my problem. If you don't like B/X you don't have to read my story. But it would very childish if you read it the whole time and just now where I stir it in the B/X direction you say 'I don't like it'.
Well, what's else to say? Of course I thank all the people who left reviews and encouraged me to go on. I hope the 'big finale' was a worthy ending for the series so far. No, don't panic. I'll continue, I just meant the story arc with the Mayor.
What's coming next? Well, the Scoobies return from their holiday. That basically covers it. The first story will mainly introduce the new villians and the changes that occurred during the summer. But I don't want to spoil everything.
Well, again thanx to everyone.
Bye Tobias