Greetings and salutations. It's getting closer to the end. Thankyou for all the reviews. Much appreciated. Disclaimers on chapter Two.
The Meeting and Piccolo's scheme revealed.
Faith looked around as they landed. "Look's like they ignored my warning." She said. Goku scanned the area.
"There does seem to be a lack of guards. You sure we got the right place?" Faith nodded.
"That's the Tower of London, alright." She said. They walked towards the front door. Two security approached them.
"Hold it you two." One of the guards said. "The Towers closed. You can wait until tomorrow's tours." Faith smiled sweetly.
"Yeah, but I have a meeting inside." She said. "The guys in charge wanted to see me. Name's Faith."
"I don't care what your name is. Get out of here." The guard said. Faith shrugged.
"Guess he's not in on it." She said. She punched him the gut. The guard fell to the ground. "Sorry about that. I got things to do." She turned to the second guard. "What about you?"
"The dungeon, right at the bottom of the tower, third from the stairs. There'll be two guards watching the door." Faith nodded.
"Thanks." She said. "Take care of your friend. Tell him the deal." The guard nodded.
"Alright. Oh, and Faith? Not all the Watchers side with Travers. Given a reason, they would support you and the Summers girl. Give them that reason." Faith nodded, then walked past him. Goku followed her.
"Thanks for the tip." He said. "Appreciated." The guard watched as the siblings moved inside. He almost felt sorry for Travers when they found him. Almost.
Faith and Goku walked down the steps carefully. She looked at the guards at the door. They held full automatic machine rifles, and by the looks of them, they knew how to use it. "How long do you think it will take for us to take them out?" She asked. Goku grinned.
"Not even a second." He said.
"Shall we?" They launched themselves down the hall. Half a second later, the two guards were on the ground.
"So." Goku said, as they opened the door. "How do we find the latch for the secret passage?" They walked into the dungeon. Their jaws dropped.
"Some how," Faith said. "I don't think that'll be a problem." They stared at the hole in the back door. It led into a large cavern that went down. "That explains the guards." She walked a little into the cave. "Damn. That is one big, black hole."
"Yeah." Goku said. "Well, let's go." Faith nodded, following her brother.
"Then it is settled." Quentin Travers said from his seat at the head of the hall. "We shall make one last attempt to take the potential Slayer trained by the renegade, Faith. Failing that, we will have no alternative but kill her along with her family."
"I still say that this is uncalled for." One Watcher said. "She is already trained, all we need to offer our support."
"Exactly the problem." Travers said. "She was not trained by a Watcher. It is entirely possible she will rebel like the two renegades. We must be prepared, we cannot allow a Slayer, trained the way she was, to run loose." The other Watcher said nothing. Travers watched him carefully. He was a danger, one of the few to stand against him in matters concerning the Slayer. He would have to be dealt with as soon as possible.
There was a commotion outside and, a moment later, Faith walked through, calmly, Goku right behind her. Travers looked outside, expecting to see the guards rushing in. He saw bodies littered across the hallway. "Don't worry." Faith said, following his glance. "Like I told you in London, I don't kill without reason. Those guys were no threat, so we just knocked them out. There may be some broken bones, though." She looked around the large room. "The mighty Watcher's Council. The secret rulers of the world. How does it feel to be faced with one of the Slayers you've mistreated?"
"Mistreated?" Travers said, calmer than he felt. "We gave you every kindness…"
"Does that include what happened to my parents?" Faith demanded. Sweat began to leak down his face. She knew. "My father, drained by a vamp, said vamp being manipulated by a Watcher? My mother shot in the back, again by a Watcher?" She was seething. "So, you gonna tell me who killed them?"
"I don't know what you are…" Travers stopped as golden light exploded around her. Her eyes and hair changed colour.
"Give me what I asked for, or I avenge every single Slayer that died for your Council."
Piccolo stood before the Kais. He had outlined his plan, and was awaiting their response.
"I understand what your saying, Piccolo." The Grand Kai said. "North Kai has been warning me for sometime that the Watchers were overstepping their boundaries. I had no idea it had gotten this bad. I agree with your plan, but who could we send?"
"I have an idea." The Namek said. "But it's risky." The Grand Kai sat back and listened as Piccolo outlined his plan.
"Well?" Faith said. "I assume you did get my message?" Travers flinched.
"Actually," One of the Watchers said, standing. "we don't know what your talking about." Faith glared at Travers.
"Let me guess, the Watcher in Australia answers directly to you, right?" Faith asked.
"I don't know…"
"Shut the hell up!" She yelled. "Stop lying and give me what I asked for, or I am going to kick your ass up around your shoulders!" She took a breath. She could feel Goku behind her. He was worried. So was she. Travers was pushing all the right buttons. She had to keep her cool. "Let's start nice and simple; where do I find the one who orchestrated the death of my parents?" Travers suddenly got extremely nervous. Faith noticed his hands were shaking. "Are you nervous? Now why would…" She stopped, staring at him. "It was you, wasn't it?" Travers jumped out of his seat. "Your the one. YOU!" Travers started running for the back of the hall. Faith launched skyward, landing in front of Travers. "Answer me, Travers." She demanded. "Was it you?"
"Yes." He spat. "I had approached your parents, telling them about your destiny."
The past.
"I can appreciate what your saying, Mr Travers, and your position, but I cannot allow my daughter to be placed at such a risk." Daniel Connover said. He looked over at his wife. It had been just over three years since she had fallen, literally, into his life. She had travelled from another planet to escape its destruction. He had helped her get on her feet (the sensei of the local dojo had praised his lucky stars she worked for him) and had fallen in love with her. They had married about a year after her daughter had been born, and he had tried his best to raise her as his own. He would be damned if he was going to let her fight vampires. His wife was leaning on the kitchen doorframe. She glared at the man. There was something about him, something that didn't sit right.
"I understand your position, Mr Connover, but there is more to this than just your daughter. This is…" He found himself looking at the girl's mother.
"I knew it!" She said. "You rotten little rat! You just want to use my daughter and then dispose of her when you're done. You are just like Frieza! I'm gonna…"
"Diedra, settle down." Daniel said. "There's no need for you to tell him your entire past history." She backed off.
"Stay away from my daughter, or I will kill you."
The present.
"I tried to do it the easy way." Travers said. "Exactly the way the head of the Council at the time wanted it done. To change our ways. When your parents had refused, I knew it would never work, but they knew. They had to be silenced. So I did." Faith grabbed him by the collar.
"Give me one reason why I shouldn't kill you?" She said. Travers could think of none.
"If you take our offer," The Grand Kai said. "I will unlock you hidden power. But you will have a responsibility, to guard your earth. The Council, the Slayers, all of earths champions, will be under you watch. It will be up to you to ensure your planets safety. Do you accept?" The girl looked back at Piccolo. The Namek stared back. Of all the people Faith had told him about, and based on his own observations during his stay in Sunnydale, she was the only one he could think of that could pull this off.
"Hook me up." Dawn said.
"Well?" She said. Goku could not believe it. The leader of this Council had caused this. Faith was ready to kill him.
"Faith, that's enough." He said.
"Why?" "She said. "Goku, he killed our mother! Why shouldn't we take a bit of revenge?"
"Because it's not our way. We don't kill because we believe it should happen." Goku walked up behind her. "Let him go. We know who he is; we know what he's done. Let's just get the books and go." Faith held Travers. "Come on, Faith." Faith dropped the Watcher and spun around burying herself in her brother's arms. Tears soaked his gi. "It's alright, sister."
"Goku, I wanted to kill him." She said. "I wanted to pull his head off, I wanted…"
"Shh, it's alright it's over." He said. "Let's just get what we came for." Faith nodded. She pulled away, wiping her eyes clear.
"I'm good." She said. "So, Mr Travers, which way to the Library?"
"You cannot…"
"I'll take you." The Watcher who had told her there had been no message stepped forward.
"You do…" Travers said, then stopped. A green glow appeared at the door to the hall. A teenaged girl stepped out of the glow.
"That's quite enough of that." She said. Faith's jaw dropped.
"Dawn?" She asked. "What are you doing here? How did you do that?" Dawn smirked.
"I'll fill you in later." The youngest Summers said. She looked at Travers and started to walk towards him. "Or now. Here's the deal. I'm the new Guardian of the Earth, which means you, and your little Council are under my jurisdiction." Travers opened his mouth. "Don't bother. Just listen. Things are gonna change. The Slayers are gonna be treated a little better. They will get all the information you have on specific threats, when they need it, or I shut you down, permanently. The only reason I'm letting you continue is that I'm new at this job and I'm gonna need some help to begin with. Do a good job, and I might let you continue. Now that's done," She turned to Faith. "let's get the diaries and get out of here." Faith grinned. Goku looked at them, surprised. They followed the Watcher, who introduced himself Nathaniel Giles, Rupert's little brother. Faith's jaw dropped as they entered the Library.
"Whoa." Faith said.
"Man, talk about a Library." Goku said. "Don't let Gohan in here. We'll never get him out again." Dawn grinned slightly.
"This now belongs to all Slayers." She said. There was feeling about her, a calmness, that Faith had never noticed. Dawn turned to Nathaniel. "I need you to watch the Council. Tell me if they keep up the old tricks. This information should be available to whoever needs it." Nathaniel nodded. Dawn smiled. "You're a lot like your brother."
"Why thankyou, milady." He said with a smile. "The Diaries are this way."
After an hour, they had all the books that were in the shelves. "We miss anything?" Goku asked.
"There is the forbidden archives, but I don't have access." Nathaniel said, apologetically. Faith grinned at her brother.
"Just show us the door." She said. "We'll get it open."
"This ends now." Travers said as he walked towards them. There was an army of guards behind him. "I don't know what you are playing at, Miss Summers, but it all ends here." Dawn grinned at him. A green glow ignited around her.
"Here, let me show you what I'm 'playing at'." She pointed at him, and Travers found himself floating about eight feet in the air. "As you can see, the power's that lay lock within me, what with me being the Key, have been unlocked and tamed." She grinned. "I was named as Guardian by the Grand Kai, overseer of the four Guardians of the universe. Your Council may train the Slayers, but the entire world is now under my protection. Now, we're taking the remaining Slayer Diaries and Watcher's Chronicles, to be kept somewhere where the people who need them can access them. Stand aside, or find the unemployment line, take your pick." Travers stared at them as they walked out of the room, leaving Travers floating in the air.
"This is it." Nathaniel said. They stood in front of a large metal door. It was covered with crosses and other holy markings.
"Whoa." Dawn said. Faith grinned.
"Stand back, guys." She said as she and Goku stepped forward. "You ready bro?" He grinned over at his sister.
"Let's do this." She said. They powered to their Super Saiyan forms, pulling their palms back.
"KA-ME-HA-ME-HA!" Twin beams shot forward, atomising the giant door.
"Dear God." Nathaniel said, as the smoke cleared.
"I could have done that." Dawn said. She was impressed, though. It seemed that the North Kai's plan to train Faith had payed off.
"Shall we?"
Okay, Traver's didn't get beaten to a bloody pulp, though he may not get down for a while. Dawn's the Guardian of the Earth (SCREWBALL!) and Giles has a little brother. Whoa, what a ride. It only gets rougher.
Next: The Hunter.
Stay tuned.
Doc.
