Disclaimer: I am borrowing the characters for a little bit, but Joss Whedon
owns them
Chapter 14: Explanations and Books
At Mansion
Angelus and Spike returned to the mansion and found their mates sitting watching t.v. and eating ice cream. They slipped behind them and picked them up and resettled them on their laps.
"Well?" Buffy asked, as she turned to give Angelus a quick kiss.
"Why did you go all wiggy on us when we mentioned the new training?" Faith asked, before kissing Spike.
"It is a test that the watcher uses on slayers that reach their eighteenth birthday." Angelus said, slipping into game face at the thought. Buffy stroked his face and waited for him to continue.
"The take the slayers strength away and then lock her in a room with a vampire. She must rely on her wits to escape." Spike continued, he too was in game face. The two slayers looked at each other in stunned disbelief.
"Giles?" Buffy asked, her voice breaking at the thought of her watcher betraying her.
"Yes, love. He would give you the serum when you looked into the crystal, because it would put you into a sort of trance." Angelus told her and held her tightly as she started to cry.
"He willing gave it to us?" Faith asked.
"No." Spike told her, "Travers, the bastard, told him if he didn't Giles would lose his job. Giles was actually going to tell you tomorrow, but he had already given you the first injection. It should wear off in about two days, so no slaying." Spike told them.
"I don't know him." Buffy managed to get out, as she continued to cry, while Angelus did his best to comfort her.
"Love, it will be okay." Angelus told her, but he wasn't sure things would ever be the same.
"Wait!" Faith exclaimed, "How do you two know so much about it?" The two vampires looked sheepishly at the ground.
"Well, we both have killed a few slayers." Angelus began.
"Not that we would hurt you." Spike put in and got a 'duh!' look from the two slayers.
"We ran across one who was going through the test. Her watcher had just given her the serum the day before. I killed her and went to leave her body for her watcher." Angelus told them.
"That bloke sang like a bird when he saw his dead slayer." Spike added, "Of course he wasn't that far behind.
"Oh." Buffy said, before shrugging and burrowing back into Angelus' arms, wondering what to do about Giles, but no thoughts were coming.
Next Day: Library
"So," Giles began, "I assume that your mates have spoken to you?" His slayers merely nodded. "I was going.."
"Don't!" Buffy began. "I don't know what to do right now." She told him.
"We don't know who you are anymore." Faith continued, just as Cordy walked in with Doyle.
"He's Giles." She told the slayers, looking between them. Turning to Doyle, "Do you think they lost their memories?" she asked, "Giiiillllleeesss." She pronounced for them, Doyle gave her a funny look, but said nothing. Instead he turned to talk to Giles.
"Travers is on his way and he has already set up a home with the vampire." Doyle began, "The vampire has escaped and has Willow, because he wants the slayers." He told them.
"Good heavens!" Giles began, "Do you know where?"
"It was an old house, all of the windows have been boarded up and it has brick, with a steel door. We need to hurry, because he has already turned the two watchers that were there." Doyle told them.
"Yes, well we will need weapons." Giles said, going over to the cage and pulling out crosses and stakes and swords, handing them to the still glaring slayers. "You can be mad after we kill the nasty vampire." He told them.
The House
Buffy, Faith, Giles, and Doyle entered the house, leaving Cordy in the car. Buffy and Faith went downstairs, while Doyle and Giles went upstairs to search for Willow.
Doyle and Giles found Willow tied to a chair and gagged, she seemed to be trying to say something, so Giles rushed forward to help her, he removed the gag.
"It's a trap!" she told them, as the two turned watchers stepped into view. Doyle and Giles took fighting stances and waited for the vampires to attack.
Basement
Buffy and Faith reached the basement and found Oz tied up.
"Well this is unsual." Faith said.
"Ya, I thought it was just supposed to be Willow." Buffy said.
"Well, take it up with Doyle when we see him again."
"If you see him again," came a voice from the corner. "Two slayers, unable to defend themselves. I will be able to turn you both and have you as pets." He told them. Buffy and Faith looked at each other.
'Angelus,' Buffy thought, 'If you can hear me I am in my old house. The council brought the vampire here and he kidnapped Oz and Willow and he plans on turning us.'
Buffy giggled when she heard his possessive growl and ducked quickly when the vampire turned to grab her. She watched as Faith tried to untie Oz, but the vampire quickly turned on her. Buffy seeing her opportunity ran the vampire through with her sword, but because she didn't have her full slayer strength she managed to get it stuck.
The vampire turned back to her, very pissed. "That wasn't very nice." He told her, before lunging for her. Faith grabbed the sword and pulled it out. Pulling back she swung forward and decapitated the vampire. They quickly untied Oz and went in search of Willow, Giles, and Doyle.
They reached the top and followed the noises of the fight. They entered just as Doyle and Giles dusted the two turned watchers.
"Was gonna over you a hand, but I see you've been doing fine on your own." Faith said. The slayers took in the disheveled watcher and seer and giggled when both men glared at them.
'BUFFY!' Angelus screamed inside her head. 'Are you okay?'
'Fine lover,' she told him, 'Just need some bandages and a tub and a massage?' she asked, hoping that he would give in.
'Alright,' Angelus told her, 'But get your ass back her, so I can look you over. You have a tendency to under express your wounds.' Buffy giggled.
"Talking to Angelus." She told them, when she received funny looks.
Library
Giles, Faith, Buffy, and Travers were sitting around the table.
"I know it seems brutal." Travers told the slayers, "But we are fighting a war."
"No," Giles interrupted, "you are waging a war and they are fighting it."
"We need to make sure that you are in top shape." He continued, glaring at Giles. "You both passed."
"Good, you can leave."
"I am not done," Travers said, turning to look at Giles. "Were is Wesley?"
"Don't know, don't care." Giles told him.
"Well, the test is also for watchers and seems that both of you have failed. You are fired." Travers heard the slayers gasp and turned around to face them. "He is much to close to you."
"I think you need to leave before it turns dark and our mates hunt you down." Buffy told him.
"Or before we regain our strength." Faith added.
"Yes, well good job and someone will be by to take their place." Travers said, turning around and leaving.
"Well that went well." Giles muttered. "I am not leaving." He told the slayers.
"We know." Buffy said, "We are not happy with you right now and we can't be around you."
"You betrayed us," continued Faith, "And we need some time to think." With that Buffy and Faith left, heading home to Angelus and Spike.
"I have betrayed myself." Giles said to the empty room, before he left, going home to Jenny.
At the Mansion
"B?" Faith asked, "Do you get the feeling that there is something behind us?"
"Ya," Buffy said, her slayer sense going off. Faith continued to walk and Buffy waited in the bushes. Shortly a demon came by, Buffy grabbed him and Faith turned him around.
"Hey!" the demon exclaimed, "Is this how you treat all the citizens of Sunnydale?"
"Only the ones with horns," Faith told him, indicating to the horns under his hat.
"Yes, well I have something you need."
"Ya, if I need a good coat hanger, I'll give you a call." Buffy told him.
"The Books of Ascension." He said and watched as realization dawned on both of the slayers faces. "I have them and I heard you were looking for them. Rumor is that your mates are hunting down whoever has them. If they leave me alone and get me out of the city, the books are yours."
"Deal." Buffy said, "Bring them to the mansion on Crawford Street tonight." Deal made, demon and slayers parted, neither noticing the shadow that slipped out.
'I must go tell Wesley of this new development.' Thought Ethan Ryane.
Chapter 14: Explanations and Books
At Mansion
Angelus and Spike returned to the mansion and found their mates sitting watching t.v. and eating ice cream. They slipped behind them and picked them up and resettled them on their laps.
"Well?" Buffy asked, as she turned to give Angelus a quick kiss.
"Why did you go all wiggy on us when we mentioned the new training?" Faith asked, before kissing Spike.
"It is a test that the watcher uses on slayers that reach their eighteenth birthday." Angelus said, slipping into game face at the thought. Buffy stroked his face and waited for him to continue.
"The take the slayers strength away and then lock her in a room with a vampire. She must rely on her wits to escape." Spike continued, he too was in game face. The two slayers looked at each other in stunned disbelief.
"Giles?" Buffy asked, her voice breaking at the thought of her watcher betraying her.
"Yes, love. He would give you the serum when you looked into the crystal, because it would put you into a sort of trance." Angelus told her and held her tightly as she started to cry.
"He willing gave it to us?" Faith asked.
"No." Spike told her, "Travers, the bastard, told him if he didn't Giles would lose his job. Giles was actually going to tell you tomorrow, but he had already given you the first injection. It should wear off in about two days, so no slaying." Spike told them.
"I don't know him." Buffy managed to get out, as she continued to cry, while Angelus did his best to comfort her.
"Love, it will be okay." Angelus told her, but he wasn't sure things would ever be the same.
"Wait!" Faith exclaimed, "How do you two know so much about it?" The two vampires looked sheepishly at the ground.
"Well, we both have killed a few slayers." Angelus began.
"Not that we would hurt you." Spike put in and got a 'duh!' look from the two slayers.
"We ran across one who was going through the test. Her watcher had just given her the serum the day before. I killed her and went to leave her body for her watcher." Angelus told them.
"That bloke sang like a bird when he saw his dead slayer." Spike added, "Of course he wasn't that far behind.
"Oh." Buffy said, before shrugging and burrowing back into Angelus' arms, wondering what to do about Giles, but no thoughts were coming.
Next Day: Library
"So," Giles began, "I assume that your mates have spoken to you?" His slayers merely nodded. "I was going.."
"Don't!" Buffy began. "I don't know what to do right now." She told him.
"We don't know who you are anymore." Faith continued, just as Cordy walked in with Doyle.
"He's Giles." She told the slayers, looking between them. Turning to Doyle, "Do you think they lost their memories?" she asked, "Giiiillllleeesss." She pronounced for them, Doyle gave her a funny look, but said nothing. Instead he turned to talk to Giles.
"Travers is on his way and he has already set up a home with the vampire." Doyle began, "The vampire has escaped and has Willow, because he wants the slayers." He told them.
"Good heavens!" Giles began, "Do you know where?"
"It was an old house, all of the windows have been boarded up and it has brick, with a steel door. We need to hurry, because he has already turned the two watchers that were there." Doyle told them.
"Yes, well we will need weapons." Giles said, going over to the cage and pulling out crosses and stakes and swords, handing them to the still glaring slayers. "You can be mad after we kill the nasty vampire." He told them.
The House
Buffy, Faith, Giles, and Doyle entered the house, leaving Cordy in the car. Buffy and Faith went downstairs, while Doyle and Giles went upstairs to search for Willow.
Doyle and Giles found Willow tied to a chair and gagged, she seemed to be trying to say something, so Giles rushed forward to help her, he removed the gag.
"It's a trap!" she told them, as the two turned watchers stepped into view. Doyle and Giles took fighting stances and waited for the vampires to attack.
Basement
Buffy and Faith reached the basement and found Oz tied up.
"Well this is unsual." Faith said.
"Ya, I thought it was just supposed to be Willow." Buffy said.
"Well, take it up with Doyle when we see him again."
"If you see him again," came a voice from the corner. "Two slayers, unable to defend themselves. I will be able to turn you both and have you as pets." He told them. Buffy and Faith looked at each other.
'Angelus,' Buffy thought, 'If you can hear me I am in my old house. The council brought the vampire here and he kidnapped Oz and Willow and he plans on turning us.'
Buffy giggled when she heard his possessive growl and ducked quickly when the vampire turned to grab her. She watched as Faith tried to untie Oz, but the vampire quickly turned on her. Buffy seeing her opportunity ran the vampire through with her sword, but because she didn't have her full slayer strength she managed to get it stuck.
The vampire turned back to her, very pissed. "That wasn't very nice." He told her, before lunging for her. Faith grabbed the sword and pulled it out. Pulling back she swung forward and decapitated the vampire. They quickly untied Oz and went in search of Willow, Giles, and Doyle.
They reached the top and followed the noises of the fight. They entered just as Doyle and Giles dusted the two turned watchers.
"Was gonna over you a hand, but I see you've been doing fine on your own." Faith said. The slayers took in the disheveled watcher and seer and giggled when both men glared at them.
'BUFFY!' Angelus screamed inside her head. 'Are you okay?'
'Fine lover,' she told him, 'Just need some bandages and a tub and a massage?' she asked, hoping that he would give in.
'Alright,' Angelus told her, 'But get your ass back her, so I can look you over. You have a tendency to under express your wounds.' Buffy giggled.
"Talking to Angelus." She told them, when she received funny looks.
Library
Giles, Faith, Buffy, and Travers were sitting around the table.
"I know it seems brutal." Travers told the slayers, "But we are fighting a war."
"No," Giles interrupted, "you are waging a war and they are fighting it."
"We need to make sure that you are in top shape." He continued, glaring at Giles. "You both passed."
"Good, you can leave."
"I am not done," Travers said, turning to look at Giles. "Were is Wesley?"
"Don't know, don't care." Giles told him.
"Well, the test is also for watchers and seems that both of you have failed. You are fired." Travers heard the slayers gasp and turned around to face them. "He is much to close to you."
"I think you need to leave before it turns dark and our mates hunt you down." Buffy told him.
"Or before we regain our strength." Faith added.
"Yes, well good job and someone will be by to take their place." Travers said, turning around and leaving.
"Well that went well." Giles muttered. "I am not leaving." He told the slayers.
"We know." Buffy said, "We are not happy with you right now and we can't be around you."
"You betrayed us," continued Faith, "And we need some time to think." With that Buffy and Faith left, heading home to Angelus and Spike.
"I have betrayed myself." Giles said to the empty room, before he left, going home to Jenny.
At the Mansion
"B?" Faith asked, "Do you get the feeling that there is something behind us?"
"Ya," Buffy said, her slayer sense going off. Faith continued to walk and Buffy waited in the bushes. Shortly a demon came by, Buffy grabbed him and Faith turned him around.
"Hey!" the demon exclaimed, "Is this how you treat all the citizens of Sunnydale?"
"Only the ones with horns," Faith told him, indicating to the horns under his hat.
"Yes, well I have something you need."
"Ya, if I need a good coat hanger, I'll give you a call." Buffy told him.
"The Books of Ascension." He said and watched as realization dawned on both of the slayers faces. "I have them and I heard you were looking for them. Rumor is that your mates are hunting down whoever has them. If they leave me alone and get me out of the city, the books are yours."
"Deal." Buffy said, "Bring them to the mansion on Crawford Street tonight." Deal made, demon and slayers parted, neither noticing the shadow that slipped out.
'I must go tell Wesley of this new development.' Thought Ethan Ryane.