Chapter 3
The Devil Shows Up With bright Blue Eyes
"Like I said this story starts out with Angel. We knew Angel was special. He was prophesied to be a deciding factor in a major apocalypse. However, it could go either way. Whichever team had him on their side would fair better. The sooner we got him on our team the better. Our seers knew that he would fight along side the slayer, but instead of waiting for him to meet the slayer on his own I speeded it up a little. I found him and brought him to you. I gave him something to live and fight for. That something was to help protect you. You were so young and innocent. I pulled all the strings. Told him you were just a kid and it would be hard for you. He was in a bad place and you gave him a purpose. A way to make up for some of the wrongs he did in the past." Whistler stopped talking and studied Buffy's face. She had a far away look in her eyes and gave him a half smile when she realized he had stopped talking and was watching her.
He smiled back and continued his story.
"We knew that it was prophesied that you would meet the Master and die. I thought that maybe with Angel watching your back it might work out for you kid. You died anyway, but you were brought back. So we got our happy ending. I was patting myself on the back for that one. We got Angel on our side, the slayer kills the Master and all's right with the world."
"I hate to burst your bubble but that was all good" Buffy interrupted him.
"Yes it was kid, but don't you remember what happened next after you and Angel made with the smoochies?" he said.
Buffy face fell and she replied "Angelus came out to play." She didn't make eye contact with Whistler as she asked "So what did the other Buffy do?"
"My counterpart did not find the need to bring Angel to you, so that Buffy never meet him until after the Master was dead" he answered.
"Ok, so if there is no Angel how did she survive? Angel saved my life. Angel gave me information about the Master. I would not have won without him" she insisted.
"This is where it gets interesting. I never saw this coming, but the other Buffy made a deal with the devil to stop an apocalypse." He paused and continued "The devil in question goes by the name of Spike" he proclaimed.
Buffy glared at Whistler "That is not possible Spike wasn't even around when I fought the Master. He was off somewhere with his precious Drucilla. What are you trying to pull? If this is some game so help me I'll…"
Whistler raised his hand and interrupted her by asserting "No games. In that universe Spike and Drucilla ended up in Sunnydale about the same time you did." She sat shaking her head as he continued. "You see in your world they were detained a little by me. I thought you had enough on your plate with Darla, the Master, and the anointed one. I didn't want you to have to deal with those two at the same time. I was helping."
"I guess you were if it kept Spike and Drucilla out of my hair. The Master was enough of a pain in my ass" she told him. "But what I don't understand is why Spike would make a deal with Buffy. It was not like Angel was there to take Dru from him?"
Whistler pulled a loosely bound book from his coat. He opened it to one of the many places that had visible bookmarks. He inquired "would you like to see some of the other Buffy's journal entries?" Buffy shook her head yes and Whistler continued "This is what she said about her first meeting Spike." He slid the book across the table and she silently started to read it.
