Disclaimer: I don't own Buffy or Stargate- waahh.%^) I have condensed season six and changed some things to make my story fit.. including aging Dawn.

            Willow, Anya, Tara, Dawn and Xander sat as Willow finished the spell to bring Buffy back. Nothing.

            "I don't understand, I did everything right!" Willow protested then they are attacked by Hellions. Everyone fights then scatters.

            Buffy was standing in the gate room when suddenly the gate activated but as she turned to leave something made her turn around. Watching in dread she saw the blue lightening and knew. Jack and Sam had just entered the control room and Sgt. Davis said, "It's the same energy signature that brought Buffy here."  Sam raced to a computer to try and fix the problem. Jack walked to the window and stared in disbelief. "Buffy." He cried and turned to race down to the gate room. Sam stood up suddenly, knocking over her chair and went for the window to see what was wrong.

            Buffy turned and walked as if in a dream toward the portal, not wanting to but compelled. She heard a voice and turned around to see Jack, desperation in his face as he realized what was going to happen.

            "Jack, I'm …." And a massive energy surge struck her, holding her in the air for an instant before dropping her so suddenly that Jack couldn't catch her before she hit her head on the floor.

            Buffy woke up inside a coffin and realized she was buried alive. She dug desperately out of the coffin, through the dirt into the fresh air, riding on panic and fear and sorrow. She crawled out and rested on the grass, staring in disbelief at the headstone with her name and the phrase, "She saved the World, a lot." and the cemetery that had been so familiar to her. Staggering to her feet she started walking.

            Buffy heard some screams and ended up in a fight with demons and as she escapes she runs into Willow, Tara, Xander and Anya. Staring at them, not believing it's them, still torn confused and in grief over Jack, she is in shock. They are attacked and Buffy defeats the demons and runs off to the last place she remembers, the tower that Glory built.

            Buffy stares into the place where she leaped, and thought 'if I jump maybe I'll go back.' And laughed bitterly, while she was there she wanted to be here, now that's she is here, she wants to go back. Suddenly she hears a familiar voice, "Buffy?" and spinning around she saw Dawn.

            Buffy stared at her sister, unable to believe that she was really standing there. Dawn looked taller somehow, more mature and Buffy felt as if her heart would burst in wonder. She staggered as suddenly the tower started to collapse, and Buffy took her sister and grabbing a cable, slid to safety. Once on the ground, the tower collapsing beside her, Buffy fell to her knees and Dawn hugged her tightly.

            The next days were very confused for Buffy. Spike was there, railing against Willow and Xander. Everyone knew that something was wrong, but Buffy couldn't put it into words. She missed Giles desperately and she missed her old life and her new life. She felt like she was drowning and didn't know how to call for help.

            A very worried Dawn made a long distance phone call.

 "Hello, May I speak to Rupert Giles?"  Dawn asked politely.

"Yes, Hello."

"Giles, it's Dawn. Buffy's back."

"Back? I don't understand." The phone almost blasted Dawn with his disbelief.

"You have to come home. Willow used powerful magic and brought Buffy back, but something's wrong." Dawn said desperately. Giles sat abruptly, in total shock. Hearing Dawn's voice still in his ear he replied, "I'll be there tomorrow." And hung up the phone.

Dawn looked at the phone and hung it up quickly as she heard Buffy come back from her walk.

The next day Buffy was sitting in the dark of the living room, all of the curtains pulled. Everyone was either at school or at work. She looked up as the door opened and gaped at Giles who gaped back at her. Suddenly she was in his arms and sobbing.

Giles simply could not believe that his Buffy was there. He patted her back as she cried as if her heart were breaking, rubbing soothing circles and just holding her. When she finally was finished he fished his handkerchief out of his pocket and gave it to her, and she blew her nose shakily.

"I am so glad you're here." She whispered and his eyes warmed as he looked at her. "I can't believe that you are here Buffy." Giles replied.

He stood and paced, "I can't believe that Willow was so irresponsible. Magic of this scale is dangerous and deadly. There is always a price when you do magic." Giles ranted,

arms waving in frustration. Buffy eyed him affectionately, "Giles, I'm thinking that I have more to whine about than the price of magic. I've paid the ultimate price twice now." She looked down, remembering her loss.

 Giles sat down and lifted his Slayers chin, "Can you tell me?" he asked quietly, and Buffy told him about her other life and what she learned. They sat side by side for hours, Buffy telling him about everything she has seen, her new love and how ambivalent her feelings were now. Giles looked at her seriously, rubbing his chin absently.

"Do you want to go back?" he asked thoughtfully.

Everyone was surprised about the total change in Buffy's attitude. She smiled and sparkled and hugged Dawn and Willow. As everyone sat around the dinner table she participated in the conversation. Dawn cleared her throat and looked at the others, and they went silent. Buffy looked around, "Ok, what's up?"

"Buffy, I was accepted to Berkley." Dawn said quietly. Buffy sat stunned then her face lit up, "Berkley! That is so excellent!" Buffy jumped up and hugged her sister tightly to her. "I'm so happy for you Dawnie." She whispered. Everyone smiled, and Willow felt vindicated. She knew she did the right thing.

After Dawn went to bed Giles called everyone else into the basement, he knew what happened next would get ugly. Spike was sitting there, watching as Buffy grabbed some chairs for everyone. There was something different about her, like she had made a decision and he was sure that he wouldn't like it.

Everyone was there, and unbeknownst to them, Dawn was listening too. Giles stood and sighed, pulling off his glasses to clean them. Buffy smiled at this familiar routine.

He turned to Willow, "What you did was dangerous and wrong. Spike was absolutely correct in his telling all of you that there would be a price to pay. You didn't bring her out of hell, but another reality altogether. She was happy and you tore her away from it, like she was torn from here." Willow's eyes filled with tears and looking at Tara she knew that Tara thought she had been wrong as well. Buffy went up the stairs and a sudden yelp told them that Buffy had found Dawn. Buffy towed Dawn down the stairs and sat her beside Spike.

She smiled at everyone and went to hug Willow. "It will be alright Wills." She whispered to the sobbing witch. Patting her on the back Buffy went back to stand in front of everyone. "We need to make plans." She started.

"I want to go back." She told her friends. Willow shook her head, "Why?" Buffy walked to the punching bag, pushed at it and watched it sway, then walked back. "Because I have to." She said simply.

Tara nodded thoughtfully, "With Dawn going to Berkley, and bringing Faith back to be Slayer it would work." She said quietly.

Dawn grabbed her sister, "I want to go with you!" but Buffy shook her head. "It's too dangerous for you, there is no guarantee that the spell will work. No offense Will. I want you to be happy here." The sisters hugged each other, and Buffy smiled, "Plus, I don't even know if your grades could transfer from here to there anyway!."

Spike jumped up and shook his head no, "Wait just a bloody minute. Send her back, we've only just gotten her back where she belongs!" he turned his eyes to Buffy and she shook her head, "Spike. I don't belong here anymore and you know it. You said it yourself, this shouldn't have happened. I think I was brought back to have closure, but now I need to go."

Tara looked at Giles and Willow and nodded. "Give us until Dawn goes to Berkley and we'll have a plan." She said. Dawn smiled through her tears and hugged her sister.

Jack looked at the bodies of the two slain SG teams and shook his head in sorrow and pride. He looked at Teal'c and Daniel and they started placing body bags among the mess.