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Bess watched Buffy walk into the conference room and walked over to hug her, "I'm glad that you're ok." Buffy patted Bess on the back and glared at Spike. This amused the vamp greatly.
Bess went over to sit with Spike. General Hammond, Teal'c, Jack, Sam, Daniel, Willow, Giles and Buffy all sat and Hammond nodded at Bess, "You seem to know about this, you start."
"Spike and I are pretty sure that the Bel'tarth demon is from our reality. We also are pretty sure that the Vampire king sent it." And she looked at Buffy. "Please don't tell me, Angelus?" She moaned. Spike and Bess nodded. "We don't have a slayer since our Buffy didn't die on planet so another one was never called. Our Scoobies and the SGC have tried to take up the slack but my Sire is pretty powerful now." Spike said and Buffy sighed.
Willow smiled, "How about we restore his soul?" and Buffy looked at Bess, "Do you have a Willow?" Bess shook her head, "She moved to England to study and died in a car accident. " Buffy tapped her fingers on the table, "Willow and I'll go."
"Buffy no." Jack protested but stopped as she pinned him with a glare. "I am the Slayer, I cannot ignore the need. Plus I can take the cat portal and will fix Angelus and his demon. It's not like I haven't done it before." She looked at General Hammond, "Sir, can I go?"
Hammond looked thoughtful, "How long do you think this will take?" Buffy looked at Bess and Spike, "I don't want to screw things up there so I'll try to make it as quick as I can Sir."
"Very well, you have a go." The General said firmly. Jack sighed, "It sucks to have a super hero for a wife." There were chuckles and Buffy smiled, "Yeah, same goes black ops soldier husband."
J.D. had gated back to the SGC as soon as he and Uncle Daniel had figured out that Spike and Bess were missing. He was in the gateroom, speaking to General Hammond and Teal'c when a portal opened, a cat stepped out, followed by Spike, Bess, Willow and his Mom with a baby. He watched in shock as his Mom turned to thank the cat, the portal shut down and she put a small metal object into her pocket.
"Oh my God. Mom?" J.D. said and Buffy met his eyes.
Standing with General Hammond was a handsome man about her age. He was much taller, about 6'3" and his hair was a sandy brown, cut very short. His eyes were hazel and were filled with love and shock. Buffy sighed and handed the baby over to Willow and met the young man in the middle of the floor. She looked up into his eyes and wrapped her arms around him, holding him as he shook.
J.D. closed his eyes at the familiar feel of his mother's arms. "Oh baby, I'm not your Mom. At least, not for awhile." She pulled back gently and saw the words register belatedly. He could see the differences now and realized that this woman was about his age.
J.D. looked at her and laughed softly, "You are so much like her." He exclaimed. She cocked her head and shook him gently, "Listen J.D. You need to go back to the alpha site before entropic cascade failure sets in." J.D. shook his head, "I don't understand." Then his eyes went to the baby that Aunt Willow was holding, "Oh. Ooohh." His eyes went wide then he turned to look at the control room, "Siler! Dial up alpha site, I have to leave right away!" he turned and gave Willow a hug, "Hi Aunt Will." and she smiled her familiar smile, "Hey Big guy." He glanced at himself as a baby and laughed. "Weirdness abounds."
Bess came over and hugged him, "Hey, I was your big sister for one day, so HAH!" There was easy laughter and he smiled, "I'm glad you're ok." She nodded and looked serious, "I'm calling Giles and Joy." J.D. shook his head in protest and Bess shook him, "I have to. Mom has to talk to Angelus and you know where he'll be. It can't be avoided." He glanced at Buffy then back at Bess, "Make sure she understands how fragile they are." He said softly. Bess nodded, "I'll make sure. Now go."
The gate activated and he went to Buffy, "Is Dad ok?" he asked, his voice cracking and Buffy smiled, "Jack is alive, cranky and able to kick ass." J.D. smiled in relief and gave her a hard hug then walked up the ramp into the event horizon and vanished. Buffy looked at Willow with tears in her eyes and shook her head, "God, that hurt so much!" Willow nodded in sympathy and pulled her friend in for a comforting hug, "You knew it might happen sweetie."
Buffy was introduced to some new faces and many familiar ones. She and Willow sat down with General Hammond, his senior staff and Spike to discuss plans that might stop the rampaging demon.
Bess was on the phone with her younger brother and sister.
"I want you guys to know that a woman who looks like Mom is here. But it isn't mom, well sort of but not really. It's complicated." She finished lamely and listed to the silence on the phone. "Guys?"
"Why is she here?" Joy asked and Giles nodded silently, "I was sent with Spike to another reality and found her there. There is a dimensional demon that is looking for Slayers. She's come to fight it. She has a baby J.D. that she brought with her." Giles gulped then spoke, "When can we see her?" he heard Bess sigh and said quickly, "I know she's not Mom but we still really want to see her."
Bess listened to the hope in his voice and her heart ached for Joy and Giles. "I'm bringing her home tonight, along with J.D. He's only 2 days old, can you believe it?" Joy giggled as she compared having a baby J.D. to a big, bossy older brother. "Finally, I'm older than someone." Bess laughed and said, "See you monkeys tonight."
Giles and Joy hung up and stared at each other in disbelief.
"Um, we need to get the baby bed out I guess." Giles said and Joy nodded, happy to have something to do.
Bess dragged Buffy off to a quiet corner and had a heart to heart. "All of us were devastated when Dad and Mom disappeared. Giles and Joy were hit really hard though. Um, when we go to the house, don't be surprised to see Angelus hanging around." She muttered quickly and winced as Buffy stood up and shrieked, "What?!"
"Ever since we were babies, Angelus has protected us. It wasn't obvious, just mainly at nighttime. Mom said he would rock us to sleep when we were fussy so she could get her rest. Dad put up a fuss at first but Mom told him to let it be and he did. It's…"she cast around for a word to describe the extra person in her family when Buffy snorted, "Weird? Unnatural? Bizarre?" Bess laughed heartily at this and smiled, "Yes to all of the above. But it works. Angelus keeps all of the baddies away, and has taught us all how to slay vamps, track demons and fight. I know it seems weird but Mom trusted him in some half assed way, and so do we." Bess went silent as she watched Buffy puzzle it over.
"Ok. We deal with the cards we're dealt. This should make it easier to find out what the hell is on his mind." Buffy patted Bess's leg. "Let move out, shall we?" and she strode over to Willow and Spike and took J.D.
Bess pulled her car into the driveway and was suddenly nervous. Spike patted her leg reassuring from under his blanket. It wasn't quite dark yet and he didn't want to go up in smoke, so to speak. He opened his door and raced for the dark garage that had just opened. Buffy took J.D. and got out slowly, looking at the house that she had just bought with Jack in their reality. "Really really too weird." She muttered.
Willow had just gotten out when a teenage boy and a girl came out of the house. Buffy handed J.D. to Willow and opened her arms, "Come here guys." They ran to her and threw their arms around her.
"Momma?" the girl whispered and Buffy shook her head no, "You guys are old enough to realize that I'm not your Mom. I am exactly like a younger Mom though." She replied and kissed Joy on the top of her head.
Giles looked down at her and saw that she was younger than his Mom, but almost identical in every other way. "Let's go inside. We got out an old baby bed for J.D." he said and walked over to Willow, "Aunt Willow?" he asked and Bess smacked herself on the forehead, "I forgot to tell you that Buffy brought Aunt Willow with her." Willow smiled and said a quiet hello to Giles. He looked at the baby then at Willow, "Can I take him inside?" He asked and Willow said, "Sure." And handed him the baby carrier.
Buffy walked inside with her arm around Joy.
Willow and Bess made dinner. Sam and Janet had stayed away for the evening to let Buffy get acquainted with the kids and Buffy appreciated it. Giles had a million questions, though none about his Dad. Buffy enjoyed his quick wit and saw that the young man before her was smarter than she and Jack together. He said something and Buffy laughed, even though it wasn't funny. "What?" he asked curiously and Buffy smiled, "Are you sure you aren't Sam's son? You didn't get your brains from me that's for sure." Joy laughed at this and pointed to Buffy, "My friend says that you had practical smarts, that book smarts didn't apply as a Slayer."
Buffy smiled at the girl, "You are absolutely correct. You must have Sam's brains too, but I need you to give them back to her tomorrow, ok?" Joy giggled and Giles rolled his eyes, "Lame humor, too long hanging around Dad." There was easy laughter around the table. J.D. started to fuss and Buffy picked him up, "Joy, why don't you get ready for bed and I'll talk to you upstairs." Joy nodded excitedly, "Ok Buffy mom." And dashed upstairs. Bess raised her eyebrows at this phrase, "Well, I guess it's accurate."
Giles got up quietly and cleared the table. Willow stood and helped and the worked together in silence.
"When are you and Mom leaving?" he asked, sounding a lot younger than his seventeen years. Willow looked at him and shrugged, " Depends on how much we can find out about the demon we're chasing." Giles nodded then turned to Willow, "How's my Dad?" Willow smiled, "I've met two Jack O'Neill's and they were both exceptional men. For more than that you need to ask Buffy."
