Disclaimer and A/N ~ Nope don't own them! Own Brian, Kandis, George,
and Morgan. Own the idea of little Anya (credit to Jen and A for helping me
think it up!) I don't own the idea of little Tara, which belongs to E-beth.
But the concept of Eclipse and rebirth is my idea too! I hope it makes
since! Please read and review! It makes me write faster!
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"More like a happy giving demon. I don't think she can kill anyone," Brian pointed out as he looked over some files. "Nothing like it before. Apparently the Powers that Be have bigger plans for Anya."
"You telling me my daughter can grant bloody wishes?" Spike demanded angrily.
"Your really really Anya's daddy??" Kandis inquired.
"Not helping Kandis," Brian told her as if telling her to stop talking.
"Are you mad Spikey?" Anya asked. "Cause I think its neat."
"I'm not angry at you, love," Spike answered softly. "You didn't know."
"What do we do?" Kandis asked.
Brian looked at Anya who was sitting on a stool in the middle of the room. "We don't know the full extent of her powers yet. We'll have to watch her."
"I don't like being stared at," Anya pouted as she held out her small arms for Spike.
He sighed before picking her up. She laid her head on his shoulder with a small kid like sigh. "Can she control this?"
"I'm pretty sure the she can control them, like she controlled her vengeance powers," Brian explained. "She had the decision to grant the wishes if she wanted to."
"How do we know for sure?" Spike asked. He sat Anya down before sitting in his desk chair.
"We don't," Brian answered bluntly. "And we won't know until she's older."
"This is boring," Kandis pouted as she played on the floor with her puppy.
"What are you going to name the her?" Anya asked as she sat down beside her friend.
"Jubilee," Kandis answered as she stroked the spotted fur. "Cause my daddy likes Xmen."
Brian rolled his eyes. "Do not."
Spike scoffed at him. "Nancy boy."
"But I don't," Brian tried to argues, but Spike tuned him out as he began to google the web for anything about Anya.
"Found it!" Morgan yelled coming into the room. "A dimension that has a record of a mini vengeance demon."
Both Spike and Brian jerked their heads towards Morgan. The two girls continued to play with Jubilee, unconcerned.
"Up." Morgan commanded as she gently tugged Spike from the chair. She put in a disk and as it was loading she spoke. "The Eclipse Dimension, a heaven dimension. A dimension in which those who have supernatural powers are sent."
"So," Brian tried to comprehend. "Anya was sent because of her demon powers. Spike was sent because he was a vampire in the soul."
"They give the choice to go beyond," Spike figured. "So obviously going beyond is being reborn, and those who choose to remain are their keepers."
Morgan began to read from her disk. "Those who have demon power. Those who have the ability to see. Those who were evil and now have a soul. Those with strength. Those who have practiced the art of magic. Those who change with the moon. All of them are welcome in to see the Eclipse."
"Seers, Demons, Vamps with souls, Witches, werewolves, and what about strength?" Brian asked as he counted out on his fingers.
"Strength represents those who have connections with the slayer. The potentials."
All three adults shielded their eyes from the bright light that had appeared in the doorway. Kandis and Anya both ran behind them, Jubilee scampered from the room "It's my giddy buddy from Judgment," Spike pointed out with a smirk as he turned to see the familiar face of the man who had given him Anya, surrounded by a soft glow.
"Hello William," he greeted, as the light seemed to fade so that they could see a man there.
"I am George," he said solemnly.
"What kind of holy name is George?" Spike snorted.
"Your simple minds could not pronounce my holy name," he answered and he folded his arms. "I've come to request your help."
"Who's help?" Anya asked peering out from behind Spike.
"Not you, little one," George told her. "The help of your, keeper."
"Spike?" Anya asked as she looked up at him with a puzzled look. "But he doesn't have powers like me."
"No, but he can help us," George answered. With a wave of his hand several children appeared running around the room. The adults jumped to their feet to save some of the breakable objects, but they paused to see the kids running right through them.
"Spike do you recognize any of these children?" George asked.
Spike examined each child until he came upon one with long, brown hair. She kicked at another child, who began to hop up and down holding her hurt chin. "Kennedy." Spike said bluntly.
"Yes, that's Kennedy," George answered. "And the one that just got kicked is Molly. And over there," he pointed at a young black girl playing with a bouncy ball. "That's Rona and the two playing with the jump ropes are Eve and Vi."
"The potentials?" Spike asked. "They all were reborn?"
"Yes, they were all reborn," George replied. With another wave of his hands the girls disappeared. "And now the girls are going back to their keepers." There was one little girl left with light, brown hair streaming down to the center of her back. She sat in the center of the room and she appeared to be crying.
"This one lost her keeper," George said quietly. "To remain on earth she must have a keeper while hers serves penance."
"You want to put one over on me, don't you?" Spike asked crossing his arms. "I already have Anya."
"Do you know her?"
Spike concentrated really hard on the shivering girl. She looked up at him, briefly, before looking away again. "Tara," he whispered. "But she." he paused to think about it. "Was a witch."
"Will you do it?" George inquired.
"Yes," Spike answered softly, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her. "I'll take her."
"Very well," George said with another wave of his hand. The girl became reality, and she jerked her head with a scared expression. She crawled on her hands and knees to a corner and cried softly. "Until next time." And George was gone.
"Oh goody, a new friend." Kandis shouted happily. Brian shushed her and she quieted immediately.
Spike made his way over to Tara, reaching an arm out. "Tara, luv."
"Go away from me!"
"Shh, Tara I won't hurt you," Spike whispered softly as he bent down to look at her. "I'm Spike."
Tara still cowered away from him. Spike sighed and pulled Anya in front of him. "Tara, meet Anya."
Tara didn't answer. She just buried her face. Anya looked up at Spike confused, he replied with a shrug. Tara was going to need some serious bonding time.
***
"More like a happy giving demon. I don't think she can kill anyone," Brian pointed out as he looked over some files. "Nothing like it before. Apparently the Powers that Be have bigger plans for Anya."
"You telling me my daughter can grant bloody wishes?" Spike demanded angrily.
"Your really really Anya's daddy??" Kandis inquired.
"Not helping Kandis," Brian told her as if telling her to stop talking.
"Are you mad Spikey?" Anya asked. "Cause I think its neat."
"I'm not angry at you, love," Spike answered softly. "You didn't know."
"What do we do?" Kandis asked.
Brian looked at Anya who was sitting on a stool in the middle of the room. "We don't know the full extent of her powers yet. We'll have to watch her."
"I don't like being stared at," Anya pouted as she held out her small arms for Spike.
He sighed before picking her up. She laid her head on his shoulder with a small kid like sigh. "Can she control this?"
"I'm pretty sure the she can control them, like she controlled her vengeance powers," Brian explained. "She had the decision to grant the wishes if she wanted to."
"How do we know for sure?" Spike asked. He sat Anya down before sitting in his desk chair.
"We don't," Brian answered bluntly. "And we won't know until she's older."
"This is boring," Kandis pouted as she played on the floor with her puppy.
"What are you going to name the her?" Anya asked as she sat down beside her friend.
"Jubilee," Kandis answered as she stroked the spotted fur. "Cause my daddy likes Xmen."
Brian rolled his eyes. "Do not."
Spike scoffed at him. "Nancy boy."
"But I don't," Brian tried to argues, but Spike tuned him out as he began to google the web for anything about Anya.
"Found it!" Morgan yelled coming into the room. "A dimension that has a record of a mini vengeance demon."
Both Spike and Brian jerked their heads towards Morgan. The two girls continued to play with Jubilee, unconcerned.
"Up." Morgan commanded as she gently tugged Spike from the chair. She put in a disk and as it was loading she spoke. "The Eclipse Dimension, a heaven dimension. A dimension in which those who have supernatural powers are sent."
"So," Brian tried to comprehend. "Anya was sent because of her demon powers. Spike was sent because he was a vampire in the soul."
"They give the choice to go beyond," Spike figured. "So obviously going beyond is being reborn, and those who choose to remain are their keepers."
Morgan began to read from her disk. "Those who have demon power. Those who have the ability to see. Those who were evil and now have a soul. Those with strength. Those who have practiced the art of magic. Those who change with the moon. All of them are welcome in to see the Eclipse."
"Seers, Demons, Vamps with souls, Witches, werewolves, and what about strength?" Brian asked as he counted out on his fingers.
"Strength represents those who have connections with the slayer. The potentials."
All three adults shielded their eyes from the bright light that had appeared in the doorway. Kandis and Anya both ran behind them, Jubilee scampered from the room "It's my giddy buddy from Judgment," Spike pointed out with a smirk as he turned to see the familiar face of the man who had given him Anya, surrounded by a soft glow.
"Hello William," he greeted, as the light seemed to fade so that they could see a man there.
"I am George," he said solemnly.
"What kind of holy name is George?" Spike snorted.
"Your simple minds could not pronounce my holy name," he answered and he folded his arms. "I've come to request your help."
"Who's help?" Anya asked peering out from behind Spike.
"Not you, little one," George told her. "The help of your, keeper."
"Spike?" Anya asked as she looked up at him with a puzzled look. "But he doesn't have powers like me."
"No, but he can help us," George answered. With a wave of his hand several children appeared running around the room. The adults jumped to their feet to save some of the breakable objects, but they paused to see the kids running right through them.
"Spike do you recognize any of these children?" George asked.
Spike examined each child until he came upon one with long, brown hair. She kicked at another child, who began to hop up and down holding her hurt chin. "Kennedy." Spike said bluntly.
"Yes, that's Kennedy," George answered. "And the one that just got kicked is Molly. And over there," he pointed at a young black girl playing with a bouncy ball. "That's Rona and the two playing with the jump ropes are Eve and Vi."
"The potentials?" Spike asked. "They all were reborn?"
"Yes, they were all reborn," George replied. With another wave of his hands the girls disappeared. "And now the girls are going back to their keepers." There was one little girl left with light, brown hair streaming down to the center of her back. She sat in the center of the room and she appeared to be crying.
"This one lost her keeper," George said quietly. "To remain on earth she must have a keeper while hers serves penance."
"You want to put one over on me, don't you?" Spike asked crossing his arms. "I already have Anya."
"Do you know her?"
Spike concentrated really hard on the shivering girl. She looked up at him, briefly, before looking away again. "Tara," he whispered. "But she." he paused to think about it. "Was a witch."
"Will you do it?" George inquired.
"Yes," Spike answered softly, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her. "I'll take her."
"Very well," George said with another wave of his hand. The girl became reality, and she jerked her head with a scared expression. She crawled on her hands and knees to a corner and cried softly. "Until next time." And George was gone.
"Oh goody, a new friend." Kandis shouted happily. Brian shushed her and she quieted immediately.
Spike made his way over to Tara, reaching an arm out. "Tara, luv."
"Go away from me!"
"Shh, Tara I won't hurt you," Spike whispered softly as he bent down to look at her. "I'm Spike."
Tara still cowered away from him. Spike sighed and pulled Anya in front of him. "Tara, meet Anya."
Tara didn't answer. She just buried her face. Anya looked up at Spike confused, he replied with a shrug. Tara was going to need some serious bonding time.