Greeting and Salutations. Yes, I know. Too long between updates. My computer keeps crashing, my rooms a mess, etc, etc, etc. I'll try and be a bit more consistent.
A couple of thing before I start.
Special note to Steven; damn close, mate. Almost too close. Am I that transparent?
Ages; Kendra, Xander and Willow are all the same age, and are a year older than Buffy and Faith who are six months apart. The story is set a year after 'Welcome to the Hellmouth' should have start. Basically, the fist season is split between Diane and the Council's Slayer, Mary- Anne. You might see some of that. Maybe.
Lastly, I'm coming up to that Halloween ep. Yes, I'm going to give that a go, but I need ideas for costumes. They aren't gaining any special powers (especially Xander and Willow. The reason for this will be revealed later) but skill increases, etc, are fine. Any ideas?
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Los Angeles.
Six months later.
Kendra ran through the cavern, not daring to look back. She didn't want to see Lothos' face as he came towards her. Buffy, she thought desperately, Faith. I need you.
"Just keep running, K," Faith's voice sounded through her head, "Help's on the way," the feeling of the other Slayer in her mind calmed her, allowing her concentrate on running.
"Keep running, Kendra," Buffy sent, "You're almost there."
"Where?" Her question was answered as a black figure leapt down, landing between Lothos and herself.
"Catch you at a bad time, suck head?" The figure asked.
"Get out of the way, mortal," Lothos ordered, "and I'll make your death as painless as possible."
"I don't make deals with parasites," he said, pulling out a gun.
"Your weapon won't hurt me," Lothos chuckled. The figure grinned.
"Let's find out," he said, pulling the trigger. The last facial expression on the Master vampires face was shock as he exploded into dust.
"Vampires," the man muttered, "Always so fucking arrogant."
"Who are you?" Kendra asked. The man turned to her. He was dark, moderately handsome, wearing completely black, with a rather large assortment of hardware on his person, including a sword.
"Name's Blade," he said, "Let's get you topside."
"Holy shit," was Faith's whispered reply.
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Sanctuary.
"Holy shit," Faith thought.
"Yeah," Buffy muttered out loud, "When Connor said this Whistler guy had called the cavalry, he wasn't kidding. Did you see the amount of weapons that guy was carrying?"
"He's a one man army," Faith agreed as they walked towards the kitchen, "Man had it goin' on."
"And Lothos just went," Buffy said with a laugh.
"What happened?" Shalimar asked.
"Rambo," Faith said with a grin.
"In black," Buffy added, "Called himself Blade. He was smooth, and he had guns that actually killed the vamp!"
"Vamp killers?" Jesse asked, "Now I've heard everything."
"So Kendra survived?" Adam asked.
"Thankfully," Buffy said, "Maybe I can get some sleep now."
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LA.
"Come on," Blade said, walking over to a bike, "Let's move."
"What are you talking about?" Kendra demanded, "Where are you taking me?"
"Away from Zamboto," Blade said, "He'll try and fulfil the prophecy that brought you here, the one that says the Slayer dies."
"What?" Kendra demanded as Blade got on the bike.
"Get on," he said.
"You still haven't told me where we're going," Kendra said.
"I'm taking you to Whistler," Blade said, gunning the bike, "He'll get you to safety."
"If I get to Sunnydale, I can find somewhere to hide," Kendra said. Blade looked over his shoulder.
"Sunnydale?" He asked, "Fuck, kid. I'd hardly call that safe."
"Why?" Kendra asked.
"Boca del Inferno," he said, "The Mouth of Hell," before she could answer, he took off, forcing her to grab a tight hold.
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"What are you doing telling her to go to Sunnydale?" Whistler demanded over the phone.
"One of Buffy and Faith's friends are from there," Connor said, "He has friends that can take care of her until they could pick her up."
"Do you have any fucking idea what's down there?" Whistler demanded, "The Hellmouth. That's hardly a safe place, especially for a Slayer."
"The Hellmouth?" Connor demanded, "I had no clue."
"I could tell," Whistler scoffed, "Look, we'll keep the girl here for a while. Send someone to pick her up."
"Alright, I will," Connor agreed, "Thankyou my friend."
"Don't mention it," Whistler said.
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In transit.
"What's a Hellmouth?" Buffy said.
"From what Connor told me, it's a mystical convergence opening into a dimensional gatway," Adam explained, "Literally, a gate to Hell."
"That explains the 'gangs on PCP'," Jesse muttered, "I've gotta pass the info along to Wills and Xander."
"Man," Faith muttered, "That bites. And we told Kendra to run there. What if she had and got killed?"
"Then whoever did it would have had no place to hide," Buffy said darkly. Faith nodded her agreement.
"We're here," Adam said. As soon as they touched down, Buffy and Faith rushed into the abandoned warehouse complex.
"Kendra?" Buffy called. The Jamaican Slayer appeared around the corner, "Hey!" Buffy rushed up to her.
"Hey, K," Faith said, close behind her, "Nice to meet ya face to face finally."
"Faith, Buffy," Kendra said. She wrapped her arms around the two who had become as close as her sisters, "Thankyou."
"Don't mention it," Buffy said.
"Yeah, K," Faith agreed, "Our pleasure."
"So, you're Fluffy and Faith?" Blade said, walking out.
"Buffy," the blonde corrected darkly, "Thanks for bailing Kendra out."
"As long as I don't have to do it again," the hunter said.
"Oh he's just a ray of sunshine," Faith said darkly.
"He's like that," Kendra said, "I don't think he knows how to smile."
"Waste of energy," Blade grunted.
"Like manners?" Buffy asked sweetly. Blade stared at her a second.
"Come on," he said, turning around, "Whistler's waiting."
"Broody much?" Buffy muttered.
"He makes a thunder storm look bright an' sunny," Faith agreed, "But he did save K, so we should cut him some slack, I guess."
"A very small amount," Buffy said. Kendra laughed.
"I missed you two," she admitted.
"And we never met besides while meditatin'," Faith said, "Damn we're good."
*******
"Ah, the mystery girls," Whistler said as they walked in, "I'm Whistler."
"Hey," Buffy waved.
"What happened to your legs?" Faith asked. Her reward was a wack over the head, "Ow! What was that for, B?"
"Trying to teach you tact," Buffy said.
"What?" Faith asked, smiling wildly. Whistler chuckled.
"Them, I like," he said.
"He likes us," Faith said, "My life is complete," Whistler laughed at the girl.
"So, names?" Whistler asked.
"Oh, right," Buffy said, "I'm Buffy, the loudmouth's Faith…"
"Hey!" Faith said defensively.
"…These three," she said, pointing at Mutant X, "are Adam, Jesse and Shalimar."
"Hiya," Jesse said.
"Hi," Shalimar.
"Nice to meet you," Adam. Whistler looked at the other man.
"How'd you get saddled with the kiddy patrol?" He asked. Adam pointed to Jesse and Shalimar.
"Need my help," he said, moving to Buffy and Faith, "Mine," Buffy and Faith smiled proudly at that comment.
"Then why'd she call you 'Adam' instead of 'dad'?" Blade asked. Buffy poked her tongue out at him.
"Ruin my moment of triumph, why don't you," she muttered, "I've been trying to get him and Amanda to call me their daughter for years."
"They may as well as be our parents," Faith agreed, "They found Buffy in a dumpster and raised her since. Me…" the Slayer bowed her head, trying to hide her tears, "Amanda pulled me out of an abusive house, with parents that spent whatever time they weren't beatin' or rapin' me drunk an' unconscious," Buffy wrapped an arm around her sister Slayer's shoulder, Kendra on the other side. Blade looked at the two, fuming.
"The guy's still alive?" He asked. Faith shrugged.
"Don't know, don't care," she said. She looked at the two Slayers beside her, "These guys are my family now. That's all that counts."
"We love you too, sis," Buffy said, tightening her hug.
"Same here," Kendra said. Faith smiled. Life didn't get much better than this.
"Hey, you guys got a gym or somethin' around here?" She asked, "I gotta work out the kinks," Blade nodded, leading the younger ones away and leaving the older to talk.
"So," Whistler said, "How do you want to do this?"
"I don't play the Game," Adam said with conviction, "And you saved Kendra's life. So you won't need the sword you have under the desk," Whistler chuckled.
"Not bad," the Immortal demon hunter said, "Not bad at all," he turned back to his workbench, "So, are any of them…?"
"Buffy and Faith," Adam said, "Shalimar and Jesse aren't. I'm not sure about Kendra."
"She is," Whistler stated, "Looks like you've got you're hands full. Three pre-Immortal Slayers."
"There's never even been one," Adam muttered, "Something must be going down. Something big."
"And whatever it is, its in Sunnydale," Whistler said, "We've got a girl there now, but I don't think she'll last another year. Something's coming. The 'Mouth's stronger, too strong for one Slayer," Adam shook his head.
"They aren't ready," he said.
"I know," Whistler nodded. He pointed to a pile of boxes, "There's some guns in there, loaded with the two different types of vamp killers we got, plus extra ammo. The two types will handle most of the different bloodlines. The clips with blue tape are silver hollow points filled with garlic, good for the ones we normally handle. The red are holy bullets, standard hollow points, blessed by priests. There's some extra spells engraved on the casings, and the hollows are filled with holy water. Green is Dutch loaded, garlic and holy," Adam looked at the small pile.
"Thanks," he said. Whistler nodded, then pulled a tarp of one of the tables, revealing three swords.
"When MacLeod told me what was happening, I thought they could use these," he said, "They're the same as Blade's sword. Titanium, acid etched with protection spells. There's also an… anti-theft device."
"Anti-theft?" Adam asked. Whistler grabbed the hilt of one, then dropped it. Seconds later, three spike spikes flashed out, then in again.
"There's a switch hidden on the hilt to keep it from popping," Whistler said with a grin, "The spikes come out with enough force to remove the hand that's holding it."
"Thankyou," Adam said. Whistler shrugged.
"We gotta take care of our girls, don't we?" The Immortal said with a grin, "I'll organise a shipment of ammo every so often. Make sure they know how to use it."
"I will," Adam said.
Stay tuned.
Doc.