CHARMED
"Contrivances"
by J. B. Tilton
This is a sequel to "Sibling Rivalry."
(A Charmed/Buffy, The Vampire Slayer/Angel Crossover)
(This story is an AU story.)
email: aramath@isot.com
Rating: PG (for mild language)
Disclaimer: "Charmed" and all related characters and events are the property of the WB television network. "Buffy, The Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" and all related characters and events are the property of Josh Whedon, except for those characters specifically created for this story. This is a work of fan fiction and no infringement of copyright is intended.
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The Charmed Ones and their friends must face a series of attacks designed to weaken them so that baby Wyatt can be possessed.
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ONE
It had been three days since Buffy and Angel had come to the manor. In that time there hadn't been so much as a peep out of grown up Wyatt. It was as if he had simply vanished from the face of the Earth. Neither Leo nor any of the other Elders could discover his whereabouts.
Giles and the others had arrived the following morning. Introductions and explanations were made all around. Everyone had spent the time studying up on what they could learn about The First Evil. Of course, Giles, Buffy and the others were able to fill them in on a great deal. Still, sitting around waiting for Wyatt or The First to attack was beginning to tell on their nerves.
"He did the same thing before," Chris explained. "He didn't do anything for several days. Then he began to send less powerful demons after you to harass you. To weaken you before he moved in for the kill."
"Why would he alter things now?" Giles asked. "You said he was about ten when he did it the first time. Why come back from the future and accelerate what happened?"
"Things must be changing in the future," said Chris. "Once I came back, there were bound to be some changes. Just you knowing what's going to happen might have caused some changes he didn't like. So he must have come back to make sure things go as they did before."
"But he said he came back to kill you," said Phoebe. "That's why he had the Dark Lighter shoot Leo. So that Leo would die and you wouldn't be born. That way he could prevent you from interfering with him."
"I don't think he was telling the truth about that," said Chris. "If he had wanted to stop me, he could have just killed me. Instead, he had a Dark Lighter shoot Leo knowing there was a good possibility you'd save him. You've done it before."
"True," said Piper. "But why the charade? Why not just kill us? It can't be because we vanquished a Collector demon. It wasn't a Collector demon at all but this First that supposedly took over Wyatt. He must have known you'd tell us the truth eventually. And that we'd get Buffy and Angel. So that brings us back to why."
"I can't answer that," said Chris. "But you can bet he has a reason. He doesn't do anything without a reason."
"I'm really not looking forward to facing The First again," said Buffy. "We defeated it before but only barely. And it cost too many lives. Lives of some very good friends."
"Some of us made it out okay," said Spike.
"Not before it destroyed you," said Buffy. "What about the amulet? You said you had been trapped in it. And that Angel released you. We're going to need it again if we're going to defeat The First."
"It's disappeared," said Angel. "I had it locked safely away but it just vanished."
"Great," said Buffy. "Without it we don't stand a chance of defeating The First."
"I don't know," said Paige. "We do have the Power of Three. You didn't have that the first time around. Nothing is supposed to be able to resist that. And we've vanquished plenty of demons with it."
"Perhaps," said Giles. "You three would certainly know more about it than we. But Buffy is right. Without the amulet it's going to be extremely difficult to defeat The First."
"Well," said Phoebe, "with what you've told us about it I should be able to write a Power of Three spell for it. At least it's something."
"Leo," said Piper, "any idea where The First is right now? You said the Elders could sense its power. Is it still moving toward San Francisco?"
"They think so," said Leo. "It's hard to get a fix on it."
"How did it survive?" Willow asked. "I thought you said the amulet destroyed it when Spike used it against The First?"
"Evil of that magnitude can never truly be vanquished," said Giles. "All the amulet did was deprive it of the use of its power for an extended period of time. Eventually it will regain that power but that should take centuries."
"Giles is right," said Leo. "When you vanquish a demon you don't really destroy the evil. You just destroy creature serving the evil. The evil still exists."
"Well," said Piper, picking baby Wyatt up out of his playpen, "I think someone needs to go to bed. He keeps nodding off in his playpen."
"Just remember," said Leo, "we can't leave him alone for a second. Someone has to be there when The First shows up."
"I do remember," said Piper. "I'm just going to put him in his crib and let him get some sleep. I can read a book while he sleeps."
"I'll spell you in a couple of hours," said Phoebe. "In the mean time I'm going to check the Book of Shadows again. Maybe there's something we missed earlier."
"Okay," said Piper. "And if anything happens I'll be sure to give you all a call."
"Just be careful," said Giles. "A lot can happen before we can get to you."
"Speak for yourself," said Paige. "I can orb there in almost no time at all. So can Leo. If nothing else we can orb Wyatt away before anyone can do anything."
"Thanks, guys," said Piper. "I really appreciate all the help."
Piper went upstairs with Wyatt. She was more concerned than she was letting on to the others.
"Contrivances"
by J. B. Tilton
This is a sequel to "Sibling Rivalry."
(A Charmed/Buffy, The Vampire Slayer/Angel Crossover)
(This story is an AU story.)
email: aramath@isot.com
Rating: PG (for mild language)
Disclaimer: "Charmed" and all related characters and events are the property of the WB television network. "Buffy, The Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" and all related characters and events are the property of Josh Whedon, except for those characters specifically created for this story. This is a work of fan fiction and no infringement of copyright is intended.
* * *
The Charmed Ones and their friends must face a series of attacks designed to weaken them so that baby Wyatt can be possessed.
* * *
ONE
It had been three days since Buffy and Angel had come to the manor. In that time there hadn't been so much as a peep out of grown up Wyatt. It was as if he had simply vanished from the face of the Earth. Neither Leo nor any of the other Elders could discover his whereabouts.
Giles and the others had arrived the following morning. Introductions and explanations were made all around. Everyone had spent the time studying up on what they could learn about The First Evil. Of course, Giles, Buffy and the others were able to fill them in on a great deal. Still, sitting around waiting for Wyatt or The First to attack was beginning to tell on their nerves.
"He did the same thing before," Chris explained. "He didn't do anything for several days. Then he began to send less powerful demons after you to harass you. To weaken you before he moved in for the kill."
"Why would he alter things now?" Giles asked. "You said he was about ten when he did it the first time. Why come back from the future and accelerate what happened?"
"Things must be changing in the future," said Chris. "Once I came back, there were bound to be some changes. Just you knowing what's going to happen might have caused some changes he didn't like. So he must have come back to make sure things go as they did before."
"But he said he came back to kill you," said Phoebe. "That's why he had the Dark Lighter shoot Leo. So that Leo would die and you wouldn't be born. That way he could prevent you from interfering with him."
"I don't think he was telling the truth about that," said Chris. "If he had wanted to stop me, he could have just killed me. Instead, he had a Dark Lighter shoot Leo knowing there was a good possibility you'd save him. You've done it before."
"True," said Piper. "But why the charade? Why not just kill us? It can't be because we vanquished a Collector demon. It wasn't a Collector demon at all but this First that supposedly took over Wyatt. He must have known you'd tell us the truth eventually. And that we'd get Buffy and Angel. So that brings us back to why."
"I can't answer that," said Chris. "But you can bet he has a reason. He doesn't do anything without a reason."
"I'm really not looking forward to facing The First again," said Buffy. "We defeated it before but only barely. And it cost too many lives. Lives of some very good friends."
"Some of us made it out okay," said Spike.
"Not before it destroyed you," said Buffy. "What about the amulet? You said you had been trapped in it. And that Angel released you. We're going to need it again if we're going to defeat The First."
"It's disappeared," said Angel. "I had it locked safely away but it just vanished."
"Great," said Buffy. "Without it we don't stand a chance of defeating The First."
"I don't know," said Paige. "We do have the Power of Three. You didn't have that the first time around. Nothing is supposed to be able to resist that. And we've vanquished plenty of demons with it."
"Perhaps," said Giles. "You three would certainly know more about it than we. But Buffy is right. Without the amulet it's going to be extremely difficult to defeat The First."
"Well," said Phoebe, "with what you've told us about it I should be able to write a Power of Three spell for it. At least it's something."
"Leo," said Piper, "any idea where The First is right now? You said the Elders could sense its power. Is it still moving toward San Francisco?"
"They think so," said Leo. "It's hard to get a fix on it."
"How did it survive?" Willow asked. "I thought you said the amulet destroyed it when Spike used it against The First?"
"Evil of that magnitude can never truly be vanquished," said Giles. "All the amulet did was deprive it of the use of its power for an extended period of time. Eventually it will regain that power but that should take centuries."
"Giles is right," said Leo. "When you vanquish a demon you don't really destroy the evil. You just destroy creature serving the evil. The evil still exists."
"Well," said Piper, picking baby Wyatt up out of his playpen, "I think someone needs to go to bed. He keeps nodding off in his playpen."
"Just remember," said Leo, "we can't leave him alone for a second. Someone has to be there when The First shows up."
"I do remember," said Piper. "I'm just going to put him in his crib and let him get some sleep. I can read a book while he sleeps."
"I'll spell you in a couple of hours," said Phoebe. "In the mean time I'm going to check the Book of Shadows again. Maybe there's something we missed earlier."
"Okay," said Piper. "And if anything happens I'll be sure to give you all a call."
"Just be careful," said Giles. "A lot can happen before we can get to you."
"Speak for yourself," said Paige. "I can orb there in almost no time at all. So can Leo. If nothing else we can orb Wyatt away before anyone can do anything."
"Thanks, guys," said Piper. "I really appreciate all the help."
Piper went upstairs with Wyatt. She was more concerned than she was letting on to the others.