Tannim2: No there won't be Goul'd making an appearance in this story. If, and it's a big IF I do a sequel it will be more Stargate based than BTVS based. Caleb and the first will be making an appearance in coming chapters, although it will take a few because I have more chapters typed than posted and I can't fit them in yet.
Catlimere: They are all greatly dense. All of the major characters will have interludes like that. I just need to work them into the right spots.
Unfortunately Daniel hasn't descended yet so no Space Monkey.
Alex(): Unfortunately such is life. Learning the hard lessons the hard way.
Chapter 5
"Buffy are you sure that this is what you want?" Mac was dubious about this. She thought that Buffy was making a decision without really giving any thought to it.
"I'm positive, she wants a life that I cannot, I will not give her. She'll be better off with them anyway. They did all right without me before, they can do it again."
Mac looked at her and nodded, knowing there was nothing she could do to change the girls mind.
Out in the lounge room, there was an uneasy silence as Faith had just finished outlining their plan, as it stood. Fortunately now that they had more people they could alter it a bit.
"Just remember no matter what happens don't go up against Caleb, if you do you won't live to see us win this"
"Perhaps we will be more fortunate than you, if we go up against this man" Teal'c interjected
"No you won't" Faith assured him "He kicked both mine and B's arses, and you don't get any better than B"
"Ok, ok, ok, hold on a minute. We're professional soldiers" Jack was getting sick of this kid telling him what to do "I think we can handle this guy"
"Really, if you think that than tonight your either going to be very dead or very hurt. You have no idea what we're truly up against. This pillock has joined with The First somehow and that makes him faster and stronger than even the Slayer, and me so any normal human is bollixed. Also The First can appear as any dead person. Think of the dead person you love or hate the most, the first will know this and use it against you. Don't be fooled onto thinking we can beat this thing with brute strength and numbers. We've tried that and people, girls died" Spike was getting sick of this and the disbelieving look on Jacks face "How many Vampires have you gone up against Gramps?"
"Sir, I'd pay attention to them, I've both seen and fought the things their up against. I wouldn't have won if Buffy hadn't turned up."
Just then Buffy and Mac walked through the door to rejoin the group.
"Where's Giles?" Buffy looked around the room.
"We're going soon, just splainin some things to our new friends here."
Buffy nodded accepting Faiths explanation, "So everyone's good to go"
"Umm not really…" Sam started. "The Colonel wants to go into the vineyard with Teal'c instead of you and Faith"
"Ahh" Buffy nodded "Teal'c right" she looked as the large black man "You can fight right?"
Teal'c bowed his head slightly "I have been training and fighting for many years"
"Good" she walked over to stand in front of him "Hit me"
"I do not believe that would be a good idea Miss Summers"
"Don't worry about me, just throw a punch. Don't pull it cause then I'll get cranky"
"I do not wish to hurt you" Teal'c was doing his best to get out of hitting the young and fragile looking woman.
"You won't. Even with you friend down here" she patted his pouch "You won't do any damage"
Upon hearing her words Jack's head whipped around to look at Sam, but she was as shocked as the rest of the SGC personal.
Teal'c merely raised his eyebrow at her and without warning his fist flew through the air aimed straight at her head. She didn't flinch but caught his fist in her hand and held it there. After that it became a war of the wills, neither backing down nor taking their eyes off each other.
Eventually Teal'c started to try and push his fist further forward, using his larger body weight to get her off balance. Buffy simply smirked and squeezed harder, not giving an inch.
Tightening her grip on his fist one more time Buffy held on tight and dropped down to sweep his feet out from underneath him. With the grip she had on him Teal'c could do nothing but fall on the ground in a heap.
Turning round to look at Jack she simply said, "You either stay outside or you don't go at all. I won't have you blood on my hands as well."
Summers Home
1630 Revello DriveIt was 10 am in the morning by the time Sam, Faith and Janet arrived at the house. Without bothering to knock Faith simply walked in through the door.
"GILES?" She hollered not caring if she woke the whole house.
There was a loud thump from the couch as Andrew fell off it the three women looked over to see the young man peek fearfully over the arm of the couch. He gave a squeak of and scuttled out of the room and into the kitchen so he wouldn't have to face Faith. Sam and Janet raised their eyebrows in amusement as Faith snickered. From upstairs they could hear a lot of thumping and clattering as the various girls got up to see what the commotion was all about.
"You don't need to holler you know" A polite British voice came from the dining room, "I'm right here"
The three women turned to look at him standing in the same clothes he had been wearing the night before.
"Faith, Miss Carter and… I don't believe I've had the pleasure" Giles looked pointedly at Janet
"Dr Janet Fraiser. I understand you have injured girls here, I'd like to check them out please"
"I'm gonna wait here with Janet, while you go with Sam to see Buffy"
"Lets go then"
With a bit of commotion on the part of Willow and Xander, Giles and Sam left without the other two much to their chagrin.
Faith watched as Janet started to tend to some of the girls newer wounds and grimaced "I'm just goin upstairs to B's room, she asked me to grab some of her stuff"
"I don't think so Faith" Xander blocked the stairs.
"I don't give a damn what you think. I'm just grabbing some clothes and personal shit so B doesn't ever have to come back here and see the people who turned on her so easily"
"Like you did?" The remark was meant to hurt and if it did, Faith didn't let them see.
"That seems to happen a lot. I'm surprised she didn't cut everyone loose a long time ago. It wouldn't have hurt as much as a rejection of who you truly are"
Faith pushed past him and walked slowly up the stairs. She stopped and turned around suddenly
"By the way, where's Dawn?"
Opening the door to what had once been Joyce's room, then Willow and Tara's and finally Buffy's, she saw that not much had changed since the day she had been in there holding Joyce captive.
Trying not to dwell on the past Faith grabbed a bag from the closet and start putting clothes in there. Looking round she saw pictures of Joyce and Dawn, pulling them down from the spot they had lovingly been placed and shoving them in the bag she zipped it closed. Giving the room one last look to see if anything else looked like it should go with them she walked out and closed the door behind her.
Abandoned House"How did you know about Teal'c?"
Jack was worried, this 5ft 2inch girl had taken down the toughest person he knew and not even broken a sweat.
"I could sense it. Its not human, it shouldn't be there."
Jack nodded, as each minute passed here in Sunnydale he gained a larger understanding of these Girls, this town and why Hammond had said what he did "Our CO General Hammond, was on the review board for The Initiative when they shut it down. He said thanks and if you want a job to come back with us he'll give you something. Until I saw you take down T, I didn't understand why he said it"
Buffy murmured non-committaly "Maybe, got to do something so why not join up. I'm good at fighting and killing things"
They sat in silence for the next few minutes, each lost in their own thoughts.
"How much has Carter told you about her work" Jack finally asked
"Its in Colorado and its classified. She tells me bits and pieces, like how much fun she has getting to play with technology and the eternal Jello debate. She's like the ultimate nerd isn't she."
"Yeah" Jack smiled "but she's our nerd, we wouldn't change her for anything in the world"
Buffy looked at him a teasing glint in her eye "You like her" she exclaimed
"For crying out loud, of course I like her she's been on my team for 7 years now, if I didn't like her I'd transfer her"
"Nuh uh you like, like her" Buffy nudged against him
Before Jack could even think of a reply Mac came out of the house and interrupted them
"Sam is back with Giles"
Buffy's good mood was immediately dampened by the imminent confrontation with her former watcher.
"Come on kid, lets go talk to your friend"
