Chapter Three – Planning

By the time Buffy, Willow and Xander got back to Professor Dumbledore's office

after class Harry, Ron and Hermione were already there along with Giles and Professor

Dumbledore. "While now that you three are here, we can get started." Giles said.

"Your right Giles. No time to even meet the people we're going to be working

with. We should get right to work." Buffy said sarcastically. Everyone in the room, with

the exception of Dumbledore and Giles snickered. Giles sighed, and Dumbledore

introduced everyone. Giles then explained what a Slayer was. With that out of the way

Xander spoke up.

"So Buff, what's your ingenious plan?" All eyes feel on Buffy.

"Well, what we need to do is take is power from him. Giles what is his power?"

Buffy asked realizing she had no idea what her enemy's power was.

"That would be his wand, Buffy." Giles told her amazed at how someone could

save the world so many times any not even know what her enemy's power was.

"Yeah, well take his wand, then I'll kick his butt." Harry and Ron snorted. The

thought of this tiny girl kicking anything's butt was a very funny thought. They quickly

recovered, however, when they saw the look on Buffy's face, which was piercing anger.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple. You see there's a prophecy-" Giles began, but

Buffy cut him off.

"Great, a prophecy." She said sarcastically. Harry knew the feeling.

"There is a prophecy," Giles pushed on, "that only Harry can kill this

Voldemort." he finished.

"Well, Giles did say not all prophecy's are accurate. You said, and I quote 'Buffy herself has thwarted them time and time again.' End quote." Willow spoke up.

"Yes Willow, but this is something very different. I fear this prophecy will come

to pass. What we need is a clever ruse." Giles then turned to Buffy, knowing she would

have some input to the situation.

"Well, I could beat it 'til it can't move, then Harry can stake his heart." Buffy said

nodding.

"Buffy," Giles said taking of his glasses, "I do not think a stake would be the

expedient weapon."

"You'd be surprised how many things would die with a hole in their heart. Just

look at what Faith did. Plus, it's not like we've got a copious amount of weapons here."

Buffy said getting a little irritated.

"Who is Faith?" Hermione asked. Giles turned to the girl to answer her question.

"Faith is this cantankerous, belligerent, Slayer who accidentally staked the towns

deputy mayor." Giles then looked to Buffy. He knew she always felt remorse about the

incident.

"I thought you said there could only be one Slayer, Mr. Giles." Hermione said

questioningly.

"That's a long story." Buffy told her.

"Buffy drowned and Xander revived her." Willow said simply

"Apparently not that long." Buffy said correcting her self. "Anyway,
back to the

point." Buffy said a little annoyed. "If I can't kill this thing then why are we here?"

"Because our help is needed. Now Buffy, your plan might work. You need to

know that Voldemort is a very heinous creature."

"I get that Giles." Then Buffy turned to Dumbledore. "Do you have a picture?"

Dumbledore pulled out a picture of a very snake like man. "Hm. He reminds me of the

bringers, but with mouths." Buffy commented.

"Bringers?" Harry asked. Buffy turned to the boy.

"Harbingers of death. The come before the First evil. Almost like an ominous

warning, that is if you can find them to get the warning." Buffy didn't elaborate and

Harry didn't want to push so he simply nodded. Buffy turned to Giles. "Any idea when

this face off with snake face is supposed to happen?"

"Within the next twenty-four hours." Giles responded solemnly.

"Great! I don't even get a forty-eight hour break between apocalypses. I mean I

usually get at least six mouths." Buffy said in frustration.

"What was your last apocalypse?" Ron asked. Willow and Xander fielded this

question.

"Our mayor wanted to be a prodigious demon snake." Xander said proudly.

Willow rolled her eyes.

"Xander I didn't know you knew that word." Willow mocked. Xander playfully

hit her arm.

"Anyway, he wanted to ascend or become pure demon." Xander stopped and

Willow picked up the story.

"He decided that the time to do this would be during our graduation ceremony. So

we got the whole senior class to fight him. They did pretty well too. Then Buffy made

him chase her into the school. She got him into the library, and then she jumped out a

window. Our Mr. Demon-Mayor was stuck in a room that we had filled with explosives.

Giles pushed the detonator, and our high school exploded." Willow finished with

excitement in her voice.

"The only thing I wish was that the mayor had decided to ascend a few years ago.

Then Buffy could have blown our school up, and we wouldn't have had to go." Xander

added wistfully.

"Well in that case," Buffy spoke up, "I'll go get a hold of this Multiword and ask

him to work his end of the world plans around our education desires. I'm sure he'll

understand." She said with added sarcasm.

"Yes, well, perhaps you should head off to your next class. Meet back her

afterwards. Oh and Buffy, its Voldemort." Giles said marveling at Buffy's ability to

slaughter names.

"Whatever!" Buffy said rolling her eyes. With that the six students headed out of

the office, and Giles hit the books.