Chapter Fourteen ~ Slayer Court
London, England – October 31st, 2015
A small group of young Slayers had gathered in the Watcher's Council Headquarters. Gossiping amongst them about the appending trial of Kennedy Collins. It had been big news for the last month and a half. It was big too. Kennedy was one of the strongest and most influential Slayers, not to mention that she was one of the leaders had fought in the 'First War', when the power was given to all girls worth of being Chosen. Some people had been wondering when she would crack. Word was she had tried to kill the daughter of the woman she loved – a human.
"So Madeleine, the trial is finally taking place today?" a blond named Larissa asked.
"Oui, I heard that it is going to be brutal" Madeleine answered with a flowing French accent.
"Oh it's going to start in a while, but it's not going to be brutal!" Larissa's twin Melissa piped up. "The Grand Council is just going to decide what should be done with her"
"The Grand Council?" another asked stupidly.
"Yes the Grand Council consists of eighteen, six each for the Slayers, the Watchers and the Magis. For the Watchers: Head Watcher Rupert Giles, Andrew Wells, Xander Harris, Corrine Harris, Marcus Novella and Robin Wood.
For the Slayers: Co-head Slayers Buffy Osbourne and Faith Wood, Arlene Gonzalis, Patricia Kane, Lou Lee and Molly Jessica Tate.
Finally for the Magis: Head Magi, witch Willow Rosenberg, werewolf Daniel Osbourne, clairvoyant Cassandra Maliki, werewolf Nina Davis (N/A. don't surname), sorcerer Brendan King, and the ghost of a former Watcher/sorcerer from the 1800's, Richard Lancaster"
"Wow, you study a little too much Melissa" her twin mattered.
"Don't stop!" a different girl said this time. "Is there more?"
"Well I don't know much more only the witness. Rowena Rosenberg and Darcy Osbourne for sure. Although the vampire with a soul Angel was there also, Rowena's boyfriend William will be the last. But I don't know his last name"
"Ooh, I'm defiantly going! Can you believe it? Ha, Rosenberg having a boyfriend!" Madeleine snickered.
They were all about to continue, when the bells went. That meant that court would start soon and there would be lots of seats taken due to the severity of the trial at hand with all the present Watchers, Slayers and Magis. They would have to get a seat soon.
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William paced back and forth in the back room before they would all be called out to give their testimonies against Kennedy. Rowena wasn't looking too good. The look of seasickness without the sea was evident on her face. He stopped pacing and sat with her, holding onto her hand for support. Darcy was busy playing Zelda for Gameboy while this went on. It was going to be a long and boring wait. Finally the door opened and a young well- built Slayer entered
"First witness – Darcy"
Darcy clicked off the game, stood and followed, leaving the two to sit in silent wait.
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~ Darcy's Pro ~
This court system was sophisticated. Darcy was amazed at what his mother and her friends had accomplished in a little over a decade – for longer then before he was born. He thought the prospect of having eighteen judges was funny, they had replaced a jury. He followed the Slayer to his seat in front of the judge's table, ten feet from where Kennedy sat at the center of the room.
Giles stood to silence the room and spoke out so every one could hear.
"We are all here today for the trial of Kennedy Cynthia Collins. She is charged with assault, harassment and attempted murder. The Watchers will question our first witness under a truth spell cast by Willow Rosenberg"
"What is your name?"
"Darcy Liam Osbourne"
"Okay, now tell use what you know"
Darcy took a deep breath and began to speak. He didn't really know what got his vocal cords working again, but it all just started to come out.
"Well for as long as I know, Kennedy has always been hostile round Rowena and I. I never knew why, it just was. During the incident, she even threatened William"
"Who is William?" Marcus Novella asked.
"William is my best friend sir. He is also Rowena's boyfriend. I met him at Wolfram & Hart with my mother nearly four months ago. She wanted to kill him because he threatened what control she had and that he was part vampire. It was prejudice and Rowena didn't want to take it any more. The battle was provoked and Rowena took to fighting her off. It was William in the end that had the courage to use some magic to stop them"
"Please tell use what she has done or said to you" Robin Wood said next.
"She's threatened me. Told me to mind my own business when I want to do anything with Rowena or her mother. Only once has she ever hit me and that was three years ago"
"How old were you then?" Andrew Well asked third.
"I am ten years now, I was seven at the time"
The questions were making people uneasily. Buffy and Oz particularly were looking on the accused Slayer with malice for having touched their child in such a manner. Together, Xander Harris and his wife Corrine asked the next question.
"Why didn't either of you say something about this? It is a very serious matter"
"We were frightened. Rowena didn't want to hurt her mother by saying anything about Kennedy's actions and I sworn myself to secret for her sake"
"Then we should go on to our next witness" Faith Wood stood up from the Slayer's table. "Thank you very much Darcy, you may go now"
Darcy left and went back to the room where William and Rowena waited.
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~ Rowena's Pro ~
Rowena didn't want to leave William, but when Darcy and the Slayer guard returned, she knew what she had to do. The courtroom was amazing and she was awed at the many people that had came to witness this trial. Seating herself, she awaited what was to come.
"Please state your name, date of birth and age" Faith asked the teen with more preciseness then Giles had first asked Darcy.
"My name is Rowena Hecate Rosenberg. I was born on February 14th, 2004 and I am sixteen years of age"
"But how is that possible?" Molly Jessica Tate asked. "If you were born in 2004 would be only eleven years old"
"You would be correct. I should be eleven but due to incident when I was a year, I aged five years"
"That was caused how?" Lou Lee questioned.
"I am an avid elemental witch of the Earth and of Fire. My mother gave the accused specific instructions after I was born to make sure I had no contact with the other elements. During a day she was babysitting me, she ignored everything I did. Then when I wouldn't leave her along she locked me into a room. It was my mother's magic workroom and there I was bombarded by an influx of the five other elements"
Patricia Kane stood up to speak next.
"That makes things change a little. We would like to know from your experience living with Ms. Collins what happen in the last eleven years"
"She always either ignored me or yelled at me for unknown reasons. I always believed jealously caused her to hate me. Since I don't have a real father and was a product of magic, she had no one to blame. When I refused to listen to her, she used the power she possessed on me. Either fights or being locked up persuade those courses of action"
It wasn't long before the regal Arlene Gonzalis was next. She was always just and fair even when the circumstances were at there highest.
"Would you please tell use about the incident in question?"
Rowena smiled. "Kennedy had found out along with my mother that I had a boyfriend. Not long before that I had been offered a counseling job for a distraught youth my age. I took it because it could be me away from home. While I would be in the United States, Kennedy would be in Ireland"
She paused for a moment before continuing.
"It was great. I accidentally hurt him the first time I saw him for reasons that have been resolved. We hit it off and for the next week confided in each other. But mom found out and so did Kennedy. They came together to Wolfram & Hart. She was on a control trip again and I knew she wanted to stake my boyfriend for being a vampire, when he was actually a Dhampire. We fought and hurt each other, but then that ended when we were knocked out by a powerful sleep spell"
The last was Aunt Buffy.
"So is that everything? We have listened to all the important information that you have given. If there is not then you may go"
"No I have nothing left to say" Rowena replied.
Getting up she exited the courtroom.
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~ William's Pro ~
"Okay, can we get started now?" William asked as soon as he was seated.
The people all looked upon the changeling teen with shock and he just laughed at it. It wasn't every day that you got to see a feline child like him. It would have been a milder shock with his normal tri-colored fur, but since becoming a Dhampire, his fur has rapidly become a glossy black with streaks of silver.
"Well? I am I going to have to sit here forever?"
The ghost of Richard Lancaster stood and snapped at the boy. "How dare you! We are here on behalf of the Rowena Rosenberg and you show how much of a heathen the children of to day are! My own son back in the past wouldn't even have behaved like that. What is your name?"
"William Edward Lancaster – father"
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Cliffhanger! So how was that? William's Pro will continue in the next chapter. I would like to thank M_L_F for the suggestion for a Slayer's court (could have done it without you!) Also there might be a part from Kennedy too. R&R. Thanx and later! *
London, England – October 31st, 2015
A small group of young Slayers had gathered in the Watcher's Council Headquarters. Gossiping amongst them about the appending trial of Kennedy Collins. It had been big news for the last month and a half. It was big too. Kennedy was one of the strongest and most influential Slayers, not to mention that she was one of the leaders had fought in the 'First War', when the power was given to all girls worth of being Chosen. Some people had been wondering when she would crack. Word was she had tried to kill the daughter of the woman she loved – a human.
"So Madeleine, the trial is finally taking place today?" a blond named Larissa asked.
"Oui, I heard that it is going to be brutal" Madeleine answered with a flowing French accent.
"Oh it's going to start in a while, but it's not going to be brutal!" Larissa's twin Melissa piped up. "The Grand Council is just going to decide what should be done with her"
"The Grand Council?" another asked stupidly.
"Yes the Grand Council consists of eighteen, six each for the Slayers, the Watchers and the Magis. For the Watchers: Head Watcher Rupert Giles, Andrew Wells, Xander Harris, Corrine Harris, Marcus Novella and Robin Wood.
For the Slayers: Co-head Slayers Buffy Osbourne and Faith Wood, Arlene Gonzalis, Patricia Kane, Lou Lee and Molly Jessica Tate.
Finally for the Magis: Head Magi, witch Willow Rosenberg, werewolf Daniel Osbourne, clairvoyant Cassandra Maliki, werewolf Nina Davis (N/A. don't surname), sorcerer Brendan King, and the ghost of a former Watcher/sorcerer from the 1800's, Richard Lancaster"
"Wow, you study a little too much Melissa" her twin mattered.
"Don't stop!" a different girl said this time. "Is there more?"
"Well I don't know much more only the witness. Rowena Rosenberg and Darcy Osbourne for sure. Although the vampire with a soul Angel was there also, Rowena's boyfriend William will be the last. But I don't know his last name"
"Ooh, I'm defiantly going! Can you believe it? Ha, Rosenberg having a boyfriend!" Madeleine snickered.
They were all about to continue, when the bells went. That meant that court would start soon and there would be lots of seats taken due to the severity of the trial at hand with all the present Watchers, Slayers and Magis. They would have to get a seat soon.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
William paced back and forth in the back room before they would all be called out to give their testimonies against Kennedy. Rowena wasn't looking too good. The look of seasickness without the sea was evident on her face. He stopped pacing and sat with her, holding onto her hand for support. Darcy was busy playing Zelda for Gameboy while this went on. It was going to be a long and boring wait. Finally the door opened and a young well- built Slayer entered
"First witness – Darcy"
Darcy clicked off the game, stood and followed, leaving the two to sit in silent wait.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
~ Darcy's Pro ~
This court system was sophisticated. Darcy was amazed at what his mother and her friends had accomplished in a little over a decade – for longer then before he was born. He thought the prospect of having eighteen judges was funny, they had replaced a jury. He followed the Slayer to his seat in front of the judge's table, ten feet from where Kennedy sat at the center of the room.
Giles stood to silence the room and spoke out so every one could hear.
"We are all here today for the trial of Kennedy Cynthia Collins. She is charged with assault, harassment and attempted murder. The Watchers will question our first witness under a truth spell cast by Willow Rosenberg"
"What is your name?"
"Darcy Liam Osbourne"
"Okay, now tell use what you know"
Darcy took a deep breath and began to speak. He didn't really know what got his vocal cords working again, but it all just started to come out.
"Well for as long as I know, Kennedy has always been hostile round Rowena and I. I never knew why, it just was. During the incident, she even threatened William"
"Who is William?" Marcus Novella asked.
"William is my best friend sir. He is also Rowena's boyfriend. I met him at Wolfram & Hart with my mother nearly four months ago. She wanted to kill him because he threatened what control she had and that he was part vampire. It was prejudice and Rowena didn't want to take it any more. The battle was provoked and Rowena took to fighting her off. It was William in the end that had the courage to use some magic to stop them"
"Please tell use what she has done or said to you" Robin Wood said next.
"She's threatened me. Told me to mind my own business when I want to do anything with Rowena or her mother. Only once has she ever hit me and that was three years ago"
"How old were you then?" Andrew Well asked third.
"I am ten years now, I was seven at the time"
The questions were making people uneasily. Buffy and Oz particularly were looking on the accused Slayer with malice for having touched their child in such a manner. Together, Xander Harris and his wife Corrine asked the next question.
"Why didn't either of you say something about this? It is a very serious matter"
"We were frightened. Rowena didn't want to hurt her mother by saying anything about Kennedy's actions and I sworn myself to secret for her sake"
"Then we should go on to our next witness" Faith Wood stood up from the Slayer's table. "Thank you very much Darcy, you may go now"
Darcy left and went back to the room where William and Rowena waited.
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~ Rowena's Pro ~
Rowena didn't want to leave William, but when Darcy and the Slayer guard returned, she knew what she had to do. The courtroom was amazing and she was awed at the many people that had came to witness this trial. Seating herself, she awaited what was to come.
"Please state your name, date of birth and age" Faith asked the teen with more preciseness then Giles had first asked Darcy.
"My name is Rowena Hecate Rosenberg. I was born on February 14th, 2004 and I am sixteen years of age"
"But how is that possible?" Molly Jessica Tate asked. "If you were born in 2004 would be only eleven years old"
"You would be correct. I should be eleven but due to incident when I was a year, I aged five years"
"That was caused how?" Lou Lee questioned.
"I am an avid elemental witch of the Earth and of Fire. My mother gave the accused specific instructions after I was born to make sure I had no contact with the other elements. During a day she was babysitting me, she ignored everything I did. Then when I wouldn't leave her along she locked me into a room. It was my mother's magic workroom and there I was bombarded by an influx of the five other elements"
Patricia Kane stood up to speak next.
"That makes things change a little. We would like to know from your experience living with Ms. Collins what happen in the last eleven years"
"She always either ignored me or yelled at me for unknown reasons. I always believed jealously caused her to hate me. Since I don't have a real father and was a product of magic, she had no one to blame. When I refused to listen to her, she used the power she possessed on me. Either fights or being locked up persuade those courses of action"
It wasn't long before the regal Arlene Gonzalis was next. She was always just and fair even when the circumstances were at there highest.
"Would you please tell use about the incident in question?"
Rowena smiled. "Kennedy had found out along with my mother that I had a boyfriend. Not long before that I had been offered a counseling job for a distraught youth my age. I took it because it could be me away from home. While I would be in the United States, Kennedy would be in Ireland"
She paused for a moment before continuing.
"It was great. I accidentally hurt him the first time I saw him for reasons that have been resolved. We hit it off and for the next week confided in each other. But mom found out and so did Kennedy. They came together to Wolfram & Hart. She was on a control trip again and I knew she wanted to stake my boyfriend for being a vampire, when he was actually a Dhampire. We fought and hurt each other, but then that ended when we were knocked out by a powerful sleep spell"
The last was Aunt Buffy.
"So is that everything? We have listened to all the important information that you have given. If there is not then you may go"
"No I have nothing left to say" Rowena replied.
Getting up she exited the courtroom.
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~ William's Pro ~
"Okay, can we get started now?" William asked as soon as he was seated.
The people all looked upon the changeling teen with shock and he just laughed at it. It wasn't every day that you got to see a feline child like him. It would have been a milder shock with his normal tri-colored fur, but since becoming a Dhampire, his fur has rapidly become a glossy black with streaks of silver.
"Well? I am I going to have to sit here forever?"
The ghost of Richard Lancaster stood and snapped at the boy. "How dare you! We are here on behalf of the Rowena Rosenberg and you show how much of a heathen the children of to day are! My own son back in the past wouldn't even have behaved like that. What is your name?"
"William Edward Lancaster – father"
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Cliffhanger! So how was that? William's Pro will continue in the next chapter. I would like to thank M_L_F for the suggestion for a Slayer's court (could have done it without you!) Also there might be a part from Kennedy too. R&R. Thanx and later! *