Chapter 2.……….
Stars Hollow………. Luke's Diner………. Street……..12/17/02
Daniel Osborne, aka Oz, stood outside the diner that Matt had told him that the two Gilmore's like to frequent. He was about to go inside and see if they were there when a young women walked up to him and asked, "Excuse me, are you Daniel Osborne?"
Oz turned and looked at the women. A thought went through his head, She is cute. He then said, "Yes I am. But everyone calls me Oz. And who are you?"
Maria smiled, she then said, "My name is, Maria Fitzgerald. I work for the new Watcher's Council, under Mr. Summers."
Oz nodded and then said, "Let me guess Matt sent you here also.?"
Maria shook her head said, "No, actually I was already in the area. I was assigned to the area by the old régime. I was here watching a potential slayer. Her name is Lane Kim. Why did Matt send you here?"
Oz said, "Why don't we go inside and then we can talk instead, of standing here."
Maria nodded and they went inside the diner.
Luke's Diner……..inside…….
Maria and Oz walked in and both of them noticed that nether of the Gilmore's, Lorelai, or Rory, was there. They took a table and sat down. Luke walked over and asked for their orders. They gave them then waited until he walked away.
Oz then said, "Well three days ago I was in Tibet, investigating the death of a young girl."
Maria looked at him and asked, "How did she die?"
Oz said, "She was stabbed to death. The thing was there was another dead body next to it. The thing is the other body had no eyes. Where the should have been there was symbols."
Maria looked at Oz in shock, "What was it?"
Oz thought for a moment, Oz then said, "Well when I saw it, it reminded me of something Buffy, had fought almost four years ago." Oz stopped speaking when Luke delivered their food. After he left Oz then continued. "The thing was a Bringer. Or Harbringer."
Maria looked confused. She then asked, "What is a Bringer?"
Oz took a bite of his burger. Then he said, "They are the High Priests of the First. And before you ask, I am talking about the First Evil."
Maria stared at Oz and thought back to the phone call from Matt the day before. He had said that they were preparing for a war against Evil itself. She just did not understand until right now.
Oz then continued, "It was while I was there doing that, when Matt called me up and asked me to return to the states. More specifically He wanted me to come here to Stars Hollow to start teaching his cousins, well mostly his cousin Rory, how to protect themselves."
Maria asked, "Why Rory?"
Oz answered after taking another bite of his burger, "Well from what Matt told me is that she is a potential slayer. Plus he also said that there was two more girls in this area, a Paris something or other, I don't remember what he said her last name was. And the one you mentioned, Lane Kim. I am also here to teach them. That and I am to get this town ready for what is coming."
Maria looked at Oz in surprise. Matt, or the old Council, never mentioned that there was two other potentials in this area. She would have to talk to Matt about withholding information from her.
Two hours later……… Independence Inn………
Lorelai is puttering around the front desk when a twenty-something young man walked into the room. She looked up at him and noticed that she had never seen him around town before. She watched him as he walked up to the counter. She then said, "Hi. My name is Lorelai Gilmore, and welcome to the Independence Inn."
Oz looked at Lorelai, and then said, "Lorelai Gilmore?" She nodded, Oz then said, "My name is Daniel Osborne, I am a friend of Matt Summers, your cousin."
Lorelai looked at Oz in surprise. She then asked, "Mr. Osborne, you are a friend of Matt's?"
Oz nodded and then said, "Yes. And please call me Oz. Everybody does. Matt asked me to come here to check on you and your daughter."
Lorelai looked confused. She then asked, "Why?"
Oz then said, "I presume, you have heard about some of the things going on?" Lorelai nodded. Oz then continued, "Well there is something coming. And Matt wanted to know that you guys will be okay."
Lorelai asked, "What is coming?"
Oz shook his head. He then said, "Maybe we can talk later. Its not a good idea to talk about it in public right now. Now may I rent a room?"
Lorelai shook his head and then said, "Yes, ok." She then assigned a room for him. She then gave him her home address, she then said, "Come by my house in three hours. Both My daughter, and I will be home. And bring some take out."
Oz nodded and said thank you. He then went to the room assigned to him.
Three hours later………. Gilmore House…..(Lorelai's and Rory's)
Rory left her room and walked into the living room. When she got there she saw that her mother was sitting on the couch reading a magazine. She then asked, "So are we going over to Luke's for dinner?"
Lorelai looked up from the magazine and said, "No. We are going to have a guest over for dinner. Plus he is bringing some take out."
Meanwhile………Outside the house…….
Oz pulled up in his van and shut it off. As he was walking up to the house he stopped. He could swear that he smelled a vampire nearby. He looked around and then shook his head.
The vampire watched as Oz walked to the porch. It then slowly crept up behind Oz. Not knowing that Oz already knew he was behind him.
When Oz mounted the porch, he place the food he had down and then pulled a stake out of his jacket. He then turned and said to the vamp, "Don't you know its not nice to try to sneak up on a werewolf?"
Inside the house……..
Rory sat up from were she was sitting. Lorelai looked at her curiously. She then asked, "What is it?"
Rory stood up and then said, "I thought I heard something outside." She then walked over to the door. Her mother followed her. When they opened the door they were both in time to see Oz standing off against someone else.
Rory saw the face of the person and knew that it was a vampire. It was the first vampire she had seen since the one she saw the last time Matt was there.
Lorelai just stood and stared at this weird guy with a strange facial problem. She was very equally shocked when Oz jumped forward a shoved a piece of wood into the guy's chest. Then the guy just exploded into dust.
After dusting the vampire, Oz turned around and saw that the little show had been seen. He was about to try to explain, but Rory beat him to it. Rory said, "That was a vampire."
Oz looked at her and asked, "Should we probably take your mom inside?"
Rory turned and noticed that her mom had fainted. She then was about to try to pick her up when Oz stepped forward and picked up Lorelai. Oz then said, "Please grab that bag." He indicated a brown paper bag sitting on the porch.
Rory nodded then picked up the bag. She then went back inside.
Inside the house……..Minutes later……..
Oz helped wake Lorelai up. After she came awake, she looked at Oz and said, "Tell me what is going on. And what the hell was that thing?"
Oz shook his head. He then indicated for Rory to also sit down. He then started to talk. "Okay. First, that thing was a vampire. And yes they are real. And they are everywhere. Second the reason that I am here in Stars Hollow, is that Matt sent me here. He wanted to know, that with the evil that is coming to this world, you two would be ready. The war has started already, but its effects are just now being seen. First, was St. Louis. Then a office building in London, the home of the Watcher's Council, was destroyed. I am here to teach both of you, and plus the rest of this town how to fight vampires. And other evil creatures."
Lorelai sat watching Oz as he was speaking. She asked, "What other types of evil creatures are out their?"
Oz thought for moment then said, "All kinds. From Demons to Vampires. And there are others less describable. Plus there are some that are not so evil."
Rory asked, "Like what?"
Oz tilted his head and then said, "Like me for instance."
Rory asked, "Your human. Aren't you?"
Oz shook his head and then said, "I am human. But I am also a werewolf."
Lorelai shook her head and said, "You can't be a werewolf. Everybody knows that on a full moon, like tonight, is when a werewolf is out."
Oz laughed and then said, "I am a werewolf." He then took the necklace that he was wearing, out from under his shirt. He then let the two girls look at it. He then said, "With this amulet, that your cousin Matt gave to me, I can control my wolf side. I will show you."
Oz stood up and walked to the other side of the room. He indicated for Lorelai and Rory to stay where they were. HE then started to wolf out. Rory was fascinated at his change. But Lorelai was a little scared. After Oz fully wolfed out, he change back. He then said, "Like I said I am a werewolf. And now can we eat before the food gets cold." He then smiled at the two girls.
They then started to eat.
Next day………..12/18/02.…………….. Luke's Diner……..
Oz was sitting in the diner waiting on Maria to get there. He went over what he talked about the night before with Lorelai, and Rory. He told them a lot about what goes bump in the night. But he did not get around to telling Rory that she is a potential slayer. He knew that Matt wanted all remaining potentials to head to Sunnydale, but Matt had also told him to keep Rory, Paris, and Lane here in Stars Hollow.
This little lunch meeting with Maria was to get them both ready, to start, training, the three girls on how to be slayers.
Maria walked in and went to the table Oz was sitting at. She sat down and the two started to talk. She asked, "Did you tell Rory last night?"
Oz shook his head. He then said, "No. But I asked her to invite Lane and Paris over to her place tonight, so I could tell all three of them at once."
They then talked about how they were going to tell the girls.
Later that night……….. Rory's and Lorelai's house………
Oz looked around the living room. He then looked at the people sitting in the room. Maria, a watcher, Lorelai, Matt's cousin and Rory's mother. And the three teenagers, Rory, Paris, and Lane, all three potential slayers.
He shook his head then started. "Okay if all of you could please be quiet, then I could tell you why you guys are here." They quieted down. Oz then said, "Ok. Each of you three girls have a destiny in front of you. Not exactly the one you thought you had. Each of you is a potential slayer."
Paris looked at then asked, "If I may ask, What is a slayer?"
Oz said, "In every generation a girl is chosen, one girl in all of the world that has the power to fight the vampires, demons, and other evil creatures. She is the slayer."
Lane looked at Oz in surprise, she then said, "There is no such thing as vampires and slayers."
Oz chuckled then said, "Yes there is. I have been around three different slayers. One of them is still living even know she has been dead twice. And vampires are very real."
Rory shook her head and said to Lane, "They are real, believe me. I saw Oz here, dust one last night. Plus almost a year ago when my cousin Matt was here, he saved me from a vampire."
Oz held his hands up and then said, "Yes. I did dust a vampire last night. Also I have dusted many vampires over the last few years."
Paris then asked, "You said that the slayer is a girl, yet your saying that you have dusted vampires. Does that make you a slayer?"
Oz shook his head and said, "No I am not a slayer, only a girl can be a slayer. I am a werewolf. Plus I am a watcher. It is my job, and Maria's here, to teach you three how to protect yourselves. Both from vampires and other things."
Oz stopped when he started to smell a somewhat familiar scent. He stood and indicated for the girls to stay. He went out side.
Outside the house…………
Oz stepped outside and looked around. After a moment he then saw what he had smelled. It was a Bringer.
He then shout for Maria to protect the girls. He then partially wolfed out, to what he liked to call his warrior wolf. He then attacked the bringer. Then two more bringers came out of the night and leapt to the attack. Oz knocked the knife out of one of their hands and snapped its neck. He then picked up the knife and proceeded to use it on the other two.
When all three of the Bringers was dead, Oz de-wolfed. He then turned and said to Maria, "Help me get rid of these."
It took them a hour to get rid of the bodies of the three bringers.
Hour and half later……… inside the house………
Oz dropped the three daggers that had belonged to the bringers, onto the coffee table. He then said, "Those three will not be the only ones. There will be more. When I have no idea. But starting tomorrow, me and Maria, will start teaching you three how to fight. And then when we are sure you three are ready, each of you will be given one of these daggers."
After saying this Oz reached down and picked the daggers up. He then said, goodnight and he then left to go back to the inn.
Lorelai allowed Paris and Lane to spend the night. She also asked Maria to stay so the two of them could talk.
TBC……………………………