Ever since Xander had received certain abilites on Halloween... his parents had decided to ignore his existence. Except for supplying food etc for him of course. They weren't uncharitable, they just chose to ignore him. They even went so far as to put a tv in his basement room.

It was Wednesday, and daylight out at around 4pm. Buffy had returned finally after coming to terms with killing Angel. Her mother was aware of the slaying, and while not approving at least allowed her daughter to sleep after school in preparation for slaying. Xander was happy that he no longer had to patrol as much as he had while she'd been gone... his new strength, crossbow, and retractable claws had forced Giles to consider him a temporary Slayer. That training was extremely tiring.

Willow... who knew where she and Oz were. He probably didn't want to contemplate that.

Flicking on the tv, he grinned as he thought about things. Despite the constant struggle to save the world, there were some good days. Like a sunny Saturday with nothing to do. Boredom had been torture before he met Buffy. Now it was a luxury to be cherished. He flicked on the tv.

"Astronomers and scientists were baffled yesterday when they noticed a wormhole appear past Saturn. It disappeared soon after. Since then they have been tracking an object that is traveling extremely fast toward earth. The only thing that they can determine is that it is cylindrical in nature."

Xander grimaced. What now?

Xander and the rest of the scoobies heard a loud bang followed by a rumble at the center of town. They were all in various locations.

Giles sipped some tea as he read at home on a quiet Saturday morning. If he had been told that he and Xander had similar views on boredom he'd have thrown a, in his way, fit. Then he felt a bang and a shudder. His tea went flying one way and his book the other. "BLOODY!"

Xander walked toward the center of town with his crossbow concealed. He met Buffy and Willow on the way.

"So, Buff, any ideas?"

She shrugged. "No way to tell yet." Then she paused with her mouth wide open. Xander looked where she was... and was speechless too.

Snyder ran by screaming followed by a floating black machine with 8 legs firing at him.

"Um, Buffy... I think we just got confirmation that the Star Wars movies reflect real life."

"You think?"

Giles had just gotten finished cleaning up the mess when his doorbell rang. He answered and saw Buffy, Willow, and Xander there.

"What can I do for you?"

Xander pointed behind him at 3 wheelbarrows filled with various mechanical items.

"Dear Lord."

Giles stepped aside and they walked in. He looked around for an explanation.

Xander spoke up. "Remember the news report on an object heading toward earth? Came out of some type of wormhole that closed up soon after."

"Yes..."

"It was an imperial scout robot. We found it chasing Snyder around town. When I blasted it, the reaction was the same as the movie. It self-destructed."

Giles adjusted his glasses. "So there was more to Halloween than the costumes."

"Makes you wonder doesn't it? However, I doubt any destroyers will be coming. My memories were from Endor. And we know how that movie ended. This is one of the many the imperials sent out, and undoubtedly lost track of."