Chapter 3 Time is of the Essence. Buffy and Xander are in past when their parents are young teens. They must get Giles' time machine to function and return back to the future.
Giles and Xander head into town to retrieve the machine without anyone noticing. They covered it with a blanket and pulled it with Giles' car. After that, they headed for the auto shop to try to get a replacement for the fuel of the time machine.
Back at Giles' Buffy is lying in Giles' bed. She opens her eyes and looks around. The place looks familiar but still different. Buffy pulls the blanket off and walks around. She finds a newspaper and reads it.
"It's 1965. It can't be." Buffy puts the newspaper down and walks out the front door. She sees old models of cars driving by and the people are in very different clothes then the one she is wearing. "No, this has gotta be a dream." Buffy walks down the town and all the stores are different. Then she sees the high school.
People then start looking at her. Buffy is wearing a baby pink spaghetti strap shirt with mini jean skirt and platform sandals.
"Boy is she going to get from the principal," says a girl passing by Buffy. Buffy gives her a strange look. She turns around and accidentally crashes into someone from behind. His books fall to ground.
"Ha! Look at little Willy," says a tall man with a group of people. They begin to make fun of him. Buffy ignores the men and helps the guy she crashed into with his books.
"Hey, beautiful," says Angel looking at Buffy. "Nice!" Angel takes a look at Buffy's behind. She turns around and punches him out. Angel falls to ground with a broken nose. The other man pulls off his glasses and looks at Buffy impress for standing up for him. He never knew that a girl like her could hit a guy like Angel. Angel was the bully of the school. He'd always pick on small and nerdy kids. It was sort of a gift.
"Hey, what is going on here?" ask the principal as he comes over to the crowd who surrounded Buffy, Angel and the brown haired man with glasses. "Angel, are you causing trouble?"
"Oh, my gosh. Mr. Traverse." Buffy looks at the principal. He looks very young to her. He's 69 in her time and is still running Sunnydale High as the principal.
"William what is going on?" ask Traverse to William. William puts his glasses on and stumbles with his books in his hand. He looks at Buffy then at Angel.
"Um, it's nothing," says William. Buffy finally is able to get a good look at the man she crashed into and notices who he is.
"Mr. Harris," says Buffy. William looks at her strangely and wonders why she calls him like that. Angel's friends help him up and he glares at Buffy and William.
"If no one wants to tell me the truth than you are all going to detention," says Traverse. "Angel you can show your other companions where the detention hall is since it's like a second home to you." Angel wipes his nose clean with his hand then glares at Traverse as he leaves the scene.
"Come on Angel lets go." says Parker his partner in crime. Angel nods his head and leaves. Buffy watches as Angel and his friend's leave then she turns around to see William walk away from her.
"Wait, Mr. Harr...William!" she calls to him. William stops and rolls his eyes. Buffy runs over to him. He turns around.
"Listen Miss. I have to get to class." William looks at Buffy's green eyes and becomes mesmerize by her. "How is it you know my name?"
"I um...your notebook says it." Buffy points at his notebook that has his name on it in the left corner. William looks at it then returns his eyes to hers.
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"Buffy we're home," says Xander as he and Giles enter with the supplies they bought in town. Xander heads over to Giles' bedroom and sees that Buffy is not there.
"Xander open the garage," says Giles from outside. Xander runs over to him.
"Giles! Buffy's gone."
"Xander calm down. Do you know where she could have gone?"
"No, I don't. She's...at the school." Xander turns to Giles.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes," says Xander.
"We need to find her right away." says Giles heading over to his car. He dislocates the time machine from his car. "Let's get the delorian into the garage." Xander opens the garage and helps Giles push the delorian inside. "If she changes anything this could hurt the time space continuum." They close the garage.
"What does that mean?" ask Xander as they walk over to Giles' car.
"It means that time, as you know it could be changed," says Giles getting into the car. "You and Buffy could accidentally change something that could cause the both of you not to be born."
"That's heavy!" Giles drove out the driveway and heads over to the school. When they arrive they head into the school. Xander looks around and sees that the whole interior looks identical to his high school but he knew it couldn't be because the school was blown up before his time. It was done by some high school students as a high school prank. No one ever found out who actually did it.
Meanwhile in detention hall Buffy, William, Angel, and other delinquents sit in bores-ville till five o'clock. The teacher that was watching them was already asleep and his chair slouches back onto the board.
"So, how do know me?" ask William as he turns around to face Buffy.
"It's an interesting story," replies Buffy with one of her sweet smiles.
"You're not from around here," says William as he looks at her attire. Buffy nods her head.
"No I'm not, but..."
"Silence!" says Traverse entering the hall. "Miss..."
"Summers," says Buffy turning around and standing up. William looks at her as she stands.
"Come with me." Travers opens the door for her. "Your father's here."
"My father..." Buffy thinks then walks over to the door a bit confuse.
"Wait, you didn't tell me your name?" says William.
"Buffy." She turns quickly to him then walks out the door with Traverse.
"Buffy. Hmm. That's a strange name."
As she and Traverse walk down the hall she sees Giles and Xander. She begins to remember about the time machine.
"Make sure she stays inside next time." Xander looks at Traverse in a strange way.
"Yes, we will." Giles takes Buffy by the hand. "Come on along Buffy. We need to get your pills." Buffy's eyes widen at what Giles has said.
"Yeah, come along sis." Xander puts his arm around her as the detention students exit the room. The three exit the school as William comes walking down the hallway. Angel and his pals push him aside and pass by him.
When Buffy is brought back (Gee she is always being brought back. Can't she do it herself.) to Giles' place they had tried to explain to her that Xander and herself were transported to the past with a time machine that Giles built in the future. They must get back before they change anything else that can disturb the time space continuum. As soon as the two of them were finish explaining their story, they all enter Giles' house and she turns to them giving them a strange look.
"Uh!" was the only thing that comes out of Buffy's mouth.
Giles and Xander head into town to retrieve the machine without anyone noticing. They covered it with a blanket and pulled it with Giles' car. After that, they headed for the auto shop to try to get a replacement for the fuel of the time machine.
Back at Giles' Buffy is lying in Giles' bed. She opens her eyes and looks around. The place looks familiar but still different. Buffy pulls the blanket off and walks around. She finds a newspaper and reads it.
"It's 1965. It can't be." Buffy puts the newspaper down and walks out the front door. She sees old models of cars driving by and the people are in very different clothes then the one she is wearing. "No, this has gotta be a dream." Buffy walks down the town and all the stores are different. Then she sees the high school.
People then start looking at her. Buffy is wearing a baby pink spaghetti strap shirt with mini jean skirt and platform sandals.
"Boy is she going to get from the principal," says a girl passing by Buffy. Buffy gives her a strange look. She turns around and accidentally crashes into someone from behind. His books fall to ground.
"Ha! Look at little Willy," says a tall man with a group of people. They begin to make fun of him. Buffy ignores the men and helps the guy she crashed into with his books.
"Hey, beautiful," says Angel looking at Buffy. "Nice!" Angel takes a look at Buffy's behind. She turns around and punches him out. Angel falls to ground with a broken nose. The other man pulls off his glasses and looks at Buffy impress for standing up for him. He never knew that a girl like her could hit a guy like Angel. Angel was the bully of the school. He'd always pick on small and nerdy kids. It was sort of a gift.
"Hey, what is going on here?" ask the principal as he comes over to the crowd who surrounded Buffy, Angel and the brown haired man with glasses. "Angel, are you causing trouble?"
"Oh, my gosh. Mr. Traverse." Buffy looks at the principal. He looks very young to her. He's 69 in her time and is still running Sunnydale High as the principal.
"William what is going on?" ask Traverse to William. William puts his glasses on and stumbles with his books in his hand. He looks at Buffy then at Angel.
"Um, it's nothing," says William. Buffy finally is able to get a good look at the man she crashed into and notices who he is.
"Mr. Harris," says Buffy. William looks at her strangely and wonders why she calls him like that. Angel's friends help him up and he glares at Buffy and William.
"If no one wants to tell me the truth than you are all going to detention," says Traverse. "Angel you can show your other companions where the detention hall is since it's like a second home to you." Angel wipes his nose clean with his hand then glares at Traverse as he leaves the scene.
"Come on Angel lets go." says Parker his partner in crime. Angel nods his head and leaves. Buffy watches as Angel and his friend's leave then she turns around to see William walk away from her.
"Wait, Mr. Harr...William!" she calls to him. William stops and rolls his eyes. Buffy runs over to him. He turns around.
"Listen Miss. I have to get to class." William looks at Buffy's green eyes and becomes mesmerize by her. "How is it you know my name?"
"I um...your notebook says it." Buffy points at his notebook that has his name on it in the left corner. William looks at it then returns his eyes to hers.
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"Buffy we're home," says Xander as he and Giles enter with the supplies they bought in town. Xander heads over to Giles' bedroom and sees that Buffy is not there.
"Xander open the garage," says Giles from outside. Xander runs over to him.
"Giles! Buffy's gone."
"Xander calm down. Do you know where she could have gone?"
"No, I don't. She's...at the school." Xander turns to Giles.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes," says Xander.
"We need to find her right away." says Giles heading over to his car. He dislocates the time machine from his car. "Let's get the delorian into the garage." Xander opens the garage and helps Giles push the delorian inside. "If she changes anything this could hurt the time space continuum." They close the garage.
"What does that mean?" ask Xander as they walk over to Giles' car.
"It means that time, as you know it could be changed," says Giles getting into the car. "You and Buffy could accidentally change something that could cause the both of you not to be born."
"That's heavy!" Giles drove out the driveway and heads over to the school. When they arrive they head into the school. Xander looks around and sees that the whole interior looks identical to his high school but he knew it couldn't be because the school was blown up before his time. It was done by some high school students as a high school prank. No one ever found out who actually did it.
Meanwhile in detention hall Buffy, William, Angel, and other delinquents sit in bores-ville till five o'clock. The teacher that was watching them was already asleep and his chair slouches back onto the board.
"So, how do know me?" ask William as he turns around to face Buffy.
"It's an interesting story," replies Buffy with one of her sweet smiles.
"You're not from around here," says William as he looks at her attire. Buffy nods her head.
"No I'm not, but..."
"Silence!" says Traverse entering the hall. "Miss..."
"Summers," says Buffy turning around and standing up. William looks at her as she stands.
"Come with me." Travers opens the door for her. "Your father's here."
"My father..." Buffy thinks then walks over to the door a bit confuse.
"Wait, you didn't tell me your name?" says William.
"Buffy." She turns quickly to him then walks out the door with Traverse.
"Buffy. Hmm. That's a strange name."
As she and Traverse walk down the hall she sees Giles and Xander. She begins to remember about the time machine.
"Make sure she stays inside next time." Xander looks at Traverse in a strange way.
"Yes, we will." Giles takes Buffy by the hand. "Come on along Buffy. We need to get your pills." Buffy's eyes widen at what Giles has said.
"Yeah, come along sis." Xander puts his arm around her as the detention students exit the room. The three exit the school as William comes walking down the hallway. Angel and his pals push him aside and pass by him.
When Buffy is brought back (Gee she is always being brought back. Can't she do it herself.) to Giles' place they had tried to explain to her that Xander and herself were transported to the past with a time machine that Giles built in the future. They must get back before they change anything else that can disturb the time space continuum. As soon as the two of them were finish explaining their story, they all enter Giles' house and she turns to them giving them a strange look.
"Uh!" was the only thing that comes out of Buffy's mouth.