To answer the most asked question Global Frequency is a comic book that ran twelve issues. It was optioned to become a TV series by the WB, but didn't get past the pilot that is now circuling around the internet (much to the anoyment and anger of the WB). And now back to the story.
"Now what?" asked Willow as they sat in the airplane.
"Now we wait," said Xander as he attempted to get comfortable. "This isn't like Sunnydale where we could walk to a fight, these things take time. Don't worry though, if anything happens Aleph will tell us."
After a few moments of blessed silence Willow said, "Why didn't you tell us about this?"
Sighing Xander opened his eye and said, "We went over this already Willow, it just isn't a big deal."
"Oh stop lying to me," Willow snapped. "Being a secret agent is so a big deal, and you know it. Now tell me why you kept this a secret."
"If you want the truth, I didn't tell you because it made me feel special. Everyone else had something that made them special, and this was mine. Not telling anyone didn't put anyone in danger so I kept it to myself. I knew and that was enough for me," said Xander as he closed his eye again, and then had it snap open as his cellphone began to beep.
"Things are getting freaky, so its time to do your job 666," said Aleph.
"Freaky how?" asked Xander.
"Patching you into a live video feed now Xander, you tell me," responded Aleph.
The image sent to Xanders cellphone was not encouraging in the least. The building where the Global Frequency team had encountered the demons was now encompassed in some kind of red field.
"Okay, has anyone touched field yet?" asked Xander with a nervous voice.
"Agent 519, why?" asked Aleph.
"Any negative effects from doing so?"
"She feels a bit queasy, but that's it. Should we be more worried?"
"I don't think so. From what I'm seeing and the fact that agent 519 isn't a pile of dust this looks like a low powered Arlothcks Shield. Its powered by the life force of the invaders, so if no one touches it the field should collapse in a few hours," said Xander with a frown.
"By your tone I'm going to guess that this is more of a bad thing than you are letting on, so spill," said Aleph.
"Even a weakened version of Arlothcks Shield would be a pain to cast, and its easy to defeat. What is bothering me is that they would cast something so visible and easy to beat. Demons tend to stay below the radar unless its something along the lines of the end of the world," said Xander.
"Like what happened in LA," said Aleph.
"Yeah, exactly like what happened in LA," said Xander. "Any chance of getting some satellite photos of this place and some back story to tell me why they are so interested in the place?"
"Agents 459 and 801 are working on that right now. In thirty minuts we should be able to tell you everything you want to know."
"Okay. My plane should be landing in and hour and a half. With any luck I can have a plan for you by the time I land."
"We're the Global Frequency Xander, we don't rely on luck," said Aleph before she turned her attention to another agent.
Putting his phone on standby mode again he looked up and found Willow staring at him.
"What?" asked Xander.
"You are James Bond!"
Xander winced at the look Ms Zero gave him as he got off of the plane with Willow. He may have gotten permission to let Willow come, but apparently his boss wasn't happy about it. It didn't matter though, she was about to become a lot more unhappy.
"I assume that the government is going to nuke this place," said Xander as he got off the plane.
"Nothing quite so drastic, they intend to simply bomb the town with conventional weapons," said Ms Zero as Willow and Xander put on head sets that would keep them on the frequency without the cellphones.
"Have them change the payload to Neutron bombs," said Xander.
"About twenty agents including myself are asking if you are on crack at the moment Xander," said Aleph.
"Sorry, I listened to the Saturday specials Aleph. Also I'm not nuts, and to prove that I need everyone to listen to my best friend Willow, who just happens to be the most powerful witch in the world."
"The demons are attempting to create a portal to a hell dimension. Right now it's unstable, but if it is finished enhanced radiation weapons can destabilize it and probably kill whatever had come through," said Willow with only a hint of nervousness. Xanders plan made sense, but it was frightening to learn that he thought at this level.
"Didn't you tell me that portals need something physical to open?" asked Miranda Zero. When Xander nodded she continued in a dangerous voice, tinged with anger. "Then why ask for an ER weapon? Conventional bombing should be enough to destroy whatever is holding the portal open."
"Because they aren't making a conventional portal Ms Zero. Somehow the demons in that building are making a Hellmouth from scratch. I wasn't sure until I got here, but I'm getting the exact feeling I got from my hometown before it started doing an impression of the Grand Canyon," said Xander in a serious voice.
"What makes a Hellmouth so much more dangerous than a normal portal to hell?" asked Ms Zero.
"Hellmouths are self sustaining," said Xander. "Once it opens you could bomb the hell out of this town and it would keep going. Nothing physical could stop it, only magic or an ER weapon have a chance."
"What about your friend. If she is really the most powerful witch in the world perhaps she will be able to shut it down."
"Maybe if I was at full strength I could put an active Hellmouth into a dormant state, but not destroy it. The problem is that I just finished with a major spell, and I'm still weak. At best I can scatter the energy the demons are gathering to make the Hellmouth, but I'll have to be close to do it. If the energies stabiles I'll probably be dead," said Willow.
Silently Miranda Zero took out her cellphone and began to dial a number from memory. In a cold emotionless voice she ordered the person to have the payload changed and explained the reason behind it.
In Washington DC a four star general almost wet himself as he was handed a report. If someone like Miranda Zero was requesting the use of nuclear weapons, the situation in Arizona must be worse than his worst nightmares.
