So now that I'm good again I'll try making chapters as long as this one, but don't expect 20 pages per chapter because then it would take too much and it wouldn't be good for my imagination. I hope that you guys are enjoying and liking this story so far; remember that I like to hear suggestions, it's fun to see how a reader is expecting this story to be. Lol.

This chapter contains scenes from the chapter Helpeless of season 3 of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Well lets continue shall we?

Thanks again to CharmedChick for being my beta.

Dedicated to: Allen Pitt

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"I suppose we should start with Ms. Summers" Harry said reading some paper.

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CONSEQUENCES:

Chapter 6: Remembering when she was Helpless

"Alright then" The slayer said peacefully for the moment. "So where do you want to start?"

"First of all we will need to check the Council's laws referring to the picking of the Head of the Council" Mr. Giles said from his seat. "Because Ms. Summers didn't know about her situation, or duties as Head of The Council"

"What?" I asked. "You didn't know?" I asked to the blonde girl, now this would complicate everything a little bit. "Well have you ever read the council's law?" I asked a little bit harsher that I had wanted it to be. The girl glared at me.

"No, I preferred to waste, I mean use my time stopping apocalypses rather than reading stupid rules of a Council that I hated and that wanted to kill me and deport my Watcher" She snapped.

"You don't approve the council? You work for them for Merlin's sake!"

"Actually… I don't, I work for myself…if you had done your homework you would know that I quitted. Years ago." She snapped again

"By the way," she started, turning to Giles, "do you know why I have to answer to them? Because as far as I am concerned they didn't even try to communicate with me when all the apocalypses came, and now after I've saved their butts a million times they say that I broke some rules? Some laws that don't really apply to me? Some rules that say that my best friend should be in jail or worse, that she should be killed? Give me one good reason why should I work for people that don't give a damn about me unless I don't save their world or break their rules"

"….hum…excuse me" Hermione said from the door. "I think then, that I got here just in time… I got the information I needed about the slayer" The blonde rolled her eyes in her seat.

"You're starting to investigate me now?" She asked amused. "I thought that I would take more of your time, you see I'm not a subject that can be read in an hour or two" She said smirking. I grabbed the thin file Hermione had.

"I believe we reviewed everything so your story doesn't waste any of our time." I said smirking.

"Actually Harry," Hermione said grabbing the file again. "The information is here… Hilda bring it in." Hilda came into the room with at least two columns of files. She left them on the table.

"I'll be back with the others" Hilda said closing the door. Hermione sat next to Ron.

"That is the story of Buffy"

"Of her alone?" I whispered to Hermione and she nodded.

"What? You read so fast? Because even Willow would take a week reading those…and Will here reads really fast." The witch blushed with the words of her friend and the blonde was now grinning like a maniac.

"You think you can do this" I pointed at the files "simpler?"

"No, but I can make it more interesting." She admitted cockily

"You want to hear the whole story?" The slayer's sister whined. "We are going to stay here forever!" She whined again.

"I think maybe the use of a pensive would help to understand and witness when Buffy quit the Council" Giles suggested.

"A pensive?" The blonde asked confused.

"A pensive is a shallow stone basin which contains a silver substance which constantly moves and changes. It is used to siphon-off excess thoughts and memories from one's mind. Then the thoughts and memories can be examined at one's leisure." Hermione said as if a professor had asked.

"Correct, as always, Hermione" Mr. Giles said and Hermione smiled proudly.

"So basically I will put my memories in a basin and you guys will be able to see them?" Buffy asked and Hermione nodded. "I'm not going to defend myself for something that they say I did"

"Buffy maybe if they understand how your relationship with the council is, they might agree with us and support our point of view"

"And why would I want that?" She asked raising her eyebrow.

"To bring the Council's laws down at least the ones concerning to you to make them understand who has the power" The read head witch said smiling, she hadn't speak too much while we were here, it was almost impossible to believe that this shy silent witch could have almost destroy the world. Maybe Buffy was right about her, but I wasn't going to let the slayer know about this.

The blonde understood her friend and she grinned.

"I think that could work for me, but I still don't like them" The slayer said looking at me specifically "Especially him" She said directing to me.

"If you prove to us, that the statements given by the rest of the council are wrong, then we will support as mediators between the Council and yourself to present a demand." I said formally.

"I don't need to prove anything to you, if you want to arrest me then do it, lets see who is going to save the world while I'm in jail." She said smirking.

"Buffy, it might be good that the proofs are given." The slayer glared at her watcher for his suggestion. "Not because they are needed just because it would help to have more… evidence against the Council, or at least the part of the Council that accused you" Giles explained "And to answer your question, no, they will see my memories... I'm more familiarized with the process" Mr. Giles said. "Maybe I should make you more aware of the circumstances of the moment; I wasn't a watcher at the time."

"Then why were you with the slayer?" Hermione asked.

"I was fired because of my attachment to Buffy. Travers told me that I had a 'Father's love for the child.' "

"Then why are you the watcher now if you were fired?" Hermione asked again without letting Giles continue his explanation.

"You should look for the pensive; I believe you will understand it better if you see it" Hermione went quickly to her office to find the one she kept and she came back almost running. She put the basin on the table and the 'guests' were fascinated watching the gray substance. "First of all there is a test every slayer goes through if/when she makes it to her 18th birthday, the slayer is locked in a house with a vampire which she must fight after her power has been stripped away. She is left with the strength of a normal girl."

"What!" Hermione said. "But that's practically sending her to get herself killed!"

"Yes well, you should tell that to the Council." The slayer said, she didn't seem too comfortable discussing this.

"Harry could I…" Giles said unsure. I understood and I gave him my wand. "Thank you" He passed some specific memories to the pensive.

"How can you use-" The slayer asked.

"I'll explain that later Buffy" The slayer didn't seem too pleased with his answer but Giles ignored her and continued with his explanation. "You just have to touch the liquid and you'll be taken to the memory." Each touched the substance and when I opened my eyes everybody was in the memory.

"Wow" Xander said. "We are in the old library!" Willow was equally amazed by it.

"We could rescue some of the books we left…like the third version of…"

"You can't touch anything" Giles interrupted.

"Sorry." Then I noticed that only Giles and Buffy were in the library….the younger ones.

"I remember this" The modern Buffy said. The younger Giles got out some crystals and carefully laid them out on the table. Buffy sat and watched him.

"You know, it's not just cartoon characters. They do pieces from operas and ballets. Brian Boitano, doing Carmen, is a life changer. Oh, he doesn't actually play Carmen, but a lot of sophisticated people go." The younger Buffy said quickly and kind of nervously.

"Yes, I think we should start with the grounding crystal again." He said absently. He settled the largest blue crystal on the table in front of Buffy.

"You know, it's usually something that families do together." The younger Buffy said without paying much attention to Giles. Giles absently settled the box aside.

"Now, look very carefully for the tiny flaw at its core" He continued ignoring Buffy.

"I-if someone were free, they'd take their daughters or their student... or their Slayer" She looked at him hopefully.

"Hmm? Yes, but, Buffy, I think we should concentrate now. Now, look for the flaw at its center" He said. He leaned against the table. Buffy gave in and started to concentrate on the crystal. At its center is a small stake-shaped flaw in an otherwise nearly clear blue crystal. Faint wind chimes can be heard as Buffy slowly goes into a trance. Giles leaned over further and looked into her face.

"Buffy?" Satisfied that she is caught in the crystal's thrall, he pulled a small case from his briefcase, settled it on the table and opens it. Inside is a hypodermic needle, a test tube full of a clear yellow liquid and an alcohol-soaked gauze pad. Keeping a careful eye on Buffy, he took the pad and leaned toward her. He took her arm, pushed up her sleeve and wiped the pad on a spot near the inside of her elbow. He filled the syringe, tapped it to get any air bubbles to the tip and pushes on the plunger until the fluid begun to squirt out. Again he checked to be sure Buffy was under, and then he took her arm in one hand and with the other stuck in the needle.

"So this is how you did it" The modern Buffy whispered. The modern Giles looked at her guiltily.

The younger one slowly he depressed the plunger, all the while keeping an eye on his charge. She didn't stir in the least. He pulled the needle back out. Buffy didn't bleed from the site. Quickly, he put everything away. Buffy remained in the crystal's thrall. Giles sat on the table, trying to be casual, and waved his hand between Buffy and the crystal. She came out of her trance and looks up at him.

"Oh, I'm sorry" She rubbed her temples "Did I zone out on you? It's just... I'm nursing that flu bug"

"It's best to take care of that. Perhaps we should, um..."

"...call it a night. Yeah." She exhaled "that's a good idea. Thanks" She got up weakly and groaned as she walked out of the library. Giles smiled to himself.

"Good night" The younger Giles said and the memory became a blur…

The next thing I knew we were again in the library but now there were more people.

Quentin Travers, a younger version of him, was in this. I knew he had been the one informing the Ministry that Buffy wasn't being responsible with her duties as Head of the Council. Giles was glaring constantly at the man and Buffy was sitting there just trying not to cry, she had an array of cuts and bruises adorning her face. "You exhibited extraordinary courage and clear-headedness in battle. The Council is very pleased."

"Do I get a gold star?" She asked sarcastically

"I understand that you're upset..." The man started saying but Buffy stopped him.

"You understand nothing. You set that monster loose, and he came after my mother" She said with controlled anger.

"You think the test was unfair?" Mr. Travers asked innocently.

"I think you better leave town before I get my strength back."

"We're not in the business of fair, Miss Summers, we're fighting a war." The man said using the same tone Buffy had.

"You're waging a war. She's fighting it. There is a difference." Giles corrected him.

"Mr. Giles, if you don't mind..."

"The test is done. We're finished." Giles said in the stern tone I had heard before.

"Not quite. She passed. You didn't." The ex-head of the council faced Giles "The Slayer is not the only one who must perform in this situation. I've recommended to the Council, and they've agreed, that you be relieved of your duties as Watcher immediately. You're fired."

"On what grounds?" Giles asked taken back

"Your affection for your charge has rendered you incapable of clear and impartial judgment." Buffy looked at Giles for the first time in this memory "You have a father's love for the child, and that is useless to the cause." Giles looked down "It would be best if you had no further contact with the Slayer."

"I'm not going anywhere" Giles said with hostility

"No, well, I didn't expect you would adhere to that. However, if you interfere with the new watcher, or countermand his authority in any way, you will be dealt with. Are we clear?"

"Oh, we're very clear."

"Congratulations again" Mr. Travers said after bowing slightly to Buffy. She looked up at him with a stare of hatred.

"Bite me"

"Yes, well, colorful girl" He turned and left the library.

The memory became a blur again and we were back in the meeting room we were before.

"So cool!" The slayer's sister said excited. "Let's do it again!" Buffy glared slightly at her sister. "Or not"

"So you were fired because you didn't want Buffy to die?" Hermione asked.

"Yes." Giles said.

"Then Wesley came." Buffy said, saying the name with undisguised disgust.

"A Weasley?" Draco asked finding this idea amusing.

"Not a Weasley you git, a Wesley." Ron said hitting Draco's back of the head.

"Don't start!" Hermione warned them.

"The Council sent Wesley Wyndam-Price as Buffy's new watcher" Giles explained.

"But we didn't get along, so I quitted." She completed.

"How's that?" Ron asked.

"Pensive again?" Dawn asked excited, I smiled because of the girl's excitement.

"No it won't be needed" The slayer said. "Long story short, the Council couldn't" She coughed and I could swear I heard 'wouldn't' between the coughes "help me when I needed them to, so, I quitted."

"Who wants to use the pensive?" Dawn asked without paying attention to her sister. "Let's vote" She said raising her hand enthusiastically.

I've reached to the conclusion that both of the Summer sisters are nuts.

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Now about the whole Spike and Angel thing...I thought more of you would figure this out...but it doesn't matter a reviewer said in the most comprenhensive and short way where our dears Spike and Angel are... I quote Allen Pitt:

Angel is unlikely to intervene in this, I think he's at the bottom of the ocean right now; but Spike likes both Willow and Buffy and might do almost anything trying to 'help' them-of course he's probably just getting a soul now and will be completely insane and stuff for a while...

Now I'm adding my own opinion... Angel won't be involved in this story sorry to all the Angel lovers... Angel is kinda bussy with his son trying to kill him and all the Cordelia issue, because if you set my fic for seasons the whole Cordelia thing is about to start.

Spike is insane, for the moment he won't make an appearence but for future chapters...coughes maybe for the sequel coughes... he might, then now you are problably asking, then why did the evil ...author mentioned them?

Well I wanted to put that subject already out, so the people expecting an Angel/Buffy or a Spuffy then they would be warned. No Spike/Buffy or Angel/Buffy.

So now we can continue with my fav part of the whole chap!

Next chapter... some weird things will happen...as usual, and maybe I'll explain more about our Giles.

Thanks to:

LizaGirl: ...read the A/N over the thanks... sorry...

Dark Light: Suggestions! I love them! They are the coolest, the best inspiration especially if they are in a review... lol.

Prohetess of Hearts: I'm sooooooooooo glad I'm forgiven, I was worring that you wouldn't read more if I didn't write longer chaps... I'm nuts I know. But finally here it is, a longer pretty chap ! I really hope you like it

Archangel006: updated...but I can't please you with the Spike thing...sorry...

Allen Pitt: THANK YOU! I sooooooo love those huge reviews, they make everything blue... not as sad blue but as happy lovely blue. Lol. Lets start with this

1.- The Minister subject: I was trying to search for someone else, but I think I will have to stay with the one I had in mind from the beggining.

2.- Buffy's Loyalty will always be for her friends, because they have proved that she can trust them, that's how I put it. So as long as the Ministry or the Council proves themselves, I hate to say worthy but that's the only word I have in mind, then I doubt that Buffy will help them if they ask.

3.- If they insult or say anything that wouldn't apretiated by Willow I'm sure that Buffy will make them retract themselves, I like that she protects her friends over everything, a little bit obssesive in some points of view, but I believe is necesary. About the Willow part of the case will come later so stay tunned for it.

4.- I totally agree with you in the slayer being the jude, jury and executoner I couldn't have put it better. I can't say more about this subject.

5.- Why people don't have such a harsh reaction to Willow? Especially Harry , Hermione and Ron? Well simple, they, when they were kids, dealed with things really hard specially Harry, so they don't show fear as easy as a normal person would do. Bad escuse...huh?

6.- She's pissed about Giles not telling, but right now getting out the information about they knowing each other is not the priority. But the discussion and explanation will come really soon.

7.- Ethan Rayne working on the Ministry? noooooooooooo never, I'm not insane.

8.- Willow not just killed Warren, she practically tortured him and she tried to destroy the world. If I was in the Ministry's postion I would accuse her too. Even when I love Willow. Willow rocks! Lol.

9.- Buffy doesn't really chooses who to kill and who to give a second chance, she is basing on something she was told, Humans are what she is trying to protect from demons. Is not that same a bad demon than a bad human, because of their natures. She was teached that the bad demons are killed and the 'good' ones can live unless they hurt a human or are a threat to the human kind. Then if a human turnes bad she can punish him but she can't take their live, she believes that would be murder also, she believes that it would turn her into Faith (Bad Faith of course).

10.- I loved your review...lol. I just wanted to make it to the 10 point. Anyways This chapter was dedicated to you for giving what I would like to call a moderate critic, not just saying you like it or hate it, but trying to explain me what you think is wrong or what you think I should try to explain better. Thanks a lot!

Lightdemondarkangel: an update!

Feely: Spike is nuts and Anya is separated from the group. I forgot about the Spike wannabe reference! Stupid tulip stupid tulip!

slayergirl: I like dark Willow too she was fun lol. About the pairings, people have only asked or better say confirme me about Hermione and Ron and Draco and Ginny, being obvious. About Harry and Buffy not so sure. And about asking, I love people asking things I love it, I believe curiosity is the best we humans have...but not excesive curiosity. Lol.

Thanks a lot for the reviews, I'll start tomorrow to write chap 7...chap 7 already... so good! Well anyways I'll be waiting here for you guys to review ...don't be evil and please review. Thanks a lot guys !

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