This is the beginning of the Halloween Series. This section crosses over with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. So I have to say I do not own Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Now it only involves one certain episode, "Fear Itself" although I have changed it for viewer enjoyment. At the end, a little bit of Yu-Gi-Oh comes up but I am keeping that a secret. Well, read and review.

Chapter 14

A Portal to Sunnydale (Part 1)

It was a couple days after the whole newspaper incident. I had made sure that a copy would arrive home. Why was I going home now? Today was Halloween and about this time of year, a great party is thrown and I didn't want to miss it. Sure my siblings are part of the greatest crime organization in history but we are great at throwing parties too (not to mention we are excellent at partying too.) I thought I would invite some of my new friends for Halloween. Maybe I could dance with Vipera this Halloween.

"This party is going to the party of all parties." I thought.

I had just told my newfound friends about the party. All of them could come except Vipera. She had been invited to a personal friend's party but she would make it up on Christmas. I had just arrived in our quaint little town. I walked towards our house. I could hear the bustling throughout the house. I didn't have to be psychic to know what was going on. I just stepped inside the door to see Sanfra greet me.

"Well Lawrence, this is going to be a Halloween that no one will ever forget." Sanfra said while putting up the directions.

"I thought it would. I could ask Gesper how it will turn out but that's cheating." I replied as I plopped down on the couch.

"Maybe it isn't cheating. Maybe I would like to be asked." Gesper said while appearing with a box in hand.

"Well, it really isn't fair to ask you anyways. We shouldn't know the future. Well, maybe important stuff but not the tidbits of life. It's the tidbits of life that makes life enjoyable." I explained.

"By the way Lawrence, I need to talk to you." Gesper said as he gestured towards the other room.

I followed him into the next room and asked, "So what is up, big brother?"

"Lawrence, I have a favor to ask of you." Gesper said.

"What is it? This had better not have to do with any of your crazy schemes that you pull off every Halloween." I snorted.

"No, I need you to comfort a friend." Gesper asked me.

"A Friend?" I asked, "since when do you have friends?"

"Her name is Elizabeth Summers, but her friends call her Buffy." Gesper explained.

"So what is her problem?" I asked while trying to put a finger to the name.

"She is having some emotional issues and needs cheering up. I checking up on her through my inter-dimensional mirror." Gesper replied.

Inter-dimensional Mirror? Wait that means Buffy wasn't from this universe. She was from alternate or parallel universe. But when did Gesper visit other universes? I know Gesper could do fantastic stuff, but never in my mind I could believe that he visit other universes. This was something new for me. Had he been to a universe where I joined Team Rocket? Had he been to a universe where Venemas were just normal people? I was intrigued by the interest of other universes.

"She lives in a town called Sunnydale. She has friends and family there. Unfortunately, I can't tell you much." Gesper said.

"WHAT???" I exclaimed.

"There isn't much time to explain. I know your friends are coming here and I will explain where you are. If you are in trouble, send your Xatu." Gesper said.

"But how will I get there?" I asked.

"Will this suffice?" Gesper said waving his hand.

Suddenly, a bluish portal appeared in the middle of the room. Now I was intrigued. Since when could Gesper do that? This was incredible. It was like nothing I had seen before. I don't know what was wrong with this Buffy girl but I would help her. A Venema will always help out those in dire need. But the name Buffy rang a bell. No, what it didn't. My mind was wandering. I saw Gesper's hand float over my head.

"I am just relieving some stress that you might have." Gesper said.

"Well ... thanks, Big Brother. Is it time?" I asked.

"It is time. I will contact your friends and tell them where you are." Gesper replied.

I went forwards towards the portal. I stuck my hand in it. It could the feel the pulse of energy vibrating through my bones. I read somewhere that if you stuck your hand in a portal; it would feel like touching Jell-O. I don't know who wrote that but the portal did not feel like Jell-O. I took a deep breath since I need to concentrate while going through the portal. Okay, maybe that wasn't the reason but I really didn't want to throw up on the other side. I read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets just two days ago on my palm pilot. I read about his experience with Floo Powder and I didn't want to go through that.

"Well, it is time to tempt fate." I said as I entered the portal.

It felt weird. Becoming a pokemon was weird but stepping and going through a portal topped the charts on the weird-o-meter. I felt my body rush past. It was like one of those water tubes at a water park except the water wasn't this fast. Faster and fast I flew through until the portal opened. I could see a college of some sort. I hoped that I would land on the grass and not on the sidewalk. I crossed my fingers.

"Well, I said I would tempt fate." I said as the portal opened and I fell out.

Meanwhile, a beautiful but pretty girl just stepped out of classroom. It was Buffy Summers. After receiving some nasty comments from one of her not-so-liked teachers but receive good advice from her favorite teachers, she decided to go to the party but not before checking with Giles. Halloween might be the night where demons and vampires party. Partying usually meant victims and sacrifices, which wasn't a good thing. That's when she saw the portal and the kid flying out.

"I know this is Sunnydale but this is ridiculous." Buffy said.

I flew out of the portal and landed on the soft grass. I was grateful for my soft landing. It kind of reminded me when Rembrandt used to land on the Professor in the TV Show Sliders. I brushed myself off and looked up. There was the second most beautiful girl that I have ever seen. If you are wondering who is the first, it is Vipera. Vipera might not look it but she is truly the essence of beauty. So this was Buffy Summers. I wonder what her problem was. We just stood there until she finally introduced herself.

"Hey, my name is Buffy Summers. I haven't seen you around her. You must be new?" She said.

"I don't go here. Let's just say I am just dropping in for a visit. My name is Lawrence Draco Venema." I replied.

"Venema? Venema? Now where do I know that name?" Buffy pondered.

"Maybe you might my brother Arthur 'Gesper' Venema." I suggested.

"Yes, that's where I remember that name. He helped me out a couple of times. That guy was really weird. So you must be related to him." Buffy said.

"Yeah, I am his youngest brother. He was concerned about you. Something about depression or somewhat." I replied back.

"Yes, it is something like that. I am heading to a friend's house to check up on something. You want to come with me?" Buffy asked.

"Sure, the more the merrier." I said cheerfully but I got a strange look from her.

"Sorry, it was that my first roommate here was pretty cheerier until I found out the truth about her. Your cheerful attitude kind of reminded me of her." Buffy explained.

I nodded my head as we walked out of the college and down the street. I wondered who this friend was. I bet Buffy had a bunch of friends. I looked around and saw different houses. Sunnydale was a strange place. I expected some place sunny and cheery but this place seemed bleak. I don't know who named this place Sunnydale but they probably didn't know anything about it. We kept on walking until we arrived at an old house. Buffy knocked on their door and it opened. An old but not too old man stood in the doorway. This was one of her friends, I thought. But that wasn't the strange part. This man was wearing some Mexican outfit. This shocked not only me but Buffy too.

"Buffy, I didn't expect you here. Want some candy?" The man asked.

"Giles, what are you doing? And why are wearing that outfit?" Buffy asked.

"It's alive!!!!!" Giles said while shaking the Frankenstein doll but Buffy was not amused.

"Shouldn't you be in research mode? It is Halloween." Buffy said.

"I thought you might come over and I have to tell you this. Take the night off. Go party with your friends. Just relax." Giles said while wiping his glasses.

"But it is Halloween. What about Vampires and Werewolves and Demons?" She asked while my ears perked up.

"No respectable creatures is going to come out on Halloween so don't worry about it." Giles said.

"He's right, though I would be prepared just in case." I said.

Both of them looked at me. It was like I was invisible. Nobody noticed me until I started talking. Was this going to be like every day of my journey? Was I to be ignored every day of my life? I just stood there waiting for someone to say something. Maybe I had to say some thing or nothing would be said at all. I took a deep breath and glared at Buffy. Here it is goes, I thought.

"Sorry that I didn't introduce myself. My name is Lawrence Draco Venema." I said.

"Wouldn't that be any relation to a Gesper Venema?" Giles asked.

"Of course, I am his younger brother and he is my oldest brother." I said.

"Well, it is a treat to meet another Venema. You don't have your powers yet, do you?" Giles asked as he examined me.

"Nope, but I do sense a great deal of power coming from him. He is not evil though since I am not getting evil vibes from him." Buffy said to Giles.

"And how on earth do you know that?" I asked.

"Gesper must have not told you about my special abilities." Buffy said.

"He said it wasn't wise or probably he didn't want me in harms way." I said.

"Well, I am the Slayer." Buffy said as she introduced herself as if she was a warrior.

"THE WHAT?" I yelled.

"The Slayer is a chosen one to fight off vampires, demons and the occasional Werewolf. Yes, Giles, that is the shorten version but I don't want to bore our new friend with all the technical stuff." Buff said as she explained about her alter ego.

"If I remember, Gesper wasn't bored when I told him the whole story behind the Slayer." Giles recalled.

"Gesper wouldn't be bored if you read him every single word from War and Peace." I told both Buffy and Giles.

"Oh, I thought might be the reason. I thought we had another Giles on our hands." Buffy smirked as she talked.

"So what kind of powers do you have anyways?" I asked.

"Well, I do have super strength. I do heal fast. And I have super hearing. Not to mention that when evil is near, I get strong evil vives coming from them. If it wasn't for the mystical part, people would think I am a mutant." Buffy explained.

"I see we are in the same boat. People think Venemas as mutants even though our powers are more mystical than genetics." I told Buffy and Giles.

"Maybe Lawrence can accompany with you on Halloween Party. There must be some party you wanted to go to." Giles said.

"Yes, there was. Maybe this will be a real treat for me." Buffy said as she headed for the door.

"Nice meeting you Giles. If I ever come back, I want to know more about Buffy and her past experiences." I said as I also headed towards the door.

"It would be wiser to ask Buffy herself but if you don't want to pry by asking, I will try." Giles said even though he did almost shut the door.

The two of us headed towards her house. Since it was Halloween, she needed a costume. I told her about what has happened in his life and she told me what happened to her. It was amazing that the two of us had gone through some similar things. I wanted to meet her mother. I wondered if her mother was an excellent cook like mine. I also wanted to meet her friends. What were they like? Did they contain any special powers just like Buffy said? What were my friends doing right now? Was this Halloween going to be safe? I sighed as I gave up trying to answer those questions. I couldn't let doubt block my fun.