Chapter 6 Time is of the Essence II. While getting to go back to future an unfortunate accident occurs. Last Chapter.
"Giles!" Buffy screams as tears come running down her face. "No! They can't be gone!" Xander grabs her close and tries to comfort her.
"What the hell just happen?" ask Faith.
"It's a little complicated," says Angel.
"I can handle complicated."
"I think they blew up." Buffy hears what Angel says. Her eyes widen and she goes after him. Xander attempts to stop her but he falls onto the ground.
"No he didn't!" yells Buffy. "Don't you say that! You stupid…" Faith quickly intervenes and pushes Buffy away from Angel.
"Whoa, blondie," says Faith. "Chill."
"I didn't mean to say that Buffy," says Angel. "I'm sorry." Buffy turns away from them and walks over to Xander. She helps him up then as she does that she sees another car drive over to them. A man exit's the vehicle and walks over to them.
"Are you Harris, Xander Harris?" ask the man to Xander.
"Yeah," replies Xander as he turns around. He puts his weight on the car and tries to walk over to him.
"I've got a package for you." Xander is surprise that a package has been sent to him in the middle of the road just out of town.
"A package for me?"
"Yes. Sign here." Xander signs on a paper on top of the box that the man has then he hands Xander the package.
"Who's it from?" ask Buffy.
"That's a funny question. We've had this package in our possession for about 80 years. We don't know what it is but the fella told us to bring it here on this month, day, year and on this time," says the man.
Xander grabs the package and opens it. Inside he finds an envelope. Buffy takes it and sees that the writing is Giles hand writing. She quickly tears it open and pulls the letter out to read it.
"Dear Buffy and Xander, I know from my instructions that you will be receiving this letter just at the time that you saw the delorian struck by lightening. You don't need to worry. Jenny and I are fine. We have been living peacefully in 1885."
"They're both alive?" says Xander.
"Wait there is more. Jenny has become a teacher at a school here. Perhaps one of the first schools ever constructed here in Sunnydale. We are very happy in our new home that I built from the ground up. It's a beautiful sight. Wish you were here. We miss you both very much but I ask you not to come back for us. With regards and best wishes, Rupert Giles and Jenny Calendar."
"Not go back for them."
"He's insane."
"Wait a minute. How do we get back?"
"Oh wait a PS. The package that you have received with this letter holds the missing piece to the delorian, which will be left in 46th street and Pine. It was broken when we arrived in 1885. Of course you will need to get help from me, Giles from 1965, to reinstall the missing piece that will take you back to the future."
"How does he do it?"
"He's Giles that's how." Buffy and Xander hug each other. "Thank you sir." Buffy hugs the delivery man.
"I just wanted to know what this was all about," says the man.
"It's something good for us," says Xander. "We gotta go sir." Xander takes out two dollars and hands it to the man then hops over to the car.
"Thanks for the tip." The delivery man heads back into his car and leaves the same way he came.
"What just happen?" ask Faith curious why they just got delivery in the middle of the road.
"How did you get mail all the way out here?" ask Angel.
"From a genius," replies Xander with a smile as he puts the letter into his pocket. "Could you give us a drive?"
"Sure," replies Angel. "Faith follow us." Faith nods and heads into her car.
"You still don't trust me to drive?" says Buffy helping Xander into Angel's car. "That's so typical of you."
"I want to get there in one piece."
"Fine." She closes the door almost slamming it on his hand. Angel gets into the driver seat.
"Is she really that bad?" ask Angel.
"Shhhh," says Xander as Buffy opens the passenger door. She looks at both of them. Angel then quickly puts his seatbelt on and turns on the car. He drives them down the road and they arrive near by where they had last had gone back to the future. Xander looks at his watch then tells Angel to stop.
"Why are we stopping here?" ask Buffy looking at Xander. "We're like a mile away."
"There is no one here," says Angel as he looks back at Xander.
"It's…" Xander sees a bright light coming towards them. It's the delorian coming at them at high speeds. Buffy and Angel turn to look at what Xander is looking at through the windshield they see the same lights that completely blind them.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Inside the delorian, Buffy and Xander see the car in their way and start to scream too.
"Stop. Put the breaks," says Buffy.
"We're almost at 88," says Xander as the speedometer says 85 miles per hour. "I'm not stopping now."
"We're going to hit the car." Buffy covers her face as they reached 88 miles per hour just as the they were two feet away from the other car. They disappear into the future. Fire tracks are left on the sides of the road. They all had closed their eyes when they started screaming and seeing their loves pass before their eyes. Xander, Buffy, Angel and even Faith start to breath again as they all open their eyes.
"Did anyone get the license number of that car," says Faith.
"That was scary," says Xander trembling as he says it.
"Scary," says Buffy. "Scary is your face when I finish detaching it off…" Buffy goes full on psycho on Xander. Angel quickly grabs her before she gets over the seat. Xander opens the door and falls out of the car to try to get away from Buffy.
From the other car, Faith exits it and goes to help Xander up. Buffy gets out from the passenger seat and heads to the other side.
"Buffy calm down," says Xander.
"Hey, blondie just cool it, okay," says Faith protecting Xander from being hurt even more.
"My name is Buffy," says Buffy with a tud.
"Okay, like that's better." Buffy gets really angry and is about bitch slap Faith, but Angel stops her again in time.
"You really gotta calm down," says Angel.
"He could of killed us," says Buffy. "You could at least let me hit him."
"Buffy we need to go," says Xander. "No more fighting or you won't get a cookie."
"I'll give you a cookie." Buffy raises her fist at him. "Right up your…"
"Buffy." Xander goes up to her and covers her mouth. "PG much. We're going to go. Thanks for everything." He gives a smile to Faith and Angel as he pulls Buffy away.
"Hey wait," calls Angel as the two head down the road. "I just want to say good luck and sorry again about my older self."
"It's okay Angel. You're different person now, so what you did is totally ancient history," says Buffy.
"Well, Buffy if you think about it. It can't be history cause it's in the future and…," says Xander.
"Xander," says Buffy in a serious tone.
"Okay, I'll just stay quiet."
The two then head down the road and see Giles, from 1965, getting into his car. Buffy runs over to him.
"Giles." Giles turns around and sees Buffy running over to him. She hugs him tight. When she pulls away Giles looks at Buffy and is confuse.
"I…you just…"
"We came back from the future and we're stuck here. We need your help to get back to the future." Xander arrives and puts his hand on Giles shoulder.
"You left us with Jenny and you sent us this letter from the past," says Xander handing him the letter.
"What? I think I need to sit down," says Giles.
"So do I." Giles sees that Xander has been wounded.
"What the hell happen to you?"
"Buffy."
"Buffy you stabbed Xander." Giles looks at Buffy.
"I did not," replies Buffy.
"Okay, it was Angel, but he's good now. Apologized and everything." Giles walks over to the other side of the road and looks at Buffy and Xander. He takes off his glasses and cleans them then puts them back on.
"Oh dear lord you're really here," says Giles.
"We're not ghost Giles," says Buffy. "We need your help again."
"Time is of the essence," says Giles taking charge.
"You have no idea," replies Xander as he leans on Giles' car. "Um, can we take me to the hospital, now."