Over the next few years the young Scooby's had varying degrees of success.
Willow and Xander were both oblivious to the others watching them through
the cats cradles, Spike, Tara and Anya became straight A students even
though the only reason Anya did was because of the promise Sarah made that
it would make her a better business woman, and for Buffy and Dawn they
comforted one another against their parents fighting until the day of the
divorce.
"Sunnydale is going to be a great town to live in, wonderful schools, people and a fresh start", smiled Joyce as she drove the moving van towards Sunnydale with her daughters sitting next to her
"Yah just wonderful", replied Buffy as she stared out the window as they past the Sunnydale sign which made her wish Spike was driving so they could mow it down
"Don't be so negative", stated Joyce as she looked at her sixteen year old daughter who had seemed to get more and more depressed as the last four years had gone by
"Yah I'm sure you'll make plenty of friends as long as you don't burn down the school", laughed a ten year old Dawn
"Dawn shut up", replied Buffy thankful that she'd have her friends in about a month and be able to act how she wanted to and not how she acted the first time around
Sarah's Apartment
"Come on get packing we have to be in Sunnydale shortly Buffy will need some clean up help while she starts changing things", instructed Sarah as the group were piling boxes by the door
"I can't wait to see Xander and everyone", smiled Anya as they continued to pack
"It'll be good for both of you so you can stop moping around and driving me nuts", replied Spike as he looked out the window at the moving truck
"Don't talk about moping, you're still stuck on Buffy", retorted Tara
"Good point but that will all change shortly", said Spike as he grabbed another box
Sunnydale High School
"Hay you forgot your... Stake", called Xander as he waved the stake that Buffy had dropped out of her bag
Later that day in quad of school a young Willow is taking out her lunch and Buffy approaches her
"Uh Hi, Willow right", asked Buffy as she stood in front of Willow
"Why, I mean hi. Uh did you want me to move", stuttered Willow
"Why don't we start with, Hi I'm Buffy and then let's segue directly into me asking you for a favor. It doesn't involve moving but it does involve hanging out with me for a while", stated Buffy as she sat down next to Willow going through what she said the first time around
"But aren't you hanging out with Cordelia", asked Willow
"I can't do both", said Buffy trying to act confused and fighting the urge to laugh
"Not legally", replied Willow
"Look I really wanna get by here and Cordelia's been really nice to me but I kinda have this burning desire not to flunk all my classes and I heard a rumor that you were the person to talk to if I wanted to get caught up", stated Buffy
"Oh I could totally help you out, if you have sixth period free we could meet in the library", said Willow
"Or not that place gives me the wiggins", retorted Buffy
"Okay we can find some other place", answered Willow
Cemetery that night
"They took Jesse, where's Jesse", cried Willow as Buffy helped her stand
"I don't know", answered Buffy as Xander stood next to them looking around the cemetery. What Buffy saw that the others didn't was Tara chanting over a small fire and Anya dragging a knocked out Jesse towards a car
"Don't worry luv they'll think he's dead but he won't be, Tara's using some magic to make a copy of the boy", said Spike in Buffys mind as he stood in front of her
Library
"How can vampires be real", asked Willow as she looked at Buffy
"Anything's possible, just think of it as that everything you thought was just a story is real, vampires, witches good and bad, time travel and everything else", said Buffy as Giles walked out of his office
"Can we save Jesse, if you can supposedly kill vampire", asked Xander still in shock
"Buffy can kill vampires she is the chosen one, she will save your friend if he is still alive", answered Giles
"Just wonderful", replied Xander
The next evening after defeating Luke
"I'm sorry things had to go down like that", stated Buffy as she walked away from the Bronze with Willow and Xander
"You tried to save Jesse and you saved us that's what matters", comforted Willow
"Yah but thanks to you I can't see this as a one Starbucks town anymore it's the Hell mouth woo", kidded Xander
"You would have found out sooner or later better sooner before you turned into vamp food", said Buffy
"So is this stuff going to happen again", asked Willow
"Yah probably but I have to look on the bright side, at least I won't have to go it alone", replied Buffy
"That's right and no matter what happens we're going to fight to stay alive", said Xander as Angel stood in their path
"The Master will still rise", stated Angel in monotone
"I know but the thing is he won't destroy me, the only way a Slayer loses is when she has a death wish and I don't because I have friends and family tying me to the world making me want to fight no matter the pain", answered Buffy simply as she walked past him and Willow and Xander followed in confusion
"Who's he", asked Willow in a whisper
"A creepy old guy who thinks he knows what's best for me, just think of him as Giles minus the British accent and tweed", laughed Buffy as they continued to walk
"The earth is doomed there's no way a teeny bopper Slayer, a computer nerd and a sci fi geek are going to save the world", replied Giles as he looked at the three teenagers in the distance
Few weeks later Sunnydale High School
"This has been crazy we've fought witches, praying mantis and Xanders been turned into a hyena", stated Willow as Buffy, Xander, Giles and she sat at the library table
"Just think this is only the beginning of what demons there are", added Xander
"I know what will happen when we face the Master", laughed Buffy to Giles frustration
"If your going to be a successful Slayer you need to use less humor about what is going on", stated Giles as they heard the doors to the library open
"Come on Watcher you've got to think that that's the only thing that's kept her alive this long", said Spike as he walked in with Willow and Tara at his sides
"Wha", started Xander not understanding how he knew
"Don't stutter Xander it isn't sexy, only Willow thinks stuttering is sexy and that's when it's on Tara", replied Anya as they walked up to the table
"Excuse me", said Willow not knowing what to do
"Don't worr-rry everything's alright sweety", stuttered Tara with a soft smile
"Everything's right with the world", laughed Buffy to everyone's shock
"You missed us that much luv, I'm touched", smiled Spike as he took Buffy into a hug
"Buffy what the hell is going on", asked Giles
"Long story but the jist is time travel and hormones that haven't been answered for four years", stated Anya
"Sunnydale is going to be a great town to live in, wonderful schools, people and a fresh start", smiled Joyce as she drove the moving van towards Sunnydale with her daughters sitting next to her
"Yah just wonderful", replied Buffy as she stared out the window as they past the Sunnydale sign which made her wish Spike was driving so they could mow it down
"Don't be so negative", stated Joyce as she looked at her sixteen year old daughter who had seemed to get more and more depressed as the last four years had gone by
"Yah I'm sure you'll make plenty of friends as long as you don't burn down the school", laughed a ten year old Dawn
"Dawn shut up", replied Buffy thankful that she'd have her friends in about a month and be able to act how she wanted to and not how she acted the first time around
Sarah's Apartment
"Come on get packing we have to be in Sunnydale shortly Buffy will need some clean up help while she starts changing things", instructed Sarah as the group were piling boxes by the door
"I can't wait to see Xander and everyone", smiled Anya as they continued to pack
"It'll be good for both of you so you can stop moping around and driving me nuts", replied Spike as he looked out the window at the moving truck
"Don't talk about moping, you're still stuck on Buffy", retorted Tara
"Good point but that will all change shortly", said Spike as he grabbed another box
Sunnydale High School
"Hay you forgot your... Stake", called Xander as he waved the stake that Buffy had dropped out of her bag
Later that day in quad of school a young Willow is taking out her lunch and Buffy approaches her
"Uh Hi, Willow right", asked Buffy as she stood in front of Willow
"Why, I mean hi. Uh did you want me to move", stuttered Willow
"Why don't we start with, Hi I'm Buffy and then let's segue directly into me asking you for a favor. It doesn't involve moving but it does involve hanging out with me for a while", stated Buffy as she sat down next to Willow going through what she said the first time around
"But aren't you hanging out with Cordelia", asked Willow
"I can't do both", said Buffy trying to act confused and fighting the urge to laugh
"Not legally", replied Willow
"Look I really wanna get by here and Cordelia's been really nice to me but I kinda have this burning desire not to flunk all my classes and I heard a rumor that you were the person to talk to if I wanted to get caught up", stated Buffy
"Oh I could totally help you out, if you have sixth period free we could meet in the library", said Willow
"Or not that place gives me the wiggins", retorted Buffy
"Okay we can find some other place", answered Willow
Cemetery that night
"They took Jesse, where's Jesse", cried Willow as Buffy helped her stand
"I don't know", answered Buffy as Xander stood next to them looking around the cemetery. What Buffy saw that the others didn't was Tara chanting over a small fire and Anya dragging a knocked out Jesse towards a car
"Don't worry luv they'll think he's dead but he won't be, Tara's using some magic to make a copy of the boy", said Spike in Buffys mind as he stood in front of her
Library
"How can vampires be real", asked Willow as she looked at Buffy
"Anything's possible, just think of it as that everything you thought was just a story is real, vampires, witches good and bad, time travel and everything else", said Buffy as Giles walked out of his office
"Can we save Jesse, if you can supposedly kill vampire", asked Xander still in shock
"Buffy can kill vampires she is the chosen one, she will save your friend if he is still alive", answered Giles
"Just wonderful", replied Xander
The next evening after defeating Luke
"I'm sorry things had to go down like that", stated Buffy as she walked away from the Bronze with Willow and Xander
"You tried to save Jesse and you saved us that's what matters", comforted Willow
"Yah but thanks to you I can't see this as a one Starbucks town anymore it's the Hell mouth woo", kidded Xander
"You would have found out sooner or later better sooner before you turned into vamp food", said Buffy
"So is this stuff going to happen again", asked Willow
"Yah probably but I have to look on the bright side, at least I won't have to go it alone", replied Buffy
"That's right and no matter what happens we're going to fight to stay alive", said Xander as Angel stood in their path
"The Master will still rise", stated Angel in monotone
"I know but the thing is he won't destroy me, the only way a Slayer loses is when she has a death wish and I don't because I have friends and family tying me to the world making me want to fight no matter the pain", answered Buffy simply as she walked past him and Willow and Xander followed in confusion
"Who's he", asked Willow in a whisper
"A creepy old guy who thinks he knows what's best for me, just think of him as Giles minus the British accent and tweed", laughed Buffy as they continued to walk
"The earth is doomed there's no way a teeny bopper Slayer, a computer nerd and a sci fi geek are going to save the world", replied Giles as he looked at the three teenagers in the distance
Few weeks later Sunnydale High School
"This has been crazy we've fought witches, praying mantis and Xanders been turned into a hyena", stated Willow as Buffy, Xander, Giles and she sat at the library table
"Just think this is only the beginning of what demons there are", added Xander
"I know what will happen when we face the Master", laughed Buffy to Giles frustration
"If your going to be a successful Slayer you need to use less humor about what is going on", stated Giles as they heard the doors to the library open
"Come on Watcher you've got to think that that's the only thing that's kept her alive this long", said Spike as he walked in with Willow and Tara at his sides
"Wha", started Xander not understanding how he knew
"Don't stutter Xander it isn't sexy, only Willow thinks stuttering is sexy and that's when it's on Tara", replied Anya as they walked up to the table
"Excuse me", said Willow not knowing what to do
"Don't worr-rry everything's alright sweety", stuttered Tara with a soft smile
"Everything's right with the world", laughed Buffy to everyone's shock
"You missed us that much luv, I'm touched", smiled Spike as he took Buffy into a hug
"Buffy what the hell is going on", asked Giles
"Long story but the jist is time travel and hormones that haven't been answered for four years", stated Anya