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Spoilers: Buffy Season 6+. Terminator 1,2.

(T3 was an abomination that proved to me that Arnold was planning to run for office and he had to get a contractual obligation out of the way first. So he did something that took no real creative effort on his part,. I may lift a few things. But otherwise it doesn't exist.)

Slightly AU: Joyce lived the aneurysm didn't happen. Vampires when they dust leave their clothes and possessions behind. (IMO Joss wanted to avoid the expense of having to drop clothes all the time.)

Dream sequence: Italics

Thoughts: (Italics)

Scene opens: Buffy had just gotten off the phone with Giles.

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Chapter Two

Count Down to Judgment Day:

T Minus Seven (pt2):

England

(The previous Chapter had a slight revision you don't have to reread it though to follow the story.)

"Oh dear Lord. Usually major apocalypses are in May. This is simply way to early to deal with another one." Giles shook the frivolous thought away. Judging from Buffy's tone there simply wasn't time for it. He was trying to avoid thinking about the strain that he'd heard in Buffy's voice.

(The coven has been giving me many glowing reports on Willow. They think she's ready. She just needs a task worthy of her efforts and get back on the horse again. I better phone ahead and have them tell her I'm coming. After that I better make a few other calls. Buffy sounded like she was at the end of her rope. When you consider all the things she'd been through it was remarkable that she was even in shouting distance of being sane. But this was way to early for her to sound as wrung out and emotionally exhausted as she's sounded on the phone.)

-Scene Break-

Three hours later.

Giles saw Willow looking at a flower that was blooming in front of her.

"Hello Willow." She jerked a little, and then a tentative smile started to shyly show itself.

"Giles you startled me. What are you doing here? The others told me you were coming."

She amusedly watched him take his glasses off and start to clean them.

Giles had the same concerns repeat themselves in his mind yet again. Like they had done constantly since he'd gotten Buffy's phone call. (How can I ask her to go back to Sunnydale? She's as happy here as she could be after Tara. How can I ask her to go back to the Hellmouth, where her memories and the dark energies will make her miserable? But Buffy asked for her specifically. Oh dear Lord why is it never easy?)

"How are you doing Willow?"

"I'm coping. I'm really starting to feel balanced here. Like I deserve a chance to be happy even if Terra is gone." A her eye's started to tear a little in memory.

(That's a good sign. She still misses Terra but it's not the soul rending pain of her loss that drove her to despair.)

"I got a call from Buffy a little while ago. It seems the powers that be have sent her a Slayer dream about an impending apocalypse."

"Again? Isn't this a little early just yet. These things usually happen in May" Willow had a smile her in her voice.

Trying to contain his chuckles. "Yes it was awfully inconsiderate of them to schedule this now." (Oh no. I better change the topic a bit. She doesn't need to dwell…)

"Don't worry Giles. I'm dealing with it. I'm just glad you came by to tell me that you were heading back there. I'll miss seeing you."

Giles sat down next to her.

"Dear Willow why would you miss me. We will be going together."

"No I don't think Buffy will want to see me. After what I almost did."

Seeing that Willow was about to start crying, Giles reached over and enfolded her in his arms. "Willow she asked for you specifically. Buffy has always been your friend. And if she's as worried as she sounded then I think we should all be there for her, as soon as possible."

"What if she holds what happened against me? The things I said and did. Not to mention what I called her." Giles smiled inwardly at that. It's not like he hadn't thought of calling Buffy a super bitch himself on more than one occasion. She didn't even need Slayer powers to qualify in his opinion.

"She won't. There maybe some awkwardness. But you are one of Buffy's dearest and most loved friends. Not to mention that Xander and the rest of them would be pleased at seeing you as well."

"If you want to get there as soon as possible. Does that mean you want me to teleport us?"

"Yes Willow I feel that we need to be there."

"Giles that much magic could.."

"Nonsense I've already talked to the coven. They are willing to assist us. We need to be there and Whistler Buffy's direct contact to the powers that be will supposedly be there as well.

As to the magic. The coven's aid will provide us with the power for a teleportation spell. You will only act as a focusing agent, since none of the coven are powerful enough to do the spell. I have confidence in you. C'mon lets get going." Giles said as he got up and gave Willow his hand to help her up.

"Thank you Giles" It did his heart good to see one of the girls he considered as a daughter smile again.

" It will take some time for the coven to convene. We'll need to hurry if we're going to get there by the time the Scooby meeting is supposed to start."

Willow smiled at the way Giles had used Xanders old nickname.

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Authors Note: Willow's condition at the end of season 6 and start of 7 really needed a chapter by itself to deal with it, so here it is.

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