Chapter 5 There No Place Like Home. Buffy and Cordy are in our world, Kat's in the Buffy verse and Connor's in England meeting Dawn for the first time. As of now that's all we know about our portal traveling friends. There is more to come.

"Coffee ladies," Xander says as he makes his way into the kitchen.

"I'd like a latte, with non-fat milk," says Buffy.

"Buffy this isn't a Starbucks."

"Black for me," says Cordy as she closes the lap top.

"Okay."

"So, you're with Angel. How long has this been going on?" ask Buffy. Cordy rolls her eyes at Buffy.

"Give it a rest Lois Lane," says Cordy who enters the bathroom to avoid Buffy from asking her anymore questions.

"Cordelia I know you can hear me from in there." Buffy keeps knocking on the door as Xander comes into the room.

"I assumed that you were over him by now Buff," says Xander to Buffy about Angel.

"I'm over him, so over," says Buffy walking over to the bed.

"Then why does it sound like you're a bit jealous?"

"Because…I don't know. I mean you think you know a guy and he goes and falls for the someone who is completely not his type." Cordy opens the bathroom door and exits it.

"How do you know I'm not his type," Cordy says.

"I've known Angel more than you know him Cordelia. I should know."

"Well, you don't. Okay, he's still brooding but that's not the point. He smiles when he's with me. I guess that's not the best point, but I think it counts."

Buffy lowers her head and looks away. Xander begins to feel awkward and heads into the kitchen to check on the coffee.

"I know what you mean." Cordy looks up and is surprise at Buffy's response. She then climbs on the bed and sits next to Buffy. "Spike…he smiles more when I'm around. He's told me that."

"I'm sure Angel smiled once or twice when he was with you." Buffy smiles.

"When did you become so nice?"

"Oh, I've always been nice. It just wasn't in my nature to show it often." The two smile and laugh. Xander then chose the right moment to enter the room with the coffee's.

"Here's the coffee ladies. It's very hot," says Xander entering the room. "Black for Cordy and a coffee with milk for the Buff."

"Regular milk?" says Buffy.

"Buffy deal with it. It's just milk."

"We're going to need this until we adjust to the time changes. I am so tired," says Cordy. "Do you think that we're the only ones that this has happen to, besides Kat?"

"I doubt it," replies Xander as he takes his cup coffee. "Sounds like another big bad is trying to combine the worlds or something."

"How do you know?" ask Buffy. "Did you gain some superman abilities?"

"No, it just kind of feels like it."

Meanwhile, in England Kat, Dawn, Spike and Connor gather at the breakfast table to talk about these portals that have been opening throughout different dimensions.

"This is very unlikely to happen, unless someone is controlling these portals," Giles explains.

"Yeah, but who?" ask Spike drinking his blood. "He could be in any dimension."

"That is true, but there must be a way to draw him out in the open."

"Maybe it isn't someone controlling the portals," says Kat. "What if it's a spell gone wrong and it open different portals."

"It's not always a spell gone wrong," Spike says snapping at Kat. Kat glares at him.

"Um, excuse me," says Connor. They all look at him. "Maybe I could make a suggestion."

"What is it?" ask Dawn growing curious about what Connor wants to say.

"I'm pretty knowledgeable on portals," says Connor. "Most likely a demon with a lot of power to open portals wherever is probably your suspect."

"Yeah, that was my second choice," says Spike.

"So demon opening portals all over the place," says Kat. "Why? What's his plan?"

"I'm saying take over the world," says Dawn. Connor looks at Dawn and gives her a smile then Dawn smiles back at him.

"That's so common," says Spike. "But likely." Giles gives Spike a glare. "I say we call Red on this. She's more likely to know more about this stuff."

"I know more than her," says Giles. "Just because she's in the bloody Amazon studying who knows what doesn't make her better than me or more knowledgeable than me." They all look at him with worry expressions except for Spike who has a grin on his face.

"I think Giles is having a nervous break down," says Dawn with a worry expression.

"Yeah, how old are you mate," says Spike. "I think that he's just about that age when that happens."

"Giles just calm down," says Kat. "No one here ever said you were useless." Giles looks at Kat then at Spike. "No one who we care about his opinion." Spike then glares at Kat.

"Kat's right," says Dawn. "You're really smart and stuff. I mean you help me with my homework a lot. That math is really hard."

"That's not helping Dawn," says Kat patting Dawn on the shoulder.

"Sorry."

"The thing is, we need to get some more resources and perhaps Willow can be of some assistance."

"Yeah, that's what Spike was really trying to say."

"Liars," says Spike. Dawn and Kat glare at him and it felt like two Buffy's were staring him down. "Alright I'll keep shut. I just want to get Buffy back safe."

"Are you guys like this all the times?" ask Connor finally speaking again.

"No," replies Dawn. "We play scrabble and we get along like one big happy family."

"Except for Buffy making up words," Giles mumbles.

"Yeah, her and her little slang," says Spike. "I miss that."

"Don't get emotional on us Spike," says Kat. "We'll find Buffy. Now Giles how about calling Willow." Giles sighs and heads over to get the phone.

Meanwhile, in Brazil Willow and Kennedy just get home from a pretty big party with some local natives. They come inside dancing, smiling and twirling around.

"That was so much fun," says Willow. "Dancing in the moonlight."

"With our clothes off," says Kennedy getting closer to Willow. "I may just have brought the wild child out of you."

"Nah, it's just the fun child." Willow smiles and heads over to her computer. "Hmmm, got mail from Wesley."

"Oh, that sexy British watcher guy." Willow turns to Kennedy.

"Hey."

"I'm not blind you know. He is hot. What did he say?" Willow reads the message.

"Oh oh."

"Oh oh. That's usually bad…"

"Yeah, he says that random portals have been opening everywhere even in other worlds. Cordelia is missing and…" Willow turns around and Kennedy is gone. "Kennedy?"

In LA, Wesley and Fred are searching the books for some clue of what could be opening these portals at random and why. Suddenly they see a portal open and they take cover. Angel quickly exit's the room and protects the baby in his hands. Then out from the portal comes Kennedy. She lands on the bed and looks at her surroundings. The portal closes and Fred and Wesley get up from behind the bed.

"Hi," says Kennedy. "Well, at least I didn't end up in a hell dimension."