Chapter 5. Earth Bound. The Queen and her remaining Jedi warriors head to a safe place away from the dark warriors. Where you may ask? You just going to have to read on.
The spaceship is soaring through the white clouds. It passes the clouds and just below them a large terrain and next to it a body of water. Angel and Giles are flying the spaceship towards the empty terrain. Giles then gives the wheel to Angel to land the ship. Angel shrugs and begins to decrease in altitude.
"By the way, I've never really landed a big ship before," says Angel. "Just thought you guys might want to know. Everyone looks at Angel wide eyed as he attempts a landing. The wheel then hit the ground making the ship bounce and as he presses the breaks the ship spins around once. It finally stops just two feet away from a pedestrian.
Everyone's heart return to their locations as Angel release the controls of the ship.
"It wasn't bad. A two point landing." Dawn walks over to Angel.
"I'd give it a 0.0 landing." They all exit the ship and are greeted by the person Angel almost trampled with the ship. Tara immediately recognizes him.
"Lorne," she says as she walks over to him and gives him a big hug. Giles sees the two and glares at the two as Dawn, Connor, and Spike walk over.
"Sugar lips," says Lorne. "I haven't seen you since the last time I visited the kingdom."
"It's been a while," replies Tara with smile.
"And you are still as beautiful as ever." Lorne then pop kisses Tara on the lips and Giles sees this.
"No, it's can't be," says Lorne when he sees Dawn.
"It's me Lorne," replies Dawn as she walks up to him.
"You are all grown up Kitten." Dawn smiles and hugs Lorne.
"Lorne this is Connor and you know everyone else."
"Nice to meet you kid." Lorne shakes Connors hand.
"Like wise," replies Connor. Lorne looks at Connor with a serious face then quickly give him smile.
"Well, come inside," says Lorne. "It's kind of hot out here and it's bad for my complexion." Lorne leads them all down some stairs. "Watch your step everybody."
They all arrive in an underground city full of life and lights.
They all enter a big palace in the center of the town and rounded up at a private conference room. Giles explains to Lorne all that happen in the kingdom.
"You were all lucky to have that ship to escape on," says Lorne.
"Not all of us were lucky," says Dawn a monotone voice. She looks at Connor who bows his head.
"I think it would be better if we stay low," says Giles. "Don't want to risk anything at all." They all agree on that. Tara looks at Giles and he doesn't look at her.
"Well, then," says Lorne putting his hand on Tara's shoulder. "My attendants will show you to your rooms."
"Thank you Lorne," says Tara as she kisses him on the cheek.
"No problem sweetie." Tara then sees Giles walk out of the room before everyone else.
The hallways are enormous and they all look like ants walking through them. The order of the rooms is set with Giles' next to Tara's then Dawn's room, then Connors, next is Angel's and Spike's room.
Tara opens her door and sees Giles enter his room. He doesn't even look at her and Tara feels like he has been avoiding her since they arrive in the new city. She enters her room and begins to think what could be the problem with Giles change attitude. Tara then decides to find out and heads over to his room.
She knocks three times gently. Giles turns around and opens the door.
"Tara," says Giles.
"Mind if I come in?" ask Tara.
"Not at all," says Giles. Tara enters the room and Giles walks behind him after closing the door.
"There is something I want it to ask you?" ask Tara.
"What?"
"Are you upset with me?"
"What are you talking about?" Giles turns around facing away from Tara.
"You've been avoiding me since we got here." Giles turns back to face her. "I know we get into fights and all, but we've never avoided each other. I want to know what I did wrong?" Giles nods his head and walks over to his bed. He slumps down on it and looks up at Tara.
"Are you and Lorne involve?"
"Lorne. No. What made you think that?"
"I would I have to say the kiss on the lips."
"No, Lorne and I are close but…well I'm not his type."
"What?" Giles then understands and is relief. He takes Tara's hands and Tara closes her eyes. When she opens them Giles looks at her. "What did you see?" Tara lets go of Giles' hand and walks away from him. Giles goes after her, garbs her, and pulls her toward him. He tucks his hands on her cheeks and quickly kisses her on her lips.
They both pull away and look at each other speechless. Tara bows her head and touches her lips.
"I shouldn't of…" says Giles sitting down on the bed.
"No," replies Tara walking up to him. Giles looks at her and she looks right back him. "Do you wanna know what I saw?" Giles nods his head. "This." Tara gets on Giles lap and starts to kiss him passionately on the lips. Giles hands wrap around her waist and she falls on top of him on the bed.
Meanwhile, Dawn and Connor are bored out of their minds being stuck in the palace. Connor walks over to Dawn and takes her hand. Dawn looks at his hand then looks at him.
"Come on lets go," says Connor pulling Dawn.
"Where are we going?" ask Dawn stopping Connor from pulling her. Connor turns to her.
"I doubt any dark warrior would find us here."
"Yeah, but we shouldn't. It's too risky."
"You're scared?"
"I'm not scared!"
"Then."
"I want to go but…"
"But what? We are not going to get hurt here. This place is the safe. Check out that club over there." Connor points out the window to a club with big bright red letters on the roof.
"I haven't out in a long time." Dawn turns to Connor.
"Guess it's about time." Connor extends his hand to her and Dawn quickly gives her hand to him. The two sneak out of the palace and into the city streets. They arrive at the club they saw from the palace and enter it.
It's rowdy club fill with various of people dancing and drinking. The two head over to the to the bar and sit down. The bar tender walks over to them with a name tag that said Willy.
"Hey, Willy," says Connor looking at his name tag. "She'll have a strawberry daiquiri without alcohol and I'll have a pina colada with.." Dawn stares at Connor. "I mean non-alcoholic." Dawn laughs.
"How did you know I like strawberry daiquiri's?" ask Dawn.
"You look like a strawberry daiquiri type," replies Connor with a smile. Dawn gives Connor a smile as the two drinks arrive. They then move to a table. "Want my cherry?"
"Sure," replies Dawn. Connor then places the cherry in Dawn's mouth. She blushes a little. "Want my strawberry?"
"Why not." Dawn puts the strawberry in Connor's mouth he takes a bite of it. The two laugh.
Meanwhile, in Giles room Tara lifts her head from Giles chest and looks up at him. Tara then wraps the blankets around her body and gets up. She walks over to the other side of the bed and sits down next to him.
"I have confession," says Tara.
"What? You have a crush on me," says Giles with a smile.
"Well, yeah that and umm…when a seer," says Tara unable to get out what she wants to say. "They say that seers aren't suppose to have romantic relationships because if they do then they would lose their gift."
"Why didn't you tell me this before? Tara I'm…"
"I don't really believe in that. I least I hope it's not true, but I don't regret this."
"It's the same with the Jedi, but I've already broken that promise before." Tara looks at him surprise that he had already been with another woman. Giles gets up and puts some clothes on. "It's the reason why I'm so over protected of Dawn. Not because the King and Queen told me to but because…"
"You think she's your daughter." Giles turns to Tara as he puts on his shirt. "Dawn's your daughter."
"Is she?"
"You don't know."
"No." Tara grabs her dress and gets dress. Giles looks away.
"Give me your hand."
"No. I don't want you to see that."
"You want to know. This can prove that still have my gift." Giles gives her his hand and she has a vision.
Then someone knocks at the door. Giles gets it and sees Lorne with a smile on his face.
"Sorry if I've interrupted your ah meeting but Dawn and Connor are missing," says Lorne.