Book 2 – Storm Warnings
A/N – I thought, what the hell I have this part done, why not post it! G
Prologue:
"Just when you thought is was safe…" SIGMA Base1 Week Later…
The last week's events had taken their toll on Riley, who had lost weight and was sporting a week's worth of beard. The door to the room opened and Riley stood up at attention.
"Sit down Agent Finn. My name is Major Barcalow, we've been reviewing your after action report on the destruction of Project A.D.A.M as well as your suggestions regarding the Slayer and her allies."
"Yes Sir," Riley replied.
"Agent Finn, you've said in your report that you found A.D.A.M. in the Main Control Room and he was offline, correct? However your report does not mention the level of damage A.D.A.M. sustained before it was terminated. Can you expand on that further? Also, you state that this, Slayer, was the individual that terminated A.D.A.M, how do you know this?" Barcalow asked as he opened the legal-sized notepad in front of him.
"ADAM didn't seem to have suffered extensive damage Sir, beyond the skewer in his right arm which was broken and a fist sized hole in his chest. When I checked I saw that ADAM's power source was missing, and neither was it in the room Sir. As for how do I know that the Slayer killed ADAM, she's the only one with a sufficient level of power to be a threat to do be able to destroy ADAM."
Riley watched as Major Barcalow scribbled some notes on the pad he was carrying, "Is there anything else you'd like to add to your report regarding this 'Slayer' or her associates?"
"Yes Sir. I believe that the Slayer, Buffy Summers, is too great a threat to SIGMA to be allowed to live. She's already aware of the Initiative and she's demonstrated a distinct problem with authority, she could spread any information she managed to find that could force SIGMA to close down to avoid Congressional scrutiny.
"Combine this with her friends…one of whom is a known deviant," Riley's lip curled at the image of Willow that popped into his head, "and another is a British national with possible ties to their intelligence community. My recommendation would be termination for Summers, Rosenberg and Giles."
"Interesting. I'll take your recommendations to the Committee along with your report for review. In the meantime consider yourself on leave Agent Finn, but first report to the Base CMO for a physical. Dismissed."
Exhausted Riley stood up and saluted before leaving the room. Outside he was greeted by a guard and guided to the Chief Medical Officer's office.
"Did you hear all that?" Major Barcalow asked as soon as Finn was out of the room.
"Yes." Came a voice over the speakers.
"What do you want done with Finn?" the Major asked.
"Terminating him would be simplest, however it would be a waste of resources and money spent on his training. Send him someplace useful…I'd suggest Belize or the Arctic Circle."
"Yes Sir. And the Slayer and her allies?"
"Has there been any sign of the Slayer since A.D.A.M's destruction?"
"No Sir. Summers has been noticeably absent for the last week." Barcalow answered crisply.
"Where is the next Slayer to be Called?"
"According to my sources at the Council, she is in Rio de Janeiro and both she and her Watcher are under observation."
"Good. Inform me if she becomes active, otherwise we'll consider Sunnydale off-limits for any further activity. There is another Hellmouth in Cleveland that would suit our purposes just as well as this one. One question about your contact Major, do you trust him or this Council?"
Without hesitation Barcalow replied, "No. Any information from them is suspect without verifying it from a secondary, independent source."
"Very well, begin severing all contacts with them and inform Ops that they are a 'Go' to take the Slayer in Rio the moment we have confirmation she has gone active. I want a Slayer under our control or on the examination table, but preferably under our control. Understood?"
"Yes Sir."
End Chapter 1