Another Key: A Roswell/Buffy Fic

By spacey of the xsorbit4 rebelfic board.

Disclaimer: I take no credit in this story it was created by spacey, who does not own Roswell.

A sombre day for the gang in Sunnydale, Buffy died trying to safe
Dawn from an untimely death.SUNNYDALE
Dawn sits in the Magic shop, looking at the photo album with the last
pictures that was taken of her and Buffy. She started to cry and
stood up looking for some familiar face. As she waited for the others
to emerge, she saw a letter inside the album. She opened the envelope
and read the contents of the letter.
'My Dearest Sister
When you read this letter, I would probably be dead by now, but I
feel that I had to share this news with you. Glory didn't know that
there were two keys that the monks made human using me, but they
didn't make it quite human. When I saw the monks they told me that
they used DNA of humans, which was mine and DNA which was
alien. I know that you won't believe a word of it, but it is the truth. You must tell the
others about her existence before Glory comes aware of her. The last
known location of this Key is in Roswell, NM
Love
Your Sister
Buffy

Dawn looked at the letter and a tear formed in her eyes, to know that
she might have another kindred spirit in the world. The door opened
and she could see the rest of the group coming in.
"Dawn, what is wrong?" Anya asked
Dawn sat there and wiped the tears from her eyes and gave the letter
to her friend. Anya read the letter and with astonishment she looked
at the group, she saw Giles entering the shop last and went over to
him,
"Giles, we must go to Roswell as soon as possible"
"Why?" he wanted to know
She showed him the letter and could see the surprise written on his
face. For a while he didn't say a word and then he said,
"Get your stuff ready and contact Spike, we are going to Roswell"

ROSWELL
It was night in the small town, everyone was trying to get a well-
deserved night's sleep. In Tess's room at the Valenti's the scene was
rather disturbing. Tess was getting a nightmare.
DREAM
She saw a slender-girl fighting against a monster that wasn't quite
Antarian or a Skin. The girl looked up and saw her looking at her and
said,
"You are more than a human/alien hybrid. You are a Key which must be
protected"
END of Dream

With a jolt she woke up and sat bewildered in her bed,
"I…I have to talk to Max" she said to herself.
She went to the phone and dialled Max's phone number
"Max here" she heard the voice on the other side
"Hey there Max, Tess here"
"Tess, do you know what time it is?"
"Yes, sorry, but I just had to talk to you"
"What is it?" Max asked
Tess told him about the dream and that she felt like her life was in
danger. Max told her then that they would all meet at the CrashDown
the next day and try to figure out what it is"
Tess placed the receiver back and tried to get back to sleep.SUNNYDALE
The morning went by uneventful, every one was making ready for their
trip to Roswell. Dawn was pacing in her room, nervous to say the
least. All her life she thought that she was alone, but now she knew
that she wasn't. Tara came into Dawn's room and looked at the small
girl on the bed with a teddy bear that Buffy gave to her,
"Dawn, I know that you miss her, but you have to move on with your
life"
"Life, what kind of life do I have? Buffy sacrificed her life to safe
me and now I have to find another one that is like me, somewhere in
this world"
She started to cry and hugged the bear close to her heart
"Just be strong" Tara whispered
Day progressed into night and all of them were sitting in the camper
waiting for Spike to arrive.
"Everybody here?" they heard Spike ask
"Yes, we are" they answered in unison
"Then let's go"A FEW HOURS EARLIER IN ROSWELL
The group sat in the CrashDown talking about what to do for
graduation, when suddenly Tess told them about the dream she had,
"I don't know, but all I could think of is that it meant that I must
be more careful"
Liz looked at Tess with hatred in her eyes, knowing that she took Max
away from her.

Slowly she stood up from her chair and walked out. She knew deep in her heart that she had to destroy Tess. Luckily she got a phone number from Nicholas when he was in Roswell. She dialled the number and waited,
"Yes" she heard from the other side
"Nicholas, it's me Liz"
"What do you want?" he wanted to know
"Well, I got some new information that might be of some use to you and Kivar"
"What it is?" he asked
She told him what she heard and that it was time for them to get a move on,
"I'll tell him"
With that she placed the receiver back on the phone and went back into the CrashDown. Innocently she looked at the aliens and asked,
"What are we going to do now?"
"We just have to wait and see" Max replied
They decided there to take their separate ways and left the CrashDown. Tess was still a bit shaky about what happened, but decided not to let it interfere with her judgement

ON THE ROAD
Dawn looked again at the letter her sister wrote to her, knowing that this was her last connection with Buffy,
"What am I going to do if we don't find her?" she asked
"Don't worry Luv" Spike said, "We will find her"
They sat there in silence and Dawn drifted off to sleep. While she slept, she got a visit from her sister,
DREAM
Dawn looked at the sky and saw that it is over cast. While she stood there she saw a figure approaching her. As her eyes got accustomed to the light she saw that it was her sister,
"Buffy. Why did you have to die?"
"Dawnie, listen to me. The reason I died is to safe you. You are very important"
"Not important enough to know the truth"
"It's not that I withheld it from you. It's they who asked me not to reveal it to you until you are ready to face the facts"
"What is going to happen now?"
"Well, you have to help your 'sister' with this news and tell her about the threat Glory imposes on you. Just remember one thing, your 'sister' is alien so she knows how to fight"
Before Buffy disappeared she looked at her sister and said,
"I will always love you Dawnie"
Dawn stood there and saw her sister vanishing before her eyes
END OF DREAM

Slowly she opened her eyes and looked around her. She saw Anya and Xander whispering in each other's ears. As she turned around to look outside she could see the sign saying "WELCOME TO ROSWELL: HOME OF THE ALIENS"
She looked at the group and said,
"We're here"
Slowly they woke up and saw the familiar signs of Roswell,
"Where would we find her?" she asked Willow
"I don't know, we just have to search for her"
They stopped the camper at a restaurant called The CrashDown. They stepped out and entered the place.
Liz saw the group enter the CrashDown and looked at Maria and said,
"They are in your section"
"I'm on my way," she said while smiling
She walked up to the group and said,
"Good Evening, my name is Maria. What can I get for you?"
Dawn looked at the menu and said,
"I'll have a Saturn burger, a plate of Enterprise fries and a Galaxy Shake"
With that the whole group gave their orders to Maria. She left them and gave the order to Michael. The CrashDown's door opened up and Max came into the café with Tess next to him. Tara looked at the two and saw a light coming from Tess,
"I…I think I found her"
"What are you talking about?" Giles asked

She pointed towards the blonde girl and said that she had the same radiant light around her that is around Dawn.

Tess and Max sat down in one of the booths and waited for Isabel to come into the CrashDown. As they waited she looked at Max and said,
"I don't know what I'm going to do with these visions I get"
Max took Tess's hand in his and said,
"Don't worry, I'm here for you"
As they spoke to each other Isabel came into the CrashDown and went over to where the two sat. Tara and the others looked at the aliens and then Anya said,
"I think it is time we reveal ourselves to them"
Dawn looked at her and said,
"I agree" she stood up and walked towards the aliens,
"Excuse me, may I speak to you for a moment?"
"Sure" the two said in unison
Dawn sat down and told them the reason why they are there. The look on Max's face was of surprise to know that his 'wife' was also a key to the destruction of Earth.

SUNNYDALE
Glory looked at the teenager that stood in front of her and said,
"So the Slayer had two sisters?"
"Yes, they were on the way to Roswell the last time I spoke to our spy"
"Then we need to get there as soon as possible"
Glory looked at the two new allies she made in the quest to retrieve her key. Now it isn't just one key, but two. What the second key does was still an enigma to her. Kivar at the other hand looked at the blonde woman in front of him, so powerful yet so weak.
"I know them well and I must say they won't give up that easily"
"We just have to persuade them" she replied