For Good or Bad, The Memories Remain.
Chapter 34
Disclaimer- I don't own Buffy, I just use her in my writing, just for fun, never for profit "Because that's wrong!"
Spoilers- mid 4th season then everything takes a left turn off the charted path
Rating- May get to R eventually
The stone felt cool on her back. She slowly came to, realizing she was staring up at a tree. She heard movement around her. She prepared a spell she wasn't sure where she had heard of , but knew that it would allow her to escape if she needed it. She glanced around and relaxed. Buffy and Sasha were a few feet away talking quietly. She started to sit up and instantly regretted it as a wave of nausea washed over her. Buffy saw the movement and moved to her side.
"Willow, you shouldn't move right now, you need to lie still and let your body recover otherwise you will be throwing your guts up all over the place. Trust me, I know….."Her voice falls to a whisper. "Will, I know what you did and ……" words fail her. She hesitantly envelops Willow in a hug.
Later
Buffy begins laying out the plan.
"Sasha, I need you to go find the true Slayer for this time. Her name is Faith and there are complications."
"It's ok Elisabetha, I got filled in by Mr. Giles. I assume that I'm tracking down the nut job since she would vanish if she cough a single glimpse of one of you guys."
"Right, and it's Buffy now, I'm trying to look ahead."
"Sure thing 'Buffy'"
"Willow" The witch looked over at Buffy at the mention of her name. "Willow, I need you to go find Johneen for me, I think she is part of all this in some twisted way. Or she will be before this is all said and done with. The same reasons apply, If she saw me or Sasha, then she would start out defensive. What we need to do is gather all of us here.
Willow looks sideways at Buffy and Sasha and then to the grass at their feet. "Once I find her, then what?"
"Both of you bring them here so we can finish this and set everything right."
Meanwhile at Giles'
Joe, Joyce and Giles sit around the living room, the floor littered with various books, tomes and scrolls. Joe is alternating between his cell phone and his laptop while Joyce is reading a fairly modern book. Giles is reading a tome in a language that they can only guess at. Finally he looks up with a startled look on his face.
"It's all pointing to the same thing, the Compass Prophesy. " He stands up and heads to his shelves and pulls more books and sets them by his chair. "Joe, we need to get info on the other immortal slayer, to see if she still lives and where. She is the missing piece, unless you count death himself."
Joe looks up at him, a wistful look in his eyes, "I need to make a few calls to get the info and to pass on that I will be here a few days.
Elsewhere
She sobbed into his shoulder, deep wracking sobs that drained everything from her. " She's gone! I can't feel her anymore Xander, her soul is gone!"
"SSSSHHHH, it will be ok Tara, I'm sure your mistaken, I'm sure she's fine" as he holds the shuddering woman, praying she was wrong.
To Be Continued
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A/N: Anybody still reading?
I will write the continuation of the story in all it's parts but it will be up to the reviewers as to which order I do them in. after I work all the parts, then they will all work back together for the finale.
Willows search in "The Missing"
Sasha's search in "Slayer's Duty"
Elisabetha's redemption in "This Hollow Flesh"
Giles' /Joe's/ Joyce's work in "Path of the Chosen"
