Warning: I do not own the rights to the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its spin-off series Angel, its dark horse comics continuation series, or any of the characters created by Joss Whedon and others in the Buffyverse.
15 years +, Mild to Strong Violence, Sexual References.
F/F, F/M, M/M, Other +

Twisted Tristan was often used as a term to describe Tristan Black in the early days as a minion to vampire Drusilla, a pet named used by his vampire lover Dante and how many would come to describe the ruthless slayer killer who later went by the name Tristan Summers as he continued to live up to his twisted title.
The twisted description of himself became but a way of torment for him as he struggled to work out whether he was a man or monster, eventually realizing he was both before seeking out a path towards redemption which led to his temporary second death after becoming a vampire.
However, the biggest trouble the male slayer had to deal with was opening about his feelings and dealing with others' feelings such as his mother Buffy Summers' newfound jealousy over his friendship with fellow slayer Faith Lehane.
"Listen, Buffy, I know we are new to this whole mother/son bonding thing, but you really need to chill with this whole jealousy thing." Tristan advised Buffy as the two of them walked through the empty streets of downtown Sunnydale. "I get it took me dying for me to start building a relationship with you but Faith's my friend not my mother so there's no competition there."
"Was I really that obvious?" Buffy asked her son. "I get Faith understands the whole redemption thing and so does Angel but I just want to be there for you…when I came to the astral plane it just felt like everything was fixed between us but then I see you with Faith and I'm all like why does he not like me as much as Faith or why don't I get him like she does?"
"It is good you do not have anything to redeem yourself for because it means every good act you do is just because you want to there's no sense of obligation I mean sure you are a slayer but there are hundreds of slayers including me and just because you have that kind of power does not make you an instant good guy." Tristan explained to his mother, as they continued their walk. "I guess what I am trying to say is you are this pillar of goodness that keeps Angel, Faith and I on the right path just by trying to lead by your example."
"So, what your saying is you like me more than Faith." Buffy joked with him.
"What I am saying is not that I am not trying to kill you I realize how much of a good role model you are and that I hope one day I will make you proud of being my mother." Tristan admitted to her, as the two stopped walking and Buffy turned to face him fully.
"Hey, you made me proud the moment you were born heck the moment I learned I was pregnant with you was a literal miracle with the whole slayer and vampire thing." Buffy began revealing to her son. "The first time I held you in my arms I swore to protect you above all else…and I failed you…"
"I do not blame you or Angel for what happened anymore, and you should not blame yourself." Tristan replied, trying to make it clear to his mother she had nothing to be sorry for.
"The amount of stuff you had to go through without me or your father the messed up shit that got you all twisted and yes I know you have done some unspeakable things in the past but the fact you are here now after everything still fighting and on the right side makes me unbelievably proud to call you my son." Buffy declared her motherly love with pride.
"Dante killed my parents," Tristan admitted, saying it out loud for the first time since finding out. "I thought it was Drusilla but nope she just sent out the orders…I fell in love with the monster who murdered my adoptive parents…what does that say about me?"
"It says you have been through hell and back thanks to Drusilla who is beyond overdue a good slaying." Buffy replied, "When did you find out?"
"He told me before I left the astral plane, in fact I think he only told me so that I would leave the astral plane." Tristan confessed, as he and Buffy continued walking once again. "Of course, that was human him admitting his vampire misdeeds…"
"When Angel lost his soul for the second time I was just a teenage and I still loved him despite how cruel Angelus was, he even killed someone very dear to us all especially Giles and yet I forgave him because I loved him." Buffy revealed to her son. "Angelus and Angel are not the same that is what I learned eventually just like Dante as a vampire and as a human are different."
"Yeah I understand that but that doesn't make me feel any less angry or disgusted with myself." Tristan responded, "He's lucky he is dead because I want to kill him so badly…human or not."
"Well that is totally understandable too!" Buffy admitted to him.

The scooby gang had split up into different teams to patrol Sunnydale and investigate who or what else was with them in this alternative universe, all to meet up afterwards back at Buffy and Dawn's home they lived in with their mother, hoping to have further information about what the hell was going on in the process.
With Buffy deciding to go straight home with Tristan to check up on Dawn and Willow, Spike and Giles were to patrol the many cemeteries in Sunnydale even though Buffy had done so not too long ago, while Faith and Xander were designated with patrolling the streets of Sunnydale.
"When Buffy said we should split up and get a chance to investigate Sunnydale 2.0 before heading back to her house I am pretty sure she did not mean stop by Sunnydale Bank and rob the place." Xander told Faith, as the two of them stood in Sunnydale Bank, while Faith was putting a stack of money from a safe into a ruffle bag.
"This is clearly either some ghost town in another dimension or something's magical fabrication which means this money will probably not travel back home with us and if it does well, then it is not like there is anybody here it belongs to except for maybe demons and vampires and who cares about them." Faith argued with Xander, as she continued putting more and more stacks of cash into a ruffle bag.
"Well in the case Joycie has been bugging me about getting her the latest iPad…" Xander gave in, as he picked up a ruffle bag, walked over to the safe and began helping himself to some of the money. "And my construction business has been going rather slow lately…oh and I promised to take Dawn out for a nice meal…"

Elsewhere, Faith and Xander were not the only ones barely following the guidelines of patrolling Sunnydale much to Giles' dismay as he found himself following Spike into a bar, a particularly familiar bar at that, as the former watcher and the vampire with a soul walked into Willy's Place, Spike immediately making his way towards the bar.
"I believe when we split up to patrol Buffy had no intention of us drinking a pub dry of it's supply." Giles told Spike, as Spike jumped over the bar counter and quickly handed himself a bottle of whisky.
"I guess that means you will not be wanting anything from this fine establishment?" Spike said with sarcasm, as he shook the bottle of whisky.
"Now, I never said that." Giles replied as he grabbed a hold of the bottle and sat down at the bar counter, quickly opening the bottle lid afterwards. "I suppose there is no harm in having a drink or two, god knows with all the hijinks going on right now they are well deserved."
"So, what do you make of the slayer's son?" Spike asked the former watcher, as he got himself a bottle of vodka. "He's as snippy as Buffy with the killer tendencies of Angelus which leads me to thinking there's a chance, he is behind all this."
"Normally I would agree but I do believe he is taking this redemption thing seriously." Giles admitted to Spike as he took a drink from his bottle of whisky. "This place is a lot more bearable without Willy the snitch constantly blathering."
"Yeah, that guy was something else." Spike laughed as he took a drink of vodka. "So, what makes you think Tristan is really seeking redemption?"
"You were constantly checking up on him in New York for Buffy and Faith seems to have really taken with him." Giles answered the peroxide blonde haired vampire. "He even seems less twisted towards me, although I do believe he has something of a crush on me…"
"True but he never got any kinder to me…mind you neither has Buffy or any of use…maybe being a good guy means being a dick to me!" Spike scoffed. "Wait, the male slayer has a thing for you? Well that's not bloody fair…the first male slayer anyone has come across and he has a thing for the oldies."
"Spike, are you forgetting he is Buffy and Angel's son?" Giles asked before going on to say. "Clearly he has the same distaste for you as his father…and me…and most people who meet you!"
"You are the boring book guy…I am the cool vamp guy, why would he fancy you and not me?" Spike huffed. "Dru must have done a real number on him!"
"Or maybe just perhaps he doesn't find you constantly waiting in the shadows for his mother to call particularly appealing." Giles suggested. "Like any other sane person really…although saying Tristan is sane may be a bit of an exaggeration."
"He's clearly clinically insane if he's fancying a bag of old bones such as yourself." Spike continued to moan.
"You know you are much older than me, right?" Giles teased the vamp, taking joy out of Spike's childlike jealousy.

Meanwhile at 1630 Revello Drive, Dawn Summers and Willow Rosenberg's trip down memory lane had come to an end concluding to the pair sitting at the table within the dining table, talking about the old days before Sunnydale was destroyed such as; when Dawn accidentally got a vengeance demon to trap them all in the house, when Willow and Tara first moved into the home and when they brought Buffy back from the dead.
The memories were not all that great as they also talked about Dawn and Buffy's mother's death, Dawn finding Tara's body after Tara was shot by Warren and Willow's downward spiral which lead to her dark days as the villainous Dark Willow.
1630 Revello Drive held many memories for not only the witch and the human key but for all of the scooby gang, both good and bad, and despite how long ago those memories were or how painful some could be to think of, being there still felt very much like home to them both even after all this time.
"Well if it is not Willow Rosenberg, you sure have changed since your days in Sunnydale High." Sid announced as he walked into the dining room, coming from the kitchen. "Heard you're a whole lot more powerful now too, which will come in handy if we ever stand a chance of getting the hell out of here!"
"I am going to take a guess and say you're the living puppet Buffy was talking about…" Dawn guessed correctly, as she and Willow stood up from their chairs and walked over to the man trapped within a puppet.
"I prefer to go by the name Sid doll face," Sid replied to her. "You must be the slayer's sister."
"Has nobody ever taught you to knock before entering someone's house?" Buffy asked as she and Tristan walked into the dining room, after coming in from the front door. "Albeit it's just a replica of my home but still knocking does not kill you…"
"I will remember that next time we are stuck inside a hell dimension with each other." Sid answered Buffy sarcastically.
"Oh my god…a real-life talking walking puppet dude!" Tristan said, in shock by Sid's existence. "Now I really have seen everything."
"You must be the son's slayer; you seem a lot simpler than I thought!" Sid told Tristan, annoying the male slayer without even trying.
"I say we chop him up into little piece and make stakes out of him!" Tristan snapped back, not amused with the talking dummy's insult to his intelligence.
"Get to talking Sid before I take up my son on his idea." Buffy warned Sid.
"We have to complete this twisted game the shadow demon has created whether we like it or not because the finale level is a showdown between it and us." Sid informed the group. "But first one of you have to come to Sunnydale Hospital with me!"

LEVEL 5 = COMPLETED