Looking shaken House theorized, "From your story you indicated that the Universe is balanced with both Good and Evil. But when Buffy returned in the manner she did you swung the balance too far to the side of Good allowing the First Evil to gain a foothold. You retaliated by activating all of the Potential Slayers once again swinging the balance over to the side of Good. It would appear that the Universe is attempting to right itself by killing off all of the recently activated Slayers. You either need to undo what you have done or something even more Evil needs to be created to maintain the balance."
"He's right kid," Whistler walked though the wall to stand beside House, "You're pretty good at this mate. You ever want a job just let me know," he said as he handed House a business card.
"Whistler are you responsible for this?" Buffy ground out between clenched teeth.
"No, weren't you listening? You are."
"What are you doing here?" Giles demanded, "Are you here to help?"
"Actually I've come to offer this fine doctor a job. He seems to see things from a perspective my bosses appreciate. Most people go through life making judgment calls that are black and white but life is full of shades of grey and the Powers that Be think Dr House and his way of thinking would be a perfect fit in our line of work." House stared at the strange man while he took the card which was offered to him and tucked it into his jeans back pocket. "Good luck!" Whistler said as he shook House's hand and left through the wall before Buffy could offer any threats to his person. House quickly opened the door after Whistler left and looked down the hallway not seeing the strange visitor.
"Who or what the hell was that?" questioned House.
Ignoring House's question Willow asked, "What'll we do now? Are they all going to die?"
"My team and I are going to try conventional medicine to treat the symptoms of these girls. However if you want to save their lives you are going to have to set things right like you should have done the first time. Life shouldn't be about escalating warfare; it should have balance and it looks like your group has caused this. You need to get that scythe and reverse the process."
"So you aren't going to cure our girls?" Buffy challenged.
"No, there is nothing that I can do to fix them; the underlying cause of their illness is what you did to them a year ago. Theoretically if you remove that, then like when you remove a tumor they should get better. Some of them may require treatment because the underlying cause triggered other symptoms in their bodies; in fact they should all be checked out. However after the process is complete the only one left to treat would be you."
"Me?" Buffy said surprised, "But I'm not sick."
"Bringing you back magically put the world out of balance. If we were to kill you and bring you back here in the hospital using medical equipment it should sort out the balance."
As this sentence left House's lips they all heard Whistler's voice say, "The Powers have picked a perfect candidate – don't forget to call me House."
"How much time do you need to reverse the spell that called the Slayers into power?" Giles asked.
"I need a few hours to get the spell ingredients together." Willow responded.
"In that time we should be warning the girls and their Watchers that they will be losing their powers and they will need to be taken here for a check up." Giles suggested to Buffy.
"I guess its going to be just you and me again, eh big guy?"
"And Faith." Willow interjected.
"Yes, who could forget Faith? She should be sent to the most active hotspot of demon activity before it is overwhelmed with evil. I should get there too."
"Buffy, if this works, evil is also going to get weaker as the world tries to reestablish balance in the Universe. And don't forget that you will soon need to be treated to create that balance."
"How could I forget about having to die again? I guess this one will be number four. Just make sure it doesn't stick either ok?"
House let her bizarre comment pass without judgment. This whole scenario was completely out of the ordinary. Who was he to judge how many times someone thought they had died?
"Willow, you need to hurry and meet us back to my hotel room when you are ready. And Willow," she looked up expectantly at Giles, "do be a dear and release the protective force field from around Kennedy. We don't want to draw any more attention to ourselves than is necessary, do we?" Willow blushed and quickly nodded her acquiescence.
They all filed out of the examining room. House was the last to leave. He pulled the card out of his pants pocket and stared at it as he thought about what had just transpired, "Call me," Whistler's voice rang out in his head, "we can even work something out part time if you are interested."
"Maybe," House said softly, "Wilson has been after me for years to get a hobby."