Chapter 5
TITLE: The Power of XION
AUTHOR: Methos if ya want to host it somewhere else just tell me where ya putting it ok? ;)
DISCLAIMER: All things BtVS belong to Joss Whedon, Green Lantern, ION, Batgirl and any other mentions of DC characters belong to DC Comics ok? I own nothing ;)
SUMMARY: On Halloween Ethan's little costume stunt may have changed the future more that he know. and created something completely new in this dimension.
FEEDBACK: love it :) my first fanfic and so many reviews already :) more please lol
RELATIONSHIPS: None as yes, copious amounts of flirting yes but no relationships planned.
RATING: FR18
SPOILERS: Anything from the Halloween episode onwards. I plan on taking the story through to the bitter end of Buffy. Changing a few things along the way of course ;)
AUTHORS NOTES:
ok just a quickie here. just wanted to get Xander's power's out in the open before I launch into the rest of season 2 :)
glad people are enjoying it. as for who supergirl is... that won't be revealed for a few episodes yet.
heh heh heh
well hope you all enjoy and if ya like it or have an idea leave a review :)
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Giles looked up from his desk to see Xander walking into the library. Not that this wasn't a unusual occurrence when he was following Buffy or Willow but this morning he was on his own, and to make it even stranger it was only eight in the morning.
Giles himself had only been here half an hour.
"Hey Giles, hoped you'd be here." Xander walked over to the counter and leaned on it as Giles walked out of his office to great him.
"Well Xander, this is unexpected. I thought you would still be asleep at this time in the morning." gesturing to the clock Giles smiled.
"Yeah I know that's one of the things I've been meaning to talk to you about. Look Giles I haven't been completely honest about what happened after Halloween." nervously drumming his fingers on the counter he looked over at Giles for any sign of disappointment or anger.
Giles just took this in his stride, thinking that Xander had obviously come to him to try and figure out exactly what had happened. He walked around and sat down by the table in the center of the library moving a chair out so that Xander could take a seat as well.
Walking over Xander threw his bag on the table and sat down leaning back in the chair.
"Look firstly I want to say that not telling you first of all was a mistake but I wanted to try and understand exactly what had happened before coming to you and making myself look like a total idiot in front of the girls ok?"
Giles looked over at the youth. He was carefully avoiding eye contact and looking worried about something.
"What I mean to say is that I got a little more left over that some drawing ability, don't get the wrong the drawing is cool. I mean look at these," with this Xander pulled out his sketch pad from his bag and opened it in front of Giles.
The entire sketch pad was full of images of Buffy and Willow. Mostly Buffy in scantily clad outfits but the art work itself was amazing. Flipping through the sketch pad he could see that Xander really had talent now. Even if his subject choice was a bit 'off'.
But teenagers will be teenagers.
"I mean I filled up the entire sketch pad in two nights. I just have to imagine what I want to see and I can draw it right. I never used to be able to draw like this." Giles could see the proud young man beaming as he showed off his new talent.
"But the other thing, that's what's got me worried."
"Well Xander why don't you tell me precisely what you mean and then we'll go from there ok?"
"Giles. I've still got it." Xander quipped. Looking over to Giles for any sign of fear or rejection, but seeing only puzzlement in the older man's eyes.
"Got what?" Giles asked.
"All of it. Well I'm not sure about all of it but I can feel it in my head. All the power running about. And when I look at people I can see the energy in them, I don't know what it is. Their life force, their brain activity. All I know is I can see it. I can see the electricity running round computers, through walls. And that's not the half of it." at this point Giles was polishing his glasses intently.
"Look Giles I can't do even a tenth of what ION could do. I can hardly even create a construct. Look."
To show Giles what he meant he tried to create a 'Buffy' in the library.
Giles just looked at it in shock then moved over to examine it closely.
The 'Buffy' was as detailed as the artwork had been. Aside from glowing green you wouldn't have been able to distinguish it from the real thing.
"Well it looks almost perfect to me Xander. What's the problem with it?"
Moving over to the 'Buffy' construct Xander waved in front of it. "There's nothing there Giles. The way ION does it his constructs are alive, they're vibrant. I can make pretty much a statue," to prove a point he tapped on the construct's head to make a hollow noise. "they're empty Giles."
Sitting down again Giles looked over to Xander. "Well it seems that you have kept a hold of some of ION's powers. I take it you want rid of them? If so there maybe some rituals we can perform. A kind of binding ritual to keep you from using the energy." seeing Giles go into full research mode Xander quickly went over to try and make his point again.
"No, no Giles. I don't want rid of these powers. I mean they finally tip the scales in my favor. If I can control these properly I could do so much to help Buffy. To help everyone," trying to make Giles see his view point Xander sat on the table and looked at Giles intently. "Look with these powers we could finally seal the Hellmouth for good. Vampires wouldn't be a problem, hell even demons wouldn't be a problem."
"Xander I do see where you're coming from but these powers. They're dangerous to be frank. ION told me a bit about what he could do with them and it scared me. There was no limit to what he could do with them. I mean he was practically a..."
"Go on Giles. Say it. I know because that's what I thought first of all."
"God. He was practically a god." Giles finished off softly now realizing that if Xander still had all of his powers then he was up on that power level as well.
"And that's what I mean Giles. I mean come on your scared of me now. It's just me. Xander. And you're scared of me."
"No Xander that's not it. I'm just scared. Well terrified about what would happen if you lost control. Or if you got turned into a vampire. Have you considered those events?"
"Yes I have. That's why I came to you. Giles for one I don't think I can be turned anymore. The energy inside me, well to be honest it's so powerful it scares me. But if a vamp tried to bite me I think it would find itself having quite a shock," chuckling at his joke for a minute he continued. "I mean for the vamp it would be like being hit by lightning and I don't think even they could survive that."
Smiling for a second Giles considered that. He actually hadn't thought about it that way, and the thought now that Xander couldn't be turned into a vampire was quite reassuring.
"As for the other thing. That's why I came to you. Giles I don't want to lose my temper. I don't want to lose control. I want you to help me. Teach me some of that British stiff upper lip stuff."
Laughing out loud for the first time in a while, Giles could see that this was still Xander. Maybe now he had the power to level entire continents but it was still Xander and he would do the right thing.
"Ok Xander I'll teach you how to keep control. But on one condition."
"Name it G-man, anything." feeling as if a weight had been lifted off his shoulders Xander was grinning like a maniac.
"Can you please get rid of that... thing," waving over to the Buffy construct still stood in place like a statue. "It's quite distracting."
"Sure thing." with a wave the construct disappeared.
"We'll have to be careful though. Without a specific guide to tell us what your limitations are, if indeed you have any. We will have to proceed slowly. I take it from that little display that you can create anything you want?"
"Haven't found something I can't G-man, well I can create anything I can imagine. All I have to do is imagine it and then concentrate on making it real. I can't make them alive or anything otherwise I'd still be in bed with my personal harem of Buffy's." grinning at the thought he jumped back on the table.
"And the best thing is I don't even need to get dressed I my costume anymore. Watch."
Xander walked over to a clear space in the library and then concentrated on his 'costume'.
Green energy seemed to flicker out from Xander's entire body wrapping itself around him moving slowly upwards from his feet over his head.
The transformation was amazing. When it was done Xander stood there in exactly the same costume that ION had done. The mask and everything. Even his eyes shone through the mask with the same energy they had done before.
Xander quickly whipped around hearing clapping from behind him.
"Now that was cool Xander." Buffy stood in the doorway of the library with Willow.
"Well Giles I came to tell you about some unusual vamp activity last night, but I think I've just solved the problem." Buffy grinned walking past Xander and jumping up on the table.
"So Xander I take it you kept a bit more than just the drawing skills from last night then." Buffy asked curiously as she flipped though the sketch pad.
"Yeah Buff. It seems ION left me a little gift. I'm one of the big guns now." To illustrate his point he created a construct of a futuristic gun in his hand and started waving it around.
Buffy laughed putting the sketchbook down and walking over. "Ohh pretty. Can I see?" she asked nodding at the gun.
"Sure buff." Throwing the gun over to Buffy she caught the construct easily.
"It doesn't weigh anything Xander. Does it work?" Buffy asked looking down the gun trying to find a sight.
"Nah buff. It's just a prop type thing," Waving his hands he gun disappeared. "this might be more you though." waving his hand again he created a construct of a sword in her hand.
"Oh wow, it's beautiful. Does everything have to be this weird green color though?"
"Yeah buff. Sorry but that's one of the limitations I do have. It all comes out green."
"Xander. You mean you're still... I mean you still have all the powers... I mean... wow." Willow babbled flopping down on a chair.
"Yeah will's. I kept everything. I mean look at me. I could even take down The Master now without breaking a sweat."
"Yeah we heard. Out patrolling by any chance last night Xander?" Buffy asked accusingly
Waving his hand first taking away Buffy's weapon Xander walked over to the table and sat down.
"Yeah I went out for a quick walk and met a few vamps. Took them down easily though. Didn't even bother with a construct just a quick blast of raw energy killed 'em straight off." grinning Xander started floating above the chair glowing green.
"Well I met a few vamps last night. They must have seen you. They kept muttering something about a green death. That's what I came to Giles to ask about, and the other thing. You send any vamps into orbit?"
"Orbit? Nah not me. I just killed the things then went home. Didn't think about giving any of them flying lessons. Though maybe with a jet pack..." Xander drifted off on his own train of thought.
"Well I was patrolling last night and the weirdest thing. This vampire came falling down out of nowhere. I mean he just fell out of the sky Giles. He hit the ground and just turned to dust. No stake or anything."
"Well yes Buffy. There is only a certain about of damage a vampire's body can take before it turns into dust. A stake or cutting of its head are quicker ways but I imagine if you cause enough damage to a vampires body then it would turn into dust eventually," Giles took off his glasses and started polishing them going into watcher mode. "But I couldn't tell you anything that would be able to launch a vampire into the sky that far. Not even you would be able to throw a vampire that far up Buffy."
"Xander. I know what you are" Willow interrupted, causing Xander to fall out of the air back onto his chair.
"I know the character ION. There was nothing he couldn't do. I mean you're pretty much godlike now Xander." Willow continued looking at Xander in awe.
"You mean Xander? He's a god?" Buffy looked at Xander noticing he looked a lot more confident it himself now he had had a hair cut he looked almost handsome in the outfit. "Come on will's Xander?"
"No I mean it Buffy. The power he now has. They're nothing short of god like, and Xander when did you cut your hair. It wasn't like that yesterday." Willow finished off looking at Xander more intently. He did look yummy in the leather outfit, and the new spiky hair was defiantly him.
"Firstly I'm not a god. I'm just the same old Xander. This power's just made me even better at what I did before," changing his outfit back to his normal school clothes he continued. "See. Still Xander. And as for the hair, I did it myself. It didn't feel like me anymore"
"So you were handed the powers of a god?" Buffy looked over and Xander to see him nod slowly. "And the first thing you did was give yourself a trim?"
Laughing Buffy and Willow jumped over to hug him.
"And that makes you all feel better does it?"
"Oddly enough yes" Giles answered. "It's vain. A very human trait. It's also very you Xander."
"Yeah Xander. It's defiantly a Xander type move." Buffy said ruffling her hand through his hair.
Laughing Xander hugged the girls back.
"Well it looks like we've got out first mystery girls. The case of the flying vampires." Xander joked causing giggles to erupt from Buffy and Willow.
"Come on Xander let's get to class. You can tell me all about your new powers at lunch ok?" Buffy asked picking up her bag and heading for the doors.
Scooping his sketch pad back into his bag Xander followed. "Ok buff, but ya ain't going to like some of them."
Following after Xander Willow was last to leave. Carefully staying behind Xander to watch his ass walk out the door she smiled to herself. I wonder what that looks like in the leather. Smiling to herself she let her imagination go wild as they walked to computer class.
