(Defender of Mankind)

Katie and April had got on to the ship and saw nothing but friends. But once they laid their eyes on the one person they wanted to see, they shedded tears and launched themselves at him. Xander was grabbed on to like he was going to disappear if they let him go. He hugged them back just as tight and then held them at arms length.

"I'm sorry," he said. "I'm so, so sorry." Katie just reached up and kissed him on the cheek. As a way of her forgiving him.

April kissed him as well, then she gasped. "HEATHER!" She said.

"Heather?" Xander repeated.

"She was here, last night. Well in Sunnydale." They suddenly headed for the bridge.

"Who did she go as?"

"Gabriel Belmont as a female."

"Jess!"

"Already on it!"

(Streets of Sunnydale)

A young woman was walking the streets enjoying the fresh clean air and the bright sunshine. But she was also on a mission. She need to find her friend/ first love, Xander Harris. She had shoulder length black hair, blood violet eyes and slight pale skin. she was dressed in a red, dragon leather trenchcoat and pants, a black tank top, boots and gloves, she had daggers, a ninjato on her back and a cross at her hip.

She also carried a communicator and it was activated.

[This is the Defender of Mankind calling Manson. Do you read?] She pulled it out and activated it.

"This is Manson, Defender." She said with a deep Italian accent.

[Prepare for pick up.] She was picked up and brought to the 'Defender'.

(Defender)

She was brought up to the ship. She started to look around, then she saw him. Her crush and very best friend, Xander Harris. She grabbed him in a tight hug and kissed him. "Hello Xander." She cried, they hugged tightly.

"Hello Heather," he said he got a good look at her and noticed that she was Gabriel from the second 'Lords of Shadow' game where he became Dracula.

"Please, do not hold…" She started but he stopped her.

"Don't worry, you had no choice." He said and hugged her. "Now, is everyone here?" They nodded, "okay to the Ready Room. Jess, keep an eye on things for me."

"You got it boss." She said, so they went to the ship's ready room not knowing what was going on in Sunnydale.

(Sunnydale High School)

Jill Jackson had walked into the school, she was looking for either Xander or help to find him. She walked into the Library to talk to Giles.

(Sunnydale High's library)

It was a somber mood in the library, the 'Heart' of their team was dead. Buffy, Willow, Dawn and Joyce were broken hearted and sobbing. He was killed when Spike put him a press crushing him. Willow had basically gave him a soul as punishment. He wanted to die but Xander's best friend made sure that there was no way for him to lose it.

She was able to do that because she went as herself as a ghost of herself from the future where she was killed but not before she had became a Romany Witch. She was even better than Jenny, she made it that so it hurt him worse than any stake, cross or holy water.

Spike had begged Buffy to kill him but she refused, saying; "You Didn't Give Xander A Choice So You Don't Get One!" That was when she walked in, Jill was dressed in a long black trenchcoat, shirt and slacks. She had platinum blond hair and blood violet eyes.

"My word," said Giles. "Who are you?"

"My name is Jill Jackson, I went as Alucard." She said, "I'm looking for Xander Harris."

"I'm sorry but he had died," the others glared at Spike.

"I can't believe that." She said, "if he was I would be dead as well. We're linked." They were shocked.

"Wait, what do you mean by that?" Asked Willow.

"Because we had bonded somehow during the hyena debacle."

"But, if you're alive then that means…" said Buffy. Just then they heard something.

[Defender of Mankind to any other member of the crew who needs evac respond.]

"That sounded like Jessie," said Willow. "But as a female." Jill picked up her communicator.

"This is Jackson, Defender."

[Do you request evac?]

"Yeah sure."

"WAIT!" Said Buffy.

"Hold on Defender." Jill looked at her.

"Is Xander the captain?"

"Defender quick question. Who's your captain?"

[Alexander Harris is my captain.]

"Can we talk to him?" Asked Willow.

[He's in a meeting right now.]

"Okay, pick me up Defender." Jill said but as soon as she was about to teleport, Dawn leapt at her and grabbed Jill.

"DAWN!" Said Joyce and they disappeared.

TBC