Chapter 412
It was saturday April 13th in Sunnydale. 54 days until graduation. Buffy still hadn't returned from Pylea. Willow was getting worried. And she had to worry about other things. She hated what she was doing to Tara. But Willow knew she was in love with Xander. And no matter what someone was going to get hurt. When Willow came home saturday night she suddenly had something else to worry about. As she entered her bedroom something put it's hand over Willow's mouth, so she couldn't scream for her grandfather. This thing said he would remove its hand if Willow promised not to scream. She nodded. Willow took stock of this thing. It looked partly human, but with robot parts, and some other creatures Willow wasn't familiar with. This was how Willow had imagined the Frankenstein monster looking. This must be Adam.
Willow: You're Adam, aren't you?
Adam: Yes. And you are allied with the slayer, Faith Lehane, and you're current president.
Willow: Yeah. Why are you here?
Adam: I have been thinking. There is a war going on. Some have called it good against evil. I prefer to think of it as science versus irrational superstition.
Willow: I don't understand.
Adam: The slayer is fighting against a particularly powerful vampire who calls himself the Master. This Master has the will and the means to destroy this and every other dimension. Ever since I escaped from the Initiative I've asked myself what exactly my purpose is. I've recently come to a conclusion. My plans are my own, for now. All will be revealed in due time. But suffice it to say that total annihilation of all life hinders my plans.
Willow: Yeah. You're not by any chance planning world domination?
Adam: As I said, all will be revealed in due time. At any rate, my plans require the world surviving. Towards that end I'm proposing an alliance between myself and your group. To defeat the vampire king and those who would ally with him. Whatever might come later we need to work together now.