-BTVS 2117: PHASE II - SG-FORCE- (8/16)

["Cilia" <cilia@xxxxx>]

Okay,
It's been a while and I've given up waiting for my beta, who is busy with RL
to return to me, so this is my first un-beta reader part I've posted in a
while, so be kind,
Cilia

Title: BTVS 2117: PHASE II - SG-FORCE
Series: BtVS 2117
Author: Cilia
Author's e-mail: cilia@xxxxx
Section 0111: System Crash
Pairings: B/W (sort of)
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Disclairment: Joss owns Buffy and Spike the rest here is mine.

BtVS 2117: PHASE II - SG-FORCE
Cilia

Section 0111: System Crash

Spike closed the connection to Buffy and turned his attention back to Hope
and the reporter she was patching up. Shaking his head and then fixing his
eyes firmly on the reporter seated in the chair in front of the desk.
"Care to explain to me, before Buffy arrives how exactly you came to
be at the spot where Drusila somebody, besides us, was trying to kill her?"
he asked drumming his finger together and leaned back in his chair.
"I got a lead. ouch," she exclaimed as Hope applied the last bandage
on her. "That an hit was going down and I never give up a story," she
explained.
"Good enough, but that doesn't explain why you didn't call us after
all we are the authority on this matter?" Hope asked as she stood up and
took up a seat on the desk's corner.
"I was told it was a company hit," Rex answered firmly, taking of
her glasses of her head and polishing them.
"Excuse me," Drusila asked from where she was firmly bound to a
chair.
"Yes?" Spike asked turning his eyes at the vampire.
"But would you mind untying me?" she asked in a sweet voice.
"No deal," Spike answered and turned his eyes back to Rex.
He wanted to stake Dru, he really did, but liking it or not Buffy was in
control and as much as he hated to admit it they might need her. Also
killing a prisoner in front of a member of the press would not be a smart PR
move.
"Where would I go William?" the vampire asked. "My empire is all but
gone and the few vampires that where still loyal where killed in my
capture," she explained with G.I.LE.S. hovering around her.
"The only reason you're alive Dru is because now we get to beat
information out of you, before we stake you," Hope stated before Spike got a
chance to answer. The Vampire Mistress smiled at the threat and fixed her
eyes firmly on the young scientist.
"I think I like you child and I can see why William does too," she
said. Rex's eyes got wide, granted she didn't do gossip but this was just
too rich.
"Mind if I take notes?" she asked as her rose colored glasses
appeared on her nose and she had a handheld ready in her hand.
"No!" Both Spike and Hope stated in unison and at that same moment
Drusila seemed to get enough of G.I.L.E.S. attention.
"Get this ball away from me," she growled and nodded to G.I.L.E.S.
that was stilling hovering around her.
"Merely recording your behavior for later study," the sphere
answered and Hope snickered. Before Drusila could turn her fury on Hope
there was a loud crash as the front doors were pushed opened and then the
sound of feet running up the stairs and finally ending with Buffy and Willow
bursting through the doors leading into the office.
"Get me Angel on the line and get out of my chair," Buffy ordered as
she strode passed Dru and Rex and into the seat behind the desk which Spike
had quickly abandoned.
"I thought you where going to stay off out case?" she asked the
reporter without missing a beat and placed her feet up on the desk.
"Like I told Mister Spike." Rex started explained, seemingly
intrigued by the Slayer's ability to take command.
"She didn't know it was a vampire matter," Spike explained before
the reporter could. "And Angel and Z have been out of communication all
night," he added.
"Great," Buffy muttered as Willow took a seat on the couch looking
verily at Drusila with small needles of plasma forming at her fingertips.
"Dru, you feel like talking?" the Slayer asked calmly looking the
vampire over, taking notice of the small cuts on her face and the tears in
her clothes.
"We're all in deep shit," Dru stated without blinking and it was
almost comical hearing the once crazed vampire say it.
"Double great," Buffy muttered. "Care to elaborate?" she asked.
"The winged one and the mindwalker find them before they do," the
vampire answered. "I'm going to take a nap now," she said and closed her
eyes.
"Hey wait." Hope started but the vampire was lost to the world.
"Don't worry about it she told us all she was going to give," Buffy
said calmly. "As for you Miss Rex, I'm afraid you 're staying for the
night."
"In your bed?" the reporter asked with a grin.
"No in the guest bedroom," the slayer answered without flinching,
but Willow felt like she'd been punched in the gut.
Nobody gets the best of me twice, the Slayer thought and cast her
eyes briefly on Willow, who looked unaffected by Rex's question, but then
again with Willow you never could be sure.
"I'm I under arrest then?" the reporter asked as she stood up from
her chair.
"No you've just become a member of SG-Force. Hope get her a pair of
wristbands and find jumpsuit for her and Dru. G.I.L.E.S as their
measurements," Buffy said with a grin.
"What?" Hope explained loudly, but Spike and Willow shared a smile
both having some idea about the Slayer's plans.
"You heard me, if somebody took down Dru we're going to need help
taking them down in turn," she explained. "and these two are it," she added.
"Come with me then," Hope crumbled as she looked at the smug smile
plastered on the reporter's face.
"Spike take care of our other guest would you please?" the slayer
then ordered and the Guardian picked up the chair and it's sleeping occupant
and carried her out of the office.
"G.I.L.E.S. try and locate Angel and Z would you?" she then asked
and the sphere quietly left the room, leaving only her and Willow in the
office.
"I'm not angry," Willow said calmly. "Why should I care, if another
woman makes a pass at you?"
"Wills it's nothing... I'm not even interested..."
"You've met her before haven't you?" Willow asked stalking over to
the desk with blue plasma forming around her fists.
"I showed how I slay and she promised she'd stop chasing us on
patrols," Buffy said calmly and leaned back in her chair.
"Did she show interest then?" Willow asked as a surge of emotions
went through increasing the brightness of the plasma surrounding her hands.
When no answer came she turned away, but then spun around with the grace
that Buffy always associated with her and cleaved the desk in half. Standing
over the two smoldering half's she stared down at the Slayer that still sat
a calmly in her chair.
"I'm not happy," the plasma-slinger growled.
"I can see that," the Slayer said as she stood up and placed hand on
her shoulder. "Go change into slay gear and report back in a half an hour.
We need to go out and find Angel before the others Dru spoke of do," she
ordered. The plasma-slinger huffed and turned on her heel.
"You know... that there is only you Willow," the Slayer said as she
sat down again.
"This is about sex isn't it?" Willow asked without turning back
around.
"No this is about you discovering your emotions and letting them get
out of control." There was a long silence as Buffy stared at her
girlfriend's back and she in turned shut her eyes tightly and bit her lip.
"I'm sorry," Willow muttered as her control returned.
"You are jealous that's understandable," Buffy said, hoping that's she
sounded wise cause she felt stupid as hell for not having told Willow about
Rex.
"I'll just go change now," Willow said in her usual tone of voice, sweet
and neutral, and motioned for the door.
"We'll talk later I promise," Buffy said with a smile as the plasma-slinger
tried
to make a dignified exit. Watching the doors close the slayer sighed and
picked up her handheld that had survived her girlfriend's fury and started
typing a to-do list. Top thing was a talk with Z when he returned from his
romp with Angel, followed by some intimidation on Rex and then of course
getting the bad guys. Whoever they where?

TBC....