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Title: Shadows Of The Past Chapter: Two/? Rating: NC-17 Pairings: W/B Spoilers: Oh yeah. Buffy season eight, all star trek is open Crossover: Oh yeah. Buffy/Star Trek Beta Readers: Dark Gremlin & Vampire Koala Summary: Willow runs away after a fight with the gang, and is gone for a year, but when she returns is she the same person that she was or has her time away changed her. Note: Don't count on this being like the Star Trek universe you're used to. I've changed a few things. Disclaimers: Buffy belongs to mutant enemy, Joss Wheaton, and UPN. Star Trek is Gene Robbenbury's, Ira Berman's, and UPN's. <><><><><><><> TWO YEARS LATER <><><><><><><> Willow nodded to the rock built Scirion. Beside her the panther sized gray silver cat, stood right next to her. She absently adjusted her new uniform. The all black flight suit's, were the original uniform star fleet designed. The stripe tracing her shoulders under her rank pips, was dark red, keeping with the newest color codes. The other sectors wore the newest uniforms, but they stuck with what worked best for them. Of course the material changed, whenever they found a better one. But the design was easier to move in, cooler or warmer depending on what they needed. It was more comfortable, fit better, and it was easier to blend in on recon missions. The weapons belt hung low on her right hip, the gun resting on her right leg comfortably. The carefully crafted six inch wooden knife balanced in her hand. With quick moves, she spun out of the vampire's way, leading him closer to Jelan. The Orion kicked him in the jaw, taking his attention away from her, so that she could concentrate on one of the demons. The blue skinned monster growled at her, charging at a fast rate of speed. She flipped up over his head, and slammed the poison treated blade into the gill above his buttocks. The demon's skin paled until all the pigment was gone, the howling monster shuddered once, then fell to the ground dead. Arm's wrapped around her, squeezing at her body. She grunted, bringing her head back into the demons face. She heard a sickening crunch, and dived away. She watched Bear break the other demons neck with a sharp twist of his arms, and beamed at her. " What the hell were you waiting for?" " I just thought you might want to take him out yourself." " I told you to deal with him." She glared at the large man, trying to remember why she'd decided he'd make a good addition to the group. " Sorry, Captain." " Well, don't let it happen again." She turned to the other's, watching silently as they quickly took care of the vampires. " Argahtin?" K'lan shook her head with a scowl, " No. There was a few assimilated but the rest... There's still no sign of him." " It's been ten years. Where the hell is he?" She ran her hand through her short hair. It was beyond frustrating to be unable to deal with the very person she was brought there to deal with. " Alright, let's see if we can clean out the other nest." Ebony fell into step with her as she began the long hike down the mountain face. Using the transporter's around a mountain full of that much Cronot would be suicidal. The large cat head butted her hand, reminding her of the girls presence. The panther sized cat had become as much a part of their crew as the others, proving herself to be an incredible asset. Like she used to be. Back when she was a Scooby, still trying to find her place in the world. Learning magic, using her computer skills to help the gang. Until Buffy had died. Then she'd found herself in charge of the misfit's, deciding what they would and could do. Then one night she'd used that position to dictate their bringing Buffy back. She'd been so determined to believe that she was in some hell dimension, being tortured and tormented for all eternity. Buffy had even told them so, and when she'd left, to go home. She'd over heard her friend talking to Spike. Heaven. The slayer that had lived twenty years without a moment of real peace and happiness, had been in Heaven. She had finally found the one thing she'd always wanted, and she, her best friend had ripped it all away from her. No wonder Buffy hadn't been able to look at her with hate. " This should be the last nest on this planet." She nodded absently to K'lan, " Good. I want to move on as soon as possible." " Have you considered...?" " No, and I'm not going to." K'lan fell silent, glancing over at her every few seconds. " It may be our only chance of stopping him." " We still have other options." " But they aren't the most logical." Willow stopped to turn to K'lan, her eyes drilling into her friend, and second officer. " Oh, and going back in time and changing the timeline is?" " We did it for you. Why not him?" " If it comes to that, then yes, we'll do that. But if we can find another way..." K'lan growled angrily, " In the mean time, every day we wait another hundred people die." " And if we go back in time to kill him, then it won't matter." Willow began to walk again, satisfied that K'lan wasn't going to try to mutiny on her. She'd learned a long time ago that what made them so compatible was their passionate beliefs. " It'll be okay." She muttered softly to herself, looking down to Ebony for confirmation. The cat purred, licking her left hand, and butting it with her head. " At least someone around here agrees with me." She slowed down, her enhanced hearing picking up the soft whirl of a transporter. ' Who the hell would be crazy enough to....? Shit. ' " GET DOWN!!" She drew her gun. The forms of drone's began to outline in the night air, as they opened fire on them. The Borg closest to her, spun around and opened fire with a strange looking weapon. She ran hard, leaping into a flying tackle, that sent her and Jelan into a heap of limbs. The bright blue beam shot cleanly through the spot where they'd been standing, hitting the nearby cluster of trees instead. The explosion threw them to the ground in a rain of splinters and leaves. She heaved herself to her feet, and made a run for the nearby boulders. Firing off her gun at the drones every few steps. Behind her the other's followed, Ebony on her heels. Drone after drone fell and disappeared, only to be replaced with another and another. She fell against the boulder wall, her eyes staring up the long hard trail they'd just come down. There was little they could do, not without making sacrifices. " K'lan...." She pulled the woman over to the side, keeping her voice down. " Remember that incident where the Borg queen went back in time...." " Yeah, she programmed the sphere to...." K'lan stared at her. " Willow, you can't....." " I'll need you to cover me. Once I'm beamed up.... Get them out of here alive." Her friend, and second officer turned on her Vulcan face, and nodded. " Yes, sir." " Do me a favor take care of Ebony for me?" " Of course....Willow." She turned back to the other woman, searching her face for something. " It was an honor to work with you." Willow bowed her head. Taking in the site of her family one last time. She had no doubt that this was it, there wouldn't be any second chances with them. Either she'd get back and get stuck there, or she'd be killed. Either way, it was over. She changed the clip in her gun, then made a run toward one of the drones. Ten feet......five feet....She shot the gun at his head sending him sprawling to the ground. The transporter engaged automatically, and she dived onto his body. She looked up at K'lan, and screamed as Ebony followed her into the transporter beam. The large cat hit her as they landed on the floor of the Borg cube, a look of pride on her face. Angry at Ebony for not obeying her, angry at herself for getting so attached to the girl, and angry at the situation, she glared at the offending cat. " Great. Now what?" She glanced around, knowing that she had no choice but to continue with her plan. " You and me are going to have a long talk later about which of us is the boss." The cat meowed in response, leading her down the darkened corridor. They entered the assimilation room, her eyes searching for the queens escape hatch. The microchips in her eyes, zoomed in closer to the walls and floor. Adjusting to look for any anomalies. The minute crack in the far wall was just barely large enough for her to see. She slide her hands over it, sighing as she realized it was controlled mentally by the queen. The panel next to it was probably a back up precaution in cas..... She moved over to it, studying the read out with her hacker mind. Carefully, she lifted her arm, shooting an optical from her wrist into the panel. Her eyes began to blink rapidly, processing the information that she was collecting. The urge to download their entire systems was fighting against the need to get to the sphere. Ignoring the horrible need to explore such advanced technology, she forced her way past the encryption's, and triggered the escape hatch. Regretfully, she retracted the optical and followed Ebony into the sphere. It was time she went home. <><><><><><><> " I signed the release waiver, so feel free to stick things in my slot anytime." - Charles Angels. Odo: Madam Ambassodor, I'm not like you. Every sixteen hours I revert to a liqiud. Lwaxana Troi: I can swim. - DS9: The Forsaken. Aeris Jade Orion Grey Fox list mommy: erslash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx erslash-adult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx AIM: Aeris Jade ICQ: 51496263 AT&T/Pow-Wow: Jade Pow-Wow Community: Orion Web Site: http://members.fortunecity.com/aerissword/Index.htm |