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Title: Shadows Of The Past Chapter: Three/? Rating: NC-17 Pairings: W/B Spoilers: Oh yeah. Buffy season six, 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. <><><><><><><> OCTOBER 2002 <><><><><><><> She raced through the thick woods, the branches and thorns reaching out for her, ripping at her uniform. Her eyes scanned around her without pause, the night vision mode making everything brighter to her. Short dark red hair, stayed swept back with practiced ease. Her legs stretched out in front of her, barely missing the thick log that was in her path. Behind her Ebony leaped over it, taking the lead. The three year old's instincts becoming a homing beacon in the vast silent tome. A large cave grew closer, the torch light entrance signaling the closeness of her distention. She slowed to a jog, carefully staying in the shadows of the trees. Her hand drew her gun. The black laser targeting weapon balancing in her hand with familiarity. The holy water treated, wood base, silver bullets sat ready to be used. She'd designed the weapons during her second year at the academy. A small hand held gun phaser combo. Capable of firing in both stun and kill modes, but also at firing regular bullets. Thumbing the safety off, she turned her attention to the unguarded cave. Her eyes zoomed in on several shadows hiding in the shrubbery, arguing in whispers. Without processing the voice patterns she already knew who they were. Ebony head butted her leg, and meowed softly, reminding her of why they were there. Whatever her old family was up to this was not her business, the vampire nest inside that cave, however, was. She raised her gun, activating the phaser, and shot off two red bursts at the entrance of the cave. The resulting explosion's caused her old friend's to go silent, watching helplessly as rocks started to fall. Rumbling started to domino, chasing vampire after vampire out of the cave. She watched as the one vampire she was concerned about came running out. His dark black eyes scanning the forest for the cause of the cave in. She wanted to go after the bastard, make him suffer until he was begging for death. But as a Captain in star fleet she had to be concerned with the possibility of him getting away. She turned on the gun, and raised it, until the pin like laser was over the vampire's heart. She squeezed the trigger and it fired.... ...hitting him in his shoulder as he dived to the side. Slamming her gun back into the holster, she raced after the vampire sprinting into the woods by the cave. She ran across the clearing, shoving anyone in her way aside. " WILLOW!! " Her legs pumped hard, taking her through the woods on Argahtin's trail. Ebony was just ahead of her, using her smell to keep track of the bastard. She put on more speed, spotting the back of the vampire through the thick trees. She slammed through the trees and fell, a lean body holding her to the ground. Anger coursed through her blood as she realized that she'd just lost her chance to catch Argahtin. Using her weight she rolled over, kicking the person that had tackled her in the stomach. She watched with shock as Buffy flew back into a nearby tree. Ebony leaped in front of her, the panther sized cat's ear's laid back in warning. The loud hissing freezing the other's in their place. She stepped away from them wearily, trying to decide what the best course of action would be at this point. She could always say she wasn't Willow, but doubted she could pull it off. On the other hand, she could just put a sleeping spell on them, or make them forget her, but after all the trouble magic caused she just didn't have the heart to do it. " Ebony." The cat hissed once more at Buffy, then bound over to her, taking her place at her side. She rubbed the frustrated cat's head to calm her. Xander looked down at the cat nervously, clearly trying to decide what to do. " Willow, where have you been?" She eyed him, taking another step back. " Look, I have business to take care of so if you'll excuse me..." " So that's it? You don't even care about how worried we were or how we felt when you disappeared?" The shy hacker in her wanted to run into their arms, and beg for forgiveness. She wanted to stay here with her family, to become a part of the gang again. But she wasn't the hacker anymore. She was a thirty one years old Captain, the Captain of the USS Destiny, and an accomplished witch. " That isn't my problem." She cocked her head to the side, her hearing picking up a noise. " The Willow I grew up with would never have thought that." " People change.." She muttered softly, turning to look at the surrounding trees. Her hand lightly rested on her gun. " So what are you going to do? Shot me?" " Maybe." She drew the gun, and fired it off, hitting the vampire behind Xander. The female vampire screamed horribly bursting into ashes. She dived into a roll, coming up on her knee, as the group of vampires charged out of the shadows at them. She slammed the gun back into the holster. The palm sized thin metal cylinder fell into her hand, with a simple twitch a long thing wooden needle popped out of it. The large male coming at her, growled at her, making a lunge at her neck. She stabbed the needle into his heart, the ash falling to the ground. She came up in a round house kick, knocking another vampire back, and spun around, the needle slamming into his heart. She looked up and spotted another vampire sneaking up behind Tara. She flipped the needle up, catching the wooden point, and threw it. Tara's eyes widened as the needle sailed right past her ear, and into the vampire's heart. " I think we should talk." Buffy said. She nodded wearily, and held out her hand, the needle flipping through the air to her. The long thin wooden point disappeared back into the slim cylinder. " Fine. The magic box?" " Yeah." She slowly feel into step behind them. Seeing them again after so long was a shock to her. Ten years was a long time to go without hearing or seeing them. The problem was that ten years or not, she felt how right it was to be one of them once more. <><><><><><><> " Where did you go?" " You wouldn't believe me." She turned the cup of mocha in her hands, not really wanting to explain her life. " Try me." Xander leaned back, crossing his arms with a scowl. " Fine. I was in the future." She took a large sip of the caffeine drink. Savoring her first real cup of mocha in two years. " Uh, now, when you say the future you mean.....?" " 2373." " I..I see. Um, wow. Is..is that why you're dressed like...that?" Xander cleared his throat, paling a bit. " Yes." She took in their shocked expressions and decided that honesty was her best chance here. " An officer from the future was sent back to get me, to help deal with a problem they had." " Whoa, hold the ship. Back up. Why you? I mean, why not Buffy or dead boy...? Not that you were a bad choice." " Apparently, if they hadn't gotten to me when they did.... I would've taken a path that would end with me being the last slayerette." " Oh." " How long were you there?" Tara asked quietly. " Ten years." Willow sighed, " Look, guys, the only reason I came back was because I have to stop a vampire." " The one you were chasing." Buffy asked from her place at the counter. The dead blaming eyes drilling into her's. " Yeah." She looked down at the mewing cat with concern. The three year old Kraagan was going through a growth spurt, that tended to make the kitten crankier than usual. The large cat let out a loud yowl, then shifted into her human form, skittering up into her lap. Ebony Rosenburg whimpered and curled up in her arms, kneading her claws into her uniform. The long tail wrapped tightly around her left arm, where she burrowed. " She human... What's wrong with her?" Dawn inched closer, kneeling by her chair. " Growth spurt." She ran her hand over the girl's back, rubbing the tense muscles. " After tonight, I'll need your help in finding him." " We'll help anyway we can." Buffy pushed away from the counter, and took a hesitant step towards her. " Where are you staying?" " I haven't thought that far ahead." She hugged the child closer to her body, knowing how much Kraagan's depended on physical affection. " You can stay with us." " Are you sure?" She honestly would've been more at ease in a motel. The idea of staying in the same house with the fixation of her guilt, was just painful. " It's not like you can go to a motel with...What is she?" " A Kraagan." She sighed with a single nod. Resigned to being out gunned on this one. Dawn let out a squeal, and dragged her out of the chair, talking a mile a minute. ' What have I gotten myself into? ' <><><><><><><> " 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 |