Fic: In Rome 9: Turned On In Rome

["ebailey140" <ebailey140@xxxxxxx>]

Title:  Turned On In Rome
Writer:  E
Email:  ebailey140@xxxxxxx
Disclaimer:  Don't own any of this increasing cast of characters.  
They're all owned by Mutant Enemy, Fox, and whoever else owns anyone 
mentioned.
Summary:  Buffy and Dawn are living in Rome, where Buffy and Willow 
finally admitted their love for each other in a non platonic way.  
Things got complicated when Faith, Giles, and Xander arrived, with 
news about Dawn's true parantage.  Dawn, it turns out, is the 
magical love child of Buffy, Willow, AND Faith.  If this didn't 
complicate things enough, Buffy accidentally ressurected Cordelia, 
who's understandably a bit freaked by it all.  She'd be even more 
freaked if she knew who was on their way to visit.  There are other 
questions, of course, such as how Buffy and Dawn are fitting all 
these people comfortably into what appears on the outside to be a 
modest villa, and why they picked this house in Rome to be the 
center of the rebuilding Watchers Council, and just what WAS the 
breaking point between Willow and Kennedy?...


A large state of the art underground lab....

Faith:  So, does all real estate in this town come with a huge 
layout of underground rooms, vaults, and state of the art labs?

Dawn:  A few.  Not something you'll usually find, though.  And the 
ones that do don't advertise it.

Willow:  The Templars built this centuries ago, when the Inquisition 
started getting too inquisital.  They had a lot of secrets to 
preserve.  

Faith:  I know they were advanced for their time, but...  (motions 
at equipment)

Dawn:  That's why it's nice that Buffy has friends in Black Ops 
organizations.  They were only too happy to give her what she 
wanted, since they had a big coverup that they needed our 
cooperation for.

Faith:  Yeah, a suburb of LA disappearin' like that gets people 
talkin'.

Dawn:  And Buffy figured this could be an inticement for a certain 
someone.  (smiles at Willow)

Faith:  As if B wasn't inticement enough...

Willow:  Well, she made certain I wouldn't FORGET her...

Faith:  Hey, Red, it was YOUR idea to repair the B-bot and take it 
with you.  (frowns)  I wanted the B-bot...  Y'know, to help with the 
Slaying, and stuff...

Dawn:  So, the upgrade done?  

We see what they've been working on.  On the table is what appears 
to be a naked Buffy.

Willow:  Yes, and better than ever.  There were some things I 
needed...  hands on experience with to really make it right.  So, 
does she pass inspection?

Faith:  Yep.  Smells, tastes, internal mechinisms...  Finally 
perfect.  (smiles)  So, did B-bot cause problems between you and K?

Willow:  She wasn't happy...  Especially since SOMEONE decided to 
enhance the Buffybot's programming when I wasn't looking, and added 
Post Slayage Horniness.  

Faith:  Hey, you want an authentic Slayerbot, it needs PSH.

Willow:  And, I can only think of one person there who knew enough 
about programming to add that little feature.  (looks at Dawn)

Dawn:  (smiling)  It was Buffy's idea.  I just did the 
programming.   

Willow:  You know, Dawn...  Kennedy objected enough to the 
Buffybot's presense without her walking into the bedroom, naked, 
saying "Willow!  I need serviced!" 

Faith:  HA!!!  (admiringly)  B's gotten sneaky...

Willow:  So, Kennedy gets wiggy, and I yell at Buffybot...  Then, of 
course, Buffybot does that cute sad pout thing, asking what she did 
wrong...  Then she starts sniffling...  And looking up at me with 
those doe eyes...  So, I HAVE to comfort her...

Dawn:  (happy)  So, can we turn her on?  (catching Willow's and 
Faith's looks)  I mean activate her?

Willow activates the Buffybot.  The Buffybot's eyes flicker open, 
then she sits up, smiling.

Buffybot:  (brightly)  Good morning!

Willow:  Actually, it's evening.

Buffybot:  Oh.  (sees Dawn)  Sister!

Willow:  Well...  She's actually your daughter....  Um, the other 
Buffy's daughter...  Technically...  We'll explain...

Buffybot:  (to Faith)  And hot Slayer friend!  I love my friends!  I 
love you, Willow.  (passionately kisses Willow) I love you, Faith.  
(passionately kissis Faith)  I love you, Dawn, but I'm not supposed 
to express it the same way.  So, are there evil things to slay?

Faith:  As always...  

Buffybot:  Let's go slay!  I like to slay!

Faith:  Sure thing...  (leaves lab with Buffybot)  Better get you 
some clothes first...

Dawn:  Think we should work on the Love Expressions before she sees 
Giles and Xander?

Willow:  Yeah, and especially Cordelia...  She's freaked enough as 
it is...


Upstairs, Buffy and Cordy are putting down shopping bags...

Cordy:  I really appreciate this...

Buffy:  Hey, you needed the wardrobe, and we have a nice big expense 
account.  Besides, you need a little normalcy, trust me.

Cordy:  Yeah...  Clothes shopping in Italy...  For a little while 
there, I felt like...  me.

Buffy:  One day at a time...  It gets better.  You really ARE a 
higher being, now.  

Cordy:  I don't know...

Buffy:  Going to Heaven and back?  It changes you.  You have a 
higher purpose, like me.

Cordy:  Uh huh...  And what did YOU do when you returned from Heaven 
with this higher purpose?  As I recall, you spent a lot of time 
having rough trade sex with a soulless demon.

Buffy:  Yeah...  Yeah, I did, I really did, but...  You're not 
seeing the big picture, here!  It put him on the path of redemption, 
didn't it?  So, there you go...

Cordy:  I suppose...  Though I have no clue what my higher purpose 
IS.  Though it's safe to say screwing soulless demons isn't a part 
of it...

Buffy:  Good idea...  No screwing soulless demons....

Cordy:  Wait a minute!!!  Fred!!!

Buffy:  Yeah, she's definately screwable...

Cordy:  No, I mean....  She's NOT!!!  There IS a woman I know who 
isn't into girls!  I knew there HAD to be...

Buffy:  Well...  Actually...  When Willow was there picking up Faith 
and restoring Angel's soul...  AGAIN...  She told me Fred was 
totally hitting on her.

Cordy:  Sigh...  Figures.  A woman who calls herself "Fred"...  
Maybe it's just me...  But, I've got more important things to worry 
about...  Like what I'm going to DO.

Buffy:  Well, ever since we activated all the potential Slayers in 
the world into active ones, we've had this whole subspecies of 
human/demon hybrids we've been trying to track down.  We could use 
all the help we can get.  

Cordy:  God...  Thousands of ultra violent super powered girls like 
you out there...  Scary...  No offense.

Buffy:  None taken.  I know the danger of some going bad, which is 
why we've got to move before some of them fall under the wrong 
influences.  In fact, we think some already have.  

Cordy:  Damn...

Buffy:  Inside job, which makes it worse.  I'm headed down to a 
Council meeting to get us up to date..  So, think about the offer, 
and later, we'll see how you look in some of these outfits.

Cordy:  I'll look GREAT!

Buffy:  That's the Cordy I know and love...


Meeting room, where Buffy, Giles, Willow, and Xander are 
conferring...

Buffy:  So, we have a renegade Watcher on our hands.

Giles:  Yes.  It seems he took advantage of the Mass Calling, and 
has used the Potentials in his charge for his own ends.

Willow:  Why weren't they sent to Sunnydale?

Giles:  It seems he's had his own agenda for some time, now.  It was 
just a lucky break for them that the girls in his charge became full 
Slayers, rather than just extremely talented fighters.  

Buffy:  Any idea what he's using them for?

Giles:  He seems to be forming his own assassination for hire squad, 
as near as we can tell.  

Willow:  How's he managed to keep this operation hidden all this 
time?

Giles:  He seems to be...  enhanced, in his own right.  Possibly 
demonic.

Xander:  Great...  So, the old Council wasn't exactly careful about 
screening.

Giles:  They were...  But he was so gifted...

Buffy:  So, do we have a name for this renegade and possibly demonic 
Watcher who has his own stable of Slayers he's using for his own 
evil ends?

Giles:  Yes.  His name is...  (dramatic pause)  Bill.

Xander:  Bill?!!!  What kind of name for a Big Bad Evil is Bill?!!!


Meanwhile, upstairs, Cordy is undressed, in the process of changing 
outfits.  She hears a noise from the shaodws...

Harmony:  Mmmm...  You look delicious....

Cordy:  EEEEE!!!!

Harmony:  (emerging from shadows)  Cordy....  I never thought I'd 
see you again...  (runs and hugs Cordy)

Cordy:  Auuugh!!!  Why does this keep happening when I'm naked!!!

Harmony:  I missed you, so much!!!

Cordy:  Wait a minute!!!  (disengages herself from Harmony)  You're 
a vampire!!!  How in the HELL did you get in the house uninvited?!!

Harmony:  I WAS invited.

Cordy:  Huh?

Harmony:  You know how Buffy doesn't like her old boyfriend working 
for Wolfram & Hart?  Well, that's her old BOYFRIENDS now, really...  
What is it about her and vampires, anyway?!!

Cordy:  Get to the point.

Harmony:  Oh... Yeah...  Anyway, she doesn't want Angel there, 
right?  So, she gives him, AND his crew, an open invitation to come 
HERE!!!  And, guess what?

Cordy:  You're part of his crew.

Harmony:  Uh huh!

Cordy:  But, that still shouldn't work...

Harmony:  Well, that's the advantage to working for an Evil Law 
Firm, besides the great dental plan...  The lawyers looked it 
over...  And here I AM!!!  We're gonna have SO much fun!!!  Just 
like the old days!!!  Well, except that I'm a vampire...

Cordy:  Arrrgh!!!  I HATE lawyers!!!




"It's a good fight, Buffy, and I want in."
"I kinda love you."
Buffy & Willow, 'Choices'

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