REPOST BtSV5:The Watcher Returns

[Ralf Quimby <ralf.quimby@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

AUTHOR: Ralf Quimby
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DISCLAIMER:Joss invented the people, place, and things. I invented
this story and one vampire.

TITLE: BtSV:The Watcher Returns


Giles answers his door, Quentin Travers is there with a young looking
woman.

"May we come in?" asks the watcher.

"Oh very well, come in." Giles reluctantly agrees. "What brings you here?"
pointing to a chair.

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"Buffy, how did you get that name?" asks Willow. "It's something I've
always wondered, but never had the nerve to ask."

"Mom needed drugs when I was born." she explains. "She was still woozy when
they asked her what name to put on the birth certificate. It was supposed
to be Elizabeth, but came out Buffy."

A female vampire jumps out of a tree landing behind Willow. "Oooo, lunch!"
gloats the vampire. She moves fast, grabbing Willow and biting her on the
neck. She then gets a disgusted look on her face.

"What have you been eating?" she yells spitting. "I haven't ever tasted
anything that bad."

"I married a vampire." is the answer as Willow kicks loose. "My veins are
hers alone."

Buffy stakes the vampire and they continue patrolling.

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"Gretchen, if you would be so kind?" Travers asks the woman, who proceeds
to deck Giles.

When he wakes up he is tied to a chair. "What the bloody hell are you
doing?" he demands.

"That slayer of yours needs to be under better control." Travers responds.
"Wesley was even less able than you to accomplish this. Fortunately we have
a last ditch method."

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The two women have finished patrolling and are heading to Giles' to report.
They walk in to find Giles tied to a chair.

"Gretchen, get her." orders Travers.

The woman attacks Buffy. She knocks Buffy into a wall, where she lays
stunned for a second. Gretchen vamps out and moves to bite Buffy on the
neck.

"She cannot actually drink her blood, but if she lets her bleed almost to
death it works just as well for turning her." explains the watcher.

"What are you talking about?" demands the ex-watcher.

"The way to control an unruly slayer is to make a vampire, and then bond
her to her watcher. That is you." answers Travers. "Relax I am doing you a
favor. I am making you immortal."

Meanwhile Gretchen has been clobbered ,less than successfully, by Willow
and responds by clobbering her back. Buffy sees this, vamps out and attacks
Gretchen.

The two vampires fight getting the attention of Travers who sees Buffys
game face.

"What happened to her?" demands the surprised watcher. "Who did this, and
how many has she killed?"

"She hasn't killed anyone." answers Willow. "We restored her soul."

"And what happens when she has that moment of pure happiness?" asks the
watcher.

Buffy finally gets the upper hand and kicks Gretchen into the wall, where
she lays unconscious. She then falls over herself.

Willow hurries to the side of her injured partner. "Are you OK?" she asks
holding her.

"I need my Willow." she murmurs then bites Willows neck. Willow responds by
holding her head in place.

A few minutes later Buffy stops drinking and stands up mostly recovered.
She grins at Willow then unties Giles.

"You stupid girl!" yells Travers. "Look what you've done to that girl."
pointing at Willow who stands up rubbing her neck with a goofy grin on her
face.

"What has she done?" Willow asks curiously. "I feel fine."

"How...what?" Travers stammers. "How did you recover so fast?"

"Shouldn't you be seeing to your friend?" interrupts Giles pointing at
Gretchen.

"She will be alright!" he responds.

"Who is she?" asks Buffy.

"There was a slayer named Gretchen in Victorian England." answers Giles. "I
thought the fact that her watcher was named Quentin Travers was a
coincidence until now."

"What are they doing here?" asks Willow who has found something to eat.

"They wanted to control Buffy by turning her and bonding her to me." he
says with a slight grin.

"Too bad, she's mine." asserts the hacker. "And I like her the way she is."

Gretchen stands on shaky legs. She looks around then follows her instincts,
grabbing Travers and biting him.

"Gretchen, stop." yells the watcher. "You don't know what you are do...Oh
dear GOD! That feels good."

"Get a room, you two." grins Buffy.

"Why?" Gretchen asks finally looking up.

"Look at him, he wants it."

Gretchen looks hard at the watcher and finally sees. "Damn, viagra didn't
work that well!"

"You mean, you never!" Willow can't believe what she is hearing. "Why not?"

"Because it isn't proper." Travers answers.

"You are married." points out Giles. "And within a marriage.."

"What do you eat?" queries Buffy.

"He fills a mug, and I drink from that." responds the older vampire.

"We keep a bottle on ice. But that is for emergencies." says Buffy.
"Straight from the source tastes much better, and leads to faster healing.
Not to mention is a big turn on." she continues grinning.

Gretchen listens then grabs Travers. "Come, Quentin, we are going to the
hotel. Now!"

Travers is dragged out complaining, but not to loudly, by his companion.

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The next evening, Travers calls Giles, sounding tired.

"...six times! That's more..."

"Than I need to know." interrupts Giles. Hearing a knock, he continues "I
must go, there is someone at the door."

He opens the door to find a delivery man. "Sign here please." He shoves a
clipboard in Giles face. Giles signs and gets an envelope in return.

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To: Rupert Giles From: Watchers Council Subject: Quentin
Travers

It has come to our attention that Quentin Travers was a watcher during the
reign of Queen Victoria.

At that time he created the test known as 'Cruciamentum'. In all that time
only one slayer has survived it, Buffy Summers.

As a result he is dismissed from the council.

As a further result of the above your dismissal as a watcher is rescinded.

We will not try to give orders. Your slayer works better that way. However
we will give assistance when needed.

Barnabas Collins: First Speaker Watchers Council

PS Welcome back Rupert

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It has gotten late and Giles just sits there. He has a look of contentment
on his face.

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Betcha thought I meant that bastard Travers.