FIC: Trinity's Child 7/?

[CDRERamius@xxxxxxx]

TITLE: Trinity's Child 7/?
AUTHOR: Tony McD
EMAIL: cdreramius@xxxxxxx
DISCLAIMER: All characters belong to Joss Whendon, Mutant Enemy, WB and 
others. This is for fun, not profit.
SUMMARY: Sequel to Terra Australis Incognito. 17 years on Buffy, Xander, 
Willow, and their child must face very different evils to save the world 
(again).
SPOILERS: None really. AU.
RATING: MA 15+ (Australian system)

Trinity's Child 7/?

"Buffy! We need to research this! You just can't dismiss this dream as 
nothing more than a nightmare!" Xander insisted.
"He has a point. This could be a prophetic dream. We need to look 
further into this." Giles said in his usual calm, reasoning voice.
"No! I want a normal Christmas this year. No stupid dream is going to 
ruin it for us." Buffy told the Scooby Gang.
"Buffy, remember the last time you had one of these dreams? A big bad 
unstoppable evil wasn't far behind it." Willow reminded the Slayer.
"So what? Unstoppable evil comes, we stop it. That's what we always 
do. We'll deal with whatever it is when it comes. But I'm not ruining 
Christmas for it. Christmas is our day." Buffy refused to be moved on this 
matter. Xander let out a little sigh of resignation.
"OK Buff. But can I at least get security increased, just in case?" 
Xander asked, not unreasonably.
"Fine! Whatever. Just so it doesn't ruin Christmas." she said and 
stomped into the kitchen. Willow and Giles looked to Xander.
"Now what?" Willow wanted to know.
"Giles. Get in the Bat phone and tell the Slayers Council to check 
their tea leaves or chicken entrails or whatever the hell they check for 
incoming badness. I'll arrange for security to be tightened." Xander told 
them.
"And?" Giles asked the young man.
"We enjoy Christmas like she said and keep our eyes open." he said. 
There was little else that they could do.

"To Joyce, love from Willow." Giles read as he passed the Christmas 
presents around. Joyce opened her present to reveal a beautiful silk scarf. 
Joyce hugged Willow.
"Thank you honey. It's gorgeous." she said. Giles went on to the next 
present.
"To Willow, love from Xander." Giles read and passed the present to 
her. She opened the box and revealed a tiny Snoopy asleep on his doghouse. 
Tears of joy sprung from her eyes at the present. She nearly crushed Xander 
in the ferocious bear hug.
"You're that greatest, Xander. This is so beautiful." she said. Xander 
laughed.
"I've got Charlie Brown's Christmas ready to go and I'm pretty sure 
there's a Snoopy Dance coming your way too." he told the Wiccan.
"Sounds cool Xander." said Willow. A sound of disgust came from across 
the room where Jenny sat curled up with Paul.
"What is it, oh daughter of mine?" Willow asked.
"Charlie Brown's Christmas? Cool?" Jenny mocked. "You guys wouldn't 
know what cool was if it jumped up and mooned you."
"Hey! We're cool. We're hip." Xander told her.
"Ha! You lot are so unhip that is a wonder that your bums don't fall 
off!" Jenny shot back. Xander stood up, mock horror and determination on his 
face.
"Oh yeah?" he said. Jenny rose the challenge and faced off with her 
father.
"Yeah!" she said.
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah."
"Prove it!"
"Fine!" Xander said and went to the sound system. He looked back at 
the group of adults.
"You guys should all remember this from that little fancy dress party 
we had a few years back. Feel free to jump in." he said to them. Familiar 
music came from the speakers, confirming Giles' fears. Xander started singing.

It's astounding;
Time is fleeting;
Madness takes it's toll.
But listen closely...

(Buffy jumped up and joined Xander.)

Not for very much longer.

I've got to keep control.
I remember doing the time warp.
Drinking those moments when
The darkness would hit me

And a void would be calling...

(Willow, Giles and Joyce jumped up and joined in)

Let's do the time warp again.
Let's do the time warp again.

(They looked at Giles)

It's just a jump to the left.

And then a step to the right.

With your hands on your hips.

You bring your knees in tight.
But is the pelvic thrust
That really drives you insane.

Let's do the time warp again.
Let's do the time warp again.

Jenny, Paul and Spike sat in stunned silence as they watched them do 
the Time Warp Again. When they finished, Giles and Joyce had to sit down, 
their older bodies not quite young enough to time warp with the youngsters 
any more. But it was still fun. Xander looked over to his daughter with a 
goofy smile.
"Well? Are we hip or what?" he asked a stunned Jenny. Spike looked at 
Xander in disgust.
"I've seen some evil things in my time. In fact I've done most of 
them. But that is the most evil thing I've ever seen. How can you expect the 
poor girl to get to sleep tonight? What about me? I'm in two minds to stake 
myself just to get the mental image of you lot thrusting your bloody hips at 
me." Spike said.
"Go ahead, Spike, give us the present that we all want." Buffy quipped.
"Sod off Slayer." Spike grumbled. He turned to Jenny. "Love, I've got 
you a little going away present." he said and gave Jenny a box. She opened it.
"Thanks. What is it?" she asked looking it over.
"Tak horn. I got it off a Tak demon I offed the other night. Just jab 
it into someone and it will suck the life right out of them. Just don't sit 
on it." Spike offered. Buffy gasped in horror.
"Spike! What the hell are you doing giving Jenny something like that? 
You may as well have given her a gun!" yelled Buffy.
"I couldn't give her a gun. She couldn't get through customs with it. 
Besides, she can use it to protect herself when her and Paul go on their 
trip."
"Spike!" yelled Buffy, Willow and Xander.
"Mum, Dad. It's OK. I'll be fine. Thanks Uncle Spike." Jenny said and 
kissed Spike on the cheek. Giles got up.
"I think we had better get ready for lunch. Billy will be here soon 
and we should have the barbie hot for him to cook." They all got up and went 
out to the back yard, except Spike. Muttering to himself about the stupid 
chip, he turned on the TV and looked for a good horror flick to watch.

Xander lay in his sleeping bag on the grass that night. He thought of 
the day and how wonderful it was. The barbie, good food, beach volley ball, 
mucking around in the water. They even played a bit of beach cricket, which 
was fun, but made Xander miss the baseball of his youth. It was one of the 
better Christmas days that Xander had had.
It was a bit of a tradition on Christmas night, if the weather was 
fine, than Xander would sleep outside. It had originally started out as a way 
for him to avoid his parents drunken Christmas fights. But now it was a 
chance for him to look upon the glory of the heavens and reflect on his life.
He was happy. But Buffy's dream threatened to destroy it. Something 
was coming. But what? Xander looked into the star filled heavens. What is 
coming?
Little did he know that he was looking at it. And the road leading to 
it started with him.

One by one, the stars will fall from the heavens.
And centuries winter will rule the land.
The forests of the East, new evil is born.
Book of Terra Australis Incognito.