FF: Triad chpt5

["Sam" <shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxx>]

Triad

By

Sam


Title: Triad chpt 5 
Email: shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxx 
Rating: R 
Disclaimer: BtVS belongs to Joss, Dungeon Keeper 2 belongs to 
bullfrog, I'm just borrowing them in the name of fun.
Spoilers: None that I know of 
Archive: The usual suspects, all others just ask, I'll say yes. 
Pairing: Willow/Tara/Buffy
Special words of Thanks: To Coy for helping make all this possible, 
by not only being a most excellent beta and editor but for helping 
keep me on track and giving most excellent advise
Notes: The battle for earth drawls closer.
Feedback: is like a drug to me and I am hooked. The more I get the 
more I write so please send it, for it is most Yummy

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Sunnydale:

Buffy awoke as the first rays of day shone through the California 
sky, and realized that she was not in her own room. The second thing 
she noticed was that she was lying in-between Willow and Tara and 
that the two Wicca where cuddled up against her.

Buffy turned to her right and looked at Willow for a moment, she then 
looked to her left and gazed at Tara. Tears began to form in the 
slayers eyes as she thought about last night, how Riley had deceived 
and betrayed her, how the Elf had told her that Willow and Tara could 
make everything better, and about the love she had found.

When she had went to their dorm room she didn't know what to expect, 
all she knew was that the elf had said that they could make her pain 
go away, and they had. Willow and Tara's loving words, and gentle 
touches had erased all the pain of betrayal that Riley had caused 
her, and in there caring arms she had found a love that she had never 
know before.

Buffy ran her hand through Willows hair and kissed her on the 
forehead, she then did the same to Tara, before laying her head back 
on the pillow. She looked up at the ceiling and waited for her two 
lovers two wake.

On the other side of Sunnydale Rupert Giles was already awake, and 
having his morning tea like he always did except this time he was 
having it with two elves. Normally he would have slept later but 
after last night he just couldn't. Buffy, Willow, and Tara had to be 
properly united before the Keepers minions could get a grasp on the 
Hellmouth which they where using as a gate way to their domain. 
There was so much to do, he had to make the proper arrangements with 
florist, caters, and try and explain this to Joyce and the 
Rosenbergs. 

Giles took a sip of his tea, and looked down at his watch. He then 
placed his cup on the table and stood up ready to begin his busy day, 
there was a wedding to plan, and he didn't have much time.

The Forgotten Domain:

Zaven watched as two Dark Knights dragged Riley Finn into the dungeon 
heart and threw the boy onto the stone floor at his feet.

"My Keeper, he is the one that has failed," the senior Dark Knight 
stated.

Zaven looked down at Riley, his eyes filled with contempt and hatred 
for his minion. Reaching down Zaven grabbed Riley by the throat and 
lifted him up off the ground.

"How dare you fail me and allow them to find one another," Zaven 
screamed.

"M-my keeper, I-it was not my fault," Riley pleaded.

Riley's pleading only enraged the Keeper more. Zaven violently threw 
the terrified minion into the stone wall of the dungeon heart. Zaven 
walked over to Riley as the he was getting up off the stone floor and 
kicked his minion in the chest, snapping three of Riley's ribs.

"All you had to do is keep the warrior from finding the Wicca, and 
you failed to do that," Zaven hissed as he kicked Riley in the chest 
again fracturing two more ribs.

Zaven grabbed Riley by the throat again and lifted him up off the 
ground. He slammed Riley into the wall and held him there, "No one 
fails me without bringing on my wrath!"

Zaven looked over at the two Dark nights and released Riley from his 
clutches, "Have the Dark Wizards heal him and take him to the torture 
chamber, I want him to suffer like no being has ever suffered!"

"Yes my Keeper," the senior Dark Knight replied.

Zaven waited for the Dark Knight to remove the filth from his 
chambers then turned his attention to the Dark Angels who had been 
waiting for their keeper to finish dealing with the weak human minion.

"I have a special job for you two," Zaven stated as he returned to 
his throne.

"What is your bidding our Keeper," the Dark Angels replied in unison.

"Soon the Dark Wizards will have the gateway stabilized, and I am in 
need of converts from the surface in order to be prepared for what 
lies there."

"Is there anyone special you wish for us to bring to you?"

"Yes there are two I believe can be of benefit to my cause. One a 
vampire and one who holds the knowledge of the warrior."

"We will not fail you our Keeper."

"I know," Zaven paused for a second then continued, "There is also 
another that I want. A warrior who has forsaken her calling. Your 
are to free her and bring her to me." 

Sunnydale:

Giles and the two elves sat across from the couch that Buff, Willow 
and Tara where occupying. Willow was leaning on Buffy's right 
shoulder and Tara on the slayers left shoulder.

Giles took a sip of his Coke and sat it down on a coaster, "Buffy, 
Willow, Tara. I need to talk to you three about some things."

Buffy took Willow and Tara by the hand, "about what?"

"First I know this is a little out of the ordinary, and that the 
three of you have just found one another, but you need to be joined."

"Joined?"

"It's an ancient ceremony of the elves, very similar to a wedding."

Buffy looked at Willow and Tara then back to Giles, "This is kinda 
sudden isn't it, should the three of us date a little while first."

Giles got up and walked over to the couch, "Buffy do you love them."

"Of course I do, I love Willow and Tara with all my heart."

"And Willow do you love Buffy and Tara?"

Willow looked at Giles a little shocked that he was asking them 
this, "I certainly do."

"And I love Willow and Buffy," added Tara before Giles could pose the 
same question to her.

"That's what I though", Giles replied, looking to the Eves for help.

Vallen moved over next to Giles, "What he is trying to say is that 
the three of you are each others destiny, you are more than 
soulmates, you are the Triad. The chosen ones hand picked by The 
Powers That Be. Now that you have found one another you must be 
joined."

"But it seems so soon," Buffy replied.

"I know normally there is a courting period before the cermony, but I 
am afraid that will have to be tossed aside."

"Why?"

"We do not have the time. To put it simply you must be joined before 
the Keeper comes or he will crush you."

Buffy wrapped her arms protectively around Willow and Tara, "How soon 
will he be here."

Vallen hung his head down low and silently cursed The Powers That Be 
for being so slow in allowing intervention. "His minions are already 
entering this world and preparing for attack."

The Eleven warrior paused for a moment and took a deep breath, "We 
are out of time."

Willow and Tara both clung to Buffy as the eves words struck them. 
Buffy tightened her arms around her lovers, "Are you sure?"

"I am afraid so, after I was sure you got to the Wicca's room safely 
I headed back to deal with the one who had betrayed you, but I was to 
late. When I got there he was being dragged out by Skeletons, 
warriors of the Keeper."

"Did you just say skeleton warriors?"

"Yes, I am afraid I did. You see all the evil you have faced in the 
past is nothing like what the Keeper is going to throw at this 
world. Which brings me to something else we need to talk about, 
tonight a initial strike force will be arriving from the Great 
Forest. We need to not only prepare for the joining ceremony but we 
need to get ready for their arrival."


TBC