FIC: Trinity's Child 21/?

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TITLE: Trinity's Child 21/?
AUTHOR: Tony McD
DISCLAIMER: All characters belong to Joss Whendon, Mutant Enemy, WB and others. This is for fun, not profit.
SUMMARY: Sequel to Terra Australis Incognito. !7 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 21/?

"I'm sorry that I'm unloading all this on you, but I've got no one else to talk to." Willow said down the phone. She had just spent the last twenty minutes explaining the situation to Tara.

The two had remained good friends over the years. Tara had moved to Sunnydale a few years ago and had bought the Magic Box. Tara and her wife had a coven which had grown over the years to become very respected in the Wiccan community.

"It's OK Willow, I'm glad you feel that you can talk to me about this." Tara said comfortingly.

"The thing what worries me most isn't Jenny. I know that she'll be OK, she's got Paul and Spike and the rest. It's Buffy and Xander.

"I know that the Council killed her Mom and I understand that they would be out to get the Watchers Council. Hell, I want them to pay for what they did to us. But I'm worried what it's doing to Buffy and Xander.

"They've become cold, almost distant. All they think about is killing the Watchers Council. It's like they've changed into something, something that I'm not sure that I want to be with. I haven't seen Xander like this since he was possessed by the hyena spirit.

"All they do is train together. Xander has Buffy teaching him how to use a sword and she's got him teaching her how to use a gun. Buffy hates guns. They're changing. And I'm scared. I'm scared of what will happen to them. I don't know what to do." Willow said nearly in tears.

"Willow, the only thing you can do is to be yourself. You have to be there for them to have something to bring them back. That's all you can do. Just be there for them." Tara told her friend. At the other end of the phone, Willow nodded sadly. Be there for them.

"Thanks Tara."

"That's what I'm here for. Take care of yourself. They need you, remember that."

"I will. Talk to you later. Bye." Willow hung up. All she could do is wait. And hope.


"Ok, I've got some news." Tanya said as she strode into the room. Heads turned at the news.

"That Mercutio Corporation, they've been up to some weird stuff for a while. Not illegal, just strange." Tanya said with a frown.

"So what's the weirdness?" Paul asked.

"They've been shipping a lot of high tech medical equipment and the like in to China. Well, what's left of China anyway." Tanya amended.

"Part of the UN humanitarian effort?" Tran asked.

"No record of it. The funny thing is that they've been flying it in there, but there's no record of the destination. There is one way we can find out though. All the charter flights were made by the same company, which I also dutifully checked out. It's a one man operation flying out of the main airport here."

"So we have a little talk to this guy, find out where and maybe why they're shipping this stuff." Jenny said as she got up.

"What about Spike?" Taryn asked. Spike had been sullen and moody ever since the night they had found out about Jenny's calling. At the moment he had locked himself in the spare bathroom.

"Leave him, he's in one of his moods. Besides, being day I figure he wouldn't be too eager for a walk." Paul said with a little smirk.


"OK, no need to break my neck." The young pilot gasped as Jenny pinned him up against the wall. Up until now he had point blank refused to answer any of their questions. Jenny had lost her cool and had come up with a good motivation for him to co-operate. Violence.

"So talk." Jenny told him.

"These demons, they come around every so often. They get me to fly stuff for them."

"Where?" asked Jenny.

"Some old Chinese airbase that wasn't taken out during the war. I don't know what they're doing, they just pay me and this old Chinese guy makes sure they don't eat me."

"Chinese?" Li asked. "Did he look kinda sickly? Unwell?"

"Yeah, now that you mention it, he was." the pilot said.

"Got a name?" Tanya inquired.

"He called himself Doctor something. What was it?" the pilot asked himself. His face brightened. "Zemin. That's it." Jenny released the pilot.

"I want you to fly us there. Tonight." Jenny said and turned to the others. "We wait until sundown, get Spike and fly."


"Xander, it's Billy."

"Hey Billy. What's up?"

"Get Buffy and Willow. We just got word from the Yanks, they've got someone on the inside. They've found the High Council."

"Where are they?"

"Canada."