Fic: triad chpt7

["Sam" <shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxx>]

Triad

By

Sam


Title: Triad chpt 7 
Email: shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxx 
Rating: R 
Disclaimer: BtVS belongs to Joss. In addition, DK2 is property of 
the coolest bullfrog, so with that I end the disclaimer.
Spoilers: My own little Buffyverse so spoilers really don't apply 
but I might slip something in there so everything is fair game.
Archive: The usual suspects, anyone else just asks I'll say yes.
Pairing: Willow/Tara/Buffy
Special Thanks: To Coy for making all of this possible, I couldn't 
have been doing this without your most cool help.
Notes: It's the day of the joining ceremony. The strike force 
arrives but in the forgotten domain, the Keeper is taking steps to 
destroy the Triad.
Feedback: looks around, is anyone still reading this. I love 
feedback; it helps keep me going. The equation is simple feedback 
equals me writing more. Now on with the show.
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Sunnydale:

Giles waited impatiently with Vallen and Kari on the outskirts of 
town. He new they had said that it was important for him to be with 
the two elves when the strike force arrived but he would have rather 
been back at the Summers house helping prepare for the joining 
ceremony, after all he had been given the honor of giving Buffy and 
Tara away. Ira Rosenberg would be giving Willow away and he knew 
because Buffy had told him that Willow would have liked for him to 
give her away also but she didn't want to upset her dad who was 
esthetic that his little girl was getting married.

Giles looked over at the two elves, "Tell me again why I have to be 
here."

"Because you are the one the Triad trust the most, you are there 
guardian and advisor, it is imperative that you be here," Vallen 
replied.

"But there are is so much that still needs to be done before the 
ceremony can be performed."

"And the others will do. The Strike team is bringing with them 
something very special that can only be entrusted to someone all 
three members of a Triad can trust and respect."

Giles looked curiously at the Eleven warriors, "They are?"

"Yes. You see if the ceremony is to be completed properly the Rings 
of Unity must be exchanged. With the strike force is a courier who 
bears these rings for you to present to the Triad."

Tears of joy formed in the Watchers eyes, "Their wedding rings, I 
don't know what to say."

"Say nothing, through your devotion to them you have earned the 
right," Kari.

Giles smiled at her when a wave of panic swept over him, "Will we 
have time to get them fitted?"

"That will not be necessary," the eleven mage replied.

"You already know their sizes?"

"The rings are magic, they will adjust themselves to the Triad."

Before Giles could reply, a blue light began to emit from the tree 
line. Vallen took a couple steps forward and turned back to the Mage 
and Watcher, "My friends it is time, the strike force is here."

The Forgotten Domain:

Faith followed Zaven down the dimly lit corridors of the dungeon, all 
her thoughts where focused on one thing, revenge. This time it was 
going to be different this time B and her annoying friends wouldn't 
be able to stop her, this time she would win and when she did they 
would die.

Zaven stopped outside a large metal door, he turned to Faith and 
began to open it, "We're here."

"Where's here?"

"This is the torture chamber my Dark Slayer, here the mistress will 
teach you everything you need to know. Here we will learn the 
secrets of the Slayer," A sinister smile crept across Zaven's 
face, "and that will help bring the Triad to their knees."

Sunnydale:

"Buffy are you girls about ready, it's almost time," Joyce shouted.

"Almost Mom," Buffy replied as she desperately tried to get her 
joining ceremony gown back on.

"Why did I let you two talk me into having a little fun right before 
the ceremony," Willow grumbled as she struggled to get the straps on 
her gown fastened.

"If I remember right we didn't have to do a lot of talking."

"That's the way I remember it," replied Tara.

"Just wait till I get hold of you two after the wedding," Willow 
mischievously stated as she got finally got her gown properly 
fastened.

"I'm looking forward to it," stated Buffy as she grinned ear to ear.

"Me too," Tara added.

The Forgotten Domain:

The Dark Wizard glared at Spike, "I am going to create a energy burst 
and direct it at that chip the surface dwellers put in you, it should 
destroy the technology of the surface."

"Bloody hell, what are we waiting for. Let's do it."

The dark wizard motioned Spike to take a seat and moved over to the 
chair. "This is going to hurt a little but when it's over you will 
be restored to what you are meant to be."

The dark wizard placed his hand on the blonde vamps forehead and 
began chanting. Sparks of magical energy danced across the wizards' 
fingertips. Spike began to convulse in the chair as the magical 
energy increased and began shooting into his skull.

After a few moments of this the dark wizard removed his hand from the 
vampires forehead. Spike slouched down in the chair for a moment and 
rubbed his eyes, "That hurt."

"Of course it did, but you should be yourself again."

"Then it worked?"

"There is only one way to find out," The Dark Wizard replied, "Guard 
bring in a prisoner."

Meanwhile back at the torture chamber...

Zaven lead Faith over to the wall that Trevors and Riley were chained 
to, "Today, my Dark Slayer, starts the path to your greatest 
achievement."

"Killing B," Faith coldly replied.

"Yes but first you must learn of how to defeat her. This man here is 
what you call a Watcher, but he is not just any Watcher, he is on 
what you call the Council."

Faith glared at Trevors and then violently struck him, "I always 
wanted to do that."

Zaven looked at the bloodied Watcher for a moment before turning to 
Faith, "Be patient, the mistresses will show you how to properly 
torture him."

The Keeper turned his attention to the two mistresses, "train her 
well and find me the secrets of the Slayers. I would have like to 
have two Dark Slayers by my side but since Finn failed me I want her 
destroyed, the Triad must not be allowed to survive!"

On the other side of the dungeon Spike wiped the blood from his lips 
and kicked the lifeless body of the dwarf the guard had brought. A 
sinister smile filled his vampire face, "I'm back!"

TBC?next up the long awaited Joining ceremony.