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Fic: Hellmouth High Schools Don't Have Reunions (4/20)
Title: Hellmouth High Schools Don't Have Reunions (4/20)
Author: MoragMacPherson
Rating: PG to PG-13
Timeline: School Reunion for DW. Between Homecoming and Band Candy for BtVS
Disclaimer: If it's a character or a place, I don't own it.
Archive: Here, TtH, Teaspoon, the pit, I think. If you'd like it, let me know.
Author's Note: Response to challenge 3108 by Winterd at Twisting the Hellmouth. Un-beta'd. Oooh, and it also got recced on Calufrax, which made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Summary: What if "School Reunion" took place at Sunnydale High?
Visions That I See Believe in Me
Buffy and Xander raced through the halls and bumped into each other in the lounge. “She’s not anywhere!”
“Have you checked outside yet, Xander?”
“No. I did tell Cordy not to go to the library today. But I can’t find Oz either.”
“When’s the full moon?” Buffy strode towards the courtyard.
“I dunno, Willow keeps track of that. Soon.” Xander tore at his hair and stood on his tiptoes to scan the crowd like a meerkat. “Oh crap.”
“What?! I can’t see.” Buffy bounced up.
“On the fountain, lying with her head in the new teacher’s lap. And a lunch lady?” Xander squinted. “A new young really hot lunch lady? My world outlook has just shifted dramatically.”
Buffy pulled him forward. “Probably a new hot evil lunch lady. At least she hasn’t been eaten yet. But with Giles on the wrong side, we really can’t afford to lose Willow.” They pushed through the crowd until they met with their friend and her captors. “Hi! Willow, where have you been? We’ve been looking all over. We get so worried.” Buffy smiled at the evil demon teacher and his lunch lady minion. “Did she forget to breathe again? She gets talking, you know how she gets, we can take care of this, happens all the time.” Buffy and Xander went to pull Willow up, but she swatted their hands away weakly.
“Not bad guys. Buffy, Xander, meet the Doctor and Rose. They think something’s rotten on the Hellmouth too.”
Xander laughed. “Sure they do. Don’t you just love it when she starts telling those Hellmouth stories? Seriously, let’s get going, Willow, lots of uh, school work to do.”
Willow glared. “I mean it.”
Buffy raised an eyebrow. “You know about the Hellmouth?”
“Well, we knew something was up. All sorts of weird energy being sucked up into space, and of course, he gets us sucked straight in.” Rose stood to face Buffy and Xander. “The Hellmouth thing is sort of new, but we've noticed a lot of strange behavior. We’re here to help.”
“And I’m here to accept.” Xander offered her a hand, which she shook loosely to his grinning delight.
Buffy shook her head. “So if you’re here to help, any ideas about what’s going on or why my- my Giles is acting like he’s all possibly evil?”
The Doctor looked up and Buffy took a step back. “We’re not quite sure. Learning all sorts of new things today. Willow introduced me to a goddess who pinched my bottom. But she seemed to think this problem wasn’t mystical.” The Doctor cocked his head. “And it never even occurred to me that it might be. Funny how that works.”
Buffy looked down at her friend who seemed entirely too content to continue to lie in the Doctor’s lap. “You called up a goddess? Go Willow!”
“Didn’t mean to, just meant to make sure I wasn’t gonna get eaten. He’s not a demon.” A small smile appeared on her face. “Then I sort of passed out. And then I was here.”
“She’ll be right as rain in a minute.” The Doctor pushed a lock of hair out of her face and Willow sighed.
Rose coughed. “I thought you didn’t believe in magic or gods.”
“Just because I don't believe in them doesn’t mean they don’t believe in me. There must be an explanation.”
“Ah, the explanation portion of the meeting. This is going to be good, I can tell.” Xander sat down.
Buffy put her hands on her hips with an indulgent grin. “Do tell, was it a gas leak? Hallucinogenic mold in the vents?”
Rose watched them with an open mouth. “Err, I think, I mean, are these demons just aliens or a temporal rift or something?”
“Ooh, aliens, I’ve never heard that one!" Xander clapped his hands.
"Demons, no, those are unbelievable, but aliens, let’s all jump off a completely different rocker.” Buffy waved her arms in the air. “This is a waste of time. There’s two freshmen missing since this Monday and they haven’t popped up in the morgues, plus we can’t find Oz, and do you know when the full moon’s going to be?”
Willow sat up. “Can’t find Oz? Full moon’s not till next week, but where could he have gone? Eaten Oz is bad Oz.”
“I agree.” The group turned to find Oz standing on the steps above the fountain. “The computer class went long.” He frowned. “It was weird.”
“How weird?” Buffy stepped forward.
“Just, weird. I can't exactly remember.” Willow scooted away from the Doctor and went to join her boyfriend, who took her hand.
“Hi, I’m the Doctor.” He waved at Oz. “Why are you lot so concerned about the full moon?”
“It’s a thing.” Oz shrugged.
“Oh no, not another werewolf,” muttered Rose. The students all turned to her with shocked looks, including an eyebrow arch from Oz. “What?”
“So demons no, aliens yes, and yes on werewolves?” Buffy counted them off on her fingers. “Now I’m confused.”
The Doctor stood. “So am I. Is there anyplace we can go to sort this out?”
Buffy looked him up and down and then all the way back up. “The library's out. Giles has gone of the weird," she added to Oz. She sighed. "Willow, you think we can trust them?”
“I’m remarkably uneaten. He gets my vote.” Willow gave a thumbs up.
"They seem like nice enough UFO kooks to me," added Xander, winking at Rose.
“We are short one British mentor,” mentioned Oz.
“Okay, my house it is.” Buffy poked a finger. “But there’s going to be answers.”
The Doctor rocked back. “Sure thing.” The Scoobies marched forward, the Doctor and Rose hanging back.
“She’s a bossy little thing, that Buffy” sniffed Rose.
“Used to being obeyed no less. Well, the TARDIS couldn’t identify the energy coming out of that rift, Hellmouth, whatever, and it’s messing with all of my sensors. I'm willing to listen.” The Doctor discretely pointed the sonic screwdriver out. “The whole place is completely overloaded with power, and that boy is definitely a werewolf.”
Rose poked him in the side. “Or are you just jealous? You let her lie in your lap an awful long time.”
“Oh come now. She simply went and fainted on me after that goddess-entity-thing appeared. She," he paused for emphasis, "is a child,” he concluded with a finger wave.
“Oi, she’s only two years younger than me!”
Buffy called back. “You guys coming or not?” The pair shrugged and started moving.
“Did the goddess really pinch your bum?” whispered Rose.
“Rose,” scolded the Doctor, but she just smirked and skipped ahead. "Don't you get any ideas!"
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Author: MoragMacPherson
Rating: PG to PG-13
Timeline: School Reunion for DW. Between Homecoming and Band Candy for BtVS
Disclaimer: If it's a character or a place, I don't own it.
Archive: Here, TtH, Teaspoon, the pit, I think. If you'd like it, let me know.
Author's Note: Response to challenge 3108 by Winterd at Twisting the Hellmouth. Un-beta'd. Oooh, and it also got recced on Calufrax, which made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Summary: What if "School Reunion" took place at Sunnydale High?
Visions That I See Believe in Me
Buffy and Xander raced through the halls and bumped into each other in the lounge. “She’s not anywhere!”
“Have you checked outside yet, Xander?”
“No. I did tell Cordy not to go to the library today. But I can’t find Oz either.”
“When’s the full moon?” Buffy strode towards the courtyard.
“I dunno, Willow keeps track of that. Soon.” Xander tore at his hair and stood on his tiptoes to scan the crowd like a meerkat. “Oh crap.”
“What?! I can’t see.” Buffy bounced up.
“On the fountain, lying with her head in the new teacher’s lap. And a lunch lady?” Xander squinted. “A new young really hot lunch lady? My world outlook has just shifted dramatically.”
Buffy pulled him forward. “Probably a new hot evil lunch lady. At least she hasn’t been eaten yet. But with Giles on the wrong side, we really can’t afford to lose Willow.” They pushed through the crowd until they met with their friend and her captors. “Hi! Willow, where have you been? We’ve been looking all over. We get so worried.” Buffy smiled at the evil demon teacher and his lunch lady minion. “Did she forget to breathe again? She gets talking, you know how she gets, we can take care of this, happens all the time.” Buffy and Xander went to pull Willow up, but she swatted their hands away weakly.
“Not bad guys. Buffy, Xander, meet the Doctor and Rose. They think something’s rotten on the Hellmouth too.”
Xander laughed. “Sure they do. Don’t you just love it when she starts telling those Hellmouth stories? Seriously, let’s get going, Willow, lots of uh, school work to do.”
Willow glared. “I mean it.”
Buffy raised an eyebrow. “You know about the Hellmouth?”
“Well, we knew something was up. All sorts of weird energy being sucked up into space, and of course, he gets us sucked straight in.” Rose stood to face Buffy and Xander. “The Hellmouth thing is sort of new, but we've noticed a lot of strange behavior. We’re here to help.”
“And I’m here to accept.” Xander offered her a hand, which she shook loosely to his grinning delight.
Buffy shook her head. “So if you’re here to help, any ideas about what’s going on or why my- my Giles is acting like he’s all possibly evil?”
The Doctor looked up and Buffy took a step back. “We’re not quite sure. Learning all sorts of new things today. Willow introduced me to a goddess who pinched my bottom. But she seemed to think this problem wasn’t mystical.” The Doctor cocked his head. “And it never even occurred to me that it might be. Funny how that works.”
Buffy looked down at her friend who seemed entirely too content to continue to lie in the Doctor’s lap. “You called up a goddess? Go Willow!”
“Didn’t mean to, just meant to make sure I wasn’t gonna get eaten. He’s not a demon.” A small smile appeared on her face. “Then I sort of passed out. And then I was here.”
“She’ll be right as rain in a minute.” The Doctor pushed a lock of hair out of her face and Willow sighed.
Rose coughed. “I thought you didn’t believe in magic or gods.”
“Just because I don't believe in them doesn’t mean they don’t believe in me. There must be an explanation.”
“Ah, the explanation portion of the meeting. This is going to be good, I can tell.” Xander sat down.
Buffy put her hands on her hips with an indulgent grin. “Do tell, was it a gas leak? Hallucinogenic mold in the vents?”
Rose watched them with an open mouth. “Err, I think, I mean, are these demons just aliens or a temporal rift or something?”
“Ooh, aliens, I’ve never heard that one!" Xander clapped his hands.
"Demons, no, those are unbelievable, but aliens, let’s all jump off a completely different rocker.” Buffy waved her arms in the air. “This is a waste of time. There’s two freshmen missing since this Monday and they haven’t popped up in the morgues, plus we can’t find Oz, and do you know when the full moon’s going to be?”
Willow sat up. “Can’t find Oz? Full moon’s not till next week, but where could he have gone? Eaten Oz is bad Oz.”
“I agree.” The group turned to find Oz standing on the steps above the fountain. “The computer class went long.” He frowned. “It was weird.”
“How weird?” Buffy stepped forward.
“Just, weird. I can't exactly remember.” Willow scooted away from the Doctor and went to join her boyfriend, who took her hand.
“Hi, I’m the Doctor.” He waved at Oz. “Why are you lot so concerned about the full moon?”
“It’s a thing.” Oz shrugged.
“Oh no, not another werewolf,” muttered Rose. The students all turned to her with shocked looks, including an eyebrow arch from Oz. “What?”
“So demons no, aliens yes, and yes on werewolves?” Buffy counted them off on her fingers. “Now I’m confused.”
The Doctor stood. “So am I. Is there anyplace we can go to sort this out?”
Buffy looked him up and down and then all the way back up. “The library's out. Giles has gone of the weird," she added to Oz. She sighed. "Willow, you think we can trust them?”
“I’m remarkably uneaten. He gets my vote.” Willow gave a thumbs up.
"They seem like nice enough UFO kooks to me," added Xander, winking at Rose.
“We are short one British mentor,” mentioned Oz.
“Okay, my house it is.” Buffy poked a finger. “But there’s going to be answers.”
The Doctor rocked back. “Sure thing.” The Scoobies marched forward, the Doctor and Rose hanging back.
“She’s a bossy little thing, that Buffy” sniffed Rose.
“Used to being obeyed no less. Well, the TARDIS couldn’t identify the energy coming out of that rift, Hellmouth, whatever, and it’s messing with all of my sensors. I'm willing to listen.” The Doctor discretely pointed the sonic screwdriver out. “The whole place is completely overloaded with power, and that boy is definitely a werewolf.”
Rose poked him in the side. “Or are you just jealous? You let her lie in your lap an awful long time.”
“Oh come now. She simply went and fainted on me after that goddess-entity-thing appeared. She," he paused for emphasis, "is a child,” he concluded with a finger wave.
“Oi, she’s only two years younger than me!”
Buffy called back. “You guys coming or not?” The pair shrugged and started moving.
“Did the goddess really pinch your bum?” whispered Rose.
“Rose,” scolded the Doctor, but she just smirked and skipped ahead. "Don't you get any ideas!"
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