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SUMMARY: Buffy and Faith are patrolling and their world is turned upside down, nothing will ever be the same again.

Five years had passed for the missing slayers and their family that were left behind. The other slayers had been searching everywhere, sometimes more then once. Willow's program; The WRBFML, was now the most used missing persons listing program. Giles was now living with a woman and they were talking about getting married.

Xander and Lorena now had a set of twins; a boy and a girl. Xander had made comments about how funny it was that it had worked that way' "Twins, a set, got me a boy and a girl...who would have thought it." He had been on cloud nine when Lorena gave birth to his children.

He had brought them a house four months into the pregnancy and had build the nursery himself. The twins would be two in a week and they were planning a party for them.

Willow and Dawn had adopted a little girl that was five and were raising her as their own. Dawn was working part time from her computer and Willow could now work her own hours. Their life was going great and yet they were not happy. They needed the slayers home. There was little time left, in no time they would be declared legally dead.

General Hammond was reading the last report on the aliens that they had been fighting. The slayers had been brought into the war with them. He thought back to when Buffy and Faith first saw Riley and Sam Finn.

They had tried going out of their room and Buffy had fainted and it took her a week to come to. There was a knock on the door and Faith jumped, she was scared and Buffy would make sure that nothing was going to happen to her, especially since she had scared her lover. Buffy yelled out and Dr. Janet Fraiser opened the door and walked inside.

"Everyone is coming to your room, we don't want either of you fainting again. I am looking into some pills that may help you get over the problem sooner. I just want to check your pulses and then we will wait for the General and the others." Dr. Fraiser was now checking their pulses and hoping things went well.

The others were now standing outside and waiting for General Hammond to get down here. Col. Jack O'Neill and Maj. Samantha Carter were talking to each other as Dr. Daniel Jackson came walking up to them. Riley and Sam were nervous, they hadn't seen any of the slayers since they were last in Sunnydale.

"Riley, Buffy is not going to be mad at you. She loved you at one time, that has to count for something." Sam was trying to understand her husband. "Sam, it's not that easy. I was with the Initiative and I hid things from Buffy. And Faith is with...well..WITH her...I'm just not sure it's a good idea for me to see them together." Riley felt like a caged animal as the General was coming into view. Everyone became silent as he looked at each of them.

"General Hammond, I think it would be best if Sam and myself went first. Could you let us do so and give us ten minutes? Unless you hear screaming." Riley was trying not be scared, but he was going to be in front of two pissed off slayers in mere minutes.

Hammond looked at the others and then back at the Finn couple; "Alright Finn, you two have exactly ten minutes. I am going to give you that and then we are going to come in." Hammond nodded to the guard and he opened the door. The slayers could not see who was coming inside as the doctor was still checking them over and they were watching each other as she did.

Janet Fraiser had moved back away from them; having heard the door. Buffy and Faith looked to the door; they gave each other a slight look and then they moved as one. Riley and Sam were against the wall, each with an arm on their throats. Faith was looking at the woman she was holding; wondering why Riley was here. Buffy was fuming. The doctor was trying to get to the door for help and Faith was talking to her; "Don't do it DOC!"

Through gritted teeth Buffy asked; "WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU HERE AND ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR US BEING HERE?!" Buffy could be heard outside of the room and the guard was relaying what was going on inside the room. Hammond told the guard that they would wait.

Riley was trying not to piss his pants, he had never seen Buffy so mad at him before. "No Buffy. I was transferred here. I was in the medical room when you and Faith were brought in. They wouldn't let me see either of you. It was a security matter. But Sam and I are here because of our knowledge of demons and aliens." Buffy tightened her grip on him as Faith was asking; "Why the fuck should we believe you?" Sam was trying to breathe, she had never felt anything as strong as the arm on her throat. "Because I'm telling the truth, you would be dead if not for me." Riley had kept them alive, he had been in charge of their care on the other planet they were on.

Buffy stepped back, removing her arm and then landed an uppercut to Riley's jaw. Sam was yelling out..."RILEY!" The door burst open and the others ran inside seeing what had happened. "Sir, I'm alright. It's her way of saying; 'thank you'." Faith had released Sam as she now had guns pointing at her. Faith grinned at Sam, wondering what the woman saw in the boy.

After everyone had calmed down, there was drinks brought in. Not the right protocol, but nothing here was that.

The doctor had checked Riley's jaw and told him he would be fine. He was so sure about that. Faith was pacing, looking at Riley. She was wondering why she had ever fucked him. Buffy was thinking the same thing and saw the look on her lover's face. Buffy walked over to her, whispering to her; "Faith, I'm with you." Buffy gave her a quick kiss on the lips and took her hand, she led them to the bed and they sat down.

"So; someone want to tell me, where we are and why we are still here?" Buffy asked.

General Hammond was looking at them, he had only seen them once and then on the cameras. "Miss Summers, we were chasing an alien life form that inhabits caverns. They come from somplace else, I can't really tell you where yet." He did not get anything else out.

"WHY THE FUCK NOT?" Faith was up and itching to hit something. Buffy was with her on this one.

"I'm sorry, but I just can't tell you that information, Miss." General Hammond was trying to hold his temper.

"Then YOU want to tell us who you all are?" Faith said as Buffy was pulling her back down to sit.

"I'm sorry, I forgot my manners. I am General Hammond. You know the doctor, Riley and Sam Finn." He looked to the others and they introduced themselves. "Col. Jack O'Neill." "Maj. Samantha Carter." They were looking at the man wearing glasses, he remind them of Giles. "Sorry, Dr. Daniel Jackson."

General Hammond, looked at his watch and then at Dr. Jackson and a few of the others. "We need to get back to the base. Col, Maj, and both of you Finn, I need you all to leave with me...Dr. Jackson, I am leaving you and Janet here to take care of them and answer whatever questions they may have." They left the room and the door was closed again.

"So, Dr. Jackson, just where are we?" Buffy asked as her hand was squeezed.

"Um, yes. You are on Ya-Hus Quartus." Daniel had heard the General loud and clear, he couldn't tell them; but he could.

Faith was watching both of the doctors. "So why were we taken?" Doctor Fraiser was looking at Daniel. She got a nod. "You were injured by the aliens and need attention." She could add no more. "Daniel, I really can't tell them anymore without getting into trouble." She went and was now standing by the door.

Daniel looked at the girls; "Alright, lets see if I can answer most of your questions. The alien life form is from Earru. They inhabit caverns on different planets through meteor storms. The earthquake was caused by us using a gate to get to them. We had to be sure that you were not infected by them." He paused waiting for any questions. Receiving none he continued. "You were brought here the next day. We had received word that you were both slayers and that your family would be looking for you. There was no way that you could be found, until we knew for sure about any infection you might have. You have been on Ya-Hus Quartus, ever since then. We are at war with the aliens, they are known as Storm Lurkers. They infect you and we are still trying to learn more. But neither of you show the signs that we have found in anyone."

Buffy was looking at Faith, they were both wondering about her family. "My family has not been told of where I am, or that I am still alive?" Buffy was mad and tears were threatening to come to a head, Dawn was alone.

"I'm sorry, no. No one can be told until the General or the President gives the order." He felt small at the moment, these two women were hurting about leaving family behind.

"They still won't be told of anything now that you know we are not infected?" Buffy whispered and was trying not to shake.

"Miss. Summers, no there is no way. They will only know that you are alive, when you are returned to your planet." He turned and looked at Fraiser; "I think that we should see about getting them used to leaving the room, maybe only just out the door and then back inside."

"Daniel, yes. I was going to tell them that myself. We should try to get them another room to share, they will need some private time in the future." Dr. Janet Fraiser was walking back over to them. "I'll see about getting you some new clothes, green is not your color." Janet was telling them. "Dr. Jackson, we should leave them, they have many things to think over." They left and the slayers were looking at the door.

"We're on another planet? Aliens? Government? Riley? One looked like a watcher. Dawn. Willow. Xander." They were both quiet and then they were up hitting one of the walls; they turned to each other and were throwing punches at the other, some made their marks and others were feather light, by the time they were done; each was crying and they had fallen to the floor; holding on to each other and at least thankful for the other being with them.