- Dream Weaver
Chapter 21: Aftermath
After we all had breakfast at Ryan's, We all got up and left. I noticed Giovanni had an interesting looking ring. "That looks like King Solomon's ring", I said. "What do you know of King Solomon and his ring?", Giovanni asked. "I remember a book titled 1,001 things you always wanted to know about angels, demons and the afterlife by J. Stephen Lang", I said. "According to what I read King Solomon was the son of David and King of Israel and Solomon was an exorcist who could dispel demons and at the same time rule over them like a wizard, there's a story about King Solomon who asked God for help in building the temple in Jerusalem, where God sent him a ring delivered by the angel Raphael and the ring turned out to be magical with an engraving that gave him power to vanquish and rule over demons. With the ring he enlisted the aid of slave demons to build the temple.", I said.
"That's Watcher's council material, I should know being a watcher myself and a master wizard", Dr Jacobi said. “So what is your first name?”, I asked Dr. Jacobi. “Well, actually Jacobi is my first name, my colleagues at the Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency used to call me Dr. Armani which is my last name, but since I became a Watcher I’m now Dr. Jacobi , thus my full name is Dr. Jacobi Armani”, Dr. Jacobi said. “So was the Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency like the Initiative?”, Buffy asked. “Well not exactly since the Initiative was solely into experimenting with all sorts of demon types to see if the forces of darkness could be harnessed for military purposes, our military as well as the Nazis and the Soviets were trying to do the same thing but the Initiative is a secret branch of the U.S. Marine Corps. Based out of area 51, while the FVZA was an independent agency founded by then President and Civil War hero, Ulysses S. Grant in 1868, our function was to reduce and eliminate the vampire and zombie populations while at the same time find cures for the vampire and zombie viruses. Vampires were being used by our agency for longevity research. England had a similar agency to the FVZA during it's glory days when it had an empire. Then the FVZA was dissolved by President Gerald Ford in 1975, since Ford felt that public funding and tax dollars should go into fighting the Cold War since by then people were more worried about the threat of Communism than the supernatural.” Dr. Jacobi said.
“So how did the Initiative come about?”, Angel asked. “Well, years later in the late 1980´s, President Ronald Reagan towards the end of the Cold War period and the Soviet Union was close to collapsing since the Chernobyl Incident, there was a moth man sighting, that moth man always shows up when something terrible is about to happen. The Reagan Administration decided to create the Initiative to replace the defunct and debunked FVZA”, Dr. Jacobi said. “All seemed to be working well until the Sunnydale Fiasco in 2000”, Dr. Jacobi added. “But at least I know there’s more than one way to kill a vampire but a zombie has got to be decapitated it’s the only proven way to kill those zombies!”, I said. Dr. Jacobi just turned to look at me. “I wonder if there are any famous people who had vampire or zombie encounters?”, Xander asked. “Actually, the late artist Andy Warhol was attacked by a vampire in the late 60´s or early 70´s which is why he spent the rest of his life wearing turtle necks in public and painting Campbell soup cans which was safer then filming vampires.” Dr. Jacobi stated. “That covers vampires but what about zombies?”, Gunn asked. “Well, Captain James Cook, Ferdinand Magellan, Jean Lafitte, and a couple of British explorers in Africa fell victim to zombies of course history books write it off as being the work of savages or hostile natives, the more honest history books will say they were killed by cannibals”, Dr. Jacobi said.
"Where do we go from here?", Buffy asked. Just then my cell phone rang, it was my parents who were getting ready to meet me at the beach. Moments later, my parents arrived to meet all my friends whom I introduced them to each and every single one of them. Just then Giles arrived in a rent a car and introduced himself to my parents as well. "By the way, I wanted you all to meet my baby brothers, Giovanni and Jacobi.", I said. "What a coincidence, you have a brother named after me", Dr. Jacobi said. "Well I know it's no coincidence in my case one of the brother's you named was Giovanni", Giovanni said with a knowing look in his eye.
"I just wanted to tell you folks that you have a very intelligent son and you should be proud of him, he's special", Buffy told my mom and dad. My parents were touched at Buffy's statement. "He's so knowledgeable and we wouldn't have gotten to know as much as we've had ,had he not been there for his knowledge and support," Willow told my folks. "Are you the man that I spoke to eight years ago, when your son visited Sunnydale?", Giles asked my father. "Yes, I wanted to thank you for extending your hospitality to my son", My father said. "You know it feels good to know that even when his father and I aren't around that there will be someone there who will help our son", My mother said.
"I just wanted to tell you folks that you've got a fine son who's a team player and has helped us outstandingly from time to time, I'd be very proud of him too if I were his dad", Angel said. "There aren't many lads like him out there these days", Spike added. "Children are a blessing but so are loving parents, it's great to see such a loving and united family", Illyria said in her Fred guise. "Hey Dog, it's time to take care of your folks and your baby bros", Gunn added. "Time to go on with our lives, one secret I have to share with your Reyes ,if you want to find happiness, you'll find it within you", Xander said.
"It's time for us to go", Emilie said. "We'll always keep you in our hearts and prayers", Emilie said to me. We all exchanged hugs and kisses and then a group hug ending in a prayer circle where we all offered a prayer save Angel and Illyria who observed as the rest of us prayed. Dr. Jacobi made an Enochian prayer that made us all feel energized and peaceful. "One more thing I got to tell you guys before we disperse. I recommend you all read The Book of Enoch, actually look up The Forbidden Mysteries of Enoch: Fallen Angels and the Origins of Evil by Elizabeth Clare Prophet there you will all find answers to your questions of how and why evil began, where the watchers came from and even though the book may not specifically state it you'll understand the true origins of the vampires and the slayers", I said. "Looks like we'll have plenty of reading to do", Buffy said. Emilie pulled copies of the book of Enoch out of Giovanni's hat and gave everyone a copy except for Angel who still a vampire had sizzling hands when he touched a copy.
"Well now that I've earned back my mortality through the shanshu prophecy I'm going to resume my heroic mission until I finally grow old and when I do I wish to go back to England before I die so I can rest in peace at last in my native land but until then I've got a long path ahead of me", Spike said. “One final confession”, Giovanni said and then paused looking first at Dr. Jacobi and Emilie as though silently waiting for their silent approval. Dr. Jacobi nodded to Giovanni in a silent agreement as Emilie looked waiting for Giovanni to say something important. Giovanni then said, “This may come as a shock to you”. “But, we’re brothers!”, Dr. Jacobi said. “OK”, I said. “You and Giovanni are brothers?”, I asked seeking clarification. “Yes, we’re brothers and your brothers as well, we’re time travelers and we came from the future to assure and insure that the fabric of reality remain intact. That’s why we came and for this we were born”, Giovanni said. The three of us embraced.
Epilogue
Giovanni waved his wand as Dr. Jacobi and Emilie poised, a wormhole opened and Giovanni, Emilie and Dr. Jacobi leaped into the wormhole.We all turned to look to the sea and then everyone boarded their vehicles as we all exchanged our farewells. Everyone went back to resume their duties, Buffy went back to Rome but not before telling Angel and Spike that she was over them having a new fulfilling relationship with the Immortal. Willow went back to Kennedy in Brazil as Xander made his way back to Africa. Giles went back to England with Spike who became a watcher. Gunn went back to Los Angeles. Eventually Angel gave me Giovanni’s ring and decided to travel with Illyria. As I returned to my life taking care of family matters knowing that we were all unsung heroes yet we'd never be forgotton. The End.
Author's Note
My name is Alejandro Reyes, II. I was born in Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A. on October 4, 1972. I grew up in Wisconsin, Ohio and Pennsylvania until I moved to Florida in 1989. I was involved in many fandoms throughout my whole life including but limited to TV shows like Twin Peaks, Star Trek, Highlander, the X-Files, Sliders, Angel, as well as various shows on the WB and UPN networks including and especially Buffy the Vampire Slayer. When the show first premiered on March 10, 1997, I initially did'nt believe that the show would last long at first being based on a movie that failed. Two years later, one night as I was channel surfing, I was surprised to notice Buffy was still on the air. So I began to watch and before I knew it, I got hooked. The following year, in 2000 I wrote to various celebrities at the WB in Burbank, California.
Sarah Michelle Gellar was the first celebrity to send me her autograph and it is to her and the main casts of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel as well as to my fellow fans, that I dedicate this one of a kind Mary Sue crossover fanfic of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. This novel is a monument to the Buffy/Angel fandom and the world at large to show how much Buffy the Vampire Slayer has left an indelible impression on my psyche and the history of my life. I hope that this book will give as much pleasure to the reader as it has given me the joy to write this Wonderful novel.
The author,
Alejandro Reyes, II
Acknowledgements
First and foremost, I wish to thank Sarah Michelle Gellar herself for being the very first celebrity to send me her autograph and for seven wonderful years of inspiration. I wish also to thank my fellow Buffy fans both online and offline including but not limited to Nikki Lindholm of Sweden, Allan Jahner of Orlando and Michelle Van Zandt, the two Buffy fans that I met personally and who have offered encouragement and support. I also wish to thank Alysson Hannigan, Juliet Landau, James Marsters, Eliza Dushku , Elisabeth Rohm, Andy Hallett and the main casts of BTVS and Angel for sending me their autographs as well. I also appreciate the support that my family have given me as well as the innovative suggestions they've given me to make the best Buffy/Angel crossover novel ever written. Thanks a million to all those who have contributed to my venture who have remained unnamed. To God, Jesus Christ be the glory.