Aug. 22 - A Jumper History Lesson (BtVS/Jumper)
Title: A Jumper History Lesson
Author: 3am_moonlight
Rating: Gen.
Crossover: Jumper (movie)
Timeline: Anytime post-Chosen, post-movie.
Characters: Buffy, Giles, Faith, Willow, and Xander. Implied David Rice.
Disclaimer: The Buffyverse belongs to Joss Whedon. The Jumper 'verse belongs to Steven Gould and probably someone else who isn't me.
Summary: Giles give a short history lesson on Jumpers and their involvment with the Old Council.
Word Count: 903.
Note: Follows ' A Jump To the Left'.
"Don't you see, Giles? If we can recruit David and other jumpers we'll have a ready-made back-up to get us out of trouble if we need it. Or even if we're just doing something time sensitive. They can just Jumpt us to where we need to go, or somewhere close by, and can save so much time! Especially since I don't think they can be tracked as magicals."
Buffy looked eagerly at her Watcher, actually, he was her former Watcher since he'd taken control of the Watcher's Council, but she still went to him when she needed help. Much to the frustration of her new Watcher, who was probably starting to feel pretty inadequate by now.
Instead of looking interested in her proposition he gave her a weary and slightly upset look in return to her pitch. That did not bode well for her plans, but at least Faith, Willow, and Xander had the right reaction and joined in with excited babbling and questions.
"Enough!" Buffy, Faith, Willow, and Xander, plus a few of the present Watchers all gave the Head of the Defender's Council a slightly startled look and slightly wide eyes. This conversation didn't warrant that reaction, after all.
"Listen, Buffy. The Council is aware of Jumpers. The knowledge goes back centuries to when a young Slayer befriended a young orphaned girl who turned out to be a Jumper.The Jumper, the file simply identify her as 'D.H.', saved the Slayer of the time repeatedly. The Watcher didn't report this to the Council until this Slayer had been killed and he was able to give them the report in person.
"Naturally, the Council was upset by this news, partially when he told them he didn't know where the girl had gone. According to the file, she had returned the body of her friend, apologized to the Watcher for failing to save her and then Jumped away."
"That doesn't sound so bad, G-Man." Faith interrupted. "The was grieving and left to take care of it on her own."
The look Giles gave the Dark Haired Slayer was a mixture of pity and impatience. "The Council expected to have total control of the Slayer and all Potentials in their custody. They also expected to be told of anyone who might find out about the supernatural, particularly if they had any unusual abilities.
Giles inhaled and exhaled a few times to calm himself down before he continued. The others, who were still a little wide-eyed at his sudden annoyance, remained silent while he collected himself.
"Long story short; things did not end well. They managed to find and temporarily detain several of these individuals, however, H.D. remained outside of their reach. After a few years, they decided the continuation of Jumpers were an affront to their existence and a 'kill on sight' order was given. A separate group was created to deal with this abomination as they appeared to be human rather than demonic."
Buffy decided now was a good time to interrupt when he stopped to draw breath. "Woah, hold your horses! David is not an abomination! He's definitely all human." She stopped to rewind Giles' little history lesson. "Does this mean the group still exist?" David hadn't mentioned that.
"Yes, they're called Paladins. They separated themselves from the Council over a century ago due to a more religious view of the matter and have since operated on their own. Though they kept an open link back to the Council."
"And the Council allowed the separation?" At Giles' confirmation, Xander added, "But what about them wanting total control?"
"There has never been a Slayer or Potential with this particular ability, at least not that the Council is aware of. However, they might be have been someone who simply hid the ability, instinctively know it would be quite bad to reveal it. The records show at least Slayers who were in regular contact with at least one Jumper, if not more. The latter three were all killed by the Council. Two by making it impossible for them to survive the Cruciamentum, and one was unceremoniously shot in the back of the head by her own Watcher for 'treason'."
Buffy and Faith immediately began talking over each other until Giles got them to stop before he allowed Faith to express her views first.
"They killed them for gettin' help to kill demons or because the Council just didn't want anyone but them to help the Slayer?"
"Both. You have to remember that most Council members didn't see the Slayer as a human being with feelings and opinions of their own. All she was to them was an expendable soldier who would be replaced by another one immediately upon death."
The meeting went downhill from there, but in the end, Buffy and Faith gave themselves permission to gather more information to present at another meeting. Meanwhile, Giles and the other Watchers would gather all the information the Council had on the phenomena. They agreed to reconvene in one month to present their case and see if they could come to a conclusion regarding these people and if they would be worth working with.
With any luck, David and Millie would be willing to share information, and maybe even introduce them to other Jumpers. It was worth a try, especially as it could prolong the lives of some of their Slayers and other people who worked with them.
Author: 3am_moonlight
Rating: Gen.
Crossover: Jumper (movie)
Timeline: Anytime post-Chosen, post-movie.
Characters: Buffy, Giles, Faith, Willow, and Xander. Implied David Rice.
Disclaimer: The Buffyverse belongs to Joss Whedon. The Jumper 'verse belongs to Steven Gould and probably someone else who isn't me.
Summary: Giles give a short history lesson on Jumpers and their involvment with the Old Council.
Word Count: 903.
Note: Follows ' A Jump To the Left'.
"Don't you see, Giles? If we can recruit David and other jumpers we'll have a ready-made back-up to get us out of trouble if we need it. Or even if we're just doing something time sensitive. They can just Jumpt us to where we need to go, or somewhere close by, and can save so much time! Especially since I don't think they can be tracked as magicals."
Buffy looked eagerly at her Watcher, actually, he was her former Watcher since he'd taken control of the Watcher's Council, but she still went to him when she needed help. Much to the frustration of her new Watcher, who was probably starting to feel pretty inadequate by now.
Instead of looking interested in her proposition he gave her a weary and slightly upset look in return to her pitch. That did not bode well for her plans, but at least Faith, Willow, and Xander had the right reaction and joined in with excited babbling and questions.
"Enough!" Buffy, Faith, Willow, and Xander, plus a few of the present Watchers all gave the Head of the Defender's Council a slightly startled look and slightly wide eyes. This conversation didn't warrant that reaction, after all.
"Listen, Buffy. The Council is aware of Jumpers. The knowledge goes back centuries to when a young Slayer befriended a young orphaned girl who turned out to be a Jumper.The Jumper, the file simply identify her as 'D.H.', saved the Slayer of the time repeatedly. The Watcher didn't report this to the Council until this Slayer had been killed and he was able to give them the report in person.
"Naturally, the Council was upset by this news, partially when he told them he didn't know where the girl had gone. According to the file, she had returned the body of her friend, apologized to the Watcher for failing to save her and then Jumped away."
"That doesn't sound so bad, G-Man." Faith interrupted. "The was grieving and left to take care of it on her own."
The look Giles gave the Dark Haired Slayer was a mixture of pity and impatience. "The Council expected to have total control of the Slayer and all Potentials in their custody. They also expected to be told of anyone who might find out about the supernatural, particularly if they had any unusual abilities.
Giles inhaled and exhaled a few times to calm himself down before he continued. The others, who were still a little wide-eyed at his sudden annoyance, remained silent while he collected himself.
"Long story short; things did not end well. They managed to find and temporarily detain several of these individuals, however, H.D. remained outside of their reach. After a few years, they decided the continuation of Jumpers were an affront to their existence and a 'kill on sight' order was given. A separate group was created to deal with this abomination as they appeared to be human rather than demonic."
Buffy decided now was a good time to interrupt when he stopped to draw breath. "Woah, hold your horses! David is not an abomination! He's definitely all human." She stopped to rewind Giles' little history lesson. "Does this mean the group still exist?" David hadn't mentioned that.
"Yes, they're called Paladins. They separated themselves from the Council over a century ago due to a more religious view of the matter and have since operated on their own. Though they kept an open link back to the Council."
"And the Council allowed the separation?" At Giles' confirmation, Xander added, "But what about them wanting total control?"
"There has never been a Slayer or Potential with this particular ability, at least not that the Council is aware of. However, they might be have been someone who simply hid the ability, instinctively know it would be quite bad to reveal it. The records show at least Slayers who were in regular contact with at least one Jumper, if not more. The latter three were all killed by the Council. Two by making it impossible for them to survive the Cruciamentum, and one was unceremoniously shot in the back of the head by her own Watcher for 'treason'."
Buffy and Faith immediately began talking over each other until Giles got them to stop before he allowed Faith to express her views first.
"They killed them for gettin' help to kill demons or because the Council just didn't want anyone but them to help the Slayer?"
"Both. You have to remember that most Council members didn't see the Slayer as a human being with feelings and opinions of their own. All she was to them was an expendable soldier who would be replaced by another one immediately upon death."
The meeting went downhill from there, but in the end, Buffy and Faith gave themselves permission to gather more information to present at another meeting. Meanwhile, Giles and the other Watchers would gather all the information the Council had on the phenomena. They agreed to reconvene in one month to present their case and see if they could come to a conclusion regarding these people and if they would be worth working with.
With any luck, David and Millie would be willing to share information, and maybe even introduce them to other Jumpers. It was worth a try, especially as it could prolong the lives of some of their Slayers and other people who worked with them.