Angel joined you both as you headed for the Bronze to deal with the vampires working to raise the Master. It was a relief to see her giving him the cold shoulder, even as he argued that she shouldn't be doing this alone. What were you, chopped liver? Yes you weren't enhanced, but you had been there when Buffy died, and Angel hadn't been.
You reached the Bronze and saw what looked like Cordelia, tied up and crying on the stage. You moved to get her lose, only for Buffy to catch you. "That's not Cordelia." The vampire reacted and laughed at you before attacking. Of course, a single vampire against the slayer is nothing. The only question was why the vampires would do this. Buffy pushed hard, but the vampire wasn't talking until Angel stepped in and started really hurting it. It had been a lure to move Buffy away from the others so they could be sacrificed to raise the Master.
You had left the others behind, thinking they were safe, and now they were going to pay for that mistake. Buffy hurried out. You felt like you were badly lagging behind following after her and Angel. If only you were a little stronger, a little faster. You could only hope that Buffy would reach there in time.
You reached the grounds where the vampires were doing their little resurrection ritual, Willow, Amy, Cordelia, Giles, and Ms Calendar staked out and ready to be sacrificed. Buffy and Angel were making quick work of the vampires, leaving you to slip in and untie everyone. You dragged them out of the way, trusting Buffy to cover your back as you dealt with it. The head vampire went up in flames screaming as Buffy finished up. You relaxed as Amy stirred and looked up. "Xander?"
"I got you," you assured her. "Everything's alright now."
In the middle of the room, Buffy eyed the bones. She lifted the sledgehammer one of the vampires had been using, and smashed the bones. When they finished crumbling she broke down in tears. You ached to go to her, but you had your arms full already with Amy, and Willow nearby. Angel was the one to walk over and wrap around her, giving her the comfort she sorely needed.
Getting things back to normal after this took some time, and a fair amount of ice cream. Buffy apologized to you and Amy for being a jerk when she'd wanted to mess with Angel while upset, and you took Amy out bowling to spend time with her one on one. You were worried that Angel was starting to draw closer to Buffy, despite everything.
[ ]Keep having fun, you need as many good memories as possible
[ ]Practice self defense
[ ]Watch Angel and try to figure out what's going on there
[ ]Write-in
