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The Midnight Prairie Miles of Space -- by wensar1
Rating: PG-13
Description: A future-revealing prophecy sends Xander, Anya, Willow, and Spike to what the future holds.
Note: Takes place after 'Doomed'. Harmony never existed.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the plot any new characters. Please don't sue.:)
Buffy was out on patrol and Giles was out picking up yet another book he had ordered from overseas. That left Xander, Anya, Willow, and Spike, who were currently at Giles' place.Spike came from the kitchen carrying a box of crackers and stretched out on the couch.
Willow was sitting in a chair with her laptop in her lap and her eyes on the screen. Xander was sitting in another chair flipping through one of the many dusty books with Anya looking over his shoulder. Xander starts reading an interesting passage.
"Soon or late, each new frontier
Yeilds: Forefathers braved the sea
With scythe and plow, the pioneers
Broke the land. Technology
Tamed communication. Now,
We settlers seek a wilder place
To bridle with our rough know-how;
The midnight prairie miles of space.
Teran-born, we hopefully
Spread our nets for lights afar,
And catch the moon. Our sons will be
Moonchildren, and snare the stars. ..."
"Cool!" Anya pointed to a phrase in fine print and asked, "What does that say?" Xander looked closer and read, "Caution: Do not read this aloud." Everyone stops what they are doing to turn and stare at Xander.
"...Uh-Oh." Just then a marble-sized ball of light appears in the center of the room. It gets brighter and FLASH! The light is gone...but so is everyone who was in the room.
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