A Wish Is A Dream The Heart Makes.

Interlude.


"Brother, are we certain that this plan is necessary?" She turned to gaze at the male next to her, "We watch and do not interfere. Lest all dissolves into chaos."


"Sister, calm yourself; you have Seen the future even as I have. It should not come to pass. The Powers, be they Light or Dark, are acting on false information. You know that which we discovered. Something has changed somewhere beyond our Sight. A third party has come into play, one that seems aligned with the Dark. This will weaken the Champions, beyond what is allowed. The Powers will refuse to heed our warnings. We are Neutral. That is our purpose. If we do nothing, as we Saw we did nothing..." he trailed off.


"Then the Heart will be corrupted, the Red Witch will fall into darkness, the Watcher will abandon his charges. The Dark Slayer will become Dark in truth and the Champion; known as Buffy, will be full of arrogance and the dark will overtake her." The female continued, "I know this Brother, the world will almost be consumed by Darkness, until the Red Witch further upsets the Balance and activates all the slayers. At which point the Battle is lost. The Balance is forever broken and all loose. We will have failed." They looked at each other, in silence, contemplating the truth of her words. "But, Brother, what can we do to alter this? How can we counter a move we can not See? Surely, we are powerless, if we can not See who acts against us all. We are chained by the fact that neither side listens to our warnings!"


"Peace Sister, Peace! I am also aware that if we act to save either side, we will truly destroy the Balance. We are forbidden to offer aid to one side and not the other. I believe that there is a way around this without empowering the unseen enemy. Observe this dimension and the one known as the Riddick," He watched as her eyes took on a distant light as she viewed the one he had mentioned, "With which side is he aligned?"


"He kills without conscience, so he is aligned with evil. Brother...? Why do you direct me to this person?"


"Watch his life further, Sister and have patience. I will not say more; I wish to see if you See what I do." She sighed and again found the Riddick and watched his life progress further. After a minute she let out a gasp, "Brother! How can it be?" She looked stunned for the first time in millennia, "He is evil, yet he saved the defenceless! He kills indiscriminately, yet fights to save his universe. He is without morals, yet lives by his word!"


"I would rather term him immoral, but you See him Sister? You See what he is?" She gave a faint nod, "Sister, he is the medium we can use to restore Balance. He is Neutral, neither a force for Light nor a force for Dark. He can be OUR Champion." He looked slightly smug at this and she had to resist the urge to smack him.


"I foresee many problems in this, Brother, do not congratulate yourself too much. How can we ensure he acts for us and remember it must be of his own free will." His smugness faded at that so she continued, "Champions are born through the desire to achieve their reward, the Slayer Champion wishes to be normal and loved, the Souled Vampire wishes forgiveness, redemption and a new chance at life. The Champions of the Dark wish for power, wealth or immortality. What can we offer him? He has power, he does not desire wealth. Forgiveness and redemption mean less than nothing to him and he is already extremely long lived. What do we have to offer, that he could possibly want?" They stared at each other, both trying to think of something the Riddick could want and failing. Finally the male threw up his arms in disgust,

"I just wish we knew what to offer him!"


"I can answer that, my little darlings." They both spun to confront the unknown intruder. It should have been impossible for any being to gain access to their inner sanctum without their permission. They both started to glow with power readying themselves to attack the being in front of them.


"Hey! Hey, kill the light show. I'm here at your invitation."


"You lie. My Brother and I have never invited a demon into these rooms!"


"Err? Ducky, think back what did your Brother just say? He used the W-word."


"Do not be ridiculous; Wish demons only grant wishes to mortals!" The male snorted in disgust.


"Now normally that'd be true, but there are extenuating circumstances, in this case." He noticed that they were becoming impatient and hurried to explain, "In a couple of weeks a wish is made by one Alexander Lavelle Harris. Otherwise known as the Heart and the 'One that Sees'. That last moniker was truer than anyone knew; the kid's been having visions for the last decade. Visions about a certain Riddick. Normally his wish would be beyond our power; as he doesn't wish for vengeance on anybody. The kid's a good sort though; my clan owes him a life debt. You wanted to know what Riddick wants to work for you; I want to be able to grant the kid his desire to be with his soul mate. Luckily we've both got what the other wants." He looked between the two expectantly and was relieved to see the glow surrounding them fade, as they both thought over his words.


"You are hiding something demon. Tell us." The female's voice was hard and he swallowed nervously,


"Okay, don't get your knickers in a knot! Our Seers are quite... skilled and they informed us that if circumstances are not altered... She will use the Key. Although it is not in use for long, the portal is open long enough. My clan are in the closest dimension to this one, in the time it takes the portal to close; it rips my dimension and our people apart... it destroys us completely. We are willing to help avert that future. We ask that if we help you gain your Champion, you help us by stopping those damn monks sending the key to the airhead slayer. Oh and some free advice? Don't hide anything from the Riddick, he won't be amused. I'd suggest being upfront with him. Can we deal?"


The two beings known to both sides as the Oracles watched as the current timeline unfolded, paying special attention to the demon's dimension; it was as he said, it was ripped into nothingness at the opening of the portal. They then watched as the possible timeline unfolded, interesting, they would have two Champions and the key went to... They exchanged looks before both collapsed in laughter. After a few moments they straightened, turning and speaking as one to the bewildered demon before them, their voices resounding with the power of what they were.


"WE AGREE TO YOUR TERMS DEMON: AS WE WILL IT, SO MOTE IT BE!"


"Excellent... now to get down to details," the demon grinned at them, toothily, "I'm Frank, by the way..."

A.N: Here is the first revelation about what's going on behind the scenes. The next true chapter should be up by Wednesday, if things go as planned. The next interlude should be about Buffy and gang back in Sunnyhell, it will be up after the next two true chapters. Thank you for reviewing and please continue to do so, as I've said previously it encourages me to type faster!