H.A.W.K. or Heaven’s Angels and the White Knight

Disclaimer: I own NOTHING from BTVS....HAWK how ever is mine all mine
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“So Xander what are we doing for Halloween since the Troll is making us take out the kids?” Willow asked. For several years as a kid she let Xander help pick costumes because he came up with stuff the three of them could go as. He knew not to try and get Willow to dress in anything short or tight and no frogs, Jesse was game for almost anything and he had his owns style. Xander was also the one who never had much money, so he was very creative.

“Well, Wills. I was thinking about making up our own person to go as this year. No one outside of the group will get it but that is part of the fun. We go a super smart, alien bounty hunter. We look human but we are stronger and faster than a Slayer, we make our own gadgets to collect those we are after. We only take on the baddest of the bad and we have a 98% capture or kill rate. One or two we let go because they didn’t do it.” Xander said with a lopsided grin. Willow shook her head and Buffy looked confused. “Just go with it and we can change before the party later” the redhead whispered to the blond. Buffy just shrugged as the two humored their male friend.

Xander picked out several odds and ends while the girls pick out stuff for the party after they took the kids out. The proprietor of the shop looked at the odd mix the young man had gotten and sighed, “Can I help you find anything?” he asked with a distinct British accent. Xander smiled, “Never liked going as a ready made costume. Like to develop my own so this year we are going as Humanoid Aliens, who happen to be scientist and the best bounty hunters ever. Kind of a mix of several different characters actually. Just me and my girls make up what I call HAWK or Heaven’s Angels and the White Knight. I just need a few things and then we will be set.” He said as he grabbed a few things and put them with the others on the counter.

Ethan was planning a bit of Chaos and when this group walked in he had a plan in his mind but what the boy was coming up with would prove to be interesting too. He knew right away that the blonde was the Slayer and the others where part of Rupert little group of do gooders. He was happy when he saw the Slayer eying the noble women’s gown and hoped to have her wearing it tonight as it would be interesting to see what happened if the Slayer was a fainting spoiled brat. The Chaos will be different but it will still be fun to watch. He could not wait to see what the boy came up with. He even tossed in a few extra bits he thought may be of use in the crazy idea the boy came up with.

Xander took the bag of stuff home and got to work. He sewed and painted, he cut and glued and finally he got everything just right. Some parts from the costume shop, some from the hardware store, a few things he had already, and soon he had their costumes ready. He smiled as he pulled out the comic books his uncle had helped him with. Not even Willow knew about it.

His Uncle Alec was really cool. He was Tony’s cousin but he treated Xander more like a son than either parent. While Willow was off with her folks he got to see Uncle Alec. Uncle Alec had been watching Xander draw out the latest idea he had for comic book heroes. With some help and encouragement Xander finished a total of ten books about the group he called HAWK.

Interestingly enough he had drawn himself with the girls, a blond, a redhead, and a brunet. Hawk had limited publication and all the money was put into a trust fund for Xander when was of age. Uncle Alec made sure his parents not only didn’t know about it but that they also could never touch it unless Xander gave it to them in cash.

Xander was thirteen when Uncle Alec was murdered. Xander didn’t know much about it but got letters from an Attorney through special carrier letting him know some details of his Uncle Alec’s death. He had left everything in the hands of his lawyers but all that he owned belonged to Xander when he turned eighteen. Over the years Xander had finished a few more comics that he had yet to seed to the publisher his Uncle had used. He figured he would once he turned of age.

He had enough copies of the other books that he gathered to take to Buffy and Willow so they would recognize who he dressed them as. He had talked to Mrs. Summers about letting Dawn come with them while they took the kids out and much to Buffy’s irritation she agreed. Xander came over with the costumes and showed them the comics. He never told them who had written them or where he got them but he did stress they were collectors and to handle them with care. The girls actually enjoyed the stories even if they would never admit to it.

Halloween came and Xander headed to the Summer’s house to pick up the girls. Joyce smiled when she saw him. He was dressed in loose white pants and a tee-shirt. He had a silver and black cape and tunic over them. A silver belt around his waist resembling one bat man would wear and on his chest was a black and white hawk holding a sword and a Thor’s hammer crossed over it’s chest. Two similar weapons were attached to a harness on his back and several silver throwing knives adorned his outfit. He struck quite a dashing picture if she did say so herself.

The girls came down the stairs all similarly dressed. They all wore white body suits covered with a silver and black tunic and cape similar to Xander’s. They wore black knee high boots and each had a hawk on their chest but each more suited to match the weapons and such they carried. Dawn had small crossbows attached to each wrist and two swords on her back. Willow had what looked like a mage staff in her hands and also had a sword and a mace, Buffy had two swords, throwing knifes, and what looked like wooded stakes. Each had a small set of angel wings on their back near their shoulder blades and a small circlet on their head with the wings and crossed swords.

Xander’s eyes opened in shock when Joyce smiled and said, “You know I use to love that comic book. It’s a shame the writer didn’t do more.” The girls were standing their doing very good imitations of fish along with Xander while Joyce chuckled. When the girls finally shook their heads and walked out the door.

Xander hung behind a bit and whispered, “I have it on good authority that the series will be started again in about two years. The creator has another twenty waiting but has to wait until they are old enough to deal with the publisher since the person handling the minor’s account past away shortly after the last issue came out and his guardians are not worthy of the job.” He said a bit sadly and followed the girls. Joyce watched them with a confused expression.

When she walked back into the house she saw where the girls had left the books on the counter and carefully put them back into their protective coverings. She smiled remembering reading them to Dawn. She thought about what Xander had said and wondered how he knew the information about the creator of the comics. Then she saw the symbol that they all wore. The wings with the crossed swords making an X. She blinked and thought to herself ‘He couldn’t be? Could he?’ She made up her mind to find out more and got on her computer to look up what she could find. She may not be a hacker or anything but she had learned how to research information online and put that to good use trying to unravel the puzzle Xander had set before her.

Mean while…………
Xander and the girls arrived at the school and Xander gave them the final part to the costume, a letter pin that represented a communicator similar to star trek. HAWK was not only short for Heaven’s Angels and the White Knight but was also the first letter of the names Xander had picked for the characters. The White Knight himself was named Hawkins, The redhead was Willa after his own Willow. The blond was Anise and the brunet was Kristina. Xander was further surprised that some of the others recognized the group.

Snyder looked in awe and broke out of his tyrant persona for a moment, “Harris where did you get such authentic HAWK costumes. Those books have been out of circulation for years.” He demanded showing his inner geek. The girls again where doing the fish thing in shock.

Xander sighed and addressed the principle and the few comic geeks awaiting the answer. “To tell you the truth, I made them myself. I have permission from the creator of the comics so don’t try to copy this or you will find his lawyers are most effective. Still the property of the creator and still contracted to Moran productions. The creator happens to be a minor so his Uncle has the family lawyers handling matters until he is read to take them over. By the way you may have heard of the firm, Navarra, Catania, and Bontade.” Snyder paled, “No I don’t think anyone would mess with that family.”

Warren couldn’t stand it any more and had to ask, “How are you so special that you know the creator of HAWK and are allowed to dress as the characters?” he demanded. Xander smiled, he had learned a lot about his Uncle since his death and knew that at least the Troll would know the name. “Well Warren, I happen to know the creator of HAWK very well and have known him all my life. As far as how I got permission to use HAWK…..my Uncle passed away a few years ago. He was the person managing the creator affairs until his passing. I happen to know the series is still being written and will be back in publication in about two years. Since his manager’s passing the creator of the books has been waiting until he is of legal age to handle his own accounts.”

One of the jocks managed to ask, “Who was this Uncle another drunk like your parents?” Xander’s eye flashed for a moment, “Careful what you say about Uncle Alec. The right people hear and you may disappear like those who killed him. My Uncle was Alexander Russo and I take insults to him very personal.” Xander said in a voice none had heard him use before. It was a dead serious sound that did not fit the jovial young man they thought they knew. Xander wasn’t surprised when several people gasp and the jock back peddled, “Sorry man, I didn’t know. I meant no harm by it Harris.”

Only a handful of people had witnessed any of this as the rest had been to far away or simply didn’t care. Snyder finally slipped back into troll mode and started ordering people around and getting them started. Surprisingly he didn’t give the Scooby Gang any more trouble than he did anyone else.

Soon the earlier tension was forgotten and Xander was giving the kids tips on scoring candy and only let them go to what he called the good houses. They were returning with the kids when the spell hit and their world went black.


The White Knight looked around trying to figure out where he was and what the situation he found himself in. He turned to find his Angels with him and smiled, “Willa, Anise, any ideas what is going on here?” he asked. The redhead, Willa looked around with bright green eyes, “Hawkins, it appears we are some where on Terra Prime. I feel a spell at work here. It seems the little ones are possessed by their costumes. I get the feeling there are real monsters here as well.” Anise nodded in agreement and had her weapons ready. The young brunet shook her head, “We have no contract here but I vote we find a way to end the possession of the kids. As for the monsters??? No contract then they are on their own. Most of our gear seems to be here but we seem to be lacking in our techno gear. We gota do this the old fashion way.” Kristina said.

Hawkins agreed, “Okay, Willa you and Kristina find a supply depot for the things to stop the possession. Anise and I will look for the local information port. Keep wary, try to stop but not kill we do not know who the bad guy is here. If you see an altercation you can stop then incapacitate both parties just to be safe, remember girls stun only until we solve this.” Willa checked their communicators. They could not reach their ship but they could contact each other. Once that was done they headed out to find their individual destinations.

The town was small so it was not long before Willa found a place called the Magic Box and figured they would see if it was the local supply depot for the components needed. It was a strange place. Most of the worlds they had been on had rows of shopping windows. You ask for what you want and wait while your creds are accessed and the robotic stocker brings the items forward. Anything else you replicate. They quickly found what they needed and began to work on the spell. When the store person asked if they were going to pay for those Kristina tossed her cred card on the counter and they continued on with their work while the startled store owner watched with a mix of worry and curiosity.

Hawkins and Anise found a building that appeared to be for education. They had to have an information port here. So far the rest of the town turned up nothing but ancient computer systems. Hawkins could feel Willa shudder when he checked in and told her they still used screens and keyboards with a mouse here. Those things had not been used on his own world for hundreds of years. Finally they walked into what must be a museum. It had walls of something he remembered had been called books. If he remembered correctly these books were used before computers to gain information.

Giles was cataloging his cards when he heard someone enter the library. “Oh dear lord, Xander, Buffy, what are you doing here? I thought you would be out with the children still.” He asked. Hawkins looked at him strangely, “Sir I do not know who you are talking about but I must ask if this museum has an information port. My partners and I are lost and this is our first time on Terra Prime. We are trying to assess the situation here. Willa was able to determine the children have been turned into their costumes. I must find an information point to retrieve the necessary data to stop this madness and see if there is a bounty we can collect when we get the one responsible.”

Giles was shocked but remembered the part about the costumes changing the kids and assumed his slayer and her friends where also under the spell. “Tell me your name and where your partners are now and I can help you with the information you seek.” Anise blinked, “You are not an AI? Are you some type of Symbiotic interface for the information port here?” she asked in fascination. Hawkins knew she would talk to the Terran for days if he did not fix it now.

“Information port guardian, I am the White Knight Hawkins, this is one of Heaven’s Angels Anise. Angel Willa, and Angle Kristina are currently looking for the local supply depot for what they require to end the spell or find the cause. I request access to your information port Authorization H.A.W.K. Confirm.” Hawkins said. Giles sighed, “First I am not a computer or and AI I am human and from the planet Earth. It appears as if you are in possession of two of my charges while your friends are in the other two. If we can get them here maybe we can figure this out together and then stop it.” He suggested.

Hawkins stepped back and thought for a moment, “I get that. Who are you though and what do you mean charges?” Giles smiled, “The one you call Anise is actually my Slayer named Buffy. You are in possession of her friend Xander, your other friends are in her sister and a girl named Willow who is best friends with Buffy and Xander. I am Rupert Giles of the Watchers Council. I watch the champion of light from this world called the Slayer.” He said.

Anise blinked, “Hawkins I have heard of this Slayer. It is an Ancient Terran myth of a human girl who has speed and strength beyond human norms. She is said to fight Demons on their world. If this world has a Slayer as it’s guardian then we must assist the Watcher in this matter.” She said as she tapped her communicator and called the other Angels to her location.

Mean while Hawkins turned to Giles, “Watcher Giles, My Angels and I will assist you. Until this matter is resolved HAWK is at your service. Can you tell me a bit about where we are. What year is it and what is that odd energy I feel in this place.”

Giles sighed, “Well Mr. Hawkins, The year is 1998 and this is Sunnydale California in the United States of America on the Planet known as Earth in the Milky Way Galaxy. The odd energy is coming from the hellmouth below you.” Hawkins blinked, “What kind of idiot build a school much less a town on a Hellmouth? We will do what we can here. I told the Angels to stun any participants in conflicts they came across as we do not know who is possessed or who is a true monster. I just hope none of our bounties are hiding here.”

Giles’s curiosity got the better of him while they awaited the others, “What can you tell me about yourself Mr. Hawkins?” Hawkins thought for a moment, “We are from another time and place. We are not human but humanoid. We are what you may call bounty hunters or police. We hunt criminals across time and space and bring them back to get the rewards offered for them. We have a 98% success rate due to letting a few free while we worked to prove their innocence and capture or kill those responsible. We are known for taking on the worst of the worst. Given the information you told us it explains why we can not access our ship thought I am curious to know how your charges know about us.” Hawkins said.

Willa and Kristina entered the library, “Did you find an information point?” Willa asked. Anise shook her head no. ”Willa it seems we are also possessing the bodied of four Earth Terran teenagers. It is the year 1998 and that is why the tech is ancient here. Were you able to find a supply depot and get the things needed?” Kristina answered, “We found a place called the Magic Box and they had what we needed. The Borg looked strangle at us and did not know what to do with the cred card. We did find out that the chaos energy is originating from another supply depot. I suggest we head there and see what we can discover.”

Hawkins agreed, “Watcher Giles would you like to accompany us. We could use you knowledge of this place and time.” Giles nodded and grabbed some weapons from his office and the cage. Willa looked curious, “You keep weapons in this museum and place of learning?” Ripper grinned, “Keeps teenagers in line and demons of the Hellmouth”. She started at ask but Hawkins cut her off. ”Later Willa we have a mission to do now.”

With that they all headed out to Ethan’s shop. Upon seeing the shop and realizing who was behind this Giles went into full Ripper mode. He turned to Hawkins, “I know who this is and I can handle him. I need you four to help keep anyone form getting hurt or killed while I finish this with Ethan. It’s personal in many ways.” Hawkins could understand that and nodded to his Angels. They headed out to separate sections of town and started stunning combatants everywhere.

Hawkins came upon a girl in a cat suit that was not possessed and seemed to know Xander. He was surprised that she looked more like Kristina then Kristina did at the moment. He stunned the dog like creature that was attacking her and asked her if she had some where safe to get to. He got a distress code from Kristina and headed that way. The girl followed him claiming she could help. When they got there a Pirate had Kristina trapped and for some reason her host body could not escape. He decked the Pirate and felt strangely good about it.

The both took off leaving the other girl to run after them when Anise called for help. They were not in their normal bodies and did not have their normal tech with them so the number of monsters facing Anise were worry some. Willa showed up at the same time as Hawkins, Kristina and the other girl. The other girl told them the blonde was a master Vamp and not possessed by a costume. Willa confirmed that all the little demons were children. Hawkins nodded to the girls and called out orders, “HAWK assemble. Heaven’s Angels remember the Barbas run. Attack formation HAWK take back.” With that they began to move. Spike was stunned to see the Whelp commanding things. Then he recognized the costumes and paled. He knew he heard the name Barbas before it was from one of the first issues. He knew what they were going to do and decided to run for it. Fire flew from Willa’s hands, Knives from Hawkins and Anise while Kristina held a shield over the kids. Spike ran out the back with a few char marks and a silver blessed dagger in his shoulder a few inches up from his heart. Seconds later Giles ended the spell.

The group gathered the kids and took them back to the school and headed to the library. Giles told them what happened but they each remembered. Not thinking Xander sat back and said, “Damn I got to get to writing this will make one hell of a twenty-fifth issue.” The rest of them looked at him strangle and he realized what he said. “Shit I said that out load didn’t I? I let you guys proof it before it gets published.” He said with a lopsided grin.

Cordy and Willow stared at him. Dawn said a simple, “Cool”. Buffy still didn’t get it but was working it out when Giles began cleaning his glasses, “Dear Lord you mean you wrote those? The last one came out three years ago you were still a child then.”

Xander sighed, “I was five when Uncle Alec saw me working on the first couple. He gave me some advice and encouragement. He hooked me up with some teachers who helped me develop my artistic skills and then became my manager. He set up a trust that my folks can’t touch ever that I get at eighteen. The lawyer worked it out with the publisher. The first ten are in limited production and when I turn eighteen I have a contract waiting for another ten. They are finished already. When the eleventh one is ready to hit stands the first ten will be republished in a graphic novel. There are possible movie deals, merchandise, animated series, etcetera. I will think on those and may allow a few after the next ten are published. I was thinking of something special for the twenty-fifth and I think Halloween is it. Sucked into another dimension. Facing overwhelming odds, they don’t know the area or what is available for resources, they are not in their right bodies and have none of their usual tech or even their ship. I think it will work and being that that issue will not be out for about seven years I don’t think anyone will connect it but a few Sunnydalers when people find out who wrote the series.”

Cordy started thinking about what that meant money wise fore Xander, “Xander do you know how much is in that trust now?” Xander smiled, “Half a mill plus interest for the last eight years not including the investments my lawyer is working in the mean time….umm…a lot.” He said with a smile. “Uncle Alec and the family lawyers are very good at making deals.”

“Why did you decide to stop publication after ten? Why not let your Uncle handle things and keep the series going?” Buffy asked. Willow winced as she remembered comforting Xander after Alec died. Xander sighed, “I use to go see Uncle Alec every summer. When I was thirteen I got papers personally delivered to me. They were from Uncle Alec’s Lawyers, my Lawyers I guess now. The told me that Uncle Alec left me everything set up in a trust at Navarra, Catania, and Bontade. Tony Bontade is our personal representative at the firm but any of the others will help in a pinch. I made arrangements to see Tony and he told me what had happened to Uncle Alec. Seemed someone made a mistake and hit the wrong Alexander Russo. They were supposed to take out Uncle Alec’s Grand Uncle who was head of the Russo family crime syndicate. Uncle Alec was not part of the syndicate just family in the normal way. Needless to say the persons responsible got what they deserved. The legal cause of death was an accident. Uncle Alexander apologized to me and offered to get me out of my parent’s house as he found that Uncle Alec was trying to gain custody of me. I told him I could handle Tony and to just leave things be.”

Giles didn’t know what else to do so he hugged the boy who was obviously hurting. Xander accepted the hug and asked,”Hey Giles what would you say if Uncle Alexander sent some martial arts instructor to train us. I don’t know about the girls but I got moves in my head from Hawkins that I didn’t know before and I think I need to do them a few times in practice before I try them in a fight. Buff I know you don’t want Dawnie out there with us but I thin she needs to train with us so she can protect herself at least.” They all agreed and finally called in a night.

Joyce found out that Xander had written the series and had him sign her copies which surprised and delighted the youth. He promised she would get first editions of every book before it came out from now on. Uncle Alexander sent out specialist to train the group and Xander was given a more in charge roll as his tactical mind planned the missions. After Halloween the group worked more like a team and Cordelia took over the role of Kristina while Dawn trained in research and communications. The group was surprised when Uncle Alexander sent a witch to train the group as well. Buffy, Xander and Cordy learned potions they could help make and defensive spells they could activate from a charmed object while Dawn and Willow soaked it all up like sponges.

Over the years bad guys came and bad guys fell. Glory, The Judge, Spike, The Mayor. They even felt bad when Snyder got eaten as he had laid off and been down right nice after hearing about Xander’s connections. Finally they battled the First and between HAWK and Angel’s group they managed to defeat it. They figured out away to not just activate Potential Slayers but to give them a choice. Willow and Dawn connected to every Potential in a Slayer Dream. They withdrew from anyone unstable and told them who and what they were. They then told them about the demons and gave them a choice. They also told them where to gather after saying yes. Those who wanted to become Slayers meet up at Buffy’s house over several months and Xander bought an old frat house that was turned into dorms. Uncle Alexander set up a Dojo that ended up training these gifted girls.

Xander published another thirty books in the series before retiring. After the twenty-fifth book he allowed the first ten to be made into a live move in which Cordy played Kristina. As promised Joyce got first editions of everything. Xander was doing public appearances and comic book conventions. After losing Tara, Willow turned to Xander and the two finally admitted they belonged together. They married at the age of twenty one and had their first child by twenty five. Buffy finally settled down with Tony Bontade’s son Topher and they had twin girls. Dawn finished college and worked with Giles at the new Council. Giles finally married Joyce who thanks to Xander survived a surgery to remove a tumor on her brain.

Cordy became one of the hottest new actresses in Hollywood and made her own money instead of marrying it. She was recently dating another up and comer named Nic who also played the voice of Hawkins on the animated TV show that came out a year after the movie, which won several awards.

All in all life continued, the world still turned, and they all lived long and prosperous lives.