ILLYRIAN
Druish Pervonian Wizard
This bit is PG 13.
There's mention of Harmony's wobbly bits, if you've got a good imagination its PG 15.
WILLOW'S SUN.
ANGEL : Let's go to work !.
Angel turned to face the demonic hordes that were charging at them. Illyria breathed in, she stared at the demon's, then she began to move towards them. Spike allowed his game face to take residence, he looked at Gunn, smiled, then they both joined in the march to their destinies.
As soon as Angel's sword touched a demon's sword there was a blinding flash that engulfed the alley.
When Spike, Gunn and Illyria came to, they were lying on their backs. All was quiet in the alley, the demons had gone, noises from the city floated in to their heads.
SPIKE : What just happened ?, where have they all gone ?. Where's Angel ?.
In the white room a lowly voice is heard above the deafening silence, it looked at the confused in the alley.
A SENIOR PARTNER : All is left to you now Angelus, show us what you do best. We put most of our power into that battle at Sunnydale, but some-one else stepped in and ended our plans. Then that damned slayer went and gave the amulet to that Spike, instead of keeping it for herself. That dear little witch brought about a power from the scythe that was unknown to us, and all those silly girl wannabe's became slayers. That put our plans into jeopardy, then that flamin' amulet released a power that destroyed all our forces, everything was gone. ( Fluid caught in its throat, desperately he tried to clear it. ) You were nearly wiped off the faces of the world, those that wanted your end, they have gone to an empty hell, where they'll kill each other, they all want to be the ruler. So then there was the we, we knew that we were weak, but we helped you end that stupid Circle of the Black Thorn. Then the we became me. I put the last of my power into making, into making you see the demons in the alley, I changed you from Angel to Angelus,....I have... given you....... Drusilla and Harmony...........they will stay...... at your side.....they will stay at...............they will.......................................
The white in the white room faded, it became a dull cream, then a light grey, then darker, a star began to shine through, more stars could be seen, then the room was gone.
Angelus stood and looked around, there was an old house in front of him, the garden was in need of help, a coat of paint to the house would have worked wonders.
The front door opened.
HARMONY : Hello bossy !
ANGELUS : Oh crap, suburban hell.
HARMONY : I finally got to be invited into the white room, at least I think that's where I was, anyway, some voice said you'd be here and that Dru and I were to be ready for you. They said that we'd have more than enough money to keep us for as long as we wanted. Dru and I looked around for a decent car for you, we settled for a nice car and made it a bit better, special glass, souped up stuff, the usual. As we got something for you we got some stuff for ourselves, I even got myself a ring with an embossed unicorns head on it. Oh the cars in the garage, we were told that you liked Wesley's spare crash hat, so we had the whole car sprayed that colour.
Angelus looked menacingly at Harmony, he pulled open the garage doors.
HARMONY : 'Course it may be dark green.
Angelus looked at the car, then at Harmony, she smiled. Angelus realised what he'd seen and quickly looked at the car.
DRUSILLA : What's up Angelus, not used to seeing me in jeans ?. Harm's idea, helps me blend into the crowd. We prepared a list of who to get to join us, we've done all sorts to this place, Harm even gave the back garden a going over.
HARM : I won't do that again. There I was a pulling out the weeds, and anything else I didn't like, there was a lad watching me from the row of houses behind us. I could see his eyes in the telescope, then it began to rain, and, my top became very see through, very quickly. I think he liked what he saw, 'cos his eye got bigger. Then he really copped an eyeful, I got my hand trapped in a rose bush and I changed faces. Before he could shout I was in his room, so I sired him, then staked him on their front lawn. I wonder if that lads folks found out that the burnt bit on their front lawn was from their son ?.
DRUSILLA : We've got tonights entertainment all planned. Harmony's going to be doing some exotic dancing, the doors will be locked by us, then when all eyes are on Harm we start killing them all, you know how I like a good massacre !.
ANGELUS : Let's leave a few of them, dead but not drunk, so to speak. Harm, if you hit them, you get to leave a calling card on them.
Spike, Gunn and Illyria helped each other up.
GUNN : I'm, going to need a bit more help.
Spike looked at him.
SPIKE : Why, where do you think your going ?, you haven't got the strength to move. I reckon that Illyria will go and get Wes, that means I'll have to carry you, don't know where though.
GUNN : The old hotel is near here, we could go there.
SPIKE : Angel's car should be near that Circle's place. We'll meet up in there, save you carrying Wes to far Bluey.
Soon enough they were in the hotel, Gunn was starting to feel the effcts of loosing to much blood.
GUNN : Can you stop this from hurting, Illyria ?.
ILLYRIA : Easy, I'll put another hole in you, you won't feel any pain from that one.
Gunn looked at Spike.
GUNN : Did she just make a funny at me ?.
Illyria put her hand on Gunn's gut, then the bleeding stopped.
ILLYRIA : Now what can we do for Wesley ?.
GUNN : Nothing, he's dead.
SPIKE : Can you make him live again, Illyria ?.
ILLYRIA : No, but you, your a vampire, can't you ?.
GUNN : I'll show you where the basement is, put Wesley down there. We'll see what we can do for Wes.
Spike went for a wander while Gunn and Illyria put Wes in the basement. When Gunn got back to the office he noticed a box with some girls clothes in it.
GUNN : Who put them there ?.
SPIKE : I did, why ?.
GUNN : They were Fred's clothes.
SPIKE : I'll give them back, well sort of. Hey Illyria, want to stop people looking at you, put these on.
GUNN : Are you going to try and bring Wes back ?.
SPIKE : Not sure, biting Wes, I mean he's a friend, did I just say that ?.
GUNN : There's another way to look at it.
SPIKE : What's that ?.
GUNN : Fancy telling Illyria that you aren't going to try and help her friend ?.
SPIKE : Hadn't thought of it like that, if Willow can give him a soul I will try.
Spike found Giles's phone number, then tried to call him. In a disguised voice.
SPIKE : 'Ear oi want fourcandles !.
GILES : I beg your pardon !, we don't sell forkhandles. This is a magic supplies shop, not a gardening supplies shop.
SPIKE : Yeah, great but oi want four candles.
GILES's : Oh, sorry sir, four candles, er, er what colour, hang on !, who is it ?.
In his normal voice
SPIKE : Sorry about that, I need to contact Willow and fast.
GILES : I heard you were back, you still at that place ?.
SPIKE : Nup, they kicked us out, seems we were killing to many of their mates. Illyria, Gunn and me are at the hotel again, Angels gone, and Wes may need Willows help.
GILES : Willow's here, I'll see if she wants to talk with you.
WILLOW : What is it ?.
SPIKE : Wesley got killed in a fight, I'll try and make the dead undead, but only if you can give him a soul.
WILLOW : I'll be able to give him a soul.
SPIKE : I'll try and bring him back to life, or undead, what-ever !, if I do it I'll call you back. He won't be overly full of life, what-ever, for a while, but I'll know straight away. If it works he'll be in the cage in the basement.
Fifteen minutes later Spike rang for Willow.
SPIKE : That surprised me, it worked !.
GILES : We'll be there tomorrow morning, we'll have back up.
At ten fortyfive the next morning. Dawn entered the hotel ringing a bell.
DAWN : Bring out the dead !, bring out the dead !.
SPIKE : There's three dead here.
GILES : Three, who's that ?.
SPIKE : Me, Wesley, and the ghost here, Cordelia.
XANDER : Spike, I'm so pleased to see you, have I ever said that I don't like you ?.
SPIKE : You may have let it slip once or twice.
Xander took notice of the girl walking towards him, she had blue on her face, blue in her hair and very vivid blue eyes.
ILLYRIA : Spike, if you want him dead, I will kill him before his next breath.
SPIKE : Thanks, but no, it's how he says hello to me, we're friends, just not on hugging terms yet, thankfully.
Illyria walked off.
GILES and DAWN : Could she really have killed Xander ?.
SPIKE : That was Illyria, she used to be the Hell Goddess Illyria, but I see her as Goddess Illyria, Goddess of the primordial, you believe her. Can't think why she'd help me though.
GUNN : She see's Wesley as a very good friend, you helped her friend.
SPIKE : That's a thought.
WILLOW : Tell us a bit more about her.
SPIKE : Remember how powerful Glory was ?.
WILLOW : You could say that.
SPIKE : Well Illyria kicked the crap out of her !. I don't want to push this on you, but can you help Wesley ?, the sooner you do, the sooner Illyria will see you as her friend.
The doors were savagely pushed open. Spike saw a figure in dark jeans a checked Flannelette work shirt and three red lines down her face.
DANA : Come here spike !.
Spike backed away, his hands behind his back, horror in his eyes.
DANA : Do you think he remebered me ?.
DAWN : Think so, I'd have thought he'd react a bit more though.
SPIKE : You two know each other ?.
DAWN : Of course, she's my slayer. I did think he'd react more !, he did have a thing for slayers.
SPIKE : Oi, Niblet !.
DAWN : And I thought it was a bit much how you kept going on about some bloke with blonde hair and a long black leather coat.
DANA : Dawn !. Mind you, I remember your sis telling me you used to have a crush on Spike.
Spike went to Dawn and smelt her hair, she pushed him away.
DANA : Didn't push very hard did she ?.
SPIKE : Must still like me.
DAWN : Stop it you two.
SPIKE : I was sure you'd be stuck in cloud cuckoo land.
DANA : Willow and Dawn got to me, what-ever it is, Willow's got it.
Willow came back from the basement.
WILLOW : That's done, what's next ?.
SPIKE : How's Wesley ?.
WESLEY : I'm fine, good, mind you I did have a lot of help, if I was any slower I'd have lost the battle scar. So Cordy, my thanks, and to you Spike. Willow, thank you. Illyria, I don't know how I can ever repay you enough, I'll try and be a better person to you from now.
WILLOW : What was that all about ?.
XANDER :: That's give us a kiss without all the mucking about.
WILLOW : Oh yeah.
XANDER : It must be hard to say kissy, kissy when you've got a stiff upper lip.
WESLEY : Wot say oi bounce 'im on the frog 'n' toad, old chap.
GILES : Jolly good idea, I say, cor lumme duck, be sure an' use 'is 'ose or 'eel like it.
WILLOW : What was that ?.
XANDER : If I understood that, I'd say they were having a go at me.
SPIKE : Well, Dawn's a watcher, she's intelligent, ask her.
DAWN : Keep me out of it !, if you want to know what they said, look it up in the Goons dictionary.
TO BE CONTINUED
WILLOW'S SUN
This bit is PG 13
There is mention of actual physical contact between Buffy and Whistler, in front of her ' husband ' !.
Giles unlocked the doors to the old supermarket. In just three months the place had been converted to a museum, a bookshop and a magical supplies shop. Xander had built a false wall at the front and made it look like it was built with limestone blocks, it also gave an entrance for each shop.
WILLOW : So Giles, is this place ready to open ?.
GILES : Basically, the museum needs a few more exhibits, the bookshop could do with some more books, but the magic shop is ready to go.
XANDER : So, was that a yes ?.
WILLOW : Won't Vi be getting here soon, with a couple of slayers ?.
GILES : She was meant to be here yesterday, either of you two want to do their training ?.
XANDER : Oh yes please !, then you can do the ESP tests on the girl that's booked in today.
WILLOW : Good thing we're not rushed yet .
The three of them went into their respective sections, Xander was looking after the museum so he went into the magic shop, Giles was looking after the magical supplies so he went into the museum, that left poor Willow, she went into the bookshop. They all began to do some intensive studying, Giles carefully examined each greasy fingerprint on every glass cover over the non-existent exhibits. Xander meticulously counted the knot holes in the wooden shelves. Willow began cataloguing the letter 'e's in each book title.
Some-one came into the Magic shop, Xander realising that he was not alone went to the person. Of course when approaching the person he knew that he'd done the thing he should never have done, he forgot how many knot holes he'd counted.
XANDER : Bugger-rin-nell !. Sorry, that wasn't about you !.
CYNTHIA : I'm here for some ESP tests, my college sent me, some problem about me answering all the questions.
XANDER : It's been a long day.
He looked at his watch.
XANDER : All twenty minutes of it !. I'm Xander, Giles will be doing the tests, come on, we'll try and find him.
They walked into the bookshop, Willow was fervently counting and trying to stay awake.
XANDER : This is Willow, believe it or not she works here, and don't worry about her eyes, she doesn't always look like the bug eyed monster from hell.
CYNTHIA : Looks like you've been counting the bricks on the wall.
WILLOW : Now why didn't I think of that !.
XANDER : Cynthia is here to do the tests. I'll go and get Giles.
WILLOW : Must be time for a cuppa, do you want one ?.
Giles had gone and made sure the ESP rooms were ready, he went to get Cynthia, then took her to the rooms.
Willow carried on the vitally important task of cataloguing the letter 'e's.
Twenty minutes later Xander sidled up behind her.
XANDER : You really know what your doing Will.
WILLOW : Yes, of course I do.
XANDER : Glad about that, now if Giles were here, he'd start to panic.
WILLOW : Why's that ?.
XANDER : Just the way your ignoring those customers !.
WILLOW : Customers !, we've got customers !, Ooh.
Willow went over to them.
WILLOW : Can I help you ?.
VI : Don't seem so, we've been here three minutes and you haven't even offered me a biccy.
WILLOW : Great to see you, how've you been, why weren't you here earlier ?.
VI : Why, what did I miss ?.
WILLOW : Oh, the paint on that wall nearly dried !.
VI : Well this'll help, I've got two slayers with me. This is Susan and this is Cherry.
Willow had put the kettle on again, silly water had gone cold.
GILES : Excuse me Wi...., Vi, hello, you are the slayers Cherry and Susan ?.
Willow, I've done the tests but Cynthia is a bit unsure about the hypnotism, can you come and show her it's okay ?.
The four of them went into the back rooms, Willow sat in the comfy chair and tried not to fall asleep. Giles slowly and carefully put her into an hypnotic trance.
GILES : Now Willow, I want you to go back to when you were fourteen years old. What do you see.
WILLOW : All is dark.
GILES : How long has it been dark ?.
WILLOW : Since I was last me.
GILES :The last time that it was light, what happened to you ?.
WILLOW : I became me, those animals were trying to rule, so we decided to stop them, we found a girl and we gave her the spirit of one of them.
GILES : What happened to you ?.
WILLOW : I left me there, to be her friend, I wait until I am needed.
GILES : Xander, get the others here, and fast.
Xander went into Giles's office, called the hotel and left a message, then went back.
XANDER : Okay, what did I miss ?.
GILES : I waited for you to get back.
The door opened and in walked Dawn, looking very puzzled.
DAWN : I'm on my way to work, I open the door to get a magazine from the shop and I'm here.
GILES : You live near here now ?.
DAWN : No, I still live in Italy, um, how come Willow is floating ?.
Giles turned around.
GILES : Who are you ?, why ?
WILLOW : I am Willow, she is here, she who was anothers energy, she is now my energy.
GILES : It is important for us to know the all, so that we may be of help to you.
WILLOW : I am me, I have always been me. Those animals, you know them as demons, the girl who fights them, I have called her the vampire slayer, she is my Chosen One. For every-one of them, part of me will watch over her, we will be the guardian, others will come and go but I will always be. When the one known as Buffy came to Sunnydale I entered your Willow's body. Tara saw the me, your friends Giles, they saw me, but they were afraid.
GILES : So when another slayer is called, you will be with her ?.
WILLOW : Both new slayers will come here, I will not leave your Buffy, I will stay to the end in this dimension.
GILES : How many other dimensions are there ?.
WILLOW : There are only two dimensions left to do, this one and another.
Giles brought Willow out from her hypnotic state.
GILES : See Cynthia, not a problem.
WILLOW : I am not ready to be me yet, I will be the Willow you know, but first your questions of Cynthia, all is coming to being, Cynthia is the fifth vampire slayer to be here, another will be here soon, the seventh when she is needed.
It was almost six thirty when the others arrived. Cordy was first, but only as she walked through the walls.
GUNN : Dana will be a minute, Spike let her drive !.
SPIKE : Few new faces here.
VI : That's a voice I haven't heard for a long time.
SPIKE : Vi !, your right it has been a while.
CHERRY : Vi, your friends with Spike ?.
VI: The first vampire I saw, the first to help my training, I was afraid of him.
CHERRY : You were afraid of a vampire ?
WILLOW : How many have you killed Cherry ?, Susan ?, Cynthia hasn't.
Spike leapt at Cynthia, arms raised high, changing to a vampire as he dove forward, roughly he grabbed her left arm at the elbow and her hair, his left knee swung under her waist and pulled her down onto it, he puckered up and kissed her exposed neck. He stood back and smiled, his game face fading.
GILES : You see Cynthia, my training will now be understandable.
CHERRY : It was a classic attack pose though, what could you have done ?.
SPIKE : It's a classic for a reason. How could you defend yourself with two broken collar bones ?. If attacked like that, your instincts would be to look at my hands then go for my head. Have you ever studied slayers fighting techniques Cherry ?, I doubt it as if you had you'd have stood between me and Cynthia. Vi only moved when Willow whispered to her.
GILES : Could she have made herself less vulnerable ?.
DANA : If she was aware of a vampire, she wouldn't have stood like that.
SPIKE : So Cherry, Cynthia, Susan. If you didn't know me as a nice person. Pardon, bad cough you've got Xander !. How could the attack have been stopped ?.
Silence.
XANDER : You've got your work here Giles !.
SPIKE : As soon as I would have entered the room, the new ones should have been protected and I should have been confronted, if not killed.
WILLOW : If I didn't know better I'd say that Spike was paid to say that.
DAWN : I've got a question, why is Spike alive ?.
WILLOW : Ever heard of the Shan Shu prophecy ?. Spike was chosen to wear the amulet, he had to complete a task which he did, that meant he would become whole. So Spike, noticed the lines on your forehead ?, or the pulse ?, you'll get to see your reflection soon.
SPIKE : A pressie from the PTB eh ?.
WILLOW : No, it's from Gregor's boss, see, Wesley was wanted for the upcoming end, the higher being tried to find a way to bring him back, but you stepped in and did it, so you are being made human, again. But because of what you've done you'll appear as a vampire. Only, there is a condition.
SPIKE : What's that ?.
WILLOW : Please, no poetry this time.
Giles noticed the girl by the door.
GILES : Willow,as an immortal guardian, do you know the name of the guardian that Buffy met ?.
WILLOW : Yes, why ?.
GILES : Ever told Buffy ?.
WILLOW : Not yet, but when I meet her I will.
GILES : When you meet her ?.
WILLOW : Yes ! when I meet her !.
Giles smiled.
GILES : So turn around.
Willow span to look behing her.
WILLOW : BUFFY !
As the girls were hugging Buffy.
XANDER : Remember how you dated a vampire with a soul Buffy ?, then another one, well the other one is being made human again, ooh, if you dated Cordy, Illyria and Willow you'd have a winning hand at any poker game !.
BUFFY : Sorry Xander, I can't do that anymore, you see Andrew and I just got married !.
Silence filled the room.
ANDREW : She didn't even hold my hand when she told you, I don't know. Still, it's as good as a slice of lemon.
XANDER : What do you mean by that ?.
BUFFY : Lemon'll take the smile off your face.
DAWN : Er, Buffy, who is that ?.
Buffy looked behind her.
BUFFY : Whistler ?. What are you doing here ?.
Buffy walks to him, links arms with him and escorts him closer to the group.
BUFFY : Whistler is an immortal, a demon, he must be a good one though, he is a messenger to the PTB. Just don't be put off by his clothes.
WHISTLER : Don't stop, you were starting to make me sound like a nice guy, except for the clothes thing.
BUFFY : He was the one who told me how to stop that, Alfalfa ? er Giles.
GILES : Acathla.
BUFFY : Thanks, well I was close, got to be worth a shrug, or a hmm.
GILES : Hmm ?.
XANDER : So he's a nice guy !.
DAWN : What's he here for ?.
WHISTLER : To ask Willow a few questions. Have you told Spike ?.
WILLOW : Yep !.
WHISTLER : Do they know about you ?.
WILLOW : Yep.
WHISTLER : Have you told them who this is for ?.
WILLOW : Well, two out of three ain't bad.
WHISTLER : You'd better tell them then.
And he left.
WILLOW : Right then, Gunn I'm sorry to tell you this, but a bit of Jasmine is in you, so go and sit on the couch. Giles, normally being that a watcher is a human thing, you'd be in this, but you are chosen. Please join Gunn. Andrew, you were part of the trio, controlled by the first, and a pain in the part of Buffy that she does let others see. Please go and sit down. Xander, you've helped most here when you could, go and stand by the window. Vampires, vampire slayers sorry, go and sit down. Dear sweet little me, I've only ever done one thing wrong and that was to help those in pain, so just a little indiscretion.
She shrugged her shoulders.
WILLOW : Spike, stop playing with Andrews neck !.
Spike grinned, although Andrew wasn't overly keen.
WILLOW : Illyria, you've been very quiet, and I feel that you don't expect this to be about you, so can you please join Wesley and Spike. Dawn, it isn't you, Cordelia you've done a lot, helped where you could, even taken to being a part demon to help. This isn't about you. Nearly every-one has been evil, controlled by the evil or is chosen, except for one, Xander.
XANDER : Hey, wow, don't put this on me !.
WILLOW : Why not ?. Your just a plain normal human being, you've helped most of us at one time or another, that's the thing really and because your human. It's your kind we want to make this world safer for.
GILES : Well, considering what Willow just said, Xander owes us, I think he should show a bit of that gratitude now and make us all a drink.
TO BE CONTINUED
WILLOW'S SUN
The Hooded Man
Illyria walked up to Buffy.
ILLYRIA : You are the one that Wesley and Spike speak of, yet you are like the rest of your breed, what have you done that is so special ?.
BUFFY : I managed to kill about a thousand vampires, about forty five other demons, an upper level demon, I helped stop several apocalpses, a force of evil, I even defeated a Hell Goddess once, oh, I hope she wasn't a friend of yours !.
ILLYRIA : What was her name ?.
BUFFY : Glorificus.
ILLYRIA : Glory is dead !, that's why I couldn't find her !.
BUFFY : U-oh !.
ILLYRIA : I sent her here, my friend Baaliitus and I, with our armies of two million demons fought her. I came here, but my army had died and no-where was there evidence of her !. Now I find that you killed her !.
BUFFY : It wasn't me who actually killed her, I died to stop her getting back, and it was Giles who killed her.
Illyria let out a shrill cry of joy which had every-one covering their ears. When the eardrum shattering scream had died away Giles went to Buffy.
GILES : What is going on Buffy ?.
BUFFY : Illyria, this is Giles.
Illyria threw her arms around Giles and gratefully hugged him. Illyria turned to Buffy, smiled, threw her arms around Buffy, then they disappeared !.
Giles looked around the room.
GILES : Where did they go ?.
Illyria and Buffy appeared on the other side of the room.
BUFFY : Wow, that was great, can we do that again ?.
And they were gone, they appeared where they started from.
BUFFY : Back again !.
Illyria and Buffy danced around, and around. All the pent up emotions stored in Buffy were let out, they mixed with Illyria's cries of joy.
When they eventually stopped Giles went up to them.
GILES : What was that for ?.
BUFFY : Illyria, the Goddess, she came to this world to kill the one she sent here, Glory !. She thought that she had failed, she just found out that we killed Glory.
Illyria hugged Giles again.
GILES : Oh, yes, umm, umm, good on me. Just in case the rest of you missed any of that, don't worry. I'm sure I'll remind you of it from time to time.
The next morning, Giles went to make himself a cup of tea, he looked at the clock, seven fifteen.
GUNN : Morning Giles.
GILES : Gunn !, morning, what brings you here at this time ?, I didn't think anybody else would be here.
GUNN : I was volunteered, we've got a problem.
GILES : If I can help, I will, what's wrong.
GUNN : We're going to have money problems soon, we thought that we'd get Angel Investigation going again, we've found some business cards, letterheads, blank invoices, thing is we may need some others to help us sometimes, Spike and Wesley said that if we help with the slayers training, maybe you could let them help us.
GILES : That sounds workable, there's more coming here, plus they'd get on the job training, so yes, a workable idea.
GUNN : We've got a case to do, but it's more of a favour. A Chinese take-away we use, some-one's cheque bounced. Spike and Illyria are on it at the moment.
The person Spike and Illyria were following wore a large coat with a hood.
ILLYRIA : I'm bored and cold, this one seems to be walking around and around in circles, can't we just ask him then go back ?.
SPIKE : 'Tis a bit boring this, my fault, I think this being in the sunlight is a bit of a novelty.
ILLYRIA : I'll let you ask the questions then.
SPIKE : OI ! You, you with the hood ! That was the discreet approach Iyyria.
The figure turned around,
???? : What ?. Oh !, it's you.
ILLYRIA : You know him Spike ?.
SPIKE : Know him ?, I can't see who it is. Oi !, take off your hood.
Spikes jaw nearly hit the ground !.
SPIKE : Bloody 'ell, Clem !, what you bin doin' ?.
CLEM : Hi-ya Spike, like most the others, I got out of Sunnydale just before it went all cufluey down there. They said some earthquake hit the place. So I came here I've had to make new friends.
SPIKE : It wasn't an earthquake, I did it. If you want to come back with us.
ILLYRIA : You recognise him ?.
SPIKE : We go back a bit. Clem, meet the Goddess Illyria.
CLEM : A Goddess !, wow.
SPIKE : Come and meet the old crowd, might even get some work for you, when we get some our selves.
ILLYRIA : You mean at Angel Investigations ?.
CLEM : I haven't heard that name for a while.
SPIKE : That's a thought I'll ask Willow about him, she'll know. From what I've been told she started the slayer line, or one of her.
CLEM : I'm guessing she's old then ?.
ILLYRIA : Not as old as me, I used to get food from this world.
CLEM : What food would you have got from here ?.
ILLYRIA : Some big dumb animals, we would feast on them after we'd won a battle.
Spike and Clem looked at each other in amazement
SPIKE : That explains the dinosaurs then !.
CLEM : I've just noticed something else.
ILLYRIA : What ?.
CLEM : It's daytime, how come Spikes in the sunlight ?.
ILLYRIA : As Gunn says, Spikies a real boy now. Come with us, meet the others.
Back at the hotel Spike opened the doors, seeing Dawn.
SPIKE : Hey Dawn, look who we found.
Dawn looked up from what she was doing.
DAWN : CLEM !!.
Buffy asked him to put on a show for the other slayers, but Vi was ready for it this time.
THE ROGUE VAMPIRE
It was seven thirty at night, Stewart was looking out the window into the darkness. He tried to remember what he had done at the bar, but he was unable to, he kept being reminded of those weird people from last night.
He knew that now he was hungry, he had tried to make himself presentable but nothing was going right, he couldn't see himself in the mirror, so the three day stubble stayed, his necklace with a cross kept burning him so that was removed, he couldn't find the cologne so bits of his neighbours Lavender bush was used for smelly stuff.
He went out, heading for the take-away, he noticed a pair of young women in front of him, his impulses made him go for them. He had a choice of which first, the blonde or the red head. As he got close to them he opted for the classic attack pose then growled.
BUFFY : Oh good, something to kill !. This is going to be a good night.
STEWART : But, your meant to be scared of me !.
WILLOW : Why ?, your only a vampire, and a stupid one at that.
BUFFY : I'm a vampire slayer !.
STEWART : What's that ?.
BUFFY : My dear little boy.
WILLOW : Ooh, ooh, that's what Darla said.
BUFFY : I always wanted to say that.
WILLOW : Good for Darla then !.
BUFFY : Damn, now I'm in a good mood.
WILLOW : We could take him with us.
BUFFY : To the hotel ?.
WILLOW : Why not ?.
STEWART : Excuse me, what are you two on about ?.
BUFFY : We're going to take you back to our hotel.
STEWART : What if I don't want to go there ?.
WILLOW : There's others you could bite !.
STEWART : That sounds good, okay then.
BUFFY : Do we tie him up and drag him ?, pin his arms behind his back ?.
WILLOW : Well, first we'd need to catch up with him.
BUFFY : What !, oh, come on then.
WILLOW : Wait for us !, don't go in with out us !
STEWART : Why not ?.
BUFFY : They'll kill you.
STEWART : Another good reason.
WILLOW : Not going for a quiet walk with you again Buffy.
Buffy and Willow entered the hotel, closely followed by Stewart. Spike was sat on a couch talking to Illyria, he looked up at them.
SPIKE : You know there's a vampire behind you Will' ?.
BUFFY : He was told about me being a vampire slayer, but he'd never heard of one. I blame the watchers council for not doing enough advertising.
WILLOW : he knows that he is a vampire but he's not to up on the rest.
SPIKE : You are going to convert him aren't you ?.
BUFFY : Probably.
Spike approached Stewart.
SPIKE : Right then, you don't get a reflection, no pulse, your body is cold, a cross will burn you, sunlight is very bad for you.
STEWART : I recognise a few of those things, how come you know that ?.
SPIKE : I was a vampire, sired by Drusilla.
STEWART : I know that name, that was one of those weird folk from last night, maybe it was she who made me like this then. What was the others names now ?, that's it, Harm and Angelus.
WHISTLER : Oh dear.
GILES : WHAT !, wh, where did you come from ?.
BUFFY : Whistler !.
GILES : A-ha, the good demon !.
WHISTLER : I was hoping that Angel hadn't become Angelus again. The problem is that when the amulet was activated, it destroyed those Turok-Hans, it got many demon rulers and it got the devil. As Angelus is back he is able to take the devils place, mind you, if no-one tells him he's the devil, hopefully he won't know.
TO BE CONTINUED
Willow's Sun.
Wesley was showing Giles the restaurant, there is another room that we've decided to have done up for Medieval Banquets.
GILES : When your ready to try it out, let me know, I like the idea of one of them, it could be fun.
WESLEY : Should be ready in two weeks.
GILES : You've got a booking then !. I'll let every-one know.
Illyria asked what a Medieval Banquet was, fairly soon she was the centre of attention, some of the girls were explaining the choice of fashions, methods of eating, even how to burp politely. Willow let a rip-snorter go, every-one glared at her, except Illyria, she smiled.
WILLOW : But that's not the way to do it.
Willow attempted to smile at them.
WILLOW : Oops !.
Buffy forced a grin for Willow's benefit then wandered off to the museum's storeroom. She was surprised at the amount of dust in there, as she made her way to the back of the room she became aware of another person in the room.
BUFFY : Show yourself.
GREGOR : I am here as a friend this time.
A lone figure moved out of the shadows.
BUFFY : But your dead, I saw Glory kill you !.
GREGOR : Sorry, I didn't realise only you are allowed to come back from the dead.
BUFFY : I've only died a few times.
GREGOR : And I've only died six or seven times.
BUFFY : That's harsh, why did you go for the job ?.
GREGOR : The fringe benefits, immortality, being seen as a good guy.
BUFFY : Hmm, okay, so what are you here for ?.
GREGOR : I'm here to get the sword that belongs to Orlando.
BUFFY : Oh, we've got a medieval dinner soon, I was hoping to use it.
GREGOR : That's ok, we've got one ready for you.
Buffy was about to ask another question when the door opened and in walked Willow. Gregor saw Willow and knelt and bowed to her.
WILLOW : Not in front of the hired help Gregor, dearest.
Buffy stood and stared at them, trying to understand them.
WILLOW : Have you told her yet dear ?.
BUFFY : Has he told me what ?. Should Giles hear this ?.
GREGOR : Should Giles hear this ?.
WILLOW : Well, he does have a better memory.
Buffy led the way to Giles, occasionally looking at them.
WILLOW : Giles, do you remember Gregor ?.
GILES : He's a friend now ?.
WILLOW : Last time Gregor was trying to stop Glory using the key, so were we, just in different ways.
GREGOR : It was because of Willow that we didn't attack in force.
BUFFY : Er Giles, I think these two have known each other a long time.
GREGOR : Buffy, I'll get you your sword and your uniform. I should explain this, when you died Willow is said to have brought you back. She didn't, she only asked for you. You had been at rest for a hundred and forty seven of the hundred and fifty days. You thought that you were in heaven, you were. Thing is it was my boss who allowed you to come back. You like all the slayers will be immortal. You have done much that we are grateful for.
GILES : I'm glad she'll be ok when she's dead, did I just say that ?,
WILLOW : There you go Giles.
GILES : Huh, what ?.
WILLOW : Thanked by Illyria and Gregor !.
GILES : So Gregor, are you saying that Buffy will be a Knight when she dies ?.
GREGOR : Maybe even like me, but an immortal at least.
GILES : Would there be any chance of me having one of the uniforms for the museum ?.
GREGOR : You already have the most sought after and most valuable thing in the world, admittedly it is in its first form, but from what Willow tells me, it'll soon take it's second form.
GILES : What is it ?.
WILLOW : I'll tell you when the time is near.
During the afternoon Giles seemed to be in a good mood, he even sang to himself. Every-one behind the doors played name that tune, until he was disturbed by Dawn and Dana.
DAWN : I'm making a list of who's going as what to the banquet, but your not down here yet ?. Buffy said she's going as a Knight of Byzantium.
GILES : I'll be going as the Kings Scribe, what about you two ?.
DANA : We're waiting to see what every-one else is going as first.
As they went away Willow saw them.
WILLOW : What are you two so happy about ?.
DAWN : Giles just told us what he's going to the do as, we're going to pretend to be his daughters, only we're going to wear old, badly fitting clothes.
As the days past the girls talk about the do became more and more frequent. The blokes got their costumes and promptly forgot about them. That was all well and good, but an hour before the do as the girls were making their final touches the guys were starting to panic, finding socks that weren't black, dark brown or blue, they even went hunting in the depths of their sock draws a place they'd only been once before. Putting vast amounts of smelly stuff to take away the bad smell of the socks. In the foyer the girls congratulated each other on their costumes, the guys looked at each other, saying 'yup', and 'spose its alright' !. Spike on the other hand was getting into the swing of things.
GILES : Spike !, ha !, your a preacher ! you've come as a preacher !.
Quick as a flash Spike responded, becoming a vampire.
SPIKE : So !, problem !.
He put on his best game face and knowingly looked at Giles's neck. A startled Giles stepped back. Spike changed faces and grinned.
Willow, dressed as a Magician, went up to Buffy.
BUFFY : Oh my god, look at those !. Where did they come from ?.
Willow looked at where Buffy was pointing, but only saw her cleavage. As smiles go, hers wasn't very pleasant.
SPIKE : Say Xander, what sort of things would a preacher say ?
XANDER : Try, 'Bless you my child' or 'Thank you my child'.
Buffy was still laughing when she bumped into Spike.
SPIKE : What is it now, slayer ?.
XANDER : Spike, that should be, 'Yes my child, what is it' ?.
Xander suddenly realised he needed to talk to some-one else.
SPIKE : What are you so happy about ?.
BUFFY : I just got Willow !.
SPIKE : Yeah, I just got Giles. Tell you what, how about we put five dollars in the kitty for every-one we get ?.
BUFFY : Sounds good, but who should we give the money to ?.
SPIKE : Well I treated Harmony very badly, we should give the money to her.
BUFFY : Yes that wo...Hang on !.
SPIKE : That's ten dollars for me. We'll give the money to a childrens hospital.
Spike called Willow over to them.
SPIKE : Did you hear that ?, I just asked Buffy to be my girlfriend for the next two weeks, and she said yes !.
WILLOW : What, Buffy, no !, why, why did you say that ?, no !, Buffy no.
SPIKE : Excuse me Buffy, how do you spell Willow, is it s u c k e r ?.
WILLOW : As your guardian Buffy, I'm ordering you to kill him.
Spike happily leant forward and planted a big kiss on Willows lips !.
BUFFY : I wish I had a camera, a photo of Willow kissing Spike, I could sell that loads of times 'round here !.
WILLOW : He kissed me !, I didn't kiss him !.
BUFFY : And another one for me !.
SPIKE : Yep , I like that one.
They both left Willow by herself.
WILLOW : There's never a vengeance demon around when you want one.
TO BE CONTINUED
Willow turned then went back to Dawn and Dana.
Willow : Before I was so rudely interrupted, I was about to say that you two look like you've just come off the set of 'Mary Poppins'.
Dawn gazed at Willow.
DAWN : We're the Kings Scribes daughters !, only he doesn't know it yet, but he definitely will.
Dawn and Dana smiled mischieviously.
The head waiter entered the foyer.
HEAD WAITER : Will you please be seated.
Even though their seating position had been pre-sorted there was still the usual disorganisation. As soon as they majority of them had sat down, the waitresses began to bring out the tankards of frothy beer.
As Giles approached his seat he was distracted by two scruffy girls
DAWN : Can we talk with you daddy dearest ?.
It was at that point Giles realised he had been set-up.
Xander sat down, he was excited, he was full of anticipation for the evening. A waitress put a tankard in front of him.
XANDER : Bit frothy isn't it ?.
WAITRESS : That's out of our control, you do know how it gets frothy don't you ?.
XANDER :No, but do tell me.
WAITRESS : We've got a big old tub out the back, it's got four pigs in it, with their food just out of reach. If you want to get a big visual responce from some-one, just wait until they've had a few.
XANDER : Why's that ?.
WAITRESS : A few beers will loosen them up a bit, then casually mention that the pigs were on a three day no food diet because they had diarrhoea.
Xanders gaze was averted by a figure being taken to the stage.
WAITRESS : Now him, he looks weird, he makes Clem and Illyria look normal.
COMPERE : To begin tonights entertainment, this er, person will sing a few songs for you, this isn't the name he normally uses but there are some of you that may recognise him. His name is Krevlorneswath of the Deathwok Clan.
The smartly dressed Wesley, he was meant to be a Book Seller had tempted the compere with money to put a microphone near the flamboyantly dressed Gunn. It seems that Wesley wanted to know if Gunn knew the words to the Motown hits. As it was Gunn did know most of the words, even though his tone was off key.
After Lorne had finished his few numbers he went and sat next to Cordelia.
LORNE : This place is starting to cook !, but this place, it has a weird vibe. But your all in costume, thats great !, mind you that girl over there sticks out like a sore thumb, who's she meant to be ?.
CORDY : That's miss Buffy, that isn't a costume, she's been told that's what she'll wear after she's dead.
LORNE : Yeah, who told her that one ?.
CORDY : Another immortal.
LORNE : Oh !
The compere moved to the stage again.
COMPERE : Will the magician please come to the stage !.
Willow stood up, after delicately wiping her mouth clean, on her sleeve. She also tried to hide the beer stain at the top of her dress, it seems that some-one had given her a tankard with an extra hole near the rim. She made her way to the stage.
WILLOW : For my first trick I will make this walking stick change to a worm, it should have been a snake but they give me the hebe-geebies.
She pressed a button on the floor, a cloud of white smoke arose and Willow stood there with a worm in her hand. She held the worm for all to see.
WILLOW : I guess size does matter !.
There was no reaction.
WILLOW : For my next trick I will need some-one who doesn't believe in magic. Ah, the Preacher, perfect. A big hand for the Preacher.
The preacher muttered a few obsenities, then made his way to the stage. Willow announced that she would be levitating the Preacher, how-ever the Preacher wasn't to impressed with the idea of floating, so he motioned politely towards some-one else.
SPIKE : Oi you !, you, ya scruffy cow !.
Dawn looked at the Kings Scribe.
DAWN : Oh daddy dearest, is it alright ?.
GILES : Your going to regret this.
Dawn made her way to the stage.
WILLOW : The dear little Preacher.
SPIKE : Hey, less of the little !.
Willow grinned.
WILLOW : The dear Preacher will make sure there is no trickery.
As Dawn walked on to the stage she began to rise until she was a foot of the stage. Willow leant towards Spike, saying that was way to easy.
WILLOW : I will now open this book to what page numbers you call out.
XANDER : Number fifty four !.
WILLOW : Is that your favourite number ?.
XANDER : Nope, it's eleven and a half.
The book opened to page fifty four.
SPIKE : That was a bit quick !.
WILLOW : It was, Illyria said Dawn's energy is changing, I didn't realise it has changed, seems she full of energy I can use.
SPIKE : That explains that then, when you levitated Dawn, you need to concentrate hard on what you are doing, it's the control thing again. When Dawn was coming on to the stage parts of the stage were moving.
Give it rest for now, get Giles to call a meeting for tomorrow, in the car park.
The next afternoon in the car park.
All the seats were filled, there was much anticipation as to why they were there, and what the stretch limo was for.
GILES : You were all requested to be here, as Willow's power is getting more noticeable she thought that you should be aware of what she can do now. Willow ?.
WILLOW : As some of you may have noticed I am more powerful now, Illyria, Spike. This is partly due to Dawn. It wasn't that long ago that I would be seen as powerful by spinning a pencil, now.
She turns around, the car lifts of the ground and begins to roll, side over side.
WILLOW : As you can see, I'm able to do more. There is another reason why you are all here, while we have been organising ourselves the evil was watching us. Waiting for us to make a move against them. My many forces were attacking them from behind, so to speak. The evil has just realised what is happening, we are in the last few days, the end is close. People, in case your wondering what the plural of apocalypse is, don't. That is only the name for a battle, this is it, the end is here, a new beginning will happen.
BUFFY : I'm reminded of something that Principal Wood said of her. 'remind me not to piss her off'.
TO BE CONTINUED
Willow's Sun.
In Every Generation.
Buffy had told Giles about a problem that needed dealing with, several groupings of vampires were beginning to take command in various cities through out the world, she asked him to organise who should deal with them. Giles arranged a meeting for Andrew, him, Dawn, Buffy and Willow. During the meeting Giles asked where the information had come from.
BUFFY : It was Willow who told me, why ?.
GILES : I would like to know, that's all.
WILLOW : It was Gregor that told me.
GILES : Who told Gregor ?.
WILLOW : Why not ask Gregor ?.
GREGOR : I agree, why not ask me.
GILES : Sorry, I didn't know you'd be here, so who told you.
GREGOR : One of the look-outs. I believe it was Molly.
GILES : I don't think I know a Molly.
GREGOR : She is an immortal Demon Hunter, come to think of it you've all met her, Giles, you brought her from England, you called her a potential. It was because of her recommendations that the amulet was sent for Spike to use.
GILES : So, would she have become a vampire slayer.
WILLOW : No, she was already a demon hunter, one of those known as a Merry Maiden.
GILES : Right, but getting back to the matter at hand. These vampires, where are they ?, how many are there ?, who started them ?.
GREGOR : These groups have kept a low profile, turning not killing, there is about thirty in each place, they were started by Angelus, Drusilla and Harm.
BUFFY : We can cope with the nests in London, Paris and Sydney and maybe those in New York, but we are going to need some help getting to Australia.
Gregor turned and looked at Willow, silently.
GREGOR : As you wish. The Riders can take you, or one of the Goddesses will send you.
DAWN : The Goddesses ?. How many are there ?
GREGOR : Six aren't there ?.
WILLOW : There are five in this dimension, the sixth waits in another dimension.
DAWN : What is she waiting for ?.
WILLOW : When the time is right, she will guard the entrance to hell.
BUFFY : But we've already stopped hell.
GREGOR : No, you only went to one of the mouths of hell, they will go into hell by the front door, if and when they find it.
GILES : Does that result depend on our result ?.
WILLOW : Every dimension relies on the others to do their part.
GREGOR : Have the slayers been told what will happen to them if they die ?.
WILLOW : Not yet, they may be too reckless and die too soon.
GREGOR : Have they been told who will meet them.
WILLOW : Most of them never met her, so there was no point telling them.
Buffy caught her head in her hands.
BUFFY : I thought that was just a dream, it is her ?.
WILLOW : She is the one.
BUFFY : WOW !,.....Tara.
ANDREW : So Gregor, how did you know what we we're talking about ?.
GREGOR : I was told to help you, at all times.
In the main office Cordelia was telling Spike, Wesley and Gunn about a new case that had just arisen. It was from a woman, one of her friends had just changed all his habits.
CORDELIA : Just follow him, see where he goes, who he talks to, quite simple really.
WESLEY : That's done it, what did you say that for ?.
SPIKE : She was trying to make this case harder for us.
GUNN : He'll have a jet car hidden some-where.
Gunn had gone into a shop to get some food for the walk, as he came out of the shop he nearly bumped into Illyria, seems that she had got a little upset with the antics of Crash Bandicoot. Gunn suggested that she join them for a while, much to his surprise she said yes.
The four of them began the joyful following without being seen part of the job. They took it in turns to follow into a shop, although if it was a shop of interest they all went in. When the one they were following walked along side the same person for a while Illyria was asked to get ahead of them to see who it was.
ILLYRIA : I recognised who it was, I don't understand why he was talking to her though.
SPIKE : Who was it ?.
ILLYRIA : It was that blonde girl that was always near Angels office.
Gunn pushed them all into a doorway.
GUNN : Spike, take Wesley back now, they have just been joined by two other vampires.
WESLEY : Who are they ?.
GUNN : Angelus and Drusilla.
WESLEY : Ok, let's go. Oh hang on, who is the other one ?.
SPIKE : Harmony.
Wes and Spike went two blocks back, but they kept a watchful eye on their friends. When all was clear they went back to the hotel. Later Gunn and Illyria joined them and he told Cordelia.
CORDELIA : We should tell Giles and Will about him.
ILLYRIA : They know, a bit after he met with vampire inc. he went into a bar, he sat down and began to talk with Willow, Giles and Gregor. We said why we we're there, it seems that the vampire Stewart was helping them.
SPIKE : I wonder if they will tell Buffy.
WESLEY : Actually, I haven't seen her today.
CORDELIA : I think she's gone to Australia.
GUNN : Why d'ya say that ?.
CORDELIA : Dennis overheard them making plans for a battle there.
GUNN : So if she is going to Australia, I wonder if she'll be doing the route.
WESLEY : Go on then, I'll ask.
GUNN : If she's planning the route it'll be The Flight of the Navigator.
WESLEY : You saw that film as well, liked the music ?.
GUNN : Yeah, it was okay, why ?.
WESLEY : What was the tune as they turned onto the turnpike ?.
GUNN : Oi !, that's enough.
WESLEY : That's right it was the Beach Boys.
GUNN : Keep it quiet will you ?.
WESLEY : Better than the sweet.
GUNN : The sweet ?.
WESLEY : M & M, you know, Eminen.
The trip to Australia was successful, except for the vampires.
GILES : In every generation there is a chosen one, she alone will stand against the vampires, the demons and the forces of darkness, she is the slayerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
ANGELUS : I always wanted to do that.
He began to smile.
Buffy was sitting on a couch at the hotel, having an enjoyable discussion about the merits of Shamanism with Wesley, Xander and Dawn. When she heard Willow's voice in her head. She looked around the room for Willow as she realised what had happened.
WILLOW : Angelus has just killed Giles, you now have a new watcher, she needs to be protected, she is Dawn.
Buffy quickly stood up, much to the surprise of the others.
BUFFY : Wesley, Giles has just been killed. Get Dawn to the museum's back room now.
WESLEY : I'll take your sister there now.
BUFFY : Good, but don't take her there as my sister, she is now my watcher. Xander I'll need you to stay with me, I've been told to protect you, at all costs.
XANDER : What does that mean ?.
BUFFY : With my life, all of them !.
Willow appeared in the room
WILLOW : Wesley, go now. The end has begun. Xander your with me, I'll take you to help Dawn, Buffy get to the front, get Angelus to the back of the museum fast.
Thirty two thousand Soldiers, Infantry and Knights of the Armed Forces of Byzantium marched out of the sea at L. A., the Air Force was put on alert as six hundred small objects moved into the earths atmosphere, objects the size of the Riders on their winged white Unicorns. Fighting began all over the city.
A priest went up to one of them holding the cross against him.
SERAJOS : We are on the same side, stay by the doors of your church, touch each who comes in with the cross. [Serajos can be pronounced Sir Joss]
Illyria looked at Spike.
ILLYRIA : Can you feel it, this world is changing.
SPIKE : I don't feel it.
ILLYRIA : Tell every-one to get tooled up, get them to go to the back of the museum, Willow is calling for us.
Buffy saw Drusilla in the street, a few shops back she saw Angelus and Harm feeding on a defenceless human. Buffy headed towards them then knocked over a trash can, she looked and saw that she had attracted their attention. She smiled a bit, then ran along the road and into an alley way that went along the back of some shops.
A glance over her shoulder let her know that Harmony was gaining on her fast, a bit too fast. Buffy accidentally kicked an old hat stand, it bounced off some boxes, then fell on it's base rolling over, harmony saw that it was in her way but her speed and her direction were to much of an obstacle for her as the top of the wooden hat stand plunged deep into her chest and through her unused heart, her momentum raised the stand upright and Harm slid down on it, Harmony screamed.
HARMONY : BLOODY SLAYERS !.
Angelus and Drusilla were about ten paces behind, they saw Harm's last moments. Angelus couldn't be bothered, but Drusilla was touched by the event, it reminded her of the hat she wanted.
Buffy looked for something to fight Angelus with as she ran along the alley, her look of frustration soon became fear. As Angelus chased her he shouted taunts at her, she ran over a well lit street that enabled her to see how far behind her they were, she was getting nearer to the museum.
Willow was sat on a box talking to Xander about how Spike was changing and why, Xander said that he understood, which may have stretched the truth just a bit. He heard the fast approaching footsteps as Buffy rounded the corner knocking him off the box, as Angelus and Drusilla ran four more vampires left the shadows and joined them.
As Angelus ran round the corner he saw Buffy trying to stand on a box, he kicked the box from under her and she fell heavily, face down onto the brickwork, Angelus pounced on top of her.
Willow was pushed on her back, trapped by five vampires.
DRUSILLA : Ooh, I'm going to enjoy this !.
Willow cried out in panic, Buffy joined her in her cries for help.
Buffy heard the fast footsteps, Willow looked at the girl, but she shunned Willow telling her to look up. Willow immediately looked up and saw her friend Tara getting closer to her. The girl didn't slow, she put all her weight into the head on assault of Angelus, he was sent backwards into the wall, the girl offered her hand to help Buffy up.
BUFFY : Faith !, thank you !, thank you !.
FAITH : A little bird said I was needed, just glad I got here in time.
AS Willow gazed into Tara's eyes.
TARA : Remember that ball of sunlight you said about, well now would be a good time.
A massive ball of light suddenly lit up the alley. Drusilla and they others vampires weren't to impressed, they would have said so but they were too busy trying to stop the flames. Drusilla called for help.
FAITH : Some sand would be good..... oh, to late, bye bye Dru.
Angelus saw it all, he knew that he was outnumbered, his back was against the wall, literally too.
FAITH : Guesswhat is goi......
Willow became the Goddess Turee
GODDESS TUREE : NOW DAWN !!
The glowing figure of the Goddess floated, she pointed to Angelus and to Illyria. Angelus became Angel.
Dawn and Giles appeared in the alley, he lifted the glass cover from the amulet, it rose in the air and changed to be a dull yellow goblet, a field of bright blue light sped from its surfaces.
Suddenly, as if by magic, they were all at the hotel.
SPIKE : Gregor told me to get the kettle on, but you could have given me a little warning !.
ANGEL : Does this mean it has happened ?.
GREGOR : Yes, it is done.
ILLYRIA : Not yet, I am still here.
WESLEY : You, your changing, you, Fred ?.
GREGOR : One thing I'd like to see.
SPIKE : What's that ?.
GREGOR : Just to see how Connor will react when he's told that Angel and Buffy were married in the year 564 AD.
..........THE END..........
There's mention of Harmony's wobbly bits, if you've got a good imagination its PG 15.
WILLOW'S SUN.
ANGEL : Let's go to work !.
Angel turned to face the demonic hordes that were charging at them. Illyria breathed in, she stared at the demon's, then she began to move towards them. Spike allowed his game face to take residence, he looked at Gunn, smiled, then they both joined in the march to their destinies.
As soon as Angel's sword touched a demon's sword there was a blinding flash that engulfed the alley.
When Spike, Gunn and Illyria came to, they were lying on their backs. All was quiet in the alley, the demons had gone, noises from the city floated in to their heads.
SPIKE : What just happened ?, where have they all gone ?. Where's Angel ?.
In the white room a lowly voice is heard above the deafening silence, it looked at the confused in the alley.
A SENIOR PARTNER : All is left to you now Angelus, show us what you do best. We put most of our power into that battle at Sunnydale, but some-one else stepped in and ended our plans. Then that damned slayer went and gave the amulet to that Spike, instead of keeping it for herself. That dear little witch brought about a power from the scythe that was unknown to us, and all those silly girl wannabe's became slayers. That put our plans into jeopardy, then that flamin' amulet released a power that destroyed all our forces, everything was gone. ( Fluid caught in its throat, desperately he tried to clear it. ) You were nearly wiped off the faces of the world, those that wanted your end, they have gone to an empty hell, where they'll kill each other, they all want to be the ruler. So then there was the we, we knew that we were weak, but we helped you end that stupid Circle of the Black Thorn. Then the we became me. I put the last of my power into making, into making you see the demons in the alley, I changed you from Angel to Angelus,....I have... given you....... Drusilla and Harmony...........they will stay...... at your side.....they will stay at...............they will.......................................
The white in the white room faded, it became a dull cream, then a light grey, then darker, a star began to shine through, more stars could be seen, then the room was gone.
Angelus stood and looked around, there was an old house in front of him, the garden was in need of help, a coat of paint to the house would have worked wonders.
The front door opened.
HARMONY : Hello bossy !
ANGELUS : Oh crap, suburban hell.
HARMONY : I finally got to be invited into the white room, at least I think that's where I was, anyway, some voice said you'd be here and that Dru and I were to be ready for you. They said that we'd have more than enough money to keep us for as long as we wanted. Dru and I looked around for a decent car for you, we settled for a nice car and made it a bit better, special glass, souped up stuff, the usual. As we got something for you we got some stuff for ourselves, I even got myself a ring with an embossed unicorns head on it. Oh the cars in the garage, we were told that you liked Wesley's spare crash hat, so we had the whole car sprayed that colour.
Angelus looked menacingly at Harmony, he pulled open the garage doors.
HARMONY : 'Course it may be dark green.
Angelus looked at the car, then at Harmony, she smiled. Angelus realised what he'd seen and quickly looked at the car.
DRUSILLA : What's up Angelus, not used to seeing me in jeans ?. Harm's idea, helps me blend into the crowd. We prepared a list of who to get to join us, we've done all sorts to this place, Harm even gave the back garden a going over.
HARM : I won't do that again. There I was a pulling out the weeds, and anything else I didn't like, there was a lad watching me from the row of houses behind us. I could see his eyes in the telescope, then it began to rain, and, my top became very see through, very quickly. I think he liked what he saw, 'cos his eye got bigger. Then he really copped an eyeful, I got my hand trapped in a rose bush and I changed faces. Before he could shout I was in his room, so I sired him, then staked him on their front lawn. I wonder if that lads folks found out that the burnt bit on their front lawn was from their son ?.
DRUSILLA : We've got tonights entertainment all planned. Harmony's going to be doing some exotic dancing, the doors will be locked by us, then when all eyes are on Harm we start killing them all, you know how I like a good massacre !.
ANGELUS : Let's leave a few of them, dead but not drunk, so to speak. Harm, if you hit them, you get to leave a calling card on them.
Spike, Gunn and Illyria helped each other up.
GUNN : I'm, going to need a bit more help.
Spike looked at him.
SPIKE : Why, where do you think your going ?, you haven't got the strength to move. I reckon that Illyria will go and get Wes, that means I'll have to carry you, don't know where though.
GUNN : The old hotel is near here, we could go there.
SPIKE : Angel's car should be near that Circle's place. We'll meet up in there, save you carrying Wes to far Bluey.
Soon enough they were in the hotel, Gunn was starting to feel the effcts of loosing to much blood.
GUNN : Can you stop this from hurting, Illyria ?.
ILLYRIA : Easy, I'll put another hole in you, you won't feel any pain from that one.
Gunn looked at Spike.
GUNN : Did she just make a funny at me ?.
Illyria put her hand on Gunn's gut, then the bleeding stopped.
ILLYRIA : Now what can we do for Wesley ?.
GUNN : Nothing, he's dead.
SPIKE : Can you make him live again, Illyria ?.
ILLYRIA : No, but you, your a vampire, can't you ?.
GUNN : I'll show you where the basement is, put Wesley down there. We'll see what we can do for Wes.
Spike went for a wander while Gunn and Illyria put Wes in the basement. When Gunn got back to the office he noticed a box with some girls clothes in it.
GUNN : Who put them there ?.
SPIKE : I did, why ?.
GUNN : They were Fred's clothes.
SPIKE : I'll give them back, well sort of. Hey Illyria, want to stop people looking at you, put these on.
GUNN : Are you going to try and bring Wes back ?.
SPIKE : Not sure, biting Wes, I mean he's a friend, did I just say that ?.
GUNN : There's another way to look at it.
SPIKE : What's that ?.
GUNN : Fancy telling Illyria that you aren't going to try and help her friend ?.
SPIKE : Hadn't thought of it like that, if Willow can give him a soul I will try.
Spike found Giles's phone number, then tried to call him. In a disguised voice.
SPIKE : 'Ear oi want fourcandles !.
GILES : I beg your pardon !, we don't sell forkhandles. This is a magic supplies shop, not a gardening supplies shop.
SPIKE : Yeah, great but oi want four candles.
GILES's : Oh, sorry sir, four candles, er, er what colour, hang on !, who is it ?.
In his normal voice
SPIKE : Sorry about that, I need to contact Willow and fast.
GILES : I heard you were back, you still at that place ?.
SPIKE : Nup, they kicked us out, seems we were killing to many of their mates. Illyria, Gunn and me are at the hotel again, Angels gone, and Wes may need Willows help.
GILES : Willow's here, I'll see if she wants to talk with you.
WILLOW : What is it ?.
SPIKE : Wesley got killed in a fight, I'll try and make the dead undead, but only if you can give him a soul.
WILLOW : I'll be able to give him a soul.
SPIKE : I'll try and bring him back to life, or undead, what-ever !, if I do it I'll call you back. He won't be overly full of life, what-ever, for a while, but I'll know straight away. If it works he'll be in the cage in the basement.
Fifteen minutes later Spike rang for Willow.
SPIKE : That surprised me, it worked !.
GILES : We'll be there tomorrow morning, we'll have back up.
At ten fortyfive the next morning. Dawn entered the hotel ringing a bell.
DAWN : Bring out the dead !, bring out the dead !.
SPIKE : There's three dead here.
GILES : Three, who's that ?.
SPIKE : Me, Wesley, and the ghost here, Cordelia.
XANDER : Spike, I'm so pleased to see you, have I ever said that I don't like you ?.
SPIKE : You may have let it slip once or twice.
Xander took notice of the girl walking towards him, she had blue on her face, blue in her hair and very vivid blue eyes.
ILLYRIA : Spike, if you want him dead, I will kill him before his next breath.
SPIKE : Thanks, but no, it's how he says hello to me, we're friends, just not on hugging terms yet, thankfully.
Illyria walked off.
GILES and DAWN : Could she really have killed Xander ?.
SPIKE : That was Illyria, she used to be the Hell Goddess Illyria, but I see her as Goddess Illyria, Goddess of the primordial, you believe her. Can't think why she'd help me though.
GUNN : She see's Wesley as a very good friend, you helped her friend.
SPIKE : That's a thought.
WILLOW : Tell us a bit more about her.
SPIKE : Remember how powerful Glory was ?.
WILLOW : You could say that.
SPIKE : Well Illyria kicked the crap out of her !. I don't want to push this on you, but can you help Wesley ?, the sooner you do, the sooner Illyria will see you as her friend.
The doors were savagely pushed open. Spike saw a figure in dark jeans a checked Flannelette work shirt and three red lines down her face.
DANA : Come here spike !.
Spike backed away, his hands behind his back, horror in his eyes.
DANA : Do you think he remebered me ?.
DAWN : Think so, I'd have thought he'd react a bit more though.
SPIKE : You two know each other ?.
DAWN : Of course, she's my slayer. I did think he'd react more !, he did have a thing for slayers.
SPIKE : Oi, Niblet !.
DAWN : And I thought it was a bit much how you kept going on about some bloke with blonde hair and a long black leather coat.
DANA : Dawn !. Mind you, I remember your sis telling me you used to have a crush on Spike.
Spike went to Dawn and smelt her hair, she pushed him away.
DANA : Didn't push very hard did she ?.
SPIKE : Must still like me.
DAWN : Stop it you two.
SPIKE : I was sure you'd be stuck in cloud cuckoo land.
DANA : Willow and Dawn got to me, what-ever it is, Willow's got it.
Willow came back from the basement.
WILLOW : That's done, what's next ?.
SPIKE : How's Wesley ?.
WESLEY : I'm fine, good, mind you I did have a lot of help, if I was any slower I'd have lost the battle scar. So Cordy, my thanks, and to you Spike. Willow, thank you. Illyria, I don't know how I can ever repay you enough, I'll try and be a better person to you from now.
WILLOW : What was that all about ?.
XANDER :: That's give us a kiss without all the mucking about.
WILLOW : Oh yeah.
XANDER : It must be hard to say kissy, kissy when you've got a stiff upper lip.
WESLEY : Wot say oi bounce 'im on the frog 'n' toad, old chap.
GILES : Jolly good idea, I say, cor lumme duck, be sure an' use 'is 'ose or 'eel like it.
WILLOW : What was that ?.
XANDER : If I understood that, I'd say they were having a go at me.
SPIKE : Well, Dawn's a watcher, she's intelligent, ask her.
DAWN : Keep me out of it !, if you want to know what they said, look it up in the Goons dictionary.
TO BE CONTINUED
WILLOW'S SUN
This bit is PG 13
There is mention of actual physical contact between Buffy and Whistler, in front of her ' husband ' !.
Giles unlocked the doors to the old supermarket. In just three months the place had been converted to a museum, a bookshop and a magical supplies shop. Xander had built a false wall at the front and made it look like it was built with limestone blocks, it also gave an entrance for each shop.
WILLOW : So Giles, is this place ready to open ?.
GILES : Basically, the museum needs a few more exhibits, the bookshop could do with some more books, but the magic shop is ready to go.
XANDER : So, was that a yes ?.
WILLOW : Won't Vi be getting here soon, with a couple of slayers ?.
GILES : She was meant to be here yesterday, either of you two want to do their training ?.
XANDER : Oh yes please !, then you can do the ESP tests on the girl that's booked in today.
WILLOW : Good thing we're not rushed yet .
The three of them went into their respective sections, Xander was looking after the museum so he went into the magic shop, Giles was looking after the magical supplies so he went into the museum, that left poor Willow, she went into the bookshop. They all began to do some intensive studying, Giles carefully examined each greasy fingerprint on every glass cover over the non-existent exhibits. Xander meticulously counted the knot holes in the wooden shelves. Willow began cataloguing the letter 'e's in each book title.
Some-one came into the Magic shop, Xander realising that he was not alone went to the person. Of course when approaching the person he knew that he'd done the thing he should never have done, he forgot how many knot holes he'd counted.
XANDER : Bugger-rin-nell !. Sorry, that wasn't about you !.
CYNTHIA : I'm here for some ESP tests, my college sent me, some problem about me answering all the questions.
XANDER : It's been a long day.
He looked at his watch.
XANDER : All twenty minutes of it !. I'm Xander, Giles will be doing the tests, come on, we'll try and find him.
They walked into the bookshop, Willow was fervently counting and trying to stay awake.
XANDER : This is Willow, believe it or not she works here, and don't worry about her eyes, she doesn't always look like the bug eyed monster from hell.
CYNTHIA : Looks like you've been counting the bricks on the wall.
WILLOW : Now why didn't I think of that !.
XANDER : Cynthia is here to do the tests. I'll go and get Giles.
WILLOW : Must be time for a cuppa, do you want one ?.
Giles had gone and made sure the ESP rooms were ready, he went to get Cynthia, then took her to the rooms.
Willow carried on the vitally important task of cataloguing the letter 'e's.
Twenty minutes later Xander sidled up behind her.
XANDER : You really know what your doing Will.
WILLOW : Yes, of course I do.
XANDER : Glad about that, now if Giles were here, he'd start to panic.
WILLOW : Why's that ?.
XANDER : Just the way your ignoring those customers !.
WILLOW : Customers !, we've got customers !, Ooh.
Willow went over to them.
WILLOW : Can I help you ?.
VI : Don't seem so, we've been here three minutes and you haven't even offered me a biccy.
WILLOW : Great to see you, how've you been, why weren't you here earlier ?.
VI : Why, what did I miss ?.
WILLOW : Oh, the paint on that wall nearly dried !.
VI : Well this'll help, I've got two slayers with me. This is Susan and this is Cherry.
Willow had put the kettle on again, silly water had gone cold.
GILES : Excuse me Wi...., Vi, hello, you are the slayers Cherry and Susan ?.
Willow, I've done the tests but Cynthia is a bit unsure about the hypnotism, can you come and show her it's okay ?.
The four of them went into the back rooms, Willow sat in the comfy chair and tried not to fall asleep. Giles slowly and carefully put her into an hypnotic trance.
GILES : Now Willow, I want you to go back to when you were fourteen years old. What do you see.
WILLOW : All is dark.
GILES : How long has it been dark ?.
WILLOW : Since I was last me.
GILES :The last time that it was light, what happened to you ?.
WILLOW : I became me, those animals were trying to rule, so we decided to stop them, we found a girl and we gave her the spirit of one of them.
GILES : What happened to you ?.
WILLOW : I left me there, to be her friend, I wait until I am needed.
GILES : Xander, get the others here, and fast.
Xander went into Giles's office, called the hotel and left a message, then went back.
XANDER : Okay, what did I miss ?.
GILES : I waited for you to get back.
The door opened and in walked Dawn, looking very puzzled.
DAWN : I'm on my way to work, I open the door to get a magazine from the shop and I'm here.
GILES : You live near here now ?.
DAWN : No, I still live in Italy, um, how come Willow is floating ?.
Giles turned around.
GILES : Who are you ?, why ?
WILLOW : I am Willow, she is here, she who was anothers energy, she is now my energy.
GILES : It is important for us to know the all, so that we may be of help to you.
WILLOW : I am me, I have always been me. Those animals, you know them as demons, the girl who fights them, I have called her the vampire slayer, she is my Chosen One. For every-one of them, part of me will watch over her, we will be the guardian, others will come and go but I will always be. When the one known as Buffy came to Sunnydale I entered your Willow's body. Tara saw the me, your friends Giles, they saw me, but they were afraid.
GILES : So when another slayer is called, you will be with her ?.
WILLOW : Both new slayers will come here, I will not leave your Buffy, I will stay to the end in this dimension.
GILES : How many other dimensions are there ?.
WILLOW : There are only two dimensions left to do, this one and another.
Giles brought Willow out from her hypnotic state.
GILES : See Cynthia, not a problem.
WILLOW : I am not ready to be me yet, I will be the Willow you know, but first your questions of Cynthia, all is coming to being, Cynthia is the fifth vampire slayer to be here, another will be here soon, the seventh when she is needed.
It was almost six thirty when the others arrived. Cordy was first, but only as she walked through the walls.
GUNN : Dana will be a minute, Spike let her drive !.
SPIKE : Few new faces here.
VI : That's a voice I haven't heard for a long time.
SPIKE : Vi !, your right it has been a while.
CHERRY : Vi, your friends with Spike ?.
VI: The first vampire I saw, the first to help my training, I was afraid of him.
CHERRY : You were afraid of a vampire ?
WILLOW : How many have you killed Cherry ?, Susan ?, Cynthia hasn't.
Spike leapt at Cynthia, arms raised high, changing to a vampire as he dove forward, roughly he grabbed her left arm at the elbow and her hair, his left knee swung under her waist and pulled her down onto it, he puckered up and kissed her exposed neck. He stood back and smiled, his game face fading.
GILES : You see Cynthia, my training will now be understandable.
CHERRY : It was a classic attack pose though, what could you have done ?.
SPIKE : It's a classic for a reason. How could you defend yourself with two broken collar bones ?. If attacked like that, your instincts would be to look at my hands then go for my head. Have you ever studied slayers fighting techniques Cherry ?, I doubt it as if you had you'd have stood between me and Cynthia. Vi only moved when Willow whispered to her.
GILES : Could she have made herself less vulnerable ?.
DANA : If she was aware of a vampire, she wouldn't have stood like that.
SPIKE : So Cherry, Cynthia, Susan. If you didn't know me as a nice person. Pardon, bad cough you've got Xander !. How could the attack have been stopped ?.
Silence.
XANDER : You've got your work here Giles !.
SPIKE : As soon as I would have entered the room, the new ones should have been protected and I should have been confronted, if not killed.
WILLOW : If I didn't know better I'd say that Spike was paid to say that.
DAWN : I've got a question, why is Spike alive ?.
WILLOW : Ever heard of the Shan Shu prophecy ?. Spike was chosen to wear the amulet, he had to complete a task which he did, that meant he would become whole. So Spike, noticed the lines on your forehead ?, or the pulse ?, you'll get to see your reflection soon.
SPIKE : A pressie from the PTB eh ?.
WILLOW : No, it's from Gregor's boss, see, Wesley was wanted for the upcoming end, the higher being tried to find a way to bring him back, but you stepped in and did it, so you are being made human, again. But because of what you've done you'll appear as a vampire. Only, there is a condition.
SPIKE : What's that ?.
WILLOW : Please, no poetry this time.
Giles noticed the girl by the door.
GILES : Willow,as an immortal guardian, do you know the name of the guardian that Buffy met ?.
WILLOW : Yes, why ?.
GILES : Ever told Buffy ?.
WILLOW : Not yet, but when I meet her I will.
GILES : When you meet her ?.
WILLOW : Yes ! when I meet her !.
Giles smiled.
GILES : So turn around.
Willow span to look behing her.
WILLOW : BUFFY !
As the girls were hugging Buffy.
XANDER : Remember how you dated a vampire with a soul Buffy ?, then another one, well the other one is being made human again, ooh, if you dated Cordy, Illyria and Willow you'd have a winning hand at any poker game !.
BUFFY : Sorry Xander, I can't do that anymore, you see Andrew and I just got married !.
Silence filled the room.
ANDREW : She didn't even hold my hand when she told you, I don't know. Still, it's as good as a slice of lemon.
XANDER : What do you mean by that ?.
BUFFY : Lemon'll take the smile off your face.
DAWN : Er, Buffy, who is that ?.
Buffy looked behind her.
BUFFY : Whistler ?. What are you doing here ?.
Buffy walks to him, links arms with him and escorts him closer to the group.
BUFFY : Whistler is an immortal, a demon, he must be a good one though, he is a messenger to the PTB. Just don't be put off by his clothes.
WHISTLER : Don't stop, you were starting to make me sound like a nice guy, except for the clothes thing.
BUFFY : He was the one who told me how to stop that, Alfalfa ? er Giles.
GILES : Acathla.
BUFFY : Thanks, well I was close, got to be worth a shrug, or a hmm.
GILES : Hmm ?.
XANDER : So he's a nice guy !.
DAWN : What's he here for ?.
WHISTLER : To ask Willow a few questions. Have you told Spike ?.
WILLOW : Yep !.
WHISTLER : Do they know about you ?.
WILLOW : Yep.
WHISTLER : Have you told them who this is for ?.
WILLOW : Well, two out of three ain't bad.
WHISTLER : You'd better tell them then.
And he left.
WILLOW : Right then, Gunn I'm sorry to tell you this, but a bit of Jasmine is in you, so go and sit on the couch. Giles, normally being that a watcher is a human thing, you'd be in this, but you are chosen. Please join Gunn. Andrew, you were part of the trio, controlled by the first, and a pain in the part of Buffy that she does let others see. Please go and sit down. Xander, you've helped most here when you could, go and stand by the window. Vampires, vampire slayers sorry, go and sit down. Dear sweet little me, I've only ever done one thing wrong and that was to help those in pain, so just a little indiscretion.
She shrugged her shoulders.
WILLOW : Spike, stop playing with Andrews neck !.
Spike grinned, although Andrew wasn't overly keen.
WILLOW : Illyria, you've been very quiet, and I feel that you don't expect this to be about you, so can you please join Wesley and Spike. Dawn, it isn't you, Cordelia you've done a lot, helped where you could, even taken to being a part demon to help. This isn't about you. Nearly every-one has been evil, controlled by the evil or is chosen, except for one, Xander.
XANDER : Hey, wow, don't put this on me !.
WILLOW : Why not ?. Your just a plain normal human being, you've helped most of us at one time or another, that's the thing really and because your human. It's your kind we want to make this world safer for.
GILES : Well, considering what Willow just said, Xander owes us, I think he should show a bit of that gratitude now and make us all a drink.
TO BE CONTINUED
WILLOW'S SUN
The Hooded Man
Illyria walked up to Buffy.
ILLYRIA : You are the one that Wesley and Spike speak of, yet you are like the rest of your breed, what have you done that is so special ?.
BUFFY : I managed to kill about a thousand vampires, about forty five other demons, an upper level demon, I helped stop several apocalpses, a force of evil, I even defeated a Hell Goddess once, oh, I hope she wasn't a friend of yours !.
ILLYRIA : What was her name ?.
BUFFY : Glorificus.
ILLYRIA : Glory is dead !, that's why I couldn't find her !.
BUFFY : U-oh !.
ILLYRIA : I sent her here, my friend Baaliitus and I, with our armies of two million demons fought her. I came here, but my army had died and no-where was there evidence of her !. Now I find that you killed her !.
BUFFY : It wasn't me who actually killed her, I died to stop her getting back, and it was Giles who killed her.
Illyria let out a shrill cry of joy which had every-one covering their ears. When the eardrum shattering scream had died away Giles went to Buffy.
GILES : What is going on Buffy ?.
BUFFY : Illyria, this is Giles.
Illyria threw her arms around Giles and gratefully hugged him. Illyria turned to Buffy, smiled, threw her arms around Buffy, then they disappeared !.
Giles looked around the room.
GILES : Where did they go ?.
Illyria and Buffy appeared on the other side of the room.
BUFFY : Wow, that was great, can we do that again ?.
And they were gone, they appeared where they started from.
BUFFY : Back again !.
Illyria and Buffy danced around, and around. All the pent up emotions stored in Buffy were let out, they mixed with Illyria's cries of joy.
When they eventually stopped Giles went up to them.
GILES : What was that for ?.
BUFFY : Illyria, the Goddess, she came to this world to kill the one she sent here, Glory !. She thought that she had failed, she just found out that we killed Glory.
Illyria hugged Giles again.
GILES : Oh, yes, umm, umm, good on me. Just in case the rest of you missed any of that, don't worry. I'm sure I'll remind you of it from time to time.
The next morning, Giles went to make himself a cup of tea, he looked at the clock, seven fifteen.
GUNN : Morning Giles.
GILES : Gunn !, morning, what brings you here at this time ?, I didn't think anybody else would be here.
GUNN : I was volunteered, we've got a problem.
GILES : If I can help, I will, what's wrong.
GUNN : We're going to have money problems soon, we thought that we'd get Angel Investigation going again, we've found some business cards, letterheads, blank invoices, thing is we may need some others to help us sometimes, Spike and Wesley said that if we help with the slayers training, maybe you could let them help us.
GILES : That sounds workable, there's more coming here, plus they'd get on the job training, so yes, a workable idea.
GUNN : We've got a case to do, but it's more of a favour. A Chinese take-away we use, some-one's cheque bounced. Spike and Illyria are on it at the moment.
The person Spike and Illyria were following wore a large coat with a hood.
ILLYRIA : I'm bored and cold, this one seems to be walking around and around in circles, can't we just ask him then go back ?.
SPIKE : 'Tis a bit boring this, my fault, I think this being in the sunlight is a bit of a novelty.
ILLYRIA : I'll let you ask the questions then.
SPIKE : OI ! You, you with the hood ! That was the discreet approach Iyyria.
The figure turned around,
???? : What ?. Oh !, it's you.
ILLYRIA : You know him Spike ?.
SPIKE : Know him ?, I can't see who it is. Oi !, take off your hood.
Spikes jaw nearly hit the ground !.
SPIKE : Bloody 'ell, Clem !, what you bin doin' ?.
CLEM : Hi-ya Spike, like most the others, I got out of Sunnydale just before it went all cufluey down there. They said some earthquake hit the place. So I came here I've had to make new friends.
SPIKE : It wasn't an earthquake, I did it. If you want to come back with us.
ILLYRIA : You recognise him ?.
SPIKE : We go back a bit. Clem, meet the Goddess Illyria.
CLEM : A Goddess !, wow.
SPIKE : Come and meet the old crowd, might even get some work for you, when we get some our selves.
ILLYRIA : You mean at Angel Investigations ?.
CLEM : I haven't heard that name for a while.
SPIKE : That's a thought I'll ask Willow about him, she'll know. From what I've been told she started the slayer line, or one of her.
CLEM : I'm guessing she's old then ?.
ILLYRIA : Not as old as me, I used to get food from this world.
CLEM : What food would you have got from here ?.
ILLYRIA : Some big dumb animals, we would feast on them after we'd won a battle.
Spike and Clem looked at each other in amazement
SPIKE : That explains the dinosaurs then !.
CLEM : I've just noticed something else.
ILLYRIA : What ?.
CLEM : It's daytime, how come Spikes in the sunlight ?.
ILLYRIA : As Gunn says, Spikies a real boy now. Come with us, meet the others.
Back at the hotel Spike opened the doors, seeing Dawn.
SPIKE : Hey Dawn, look who we found.
Dawn looked up from what she was doing.
DAWN : CLEM !!.
Buffy asked him to put on a show for the other slayers, but Vi was ready for it this time.
THE ROGUE VAMPIRE
It was seven thirty at night, Stewart was looking out the window into the darkness. He tried to remember what he had done at the bar, but he was unable to, he kept being reminded of those weird people from last night.
He knew that now he was hungry, he had tried to make himself presentable but nothing was going right, he couldn't see himself in the mirror, so the three day stubble stayed, his necklace with a cross kept burning him so that was removed, he couldn't find the cologne so bits of his neighbours Lavender bush was used for smelly stuff.
He went out, heading for the take-away, he noticed a pair of young women in front of him, his impulses made him go for them. He had a choice of which first, the blonde or the red head. As he got close to them he opted for the classic attack pose then growled.
BUFFY : Oh good, something to kill !. This is going to be a good night.
STEWART : But, your meant to be scared of me !.
WILLOW : Why ?, your only a vampire, and a stupid one at that.
BUFFY : I'm a vampire slayer !.
STEWART : What's that ?.
BUFFY : My dear little boy.
WILLOW : Ooh, ooh, that's what Darla said.
BUFFY : I always wanted to say that.
WILLOW : Good for Darla then !.
BUFFY : Damn, now I'm in a good mood.
WILLOW : We could take him with us.
BUFFY : To the hotel ?.
WILLOW : Why not ?.
STEWART : Excuse me, what are you two on about ?.
BUFFY : We're going to take you back to our hotel.
STEWART : What if I don't want to go there ?.
WILLOW : There's others you could bite !.
STEWART : That sounds good, okay then.
BUFFY : Do we tie him up and drag him ?, pin his arms behind his back ?.
WILLOW : Well, first we'd need to catch up with him.
BUFFY : What !, oh, come on then.
WILLOW : Wait for us !, don't go in with out us !
STEWART : Why not ?.
BUFFY : They'll kill you.
STEWART : Another good reason.
WILLOW : Not going for a quiet walk with you again Buffy.
Buffy and Willow entered the hotel, closely followed by Stewart. Spike was sat on a couch talking to Illyria, he looked up at them.
SPIKE : You know there's a vampire behind you Will' ?.
BUFFY : He was told about me being a vampire slayer, but he'd never heard of one. I blame the watchers council for not doing enough advertising.
WILLOW : he knows that he is a vampire but he's not to up on the rest.
SPIKE : You are going to convert him aren't you ?.
BUFFY : Probably.
Spike approached Stewart.
SPIKE : Right then, you don't get a reflection, no pulse, your body is cold, a cross will burn you, sunlight is very bad for you.
STEWART : I recognise a few of those things, how come you know that ?.
SPIKE : I was a vampire, sired by Drusilla.
STEWART : I know that name, that was one of those weird folk from last night, maybe it was she who made me like this then. What was the others names now ?, that's it, Harm and Angelus.
WHISTLER : Oh dear.
GILES : WHAT !, wh, where did you come from ?.
BUFFY : Whistler !.
GILES : A-ha, the good demon !.
WHISTLER : I was hoping that Angel hadn't become Angelus again. The problem is that when the amulet was activated, it destroyed those Turok-Hans, it got many demon rulers and it got the devil. As Angelus is back he is able to take the devils place, mind you, if no-one tells him he's the devil, hopefully he won't know.
TO BE CONTINUED
Willow's Sun.
Wesley was showing Giles the restaurant, there is another room that we've decided to have done up for Medieval Banquets.
GILES : When your ready to try it out, let me know, I like the idea of one of them, it could be fun.
WESLEY : Should be ready in two weeks.
GILES : You've got a booking then !. I'll let every-one know.
Illyria asked what a Medieval Banquet was, fairly soon she was the centre of attention, some of the girls were explaining the choice of fashions, methods of eating, even how to burp politely. Willow let a rip-snorter go, every-one glared at her, except Illyria, she smiled.
WILLOW : But that's not the way to do it.
Willow attempted to smile at them.
WILLOW : Oops !.
Buffy forced a grin for Willow's benefit then wandered off to the museum's storeroom. She was surprised at the amount of dust in there, as she made her way to the back of the room she became aware of another person in the room.
BUFFY : Show yourself.
GREGOR : I am here as a friend this time.
A lone figure moved out of the shadows.
BUFFY : But your dead, I saw Glory kill you !.
GREGOR : Sorry, I didn't realise only you are allowed to come back from the dead.
BUFFY : I've only died a few times.
GREGOR : And I've only died six or seven times.
BUFFY : That's harsh, why did you go for the job ?.
GREGOR : The fringe benefits, immortality, being seen as a good guy.
BUFFY : Hmm, okay, so what are you here for ?.
GREGOR : I'm here to get the sword that belongs to Orlando.
BUFFY : Oh, we've got a medieval dinner soon, I was hoping to use it.
GREGOR : That's ok, we've got one ready for you.
Buffy was about to ask another question when the door opened and in walked Willow. Gregor saw Willow and knelt and bowed to her.
WILLOW : Not in front of the hired help Gregor, dearest.
Buffy stood and stared at them, trying to understand them.
WILLOW : Have you told her yet dear ?.
BUFFY : Has he told me what ?. Should Giles hear this ?.
GREGOR : Should Giles hear this ?.
WILLOW : Well, he does have a better memory.
Buffy led the way to Giles, occasionally looking at them.
WILLOW : Giles, do you remember Gregor ?.
GILES : He's a friend now ?.
WILLOW : Last time Gregor was trying to stop Glory using the key, so were we, just in different ways.
GREGOR : It was because of Willow that we didn't attack in force.
BUFFY : Er Giles, I think these two have known each other a long time.
GREGOR : Buffy, I'll get you your sword and your uniform. I should explain this, when you died Willow is said to have brought you back. She didn't, she only asked for you. You had been at rest for a hundred and forty seven of the hundred and fifty days. You thought that you were in heaven, you were. Thing is it was my boss who allowed you to come back. You like all the slayers will be immortal. You have done much that we are grateful for.
GILES : I'm glad she'll be ok when she's dead, did I just say that ?,
WILLOW : There you go Giles.
GILES : Huh, what ?.
WILLOW : Thanked by Illyria and Gregor !.
GILES : So Gregor, are you saying that Buffy will be a Knight when she dies ?.
GREGOR : Maybe even like me, but an immortal at least.
GILES : Would there be any chance of me having one of the uniforms for the museum ?.
GREGOR : You already have the most sought after and most valuable thing in the world, admittedly it is in its first form, but from what Willow tells me, it'll soon take it's second form.
GILES : What is it ?.
WILLOW : I'll tell you when the time is near.
During the afternoon Giles seemed to be in a good mood, he even sang to himself. Every-one behind the doors played name that tune, until he was disturbed by Dawn and Dana.
DAWN : I'm making a list of who's going as what to the banquet, but your not down here yet ?. Buffy said she's going as a Knight of Byzantium.
GILES : I'll be going as the Kings Scribe, what about you two ?.
DANA : We're waiting to see what every-one else is going as first.
As they went away Willow saw them.
WILLOW : What are you two so happy about ?.
DAWN : Giles just told us what he's going to the do as, we're going to pretend to be his daughters, only we're going to wear old, badly fitting clothes.
As the days past the girls talk about the do became more and more frequent. The blokes got their costumes and promptly forgot about them. That was all well and good, but an hour before the do as the girls were making their final touches the guys were starting to panic, finding socks that weren't black, dark brown or blue, they even went hunting in the depths of their sock draws a place they'd only been once before. Putting vast amounts of smelly stuff to take away the bad smell of the socks. In the foyer the girls congratulated each other on their costumes, the guys looked at each other, saying 'yup', and 'spose its alright' !. Spike on the other hand was getting into the swing of things.
GILES : Spike !, ha !, your a preacher ! you've come as a preacher !.
Quick as a flash Spike responded, becoming a vampire.
SPIKE : So !, problem !.
He put on his best game face and knowingly looked at Giles's neck. A startled Giles stepped back. Spike changed faces and grinned.
Willow, dressed as a Magician, went up to Buffy.
BUFFY : Oh my god, look at those !. Where did they come from ?.
Willow looked at where Buffy was pointing, but only saw her cleavage. As smiles go, hers wasn't very pleasant.
SPIKE : Say Xander, what sort of things would a preacher say ?
XANDER : Try, 'Bless you my child' or 'Thank you my child'.
Buffy was still laughing when she bumped into Spike.
SPIKE : What is it now, slayer ?.
XANDER : Spike, that should be, 'Yes my child, what is it' ?.
Xander suddenly realised he needed to talk to some-one else.
SPIKE : What are you so happy about ?.
BUFFY : I just got Willow !.
SPIKE : Yeah, I just got Giles. Tell you what, how about we put five dollars in the kitty for every-one we get ?.
BUFFY : Sounds good, but who should we give the money to ?.
SPIKE : Well I treated Harmony very badly, we should give the money to her.
BUFFY : Yes that wo...Hang on !.
SPIKE : That's ten dollars for me. We'll give the money to a childrens hospital.
Spike called Willow over to them.
SPIKE : Did you hear that ?, I just asked Buffy to be my girlfriend for the next two weeks, and she said yes !.
WILLOW : What, Buffy, no !, why, why did you say that ?, no !, Buffy no.
SPIKE : Excuse me Buffy, how do you spell Willow, is it s u c k e r ?.
WILLOW : As your guardian Buffy, I'm ordering you to kill him.
Spike happily leant forward and planted a big kiss on Willows lips !.
BUFFY : I wish I had a camera, a photo of Willow kissing Spike, I could sell that loads of times 'round here !.
WILLOW : He kissed me !, I didn't kiss him !.
BUFFY : And another one for me !.
SPIKE : Yep , I like that one.
They both left Willow by herself.
WILLOW : There's never a vengeance demon around when you want one.
TO BE CONTINUED
Willow turned then went back to Dawn and Dana.
Willow : Before I was so rudely interrupted, I was about to say that you two look like you've just come off the set of 'Mary Poppins'.
Dawn gazed at Willow.
DAWN : We're the Kings Scribes daughters !, only he doesn't know it yet, but he definitely will.
Dawn and Dana smiled mischieviously.
The head waiter entered the foyer.
HEAD WAITER : Will you please be seated.
Even though their seating position had been pre-sorted there was still the usual disorganisation. As soon as they majority of them had sat down, the waitresses began to bring out the tankards of frothy beer.
As Giles approached his seat he was distracted by two scruffy girls
DAWN : Can we talk with you daddy dearest ?.
It was at that point Giles realised he had been set-up.
Xander sat down, he was excited, he was full of anticipation for the evening. A waitress put a tankard in front of him.
XANDER : Bit frothy isn't it ?.
WAITRESS : That's out of our control, you do know how it gets frothy don't you ?.
XANDER :No, but do tell me.
WAITRESS : We've got a big old tub out the back, it's got four pigs in it, with their food just out of reach. If you want to get a big visual responce from some-one, just wait until they've had a few.
XANDER : Why's that ?.
WAITRESS : A few beers will loosen them up a bit, then casually mention that the pigs were on a three day no food diet because they had diarrhoea.
Xanders gaze was averted by a figure being taken to the stage.
WAITRESS : Now him, he looks weird, he makes Clem and Illyria look normal.
COMPERE : To begin tonights entertainment, this er, person will sing a few songs for you, this isn't the name he normally uses but there are some of you that may recognise him. His name is Krevlorneswath of the Deathwok Clan.
The smartly dressed Wesley, he was meant to be a Book Seller had tempted the compere with money to put a microphone near the flamboyantly dressed Gunn. It seems that Wesley wanted to know if Gunn knew the words to the Motown hits. As it was Gunn did know most of the words, even though his tone was off key.
After Lorne had finished his few numbers he went and sat next to Cordelia.
LORNE : This place is starting to cook !, but this place, it has a weird vibe. But your all in costume, thats great !, mind you that girl over there sticks out like a sore thumb, who's she meant to be ?.
CORDY : That's miss Buffy, that isn't a costume, she's been told that's what she'll wear after she's dead.
LORNE : Yeah, who told her that one ?.
CORDY : Another immortal.
LORNE : Oh !
The compere moved to the stage again.
COMPERE : Will the magician please come to the stage !.
Willow stood up, after delicately wiping her mouth clean, on her sleeve. She also tried to hide the beer stain at the top of her dress, it seems that some-one had given her a tankard with an extra hole near the rim. She made her way to the stage.
WILLOW : For my first trick I will make this walking stick change to a worm, it should have been a snake but they give me the hebe-geebies.
She pressed a button on the floor, a cloud of white smoke arose and Willow stood there with a worm in her hand. She held the worm for all to see.
WILLOW : I guess size does matter !.
There was no reaction.
WILLOW : For my next trick I will need some-one who doesn't believe in magic. Ah, the Preacher, perfect. A big hand for the Preacher.
The preacher muttered a few obsenities, then made his way to the stage. Willow announced that she would be levitating the Preacher, how-ever the Preacher wasn't to impressed with the idea of floating, so he motioned politely towards some-one else.
SPIKE : Oi you !, you, ya scruffy cow !.
Dawn looked at the Kings Scribe.
DAWN : Oh daddy dearest, is it alright ?.
GILES : Your going to regret this.
Dawn made her way to the stage.
WILLOW : The dear little Preacher.
SPIKE : Hey, less of the little !.
Willow grinned.
WILLOW : The dear Preacher will make sure there is no trickery.
As Dawn walked on to the stage she began to rise until she was a foot of the stage. Willow leant towards Spike, saying that was way to easy.
WILLOW : I will now open this book to what page numbers you call out.
XANDER : Number fifty four !.
WILLOW : Is that your favourite number ?.
XANDER : Nope, it's eleven and a half.
The book opened to page fifty four.
SPIKE : That was a bit quick !.
WILLOW : It was, Illyria said Dawn's energy is changing, I didn't realise it has changed, seems she full of energy I can use.
SPIKE : That explains that then, when you levitated Dawn, you need to concentrate hard on what you are doing, it's the control thing again. When Dawn was coming on to the stage parts of the stage were moving.
Give it rest for now, get Giles to call a meeting for tomorrow, in the car park.
The next afternoon in the car park.
All the seats were filled, there was much anticipation as to why they were there, and what the stretch limo was for.
GILES : You were all requested to be here, as Willow's power is getting more noticeable she thought that you should be aware of what she can do now. Willow ?.
WILLOW : As some of you may have noticed I am more powerful now, Illyria, Spike. This is partly due to Dawn. It wasn't that long ago that I would be seen as powerful by spinning a pencil, now.
She turns around, the car lifts of the ground and begins to roll, side over side.
WILLOW : As you can see, I'm able to do more. There is another reason why you are all here, while we have been organising ourselves the evil was watching us. Waiting for us to make a move against them. My many forces were attacking them from behind, so to speak. The evil has just realised what is happening, we are in the last few days, the end is close. People, in case your wondering what the plural of apocalypse is, don't. That is only the name for a battle, this is it, the end is here, a new beginning will happen.
BUFFY : I'm reminded of something that Principal Wood said of her. 'remind me not to piss her off'.
TO BE CONTINUED
Willow's Sun.
In Every Generation.
Buffy had told Giles about a problem that needed dealing with, several groupings of vampires were beginning to take command in various cities through out the world, she asked him to organise who should deal with them. Giles arranged a meeting for Andrew, him, Dawn, Buffy and Willow. During the meeting Giles asked where the information had come from.
BUFFY : It was Willow who told me, why ?.
GILES : I would like to know, that's all.
WILLOW : It was Gregor that told me.
GILES : Who told Gregor ?.
WILLOW : Why not ask Gregor ?.
GREGOR : I agree, why not ask me.
GILES : Sorry, I didn't know you'd be here, so who told you.
GREGOR : One of the look-outs. I believe it was Molly.
GILES : I don't think I know a Molly.
GREGOR : She is an immortal Demon Hunter, come to think of it you've all met her, Giles, you brought her from England, you called her a potential. It was because of her recommendations that the amulet was sent for Spike to use.
GILES : So, would she have become a vampire slayer.
WILLOW : No, she was already a demon hunter, one of those known as a Merry Maiden.
GILES : Right, but getting back to the matter at hand. These vampires, where are they ?, how many are there ?, who started them ?.
GREGOR : These groups have kept a low profile, turning not killing, there is about thirty in each place, they were started by Angelus, Drusilla and Harm.
BUFFY : We can cope with the nests in London, Paris and Sydney and maybe those in New York, but we are going to need some help getting to Australia.
Gregor turned and looked at Willow, silently.
GREGOR : As you wish. The Riders can take you, or one of the Goddesses will send you.
DAWN : The Goddesses ?. How many are there ?
GREGOR : Six aren't there ?.
WILLOW : There are five in this dimension, the sixth waits in another dimension.
DAWN : What is she waiting for ?.
WILLOW : When the time is right, she will guard the entrance to hell.
BUFFY : But we've already stopped hell.
GREGOR : No, you only went to one of the mouths of hell, they will go into hell by the front door, if and when they find it.
GILES : Does that result depend on our result ?.
WILLOW : Every dimension relies on the others to do their part.
GREGOR : Have the slayers been told what will happen to them if they die ?.
WILLOW : Not yet, they may be too reckless and die too soon.
GREGOR : Have they been told who will meet them.
WILLOW : Most of them never met her, so there was no point telling them.
Buffy caught her head in her hands.
BUFFY : I thought that was just a dream, it is her ?.
WILLOW : She is the one.
BUFFY : WOW !,.....Tara.
ANDREW : So Gregor, how did you know what we we're talking about ?.
GREGOR : I was told to help you, at all times.
In the main office Cordelia was telling Spike, Wesley and Gunn about a new case that had just arisen. It was from a woman, one of her friends had just changed all his habits.
CORDELIA : Just follow him, see where he goes, who he talks to, quite simple really.
WESLEY : That's done it, what did you say that for ?.
SPIKE : She was trying to make this case harder for us.
GUNN : He'll have a jet car hidden some-where.
Gunn had gone into a shop to get some food for the walk, as he came out of the shop he nearly bumped into Illyria, seems that she had got a little upset with the antics of Crash Bandicoot. Gunn suggested that she join them for a while, much to his surprise she said yes.
The four of them began the joyful following without being seen part of the job. They took it in turns to follow into a shop, although if it was a shop of interest they all went in. When the one they were following walked along side the same person for a while Illyria was asked to get ahead of them to see who it was.
ILLYRIA : I recognised who it was, I don't understand why he was talking to her though.
SPIKE : Who was it ?.
ILLYRIA : It was that blonde girl that was always near Angels office.
Gunn pushed them all into a doorway.
GUNN : Spike, take Wesley back now, they have just been joined by two other vampires.
WESLEY : Who are they ?.
GUNN : Angelus and Drusilla.
WESLEY : Ok, let's go. Oh hang on, who is the other one ?.
SPIKE : Harmony.
Wes and Spike went two blocks back, but they kept a watchful eye on their friends. When all was clear they went back to the hotel. Later Gunn and Illyria joined them and he told Cordelia.
CORDELIA : We should tell Giles and Will about him.
ILLYRIA : They know, a bit after he met with vampire inc. he went into a bar, he sat down and began to talk with Willow, Giles and Gregor. We said why we we're there, it seems that the vampire Stewart was helping them.
SPIKE : I wonder if they will tell Buffy.
WESLEY : Actually, I haven't seen her today.
CORDELIA : I think she's gone to Australia.
GUNN : Why d'ya say that ?.
CORDELIA : Dennis overheard them making plans for a battle there.
GUNN : So if she is going to Australia, I wonder if she'll be doing the route.
WESLEY : Go on then, I'll ask.
GUNN : If she's planning the route it'll be The Flight of the Navigator.
WESLEY : You saw that film as well, liked the music ?.
GUNN : Yeah, it was okay, why ?.
WESLEY : What was the tune as they turned onto the turnpike ?.
GUNN : Oi !, that's enough.
WESLEY : That's right it was the Beach Boys.
GUNN : Keep it quiet will you ?.
WESLEY : Better than the sweet.
GUNN : The sweet ?.
WESLEY : M & M, you know, Eminen.
The trip to Australia was successful, except for the vampires.
GILES : In every generation there is a chosen one, she alone will stand against the vampires, the demons and the forces of darkness, she is the slayerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
ANGELUS : I always wanted to do that.
He began to smile.
Buffy was sitting on a couch at the hotel, having an enjoyable discussion about the merits of Shamanism with Wesley, Xander and Dawn. When she heard Willow's voice in her head. She looked around the room for Willow as she realised what had happened.
WILLOW : Angelus has just killed Giles, you now have a new watcher, she needs to be protected, she is Dawn.
Buffy quickly stood up, much to the surprise of the others.
BUFFY : Wesley, Giles has just been killed. Get Dawn to the museum's back room now.
WESLEY : I'll take your sister there now.
BUFFY : Good, but don't take her there as my sister, she is now my watcher. Xander I'll need you to stay with me, I've been told to protect you, at all costs.
XANDER : What does that mean ?.
BUFFY : With my life, all of them !.
Willow appeared in the room
WILLOW : Wesley, go now. The end has begun. Xander your with me, I'll take you to help Dawn, Buffy get to the front, get Angelus to the back of the museum fast.
Thirty two thousand Soldiers, Infantry and Knights of the Armed Forces of Byzantium marched out of the sea at L. A., the Air Force was put on alert as six hundred small objects moved into the earths atmosphere, objects the size of the Riders on their winged white Unicorns. Fighting began all over the city.
A priest went up to one of them holding the cross against him.
SERAJOS : We are on the same side, stay by the doors of your church, touch each who comes in with the cross. [Serajos can be pronounced Sir Joss]
Illyria looked at Spike.
ILLYRIA : Can you feel it, this world is changing.
SPIKE : I don't feel it.
ILLYRIA : Tell every-one to get tooled up, get them to go to the back of the museum, Willow is calling for us.
Buffy saw Drusilla in the street, a few shops back she saw Angelus and Harm feeding on a defenceless human. Buffy headed towards them then knocked over a trash can, she looked and saw that she had attracted their attention. She smiled a bit, then ran along the road and into an alley way that went along the back of some shops.
A glance over her shoulder let her know that Harmony was gaining on her fast, a bit too fast. Buffy accidentally kicked an old hat stand, it bounced off some boxes, then fell on it's base rolling over, harmony saw that it was in her way but her speed and her direction were to much of an obstacle for her as the top of the wooden hat stand plunged deep into her chest and through her unused heart, her momentum raised the stand upright and Harm slid down on it, Harmony screamed.
HARMONY : BLOODY SLAYERS !.
Angelus and Drusilla were about ten paces behind, they saw Harm's last moments. Angelus couldn't be bothered, but Drusilla was touched by the event, it reminded her of the hat she wanted.
Buffy looked for something to fight Angelus with as she ran along the alley, her look of frustration soon became fear. As Angelus chased her he shouted taunts at her, she ran over a well lit street that enabled her to see how far behind her they were, she was getting nearer to the museum.
Willow was sat on a box talking to Xander about how Spike was changing and why, Xander said that he understood, which may have stretched the truth just a bit. He heard the fast approaching footsteps as Buffy rounded the corner knocking him off the box, as Angelus and Drusilla ran four more vampires left the shadows and joined them.
As Angelus ran round the corner he saw Buffy trying to stand on a box, he kicked the box from under her and she fell heavily, face down onto the brickwork, Angelus pounced on top of her.
Willow was pushed on her back, trapped by five vampires.
DRUSILLA : Ooh, I'm going to enjoy this !.
Willow cried out in panic, Buffy joined her in her cries for help.
Buffy heard the fast footsteps, Willow looked at the girl, but she shunned Willow telling her to look up. Willow immediately looked up and saw her friend Tara getting closer to her. The girl didn't slow, she put all her weight into the head on assault of Angelus, he was sent backwards into the wall, the girl offered her hand to help Buffy up.
BUFFY : Faith !, thank you !, thank you !.
FAITH : A little bird said I was needed, just glad I got here in time.
AS Willow gazed into Tara's eyes.
TARA : Remember that ball of sunlight you said about, well now would be a good time.
A massive ball of light suddenly lit up the alley. Drusilla and they others vampires weren't to impressed, they would have said so but they were too busy trying to stop the flames. Drusilla called for help.
FAITH : Some sand would be good..... oh, to late, bye bye Dru.
Angelus saw it all, he knew that he was outnumbered, his back was against the wall, literally too.
FAITH : Guesswhat is goi......
Willow became the Goddess Turee
GODDESS TUREE : NOW DAWN !!
The glowing figure of the Goddess floated, she pointed to Angelus and to Illyria. Angelus became Angel.
Dawn and Giles appeared in the alley, he lifted the glass cover from the amulet, it rose in the air and changed to be a dull yellow goblet, a field of bright blue light sped from its surfaces.
Suddenly, as if by magic, they were all at the hotel.
SPIKE : Gregor told me to get the kettle on, but you could have given me a little warning !.
ANGEL : Does this mean it has happened ?.
GREGOR : Yes, it is done.
ILLYRIA : Not yet, I am still here.
WESLEY : You, your changing, you, Fred ?.
GREGOR : One thing I'd like to see.
SPIKE : What's that ?.
GREGOR : Just to see how Connor will react when he's told that Angel and Buffy were married in the year 564 AD.
..........THE END..........