AN: I don't own anything. 'Nuff said.
"Everybody out! Now!" Faith yelled as she dodged the Turok-Han that was heading her way. The newly made baby slayers immediately began to end their fights and ran up the cavern stairs that headed up to the school basement, while Buffy made a beeline toward Spike.
"I can feel it, Buffy." He said to her, in awe.
Buffy looked at him confused, and asked, "What?"
He looked down to her and replied in a dreamy voice, "My soul. It's really there. Kinda stings." He added as an afterthought with a slightly bitter chuckle.
The looked around them watching the baby slayers fleeing the cavern, dodging around the light Spike was currently producing. He looked back at her. "Go on, then."
She shook her head, slightly stuttering while urging him, "No. No, you've done enough. You could still--"
"No." he said cutting her off sternly. "You've beat them back. It's for me to do the clean-up." The cavern rocks started to crash down, cascading into the growing pit accompanied by masses of dust.
"Buffy, come on!" yelled a panicking Faith. Buffy snapped her head towards her, and watched as Faith raced the stone steps. She turned back to Spike as she heard his voice again.
"Gotta move, lamb. Think it's fair to say, school's out for bloody summer."
"Spike --," Buffy persisted.
"I mean it. I gotta do this."
She looked at Spike her features softening as the underground cavern began to crumble more violently. The ground shook beneath her feet as she struggled to maintain her balance. She reached out her hand and took a hold of Spike's, lacing their fingers together. Spike looked at their connected hands, stunned. The joined hands went ablaze. She locked her battle-worn eyes with his, the world melting away, leaving nothing but the two of them. She panted slightly, partially from the battle, and also from the sting of the fire burning her hand. She gave him a bittersweet smile, and said, "I love you."
He let out a tiny pant, which was almost a laugh, and replied, "No, you don't. But thanks for sayin' it."
The cavern let out the most dangerous shudder yet, and Buffy stumbled, their hands flew apart.
"Now, go!" He told her and this time she obeyed running up the stairs, "I want to see how it ends."
She continued her race up out of the basement, unto the hallway of the school. She looked around her and saw that the only way to escape was to go to the roof. She ascended the stair that weren't far from the basement door, as more tremors shuck the ground. She clutched the scythe closer to her body, and made it to the roof. She looked around herself, and saw that everything was collapsing behind her. She made a small eep! and ran towards the opposite direction. As she ran, she noticed that the bus was getting farther away and the cave in was closer than before. She tried to run faster, and tripped on a cement brick on a rooftop. She was sent tumbling to the ground, and the cave in overcame her. She was helpless to do anything but descend with the rest of the building, hoping to join her mother again.
She opening her eyes and was immediately blinded with a bright white light. She groaned, and shut her eyes, and then opened them again, this time the light didn't blind her. She stood up, and glanced down realizing that she was still in her battle clothes. She looked around her, warily, knowing that this was not eternal peace she was hoping for.
"Welcome Slayer." Buffy's head darted around, trying to find the source of the noise. Giving up, she bit out sarcastically, "Can you show your face, your echoy voice of great wisdom is not too fun to talk to."
"As you wish, Slayer"
A figure poofed into existence, and she saw two people wearing robes of white, one male and one female staring at her. She smiled irritably, and asked in a sweet voice, "Why am I not in heaven? Do you have another prophecy stored up your sleeves that somehow involves little ol' me?"
"You have done great job in your world--"
"I sense a but..."
"…But", the male figure continued, "You were not destined to die in the collapse of the Hellmouth. This has upset the balance."
Buffy rolled her eyes and muttered, "You people with your stupid balance."
"We will give you the choice of continuing to your afterlife, or to be reborn into another world."
She stared at them flabbergasted. "And do tell why I would choose the second one, when I could be reunited with my mother?"
"If you choose to continue on to the afterlife, then the Vampire, Spike, will loose his chance of going to the eternal light. On the other hand, if you choose rebirth, then he will be given a chance of redemption and be reincarnated. Choose carefully Slayer. "
Buffy balled her fists, furious that the Powers-That-Be would place this ultimatum on her. 'They already know which one I would choose. Their acting like I have a choice in the matter, when we all know I don't.'
"I choose rebirth."
The figures smiled in a pompous way that reminded her of Quentin Travers, which only added more fuel to her rage.
"Very well. Would you like to know what the outcome of the destruction of the Hellmouth?"
She nodded immediately.
"There were many who escaped the destruction. The few who died were 3 potentials and the Vengeance Demon."
"Anya died?!"
"Yes. The one named Anyanka is deceased."
Buffy let a few tears escape her for her fallen comrade. Even though they had never been that close, hell she even tried to kill her because it was her calling, she knew that Xander was grieving for his lost love.
"Please continue."
The figures nodded before continuing. "The Key, the Watcher, the Witch, the Slayer and the Carpenter all survived. They are now in Los Angeles, with Angelus."
"You mean Angel."
"Fine, they are with Angel. Right now they are at Wolfram and Heart, a law firm now own by Angel. They will soon go to the other Hellmouth in Cleveland, and set up a Headquarters there, and an academy for newly risen slayers. They will be safe, and your sister will live a long prosperous life, with a husband and children, one of which will be named after you. We have little time left, and we need to transfer you to your new world."
Buffy wiped her tears, and nodded, her hazel eyes gleaming in there new determination for helping out people.
The two figures placed their hands on her forehead, chanted a few words, and the world vanish from Buffy's view.
In another world a woman who was in labor, had her second baby, a beautiful blond girl, who joined her twin brother in a crib.
So what do you think? Worthy of continuing? New chapters will probably be released a week or two after the previous one. TTFN
Long Live the Slayer