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"No, that's just it. We've spent all this time worrying about the seal and the hellmouth. is he camped out at the vineyard? The bad guys always go where the power is. So if the seal was so important to Caleb and the First, they would be there right now. They're protecting the vineyard or something at the vineyard. I say it's their power, and I say it's time we go in and take it away from them.".Xander shakes his head and looks down. Giles uncrosses his arms and sighs. Faith, as always argues, "Or, in the alternative, how 'bout...we don't? I mean, it's a neat theory, B, but I'm not going back in that place, not without proof, and neither should you and neither should they.""I'm not saying it's gonna be easy.", Buffy answered"I think Faith had the floor.", robin said."Maybe it ends OK the way you wanna play it, but maybe it doesn't. And right now, I don't think I want you playin' the odds"."Faith, I don't think you understand your role in all this. You proved a long time ago that you don't have what it takes to lead. Someday you will get another chance, but this is the end of the world, you're not gonna cut it. I'm not asking your permission I'm telling you what we're going to do.".

" well maybe you should be asking her permission!", yelled Kennedy, bratty and annoying as ever.

Buffy giggled. "sit down before you make a bigger fool of your self or at least talk about something you have a clue about, I heard you guys talking the other day about lots of interesting things. Wanna share?", the scoobies looked pale, they knew that voice.

Rona on the other hand didn't." why not. We were talking about how you're reckless. You shouldn't be leading us. Even Giles, Xander, and Willow think so." the scoobies respective eyes widened. "uh buffster that isn't exactly".

"shut up and sit down."

"okay", Xander looked like he was about to wet his pants.

Giles took that as his que, "Buffy, you must be more responsible. The decisions you are making are halfbaked at best".

"Giles, with all do respect, I didn't ask your opinion. And that is whats really bothering you isn't it. I didn't ask what you think because I grew out of you a long time ago. I love you, and respect you but I don't need you. I don't need a teacher. I would really like to have you on my side, but it won't make or break me either way. You used to know better than me most of the time when you had more experience but you don't anymore. You have been studying almost your whole life but I still have more experience. Do you have any idea what it's like to fight for your life not because you want to live, but because people need you? Do you know what it's like to throw a vampire off of you when it would be so much easier to just let him drain me. Do you know what its like to force yourself to laugh at stupid jokes to make everyone else feel better when all you feel is pain? How about crawling out of your own grave then being expected to just go on like nothing happened? Let me tell you a secret even when I was in heaven there was something missing the one thing that I will always want that I can never have. He wasn't there. But I knew if I waited he would be. I save this stupid world over and over and I get punished for it. I get everything I want taken away because I'm the slayer, the chosen one, that really doesn't make any sense does it? You know what makes even less sense. All of you wanting to be the leader, the best, the one, when being the one is about the worst fate you can have! None of you have the right to criticize me especially Faith, because she couldn't handle being A slayer. Try being THE slayer and see just how well you handle it!", and with that Buffy stormed off towards the vinyard, turns out she didn't need there help to save the world. And it helped that she was beyond pissed off. The first never stood a chance.

The end