Disclaimer: While I wish that I own Buffy and Angel I do not. All of the characters belong to the one and only Joss Whedon
The four of them stood in they ally-way facing a swarm of demons. "In terms of a plan?" Spike yelled as the thunder grew louder and the rain continued to soak him and his comrades. He knew he had nothing to worry about. Angel always had a plan. He wouldn't admit it out loud, but he did like the way Angel always had a strategy for everything he did. Unlike himself who would leap into any battle no matter how pointless or how badly the odds were against him. That made it all the more fun. However, there were a few times when he wished he had been better at planning: Attempting to kill Buffy when he first met her; just so he could add another slayer to his legacy, the gem of Amara; to be completely fair that plan had been perfectly laid out, he just hadn't counted on Harmony. Coming to LA to reclaim the gem from Angel. That one had been beautifully laid out, but because of his short attention span it had quickly fizzled out especially with that backstabbing Marcus involved. Bloody hell.
So he wasn't the best at making plans and sticking to them, but this was one of Angel's strong suits. Spike knew without a doubt that Angel was going to tell them the plan, they'd follow it and in a few hours they would be out of there. The dragon Spike was staring at gave a loud screech. Ok, maybe a day or two, there were a lot of demons in front of them. 'Charlie boy might not make it' he thought regretfully as he looked over at angel and caught a glimpse of Gunn barely standing and clutching his wound.
"We fight" Angel said calmly never taking his eyes off of the demons in front of them.
Spike couldn't believe that that was it. He had to be joking. "Bit more Specific" he yelled again as thunder shook the ally.
"Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon" Angel said while stepping forward and raising his sword.
'Bloody ponce! If he thinks I'm gonna stand here and let him kill the damn dragon he's got another thought commin' I'll feed him to it. Yeah, that's it. I'll feed him to the damn dragon and as it's about to reach down and eat his proxy ass I'll kill it and he will eternally be in my debt and I will finally get the respect I bloody well deserve! Saved the world before didn't I. Well I'm just going to have to do it again!'
"Let's go to work." Angel said as he lunged towards the demons, Spike close on his heels. Illyria soared into the sky and began killing any airborne demons-save the dragon. To Spike the fight was bloody and exhilarating. It was every bit the brawl he had been itching fore since he became corporeal again, the fight with Angel over the cup just didn't compare that was just letting off a little steam. An hour into the fight Gunn was attacked by a swarm of vampires, he killed as many as he could, but there were too many of them. Spike tried to get to him in time, but was delayed by a family of slime demons. Once free he quickly ran to Guns' side, he found him crumpled on the floor: bloodless. He made quick work of the remaining vampires. Soon he was surrounded by dust blowing in the storm. He carried Gunn over to the side of the ally. He considered it a 'safe' place because no one was there fighting. He hoped Gunn's body would not be mutilated as he continued to fight. He wanted to give the kid a proper burial.
Three more hours passed and Spike had lost count of how many demons he'd killed. He searched the sky for Illyria and found she wasn't doing that bad herself. Although he did notice her pulsing a bright blue color every now and then. As he spotted another gang of vampires that needed dusting he heard a strangled cry from behind him. Angel was on the floor trying desperately hard to escape the dragon. The dragon took a few steps closer and tried to take a bite out of him, but Angel rolled over just in time to be missed by the teeth. 'Oh no you don't. If anyone's killing the poof it's gonna be me!' Spike ran to Angel's side. To his right he found the remains of a demon and he ripped its head off and threw it at the dragon. "Over here you stupid lizard!" he bellowed as the dragon looked around.
The dragon looked uninterested and turned its attention back to Angel. This time Spike threw an arm at it and then lunged for the back of it's neck. He held on for dear unlife as the creature thrashed its head back and forth. With Spike distracting the dragon Angel was able to stand and recompose himself before he got ready to fight again. He watched as Spike managed to punch out one of the dragon's eyes before he was thrown off. Spike was back on his feet in a matter of seconds. He watched as Angel ran towards the dragon, but before he could attack the dragon took off and flew over to Spike.
The dragon circled Spikes head, pondering from where it should attack. Once overhead it swooped down. Spike dodged out of the way but the back of his head collided with one of the dragon's hands and he went flying across the field. "Spike!" Angel yelled into the distance, but there was no reply. In a rage Angel picked up his sword and lunged for the creature once again. This time he managed to slice off the creatures tail. He was covered in blood. Furious, the creature charged at Angel. He swung his sword a few times ant it clashed with the dragon's teeth. The dragon thrashed its head wildly and the sword flew from Angel's hands. It quickly closed in on Angel. As it lifted it's head preparing to deliver a fatal blow, both it and Angel were distracted by a high pitched agonized screech.
Spike looked up from where he was lying on the floor and saw that Illyria was pulsating between her regular shade of blue and a blinding one. As he realized what was going on she exploded into a tidal wave of power. Both the dragon and angel were thrown in opposite directions. Angel landed back in the alley and the dragon landed on top of Spike. He struggled to get free; as the dragon had started to deteriorate and it's acidic remains began to burn his flesh. Finally after half an hour he managed to free himself, shakily he stood up, but as soon as he started to move he slipped in demon slime and hit his head on a fire hydrant. Everything went black.