Keeping to the shadows he made his way silently through the warehouse, the dim lighting having no effect on his vision as he stalked the wounded demon. Following the scent of blood he quickly discovered the demon cowering behind a packing crate, moving forward he snapped his neck before dropping the lifeless body to the floor. Standing he noticed a shadow moving to his left and quickly turned to give chase.
'Faith!' he called out.
Seeing the black robed figure moving towards the exit, Faith reached for the knife in her belt only to come away empty handed, searching the small area at her feet she spotted a circular piece of metal figuring it was better than nothing she stood quickly and threw it at the retreating figure. Making contact with the demons shoulder it slumped to the ground mid stride. Faith approached the demon as it rolled onto its side, a trembling hand removing the piece of shrapnel. Faith was on top of it before it could make a move to escape, punching the thing so hard that robe fell away from its face revealing the beaten slayer.
'You!' Faith said as Melaka's eyes darted around searching to escape.
'I know what you're thinking…' the fallen slayer began raising a trembling hand in surrender.
'…but we're on the same side.' She said, panting as she spoke.
'I really doubt that.' Faith said, punching the slayer with enough force to knock her out cold.
'Hope?' she hears Spike say as he approaches.
'AWOL.' She said scanning the area before swinging the slayer over her shoulder.
'Dawn?' she asks.
'Unconscious…' Buffy said as she approached them.
'What?' she asks, eyeing the girl draped across Faiths shoulders.
'Answers...' The rogue slayer replied with a grunt.
'Get her back to the house, the others are with Dawn.' Buffy says before turning to leave.
'If she goes near her…' she begins.
'She won't.' Faith replies firmly.
'Where we off to pet?' Spike asks, quickly following the slayer.
'To see an old friend.' She replies as they leave the warehouse behind.