Chapter 1 - The Wolf the Heart and the Ram
Italy, Rome, Buffy's place.
Buffy was blasted back by the device as was everyone else except Willow who still had her force field up. Willow's eyes went from black to normal then to white as she now channeled her good side and looked at the Immortal.
As Willow read his Aura she was shocked to learn there were 2. One of the body and another one who seemed to be against his spinal cord.
The Immortal/Goa'uld eyes glowed as they focused on her. In an eerie voice he said "I have lived for centuries, I will not be defeated by some insignificant little witch. Your power is no match against mine. Bow down before your God and I may spare your life."
Willow smiled and as she hand her hands out she glowed brighter. "What are you going to-" The Immortal's head fell off his shoulders and unto the ground.
"Oh great, look at this mess." Buffy said lowering her bloodied sword.
Willow returned to normal as Giles looked at the device that the Immortal had been holding. "I have to consult my books on what this device is and does."
"If it helps with the research there was a second life form inside the Immortal." Willow told him.
"A second life form, how interesting." Giles said and Buffy rolled her eyes.
Sadness washed over Buffy but it surprised her how much less it was then she expected. Her boyfriend just died and although she was hurt and sad she didn't feel the urge to cry. Something else was on her mind. Something or rather said someone she tried hard to put out of her mind for years now.
"We should get Dawn and go to LA, if he is going to die he at least deserves a warning." She told the others.
Willow and Giles looked at her then nodded.
"We'll go too. If that vampire is going to die it probably means that something big is going to happen in LA." Riley told them.
Buffy nodded and headed out.
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On the flight to LA, making a stop in London to pick up some additional slayers after Buffy had a Prophetic dream on the flight of a big battle in LA. Now restless and worried Buffy sat in her airplane seat near the window looking outside hoping they were going to arrive in time.
"I'm sure Angel will be fine." Dawn told her sister.
Buffy looked at her as she quietly said "I hope so."
"I can go on ahead if you want?" Willow asked Buffy.
"We're only 3 hours away. Andrew, Faith, Wood, Kennedy and a small army of slayers should be there already." Giles told them.
"I've also phoned in some military assistance." Sam told them.
"There was a dragon in my dream Giles." Buffy told them. "I don't think any of the covens sending aid there are powerful enough to deal with a dragon."
Giles took off his glasses and started cleaning them. "Very well, if you insist. But I should warn you we have no idea when this battle is going to start. You may be wasting Willow's energy."
"I know, but I could never forgive myself if we could have done something sooner and were simply too late." Buffy told him.
Giles nodded "Alright Willow, you best do your disappearing out of sight."
Willow smiled and headed off to the bathroom.
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America, LA, Streets,
"We are most certainly going to die." Spike commented.
"Most likely." Angel replied as they watched a army of demons approach them in rage.
A dragon flew over them high in the sky.
"Then let us die in honor." Illyria told them.
As the Horde of Demons came closer a sudden dark cloud with a thunder appeared next to them. Willow smiled at the startled vampires, demon and vampire's son.
"Hi, I was in the neighborhood and I thought I'd drop in." Willow told them her eyes white as her hair as she blasted at the approaching army of demons killing a dozen.
"Willow Bloody Hell" Spike said smiling. "We might just win this fight."
The Dragon picked that moment to come down towards them breathing fire. Willow held up her hands saying "Ticken."
A force field held back the fire and Willow focused turning the fire to ice and back into the dragon's mouth then shoving the ice back down the dragon's throat killing the dragon as the ice now stuck out of the other side of it's head.
The Dragon crashed into the army of demons and Willow summoned a nearby sword to her hand, as another form jumped down beside her.
Faith smiled at the startled group "Come you lot, let's go kill some demons" she said cheery before running towards the army of demons, quickly followed by the others.
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LA, Streets,
The battle waged on and demons, slayers, vampires, witches fought for hours. Even with Buffy's group arriving, the fight went on. The demons just kept on coming and coming.
As there finally seemed to be an end in sight Buffy finally reached Angel, Spike, Connor and Illyria. "Was your phone out of order or something?" Buffy asked annoyed as she chopped off a demons arm before severing its head from its body. She was surprised to see Spike but having been brought back from the dead herself more then once she merely said "Welcome back to Hell Spike."
Spike grinned "Good to be back Buffy."
"Buffy, if I called you Wolfram and Heart would have known what I was planning." Angel told her. "Besides you didn't trust me anymore."
"Angel I couldn't afford to trust you, if I was wrong in trusting you I would have gotten everyone killed. I can't be responsible for any more deaths" Buffy replied then her eyes widened "Angel watch out!" but she was too late and watched in horror as the vampire turned to dust.
"Dad!" Connor yelled as he watched his father turn to dust.
With a newfound rage Buffy angrily began chopping demons into little pieces fighting far more reckless and not covering her back as well as before.
"Buffy watch out!" Spike yelled jumping in front of the arrow.
"Spike!" Buffy said and began to fight angrily against the demons.
Illyria gave a battle cry as the demon went for Spike's killer.
Finally the battle was over and Buffy fell to her knees at the stop Angel had turned to dust. Tears rolling down her cheeks, she saw something glister and noticed a necklace with a Clauddagh ring attached. "Oh Angel" she whispered picking it up and holding it in her hand before closing her hand around it and pulled it to her chest crying.
Slayers watched as they saw their general kneeled on the floor in demon blood crying.
Dawn approached her and placed a hand on her sister's shoulder.
Dawn's eyes then locked with a teenage boy and blue demon.
"I know you" She said feeling a familiar feeling passing over her and trying hard to remember.
Buffy stopped crying and looked up at her sisters confused as she wiped the tears from her cheeks.
"Dawnie?" Buffy asked.
"What?" Dawn asked looking at her sister.
"Your eyes are glowing green." Willow replied as she came up to the group.
"The Key" Illyria spoke recognizing Dawn now.
"They Key?" Connor asked confused, yet also he was overcome with a feeling of familiarly.
"Dawn? Are you ok?" Xander asked as he and Giles came closer.
"I don't know, I feel strange." Dawn said "Buffy what's happening?" Dawn asked scared as her hair began to turn in a glowing green color.
Buffy stood up and wrapped her arms around her sister "It's going to be ok Dawnie. We'll figure this out. Willow?" Buffy looked helplessly at her best friend.
Before Willow could answer and large flash of green light exploded from Dawn's body and Buffy was thrown back. And crashed to the floor a few foot away. Quickly getting to her feet she ran back to her sister but stopped halfway when she saw her sister floating and glowing green.
"Old one, your time here is up." Dawn said and raised her hand and a green energy shot out at Illyria who screamed until a body dropped. Fred Burkle's dead body.
Turning to Buffy and the others "Do not worry Buffy, I understand now. I'm so much more. I'm still Dawn but I am also the Key. My form doesn't belong here in this world, no matter how much I love you and have enjoyed my time here.
She raised her arm at Connor and he too became surrounded by green energy. "Connor Angel, As I you do not belong. But I feel what you feel for me. You will come with me."
"I do know you, I remember now." Connor replied.
Dawn nodded "The mystical energy of the Key showed you we have met before, in another time and place. You were my husband; your soul is tied to mine, so much in fact that even in this world we have so much in common. Like me you are not born into this world and do not belong."
"These memories, these feelings I…I will come with you" Connor replied.
"Dawn, please don't go. You're all I have left." Buffy begged.
"That's not true Buffy. You are not alone. Nor will you ever be. I will always be with you in your heart. Don't worry about Willow Xander, Kennedy. She will awaken when the time is right." Dawn said as Buffy only now noticed Xander and Kennedy by an unconscious Willow.
"I must go now, the Powers hat be are calling for me. Maybe now I get to kick their asses for giving you so much crap." Dawn smiled as she touched Buffy's cheek with her glowing green hand. "Be brave Buffy. Live."
With that Dawn and Connor's green glow shot towards the sky and disappeared.
Buffy didn't know how much time had gone by while she stood there lost in grief and emptiness. A glowing white figure caught her attention.
"Hi Buffy" the figure said.
Buffy blinked "Mommy?"
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