A/N: Here we are with chapter 2. Enjoy!

"Hello Willow," Spike greeted her. Willow eyes opened and she saw she was in some sort of parking garage. "My apologies for being so rough with you, but I couldn't risk you using any of your spells," He began. "Rest assured you will not be harmed."

"Well if that's the case then how about untying me." Willow requested.

"Sorry Willow. Can't do that." Spike said walking away from her.

"Can you at least tell me where the hell I am?"

"The city of angels."

"So, Los Angeles." Spike nodded and turned his back to her. Willow couldn't be more confused. This guy couldn't be Spike. There was just something different about him… well apart from him being evil that is. She had to figure out a way to let Buffy and Xander know where she was. If there was any time to try out this new spell now would be that time. Willow closed her eyes and concentrated, "Buffy. Buffy can you hear me?"

"Willow? Is that you?" Buffy asked.

"The one and only," She replied.

"Where are you?"

"Somewhere in Los Angeles."

"Hold tight, Willow. We're coming to get you."

"Not like I can do much. I'm a little tied up."

"Why are we keeping that girl alive?" Kate asked Spike as he approached her.

"Because Kate, she will prove to be a valuable ally. Whether she wants to be or not. Plus her friends will be attempting a rescue and I need one of them for my plan." Spike turned back towards Willow. "And no doubt she has just found a way to contact her friends through her magic." He knelt down next to her and laughed. "Willow you have no idea what you have just done."

"I think I do imposter. I just contacted the girl that's going to kick your demonic ass."

"You have only sealed their dooms, Willow. And you are going to help me."

"No chance in hell," Willow defied.

Spike put his hand around Willow's neck and only smiled. "I never said you would be a willing ally." He laughed and raised up his other hand. Willow's screams echoed throughout the garage followed by a flash of light.

"Grab your stake Xander. We're going on a road trip." Buffy said pocketing her own stake.

"Wait a second. Don't you think we should get some back up? Like Giles? Oz? Cordelia? Anybody?"

"No time, Xander," Buffy said already heading out the door.

"This is going to be fun," Xander sighed to himself and followed her out the door.

"Where are you going? Kate asked Spike as he left the base of operations.

"Out," he replied simply.

"To where?" She asked standing in his way arms folded.

"To visit an old friend," Spike answered and calmly pushed her aside. He walked into Los Angeles and after a small amount of time reached his destination; Angel Investigations. He walked in and made his way through the deserted building to the upper level till he got to Angel's office. Angel had his back turned and didn't see who came in.

"Sorry were closed," he apologized.

"Hello Angel."

Angel froze. It sounded like, but it couldn't be. "Spike?" He asked.

"In the flesh," he responded as Angel turned around.

Angel couldn't believe his eyes. "Spike, you're, you're."

"Alive. Is that the word you're looking for Angel?"

Angel approached Spike with caution just in case this turned out to be a trap. "How did you come back?" Angel asked. Something didn't feel right. Angel reached under his desk and pulled out a hidden stake. This guy was a fake. He had to be.

"Long story. But the question isn't how I'm back. It's why I'm back." Angel thrust the stake at Spike's heart and he caught his attack. "Why must it be always be stake first ask questions later with you people?"

Spike grabbed Angel's neck and then hurled him out the window causing him to crash into the building next to Angel Investigations. Angel fell to the alley way below and hit the ground hard. Spike jumped out of the gaping hole in Angel Investigations and landed in front of Angel. Angel recovered and charged Spike. Spike spun around and before Angel could react felt Spike's fist connect with his mouth. Angel smashed into the wall taking out a chunk of it on impact. Angel was back on his feet fangs exposed eliciting a chuckle from Spike.

"Are those things supposed to scare me?" Angel lunged at Spike, but he kicked his legs from under him, grabbed his jacket and tossed him into a section of the wall. Angel was back up, but Spike reached him in seconds and punched him in the stomach. Angel flinched from the blow and tried to counterattack. Spike deflected the strike and punched him in the shoulder dislocating it in the process. Spike put his hands around Angel's neck again and pinned him up against the wall. He pulled a weird looking device from his jacket. Spike thrust it into Angel's neck, who let out a yell of pain as he felt the device drill into his neck. The pain then subsided and Angel raised his head up to see that Spike had used the device to steal some of his blood.

"Thanks Angel," Spike said as he threw him to the ground and vacated the building. Angel got to his feet and staggered out of the adjacent building. Spike was nowhere to be seen.

Metropolis

Clark was busy scanning through the police data base in hopes of finding whoever attacked Lois. The doctors managed to stabilize her, but there wasn't much they could for her. Just then his phone rang and he answered it.

"Clark, how's Lois? Has she gotten any better?" Chloe asked.

"There isn't anything the doctors could do for her. Fortunately that's where having a billionaire as a friend comes in handy. Oliver's team managed to synthesize a serum that should counter the effects of Lois's vampire bite. But there is one problem. It can't be completed without the blood of what attacked her. So now I'm trying to find whoever that girl was by scanning the police data base."

"Well, keep searching. I'm already aboard Oliver's private Jet out of Gotham City and will be back in no time to help you out."

In the past week Brainiac had inexplicably released his grip on Chloe. She couldn't explain how, but she needed to get her head together and decided to accompany Jimmy on an assignment to Gotham City. Partially to clear her head and partially because she knew Jimmy wouldn't last a second in Gotham City on his own.

"Are you sure you are up to this Chloe?"

"Clark, we've already had this talk. For whatever reason I'm Brainiac-free and I'm not feeling any adverse affects since the separation. What matters now is finding whatever attacked my cousin. I'll be there soon," and she hung up.

"Clark." Tess called out.

"Tess. Why are you here so late?"

"I could ask you the same question. I assume it must have something to do with Lois's latest hospitalization. I think she might've set a record for the most times winding up in a hospital." Clark ignored her and went back to scanning the database. A smile formed on his face as he found the girl he was looking for.

"Who is that?" Tess asked looking at the computer screen over Clark's shoulder.

"The person that attacked Lois."

"It says here that she's been arrested in Los Angeles several times in the past. You aren't thinking of going there are you?"

"Of course not Tess," he lied. The last thing he needed was Tess trying to pry into his business.

"I'll buy that, Mr. Kent. For now at least," she said walking into her office. Once she shut the door she pulled out her cell phone started dialing.

"Hello,"

"I have an assignment for you."

"Anything for you Ms. Mercer."

"I need you to follow someone."

"Tailing people is my specialty. They'll never know I was there."

Bobby's house

"So what's the job this time Bobby," Sam asked.

"You said it was something big," Dean threw in.

"Several vampire attacks have occurred in the last few days," Bobby answered.

There was a few seconds silence before Dean said, "Um Bobby not that killing vampires isn't important or anything but what's so big about that?"

Bobby rolled his eyes before answering, "This is why." Bobby then put a map of the United States on the table. "The attacks are occurring in a straight line. Almost as if they are trying to lure someone out. If my guess is right the attacks are going to end here in Los Angeles. While I have no idea what the vamps could be doing there it's got to be big for them to be collectively working together."

"You can say that again," came a voice behind the three hunters. Sam, Dean, and Bobby all turned around and raised their shotguns at the intruder.

"Whoa. Easy their hotshots," Ruby sarcastically said. Sam lowered his weapon at the sight of her while Bobby and Dean kept them pointed at her.

"Still don't trust me do you Dean?"

"Well," Dean started.

"That was a rhetorical question. Anyway I was able to find some information on what the vampires are up to. Apparently some vampire known as Spike resurfaced a week ago. He rounded up a pretty big group of vampires and is planning on opening something he calls the demon vortex."

"What the heck is that?" Dean asked.

"It's an ancient portal that leads directly to hell," Bobby answered. "It can only be opened under specific conditions. One of which involves the use of a special statue, which directly opens the portal. There's also a second way, but I have no idea what it is."

"Well what are we waiting for Sammy? Let's go," Dean said already headed for the door.

"Yeah let's," Ruby remarked causing Dean to freeze in his tracks.

"Oh no there is no way I'm letting some demon join us. Let alone ride in the Impala."

"Like it or not Dean you're going to need my help with this. L. A. is crawling with more vampires then you two can handle on your own."

"She has a point Dean," Sam jumped in.

"Sam I can't believe you're taking her side!"

"You know Dean I am so sick and tired of your constant paranoia concerning demons! Don't you think if I wanted you two killed I would've done it by now!" Dean opened his mouth to fire back a response when he suddenly realized Ruby did make a valid point. He took several minutes to think things over before sighing and finally saying, "Ok fine you can come with us." Dean then walked up to Ruby and held his shotgun up to her chin. "But you listen well. If you so much as think about double crossing us I will personally kill you with your own knife. Right. Through. The chest. Understood?" Dean threatened.

Ruby looked back at Dean with unblinking eyes before calmly saying, "Fine".

Clark sped into Oliver's private jet nearly blowing Chloe out of her seat. "You'd think I'd be used to the after wind by now, but there's no adjusting to it," Chloe mumbled picking up some of her belongings that were knocked off the table.

"Sorry Chloe… Is that a stake?"

"Hey. It pays to be prepared; especially after what happened last time.

Last time

"Sweetie. This isn't a movie." Lana grabbed Chloe's neck and proceeded to suck her blood.

"I must've worn a turtle neck for a week after that incident," Chloe said shuttering. "So did you find the vampire that attacked Lois?"

"She has a criminal record in Los Angeles. It's not much, but it's as good a place as any to start."

"Alright. Will the blonde billionaire be joining us as well?"

"Oliver sends his regrets. He and the rest of the team are out on a mission somewhere in Africa. Wouldn't say what they were doing down there."

"It's just us then. Terrific."

"Permission to speak freely?" Kate requested as Spike returned.

"Granted," Spike said in a mock military voice.

"What the FUCK is going on here!? You rescue me from a couple of hunters and then leave me in charge of a massive army while you disappear for months and then just show up again out of nowhere. Do you know how difficult it is to maintain an entire army of very hungry vampires? Some of them became restless and went off on their own. It was a bitch to track them down again. So either you start talking or I'm going to tell the others that they might be putting their trust in the wrong vampire."

Spike smirked. "Such an inquisitive mind; I find that admirable. If you must know then I will tell you. Do you know what this is?" He said pulling out the device.

"Can't say that I do."

"Not the device; what's inside of the device." It looked like human blood, but didn't smell like it.

"Is that vampire blood?"

"It is. There is one of us living here in Los Angeles. He may not know it, but he is a prominent figure in my plans."

"What is your plan?"

"I wouldn't want to spoil it, Kate. But it will be worth your while to sit back and relax. Everything will unfold when the time is right. The other pawns in my plan are on their way her even as we speak."

The three factions traveled to Los Angeles as fast as they could. Two of the factions we're in this for personal reasons. To the other it's seems to be nothing, but a typical days job. None of them, however, could be prepared for the battle that awaits them in The City of Angels.

A/N: What could Spike be planning and why does he need Clark, Buffy, Angel, and the Winchesters to do it? And who did Tess send to follow Clark? Find out as the action continues in the coming chapters. Please read and review. See you all later!