A/n: Before I begin with another chapter I have a few things that I need to take care of. 1st I have not been able to get on the internet much due to being grounded. I'll try to update better seeing as this is the summer and I don't need to study.

2nd I want to thank

Coutnenay Immature little girl & GC Girl

for reviewing. May I have a round of applause? *Applause sign goes up, and many people begin to applaud.*

3rd I'd like to say this chapter is a little bit longer than usual. Thanks again you guys at fan fic have been great to me. And, that's all I needed to take care of here's the next chapter.

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The night was dark as Willow worked away on her laptop. There were big bags under her eyes as she researched the heart of the Earth. Spike paced back and forth in her room asking her every five seconds if she had found anything yet. It was only when Spike yelled at her that he remembered what the skinny little girl had told him about a spell.

"The Spell of Sitika" Spike yelled out suddenly. "That's what she said 'The Spell of Sitika will help her.Then she said something about a sacrifice."

Willow looked at him her red hair pulled up in a high ponytail. "You mean you made me look all night for a spell that I already knew all about" she said outraged as she grabbed a knife from the kitchen counter, and headed for Spike. Then she remembered that vampires have to be staked.

Spike heard a loud crashing sound thinking that it was a demon as he ran all the way up the stairs to see what was wrong.

"Connor you Idiot you stupid Scum ball. I hate you"

"Well, I like you about as much as I would like to have a flesh eating fungus that I couldn't remove"

"There's no such thing as a flesh eating fungus. You idiot"

"And how would you know it's not like you're passing biology"

"I am rubber you are glue whatever I say comes off of me and sticks to you"

"My ass cause I'm passing"

"Whatever.But Why did you do it?"

"I told you 50 times that I didn't do it. It's not like I even thought about it"

"Who has the evil mind here?"

"Look you two. What in the bloody hell is going on here?" Spike said

"She's accusing me for something that I didn't do again.Like she always does."

"What are you accusing him for?"

"Look at what he put on my walls"

Spike walked into Dawns room, and all he saw was red paint on Dawn's white walls. Only it wasn't paint that Spike saw. It had the fresh scent of blood upon it. 'I'll kill you. The Heart of the Earth will kill her.Now I'll kill you.'

Spike's stomach began to spin as he saw everything that had happened. Connor came in his face filled with red in anger, and Dawn's face red to.

"Connor didn't do it" Spike said to Dawn reassuringly. "Something else did this.Something else" He patted Dawn's shoulder, and she trembled as she felt his ice cold hand on her shoulder. The way he patted her would have been more comforting if his hand wasn't so stiff if Spike himself weren't so scared. The truth was that he knew that the Scoobie gang wouldn't have a chance if they were without Buffy. He knew that soon they would all be dead.

Dawn looked at Connor she could not believe that she had just blamed Connor on something that was so obvious that he hadn't done. Then again, Connor and her had not gotten on the best of terms. It was not like he was a jerk or a snob like most of the guys at Sunnydale High it was that they just didn't get along. It was understandable for one thing Dawn liked things clean cut, and Connor liked them dirty. She wanted to schedule things and Connor hated schedules.

Later Spike, Anya, Willow, and Xander were in the kitchen. They sat there discussing everything that had happened lately, and what this was all equating to. They talked about the pale faced girl. None of them knew who she was or where she was from, and no one knew her name. However, the one that did know everything about her wasn't present.

Dawn gyrated quickly to the beat. It had been Spike's suggestion for them to get together and do something fun. Actually, it wasn't a suggestion. He threw some money at them, took them by there shirts, and threw them out of the house as he told them in too many words that they would only get in the way. So, they headed to the Bronze. Dawn was having a lot of fun with the guy that she was dancing with. She had seen him around school a lot of times, and he sat behind her in Algebra class. Of course, she never knew that he was a great dancer. The song ended and Dawn sat down next to Connor.

"That would be guy number 263 million that you've flirted with for a while and then came back down and sat next to me"

"Hey, don't be mad cause you can't get none" Dawn said playfully.

Connor looked around he never quite understood why people liked the Bronze so much. All he knew was it was stupid for people to just go dance and then sit down like nothing had happened. If Connor was going to dance he was going to dance with someone worthwhile like Cindy. He thought about her for a minute. Then Dawn looked at him and smiled

"Do you want to dance?"

"No"

"Please it will be so much fun" Connor looked at her he really did not want to hear anymore of Dawn's begging. In his mind she begged a little too much for him.

"Okay if you shut up" She complied as they went out onto the dance floor. It was a nice song a very nice song. Connor liked it a lot. They danced for about 3 minutes Connor occasionally stepping on Dawn's toes.

'It's really not that bad' Connor thought as they danced together. The song ended and they sat back down.

"Look, I'm really sorry about accusing you for the walls"

"It's Okay"

"So are we friends?"

"Yeah.I guess friends" It didn't sound that bad to have Dawn as a friend. Of course they had hated each other, but if Dawn was willing then he was willing. ~~~

Willow looked at Xander "Should I really perform the spell. I don't want to go all blah.again"

He looked at her with understanding "It should be Okay"

Anya broke the connection "Come on don't lie. Do you really think it's okay for the evil witch to perform the Spell of Sitika? I mean I know some demons who haven't even attempted that one. They just break the damn ball, but there's no torture you know. Kind of sad"

Willow looked at the spell over and over. Xander was getting ready to get the ingredients. Willow just looked nervously at the list. Was she prepared to do something as advance as this without going crazy again?

~~~ It was getting late. Dawn was dancing with another guy and Connor was sitting at the table not paying attention. When all of a sudden he smelt something burning. No one noticed, but he did. Then all of the doors to the Bronze shut forcefully as a glimpse of the scarlet fire peered behind the band. Screams were heard loudly throughout the bronze as people tried hard to get away and escape. The smoke was getting thicker. Everyone was rushing to the doors only to find that the doors were locked.

A scream was heard through the crowd as a demon with red skin, red eyes, long nails, and a large nose stepped out on the stage.

"This is the beginning" he spoke through the screams. "No slayer to help. No one here who will help you all. This is the beginning of a hell on Earth" The screams through the club were very loud as the realization spread.

'We're all going to die' Connor thought suddenly. 'All of us'