AN: I'm just cutting to the chase and BTVS doesn't belong to me.
"What! Buffy, you can't be serious about this she has betrayed us." Xander yelled at the thought of Faith staying to help.
"We let Spike come to these things and he is still evil." Buffy responded truthfully.
"Spike has a chip in his head that makes him harmless and I never said I liked the guy. Wait, can't we have the Initiative install a chip in Faith to make her harmless against humans?" Xander asked with excitement.
"Whoa whoa whoa. What is this about a chip in the head and what the fuck is the Initiative?" Faith interrupted freaking out.
"Xander, we have had this discussion before and we are not putting one of those chips in Faith's head. The Initiative is a secret government base that experiments on demons and this chip stops them from hurting humans." Buffy explained easing Faith's worry with her defense.
"But Buffy, Faith has killed people. Wouldn't it be a good idea to put one of those chips in her head or even have the Initiative lock her up?" Willow injected thoughtfully.
"No, I already said this! No way is the Initiative getting their hands on a Slayer. She doesn't deserve to be studied like a lab rat for some bad decisions." Buffy responded forcefully.
"I'm not going to let some over grown science nerd poke and prod at me. Fuck that." Faith stated vehemently
"Let's settle down here and discuss this like adults." Giles said attempting to ease the situation.
"Look, Faith stays whether you like it or not. We need the help and if I wouldn't let the council take them then I'm not giving her to the Initiative." Buffy added with a final tone to her voice.
"Thanks, B. I'm sorry for the things I did but I will do better this time. Besides I'm free, why would I want to mess that up?" Faith responded to the room.
"Wait, they let you off. How?" Willow asked shocked.
"I don't know but it was in the paper. Some junkie confessed to the murders. We thought the Council might be behind it but after their showing earlier, I doubt it." Faith answered.
"Could the Mayor have set this up?" Giles questioned Faith.
"No. I had a gift from the Mayor after his death but I don't know what it does." Faith replied picking up the device from the mantel showing the group.
"What if Adam wanted an evil slayer for his plans?" Riley interjected.
"The Initiative doesn't know about Faith. I guess a demon could have mentioned something to him or Lilith could have said something." Buffy said doubtfully but continued, "We need more info on Adam and, in turn, Lilith. I wish we could see Walsh's files on them. Riley, do you think you could get them?"
"Not likely, they are watching me carefully there. With our relationship and all, I think they don't want you too much involved." Riley answered.
"We could sneak in again but they know all of our faces. I would ask you Faith but I don't think you could navigate that place if you didn't have one of us with you." Buffy said to Faith, who shrugged her shoulders, believing the blonde.
"Spike could go. He wouldn't look to out of place assuming he had the correct gear and most of them don't even recognize him." Xander offered on the hopes that Spike would get noticed and killed.
"Now, wait, Spike can do what?" Asked the familiar English accent of Spike.
"We need you to go down to the Initiative to get info on Adam." Buffy ordered the vampire.
"And I would be doing this why?" Spike questioned in disbelief.
"What do want, Spike, or I could just dust you?" Buffy quipped back.
"Two hundred dollars take it or leave it." Spike answered smirking.
"Fine, half now and half later." Buffy sighed not liking it but they needed that info.
"So, where will I find this precious info?" Spike asked like he didn't already know where he could get it. 'Adam will give me those discs, if he really wants me to help him get the Slayer down to him,' he thought.
"Most likely in the room 314 and Xander will bring you what you need to blend in." Riley grunted out as Spike walked back out the door.
AN: I hope you like it.
