Chapter 8
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AN: Thanks to everyone who added to alerts and or reviewed. For the point of this story Fred and pylea, happened earlier in Angel than it did in the show compared to the Buffy timeline.
AN IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT: I have changed Kaya's age from 16 to 17 as it fits more with what I am planning in the future and I realised that it just fit more with the whole story. Also I have done an edit of every chapter nothing big just corrections and little things I notice and am annoyed by when I read through it. Though in some places I have added things.
Angel and the rest of his team got what they needed from the hotel very quickly before leaving and stoping in Cordelia's, Wesley's and Gunn's to collect what they need before they make their way out of LA.
"Angel what's going on? You said only three other people know what that code and if they are the three people I'm pretty sure they are why would one of them be helping Buffy?" Cordelia asks from her place in the front seat next to Angel in the front of his car.
"You're right the three people who know the code are Dru, Darla and Spike." Angel tells Cordelia.
"What." Weasley says surprised "Angel what is going on?" He asks confused.
"When I was in Sunnydale a last month I found out that Spike had been helping Buffy for a year. That he was captured by the Initiative and they put a chip in his brain which stopped him from hurting living things. He somehow escaped and went to Buffy for help when he discovered that he could hurt Demons." Angel explains.
"Who's Spike?" Gunn asks curious though not sure if he wants the answer or not.
"He's another Vampire used to be known as William the Bloody second worst there is behind Angelus. He was sired by Drusilla in 1880 they travelled the world together causing death and destruction up until a couple of years ago." Wesley explains.
"So let me get this straight. Darla sired Angel. Angel sired Drusilla. Drusilla sired Spike. Angel and Darla were a couple and so were Drusilla and Spike but on occasion Drusilla and Angel were together. Darla was killed and bought back by Wolfram and Hart but was dying so Drusilla was bought in to sire her grandmother making her, her grandmothers mother. Angel got cursed with a soul and this Spike who is Angel's grandchilde got captured by the government and can't hurt humans so has now joined forces with the Vampire Slayer who happens to be Angel's his grandsires ex. Dude you family is messed up. Am I missing anything?" Gunn asks trying to make sense of everything for both himself and Fred.
"That's confusing." Fred comments.
"You have no idea." Cordelia informs the Texan "So you're sure that it was Spike who gave Buffy the code. How can you be sure that he isn't hurting Buffy? That this isn't a trap?" Cordelia asks having a bad feeling about the situation.
"I can't be. But when I was in Sunnydale I saw Spike and as much as I hate to admit it he was different he showed genuine care and affection for Kaya. She called him big brother and he called her his little sister. I don't know what is going on but for Buffy to use that code it means that even Spike chose to swallow his pride and admit that they need my help. I may hate the guy but I'm sure that for him to get Buffy to use that code things have to be bad." Angel explains.
"Who's Kaya?" Fred asks interested.
"Buffy's 17 year old sister." Cordelia answers.
"So the Slayer, your ex's sister is calling a vampire your grandchilde her brother, seriously dude are things always this confusing." Gunn asked shocked and intrusted.
"What did this code say? Where are we going?" Weasley asks curious wanting to know what is going on choosing to ignore Gunn's comment.
"The code is complicated but basically it leads me to a locker at the bus station. Inside the locker I found a deed and keys I'm guessing a spare set to a place in the desert. The deed was signed under an allies of Spikes that only I know. I'm guessing their there, why I have no idea." Angel explains.
"So Spike and by extension everyone else was in LA and instead of talking to you to ask for help they left cryptic clues. Angel I don't like the sound of this." Cordelia says worried.
"Judging by the dust in the locker and the date on the deed the locker hasn't been touched for years. Spike obviously set it up years ago. I have no idea what is going on but I know for messages to be this cryptic then Buffy must be in danger maybe from Spike I don't know all I know is she is in danger and I have to help." Angel explains determinably.
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The Scooby's manage to leave Sunnydale without incident. Spike has been driving for 2 hours when Buffy comes to check on him.
"Spike pull over and let Xander take over driving you still need to rest." Buffy instructs the vampire walking into the driving area.
"I'm fine Luv, I don't need Harris to take over." Spike tells Buffy.
"Spike your still hurt. You still have a lot of healing to do and not a lot of time to do it in. Pull over and let Xander take over for a while relax a bit." Buffy once again requests in a tone of voice which tells Spike that she is serious and not to question her.
"Fine, go get the whelp I'm pulling over." Spike tells Buffy.
"Good."
Spike pulls over the RV as Xander walks in with Buffy behind him.
"Here's where were going. This is the rout that is gonna get us there the fasters." Spike tells Xander pointing to the map before leaving.
Spike walks into the main carriage and see's Willow, Tara, Anya and Giles sitting around the table and Kaya who is doing better but still looks week and pale laying on the couch opposite them.
"Where's the Nibblet?" Spike asks Kaya concerned walking over to the couch and moving her legs to sit down which she puts right back on him once he sits down.
"Other room, I think she wanted to be alone." Kaya tells Spike.
Spike nods "How you doing?" he asks concerned.
"Better. It's going to be a while still before I'm back to full strength but I can string a sentence together it feeling almost impossible which is an improvement." Kaya tells Spike.
"That's good Spark. Now you know why I warned you against doing that." Spike says hoping that she now understands the risk behind her power.
"I had no choice William, It was my only option. I had to see if my power would work on her and the only way I could find that out is if I put everything I had behind it. Dawnie is my little sister I have to do everything I can to protect her even if that means putting myself at risk." Kaya explains.
"I understand why you did what you did Spark that's not the issue. The issue is that you have to understand your power understand the harm it can cause you and not to get to reliant on it." Spike explains.
"I know. You've always told me over and over about not becoming to reliant on the power. But you know as well I do that in the next year I have a major power boast coming and the only way I'm going to be able to control that power and not let it control me is if I get used to dealing with it when it is at its most powerful. I don't want the power to control me William I want to be the one in control." Kaya explains to the person she considers both her big brother and best friend.
"I know Spark; you have to learn that control and I will do anything I can to help you. But still using that much power you have to be careful, it's a fine line between being in control of the power and letting the power control you." Spike says to Kaya worry clear on his face.
"Thanks for being so worried about me, but I'm ok William I promise." Kaya says giving him a comforting smile knowing that he was worried without him having to say it.
"You being so week and hurt didn't just worry me Spark it worried big sis and little sis not to mention the whole dam Scooby gang. You've got to convince them that you're ok because you haven't really seemed like it for the past few hours. Start by convincing Big Sis that you're ok. I'm gona go see the Bit." Spike tells Kaya lifting her legs off himself and heading into the other room as Buffy walks back from the driving area.
"What were you and Spike talking about?" Buffy asks sitting where Spike was.
"My power, how I scared you all." Kaya explains.
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Spike enters the other area of the RV where he finds that it isn't a wide as the area in the other room due to the present of a bathroom on the side but he does find 3 sets of 3 beds bunk beds. He looks around and he finds Dawn sitting on the bottom of the set of beds furthest away from the door. He closes the door behind him and walks over and sits next to her.
"I want to be alone Spike." Dawn tells Spike.
"So I heard Nibblet, doesn't mean I have to care." Spike informs the youngest Summers sister.
Dawn frowns but doesn't say anything.
"So you want to tell Spike what's bothering you?" Spike asks curious after a few minutes of silence.
"It's all because of me." Dawn says in a quiet voice.
"What's all because of you Bit?" Spike asks.
"You being hurt, Kaya being so week, the fact that were currently running away. Whatever happens whoever gets hurt fighting Glory is all because of me." Dawn explains sadly.
"It's not all your fault Bit, and you don't have to worry about me or Spark both of us are going to be fine. As for the rest of what may happen we all fight and we all know the risk if we weren't fighting Glory we would be fighting something else it's what we do." Spike explains to the teenager.
"But this is different because you're fighting to protect me, so everything is on me." Dawn tells Spike.
"Were fighting to protect you because we love you, Bit. If anything were to happen to you it would destroy us all. Whatever happens from now isn't your fault you have to believe it. Its Glory's for coming after you." Spike explains the young girl.
"I'm still going to blame myself if something happens to one of you." Dawn tells Spike moving his arm to put it around her.
"That's fair Bit, I just want you to know you shouldn't." Spike tells her.
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"What do you mean you cannot find them. Where are they?" Glory asks her minions angrily.
"I don't know you're magnificent. Neither the Slayer either of her sisters or any of her friends can be found." Jinx tells his god.
"They can't have disappeared, find them. Find them now." Glory says angrily before Turing away from her minions to walk over to the person she has chained up.
"I want my key and I want it now." Glory says angrily before sticking her fingers into the persons brain.
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About an hour later Dawn has fallen asleep so Spike walks out of the bedroom out into the other room where he sees that Kaya and Anya have also fallen asleep and that Tara looks like she is close to joining them.
"That can't be comfortable." Spike comments looking at the position that Anya has fallen asleep in.
"I don't think it is. How's Dawn?" Buffy asks curious from her position next to Giles.
"Asleep, she blames herself for me being hurt and Kaya being exhausted." Spike explains sitting on the floor. "What's going on?" Spike asks curious noticing the book that Willow is reading.
"We've found a spell that will allow us to put a protection bubble around us when we get to this place of yours should be pretty hard to breach." Willow explains.
"Good job Red." Spike says "I'm gona go see how the Whelp is doing and how far away we are." Spike says getting up.
"Is it just me or does he seem more pleasant than usual?" Willow asks curious.
"It's not just you." Buffy tells her friend.
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An hour and a half later the RV finally arrives at its destination which turns out to be what looks like an large old tin shed with blocked out windows. Spike instructs Xander to drive around the back of the 'shed' which he does.
"This is your safe place?" Buffy asks sceptical as the group exit the RV.
"There's more than meets the eyes pet." Spike tells Buffy as they walk around to the front and he pulls out a set of keys out of his pocket and opens the door.
When everyone enters they are shocked to stay the least. Inside the shed looks more than a house than a shed. When they walk in the find what looks like a living area with several couches, tables, unsurprisingly a TV but surprisingly a couple of bookcases, with doors coming off obviously leading to other areas.
"Bathroom throughs there." Spike says pointing to one door "Kitchen is through there." Spike says pointing to another "There are three different bed room areas one with a queen bed another with a couple of double and the other with a whole bunch of bunks, recon about 9 or so I don't think there is enough for everyone to sleep at once when Peaches and his crew get here though." Spike explains pointing to the last three doors. "The widows are only blacked out from the outside so that sunlight can't get in but we can see out." Spike explains.
"I've got to say Spike this place is impressive." Giles says as much as he may not want to.
"That's Rupert. It was meant to be a safe house didn't mean that it had to be a dump." Spike explains.
"Do you have many of these kind of safe palaces?" Tara asks curious.
"A few, don't know how many of them are still safe this one is though." Spike explains.
"Willow how long until the protection will be up?" Buffy asks her friend from her position staring out the window.
"About 15 minutes." Willow tells Buffy.
"Good." Buffy responds.
Spike walks over and puts a comforting hand on her shoulder one which to the shock of both of them she doesn't pull away from.
15 minutes later the protection is completely up. 15 minutes after that the group is relaxing a bit by sitting on the different couches though Xander is keeping watch out of one window and Tara is looking out of another.
"If Angel remembered your code he should be here soon right?" Buffy says to Spike.
"Yeah." Spike answers.
"Try now." Xander says from his position looking out of the widow.
Everyone else walk over to the widows where they see Angel, Cordelia, Weasley and two people that they don't recognise getting out of Angel's car.
"Will, Spike, Giles you three come with me everyone else stay here." Buffy says opening the door and walking out Spike, Willow and Giles right behind her.
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