Kerry clicked her walkie talkie on, "I'm done with my first section and heading to #2."

Tara responded, "Okay, you didn't find anything?"

Kerry took a deep breath, "No Tar- I'm sorry. We'll find her..."

Kerry frowned as she continued walking, searching for things out of the ordinary. She heard a movement. "Willow?"

A vine shot out and flicked the walkie talkie out of Kerry's hand. It crashed into the ground and came apart. "Or...not."

The vines kept moving, "Why do I think you're not a Friendly African Violet?"

The vine started to curl around Kerry's upper body. Kerry shook herself out of its grip while bashing it with her crutch. "No two bit Sci Fi Jim Henson Studios Monster is going to kill me."

The vines kept coming at Kerry. One swiped at her face, Kerry ducked too late and wound up face down on the ground on top of a broken rusty sword. She rolled onto her back, got up and slowly picked up the sword. The vines continued their attack. Kerry shook her head, "God protect me and Kim commit me." She made big arcing swings chopping off as much as she could. Finally, after two minutes of her death to all vines sword swinging, the vines slumped to the ground and retreated back.

Kerry dropped the sword and picked up the remains of the walkie talkie, "Couldn't you have been a nice evil plant and not broken the walkie talkie..."

Kerry shook her head as she headed back to the Summer's house.


Michael stood behind what Buffy had come to refer to as Spike's tree since Spike had seemed to hide behind it so much. Kerry poked him on the back, "Hey Michael, what are you doing here?"

Michael took a tortured breath, "I should help you guys find Willow." He looked questioningly at Kerry. "You didn't find her did you?" Kerry shook her head, "Kim keeps looking out the window, you should probably go in."

Kerry grabbed one of Michael's hands. "You're going to come in with me."

Kerry was ambushed by Kim at the front door and pulled into an almost crushing hug.

Kerry smiled as Kim released her a little, "I'm fine Kim, but we have another problem."

Buffy spoke from the corner without lifting her head from her hands, "Let me guess, the plant has grown and attacked you because it needs food?" Buffy looked up, "How'd close I get?"

Kerry nodded, "On the nose." Tara took a deep breath and Kerry released Kim and went over to her niece. Kerry wrapped Tara in a half-hug. "How are you holding up Tar-?"

Tara took a deep breath, "Bouncing between furious enough to punch someone and wanting to cry for the rest of my day son Earth."

Tara looked at Kerry with her tear stained face, "Actuall-lly done b-both. L-lucky for me the house has been d-demon proofed and so em-motionally distraught w-witches proofed also."

Buffy slowly stood, "I should go find and kill this plant."

"The plant and its actions seem familiar." Giles had a research-y look on his face.

Buffy waved obscurely, "Yeah, well, I'm gonna go kill it. You guys can research and keep looking for Will." Buffy rubbed her eyes, "Maybe the plant took Willow. Maybe I'll get lucky for once..."

Michael spoke up, "I'll come with you."

Buffy glanced over at Michael, "Mike? I didn't see you come in."

Michael shrugged, "You all seem to have a lot to worry about."

Buffy nodded, "You can take care of yourself?" Michael nodded back, "Well, I'll get some weapons and we can kill this thing already." She left the living room mumbling to herself.

Kerry spoke at Buffy's retreating back, "Swords seem to be effective."

Kim frowned at Kerry, "Do I want to know how you found that out luv?"

Kerry shook her head, "No."

Buffy reappeared with a bag. "Let's go Mike." She closed her eyes, "Maybe when we get back Willow will have been found."