Chapter 10
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Buffy was dragged back to the cages, but the guards didn't put her in a cage just yet. They tied her to a wall, her back was facing the prisoners. Darin Mcnamara brought out a whip.
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Darin: Some of you seem to be a bit confused as to who's in charge around here. It's time for us to remind you. I'm aware that some of you have been talking with Buffy about possibly escaping. You are vampires, trash. She is a slayer, her job is to kill every last one of you. You might think you can work together, let's see how loyal you are to each other. Buffy killed two vampires we used to turn new recruits, and she hurt my brother. For this, I sentance her to 10 lashes. We need to wait a few minutes, until the drugs wear off. I'm not letting her be numb for this pain. But, if you feel bad for her, you can take her place. Hell, I'll give you far fewer lashes. For every lash you take for her, I'll take ten lashes off Buffy's sentance.
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As they waited for the drugs to wear off, no vampires came to Buffy's aid. She shouldn't have expected anything else, they were natural enemies. But Buffy was dissapointed, and scared. Darin soon began the whipping. Buffy barely survived these first ten lashes. She doubted she could survive another 90.
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Darin: Still no volunteers to help you. These are the people you want to work with.
Buffy: Against you. Still do actually.
Darin: Too bad. You still have 90 lashes to go.
Spike: Stop! I'll take the 9 lashes for her.
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Darin and Buffy were both shocked when Spike volunteered to take her place. The guards brought Buffy to her cell and tied Spike to the wall. Darin gave Spike six lashes. Then another vampire offerred himself for the final three lashes. Another female vampire also volunteered, as did Bianca. Darin gav each of these three vampires one lash, then sent them back to their cages. His plan had been to empasize why the prisoners could never work together. But Buffy refusing Jack's offer, her suffering for it actually inspired these vampires to come to her aid. This was going very bad for their business.