The setting and some of the speech in this chapter are taken from Spike: After the Fall issue #3, so I claim no credit over that. Apart from that, enjoy this chappie
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Spike was shoved out of the truck, landing face first in the dirt. Noelle then grabbed the chain and started dragging him through the dirt. Spike closed his eyes, focusing on Illyria and Elena in order to ignore the pain of old and new injuries opening
"Where we going, love? Bet you're trying to tell me to shut up, but you're not quite powerful to get into this noggin"
"What? I was – just"
"Shut up?"
Noelle growled and continued dragging Spike. He saw that all of Non's women were here for the show, all except Spider. Spike briefly wondered where she was, as Noelle stopped dragging him and he rolled over onto his knees
"Ladies and ladies. Welcome to what I call 'people who tick me off, but hopefully tick me less off sans head'. First up, a primordial bitch and then a peroxide prat"
Illyria was on the stage, which was made out of hundreds of human skulls. Looking around, Spike saw nothing else much in sight and wondered where they all were, before turning back to the stage, where Illyria was forced to her knees, as Non grabbed a massive axe and fingered the blade, which was twice the size of her head
"Let's get this show started"
Non swung the axe towards Illyria's throat. At the last minute, Illyria leaned her head back, as the axe sailed past over her face and imbedded into the stomach of one of the women. Non looked horrified, as Illyria booted her in the stomach, before rising up onto her feet, throwing the other two women off
"I can accept what you did to me," Illyria said, "The torture and the attempted decapitation. In fact, I respect it. But-"
Illyria caught Non in the face with a powerful blow, breaking her nose and spraying blood
"You made me kneel before you and that is unacceptable"
Spike briefly had a thought about something, but shook it off, as Noelle yanked on the chain. Spike grounded his feet in, ripping the six-foot-long chain out of the demon's hands, before snapping the link between his bracers. Noelle whirled around, her eyes flashing brightly, as Spike whipped the chain upwards, cracking her under the jaw. He then whipped the chain around him, taking down the women as they lunged for him
Non fell against the stage, blood dripping from her nose, as Illyria went for her again. Two demons grabbed her by the arms, slamming her against one of the pillars, as Non crawled over to the edge of the stage, grabbing a terrified human by the face and draining his life-force, her nose healing, as she tossed the corpse aside and got to her feet. Illyria shoved one demon aside, before punching the other and throwing her off the stage, then backhanding the first demon, before snapping her neck and tossing the body aside
Spike booted a woman in the stomach, drawing his fist back to strike another, as a demon grabbed onto his arm, as another demon grabbed his other arm. A demon came in with a stake, but Spike kicked her in the stomach, then threw his captors off, before wrapping the chain around another demon's neck and ripping it hard, spinning the demon through the air and snapping her neck. He spun around, the chain flying around him and spraying blood as he fought against the female demons
Non dodged Illyria's fist and punched her across the jaw, then grabbed her by the head and slammed her face into the stage. She then lifted Illyria up into the air and threw her against the nearest pillar. As Illyria rose up, she waved her hand, slowing down time. Swiftly getting to her feet, she kicked Non in the stomach, then landed in several blows before time resumed normal pace and Non stumbled back, new bruises forming
"Wow, what a move you've got there. Wanna see one of mine?"
Non held out her hand, as a small ball of energy formed. She launched it at Illyria, catching her in the chest and knocking her flat on her back. Illyria gasped as she felt blood trickling from her nose, before getting to her feet, scoring a blow to the jaw, as Non followed up with a second punch, then drove her knee into Illyria's stomach, before throwing her to the ground and kicking her as she fell
"Leery! Hang on!" Spike called
He uppercutted a demon, before catching the hook in his hand and slashing, blood pumping from a demon's slitted throat, as he then slashed upwards, cutting open another demon as he was kicked in the back. Whirling around, Spike kicked his attacker in the chest, before blocking a punch and elbowing the demon in the solar plexus
"What's with the Sadecki demon?" Spike thought as he punched another demon, "She wants in on the action, but she can't. She's forcing the others to do it for her"
"Hey, Illyria," Spike called, "Take out the Sadecki demon!"
"He's the smartest vamp around," Non mused
"But I am busy with Non," Illyria called back, punching her
"Okay then, I'll handle her"
Spike cracked another demon on the jaw, before whipping the chain towards Noelle. She knocked the chain away with telekinesis, before seeing Spike standing before her, a devilish grin on his face. She gasped in surprise at his speed, as he vamped out and tore into her throat, ripping out a chunk of flesh. Noelle sank to her knees, clutching at her ruined throat, as blood pumped past her fingers and she fell over slump, her heart quickly coming to a stop. Spike grinned, wiping the blood from his lips, as a fist slammed into the back of his head. Growling, he whirled around, punching the attacker in the face
"I'm coming, love"
Knocking another demon out of the way, Spike climbed up onto the skull stage, as Illyria backhanded Non away and headed over to Spike, wrapping her arms around him as he drew her in close, before kissing her passionately on the lips. Her hands moved to his face, his arms clasping around her bare waist, as she tasted the blood, his fangs gently nipping at her lips. The pair finally drew back from each other, passion in their eyes
"Well, isn't this lovely?" Non asked, getting up and wiping the blood away, "Isn't love just so touching? Or depressing? I find it quite depressing"
"Yeah, well, nobody asked you," Spike said, his amber eyes glowing, "Now, where were we? Oh yeah, that's right"
Non looked down at her remaining subjects, seeing them pick themselves up from the pummelling Spike had given them, before turning back to the couple advancing on her
"You took our daughter," Spike growled, "Tried to give her to Pavayne"
"And for that, now you must die," Illyria added, fury in her eyes
"I'm sure we can find a less violent and more peaceful way to settle this," Non said
She ducked under Spike's fist, driving her own fist in Illyria's solar plexus. Spike whipped the chain upwards, but Non caught the chain, before grabbing Spike by the throat and tossing him aside, then landing a snap kick on Illyria's jaw. Grabbing the ex-goddess by the hair, she swept her legs out, slamming her face into the ground and taking her out of action for the time being. Spike got up, growling as he whipped the chain around. Non dodged around the weapon, kicking Spike in the face. He growled and punched her across the face, as she punched him back, then landed a kick in his stomach, throwing him down. As Spike got back up, Non removed the large axe from the body and charged at the vampire. He wrapped the chain around the axe handle and yanked hard, but Non held her grip, wrapping more of the chain around the hilt and trapping Spike's right arm, pulling him off balance as she raised the blade over his throat
"Time to end this," she said
Just as she brought the axe down, a spear suddenly appeared out of her stomach. She screamed in pain, dropping the axe, as Spike fell onto his side. He removed the chain from the axe and got to his feet, looking at the new player
"Fan of surprises? Me too," Connor said, wielding a broadsword, "Which is why I can imagine how exciting the next couple of minutes are gonna be"
"Bout time. Angel Junior is here," Spike thought happily
Then he saw Buffy stepping up onto the stage, holding her Slayer scythe as she saw him
"Buffy is here? Oh bollocks"
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX