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Darkness.
I feel myself fall into an everlasting darkness.
Sadness washes over me. I was dead and everyone would be devastated. God, I wished there was some way to go back in time and prevent this whole thing!
But, I know there's not a way.
I, Buffy Summers, had died and now a new Slayer would take my place. I wondered if Giles would train her or if the Watcher's Council would send someone else.
Finally, I felt my feet hit solid ground and I opened my eyes to see that I was standing in a room with a blinding light surrounding me. The light only covered the area I was standing in; the rest was pitch black. I wondered if I was being judged for something before they let me into heaven. I did deserve to go to heaven, right? I hadn't done anything majorly bad—few lies here and there, but only to protect those I care about.
"Buffy?"
I froze. I knew that voice. But, I had no idea why I was hearing it here unless she was dead too.
"Cordelia?"
Cordelia stepped in from the shadows. Her hair a tousled mess and her clothes had streaks of dried blood on them. Her eyes met mine and I saw regret flash in them.
"Buffy, I—"
"I . . . are you dead too?"
"No." She answered quickly. "But, we both will be if you don't do exactly as I say."
I put my hands on my hips.
"You really think I'm gonna fall for anything you tell me?" I questioned.
"Buffy—" She started.
"No!" I shouted. "I trusted you and it killed me! You killed me! And for what, Cordelia? The chance to be with Angel? He'll never love you after all the evil you've committed."
"You don't think I know all this!?" Cordelia exclaimed. "I know that the choices I've made have been wrong! I know it's my fault for everything that's happened! But, Buffy, please! You have to listen to me!" She sank to her knees in front of me. "I'm begging you, please!"
"Cordelia . . ."
"The Evolver is free, Buffy." She explained. "Your death set him free to wreak havoc and if you don't do as I say, you'll stay dead and the rest of world will be destroyed in a mere week."
"But, I'm dead right now." I informed her.
"No, you're spirit is merely in limbo thanks to a spell I cast." She said, getting up. "But, if you don't return to your body soon, you will be dead."
I began to pace. Cordelia, the woman who had gotten me into this situation, now wanted to save me. This was crazy! Insane, even!
"Why are you doing this? You work for the Evolver!" I yelled. She looked down, ashamed.
"He . . . he wasn't going to protect Angel. He was going to kill him! I tried to stop him, but he attacked me and well . . . I heard Angel's cries and I knew that you had died. I cast the spell and here we are."
"So . . . what do you want me to do?" I was already dead anyway. What did I have to lose?
"Turn around and keep walking." Cordelia explained. "Don't turn back! Just keep walking and you'll end up back in your body."
"What about you?" I questioned quietly.
"I'll . . . well . . . I'll see you later." She said, smiling. "Just go. You don't have much time!"
"Cordelia . . ." I felt like there was something she wasn't telling me.
"Go, Buffy!" She screamed and I took off running in the other direction. I ran for what seemed like an eternity in darkness until I fell again.
Falling . . .
Falling . . .
Falling . . .
Until I hit something hard.
I sat straight up and gasped.
I was lying on a table alone in the library. I was alive! Cordelia had been telling the truth, but where was everyone else?
I quickly jumped off the table and ran out the doors of the library.
"Willow! Giles! Angel!"
No response.
"Anyone!"
This was not good. I sprinted out of the school and looked up at the sky. It was black and filled with dark grey storm clouds. Definitely sign of an apocalypse waiting to happen.
"B-Buffy!" I turned around and saw Willow. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying. "Y-You're alive!"
"Will," She ran over and embraced me, crying once more,
"Angel brought you here and we all—we all were so devastated! Especially Angel and Giles!"
"Willow," I said urgently. "Where is everyone?"
"I don't know," She confessed. "I think they went to confront the Evolver."
"Dammit," I cursed. "Willow, call them all. Let them know I'm alive and have them meet us here."
"What if I can't get a hold of them?" She questioned.
"I'm going to go look for them and bring them here. The last thing we need is an unorganized force moving against the Evolver now, They'll be killed for sure!"
"But Buffy, what about—"
"Don't worry about me!" I ordered. "Just stay here and call them!"
"Be safe, Buffy!" She called as she ran back inside.
I looked up at the dismal sky.
This was it.
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