Buffy was sat in the back room, sat in a chair and leaning her head against the wall. They had been travelling for a few hours now, so far she had just sat in silence whilst thoughts played in her mind. She wondered if Angel and Phoebe were in LA yet, if Cordelia was fussing over her daughter already. Suddenly, the door slid open and Dawn poked her head through, realising that Buffy was awake, she stepped inside and slid the door closed.
"Hey. I think Anya's gonna try to cook. Wanna come watch the tears and recriminations ?" asked Dawn.
"Maybe later," smiled Buffy.
Dawn nodded and looked down at her feet. She finally gathered up her nerve and opened her mouth.
"Thanks," smiled Dawn.
"For what ?" questioned Buffy, looking up.
"You know. I know it was hard leaving Phoebe behind, especially as she's newborn and everything. But, thanks for everything," replied Dawn.
"Yeah. 'Cause I'm doing such a great job," sighed Buffy, leaning her head against the wall.
"You are!" said Dawn firmly.
"I'm the Slayer. The Chosen one. All mythic and defender-y. Evil nasties are supposed to flee from me. Not the other way around," frowned Buffy.
"You're not fleeing. You're ... moving a brisk pace," replied Dawn.
"Quaintly referred to in some cultures as the big scaredy runaway," sighed Buffy, rolling her eyes.
Dawn sat down on the bed besides Buffy's chair. She began to smile and turned to Buffy.
"It's the most amazing thing anyone's ever done for me," smiled Dawn.
"It's just been so complicated. Angel coming back, getting pregnant, meeting a hell-god bitch, Mom d-dying, having Phoebe, leaving Phoebe behind," whispered Buffy, shaking her head.
"But there's a bright side," said Dawn.
"There is ?" questioned Buffy, raising her eyebrow.
"At least things can't get any crazier. Right ?" smiled Dawn.
Suddenly, an arrow shot through the window and landed in the wall opposite Buffy. They both jumped up; Dawn stared at the arrow in horror, whilst Buffy looked rather amused at her.
"You know this is your fault for saying that," chuckled Buffy.
Dawn didn't laugh, or even crack a smile. Buffy pulled down a corner of the blinds and peeked outside; a bunch of knights rode behind them on horses, swinging their weapons around. Buffy and Dawn stared a little while longer, Buffy sighed and turned away. She walked out into the main cabin, wondering if anyone else had seen them.
"Giles!" she called.
"I see them!" replied Giles.
"See who ?" questioned Spike.
Suddenly, an arrow flew through the wall, Spike ducked in time as it flew past his head.
"Arrows!" cried Xander.
"Bloody hell," grumbled Spike, sitting back up.
"They're throwing arrows!" shouted Xander.
Tara peeked out of the window, she looked as the knights rode up alongside the window.
"Dawn, get down under the table," said Buffy.
Buffy pushed Dawn to the floor, Dawn scurried under the table, so did Anya.
"Horsies!" cried Tara.
Willow pulled Tara out of the way, just in time aswell as an arrow appeared in the wall besides her.
"Yeah, well, who the hell are the blokes ridin' the horsies ?" questioned Spike, looking at Buffy who shrugged.
Willow pulled Tara underneath, where them two, Dawn and Anya all crouched. Buffy looked towards Giles, an arrow appeared in the wall besides him, although he continued to drive.
"Weapons ?" he called.
Buffy threw Spike a bag.
"Hello! You're driving one!" replied Spike.
"Don't hit the horsies!" cried Willow.
"Oh, we won't," replied Buffy.
Buffy rushed towards Gile, she bent down and whispered in his ear .
"Aim for the horses!"
Giles turned the wheel, trying to hit the horses although they moved out of the way. Giles turned the wheel again, trying to get back onto the road. Although outside, a knight grabbed onto the ladder on the side and began to climb up onto the roof top.
"Did we shake 'em ?" asked Xander, who was still sat at the table.
Suddenly, a sword stabbed through the ceiling inches away from Xanders head, which made his jump with fright. Giles and Buffy looked up, it was pulled back out as Buffy began to rush down the other side towards the table.
"Stay low!" said Buffy.
Suddenly, Spike reached above Buffy's head. She looked up to see the point of the sword inches away from stabbing her head, she ducked and moved away from the sword.
"Now might be a good time for something heroic," sighed Spike.
"Xander! Hatch!" called Buffy.
Buffy climbed onto the table and opened the hatch in the roof. Xander boosted her up through it, she stood up behind the knight. The knight saw Buffy and pulled his sword free, Buffy heard Spike yell in pain. The knight thrusts his sword at Buffy, although she ducked and backed away from the second swing. She kicked his legs out from under him, he fell down which gave Buffy the time to punch him a few times. He finally drops the sword, Buffy threw it off the roof and down to the floor below them. She picked up the knight and butted him in the forehead, before throwing him off the roof.
Buffy stood on the roof, she watched as all the knight dissapeared.
"Thats how you show 'em," smiled Buffy proudly.
"Everyone alright ?" called Giles, who was stil driving.
Everyone mumbled something, Giles smiled slightly and turned his attention back to the road. Giles smile turned into horror, as a knight on a horse came straight towards him, holding a spear. In a matter of seconds, the knight threw the spear which flew the window and hit Giles in the side. He gasped and doubled forwards onto the steering wheel, causing everyone to shriek and gasped. The winnebago began to sway slightly. Buffy, who was still on the roof, struggled to keep her balance before leaping off the roof and landing on the ground. She sat up, just in time to see the winnebago fall over onto its side and form a huge cloud of dust.
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Buffy and Xander helped to support Giles as they stood up. Willow was nursing Tara and Dawn, whislt Anya stumbled after them. Spike had thrown a blanket over his head, protecting him from the sunlight.
"We gotta find shelter," said Xander.
"Yeah, right bloody quik. I'm burning up here," replied Spike.
The gang stumbled towards an abandoned gas station, a rusting old truck parked besides it. Spike kicked the door down and hurried inside, pulling the blanket off him. The others followed behind him, Anya shut the door behind her.
"Careful," whispered Buffy.
Dawn began to cough from the dust, she watched with concern as Buffy and Xander placed Giles on the counter. Dawn winced as Giles groaned, his left side of his stomach was covered in blood.
Buffy looked around the gas station. It had no furniture, the windows were boarded up, but incompletely, which caused stripes of light to enter the room. And, there was a long counter halfway in which Giles now lay on. Willow put a bag under Giles's head, he was now sweaty and panting for air.
"Are you sure you're ok ?" asked Buffy to Dawn.
"Yeah. B-but Spikes hurt," mumbled Dawn.
Buffy turned to Spike, she grabbed his wrists and pulled his injured hands infront of her.
"Ow! Easy with the delicates!" snapped Spike.
"They'll heal," smiled Buffy, turning back to Dawn.
"Florence bloody Nightingale to the rescue," grumbled Spike.
Buffy shuffled over to the window, she looked through a gap in the boards; no one was in sight. She sighed, what had she expected ? She knew Angel's car wouldn't pull up and save her, with Angel promising to keep her safe. No. She had sent him to LA with their daughter, and thats where she wanted him to stay.
"Um, you have another plan, right ? One that doesn't involde pointy knives and a Winnebago ?" asked Anya, hopefully.
"We'll rest here for a minute, but then we have to keep moving," replied Buffy.
"Where?" questioned Xander, raising his eyebrow.
"I don't know! We just, we, we can't stay here. It's too close to the wreck, we're too easy to find!" sighed Buffy, dropping her hands in her face.
"Buffy!" cried Willow.
Buffy lifted her head up and rushed over to where Willow was stood over Giles.
"Will, how is he ?" questioned Buffy, fearfully.
Willow had her hands on Giles's wound, Giles's face was still sweaty and blood dribbled out of his mouth. Buffy had never seen him look so weak and out of control, the image scared her. Alot.
"Will ?" questioned Buffy again.
"I-I think I slowed the bleeding, but ..."
"Ok. Ok. Just give me a minute," sighed Buffy, turning around and trying to think.
Suddenly, a flaming arrow shot through a boarded up window and embedded in the wall opposite. Everyone turned to look, horror streched across their faces.
"Dawn! Get down!" cried Buffy.
Another fiery arrow broke through some glass that was left in a window. Xander pulled out the arrow from the other wall and stomped out of the fire on the ground. Buffy pushed Dawn behind the counter, Dawn sat on the floor and wrapped her arms around her knees. More fiery arrows continued to come shooting through the windows, Willow pushed a whimpering Tara down to crouch whilst Xander peeked out of a hole that an arrow had made. A bunch of knights were setting up, although they were mostly hid behind the abandoned truck and gas pumps with their bows and arrows. There were a few garbage barrels with fire lit in them, probably where they lit their arrows.
"We got company," whimpered Xander.
More arrows began to shoot through the windows.
"And they brought a crusade," added Xander.
Everyone crouched down, Buffy crawled over to Willow. Willow was crouched down besides the counter, one hand was strechted up keeping pressures on Giles's wound whilst the other flipped through pages of a magic book. Tara was huddled besides her, whimpering, and covering her head.
"I'm working it!" said Willow.
Buffy nodded. She stood up and gestured for Spike to follow her. Together they shoved a coffee machine infront of the door and tipped it over on its side, barracading them in. Suddenly, a knight rushed in from behind them and began to fight them. Spike hit him, then grabbed his head and yelled in agony. Buffy quickly knocked him unconcious, before Xander dragged him away and into the back. Then, the general entered, Buffy turned to look at him.
"The key," he said, pointing his sword at Dawn.
Dawn looked frightened. Buffy picked up a rusty pipe off the floor and threw it at the general, causing him to drop his sword. He lunged at Buffy, however she just hit him and pushed him into a pillar. He hit it face first and fell to the ground, unconcious.
"Enemies, fly and fall. Circling arms, raise a wall," chanted Willow, whose eyes were now black.
She raised her arms. A sphere comes through the walls, all the Knights were forced backwards and flew through the air. They landed far away from the building, all confused at what had happened. Buffy gave a sigh of relief, she rushed over to Willow, Tara and Giles.
"Will ? How long will it hold ?" questioned Buffy.
"Half a day maybe," replied Willow, who was uncertain.
Buffy and Dawn watched as Willow went over to the window and peeked out. She saw two clerics chanting whilst the Knights waited behind them.
"Or till Heckle and Jeckle punch a hole through it," sighed Willow.
Willow turned around, notcing that Buffy and Dawn looked nervous, she tried to give them a smile but she just couldn't. Spike shuffled towards them, his hands were still bleeding and he looked rather drousy.
"So. What's the story with these role-playing rejects ?" questioned Spike.
"Let's find out," smiled Buffy.
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The general was tied to a pillar in the rear room. Buffy stood infront of him, her arms folded over her chest as she watched him. Dawn stood in the doorway, curious as what the general had to say. Whilst, Spike stood off towards the side and decided to leave it with Buffy.
"You sure Scarface here can habla the English ?" asked Spike.
"He understands me," replied Buffy, she turned to the general. "Don't you ?"
"Yes," grumbled the general.
"Now, lets cut to the point, what the hell do you want with us ?" questioned Buffy, standing closer to him.
"The instrument of chaos must be destroyed," replied the general, looking at Dawn.
"Look at her that way again, and she will be the last thing you ever see," growled Buffy, threatingly.
"As I've been told, you protect the key of the beast," said the general.
"It's not that simple," sighed Buffy, rubbing her forehead.
"Yes. The key has been transformed, given ... breath, life. Yet, this makes no difference. The key is the link. The link must be severed. Such is the will of god," replied the general.
"She doesn't remember anything about being this key you're all looking for! The only thing that she remembers is growing up with a Mother and sister that love her. What kind of god would demand her life for something that she has no control over ?!" snapped Buffy, who was now upset.
The general looked bored, it was obvious that Buffy's little speech made him feel nothing.
"We are not your enemy. Tell your men to stand down," said Buffy.
"No," replied the general, stiffly.
"It is not her fault! She's human now!" cried Buffy.
"The key is too dangerous ... to be allowed to exist. No matter what form it has been pressed into," sighed the general, rolling his eyes.
"I will not let anyone tell me -"
Buffy broke off as she heard a wailing from the other room. She heard Willow mumbling something, Buffy turned and walked into the other room, Dawn and Spike followed.
"Shhh!" soothed Willow.
"What happened ?" questioned Buffy.
"I-I don't know, she just went nuts!" replied Anya.
Tara whimpered frantically, and struggled to free herself from Willow's embrace. Tara finally broke free, she ran over to the boarded windows and clawed at them. Willow rushed after her and tried to pull her away, Tara broke free and ran to another part of the wall, whimpering.
"Time! Time! Time!" she mumbled.
"We have to do something! She, she can't stay this way. Buffy!" cried Willow, who was continuing to help the whimpering Tara.
Buffy was stood besides Giles, talking to him.
"I'm sorry," apologised Buffy.
"For what ?" questioned Giles.
"We should have stayed. If we had, none of this would have happened," whispered Buffy, biting her lip.
"Don't. What you did ... w-was necessary ... what I've always admired," smiled Giles, Buffy couldn't help but frown as pain flashed across his face.
"Running away ?" asked Buffy.
"Being able to place ... your heart above all else," smiled Giles, he took a shaky breath.
Buffy watched in concern, she was scared for him and wished she could just run out and slay the bastard who did this to him.
"I'm so proud of you. You've come so far. You're everything a Watcher ... everything I could have hoped for," whispered Giles.
Buffy now had tears in her eyes, she sniffed and wiped awaya tear. She took his hand in hers, Giles made a pained face and closed his eyes. He continued to breath shallowly, he seemed to have fallen alseep. Buffy gently removed her hand from his and walked towards Willow.
"Willow. Open a door," said Buffy.
Willow looked uncertainly at Buffy, but did as she was told. Buffy walked out of the door, Xander followed as back up. A few Knights came forward, they stopped at the edge of the barrier.
"Speak!" said one of the Knights.
"One of my friends was hurt when you attacked us," replied Buffy.
"And ten of my men are dead. Honorable men. Shall we balance the scale ?" questioned the Knight, pulling out his sword.
"Will you let someone come and help him or not ?" questioned Buffy, eyeing up the sword.
"Give quarter to an agent of the best ? What madness would move me to such action ?" chuckled the Knight.
"I'm done asking," grumbled Buffy.
Buffy stepped forward, Xander pulled her back and stopped her, as the Knight prepared for Buffy's attack.
"Woah, woah, hey! Uh ... this is war, isn't it ? And if there's one thing I've learnt from Sergeant Rock, it is in war there are rules. Or atleast there should be if you're as honorable as you think. Plus, we do have your general forehead guy," said Xander.
Five Minutes Later ...
Willow, Spike and Buffy stood besides a pay phone in the building. Luckily, after hearing Xander's speech, the Knights agreed to let someone come and help Giles.
"Discharge and bring life," said Willow.
The pay phone sizzled and lit up. Buffy picked up the receiver and placed it against her head, she nodded to Willow, who looked relieved. Buffy began to dial a number, whilst Spike turned to Willow.
"Handier than a Swiss knife. Look, the door to my crypt's got this nasty squeak, maybe you could -"
Willow rolled her eyes and walked away, Spike frowned then turned back to Buffy.
"Hey, i-i-its Buffy. I need to ask you a really big favour," she said.
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Ben stood besides Giles, tending to his wound with his surgical gloves. Buffy stood besides him, the others behind her whilst they watched.
"You forgot to mention the costume party outside," chuckled Ben.
"Sorry. I didn't know who else to call," apologised Buffy, frowning.
Being truthful, she would of called Angel before him, however she didn't want to drag him all the way back from LA. Anyway, he would probably be out with Phoebe and Cordelia, a twinge of jelousy struck through her as she imagined Cordelia with her daughter; she would look just like her Mother figure.
"No, it's ok. I mean, yeah, not how I pictured seeing you again. I expected to see you with another huge bump, another kiddo on the way. But, I'll take what I can get," replied Ben.
"Thank you for coming," smiled Buffy.
"My pleasure," chuckled Ben.
Ben looked behind him at Dawn, he stared at her for a few moments before turning back to Giles.
"All right, I think I got him stabilized, but there's a lot of damage, we needa' get him out of here," said Ben.
"Well, I think the folks outside with the very pointy swords have other plans," sighed Buffy, rubbing her head.
"Don't they always," replied Ben.
"Look, I know this must seem extra 'Outer Limits' to you," frowned Buffy.
"This ? Nah. I've seen alot of things you wouldn't believe. You know, emergency room and delivery room, full moon on a Saturdy night," smiled Ben.
"If this gets too weird, just tell me. I'll understand," said Buffy.
"Don't worry about me. I won't leave until I've worn out my welcome," replied Ben.
He smiled, Buffy returned the smile then looked down at Giles with concern. Giles breathing was shallow, although Buffy knew he was a fighter. She squeezed his hand gently, ignoring the blood spatter over his t-shirt.
"Where's Angel and Phoebe ?" asked Ben, noticing they weren't here.
"I sent them to LA. Family holiday," chuckled Buffy.
"How is Phoebe ?" questioned Ben, smiling gently.
"Doin' good," grinned Buffy.
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Buffy walked into the back room, she decided to check on the general of the muppets outside.
"Poor frightened girl. You've no idea what you've gotten yourself into," sneered the general.
"Why don't you tell me ?" replied Buffy, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Would it make a different ?" questioned the general.
Silence.
"What do you know of the beast ?" asked the general.
"Strong. Fast. Hellgod," replied Buffy, quickly.
"From a dimension of unspeakable torment," added the general.
"A demon dimension. I know. She ruled with two other hellgods, right ?" asked Buffy, leaning against a cabinet.
"Along with the beast they were a triumvirate of suffering and despair. Ruling with equal vengeance. But the beast's power grew beyond even what they could conceive. As did her lust for pain and misery. They looked upon her, what she had become ... and trembled," said the general.
"A god afraid ?" questioned Buffy, nervously.
"Such was her power. They feared she would attempt to seize their dimension for herself, and decided to strike first. A great battle erupted. In the end, they stood victorious over the beast ... barely. She was cast out. Banished to this lower plane of existence, forced to live and eventually die trapped within the body of a mortal ... a newborn male, created as her prison. That is the beast's ... only weakness," sighed the general, closing his eyes.
"Kill the man ... and the god dies," said Buffy.
"Unfortunately, the identity of the human vessel has never been discovered," replied the general.
"I don't understand. Now, I've seen Glory. Not a whole lot going on in the hairy chest department," said Buffy, who was now puzzled.
"You have seen a glimpse of the true beast. Her power was too great to be completely contained. She's found a way to escape her mortal prison ... for brief periods, before her energies are exhausted and she's forced back ... into her living cell of meat and bone," answered the general.
"And what about me ?" questioned Dawn.
Buffy spun around and saw Dawn standing in the doorway, a questioning look upon her face.
"What about the key ?" asked Dawn again.
"Dawn," soothed Buffy.
"I want to know," said Dawn, stepping inside.
"The key ... is almost as old as the beast itself. Where it came from, how it was created ... the deepest of mysteries. All that is certain is that its power is absolute. Countless generations of my people have sacrificed their lives in search of it, to destroy it before its wrath could be unleashed," replied the general.
"But the Monks found it first," added Dawn.
"Yes, and hid it with their magicks," mumbled the general.
"Why didn't they just destroy it ? If the key is as dangerous as -"
"Because they were fools! They thought they could harness its power for the forces of light. They failed, and paid with their blood," scoffed the general, smirking slightly.
"What do I do ? What was I created for ?" questioned Dawn.
"You were created ... to open the gates that separate dimensions. The beast will use your power ... to return home and seize control of the hell she was banished from," answered the general.
Buffy laughed. The general looked at her in surprise, Buffy rolled her eyes and stepped forward.
"That's it ? That's Glory's master plan ... to go home ?" questioned Buffy.
"You misunderstand. Once the key is activated, it won't just open the gates to the beast's dimension. It's going to open all the gates. The walls separating realities will crumble. Dimensions will bleed into each other. Order will be overthrown and the universe will tumble into chaos ... all dark ... forever," whispered the general, shivering slightly. "That is what you were created for," he added, looking at Dawn.
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Willow and Anya sat in the back room, Willow was trying her best to feed a squirming Tara.
"Come on, Tara, you have to eat something," pleaded Willow.
"You want me to try ?" asked Anya politely.
"I don't know.I'm getting used to pickin' fruit out of my hair," grinned Willow.
Meanwhile, the general stood watching Ben as he washed his hands at the sink. He continued to watch him, he finally decided to say something.
"You!" hissed the general.
Ben stopped what he was doing, although he didn't look at the general.
"You are not part of this, are you ?" questioned the general.
"Just a friend of the family," replied Ben, still not looking at him.
"Would you die for them ?" asked the general.
Ben, finally, turned around to look at him.
"Because that is what your future holds if you align yourself with the Slayer and her misguided people," continued the general.
"I'ts my life, and I'll do what I please with it," hissed Ben, angrily.
"It's not just your life. Unimaginable legions will perish, including everyone here. You can stop this. You can save all their lives by ending one. The little girl. The key. Destroy it, and the will of the beast will be broken, she will fade, a distant memory ... and all of this madness will end," whispered the general.
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Dawn stood over Giles, she watched him as he slept, breathing raggedly. She hated herself, it was her fault that he was like this, if only she wasn't the stupid key. She hated seeing Giles so weak, especially when he was usually so strong. Ben walked up besides Dawn, Dawn gasped in surprise.
"Sorry," apologised Ben.
Ben put his fingers on Giles's wrist and took his pulse.
"Is he going to be Ok ?" asked Dawn.
"He was hurt pretty bad, Dawn," sighed Ben, realeasing Giles's wrist.
"It's because of me. It's all my fault," whispered Dawn.
"No it isn't!" replied Ben, sternly.
"You don't know what's happening," sighed Dawn.
"I don't have to. I just know that sometimes terrible things happen to good people. It shouldn't, but it does," frowned Ben, retrieving a syringe from his bag.
He pulled down the plunger and filled the syringe with a liquid. Dawn continued to watch as Ben put the needle into Giles's arm.
"It's nobodys fault. It's just the way life is," sighed Ben.
"Is that gonna help ?" asked Dawn, looking at the syringe.
Ben didn't answer, he turned away and dropped the syringe to the ground.He shakily put a hand to his forehead, Dawn stared at him with a scared expression.
"Ben ?" whispered Dawn.
Ben ran out of the room and into the back.
"You have to let me out!" shouted Ben.
"Ben ?" questioned Dawn.
Dawn rushed after him, the others followed behind her to see what all the disstress was about.
"You don't understand, I gotta get out, open a door now!" cried Ben.
Buffy and Spike ran up next to Dawn, both on either side of her as Dawn watched with a panicked expression.
"What happened ?" questioned Buffy.
"I don't know. He just freaked out," whimpered Dawn, biting her lip.
"Let me out!" yelled Ben.
"Ok! Will open a door," shouted Buffy.
Willow turned away from Tara. Suddenly Ben cried out in pain, he put his head in his hands and morphed into Glory, who stretched out. She looked up slowly and grinned wickedly. Buffy and Dawn stared in horror, Buffy pushed Dawn behind her as Glory looked around in surprise. Willow reached out for Tara and grabbed hold of her hand, Xander and Anya watched in horror.
"Well, what do you know. Little Benjy finally did something right," grinned Glory.
"The beast!" cried the general.
"Hey, it's Gregor!" laughed Glory.
She grabbed a hubcap from nearby and threw it like a frisbee. It flew into the general's chest, everyone watched in horror as the general falls forwards, dead.
"Now it's not," said Glory.
Spike rushed towards Glory with a yell, Xander right behind him. Glory hit Spike and he crashed backwards into Xander. They both fell into the wall. Tara looked upset as she watched them fall, Willow lowered her head and closed her eyes. Buffy rushed at Glory as the guys stood tried to get up. Glory punched Buffy who crashed into Willow, both of them hit the wall and fell to the floor. Glory looked towards a frightened Dawn, she began to chuckle. Glory ran forward and grabbed Dawn, Anya tried to pull her back but Glory was too strong.
"Buffy!" cried Dawn.
Buffy jumped up and ran after Glory, who was pulling Dawn by the hand and had crashed out of the door. Buffy ran out of the door, she tried to run threw the barrier but it just bounced her back. Buffy turned and ran back inside, moving with a slight limp.
"Willow!" cried Buffy.
Willow lifted her head again, her eyes were black as she began to chant.
"Hear, hear my plea. Circling arms protecting me -"
Buffy ran outside as the barrier disappeared. Buffy limped forwards and looked around; the floor was covered in dead knight. Spike, Xander, Willow, Tara and Anya burst out of the door, they slowed down when they saw the image infront of them.
"We have to -"
Buffy walked forward slowly, looking around in fear.Spike and Xander stared around, their jaws dropped. Tara whimpered and hid her face in Willow's shoulder, Willow began to stroke her hair.
"The car! Get the keys!" shouted Spike, pointing to the car.
Spike and Xander ran off, Anya followed behind.
"Buffy! Buffy, we have to find Dawn. We can't let Glory -"
Buffy abruptly sat down on the ground, continuing to stare around with a blank expression. Willow walked back towards her, wondering why the hell she had blanked out so much.
"Buffy ? Buffy! You have to get up! We need you!" pleaded Willow.
Buffy continued to sit, tears fell from her eyes and she stared blankly ahead of her.
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