Chapter 32: What's My Line Pt. 2
"Let's start again. You're the who?" Buffy asks.
"I'm the Slayer." Kendra says.
Buffy shakes her head, "Nice cover story. Here's a tip – try it on someone who's not the real Charmed Slayer.
Kendra looks at Buffy thrown for a moment by the mention of the Charmed Slayer, "You can't stop me. Even if you kill me, another Slayer will be sent to take my place."
"Could you stop with the Slayer thing? I'm the Charmed Slayer!"
Kendra isn't sure why Buffy keeps saying she's the Charmed Slayer. The Charmed Slayer is supposed to be dead since she was called, "Nonsense. There is but one - and I am she."
Buffy takes this in, truly puzzled. Kendra is so annoyingly earnest. "Okay . . . Scenario: I back off. You promise not to go all wiggy until we go to my watcher and figure out what this is all about."
"Wiggy?" Kendra asks.
"You know - no kicko, no fighto?" Buffy says.
Kendra considers and then nods, "I accept your scenario." They let their arms down, circling each other, exhausted from the fight and harboring a good amount of suspicion and contempt. "Your English is very odd, you know."
"Yeah - it's something about being woken by an axe. Makes me talk all crazy. So you were sent here?" Buffy asks.
"Yes, by my Watcher." Kendra says.
"To do what, exactly?" Buffy asks.
"To do my duty. I am here to kill vampires." Kendra says.
A short time later Giles paces in front of Buffy and Kendra in the library - trying to make heads or tails of the situation. "Your watcher is Sam Zabuto, you say?"
Kendra nods, "Yes, sir."
"We've never met - but he is very well respected." Giles says.
"What? So he's a real guy? As in, non-fictional?" Buffy asks.
Giles nods, "And what are you called?"
"I am the vampire slayer." Kendra says.
Buffy rolls her eyes. "We got that part. He means your name."
Kendra nods, "Oh. They call me Kendra, only. I have no last name, sir."
"Can you say - stuck in the 80's?" Buffy says.
Giles shakes his head, "Buffy - please. There has obviously been some kind of misunderstanding here."
Willow enters the library, startling everyone. "Hey-"
Kendra immediately advances on Willow - about to attack. "Identify yourself!"
Buffy quickly flames out and back in between Kendra and Willow. "Back off, Pink Ranger. This is my friend-"
"Friend?" Kendra asks. "And did you get across the room that quickly?"
Buffy sighs, "You know. Person you hang with? Amigo? And about the other thing. It's on a need to know basis. And you don't need to know."
"I - I don't understand." Kendra says.
Buffy rolls her eyes - turns to Giles. "You try. I'm tapped."
Prue, Piper and Phoebe walk in to the room. Prue walks over to Buffy glaring at her, "Payson Patricia Halliwell!"
"Kendra. There are a few people, civilians if you will, who know Buffy's identity. Well not all of them are civilians. Anyways Willow is one of them. And they also spend time together. Socially. Prue, Piper and Phoebe here are the Charmed Ones."
Buffy looks down, "I'm sorry, Prue. Really."
"You know how worried you had us?" Prue says.
Kendra takes this in. Understanding, but still puzzled, "And you allow this, sir?"
Giles sighs, "Well, you see . . ."
Buffy nods, "I know, Prue. I'm sorry. I was scared, okay. I don't want to die again, twice was enough."
"But, the slayer must work in secret. For security-" Kendra says.
In light of everything Prue nods, "We'll talk about this later at home."
Giles nods, "Of course. With Buffy, however, it's . . . Some flexibility is required-"
"Why?" Kendra asks.
"Hi guys. What's going on?" Willow asks.
"That's what I would like to know." Piper says.
"There's been a big mix-up." Buffy says.
"It seems, that somehow, another slayer has been sent to Sunnydale." Giles says.
Phoebe shakes her head, "Is that even possible? I mean, two slayers at the same time?"
Giles shrugs, "Not that I know of. The new slayer is only called after the previous slayer has died-" Good lord . . . You were dead, Buffy."
Buffy sighs, "Which time? And it was only for a minute or two both times."
"Clearly, it doesn't matter how long you were gone. You were physically dead, causing the activation of the next slayer." Giles said.
Kendra frowned, "She . . . died?"
"Just a little." Buffy says.
Giles nods, "She drank a potion the first time to vanquish a ghost. The second time she drowned. But both times she was revived."
"So there really are two of them?" Phoebe asks.
Giles nods, "It would appear so. Yes." He sits. Stunned. "We have no precedent for this. I'm quite flummoxed."
"What's the flum? It's a mistake. She isn't supposed to be here. She goes home." Buffy says. "No offense. But, I'm not dead and it's a teeny bit creepy having you around."
"Buffy!" Prue says. "That's rude."
"Sorry," Buffy says apologetically.
"I cannot simply leave. I was sent here for a reason. Mr. Zabuto said all the signs indicate that a very dark power is about to rise in Sunnydale." Kendra says.
"He's quite right. I'll need to contact him." Giles says.
"So what was your plan for fighting this dark power? Just sort of attack people till you found a bad one?" Buffy asks.
"Of course not," Kendra says.
"Then why the hell did you jump me?" Buffy asks.
Kendra looks at Buffy sheepish, "I thought you were a vampire."
Phoebe laughs, "Really?"
Kendra nods, "I had good reason to think she was." She looks to Buffy, "Did I not see you kissing a vampire?"
Piper nods in understanding, "Angel."
Buffy nods, "You saw me with Angel. He's a vampire but he's good."
"Angel? You mean Angelus? I've read of him. He is a monster." Kendra says.
Prue shakes her head, "No, no, he's good now."
Willow nods, "Really."
"He has a gypsy curse." Buffy says.
"Oh." Kendra said. "He has a what?"
Buffy sighs, "Just trust me. Angel's on the home team now. Wouldn't hurt a fly."
"I cannot believe you. He looked to me like just another animal when I -" Kendra says as Buffy eyes her, worried.
"When you what? What did you do to him?" Buffy asks.
"I . . ." Kendra says.
Prue frowns, "Take it easy Buffy." She looks at Kendra, "What did you do?"
Piper looks to Phoebe, "Did you call the Manor to let Cordelia and Xander know. That Buffy had been found?"
Phoebe shakes her head, "I forgot."
A short time later in the back room of Willy's. Freaked-out and breathing hard, Buffy bursts into the storage room - only to find it empty. "Angel -?"
Kendra and Prue follows her Buffy.
Kendra moves around the room. Checking the floor. "No ashes."
"What?" Buffy asks.
Kendra nods, "When a vampire combusts, he leaves ashes."
"Yeah, we know the drill." Prue says.
Kendra nods, "So I did not kill him."
Buffy nods, "And I don't have to…"
"Buffy, don't even finish that thought." Prue says, "We don't kill humans. You would think our trip to the future would have taught you that."
Willy enters, momentarily unseen. "Whoah, there's a lot of tension in this room."
Before he can speak another word Kendra charges him. Slamming him into a table and drawing her fist back for a mighty blow as Buffy catches her hand mid-flight.
Buffy looks at Kendra, exasperated. "Doesn't anyone just say "hello" where you come from?"
Kendra keeps her grip on Willy firm. "This one is dirty. I can feel it."
Buffy nods, "That's nice for you, percepto girl. But we're not going to get anything out of him if he's oh, say, unconscious." She grabs Willy away from Kendra. "Where is Angel?"
"My bud, Angel? You think I'd let him fry? I saved him in the nick. He was about five minutes away from being a crispy critter." Willy says.
Buffy shoots Kendra a vicious look. "Where did he go? Home?"
"Uh, he said he was gonna stay underground. You know, recuperate." Willy said.
Prue frowns, "Are you telling us the truth?"
"I swear! I swear on my mother's grave should something fatal happen to her god forbid." Willy says.
Kendra nods, "Then he is all right. We can return to your Watcher for our orders."
"Orders? I don't take orders. I do things my way." Buffy says.
"Buffy!" Prue says.
"Ok I don't take orders. But Prue, Piper, Phoebe and I do things our way." Buffy said. "Better?"
Prue sighs and nods.
"No wonder you died." Kendra says.
"Let's go." Buffy says and they start out.
"I have to ask if any of you girls has considered modeling. I got a friend with a camera, strictly high class nude work - art photographs, but naked."
Prue frowns and telekinetically lifts Willy up in to the air, "You are aware they are underage, right?"
Back at the school Buffy, Prue, Kendra, Giles and Willow are gathered under the colonade.
"Kendra, I've conferred with your Watcher, Mr. Zabuto. He and I agree that until this matter with Spike and Drusilla is resolved, you two should work together." Giles says.
Buffy holds her tongue as Prue glares at her.
Kendra nods, "So you believe that Spike is attempting to revive this Drusilla to health?"
Giles nods, "Yes. That would be the dark power your Watcher referred to. Drusilla is not just evil. She's also quite mad. Restored to her full health there is absolutely no telling what she might do."
"Then we will stop Spike." Kendra says.
"It's a little more complicated than that, okay, John Wayne?" Buffy says.
Giles nods, "Yes, I'm afraid it is. Spike has called out the Order of Taraka to keep Buffy out of the way."
"The assassins? I read of them in the writings of Dramius." Kendra says.
"Really? Which volume?" Giles asks.
"I believe it was six, sir." Kendra says.
Prue looks to Giles, "Focus."
Giles nods, "Kendra - perhaps you could show me the bit in Dramius six about the Order of Taraka. I must admit, I could never get through that book."
"Yes, it was difficult. All those footnotes!" Kendra says.
Kendra and Giles move off, but Giles stops - turns to Buffy.
"Oh, Buffy. Principal Snyder came snooping around for you." Giles says.
"Eeee, the career fair." Buffy says.
Giles nods, "You'd best make an appearance, I think."
Buffy sighs, "Right."
"Buffy's a student here?" Kendra asks.
"Yes." Giles says.
"Right. Of course. I'd imagine she's a cheerleader, too." Kendra says.
Giles shakes his head, "Actually, she gave up cheerleading. It's a funny story, really . . ." Kendra just looks at him. Clearly, Buffy's wacky life does not amuse. "Let's go find that book, shall we?"
Prue looks to Buffy, "Would you like me to come with you. Explain to Snyder?"
Buffy shakes her head, "No that's alright Prue. Thanks anyways. And again I'm sorry, really."
Prue sighs, "We still need to talk of course. But I guess in light of the circumstances I won't ground you this time." She turns and follow Kendra and Giles.
They move off to the library. Willow and Buffy watch, somewhat stunned.
"Get a load of the She-Giles." Buffy says once Prue is out of earshot.
"Creepy." Willow says.
They gather their stuff, move for the door.
"I bet Giles wishes I were more of a fact geek." Buffy says.
"Giles is enough of a fact geek for both of you." Willow sys.
Buffy sighs, "But you saw how he and Kendra were vibing. "Volume six - ha, ha, ha!""
Willow nods, "Buffy. No one can replace you. You'll always be Giles' favorite."
"I wonder . . ." Buffy says.
"Of course you will. You're his Slayer. The Charmed Slayer."
Buffy shakes her head, "No - I mean, I wonder if it would be so bad. Being replaced."
"You mean, letting Kendra take over?" Willow asks. "Just being a witch?"
Buffy nods, "Maybe. It would be wild if, after this thing with Spike and the assassins is over, I could say - "Kendra, you slay. I'm going to Disneyland . . ."
"But not forever, right?" Willow asks.
Buffy shakes her head, "No, Disneyland would get boring after a few months. But I could do . . . other stuff. Any stuff. Career day stuff. Who knows, Willow, I might even be able to have, like, a normal life . . ."
Willow and Buffy stand amid the hubbub of career week a few moments later, looking at a large schedule of events that's posted on the wall.
"Okay, my tests say I should be looking into law enforcement - duh - and environmental design . . ." Buffy says.
"Environmental design? That's landscaping, right?" Willow asks.
Buffy shrugs, "I checked the shrub box. Landscaping was yesterday - so law it is."
They start to move through the career seekers. Buffy notices Oz, who is standing nearby, staring at Willow intently. He carries his guitar case.
"Don't look now, Will, but that guy over there is totally checking you out." Buffy says.
Willow glances over to Oz - waves it away. "Oh. That's Oz. He's just expressing computer nerd solidarity."
"Really? Then why is he on his way over?" Buffy asks.
Oz approaches. Eyes only for Willow. "Hi."
Buffy smiles, keeps moving. "Told you." She heads toward the law enforcement booth.
Buffy looks to a sign-in sheet and she adds her name and Police Lady takes the paper. "Listen up and answer when I call your name!" Buffy and the other seminar attendees gather around. "Buffy Summers!"
"Here." Buffy says.
The Police lady draws her gun and aims at Buffy. Buffy dives for cover, cursing the fact she is in a crowded room or she would have flamed out. The Police Lady shoots her gun at the diving Buffy.
"Get down!" Buffy yells.
All the career day folks freak as Police Lady shoots again and again at Buffy.
"Look out!" Oz says as he throws himself over Willow – taking her to the ground. A bullet grazes him. They land hard. Oz on top of her, bleeding.
Buffy crawls on the ground through the chaos, moving out of Police Lady's line of sight until she ends up behind her. Buffy grabs Police Lady's legs from under her, dropping her.
Police Lady and Buffy roll on the ground. Buffy finally manages to get the gun out of her hand and it skitters away.
Police Lady simply draws another gun. Points it right at Buffy's face.
But before Police Lady can shoot - a foot kicks the gun from her hand. Buffy looks up to see KENDRA, ready to kick some lady-in-blue butt. She sees Prue behind Kendra. Buffy takes advantage of the distraction and pounds police lady repeatedly in the face-
Still, Police Lady manages to throw Buffy off her and grab one of the kids who was at the law enforcement booth before Buffy or Kendra can stop her. She's got yet another gun - which she points at the poor kid's chest.
"Don't!" Buffy says.
Hostage in tow, Police Lady backs out of the lounge. She gets to the door, tosses the kid to the ground and exits.
Kendra goes after Police Lady while Buffy and Prue runs to Oz and Willow.
"He's, he's shot-" Willow says. "Are you okay?"
"I'm shot. Wow. It's very . . . odd. And painful." Oz says.
Kendra runs back into the room. Moves to Buffy. "She's gone."
People emerge from their hiding spots. What just happened here? The hostage kid stands - shaky. "Was - was that a demonstration?"
Buffy, Kendra, Giles and Willow are doing the post-siege analysis.
"She was definitely one of the Taraka gang, Giles. And way gun happy." Buffy says.
Giles nods, "And this Oz, he's alright?"
"The paramedic said it was only a scrape, thank goodness-" Willow says. "Prue said she would watch out for him till the paramedics are done.
Xander and Cordelia walk in.
"Down girl-" Buffy says.
But Kendra is totally rooted - looking at Xander like a deer caught in the headlights. Buffy's puzzled.
"Who sponsored career day today – The British Soccer Fan Association?" Xander asks.
Giles sighs, "We had a rather violent visit from one of the Order of Taraka-"
"You want to talk Order of Taraka? We met the king freak of the Order of-" Xander says as he sees Kendra.
"Forgive me. Xander, Cordelia – this is Kendra. It's very complicated, but she is also a slayer-"
Cordelia is too wigged-out to be newly fazed. She barely glances at Kendra, sits. "Hi. Nice to meet you."
"A slayer? I knew this "I'm the only one, I'm the only one" thing was just an attention getter." Xander says.
Buffy rolls her eyes, "Just say hello, Xander."
Xander moves to Kendra, who appears mortified by his attention. He notices her babe factor - vibes her. "Welcome. So you're a slayer, huh? I like that in a woman."
Kendra can only look at her shoes. Totally flustered. "I - I, hope . . . I thank you. I mean, sir . . . I will be of service."
"Good. Great. It's good to be a giver." Xander says and looks to Buffy - what's with her? Buffy shrugs.
"This assassin you encountered, Xander. What did he look like?" Giles asks.
Cordelia shrieks as she finds a dead worm in her hair.
"Like that." Xander says.
Buffy shakes her head, "You and bug people, Xander. What's up with that?"
"But this dude was different than the preying mantis lady. He was a man of bugs. Not a man who was a bug." Xander says.
"Okay." Willow says. "Huh?"
"The important thing is - everybody's okay. Still, it is quite apparent that we are under serious attack-"
Buffy nods, "Yeah. These Taraka guys are Uberbad. If Kendra hadn't been there today I would have been toast. There was no way to use my powers without exposing myself and Prue's number one rule is not expose our powers."
Kendra and Buffy exchange a look. The thanks noted.
"I fear the worst is yet to come. I've discovered the remaining keys to Drusilla's cure. The ritual requires her sire and must take place in a church on the night of the new moon-"
"The new moon? But that is tonight." Kendra says.
Giles nods, "Exactly. I'm sure the assassins are here to kill Buffy before she can put a stop to things-"
Buffy suddenly stands - her tone urgent. "They need Drusilla's sire? You mean the vamp that made her?"
"What is it, Buffy?" Willow asks.
"It's Angel. He's Drusilla's sire." Buffy says painfully.
"Man! That guy got some major neck in his day-" Xander says.
Willow hits Xander and Xander shuts up. Kendra is clearly displeased - but holds her tongue.
"This thingy. This ritual. Will it kill him?" Buffy asks.
Giles nods, "I'm afraid so."
Buffy frowns, "We have to do something. We have to find the church where this ritual takes place-"
"Agreed. And we must work quickly. There are only five hours to sundown." Giles says.
"Don't worry, Buffy, we'll save Angel." Willow says.
Kendra frowns, "Angel? Our priority must be to stop Drusilla."
"Angel's our friend. Except I don't like him." Xander says bridling.
Buffy glares at Kendra, "Look, you've got your priorities and I've got mine. Right now, they mesh. You gonna work with me or are you gonna get out of my way?"
"I am with you." Kendra says.
Buffy nods, "Good. Cause I've had it. Spike is going down. You can attack me, you can send assassins after me . . . that's just fine. But nobody messes with my boyfriend. I'm going to call the Manor and see if Piper and Phoebe are home and then call Prue and get her back here."
A couple hours later Willow is at the computer with Giles and Prue watching as she scrolls through some information. "There are over 2000 churches in San Francisco? That seems a bit excessive.
(A/N – From the research I've found there is at least 1400 churches in San Francisco. That doesn't include of course Synagogues, Buddist Temples, etc. I added another 600 to the total since San Francisco is sitting on the Hellmouth in this story.)
"It's the extra evil vibe from the hellmouth. Makes people pray harder." Willow says.
"Check and see if any of them are closed or abandoned." Prue says.
Willow obliges. Giles carries a large book over to Phoebe, Cordelia and Xander who are looking through some sort of demon "mug book".
"We got demons. We got monsters. But no bug dude or Police Lady." Xander says.
Giles hands them the book he holds, "You should have better luck with this. There's a section devoted entirely to the Order of Taraka."
In Giles Office Kendra looks out at the others, then over at Buffy, who is checking and re-checking her weapons, clearly keyed up and freaking about Angel. Phoebe stands behind silently watching.
"And those two, they also know you are the Slayer." Kendra says.
"Yup." Buffy says.
Kendra looks to Phoebe, "And you?"
Phoebe nods, "Prue, Piper and I know, yes."
Kendra shakes her head looking back to Buffy, "Did anyone explain to you what "secret identity" means?"
"Nope. Must be in the handbook. Right after the chapter on personality removal." Buffy says. There's no real rancor there - Buffy is too focused. Kendra picks up a crossbow, checks it out. "Careful with that thing."
"Please. I am an expert in all weapons-" Kendra says and she accidentally fires an arrow into Giles' lamp. Kendra is startled, tries to cover.
"Is everything all right?" Giles asks from the other room.
"Yeah, it's okay. But you need to purchase a new lamp." Phoebe says.
"Sorry. This trigger mechanism is different." Kendra says. "Perhaps when this is over you can show me how to work it."
"When this is over, I'm thinking pineapple pizza and teen video fest - possibly something from the Ringwald oeuvre." Buffy says.
Phoebe smiles, "That sounds like a wonderful idea, Buffy."
"I'm not allowed to watch television. My Watcher says it promotes intellectual laziness." Kendra says.
"And he says it like it's a bad thing?" Buffy asks.
Xander says from the other room, "Here we go. I am the Bug Man, coo coo coo chu."
In the main room Piper looks at the book, "Says here he can only be killed when he's in his disassembled state."
Xander addresses Cordelia - as to a three-year-old. "Disassembled. That means when he's broken down into all his buggy parts-"
Cordelia, annoyed, grabs the book. "I know what it means, dork head-"
Xander tries to grab the book. "Dork head? You slash me with your words."
They inadvertently touch. "Arrrgggghhhh!" Xander and Cordelia says. They jump away from each other as though they've been electrocuted.
Piper rolls her eyes and grabs the book looking over what it says in detail.
In Giles office they hear the scream. "Your life is very different than mine." Kendra says.
"You mean the part where I occasionally have one? Yeah, I guess it is." Buffy says.
"The things you do and have, I was taught distract from my calling. Friends. School. Even family." Kendra says.
Buffy frowns, "What do you mean - even family?"
"My parents - they sent me to my watcher when I was very young." Kendra says.
"How young?" Buffy asks.
Kendra shrugs, "I don't remember them, actually. I've seen pictures . . . But that's how seriously the calling is taken by my people. My mother and father gave me to my watcher because they believed that they were doing the right thing for me - and for the world. You see?"
Buffy is shocked. But Kendra shuts down hard. "Oh. I'm-"
"Please. I don't feel sorry for myself. Why should you?" Kendra says.
"It just sounds very lonely. I don't know what I would do without my cousins or even Xander and Willow." Buffy says.
Phoebe smiles at the compliment.
"Emotions are weakness, Buffy. You shouldn't entertain them." Kendra says.
"What? Kendra - my emotions give me power. They're total assets." Buffy says.
Kendra shrugs, "Maybe. For you. But I prefer to keep an even mind."
Phoebe nods, "Kendra our Charmed Powers are tied to our emotions. If we didn't have access to our emotions we couldn't use our powers."
Kendra picks up a dagger, polishes it.
Buffy thinks for a moment, "Huh. I guess that explains it."
"Explains what?" Phoebe and Kendra ask.
Buffy smiles, "When we were fighting. You're amazing. Your technique. It's flawless. Better than mine-"
"I know." Kendra says.
"Still - I would have kicked your butt in the end. And you know why? No imagination." Buffy says.
Kendra starts polishing the knife a little more intensely. "Really? You think so?"
Buffy nods, "Yep. You're good. But power alone isn't enough. A great fighter goes with the flow. She knows how to improvise. Don't get me wrong, I mean, you have potential-"
"Potential . . ." Kendra says as she puts the weapon down - furious. Gets in Buffy's face. "I could wipe the floor with you right now."
Buffy smiles, "That would be anger you're feeling."
Kendra is thrown, "What?"
"You feel it, right? How the anger gives you fire? A slayer needs that." Buffy says.
Xander enters, grabs a book. Kendra instantly goes nonverbal and shy again.
"Scuze me, ladies." Xander says. "Nice knife." He ducks out.
Buffy looks at Kendra with some sympathy. "I'm guessing dating isn't big with your Watcher either."
"I am not permitted to speak with boys." Kendra says.
Phoebe blinks, "Really?"
"Unless you're pummeling them, right?" Buffy says. "Wait a minute."
"What?" Kendra and Phoebe ask.
"That guy. The sleazoid you nearly decked in the bar." Buffy says.
"You think he might help us?" Kendra asks.
"I think we might make him." Buffy says.
At Willy's, Willy is thrown against the wall by Buffy. Kendra and Prue paces nearby.
"Honest! I don't know where Angel is!" Willy says.
Buffy frowns, "How about this ritual tonight? What have you heard?"
Willy shakes his head, "Nothing. It's all hush hush-"
"Just hit him, Buffy," Kendra says impatiently.
"As much as I hate harming mortals, Buffy. I have to agree with Kendra. If you slapped him around just a little you might get a response from him."
Buffy nods, "She - likes to hit."
"You know, maybe I did hear something about this ritual. Yeah . . . It's coming back to me . . . But I'd - I'd have to take you there-" Willy says.
Buffy lets Willy down. Starts to drag him toward the door. "Let's go."
Kendra hesitates. "First, we must return to the watcher."
"I think she's right Buffy. We need backup." Prue says.
"Excuse me? While we run to Giles, the whole thing could go down-" Buffy says.
"But, it is procedure-" Kendra says.
"It's brainless, you mean! If we don't go now - Angel could be history." Buffy says.
Prue sighs and nods, Buffy is right of course. And in this instance Angel is the innocent they have to protect. "Alright."
"Is that all you're worried about? Your boyfriend?" Kendra asks.
Prue glares at Kendra, "As the Charmed Ones and the Charmed Slayer. We protect the innocents. In this scenario Angel is the innocent we have to protect."
"It's as I feared. He clouds both of your judgments. We can't stop this ritual alone-"
Buffy nods, "He'll die-"
Kendra finally loses her patience. Says what she's been thinking all along. "He's a vampire. He should die! Why am I the only person who see it?"
This hits Buffy hard. Her face goes cold. "I'm going. With you or without you. Prue go back to Giles, okay. Get Piper and Phoebe. We could use the Power of Three."
Kendra shakes her head, "You're crazy. You'll be killed."
"Then I guess this is goodbye." Buffy says as she grabs Willy and leaves.
Kendra is stunned.
"If your not going with her then come on. We got to get my sisters and the rest of the guys." Prue says.
Willy leads Buffy into the dark vestibule of a Church foyer. "Here you go. Don't ever say your friend Willy don't come through in a pinch-"
Buffy moves to follow, when out of the darkness appear Pfister and Police Lady and Spike's two vampire henchmen. They surround her. Willy turns to the vamp henchmen.
"Here you go. Don't ever say your friend Willy don't come through in a pinch-"
Buffy frowns.
Willy, Pfister and Buffy - who struggles against the iron grip of Police Lady and the vampire henchmen walks into the chapel. Spike is appalled but Willy doesn't notice- "It's pay day, pal. I got your slayer." Willy says.
Spike advances on him, seething. "Are you tripping? You bring her here - now?"
Buffy sees Angel and Drusilla and she frowns. Angel is gone - can't acknowledge her.
"You said you wanted her-" Willy said.
Spike frowns, "In the ground, pinhead! I wanted her dead-"
"Now - now that's not what I heard." Willy says nervously, "Word was, there was a bounty on her, dead or alive-"
"You heard wrong, Willy." Spike says.
"Angel . . ." Buffy says.
Spike is distracted by Buffy. Looks over where she looks. "Yeah, it bugs me too, seeing 'em like that. Another five minutes and Angel'll be dead though, so I forebear. But don't feel too bad for Angel. He's got something you don't have."
"What?" Buffy asks.
"Five minutes. Patrice?" Spike says.
Police Lady raises a gun to Buffy's head.
The doors burst open, knocked completely off their hinges by Prue's telekinetic power. Kendra is handspringing across the room before anyone even has time to react, smashing into Police Lady and knocking her to the floor, her gun skittering away.
"Who the hell is that?" Spike asks.
Buffy takes the moment to shake off her vamps. "It's your lucky day, Spike."
Kendra grabs Spike, "Two slayers." She punches him, spinning him toward.
"No waiting." Buffy says as she punches him, spinning him again.
Kendra moves to punch him again, but he ducks, engages her in fisticuffs as Police Lady comes for Buffy, stilettos popping out from her sleeves.
Police Lady is suddenly frozen by Piper, "Stay away from my cousin."
The vamps get up to get Buffy and Kendra - but both of them is arrowed from the back. Giles and Phoebe is behind them, crossbows in hand. Willow, Prue and Xander flank them, all armed.
"Hey larva boy!" Xander calls out as Pfister turns and stares at him. "That's right. I'm talking to you - the big cootie."
Pfister has heard enough, starts for Xander. Xander races into the FOYER - shuts the door. Pfister sheds human form and devolves into worm state, streaming under the door.
Cordelia is on the other side of the door and has spread some kind of glue on the floor. She and Xander watch as the worms come under the door and get stuck.
"Welcome, my pretties. Mwa haa haa!" Xander says as he and Cordelia start to stomp on the worms. Xander goes at it gleefully. Cordelia, a little gingerly.
Spike, Kendra and Buffy trade blows with each other.
"Buffy!" Piper shouts she's fighting through my freeze."
"Power of Three!" Buffy says.
Kendra looks to Buffy, "You got this?"
Buffy nods, "Go."
Kendra runs over to Police Lady as she unfreezes.
"Rather be fighting you alone anyway." Spike says.
Buffy simply smiles.
Prue telekinetically flies Spike into a wall just as Willy is trying to exit thataway.
Buffy smirks, "I didn't say I would be fighting alone."
Spike grabs Willy, "Where are you going?"
"There's a way in which this isn't my fault." Willy says.
Spike frowns, "They tricked you."
"They were duplicitous!" Willy says outraged.
"Well, I'll only kill you just this once." Spike says.
Buffy makes her way to the alter and grabs the handle of the knife, trying to pull it from Angel and Drusilla's hands.
Spike tackles her from behind. Down they go.
Willy runs past Giles and Willow narrowly missing Giles outstretched fingers. Willy then passes Xander and Cordelia, who run in to join Giles and Willow.
Kendra and Police Lady are under the organ loft.
Police Lady knocks Kendra into a beam holding up the organ loft. It gives slightly, just dust raining down. Not sturdy. Police Lady slices Kendra in the arm, drawing blood. Kendra looks at her shirt, getting angry.
"That's my favorite shirt." Kendra says. "That's my only shirt!" Now she's pissed. She comes at Police Lady in a hail of blows, finally knocking her out right under the organ loft at the back.
Spike punches Buffy, gaining a moment to look about. Clearly, he's outnumbered. He pulls out the knife, cuts the bonds and grabs Dru as Angel falls to the floor. "Sorry, dear, we gotta go. Hope that was enough . . ." He grabs a torch by the altar and hurls it at Prue, Piper and Phoebe who are chanting the Power of Three spell. It hits an old curtain on the floor and starts a blaze. He carries Dru on the other side of the fire to the back, towards the organ loft.
Buffy rises, pissed off. She grabs a censer and swings it overhead. Throws it and it slams into the back of Spike's head. He stumbles forward right into the beam holding the organ loft up.
The beam falls, the loft crashes down on Spike and Dru.
"I'm good . . ." Buffy says.
"She's good . . ." Kendra says.
Buffy comes to Angel, Prue joins her to help carry him out. Kendra next to Buffy.
"It's gonna be okay . . ." Buffy says.
"Buffy?" Angel asks.
"Let's get him out." Kendra says.
They do, leaving the growing fire headed toward the rubble.
The next day outside the school Buffy and Kendra are walking toward the street. Kendra wears one of Buffy's shirts. "Thank you for the shirt. It is very generous of you."
Buffy smiles, "Oh, hey, it looks better on - well, me, but don't worry." There is ease between them now - Kendra smiles at the barb. "Now, when you get to the airport -"
Kendra nods, "I get on the plane with my ticket. And sit in a seat. Not the cargo hold."
"Very good." Buffy says.
Kendra nods, "That is not traveling undercover."
Buffy smiles, "Exactly. Relax. You earned it. You sit. You eat the peanuts. You watch the movie, unless it's about a dog or Chevy Chase."
"I'll remember." Kendra says.
They arrive at the curb where a taxi waits.
"Thank you. For helping me save Angel." Buffy says.
Kendra shakes her head, "I am not telling my Watcher about that. It is too strange that a slayer loves a vampire."
"Tell me about it." Buffy says.
Kendra smiles, "Still, he is pretty cute."
"Well, then, maybe they won't fire me for dating him." Buffy says.
Kendra shakes her head, "You always do that."
"Do what?" Buffy asks.
"You talk about slaying like it's a job. It's not. It's who you are. Just like being a witch is who you are." Kendra says.
"You get that from the handbook?" Buffy asks.
Kendra shakes her head, "From you."
"I guess I can't fight it. I'm a freak." Buffy says.
Kendra nods, "But not the only freak."
Buffy smiles, "Not anymore." She tries to hug Kendra.
"I don't hug." Kendra says.
Buffy takes a step back, "No. Good. Hate hugs."
Kendra gets in the taxi. Buffy watches it pull away.
Buffy moves to a quiet area where she can't be seen. "Now time to face the music." She flames out.