Chapter 5: Spike In A Box
Zieda decided to keep Spike's hand and foot as a trophy to honor her defeat over him. She decided to take the fingers, toes, ear, and penis to the Summers' house. She put his body parts wth a note in a cardboard box, and wrote something on top of it. She had the minions bring the box to the house, knock on the door and then run out of sight.
Buffy was out patrolling, Willow and Tara had made up and were out on a date; so Dawn was the only one home. "Hello?" she said as she opened the door. "No one's here." She started to walk back inside, until she noticed the box on the ground. "What's this?" she said and then picked it up. 'To the lovely Summers women, from Spike' was written on the the box. Dawn was excited to be getting something from Spike...until she opened the box to find out that it was actually somethings of Spike. She screamed, read the note, and dropped the box.
Buffy came home to find Dawn sitting on the couch looking traumatized. "Dawn what's wrong?" Dawn didn't move or talk. "Dawn?" Buffy said again concerned. "What's this?" Buffy asked noticing the box on the floor. "I don't think you wanna look in there," Dawn finally said. "Why not?" Buffy said as she picked up the box. She looked in the box and screamed just like Dawn had. She picked up the note and read it. "Here are some parts of your pet vampire. Don't worry, he won't need these, now that he is just a pile of dust." Buffy took a quick glance at one of the parts and remembered what Spike had said to her on the day he left. 'Or is it because you still need my penis to make you feel alive?' Well, now she had it.
It took Dawn just a little while longer to get over the shock of seeing her friend's body parts, and then she finally reached the stage of crying over the fact that her friend was now dust. Buffy hugged her and tried to comfort her, but she was also feeling sad herself. Suddenly Dawn turned angry and got out of her sister's embrace." "This is all your fault Buffy," she said. "Dawn..." "If you hadn't have made him leave this wouldn't have happened." "Dawn, you know I didn't make him leave. And we don't know that it wouldn't have happened if he was still here." "It wouldn't. You could've protected him, stopped whoever did this before it happpened. Or even if you couldn't, what if, Spike just gave up and didn't fight because he didn't care, because he thought you hated him."
Buffy had the same thoughts that Dawn had, but she sure was not going to admit it. "Dawn, I know that you're hurting with this loss, but you can't blame me for this. It's not my fault." "He took care of me and looked after me while you were gone. He was the only one who treated me like I wasn't a baby. I loved him like a brother, and now..." "I know Dawn, I know." Buffy hugged Dawn again while she cried. "And I'm gonna find out who did this to him. And I can guarantee you that they won't get off easily." "But it won't bring him back. Nothing will." But there were people who could bring him back: The Powers That Be.
Willow and Tara came home all giddy because they had a wonderful time on their date. But then they saw Dawn crying on the couch and Buffy who also looked sad, trying to comfort her. "What's wrong?" Tara asked concerned. "Spike...he's...he's..." Dawn started. "He was dusted," Buffy told them. "And before he was...um...well...cut up. They thought it would be real funny if they sent us part of him," she said as she pointed to the box. "But you probably don't wanna look in there." The four girls sat sadly on the couch together to grieve.
Willow soon called Anya and Xander and they came over too. (Not together of course, because they're still mad at each other.) "This is utterly disgusting," Anya said as she looked in the box. "And sad. It's sad too," she added after she saw the look that the other girls were giving her. "How do we know these are Spike's parts?" Xander asked. "How do we know, that this isn't just some dirty trick he's pulling? Might of killed someone, sent his parts to us and claimed they were his, so that we would think he's dust and not go after him." "Xander!" Dawn yelled. "He would never do that." "Right, because of that chip in his head. He could have had it taken out." "Xander," Buffy said quietly. "They're his." "How would you know that?" "I know because...." she trailed. "Oh," Xander said as the lightbulb went above his head.
"Buffy how could you?" he then said. "He was an evil thing!" "Xander, Dawn's hurting. This is definitely not the time to be judging Buffy. Wait. Actually there is no time for that. It's her life and she can do whatever she wants with it," Willow scolded him. "Thank you, Willow." Buffy said. "Now we're gonna hafta to find out who did this and then we'll ..." "Buffy," Xander started again. "Look, I know he was your boyfriend, but he was evil. Why should we..."
"He wasn't my boyfriend," Buffy told Xander defensively. "But he was my friend ('even if he never knew') and Dawns. And yes, he's a vampire, and he was evil. However ... well ... my job as a Slayer is to dust vampires. Not to cut off their body parts, beat them or torture them. Even I know that's extreme harsh cruelty." 'But you did torture him Buffy! You did!' the voices in her head were saying.' "Nobody, not human, animal, or even vampire deserves what he went through." Xander thought about that for a minute. Sure, he couldn't say that he wasn't happy that Spike was dust. However, even he couldn't bring himself to laugh when he pictured the bleached vampire getting chopped up. "Yeah, I think you're right," he finally said. "So let's find this asshole and kick his ass!" Anya said. "All in favor of finding the Spike killer and kicking ass say 'I'" Buffy said. "I!" they all said. "Alright, then it's settled."
Author's Note: Poor Dawnie! Thinking she's getting a present from Spike, only to see his body parts and find out he's chopped up and dusted. And Xander! What he said wasn't very nice, was it? Yes, I know I promised I was going to bring Spike back, and I will. Be patient. OK, I'll tell ya now. That happens in the next chapter. Read it to find out how and why.
Zieda decided to keep Spike's hand and foot as a trophy to honor her defeat over him. She decided to take the fingers, toes, ear, and penis to the Summers' house. She put his body parts wth a note in a cardboard box, and wrote something on top of it. She had the minions bring the box to the house, knock on the door and then run out of sight.
Buffy was out patrolling, Willow and Tara had made up and were out on a date; so Dawn was the only one home. "Hello?" she said as she opened the door. "No one's here." She started to walk back inside, until she noticed the box on the ground. "What's this?" she said and then picked it up. 'To the lovely Summers women, from Spike' was written on the the box. Dawn was excited to be getting something from Spike...until she opened the box to find out that it was actually somethings of Spike. She screamed, read the note, and dropped the box.
Buffy came home to find Dawn sitting on the couch looking traumatized. "Dawn what's wrong?" Dawn didn't move or talk. "Dawn?" Buffy said again concerned. "What's this?" Buffy asked noticing the box on the floor. "I don't think you wanna look in there," Dawn finally said. "Why not?" Buffy said as she picked up the box. She looked in the box and screamed just like Dawn had. She picked up the note and read it. "Here are some parts of your pet vampire. Don't worry, he won't need these, now that he is just a pile of dust." Buffy took a quick glance at one of the parts and remembered what Spike had said to her on the day he left. 'Or is it because you still need my penis to make you feel alive?' Well, now she had it.
It took Dawn just a little while longer to get over the shock of seeing her friend's body parts, and then she finally reached the stage of crying over the fact that her friend was now dust. Buffy hugged her and tried to comfort her, but she was also feeling sad herself. Suddenly Dawn turned angry and got out of her sister's embrace." "This is all your fault Buffy," she said. "Dawn..." "If you hadn't have made him leave this wouldn't have happened." "Dawn, you know I didn't make him leave. And we don't know that it wouldn't have happened if he was still here." "It wouldn't. You could've protected him, stopped whoever did this before it happpened. Or even if you couldn't, what if, Spike just gave up and didn't fight because he didn't care, because he thought you hated him."
Buffy had the same thoughts that Dawn had, but she sure was not going to admit it. "Dawn, I know that you're hurting with this loss, but you can't blame me for this. It's not my fault." "He took care of me and looked after me while you were gone. He was the only one who treated me like I wasn't a baby. I loved him like a brother, and now..." "I know Dawn, I know." Buffy hugged Dawn again while she cried. "And I'm gonna find out who did this to him. And I can guarantee you that they won't get off easily." "But it won't bring him back. Nothing will." But there were people who could bring him back: The Powers That Be.
Willow and Tara came home all giddy because they had a wonderful time on their date. But then they saw Dawn crying on the couch and Buffy who also looked sad, trying to comfort her. "What's wrong?" Tara asked concerned. "Spike...he's...he's..." Dawn started. "He was dusted," Buffy told them. "And before he was...um...well...cut up. They thought it would be real funny if they sent us part of him," she said as she pointed to the box. "But you probably don't wanna look in there." The four girls sat sadly on the couch together to grieve.
Willow soon called Anya and Xander and they came over too. (Not together of course, because they're still mad at each other.) "This is utterly disgusting," Anya said as she looked in the box. "And sad. It's sad too," she added after she saw the look that the other girls were giving her. "How do we know these are Spike's parts?" Xander asked. "How do we know, that this isn't just some dirty trick he's pulling? Might of killed someone, sent his parts to us and claimed they were his, so that we would think he's dust and not go after him." "Xander!" Dawn yelled. "He would never do that." "Right, because of that chip in his head. He could have had it taken out." "Xander," Buffy said quietly. "They're his." "How would you know that?" "I know because...." she trailed. "Oh," Xander said as the lightbulb went above his head.
"Buffy how could you?" he then said. "He was an evil thing!" "Xander, Dawn's hurting. This is definitely not the time to be judging Buffy. Wait. Actually there is no time for that. It's her life and she can do whatever she wants with it," Willow scolded him. "Thank you, Willow." Buffy said. "Now we're gonna hafta to find out who did this and then we'll ..." "Buffy," Xander started again. "Look, I know he was your boyfriend, but he was evil. Why should we..."
"He wasn't my boyfriend," Buffy told Xander defensively. "But he was my friend ('even if he never knew') and Dawns. And yes, he's a vampire, and he was evil. However ... well ... my job as a Slayer is to dust vampires. Not to cut off their body parts, beat them or torture them. Even I know that's extreme harsh cruelty." 'But you did torture him Buffy! You did!' the voices in her head were saying.' "Nobody, not human, animal, or even vampire deserves what he went through." Xander thought about that for a minute. Sure, he couldn't say that he wasn't happy that Spike was dust. However, even he couldn't bring himself to laugh when he pictured the bleached vampire getting chopped up. "Yeah, I think you're right," he finally said. "So let's find this asshole and kick his ass!" Anya said. "All in favor of finding the Spike killer and kicking ass say 'I'" Buffy said. "I!" they all said. "Alright, then it's settled."
Author's Note: Poor Dawnie! Thinking she's getting a present from Spike, only to see his body parts and find out he's chopped up and dusted. And Xander! What he said wasn't very nice, was it? Yes, I know I promised I was going to bring Spike back, and I will. Be patient. OK, I'll tell ya now. That happens in the next chapter. Read it to find out how and why.