By: BuffySummers168
E-mail: BuffySummers168@aol.com
Part: 4
Disclaimer:I don't own Buffy, Spike, or any of the other characters of BTVS. They are owned by
Joss Whedon.
Rating: NC-17 in upcoming parts
*I know there's not much B/S in this part, but its kind of an interlude to the next part of the story
"Oh shit" Buffy whispered to Spike. "What are we going to do! What if he tries to hurt them to
get to us!"
"We'll just sit here and see what he plans on doing, before giving away the fact that we're up
here." He said.
She wanted to run down there and protect them all, but knew that Spike was right. They would
have a better chance of helping everyone if they knew what Angelus wanted, and if they could
keep the element of surprise on their side. So, they both crouched down to listen to what
Angelus had to say.
"Well, well, well...if it isn't my old friends the Scooby's. Why are you up so late.... researching
the next big bad apocalypse? Oh wait, I guess that would be me!" He said with a sarcastic
chuckle. Well, let me guess as to what you've come up with, and you tell me how close I am.
Well, first off, I had to have made some kind of deal with the devil, right? I mean, how else
would I get here."
Giles nodded his head silently
"Very good! Point for you guys." Angelus said. "Although I don't know how much of this
information I can credit you with, because I hear my lousy good-for-nothing childe has begun to
join in with the do-gooder bit. Ah well....he'll pay for that later." He said, an evil smile crossing
his face.
"Well," he said next "I'm sure you realized the fact that I was going after the two necklaces from
Atlantis. Well, don't hold your breath, I was only able to come across one of them."
Giles, Willow, and Xander's faces showed visible relief. But, it was short lived.
"Ha! Don't think I'm going to give up that easily. This is actually where our resident Witch
Willow comes into play."
Willow looked at him confusedly. *Her? What did she have to do with getting the other
necklace from Atlantis?*
"Ah, my little, confused witch. How easily we forget things. Think back....about 15 years back,
when you were say....seven, perhaps?"
Willow thought back. *What significant thing happened when I was seven?
Think...think...think....*
"The only thing important that happened when I was seven, was that my grandmother died.
Nothing special about that, except for the fact that we were surprised that she lasted as long as
she had."
"You really don't know who she was, do you." He said, looking at her like she was a complete
idiot.
"No, I don't. But I suppose you're going to tell me?"
"But of course my dear. Think back. You've always been attracted to supernatural things,
haven't you? The phone rings, you know who its going to be....you and your little friends play
with an ouija board, and it actually works! Things like that at first. Your mother wrote it off as
coincidence, but your grandmother knew better. She had hoped it would stop with her, since
your mother didn't inherit it, but she was wrong. It wasn't until a little while back that you
started practicing as a witch. Did you ever wonder why it just came so naturally to you?"
Willow looked at him with a look of fear on her face. How had he known all of that, about her
youth, about her grandmother. What was he getting at?
"Well, my dear witch, you are a direct descendant of the sorcerers from Atlantis."
Willow looked at him, her mouth open and her eyes wide. *Her? Can it be? And her
grandmother too! Well that certainly explained a lot of things....*
She looked at Angelus. "How can that be? The Sorcerers of Atlantis were the most powerful
ever to be known. My magik would be a thousand times more powerful if it were true."
"Now that's where you're wrong little one. The sorcerers kept their magik so powerful because
they only married and had offspring with other sorcerers of their caliber. Once the stone was
broken in half, and placed in the necklaces, the sorcerers all went to different corners of the
earth. Two of them took one half of the necklace with them, to be passed down in the
generations to their offspring. Their children's powers became less and less, as they tried to
marry people who had absolutely no magik ability what so ever, so as to lessen the powers of
their children. Your grandmother thought her ancestral line had come to an end, magik wise,
with your mother, since she had no abilities. But, she was wrong. You seem to be a paradox in
this little game. Whether you know it or not dear, you are as powerful as the sorcerers of
Atlantis. It's just you haven't been given the rest of your powers. That, you get, when you wear
the necklace from Atlantis."
Willow could not believe her ears. As powerful as the Atlantis sorcerers? It can't be!
"Well here's your little part in the deal, my dear. Your grandmother didn't hand down the
necklace to you, because she knew of her little all-powerful granddaughter before anyone else
did. I don't know what she did with it, but I'm sure she put it somewhere were you would find
it, come the day that you learned of your heritage. So my dear, you and your little friends here
are going to leave here right now, unharmed. I want you to go to your house, and find that
necklace. I will show up there in exactly 24 hours. If you have not found it by then, I shall kill
one of you. Then you will have another 24 hours, and so on until its just you my witch. And if
you are the last one alive, and you still don't have it, you will wish you would have been the first
go die." He said, he voice so full of hatred and loathing that it made Willow feel as if she was
going to need a new pair of pants soon.
"Happy Searching" Angelus spat out
With that, he sauntered out of the library and into the night.
As soon as Buffy saw him leave, she raced down the stairs and pulled Willow into a big hug.
"Oh my god Willow, are you ok?" She asked her friend in a worried tone.
"Yeah I'm fine, I just...can't believe it!
Giles looked over at the two girls and said, "Well I suggest we go to Willow's house and begin
the search. I doubt Angelus was making idle threats."
They all nodded their heads, agreeing with Giles.
[The next morning, Willow's house]
Buffy and Spike lay on the floor, her head resting on his chest, and her leg wrapped around his
possessively. Xander was half on the couch, half falling off, and snoring loudly. The only ones
still looking were Giles and Willow.
"We've looked everywhere, and there's no sign of it. How am I supposed to know what my
grandmother did with a necklace she wanted to hide 15 years ago!" She said, sounding defeated.
Giles looked at her sympathetically.
"Why don't you take a break like the others. I'll continue in the search, you go get some sleep."
She looked at him and was about to put up a fight
"No arguments. I'll wake everyone up in a little while, and we'll all continue the search."
"Alright" she said. She headed down the hall and into her bedroom. She thought briefly about
changing into something else, but decided against it, and just collapsed into bed where she
immediately fell asleep.
*****
*Willow....Willow, you must listen to me*
Willow opened her eyes, and looked around. She was in her bedroom, exactly as she had fallen
asleep, except that everything was black and white.
"Wow...this is, um, different" she commented as she noticed that she seemed to be the only
thing in color in the room. Then, she looked at the other side of her room.
"Grandmother! What...how....why are you here?"
*Willow, you know what you must seek out*
"Yes, grandmother....Angelus told me all about where we come from. Why didn't you ever tell
me!" Maybe we could have prepared better for this."
*You were not to know until this time. It is what is supposed to be*
"Well....ok. I guess I can understand that, since we've had so much experience with the 'powers
that be' when it comes to Buffy" she said with a knowing look on her face.
*Willow, you must listen to this next part very carefully."
Willow nodded her head in obedience.
*No matter how well you protect this necklace, in the end, Angelus will get it. Only the Chosen
one, and the one she loves, will be able to defeat Angelus and close the gates of Hell*
*Why do I get the feeling that this is not going to be a fun day* Willow thought to herself after
hearing this.
"Can you tell me where I can find the necklace, grandmother?"
*Remember us Willow. Remember your childhood. You will know where to look*
"Ok Grandmother, I'll try." Willow said, tears forming in her eyes with memories flooding back
of her grandmother.
*I love you, Willow. You and your friends will prevail. Have no fear, for I will be there
watching over you.
Her grandmother faded out of sight. Then she heard Giles calling her.
"Willow...Willow wake up! We only have 3 hours until Angelus is going to show up!"
Willow woke with a start
"Giles!" She exclaimed "I know where the necklace is!"