Forgot to add...Buffy and all BtVS characters belong to Joss Wheadon. Alex, Jill and anybody else who doesn't seem familiar to you is from my imagination. --DrewB
"Have you found anything on the computer, Will?" Xander asked, tiredly.
"No. Not a thing. What about you, Giles? Anything?" Willow asked, pushing her hair out of her eyes.
"Unfortunately, I have found no way to kill these Goblins. However you try to kill them, all you end up doing is creating more." Giles said, taking his glasses off and rubbing his eyes.
"We should just bomb them. Bye bye, Goblins!" Anya added, looking helpful.
"Don't you mean 'hello' thousands of tiny Goblins? Each little piece would turn into a new Goblin." Willow said, exasperated.
"Oh. Let's not bomb them. That would be bad." Anya said, down-hearted.
The door of the magic shop opened and in walk a guy dressed in all black. Everyone looked up and they all stared at him for a moment.
"Hello, Angel. Come on in." Giles said slowly.
"Where's Buffy?" Angel asked.
"She and Spike went out for yet another futile fight with the evil Goblins." Anya said, helpfully.
"I know where they went, I'll go get them." Willow said, standing up.
* * *
"So lemme get this straight. There an army of goblins who continue to kick our butts. We have no idea how to stop them since they keep multiplying. Also, Psycho killer is outta jail and you won't tell us where she is? And now there is a new slayer in town and vampires come to her to get killed?" Xander stared hard at Angel.
"Oo. Don't forget the flowers the vampire gave to her." Anya added helpfully.
"Oh yeah. A new slayer who flirts with the vampires before she kills them. Angel, we have enough problems without Faith adding to them. Why don't you just tell us where she is."
"Yeah. Then we can go kill her!" Anya said, excited.
"No. We will not kill Faith." Buffy said as she entered the magic shop. Willow and Spike followed closely behind her.
"Hello, Buffy. We were just discussing with Angel about Faith's whereabouts, so that we might apprehend her with care…" Giles said sheepishly. Buffy stared at him. Angel nodded to Buffy.
"That's my point. I'm not going to tell you where she is because I don't want her in the council's hands." Angel said, tiredly.
"Look, Angel. I promise we will not hurt her, we won't kill her. I just want her in my sight. So I know she's not doing any harm." Buffy said.
"Yeah. Like killing people." Xander added.
"No you look, Buffy. I have Faith in a safe place, with people looking out for her. She's with people who care about her. And that's the important thing. She needs to be loved or she'll go back to who she was before. She wouldn't get it here. You all hate her. This is not a safe environment for her."
"And what about the people she killed. They thought they were in a safe environment. And look what happened. They're dead. Hello? D-E-A-D. Faith is a cold-blooded killer." Willow said angrily.
"And that's where you're wrong, Willow. That's where you all are wrong. Faith is a different person." Angel said softly.
"Whoa. Are you listening to yourself, Angel? We're are talking about Faith, the rogue slayer, who kills people, right? We're all on the same page, right?" Xander asked.
"Angel, where is Faith? Is she in Sunnydale? Is that why you are here? She's here. I can tell from the look on your face. Where is she? Angel. Tell me. Damn it. Angel. Tell me." Buffy said, getting angry.
"She is in Sunnydale. I dropped her off with a friend. She's safe and so is the rest of the world. So calm down." Angel sighed.
"A friend?" Spike spoke for the first time. He snickered. "You've got friends here? Other than Buffy? I find that funny, I've only heard very not nice things about you from your so-called friends."
"Shut up, Spike." Buffy said sharply. "Angel, tell me where she is."
"Sorry, Buffy. I made a promise." Angel said sadly.
"Fine, Angel. You better leave. You're not welcome here anymore." Buffy said, glaring at him. Angel looked at her sadly.
"Ok. I'll be around for a couple of days and then I'm gone." And then he was gone.
"Have you found anything on the computer, Will?" Xander asked, tiredly.
"No. Not a thing. What about you, Giles? Anything?" Willow asked, pushing her hair out of her eyes.
"Unfortunately, I have found no way to kill these Goblins. However you try to kill them, all you end up doing is creating more." Giles said, taking his glasses off and rubbing his eyes.
"We should just bomb them. Bye bye, Goblins!" Anya added, looking helpful.
"Don't you mean 'hello' thousands of tiny Goblins? Each little piece would turn into a new Goblin." Willow said, exasperated.
"Oh. Let's not bomb them. That would be bad." Anya said, down-hearted.
The door of the magic shop opened and in walk a guy dressed in all black. Everyone looked up and they all stared at him for a moment.
"Hello, Angel. Come on in." Giles said slowly.
"Where's Buffy?" Angel asked.
"She and Spike went out for yet another futile fight with the evil Goblins." Anya said, helpfully.
"I know where they went, I'll go get them." Willow said, standing up.
* * *
"So lemme get this straight. There an army of goblins who continue to kick our butts. We have no idea how to stop them since they keep multiplying. Also, Psycho killer is outta jail and you won't tell us where she is? And now there is a new slayer in town and vampires come to her to get killed?" Xander stared hard at Angel.
"Oo. Don't forget the flowers the vampire gave to her." Anya added helpfully.
"Oh yeah. A new slayer who flirts with the vampires before she kills them. Angel, we have enough problems without Faith adding to them. Why don't you just tell us where she is."
"Yeah. Then we can go kill her!" Anya said, excited.
"No. We will not kill Faith." Buffy said as she entered the magic shop. Willow and Spike followed closely behind her.
"Hello, Buffy. We were just discussing with Angel about Faith's whereabouts, so that we might apprehend her with care…" Giles said sheepishly. Buffy stared at him. Angel nodded to Buffy.
"That's my point. I'm not going to tell you where she is because I don't want her in the council's hands." Angel said, tiredly.
"Look, Angel. I promise we will not hurt her, we won't kill her. I just want her in my sight. So I know she's not doing any harm." Buffy said.
"Yeah. Like killing people." Xander added.
"No you look, Buffy. I have Faith in a safe place, with people looking out for her. She's with people who care about her. And that's the important thing. She needs to be loved or she'll go back to who she was before. She wouldn't get it here. You all hate her. This is not a safe environment for her."
"And what about the people she killed. They thought they were in a safe environment. And look what happened. They're dead. Hello? D-E-A-D. Faith is a cold-blooded killer." Willow said angrily.
"And that's where you're wrong, Willow. That's where you all are wrong. Faith is a different person." Angel said softly.
"Whoa. Are you listening to yourself, Angel? We're are talking about Faith, the rogue slayer, who kills people, right? We're all on the same page, right?" Xander asked.
"Angel, where is Faith? Is she in Sunnydale? Is that why you are here? She's here. I can tell from the look on your face. Where is she? Angel. Tell me. Damn it. Angel. Tell me." Buffy said, getting angry.
"She is in Sunnydale. I dropped her off with a friend. She's safe and so is the rest of the world. So calm down." Angel sighed.
"A friend?" Spike spoke for the first time. He snickered. "You've got friends here? Other than Buffy? I find that funny, I've only heard very not nice things about you from your so-called friends."
"Shut up, Spike." Buffy said sharply. "Angel, tell me where she is."
"Sorry, Buffy. I made a promise." Angel said sadly.
"Fine, Angel. You better leave. You're not welcome here anymore." Buffy said, glaring at him. Angel looked at her sadly.
"Ok. I'll be around for a couple of days and then I'm gone." And then he was gone.