They walked through giant hallways and beautiful rooms. Then they walked into the foyer. A big round room with a giant crystal chandelier. It was very bright, lights lined the round ceiling. Angel led the procession. Jill walked beside him, chatting softly with Anya. Buffy, Giles, Willow and Xander huddled together, talking softly to one another.
"What just happened?" Xander asked.
"Yes, everything seems to move very fast here." Giles sighed.
"Do you think Faith is here?" Buffy asked anxiously.
"Yes. I would believe so." Giles answered.
They began to walk down another hallway but turned abruptly and started down a staircase. When they reached the bottom of the stairs, Angel opened a door. They walked out into a huge underground courtyard. A sharp noise from the back of the group interrupted their conversation. Sarah and Alex were heatedly arguing.
"Sarah. This isn't right."
"Alex. Listen to me."
"No. Sarah. You listen to me. You know who they are. You know what they did." Alex said angrily.
"Don't take that tone with me. I don't care what rank you have." Sarah answered, her voice low with anger.
Alex looked ashamed and stared at the ground.
"Alex, I understand that you have reservations about them…"
"Reservations? Reservations? Is that what you call stabbing someone in the gut? She kills all the other slayers around her!" Alex was immediately angry again.
Buffy looked down at the ground. She remembered the day she had stabbed Faith, watching her jump off the roof. She remembered that day with shame. Angel looked back at Buffy and motioned to Jill to stop the group. They were all standing in a large hallway in the big mansion.
"I think we need to clear the air first, before we go down to the Realm." Angel said loudly. Loud enough that Alex and Sarah stared at him.
"I agree. We can't have this arguing when we are inside the Realm. It wouldn't look good for Alex or Buffy."
Alex looked pissed. "There is no problem here."
"Yeah. And I've met the Easter Bunny." Xander added sarcastically.
"Oo. I've met him. He's not exactly a bunny. But whatever." Anya said. Everyone sighed. Alex suddenly smiled.
"Instead of a big argument, why don't we just agree to disagree? I don't like Buffy. Y'all think that I should like her. Point taken. My mind's still made up."
"I think you should give her a second chance." Sarah said slowly.
"Yeah. Like she did with Faith?"
"Wait a minute! How did I blow through my first chance? I've never met you! How could I possible have done anything to you?" Buffy asked angrily.
"What have you done?! Done?!" Alex said getting angry.
"Alex. Calm down. She doesn't understand." Angel said urgently.
Footsteps were heard coming down the hallway, everybody immediately quieted down. Four military men appeared and nodded at Alex. She and Sarah quickly walked toward them. Quietly, in a huddle, the men whispered to Sarah and Alex. Suddenly Alex gasped and stepped backwards. Sarah caught her and started talking to her very fast. Alex shook her head and pulled herself out of Sarah's grip. She pushed through the military men and started running down the hall. The military men nodded at Sarah and quickly followed Alex. Sarah walked slowly toward the group. She motioned to Angel. He walked over to her. She whispered something to him and turned to the group.
"If you'll excuse Alex and me, something has come up. Angel can finish up the tour." She nodded at Giles and followed after the military men.
"Uh. What just happened?" Xander asked.
Angel sighed. He looked around, "Welcome to the Realm," he said slowly.
"What just happened?" Xander asked.
"Yes, everything seems to move very fast here." Giles sighed.
"Do you think Faith is here?" Buffy asked anxiously.
"Yes. I would believe so." Giles answered.
They began to walk down another hallway but turned abruptly and started down a staircase. When they reached the bottom of the stairs, Angel opened a door. They walked out into a huge underground courtyard. A sharp noise from the back of the group interrupted their conversation. Sarah and Alex were heatedly arguing.
"Sarah. This isn't right."
"Alex. Listen to me."
"No. Sarah. You listen to me. You know who they are. You know what they did." Alex said angrily.
"Don't take that tone with me. I don't care what rank you have." Sarah answered, her voice low with anger.
Alex looked ashamed and stared at the ground.
"Alex, I understand that you have reservations about them…"
"Reservations? Reservations? Is that what you call stabbing someone in the gut? She kills all the other slayers around her!" Alex was immediately angry again.
Buffy looked down at the ground. She remembered the day she had stabbed Faith, watching her jump off the roof. She remembered that day with shame. Angel looked back at Buffy and motioned to Jill to stop the group. They were all standing in a large hallway in the big mansion.
"I think we need to clear the air first, before we go down to the Realm." Angel said loudly. Loud enough that Alex and Sarah stared at him.
"I agree. We can't have this arguing when we are inside the Realm. It wouldn't look good for Alex or Buffy."
Alex looked pissed. "There is no problem here."
"Yeah. And I've met the Easter Bunny." Xander added sarcastically.
"Oo. I've met him. He's not exactly a bunny. But whatever." Anya said. Everyone sighed. Alex suddenly smiled.
"Instead of a big argument, why don't we just agree to disagree? I don't like Buffy. Y'all think that I should like her. Point taken. My mind's still made up."
"I think you should give her a second chance." Sarah said slowly.
"Yeah. Like she did with Faith?"
"Wait a minute! How did I blow through my first chance? I've never met you! How could I possible have done anything to you?" Buffy asked angrily.
"What have you done?! Done?!" Alex said getting angry.
"Alex. Calm down. She doesn't understand." Angel said urgently.
Footsteps were heard coming down the hallway, everybody immediately quieted down. Four military men appeared and nodded at Alex. She and Sarah quickly walked toward them. Quietly, in a huddle, the men whispered to Sarah and Alex. Suddenly Alex gasped and stepped backwards. Sarah caught her and started talking to her very fast. Alex shook her head and pulled herself out of Sarah's grip. She pushed through the military men and started running down the hall. The military men nodded at Sarah and quickly followed Alex. Sarah walked slowly toward the group. She motioned to Angel. He walked over to her. She whispered something to him and turned to the group.
"If you'll excuse Alex and me, something has come up. Angel can finish up the tour." She nodded at Giles and followed after the military men.
"Uh. What just happened?" Xander asked.
Angel sighed. He looked around, "Welcome to the Realm," he said slowly.