Buffy had just finished her brief recap of the night's events when Elisa crashed through Giles front door. The Slayer fell into a fighter's stance in defense. Recognizing the intruder, she relaxed.
Elisa struggled to catch her breath. "Xander," she managed to get out.
Buffy instantly became worried. Something had happened; she just needed to find out exactly what. "Sit down and catch your breath," she instructed, trying to maintain control. "Tell us what happened."
Giles moved toward the two Slayers and helped Elisa to a seat. "Where is Xander?" he gently probed.
Elisa burst into tears. "My brother," she sobbed. Giles was startled. He spoke quietly, trying to calm the distraught girl. "What happened with your brother?"
"He. . ." Elisa tried to explain, gasping for breath. She realized her tears were not helping matters and took a few moments to calm down. She looked up at Giles and tried again. "He hit Xander. Xander told me to run, so I did."
"But he can't. . .oh!" Willow exclaimed. She had been standing back, listening to Elisa's story.
"You mean Spike has been de-chipped?" Buffy asked.
"Well, he hit Xander. So if that means he is `de-chipped' then yes," Elisa confirmed.
"Did William pull back after hitting him, as if in pain?" Giles inquired. Elisa shook her head. "Oh dear," the Watcher mumbled.
"He must be expecting me to go after him," Buffy decided.
Willow looked at her friend, "Why you?"
"He usually attacks my friends to get to me," Buffy explained her reasoning.
Elisa disagreed. "No, he wants me," she whispered. Everyone looked at her. She dropped her head. "He wants me," she repeated, slightly louder this time.
"He wants to turn you, doesn't he?" Buffy asked. Elisa shrugged. She didn't know what William wanted, just that he wanted her.
"Well we won't let him," Willow interjected. She looked at the others. "Right?"
"Of course we won't," Buffy said as if that was the most ridiculous question she had ever heard. "What we need is a plan."
"Where would Spike keep Xander?" Buffy asked. "I don't think he'd keep him in his lair, so where does that leave us?"