Chapter 14: In Which The Book Is Written
"Look! Oh wow." Willow began reading. Everyone crowded around as she tried to read. But she was being jostled to much. "Everyone take a step back!" She yelped.
Giles, once he had awoken had brought the book back to the Magic shop. He had called them all up and everyone came back. He had shown them the book and they were now reading it in hopes of figuring out how to get the others back.
"Buffy Anne and William the Knight of the Ivory Sword found themselves in Camelot. They were not from England. Being sworn enemies they made a truce to be friends until the could go home. They took shelter at a cottage until they could see the king. He sent them on a journey. They were to be questing for the Crown of Knowledge." Willow kept reading, occasionally holding the book up to show everyone the illustrations.
"Then it just stops."
"What happens at Avalon?"
"I'm not sure. The story isn't finished." Willow shrugged.
"How do we get them out?"
"Should we recreate the spell?"
"I'm not sure if that would work." Anya shook her head. "Going back to that computer idea you can't fix all the computers at once because 2 are out of the network now. You have to reconnect them."
"A finding spell? We know exactly where they are now. If we find them we can connect them to us like we did in the first place."
"That might not work. But they might be connected in such a way they become part of each of us and do not exist separately."
"That sounds kind of creepy."
"What do we do then?" They all looked at Giles. He paced around the room, his shoes squeaking on the floor. "Giles?"
"Well...frankly..." He took the book from Willow and flipped through it. "I think we have to wait. When the story ends then they will be brought back."
"We just have to wait and watch the book?"
"I think we do. They have to finish what they were destined to do."
"Find the crown?"
"Maybe."
"Giles. Is there something you aren't telling us?"
"Last night. When we were looking though the books for an answer I came across a book I haven't read in awhile. It mentioned Spike." He paused. "None of you are to speak of this. Nor think of it."
"We promise."
"Buffy needs to be with Spike. Now. In order to come back. I think that sometime in the future she is going to die. And she will be brought back. But he is the only one who can do it." His face was red and ashen at the same time. Everyone was silent. They were in shock. They all knew that it had taken everything for Giles to tell them what he had found.
"Haha. What a funny story." Xander finally broke the silence.
"Is that why he was never killed?" Anya asked in disbelief.
"Maybe subconsciously we all made sure he lived. The Powers That Be kept him alive." Tara guessed.
"But he's Spike. Buffy would never..." Willow was appalled. And she was clearly shaken.
"Let's hope she goes crazy. I don't want her dead...for good." Xander said, giving into the idea that what Giles said might be true.
"I don't want Buffy to die. Not after mom." Dawn said in wavering voice.
"Oh Dawny. She won't die. Not yet. And Spike will save her. Don't you worry. She's died before." Willow pulled Buffy's little sister into her arms.
"I wish it was all over."
"Hey. The book is writing again!" Anya took their attention back to the book.
"Look! Oh wow." Willow began reading. Everyone crowded around as she tried to read. But she was being jostled to much. "Everyone take a step back!" She yelped.
Giles, once he had awoken had brought the book back to the Magic shop. He had called them all up and everyone came back. He had shown them the book and they were now reading it in hopes of figuring out how to get the others back.
"Buffy Anne and William the Knight of the Ivory Sword found themselves in Camelot. They were not from England. Being sworn enemies they made a truce to be friends until the could go home. They took shelter at a cottage until they could see the king. He sent them on a journey. They were to be questing for the Crown of Knowledge." Willow kept reading, occasionally holding the book up to show everyone the illustrations.
"Then it just stops."
"What happens at Avalon?"
"I'm not sure. The story isn't finished." Willow shrugged.
"How do we get them out?"
"Should we recreate the spell?"
"I'm not sure if that would work." Anya shook her head. "Going back to that computer idea you can't fix all the computers at once because 2 are out of the network now. You have to reconnect them."
"A finding spell? We know exactly where they are now. If we find them we can connect them to us like we did in the first place."
"That might not work. But they might be connected in such a way they become part of each of us and do not exist separately."
"That sounds kind of creepy."
"What do we do then?" They all looked at Giles. He paced around the room, his shoes squeaking on the floor. "Giles?"
"Well...frankly..." He took the book from Willow and flipped through it. "I think we have to wait. When the story ends then they will be brought back."
"We just have to wait and watch the book?"
"I think we do. They have to finish what they were destined to do."
"Find the crown?"
"Maybe."
"Giles. Is there something you aren't telling us?"
"Last night. When we were looking though the books for an answer I came across a book I haven't read in awhile. It mentioned Spike." He paused. "None of you are to speak of this. Nor think of it."
"We promise."
"Buffy needs to be with Spike. Now. In order to come back. I think that sometime in the future she is going to die. And she will be brought back. But he is the only one who can do it." His face was red and ashen at the same time. Everyone was silent. They were in shock. They all knew that it had taken everything for Giles to tell them what he had found.
"Haha. What a funny story." Xander finally broke the silence.
"Is that why he was never killed?" Anya asked in disbelief.
"Maybe subconsciously we all made sure he lived. The Powers That Be kept him alive." Tara guessed.
"But he's Spike. Buffy would never..." Willow was appalled. And she was clearly shaken.
"Let's hope she goes crazy. I don't want her dead...for good." Xander said, giving into the idea that what Giles said might be true.
"I don't want Buffy to die. Not after mom." Dawn said in wavering voice.
"Oh Dawny. She won't die. Not yet. And Spike will save her. Don't you worry. She's died before." Willow pulled Buffy's little sister into her arms.
"I wish it was all over."
"Hey. The book is writing again!" Anya took their attention back to the book.