Destiny Series
Here Comes The Rainne Again pt. 4 of 10
By: Richess a.k.a. A.N.H. Richards
Feedback: Do Slayer's use stakes. Of course I love it. Please R & R
Email: richess78@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: All Characters belong to J. Whedon, Mutant Enemy Productions, and/or Fox Production and etc. EXCEPT, Rainne, Raul, Katherine, Ryan and Jake
Summary: This is set directly after The Prophecy: Be Me (Begins with how the Prophecy Scrolls came to be. Graham goes to Buffy for help again. Dawn's nightmares get more intense. And Katherine sets a plan in motion) Katherine and Riley both begin there assaults on Buffy. Rainne begins her own plan and divides the gang from the Slayer Set After Listening to Fear (S.5)
Author's Notes: There are players and then there are the played. Thanks to beta reader Kristin.
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Spike woke startled and breathed in a huge sigh of unneeded relief. It was just a dream. His sheets were wet from his sweat and his hair was damp. He got his bearings and realized that it was near sunset. He had slept most of the day away; he even missed Passions. He cursed himself, and went down the tunnel in his crypt.
He went past all the tunnels until he found the one he knew like the back of his hand, which led to his apartment. It was a basement apartment, which he rented unbeknownst to the scoobies. The old couple that he rented it from never questioned his whereabouts and loved that he never made any noise and paid his rent on time. He barely slept there, it wasn't comfortable for him living under a human's roof but sometimes it made him feel like a normal person. Sometimes Mrs Fasken, who was seventy-two would come down stairs if she knew he was there and bring down food and pictures of her granddaughter. She was forever trying to set him up with her. He had tried on various occasions to tell her that he wasn't interested in her, he shuddered as he thought of the picture *The face of a bulldog and the body of a llama. That girl is to bloody ugly not to be a demon* He chuckled to himself.
Spike went into the bathroom and took a long shower trying to erase the haunting feeling of that dream. As he stepped out of the shower he remembered those vamps from the night before and then quickly saw a book that he had avoided since he moved in here and instantly he had a plan.
* * *
Katherine awoke from bed tired as the sun set. She reached for her robe as she heard screams from the other rooms.
"I guess the others got a head start." Katherine grinned. Getting off of her plush bed, she faintly remembered last night, but then it suddenly came to her. Riley, she was in his room. She looked around her own until her door opened and a head stuck inside cautiously. "How did I get in here Ryan and where is Riley?"
"Well I brought you in here last night and Riley hasn't awoken yet." Ryan said a bit nervously.
"What else?"
"Well some of your minions are having some of your snacks."
Katherine sighed, "Did they touch the girl?"
"No Kath, they wouldn't dare?"
"Good. Then what else is there Ryan?"
"I had to ehmmm.....stake one of them." Ryan looked at her as her body stiffened.
"Who?"
"Danny."
"Danny? Danny?" She looked up at the ceiling as if it would give her an answer. Ryan was relieved that she didn't know that fledging to well, "It's fine. What did he do?"
"Tried to bite me."
"Well I don't see a problem. How many snacks are left?"
"Just two mistress, the girl and the boy. But...."
"But what?"
"Well Danny he was a huge part of your plan to kill the slayer tomorrow evening."
"Danny was? Danny...... Oh my freaking god Danny. The Danny who was going to get me the Slayer tomorrow. The runner. How could you be so stupid?"
"Well. . . ." Katherine's hands hushed him silent.
"I'll figure it out. Where's Jake?"
"In the basement."
"Go and get him. I need to think of something else quick. The attacks will start tonight. I need to call together all of my minions." Katherine said Ryan turned quickly to go and get Jake, "Wait! Get the girl and put her in Riley's room. I want him to see my present before I bring him the other one tomorrow."
Ryan smiled and Katherine glowed. This was all for Sandy, she thought, before Ryan dashed off.
* * *
Buffy and Graham searched almost every shady and demony place in Sunnydale and there was no other mention of a master holding a human hostage. All leads on Riley failed and going to the police had nearly gotten them laughed out of the station. Buffy knew it wouldn't do any good to go to them, but Graham wanted to make things official.
"Face it Graham, I don't think that Riley would let himself be captured by some vampire."
"He was heart broken over you for some reason." Graham looked at Buffy wondering why, it's not like she's some supermodel or something, he thought to himself. "He loved you ok, even if you didn't love him."
"I loved him." Buffy said, unconvincingly. "He was the one that dumped me remember."
"Because he thought that you didn't love him. Riley was head over heels for you. And up until now... I still don't know why." Graham scoffed.
Buffy stopped in her tracks, "That's IT! You think that I don't care and that I didn't love him. Fine. But I am not sticking around to be insulted by you."
Buffy crossed the street as Graham cursed himself for losing his temper, even if he had a good reason.
* * *
Rainne had conjured the demon and made sure that it would cause the havoc it was intended to do. It didn't matter the loss of life what had to be done was done and now it would be up to the fates as to how many people would die as she unleashed the demon.
* * *
By the time Buffy got to the magic shop the whole place was abuzz. The gang was on overdrive and in research mode when Buffy walked in.
"What's up. More Glorysearch?"
"Where have you been? I've been calling that blasted mobile device of yours for over an hour." Giles asked, visibly upset.
"I was with Graham." Buffy took out her cell phone and noticed the low-battery flash and looked up at Giles with an 'oops' statement.
"There's a rather deadly demon that was conjured tonight and we believe that it is in Los Angeles."
"Well call Angel and let him handle it. I'm not leaving Sunnydale while my mom is sick and Glory is around."
"Don't worry Buffy, we are going." Xander interrupted as he handed Willow a book.
"Yeah the spell to get rid of the demon requires three witches. So Anya, Tara and I are going and Xander is our chauffeur. We know that you couldn't leave Buffy." Willow explained.
"Ok so what do I have to do. Hey, for once I'm research girl and not action girl." Buffy smiled settling into her place at the table. She had another couple of hours until she had to go pick up her mom.
* * *
The gang left to L.A. a couple of hours later and Buffy brought home her mother without incident. Buffy didn't go patrolling that night instead Dawn and her stayed with their mom doting after her.
* * *
His awakening was torturous. The stiffness of his body. He convulsed, his reawakening was too painful to bear; he screamed as strong hands held him place.
"Shhhhhh Riley. It's ok." Katherine lulled the new vampire as his demon face descended.
Riley felt incredibly strong and sensitive in a way he could smell the fear that was in the room. He turned at see Katherine's smiling face. His sire and then he looked past her to see a young girl chained to the wall. She was naked and shivering in fright.
Riley smiled as his human facade came forth.
"You ok Riley?" Katherine was actually concerned; he was her childe now, not the self absorbed and self-righteous human that he was before.
"I feel . . . alive." Riley smirked, before he kissed Katherine viciously. He pulled away abruptly and then looked past her, "And hungry."
The girl shook even more violently, pulling on her restraints, and praying that they would break free, but they didn't. She had seen what the woman did to the other boy in the room and she knew that she was next.
"She's all frightened." Riley laughed as Katherine moved to the side of the bed allowing him to pass to reach the girl.
The girl scurried as far to the corner as she could, but the chains only gave her so much leeway.
"Don't worry." Riley approached the girl, "Katherine, give me the keys."
Katherine looked at him, shrugged her shoulders, and threw him the keys. He caught them with ease. He grabbed a sheet off the floor and brought it toward the girl. She looked up as her saviour covered her with the blanket and unchained her. Her light brown eyes looked up at him and she slightly smiled, praying that he would free her. Her smile quickly turned into screams as his face changed like the others she had seen. He grabbed her by her shoulders and hoisted her off the ground he brought his head to her neck. She screamed so loudly it was almost deafening, but it only made the new vampire want her blood even more
Katherine let go a throaty laugh as ex-soldiery sunk his teeth into the young neck silencing her screams.
"I think I might actually begin to like you Riley."
He dropped the body to the ground and smiled as his human facade came back he licked the corners of his mouth, "So what's next?"
"Nothing for you, baby. I have a plan to set in motion and you are the final player but that won't happen until tomorrow."
Riley crawled onto the bed looming over his sire, "I want to go hunting."
"Aren't you full?" Katherine asked, as his sea blue eyes bore into her.
"Yes but I want to kill something else. I want to test out all of my senses. Everything is new again. I want to kill the Slayer."
"All in do time, my boy." Katherine hissed before Riley kissed her.
* * *
For the whole day, Buffy had been on edge. She was glad that her mother was home and that the new big bad, Glory, wasn't causing any trouble for the meantime. But she felt that something was brewing under the surface and was ready to burst.
Riley was MIA and Graham wouldn't stop bugging her about it. And Spike had been the second MIA in her life. Since their night talking at the Bronze she hadn't seen him. Sure it was only three days ago, but she was actually missing Spike.
"I must be losing my mind." Buffy thought as she grabbed her coat to go patrolling.
* * *
When Riley woke up the mansion was empty; even Ryan was gone. He really didn't feel like waiting on Katherine and her plans so he figured he'd go and make some of his own. He picked up his jeans and a shirt from the closet and left into the night. He knew his sire would be mad but there was a certain girl he had to pay a visit.
* * *
**Missing Spike. Something is definitely wrong with this picture. We are mortal enemies and there's no way that I should be missing him. I should be worrying about Glory and Riley and Dawn and my mom. Arghhh I can't take on the problems of the world right now. I am not even taking care of my Slayer duties. I haven't been on patrol in ages. I wish Faith hadn't gone crazy-psycho-man and body stealing bitch on me, I need her more than ever. I need someone to match Glory's psychosis** She chuckled to herself.
"What's so funny Slayer?"
"None of your business, Spike." Buffy whirled around to face him. Spike was standing dangerously close to her. Buffy stepped back and smiled.
"What??"
"Wha… what . . are you wearing?" Buffy looked at him from toe to head. He looked completely different in blue jeans, and a teal shirt with, of course his duster. **Is that thing attached to his body?** She smiled again and gasped she really hadn't taken him in fully, his hair was different. His wavy hair wasn't slicked back as it normally was, it was wild and free, his ash blonde roots were showing and made a great contrast to the bleached blonde ends, **He looks like a normal guy** "What did you do to your hair??"
Spike felt like he was under the bright lights of the Initiative being prodded, probed and chipped by Buffy's gaze.
"The hair, it's called going natural, Buffy and the clothes are to go patrolling. You have no idea how much female vamps dig the dorky Xander or the Captain Cardboard look."
Buffy turned around and they began walking together, towards the Pine Hill Cemetery. They walked in silence. *She didn't even get pissed or even argue against the Captain Cardboard reference. Interesting*
"So where exactly are we off to??" Spike asked
"Patrolling. And you?"
"Just the slaying part. I heard that there was some new vamp in town doing a lot of siring. Probably creating a force to take you out when your preoccupied." Spike said uneasily when he saw her statement as they walked along the cemetery path.
"How come no one told me anything.??" Buffy exclaimed, staring at Spike. "Does Giles know?"
*Me and my big mouth*
"Yeah, he is the one who asked me to patrol, since your chums left to go to L.A." Spike said looking at the ground. There was nothing more to say. Until.
"Thanks Spike."
Buffy shook the thought out of her head only to have her mother and her new sister invade her thoughts. Something was going on with Dawn and Buffy had no clue what was wrong and her mom was at a really sensitive place in her recovery from the surgery. And Buffy didn't want anything to disturb her recovery or hinder it in anyway. She shuddered at the thought of losing her mom.
Spike looked up to see tears in Buffy's eyes.
"Hey don't do that." Spike said in a bear whisper. Then Buffy let it flow, sobs racked her body. She was crying so hard that she couldn't breathe and she was shaking. **God, I shouldn't be breaking down in front of Spike. I shouldn't be breaking down at all. I need to find Riley. I need to take care of Dawn. I need to take care of my mother. I need to be the Slayer. I need to live even if not for myself but for everything and everyone else. It's too much**
Spike grabbed Buffy in an embrace and held on to her she was shaking and looked like she would faint from lack of oxygen. Spike felt her hands wrap around his waist as she buried her head in his chest and he closed his eyes. He would have a few weeks ago been the happiest vampire in the world if she had done this to him but she was holding on to him in sheer desperation.
When he opened his eyes. "Oh bloody hell."
Buffy and Spike broke their embrace, to see themselves surrounded by twenty vampires.
"Isn't this cozy?" Said the twenty-first, who stepped out from behind a huge bodybuilder male vampire. "A slayer and vampire hugging. I think . . . I've heard this one before. Same slayer, different vampire. By the way, my name is Katherine, and I'm going to kill you and torture you. Not in that order of course" She said triumphantly, pointing first to Buffy and then to Spike. "Actually I might keep you. But the torture will still be there along with other things." She corrected herself smiling at Spike.
Buffy and Spike looked at each other. Katherine was not a pretty girl but she wasn't ugly either she had short black hair and large green eyes with a killer body. She wore a red fuzzy sweater and a pair of black leather pants.
Katherine's plan was perfect, especially when new vampires began to spring from the ground. Now there were twenty-six. She looked over at the big ugly vampire at her side and said, "Jake, beat them senseless but keep the slayer alive I want to give her as a present to someone. The rest of you can get your digs in too. Just remember what I said."
"Give me a break," Buffy said as the vampire named Jake stalked over toward her and Spike. Buffy wiped the tears from her face and looked at Spike and then looked and the vampires who had encircled them.
"You were right about the outfit." She cracked a smile looking at the vampires that surrounded them they looked like they had stolen Xander's wardrobe.
"No time for that Slayer, we can't fight them all and that big one looks like he could take us out a single blow. And running would be pointless too, who knows how many more minions she has." Spike said gravely.
Then POOF. Everyone turned around, to see Katherine turn into a pile of dust and a beautiful girl standing over the ashes. Jake had stopped his advancing on Buffy and Spike and now went after the girl. Some of the minions retreated seeing their sire reduced to pile of dust, but at least ten vamps stuck around.
Buffy saw Spike's face as he looked at the girl. A slight smile crossed his face until he was sucker punched by a vamp. Buffy turned around in time to duck a kick coming toward her face. Buffy staked the first vampire easily. But the next vampire was more experienced and probably took kickboxing, because she was throwing kick and punches rhythmically and connecting with Buffy's face and abdomen a little to often for the slayers liking. Another vampire joined the vampire currently kicking Buffy's butt.
"Two heads aren't always better than one." Buffy said before she gripped both of their skulls and clunked them together knocking out both vamps and staking them. Another vampire grabbed her from behind a male vampire grabbed her in a bear hug. Meanwhile Spike was dealing with three vampires that surrounded him.
"You kill your own!" The first vampire said. "You must die."
He lunged at Spike *Big mistake, mate*
Spike sidestepped him and staked him in one fast movement. The other two vamps were stunned momentarily and that is all. Spike needed to capitalize on it and quickly staked the second one.
"SPIKE!!!"
Spike turned in time to see Buffy being slammed in the side on a grave stone. The third vampire lunged at Spike and received an uppercut that snapped his head back. Spike landed flat on his back.
"STOPPPP" Shouted a voice. It was her, the vampire stopped punching Spike and the other let go of Buffy to see this petite girl standing in front of Jake. He looked mesmerized, his hands were still at his sides; he made no movement.
"Now I can either kill all of you now or you can leave quietly. Because this is a battle that none of you will win. And if you don't believe me just look at what is going to happen to Jake." And with that she stuck her hand into his chest. There was a sickening crackle of bones and tearing skin and flesh. She pulled her hand back out and in her hand was Maul's heart and as quickly as she took it out and looked at it, the heart disintegrated into dust, as did Jake. The other vampires looked horrified at this girl with all of this power.
Buffy looked at Spike who was smiling. **Does he know this girl or something**
"Anyone want another demo?" Vampires took off running. She looked at Buffy, then tilted her head to the left and said, "I lied."
And with that she jumped on a head stone took out five stakes from a bag and as the vampires ran away she threw them with such precision she staked them all. They, were at least fifty meters away. Buffy looked at her in awe. She jumped off the headstone and gave Buffy her hand to help her up. Then she turned to Spike.
"Hi Rainne." Spike said shyly. *She looks even better than I remember
"Hi William. You look good, as usual." She gave a hug, but it was more than a hug from Spike's reaction, he hugged her back like she was his long lost love.
Rainne broke the hug and walked over to Buffy, "This must be the slayer that you told me about." She said turning back to Buffy. Rainne extended her arm again in hand shaking mode,. "My name is Rainne."
"I am Buffy." Buffy looked at her intently. She felt a familiar vibe off of this girl Rainne but shook it off. She had cinnamon brown skin and an oval shaped face. Her eyes were brown, but when the moonlight shone on them they looked red. Her lips were full and pouty. Men would give up their soul for those lips to kiss them. She was about 5'7 and a hundred and 110 pounds. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail, but it was long and silky straight. She was wearing a pair of Manola Blahnik sling back green heels and Dolce/Gabanna green leather mini dress that barely covered her upper thigh of her toned legs. **If I wore anything that short my Mom would kill me**
"Were you two heading somewhere, before the ambush??" She asked, looking at Spike then to Buffy.
"We were just mulling about looking for the new big bad but I think she found us." Buffy replied.
"Yeah, but you dusted her." Spike said looking at the pile of dust in front of her.
"Hey there isn't anything I wouldn't do for an old friend." She smiled at Spike
**Why does she keep looking at Spike like that?**
"You need a ride somewhere then?" Rainne asked looking at Buffy.
"Uhhh I think that I should keep patrolling. But you can take off Spike." Buffy said, "Uhh you two can catch up on old times."
"Yeah, we should do that." Spike said absentmindedly.
"Well I am going to go now guys." Buffy said flinched as she began to walk away. Spike shook off his days and turned to Buffy seeing her discomfort.
"What's wrong?" Spike asked, concerned by Buffy's reaction.
"I think I bruised my ribs. I've been getting my butt kicked a lot lately. First I let Dracula bite me then I get my butt kicked by that demon woman not once but twice and I get staked by my own stake two weeks ago. Don't worry I'll be fine. Why don't you go? I'm going on a quick patrol and then I'll go home. You go catch up. I know you want to."
Buffy took off into the night as Spike reluctantly went with Rainne.
* * *
Riley made his way up to the Summer's porch and knocked on the door half expecting to see Buffy open it. Instead, Joyce stood behind the door smiling at the young man before her, "Riley? Buffy didn't mention that you would come by tonight. She's on patrol. Come on in, she'll be glad to see you."
Riley stepped over the threshold and closed the door behind him.
"Somehow, I don't think that she will be too thrilled."
Joyce turned around and saw Riley's demon face staring at her and fainted dead away.
Riley smiled as he caught her and gently set her down on the couch. She wasn't who he wanted, but not a second later the true object came down the stairs.
"Mom, I wanted to know if I could . . . ." Dawn looked at Riley who was standing over her mother's limp body. Dawn's scream was shrill as she saw her mother. She ran forward and pushed past Riley to check on her. "Wh-what happened?"
Riley looked at the girl's silky dark blond hair and her small frame hovering over her mother his face descended. Suddenly Dawn stiffened, she knew something wasn't right. She could sense, vampires not as well as Buffy, but she had been around Angel too much not to know one. She turned around and looked at Riley, who stood there looking concerned but Dawn knew better.
"She just fainted." Riley finally answered.
"I-I have to call 9-1-1." Dawn got up slowly and grabbed the phone only to have Riley's hand clamp over hers. Her large green eyes looked up at him.
"I wouldn't call them Dawnie." Riley said softly as he looked into her eyes. He could feel her fear growing as she wrenched her hand from his and took off into the dining room. She was halfway to the kitchen when his large arms gripped her shoulders. Dawn let out a blood curdling screaming and kicked Riley in the groin. The vampire doubled over in pain as the fourteen-year- old dash back to her sisters weapons chest and flung it open by the time she grabbed a stake and turned around, Riley was already standing behind her, his demonic face showing.
Dawn lunged at him, but he batted her away like a fly. Dawn got up quickly remembering a vial of holy water that they kept on the front mantle she ran toward the foyer, but was abruptly yanked back by the vampire.
Riley grinned as she struggled, "Now, now, little Summers."
Dawn tried to jab Riley with the stake which he quickly took care of by dislocating her right shoulder, and the stake dropped to the ground. Her arm went limp as she howled in pain. Tears streamed down Dawn face as she looked at her mother's form laying quietly. She silently prayed for Buffy to come home, but Buffy wasn't walking through the door. Dawn was glad in a way that her mother wasn't wake, because she would have died seeing her helpless against him. But Dawn was going to go out fighting.
She was a two feet off the ground. Her ribs sensitive from his crushing grip, she kicked him in the shin. If she had learned anything from her sister was self-defence. Using her good arm, she snaked it between their struggling bodies and grabbed his crown jewel and twisted.
Riley screamed in pain, his demon face receding and dropped the young girl. Dawn tried to get up but Riley grabbed her feet and scooted over her. Pinning her to the ground her arms pinned to her sides her legs held down by his.
He growled and laughed at the same time, "Never thought I'd have two Summers' women in this position."
Dawn spit in his face, which made him laugh harder as his demon form returned. She was gripped in fear, "Buffy is so gonna stake you."
"Buffy should be a bit preoccupied tonight. Your saviour won't be coming home anytime soon."
"What do you mean?" Fear evident in her voice.
"Tonight a new slayer will be called." Riley hissed, "But first I have a date with the younger sis. Don't worry Dawn this will hurt a lot."
Riley brought his head down to her neck bit into Dawn. The scream she wanted to release was caught in her throat, it hurt beyond belief. Hearing his slurps and growls as he fed off of her was sickening to her stomach. She began to feel light headed in seconds and then the room started to go dark her eyes closed for what she knew was going to be the last time.
* * *
When Joyce woke up, she saw two figures lying on the floor. It took a second before eyes focused on the sight before her. A man was lying on top of her daughter. Then she realized that it was Riley and Dawn. Joyce grabbed the vase off of the coffee table and approached the two cautiously and then smashed the vase over his head, knocking Riley unconscious. Joyce screamed as she saw the bite mark on her daughter neck and the translucent glow of her pale skin. Joyce ran to the phone and called 9-1-1. Her hands trembled as she pressed the buttons and by the time she turned around Riley was gone the front door swinging open.
* * *
When Buffy saw a large figure running from her house from down the block she knew something was wrong. And when she heard the sirens approach from the other end of the street, she ran home and was there in a minute. The ambulance pulled into the driveway and so did the police. Buffy ran into her door way to find her mother crying and holding Dawn's limp body in her hands. Her mother looked up at her teary eyed and drained. The Paramedics quickly put Dawn on a stretcher and into the ambulance.
Both Buffy and Joyce followed in the police car as the paramedics attended to Dawn.
* * *
"So it's been a little while seen we last talked." Rainne said smiling.
Spike was fascinated by the view of her Condo, "Yeah a year and bit."
"So you and the slayer. I see romance in your future."
"Well someone has got to tell her that. She doesn't see me that way. There isn't a chance." Spike said solemnly.
"Don't say that. I see a lot of changes in your future." Rainne smiled knowing not to say too much she looked around her room as the housing plans lay about.
"Like what? Me getting this blasted chip out of my head? I don't think so."
"And why not?"
Spike halted before her turned to face her, she had changed her clothes and was wearing a pair of blue jeans and white cotton T-shirt. "What do you have planned Rainne?"
"Nothing." She lied, "It's not my plan."
"Really?"
"You sure ask a ton of questions. Don't you trust me?" Rainne took his hand and brought him inside. The look that Spike gave her was enough to know the answer was yes. "I have never lead you wrong. I have never held you back."
"True."
"But have to catch up on old times."
Spike smiled as she closed the door.
* * *
Glory paced the room frantically Jinx and Dreg were suppose to find her The Key and yet she looked around and it wasn't there.
But she could feel that the key would eventually come to her. For some reason, she knew it was only a matter of time before she found it and when she did, the dimensions demons and humans would bow before her perfect feet.
* * *
Riley walked into the silent mansion to see Ryan cursing a few straggling minion. Riley only heard the ending of their conversation.
"So you left after some bitch killed her? She was your Goddamn sire and you let someone dust her?" Ryan yelled, the minions cowered, "And where is Riley?"
"Right here." Ryan spun around to see the newly turned vampire.
"Where have you been?"
"Out having some fun. So Katherine is dust, huh? Buffy got a hold of her?" Riley answered and then asked nonchalantly.
"No. Not the Slayer. Someone else."
"We are out of here." One of the minions shouted as he grabbed a bag.
"Me too." They all slowly left, leaving Ryan and Riley standing there.
"So what are you going to do?" Ryan asked Riley.
"Cause a little more trouble for my favourite girl. I got a couple of her friends to visit and another vampire to go and see." Riley turned and walked out the door. Leaving Ryan to contemplate what he was going to do, when it suddenly struck him. He grabbed a coat and headed out into the night.
To be continued...