Chapter 10

A dragon circled the castle. It smelled sweet pure magic inside. It wanted to eat whatever was making it very badly. There were also smells of bad creatures. The good smells were more abundant than the bad ones. It swooped in lower. It would wait until day to strike. When the bad could not reach him. He sensed that the bad would not come see the day.

Inside the castle...

"Buffy?" Angel knocked on the door. Buffy came and opened for him. She was wearing a very sensual nightgown that he thought, maybe was for him.

"Yes?" She rubbed her eyes.

"I've got to talk to you." She stepped outside so they wouldn't wake up Willow. "I've been having visions. They could be the key to stopping all of this." He paused as he gazed into her eyes. "They are of my past life...and yours."

"I've lived before?" She gasped grabbing at her chest. As if to prove she was the Buffy here and now.

"Yes. We were...we were king and queen together. But Buffy they only way to get more information is...for me to touch you." She looked at him. "Like when I sheltered you from the dragon." She nodded.

"Of course. To save the world. But Angel be gentle. It's hard to bear your touch. After all these years it still burns with the passion we once shared." So that was what made her feel wonderful! Maybe he was her soulmate? The thought was to wonderful to believe. The looked at each other for a moment.

'Should I tell her what happened to us? How we were lost in a fire? Will she feel the visions with me this time? Now that she knows. Now that we will officially make contact?" these thoughts ran through Angel's head as they entered the room and sat down on the bed. He glanced over at Willow. She was sound asleep. Buffy sat down close to him. He could feel their auras mixing, giving him that feeling of being complete that he had missed for so long.

Gently he reached out his hand and she took a hold of it. He was blasted to anther place and time...

"Elizabeth this way." Patrick called. The woman looked back into the room as the flames crept down the walls. Hideous fairy laughter was heard. The blond woman struggled with her long dress as she took his hand. They tumbled down the stairwell together and raced through the castle. Flames were singing their hair and catching their clothing but they outran it with all their might. Panicked druids raced around them, battling elves and other creatures. Dragons circled overheard, diving down randomly and snatching up people regardless if they were faerie or other.

"I can't go much faster." Elizabeth panted. Patrick raced back and picked her up. Though he was exhausted the will to survive and the will to keep his love alive compelled him across the castle grounds. He entered the stable and looked around for the unicorn.

"Love you have to get her." Traditionally unicorns are only to be dealt with by females. Elizabeth slide down his chest and moved towards the unicorn. She tripped slightly on the hem and finally ripped it off. The unicorn whinnied and nervously bucked.

"It's ok magical creature." The woman said in her calm voice. It was the voice she used to quiet the riot of her people when they were angry or upset. "We will not harm you. We need your power though." the unicorn let her lead it outside. Patrick followed at a distance as he made sure nothing harmed her. They headed up a small path to the woods. Once there they saw the tree. More fairies were spilling out. The king and Queen plus the unicorn stationed themselves near the gateway. When the fairies saw what was happening they tried to curse the humans but it had no effect. Then they began ripping at the humans and pulling out their hair but the humans ignored them.

"Blood of the blood that opened the door, take back your creatures, let go no more. Spells upon spell that these people did do, take it all back as if time flew. I am the fifth daughter and he the fifth son, now it is time for our battle to be won. Seal up this door, nothing ever nevermore!" Elizabeth shouted. A tremendous quake shook the ground they stood on. She took a step towards Patrick and he towards her. The unicorn cried as its horn began to glow brightly. Almost blindingly. Their hands grasped one another. The light stretched through the land claiming all the creatures that had escaped. They melted into the glow and it began retreating. Elizabeth and Patrick kept their eyes shut as the glow came. The unicorn went along with it. Patrick and Elizabeth stood there looking.

"Let us go." Patrick turned.

"Where do we go from here?" Elizabeth asked.

"There's a whole world. We have no kingdom anymore." They climbed a hill and looked over their domain. They had won the battle but everything was in shambles.

"Angel?" The voice stopped the pain that rocked Angel's world. "We have to save the world." He opened his eyes. He knew that the night was over and it was partway through the day but it seemed the vision had just ended.

"Elizabeth?" He murmured. She smiled.

"Now how do we find our unicorn?" They exited the room and hurried to find Giles. The whole castle was grim.

"As we speak, another 5000 people are dying. Everything is a wreck. And brother Andros was carried away by a dragon this morning."

"I know how to stop it." Angel interrupted.

"We know how to stop it." Buffy interjected. They faintly smiled at each other. "We have to get a unicorn. It is the only way. We had a vision. We know the spell to stop it."

"But Buffy we aren't the fifth son and fifth daughter." Angel whispered to her.

"Well we don't know that. All we know is that it is our duty. Let the spell take care of itself. Do you think there might be any unicorns loose?"

"Oh! I think I know a way of finding one!" Willow perked up. They followed her out with a bunch of the druids hovering around them.

"I guess I have to go save Xander and Anya. Don't anyone try to stop me." Oz announced.

"We shall prepare the magic rope." A druid said simply.