Part 12
Sora awoke to the darkened dorm room, thinking it was still night. When she looked at the clock she was surprised to find that it was 10 in the morning. Dru lay sound asleep next to her and glancing out the window, Sora realized that the blinds weren't closed. It was 10 in the morning and it was dark as night outside.
"Dru! Wake up!" Sora yelled leaping out of bed. Dru opened her eyes and gazed outside.
"They're gonna start soon. The stars are singing. But they won't tell me who is hurting my Spike." Dru said. Sora scrambled to get dressed.
"We have to get to Willies! Hopefully he'll have answers." Sora said. She grabbed Drusilla's hand and dragged her out of the dorm, silently praying that the sun wouldn't come back out until they reached Willies.
Spike woke up tot he sound of shuffling feat. Lifting his head as best as possible, he saw several demons in hooded clocks lighting candles around the room.
"Bloody hell." Spike groaned.
"Master. The vampire. He is waking up." one demon said.
"Doesn't matter. The ritual is almost ready. He doesn't have too long to live anyway." the master demon laughed. Spikes head fell forward once again, falling back into unconsciousness.
"Willie! What the hell is going on!" Sora yelled entering the bar along with Drusilla.
"Here. Everything I could find out is in here." Willie said handing a piece of paper to Sora, eyeing Dru nervously. Drusilla grinned evilly at the man.
"Thanks." Sora said. "C'mon Dru. We have to get to Giles." Drusilla pouted but followed the girl. She could always come play later.
"Giles! We found something!" Sora said entering the apartment. "Come in Dru." Dru followed the girl in, ignoring the mistrusting looks from the Scoobies. Sora unfolded the paper.
"Kaban demons." Sora read. Giles' eyes lit up with recognition. He moved tot he shelf and pulled out one of his many demon books.
"Ah yes. Kaban demons. They are led by a Master in typically cult like groups." Giles read.
"But what does that have to do with the Fangless Wonder?" Xander asked.
"I'm getting to that. Here. Every hundred years the Master must invoke the demon of a vampire to stay immortal."
"So what happens to my Spike?" Drusilla asked.
"He'll die." Sora said quietly.
"You said immortal, Giles. So there's no way to kill them?" Buffy asked.
"Actually for the time that the sun doesn't shine during the day, the demons are rendered mortal." Giles read.
"Okay, no biggie. All we have to do is find out where they're at." Buffy said. Everyone looked to Drusilla.
"The stars won't tell me but Miss. Edith knows." Dru said softly closing her eyes.
"Where is he, Dru?" Sora asked. Drusilla opened her eyes.
"The mansion."
"Let's go!" Sora said moving to the door.
"Here." Buffy said handing her the crossbow. The group of humans plus one vampire headed out towards the mansion in efforts to get Spike back.
Spike could feel a cool wetness being spread across his body. Opening his eyes, a demon stood over him, painting strange markings over his chest.
"Songbird?" Spike mumbled.
"Master. He's asking for the girl again." the demon said.
"Why are you bothering me with this? She won't be bale to find him. Even if she does manage to figure it out, it'll be too late. Once you finish, we'll start." the master said.
"What's the plan then?" Giles asked as they reached the mansion.
"We don't have time for plans." Sora protested.
"You always need a plan." Giles argued.
"How about this? Kick butt and don't get killed." Buffy said and proceeded to kick in the front door. Drusilla led the group down into the basement where the ritual had already begun.
"You're too late!" the master cried out as they entered the room. Spike began to glow a green color.
"I don't think so." Sora said and shot an arrow straight through the master's heart. Thus, stopping the ritual before it could be completed. Drusilla moved to Spikes side.
"Oh my Spikey!" Dru said gently caressing the blonde vampires face.
"Dru? Is that you?" Spike mumbled. Sora stood watching the scene before her, tears falling from her eyes as the others fought the rest of the demons. She turned, dropping the crossbow, and left the mansion feeling that she had just lost everything. She didn't even hear Spike call out after her.
Sora awoke to the darkened dorm room, thinking it was still night. When she looked at the clock she was surprised to find that it was 10 in the morning. Dru lay sound asleep next to her and glancing out the window, Sora realized that the blinds weren't closed. It was 10 in the morning and it was dark as night outside.
"Dru! Wake up!" Sora yelled leaping out of bed. Dru opened her eyes and gazed outside.
"They're gonna start soon. The stars are singing. But they won't tell me who is hurting my Spike." Dru said. Sora scrambled to get dressed.
"We have to get to Willies! Hopefully he'll have answers." Sora said. She grabbed Drusilla's hand and dragged her out of the dorm, silently praying that the sun wouldn't come back out until they reached Willies.
Spike woke up tot he sound of shuffling feat. Lifting his head as best as possible, he saw several demons in hooded clocks lighting candles around the room.
"Bloody hell." Spike groaned.
"Master. The vampire. He is waking up." one demon said.
"Doesn't matter. The ritual is almost ready. He doesn't have too long to live anyway." the master demon laughed. Spikes head fell forward once again, falling back into unconsciousness.
"Willie! What the hell is going on!" Sora yelled entering the bar along with Drusilla.
"Here. Everything I could find out is in here." Willie said handing a piece of paper to Sora, eyeing Dru nervously. Drusilla grinned evilly at the man.
"Thanks." Sora said. "C'mon Dru. We have to get to Giles." Drusilla pouted but followed the girl. She could always come play later.
"Giles! We found something!" Sora said entering the apartment. "Come in Dru." Dru followed the girl in, ignoring the mistrusting looks from the Scoobies. Sora unfolded the paper.
"Kaban demons." Sora read. Giles' eyes lit up with recognition. He moved tot he shelf and pulled out one of his many demon books.
"Ah yes. Kaban demons. They are led by a Master in typically cult like groups." Giles read.
"But what does that have to do with the Fangless Wonder?" Xander asked.
"I'm getting to that. Here. Every hundred years the Master must invoke the demon of a vampire to stay immortal."
"So what happens to my Spike?" Drusilla asked.
"He'll die." Sora said quietly.
"You said immortal, Giles. So there's no way to kill them?" Buffy asked.
"Actually for the time that the sun doesn't shine during the day, the demons are rendered mortal." Giles read.
"Okay, no biggie. All we have to do is find out where they're at." Buffy said. Everyone looked to Drusilla.
"The stars won't tell me but Miss. Edith knows." Dru said softly closing her eyes.
"Where is he, Dru?" Sora asked. Drusilla opened her eyes.
"The mansion."
"Let's go!" Sora said moving to the door.
"Here." Buffy said handing her the crossbow. The group of humans plus one vampire headed out towards the mansion in efforts to get Spike back.
Spike could feel a cool wetness being spread across his body. Opening his eyes, a demon stood over him, painting strange markings over his chest.
"Songbird?" Spike mumbled.
"Master. He's asking for the girl again." the demon said.
"Why are you bothering me with this? She won't be bale to find him. Even if she does manage to figure it out, it'll be too late. Once you finish, we'll start." the master said.
"What's the plan then?" Giles asked as they reached the mansion.
"We don't have time for plans." Sora protested.
"You always need a plan." Giles argued.
"How about this? Kick butt and don't get killed." Buffy said and proceeded to kick in the front door. Drusilla led the group down into the basement where the ritual had already begun.
"You're too late!" the master cried out as they entered the room. Spike began to glow a green color.
"I don't think so." Sora said and shot an arrow straight through the master's heart. Thus, stopping the ritual before it could be completed. Drusilla moved to Spikes side.
"Oh my Spikey!" Dru said gently caressing the blonde vampires face.
"Dru? Is that you?" Spike mumbled. Sora stood watching the scene before her, tears falling from her eyes as the others fought the rest of the demons. She turned, dropping the crossbow, and left the mansion feeling that she had just lost everything. She didn't even hear Spike call out after her.