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Spike quickly got to his feet. "What the hell."

"What!" Buffy asked searching his eyes for a sign of what could be wrong. She looked him over seeing the blood coming out his nose and that he probably had a cracked rib. But he didn't seem to notice his injuries. Just kept on staring in to her eyes as if he had seen a ghost. "What!" She repeated herself.

He finally snapped back into reality, "Your eyes, luv. They're glowing." He said reaching his hand behind her.

She backed off defensively, "What do you think your doing?"

Spike chucked, "Calm done, luv. Only trying to get this..." He reached his and in to her back pocket where he knew she kept a mirror to check her hair after patrol. He pulled it out successfully managing to cop a feel and pull her a little closer at the same time.

She frowned at this but when he held the mirror up for her to see, she gazed at the odd green color her eyes where glowing. "How did this happen?" She asked.

"I don't know. But it is starting to go away, I think." Spike said never taking his eyes off of hers. Then he remembered the stair case under the altar and walked over to it. "Let's get out of here. I recon the witches will be able to help, but first we need to find out where we are and how to get home." He bent down to move enough of the altar to pas under it. "Well! Don't just stand there staring at yourself! Come Help!" He yelled at her getting her attention.

She walked over to him and started to pushed the heavy slab of stone bed aside when they saw a key hole over a bar the locked the alter into place.

"Well that is just great! What are we going to do now?" Buffy shouted with mounting anger.

For the secant time that night Spike had to tell her to calm down. "Think Buffy. How do you think the boy gets out? He must have the key. Spike searched the boy's jacket and in no time at all found a old fashion key with writing on it. It was it was in a one of the older dialects but he could make out the words Venomous serpent and destroyer. He took it and unlocked the bar holding the altar in place. "Ladies first" he told Buffy holding out his hand for her to proceed down the dark stair case first.

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