Buffy stopped moving when she realised that they were no longer on the streets on Sunnydale. "Ok, what's going on?" She turned on her heels to see if anyone was still with her but no luck. Standing now completely alone she tried to work out in her head what exactly was going down. Calming herself down she decided the best thing to do was to get her bearings, looking around she couldn't believe she hadn't noticed it in the first place. Standing in one of the long forgotten corridors of Sunnydale high she started to get the wiggins. It wasn't only her surroundings that had changed either, looking down she tried to push back the feeling that came to the surface. Stood alone in her dress from the night she fought the Master Buffy for once was truly scared.
*
Giles and Xander stared at each other for a brief moment with speaking. Giles was obviously trying to come up with a viable reason why all this was happening, while Xander was more concerned that Giles was no longer hurt. He had commented on it about five minutes ago but Giles had told him to be quiet in a tone that he hadn't heard in a while. "Sooo, we're just going to sit here?" Xander's remark did nothing but irritate Giles who had been deep in thought. Giles began to pace, whilst Xander remained calm. Flipping through the books that laid by his side, he hadn't took in the old familiar surroundings of the Sunnydale High library. "Scooby Central" he said softly under his breath. But Xander stopped completely as he thought he heard some noise emitting from under them. "What was that?"
"What was what?" Giles sounded frustrated but began to ease up as the same noise sounded again and that time he had bared witness to it as well. A rumbling followed a sharp squealing noise. "Uh Oh!" Xander exclaimed before jumping off the table, as he did the floor began to be pushed upwards as though something was erupting from the ground beneath. Small cracks began to appear in the foundation of the building, plaster and rubble began to shoot in several directions. Within seconds long gruesome tentacles flew out everywhere, clinging on to whatever they could find. "Here's a plan… run!" Giles didn't need to be told twice and as the two bolted out of the double doors as fast as they could they stumbled right into someone else causing all three of them to collapse to the floor in one big heap.
*
Dawn still frozen in terror didn't know what to do. Before her stood one of the most dangerous vamps to have ever graced the earth and all she is doing is standing there waiting to be eaten. "I gotta go." Dawn finally plucked up the courage to turn and leave in search of the others but as she did Dru's hand shot out and caught hold of her arm. Trying to struggle free Dawn pushed but seemed to have no luck, Dru's grip was tight although she seemed delirious. "Shiny, Shiny, Miss Edith likes shiny things." But as Dawn pushed one final time Dru's face contorted and became that of her vampire form. "Don't worry dear, I'll take care of you." Dru dug her nails into Dawns arm and as she dropped to her knees from the pain Dru pulled her back up. "Now I have to show Spoike what I found." Dragging Dawn along behind her Dru seemed almost giddy as she made her way towards the old factory.
*
Willow turned and ran at the sight of the insane God stood in front of her. "This isn't happening, this isn't happening." She chanted under her breath unable to work out how Glory was there at all, and how she was able to witness events that she had been present in. Before Willow even had time to form a thought the wall in front of her exploded outwards sending wood and plaster soaring into the air. "Now where do you think your going Witch? Your little friends fast." Willow was confused; this wasn't how things had happened. If she had really come back in time then she had altered the timeline; Glory came after her instead of Buffy. Or maybe it wasn't real at all. An illusion. Willow turned and tried to ignore Glory who wailed behind her. It had to be something to do with Faith and that Dark presence she had felt. Running forward she caught a glimpse of Tara up ahead of her. Deciding that was where she must get to she didn't noticed reality beginning to flicker around her, people seemed to appear then disappear. Some even right in front of Willow but she just kept on going and passed straight through.
Tara moved down the corridor slowly on the way back to her dorm room. Upon seeing Willow scampering towards her she stopped and frowned, she couldn't understand why she looked so panicked and was going so fast. Willow reached her and began to tug on her arm between breaths exclaiming that they had to go, but as she looked back she noticed Glory was no where to be seen and everything on the College campus seemed normal. "Ok, that was weird."
*
"What are you doing?" Anya pulled on Spike with both her hands but he made no attempt to stop her.
"What does it look like you stupid bint, I'm letting her go." Anya didn't seem best pleased, but Faith didn't seem to mind. Her binds where really beginning to cut into her wrists and its not like she'd done anything. Could she help it if some evil thing went into her body? "Look, everyone's disappeared, the sky's gone black and we don't know what's gonna happen next. So unless you have any better idea we let her go."
"I say we just stay here and wait for Xander and the others to come back."
"Are you an idiot… Wait, don't answer that." Spike then turned his attention back to Faith and released her binds. "Now, we go back to my crypt and pick up the little bit then go from there." Spike then bounded off down the street shortly followed by Faith who had been smiling during the entire exchange between the two. "Later." She called out as Anya was now left standing in the middle of the street.
*
Cordelia ran screaming she hadn't looked back once to check if Angelus was still following. At that moment she didn't care, when Angelus was around you had to forget everything and run for you life. Entering Rovello drive she daren't even slow down the pace. 1630 lay just in front of her but as she was about to enter the drive a black car could be just seen speeding towards her in the distance. Somehow he'd gotten in front of her. Without anymore hesitations Cordelia ran up the driveway and began to pound on the door with her fist. She waited for a brief moment but no one came. "Buffy! Buffy!" Screaming at the top of her lungs she couldn't wait no longer and as she tried the door handle the door flung open and in front of her stood Joyce Summers.
Cordelia glared astonished for a brief second before putting the questions in her mind behind her and pushing he way through the door. Joyce seemed troubled and confused but Cordelia couldn't even explain the situation to herself. Slamming the door behind her she gave a fake smile before looking through the glass at the top of the door to see if Angelus was still there. "I can't see him…" She sighed and turned her back. "She who?" Joyce shouted but as she did Cordelia body was thrown forward as something charged at the door. Turning quickly she pushed backward pleading for Joyce's help to keep Angelus out. But as the door became shut the front window smashed. "Ok, funs over. Let's eat." Angelus jumped in through the gap that use to be the window and smirked.
