THAT NIGHT - ON THE STREETS OF SUNNYDALE
Ved had been walking for a while just thinking about the position he had put himself into. He was betraying not only his people to help Kivar but his younger brother. Rath may not know of his existence but he remembered everything clearly. 'Hey Ved.' He jumped as he heard someone call to him. He recognised the voice immediately. 'What do you want Korv?' Ved turned round to look at the purple haired skin. She looked like she was going to a party; he dress was chosen to match her hair. 'Ved, Ved, Ved. Is that how you welcome your new co-worker.' She asked smiling sweetly at him. 'What!' He yelled in surprise. He had enough trouble trying to keep that necklace away from Kivar, now Korv was on his case. 'Korv I can do this on my own, I don't need your help.' 'Nicholas thinks you do.' She replied smugly. She had hated the Antarian since the day she'd first seen him. There was something not right about him; she would prove it to Nicholas. 'How did you manage to lose the necklace? Or was it planned that way?' Korv was now giving him suspicious looks. 'Ved looked at her and said bravely 'I didn't do anything to it. Its not my fault that it disappeared.' He knew it was a lie. He was the one that had put it in someone's shopping. 'Well' Korv began, she walked up to him threateningly and stood in front of him so that their faces almost touched 'You better not mess things up.' 'You shouldn't have come.' Korv let go of Ved as she heard voices and pushed him in to an alley where the two of them hid until the voices were gone. 'That was close.' Ved thought to himself. 'How am I going to get out of this?'
MEANWHILE - BUFFY AND ISABEL
'You shouldn't have come.' Buffy told Isabel 'A nights rest would have helped.' 'I know.' Isabel replied 'But after this morning I don't want to go to sleep.' She shuddered at the memory of her entrapment. 'Yeah I think I can understand. When my mom died I felt so lost, the only thing that kept me going was Dawn.' Buffy told her quietly 'Anyway I don't now if we even need to patrol, vamp activity has been low for a while now.' 'Can I let you in on a little secret? I need to tell someone.' Isabel asked Buffy. 'Sure. I won't tell a soul.' Buffy replied 'My dreams have not been about Alex. Most of them are about how I betrayed my family on Antar.' Isabel confided in Buffy feeling a sense of relief wash over her. 'I've not told anyone about them and I don't want anyone to know. I can't tell my brother that this war is my fault.' Buffy stopped and turned to look at her 'its not your fault, your not responsible for it. I won't tell Max or anyone else I know what it feels like to keep a secret for so long, I'm glad you told me. You know I died to save Dawn and I felt safe and warm but then my friends pulled me out. They thought I was stuck in some hell dimension. They still think that.' The two had formed a bond immediately. Buffy felt as if she had something in common with Isabel, something that made them understand each other. 'Wow.' Isabel replied looking surprised 'You've been through so much.' 'Yeah.' Buffy started but was interrupted by a scream. 'Quick in the graveyard.' She started to run with Isabel following her. Isabel got into the graveyard at the same time as Buffy. She stood face-to- face with a blonde haired vampire who seemed to have trapped his foot under a fridge. She got ready to dust but was stopped by Buffy. 'Wait.' Buffy yelled 'Spike not going to harm us.' She turned to Spike looking annoyed 'what are you doing Spike?' Spike gave her a mischievous look 'If all I had to do to get you to come running to me was scream then you should have told me Slayer. We could have had some fun, maybe some.' he didn't get a chance to finish his sentence. Buffy hit him across the head 'Ow. Bloody hell Slayer, you trying to kill me?' he asked looking annoyed. 'You know sometimes I wish I did.' Buffy replied looking annoyed at him 'But then where would I get a babysitter at such short notice?' 'Spike gave her a sarcastic smile and then turned to Isabel 'I've never seen you before are you a new member of the gang? You know I could show u a good time.' He told her. Looking disgusted Isabel raised her hand again. 'You know Buffy might not want to dust you but I sure feel like it.' 'What with you hand? What you going to do point me to death?' He asked laughing. Isabel turned to one of the gravestones; she moved the molecules apart so that the stone became dust in an instant. 'Bloody hell!' Spike yelled jumping back 'What sort of demon are you?'
MEANWHILE IN L.A. - ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS
Angel walked into the building, his coat flowing behind him. 'I've taken care of all the business. You guys should be ok.' He told his friends. 'What do you mean we should be ok?' Cordelia asked him looking surprised 'We're going with you.' 'No you're not.' Angel replied in a calm voice then looked at her 'I need you guys to stay here and look after things. I can't leave this place unattended.' 'You're not going to leave it unattended.' Gunn told him 'We're staying but Cordy is going with you.' 'No she is not.' Angel told him anger in his voice. 'Angel' Wesley began 'this could be dangerous. Cordelia had the vision, she'll have some idea of what to do.' 'No she won't.' he replied 'She's staying here, it could be dangerous.' 'SHE is not staying here.' Cordelia yelled ' SHE is going to Sunnydale whether you take HER with you or SHE has to go alone.' Cordelia glared at Angel. Finally giving in to her Angel replied 'Ok, but just you no one else.' Cordelia gave him a big grin 'Just me. Girl Scouts honour.' 'You were part of the girl scouts?' Gunn asked amused. 'No.' Cordelia replied 'its just more.convincing. Ok so lets go. I'm all packed, I knew I'd win.' She walked to her desk. 'What do you mean you knew you'd win?' Angel asked. 'You're a walkover Angel.' Cordelia replied with her back to him.
LATER AT THE BRONZE (SUNNYDALE)
'Those two sure can dance.' Xander grinned at Max, Michael and Kyle while commenting on Liz and Maria. 'Maria never stops dancing, Liz is usually calmer than this.' Michael replied. 'Xander I want some Alcohol.' Anya demanded appearing behind Xander 'I'm very tired and I don't think we can.' 'Sure honey lets go get you that Alcohol.' Xander cut in giving the guys a small smile. The song ended and Maria and Liz ran up to the guys. 'Come on guys. Dance.' Liz ordered them, grabbing Max by the arm. 'I think I'll sit this one out.' Max replied uneasily. 'Me too.' Added Kyle 'I don't think I can take part in your strange rituals. Buddha wouldn't allow it.' 'Sure he wouldn't Kyle. You're just scared because you won't be able to keep up with us.' Maria teased him. 'I will not be provoked.' He replied in a calm matter-of-fact voice. 'Fine.' Maria turned to Michael 'So Michael you gonna dance with me?' She gave him her sweetest smile. 'Maria you know I can't dance.' He replied. 'I guess it's just you and me.' Liz grabbed Maria ready to go back to the dance floor, but stopped as she saw Buffy, Isabel and some blonde haired guy walk in. 'Max, Izzy's back.' She told him. He turned around to look for her 'where?' 'Hey guys.' Isabel walked up to them and gave them a faint smile. 'We've found more help.' 'So are all of you aliens?' The blonde haired guy asked. 'Shut up Spike.' Buffy hit him across the head. 'Bloody hell slayer, will you quit that.' He yelled. Buffy turned to face the gang. 'Spikes going to help us fight the skins and he's also going to get us information on their whereabouts.' 'He will?' Spike asked sarcastically ' And when you say jump he'll ask how high.' 'Yes he will.' Buffy replied glaring at him, then turned to the gang 'so I suggest that we start working on this tomorrow. You guys need to party to unwind.' 'Spike do you have some sort of special power?' Kyle asked curiously. 'Me? Yeah I can suck blood and I'm extremely strong.' Spike replied. 'You suck blood? Why would you.oh OH YOU'RE A VAMPIRE?' Liz looked surprised. 'Then how are you still alive? Why hasn't Buffy killed you?' she looked at Buffy for answers. 'Because she'd be lost without me.' Spike grinned, ducking so that Buffy missed his head. 'Yeah in your warped little brain maybe.' Buffy looked disgusted 'Spikes as dangerous as a bunny. Oh my god did I just say that?' 'Oh so you think I'm a bunny.' He gave her a mischievous look. 'BUNNIES!? Where?' Anya's panicked voice came from behind Spike. 'XANDER, I don't want to near any bunnies.' 'Calm down Anya. There are no bunnies.' Xander tried to calm down his girlfriend. The Roswell gang gave him a funny look. 'A little bunny phobia.' Xander explained. 'Ah.' They all said in unison. 'So lets dance.' Maria yelled. She grabbed Michael and pulled him to the dance floor. Liz, Max, Kyle and Buffy followed, leaving Isabel deep in thought.
Ved had been walking for a while just thinking about the position he had put himself into. He was betraying not only his people to help Kivar but his younger brother. Rath may not know of his existence but he remembered everything clearly. 'Hey Ved.' He jumped as he heard someone call to him. He recognised the voice immediately. 'What do you want Korv?' Ved turned round to look at the purple haired skin. She looked like she was going to a party; he dress was chosen to match her hair. 'Ved, Ved, Ved. Is that how you welcome your new co-worker.' She asked smiling sweetly at him. 'What!' He yelled in surprise. He had enough trouble trying to keep that necklace away from Kivar, now Korv was on his case. 'Korv I can do this on my own, I don't need your help.' 'Nicholas thinks you do.' She replied smugly. She had hated the Antarian since the day she'd first seen him. There was something not right about him; she would prove it to Nicholas. 'How did you manage to lose the necklace? Or was it planned that way?' Korv was now giving him suspicious looks. 'Ved looked at her and said bravely 'I didn't do anything to it. Its not my fault that it disappeared.' He knew it was a lie. He was the one that had put it in someone's shopping. 'Well' Korv began, she walked up to him threateningly and stood in front of him so that their faces almost touched 'You better not mess things up.' 'You shouldn't have come.' Korv let go of Ved as she heard voices and pushed him in to an alley where the two of them hid until the voices were gone. 'That was close.' Ved thought to himself. 'How am I going to get out of this?'
MEANWHILE - BUFFY AND ISABEL
'You shouldn't have come.' Buffy told Isabel 'A nights rest would have helped.' 'I know.' Isabel replied 'But after this morning I don't want to go to sleep.' She shuddered at the memory of her entrapment. 'Yeah I think I can understand. When my mom died I felt so lost, the only thing that kept me going was Dawn.' Buffy told her quietly 'Anyway I don't now if we even need to patrol, vamp activity has been low for a while now.' 'Can I let you in on a little secret? I need to tell someone.' Isabel asked Buffy. 'Sure. I won't tell a soul.' Buffy replied 'My dreams have not been about Alex. Most of them are about how I betrayed my family on Antar.' Isabel confided in Buffy feeling a sense of relief wash over her. 'I've not told anyone about them and I don't want anyone to know. I can't tell my brother that this war is my fault.' Buffy stopped and turned to look at her 'its not your fault, your not responsible for it. I won't tell Max or anyone else I know what it feels like to keep a secret for so long, I'm glad you told me. You know I died to save Dawn and I felt safe and warm but then my friends pulled me out. They thought I was stuck in some hell dimension. They still think that.' The two had formed a bond immediately. Buffy felt as if she had something in common with Isabel, something that made them understand each other. 'Wow.' Isabel replied looking surprised 'You've been through so much.' 'Yeah.' Buffy started but was interrupted by a scream. 'Quick in the graveyard.' She started to run with Isabel following her. Isabel got into the graveyard at the same time as Buffy. She stood face-to- face with a blonde haired vampire who seemed to have trapped his foot under a fridge. She got ready to dust but was stopped by Buffy. 'Wait.' Buffy yelled 'Spike not going to harm us.' She turned to Spike looking annoyed 'what are you doing Spike?' Spike gave her a mischievous look 'If all I had to do to get you to come running to me was scream then you should have told me Slayer. We could have had some fun, maybe some.' he didn't get a chance to finish his sentence. Buffy hit him across the head 'Ow. Bloody hell Slayer, you trying to kill me?' he asked looking annoyed. 'You know sometimes I wish I did.' Buffy replied looking annoyed at him 'But then where would I get a babysitter at such short notice?' 'Spike gave her a sarcastic smile and then turned to Isabel 'I've never seen you before are you a new member of the gang? You know I could show u a good time.' He told her. Looking disgusted Isabel raised her hand again. 'You know Buffy might not want to dust you but I sure feel like it.' 'What with you hand? What you going to do point me to death?' He asked laughing. Isabel turned to one of the gravestones; she moved the molecules apart so that the stone became dust in an instant. 'Bloody hell!' Spike yelled jumping back 'What sort of demon are you?'
MEANWHILE IN L.A. - ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS
Angel walked into the building, his coat flowing behind him. 'I've taken care of all the business. You guys should be ok.' He told his friends. 'What do you mean we should be ok?' Cordelia asked him looking surprised 'We're going with you.' 'No you're not.' Angel replied in a calm voice then looked at her 'I need you guys to stay here and look after things. I can't leave this place unattended.' 'You're not going to leave it unattended.' Gunn told him 'We're staying but Cordy is going with you.' 'No she is not.' Angel told him anger in his voice. 'Angel' Wesley began 'this could be dangerous. Cordelia had the vision, she'll have some idea of what to do.' 'No she won't.' he replied 'She's staying here, it could be dangerous.' 'SHE is not staying here.' Cordelia yelled ' SHE is going to Sunnydale whether you take HER with you or SHE has to go alone.' Cordelia glared at Angel. Finally giving in to her Angel replied 'Ok, but just you no one else.' Cordelia gave him a big grin 'Just me. Girl Scouts honour.' 'You were part of the girl scouts?' Gunn asked amused. 'No.' Cordelia replied 'its just more.convincing. Ok so lets go. I'm all packed, I knew I'd win.' She walked to her desk. 'What do you mean you knew you'd win?' Angel asked. 'You're a walkover Angel.' Cordelia replied with her back to him.
LATER AT THE BRONZE (SUNNYDALE)
'Those two sure can dance.' Xander grinned at Max, Michael and Kyle while commenting on Liz and Maria. 'Maria never stops dancing, Liz is usually calmer than this.' Michael replied. 'Xander I want some Alcohol.' Anya demanded appearing behind Xander 'I'm very tired and I don't think we can.' 'Sure honey lets go get you that Alcohol.' Xander cut in giving the guys a small smile. The song ended and Maria and Liz ran up to the guys. 'Come on guys. Dance.' Liz ordered them, grabbing Max by the arm. 'I think I'll sit this one out.' Max replied uneasily. 'Me too.' Added Kyle 'I don't think I can take part in your strange rituals. Buddha wouldn't allow it.' 'Sure he wouldn't Kyle. You're just scared because you won't be able to keep up with us.' Maria teased him. 'I will not be provoked.' He replied in a calm matter-of-fact voice. 'Fine.' Maria turned to Michael 'So Michael you gonna dance with me?' She gave him her sweetest smile. 'Maria you know I can't dance.' He replied. 'I guess it's just you and me.' Liz grabbed Maria ready to go back to the dance floor, but stopped as she saw Buffy, Isabel and some blonde haired guy walk in. 'Max, Izzy's back.' She told him. He turned around to look for her 'where?' 'Hey guys.' Isabel walked up to them and gave them a faint smile. 'We've found more help.' 'So are all of you aliens?' The blonde haired guy asked. 'Shut up Spike.' Buffy hit him across the head. 'Bloody hell slayer, will you quit that.' He yelled. Buffy turned to face the gang. 'Spikes going to help us fight the skins and he's also going to get us information on their whereabouts.' 'He will?' Spike asked sarcastically ' And when you say jump he'll ask how high.' 'Yes he will.' Buffy replied glaring at him, then turned to the gang 'so I suggest that we start working on this tomorrow. You guys need to party to unwind.' 'Spike do you have some sort of special power?' Kyle asked curiously. 'Me? Yeah I can suck blood and I'm extremely strong.' Spike replied. 'You suck blood? Why would you.oh OH YOU'RE A VAMPIRE?' Liz looked surprised. 'Then how are you still alive? Why hasn't Buffy killed you?' she looked at Buffy for answers. 'Because she'd be lost without me.' Spike grinned, ducking so that Buffy missed his head. 'Yeah in your warped little brain maybe.' Buffy looked disgusted 'Spikes as dangerous as a bunny. Oh my god did I just say that?' 'Oh so you think I'm a bunny.' He gave her a mischievous look. 'BUNNIES!? Where?' Anya's panicked voice came from behind Spike. 'XANDER, I don't want to near any bunnies.' 'Calm down Anya. There are no bunnies.' Xander tried to calm down his girlfriend. The Roswell gang gave him a funny look. 'A little bunny phobia.' Xander explained. 'Ah.' They all said in unison. 'So lets dance.' Maria yelled. She grabbed Michael and pulled him to the dance floor. Liz, Max, Kyle and Buffy followed, leaving Isabel deep in thought.
