Chapter 5 The Open Road
Disclaimer: I still don't own the rights to Buffy.
Willow and Tara entered the Magic Box at a quick pace. It turned out that they didn't need to wait, Giles was doing some inventory that night. They were able to get Xander to watch Dawn.
"Giles, we need some help." Willow called out, as she brushed past Anya, who was working the cash register.
"Good morning to you too." Anya called out.
"Hi, Anya." Tara said, also ducking past her.
Giles stepped out of the back room.
"You sounded strange on the phone, what's wrong?" Giles asked.
"We need an Auros."
Suddenly Anya got uncomfortable. "Why would you need one of those?"
"We need to trap this demon who is causing Kendra harm."
"Kendra?" Giles wiped his glasses as he faced Willow. "Kendra died a few years ago."
"Yes, but something's happened."
Right at this moment, Lucy floated through the door.
"Did you find Kendra?" Tara asked.
"No, I think D'Hoffryn has shielded us from her." Lucy answered.
"D'Hoffryn? Auros? Why do you need them." Anya was really upset.
"I think we should all get caught up on the story here."
So Lucy began to tell the entire group the story. Meanwhile, back at the hotel, Kendra had just shook Spike awake.
"Oh, Hello." He said, cheerily.
"Spike, we have to go, time is running short."
"We'll be in Maine by the morning." Spike put his hand on her back, "Besides, I was thinking we could continue this date."
"Spike, please, D'Hoffryn said that the main road is blocked and we need to find a backup road."
"Okay, we're going." He got up.
On the way back to the Winnebago, Kendra pulled a branch from the tree. Once inside the vehicle she started to fashion the stick into a stake.
"What are we doing with that, pet?"
"I have to have everything ready."
"For what?"
"To complete our mission, we still have to kill Drusilla."
"What's the bloody big deal about killing Dru?"
'Oh God,' Kendra thought. 'Whatever D'hoffryn put on us made him forget things.'
"Near as I can figure, I don't think we can make Maine with these crowded back roads."
They rolled on until they came upon a convenience store.
"Stop over there, at the food mart."
"Are you bloody crazy? You don't make up time by stopping."
"Just stop," Kendra urged.
"Okay." He pulled them over.
Kendra came back to the car with about five rolls of tin foil.
"What's all this, then?" He asked.
"I'm gonna cover the windows so we can drive in the daytime."
"You need a hole to see though."
"You'll stretch out in the back so the sun can't harm you." Kendra said decidedly, "I'll drive during the day."
Spike sighed, but he continued driving on. "And what'll you do?"
"I'll sleep during the night." With that, she laid her head against the passenger seat and dozed.
Back in Sunnydale, Giles was trying to put things together.
"So, D'Hoffryn tricked Kendra with dreams of revenge?"
"Yes,"
"Well, it's simple. You will have to use the Auros to temporarily wipe out D'Hoffryn's power while using a spell to free Kendra of the contract." Giles explained.
"Tara and I will go," Willow stated.
"No, Kendra can't run into any old friends. That's why she's crossing the country with Spike."
"Now I've heard everything," Giles commented.
"Okay," Willow said slowly, "Well, Anya, you could go with Tara."
"No," Anya said, "No thank you, I've had enough run-ins with the Auros."
"Well then, that leaves Dawn and Tara."
"We can't send Dawn," Tara mused, "She's too young."
"Plus, she doesn't know magic." Willow added.
Anya gave a disgusted groan, "Fine, I'll go. But you're coming with us, Willow."
"Thank you." Willow said.
"I'm doing it to protect Dawn."
"Anyway, I will accompany you." Willow said.
"Just don't let Kendra see you." Giles said.
"What about a freedom spell?" Tara asked.
"Same as the restoration spell, at least for this time."
"Well, let's pull off, we have a long drive ahead of us." Anya said.
"I hear say of a new invention called a plane. It'll get you there in a smaller time space. In well enough time to find Kendra in time to do something that she'll regret."
The three of them left, with Lucy trailing behind.
"And back to inventory." Giles said while going to the backroom.
Kendra took over driving around 2 in the morning.
"Sleep well Spikey," She said, "As soon as we get to Maine we have a few more items than just Drusilla's death to take care of."
She accelerated the car, now with a renewed zeal of getting to Maine.
Disclaimer: I still don't own the rights to Buffy.
Willow and Tara entered the Magic Box at a quick pace. It turned out that they didn't need to wait, Giles was doing some inventory that night. They were able to get Xander to watch Dawn.
"Giles, we need some help." Willow called out, as she brushed past Anya, who was working the cash register.
"Good morning to you too." Anya called out.
"Hi, Anya." Tara said, also ducking past her.
Giles stepped out of the back room.
"You sounded strange on the phone, what's wrong?" Giles asked.
"We need an Auros."
Suddenly Anya got uncomfortable. "Why would you need one of those?"
"We need to trap this demon who is causing Kendra harm."
"Kendra?" Giles wiped his glasses as he faced Willow. "Kendra died a few years ago."
"Yes, but something's happened."
Right at this moment, Lucy floated through the door.
"Did you find Kendra?" Tara asked.
"No, I think D'Hoffryn has shielded us from her." Lucy answered.
"D'Hoffryn? Auros? Why do you need them." Anya was really upset.
"I think we should all get caught up on the story here."
So Lucy began to tell the entire group the story. Meanwhile, back at the hotel, Kendra had just shook Spike awake.
"Oh, Hello." He said, cheerily.
"Spike, we have to go, time is running short."
"We'll be in Maine by the morning." Spike put his hand on her back, "Besides, I was thinking we could continue this date."
"Spike, please, D'Hoffryn said that the main road is blocked and we need to find a backup road."
"Okay, we're going." He got up.
On the way back to the Winnebago, Kendra pulled a branch from the tree. Once inside the vehicle she started to fashion the stick into a stake.
"What are we doing with that, pet?"
"I have to have everything ready."
"For what?"
"To complete our mission, we still have to kill Drusilla."
"What's the bloody big deal about killing Dru?"
'Oh God,' Kendra thought. 'Whatever D'hoffryn put on us made him forget things.'
"Near as I can figure, I don't think we can make Maine with these crowded back roads."
They rolled on until they came upon a convenience store.
"Stop over there, at the food mart."
"Are you bloody crazy? You don't make up time by stopping."
"Just stop," Kendra urged.
"Okay." He pulled them over.
Kendra came back to the car with about five rolls of tin foil.
"What's all this, then?" He asked.
"I'm gonna cover the windows so we can drive in the daytime."
"You need a hole to see though."
"You'll stretch out in the back so the sun can't harm you." Kendra said decidedly, "I'll drive during the day."
Spike sighed, but he continued driving on. "And what'll you do?"
"I'll sleep during the night." With that, she laid her head against the passenger seat and dozed.
Back in Sunnydale, Giles was trying to put things together.
"So, D'Hoffryn tricked Kendra with dreams of revenge?"
"Yes,"
"Well, it's simple. You will have to use the Auros to temporarily wipe out D'Hoffryn's power while using a spell to free Kendra of the contract." Giles explained.
"Tara and I will go," Willow stated.
"No, Kendra can't run into any old friends. That's why she's crossing the country with Spike."
"Now I've heard everything," Giles commented.
"Okay," Willow said slowly, "Well, Anya, you could go with Tara."
"No," Anya said, "No thank you, I've had enough run-ins with the Auros."
"Well then, that leaves Dawn and Tara."
"We can't send Dawn," Tara mused, "She's too young."
"Plus, she doesn't know magic." Willow added.
Anya gave a disgusted groan, "Fine, I'll go. But you're coming with us, Willow."
"Thank you." Willow said.
"I'm doing it to protect Dawn."
"Anyway, I will accompany you." Willow said.
"Just don't let Kendra see you." Giles said.
"What about a freedom spell?" Tara asked.
"Same as the restoration spell, at least for this time."
"Well, let's pull off, we have a long drive ahead of us." Anya said.
"I hear say of a new invention called a plane. It'll get you there in a smaller time space. In well enough time to find Kendra in time to do something that she'll regret."
The three of them left, with Lucy trailing behind.
"And back to inventory." Giles said while going to the backroom.
Kendra took over driving around 2 in the morning.
"Sleep well Spikey," She said, "As soon as we get to Maine we have a few more items than just Drusilla's death to take care of."
She accelerated the car, now with a renewed zeal of getting to Maine.