Summary/Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
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Chapter 15
"Right then, we need to find them and come up with a plan for when we do." Willow addressed the group but made sure she was standing well away from Spike. The vampire hadn't actually done any damage to anything but the look in his eyes said that any living thing that got in his way would die a slow and painful death. "Well, I can look on the 'Net to find another list of rented houses, like what Buffy was looking at the night she was attacked."
Spike's head shot up at this. Buffy had been looking for Warren when that demon had got her? That was it, the final nail in Warren's coffin. This whole situation was the Nerd's fault, even indirectly. Spike would make them pay dearly for causing all this hurt. He suddenly remembered something.
"Oh bloody hell!" His outburst startled everyone and they all looked at him questioningly. "I know where they are. Last time Clem phoned he said he hadn't found anything to help but he had found out where the Nerds are staying." Xander looked puzzled.
"Why was Clem calling here?"
"I asked him to look around, see if he could find anything to help Buffy."
"But the book said that it was incurable." This came from Willow.
"Can't hurt to look pet." Spike replied. "Anyway, good job I did ask him, now we know where Warren is." Again Xander spoke up.
"And exactly where are they?"
"The warehouse that I used to stay in when I first came to town. Don't know why they're there, Watcher did a good job of burning the place down but who cares right? Now we just need a plan."
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"I still say we just go in and kill them." Spike was adamant that this was the only plan they needed. He was arguing this point with Xander.
"Look Deadboy, that is a stupid plan. And remember, your plans never work, that's why you got your ass kicked by Buffy on many occasions."
"I seem to recall the last plan working out quite well." Xander was about to reply when Willow stopped them.
"Look, we have a plan and we will stick to it. We go to the warehouse, me and Tara do a binding spell on Jonathan and Andrew and then we kick Warren's ass. Then we take them to the police and get them arrested. We don't want to go in there and kill anyone."
'Maybe you don't want to kill anyone,' Spike thought.
"Right then, we'll do it your way. But if the shit hits the fan then stuff the plan. Now I'm going to talk to Buffy, I need for her to let me go and deal with this." He got up and walked over to Buffy.
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"Hello luv." Buffy grinned up at her from where she was sat on the floor. Spike sat down beside her.
"Spike." Spike smiled back at her. He wasn't looking forward to this conversation.
"Pet, you know that I'm not going to leave you don't you." Buffy looked worried, why was Spike saying this? But she nodded her understanding. "Well, me and your mates need to go out for a little while, just a couple of hours. But we will be coming back, I will be coming back. Is that OK Buffy? Will you be all right? Dawn will be right here with you."
Buffy didn't like this. Spike was going away. He said he was coming back, but what if he didn't? What would she do without Spike? She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tightly.
"So you'll be all right just for a little while?" Buffy nodded. Spike placed a kiss on her forehead and held her, both to reassure her that he would be back and to reassure himself.
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Spike got up and looked at the rest of the gang. They were all packing weapons ready for the confrontation. He would join them but first he had some weapons of his own to fetch from where he had put them upstairs.
When Spike came back downstairs it was Xander who noticed the objects he was carrying.
"Hey Deadboy, it's not vamps that we're going after, you don't need stakes."
Spike looked at the two objects he was carrying, they did indeed look like the king of stake that was used to dust his fellow vamps. He banged them together and the metallic ringing let everyone know that they were not made of wood.
"Not stakes Whelp, railroad spikes." He put them the pockets of his duster and walked over to the front door.
The rest of the gang shared a common thought, they knew how Spike had acquired his name and none of them would want to be Warren right now.
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For the second time that day the Scooby Gang loaded themselves into two cars. The difference this time was not just that Buffy and Dawn were not coming along, but this time they were headed into a battle where they knew their role, their type of battle.
Tension was high in the two cars but the despair from earlier in the day had totally disappeared. The Scooby Gang was ready for battle.
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Once they pulled up outside the warehouse Tara and Willow quickly performed the binding spells on Andrew and Jonathan, ensuring that they wouldn't have to deal with magic or demons when they went in.
As soon as that was finished they moved over to the main doors. Unfortunately they were locked. Tara had just started to do a spell that would open the door when Spike walked up and kicked the door open and entered the building.
As soon as they entered the building Spike knew something was wrong. Warren was standing in the middle of the mainly empty floor. Five large demons stood behind him, obviously bodyguards. Apparently the binding spell had been performed too late. Jonathan and Andrew were nowhere in sight. Warren smirked at the gang before he started to speak. He was obviously enjoying playing the part of the villain.
"Welcome, now you are probably asking yourselves why I'm not surprised at your arrival. Simple, I knew you were coming the same way I knew Buffy was insane. I've bugged all your houses, and your shop too! I know everything about you people!" He could see the anger rising in the group before him and decided now was the time to play his ace. "Now, you are hear to take me to the cops, I'm not going to let you do that."
"And just how are you going stop us?" Xander defiantly questioned.
"Simple." You see I sent Jonathan and Andrew on a little errand just after you left Buffy's house. They should be back by now." He turned away from the Scoobies towards a door in the side of the building. "Andrew! Jonathan! Bring out our guests!" He called out to the other two nerds.
Spike's anger actually increased when he saw the two people being pulled along by Jonathan and Andrew.
Buffy and Dawn.
TBC
AN: So many cliff-hangers I'm going to need absailing gear soon!
Big fight next chapter!
Review!
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Chapter 15
"Right then, we need to find them and come up with a plan for when we do." Willow addressed the group but made sure she was standing well away from Spike. The vampire hadn't actually done any damage to anything but the look in his eyes said that any living thing that got in his way would die a slow and painful death. "Well, I can look on the 'Net to find another list of rented houses, like what Buffy was looking at the night she was attacked."
Spike's head shot up at this. Buffy had been looking for Warren when that demon had got her? That was it, the final nail in Warren's coffin. This whole situation was the Nerd's fault, even indirectly. Spike would make them pay dearly for causing all this hurt. He suddenly remembered something.
"Oh bloody hell!" His outburst startled everyone and they all looked at him questioningly. "I know where they are. Last time Clem phoned he said he hadn't found anything to help but he had found out where the Nerds are staying." Xander looked puzzled.
"Why was Clem calling here?"
"I asked him to look around, see if he could find anything to help Buffy."
"But the book said that it was incurable." This came from Willow.
"Can't hurt to look pet." Spike replied. "Anyway, good job I did ask him, now we know where Warren is." Again Xander spoke up.
"And exactly where are they?"
"The warehouse that I used to stay in when I first came to town. Don't know why they're there, Watcher did a good job of burning the place down but who cares right? Now we just need a plan."
*****
"I still say we just go in and kill them." Spike was adamant that this was the only plan they needed. He was arguing this point with Xander.
"Look Deadboy, that is a stupid plan. And remember, your plans never work, that's why you got your ass kicked by Buffy on many occasions."
"I seem to recall the last plan working out quite well." Xander was about to reply when Willow stopped them.
"Look, we have a plan and we will stick to it. We go to the warehouse, me and Tara do a binding spell on Jonathan and Andrew and then we kick Warren's ass. Then we take them to the police and get them arrested. We don't want to go in there and kill anyone."
'Maybe you don't want to kill anyone,' Spike thought.
"Right then, we'll do it your way. But if the shit hits the fan then stuff the plan. Now I'm going to talk to Buffy, I need for her to let me go and deal with this." He got up and walked over to Buffy.
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"Hello luv." Buffy grinned up at her from where she was sat on the floor. Spike sat down beside her.
"Spike." Spike smiled back at her. He wasn't looking forward to this conversation.
"Pet, you know that I'm not going to leave you don't you." Buffy looked worried, why was Spike saying this? But she nodded her understanding. "Well, me and your mates need to go out for a little while, just a couple of hours. But we will be coming back, I will be coming back. Is that OK Buffy? Will you be all right? Dawn will be right here with you."
Buffy didn't like this. Spike was going away. He said he was coming back, but what if he didn't? What would she do without Spike? She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tightly.
"So you'll be all right just for a little while?" Buffy nodded. Spike placed a kiss on her forehead and held her, both to reassure her that he would be back and to reassure himself.
*****
Spike got up and looked at the rest of the gang. They were all packing weapons ready for the confrontation. He would join them but first he had some weapons of his own to fetch from where he had put them upstairs.
When Spike came back downstairs it was Xander who noticed the objects he was carrying.
"Hey Deadboy, it's not vamps that we're going after, you don't need stakes."
Spike looked at the two objects he was carrying, they did indeed look like the king of stake that was used to dust his fellow vamps. He banged them together and the metallic ringing let everyone know that they were not made of wood.
"Not stakes Whelp, railroad spikes." He put them the pockets of his duster and walked over to the front door.
The rest of the gang shared a common thought, they knew how Spike had acquired his name and none of them would want to be Warren right now.
*****
For the second time that day the Scooby Gang loaded themselves into two cars. The difference this time was not just that Buffy and Dawn were not coming along, but this time they were headed into a battle where they knew their role, their type of battle.
Tension was high in the two cars but the despair from earlier in the day had totally disappeared. The Scooby Gang was ready for battle.
*****
Once they pulled up outside the warehouse Tara and Willow quickly performed the binding spells on Andrew and Jonathan, ensuring that they wouldn't have to deal with magic or demons when they went in.
As soon as that was finished they moved over to the main doors. Unfortunately they were locked. Tara had just started to do a spell that would open the door when Spike walked up and kicked the door open and entered the building.
As soon as they entered the building Spike knew something was wrong. Warren was standing in the middle of the mainly empty floor. Five large demons stood behind him, obviously bodyguards. Apparently the binding spell had been performed too late. Jonathan and Andrew were nowhere in sight. Warren smirked at the gang before he started to speak. He was obviously enjoying playing the part of the villain.
"Welcome, now you are probably asking yourselves why I'm not surprised at your arrival. Simple, I knew you were coming the same way I knew Buffy was insane. I've bugged all your houses, and your shop too! I know everything about you people!" He could see the anger rising in the group before him and decided now was the time to play his ace. "Now, you are hear to take me to the cops, I'm not going to let you do that."
"And just how are you going stop us?" Xander defiantly questioned.
"Simple." You see I sent Jonathan and Andrew on a little errand just after you left Buffy's house. They should be back by now." He turned away from the Scoobies towards a door in the side of the building. "Andrew! Jonathan! Bring out our guests!" He called out to the other two nerds.
Spike's anger actually increased when he saw the two people being pulled along by Jonathan and Andrew.
Buffy and Dawn.
TBC
AN: So many cliff-hangers I'm going to need absailing gear soon!
Big fight next chapter!
Review!