Chapter 3
When Buffy and Dawn got to Emily's house they found her in bad shape. She looked like she had been crying for hours.
"I know this is hard for you, but I need you to tell me what you saw last night, so I could try to help you." Buffy told her gently to gain her trust. Emily took a few seconds before she started talking.
"We were just walking through the cemetery on our way home. Lisa always hated the cemetery, but she always went anyway. I always teased her about being afraid." Tears were starting to form in her eyes, but she continued. "We felt this strong wind and this portal opened in front of us and it was pulling Lisa in. I tried to help her, but it was too strong and before I knew it, she was gone." Emily said as she started to cry, not being able to control it any longer. Buffy rubbed her back in a soothing way to calm her before she spoke.
"It's not your fault, you did all you could." Emily stopped crying for a second and looked up at Buffy.
"Why do you even believe me, no one else would, they said that I was seeing things." Emily told her.
"Well, I've seen a lot of weird things in my life, so I believe you. Don't worry Emily; I will do whatever I can to get Lisa back." Emily didn't seem so convinced.
"How can you do that?" She asked. This time Dawn spoke up.
"Trust her; she's good with this stuff." Emily felt a little better knowing that someone believed her and would help. With that Buffy and Dawn left. Later at their house they were talking about the situation.
"How will you get her back Buffy? We don't even know where the portal leads to, it could lead to some other dimension and Lisa could be lost forever." Dawn stated.
"I don't know much about this, but I will try to do whatever I can. Now, you need to stop worrying for right now and go to bed." Buffy told her. Dawn did as she was told without arguing. Buffy just sat on the couch thinking about what to do when the phone rang. The next day she went straight to the magic shop to tell Giles what she found out. They were the only two there. "Angel said that the disappearances started in L.A. about a month ago when this 15-year-old girl named Allison Potter disappeared and that's when other kids started to disappear. From what Angel told me, Allison didn't just disappear, she ran away and was never found. The other kids weren't runaways; they just started disappearing around the same time." Buffy told him. Giles rubbed his eyes.
"Angel thinks that these children have been disappearing because of this girl, Allison." Buffy nodded.
"That would be his theory, he said he would call back again if he found out anything else, but in the meantime, I have to go. School should be out soon and I wanna meet Dawn there so I could walk her home, with all these kids disappearing I'm not taking any chances." With that she left the magic shop. That night Buffy went patrolling while Dawn was with Xander and Anya. "Yesterday three vampires, tonight none." She said to herself as she heard a noise from behind a tree. She pulled out her stake and went to check it out. When she got closer Spike came out from hiding. Buffy sighed and put her stake away. "Okay, one vampire, just not one I'm gonna stake, yet. What are you doing here?" She asked him annoyed. He smiled at her.
"Saw you heading this way, thought you could use some help." He told her.
"Yeah, well that won't be necessary, seems to be a pretty slow night." She said.
"Give it time, Slayer, something will happen." Buffy looked at him
"That's what I'm afraid of." They kept walking when Buffy felt a gust of wind. "That felt good. I haven't felt wind all night." She said while looking at Spike, but he was looking elsewhere. Buffy saw what he was staring at. She saw what she thought was a portal and it kept getting bigger, strong wind coming from it. "This can't be good." She said and Spike agreed. The wind was getting stronger and she was losing balance. She grabbed the nearest tree branch and held on so the portal couldn't suck her in. Spike was knocked to the ground and he was having a hard time trying to get up because the wind was too strong. Buffy was still holding onto the branch, her small body in the air and she was starting to slip. "Spike, I can't hold on!" She yelled, trying to be heard over the wind. Spike tried to get to her, but he wasn't having much luck. The branch that she was holding broke off and she went flying into the portal. He tried to grab onto her arms, but it was too late and she was sucked into the portal.
"Buffy!" Spike yelled after her, but Buffy was gone and the portal closed behind her.
When Buffy and Dawn got to Emily's house they found her in bad shape. She looked like she had been crying for hours.
"I know this is hard for you, but I need you to tell me what you saw last night, so I could try to help you." Buffy told her gently to gain her trust. Emily took a few seconds before she started talking.
"We were just walking through the cemetery on our way home. Lisa always hated the cemetery, but she always went anyway. I always teased her about being afraid." Tears were starting to form in her eyes, but she continued. "We felt this strong wind and this portal opened in front of us and it was pulling Lisa in. I tried to help her, but it was too strong and before I knew it, she was gone." Emily said as she started to cry, not being able to control it any longer. Buffy rubbed her back in a soothing way to calm her before she spoke.
"It's not your fault, you did all you could." Emily stopped crying for a second and looked up at Buffy.
"Why do you even believe me, no one else would, they said that I was seeing things." Emily told her.
"Well, I've seen a lot of weird things in my life, so I believe you. Don't worry Emily; I will do whatever I can to get Lisa back." Emily didn't seem so convinced.
"How can you do that?" She asked. This time Dawn spoke up.
"Trust her; she's good with this stuff." Emily felt a little better knowing that someone believed her and would help. With that Buffy and Dawn left. Later at their house they were talking about the situation.
"How will you get her back Buffy? We don't even know where the portal leads to, it could lead to some other dimension and Lisa could be lost forever." Dawn stated.
"I don't know much about this, but I will try to do whatever I can. Now, you need to stop worrying for right now and go to bed." Buffy told her. Dawn did as she was told without arguing. Buffy just sat on the couch thinking about what to do when the phone rang. The next day she went straight to the magic shop to tell Giles what she found out. They were the only two there. "Angel said that the disappearances started in L.A. about a month ago when this 15-year-old girl named Allison Potter disappeared and that's when other kids started to disappear. From what Angel told me, Allison didn't just disappear, she ran away and was never found. The other kids weren't runaways; they just started disappearing around the same time." Buffy told him. Giles rubbed his eyes.
"Angel thinks that these children have been disappearing because of this girl, Allison." Buffy nodded.
"That would be his theory, he said he would call back again if he found out anything else, but in the meantime, I have to go. School should be out soon and I wanna meet Dawn there so I could walk her home, with all these kids disappearing I'm not taking any chances." With that she left the magic shop. That night Buffy went patrolling while Dawn was with Xander and Anya. "Yesterday three vampires, tonight none." She said to herself as she heard a noise from behind a tree. She pulled out her stake and went to check it out. When she got closer Spike came out from hiding. Buffy sighed and put her stake away. "Okay, one vampire, just not one I'm gonna stake, yet. What are you doing here?" She asked him annoyed. He smiled at her.
"Saw you heading this way, thought you could use some help." He told her.
"Yeah, well that won't be necessary, seems to be a pretty slow night." She said.
"Give it time, Slayer, something will happen." Buffy looked at him
"That's what I'm afraid of." They kept walking when Buffy felt a gust of wind. "That felt good. I haven't felt wind all night." She said while looking at Spike, but he was looking elsewhere. Buffy saw what he was staring at. She saw what she thought was a portal and it kept getting bigger, strong wind coming from it. "This can't be good." She said and Spike agreed. The wind was getting stronger and she was losing balance. She grabbed the nearest tree branch and held on so the portal couldn't suck her in. Spike was knocked to the ground and he was having a hard time trying to get up because the wind was too strong. Buffy was still holding onto the branch, her small body in the air and she was starting to slip. "Spike, I can't hold on!" She yelled, trying to be heard over the wind. Spike tried to get to her, but he wasn't having much luck. The branch that she was holding broke off and she went flying into the portal. He tried to grab onto her arms, but it was too late and she was sucked into the portal.
"Buffy!" Spike yelled after her, but Buffy was gone and the portal closed behind her.