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Part 16

"Rupert, I'm impressed. I thought we would have broken you by now. I must say you make an excellent teaching tool. Your body and iron will can withstand all sorts of torture." Angelus looks over at Willow. "You've been able to learn all kinds of different techniques on one individual. You should know this is very rare indeed. Usually they pass out long before now."

Willow gently wipes the blood and sweat off Giles' brow, "How you holdin' up Giles?"

"N-never better."

Angelus smiles evilly, "Glad to hear it. Now tell us when it hurts."

Willow smiles as she uses a knife to make shallow cuts along his arms. Giles bites the inside of his cheek to keep from giving them the satisfaction of yelling in pain.

"Look you cut him up." Spike says with pride on entering the atrium. "You've moved right along in the torture lessons."

Willow grins over her shoulder at him, "Angelus says I'm a natural."

Angel smiles at Spike, "She reminds me of you in that department. You picked it up quickly too."

Spike smiles in reminiscence. "Think I could have a go?"

"Maybe later. I want Willow to try mental torture with her magick next."

Spike perks up, "I used to love watching Dru do that."

Willow sets the knife down and gently runs her hands down the sides of Giles' face and lifts his chin to look at her.

Giles keeps his eyes lowered refusing to look into her eyes.

"Don't tell me you're afraid to look into my eyes, Giles? After all we put you through and all I've done to you, you're afraid to look into my eyes? How about I describe how Jenny screamed when Angelus snapped her neck?"

Giles raised his eyes to glare at Willow.

She smirked and began to silently chant. Giles continued to stare into the green depths of her eyes. The room began to fade and all that was left was he and Willow. Willow placed her hand over his eyes and whispered, "See with your heart."

As Willow lowered her hand Giles gasps and smiles, "Jenny?"

Willow/Jenny smiles, "That's right, Rupert. I'm here."

"I thought I lost you."

"Why? Because you didn't protect me? You hurt everything you touch. Haven't you realized that by now?"

Giles wrinkles his brow in confusion.

Like a teacher lecturing a student Willow/Jenny paced in front of Giles, "First it was the whole Eyghon thing. First with Ethan back in the day and then with my possession. Let's see . . .next we have Buffy. What's that you say? You haven't hurt Buffy? You encouraged her to be with Angel who is a vampire. She's a Slayer, Rupert. You knew they would be doomed from the start yet you didn't dissuade her." Willow/Jenny clicked her tongue. "Talk about your mental abuse. Set your Slayer up for heartache. Now we come to shy kindhearted little Willow. That was a big failure there, huh Rupert? Your little protégé turned into a vampire. One that hunted me down with her lover and killed me. Why look we're back where we started. You feeling like you didn't protect me."

Angel and Spike watch with pride, as Giles seems to wilt under the accusation of Willow/Jenny. "She doesn't have the technique that Dru had but I see potential in her." Spike leaned over to whisper to Angel.

"In a few years they'll be no stopping us. That's good, Willow. Buffy should be here soon."

Willow/Jenny nods at Angel and leans her forehead to touch Giles'. "Poor, Giles. You couldn't protect me, you couldn't protect Willow and you can't protect Buffy." Willow silently ends the spell and Giles watches as Jenny's face turns back into Willow's and he hangs his head in defeat.

"That was fun."

Spike pulls Willow into a quick kiss, "You were bloody brilliant, luv."

Willow looks over at her sire for approval. Angelus smiles and motions her over. Willow moves into Angel's arm and he lowers his head for a lingering kiss. "When this is over we'll all celebrate our victory. That was excellent, baby. You reminded me of William who was the best besides me at giving torture."

Willow cupped him and nipped at his lower lip, "That's because we had the best teacher."

Giles looked on in disgust while Spike looked on with lust. Would the stupid bint of a Slayer ever get here so they can get this over with and get to the shagging?

Angel suddenly stood and gently left Willow's arms, "Slayer's here. Let's begin."

"Right." Spike says right before he hits Giles in the back of the head.

Giles slumps forward unconscious.

"Can't have him blabbing that this is a trap. Ready?"

Willow nods and moves over to get the sword that will supposedly bring Acathla forth.

Angel takes the sword from Willow and turns to the obelisk.

"Acathla... Mundatus sum... pro te necavi. Sanguinem meum... pro te effundam... quo me dignum... esse demonstrem."

He draws the sword across his palm and draws blood. "Now Acathla, you will be free. And so will we all."

Willow sees Buffy out of the corner of her eye and touches Spike's hand to get his attention. Spike glances over and sees Buffy decapitate a minion before entering the atrium.

"Hello, lover."

Angel gives a little smile before schooling his features and turning to Buffy. "I don't have time for you now. Do you really think you can take us all on?"

Buffy looks over at Spike who is standing next to Willow. He gives a small nod.

"No, I don't."

Spike pushes Willow out of the way and goes to stand behind Angelus. He hits Angel who stumbles and grabs the sword all at once. Willow gives a cry of outrage and launches herself at Spike and they fall to the floor. Willow whispers in Spike's ear, "you okay?"

He squeezes her ass in acknowledgement. "Okay was that a yes or just copping a feel?"

Spike chuckles softly into her hair and cops another feel.

Buffy thrusts her sword at Angel who parries and swings around to thrust his sword at her.

They parry back and forth and Buffy dodging a wide arcing swing jumps onto a low table. She swings her sword at Angel who easily deflects it. He swings toward her legs and she jumps over his blade and lands on the floor. Angel tries to kick her legs out from underneath her but she evades his kick.

They thrust and parry a few more times before Angelus superficially cuts Buffy. Taking advantage of her distraction he brings his sword down but Buffy drops to the floor and rolls out of the way. She immediately returns to battle stance and kicks Angel's legs out from under him. On his knees he swings his sword a few times and Buffy knocks his sword into the table and pins it there.

Angel backhands Buffy in the face and grabs his sword. She staggers but maintains her balance. Angel kicks Buffy in her sword arm and she stumbles back. Angel advances while Buffy parries and retreats. Their battle is moving toward the back wall. Buffy swings at him but is blocked by Angelus. Her blade bounces off his and falls. Angel steps on it so Buffy can't pick it up. He spins around and elbows her in the face knocking her back.

Buffy begins to back up against the wall and that's when she notices Spike and Willow smiling watching the battle. Angel idly plays with the sword pointing it at Buffy.

"No weapons, no friends, no hope."

Buffy closes her eyes.

"Take that all away and what's left?"

Angel thrusts directly into her face but with Slayer reflexes she catches the sword between the palms of her hands. She opens her eyes and stares at Angel.

"Me."

"Well not quite." Willow says and before Buffy can react, "Irretite."

The vines against the wall spread out and move to ensnare Buffy.

"Nice trick, luv."

Willow smiles back at Spike. "Thanks!"

Buffy struggles against the greenery but the harder she struggles the tighter the vines become. She looks up at the three smiling vampires, "It was all a trap wasn't it?"

Angel slips his arms around Willow and Spike. "Yep, Willow here came up with the Acathla legend, Spike came up with the raid on the library and I came up with the idea of Spike going against me and helping you."

"Giles and Xander?"

"Oh, you'll be seeing them shortly."

Buffy noticed he didn't really answer her question.

Willow read Buffy's expression correctly and began to chuckle, "Don't worry, Buff. They're alive and we have no plans on killing you."

"You don't want to earn your reputation by killing two Slayers?"

Willow smirked. "Now why would I want to do that? It took me forever to convince Spike and Angel not to kill Kendra or you."

That had Buffy's full attention. "Kendra's alive? Then who was in the library?"

"Magick, it's a wonderful thing. I used a glamour spell on just a random happy meal."

"Why go to all that trouble? Why not kill her or me?"

Angel answered for Willow, "See that's where Willow's intelligence and fresh view is going to propel the demon community into a new era. She wondered why kill Slayers when another one would just come and take their place. BUT if you keep them alive to a ripe old age you can rule without interference."

Angel grabs Willow for a quick, hard kiss. "Isn't she the greatest?"

"Enough talking, let's get to shagging."

Angel nods and hits Buffy who slumps forward. Spike lifts Rupert while Angelus follows with Buffy.

Willow opens the two doors and the vampires deposit their burdens in their respective cells. Xander and Kendra fight against their shackles when they see Buffy and Giles dumped in their cells.

"Don't strain yourselves you'll have a long time to be together." Willow smiled evilly as Angelus and Spike locked Giles and Buffy in their shackles and locked the cell doors. "A very long time."

Angelus and Spike wrapped their arms around Willow as they left the basement. Xander licked his dry lips and turned to Kendra. "Well, your watcher was right about one thing."

"What's dat?"

"A very dark power has risen in Sunnydale."