Chapter Forty
Rondell was conflicted, stop the man rushing to kill Spike, or let him go and add one more vampire to the dead list.
"Oh man." Rondell said aloud as he punched Wood. Wood stumbled back into the kitchen table two of the boys grabbed and restrained him. "Nothing personal, bro." Rondell said. "But the lady asked us to keep the vampire alive and guarded."
"Otherwise, we'd let you kill him." One of the boys said.
"Rondell." Wesley said as they pushed the backdoor open. Wesley didn't even finish the thought; Rondell was at his side immediately, helping Wesley, Giles and Connor to get Buffy inside. She mumbled making no sense.
"Get her into the living room." Giles said.
Wood stood up and shrugged off the boys and moved towards Buffy. "Where's your first aide kit?"
"Under the sink." Wesley said as they moved off with Buffy.
Wood grabbed the kit and followed Giles and the others into the living room. The men placed her carefully on the couch and propped her head up. Buffy continued to mumble.
"What's she saying?" Connor asked.
"Something about burning the body." Wesley said. "Don't worry about it."
"No." Buffy mumbled softly, grabbing Connor's arm. "Burn the body, burn it."
"The First?" Connor said. "Can it come back?"
"Go." Giles said. "Go now."
Connor raced out the front door.
"Robin, can you drive him to the school?" Giles asked.
Wood nodded and followed Connor through the front door.
Giles and Wesley set to work on Buffy's injuries.
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Angel blocked the demons from fleeing as the others worked to destroy them. The sanctuary spell was holding and no demons were able to hurt anyone.
Connor blew through the door knocking Angel down. "We have to burn The First's body!" Connor called as he and Wood ran to the basement stairs.
"Connor, wait!" Angel called after him. Angel ran to the basement stairs. "Willow!" He called.
Willow turned and ran after Angel with Lorne and Amanda right behind her. The group entered the basement quickly.
"What's going on?" Willow asked.
"Principal Wood." Amanda said. "Hey."
"Amanda." Wood nodded.
"Buffy said we had to burn the body." Connor said quickly as he began gathering anything that would burn.
Wood began lighting fallen planks with a cigarette lighter. "It's not catching." He said, pointing to the lightly blackened spot on the wood.
"Inferno." Willow said with flourish. A fire erupted from The First's body as Connor and Wood stacked anything flammable around the body.
Angel watched as the fire engulfed The First's body. The basement went silent, no sound traveled through the room.
Angel and the others left as the last remains of The First turned to ask. They rejoined the others upstairs as the fighting continued.
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Hours had passed. Giles and Wesley tended to Buffy, who rested on the couch. "So, it's over." Buffy said.
"The First is dead." Faith smiled.
Buffy returned the smile. "And the demons?"
"Those that we didn't get ran off." Rona said.
"We got a call from L.A." Rondell said. "Demon sightings."
"Things back to normal." Buffy said, resting her head back.
"Back to normal." Faith said. "Sort of." She looked around at the group.
"So, what's next?" Kennedy said.
"Chores for everyone." Buffy said.
Rondell was conflicted, stop the man rushing to kill Spike, or let him go and add one more vampire to the dead list.
"Oh man." Rondell said aloud as he punched Wood. Wood stumbled back into the kitchen table two of the boys grabbed and restrained him. "Nothing personal, bro." Rondell said. "But the lady asked us to keep the vampire alive and guarded."
"Otherwise, we'd let you kill him." One of the boys said.
"Rondell." Wesley said as they pushed the backdoor open. Wesley didn't even finish the thought; Rondell was at his side immediately, helping Wesley, Giles and Connor to get Buffy inside. She mumbled making no sense.
"Get her into the living room." Giles said.
Wood stood up and shrugged off the boys and moved towards Buffy. "Where's your first aide kit?"
"Under the sink." Wesley said as they moved off with Buffy.
Wood grabbed the kit and followed Giles and the others into the living room. The men placed her carefully on the couch and propped her head up. Buffy continued to mumble.
"What's she saying?" Connor asked.
"Something about burning the body." Wesley said. "Don't worry about it."
"No." Buffy mumbled softly, grabbing Connor's arm. "Burn the body, burn it."
"The First?" Connor said. "Can it come back?"
"Go." Giles said. "Go now."
Connor raced out the front door.
"Robin, can you drive him to the school?" Giles asked.
Wood nodded and followed Connor through the front door.
Giles and Wesley set to work on Buffy's injuries.
-
Angel blocked the demons from fleeing as the others worked to destroy them. The sanctuary spell was holding and no demons were able to hurt anyone.
Connor blew through the door knocking Angel down. "We have to burn The First's body!" Connor called as he and Wood ran to the basement stairs.
"Connor, wait!" Angel called after him. Angel ran to the basement stairs. "Willow!" He called.
Willow turned and ran after Angel with Lorne and Amanda right behind her. The group entered the basement quickly.
"What's going on?" Willow asked.
"Principal Wood." Amanda said. "Hey."
"Amanda." Wood nodded.
"Buffy said we had to burn the body." Connor said quickly as he began gathering anything that would burn.
Wood began lighting fallen planks with a cigarette lighter. "It's not catching." He said, pointing to the lightly blackened spot on the wood.
"Inferno." Willow said with flourish. A fire erupted from The First's body as Connor and Wood stacked anything flammable around the body.
Angel watched as the fire engulfed The First's body. The basement went silent, no sound traveled through the room.
Angel and the others left as the last remains of The First turned to ask. They rejoined the others upstairs as the fighting continued.
-
Hours had passed. Giles and Wesley tended to Buffy, who rested on the couch. "So, it's over." Buffy said.
"The First is dead." Faith smiled.
Buffy returned the smile. "And the demons?"
"Those that we didn't get ran off." Rona said.
"We got a call from L.A." Rondell said. "Demon sightings."
"Things back to normal." Buffy said, resting her head back.
"Back to normal." Faith said. "Sort of." She looked around at the group.
"So, what's next?" Kennedy said.
"Chores for everyone." Buffy said.
