"Humans... Humans break so easily. It's sad really. Look how weak you are. You're pathetic. You should wake up so you can know how much of an honor it would be to lick the entrails off my heals. Wakey Wakey."

Xander's eyes fluttered open. He saw a person, or what looked like one, sitting on a bolder off in a dimly lit corner.

"What are you?" He rasped. The being got up and jumped around.

"Finally, you're awake. I thought you were never going to wake up. Let me introduce myself. I am the thing that is going to end the world."

"But Spike..."

"Oh please. Give the bad guys some credit sweetie. Like we would allow him to be in charge of something so important." It started to pace in front of Xander. He tried to get up, but couldn't.

"But the prophecy said...."

"You'll fight to the death and the winner would dictate whether the world would end or not. Well darling I hope you know that if Spike would have won, it wouldn't have mattered; the world would have been safe. But now that you've killed him, the world's going to end. All thanks to you my pet. I thought you would have learned by now, prophecies are tricky things."

"Oh my god."

"Trust me baby, when this is all over you're going to be begging for the devil. He'd be kinder than what's to come."

"What are you?"

"Baby I came before the demons, the plagues, the hell gods. But you can just call me Bill. Xander, how do you feel about going bad?" He could sense the smile in the things voice; it seemed to know the answer already.

"Get away from him."

"Oh, look at you with all the power. You aren't righteous. What makes you think you are going to influence him to stay as the good lap dog he's always been? Heck, you'd join me faster than he would. We all know what you are."

"I may have been a whore, but that doesn't make me evil. He'll do the right thing. Now get out now."

"Sure. Whatever." Bill just popped out, reminding Xander the bad witch in the wizard of oz. He looked over his shoulder to see a familiar face. He got out his Cross and held it between them.

"Alexander, I can't bite you."

"Cause you have a soul? A lot of that going around, and yet I'm not feeling the love."

"No, its because I'm dead. That was a very powerful being. It wants to end the world. I'm here to help."

"Yeah, who? Who are you here to help, cause I am sure it isn't me."

"Actually its all of you. The Powers that be appointed me to come down and help you."

"I find it hard to believe that any powers would send you down as our honorary Glenda."

"You think you're surprised? How surprised do you think I was when I got the message? Listen, why don't you go back to Buffy's house and get everyone together so I can explain myself?"

"Why would I do any favors for you Darla?"

"Because I'm going to help you save the world."

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A/N:Who couldn't see that coming?.... This is not the first!! Bill is female, and will be explained in the next chapter!! Please R&R!! Thanks to everybody who has reviewed!!