CHAPTER 10: Where Do We Go From Here?
SUMMARY OF STORY: Max and Alec from "Dark Angel" (FOX) travel back in time via Manticore Technology to Sunnydale and meet up with Buffy, Xander, Willow, and Spike from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (UPN).
DARK ANGEL AND BUFFY STORYLINE: I am too lazy to type it, so just go to an earlier chapter where I have the storylines typed out! :-)
DISCLAIMER: yeah I have one of those, too. For my big long shpeil, check out a previous chapter. Long story short: I don't own either Dark Angel or Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Got it? Good.
Please read and review! If you wanna contact me, my e-mail is alias_angel_girl@yahoo.com
Also, several people have asked me about this- if you want me to e-mail you as soon as I post a new chapter, then either put your e-mail address in the Reviews, or e-mail it to me. I will send out an e-mail to everyone right after I put up a new chapter.
Don't forget to Review! It's what keeps me going! Even if you don't have anything to say about this FanFic- review anyway!!!!, so I know people are reading it! :-D
UPDATE: I know it took me FOREVER to get this one up, but bare with me guys: I had an INCREDIBLE case of writers block!! But I have a good idea of where I want to go with this story (although suggestions and such are still welcome), so I'm thinking the next few chapters should be up pretty fast. (Especially since I'm on Christmas Break! WHOOO HOOO!! LOL!) And guess what?! I am going to start working on Chapter 11 TONIGHT! Lol yes, the same day I finished Chapter 10. So it really should be up fast.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the chapter!!
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"WHAT?!" Buffy asked in a shocked tone.
"We tried to stop them, really," Xander added. "But there wasn't anything we could do."
"How could I let this happen?" Buffy said in disbelief as she slowly walked over to the table and collapsed in one of the chairs.
Willow looked at the blond apologetically. "I'm sorry, Buffy-"
"Don't worry guys," Max interrupted. "It wasn't anyone's fault, I'm sure. White and his people are just opportunistic bastards." She said bluntly.
"You can say that again," Xander grumbled as he folded his arms across his chest.
"So I guess you don't think too highly of them?" a familiar voice said. A few seconds later, Spike stepped out from the corner he had been leaning against, hidden by shadows.
Max rolled her eyes. "Are you always like this?" she asked, "Lurking around in dark places?... is that ALL you do?"
Spike shrugged and walked over to the group. "I guess you could say it's my 'thing'." He answered cynically.
Before Max could shoot back with another sarcastic remark, Xander jumped in. "Wait a minute, guys. where's Alec?" He wore a puzzled expression on his face.
"They got him too," Buffy said, a hint of anger in her voice. "Not only did they kidnap a poor, defenseless little girl, but they also took Alec."
"Don't worry," Willow spoke reassuringly. "We'll get your sister back; we'll get them both back. The bad guy isn't going to win this time."
"How about we just tell them that they can keep Alec?" Spike suggested cheerfully.
"Or you can just shut the hell up," Max said, obviously starting to get ticked off.
"Oh I'm sorry," he answered with fake sincerity, "Did I insult your boyfriend?"
"He's NOT my boyfriend," Max defended herself with a glare at Spike. "How many times to I have to tell you that?!"
"MAX! SPIKE! PLEASE!" Giles yelled, stepping between the two. "We have a much more important situation to deal with than your childish bickering."
All was quiet for an awkward moment until Spike finally spoke up. "Fine," he said simply. "Let's deal with this 'situation' then."
Max sent a final glare to Spike, then sat down on the edge of the table and ran a hand through her hair. "Why don't you guys tell us what exactly happened," she said as more of an order than a question.
"Well," Willow began taking a step forward. "Giles, Dawn, and I ran out the back exit as Xander and Alec started fighting those soldier-guys. As soon as we started running down the alley, two of those military jeeps pulled up from both sides, and a bunch of men hopped out."
"We fought them off for as long as we could," Giles continued. "We managed to get a few good punches in, but they were just too strong for us to hold them all off. I was trying to fight a couple of them off, when Willow got knocked to the ground. That's when they took Dawn. Two of them grabbed her, kicking and screaming, and shoved her into the back of one of the jeeps. Then the vehicles took off, right as Xander came running out the door."
Max nodded as she comprehended it all. "And where were YOU through all of this?" Max asked critically, directing the question at Spike.
"Unconscious on the floor," He answered like it was no big deal.
Giles nodded. "We woke him up when we got back here," he added.
"So.. What should we do?" Willow spoke up directing the question at everyone, yet looking right at Max.
Max just shook her head and bit her lip. "Typical. this is so typical of him," she muttered. She looked up at the group. "This is exactly the kind of thing White would do: he knew he'd have trouble taking Buffy and me, so he came up with a back-up plan. He knew that by kidnapping Dawn, he could lure Buffy and me to him."
"That's a pretty pathetic way to get to us," Buffy finally said angrily.
"He's a pretty pathetic guy," Max stated. "But at least we know White won't hurt your sister. He's only using her for bait."
"But why did he take Alec then?" Willow questioned.
"Because White is trying to round-up any transgenic he can find," Giles answered for Max. "It seems as though he considers the x-5's to be a threat to him."
Max nodded in agreement. "Exactly."
"Okay so we know the guys a loser, that's a big help," Buffy said, trying to get back on track. She knew Dawn getting kidnapped wasn't entirely her fault, yet she knew that she would feel incredibly guilty if anything should happen to her. "But that doesn't tell us where he is keeping them."
Max jumped off the table and rested her hands on her hips. "Are any of you good with computers?" she asked distantly.
"Oh, I am!" Willow immediately yelled. She noticed everyone looking at her, surprised at her sudden outburst, and blushed.
"Yes, if you need any computer help at all, Willow would be the one to go to," Giles stepped in. "What do you have in mind?"
"Is there anyway you can find the addresses for all the abandoned warehouses or buildings here in Sunnydale?" Max asked, looking directly at Willow.
Willow nodded. "Sure, that should be easy enough."
"White has a thing for old, abandoned warehouses," Max explained. "He always uses them for his hideouts. I doubt he'll be leaving Sunnydale, since he doesn't exactly know his way around this time period, so the easiest thing for him to do would be to stay here in this town."
"So he's just going to set up a lair-type-thing in some run-down building?" Xander asked. "Sounds like your standard bad-guy."
Max responded with a nod as Willow hurriedly went to the Magic Box computer to start researching.
"Are you sure we'll be able to find him like this?" Buffy asked skeptically as she sat up in her chair and folded her arms.
"No," Max answered bluntly. "But it's the best idea we've got."
Giles placed a reassuring hand on Buffy's shoulder. "Don't worry Buffy, it's going to be all right," he stated calmly. "We have an advantage over this White character: WE know Sunnydale and he doesn't. Dawn's going to be fine."
Buffy looked up at him with a small smile. "Thanks Giles," she said simply.
Spike rolled his eyes. "Aww isn't that sweet?" he mocked sarcastically.
"Spike, play nice," Giles instructed, halfway teasingly, while walking over to the computer to help Willow with her research.
"Of course, I always do" he answered with a sly grin at Max.
"You know, I should kick your ass right now," was the angry reply Max gave. "If you hadn't led White here, none of this would have happened."
Buffy couldn't help but grin from her seat at the table. She knew Spike was going to keep being a smart-aleck until Max finally got fed up with him and beat him down. Buffy didn't know much about this Max girl still, but she already understood how little patience she had.
"You should have thought about that before your boy Alec tried to fight me," Spike answered defensively. "Perhaps if you two had been a little friendlier from the start, I wouldn't have brought that guy here."
"TRIED?" Max repeated. "Oh come on, he won that fight and you know it." She flipped her hair and gave him a fake 'innocent' smile. "You just hate to admit that a 'Pretty Boy' could beat you up that easily."
"Hey it was an unfair fight!" Spike defended with a raised voice, obviously angered by the x-5's remarks.
Max crossed her arms, tilted her head, and looked at him skeptically. "Oh really? And how do you figure that?"
"Well I thought you guys were just regular demons- not souped up genetic prototypes," Spike explained. "I wasn't ready for a fight like THAT."
Max just looked at Spike with a questioning expression for a few seconds before replying. "Well," she finally said. "That is the lamest excuse I have EVER heard."
Before Spike could make another remark, Buffy jumped up from her chair and looked at Max. "I think what he is trying to say, is that he wants a rematch with Alec."
A small grin decorated Max's face. "In that case, you better help us get him and Dawn back, cuz I can guarantee he's going to want to kick your ass again after what you've done."
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After about half an hour of Giles and Willow researching on the computer, Spike and Max bickering with Buffy as a referee, and Xander just aimlessly meandering around the Magic Box, Giles and Willow returned to the table, addresses in hand.
"We found more than a couple old, empty buildings here in Sunnydale," Giles said as Willow threw a small stack of papers onto the table. "I'm sure White didn't have a hard time trying to find a hideout."
Buffy sighed. "Well Sunnydale's been through a lot, it's not wonder there are so many of these are abandoned."
"You mean we have to check out ALL of these?" Xander asked in amazement.
"Yep," Max responded simply as she picked up the stack of papers, each with a different address on it.
"Then why don't we split up?" Willow suggested tentatively. "That way we can cover more ground, ya know?"
Spike concurred with a nod of his head. "Not a bad idea, Will." He then got that smirk back on his face. "Hey Max, wanna be my partner? I bet we could get a LOT done," he said mischievously with a wink.
"Spike." Max threatened, taking a menacing step toward him, a glare in her eyes.
Giles placed a restraintive hand on her shoulder, though knowing he wouldn't be able to stop Max if she was really set on hurting Spike. "Come on, Spike, we have work to do," Giles said in a commanding voice. "Now's not the time to make jokes."
Spike rolled his eyes and folded his arms. "Yeah, yeah, let's get on with this." he mumbled.
"It's all right," Max said to Giles, turning to look him in the eye. He removed his hand from his shoulder as she turned back around. "Besides," she continued in a lighter tone, "I wouldn't want to hurt him now: I'll leave that to Alec." She threw Spike a taunting look as she rested her hands on her hips.
"All right then, let's do this," Buffy said, taking charge of this situation, sick of everyone bickering. "Giles, you go with Xander. Willow and Spike can team up, and that leaves me and Max."
They all nodded in silent agreement, knowing that if they dared complain about who they were partnered with, either Buffy or Max would chew them out.
Max split the stack of papers in thirds and passed one to each group. Giles went behind the counter, and shortly returned holding a small box.
"I knew these walkie-talkies would come in handy," he said proudly as he distributed the small devices from the box. "This way we can keep in contact with each other."
He then reached back into the box and retrieved a handful of flashlights. "We're gonna need these," he said with a motion of his head towards the window. It was still very dark out: it was only around one in the morning or so.
"Good idea," Max said with a small smile as she clipped the walkie-talkie to her black military-like pants. Yet she shook her head when he offered her a flashlight. "Genetically enhanced night vision," she explained.
"Now what exactly are we looking for?" Spike asked incredulously. He tossed his walkie-talkie and flashlight into the air a few times, before pocketing them.
"White's a very military man, it wouldn't surprise me if he has already stolen a couple military jeeps from a local base," the x-5 explained. "So be on the look-out for those. He'll also probably have a couple of his men standing guard around the entrances, so watch out for them."
"And. be careful of vampires and demons," Buffy added. "It's still dark out, so make sure you're wearing a cross, or have a stake."
Max smiled skeptically, still thinking the idea of demons and such was ridiculous, although now she knew just how real they were.
"Got that everyone?" Buffy asked the group. She received consents from everyone, and the group began to head out the door.
"If you guys find a warehouse or a building that looks like White could possibly be there, radio me and Buffy," Max directed as they stood on the sidewalk in front of the Magic Box.
"Good luck everyone," Giles said, clicking his flashlight on.
"There's no such thing. Success depend on having a well-thought-out plan that's executed with precision," Max replied in a very monotone voice.
She started to say something else, but stopped as she noticed the looks on confusion she was receiving from everyone. She shook her head. "Sorry guys." she said quietly. This hunt for White was starting to feel very much like a military mission, and it was all Max could do not to re-become the martial soldier she once was.
Buffy shook her head. "Don't worry about, that's exactly what we'll do: execute with precision," she said, trying to take the spotlight off a very uncomfortable Max. Buffy was starting to see more of the past in Max, the Manticore girl she used to be.
"Okay okay, let's just GO already," Spike said, sick of standing around.
"Be careful kids," Giles said, very father-like.
With that the three groups split and headed into the shadowy darkness of the night, in search of their enemy.
SUMMARY OF STORY: Max and Alec from "Dark Angel" (FOX) travel back in time via Manticore Technology to Sunnydale and meet up with Buffy, Xander, Willow, and Spike from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (UPN).
DARK ANGEL AND BUFFY STORYLINE: I am too lazy to type it, so just go to an earlier chapter where I have the storylines typed out! :-)
DISCLAIMER: yeah I have one of those, too. For my big long shpeil, check out a previous chapter. Long story short: I don't own either Dark Angel or Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Got it? Good.
Please read and review! If you wanna contact me, my e-mail is alias_angel_girl@yahoo.com
Also, several people have asked me about this- if you want me to e-mail you as soon as I post a new chapter, then either put your e-mail address in the Reviews, or e-mail it to me. I will send out an e-mail to everyone right after I put up a new chapter.
Don't forget to Review! It's what keeps me going! Even if you don't have anything to say about this FanFic- review anyway!!!!, so I know people are reading it! :-D
UPDATE: I know it took me FOREVER to get this one up, but bare with me guys: I had an INCREDIBLE case of writers block!! But I have a good idea of where I want to go with this story (although suggestions and such are still welcome), so I'm thinking the next few chapters should be up pretty fast. (Especially since I'm on Christmas Break! WHOOO HOOO!! LOL!) And guess what?! I am going to start working on Chapter 11 TONIGHT! Lol yes, the same day I finished Chapter 10. So it really should be up fast.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the chapter!!
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"WHAT?!" Buffy asked in a shocked tone.
"We tried to stop them, really," Xander added. "But there wasn't anything we could do."
"How could I let this happen?" Buffy said in disbelief as she slowly walked over to the table and collapsed in one of the chairs.
Willow looked at the blond apologetically. "I'm sorry, Buffy-"
"Don't worry guys," Max interrupted. "It wasn't anyone's fault, I'm sure. White and his people are just opportunistic bastards." She said bluntly.
"You can say that again," Xander grumbled as he folded his arms across his chest.
"So I guess you don't think too highly of them?" a familiar voice said. A few seconds later, Spike stepped out from the corner he had been leaning against, hidden by shadows.
Max rolled her eyes. "Are you always like this?" she asked, "Lurking around in dark places?... is that ALL you do?"
Spike shrugged and walked over to the group. "I guess you could say it's my 'thing'." He answered cynically.
Before Max could shoot back with another sarcastic remark, Xander jumped in. "Wait a minute, guys. where's Alec?" He wore a puzzled expression on his face.
"They got him too," Buffy said, a hint of anger in her voice. "Not only did they kidnap a poor, defenseless little girl, but they also took Alec."
"Don't worry," Willow spoke reassuringly. "We'll get your sister back; we'll get them both back. The bad guy isn't going to win this time."
"How about we just tell them that they can keep Alec?" Spike suggested cheerfully.
"Or you can just shut the hell up," Max said, obviously starting to get ticked off.
"Oh I'm sorry," he answered with fake sincerity, "Did I insult your boyfriend?"
"He's NOT my boyfriend," Max defended herself with a glare at Spike. "How many times to I have to tell you that?!"
"MAX! SPIKE! PLEASE!" Giles yelled, stepping between the two. "We have a much more important situation to deal with than your childish bickering."
All was quiet for an awkward moment until Spike finally spoke up. "Fine," he said simply. "Let's deal with this 'situation' then."
Max sent a final glare to Spike, then sat down on the edge of the table and ran a hand through her hair. "Why don't you guys tell us what exactly happened," she said as more of an order than a question.
"Well," Willow began taking a step forward. "Giles, Dawn, and I ran out the back exit as Xander and Alec started fighting those soldier-guys. As soon as we started running down the alley, two of those military jeeps pulled up from both sides, and a bunch of men hopped out."
"We fought them off for as long as we could," Giles continued. "We managed to get a few good punches in, but they were just too strong for us to hold them all off. I was trying to fight a couple of them off, when Willow got knocked to the ground. That's when they took Dawn. Two of them grabbed her, kicking and screaming, and shoved her into the back of one of the jeeps. Then the vehicles took off, right as Xander came running out the door."
Max nodded as she comprehended it all. "And where were YOU through all of this?" Max asked critically, directing the question at Spike.
"Unconscious on the floor," He answered like it was no big deal.
Giles nodded. "We woke him up when we got back here," he added.
"So.. What should we do?" Willow spoke up directing the question at everyone, yet looking right at Max.
Max just shook her head and bit her lip. "Typical. this is so typical of him," she muttered. She looked up at the group. "This is exactly the kind of thing White would do: he knew he'd have trouble taking Buffy and me, so he came up with a back-up plan. He knew that by kidnapping Dawn, he could lure Buffy and me to him."
"That's a pretty pathetic way to get to us," Buffy finally said angrily.
"He's a pretty pathetic guy," Max stated. "But at least we know White won't hurt your sister. He's only using her for bait."
"But why did he take Alec then?" Willow questioned.
"Because White is trying to round-up any transgenic he can find," Giles answered for Max. "It seems as though he considers the x-5's to be a threat to him."
Max nodded in agreement. "Exactly."
"Okay so we know the guys a loser, that's a big help," Buffy said, trying to get back on track. She knew Dawn getting kidnapped wasn't entirely her fault, yet she knew that she would feel incredibly guilty if anything should happen to her. "But that doesn't tell us where he is keeping them."
Max jumped off the table and rested her hands on her hips. "Are any of you good with computers?" she asked distantly.
"Oh, I am!" Willow immediately yelled. She noticed everyone looking at her, surprised at her sudden outburst, and blushed.
"Yes, if you need any computer help at all, Willow would be the one to go to," Giles stepped in. "What do you have in mind?"
"Is there anyway you can find the addresses for all the abandoned warehouses or buildings here in Sunnydale?" Max asked, looking directly at Willow.
Willow nodded. "Sure, that should be easy enough."
"White has a thing for old, abandoned warehouses," Max explained. "He always uses them for his hideouts. I doubt he'll be leaving Sunnydale, since he doesn't exactly know his way around this time period, so the easiest thing for him to do would be to stay here in this town."
"So he's just going to set up a lair-type-thing in some run-down building?" Xander asked. "Sounds like your standard bad-guy."
Max responded with a nod as Willow hurriedly went to the Magic Box computer to start researching.
"Are you sure we'll be able to find him like this?" Buffy asked skeptically as she sat up in her chair and folded her arms.
"No," Max answered bluntly. "But it's the best idea we've got."
Giles placed a reassuring hand on Buffy's shoulder. "Don't worry Buffy, it's going to be all right," he stated calmly. "We have an advantage over this White character: WE know Sunnydale and he doesn't. Dawn's going to be fine."
Buffy looked up at him with a small smile. "Thanks Giles," she said simply.
Spike rolled his eyes. "Aww isn't that sweet?" he mocked sarcastically.
"Spike, play nice," Giles instructed, halfway teasingly, while walking over to the computer to help Willow with her research.
"Of course, I always do" he answered with a sly grin at Max.
"You know, I should kick your ass right now," was the angry reply Max gave. "If you hadn't led White here, none of this would have happened."
Buffy couldn't help but grin from her seat at the table. She knew Spike was going to keep being a smart-aleck until Max finally got fed up with him and beat him down. Buffy didn't know much about this Max girl still, but she already understood how little patience she had.
"You should have thought about that before your boy Alec tried to fight me," Spike answered defensively. "Perhaps if you two had been a little friendlier from the start, I wouldn't have brought that guy here."
"TRIED?" Max repeated. "Oh come on, he won that fight and you know it." She flipped her hair and gave him a fake 'innocent' smile. "You just hate to admit that a 'Pretty Boy' could beat you up that easily."
"Hey it was an unfair fight!" Spike defended with a raised voice, obviously angered by the x-5's remarks.
Max crossed her arms, tilted her head, and looked at him skeptically. "Oh really? And how do you figure that?"
"Well I thought you guys were just regular demons- not souped up genetic prototypes," Spike explained. "I wasn't ready for a fight like THAT."
Max just looked at Spike with a questioning expression for a few seconds before replying. "Well," she finally said. "That is the lamest excuse I have EVER heard."
Before Spike could make another remark, Buffy jumped up from her chair and looked at Max. "I think what he is trying to say, is that he wants a rematch with Alec."
A small grin decorated Max's face. "In that case, you better help us get him and Dawn back, cuz I can guarantee he's going to want to kick your ass again after what you've done."
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After about half an hour of Giles and Willow researching on the computer, Spike and Max bickering with Buffy as a referee, and Xander just aimlessly meandering around the Magic Box, Giles and Willow returned to the table, addresses in hand.
"We found more than a couple old, empty buildings here in Sunnydale," Giles said as Willow threw a small stack of papers onto the table. "I'm sure White didn't have a hard time trying to find a hideout."
Buffy sighed. "Well Sunnydale's been through a lot, it's not wonder there are so many of these are abandoned."
"You mean we have to check out ALL of these?" Xander asked in amazement.
"Yep," Max responded simply as she picked up the stack of papers, each with a different address on it.
"Then why don't we split up?" Willow suggested tentatively. "That way we can cover more ground, ya know?"
Spike concurred with a nod of his head. "Not a bad idea, Will." He then got that smirk back on his face. "Hey Max, wanna be my partner? I bet we could get a LOT done," he said mischievously with a wink.
"Spike." Max threatened, taking a menacing step toward him, a glare in her eyes.
Giles placed a restraintive hand on her shoulder, though knowing he wouldn't be able to stop Max if she was really set on hurting Spike. "Come on, Spike, we have work to do," Giles said in a commanding voice. "Now's not the time to make jokes."
Spike rolled his eyes and folded his arms. "Yeah, yeah, let's get on with this." he mumbled.
"It's all right," Max said to Giles, turning to look him in the eye. He removed his hand from his shoulder as she turned back around. "Besides," she continued in a lighter tone, "I wouldn't want to hurt him now: I'll leave that to Alec." She threw Spike a taunting look as she rested her hands on her hips.
"All right then, let's do this," Buffy said, taking charge of this situation, sick of everyone bickering. "Giles, you go with Xander. Willow and Spike can team up, and that leaves me and Max."
They all nodded in silent agreement, knowing that if they dared complain about who they were partnered with, either Buffy or Max would chew them out.
Max split the stack of papers in thirds and passed one to each group. Giles went behind the counter, and shortly returned holding a small box.
"I knew these walkie-talkies would come in handy," he said proudly as he distributed the small devices from the box. "This way we can keep in contact with each other."
He then reached back into the box and retrieved a handful of flashlights. "We're gonna need these," he said with a motion of his head towards the window. It was still very dark out: it was only around one in the morning or so.
"Good idea," Max said with a small smile as she clipped the walkie-talkie to her black military-like pants. Yet she shook her head when he offered her a flashlight. "Genetically enhanced night vision," she explained.
"Now what exactly are we looking for?" Spike asked incredulously. He tossed his walkie-talkie and flashlight into the air a few times, before pocketing them.
"White's a very military man, it wouldn't surprise me if he has already stolen a couple military jeeps from a local base," the x-5 explained. "So be on the look-out for those. He'll also probably have a couple of his men standing guard around the entrances, so watch out for them."
"And. be careful of vampires and demons," Buffy added. "It's still dark out, so make sure you're wearing a cross, or have a stake."
Max smiled skeptically, still thinking the idea of demons and such was ridiculous, although now she knew just how real they were.
"Got that everyone?" Buffy asked the group. She received consents from everyone, and the group began to head out the door.
"If you guys find a warehouse or a building that looks like White could possibly be there, radio me and Buffy," Max directed as they stood on the sidewalk in front of the Magic Box.
"Good luck everyone," Giles said, clicking his flashlight on.
"There's no such thing. Success depend on having a well-thought-out plan that's executed with precision," Max replied in a very monotone voice.
She started to say something else, but stopped as she noticed the looks on confusion she was receiving from everyone. She shook her head. "Sorry guys." she said quietly. This hunt for White was starting to feel very much like a military mission, and it was all Max could do not to re-become the martial soldier she once was.
Buffy shook her head. "Don't worry about, that's exactly what we'll do: execute with precision," she said, trying to take the spotlight off a very uncomfortable Max. Buffy was starting to see more of the past in Max, the Manticore girl she used to be.
"Okay okay, let's just GO already," Spike said, sick of standing around.
"Be careful kids," Giles said, very father-like.
With that the three groups split and headed into the shadowy darkness of the night, in search of their enemy.
