Title: A friend in need
Author: Cee
Authors Note: Enjoy and tell me what you think


"Hey Oz." Alex stated as Oz entered the garage for practice.
"Hey." Oz stated as he came in with his bass
"Have you seen Liz?" Oz asked concerned
"Not since she left the Crashdown after her shift
"When was that?" Oz asked
"Around 2." Alex stated, "Why?"
"Because she was suppose to meet me at the library." Oz stated, "But she never showed up."
"Maybe she forgot." Alex stated
"This was too important." Oz stated, "She wouldn't have forgot"
"Unless somebody upset her a lot." Alex chimed in knowing that was probably why Liz forgot
"How bad was it?" Oz realized that she got in a fight with her friends again
"Real bad." Alex stated
"I gotta go." Oz stated as he turned towards the door
"I'm going with you." Alex stated as he followed him
"You can't." Oz stated as he stopped
"Why not?" Alex questioned, "If Liz is in trouble, I wanna help."
"You might just make it worse." Oz stated, "If Liz is in trouble I don't think she would want you there."
"You're not leaving without me." Alex stated as he blocked the door
"Fine." Oz agreed on one condition, "But what I say goes."
"All right." Alex agreed to the terms
Just before they left Maria and Michael appeared
"Hey." Maria stated as she saw them
"Hey." They both replied
"Have you seen Liz?" Maria asked concerned
"Nope." Alex replied not looking straight at her
"What's going on?" Michael asked knowing that something was going on
"Nothing." They both replied
"Then where were you guys going?" Maria asked seeing that they were about to leave
"No where." Alex stated. He was a really bad liar when it came to Liz and Maria
"Look I have no time for this." Oz stated knowing that Liz could be in a lot of trouble
As he was about to leave through the door
"You're not going anywhere." Michael stated as he used his powers to shut and lock the door, "Until you tell us what's going on."
"We're looking for Liz." Alex stated
"Is she hurt or in trouble?" Maria asked concerened
"I don't know." Oz stated looking at all of them, "All I know is that Alex told me how upset she was, so I just want to see if she's all right?"
"Well then we're going with you." Maria stated, "I need to tell that what Tess said was not true."
"How about I go look for her." Oz started with a plan, "And if I find her we'll come back here."
"No." Michael stated as Maria, Alex and himself were blocking the door, "We're going or you're not leaving."
"Look I don't have time for this." Oz stated as he tried to get around them but they kept blocking the door, "Liz might need me."
"Then you better let us come." Michael stated
"Fine." Oz stated knowing he had no other choice, "But if I say to leave you guys better leave."
"Yeah yeah." Michael stated as he hoped in the van
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"I'm not in the mood for this." Liz stated as she felt someone approaching her. She stood up and kept her back towards them
"Liz?" Max questioned as he walked towards her
"Max?" Liz asked turning around. She thought he was a vampire
"I know you probably don't want to talk to me, but we really need to talk." Max stated
"I know we need to talk." Liz stated keeping her guard up, "But right now is probably not the best time."
"Now is the perfect time." Max stated as he approached her, "No interruptions."
"Max…" Liz started but Max stopped her
"Let me say everything I want to first before you answer." Max stated, "Because if you interrupt I know that we're going to get off subject and what I want to say won't come out."
"Okay." Liz agreed knowing that Max at least deserved that
"I have always loved you Liz Parker, ever since I first saw you." Max started, "Destiny or not, no one can change that. I actually tried destiny and it didn't work. The only thing I feel when I look at Tess is friendship. The only one I will ever love is you. You have always had my mind and my heart. Tess is part of us, but she's only my friend. You're all I want and will ever want.
Liz looked at him with tears in her eyes
"So now it's all up to you." Max stated, "If you can say that you don't love me then I will walk away and leave you alone. No matter what happens though, I will always be here for you."
"I don't…I don't…" Liz started trying to get the words out, "I don't…I don't think I can say that."
Liz looked into his eyes
"The thing is I can't say that because I would not only lying to you, but I would be lying to myself." Liz stated, "The thing is that I love you Max. I always will, and no one can change that."
Max then reached out his hand to caress her cheek. Max then embraced her and passionately kissed her with all he had
"Isn't this a lovely sight." Spike stated as he came up to them
Liz looked up and saw Spike
"Oh no." Liz stated as she saw Spike. She was worried because she knew that Max's alien powers couldn't protect him
"Who is he?" Max asked. He remembered that this was the same guy who threw Liz into the lake
"I promise I'll explain everything." Liz stated as she looked into her eyes, "But I need you to leave right now."
"I'm not leaving." Max stated. He was not going to leave Liz alone
"No one's leaving." Spike stated as an army of vampires surrounded them
"What do you want?" Max asked afraid for their lives
"I'm here to kill the slayer." Spike replied
"The what?" Max asked confused
"So you didn't tell your boy toy here, who you are luv?" Spike questioned towards Liz, "Let me enlighten him."
"She is the slayer, the choosen one, the vampire killer. The one in every generation to fight the big bad." Spike informed him, "She was sent here to kill vampires, like myself. We're the creatures of the night who kill humans like yourself, but interesting enough, you're not a human."
Max looked at Liz because he was not sure what he was suppose to say
"So…" Spike replied, "Who died? Buffy or Faith?"
Spike looked at Liz and realized that she wasn't going to tell him nothing
"We have a silent one, do we?" Spike questioned as he punched her
"Liz?" Max stated as he went to her. He was about to reach her when vampires surrounded him and grabbed him
Max was trying to use his powers on them, but nothing happened
"Max!" Liz exclaimed as she tried to get to him
"You ain't going anywhere luv." Spike stated as he approached her. 10 vampires were holding her down
Liz tried and tried, but she couldn't move
"What do you want?" Liz demanded knowing that Spike wanted something. She knew Spike wanted something, if he didn't then she would already be dead
"What does every vampire want from the slayer?" Spike questioned
"What makes you think I'm going to let you get it easily?" Liz taunted
Spike grabbed her cheek and made her turn towards Max
"I'm sure the guys would like to taste him." Spike stated, "No one has ever tasted anything like him."
"No!" Liz stated as struggled to get out
"You ain't going anywhere." Spike stated, "But I don't want to waste the whole night trying to get you to my home."
"What are you saying?" Liz asked knowing that Spike had a deal for her
"You come peacefully and I'll let your boyfriend go." Spike stated
"How do I know you'll let him go?" Liz asked
"You have my word." Spike stated as Liz did not looked convinced
"Whatever you choose, you're still mine." Spike stated, "But you can save him, if you come quietly."
"Don't do it Liz." Max stated. A vampire punched him in the face to shut him up
Liz looked away, she couldn't stand to see Max hurt because of her
"Deal." Liz stated staring at Spike
Spike quickly put thick handcuffs around her ankles and wrist
Even though Liz had slayer strength, she couldn't move
Spike then pulled out a needle
"That was not part of the deal." Liz stated as she stared at the needled and gulped
"Yes it was." Spike stated, "This will make sure you come quietly."
"You still can back down." Spike added, "The boys really want to taste him."
"I'm sticking to my deal." Liz stated as Spike injected her with the serum
"Give it a few minutes." Spike stated as he put a bandage on where she was bleeding
"We need all the blood we can get from you." Spike stated as he put on the bandage
Liz could now feel the serum start to work
"You have to let him go now." Liz stated as she started to get sleepy
Just then Liz fell to sleep
"Liz!" Max exclaimed as he saw her fall asleep
Spike quickly carried her
"Go ahead and have him." Spike stated before he left with Liz in his arms
"So are you going to tell us what we are eating?" A vampire asked Max
Max quickly shot an energy blast at the head vampire
"That tickles." He laughed. Just then an arrow went through his heart
"Does that tickle?" Oz questioned as the vampire exploded
Oz then tackled two guys before they could react to what just happened
Max following Oz's lead kicked two vampires down below
Michael used his powers, but they weren't working
"Your powers won't work." Max stated as he began to untie himself
"Well I guess I'm going to have to do this the human way." Michael stated as he punched one of them across the face
Alex not knowing what else he could do, tackled one of them to the ground and started to beat him up
Maria having no fighting skills was cheering them on
"Behind you space boy." Maria yelled as she saw the vampire coming after Michael with an axe
Michael ducked and the vampire flipped over him. Michael grabbed the axe and hit him across the face.
Michael and Maria were more surprised when he popped back up
"Why isn't he dead?" Maria questioned, "He's suppose to be dead, right?"
"Right." Michael stated as he hit him across the head again
He went down, but came back up
"Either stake him through the heart with something wooden." Oz yelled to them while still fighting the other vampires, "Or chop off his head."
Just as the vampire came after him again, Michael sliced off his head.
The vampire quickly exploded and turned to dust
"Alright, who's next?" Michael smirked proudly, but just then another vampire tackled him down
The vampire was about to make a deliquece of Michael, but Oz staked him before he could
They then dusted off all the vampires
"Are you okay Max?" Michael asked as he helped him up
"Yeah I think so." Max stated brushing himself off, "But that guy has Liz."
"Did he say why he wanted her?" Oz asked thinking of why Spike just didn't kill her
"Something about her blood." Max stated which rang de ja vu with Oz
"The ritual." Oz stated as he quickly made his way back to his van
"What ritual?" Max asked concerned
"I'm not quite sure on all the details." Oz stated, "But it makes vampires go to full strength with the blood of a slayer."
"A slayer?" Maria asked not understanding
"I'll explain everything on the way there." Oz stated as everyone hoped into the van
"Where are we going?" Michael asked
"The Roswell Library." Oz stated as the can drove away
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Liz woke up really dizzy and then she remembered what happened
She woke up to find her ankles and wrist double chained to the wall.
She finally realized that Spike was watching her, and waiting for her to wake up
"Finally." Spike stated as he saw her look at him
"Now I'm here." Liz stated weakly, "What do you want?"
"What does every vampire want?" Spike asked in riddles
"Then why haven't you taken it already?" Liz questioned
"Because I need a special contraption to suck out all you blood." Spike stated smiling
Liz was now trying to pull off the chains, but they didn't even budge
"Don't even try luv." Spike stated, "It won't work they're slayer proof."
"Why do you want my blood?" Liz questioned trying to understand what was going on
"Don't worry luv." Spike stated, "You won't be alive to understand what I need it for
"If you want it so bad, then take it." Liz stated tilting her head so her neck was in Spike's view
"I will." Spike stated as he made her tilt her head back up, "Just wait."
"Why don't you just tell me." Liz stated making him tell her plan, "It's not like I'm going to get away."
"Let's just say…I don't want to jinx it." Spike stated right before he left her in her prison
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"Why are we at the library?" Max questioned. He didn't understand why they weren't looking for Liz
"Okay are any of you really good with computers?" Oz questioned
"I am." Alex stated
"Okay I need you to search for all the graveyards in Roswell, and find all the listings of anything abandoned." Oz instructed remembering this from Willow
"I can do that, but I need help." Alex stated
"I'll help." Maria volunteered
"Okay what will we be doing?" Max asked Oz
"We're going to be the research group." Oz stated, "We have to look through every encantation, spell, demon, vampire book here to see if we can find anything about why he took Liz."
"That's all we're doing?" Max questioned, "Liz could be hurt right now and all we're doing is looking up stuff."
"Listen." Oz commanded, "This is the only thing we can do right now. We don't know where she is and looking around Roswell is not going to help if we don't know where to look."
"Fine." Max stated as he went to go find some books just as Isabel and Kyle came into the library
"We got here as soon as we could." Isabel stated as her and Kyle came into the library
"What happened?" Kyle asked concerned
"Liz got kidnapped." Max stated
"By who?" Kyle quickly asked
"You don't think the feds have her do you?" Isabel asked
"No." Max stated
"Then who has her?" Kyle asked
"Vampires." Oz stated