Buffy and Pike are driving on Route 80 heading east towards New York. After switching drivers three times, Pike was now the drivers. They were now halfway through Pennsylvania and decided to stop to get something to eat. Pike pulled over to the Rest stop, where it had many fast food restaurants such as Pizza Hut, McDonalds, Wendy's and Popeyes. They both agreed on Pizza Hut and ordered food. Pike picked out a table, which there was many to choose from, not many people were there. They sat and began to chat.
"Say Buff, why don't we stop by and go to the city?" Pike asked, taking a bite of his pepperoni pan pizza.
Buffy replied, "I don't know, I want to get back to the school as soon as possible."
"Well, we have to stay at a hotel anyway if we want to go upstate. Why don't we just stop at New York?" he looked at his wrist watch. It read 4:50 "We can get there by eight tonight. Get a hotel, rest up, then spend the following day sightseeing? I've never been to New York. Plus we can do some slayer searching?"
Buffy sighed and thought about it. "Alright fine."
"Sweet," Pike said and leaned across the table and kissed Buffy.
They both finished eating and headed back out to the car.
"So you've never been to New York?" Buffy asked, sitting in the passengers seat. They were driving through northern New Jersey, about forty five minutes until New York.
"Nope, never." Pike said keeping his eyes to the road. Making sure he paid attention to the road signs.
"Surprising, I thought you would have traveled the country."
"Travel to other countries, but not necessarily this one." Pike replied. "The army kept me posted in Baghdad. I was able to shoot down some terrorists." He smiled.
"Really? You never told me that you were in the war? I'm so glad that you're okay." Buffy said.
"Well, normal men just don't scare me, they could have a rocket launcher, and they still wouldn't even tempt me." He said. "Now after I know what is really out there, there are bigger things to be scared of."
"I see what you mean. Guns are never useful. But killing a human? I don't know if I could ever do that, even if they were murderers or something."
Buffy remembered Faith.
Buffy breaks Faith's grip and plunges the knife into Faith's abdomen. Both of them looked stunned for a moment.
"You did it, you killed me," Faith said weakly. Faith punches Buffy back. She climbs onto the low wall at the edge of the terrace and looks down.
"Still won't help your boy, though. Shoulda been there, B, quite a ride." Faith falls down into the street.
"Buffy? . . . Buffy?"
"I'm sorry F-," Buffy cried as she awoke from a dream. She saw Pike standing outside the car, with Buffy's door open.
"Dream?" Pike asked. Buffy's eyes squinted and nodded. She moved her brown hair out of her face.
"Are we here?" she asked, unbuckling her seat belt.
"Yep, we are here." Pike said lending her a hand to help her out of the car. Buffy stood up. It was nighttime and they were in a Hotel parking lot. "I figured we should just stay at the hotel tonight, rest up for tomorrow." He smiled. He wrapped his arm around Buffy's waist and pulled her tightly by his side, Buffy put her head on his shoulder as they walked in the hotel together.
They entered their room. Pike ran to the bed and jumped on top of it. "I am so tired of this driving." He said looking up at Buffy.
"Yeah, me too. I'm gonna take a shower." She put her bag on a chair next to the television and took out some clothing and bath necessities and walked into the bathroom. Pike laid down on his stomach with his head at the foot of the bed and turned on the television. He heard the shower turn on, and he realized that the door was open a crack. He thought about getting up, but he decided against it.
Five minutes passed and there was nothing on Television. Pike thought, Screw It and got up and headed for the bathroom door. He pushed the door open slightly so he could see the shower. The shower was a glass stall, and Pike could see everything. She was beautiful as she lathered up her body. Pike started to get hot, and wanted to jump in there with her. They hadn't had sex since that night in the hotel room. He shook the thought from his mind and slowly and quietly closed the door.
Buffy heard the door closing and she glanced. She shook her head and smiled.
Buffy got out of the bathroom wearing a bath towel, her hair tangled and wet. She walked to the mirror by the bed, that Pike was pretending he was asleep in. She brushed her hair and took off her robe. Pike opened his one eye slightly and watched her drop her robe, he could see the backside of her. Pike thought that it was wrong so he turned himself, sleeping on his side.
Soon, Buffy moved into the bed with him and wrapped her arms around his waste. Pike smiled and they both fell asleep.
********
"Wake up sleepy head." Pike said to Buffy, waking her up.
"No daddy, I don't wanna go to school." She said widely smiling. "You can't make me."
Pike picked Buffy up and spun her around.
"Oh God, too early, gonna Ralph." She said, Pike letting her on her feet.
"Lets go little lady we got stuff to do!" he said tapping her on the ass as she started to get ready.
"So where we going first?" Pike asked as he got in the passenger side of the Altima. Buffy started the car.
"Hmm, I was thinking Times Square first. Maybe go to Empire State and Elis Island?" Buffy said, pulling out of the hotel parking lot.
"Ellis Island?" Pike questioned.
Buffy rolled her eyes, "Statue of Liberty?"
"Oh right that statue." Pike said. Buffy laughed and he gave her a serious look. "Hey I'm sorry that I didn't finish school!"
"I guess we know that your not going to teach at the school," she chuckled.
Buffy and Pike finished sight seeing in Times Square and the Empire State and were now driving to Ellis Island. It was starting to get late, and they caught the last ferry over to the Island.
"What's wrong Pike?" Buffy asked Pike as they were standing at the edge of the boat's deck. He was looking sick.
"Have I ever told you that I don't like boats?" Buffy shook her head. "Well guess what?" he said.
"We are almost there, just hold in it, and if you have to barf, do it over the boat? And not on my boots." Buffy said, she was wearing a leopard print winter long coat that she had bought in the city today. Her hair down and wearing black boots with black pants. The coat was fake of course, she would never wear real animal fur. They could see their breath, Pike buried his hands in his leather coat pocket.
The statue got larger and larger as they got closer to it. It only was a fifteen minute ride.
"Wow," Pike gasped. Buffy looked up at him.
"Magnificent huh?"
"Oh yeah, and also thinking how big her-," Pike started, Buffy hit him in the stomach.
"Your such a boy." She laughed. The ferry only had five other people on it. Probably due to the late hour and that it was very cold. They got off the boat and headed toward the museum. They went through the tour, that was guided by a young woman who took them throughout the museum. They were about to head into the Statue of Liberty.
Suddenly the power went on and off, flickering. Buffy looked at Pike. Soon the power went completely off. The other tourists began to panic. The tour guide tried to calm everyone down, she directed them back to the boat. Buffy and Pike were behind them.
All of a sudden, Buffy started to breath heavily and started to feel weak. She fainted slightly and Pike caught her. "What is it Summers?"
Buffy shook her head slightly. "There's a slayer nearby."
"Why did you almost go out for that?" Pike asked helping her to her feet.
Buffy turned around and looked up at Pike. "I can feel her pain. She's being hurt somewhere around here. We need to find her!" Buffy said. She started to run.
"Where!" Pike called. Buffy stopped. She looked around. She had lost the feeling.
"I don't kn- AHHHHHHHHHH!" she screamed as if she was shot with a bullet. Buffy fell again to the floor. She quickly recovered. "THIS WAY!" and headed up the leg of the statue. Pike quickly followed behind.
Buffy flew up the stairs non stop. She had to save the girl, whatever that was happening to her wasn't good. She didn't have much time left. Pike was a few steps behind her and slowing down.
When she finally reached the head part of the statue she stopped. What Buffy saw made her freeze. She saw a woman with black hair facing away from her. The slayer was tied to the wall by a mystical entrapment. She was dead.
The woman turned around. "Hello Buffy. I've been expecting you."
Pike ran up beside Buffy, and saw the woman. "Holly shit woman what the fuck are you on?"
The black hair, black eyed woman laughed. Purple energy crackling at her fingertips at her side.
Buffy's face was in shock she couldn't move.
"Amy."
**********
Willow opens door of the Summer's house and sees Amy. "Hey," Amy greets.
"Amy," Willow says plainly.
"Can I come in? My new place isn't set up, and I wanted to borrow some stuff like detergent."
Willow replied. "You really can't."
"I can't borrow detergent? Well, when they start calling me 'stinky Amy,' I'm just gonna say, 'hey, not my fault...'"
"I can't spend time with you anymore," Willow said.
"What?"
Amy, surprised.
"You can't come in here again."
Willow saying seriously
"What's up, y-you didn't like
your birthday present?"
"That's right." Willow said.
"You're telling me that you didn't
have a genuine blast? Come on, that was a sweet spell. That was like
a trip to Disneyland without the lines."
"You don't get it. What you did
to me was wrong. Do you have any idea how much harder that makes, just,
everything?" Willow said trying to explain.
"You know what I notice? You're
not denying that you had fun." Amy said smiling.
"Shut up."
"Oh, yeah.
Sharp argument you got there. Were you on the debate team? I forget.
I forgot a lot while you were failing to make me be not a rat." Amy
said angrily.
"Amy. If you really are my friend
... you better stay away from me. And if you really aren't..." Willow
hesitates, and meaningfully, "...you *better* stay away from me."
Amy, surprised turned around as the door shut behind her. As she walked down the steps and to the sidewalk she was stopped by a familiar voice.
"Amy . . . my dear sweet Amy."
Amy turned around and she saw her mother. "Stupid little worthless bitch! You are a waste of life and energy."
"No, you're dead." Amy said nervously. Then she realized who it was. Amy started to chant. "Vetsche invadoria disparu!"
"Trying to banish me?" Catherine said to her daughter.
"You're not my mother." Amy said.
"You're right, I'm not. But in some ways I am. I am the mother of your power. The darkness that fills your heart. The need to destroy, the need to kill."
Amy closed her eyes and wished for her to go away.
"Your disgusting, you use your magic like a child." Catherine/First said. "Wouldn't you like to use your potential for something larger, more useful?"
"What do you mean?" Amy said opening her eyes.
"You want to surpass your rival? That Willow, trying to do whats right. But what is right and wrong? Good and Evil? There all the same thing. Willow never had to work for where she is today. I gave her, her power, I can do the same for you." Catherine/First smiled. "Help me Amy, you always let me down, this is your chance to make me proud."
Amy simply smiled.
"Amy," Buffy said in shock. "What did you do?" Buffy slowly walked toward the witch.
"Sorry Buffy, she just had to go." Amy smiled. "Now, I'm afraid you have to as well." Amy, telekinetically froze Buffy in place.
Pike took out his gun from his holster and aimed it at Amy.
"Uh uh uh," Amy said shaking her finger at Pike. "Shame on you." She made the gun explode in Pike's hands. Pike flew backward by the impact, hitting his head on the wall and sliding to the ground. Buffy screamed.
"New boy toy Buffy?" Amy walked to the inert Buffy. "Man, you really are a slut." Smiling.
Amy placed a mystical bubble around Pike, who was unconscious. "You know, I feel bad, I didn't let the girl fight. I think I should let you." Amy said to Buffy.
"Why are you doing this?" Buffy asked.
"Why? Why do you think Buffy?"
"Willow?" she said.
"Yeah, that and whoa, what a thrill. Killing someone? The fantasy of it all." Amy said, a crazy look in her eye.
"But why slayers?" Buffy was paralyzed but not her face.
"Sorry, hon, I'm not really a one for questions. I just do what I'm told." Amy said.
********
"Kill her," Catherine/First said to Amy as Amy was hovering over a crying fourteen year old potential slayer.
"I don't, don't want to," Amy said staring down at the girl. Her eyes were frizzled and black.
"Oh come on, don't disappoint me now, you've been doing so well up to here. Amy do it or I will strip you of your powers!" It yelled.
Amy closed her eyes and kneeled down. She put her hand on the girls chest. An energy went through from Amy into the girl, and the girls' heartbeat stopped.
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Amy's darkness began to slowly fill her body. She cursed Willow with a penance malediction spell. Make her turn into Warren. They were in the Lecture hall at UC Sunnydale. Amy had pretended to fail to save Willow.
As Amy began to talk to Kennedy, Willow's lover. The First/Catherine whispered into Amy's ear. "She's a potential. Make sure she dies."
Amy snapped back and began to talk to Kennedy, who was worried. "You're really worried about her. Look, she's gonna be fine, really. She's good at this. She's strong. And she's dealt with a lot worse. Long before she ever went out and found herself a big old potential slayer bodyguard, OK? Just have a little faith in her."
"I never said I was a potential slayer." Kennedy replied.
Innocently, Amy tries to correct herself, "Oh, no, I think you did. When you first got here, you told us—,"
Kennedy, "No, I didn't. How did you know who I was?
"Oops," Amy smiled.
"Tell me why you did this to her." Kennedy said threateningly about to attack Amy. Amy waved her hand in front of her, and the girl flew backward into a set of chairs.
Kennedy slowly stands up, "What did you do to her?"
Amy smiles cockily, "What, to Willow? Oh, just your standard penance malediction is all."
Kennedy slowly walks back towards Amy, "Okay, and that's magic crazy talk for what?"
"I put a hex on her," Amy replies with a smirk.
"I got that part. But why Warren? And why did it happen after we kissed?"
Amy chuckles, "Oh, that's rich," moves closer to her. "That must've been some kiss. You must be good."
"Answer me,"
"The hex I cast lets the victim's subconscious pick the form of their punishment. It's always better than anything I can come up with. Elegant, you know?" Amy answered.
Kennedy threatened, "Undo it. Let her out."
"Okay," Amy started, "Oh, wait, I forgot—no."
"Why would you do this to her? You really hate her that much?" Kennedy asked.
Amy sighed and explained, "This is not about hate. It's about power. Willow always had all the power, long before she even knew what to do with it. Just came so easy for her. The rest of us—we had to work twice as hard to be half as good. But no one cares about how hard you work. They just care about cute, sweet Willow. They don't know how weak she is. She gave in to evil—stuff worse than I can even imagine, (she lied)— She almost destroyed the world! And yet everyone keeps on loving her? So what's wrong with having a little fun, huh? Taking her down a peg or two?"
Kennedy, furious, "Fun? She's disappearing. Fading away in that creep, and you think it's fun."
Amy nods. "It was just a game. It's not my fault if she's losing herself."
"I'm gonna stop you now, you know," Kennedy said.
"Hey, I'm not the bad guy here. But I wonder where he'd be right about now." Amy snaps her fingers and Kennedy disappeared.
Catherine appears to her again. "You better hope that Willow kills her."
"Oh don't worry mother, she will." Amy smirks.
**********
Later that night. Amy is sitting watching television when The First appears.
"Bitch! She didn't die!" Her eyes were dark and evil.
"You must be mistaken mother," Amy said standing up.
"Your plan didn't work, the girl is still alive."
"Please forgive me, I shall not fail you again." Amy said pleading.
"You'd better not, next time I won't have you delay yourself from killing another." Catherine said smiling.
Amy was confused. Suddenly Amy started to glow and was lifted into the air. An energy flowed around her and then it was gone. Amy fell to the floor. Her eyes were dark, her hair was pitch black. Her humanity was gone. "Yes mother."
***********
"The First Evil." Buffy said. "It's telling you what to do." Buffy said, paralyzed by Amy's telekinetic power.
Amy laughed. "So that's what you call her? Not very original hmm?" Amy walked to Buffy's side. "Yes, except I call her mother," she said smiling.
"She tells you to kill slayers? Amy how could you?"
"Oh, please Buffy, stop with the pep talk. I'm tired of all you do-gooders. You're all two faced and just plain stupid. Take Willow for instance. She's doing so much worst than I am, and you still treat her like your best friend." Amy shook her head. "But I can sense your jealousy of her as well as mine. Your not really her best friend anymore are you?"
Buffy looked confused. "What are you talking about?"
"You were always the slayer, the one with the power. You can't handle that Willow doesn't need you. That she is so much more powerful than you. Tell me this, when was the last time you actually had a good time with her and actually talked?" Amy asked.
Buffy thought for the moment. No answer.
Amy chuckled. "Ah hah! I knew it. Willow's been to busy fucking her girlfriend and saving the world, than to spend time with you."
"Your wrong. I love Willow, and she loves me." Buffy replied. A tear strolled down her cheek and fell to the floor.
"Then why are you crying? I don't have to read your mind, just your expressions." Amy said. "Now I'm getting tired of this talking." She clapped her hands.
They were out of the statue and in a small park, in the Island. Buffy was no longer inert. She stood up, looking around for her enemy.
A gray smoke appeared in front of her and Amy appeared and smiled. "Hello again."
Buffy upercutted Amy and she fell backward from the hit. Amy quickly recovered. "Feisty aren't we?"
"Why are we down here? Where's Pike?" Buffy asked, holding her defense stance. She knew, if Amy was even half as powerful as Willow, she couldn't fight her, but she planned to try.
"Don't worry about you man sweetheart. And you think I can use my power in a large copper conductor? Plus I like my space." Amy said, her hands started to crackle with energy. "I'm sorry Buffy, its nothing personal." She shot a power energy ball that hit Buffy hard, she flew twenty feet backward and her back hit the tree.
"It's just that you're a slayer, and I kill slayers." Amy said with a smirk. "Willow was probably the only one that you could take you down. Yet she decided not to kill you. Lets see if I can do better."
Buffy ran at Amy, electricity escaped from her hands and shot Buffy back down.
"You know what?" Buffy said struggling, trying to get back up. "Willow hurt me a lot more."
Amy was furious, she clenched her teeth and put her hand on Buffy's head. Energy blasted her head. Buffy screamed in horrible pain as it felt that her head was about to explode. Amy let her go. Buffy held her head in her hands trying to stop the world from spinning.
"Willow's a fool. I mean come on, everyone knows that Black Magick is more powerful than White." Amy smiled, "You can't even kill anyone with White Magick." Suddenly Amy was shot in the back by a powerful energy white blast. Amy flew over Buffy's head and tumbled to the ground. Amy looked up at her attacker.
"I wouldn't say that," Willow said sweetly.
***
"Willow?" Buffy said weakly, standing up.
"Hey Buffy-, I think you should get out of here." Willow said, her gaze moving to Amy who was still on the ground. "This could get messy."
Amy panted, "Willow," she tiredly laughed.
"Alright, I have a friend up at the head of the statue, he's in some force field or something, I will meet you up there." Buffy ran up to Willow and kissed her on the cheek. Willow smiled. "I've missed you," Buffy said smiling, and ran to the entrance of the statue.
"Amy," Willow said, her tone low and threatening. Amy seemed as if she levitated back on her feet.
"Hi Will, how've you been?" Amy asked innocently. "What a sense of timing you have."
Without another word Willow pushed Amy back with the wave of her hand. Amy suddenly disappeared, and reappeared behind Willow. Amy punched Willow in the face, as Willow started to turn.
"Alright then, you want hand to hand, I'll give it to you." Willow said, she performed a spell to make her stronger and fight capable. Amy did the same thing.
Willow kicked Amy in the stomach. Amy quickly punched Willow in the face. Willow took Amy by the hair and flung her into a tree.
"You bitch," Amy said. "That's it." Her eyes went from black to a fiery orange. She chanted a Latin spell, and from her fingertips, an orange ball of flame appeared.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Willow said calmly.
"Why not? You'll turn me into a rat? Maybe we should try a frog next time?" Amy laughed and she threw the fire ball at Willow. It got larger as it traveled in the air. Willow tried to dodge it but couldn't. It hit her, making an explosion.
Amy smirked as she saw the smoke clear. Willow was gone.
"Hey Amy!" Amy heard. "Look up!"
Amy looked up and she saw Willow levitating, her hair flowing in the wind. "I told you not to do that." Willow began to chant again. As she chanted her body began to twirl in circles.
"What are you doing!" Amy called. Suddenly Willow stopped.
"This." And with that Willow shot out extreme power bolts that drilled into Amy below. Amy screamed as the energy blasts tore into her flesh. Willow slowly lowered herself down to the ground. With another chant, vines began to crawl up Amy's legs, wrapping around her like a snake. Amy was dazed, she didn't know what was happening. The vines started to completely wrap up her entire body, like a mummy. They stopped at the bottom of her nose. No hands, no mouth, no chanting.
Amy snapped out of her daze and began to struggle with the vines that wrapped around her body. "Now what am I going to do with you," Willow said, her attitude innocent. "Lets think for a bit, shall we?" she put a finger to her mouth and paced back and forth in front of Amy.
Willow saw a tear fall from one of Amy's eyes, her expression sad. "What now? Did I hurt you?" she said sarcastically. Amy mumbled. Willow rolled her eyes and let the vines move away from her mouth so she could speak.
"Help me Willow!" Amy said, she was hysterical. "I can't stop. She's, she's- make her stop doing this to me!"
"Who is making you do this?" Willow asked. Suddenly Catherine Madison appeared in front of Willow. "Ms. Madison?"
Catherine smiled. Willow looked hard at the woman. "Your not Catherine."
"A part of me is. And that part of me, is very, proud of you Willow. I would never think that the little wallflower that used to come to my house would surpass me."
"Get out of here," Willow said harshly. Catherine smiled and turned to Amy.
The vines disappeared from around Amy, Willow was shocked. "Finish her,"
Amy smiled and lunged at Willow. The two witches hands were brought together, pushing toward each other, power crackling between the two of them. A purple energy made Amy glow. The First just watched and laughed from the side, as if she was watching wrestling.
Willow grunted, "I can help you! Stop Amy," She said struggling, Willow was not at full power, if she did, she was afraid she would kill her. Amy's glow grew stronger, and in a burst of lightning, Willow flew back into a tree. Amy panted as she walked toward Willow. Her black hair was frizzy, and a vein had popped out of her head. The First had given her more power.
Willow didn't want to use any more of her magic, so she thought that she should try what Xander did. "Amy, please. Don't do this, if you let her win you can never come back."
Amy just ignored her, didn't say a word.
"Re- remember," Willow gasped. "Remember brownies? We used to eat so much that our tummies would hurt?"
There was no change, the fury inside Amy was still inside. The First/Catherine turned to Willow who was standing with her arms crossed. "Its too late, she has no humanity left inside of her. She doesn't care what happens to you, - or herself." It smiled.
Willow glared and gritted at the non-corporeal form.
"I always loved that vengeance inside of you Willow, you were the one I originally wanted, but there is still hope for you yet." Catherine smiled.
"Never!" Willow yelled and stood up. She punched Amy in the face and shot her to the down with energy. Willow picked Amy up and put her hand to her chest. Willow began to suck the power from Amy as she did with Giles and Rack.
Catherine began to laugh, "that's it, feel the burn. All that hate that's still inside of you. All that sorrow. You will be mine soon."
Willow tried to stop, she only did it to slow the witch down, but she couldn't. She kept on going. "Make it stop!" she cried.
Buffy sat on the ground,
her head in her hands. Pike
was still inside the bubble, conscious.
They couldn't speak to each other because of the barrier, they
sat in silence. Suddenly the bubble disappeared and Pike fell
to the floor.
"Pike!" Buffy cried as she picked him up and hugged him.
"Hey Buff, long time no see," he said smiling.
Buffy and Pike ran down to the park back to Willow. Buffy saw Willow sucking the power from Amy and ran to her.
"Willow stop!" she called out to her.
"Buffy! Help! I can't stop!" Willow cried hysterically. Buffy went behind Willow and began to pull on her arms to let go of the girl. Finally, Willow as able to let go, and Amy's limp body fell to the ground. Willow's hair had turned black and she stared down at Amy's body. Buffy touched Willow's shoulder.
Willow turned, her eyes were black, veins appeared all over. Buffy gasped, and a lightning bolt smashed through her chest, and sent her flying. Pike was able to catch her and they both fell the floor.
Dark Willow smiled. She then heard a familiar voice. "Willow how could you do this?"
The black magick witch turned to see a woman crouched over Amy's dead body. The woman lifted her head. "You killed her Willow."
Willow breathed heavily. " . . . Tara?"
The magic had disappeared, and she was Willow again. Willow was strong enough now to back herself off. She closed her eyes and told it to go away.
Buffy and Pike walked to Willow side. "That's not Tara, Will. You know that, come on, lets go, ignore her."
"I hate you! You're a bitch!" Tara yelled at Willow. Willow closed her ears with her hands as tears fell. "You can't stop! You will never stop! You will kill all of your friends!"
Buffy took Willows arm and dragged Willow the other way, when Angel had appeared in front of Buffy.
"Hey Buff." Angel said his arms crossed.
"That's not him either," Willow said to Buffy.
"STOP! Please just leave us alone!" Buffy yelled. And started to walk with Pike and Willow away from the First.
"I really wanted to see you when I was in town again." Buffy stopped and turned to Angel. "But then that Faith came, and oh how much hotter she is than you." Angel laughed as Buffy's eyes filled with rage.
"Your so cute when your upset. I think I should do it again. Faith, ooh, how she pushes a mans buttons. Makes me all hot just thinking about it again." The first's hand began to creep down to his waistline.
Buffy turned to Willow who knew the same. The first was in form of Angelus not Angel.
"You might want to get back to your school of yours soon." He smiled, his hands crossed again. "I hear a lot of- screaming."
Buffy, Willow and Pike turned and ran to the dock.
"Shit! There aren't any ferries left!" Buffy yelled. Pike looked around, he spotted a speed boat not to far down the dock.
"Hey! Come on!" he yelled as they all went to the speed boat.
Pike jumped in and helped Buffy and Willow inside. He frantically looked for the keys. "Nothing."
Willow looked at the couple and went to the controls. She put her and on the ignition and heard the boat spring to life. "Wow I wish I knew you earlier." Pike said smiling as he took the wheel and they drove across the lake.
"What do you think is wrong at the school?" Buffy asked Willow.
"Not sure, everything was fine when I left." Willow replied. The two girls were sitting face to face.
"Are you ok? You almost lost it back there."
"I'll be fine. Just, confused, and tired. Amy-," Willow started.
"I know, its terrible, but she was lost Willow, there was nothing else you could do."
"There was, but the instinct inside of me didn't let me let go. Its still inside me Buffy, and it will never go away." She said, a tear rolling down her cheek. Buffy hugged her best friend.
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End Chapter Nine.