Disclaimer: (Sounds of a sever beating) you like that Joss there mine you
got that? Not so big without your goons are you? (More sounds of a fight
than me running for my life)
Your right I'm sorry everything belongs to you nothing to me, as Goddard
and Fury waving a two by four with nail through it chasing me down the
street.
Author Dru's pet Rating AA
Chapter three
Only human
Xander watched as Anya fidgeted, nervously, "I want to leave she said in a panic,
"Calm Down Anya." Willow said looking at annoyed,
"Don't tell me to calm down, I want to go back to Las Vegas and stay alive. Besides what else do want to know he's over ten thousand years old, can't be killed, and has hundreds of vengeance demons to go fight for him, besides all the absurdly powerful magic. He will kill us all and you all are standing here like he's nothing to worry about, I'm telling you it's time to run."
"We can handle it." Buffy answered confidently
"I remember the last person who said that, well I remember the few small pieces that were left of him." Dawn walked down the stairs, holding her head,
"Buffy I think I need to go to the." She fell down the stairs unconscious.
Spike walked through the carnival, looking as if through new eyes. When girl bumped into him, Giggling, "Sorry!" She said as a man pulled her away towards on of the rides both laughing. Spike watched them walk away, following them after a few seconds. He pushed through the crowds easily, following both of them as they walked behind a tent he followed, them the sent of blood fresh on the air. The girl struggling against the power vampire but could not escape until it exploded into dust and she now stared at Spike's face soon collapsed on to him crying, "Thank you, god thank you." Spike tensed as the sent of fresh blood surrounded him. Grabbing her by the hair painfully, he pushed her back, staring at her neck wound his face inching closer to it when a familiar scent, got his attention. Spikes head shot around watching Buffy and Xander rushing through the crowd, but still hadn't seen him. Pushing the girl back, he turned and walked away from her, walking towards Buffy.
"She's over their" he said pointing to the girl, Buffy stopping a little shocked to see him, Xander rushing past them both towards the girl.
"Spike what are you?" Spike didn't stop walking past her. Buffy grabbed his arm "We need to talk" She said,
"later" Spike answered, pulling away from her and into the crowd, Buffy looking between Xander and the girl, and back to Spike. Xander waving they were fine, and she chased after Spike.
"Is he ready?" Dehofrin asked Halfrek, She shook her head,
"I'm not sure which way he will go but the rest of them are ready,"
"We will have everything we wanted from them." Halfrek looked a little nervously at Dehofrin.
"You want to keep him don't you?"
"I don't know." She answered bitterly,
"Well if he's foolish enough to stand against us, you know what must be done otherwise, you can do whatever you wish but its time go bring the witch to me I will get the other one."
Her punch sent him to the ground. "Ok Spike no more games" Spike looked at her with complete rage, getting to his feet, looking at Buffy her the Farris wheel glowing in the background.
"So you did want that war after all," he said sizing her up,
"Spike I don't have time for this," She said desperately, "Dehofrin's coming and all Anya can tell us is that he can't be killed. Please help us." She said desperately. Spike looked away,
"Thought we covered this, besides the bit and me aren't exactly mates anymore." He answered,
"Then just this once help us, Dawn is in." Buffy pleaded, Spike seemed to snap interrupting her,
"It's over goldilocks the bit doesn't need me and its never bloody just this once, you and your bloody pack always comes back, and that leads to you and I can't go through this again."
"Spike tell me what you know," Buffy demanded, stepping closer to him.
"Sorry" Spike said his mood suddenly shifting until no anger remained in him, looking depressed, "It's just all so confusing, can't get right in my head." Buffy watched as Spike sat down covering his face with his hands.
"What's wrong with you?" Buffy asked staring at him sitting on ground, as Xander ran up to them looking at Spike with confusion.
"That was quick, though he was tougher." Spike exploded jumping right over Buffy knocking the Xander down hard, Spike punched him twice knocking him unconscious before Buffy could react. Spike got to his feet, his game face, surfaced,
"God you have no idea how long I wanted to do that." he said smiling, looking at Buffy,
"Your chip?" She asked barely a whisper.
"Well remember you little problem, with the vengeance brigade coming, sorry to be bearer and all that but there here, and look at the wonderful treats they gave me." Buffy pulled a stake from her jacket,
"I'm sorry Spike" She said walking towards him.
"Well I would think you would have better things to do he said pointing to Xander, " She looked to Xander,
"He'll be fine and I will stop you." She answered. Spike started to laugh,
"Not him love, you want to know what they want? I'll tell you pet. He wants the witch." Buffy stopped, "I might be getting to her soon love, but no worries I'll be around to finish this later." Buffy looked down to Xander looking back up Spike had vanished. She picked Xander up she ran to the car.
Halfrek walked into Buffy's house a wave of energy surged from him in all directions, every window instantly shattered, furniture cut in half and thrown into the wall, walking slowly into the kitchen she saw Willow Dawn and Tara on the ground barely able to move. "Sorry sweet potatoes but its all business."
"Stay away from her!" Tara muttered weakly,
"Okay" Halfrek, said with a smile grabbing Tara with one hand. "We're not after her!" She said with smile, as another burst of energy shot out of her body the house rocked, as Dawn and Willow were knocked unconscious and Halfrek, carried Tara's unconscious body over her shoulder, out of the house and into the night.
Buffy Helped Willow who still wasn't conscious, Xander helped Dawn as she limped to the sofa. Willow eyes opened, looking at Buffy, "They took Tara you have to find her." Willows eyes closed.
"Xander help me!" Buffy ordered putting willow down on the couch Buffy and ran from the house searching for Tara, but she did not even know where to start to look, or even if they were still in this dimension, then took off down the street towards Spikes crypt.
Spike jumped as Halfrek and Dehofrin appeared in his crypt Halfrek throwing Tara Body to the ground, the girl still unable to stand, instead crawled towards Spike reaching out for help only to have Halfrek kick her hard sending her flying into the wall coughing up blood. Spike smelled the blood from the girl, his eyes not leaving her. Her eyes pleading for help, "We gave you choice Spike now you have to make it, who are you?" Dehofrin asked, "and after you deicide that tell me what do you want?" Spike took a step closer to Tara, "Will you try to save her or kill her? After all the pain all the humiliation these insects placed upon you, a demon like you treating you like an animal." Spike growled in agreement
"I'll show them all."
"Yes!" Dehofrin said in victory "With one act you can regain your power resort yourself." Spike stopped turning around, from Tara,
"where is she?" He said looking around the crypt. "I'm here my pet, to give you party, a welcoming home party." Spike watched as Dru as she walked out from the lower level.
"Now go open your present, and make me a proud mummy." Spike looked back to Tara his game face rising, strutting towards her.
"I'm going to be strong again" He said to himself, lifting Tara up from the ground.
"Yes my boy give her kiss, and make her cold."
"Please" Tara begged as Spike grabbed her by the hair pulling her in close,
"Don't worry pet it will only hurts until you die." Spike said biting into causing her she winced in pain. The taste of her blood instantly filled him the feeling warm blood surged through him. Dru clapping happily jumping up and down,
"My boy has come home and now we will feed all the pretty daisies." Dehofrin and Halfrek looked to her shaking their heads. Not noticing Spike rushed into the wall of the crypt holding Tara, smashing right through the crypt wall using his body to protect her both falling onto the grass, Spike pushed her off of him.
"Run!" He ordered, as he got to his feet, Dehofrin and Halfrek walking through the hole Spike had just made,
"screw, off!!" Spike heard from Dru inside the crypt,
"Well then William you have disappointed me." Dehofrin said looking as the vampire slowly closing the distance as Tara weekly limped, away. "Not yet" Dehofrin said evenly as surge of energy knocking Her down unconscious. "You could have been a ruler of man now you will be nothing." Dehofrin said, kicking Spike sending him flying back towards the crypt Spike trying to stand but collapsed to the ground, Dru started wail loudly, obviously trashing the crypt. "Halfrek go stop her we still need her." He ordered as Halfrek kicked Spike sending him back into the wall as she walked past him into the crypt. Spike started to laugh, "and what's so funny?" Dehofrin asked, walked slowly towards him.
"An old lesson I never learned until now." He said getting to his feet barely able to stand Dehofrin grabbed Spike by the neck angrily pulling him towards him.
"And what is that?"
"No matter how much of bad ass you are, there always someone worse." Dehofrin looked surprised not seeing Willow kneeling over Tara's body her eyes black letting out a an inhuman scream, suddenly magic surged from her hitting Dehofrin in the back, sending both him and Spike flying through the air, Spike doing his best to get out of the way as the second blast hitting Dehofrin, the demon screaming in agony as the magic ripped apart his body his disappeared in the flash of light, Halfrek ran to the opening Willow's next blast, destroying her second later along with entire crypt. Spike looked on in horror as he heard Dru scream then silence.
"No!" he screamed in complete grief Willow floating towards him.
"You took her!" She growled, but Spike just watched the remains of the crypt, tears springing to his eyes. Spike sprung to his feet hitting Willow with everything he had left, it having no effect on her, "You took her from me" She accused, Spike not listening his eyes still on the crypt
"Wait!" Buffy yelled, Holding Tara on her feet, who was looking to Willow barely conscious.
"He saved me." Tara stammered, looking Willow, who stopped dropping Spike who fell to the ground slowly as she rushing over to Tara, tears in her eyes cling to Tara, Spike crawling desperately towards what was left of his crypt, Willows words ringing in his head, "You took her from me." Before he collapsed a foot away unconscious. Buffy picking up Spike's body as Willow helped Tara, the sun would be rising quickly.
Dehofrin watched with satisfied look on his face a vengeance demon walked up to him, "Sir we have a requisition that needs you signature." Dehofrin nodded,
"Have you ever wondered why it so easy to trick them?"
"Sir?" The demon asked confused,
"I mean seriously, why would I want the hellmouth let alone warn Anyanka?"
"Well sir they're very young and we can't forget their only human." Dehofrin nodded the screen disappearing. Picking up the forms, whistling.
"I like that they're only human."
Author Dru's pet Rating AA
Chapter three
Only human
Xander watched as Anya fidgeted, nervously, "I want to leave she said in a panic,
"Calm Down Anya." Willow said looking at annoyed,
"Don't tell me to calm down, I want to go back to Las Vegas and stay alive. Besides what else do want to know he's over ten thousand years old, can't be killed, and has hundreds of vengeance demons to go fight for him, besides all the absurdly powerful magic. He will kill us all and you all are standing here like he's nothing to worry about, I'm telling you it's time to run."
"We can handle it." Buffy answered confidently
"I remember the last person who said that, well I remember the few small pieces that were left of him." Dawn walked down the stairs, holding her head,
"Buffy I think I need to go to the." She fell down the stairs unconscious.
Spike walked through the carnival, looking as if through new eyes. When girl bumped into him, Giggling, "Sorry!" She said as a man pulled her away towards on of the rides both laughing. Spike watched them walk away, following them after a few seconds. He pushed through the crowds easily, following both of them as they walked behind a tent he followed, them the sent of blood fresh on the air. The girl struggling against the power vampire but could not escape until it exploded into dust and she now stared at Spike's face soon collapsed on to him crying, "Thank you, god thank you." Spike tensed as the sent of fresh blood surrounded him. Grabbing her by the hair painfully, he pushed her back, staring at her neck wound his face inching closer to it when a familiar scent, got his attention. Spikes head shot around watching Buffy and Xander rushing through the crowd, but still hadn't seen him. Pushing the girl back, he turned and walked away from her, walking towards Buffy.
"She's over their" he said pointing to the girl, Buffy stopping a little shocked to see him, Xander rushing past them both towards the girl.
"Spike what are you?" Spike didn't stop walking past her. Buffy grabbed his arm "We need to talk" She said,
"later" Spike answered, pulling away from her and into the crowd, Buffy looking between Xander and the girl, and back to Spike. Xander waving they were fine, and she chased after Spike.
"Is he ready?" Dehofrin asked Halfrek, She shook her head,
"I'm not sure which way he will go but the rest of them are ready,"
"We will have everything we wanted from them." Halfrek looked a little nervously at Dehofrin.
"You want to keep him don't you?"
"I don't know." She answered bitterly,
"Well if he's foolish enough to stand against us, you know what must be done otherwise, you can do whatever you wish but its time go bring the witch to me I will get the other one."
Her punch sent him to the ground. "Ok Spike no more games" Spike looked at her with complete rage, getting to his feet, looking at Buffy her the Farris wheel glowing in the background.
"So you did want that war after all," he said sizing her up,
"Spike I don't have time for this," She said desperately, "Dehofrin's coming and all Anya can tell us is that he can't be killed. Please help us." She said desperately. Spike looked away,
"Thought we covered this, besides the bit and me aren't exactly mates anymore." He answered,
"Then just this once help us, Dawn is in." Buffy pleaded, Spike seemed to snap interrupting her,
"It's over goldilocks the bit doesn't need me and its never bloody just this once, you and your bloody pack always comes back, and that leads to you and I can't go through this again."
"Spike tell me what you know," Buffy demanded, stepping closer to him.
"Sorry" Spike said his mood suddenly shifting until no anger remained in him, looking depressed, "It's just all so confusing, can't get right in my head." Buffy watched as Spike sat down covering his face with his hands.
"What's wrong with you?" Buffy asked staring at him sitting on ground, as Xander ran up to them looking at Spike with confusion.
"That was quick, though he was tougher." Spike exploded jumping right over Buffy knocking the Xander down hard, Spike punched him twice knocking him unconscious before Buffy could react. Spike got to his feet, his game face, surfaced,
"God you have no idea how long I wanted to do that." he said smiling, looking at Buffy,
"Your chip?" She asked barely a whisper.
"Well remember you little problem, with the vengeance brigade coming, sorry to be bearer and all that but there here, and look at the wonderful treats they gave me." Buffy pulled a stake from her jacket,
"I'm sorry Spike" She said walking towards him.
"Well I would think you would have better things to do he said pointing to Xander, " She looked to Xander,
"He'll be fine and I will stop you." She answered. Spike started to laugh,
"Not him love, you want to know what they want? I'll tell you pet. He wants the witch." Buffy stopped, "I might be getting to her soon love, but no worries I'll be around to finish this later." Buffy looked down to Xander looking back up Spike had vanished. She picked Xander up she ran to the car.
Halfrek walked into Buffy's house a wave of energy surged from him in all directions, every window instantly shattered, furniture cut in half and thrown into the wall, walking slowly into the kitchen she saw Willow Dawn and Tara on the ground barely able to move. "Sorry sweet potatoes but its all business."
"Stay away from her!" Tara muttered weakly,
"Okay" Halfrek, said with a smile grabbing Tara with one hand. "We're not after her!" She said with smile, as another burst of energy shot out of her body the house rocked, as Dawn and Willow were knocked unconscious and Halfrek, carried Tara's unconscious body over her shoulder, out of the house and into the night.
Buffy Helped Willow who still wasn't conscious, Xander helped Dawn as she limped to the sofa. Willow eyes opened, looking at Buffy, "They took Tara you have to find her." Willows eyes closed.
"Xander help me!" Buffy ordered putting willow down on the couch Buffy and ran from the house searching for Tara, but she did not even know where to start to look, or even if they were still in this dimension, then took off down the street towards Spikes crypt.
Spike jumped as Halfrek and Dehofrin appeared in his crypt Halfrek throwing Tara Body to the ground, the girl still unable to stand, instead crawled towards Spike reaching out for help only to have Halfrek kick her hard sending her flying into the wall coughing up blood. Spike smelled the blood from the girl, his eyes not leaving her. Her eyes pleading for help, "We gave you choice Spike now you have to make it, who are you?" Dehofrin asked, "and after you deicide that tell me what do you want?" Spike took a step closer to Tara, "Will you try to save her or kill her? After all the pain all the humiliation these insects placed upon you, a demon like you treating you like an animal." Spike growled in agreement
"I'll show them all."
"Yes!" Dehofrin said in victory "With one act you can regain your power resort yourself." Spike stopped turning around, from Tara,
"where is she?" He said looking around the crypt. "I'm here my pet, to give you party, a welcoming home party." Spike watched as Dru as she walked out from the lower level.
"Now go open your present, and make me a proud mummy." Spike looked back to Tara his game face rising, strutting towards her.
"I'm going to be strong again" He said to himself, lifting Tara up from the ground.
"Yes my boy give her kiss, and make her cold."
"Please" Tara begged as Spike grabbed her by the hair pulling her in close,
"Don't worry pet it will only hurts until you die." Spike said biting into causing her she winced in pain. The taste of her blood instantly filled him the feeling warm blood surged through him. Dru clapping happily jumping up and down,
"My boy has come home and now we will feed all the pretty daisies." Dehofrin and Halfrek looked to her shaking their heads. Not noticing Spike rushed into the wall of the crypt holding Tara, smashing right through the crypt wall using his body to protect her both falling onto the grass, Spike pushed her off of him.
"Run!" He ordered, as he got to his feet, Dehofrin and Halfrek walking through the hole Spike had just made,
"screw, off!!" Spike heard from Dru inside the crypt,
"Well then William you have disappointed me." Dehofrin said looking as the vampire slowly closing the distance as Tara weekly limped, away. "Not yet" Dehofrin said evenly as surge of energy knocking Her down unconscious. "You could have been a ruler of man now you will be nothing." Dehofrin said, kicking Spike sending him flying back towards the crypt Spike trying to stand but collapsed to the ground, Dru started wail loudly, obviously trashing the crypt. "Halfrek go stop her we still need her." He ordered as Halfrek kicked Spike sending him back into the wall as she walked past him into the crypt. Spike started to laugh, "and what's so funny?" Dehofrin asked, walked slowly towards him.
"An old lesson I never learned until now." He said getting to his feet barely able to stand Dehofrin grabbed Spike by the neck angrily pulling him towards him.
"And what is that?"
"No matter how much of bad ass you are, there always someone worse." Dehofrin looked surprised not seeing Willow kneeling over Tara's body her eyes black letting out a an inhuman scream, suddenly magic surged from her hitting Dehofrin in the back, sending both him and Spike flying through the air, Spike doing his best to get out of the way as the second blast hitting Dehofrin, the demon screaming in agony as the magic ripped apart his body his disappeared in the flash of light, Halfrek ran to the opening Willow's next blast, destroying her second later along with entire crypt. Spike looked on in horror as he heard Dru scream then silence.
"No!" he screamed in complete grief Willow floating towards him.
"You took her!" She growled, but Spike just watched the remains of the crypt, tears springing to his eyes. Spike sprung to his feet hitting Willow with everything he had left, it having no effect on her, "You took her from me" She accused, Spike not listening his eyes still on the crypt
"Wait!" Buffy yelled, Holding Tara on her feet, who was looking to Willow barely conscious.
"He saved me." Tara stammered, looking Willow, who stopped dropping Spike who fell to the ground slowly as she rushing over to Tara, tears in her eyes cling to Tara, Spike crawling desperately towards what was left of his crypt, Willows words ringing in his head, "You took her from me." Before he collapsed a foot away unconscious. Buffy picking up Spike's body as Willow helped Tara, the sun would be rising quickly.
Dehofrin watched with satisfied look on his face a vengeance demon walked up to him, "Sir we have a requisition that needs you signature." Dehofrin nodded,
"Have you ever wondered why it so easy to trick them?"
"Sir?" The demon asked confused,
"I mean seriously, why would I want the hellmouth let alone warn Anyanka?"
"Well sir they're very young and we can't forget their only human." Dehofrin nodded the screen disappearing. Picking up the forms, whistling.
"I like that they're only human."