Disclaimer: I own nothing, well except maybe the Tovat demon, oh yeah I do own it. All right then I own nothing except the Tovat, it's mine YA HEAR ME!!!

"Spike cut it's tail off that's the only way to kill a Tovat demon." Shouted Willow

"Cheers for the info luv but I'm a bit busy at the moment. Got caught by it's flipping sticky gunge."

Spike was pretty much the only person who could battle these other dimension demons now that Buffy was gone. Although the two witches were quite helpful during fights with very large demons, casting spells and occasionally opening portals to send them back where they came from. Mostly though it was up to Spike as Xander, Anya, Dawn and Giles could prove more of a hindrance than help. The Tovat demon Spike was fighting was ten foot tall and had a poison stinger tail which was another reason it was difficult to cut the tail off. It had six arms all ending in long talons and looked very much like those mythical Greek animals Centaurs. Just without the fur or looking anything like a human and an ugly assed face with the ability to spew paralytic substances, this thing was not gonna win any beauty awards.

"Don't worry Spike me and Tara are gonna cast a spell to free you and briefly paralyse the Tovat."

The Tovat lunged at Spike but he managed to counter it and throw the Tovat across the room, where it slammed into a pile of trashcans that had been left out by the inhabitants of this apartment building. Unfortunately this put the Tovat very close to where Willow and Tara were standing trying to cast the spell to free Spike.

"Hurry up with that damn spell Girls!!!!"

Then all of a sudden this girl ran past him and threw a right hook at the Tovat, it stumbled allowing the girl to aim a swift kick to its right front foots knee. The Tovats knee collapsed under the power of the kick and it grabbed the girl and threw her against a wall. Soon after the girl stood back up, who certainly surprised Spike who was watching the exchange, before one word entered his thoughts that explained everything, Slayer.

The distraction caused by the Slayer had allowed the two witches to complete their spell freeing Spike and they had started on trying to paralyse the Tovat.

"Cut off the demons tail and it will die" shouted Spike.

"Thanks man, I'll distract him while you creep behind him and take that tail off."

"One problem" Spike replied

"What?"

"I don't have a sword"

"Fine you distract him and I'll take his tail off."

Spike moved in on the Tovat in compliance with the Slayer's wishes, and went at it with a flurry of punches to the Tovats kidneys. The Tovat blocked most of them, however it was still dazed by the Slayers earlier attack. Spike decided to take advantage of the damage and dropped a front kick on the Tovats knee. At this point the Tovat screamed, but as it dissolved into a pool on purple goo he realised what the Slayer had done. Without a sword to help her, the Slayer had pulled the Tovats tail off with her own bare hands. He was about to congratulate the Slayer when Willow looked up and noticed the Slayer for the first time.

"Faith is that you?" Willow asked not recognising her with brown hair and a thinner frame.

"Hey Red, how's it going?"

"What the hell are you doing here? Come to gloat after Buffy's death"

Spike saw the pained expression on Faith's face and remembered what he had heard about her from the others. She was meant to be a psychotic monster that had seriously hurt Buffy and the others. Once, before Spike had fallen for Buffy he had really wanted to meet Faith to see what kind of hurt she would cause them all. Now that Spike had developed something of a conscience he thought she was a threat to Tara and Willow at first but looking at her she seemed saddened by what happened to Buffy and regretful.

"It's not like that Willow," said a familiar voice.

"Well, if it's not Nancy boy. What you doing down here, I thought LA was your stomping ground."

"Spike." Angel ran at Spike and shoved him up against a wall. "What the hell you doing here you godforsaken piece of crap."

"Nice to see you too."

"Angel, Spike helps us, he's got a chip in his head which stops him hurting humans."

Spike looked at Angel and he looked like he was about to tear Spike to pieces. Man, Spike thought Buffy's death must really have shaken Angel up.

"Angel let him go we can discuss this at Giles'. Looks like we have a lot of catching up to do."