Jenny was still in the computer lab trying to find a way to stop Al. So far
she'd had no luck. She was so engrossed in her work she didn't notice Giles
walk in.
Jenny exclaimed "Oh Rupert, you scared me!"
"I'm sorry."
"Have you found anything?"
"Yes, I don't know if it can help. I don't even know how this vampire found this ritual; it has been lost for centuries. A group of good witches were the last to have it. They used their magic to protect it."
"Obviously, Sir Al. must have got some help then, maybe from dark magic. He must be more powerful than we thought."
"Rupert, a vampire who knows dark magic could be even harder to stop."
"I am afraid that Buffy could be in more danger than we originally thought. We better get back to the library and tell the others."
Meanwhile, back at the library things were relatively quiet. Willow and Xander were busy researching and Cordelia was trying to explain that she was just joking about Buffy being a vampire slayer. Joyce had woken up and unfortunately, remembered everything. She was planning to go to the police, but Angel wouldn't let her get out of the library.
As Cordelia walked out of the office, she found Angel hitting a wall.
"I don't think that is going to help." She said stating the obvious
"What is she doing now?" Angel asked, looking back towards the office.
"Just sitting there. She said that she was giving up. I hope so. I bet you're tired of guarding that door." Cordelia smiled.
Angel just looked at her with a blank expression.
"What? I was trying to make a joke. You know, you really need to lighten up and smile once in a while."
Just then Jenny and Giles walked in and told everyone what they had found about the ritual.
Spike stalked up to the school, smoking his fifth cigarette to calm his nerves. The school was dark except for the library. The wind was blowing through the trees as he walked up to the door. Passing lockers and classrooms, he heard the Scoobie's voices as he neared the library.
"Giles, Buffy has never faced anyone so powerful!" Willow exclaimed, with a very worried expression.
"Yes, I'm afraid you're right."
"All of you really have faith in the slayer," Spike said sarcastically, as he walked into the library.
Everyone looked up.
"Where's Buffy?" Angel asked Angel asked with a dark glint in his eyes.
"At the factory by now, I should think, "Spike answered his sire, nonchalantly, "Al sent his minions after her."
Angel ran up to Spike and threw him against the wall. Spike got up and hit him back in jaw. The vampires continued hitting each other until Giles intervened and asked Spike why he didn't help Buffy. He told them that they had an argument and she ran out. Spike knew he couldn't tell them that she had actually kissed him. He knew Angel would surely kill him if he knew that fact.
"Bloody Hell! We don't have time to fight; we have to get the slayer back before midnight."
"I never thought I would say this, but I agree with Spike." Xander replied.
Angel nodded and said, "Well, let's come up with a plan!"
Joyce, hearing the commotion, walked out of the office. "What's going on?" She asked.
Giles took out his glasses and began cleaning them. Willow decided to tell her the truth the best way she could.
"We're going to get Buffy. "
Everyone looked at Willow like she had grown a second head.
Joyce was so happy she smiled and said, "You found her and she is alright? Well, what are we waiting for? Lets go get her!"
Joyce began walking toward the door of the library and Angel stopped her, telling her as gently as possible that she had to wait here; that they would bring Buffy back to her.
She looked at Angel with anger and said. "I want to see my daughter!"
Xander intervened, "It'll be fine, Joyce, we'll be back soon." He said, reassuringly.
She looked over at the others saw a bleach blonde guy and said "Do I know you?"
Spike didn't know what to say. He couldn't say, 'Yeah you hit me with an ax because I was about to kill your daughter.'
"I am an old friend of Angel's," Spike said, with a scowl on his face.
Angel just looked at him and smiled. Joyce wasn't convinced.
"Are you sure we haven't met before?" She asked, again.
"No I guess I just have one of those faces," Spike said, with his jaws clenching. "Can we go now he asked the group?"
The Scoobies nodded and started walking out of the library. Giles told Joyce that they would be back soon and for her to stay there. Reluctantly, she agreed. As soon as everyone was outside, they came up with a plan.
Buffy could hear Al talking about getting ready for the ritual. She figured it must be close to midnight.
"Is it time to kill the slayer yet?" Drusilla asked, happily.
"Almost," Al replied, "It won't be long now."
"Oh I can't wait," Drusilla said, dancing around.
She suddenly got upset she had a vision and told Al that his plans were going to be ruined. Al told the other vampires to get ready for a battle. Buffy heard everything and prayed that help was really coming.
The gang walked up to the dark factory trying to be as quiet as possible. "Okay. I don't see why we all have to be here. I mean, Angel and Spike can handle the fighting. I think the rest of us will just get in the way." Cordelia whispered, with an expectant look.
"Cordy, if you don't want to be here, then leave!" Xander retorted.
"Is she always this annoying?" Spike asked.
"Yes", Xander eagerly said, smiling.
"Everyone, can we please focus? Now? It's time to be serious, Buffy needs us". Giles exclaimed.
"What time is it?" asked Jenny.
Willow looking at her watch, answered, "11:24pm."
"Everyone ready?" Angel inquired.
"This is the crack team that foils my every plan? Bloody Hell! Lets just get on with it!" Spike said.
Angel and Spike slowly walked up to the back of the factory with the others behind them. Quietly they opened the door. As soon as they walked in, it was obvious that Al and his minions knew they were coming. Vampires were everywhere, ready to fight. Angel and Spike jumped in and started dusting vamp after vamp. The vampires that they couldn't get to the scoobies threw Holy water on. Angel saw Buffy tied to the table and told Spike to come help him get her out of there.
Al saw them from afar, as he stood on the balcony. He grabbed Drusilla, who was shaking and becoming hysterical at the sight of her Spike killing other vampires.
"Spike!" Al shouted, "Look who I have here."
Spike looked up and saw his princess in Al's clutches and growled.
"You stay away from her!" Spike shouted. He saw how upset Drusilla was with him she now was looking at him with anger, clutching to Al.
"How could you Spike?" Drusilla asked, with tears in her eyes.
Spike didn't know what to do. All of the vamps were gone and Buffy's friends were staring at the scene unfolding in front of their eyes.
Al knew that it was over, but knew that taking Drusilla would punish Spike. After all, if it wasn't for his so called partner, Buffy would have never escaped in the first place.
"Good-bye, everyone," Al announced, and said an incantation.
Suddenly behind Al and Drusilla a portal opened up. Everyone watched as Al pulled Drusilla with him as he jumped into the swirling vortex.
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Jenny exclaimed "Oh Rupert, you scared me!"
"I'm sorry."
"Have you found anything?"
"Yes, I don't know if it can help. I don't even know how this vampire found this ritual; it has been lost for centuries. A group of good witches were the last to have it. They used their magic to protect it."
"Obviously, Sir Al. must have got some help then, maybe from dark magic. He must be more powerful than we thought."
"Rupert, a vampire who knows dark magic could be even harder to stop."
"I am afraid that Buffy could be in more danger than we originally thought. We better get back to the library and tell the others."
Meanwhile, back at the library things were relatively quiet. Willow and Xander were busy researching and Cordelia was trying to explain that she was just joking about Buffy being a vampire slayer. Joyce had woken up and unfortunately, remembered everything. She was planning to go to the police, but Angel wouldn't let her get out of the library.
As Cordelia walked out of the office, she found Angel hitting a wall.
"I don't think that is going to help." She said stating the obvious
"What is she doing now?" Angel asked, looking back towards the office.
"Just sitting there. She said that she was giving up. I hope so. I bet you're tired of guarding that door." Cordelia smiled.
Angel just looked at her with a blank expression.
"What? I was trying to make a joke. You know, you really need to lighten up and smile once in a while."
Just then Jenny and Giles walked in and told everyone what they had found about the ritual.
Spike stalked up to the school, smoking his fifth cigarette to calm his nerves. The school was dark except for the library. The wind was blowing through the trees as he walked up to the door. Passing lockers and classrooms, he heard the Scoobie's voices as he neared the library.
"Giles, Buffy has never faced anyone so powerful!" Willow exclaimed, with a very worried expression.
"Yes, I'm afraid you're right."
"All of you really have faith in the slayer," Spike said sarcastically, as he walked into the library.
Everyone looked up.
"Where's Buffy?" Angel asked Angel asked with a dark glint in his eyes.
"At the factory by now, I should think, "Spike answered his sire, nonchalantly, "Al sent his minions after her."
Angel ran up to Spike and threw him against the wall. Spike got up and hit him back in jaw. The vampires continued hitting each other until Giles intervened and asked Spike why he didn't help Buffy. He told them that they had an argument and she ran out. Spike knew he couldn't tell them that she had actually kissed him. He knew Angel would surely kill him if he knew that fact.
"Bloody Hell! We don't have time to fight; we have to get the slayer back before midnight."
"I never thought I would say this, but I agree with Spike." Xander replied.
Angel nodded and said, "Well, let's come up with a plan!"
Joyce, hearing the commotion, walked out of the office. "What's going on?" She asked.
Giles took out his glasses and began cleaning them. Willow decided to tell her the truth the best way she could.
"We're going to get Buffy. "
Everyone looked at Willow like she had grown a second head.
Joyce was so happy she smiled and said, "You found her and she is alright? Well, what are we waiting for? Lets go get her!"
Joyce began walking toward the door of the library and Angel stopped her, telling her as gently as possible that she had to wait here; that they would bring Buffy back to her.
She looked at Angel with anger and said. "I want to see my daughter!"
Xander intervened, "It'll be fine, Joyce, we'll be back soon." He said, reassuringly.
She looked over at the others saw a bleach blonde guy and said "Do I know you?"
Spike didn't know what to say. He couldn't say, 'Yeah you hit me with an ax because I was about to kill your daughter.'
"I am an old friend of Angel's," Spike said, with a scowl on his face.
Angel just looked at him and smiled. Joyce wasn't convinced.
"Are you sure we haven't met before?" She asked, again.
"No I guess I just have one of those faces," Spike said, with his jaws clenching. "Can we go now he asked the group?"
The Scoobies nodded and started walking out of the library. Giles told Joyce that they would be back soon and for her to stay there. Reluctantly, she agreed. As soon as everyone was outside, they came up with a plan.
Buffy could hear Al talking about getting ready for the ritual. She figured it must be close to midnight.
"Is it time to kill the slayer yet?" Drusilla asked, happily.
"Almost," Al replied, "It won't be long now."
"Oh I can't wait," Drusilla said, dancing around.
She suddenly got upset she had a vision and told Al that his plans were going to be ruined. Al told the other vampires to get ready for a battle. Buffy heard everything and prayed that help was really coming.
The gang walked up to the dark factory trying to be as quiet as possible. "Okay. I don't see why we all have to be here. I mean, Angel and Spike can handle the fighting. I think the rest of us will just get in the way." Cordelia whispered, with an expectant look.
"Cordy, if you don't want to be here, then leave!" Xander retorted.
"Is she always this annoying?" Spike asked.
"Yes", Xander eagerly said, smiling.
"Everyone, can we please focus? Now? It's time to be serious, Buffy needs us". Giles exclaimed.
"What time is it?" asked Jenny.
Willow looking at her watch, answered, "11:24pm."
"Everyone ready?" Angel inquired.
"This is the crack team that foils my every plan? Bloody Hell! Lets just get on with it!" Spike said.
Angel and Spike slowly walked up to the back of the factory with the others behind them. Quietly they opened the door. As soon as they walked in, it was obvious that Al and his minions knew they were coming. Vampires were everywhere, ready to fight. Angel and Spike jumped in and started dusting vamp after vamp. The vampires that they couldn't get to the scoobies threw Holy water on. Angel saw Buffy tied to the table and told Spike to come help him get her out of there.
Al saw them from afar, as he stood on the balcony. He grabbed Drusilla, who was shaking and becoming hysterical at the sight of her Spike killing other vampires.
"Spike!" Al shouted, "Look who I have here."
Spike looked up and saw his princess in Al's clutches and growled.
"You stay away from her!" Spike shouted. He saw how upset Drusilla was with him she now was looking at him with anger, clutching to Al.
"How could you Spike?" Drusilla asked, with tears in her eyes.
Spike didn't know what to do. All of the vamps were gone and Buffy's friends were staring at the scene unfolding in front of their eyes.
Al knew that it was over, but knew that taking Drusilla would punish Spike. After all, if it wasn't for his so called partner, Buffy would have never escaped in the first place.
"Good-bye, everyone," Al announced, and said an incantation.
Suddenly behind Al and Drusilla a portal opened up. Everyone watched as Al pulled Drusilla with him as he jumped into the swirling vortex.
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