"Hey, we're back!" Yelled Nina. "Hey," yelled back Faith, over the blasting music. Faith had turned on the TV and was now dancing to Christina Aguilera. "Dirrty, huh?" Said Nina. "What, you don't like it?" Questioned Faith, still dancing around. "You're considered like, the pop queen aren't you? Don't tell me you don't like this song? You can't deny her!" "I know, I know," laughed Nina, "Actually, I helped her write this song, and sing background vocals." "Really, that's awesome!" yelled Faith over the music. "Yeah," said Spike, staring at the TV, "I know what you mean." "Spike," Exclaimed Nina, "That's just, just wrong. Don't stare at her like that!" "Are you kidding me," asked Spike, "that's why people make these suggestive videos, to have people see them, in a new light." "Eww," said Nina, shaking her head. "So what happened with the council?" asked Faith. "Oh, they've decided Spike and I aren't as much of a threat as you are," said Nina calmly. "How much of a threat do they actually think I am?" Asked Faith. "Well, let's just say this," answered Nina lifting the potion bottle out of her pocket, "they thought Buffy needed reinforcements to help her win, or just not lose disgracefully." "Well, I say, we take and drink and show her our power," said Faith. "I absolutely agree," said Nina. "Let me pour the drinks." "Hey Faith," Asked Spike, "Wanna dance?" "Sure," answered Faith, as Beyonce's Crazy in Love video came on. As they were dancing, Nina went to pour the drinks. She poured the potion into each of the glasses, including Spikes. Being a vampire, the potion probably wouldn't have much effect on him. Then she remembered she had changed the label, but not the drink, if would still kill them if they drank it. So she mumbled to herself a spell to protect herself and Spike, and grabbed the drinks. She knew, just to be sure nothing would happen, they still shouldn't swallow it, not a drop. "Here we go," said Nina, walking back with the three glasses floating in her outstretched hand. "Spike, I know this potion won't do much for you, so you don't really have to swallow, it would only cause your system confusion." "Right," said Spike, getting her point and taking a glass as Faith had already done. "To undeniable victory!" yelled Faith raising her glass to her lips. Spike and Nina did the same, and all three took a sip. Spike took a quick glance at Nina before slowly letting the potion out of his mouth and back into the glass. Nina, not returning his glance, and not knowing what to do for Faith was staring at her, just swallowed the sip, and took another. Hopefully it won't kill me, she thought. Faith, following her lead, also took a sip, swallowed, and then drained the glass. Spike smiled and put his glass down, as did Nina. "What?" asked Faith. "Aren't you going to finish your drink Nina? You need to get your strength up." "My strength's just fine," answered Nina, "It's you that will have to work on your strength." "What are you talking about?" Asked Faith, looking at both Spike and Nina. "Well, see this bottle?" Asked Nina, pulling it from her pocket. "Yeah," answered Faith. "So." And then she realized what had happened. The bottle didn't read Death is Power, but Power to Death. "You played me!" She yelled. "I thought you were different, a real slayer, like me!" "You mean a real killer like you?" Asked Nina. "I heard about everything you stole, every life you took, all the people you murdered. Well, what can I say, what goes around comes around." "Spike," pleaded Faith, looking for someone on her side, "I can't believe you'd take part in this, you're worse then me, tell me you didn't want to poison me, tell me what the antidote is." "First of all," said Spike, "I haven't killed people recently, in the past I may have killed more then you, and I don't regret it, but I think I like this demon killing thing, and you seem to love killing humans. So I am not worse then you at the present time. Secondly, there is no antidote." "There's no antidote, murmured Faith. "That's right," said Nina. "You're going to die Faith. The potion gives you about 2 hours more to live. It slowly shuts down everything in your body that you don't need, and then works on the rest. The heart's the last to go. Enjoy the time you have, go have some fun. I'll come find you in a few hours." "You're leaving," Asked Faith. "I just thought of a song I want to record, I'll find you, don't worry," explained Nina. And without another word, she left. "You're not staying either," she said to Spike. "No," said Spike, "But you can stay here if you like. I'm going to go tell Buffy and the council there plan worked." And with that, Spike walked out the door. Faith was alone.