Buffy sighed as she got up. All's she wanted to do was be back home with her friends. This place

was just too weird, even for her. She was worried about the potentials. If the first got to them

before they could find Angel...'I just can't think like that.' she thought. She then started

thinking about her friends and hoped they were safe.

"Are you hungry?" Sam asked her interupting her thought

"No, I'm fine." she said

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

"Ok..."he said and went to wake up Frodo

"They have to be ok." she whispered to herself. And walked over to a tree and leaned against it

and looked out into the land. For miles and miles there was nothing for grass. Everyone morning

she had hoped to look out there and see Giles, Dawn, Willow, Xander, or even Spike out there

coming towards her. This was not a safe place. She kept feeling the presence of evil. She glared

over at the strange Gollum creature. She didn't trust him. She had a feeling Sam didn't either.

"Buffy, are you ready to go?" Frodo asked.

"Yeah." she said softly

Then they gathered what supplies they had left, and went on their journey.

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Xander wandered and wandered until he came upon a small village.

"Yes!" he shouted and ran till he reached but when he got there, he saw nothing expect dead

bodies.

"Oh God." he said

He walked through slowly, hoping for someone to be alive. But there was no such luck but then he

heard something and turned and saw an old woman reaching out

"Hey," he said runing towards her

"Are you on of them?" she asked looking scared

"Um, no..." he said

"They killed everyone." she said

"I'm sorry." he said trying to stop her bleeding wound.

"Is there another village near here?" he asked

"It will be too late. They will have gotten them already." she said

"Who will?"

"The orcs."

"And orcs are?"

"Saruman's" the woman said whispering his name

Then the woman laid her head down and died. Xander gulped and stepped back. Where ever he was,

this was not a safe place. He knew he was in great danger, and if he was, he knew it meant his

friends were to. 'I have to get out of here, these orcs could come back anytime."

He stood up and started backing away, then turned around and ran out of there. When he reached

the end of the village he turned around. He felt a great sense of sorrow for the people who lived

there. The First sent them there to be killed. 'Well duh' he thought. "I will find my friends and

we will get home safely and alive. All of us." he said and then he left.

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"Why are we at a prison?" Kennedy asked

"Because that's were Faith is." Angel said

"Oh."

"So are we gonna break her out then?" Molly asked

"Yes." Wesley said

"Isn't that kinda illegal?" Rona asked

"Better than having the world end." Angel said

"You know, he's gotta a good point there." Kennedy said

About ten minutes later they were all seperated into groups, and started on their plan.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeee." Molly screeched as she rushed into the police headquaters.

"What is it mam?" an officer asked

"They're chasing us!" she shouted

"Who?"

She looked around..."OMG, they got Rona! We have to save her!" and Molly rushed outside

"I'll go Ted." the other officer said and went out after Molly.

While that was happening, Kennedy and Angel managed to get past the officers and get to where the

prisons were held. Then while Kennedy distracted the guards Angel opened one of the vents and

climbed in.

"Ok, now if Wesley was correct, Faith's cell should be right....here." He then got out a hammer

and undid the nails that were there and jumped into the cell.

"Faith...you have to come with me now! It's an emergency!"

"What no hello? How are ya?" she said

"Just come on, before the guards get back."

"So bossy." she said but climbed up into the vent.

At that moment the guard came back.

"WHAT THE FUCK!?" the guard shouted

"Uh, hi" Angel said and quickly jumped back into the vent

"Hurry!" he said to Faith "The guard just came back!"

"No duh." she said.

"Not that way, we have to go up, we can get up to the roof."

They made there way out to the top of the roof.

"Are you ok?" he asked

"I don't know, why don't you tell me why you broke me out of jail and we'll see from there."

"Not yet, I'll tell you when we're back at my place."

Then he looked out for Rona, Molly, and Kennedy. When he saw him he and Faith both jumped down

from the roof. Then Wesley pulled up in his car and they all jumped in.

"Wesley, how've ya been?" Faith asked

"Fine Faith."

"So were's Buffy at?"

"We're not exactly sure." Wesley said

"What? Did she run off."

"No..."Wesley said

"We'll tell you everyonce once we're back at my place." Angel said

"Ok." Faith said and said back and wondered the possiblity's of what could of happened.