Buffy entered the cool, dark sanctuary of Willie's Bar in Downtown
Sunnydale. It was a damp and dark place where the undead liked to have a
drink that contained anything from haemoglobin to Yak Urine! Buffy looked
around and saw demons of all shapes and sizes sat in booths and at tables
with other demons and vampires gambling, having a quiet drink or merely
talking about people they'd killed at the weird and twisted ways they'd
killed them. Buffy approached the bar and Willie said a little louder than
would have been necessary in a regular bar, "Oh, hello slayer. What can I
err, what can I do for you?" And many of the more supernatural customers
made their way into the safety of the back room.
"Can I get ya a drink?" Willie asked Buffy.
"No. I want information." Buffy said quite aggressively and impatiently.
"I haven't heard anything. Not me. I'm stayin' away from that whole scene now." Willie said a little uneasy.
"You're lying. How about I punch your face and then see if it all comes flooding back to you?" Buffy asked in a tone Willie knew all to well he shouldn't refuse.
He leant closer to her and she leant nearer him. He whispered, "Ok, so maybe I heard a few things. A new demon's held up in town. He's layin' low now though now. At least for a while." He said.
"Where?" Buffy asked.
"Old warehouse, about 10 blocks from here."
"Angels hurt. The demon guy stabbed him. You know where I get some information on a cure?" Buffy asked.
"Angel's hurt?" Willie asked.
"Yeah and he's gonna live and what do you think he's gonna do to you if he finds out you wouldn't help me?" Buffy said intimidating him.
"Ya know, I know a guy. He's good with curses and poisons and all that stuff. He lives on the outskirts of town-pretty big house. About two miles from here, near the railway station. It's just past it-up the hill." Willie said.
"What about the demon?" Buffy asked getting impatient but taking in all the information she was given.
"Ya know what? It's all comin' back to me now. Yeah someone might have mentioned something about a Ru... Rumanian... " He struggled with the pronunciation.
"Rumadien." Buffy said for him.
"Yeah, a Rumadien Thesis. Lots of stuff about an amulet and stuff- pretty useful I'll wager." He said.
"Ya know where I can get it?" Buffy asked him.
"A few vamps got it. They're keeping it to sell on the black market. They're always hanging around Weatherly Park." He finished. "That's all I know."
Buffy gave him an I'll-kill-you-if-you're-lying look.
"That's it I swear!" Willie said backing away.
"Thanks" Buffy said quietly and turned and walked out of the bar into the warm and sunlit day and headed back to school.
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Giles moved from his office and to the table in the library to get another book as Buffy entered the library. "I got some information from Willie about the amulet and a possible cure." Buffy said.
"You went to beat up Willie? That's what I usually do. It makes me feel more manly!" Xander said.
"I couldn't risk you getting hurt Xand." Buffy said.
"Well, good work Buffy." Giles congratulated her.
"Yeah but a bunch of vamps got the Thesis. But I have to get it tonight coz they're planning on selling it. I wanna get it as soon as I can." She said.
"Don't go alone Buffy. It isn't safe." Giles warned her.
"It's never safe but I don't wanna risk anyone getting hurt. Not after what happened to Angel.
"But what if you meet the Syrma-Matis demon? I mean he must have been strong if he could disable Angel like that." Oz said.
"If I do meet him. Then it's me or him!" Buffy said.
"Can I get ya a drink?" Willie asked Buffy.
"No. I want information." Buffy said quite aggressively and impatiently.
"I haven't heard anything. Not me. I'm stayin' away from that whole scene now." Willie said a little uneasy.
"You're lying. How about I punch your face and then see if it all comes flooding back to you?" Buffy asked in a tone Willie knew all to well he shouldn't refuse.
He leant closer to her and she leant nearer him. He whispered, "Ok, so maybe I heard a few things. A new demon's held up in town. He's layin' low now though now. At least for a while." He said.
"Where?" Buffy asked.
"Old warehouse, about 10 blocks from here."
"Angels hurt. The demon guy stabbed him. You know where I get some information on a cure?" Buffy asked.
"Angel's hurt?" Willie asked.
"Yeah and he's gonna live and what do you think he's gonna do to you if he finds out you wouldn't help me?" Buffy said intimidating him.
"Ya know, I know a guy. He's good with curses and poisons and all that stuff. He lives on the outskirts of town-pretty big house. About two miles from here, near the railway station. It's just past it-up the hill." Willie said.
"What about the demon?" Buffy asked getting impatient but taking in all the information she was given.
"Ya know what? It's all comin' back to me now. Yeah someone might have mentioned something about a Ru... Rumanian... " He struggled with the pronunciation.
"Rumadien." Buffy said for him.
"Yeah, a Rumadien Thesis. Lots of stuff about an amulet and stuff- pretty useful I'll wager." He said.
"Ya know where I can get it?" Buffy asked him.
"A few vamps got it. They're keeping it to sell on the black market. They're always hanging around Weatherly Park." He finished. "That's all I know."
Buffy gave him an I'll-kill-you-if-you're-lying look.
"That's it I swear!" Willie said backing away.
"Thanks" Buffy said quietly and turned and walked out of the bar into the warm and sunlit day and headed back to school.
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Giles moved from his office and to the table in the library to get another book as Buffy entered the library. "I got some information from Willie about the amulet and a possible cure." Buffy said.
"You went to beat up Willie? That's what I usually do. It makes me feel more manly!" Xander said.
"I couldn't risk you getting hurt Xand." Buffy said.
"Well, good work Buffy." Giles congratulated her.
"Yeah but a bunch of vamps got the Thesis. But I have to get it tonight coz they're planning on selling it. I wanna get it as soon as I can." She said.
"Don't go alone Buffy. It isn't safe." Giles warned her.
"It's never safe but I don't wanna risk anyone getting hurt. Not after what happened to Angel.
"But what if you meet the Syrma-Matis demon? I mean he must have been strong if he could disable Angel like that." Oz said.
"If I do meet him. Then it's me or him!" Buffy said.