Friday, October 22nd
6:55pm
The bell dinged above the door as the two agents walked in. The gazes of 6 young looking people all sat around what appeared to be the only table met them. Seconds seemed to pass by as slowly as minutes as the two agents stood there unsure of what to do next. That's when Giles came from the back carrying a large box. "Fox?" He asked. He could just about make Mulder out from over the offending object.
"Rupert?" Replied Mulder as walked towards the man. Scully found herself shifting from foot to foot as a few members from around the table still had their eyes focused on her.
As the two men exchanged greetings Dawn rose from her seat next to Tara and walked towards Scully. "Agent Scully? Right?"
"Yes"-replied Scully giving a small but weak smile.
"Um, Hi, I'm Dawn. You err wanna site down?" Scully smiled and followed the young brunette to the table. Before she reached her seat Giles had begun to introduce himself. "Agent Scully I presume?"
"Yes, hello. I've err heard a lot about you Mr.Giles" Scully replied shaking his hand.
"Oh, please, just call me Rupert Ms. Scully. Well, I suppose introductions are in order. Willow is everyone here?" Giles asked looking round the room.
"All except one, Spike hasn't arrived yet"
"Spike? Why does he have to be here? I thought it was a Scoobies only kinda gig?" Xander asked puzzled.
"Xander, Spike will be able to provide information" answered Giles.
As if on queue the bells above the door rang once again and in sauntered Spike. "Well if it isn't dead boy Jr!" quipped Xander sarcastically.
"Shut it whelp!" Spike warned. Mulder & Scully looked at one another to find they were both as confused as the other. Spike moved swiftly around the agents and took his place on the stairs as he took out a cigarette and lighter.
"No! No! No!" Shouted Anya as she ran over to Spike and removed the unlight cigarette from his mouth.
"Hey! That was my last one you crazy chit! Give it back!"
"You can't smoke in here, my new sign says so!" She stuck her tongue out triumphantly as she pointed to the sign on the wall.
"Why the bloody hell not? You've never stopped me before"
"I read in Business Weekly that the smell of tobacco puts customers off and can increase the risk of them leaving without giving me their money. Therefore you cannot smoke in here anymore!" Anya threw he cigarette into the bin and sat back in her seat next to Xander who was trying not to laugh out loud at the vampire's dumbfounded expression.
"Yes well, if everyone is quite finished?" Asked Giles impatiently. The group nodded. "Very well then. Everyone, This is Agent Fox Mulder and his partner Agent Dana Scully. Agents, this is well umm everybody." Giles said as he took off his glasses and started to clean them repeatedly. The two agents smiled and mumbled hellos to the group when Dawn stood up. "Erhh I'm Dawn" She said pointing to herself and then went round pointing and naming each person. "That's Tara, Willow, My sister Buffy, Anya and Xander and over there…" She said, straining to see over Giles' head, "Is Spike". Spike nodded towards the Agents and stood up. "Well, now that, that's over I believe we can get down to business don't you?" asked Giles to nobody in particular.
Once everyone was seated around the table minus Spike who decided on standing Giles began to tell the agents about Sunnydale. As Mulder sat with his mouth wide open Scully had her temple scrunched. At every mention of vampires or demons, even mentions to slayers Scully rolled her eyes.
"Agent Scully is it?" Spike piped up
"Yes" she answered curiously.
"You got a problem?" He asked. The sound of gasps filled the room. And as Giles was about to speak Scully replied,
"Yes actually I do." She rose from the table and stood in front of Spike. She then turned and looked at Mulder. "C'mon Mulder tell me you are not buying this crap? Demons, Vampires, Slayers? It sounds like one very planned out speech to me." Buffy rose from her seat. She expected things to not be easy, since when was anything in her life easy?
"Agent Scully please, I know it's a little hard to believe but it's true."
"Oh, and I suppose you've got proof have you?" Scully faced Buffy and looked straight at her.
"Scully just sit down will you" Mulder pleaded but there was warning in his voice.
"Mulder, I am not going to sit around and let a bunch of crazy kids lead us on another wild goose chase. I had enough of vampires last year when you staked that boy!" Her voice was rising and if it had been a cartoon steam would have been coming out of her ears by now. Mulder stood up and went to her side.
"Scully c'mon just calm down" He placed his hand on the small of her back but she moved away.
"No Mulder, I won't go any further with this, this joke unless I have some proof!" She was almost shouting by now
"I'm sorry Rupert, you'll have to excuse my partner…"
"You want proof luv?" interrupted Spike.
"Yes I do". Her tone was a little calmer but she was still agitated. Spike turned away from her and shifted into his demon visage.
"This good enough?" He said as he turned back around to her with a hint of mock in his voice. Scully gave out a small, almost un-audible gasp as Mulder's jaw hit the floor. Scully reached forward and prodded the lumps on Spikes face. "Got the teeth too luv" he said a he flashed them.
"Mulder?" Her voice was no louder than a whisper.
"Yea Scully?" Mulder couldn't fix his gaze on anything other than Spike's distorted face.
"Catch me" Scully let out breathlessly as she landed in a heap on the floor.
"Oh my god!" Exclaimed Dawn as everyone gathered round the collapsed federal agent.
"Well that went well don't you think?" Asked Xander sarcastically. Willow sent him an evil glare as she followed the others into the training room.
"What did I say?" He asked innocently as he followed behind them with his head down like a guilty dog.
Mulder had gathered Scully in his arms and followed Giles into the training room. Once Buffy had moved weapons from the couch Mulder laid Scully down.
"Scully? Scully wake up" he cooed as he stroked hair behind her ear. The others just looked on as he tried to wake his partner. Spike had shifted back to his human mask and was standing near the training dummy when Buffy walked over to him.
"I didn't think she'd hit the deck"
"What did you think she'd do? Just stand and say 'oh?"
"I, I dunno slayer. She ok like?"
"Yea, I think you just shocked her is all" Buffy answered. Spike went to say something but the commotion got Buffys attention and she headed over toward the couch. Spike just shook his head and followed.
"M, Mulder?" Scully stuttered out.
"Hey, you ok?" He asked
"Yea, I think so. What happened Mulder?" She asked as she rubbed the back of her slowly bruising head. Before he could answer however she started to speak again. "I had the strangest dream Mulder. There, there were these people talking about vampires and then there was this man, he, he changed. His face was all…" Up until this point Scully had been oblivious to everyone around her. That's when she saw Buffy brandishing some sort of samurai sword. "Agent Scully?" She asked before the agent once more blacked out. "What? What did I do?" Asked Buffy confused.
"Umm luv?" Spike said as he pointed to the sword. Buffys mouth shaped into a perfect little 'o' as she blushed and went to put the sword away.
"Perhaps I could give you a ride back to your hotel?" Asked Giles sympathetically. "We've obviously done enough damage for one night. Perhaps we can get together tomorrow evening?"
"Um yea, tomorrow. I think I need to get Scully back." Mulder fished the keys out of his pocket and handed them to Giles.
"I'll come too so you have someone to walk back with Giles" said Buffy as she got her coat.
"Yes, yes ok Buffy. I suggest the rest of you go home. Anya will you lock up?" Anya nodded and everyone started gathering his or her things. And leaving through the back entrance to the shop.
"Dawn go with Willow and Tara" Buffy added as she picked up two stakes and put them in her jacket pockets.
"I'll walk you ladies" Spike said as he held the door open for them. Just as he was about to follow Buffy called to him. He stopped and turned back to her.
"Thanks, you don't have to walk them but thanks. Makes me feel better ya know?"
"Sure thing Slayer. Want me to wait around till you get home?"
"No it's ok, you can go home I'll be fine."
"Alrite, g'night slayer" and with that he left.
Buffy managed to get the agents and Giles all home for the night and was making her way down Revello Drive when he slayer instincts kicked in. Her hand gripped the stake in her pocket and she turned round. She did a full 360 and caught a glimpse of amber falling to the ground. She let her guard down and walked over to the shadowed figure.
"Spike? What are you still doing here?" She asked as she put her stake away.
"Creature of the night 'member?" Buffy gave a small smile and lifted to meet his gaze. His deep blue eyes looked straight into hers as if he was looking at her very soul. After a moment Buffy broke the gaze and turned away. "I better be going"
"Yea, I'll walk you.." He said as he put his hand on her back. This time she moved away.
"No it's ok I'll be fine. You live in the opposite direction anyway"
"Sure?"
"Night Spike" She said with a slight wave as she left him alone in the darkness. Spike couldn't help the smile that grew on his face as he started back to his crypt.
He was almost home when a noise to his left got his attention. He looked but saw nothing so continued on his way. He took out another cigarette from the pack he bought on the way to Buffys with the girls. He had gone no more than a few strides when he heard a voice. He stopped and turned round. Before he knew it they, whoever they were, were on him like flies. "Argggg!!" He screamed. His demon came out as he hit the floor. Suddenly he felt a pain shoot through his body from his neck and just before it all went black he heard an all too familiar voice make an announcement.
"Hostile 17 has be captured"
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