Thank you to all of you that reviewed! They made my morning! I am working on the spacing so it's easier to read. Thank you Brin for the suggestion, I will try double spacing.

Now on to chapter 2! Can you feel the excitement?

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Preview: Buffy is still in a trance but reasoning that Angel planned to kill Spike. The Scoobies and AI all meet for the first time.

= Still in Buffy's mind=

He knew. He knew what that amulet would do to Spike. He set it all up. He is the head of some all powerful lawfirm with all kinds of research knowledge now right? Oh yeah, he knew.And he even joked about it! Scrubbing bubbles my ass.He made a joke knowing that Spike was going to die. He is worse than Angelus.A hundred times worse. It wasn't enough hurt and pain when he left me. " Oh Buffy I want you to have a normal life." Normal life? I'm a damn slayer!Do most normal people go out and fight an apocalypse every week? He's always caused problems between me and the men I date. Look at the trouble he caused between me and Riley. True, Riley was a worse drama queen than Andrew, and I've seen tree's with a higher IQ, but that's not the point. Though come to think of it, if I ever hear "I'm just a guy from Iowa" ever again I'M going to end the world. Ugh, back to the stupid haired vampire. You know, Spike always took care of the messes he made. Look at Drusilla. Angel made her insane, sired her, and left Spike to take care of her for 100 years.He only came back when Spike was in a wheelchair (which was my fault, but hello? He was evil then)and how did he repay Spike? By screwing Drusilla.And then Angel told me always. Ha he couldn't leave fast enough when he had to follow through with it. Spike meant it.He loved me.He never would have left me.Ever. Angel forced him to leave.It was his fault.I'll avenge you Spike. I'll make him hurt for this. I'll do it for you.The man I love.

"Umm Giles?" Xander asked," Is it really such a good idea to just drop in unannounced like this? Shouldn't we call first?"

Willow spoke up before Giles. "How many times have I dropped in unannounced? Angel never minded.And, hey, normally I come bringing horrible news which, OK,Buffy is in some kind of mind trance, which is bad,but better than the last time I came when she was dead."

Giles rubbed his eyes and said to Xander, "I don't think Angel will mind at all and I'd rather not call and have to stand in some parking lot on a payphone when I can be comfortably sitting and answering questions. And besides, anything to get off this bloody bus."

"Amen to that G." Faith said from the drivers seat. "this things a bitch to drive too. Couldn't Sunnydale buy something that was halfway decent?"

Principal Wood started to defend the school, stopped and sighed saying,"Your right.In retrospect we should have not spent so much money on the cafeteria and put more into the transportation."

" hey now," Xander said,"I did some of my best work on that cafeteria and, yes,it's buried under a million pounds of rubble now but I still say thank you for paying my rent that month." He grinned at Wood.

"I think we will all be happy to get off this bus." Dawn said softly. She was sitting next to Andrew. They had thumb wrestled for a while but now sat quietly looking out the windows.

"Well your wish is my command." Faith said happily as she turned into a driveway. "We're here"

Everyone looked out the window and gasped at the size of the place.

"Wow it looks like a superhero's fortress!" Andrew exclaimed. When everyone looked at him he stuttered " I mean cause it's big and kinda gloomy and forbidding."

Xander went to carefully pick up Buffy to carry inside.The rest of the Scoobies and slayers started to follow him.Dawn leaned over to whisper to Andrew

" I think it's kind of fortressy too." She smiled at him.

Andrew smiled back and thought once again how pretty Dawn was and how special. Even though she doesn't have slayer strength she was still the most strong person he ever met.She said something once about being a key but he decided she was just tired. He made a mental note to ask her about that later.

When the Scoobies entered the lobby the only person there was a thin,brown haired woman who smiled at them nervously untill Willow broke apart and ran to give the young woman a hug.

"Fred it's so great to see you again." Willow said happily

"It's so good to see YOU alive" Fred answered."When we saw Sunnydale on TV we feared the worst."

" Fredkins, maybe we should invite them in before they all fall over?" Lorne said as he came out of the office followed by Gunn and Wesley.

A thoroughly embarrassed Fred quickly invited everyone in.

Lorne was the first to notice Xander carrying Buffy. "By the Gods of Barry Manilow, bring that goldenhaired goddess over here to the couch." he exclaimed as he ran to assist Xander carry Buffy and carefully lay her down on the couch.

"My goodness Mr Giles. What is wrong with Buffy?" Asked Wesley concerned at the look in Buffy's eyes.

"So that's Buffy." Gunn said softly. "Man has Angel got good taste."

" We are not sure what's wrong with Buffy exactly," Said Giles. "She made it throught the fight fine. It was after we were standing looking at the ruin of Sunnydale she simply said Spike's and Angel's names and slipped into the trance you see. I was hoping perhaps seeing Angel might bring her back to us."

" But she said 2 names." Gunn said."Why not find this Spike guy too?"

The Scoobies all looked sad for a moment before Dawn said.

"Spike is gone. The amulet that Angel gave to Buffy was activated by Spike. He stayed to finish off the Hellmouth to give us a chance to live and get away.He sacrificed himself for us.The Hellmouth is destroyed because of him."

Everyone was silent for a minute until Wesley asked " How many did you lose?"

This started the whole story of the First, Caleb, the ax that Buffy killed him with,the spell Willow did to turn all the potentials in the world into Slayers. That part made all of AI look at Willow in awe for a moment. Then Xander softly talked about Anya. Andrew jumped in to say how magnificent she was and how she saved him by giving up her own life. At this point Fred started to cry and reached out to hug Xander. He gratefully returned the hug and wiped away a stray tear. Angel and Cordelia,having heard the unfamiliar voices when they arrived,came downstairs to listen. After all the details had been told and all the questions answered, Angel walked over to Buffy.

"Buffy?" he said softly,"Wake up, It's Angel"

He saw her eyes flicker with confusion, recognition, and finally, what Angel never expected, rage.