Failure

Episode 2

Underground Church:

            "I cannot believe I ran from the slayers. I could have killed them if those mutants hadn't showed up," Dani said to Harmony.

            "I am sorry that I wasn't there to help you, your royal highness," she said.

            "Don't call me that anymore. I'm not the queen anymore, I'm just a normal vampire like you."

            It had been two weeks since the council had attacked her empire and since she had fought one of the slayers. She had been living in the underground church since then. It was the same church that the master had been trapped in. Harmony was one of Dani's favorites. When the council attacked, she was visiting another vampire in Asia.

            "We should attack the Slayers. The two of us can kill them easily together," Harmony said, "Let's go!

            Dani stood up and followed Harmony out of the building.

The Cemetery:

            Sarah and Jake were walking through the cemetery. They were looking for a clue of where Dani might be hiding. Buffy and Faith had gone patrolling through Hammersmith Park, looking for information too. Angel had gone to Willy's to squeeze info from some of the demons there.

            "I'm so damn bored," Jake said, "We have been patrolling all week and haven't gotten any clues to where Dani could be hiding. Hell, we haven't even seen one vamp all week either."

            "Stop complaining," Sarah said.

            "Come on. Let's go home."

            "Just one more hour, I promise."

            "Fine, but only one hour."

            They continued walking when they heard some bushes rustling.

            "Sarah, something's in those bushes."

            "Come on, let's get closer."

            Before they could get any closer, a young, blonde, women jumped out. She was younger than them.

            "Excuse me, miss," Sarah said, "You shouldn't be out here alone."

            "Oh and why not?" asked the woman.

            "Um…because you could get hurt," Sarah answered.

            "Well, you could get hurt too," she said.

            "Come on, Sarah, there's no point arguing with her," Jake tried to persuade.

            "Look, I'm just saying that you could get attacked by…" Sarah trailed off.

            "…By vampires!" the girl said.

            "What!" they both exclaimed.

            That's when the young women changed. Her brow got thicker and he mouth pulled back, revealing her fangs.

            "The name's Harmony and I'm here to slay the slayer," she said.

            "Oh come on, I faced Dani and you're nothing compared to her," Sarah said.

            "I'm a lot tougher than you think," Harmony said, "I was trained by her."           "Doesn't mean that you're as strong as her," Jake put in.

            "You're right. That's why I came with a friend," the vamp told us.

            Sarah and Jake glanced around the cemetery. There was no one there but them.

            "You're lying," Sarah shouted, "We're the only three here."

            "Oh, but that's where you're wrong," she said and ran towards a large mausoleum.

            "A chase, things are getting more exciting already," Jake told Sarah.

            "I'm going after her, you guard the entrance, but don't stand right in front. Hide in the bushes or something," she told him.

            Jake watched her run after Harmony and go into the mausoleum. He turned and walked towards the bushes. He crouched in between them so he wouldn't be seen. He sat for about five minutes, when he heard footsteps. He glanced around, but couldn't see anyone.

            "Hello," whispered a familiar voice from behind him, "don't turn around or you will die."

            Instantly Jake knew who it was. It was Dani. He wanted to turn around but knew he was in a bad position. He gripped the stake that was on the ground in front of him. He held it tightly, waiting for the right moment to turn and stake her.

            "I know what you're planning. Don't even try it. If you turn, I'll kill you," she said.

            Jake was screwed. It was a life or death situation. If he turned around and tried to attack her, he was dead. If he stayed this way, he would probably live a little longer, but he'd still be dead. He had one option left. He pulled the communicator off his belt and turned it on. He had to wait for the right moment. Jake slid it across the ground so that it went under the bush.

            "You don't have the heart to kill me, Dani," I said.

            "Wanna bet."

            "The slayer is in the Clark crypt and she could come out at any second."

            "She has no idea where you are. Besides I'm sure Harmony has taken care of her."

            Dani stopped talking for a few moments. Jake's heart was still pounding.

            "I'm not going to kill you. I'm going to turn you."

            "Oh! I'm so scared," he said sarcastically.

            "The others will be here shortly. They'll take you to the sewers. Harmony will get the slayer and bring her too."

            Five minutes later, the door to the Clark crypt opened. Harmony walked out, dragging Sarah by her feet. She looked dead, but he knew she wasn't. Jake just hoped someone got here soon and saved their butts.

            Harmony approached the bushes and glanced around. She dragged Sarah in and came up to Dani and Jake.

            "Good work, Harmony!" Dani said.

            "All that training paid off," Harmony said.

            "The others will be here shortly and help us take these two back to the church," Dani added.

The Cemetery Gates:

            Angel stood at the gates, preparing to enter. He had gotten Jake's message five minutes ago and rushed to the cemetery. He feared for both of them because he knew they were going up against the queen.

            He slid open the gates and walked along the path. He knew exactly where the Clark crypt was. It was located towards the center. Jake was near it. He just hoped that he wasn't too late.

            Angel slowly snuck up towards the front of the crypt. He heard voices, so he ducked behind some bushes and peaked through, looking for his friends and the vampires. He noticed a blond vamp standing there by a tree. It wasn't the queen though.

            He slowly stood up and ran off towards the right, past the vampire. He snuck up behind her, grabbed her by the neck, and held a stake to her chest.

            "Angel!" Jake shouted.

            The other vamp turned to face Angel. It was the queen and to her right, laid Sarah. Angel knew she was unconscious.

            "The vampire with a soul," Dani spoke, "so you've come to join your friends."

            "Not a chance," Angel said pushing the stake into the vampire's skin. It was an inch from her heart. "Let them go or I'll kill her."

            The queen stood up and looked Angel in the eye. Jake took this time to crawl out of the bushes and call Buffy through the communicator.

            "Buffy, Faith, it's me, Jake," he whispered, "We've run into a bit of trouble at the Clark crypt. Angel's already here."

Hammersmith Park:

            "Buffy, Faith, it's me, Jake! We've run into a bit of trouble at the Clark crypt. Angel's already here."

            Faith and Buffy turned and ran towards the entrance and headed towards the cemetery. It took them ten minutes to get there. Buffy's guess was they were fighting against Dani. The gates to the cemetery were open. They headed towards the crypt.

            When they got there, Angel held Harmony, who Buffy thought was dusted. Jake and Dani were facing off, but Sarah was nowhere to be found.

            "Angel! Jake!" Buffy shouted.

            "The tides have turned," she heard Jake say.

            "You bastard! It was you who brought them all here!" Dani yelled at him.

            He held up his communicator and said, "Nice guess."

            Suddenly a group of six vampires decided to show up. Faith pulled out a crossbow and fired a bolt, dusting one. It reloaded and she fired again, hitting another. Three of them ran at them. Buffy pulled out a stake and dusted another. Faith dropped the crossbow and pulled out a stake. She dusted another. Then a stake flew through the air and dusted the remaining one.

            Buffy glanced over and saw that Angel no longer held Harmony. He was the one who threw the stake. Dani had fled.

            "Harmony and Dani got away," Angel said.

            Jake ran over to the bushes and reemerged carrying Sarah.

            "She's still alive. She was bitten by Harmony, but only enough to render her unconscious," he told everyone.

            The group left the cemetery and returned to the base. It was a long walk back.

Back at Home Base:

            It took them forty-five minutes to get back. Jake took Sarah to the emergency room. He told the doctors that she had been bit. They said that they would take care of her. He left the room and headed for the meeting room.

            Giles, Wesley, Faith, Buffy, and Angel were already there. Jake sat down in the chair next to Faith.

            "Jake, can you explain what happened?" Giles asked.

            "Yeah. We were walking through the cemetery, when Harmony appeared. She ran into the crypt and Sarah ran after. Sarah told me to keep watch and make sure no vamps came. I waited for a while and then Dani showed up. I had a stake but she knew I was going to try something. I turned on my communicator and yelled talked loudly to Dani, so that Angel could hear what was going on. Then Harmony dragged out an unconscious Sarah and brought her over and that's when Angel showed up," Jake told them all.

            "Did you get them to reveal any plans of theirs?" Wesley asked.

            "Dani told me that she wanted to turn Sarah and me, but that was it," Jake answered.

            "I thought Harmony had been dusted," Buffy said.

            "Apparently not," Angel said.

            The door opened and a member of the invasion team walked in.

            "Mr. Giles," she said, "Quentin would like to see you, Wesley, and Faith."
            The three of them got up and left the room. Buffy and Angel stayed. It was quiet.

            "You and Sarah are lucky," Buffy said to Jake, "if Angel didn't get your call, you'd both be dead right now."

Quentin's Office:          

            "Giles, Wesley, Faith, nice to see you," Quentin said, "I have some news for you."

            "What is it?" Faith asked.

            "First things first, Faith, I am assigning Wesley to be your Watcher. Giles, you will be both Sarah and Buffy's Watcher. Second, our spies found the location of the queen. She is located in an underground church. It is heavily guarded. We are gathering a team to go in and destroy the building. We are certain that they have no idea we're coming. Hopefully, we can take out the queen. Faith, you and Wesley are going to be part of the team," he said.

            "How come you didn't ask the other four to the meeting?" Giles questioned.

            Quentin spoke again, "We'll need two slayers to continue fighting the vampires if you die."

            "I won't!" Faith shouted.

            "There is a chance that you will Faith," he told her.

            Then another council member entered the room. He walked over to Quentin and whispered something in his ear. Then he left.

            "I'm afraid I have some bad news," he spoke, "Giles, our spies at the edge of Sunnydale have found Dawn, Buffy's sister."

            "And what's so bad about that?" Giles asked.

            "Remember that hellgod?"

            "Yes."

            "Well, she's not dead. And she has Dawn and is preparing to use her to open the portal and return home."

            "No! That can't be true. She died, I watched her die."

            "Glory also has Buffy's old friends Xander and Anya."

            "We have to stop her," Giles said.

            "I want you to get Angel, Buffy, Jake, and Sarah and go save the three of them. They are at an old warehouse on the other side of town."

            Giles rose to his feet and left the room. He headed to the meeting room.

Back at the Meeting Room:

            The doors opened and Giles walked in. Everyone turned to see what was wrong.

            "Giles, what's wrong?" Jake asked.

            "I'm afraid I have some bad news for you, Buffy," he said.

            "What is it?" she questioned.

            "Xander, Anya, and Dawn are still alive for the time being but they are…" he stopped when Buffy interrupted.

            "That's great. Let's go find them!" she exclaimed.

            "Buffy, you don't understand. It is not going to be that easy," Giles continued, "Glory is back. We never killed her. She has your friends and Dawn and is going to perform the ritual to return to her own dimension. Quentin wants us to go and rescue them before the ritual begins."

            "Wh-what! How can she still be alive?" she asked.

            "My guess is that since she was a god, couldn't be killed. We only killed Ben and that might have separated her from him," Giles answered.

            Just then, Sarah walked in.

            "Quentin just told me that we're on a new mission," she said.

            "How are you feeling?" Jake asked.

            "Good, I just have a little headache. Harmony didn't drain enough blood," she answered.

            Buffy, Angel, and Jake stood up and followed Giles out the door.

At the Warehouse:

            The group arrived at the warehouse one hour before the ritual was to begin. Hopefully they could stop Glory in time.

            "Now remember everyone, if the ritual begins, we're finished," Giles said.

            "This is going to be hard, isn't it?" Jake questioned.

            "No, I know who I'm dealing with this time and now I have more help," Buffy answered.

            They walked into the warehouse. There was a large tower that hadn't been there before. They snuck closer, but stayed behind some bricks. Jake peeked around the corner and saw a woman with curly blond hair. There were weird-looking demons standing next to her. Jake aimed his crossbow at one of them.

            "Fire," Giles whispered.

            Jake pulled the trigger and the bolt left the crossbow. It hit the demon right in the forehead. He fell like a sack of bricks. Buffy stood up.

            "Hey Glory!" Buffy shouted, "Long time no see!"

            The woman spun around and saw Buffy standing there.

"You!" she yelled, "I am going to kill you for what you did to me."

            "Not if you can't catch me!" Buffy yelled and ran.

            "Minions! Guard the tower! Don't let anyone up there!" Glory yelled.

            That was the others' cue. They rushed the group at the bottom of the tower. They fired bolts and punches. After the demons were gone, Angel and Jake tore up the stairs. Their job was to rescue Dawn, while Giles and Sarah guarded the stairs. They reached the top in a matter of minutes.

            "Who's there?" Dawn asked.

            "It's me Angel and I have a friend with me."

            Meanwhile, on the ground Buffy and Glory were dishing out punches to each other.

            "You are going down, Slayer bitch."

            "I don't think so!" Buffy said and kicked Glory in the chest. She stumbled back and then ran at Buffy, punching and kicking. Buffy gave Glory a roundhouse kick in the face and she fell to the ground.

            "Where are my friends?" Buffy questioned.

            "Your too late. I sent them to another dimension, too bad." 

She stood up and ran at Buffy, knocking her to the ground. She straddled Buffy and began punching her face.

            Then Buffy flipped her off of her and tripped her. Glory stood up and jumped kicked Buffy into a brick wall. Buffy lay on the other side, in a pile of bricks. Glory turned around and ran towards the tower.

            "Here she comes, Sarah!" Giles yelled.

            "Out of my way! I have a ritual to complete!" shouted the hell god.

            She used some type of magik that caused Giles and Sarah fly out of her way. They both fell to the ground. Glory began her climb to the top to begin the ritual. At the top, Angel and Jake walked towards Dawn.

            "Thank you!" she said, "I had almost given up hope."

            "No problem, it's our job," Jake said.

            They were about to untie her arms, when she shouted, "Look out!"

            They spun around to see Glory with a small knife in her hand.

            "Out of the way, mortals!" she yelled.

She used a spell which teleported them behind her. They were both lying on their backs. Jake stood up and tried to rush her, but there was a force field in the way. Angel stood up and ran to the force field.

            "No!" Angel shouted.

            Glory began slicing shallow cuts on Dawn's stomach. Then she sliced two cuts in Dawn's arms. The blood began dripping down her legs to her feet.

            "Dawn! No!" Buffy yelled as she came up and stood beside Jake and Angel.

            "Buffy, there is no way around this force field!" Jake shouted.

            The blood got to her toes and hit the sky in the right location. It formed a tear in the sky. It began getting larger and larger. Lightning came out and struck the ground below. The tear got large enough until it reached the ground. Other tears in the sky began to form. The ground began to split open. 

            "Yes! It's time to go home!" Glory yelled and jumped off the platform and into the tear.

She disappeared. The force field disappeared with her. They ran to Dawn and untied her. Angel threw her over his shoulders and they began to run down, before the tower collapsed.

            "Buffy! No!" Giles shouted in anger, "You must leave her here. If she doesn't die, this torment will never stop."

            "Never! She is my sister and I'm not going to let her die!" she yelled.

            "Come on!" Jake yelled, "We have to get out of here!"

            The group began to run from the collapsing tower. That's when the tower began to fall. Pieces of debris fell from the sky. It landed everywhere. The dust and debris covered the gang. Within a few moments, the entire area surrounding the warehouse was covered in the debris. And the gang was no where to be seen.