Death
Episode 9 (Part I)
Erie, Pennsylvania:
Jake returned home late that night. He had walked around town by himself the whole time, wondering about why his old friends even bothered coming to Glenside. They hadn't said anything to him when he came back. Cindy was the only person that really seemed to care. The others were all too busy with their old friends that had been brought back. He realized that his love for Cindy was growing even more.
"Welcome back!" Cindy exclaimed as he walked in the door, "It didn't look like you were even going to come back."
"I wasn't," he answered, "But I realized that I'd be leaving something behind here."
"Oh," she replied, "And what would that something be?"
"You," he said.
"Me?" she questioned.
"Yea," he answered, "I have something that I need to tell you."
"What's that?" she asked.
"I love you," he said, "I fell in love with you when I first saw you."
Cindy was amazed. She had no idea that Jake had feelings for her. She decided to tell him how she felt.
"Jake, I have a confession to make too."
"Huh?"
"I love you too. I can't ignore these feelings anymore. They're too strong for me to resist."
Jake didn't say anything. He walked over to her and they embraced in a passionate kiss.
"It's about time!" Stephanie said as she walked into the room.
They broke their kiss, both blushing. They were both stumbling with words.
"You two have been flirting since Jake moved in," she said, "I'm glad you both finally admitted that you have feelings for each other."
After Stephanie left the room, Jake and Cindy sat on the couch watching the television together. A few minutes later, they were both fast asleep.
Council Headquarters, Sunnydale, Californina:
"Damnit!" Angel shouted, "Where the hell are Buffy and Giles?"
"I have no idea," Sarah replied.
"Those two have been gone for several days," he yelled, "And on top of that, Willow is missing as well."
"She may have gone with them," Sarah added.
Angel was frustrated right now. His girlfriend and their 'leader' were missing. No one in the whole base knew where either of them had gone to. Also Willow, a magik patient, had gone missing too.
"We're going to have to go on without them," Angel told Sarah.
The plan was to go after top vampire nest looking for top vampire officials. They were all supposed to go, but Giles and Buffy had disappeared. Angel was going to lead Sarah and Amanda into battle.
"Shouldn't we wait for Buffy and Giles to return?" Amanda asked.
"Quentin said we have to stay on schedule," Angel told her, "Which means we have to go without them."
"Alright," Sarah said.
The three of them went to the weapons room to gather all necessary weapons. Then, they left the headquarters for town.
Docktown:
It took them about a half hour to get to Docktown. This was the worst part of Sunnydale. Most of the bars were here, which is where the lowlife vampires hid. Angel knew this was where top officials would be, while trying to hide.
The three of them walked into the alley between two warehouses. Angel and Sarah both had crossbows, while Amanda had two stakes. Sarah walked up to a side door and kicked it off its hinges. She walked inside and noticed the warehouse was full of crates. Angel and Amanda walked in behind her.
"Slayer's here!" Sarah yelled.
There was no noise. It was complete silence. The three of them were shocked. They had expected this place to be full of vampires.
"There's nothing here," Amanda said.
"Shh!" Sarah shouted.
"What is it?" Amanda asked.
"There is something in here," she whispered.
She walked around the warehouse looking for the thing that was making the sobbing sounds. The sobbing got louder. She came across a closet. She pulled the door opened and stared in horror.
Angel and Amanda saw her face, but did not see what was in the closet.
"What is it?" Angel asked.
"Oh my god," Sarah whispered.
"It's too much! I can't take it guilt anymore," a familiar voice said.
Angel walked over and stood right next to Sarah.
"Spike?" Angel questioned in shock.
"Make it stop!" Spike shouted.
"He's delirious," Sarah whispered to Angel.
"Isn't he supposed to be dead?" Angel asked.
"The guilt is too much!" Spike yelled again.
"That's what I thought," Sarah said, "But apparently not."
"Help," Spike muttered.
Angel and Sarah dragged him out of the closet. They set him up against some crates.
"What's wrong with him?" Sarah asked, "He keeps talking about guilt."
"I know," Amanda added, "I didn't know vampires could feel guilty."
"They can't!" Angel exclaimed, "Spike's somehow had his soul restored."
"What?" Sarah questioned.
"When I had mine restored, I had so much guilt," Angel began, "I couldn't hunt because of the guilt after killing."
"I'm lost," Amanda said.
"Spike's cursed with a soul," Angel told her, "Just like I used to be before I was ridded of the demon."
"Oh," Amanda said, "I get it!"
"Come on!" Sarah said, "We need to get him out of here."
Angel grabbed Spike's shoulders and Sarah grabbed his feet. They lifted him off the ground and began exiting the warehouse. They carried him out stopped at the entrance of the alley.
"What should we do?" Sarah asked.
"What do you mean?" Angel questioned.
Sarah spoke again, "We can't just walk into the streets carrying Spike. Someone will suspect something."
"Good point!" Angel said, "But we have to find some way."
"I got it!" Sarah exclaimed, "Amanda can use magik to put a hologram of something so it looks like we are carrying supplies."
"Great idea!" Amanda exclaimed.
She began to recite some foreign words. Suddenly, a hologram appeared over Spike. It was a bunch of crates.
"Alright," Sarah said lifting Spike up, "Let's go!"
Angel and Sarah carried Spike, while Amanda walked behind. They didn't run into anyone on the way back to the council headquarters. They brought him straight into the hospital area.
"We need you to examine him," Angel said as they laid him on the table.
"Who is he?" the doctor asked.
"His name is William," Angel told him, "We found him in a warehouse. He's delirious."
Sarah whispered to Angel, "Shouldn't we tell them that he's a vampire? I mean they'll find out sooner or later, right?"
"We can't," he told her, "They might not treat him."
The doctor came over and hooked a heart monitor up to Spike.
"Damn!" Angel cursed under his breath.
"He's dead!" the doctor shouted after the heart monitor showed there was no heart beat, "You brought a vampire in here!"
"Wait!" Angel yelled, "We can explain!"
"Really?" he said, "then go ahead. I'm all ears."
"We found him in a warehouse. Something's happened to him," Angel to told the doctor.
"And…" he asked.
"We think his soul was restored," Angel continued, "He keeps saying the guilt is too much for him."
"Soul? That's impossible!" the doctor shouted.
"No, it is," Angel told him, "I was once a vampire and a gypsy cursed me with a soul. But I was cured of the demon."
"That's bullshit!" the doctor yelled.
"Not when you're in Sunnydale," Sarah said.
That's when Quentin entered the hospital area. He didn't look very happy.
"Angel!" he shouted in anger, "What is going on here?"
The doctor spoke, "Angel and his friends brought a vampire to me and asked if we could treat him. He claims that this vampire has a soul."
Quentin turned to Angel, "I expected better from you, Angel! How could you bring a vampire into the base?"
"I am serious, sir," Angel said, "I really think this vampire has a soul."
"I'm not sure if I should believe you or not," Quentin said, "But I have no idea where a vampire would get his soul restored."
That's when Spike sat up on the stretcher.
"I went to Africa to get this chip removed," Spike said motioning to his head, "I completed several tests for this demon. He didn't remove the chip. He restored my soul."
"Demon in Africa?" Quentin questioned, "Hmm…"
"I returned to Sunnydale and having been living in that warehouse," Spike said.
"I have heard the legend of a mysterious demon, that uses magik, living in Africa," Angel said, "But it was supposedly a legend."
That's when the lights flickered and went out. Everyone had confused looks on their faces.
"What the hell is going on?" Quentin yelled.
"I can feel it," Amanda whispered.
"Feel what?" Sarah asked.
"The power," she whispered again.
"What power?" Quentin questioned.
"I'm not sure what it is," Amanda said, "But the power is really strong."
"Ha ha ha!" someone laughed.
"What was that?" Angel questioned.
"Did you foolish mortals think I was through with you yet?" the voice said.
"What?" Sarah asked, "Who is that?"
That's when the doors of the hospital slammed open. Five people entered the room.
"Buffy?" Angel asked.
"Show yourself, Glory!" Buffy shouted.
"So nice of you to join the fun," the voice said.
"What's going on here?" Quentin demanded.
"I'll explain," Giles said, stepping forward, "We failed in stopping Glory from returning home."
"What!" Quentin yelled in anger.
"She is back for revenge. She's getting us back for everything that we have done to her," Giles continued, "We got back to Sunnydale as soon as Willow felt her energy returning."
"You left Sunnydale?" Angel questioned.
"Long story," Willow said.
"And you took the witch with you!" Quentin shouted.
"I will fill you in as soon as the threat is over," Giles told him.
"Enough!" the voice shouted.
Suddenly, they weren't in the base anymore. They were all in a large field.
"The battle will begin," the voice said.
"What battle?" Sarah questioned.
That's when a woman appeared about ten feet in front of the group. Sarah recognized the woman as the one they had failed to stop a few months back.
"Slayer," Glory said, "You will feel the power of a true god."
"I can take you, Glory," Buffy shouted.
Giles put an arm on her shoulder, "No, Buffy. You can not. You will die. We will all die."
"That can't be, Giles!" she yelled, "I can stop her."
She ran at the god, reaching back to pull her sword out. Glory just stood there laughing.
"It's like the old man said," Glory spoke, "You will all die."
Buffy reached the god and brought the sword down on Glory's head. The sword went right through her.
"What?" Buffy questioned, confused.
"Did you actually think you could kill me with that weapon," Glory laughed.
She raised her arms above her head. Lightning struck them, but she was unaffected.
"Now you will feel the pain!" she shouted.
Her eyes turned red and she pointed both arms at Buffy.
"Goodbye, bitch!" she shouted.
The lightning shot out of her arms and towards Buffy. There was nothing she could do. Everything was in slow motion.
"No!" Giles shouted.
"Buffy!" Angel yelled.
"Move!" Willow screamed.
Xander and Anya remained silent. They were both confused. They had just returned to their home and already an apocalypse was occurring.
Buffy stood in horror, the sword at her side. She knew now that there was nothing she could do to stop Glory. She would die in a matter of seconds. She looked at the lighting coming at her. It was so slow. It was painful knowing that everything seemed like slow motion and that she couldn't just die right now.
"Goodbye," Buffy whispered to her friends, though she knew they couldn't hear her.
That's when Sarah ran at Buffy and shoved her out of the lightning's way. Buffy landed in the grass, uninjured. She was unsure of what just happened. The lightning hit Sarah. She screamed in pain.
"What!" Glory shouted in rage.
The lightning disappeared. Sarah's lifeless body fell to the ground. Buffy got to her feet and ran to Sarah. She bent down and held Sarah in her lap. She searched for a pulse. She began to cry, when she found there wasn't one.
Buffy laid the body on the ground and stood up. She wiped the tears from her eyes. She looked right into Glory's eyes. All Glory saw in them was pure rage and hatred.
"You will pay, Glory!" Buffy yelled, "You will pay!"
TO BE CONTINUED
