The Six

Episode 16

Library:

            "Giles, I know this is the end," Buffy said, "As soon as the evil escapes, it'll destroy the world."

            "Buffy, you mustn't give up," Giles said.

            "You told me before that I couldn't defeat the evil," Buffy started, "And you were right, I can't."           

            "Buffy, you are truly the greatest of the slayers," Giles began, "You are strong, fast, intelligent, and much more. You have lived longer than any slayer ever has. If anyone can beat this evil, it's you."

            "The pep talk is nice, but you know it's true," Buffy went on, "The prophecy says that not even I can stop it."

            "You have proven prophecies wrong before and I believe you can do it again," Giles continued, "You have averted more than enough apocalypses and I know this will be one more."

            "I've found something else!" Willow exclaimed.

            Everyone averted their attention to Willow, who was sitting at the computer.

            "What is Willow?" Giles questioned.

            "It says here that if Malvagio is defeated. The evil of the world will be gone. It will disappear. But it says that it is near impossible to defeat him," Willow informed.

            "So it does," Giles said, reading of the screen.

            "Does that mean that it can be defeated?" Cindy questioned.

            "Yes," Giles said.

            "How?" Xander asked.

            "We must work quickly to figure it out," Giles informed.

Sunnydale High Basement:

            "The slayer line has been altered," it spoke.

            "What?" Drusilla questioned.

            The shape shifter stepped out of the shadows. It was in the form of Buffy now.

            "I died," she said, "and I was brought back. I was brought back before a new slayer could be called. The line of the Chosen One has become unstable."

            "Meaning?" Adam questioned.

            "Because of this instability, the Council now knows which girls have the possibility of becoming the slayer. They can now find the girls and train them so that they are prepared in case they do become the slayer," she continued.

            "We destroy the Watcher's Council!" Glory exclaimed.

            "My thinking exactly," the shape shifter said, "First, go destroy their base here in town. I will handle the rest later."

Library:

            "Anything, Willow?" Giles questioned.

            "Nothing," she replied.

            "This is pointless," Buffy interrupted, "We're not gonna find a way to stop this evil."

            "Have faith, Buf…," Giles began but was interrupted by a flaming arrow flying through the window.

            "What the hell!" Buffy shouted.

            "I don't take that as a good sign," Xander put in.

            Several more arrows flew through the windows, lighting bookshelves, tables, other things on fire. Buffy ran to the windows. She peered out. There stood several vampires and demons.

            "This isn't good," she mumbled.

            "What is it?" Giles questioned.

            "Vampires and demons," Buffy replied.

            "Then let's go kill them!" Xander exclaimed.

            "I meant to say lots and lots of vampires and demons," Buffy added.

            "Let's stay here," Xander said.

            "Giles, I think they're attempting to destroy the Council base," Willow said.

            "There's nothing we can do against that many of them," he shouted, "We must begin evacuation!"

            With that he pressed the fire alarm. Giles, Buffy, Willow, Xander, Cindy and Spike ran into the hallway. It was complete pandemonium.

            "Mr. Giles!" Quentin shouted.

            They all ran to Quentin and followed him out back.        When they reached the edge of the property, they watched the building catch fire and burn completely to the ground. It didn't take that long. Giles was curious as to where all of the council operatives had gotten to.

            "Where are the others?" Giles questioned.

            "Several were killed. Some, if any, escaped out of other doors," Quentin added, "I will return to England and continue to lead the Council from there."

Four Days Later:

            "I can't believe you have been living here, Anya!" Xander said.

            "Yeah Anya, how did you ever get possession of my old house?" Buffy questioned.

            "It was empty. It's been empty since we left. I guess no one really noticed. I found the spare key under the doormat," Anya told them.

            "Well I guess we'll all be staying here until we find apartments," Xander said, "It's gonna be crowded."

            "Not that crowded," Willow added.

            Giles hung up the phone and joined the gang.

            "Miss Aldridge, Jake, Cindy, and Quentin are safe in England," Giles informed them.

            "I still don't get why Jake and Cindy went there," Xander said.

            "The Council needs protection in case of another attack," Giles answered, "They are being extremely cautious now that they know the First Evil is stirring and threatening us, especially after the attack here in Sunnydale."

            "Oh," Xander replied.

            "I have some bad news too," he said.

            "What's that?" Buffy questioned.

            "I must return to England too," Giles informed.

            "What!" Buffy exclaimed.

            "The Council wants me to go back to England and help train Cindy better," Giles began, "In a few months, I will return. Most likely before the apocalypse begins."

            "Giles, you have to stay here," Buffy argued, "We need your help. I need your help."

            "Buffy, everything will be fine for a few months," Giles went on, "Just stay on your guard."

1805 BC, Southern California:

            Louis and Clark arrived at the west coast. They could see the Pacific Ocean. Even though their map was incorrect, which made them head too far south, they still reached the coast.

            They finished setting up camp for the night. The food was cooked and the fire was going. The tents were set up too. Louis, Clark, and their men had just settled down to eat, when the earth shook.

            "Earthquake!" someone yelled.

            The ground shook violently. It began to crack open and lava poured out of the cracks. The men had never seen anything like it before. They had a feeling that it might be dangerous.

            "Let me out!" a deep voice shouted.

            "What was that?" Louis asked.

            "I'm not sure," Clark replied.

            "Let's just get out of here!" Louis shouted.

            The men quickly gathered up their supplies and fled from the spot where they heard the deep voice. They never brought it up, fearing that people would think they were all crazy.

Summer's Home, Present:

            "Why has it been so quiet this past week?" Buffy questioned.

            "Don't look at me," Willow answered.

            Giles had been gone for about a week now. The slaying had been very slow since the attack on the Council Base. It seemed like all demonic activity had stopped, but Buffy knew better. This meant that something big was to come. The demons didn't want to interfere with what was coming.

            "Sorry Will. I'm just frustrated," Buffy added, "I know that something big is beginning. It's getting closer to the apocalypse."

            "You know, it's kind of stupid that the five of us are just sitting around, waiting for it to happen," Xander added.

            "Xander, you know that we can't do anything," Buffy said, "I mean, we don't even know where to begin."

            "I'm just saying that we should be out trying to do something, anything," he continued.

            "The boy's right," Spike said, "We should be out doing something."

            "Alright," Buffy gave in, "We'll patrol downtown, together."

Downtown, Sunnydale:

            The five had begun patrolling the streets, looking for anything. It was just as quiet as the other nights this week.

            Spike stopped walking and breathed in.

            "What is it Spike?" Buffy questioned.

            "The smell, it is blood," he said.

            "You know you can't hurt anyone with a soul and that chip, so stop thinking about feeding," Buffy scolded.

            "I'm not talking about food," he retaliated, "Someone is hurt."

            "What? Where?" Buffy asked.

            Spike sniffed the air some more, picking up the scent.   

            "Down that alley, over there," he pointed.

            Buffy ran across the street and down the alley. The others followed. She walked all the way to the back. There behind a dumpster was a young woman. She was dead. Blood was everywhere.

            "It's fresh," Spike added, walking up beside her, "Which means this happened no more than an hour ago."

            "Was it a vampire?" Willow questioned.

            Buffy looked at the victim's neck. Sure enough, there were bite marks. The only thing was there was more than one set of marks. There were two sets of marks.

            "Drusilla and the Master," Buffy concluded, "They're going to need fresh blood while their here."

            Buffy spun around at the sound of an ambulance speeding down the street. They ran back up the alley and after the ambulance. When they reached the scene of the accident, they found a group of people gathered around the park.

            Buffy pushed her way through the crowd, to the front. Five people lay dead, blood splattered all over the ground. Buffy automatically knew this was the work of vampires. They had gone on a killing spree. She turned and went back through the crowd.

            "What was it?" Willow asked.

            "Five dead, vampires," Buffy replied.

            "It's getting closer," Anya finally spoke. She had been quiet all night, "Time is running out. I can sense its strength."

            "Huh?" Xander questioned.

            "For everyone that is killed by the six, the power goes to Malvagio," Anya said, "The power is making him stronger, helping him to escape."

            "They are his vessels," Spike added, "Kill the six and Malvagio will be temporarily stopped."

            "The problem is we have no idea where to find them," Buffy said, "And we can't defeat them."

            "They could be anywhere," Anya added.

            "We should just go home," Buffy said.

Summers Home:

            "Well we are pretty much back to where we started," Willow said as everyone walked in the door.

            "I wish we had some sort of clue," Buffy said.

            Xander flicked on the television and sat on the couch. Anya sat next to him and Spike sat in the chair. The news was on.

            "This just in," the reporter began, "It seems that a serial killer is on the loose in Sunnydale. So far tonight, there have been at least fifteen deaths. All of the murder scenes had two things in common. Every victim had four punctures on their necks and blood was splattered all over the scenes. The police aren't having much luck in catching this murderer. Stay tuned for more information on this new story."

            "They have to be stopped!" Buffy exclaimed, "But there's nothing I can do."

            "Could Spike catch them?" Anya asked.

            "Dru…the Master….cannot be stopped," Spike mumbled.

            "Oh great," Xander said, "He's back to being insane again."

            "The high school…Hellmouth…evil," he murmured.

            "What is he talking about?" Anya asked.

            "Just ignore him," Buffy said, "He's back to crazy talk again."

            "There goes our only chance of stopping Dru and the Master," Willow said.

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