Hi guys. Here's the next part. But watch out, the chapter is a bit rushed
in some parts. That's mainly because I want to make up for the long time
where I didn't post anything to this story. But also because I really want
to get to the big fight.
But don't worry, I will take more care with the next part.
So, have fun with the new part.
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While Buffy and Jenny questioned Faith, Giles walked up to Willow.
"Willow, do you remember the silence spell Jenny taught you last month?" Giles asked the witch.
Willow only nodded at his question.
"I think it would be a good idea to use it now," Giles told her. "We have some very sensitive things to discuss."
Willow nodded and started to prepare the spell. Giles went to rest of the group to join in the conversation they were having with Faith.
"That was it?" Faith asked a bit impatient.
"Yeah," Buffy told her. "That was it for the moment."
"Okay," Faith said and motioned with her thump in the direction of the other room "I think I'm going to join the X-Man. We outlaws have to stick to together."
With these words, Faith turned around and left the room, leaving the Scoobie gang behind her.
"Giles," Willow called out. "I'm finished."
"Alright," Giles said. The watcher took one of the many old chairs and sat down on it. The rest of the group were doing the same, some taking chairs, others simply sat down on the ground. When everyone was comfortable, Giles started. "I think we need to discuss some things."
"Really?" Dawn exclaimed, mocking the watcher. "Okay, let's start why Xander can't remember me."
"Yeah," Willow agreed. "It seemed like he never met Dawn."
"Maybe it has something to do with distance," Tara proposed. "He might have been far away when the spell was cast."
"No," Buffy said and shook her head. "My dad was in Australia around that time and he still remembered her. And that's pretty far away."
"What about the Brotherhood?" Jenny asked. "Maybe they did something to him so he couldn't remember?"
Giles thought about that possibility for a moment. "I don't know," he admitted. "I don't have enough information about their organisation to make a judgement about this theory."
"I thinks that not the most important thing," Buffy interjected. "The serious question is, can we trust him? I don't want to admit it, but right now we can probably trust Faith more than him."
"Yeah," Tara agreed. "What if Glory sent him to capture Dawn?"
"Oh come on Tara," Dawn said. "He rescued me out of the van."
"Yeah, but Glory needs you safe in her hands, not dead and destroyed," Buffy reminded her. "If he works for her, it's in his best interest to protect you."
"I don't think that he works for Glory," Giles declared. "It's not her style to contract someone for her work. She's too arrogant to do something like that. And especially not for something this important."
"Let's sum up what we know," Jenny exclaimed "Faith told us that she ran into him when he was assigned to assassinate her, but changed his mind when she told him of our problem here. What I would like to know is, who would want to see her dead. Not the Council, they pardoned her after all."
"Maybe some wealthy watcher who isn't satisfied with the council's decision?" Willow speculated. "So he contracted someone who's ties couldn't be linked back to the Council?"
"Might be possible," Giles agreed with the redhead.
"Hello, we went a bit off topic here," Buffy reminded the group. "We still don't know if we can trust Xander."
"Maybe the knights contracted him?" Tara threw in
"Not possible," Willow quickly interjected. "He could have handed them Dawn when they were approaching him. Add to that that he killed a lot of them. And the knights want to destroy the key. He would have had many opportunities to kill her."
The group kept silent for a couple of minutes, each one of them contemplating what they discussed earlier.
"So," Dawn finally said. "Are we gonna tell him about my 'special status'?"
"I don't know," Buffy admitted quietly
"But I think he has a right to know," Dawn threw in. "Like when you told the gang guys about me. I think I should know what he is fighting for."
"She has a point here," Buffy admitted.
"If you asked me," "Spike said, speaking up for the first time this conversation has started. "You should kill him right now before he even has the chance to become a problem."
Buffy glared at the vampire. "Shut up," she told him angrily. "It's your fault that Glory found out about Dawn. You're lucky that I haven't staked you yet."
"Bloody hell," Spike responded. "That bitch was torturing me slayer. Even you wouldn't have been able to withstand that kind of pain."
"One more word from you," Buffy told him menacingly, "and ,useful or not, I will make you death more painful than anything she could have done to you. Understood?"
Spike kept quiet, knowing that she would probably make her words come true.
"I think we shouldn't tell him about Dawn," Giles said. "At least not until we are sure about his loyalties."
No one really could object against this plan, so they silently agreed to it.
"Good," Giles said. "I think we all should try to get some sleep. We will need our strength in order to escape this deathtrap here."
As the Scoobies rose from their positions in order to find a place to sleep, Jenny walked up to her husband. "Rupert, I'll check on them," she told him and motioned for the other room. "Just to make sure they are okay."
"You do that," Giles told her.
"Okay," Jenny said and turned around.
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When Faith woke up, she immediately realised that sun had set and that it was dark outside. She immediately spotted Xander. He stood in front of the windows and looked at something outside the building.
"What's up?" she asked and rubbed her sleepy eyes.
"I don't know," Xander admitted and peered out of the window. "Something's going on with those knights."
Faith stood up and joined him at the window. "Yeah, they seem kinda exited."
Xander nodded. "Something's going at the front of the building."
He turned around and walked in the direction of the door, Faith following him close behind. "I think we should join the others. Maybe they know something more."
When they entered the room, everyone of the Scoobies was near the wall, trying to get a good look at what was going on outside.
"Any idea what's going on?" Xander asked. He and Faith also took position one of the windows.
"They sent a couple of mages," Willow answered his question "Probably to tear down the barrier."
"Will it work?" Xander asked and glanced at his childhood friend.
Willow returned glance for a few seconds before she answered. "I don't think so. Those guys are amateurs. But we should be careful."
Xander nodded. "I'll stay here and watch them. The rest of you should try to get some more rest," Xander said and continued staring out of the window.
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Even from the distance the gas station was clearly visible. And the fact that the large group of knights had gathered around it attracted even more attention.
When the old building was in sight, Ben immediately shut down the lights of his car. He drove a few more meters and parked at the side of the car.
"Well," he said and looked at Murk, who said on the passenger's seat. "I think we found them."
"I agree with you," the minion said and looked at the building.
Ben looked around, his gaze stopping temporarily at the three minions that sat on his back seat and finally settling down on Murk again.
"So, what now," he asked annoyed.
"Now we wait for the arrival of the glorious one, so she can obtain the key," he said.
"Great," Ben muttered under his breath. "I hate waiting."
But right after he said these words his body convulsed in pain.
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Xander continued staring out of the window, noting each of the knight's position in his head. I wouldn't do him any good if they would be able to break the barrier, but he wanted to take as many of them with him if it would come to this case.
"Are they still trying it?" Giles asked from behind him.
"No. They have given up," Xander said without turning around. "They are deciding what to do next."
"By the way," Giles said and stepped up beside him. "You might want this back," he said and handed Xander the ring.
Xander eyed it for a few seconds, before he reached out on took into his hand.
"Thanks," he said and stuffed the ring into one of his pockets. "But it's nothing more than a souvenir. I'm not longer working for Brotherhood."
"You quit?" Giles asked with a raised eyebrow. "And the thing with Faith?"
"Last job," Xander explained. "Would've made a nice bonus for starting a new life."
Giles sighed before asking his next question. "So, why didn't you do it?"
"What?" Xander asked confused.
"Killing Faith," Giles clarified his question.
"Oh that," Xander said and shrugged. ""She is not that kind of person."
"What do you mean?" Giles asked.
"Most people I was assigned to were real scumbags," Xander explained to the watcher. "Not worth the paper their files were printed on. When you are at the top of the food chain at the Brotherhood, you only are assigned to the real bad guys. When I read her file I thought she was like the others. But she showed remorse for the people she killed And the fact that the world is ending again tipped the scales finally in her favour."
"I'm glad to see that haven't fallen too deep into the dark side," Giles told him with a smile. He paused a second before he continued. "And I'm glad that you are back Xander."
The assassin eyed the older man a few seconds before he responded. "If you think I will just forgive you Giles, than you're are awfully mistaken. I will try and act as professional as possible during this thing. Don't expect something noble from me afterwards."
"I understand. I guess that's the best we can expect after everything that happened. I just hope that you will at least give us the chance to make up to you," Giles told him. The Englishman waited a few more seconds before he turned around to join the rest of the group.
Xander looked after the Englishman and shook his head. He again looked out of the window to monitor everything that as going on outside, which was no problem with his hyena sense.
Because of that he was able to see the blonde woman even before the knights were able to do it. "What's the blonde doing here," asked himself, but right after that the woman began to attack the knights.
"Shit," Xander cursed as the woman tore through a group of knights. "Ah, guys?" he called out to get everyones attention. "Is this hell goddess you are facing a blonde."
"Yeah, why?" Willow asked.
"Because there is a blonde out there that goes through the knights like they are made of tissue paper," Xander said and pointed out of the window.
Buffy quickly ran up to the window and took a look out of it.
"Shit," she cursed. "Will, can the barrier hold her off?"
"No chance," the witch exclaimed. "It will be no problem for her to break through it."
Buffy and Xander left their position at the window and joined the rest of the group in the middle of the room.
"Okay we have to get Dawn out of here," Buffy exclaimed. "Who is the fastest of us?"
"Probably you or Faith," Giles said.
"Oh, I think the X-Man is a way more faster than the two of us," Faith told the watcher with a smile. "He was able to cross ten meters with one jump."
"He did what?" Willow asked bewildered.
"Doesn't matter now," Buffy said and turned her attention towards Xander. "Is she right? Can you outrun a slayer?"
"Haven't tried it," Xander admitted. "But I think I could if I wanted."
"Okay," Buffy said and made a quick decision. "You take her with you"
"What?" Xander asked confused.
"You take Dawn and you two run out of the back," Buffy explained. "The knights are probably distracted. And we'll try to buy you as much time as possible."
"I don't understand," Xander said even more confused. "What's so important about her?"
"We don't have time.." Buffy started, but her efforts were cut short when they head a loud banging sound from the outside.
The sound continued, but only Xander and the ones with the sharper senses realised that the fighting had also quieted down. Which could only mean that Glory had already taken care of the knights.
Suddenly the door in front of them was ripped of its hinges and thrown to the side. Throw the now empty doorway Glory entered the room, quickly scanning the group in search of her key.
"There you are," Glory commented casually looked at Dawn "I really had trouble finding you," she said and shifted her attention to Buffy. "Now be a nice little slayer and give me the key."
"No chance," Buffy said as Spike and Faith walked up to her side.
"Well," Glory exclaimed with a sigh," guess I have to use violence."
Buffy immediately attacked her with a combination of punches and kicks, but the one that made it through Glory's defence had little effect on her. A hard punch from her took Buffy out of the game. While Faith engaged into the combat, Xander tried his hardest to get a clear shot at Glory.
"Great," Xander muttered and cocked the Mp5. "Everyone's standing in my line of fire."
Glory meanwhile had made short work with Faith. She threw the dark haired slayer in the direction of her fellow slayer. Buffy just had gotten back to her feet when the airborne body hit her, knocking her and Faith to the ground. Spike was the last one standing between Glory and the rest of the group. As the vampire received various punches from the goddess, Xander didn't hesitate and fired. The AP rounds went right through Spike's back and hit Glory in the chest.
While the vampire slumped to the floor the shots did little more than to anger the goddess.
"You are so lucky that this wasn't one of my dresses," she commented and motioned at her tattered sweatshirt. She quickly advanced on Xander. "Or else I would be really angry."
Xander meanwhile reloaded the submachinegun, but couldn't finish before Glory could reach him.
The goddess punched him hard in the face, sending Xander flying through the air and unfortunately, also through the wall that stood behind.
Glory didn't hesitate and went through the three witches, ending their attempt to cast a spell her way.
Giles who guarded Dawn also didn't stand a chance. Glory simply threw him to the side and grabbed Dawn's wrist.
"Come on key," Glory told her as she dragged the teenager out of the building. "We have a little journey ahead of us."
"Let me go," Dawn pleaded and tried her hardest free herself form the wise like grip, but with little success.
"Sorry, not going to happen," Glory said and backhanded the newly risen Buffy, sending her to the ground again.
The goddess made her way out of the barrier the same way she entered it, the gap in it closing behind her. Buffy just came a second to late to and slammed into the reinforced forcefield.
Xander meanwhile freed himself out from under the rublbe that covered him, coughing a lungful of dust into the air.
He quickly went to the front of the building, picking his Mp5 up from the ground.
Buffy was already shouting for Willow to lower the field, but the witch was knocked out.
Looking around him, only one thing stuck in Xander's mind. "Yeah, she has a lot of explaining to do," he muttered under his breath.
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"Oh you finally found her," Murk exclaimed and fell to the ground in front of his mistress. Behind him the three minions reacted in the same manner.
"Yes I have her," Glory exclaimed happily and held the still struggling Dawn in her hand. "Now let's go. You drive," she said and pointed one of the minions behind Murk.
"I fear that this is not possible," the minion replied.
Glory looked confused at the minion. After a few seconds she stepped forwards and broke his neck with her free hand.
"Then you drive," she said and pointed at Murk.
"Glorious one," Murk started, "What he wanted to say is not that we wouldn't be glad to transport your enlightening presence. It's just not possible."
"And why not," Glory asked impatiently.
"We don't know how to drive," Murk admitted, with his head down cast.
"You can't drive?" Glory screamed at her head minion. "What are you good for anyway?"
The minions immediately crouched to ground, fearing the wrath of their mistress. Glory sighed, but luckily she came to surprising solution for their problem.
"Hey girly," Glory said and smiled down at Dawn. "Did you pass you driver's education?"
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While Buffy and Jenny questioned Faith, Giles walked up to Willow.
"Willow, do you remember the silence spell Jenny taught you last month?" Giles asked the witch.
Willow only nodded at his question.
"I think it would be a good idea to use it now," Giles told her. "We have some very sensitive things to discuss."
Willow nodded and started to prepare the spell. Giles went to rest of the group to join in the conversation they were having with Faith.
"That was it?" Faith asked a bit impatient.
"Yeah," Buffy told her. "That was it for the moment."
"Okay," Faith said and motioned with her thump in the direction of the other room "I think I'm going to join the X-Man. We outlaws have to stick to together."
With these words, Faith turned around and left the room, leaving the Scoobie gang behind her.
"Giles," Willow called out. "I'm finished."
"Alright," Giles said. The watcher took one of the many old chairs and sat down on it. The rest of the group were doing the same, some taking chairs, others simply sat down on the ground. When everyone was comfortable, Giles started. "I think we need to discuss some things."
"Really?" Dawn exclaimed, mocking the watcher. "Okay, let's start why Xander can't remember me."
"Yeah," Willow agreed. "It seemed like he never met Dawn."
"Maybe it has something to do with distance," Tara proposed. "He might have been far away when the spell was cast."
"No," Buffy said and shook her head. "My dad was in Australia around that time and he still remembered her. And that's pretty far away."
"What about the Brotherhood?" Jenny asked. "Maybe they did something to him so he couldn't remember?"
Giles thought about that possibility for a moment. "I don't know," he admitted. "I don't have enough information about their organisation to make a judgement about this theory."
"I thinks that not the most important thing," Buffy interjected. "The serious question is, can we trust him? I don't want to admit it, but right now we can probably trust Faith more than him."
"Yeah," Tara agreed. "What if Glory sent him to capture Dawn?"
"Oh come on Tara," Dawn said. "He rescued me out of the van."
"Yeah, but Glory needs you safe in her hands, not dead and destroyed," Buffy reminded her. "If he works for her, it's in his best interest to protect you."
"I don't think that he works for Glory," Giles declared. "It's not her style to contract someone for her work. She's too arrogant to do something like that. And especially not for something this important."
"Let's sum up what we know," Jenny exclaimed "Faith told us that she ran into him when he was assigned to assassinate her, but changed his mind when she told him of our problem here. What I would like to know is, who would want to see her dead. Not the Council, they pardoned her after all."
"Maybe some wealthy watcher who isn't satisfied with the council's decision?" Willow speculated. "So he contracted someone who's ties couldn't be linked back to the Council?"
"Might be possible," Giles agreed with the redhead.
"Hello, we went a bit off topic here," Buffy reminded the group. "We still don't know if we can trust Xander."
"Maybe the knights contracted him?" Tara threw in
"Not possible," Willow quickly interjected. "He could have handed them Dawn when they were approaching him. Add to that that he killed a lot of them. And the knights want to destroy the key. He would have had many opportunities to kill her."
The group kept silent for a couple of minutes, each one of them contemplating what they discussed earlier.
"So," Dawn finally said. "Are we gonna tell him about my 'special status'?"
"I don't know," Buffy admitted quietly
"But I think he has a right to know," Dawn threw in. "Like when you told the gang guys about me. I think I should know what he is fighting for."
"She has a point here," Buffy admitted.
"If you asked me," "Spike said, speaking up for the first time this conversation has started. "You should kill him right now before he even has the chance to become a problem."
Buffy glared at the vampire. "Shut up," she told him angrily. "It's your fault that Glory found out about Dawn. You're lucky that I haven't staked you yet."
"Bloody hell," Spike responded. "That bitch was torturing me slayer. Even you wouldn't have been able to withstand that kind of pain."
"One more word from you," Buffy told him menacingly, "and ,useful or not, I will make you death more painful than anything she could have done to you. Understood?"
Spike kept quiet, knowing that she would probably make her words come true.
"I think we shouldn't tell him about Dawn," Giles said. "At least not until we are sure about his loyalties."
No one really could object against this plan, so they silently agreed to it.
"Good," Giles said. "I think we all should try to get some sleep. We will need our strength in order to escape this deathtrap here."
As the Scoobies rose from their positions in order to find a place to sleep, Jenny walked up to her husband. "Rupert, I'll check on them," she told him and motioned for the other room. "Just to make sure they are okay."
"You do that," Giles told her.
"Okay," Jenny said and turned around.
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When Faith woke up, she immediately realised that sun had set and that it was dark outside. She immediately spotted Xander. He stood in front of the windows and looked at something outside the building.
"What's up?" she asked and rubbed her sleepy eyes.
"I don't know," Xander admitted and peered out of the window. "Something's going on with those knights."
Faith stood up and joined him at the window. "Yeah, they seem kinda exited."
Xander nodded. "Something's going at the front of the building."
He turned around and walked in the direction of the door, Faith following him close behind. "I think we should join the others. Maybe they know something more."
When they entered the room, everyone of the Scoobies was near the wall, trying to get a good look at what was going on outside.
"Any idea what's going on?" Xander asked. He and Faith also took position one of the windows.
"They sent a couple of mages," Willow answered his question "Probably to tear down the barrier."
"Will it work?" Xander asked and glanced at his childhood friend.
Willow returned glance for a few seconds before she answered. "I don't think so. Those guys are amateurs. But we should be careful."
Xander nodded. "I'll stay here and watch them. The rest of you should try to get some more rest," Xander said and continued staring out of the window.
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Even from the distance the gas station was clearly visible. And the fact that the large group of knights had gathered around it attracted even more attention.
When the old building was in sight, Ben immediately shut down the lights of his car. He drove a few more meters and parked at the side of the car.
"Well," he said and looked at Murk, who said on the passenger's seat. "I think we found them."
"I agree with you," the minion said and looked at the building.
Ben looked around, his gaze stopping temporarily at the three minions that sat on his back seat and finally settling down on Murk again.
"So, what now," he asked annoyed.
"Now we wait for the arrival of the glorious one, so she can obtain the key," he said.
"Great," Ben muttered under his breath. "I hate waiting."
But right after he said these words his body convulsed in pain.
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Xander continued staring out of the window, noting each of the knight's position in his head. I wouldn't do him any good if they would be able to break the barrier, but he wanted to take as many of them with him if it would come to this case.
"Are they still trying it?" Giles asked from behind him.
"No. They have given up," Xander said without turning around. "They are deciding what to do next."
"By the way," Giles said and stepped up beside him. "You might want this back," he said and handed Xander the ring.
Xander eyed it for a few seconds, before he reached out on took into his hand.
"Thanks," he said and stuffed the ring into one of his pockets. "But it's nothing more than a souvenir. I'm not longer working for Brotherhood."
"You quit?" Giles asked with a raised eyebrow. "And the thing with Faith?"
"Last job," Xander explained. "Would've made a nice bonus for starting a new life."
Giles sighed before asking his next question. "So, why didn't you do it?"
"What?" Xander asked confused.
"Killing Faith," Giles clarified his question.
"Oh that," Xander said and shrugged. ""She is not that kind of person."
"What do you mean?" Giles asked.
"Most people I was assigned to were real scumbags," Xander explained to the watcher. "Not worth the paper their files were printed on. When you are at the top of the food chain at the Brotherhood, you only are assigned to the real bad guys. When I read her file I thought she was like the others. But she showed remorse for the people she killed And the fact that the world is ending again tipped the scales finally in her favour."
"I'm glad to see that haven't fallen too deep into the dark side," Giles told him with a smile. He paused a second before he continued. "And I'm glad that you are back Xander."
The assassin eyed the older man a few seconds before he responded. "If you think I will just forgive you Giles, than you're are awfully mistaken. I will try and act as professional as possible during this thing. Don't expect something noble from me afterwards."
"I understand. I guess that's the best we can expect after everything that happened. I just hope that you will at least give us the chance to make up to you," Giles told him. The Englishman waited a few more seconds before he turned around to join the rest of the group.
Xander looked after the Englishman and shook his head. He again looked out of the window to monitor everything that as going on outside, which was no problem with his hyena sense.
Because of that he was able to see the blonde woman even before the knights were able to do it. "What's the blonde doing here," asked himself, but right after that the woman began to attack the knights.
"Shit," Xander cursed as the woman tore through a group of knights. "Ah, guys?" he called out to get everyones attention. "Is this hell goddess you are facing a blonde."
"Yeah, why?" Willow asked.
"Because there is a blonde out there that goes through the knights like they are made of tissue paper," Xander said and pointed out of the window.
Buffy quickly ran up to the window and took a look out of it.
"Shit," she cursed. "Will, can the barrier hold her off?"
"No chance," the witch exclaimed. "It will be no problem for her to break through it."
Buffy and Xander left their position at the window and joined the rest of the group in the middle of the room.
"Okay we have to get Dawn out of here," Buffy exclaimed. "Who is the fastest of us?"
"Probably you or Faith," Giles said.
"Oh, I think the X-Man is a way more faster than the two of us," Faith told the watcher with a smile. "He was able to cross ten meters with one jump."
"He did what?" Willow asked bewildered.
"Doesn't matter now," Buffy said and turned her attention towards Xander. "Is she right? Can you outrun a slayer?"
"Haven't tried it," Xander admitted. "But I think I could if I wanted."
"Okay," Buffy said and made a quick decision. "You take her with you"
"What?" Xander asked confused.
"You take Dawn and you two run out of the back," Buffy explained. "The knights are probably distracted. And we'll try to buy you as much time as possible."
"I don't understand," Xander said even more confused. "What's so important about her?"
"We don't have time.." Buffy started, but her efforts were cut short when they head a loud banging sound from the outside.
The sound continued, but only Xander and the ones with the sharper senses realised that the fighting had also quieted down. Which could only mean that Glory had already taken care of the knights.
Suddenly the door in front of them was ripped of its hinges and thrown to the side. Throw the now empty doorway Glory entered the room, quickly scanning the group in search of her key.
"There you are," Glory commented casually looked at Dawn "I really had trouble finding you," she said and shifted her attention to Buffy. "Now be a nice little slayer and give me the key."
"No chance," Buffy said as Spike and Faith walked up to her side.
"Well," Glory exclaimed with a sigh," guess I have to use violence."
Buffy immediately attacked her with a combination of punches and kicks, but the one that made it through Glory's defence had little effect on her. A hard punch from her took Buffy out of the game. While Faith engaged into the combat, Xander tried his hardest to get a clear shot at Glory.
"Great," Xander muttered and cocked the Mp5. "Everyone's standing in my line of fire."
Glory meanwhile had made short work with Faith. She threw the dark haired slayer in the direction of her fellow slayer. Buffy just had gotten back to her feet when the airborne body hit her, knocking her and Faith to the ground. Spike was the last one standing between Glory and the rest of the group. As the vampire received various punches from the goddess, Xander didn't hesitate and fired. The AP rounds went right through Spike's back and hit Glory in the chest.
While the vampire slumped to the floor the shots did little more than to anger the goddess.
"You are so lucky that this wasn't one of my dresses," she commented and motioned at her tattered sweatshirt. She quickly advanced on Xander. "Or else I would be really angry."
Xander meanwhile reloaded the submachinegun, but couldn't finish before Glory could reach him.
The goddess punched him hard in the face, sending Xander flying through the air and unfortunately, also through the wall that stood behind.
Glory didn't hesitate and went through the three witches, ending their attempt to cast a spell her way.
Giles who guarded Dawn also didn't stand a chance. Glory simply threw him to the side and grabbed Dawn's wrist.
"Come on key," Glory told her as she dragged the teenager out of the building. "We have a little journey ahead of us."
"Let me go," Dawn pleaded and tried her hardest free herself form the wise like grip, but with little success.
"Sorry, not going to happen," Glory said and backhanded the newly risen Buffy, sending her to the ground again.
The goddess made her way out of the barrier the same way she entered it, the gap in it closing behind her. Buffy just came a second to late to and slammed into the reinforced forcefield.
Xander meanwhile freed himself out from under the rublbe that covered him, coughing a lungful of dust into the air.
He quickly went to the front of the building, picking his Mp5 up from the ground.
Buffy was already shouting for Willow to lower the field, but the witch was knocked out.
Looking around him, only one thing stuck in Xander's mind. "Yeah, she has a lot of explaining to do," he muttered under his breath.
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"Oh you finally found her," Murk exclaimed and fell to the ground in front of his mistress. Behind him the three minions reacted in the same manner.
"Yes I have her," Glory exclaimed happily and held the still struggling Dawn in her hand. "Now let's go. You drive," she said and pointed one of the minions behind Murk.
"I fear that this is not possible," the minion replied.
Glory looked confused at the minion. After a few seconds she stepped forwards and broke his neck with her free hand.
"Then you drive," she said and pointed at Murk.
"Glorious one," Murk started, "What he wanted to say is not that we wouldn't be glad to transport your enlightening presence. It's just not possible."
"And why not," Glory asked impatiently.
"We don't know how to drive," Murk admitted, with his head down cast.
"You can't drive?" Glory screamed at her head minion. "What are you good for anyway?"
The minions immediately crouched to ground, fearing the wrath of their mistress. Glory sighed, but luckily she came to surprising solution for their problem.
"Hey girly," Glory said and smiled down at Dawn. "Did you pass you driver's education?"