Chapter Three
Interpreting Dreams Means Research
When Buffy got home, she first called Xander's to tell him and Anya the news. Next, she called Tara, asking her to come. She paused before going to Spike's, hesitant to speak with him. She shook her head, deciding to tell him later. She made a long distance call to Giles in England, letting him know what was up. After she was done playing telephone, Buffy headed upstairs to check on Willow.
From outside the door, she heard Willow call out "Oz!...Please, I can't anymore!.too dangerous..." Buffy hurried inside. "No, no magic..Oz!....I stopped,... Tara...Buffy! behind you!...Anya I can't!...Xander, n-no..Oz, where are you?....magic bad...Oz.so much blood..O~" Willow was shaking and crying.
Buffy lightly shook Willow awake. "Willow, Willow! Wake up! It was a dream, you were dreaming. Its ok, everything's ok."
"No, everything's not ok! I saw- I saw.him,.it,..I~"
"Wait Willow, just take a deep breath and tell me what you were dreaming about." Buffy tried to get Willow to calm down.
"You, m-me, Xander, Anya, S-Spike, an.and Oz. He was there, and he wasn't all wolf-ie, he was normal. But there was a big bad .thing. Really big. I don't know what he looked like, but I could feel him, sense him. But..h-he liked something with minds. Reading them, looking into them, collecting them, I-I'm not sure what. He was hurting people..an-and there was so much..s-..so much blood! Just everywhere! Xander and Anya wanted me to do a spell, t-to make it all go away. But I couldn't, I-I wouldn't...I can't anymore. An-and Oz, h-he helped with something, he was there!"
"What did he help with Willow?"
"I don't know. I can't remember."
"We need to do some research. Try to find anything on a guy who likes minds, brains, decapitation, telepathic, anything. I'll call the rest of the gang, and get them over here. But, I want you to drink something hot. You're still shaking."
"Buffy.I just wanted to say... I'm sorry."
"Sorry for what, Will?"
"For being so wrapped up in myself. Being worried over my non-magic-ness, for still being sad over Oz. I should have gotten over him by now. But,.. I guess, .I mean,.I just.."
"You still love him, and that's ok. Part of me will always love Angel, but I can't do anything about it. I just have to try to go on. But no magic is still a big shock to you. It was such a big part of you, and to suddenly stop is hard. It will take time, but I know you can do it. Now, let's go downstairs."
"Ok."
They got up, and went to the kitchen. Buffy called the rest of the gang again while Willow boiled water for coffee. By the time the rest of the Scooby Gang got there, Buffy and Willow already had piles of books out and around them, each sipping hot chocolate with little marsh-mellows.
"So, what's new in the world of the big and bad?" Xander asked as he picked up a book.
"Well, Willow took a nap, and saw some guy who likes minds and brains." Buffy said, as Tara and Anya each sat down and picked up books.
"Likes, as in, to eat, or collect, or read?" Tara opened up a book and started to flip through it. "He liked to read them, and there was some collecting going on too." Willow took the last sip of her cocoa.
"Anya, do you know of any demon who's like that?" Buffy asked.
"There's about twenty kinds who like something to do with brains and/or mind reading. Did you see at all what he looked like?"
"No. I just felt him." Willow got up to rinse out her mug.
""Felt as in the touchy way, or the sense-y way?" Xander asked.
"Sense. I just sensed him. And he felt..seemed..bad."
"Well, lets get looking. If he's coming, we need to know everything possible about him. What are his strengths, weaknesses, what does he like about minds so much, and any ideas where he could be." Buffy handed Anya a book and got back to looking.
For the next three and a half hours, the gang poured over books, and didn't find much. They ate up two bags of chips, and were just about to take a break when Xander blurted out.
"Ok. I give up. Nothing in any of these books says stuff about a guy liking brains. I say it's time to call a man we all know and love who knows a lot more about this than we do." Xander sat back and stretched out his arms.
"I'm with Xander. If we don't know where to look, he might get here and we're totally unprepared." Anya got up to stretch her legs, and get the phone for Buffy.
"Well, we just can't give up! We'll find something son." Buffy also got up, but she walked to the window.
"Buffy, I think she may be right. I mean, no one knows where to find out about demons better than Giles." Willow said.
"But we can't just call him every time we're looking for something."
"Buffy, I'm with Xander too." Tara put in.
"Ok. So it's four to one, majority rules. If you call the G-man, I'll get us something every growing slayer, Wicca.um...ex-demon.ex-Wicca.and growing boy needs." Xander said standing up.
"I thing I speak for everyone here when I say huh!" Buffy responded to the quiet and puzzled stares that followed.
"Pizza! Everyone needs a good dosage of pizza right now." Xander got up to go and grabbed him coat.
"I'll go with him!" Anya got up quickly, and followed him out, grabbing her own coat.
"I guess I'll go call Giles. "Buffy went upstairs to her room and closed the door.
"Well, let's get out some plates and napkins. We don't know how long she'll be in there." Tara got up and walked to the kitchen with Willow following behind her.
Interpreting Dreams Means Research
When Buffy got home, she first called Xander's to tell him and Anya the news. Next, she called Tara, asking her to come. She paused before going to Spike's, hesitant to speak with him. She shook her head, deciding to tell him later. She made a long distance call to Giles in England, letting him know what was up. After she was done playing telephone, Buffy headed upstairs to check on Willow.
From outside the door, she heard Willow call out "Oz!...Please, I can't anymore!.too dangerous..." Buffy hurried inside. "No, no magic..Oz!....I stopped,... Tara...Buffy! behind you!...Anya I can't!...Xander, n-no..Oz, where are you?....magic bad...Oz.so much blood..O~" Willow was shaking and crying.
Buffy lightly shook Willow awake. "Willow, Willow! Wake up! It was a dream, you were dreaming. Its ok, everything's ok."
"No, everything's not ok! I saw- I saw.him,.it,..I~"
"Wait Willow, just take a deep breath and tell me what you were dreaming about." Buffy tried to get Willow to calm down.
"You, m-me, Xander, Anya, S-Spike, an.and Oz. He was there, and he wasn't all wolf-ie, he was normal. But there was a big bad .thing. Really big. I don't know what he looked like, but I could feel him, sense him. But..h-he liked something with minds. Reading them, looking into them, collecting them, I-I'm not sure what. He was hurting people..an-and there was so much..s-..so much blood! Just everywhere! Xander and Anya wanted me to do a spell, t-to make it all go away. But I couldn't, I-I wouldn't...I can't anymore. An-and Oz, h-he helped with something, he was there!"
"What did he help with Willow?"
"I don't know. I can't remember."
"We need to do some research. Try to find anything on a guy who likes minds, brains, decapitation, telepathic, anything. I'll call the rest of the gang, and get them over here. But, I want you to drink something hot. You're still shaking."
"Buffy.I just wanted to say... I'm sorry."
"Sorry for what, Will?"
"For being so wrapped up in myself. Being worried over my non-magic-ness, for still being sad over Oz. I should have gotten over him by now. But,.. I guess, .I mean,.I just.."
"You still love him, and that's ok. Part of me will always love Angel, but I can't do anything about it. I just have to try to go on. But no magic is still a big shock to you. It was such a big part of you, and to suddenly stop is hard. It will take time, but I know you can do it. Now, let's go downstairs."
"Ok."
They got up, and went to the kitchen. Buffy called the rest of the gang again while Willow boiled water for coffee. By the time the rest of the Scooby Gang got there, Buffy and Willow already had piles of books out and around them, each sipping hot chocolate with little marsh-mellows.
"So, what's new in the world of the big and bad?" Xander asked as he picked up a book.
"Well, Willow took a nap, and saw some guy who likes minds and brains." Buffy said, as Tara and Anya each sat down and picked up books.
"Likes, as in, to eat, or collect, or read?" Tara opened up a book and started to flip through it. "He liked to read them, and there was some collecting going on too." Willow took the last sip of her cocoa.
"Anya, do you know of any demon who's like that?" Buffy asked.
"There's about twenty kinds who like something to do with brains and/or mind reading. Did you see at all what he looked like?"
"No. I just felt him." Willow got up to rinse out her mug.
""Felt as in the touchy way, or the sense-y way?" Xander asked.
"Sense. I just sensed him. And he felt..seemed..bad."
"Well, lets get looking. If he's coming, we need to know everything possible about him. What are his strengths, weaknesses, what does he like about minds so much, and any ideas where he could be." Buffy handed Anya a book and got back to looking.
For the next three and a half hours, the gang poured over books, and didn't find much. They ate up two bags of chips, and were just about to take a break when Xander blurted out.
"Ok. I give up. Nothing in any of these books says stuff about a guy liking brains. I say it's time to call a man we all know and love who knows a lot more about this than we do." Xander sat back and stretched out his arms.
"I'm with Xander. If we don't know where to look, he might get here and we're totally unprepared." Anya got up to stretch her legs, and get the phone for Buffy.
"Well, we just can't give up! We'll find something son." Buffy also got up, but she walked to the window.
"Buffy, I think she may be right. I mean, no one knows where to find out about demons better than Giles." Willow said.
"But we can't just call him every time we're looking for something."
"Buffy, I'm with Xander too." Tara put in.
"Ok. So it's four to one, majority rules. If you call the G-man, I'll get us something every growing slayer, Wicca.um...ex-demon.ex-Wicca.and growing boy needs." Xander said standing up.
"I thing I speak for everyone here when I say huh!" Buffy responded to the quiet and puzzled stares that followed.
"Pizza! Everyone needs a good dosage of pizza right now." Xander got up to go and grabbed him coat.
"I'll go with him!" Anya got up quickly, and followed him out, grabbing her own coat.
"I guess I'll go call Giles. "Buffy went upstairs to her room and closed the door.
"Well, let's get out some plates and napkins. We don't know how long she'll be in there." Tara got up and walked to the kitchen with Willow following behind her.