Willow screamed as Gallyida grabbed Willow's wrist. "Now, now, Edith." Gallyida spat as she slapped Willow across the face. "I'll have none of that." Gallyida suddenly stopped as she looked over at a growling Spike.
"Edith, what are you doing?" He asked Gallyida sadly. The sprite just smiled evilly at Spike. His eyes flashed gold. "I want my princess. I want her now!" Spike screamed, causing Gallyida to drop Willow and cover her ears.
"Fool." Gallyida spat as she stalked over to Spike. Suddenly Gallyida stopped, and smiled cruelly at Spike. "Fine, vampire, you can have you're princess, but I get your Edith."
Spike screamed as a flash of bright light filled the dark void. When the light was gone, Drusilla stood in the spot previously occupied by Gallyida. "Spike." Drusilla cried out as she ran over to the screaming vampire. "Shh, baby." Drusilla said softly as she gathered him into her arms. "Everything is going to be fine, pet, I swear."
As Drusilla's soothing words washed over him, he stopped screaming and looked at Drusilla. "Princess." He smiled and lovingly stroked her face. "Bad Edith told me you were coming. Then she took Good Edith and the stars won't stop screaming." He buried his head in Drusilla's shoulder.
'Fool.' The stars screamed. 'You let Gallyida leave. Blood will flow. Gallyida will drink from all you hold dear. The stars will crumble and die. We will die. All that is balanced will crumble. Gold will rain from Hell and angels will fall out of heaven. Fire is coming. Fire. Fire. Fire. Fire.'
"No! No!" Spike cried as he pushed away from Drusilla and began to rock back and forth in pain.
"William?" Drusilla asked softly as she gathered Spike back into her arms. "Everything is going to be fine. Just tell me where we are."
Spike shook his head wildly from side to side. "Don't know. Stars don't know. Can't help us. All will die. We will live. Daddy will die. Good Edith will die. The Knight will die with his cheerleader princess. Even the yucky slayer will die."
Drusilla gently kissed Spike. "Can you ask the stars to send us back?" Spike shook his head. "For me?" Drusilla added. Spike nodded slowly and closed his eyes.
"Where did Drusilla go?" Buffy asked frantically looking around. "Where did Willow go?" Buffy looked at Angel wide-eyed. Suddenly the couple ran down the stairs and into the back bedroom.
"Dru? Willow?" Angel called out. Both Buffy and Angel screeched to a stop as they entered the room. In front of the bed Xander laid on stood a young girl no older than twelve with long, curly chestnut brown hair hanging to her waist. At her feet lay Willow in a heap. The girl reached out and gently touched Xander's face.
"Who the hell are you and what the hell do you think you are doing?" Buffy yelled at the girl as soon as she had fallen out of her stupor. The girl smiled evilly and for the first time looked at Angel and Buffy. The slayer gasped in horror. The girl's face was rotting and worms slithered through the decay. Angel unconsciously wrapped his arms around Buffy's waist and she leaned into him.
"What you don't love Miss Edith?" Gallyida scoffed as she took a step towards Angel and Buffy. Suddenly she fell to the ground, as two beings fell on top of her. Gallyida threw them off of her and stood up. She recoiled in horror as she saw who was standing before her. "No, this can't be. I trapped you up there."
Drusilla smiled maliciously at Gallyida. "What can I say, I couldn't wait to see you again."
Spike looked at Drusilla and stood up slowly. "The darkness is coming into the light at twelve tonight. Death is coming are you ready? Pretty blood comes down in waves. Pretty pretty crimson blood swooping heaven. She won't be ready when it comes. Plans always fail. Don't listen to the bunnies. Death is coming are you ready? Gallyida is coming. You won't be ready when she kills you. Fire is gold. It will save all Angels. Fire is water to those who cannot drown." He sang eerily.
Suddenly, Drusilla's eyes widened in realization as she looked across the room to the small clock. '5 minutes to twelve. She isn't corporeal to those who haven't fallen out of heaven, and can only be killed at midnight. I know how to kill her.'
"Edith, what are you doing?" He asked Gallyida sadly. The sprite just smiled evilly at Spike. His eyes flashed gold. "I want my princess. I want her now!" Spike screamed, causing Gallyida to drop Willow and cover her ears.
"Fool." Gallyida spat as she stalked over to Spike. Suddenly Gallyida stopped, and smiled cruelly at Spike. "Fine, vampire, you can have you're princess, but I get your Edith."
Spike screamed as a flash of bright light filled the dark void. When the light was gone, Drusilla stood in the spot previously occupied by Gallyida. "Spike." Drusilla cried out as she ran over to the screaming vampire. "Shh, baby." Drusilla said softly as she gathered him into her arms. "Everything is going to be fine, pet, I swear."
As Drusilla's soothing words washed over him, he stopped screaming and looked at Drusilla. "Princess." He smiled and lovingly stroked her face. "Bad Edith told me you were coming. Then she took Good Edith and the stars won't stop screaming." He buried his head in Drusilla's shoulder.
'Fool.' The stars screamed. 'You let Gallyida leave. Blood will flow. Gallyida will drink from all you hold dear. The stars will crumble and die. We will die. All that is balanced will crumble. Gold will rain from Hell and angels will fall out of heaven. Fire is coming. Fire. Fire. Fire. Fire.'
"No! No!" Spike cried as he pushed away from Drusilla and began to rock back and forth in pain.
"William?" Drusilla asked softly as she gathered Spike back into her arms. "Everything is going to be fine. Just tell me where we are."
Spike shook his head wildly from side to side. "Don't know. Stars don't know. Can't help us. All will die. We will live. Daddy will die. Good Edith will die. The Knight will die with his cheerleader princess. Even the yucky slayer will die."
Drusilla gently kissed Spike. "Can you ask the stars to send us back?" Spike shook his head. "For me?" Drusilla added. Spike nodded slowly and closed his eyes.
"Where did Drusilla go?" Buffy asked frantically looking around. "Where did Willow go?" Buffy looked at Angel wide-eyed. Suddenly the couple ran down the stairs and into the back bedroom.
"Dru? Willow?" Angel called out. Both Buffy and Angel screeched to a stop as they entered the room. In front of the bed Xander laid on stood a young girl no older than twelve with long, curly chestnut brown hair hanging to her waist. At her feet lay Willow in a heap. The girl reached out and gently touched Xander's face.
"Who the hell are you and what the hell do you think you are doing?" Buffy yelled at the girl as soon as she had fallen out of her stupor. The girl smiled evilly and for the first time looked at Angel and Buffy. The slayer gasped in horror. The girl's face was rotting and worms slithered through the decay. Angel unconsciously wrapped his arms around Buffy's waist and she leaned into him.
"What you don't love Miss Edith?" Gallyida scoffed as she took a step towards Angel and Buffy. Suddenly she fell to the ground, as two beings fell on top of her. Gallyida threw them off of her and stood up. She recoiled in horror as she saw who was standing before her. "No, this can't be. I trapped you up there."
Drusilla smiled maliciously at Gallyida. "What can I say, I couldn't wait to see you again."
Spike looked at Drusilla and stood up slowly. "The darkness is coming into the light at twelve tonight. Death is coming are you ready? Pretty blood comes down in waves. Pretty pretty crimson blood swooping heaven. She won't be ready when it comes. Plans always fail. Don't listen to the bunnies. Death is coming are you ready? Gallyida is coming. You won't be ready when she kills you. Fire is gold. It will save all Angels. Fire is water to those who cannot drown." He sang eerily.
Suddenly, Drusilla's eyes widened in realization as she looked across the room to the small clock. '5 minutes to twelve. She isn't corporeal to those who haven't fallen out of heaven, and can only be killed at midnight. I know how to kill her.'