Hey, everyone, sorry for taking so long writing this. Writer's block and all. The usual disclaimers apply. Read and review, please. Thank you.

At the Summers' household...

Buffy: (slowly turning the front door's knob)

Spike: (impatient, he pushes Buffy out of the way)

Buffy: ...ow...!

Spike opens the front door and starts to enter when a mystical wall stops him.

Buffy: Ha...ha...ha...!

Buffy walks around Spike, going inside her home. She starts to go upstairs when she is stopped by Spike's voice.

Spike: (tears welling up in his eyes) I know you don't love me. But that doesn't matter because you treat me like a man. Someday, I'll 'ave you.

Buffy: (exaggerated eye roll) What...ever...Spike...come...in...

Spike: Thanks. So, umm, the weapons?

Buffy: Over...there...

Spike walks into the living room, bending down to the weapons' chest. As Buffy makes her way upstairs, she decides to say something to Spike.

Buffy: Spike...you...know...not...

Spike: (grabs a short sword from the chest)

Buffy: ...all...of...us...

Spike: (lights a cigarette and smokes it)

Buffy: ...will...make...it...

Spike: (on his second cigarette) Yeah, I know. But I'll be your knight in shining armor. (dons a knight's armor) Literally.

Buffy: I'll...need...you...to...protect...Dawn...

Spike: With my life. I swear on my mother's grave.

At the Magic Box...

Willow: (tenderly stroking Tara's cheek) Lead the way, luv, I mean, Tara.

Tara: (happily skips out of the Magic Box, singing) To Glory's Tower we go! Three piggies went to the market...

Buffy: Let's...go...remember...no...one...comes...near...Dawn...!

Buffy turns around, her hair rippling in the wind. She is holding a sword behind her neck, her arms resting on it. The Scooby Gang follows her, falling a few steps behind. The scene looks strangely familiar. They leave the Magic Box into the afternoon's sun, walking at a snail's pace. Spike is holding a blanket over his head, shielding himself from the sun's harmful rays.

Giles: The world is doomed! (sips on a cup of tea)

Spike: We get it, luv.

Anya: Xander, did you remember to bring along an extra guest?

Xander: ...

Wah, wah, wah, wah...

Xander: Yeah, I did.

By the time the Scooby Gang arrives at Glory's Tower, the sun is down. They look upon the poorly constructed tower with awe.

Anya: Hey, that plank... I think that's where your sister is supposed to die.

Xander: Ahn! (runs over to a wall and pounds a nail into it)

The Scooby Gang walks on the construction ground, looking around.

Giles: The world is definitely doomed.

Anya: You said that about six times now.

A growl can be heard coming from the opposite direction of Buffy's.

Glory: You! What are you doing here?! (grabbing Tara by her shoulder)

Willow: Getting back what's hers. (places both of her hands on Glory and Tara's heads)

Staggering back, Glory stumbles over a cement block, falling on her behind.

Glory: I'm hungry...that bitch took my...

Wah, wah, wah, wah...

Glory: (taken aback) What's that sound?

Buffy: (stiffly moving towards Glory) It could be this Dagon Sphere. Initating Program 1478. Please catch. (tosses the sphere at Glory)

Glory: (catches the sphere, groaning painfully) You...stupid...bitch...! (crushes the sphere)

TBC... Review, please. My life depends on your reviews. ;)