Finished

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Sorry this is taking so long. I don't write much on the march break (****************************************************************)

They took turns singing as Lorne sat there and read their auras. Lorne just sat there for a few more seconds after Angel finished singing.

"Nope, nothing. You're all clear." Lorne said, as he gave them a smile.

"Ok, now tell us the other part of the text." Spike said.

"Well, the text also speaks of the balance of good and evil. Last year when Buffy released the power of the scythe, it hurt the balance really badly. You see, the scythe's power was really supposed to be for the slayers of each generation. There was supposed to be enough power to last until Armageddon. Since Buffy released all the power into this generation, the slayer line will fall." Wesley said, looking up from the book as he took a deep breath. They were silent, each lost in their own thoughts.

"How can we stop this?" Angel spoke up, breaking the silence that hung over the group.

"Well," Wesley said, taking a deep breath before answering, "We will have to sacrifice Buffy."

"WHAT!" Spike screamed, as he vamped out and grabbed Wesley by the collar. "I am not losing her again!"

"Spike, calm down and put him down." Buffy ordered as she patted his back. Spike looked at her in with his game face; his features soften as he looked into her eyes. He slipped out of his game face and dropped Wesley onto the couch roughly. Fred instantly checked if he was ok as Spike sat back down on his seat.

"Buffy, I can't lose you again." Spike said, head in his hands, trying hard not to cry.

"Spike, you won't. I'm sure that Wesley and Angel will figure something out." Buffy said as she wrapped her arms around him.

"Er Angel?" A voice came from the doorway. They all turned around to see Nina standing at the door holding a box.

"Oh hey, are those my cookies?" Angel asked as Nina placed the box on his desk.

"Yup, sorry it took that long. Harmony and I went to the bakery you told her to go to but it was closed so we had to go around town finding them." Nina said, giving him a smile. Angel returned a wry smile before turning back to the group.

"Wes, are you sure you translated the text correctly?" Angel asked, as he reached inside the box for a cookie.

"Yes, Fred scanned it on the computer and I double checked with my translator after. Buffy's blood will return the balance back to normal, which is the only way. I'm sorry Buffy. You will have to jump through a portal like you died the second time you died." Wesley said. Buffy's face was unreadable as she sat on Spike's lap while he held her tightly.

"This doesn't make sense, why does it need my blood? I mean, the second time I died, we had to keep Dawn AWAY from the portal. Why do you need my blood in the portal this time? What will the first do to stop this? " Buffy pressed on for details.

"The First will come after you; it will drain you till you die Buffy. Keep your blood and save it up to create its ultimate servant, partly demon, partly slayer. It will destroy the world and rule over the wasteland that it has created after." Wesley said.

"There must be some other way." Spike growled, eyes turning yellow, "I AM NOT LOSING HER AGAIN! YOU ALL DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT HURT ME TO SEE HER DIE AND COME BACK AFTER. YOU ALL DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR MESSING WITH!" He was standing up, fully vamped and glaring at Team Angel.

"Spike's right Wes, put the special ops on red alert. I need them to guard Buffy." Angel commanded as he too a bite out of his cookie, "This is War."

"Angel, don't you see! Either way, if Buffy isn't sacrificed, the world is doomed? The slayer line will fall after this generation, is that what you want to see when we're all dead?" Wesley asked.

"To hell with the world." Angel mumbled as he took a bite out of another cookie.

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"The time is near young one; soon, you shall be complete..." The first turned around to look over its balcony. "I can feel it, the time is near........"

"Master, one of your servants are here to see you........" Renee, the right hand woman of the first croaked, stepping aside to reveal....................

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