Tears formed in Willow's eyes. "Is she going to be okay? "
"I don't know. We can never predict when people will come out of these things. She's out of surgery, and we've moved her into ICU. I can take you back there, and you can stay with her as long as you like. Are you her mother? "
Willow blinked and let a few tears fall. "Yeah. "
The doctor stood up and Willow did as well. She followed him out of the waiting room, and toward the elevators.
Giles's Apartment
Buffy and Tara walked through the doorframe and entered Giles's apartment. The older Slayer stared at the door less doorframe and then to her Watcher who sat on the couch with a book open across his lap. "So you decided to take that off? "
"Well, actually Chris did. "Giles's responded.
"Where is everyone? "Tara asked.
Giles removed his glasses and closed the book. "Chris and Dawn are upstairs. Xander and Anya are...right there. "He pointed behind Buffy and Tara as Xander. Anya, Jenn and Amy entered the house.
"Where in the hell is your aspirin? "Jade yelled from somewhere down the hall.
Tara ran across the room at the sound of her daughter's voice. Buffy stared at Giles and frowned.
"So what's the plan? "Buffy asked.
Giles put his glasses back on his face "All right. Amy, if you could please go get Chris and Dawn. "
Am ducked behind Xander, and ran up the stairs. Giles stood from the couch and tan his fingers through his graying hair. Amy jogged back down the stairs and stood next to her mother. William, Jade, and Tara all emerged from the hallway. Dawn and Chris slowly descended down the stairs together.
"All right. Tonight we are going to get Crystal back. Amy and Chris have discovered where the God is hiding. We're going to move in hard and fast. Buffy, Amy, Tara, Jade, I need you guys on the front line. "He turned his attention to Tara and cleared his throat. "I know you don't think this is the best time for Jade to be using magic, but you two are the only ones we've got right now. In my copy of War Magic Throughout the Ages you should find the spells we'll need. "
Tara nodded. She knew Giles was right. The two witches quickly made their way across the room toward Giles's bookshelf.
Giles looked over at Buffy, Amy, and William. "You three need to prepare yourselves. Arm everyone else with weapons. "
Buffy and Amy moved as one toward the weapon chest.
Tara looked over at Jade who sat in an armchair with a large leather bound book open in her lap. "How's your leg? "
"Peachy. "Jade replied not even looking up from her book.
"You know, you could try to show a little emotion once in awhile. " Tara said selecting a book and sitting down on the floor next the bookshelf.
"And you could try to fuck my life up a little less, but I don't see you trying. "Jade stated coldly. She dug through her pocket for a lighter and her cigarettes.
Jade produced a crumpled pack of cigarettes and a green plastic lighter from her pocket.
"You're lucky you have sixty-seven stitches in your side, 'cause if you say something like that again, I'm going to kick your ass. "Tara stated flipping the page.
Jade stuck one of the cigarettes in her mouth and lit the end. " Whatever. "She stuffed the light and pack back into her pocket and continued to search through the book.
Glory's Apartment
Crystal sat in a red silk chair with her hands and feet tied together, and a gag in her mouth. Tears poured down her face as she silently wept. One of the scabby robed demons walked up to her and smiled.
"Don't worry little one. "She said in a hoarse tone. "There is no need to cry. The ceremony will be over in a few hours, and then you will feel no pain. "
Crystal felt more tears fall down her cheeks.
Glory entered the room wearing a black dress that came up three inches above her knees. "What's shakin kido? Are those knots too tight? "
Crystal nodded her head, and breathed in heavily through her nose.
Glory smiled. "Good. "She smacked one of the creatures in the back of the head and it fell forward slightly. "Go get the stuff for the ritual, and someone's brain to suck."
The closest male demon knelt down on his knees and bowed down. "Oh take mine slender glorious one. "
"I said I want a brain you nimrod. "Glory stated. "No go. "
The demon stood to his feet quickly, and shuffled out of the apartment. Glory walked across the plush white carpet and stood in front of Crystal.
"All right sweetheart. Why don't we take this gag out? Make you a little more comfortable before I slit your throat open. "Glory said slipping the gag out of Crystal's mouth.
"You son of a bitch! My aunt and cousin are gonna kick your ass! " Crystal shouted.
"The kid's got a mouth on her. "Glory dropped down to a squat until she was eye level with Crystal. "I think I kinda like you. Much feistier than that bitch you call mom. "
"Leave her out of this. "Crystal sneered.
Glory stood up and walked away. "Put the gag back on her. "
Three of the scabby demons moved toward Crystal with their hands stretched out.
Giles's Apartment
Amy tossed William a large battle-axe. She dug through the large wooden chest and pulled out a large, two-handed sword. "Now this is what I'm talking about. "
She smiled and started waving the sword around. Buffy ducked under the blade and frowned at her daughter. "We don't swing pointy weapons around in the house. "
"This is bullshit! "Jade shouted standing up. "You need to get over this damn fear of me going over the deep end! I'm not like mom! I know how to control myself! "
Jade stomped across the room and weaved through the people. Tara chased after her.
"Jade please- "
"Just shut the fuck up! There is nothing you can say to make my life any better. And since I'm on the verge of pissing you off, I mind as well speed up the process. I had Sex! With Darklyn! Right in my bed! Almost in the front seat of his car! "Jade yelled as she stormed out of the apartment.
Tara sighed, and ran her hands through her hair. The phone rang, and Anya ran over to pick it up. She grabbed the phone and placed it over her ear. "Hello? "
There was a slight pause, and then Anya looked over at Tara. "It's Willow. "
Tara sprinted over to Anya and grabbed the phone. She held it to her ear, and leaned into the desk. "Sweetie, what's wrong? "
There was a long pause, and tears welled up in her eyes. "What? "
Once more there was a pause and Tara hung the phone up. She sank down until she was sitting on the floor and held her face in her hands. Her back sank up and down as she sobbed. Buffy ran over to Tara and sank down next to her.
"Tara what's wrong? "The older Slayer asked.
Tara looked up and tried to force some of the tears from her eyes. " It's Sage. "
Buffy started to panic. "I-is she okay? "
Tara started crying again. "No. "
"Tara, what's wrong with Sage. "Buffy asked.
"She-she slipped into a coma. "
Buffy grabbed onto the witch and held onto her tightly. Tara cried hard on Buffy's shouldered.
Jenn felt tears start to well up in her own eyes. Amy looked over at her and frowned. She set the sword down and walked over to the younger teen. Jenn fell into her arms as she approached. Amy held onto Jenn tightly, and both girls sank down to their knees.
William stared at a crack in the wall in front of him. He wasn't sure how he should act. Part of him still loved her deeply, but the other half hated her with a fiery vengeance.
Buffy continued to hold onto Tara. She held her hand to the back of Tara's head, and rocked back and forth in a calming motion.
ICU
Willow sat in a chair beside the head of Sage's bed. She ran her fingers through Sage's soft strawberry blond hair, and stared at the bruised face of her daughter. An oxygen hose was stuck in her nose and wrapped around her ears. A large bruise covered most of the right side of her face, and there was a large cut above her left eyebrow. All Willow could do was stare. She couldn't remove her eyes from the broken body of her daughter.
A tear fell down Willow's cheek and she sat up further in her chair. She watched Sage's chest move up and down slowly, as the oxygen was pumped into her body by the hose. The monitors beeped at a regular pace letting Willow know that her daughter's heart was still working properly.
Willow's fingers continued to thread through Sage's hair. She sighed and looked at the lines move up and down on the monitors. A nurse walked in and stared at Willow, startled by her presence.
"Oh. You're still here. "The nurse stated.
"Yeah. "Willow replied.
"Um... Well. I hate to tell you this, but I'm going to have to ask you to leave. We're closing the ICU unit down for the night. No visitors. "
Willow looked saddened. "Oh. All right. Um...Will it be okay to come back tomorrow morning? "
"Yes. It should be back open by five. "The nurse said.
Willow stood from her chair and squeezed onto Sage's hand. "I'll be back tomorrow.
She sighed and quietly walked out of the room.
Giles's Apartment
Buffy sat next to Tara on the couch. Tara had her eyes closed and her head rested on Buffy's shoulder. The younger Slayer paced back and forth nervously.
Giles set his glasses down on his desk, and cleared his throat. "We cannot let something like this get in our way! I know that this is terribly upsetting, but we have to carry out the plan! "
"The plan? Giles, what plan? "Amy asked angrily. "Willow, Sage, and Jade wont help! We've only got me William, Tara, and my mom! What effect could we possibly have on a God? "
"With your negative attitude, we mind as well be going at her with a thumbtack and a feather! "Giles shouted back.
Dawn stood up from the chair she was sitting in and looked at everyone in the room. "Everybody knock it off! This is bullshit! My kid is out there probably getting her ass kicked, and we're here. Sitting. Debating on whether or not to go save her! "
Everyone hung their heads low, realizing how stupid they were. Dawn felt tears start to well up in her eyes.
"She's my little girl, and she's out there alone, and she's probably scared, and I'm not there to tell her that it's going to be okay. "
Chris walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her. Dawn turned around and buried her face into Chris's chest. He kept his hand over her back, holding her protectively.
Willow walked into the door less apartment, and stared at the group. "Hi guys. "
Tara jumped up at the sound of Willow's voice. She ran around Amy and raced toward Willow. The blond witch embraced her wife tightly, and rested her head on Willow's shoulder.
"Oh my God, baby. I was so worried. "She pushed away from Willow and stared her in the eyes. "How is she? "
"She's her. "Tears moistened Willow's eyes. "She's pretty banged up. They don't know when she's going to wake up. "
Tara pushed the tears from Willow's eyes. "If she's as stubborn as you, then she'll wake up in no time. "
Willow laughed slightly, and hugged Tara again. She pushed her away, and kissed her tenderly. "Where's Jade? "
"She left. "Tara stated.
"She left? "Willow repeated.
"Yeah. And she had sex with Darklyn. "
"WHAT? I'm going to kill her! "Willow shouted.
Jade walked through the front door carrying a grocery bag full of magical ingredients. "Kill who? "
"You! You're lucky I don't kick your ass! First you smoke. Fine I get that. Then you become obsessed with magic. We're helping you. But having sex is unacceptable! "Willow shouted.
Jade's eyes narrowed, causing the spike of her eyebrow ring to poke into her skin. "Like I said earlier. Don't talk to me. My life is fucked up. Don't make it worse. "
Willow walked toward her daughter. "You say that word one more time...I-I don't really know what I'll do, but you'll regret it. "
A small smile crept over Jade's face. "What word? It? No. How about me? No. That couldn't be it either. oh...FUCKED! "
Buffy stood from the couch. "All right. We can kick ass later. Right now we need to kick ass! "She looked over at Giles with a confused look on her face. "Did that make any kind of actual sense? "
Giles shook his head, and Buffy frowned. She picked up the large sword that Amy had set down earlier, and tossed it back to her daughter. " All right. We're going to move in hard and fast. Those of you using magic, start memorizing. "
Willow, Tara, and Jade all moved over to Giles's large collection of books. Buffy, William, Amy , Jenn, Giles, Dawn and Chris all moved toward the weapon chest. William popped the lid open and grabbed a crossbow. He reached back into the chest and pulled out a mace. Jenn grabbed onto the handle and smiled at William. He smiled back as she walked away.
Jade sat down in one of Giles's wooden chairs. Her leg scraped across the side and she winced as pain shot through her body.
Willow looked up at her from her position on the floor next to Tara. "Are you all right? "
"Why would you care? "Jade asked flipping her book open.
She reached into the pouch of her sweatshirt and pulled out her pack of cigarettes. Jade pulled one out and stuck it in her mouth. She grabbed onto her little green plastic lighter and lit the end. The tip grew a bright orange as she inhaled. Willow sighed and looked back down at her book.
"Come on guys. We're moving out. "Buffy stated.
Jade slammed her book closed and stood up from her chair. She threw the book down in the chair and took another drag from her cigarette. Both Willow and Tara stood up at the same time. They tossed their books on top of Jade's and the three of them walked over to the others who stood by the door less entrance to the house.
"Okay. Dawn Chris. You two go together. Giles, you, Anya, and Xander, take your car. Amy, William go get in the Jeep. Everyone else. Go with who you came with. "
Everyone filed out of the house and out into the parking lot. Willow walked over to her green Grand Am. She opened the door and climbed into the seat behind the steering wheel. Tara jumped into the seat next to her.
Jade stood outside the back door and took a long drag from the cigarette that she held between her lips. She threw it to the ground and smashed the end with the heel of her combat boot. She opened the back door and jumped into the backseat.
Willow pulled the shifter down into reverse and back out of the parking spot. She slammed on the brake as Buffy flew behind her. The yellow Jeep jumped over the curb and bounced into the road. Willow sighed and back the rest of the way out of her parking spot. She straightened the steering wheel out and put the car in drive. The car jerked forward and they pulled out into the road. She could see Giles 's car behind them and Dawn and Chris's SUV behind that.
Glory's Apartment
Crystal screamed as two of the scabby demons dragged her across the room. She threw all of her body weight down and kicked her legs around like a five year old having a temper tantrum. "Let me go! "
"Hey! Squirt! Calm down! "Glory shouted over the screaming child. " I'm going to kill you right now if you don't shut up! "
Crystal closed her mouth and glared at the God. The demons dragged her over to the front door. Glory grabbed onto a few ritualistic items and raced out the door.
Hospital, Sage's Mind
"Okay, this is weird. "Sage said as she stared up at the gray sky.
Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed.
"Jenn, where are you. "Sage asked to absolutely no one.
Strange trees grew out of the ground and an eerie fog rolled on the ground. "Jenn? William? Jade? Oh God! Xander's truck! He's g-going to kill me! "
She started back up and her back slammed into a trunk of one of the strange trees. Sage slumped down to the ground and brought her knees up to her chest. "Okay. I'm just g-going to sit here until I know w-what's going on. "
"I don't know. We can never predict when people will come out of these things. She's out of surgery, and we've moved her into ICU. I can take you back there, and you can stay with her as long as you like. Are you her mother? "
Willow blinked and let a few tears fall. "Yeah. "
The doctor stood up and Willow did as well. She followed him out of the waiting room, and toward the elevators.
Giles's Apartment
Buffy and Tara walked through the doorframe and entered Giles's apartment. The older Slayer stared at the door less doorframe and then to her Watcher who sat on the couch with a book open across his lap. "So you decided to take that off? "
"Well, actually Chris did. "Giles's responded.
"Where is everyone? "Tara asked.
Giles removed his glasses and closed the book. "Chris and Dawn are upstairs. Xander and Anya are...right there. "He pointed behind Buffy and Tara as Xander. Anya, Jenn and Amy entered the house.
"Where in the hell is your aspirin? "Jade yelled from somewhere down the hall.
Tara ran across the room at the sound of her daughter's voice. Buffy stared at Giles and frowned.
"So what's the plan? "Buffy asked.
Giles put his glasses back on his face "All right. Amy, if you could please go get Chris and Dawn. "
Am ducked behind Xander, and ran up the stairs. Giles stood from the couch and tan his fingers through his graying hair. Amy jogged back down the stairs and stood next to her mother. William, Jade, and Tara all emerged from the hallway. Dawn and Chris slowly descended down the stairs together.
"All right. Tonight we are going to get Crystal back. Amy and Chris have discovered where the God is hiding. We're going to move in hard and fast. Buffy, Amy, Tara, Jade, I need you guys on the front line. "He turned his attention to Tara and cleared his throat. "I know you don't think this is the best time for Jade to be using magic, but you two are the only ones we've got right now. In my copy of War Magic Throughout the Ages you should find the spells we'll need. "
Tara nodded. She knew Giles was right. The two witches quickly made their way across the room toward Giles's bookshelf.
Giles looked over at Buffy, Amy, and William. "You three need to prepare yourselves. Arm everyone else with weapons. "
Buffy and Amy moved as one toward the weapon chest.
Tara looked over at Jade who sat in an armchair with a large leather bound book open in her lap. "How's your leg? "
"Peachy. "Jade replied not even looking up from her book.
"You know, you could try to show a little emotion once in awhile. " Tara said selecting a book and sitting down on the floor next the bookshelf.
"And you could try to fuck my life up a little less, but I don't see you trying. "Jade stated coldly. She dug through her pocket for a lighter and her cigarettes.
Jade produced a crumpled pack of cigarettes and a green plastic lighter from her pocket.
"You're lucky you have sixty-seven stitches in your side, 'cause if you say something like that again, I'm going to kick your ass. "Tara stated flipping the page.
Jade stuck one of the cigarettes in her mouth and lit the end. " Whatever. "She stuffed the light and pack back into her pocket and continued to search through the book.
Glory's Apartment
Crystal sat in a red silk chair with her hands and feet tied together, and a gag in her mouth. Tears poured down her face as she silently wept. One of the scabby robed demons walked up to her and smiled.
"Don't worry little one. "She said in a hoarse tone. "There is no need to cry. The ceremony will be over in a few hours, and then you will feel no pain. "
Crystal felt more tears fall down her cheeks.
Glory entered the room wearing a black dress that came up three inches above her knees. "What's shakin kido? Are those knots too tight? "
Crystal nodded her head, and breathed in heavily through her nose.
Glory smiled. "Good. "She smacked one of the creatures in the back of the head and it fell forward slightly. "Go get the stuff for the ritual, and someone's brain to suck."
The closest male demon knelt down on his knees and bowed down. "Oh take mine slender glorious one. "
"I said I want a brain you nimrod. "Glory stated. "No go. "
The demon stood to his feet quickly, and shuffled out of the apartment. Glory walked across the plush white carpet and stood in front of Crystal.
"All right sweetheart. Why don't we take this gag out? Make you a little more comfortable before I slit your throat open. "Glory said slipping the gag out of Crystal's mouth.
"You son of a bitch! My aunt and cousin are gonna kick your ass! " Crystal shouted.
"The kid's got a mouth on her. "Glory dropped down to a squat until she was eye level with Crystal. "I think I kinda like you. Much feistier than that bitch you call mom. "
"Leave her out of this. "Crystal sneered.
Glory stood up and walked away. "Put the gag back on her. "
Three of the scabby demons moved toward Crystal with their hands stretched out.
Giles's Apartment
Amy tossed William a large battle-axe. She dug through the large wooden chest and pulled out a large, two-handed sword. "Now this is what I'm talking about. "
She smiled and started waving the sword around. Buffy ducked under the blade and frowned at her daughter. "We don't swing pointy weapons around in the house. "
"This is bullshit! "Jade shouted standing up. "You need to get over this damn fear of me going over the deep end! I'm not like mom! I know how to control myself! "
Jade stomped across the room and weaved through the people. Tara chased after her.
"Jade please- "
"Just shut the fuck up! There is nothing you can say to make my life any better. And since I'm on the verge of pissing you off, I mind as well speed up the process. I had Sex! With Darklyn! Right in my bed! Almost in the front seat of his car! "Jade yelled as she stormed out of the apartment.
Tara sighed, and ran her hands through her hair. The phone rang, and Anya ran over to pick it up. She grabbed the phone and placed it over her ear. "Hello? "
There was a slight pause, and then Anya looked over at Tara. "It's Willow. "
Tara sprinted over to Anya and grabbed the phone. She held it to her ear, and leaned into the desk. "Sweetie, what's wrong? "
There was a long pause, and tears welled up in her eyes. "What? "
Once more there was a pause and Tara hung the phone up. She sank down until she was sitting on the floor and held her face in her hands. Her back sank up and down as she sobbed. Buffy ran over to Tara and sank down next to her.
"Tara what's wrong? "The older Slayer asked.
Tara looked up and tried to force some of the tears from her eyes. " It's Sage. "
Buffy started to panic. "I-is she okay? "
Tara started crying again. "No. "
"Tara, what's wrong with Sage. "Buffy asked.
"She-she slipped into a coma. "
Buffy grabbed onto the witch and held onto her tightly. Tara cried hard on Buffy's shouldered.
Jenn felt tears start to well up in her own eyes. Amy looked over at her and frowned. She set the sword down and walked over to the younger teen. Jenn fell into her arms as she approached. Amy held onto Jenn tightly, and both girls sank down to their knees.
William stared at a crack in the wall in front of him. He wasn't sure how he should act. Part of him still loved her deeply, but the other half hated her with a fiery vengeance.
Buffy continued to hold onto Tara. She held her hand to the back of Tara's head, and rocked back and forth in a calming motion.
ICU
Willow sat in a chair beside the head of Sage's bed. She ran her fingers through Sage's soft strawberry blond hair, and stared at the bruised face of her daughter. An oxygen hose was stuck in her nose and wrapped around her ears. A large bruise covered most of the right side of her face, and there was a large cut above her left eyebrow. All Willow could do was stare. She couldn't remove her eyes from the broken body of her daughter.
A tear fell down Willow's cheek and she sat up further in her chair. She watched Sage's chest move up and down slowly, as the oxygen was pumped into her body by the hose. The monitors beeped at a regular pace letting Willow know that her daughter's heart was still working properly.
Willow's fingers continued to thread through Sage's hair. She sighed and looked at the lines move up and down on the monitors. A nurse walked in and stared at Willow, startled by her presence.
"Oh. You're still here. "The nurse stated.
"Yeah. "Willow replied.
"Um... Well. I hate to tell you this, but I'm going to have to ask you to leave. We're closing the ICU unit down for the night. No visitors. "
Willow looked saddened. "Oh. All right. Um...Will it be okay to come back tomorrow morning? "
"Yes. It should be back open by five. "The nurse said.
Willow stood from her chair and squeezed onto Sage's hand. "I'll be back tomorrow.
She sighed and quietly walked out of the room.
Giles's Apartment
Buffy sat next to Tara on the couch. Tara had her eyes closed and her head rested on Buffy's shoulder. The younger Slayer paced back and forth nervously.
Giles set his glasses down on his desk, and cleared his throat. "We cannot let something like this get in our way! I know that this is terribly upsetting, but we have to carry out the plan! "
"The plan? Giles, what plan? "Amy asked angrily. "Willow, Sage, and Jade wont help! We've only got me William, Tara, and my mom! What effect could we possibly have on a God? "
"With your negative attitude, we mind as well be going at her with a thumbtack and a feather! "Giles shouted back.
Dawn stood up from the chair she was sitting in and looked at everyone in the room. "Everybody knock it off! This is bullshit! My kid is out there probably getting her ass kicked, and we're here. Sitting. Debating on whether or not to go save her! "
Everyone hung their heads low, realizing how stupid they were. Dawn felt tears start to well up in her eyes.
"She's my little girl, and she's out there alone, and she's probably scared, and I'm not there to tell her that it's going to be okay. "
Chris walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her. Dawn turned around and buried her face into Chris's chest. He kept his hand over her back, holding her protectively.
Willow walked into the door less apartment, and stared at the group. "Hi guys. "
Tara jumped up at the sound of Willow's voice. She ran around Amy and raced toward Willow. The blond witch embraced her wife tightly, and rested her head on Willow's shoulder.
"Oh my God, baby. I was so worried. "She pushed away from Willow and stared her in the eyes. "How is she? "
"She's her. "Tears moistened Willow's eyes. "She's pretty banged up. They don't know when she's going to wake up. "
Tara pushed the tears from Willow's eyes. "If she's as stubborn as you, then she'll wake up in no time. "
Willow laughed slightly, and hugged Tara again. She pushed her away, and kissed her tenderly. "Where's Jade? "
"She left. "Tara stated.
"She left? "Willow repeated.
"Yeah. And she had sex with Darklyn. "
"WHAT? I'm going to kill her! "Willow shouted.
Jade walked through the front door carrying a grocery bag full of magical ingredients. "Kill who? "
"You! You're lucky I don't kick your ass! First you smoke. Fine I get that. Then you become obsessed with magic. We're helping you. But having sex is unacceptable! "Willow shouted.
Jade's eyes narrowed, causing the spike of her eyebrow ring to poke into her skin. "Like I said earlier. Don't talk to me. My life is fucked up. Don't make it worse. "
Willow walked toward her daughter. "You say that word one more time...I-I don't really know what I'll do, but you'll regret it. "
A small smile crept over Jade's face. "What word? It? No. How about me? No. That couldn't be it either. oh...FUCKED! "
Buffy stood from the couch. "All right. We can kick ass later. Right now we need to kick ass! "She looked over at Giles with a confused look on her face. "Did that make any kind of actual sense? "
Giles shook his head, and Buffy frowned. She picked up the large sword that Amy had set down earlier, and tossed it back to her daughter. " All right. We're going to move in hard and fast. Those of you using magic, start memorizing. "
Willow, Tara, and Jade all moved over to Giles's large collection of books. Buffy, William, Amy , Jenn, Giles, Dawn and Chris all moved toward the weapon chest. William popped the lid open and grabbed a crossbow. He reached back into the chest and pulled out a mace. Jenn grabbed onto the handle and smiled at William. He smiled back as she walked away.
Jade sat down in one of Giles's wooden chairs. Her leg scraped across the side and she winced as pain shot through her body.
Willow looked up at her from her position on the floor next to Tara. "Are you all right? "
"Why would you care? "Jade asked flipping her book open.
She reached into the pouch of her sweatshirt and pulled out her pack of cigarettes. Jade pulled one out and stuck it in her mouth. She grabbed onto her little green plastic lighter and lit the end. The tip grew a bright orange as she inhaled. Willow sighed and looked back down at her book.
"Come on guys. We're moving out. "Buffy stated.
Jade slammed her book closed and stood up from her chair. She threw the book down in the chair and took another drag from her cigarette. Both Willow and Tara stood up at the same time. They tossed their books on top of Jade's and the three of them walked over to the others who stood by the door less entrance to the house.
"Okay. Dawn Chris. You two go together. Giles, you, Anya, and Xander, take your car. Amy, William go get in the Jeep. Everyone else. Go with who you came with. "
Everyone filed out of the house and out into the parking lot. Willow walked over to her green Grand Am. She opened the door and climbed into the seat behind the steering wheel. Tara jumped into the seat next to her.
Jade stood outside the back door and took a long drag from the cigarette that she held between her lips. She threw it to the ground and smashed the end with the heel of her combat boot. She opened the back door and jumped into the backseat.
Willow pulled the shifter down into reverse and back out of the parking spot. She slammed on the brake as Buffy flew behind her. The yellow Jeep jumped over the curb and bounced into the road. Willow sighed and back the rest of the way out of her parking spot. She straightened the steering wheel out and put the car in drive. The car jerked forward and they pulled out into the road. She could see Giles 's car behind them and Dawn and Chris's SUV behind that.
Glory's Apartment
Crystal screamed as two of the scabby demons dragged her across the room. She threw all of her body weight down and kicked her legs around like a five year old having a temper tantrum. "Let me go! "
"Hey! Squirt! Calm down! "Glory shouted over the screaming child. " I'm going to kill you right now if you don't shut up! "
Crystal closed her mouth and glared at the God. The demons dragged her over to the front door. Glory grabbed onto a few ritualistic items and raced out the door.
Hospital, Sage's Mind
"Okay, this is weird. "Sage said as she stared up at the gray sky.
Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed.
"Jenn, where are you. "Sage asked to absolutely no one.
Strange trees grew out of the ground and an eerie fog rolled on the ground. "Jenn? William? Jade? Oh God! Xander's truck! He's g-going to kill me! "
She started back up and her back slammed into a trunk of one of the strange trees. Sage slumped down to the ground and brought her knees up to her chest. "Okay. I'm just g-going to sit here until I know w-what's going on. "