Outskirts of Town
There was a loud crackling noise as Jade popped up with Jenn unconscious in her arms. She stared at the large abandoned building that stood in front of her and smiled. "This will do. "
She took a few steps and looked down at the teen in her arms. "What am I doing? " Jade dropped Jenn to the to the dirt ground and watched the dust swirl up. She raised her hand and watched as Jenn slowly floated from the ground.
The teen floated in front of Jade as she walked. Jade pushed the door open and looked around the large, dark room. A single folding chair sat propped up against the wall.
"That will have to work. "She flicked her hand and the chair jumped away from the wall. It quickly unfolded itself and Jade flicked her hand again, sending Jenn over to the chair. The chair rocked back slightly as Jenn was thrown into it.
"Rope. "Jade stated.
A shiny mystical rope quickly wrapped itself around Jenn, tying her to the chair.
Jade smiled. "Ectivious Tortoious. "
A large table equipped with a variety of torture objects appeared beside her. Jade's smiled grew larger. She walked over to the table and eyed the objects. She picked up a long metal rod with a pointed end and admired its sharpness. Her gaze quickly shifted over to Jenn who sat unconscious in her chair.
"Well, its not going to be any fun if she's going to stay asleep. " Jade walked over to Jenn and slapped her hand across her face. "Wake up damn it! "
Jenn's hand rolled over to the side. Jade brought her hand back and slapped Jenn again. Jenn groaned as her eyes slowly started to open.
"Finally. "Jade breathed.
Jade crouched down so that she was eye level with Jenn. "Morning sunshine. "
Jenn's eyes shot open. "Let me go. "
Jade smiled and thought for a second. "Um...No. "
"Let me go damn it! "Jenn shouted rocking back and forth in her chair.
Jade tossed her torture object up and down in her hand. She flicked her wrist and Jenn's mouth was quickly covered with an invisible substance. "That's enough out of you. Ignite. "
A small flame erupted from nothing on the floor. Jade rolled the end of the metal spear in the fire. Jenn's eyes grew wide, and she tried to scream through the substance covering her mouth. Jade smiled.
Factory
Buffy swore under her breath, as she spun around and blocked Glory's attack with her sword. She swung the sword up only for Glory to shove her battle-axe in front of it. Buffy watched William stand to his feet and run up to Glory from behind. William dove for Glory's knees and Buffy stepped out of the way so that she wouldn't get clobbered when the God fell.
Both William and Glory fell to the ground. The battle-axe flew out of Glory's hand and Buffy caught it. William stood up quickly, and Buffy tossed him the battle-axe. He caught it and swirled it around in his hands.
He watched as Glory stood to her feet slowly. "Come on. Are you getting tired? "
"Not even close. "Glory said standing up.
She kicked outward at Buffy and swung back around with her other arm at William. Both of them fell to the ground. Glory looked over to see Tara with her hands pressed down on Amy's stomach whispering something quietly. She started walking toward them.
Buffy kicked out with her leg, tripping Glory and causing her to fall flat on her face. Buffy brought her hands up be her ears, and flipped back up into a standing position. She stomped her foot down on one of Glory's outreached hands and felt bones break. Glory screamed and grabbed onto Buffy's leg. She pulled it out from underneath the Slayer making her lose her balance. Buffy fell to the ground with a loud grunt.
William stood to his feet and raised his battle-axe high into the air. He brought it down quickly and it landed between Glory's shoulder blades. Glory screamed loudly and kicked back with her left foot. It caught William in the face, and sent him flying backward. Glory reached around with her arm and pulled the blade from her back. She swung it at Buffy who still sat on the ground. Buffy jumped up quickly without using her hands and rolled off to the side.
Glory stood to her feet, and cringed at the pain in her back. She walked toward Tara and Amy with the axe raised. Buffy stood to her feet and grabbed onto the sword that she had lost during her tumble.
"Hey Glory! "Buffy shouted.
The God turned around, and Buffy threw the sword. Glory grunted as it pierced her chest.
"I thought you might want that back. "
Glory stumbled backward and pulled the sword from her chest. "Did you actually think that, that would kill me? "
"No. "Buffy stated. "But she will. "
Buffy pointed over Glory's head at Tara who stood to her feet with her head hung. She spoke quickly in some foreign language that Buffy didn't even recognize. Tara raised her head to reveal her eyes, which now glowed a bright green. She opened her mouth, but only one word came out. " Obliteration. "
Glory felt her insides start to heat up. She screamed as her skin started to bubble, and smoke. Tara, William, and Buffy all watched as the God went up in smoke. Almost literally.
Buffy ran toward her daughter who lay on the floor behind Tara. She dropped down to her knees and slapped Amy across the face. "Sweetie, wake up. "
Amy's eyes rolled back open. "Mom? "
Buffy nodded her head. "It's me. "
"I hurt. "Amy stated.
Buffy smiled. "I know. "
Tara quickly pulled the gag out of Crystal's mouth and finished untying her. Crystal fell into Tara's arms and sobbed. Tara held the young child against her body. William squatted down next to Amy, and carefully picked her up.
He looked down at her as she stood up. "Next time you'll listen wont you? "
"Definitely. "Amy said resting her head on her brother's chest.
Tara picked Crystal up and watched Buffy collect the weapons. The five of them made their way out of the room, down the stairs, and out to the car.
William sat in the back with Amy's head rested in his lap. Crystal sat on Tara's lap, snuggled up as close to the witch as she could get. Tara ran her hand over Crystal's slightly knotty hair.
Sage's Mind
Sage looked up at the large beast. "So h-how did you get here? "
"Well, I was in this bar near Westbury when this young lady approached me. I started talking to her and the next thing you know, she started beating me up. So I tried to reason with her but she just kept on hitting me. The next thing that happened, I was on the floor, and she shoved this odd looking dagger into my chest. Everything went black. When I woke up, I was here. "The demon explained.
"Great. So now I'm t-trapped in some dimension with a dead demon. " Sage stuttered.
The two of them continued walking through the dense forest full of the strange looking trees. Sage took a large step and tripped over a log. She felt the large demon grab onto the back of her shirt with two fingers, before she hit the ground. He stood her back up and she looked up at him and smiled.
"Thanks. "Sage said and continued walking.
"You're welcome. "The demon replied flashing her a toothy grin. " Would you like to sit on my shoulder? That way you will not fall as much. "
Sage thought for a second. "S-sure. "
The demon lowered his massive hand to the ground and allowed Sage to climb onto it. The demon lifted her back up and placed her on his shoulder. She sat down on his orangey skin and looked down. The trees looked even funnier from such a great height.
"It's a g-good thing I'm not afraid of heights. "Sage stated.
Giles's Apartment
Anya burst through the front door panting slightly, and her hair blown back. "Jade took Jenn. "
"What? "Giles asked from his sitting position at the desk.
"Jade took Jenn! Took her. As in Jenn's gone. "She pointed over at Willow who sat next to Xander on the couch. "And it's all your fault! "
Willow pointed at herself. "My fault? How is this my fault? "
"You can't control your damn kid! "Anya shouted. "None of this would have happened if you could have kept Jade under control!
Chris jumped up and stood between the two women. "Okay. Whoa. Calm down."
Giles stood up and walked toward Anya. "Are you certain that it was Jade who took Jenn? "
"Yeah! How could I not? I was right there! "She quickly turned her attention back to Willow. "If Jade does anything to Jenn, I'll kill her. "
"Hey, whoa now. "Xander stated standing up from the couch. "Lets stay away from the threats. "
He walked over to Anya and led her over into the far corner away from Willow. Willow glared at the ex-demon as she walked over to the coat rack.
"I'm going back to the hospital. "Willow stated angrily.
"Willow- "Giles started.
"I don't want to hear it. "Willow grabbed her coat and left the apartment.
Xander sat Anya down in a chair and squatted down in front of her. " This isn't Willow's fault. "
Anya let the tears that had built up behind her eyes fall. "I just want Jenn back. "
Xander hugged Anya tightly. Giles looked up to see William walk through the front door carrying Amy in his arms.
He ran over to them quickly. "Good heavens! What happened? "
"Don't touch her. She's fine. Just healing. "William said walking over to the couch.
Next, Buffy walked in carrying all of the weapons that they had taken with them. Tara walked in lastly carrying Crystal in her arms.
Dawn practically flew out of her chair at the sight of her daughter. Tara set Crystal down on the ground. Crystal ran toward her mom. Dawn enveloped her daughter in her arms.
Buffy set the weapons back into the chest. "Right. Glory's dead. Tara pretty much fried her. All we need to do right now is...Where's Jade? "
"She escaped, and took Jenn somewhere. "Giles said. "W-were not sure where she's taken her. "
"Well, this is just great. Don't we ever get a break? "Buffy asked.
"Where's Willow? "Tara asked out loud.
"She stormed off after a bit of a quarrel. She said she was going back to the hospital. "Giles said.
Tara sighed. "All right. Um... I'll go see if I can find her, and bring her back here."
"Buffy, William, Chris. Search town. See if you can find where Jade has taken Jenn. Xander, Anya, Dawn and I will continue the research. " Giles stated.
Tara looked at Giles. "Um... I just thought of something. If Willow took out car to the hospital, then, how am I supposed to go get her? "
Giles dug through his pocket and produced a key chain. He tossed them to Tara who caught them in mid air. "Take mine. "
"Thanks Giles. "Tara said as she jogged out of the apartment.
Hospital
Willow walked through the automatic doors that led into the lobby of the hospital. She looked around, and her eyes settled on the clock that hung on the wall behind the front desk. It read 4:50. She would have to wait ten minutes if she wanted to go back and see Sage.
She walked through the deserted lobby and entered the mostly empty waiting room. Only two other people sat in the room beside Willow. Willow took a seat over in the far corner and crossed her legs. She fixed her skirt so that it wouldn't get wrinkled, and grabbed a magazine off of the table next to her.
The table lamp let off a soft glow that made the room seem fairly comfortable. Willow's foot bounced up and down as she flipped through the magazine. The clock chimed five times and Willow looked up from the magazine. It's five o'clock all ready?
Willow set her magazine down, and stood to her feet. She quickly walked out of the waiting room and toward the elevators.
Factory, Outside of Town
Jenn's scream echoed through the building. She panted heavily and tears rolled down her face. Jade smiled and tossed the hot metal poker across the room. She turned around and looked over the rest of the objects on the table. She picked up a very sharp looking dagger, and tossed it up and down in her hands.
"All right, Jenn. "Jade said turning around again. "I'm going to ask you a series of questions, and believe me when I tell you, a wrong answer will hurt your total. "
Jenn nodded her head and whined slightly.
Jade smiled. "Good. So first question..." She waved her hand making the magical gag disappear from Jenn's mouth. "Why did you kiss Sage? "
Tears poured out of Jenn's eyes from the pain that had been caused by previous injuries. "I love her. "
Jade positioned the knife in her hand until it felt just right. Her fist plummeted downward and she shoved the blade into Jenn's upper thigh. " Wrong answer. "
Jenn screamed as the dagger pierced through her skin. Blood started to soak through her jeans around the blade. Jade grabbed for another dagger on the table. She tossed it up and down in her hand again.
"Why did you kiss Sage? "Jade asked again.
"Because I love her. "Jenn said again.
Jade took the knife and shoved it through Jenn's other thigh. "I'm running out of limbs here! Tell me why you kissed her damn it! "
"Because I love her! "Jenn yelled.
Jade took the knife and shoved it through Jenn's left bicep. Jenn squeezed her eyes together tightly. Tears poured out of her eyes and left moist trials down her face. Blood poured out of her wounds continuously.
Jade grabbed onto one last knife and grabbed onto Jenn's hair. She pulled Jenn's head back and pressed the blade against her neck. Jenn cried as she tried to breathe with the knife pressed against her throat. Her breaths were short and quick.
Jade stared down at the terrified look on the younger teen's face. " Why did you kiss her? "
Jenn didn't answer. Jade shook her and pressed the blade closer to Jenn's throat. "Because I-I love her. "
Jade sighed and threw the knife to the ground. "This is going no where! "
She let go of Jenn's hair and let the teen return to her normal sitting position. Jade ran her fingers through her hair. Jenn squeezed her eyes together again as pain exploded through both of her legs and her arms. Blood now soaked both of her pant legs, and the sleeve of her blue windbreaker.
Hospital
Willow sat next to Sage in the same leather chair as she did a few hours ago. She held Sage's hand in her own and stared at her bruised face. Willow could hear the door open, and then someone close it behind them. She chose to ignore it.
Tara walked around the corner and stared at her daughter and wife. She slowly walked over to Willow and squatted down beside her. " Sweetie...Willow come on. Talk to me. "
Tears started to form in Willow's eyes. She blinked and let them fall down her cheeks. "It's my fault. "
Tara grabbed onto Willow's hand and looked up at her. "What's your fault? "
"All of this. "Willow said letting more tears fall.
Tara stood up and pulled Willow out of her chair. "Willow, listen to me. None of this is your fault. "
"Yes it is. I-I let Jade do that spell. I shouldn't have. "Willow said looking down at the floor.
Tara grabbed onto Willow's chin and forced her to look at her. "Hey. I'm the one who stopped you from stopping her. So if it's anybody's fault, it's mine. "
Willow let the tears fall freely and Tara wrapped her arms around the red headed witch's body. Willow rested her head on Tara's shoulder and sobbed heavily. Tara ran her hand over Willow's hair.
"It's not your fault. "Tara whispered into Willow's ear.
She kissed the top of Willow's hand and continued to hold onto her.
Somewhere Down Town
"Okay. If I were a psycho crazy bitch where would I be hiding? " William asked as they past by some of the older buildings that were on the outer area of town.
Chris looked over at William. "No. If I were a crazy psycho bitch who has taken someone hostage, where would I be hiding? Two totally different minds. "
There was a loud scream, and Buffy pointed to the building that it had come from. The scream definitely belonged to Jenn. "I'm thinking there. "
The three of them took off running toward the building. Buffy was the first to reach the building, then William who was closely followed by Chris. The Slayer pivoted her hip and sent a high kick to the steel door. It swung open and the three of them ran in.
Jade spun around to see them standing in front of the door. She held a pair of bloody scissors in her hands and her eyes grew large. Jade dropped the scissors and snapped her fingers. She was gone.
Buffy, Chris, and William ran toward Jenn who's face was now bloodied. Two of the knives had been removed. Only the one stuck in her right thigh remained, Buffy grabbed onto the handle and slowly started to pull it out. Jenn's eyes grew wide, and she suddenly became more alert. Chris squatted down in front of her.
Jenn's eyes slowly started to close. Chris tapped his hand on Jenn's left cheek. "Hey. Stay awake. "
William tried to free her from her magical bonds. He grabbed onto the shiny blue rope, and planted his feet firmly on the floor. William threw all of his body weight back, holding onto the rope. He let go of the rope and stared at Buffy.
"It's not going to budge. "William stated.
Buffy looked down at the bloody knife that she had just pulled out of Jenn's leg. She squatted down and examined the rope. It certainly didn't look very strong, but it was magical. Buffy placed the blade against it, and it bounced off.
"We're going to have to take her back like this. Maybe Will or Tara can do something. "Buffy stated.
Chris looked the rope over. "What's this sparkly stuff? "
"Probably an optical fiber of some kind. "William stated. "Sage used it a lot. Has something to do with eyes. Kind of gross if you ask me. Why? "
Chris dug into the his pants pocket. He pulled out a small canister that looked like a miniature bottle of spray paint. He removed the top and placed his finger on the press down top. He looked up and Jenn and smiled. "I'm sorry if this stings. "
Chris pressed down on the button and a liquid like substance shot out. It hit the rope and the rope started to dissolve.
"What is that? "William asked.
"Pepper Spray. "Chris replied.
"What made you think of that? "Buffy asked.
"Well, pepper spray, eyes. I don't know. It was just a spur of the moment idea. "Chris shook the can and sprayed it again. The rope snapped and disappeared.
Jenn fell out of the chair and Chris caught her. He looked up at Buffy as he stood up with the teen in his arms. "We've got to her back to Giles's. "
They ran quickly out of the building leaving everything else behind.
There was a loud crackling noise as Jade popped up with Jenn unconscious in her arms. She stared at the large abandoned building that stood in front of her and smiled. "This will do. "
She took a few steps and looked down at the teen in her arms. "What am I doing? " Jade dropped Jenn to the to the dirt ground and watched the dust swirl up. She raised her hand and watched as Jenn slowly floated from the ground.
The teen floated in front of Jade as she walked. Jade pushed the door open and looked around the large, dark room. A single folding chair sat propped up against the wall.
"That will have to work. "She flicked her hand and the chair jumped away from the wall. It quickly unfolded itself and Jade flicked her hand again, sending Jenn over to the chair. The chair rocked back slightly as Jenn was thrown into it.
"Rope. "Jade stated.
A shiny mystical rope quickly wrapped itself around Jenn, tying her to the chair.
Jade smiled. "Ectivious Tortoious. "
A large table equipped with a variety of torture objects appeared beside her. Jade's smiled grew larger. She walked over to the table and eyed the objects. She picked up a long metal rod with a pointed end and admired its sharpness. Her gaze quickly shifted over to Jenn who sat unconscious in her chair.
"Well, its not going to be any fun if she's going to stay asleep. " Jade walked over to Jenn and slapped her hand across her face. "Wake up damn it! "
Jenn's hand rolled over to the side. Jade brought her hand back and slapped Jenn again. Jenn groaned as her eyes slowly started to open.
"Finally. "Jade breathed.
Jade crouched down so that she was eye level with Jenn. "Morning sunshine. "
Jenn's eyes shot open. "Let me go. "
Jade smiled and thought for a second. "Um...No. "
"Let me go damn it! "Jenn shouted rocking back and forth in her chair.
Jade tossed her torture object up and down in her hand. She flicked her wrist and Jenn's mouth was quickly covered with an invisible substance. "That's enough out of you. Ignite. "
A small flame erupted from nothing on the floor. Jade rolled the end of the metal spear in the fire. Jenn's eyes grew wide, and she tried to scream through the substance covering her mouth. Jade smiled.
Factory
Buffy swore under her breath, as she spun around and blocked Glory's attack with her sword. She swung the sword up only for Glory to shove her battle-axe in front of it. Buffy watched William stand to his feet and run up to Glory from behind. William dove for Glory's knees and Buffy stepped out of the way so that she wouldn't get clobbered when the God fell.
Both William and Glory fell to the ground. The battle-axe flew out of Glory's hand and Buffy caught it. William stood up quickly, and Buffy tossed him the battle-axe. He caught it and swirled it around in his hands.
He watched as Glory stood to her feet slowly. "Come on. Are you getting tired? "
"Not even close. "Glory said standing up.
She kicked outward at Buffy and swung back around with her other arm at William. Both of them fell to the ground. Glory looked over to see Tara with her hands pressed down on Amy's stomach whispering something quietly. She started walking toward them.
Buffy kicked out with her leg, tripping Glory and causing her to fall flat on her face. Buffy brought her hands up be her ears, and flipped back up into a standing position. She stomped her foot down on one of Glory's outreached hands and felt bones break. Glory screamed and grabbed onto Buffy's leg. She pulled it out from underneath the Slayer making her lose her balance. Buffy fell to the ground with a loud grunt.
William stood to his feet and raised his battle-axe high into the air. He brought it down quickly and it landed between Glory's shoulder blades. Glory screamed loudly and kicked back with her left foot. It caught William in the face, and sent him flying backward. Glory reached around with her arm and pulled the blade from her back. She swung it at Buffy who still sat on the ground. Buffy jumped up quickly without using her hands and rolled off to the side.
Glory stood to her feet, and cringed at the pain in her back. She walked toward Tara and Amy with the axe raised. Buffy stood to her feet and grabbed onto the sword that she had lost during her tumble.
"Hey Glory! "Buffy shouted.
The God turned around, and Buffy threw the sword. Glory grunted as it pierced her chest.
"I thought you might want that back. "
Glory stumbled backward and pulled the sword from her chest. "Did you actually think that, that would kill me? "
"No. "Buffy stated. "But she will. "
Buffy pointed over Glory's head at Tara who stood to her feet with her head hung. She spoke quickly in some foreign language that Buffy didn't even recognize. Tara raised her head to reveal her eyes, which now glowed a bright green. She opened her mouth, but only one word came out. " Obliteration. "
Glory felt her insides start to heat up. She screamed as her skin started to bubble, and smoke. Tara, William, and Buffy all watched as the God went up in smoke. Almost literally.
Buffy ran toward her daughter who lay on the floor behind Tara. She dropped down to her knees and slapped Amy across the face. "Sweetie, wake up. "
Amy's eyes rolled back open. "Mom? "
Buffy nodded her head. "It's me. "
"I hurt. "Amy stated.
Buffy smiled. "I know. "
Tara quickly pulled the gag out of Crystal's mouth and finished untying her. Crystal fell into Tara's arms and sobbed. Tara held the young child against her body. William squatted down next to Amy, and carefully picked her up.
He looked down at her as she stood up. "Next time you'll listen wont you? "
"Definitely. "Amy said resting her head on her brother's chest.
Tara picked Crystal up and watched Buffy collect the weapons. The five of them made their way out of the room, down the stairs, and out to the car.
William sat in the back with Amy's head rested in his lap. Crystal sat on Tara's lap, snuggled up as close to the witch as she could get. Tara ran her hand over Crystal's slightly knotty hair.
Sage's Mind
Sage looked up at the large beast. "So h-how did you get here? "
"Well, I was in this bar near Westbury when this young lady approached me. I started talking to her and the next thing you know, she started beating me up. So I tried to reason with her but she just kept on hitting me. The next thing that happened, I was on the floor, and she shoved this odd looking dagger into my chest. Everything went black. When I woke up, I was here. "The demon explained.
"Great. So now I'm t-trapped in some dimension with a dead demon. " Sage stuttered.
The two of them continued walking through the dense forest full of the strange looking trees. Sage took a large step and tripped over a log. She felt the large demon grab onto the back of her shirt with two fingers, before she hit the ground. He stood her back up and she looked up at him and smiled.
"Thanks. "Sage said and continued walking.
"You're welcome. "The demon replied flashing her a toothy grin. " Would you like to sit on my shoulder? That way you will not fall as much. "
Sage thought for a second. "S-sure. "
The demon lowered his massive hand to the ground and allowed Sage to climb onto it. The demon lifted her back up and placed her on his shoulder. She sat down on his orangey skin and looked down. The trees looked even funnier from such a great height.
"It's a g-good thing I'm not afraid of heights. "Sage stated.
Giles's Apartment
Anya burst through the front door panting slightly, and her hair blown back. "Jade took Jenn. "
"What? "Giles asked from his sitting position at the desk.
"Jade took Jenn! Took her. As in Jenn's gone. "She pointed over at Willow who sat next to Xander on the couch. "And it's all your fault! "
Willow pointed at herself. "My fault? How is this my fault? "
"You can't control your damn kid! "Anya shouted. "None of this would have happened if you could have kept Jade under control!
Chris jumped up and stood between the two women. "Okay. Whoa. Calm down."
Giles stood up and walked toward Anya. "Are you certain that it was Jade who took Jenn? "
"Yeah! How could I not? I was right there! "She quickly turned her attention back to Willow. "If Jade does anything to Jenn, I'll kill her. "
"Hey, whoa now. "Xander stated standing up from the couch. "Lets stay away from the threats. "
He walked over to Anya and led her over into the far corner away from Willow. Willow glared at the ex-demon as she walked over to the coat rack.
"I'm going back to the hospital. "Willow stated angrily.
"Willow- "Giles started.
"I don't want to hear it. "Willow grabbed her coat and left the apartment.
Xander sat Anya down in a chair and squatted down in front of her. " This isn't Willow's fault. "
Anya let the tears that had built up behind her eyes fall. "I just want Jenn back. "
Xander hugged Anya tightly. Giles looked up to see William walk through the front door carrying Amy in his arms.
He ran over to them quickly. "Good heavens! What happened? "
"Don't touch her. She's fine. Just healing. "William said walking over to the couch.
Next, Buffy walked in carrying all of the weapons that they had taken with them. Tara walked in lastly carrying Crystal in her arms.
Dawn practically flew out of her chair at the sight of her daughter. Tara set Crystal down on the ground. Crystal ran toward her mom. Dawn enveloped her daughter in her arms.
Buffy set the weapons back into the chest. "Right. Glory's dead. Tara pretty much fried her. All we need to do right now is...Where's Jade? "
"She escaped, and took Jenn somewhere. "Giles said. "W-were not sure where she's taken her. "
"Well, this is just great. Don't we ever get a break? "Buffy asked.
"Where's Willow? "Tara asked out loud.
"She stormed off after a bit of a quarrel. She said she was going back to the hospital. "Giles said.
Tara sighed. "All right. Um... I'll go see if I can find her, and bring her back here."
"Buffy, William, Chris. Search town. See if you can find where Jade has taken Jenn. Xander, Anya, Dawn and I will continue the research. " Giles stated.
Tara looked at Giles. "Um... I just thought of something. If Willow took out car to the hospital, then, how am I supposed to go get her? "
Giles dug through his pocket and produced a key chain. He tossed them to Tara who caught them in mid air. "Take mine. "
"Thanks Giles. "Tara said as she jogged out of the apartment.
Hospital
Willow walked through the automatic doors that led into the lobby of the hospital. She looked around, and her eyes settled on the clock that hung on the wall behind the front desk. It read 4:50. She would have to wait ten minutes if she wanted to go back and see Sage.
She walked through the deserted lobby and entered the mostly empty waiting room. Only two other people sat in the room beside Willow. Willow took a seat over in the far corner and crossed her legs. She fixed her skirt so that it wouldn't get wrinkled, and grabbed a magazine off of the table next to her.
The table lamp let off a soft glow that made the room seem fairly comfortable. Willow's foot bounced up and down as she flipped through the magazine. The clock chimed five times and Willow looked up from the magazine. It's five o'clock all ready?
Willow set her magazine down, and stood to her feet. She quickly walked out of the waiting room and toward the elevators.
Factory, Outside of Town
Jenn's scream echoed through the building. She panted heavily and tears rolled down her face. Jade smiled and tossed the hot metal poker across the room. She turned around and looked over the rest of the objects on the table. She picked up a very sharp looking dagger, and tossed it up and down in her hands.
"All right, Jenn. "Jade said turning around again. "I'm going to ask you a series of questions, and believe me when I tell you, a wrong answer will hurt your total. "
Jenn nodded her head and whined slightly.
Jade smiled. "Good. So first question..." She waved her hand making the magical gag disappear from Jenn's mouth. "Why did you kiss Sage? "
Tears poured out of Jenn's eyes from the pain that had been caused by previous injuries. "I love her. "
Jade positioned the knife in her hand until it felt just right. Her fist plummeted downward and she shoved the blade into Jenn's upper thigh. " Wrong answer. "
Jenn screamed as the dagger pierced through her skin. Blood started to soak through her jeans around the blade. Jade grabbed for another dagger on the table. She tossed it up and down in her hand again.
"Why did you kiss Sage? "Jade asked again.
"Because I love her. "Jenn said again.
Jade took the knife and shoved it through Jenn's other thigh. "I'm running out of limbs here! Tell me why you kissed her damn it! "
"Because I love her! "Jenn yelled.
Jade took the knife and shoved it through Jenn's left bicep. Jenn squeezed her eyes together tightly. Tears poured out of her eyes and left moist trials down her face. Blood poured out of her wounds continuously.
Jade grabbed onto one last knife and grabbed onto Jenn's hair. She pulled Jenn's head back and pressed the blade against her neck. Jenn cried as she tried to breathe with the knife pressed against her throat. Her breaths were short and quick.
Jade stared down at the terrified look on the younger teen's face. " Why did you kiss her? "
Jenn didn't answer. Jade shook her and pressed the blade closer to Jenn's throat. "Because I-I love her. "
Jade sighed and threw the knife to the ground. "This is going no where! "
She let go of Jenn's hair and let the teen return to her normal sitting position. Jade ran her fingers through her hair. Jenn squeezed her eyes together again as pain exploded through both of her legs and her arms. Blood now soaked both of her pant legs, and the sleeve of her blue windbreaker.
Hospital
Willow sat next to Sage in the same leather chair as she did a few hours ago. She held Sage's hand in her own and stared at her bruised face. Willow could hear the door open, and then someone close it behind them. She chose to ignore it.
Tara walked around the corner and stared at her daughter and wife. She slowly walked over to Willow and squatted down beside her. " Sweetie...Willow come on. Talk to me. "
Tears started to form in Willow's eyes. She blinked and let them fall down her cheeks. "It's my fault. "
Tara grabbed onto Willow's hand and looked up at her. "What's your fault? "
"All of this. "Willow said letting more tears fall.
Tara stood up and pulled Willow out of her chair. "Willow, listen to me. None of this is your fault. "
"Yes it is. I-I let Jade do that spell. I shouldn't have. "Willow said looking down at the floor.
Tara grabbed onto Willow's chin and forced her to look at her. "Hey. I'm the one who stopped you from stopping her. So if it's anybody's fault, it's mine. "
Willow let the tears fall freely and Tara wrapped her arms around the red headed witch's body. Willow rested her head on Tara's shoulder and sobbed heavily. Tara ran her hand over Willow's hair.
"It's not your fault. "Tara whispered into Willow's ear.
She kissed the top of Willow's hand and continued to hold onto her.
Somewhere Down Town
"Okay. If I were a psycho crazy bitch where would I be hiding? " William asked as they past by some of the older buildings that were on the outer area of town.
Chris looked over at William. "No. If I were a crazy psycho bitch who has taken someone hostage, where would I be hiding? Two totally different minds. "
There was a loud scream, and Buffy pointed to the building that it had come from. The scream definitely belonged to Jenn. "I'm thinking there. "
The three of them took off running toward the building. Buffy was the first to reach the building, then William who was closely followed by Chris. The Slayer pivoted her hip and sent a high kick to the steel door. It swung open and the three of them ran in.
Jade spun around to see them standing in front of the door. She held a pair of bloody scissors in her hands and her eyes grew large. Jade dropped the scissors and snapped her fingers. She was gone.
Buffy, Chris, and William ran toward Jenn who's face was now bloodied. Two of the knives had been removed. Only the one stuck in her right thigh remained, Buffy grabbed onto the handle and slowly started to pull it out. Jenn's eyes grew wide, and she suddenly became more alert. Chris squatted down in front of her.
Jenn's eyes slowly started to close. Chris tapped his hand on Jenn's left cheek. "Hey. Stay awake. "
William tried to free her from her magical bonds. He grabbed onto the shiny blue rope, and planted his feet firmly on the floor. William threw all of his body weight back, holding onto the rope. He let go of the rope and stared at Buffy.
"It's not going to budge. "William stated.
Buffy looked down at the bloody knife that she had just pulled out of Jenn's leg. She squatted down and examined the rope. It certainly didn't look very strong, but it was magical. Buffy placed the blade against it, and it bounced off.
"We're going to have to take her back like this. Maybe Will or Tara can do something. "Buffy stated.
Chris looked the rope over. "What's this sparkly stuff? "
"Probably an optical fiber of some kind. "William stated. "Sage used it a lot. Has something to do with eyes. Kind of gross if you ask me. Why? "
Chris dug into the his pants pocket. He pulled out a small canister that looked like a miniature bottle of spray paint. He removed the top and placed his finger on the press down top. He looked up and Jenn and smiled. "I'm sorry if this stings. "
Chris pressed down on the button and a liquid like substance shot out. It hit the rope and the rope started to dissolve.
"What is that? "William asked.
"Pepper Spray. "Chris replied.
"What made you think of that? "Buffy asked.
"Well, pepper spray, eyes. I don't know. It was just a spur of the moment idea. "Chris shook the can and sprayed it again. The rope snapped and disappeared.
Jenn fell out of the chair and Chris caught her. He looked up at Buffy as he stood up with the teen in his arms. "We've got to her back to Giles's. "
They ran quickly out of the building leaving everything else behind.