Giles's Apartment
Giles sat at his desk with a book open in front of him. Xander and Anya sat on the couch together with books as well. Crystal lay asleep on Dawn who sat in a rocking chair with a book.
"Hey! "Xander shouted pointing at his book.
Giles looked up. "What? "
"I think I found something. "Xander stated standing up and walking toward Giles.
Giles took the book away from him and set it down on top of his own. He studied the text briefly, before standing to his feet. "By God Xander, you have found something!"
"Woo! What did I find? "Xander asked.
"Jade's cure! "Giles shouted.
Anya slammed her book closed. "You couldn't have found that a half an hour ago? "
"It says here that in order to restore a witch to her former state, we have to perform the ritual of Critian. It's an ancient ritual that goes back to all the way to the colonial times. "
"And if I would have paid attention in history that would mean something to me." Xander stated. "No how do we do the ritual? "
"Um...Lets see. It says here that in order to restore a witch to her original state there has to be a... Oh dear lord. "Giles said to no one in particular.
"Oh dear lord? Giles, why is there an ' Oh dear lord? ' "Dawn asked.
"In order to restore Jade to her original state, there has to be a human sacrifice. "Giles stated.
"Great! "Anya shouted. "Any volunteers? "
"We'll have to keep searching. Surely there has to be another way. " Giles stated.
William walked through the front door, and stared at the couch. " Where's Amy?"
"Xander moved her upstairs. "Giles said. He looked over to see that it was William who was talking to him. "Did you find them? "
Chris walked through the front door carrying Jenn in his arms. Anya jumped up from the couch and ran over to him. She looked at her unconscious daughter in his arms and felt tears start to well up in her eyes.
"What happened? "Anya asked.
"Jade was torturing her. "Chris stated. He walked around Anya and headed toward the couch. He slowly lowered Jenn to the couch and looked up at William. "You want to get a wet rag? "
William nodded his head, and walked toward the bathroom. Chris carefully removed Jenn's wind breaker and set it on the floor next to him. He looked at the cut on her arm, and shook his head. "We've got to get her to the hospital. "
Buffy grabbed her keys out of her pocket. "We'll take my Jeep. "
Chris picked her back up, carefully trying not to touch the wound just below the strap of her orange tank top. He looked over at Anya and Xander. "Are you guys coming? "
Xander looked over at Anya. "You go. I'll stay and help Giles with the research."
Anya reached up and kissed Xander lightly. She grabbed her coat and raced out the front door after Buffy and Chris.
William walked back into the living room carrying a moistened cloth. "Here's the- Where'd they go? "
"They took her to the hospital. "Dawn stated running her hand over Crystal's hair.
Buffy's Jeep
Buffy threw the front door open and jumped into the driver's seat. She slammed the door closed just as Chris opened the back door and slid in with Jenn in his arms. He closed his door and looked at Buffy through the rear view mirror. "Go. "
Buffy threw the car in reverse, and slammed on the brake as Anya stepped behind the vehicle. Anya ran around to the front and jumped into the passenger's seat. Buffy backed the rest of the way out of the parking spot and put the Jeep in drive. She slammed on the accelerator and the car jerked forward.
Hospital
Willow sat on Tara's lap staring at her daughter. She gripped onto Tara's hand tightly as she watched Sage's chest moved up and down slowly.
"So this is what a person looks like when they're in a coma. "Jade stated as she stepped out from behind a medical cart.
Willow quickly stood to her feet. "Leave her alone. "
"Come one mom. She's my sister. How low did you think I'd go. "Jade asked stepping closer to the bed where Sage lay. "I would how ever like to see what she's thinking about. "
Jade placed both hands on the railing and looked down at her twin. She slowly took one hand off of the railing and moved it toward Sage's head.
"What are you doing? "Willow asked.
"Taking a look around. "Jade said placing the palm of her hand down on Sage's forehead.
She closed her eyes and gasped loudly.
Sage's Mind
The sky turned a sickly green and Sage looked up at it from the demon's shoulder. There was a loud crack and Sage looked over to see her sister sitting next to her.
"Pretty good view from up here. "Jade stated brushing some of the hair from her face. "A little windy. "
"W-w-what are you doing here? "Sage stuttered, staring at her sister. She looked harder to see a difference in her eyes. "What happened t-to your eyes. "
"Never mind that. "Jade stated standing up. "I came to get you out of this hell hole. "
Sage stood to her feet. "And how are you s-supposed to do that? "
"Like this. "Jade reached out quickly and shoved Sage. Sage's eyes grew wide as she slipped and fell.
"You'll thank me later! "Jade yelled down after her. She snapped her fingers and vanished.
Hospital ICU
Jade's eyes shot open and she stared at her parents who now both stood to their feet. "Gotta go. "
She snapped her fingers and she was gone. Willow sighed and walked closer to Sage's bed. She brushed some of Sage's hair from her face and squeezed Sage's hand. Sage's body started to shake. Willow started to panic.
"What's happening? "Willow asked.
Tara stepped up beside the bed and grabbed onto Willow's hand. "I don't know."
The beeping of the machines picked up and then slowed down. The they went completely flat. Sage's body stopped shaking and her head rolled over to the side.
Giles sat at his desk with a book open in front of him. Xander and Anya sat on the couch together with books as well. Crystal lay asleep on Dawn who sat in a rocking chair with a book.
"Hey! "Xander shouted pointing at his book.
Giles looked up. "What? "
"I think I found something. "Xander stated standing up and walking toward Giles.
Giles took the book away from him and set it down on top of his own. He studied the text briefly, before standing to his feet. "By God Xander, you have found something!"
"Woo! What did I find? "Xander asked.
"Jade's cure! "Giles shouted.
Anya slammed her book closed. "You couldn't have found that a half an hour ago? "
"It says here that in order to restore a witch to her former state, we have to perform the ritual of Critian. It's an ancient ritual that goes back to all the way to the colonial times. "
"And if I would have paid attention in history that would mean something to me." Xander stated. "No how do we do the ritual? "
"Um...Lets see. It says here that in order to restore a witch to her original state there has to be a... Oh dear lord. "Giles said to no one in particular.
"Oh dear lord? Giles, why is there an ' Oh dear lord? ' "Dawn asked.
"In order to restore Jade to her original state, there has to be a human sacrifice. "Giles stated.
"Great! "Anya shouted. "Any volunteers? "
"We'll have to keep searching. Surely there has to be another way. " Giles stated.
William walked through the front door, and stared at the couch. " Where's Amy?"
"Xander moved her upstairs. "Giles said. He looked over to see that it was William who was talking to him. "Did you find them? "
Chris walked through the front door carrying Jenn in his arms. Anya jumped up from the couch and ran over to him. She looked at her unconscious daughter in his arms and felt tears start to well up in her eyes.
"What happened? "Anya asked.
"Jade was torturing her. "Chris stated. He walked around Anya and headed toward the couch. He slowly lowered Jenn to the couch and looked up at William. "You want to get a wet rag? "
William nodded his head, and walked toward the bathroom. Chris carefully removed Jenn's wind breaker and set it on the floor next to him. He looked at the cut on her arm, and shook his head. "We've got to get her to the hospital. "
Buffy grabbed her keys out of her pocket. "We'll take my Jeep. "
Chris picked her back up, carefully trying not to touch the wound just below the strap of her orange tank top. He looked over at Anya and Xander. "Are you guys coming? "
Xander looked over at Anya. "You go. I'll stay and help Giles with the research."
Anya reached up and kissed Xander lightly. She grabbed her coat and raced out the front door after Buffy and Chris.
William walked back into the living room carrying a moistened cloth. "Here's the- Where'd they go? "
"They took her to the hospital. "Dawn stated running her hand over Crystal's hair.
Buffy's Jeep
Buffy threw the front door open and jumped into the driver's seat. She slammed the door closed just as Chris opened the back door and slid in with Jenn in his arms. He closed his door and looked at Buffy through the rear view mirror. "Go. "
Buffy threw the car in reverse, and slammed on the brake as Anya stepped behind the vehicle. Anya ran around to the front and jumped into the passenger's seat. Buffy backed the rest of the way out of the parking spot and put the Jeep in drive. She slammed on the accelerator and the car jerked forward.
Hospital
Willow sat on Tara's lap staring at her daughter. She gripped onto Tara's hand tightly as she watched Sage's chest moved up and down slowly.
"So this is what a person looks like when they're in a coma. "Jade stated as she stepped out from behind a medical cart.
Willow quickly stood to her feet. "Leave her alone. "
"Come one mom. She's my sister. How low did you think I'd go. "Jade asked stepping closer to the bed where Sage lay. "I would how ever like to see what she's thinking about. "
Jade placed both hands on the railing and looked down at her twin. She slowly took one hand off of the railing and moved it toward Sage's head.
"What are you doing? "Willow asked.
"Taking a look around. "Jade said placing the palm of her hand down on Sage's forehead.
She closed her eyes and gasped loudly.
Sage's Mind
The sky turned a sickly green and Sage looked up at it from the demon's shoulder. There was a loud crack and Sage looked over to see her sister sitting next to her.
"Pretty good view from up here. "Jade stated brushing some of the hair from her face. "A little windy. "
"W-w-what are you doing here? "Sage stuttered, staring at her sister. She looked harder to see a difference in her eyes. "What happened t-to your eyes. "
"Never mind that. "Jade stated standing up. "I came to get you out of this hell hole. "
Sage stood to her feet. "And how are you s-supposed to do that? "
"Like this. "Jade reached out quickly and shoved Sage. Sage's eyes grew wide as she slipped and fell.
"You'll thank me later! "Jade yelled down after her. She snapped her fingers and vanished.
Hospital ICU
Jade's eyes shot open and she stared at her parents who now both stood to their feet. "Gotta go. "
She snapped her fingers and she was gone. Willow sighed and walked closer to Sage's bed. She brushed some of Sage's hair from her face and squeezed Sage's hand. Sage's body started to shake. Willow started to panic.
"What's happening? "Willow asked.
Tara stepped up beside the bed and grabbed onto Willow's hand. "I don't know."
The beeping of the machines picked up and then slowed down. The they went completely flat. Sage's body stopped shaking and her head rolled over to the side.