"How could you do this William", asked Buffy as she looked at the
transparent Spike who had curly hair, glasses and was wearing a brown suit
"I, I", stuttered William as he looked at the floor inadvertently seeing Spike
"This has to be the worst day. I'm bleedin out and my tuff guy rep has been completely destroyed", chocked Spike as his chest wound continued to bleed out even with the compression Buffy was holding to it.
"Bad boy oh look what you've done you're killing yourself", laughed the larger man ghost as he appeared in the room with the two younger women
"Liam why don't you just be quiet", said the brunette as she and the blond stood at Buffys side
"This can't be can it", asked Dawn as she looked at the transparent forms of Spike, Angel, Darla, and Drusilla
"It looks like he's not going to make it would you like our help", replied Darla as she looked over Buffys shoulder at Spike
"Just great a concussion and my four least favorite vampires", groaned Xander as he sat up and looked around
"We're not Vampires sugar we're souls", stated Drusilla as she and Darla put a transparent hand each on Buffys shoulders
"What are they doing", asked Anya a light went through the two souls into Buffy, then through her hands and into Spike
"How could souls hurt us then save Spike", asked Dawn as Spikes blood disappeared off the floor and he slowly sat up
"I have no clue I've never heard of souls coming and possessing people", stated Tara as she held a tissue to her still bleeding nose
"Never underestimate someone who feels so much lose and despair", said Willow as she looked at the transparent William who seemed to wish he was completely invisible
"He's was very good friends with Buffy and when you took her out of heaven he kind of lost it", answered Drusilla
"You're sayin that the bleeding poet got into heaven and I won't", stated Spike as he looked at his past self as Buffy walked over to him
"You can always tell the weak they never know when to stop. I don't know why Buffy loves William and Spike more then Angel and me", said Liam with a fake hurt look
"William you have to move on my friends are no longer safe, I heard them say the bot was destroyed. You know that was the only reason why the hell mouth didn't live up to its name", replied Buffy gently as she cupped Williams cheek
"I can't lose you I've lost to much", whispered William as he refused to look Buffy in the eye
"There may be a way to fix all of this", said Joyce as she appeared in the living room with Annie
"Yah my boy or boys at the moment may be a little bit crazy and stupid but the Powers haven't completely abandoned him", added Annie
"Mother Please don't", replied both Spike and William as they looked at her
"Do not Mother please me you must pay for what you have both done and the only way you can pay is if you are whole", stated Annie
"Okay what the hell is going on", asked Xander as he looked at the two new transparent women
"Well you all know Joyce and the other woman is Annie she gave birth to William", answered Darla
"What a lovely family reunion but this doesn't have the same finesse as a fight", stated Angel as he disappeared
"We better follow him you never know what trouble he'll get into", said Drusilla as she and Darla also disappeared
"This is very confusing", replied Dawn as she looked at her Mother still in shock
"Don't worry honey everything will be okay", answered Joyce
"The powers have given us the opportunity to make Spike and William one again, since the best way to explain it is that Spike is a back bone and William is a conscious of one person", added Annie
"How can he be a conscious he hurt all of us", asked Anya
"Consciousness can be mislead that's what happens to anyone who does bad", stated Tara
"So what are you going to do turn me into a puffer", asked Spike
"No you'll be a complete whole just with knowledge of what you have done and more empathy for others", answered Joyce
"What do we have to do", asked William
"Each of you take one of Buffys hands", answered Annie and to that William took Buffys left hand and Spike took her right
"Why does this involve Buffy", asked Willow
"They don't see things as if they have anything in common but they do, they both truly love my Buffy", answered Joyce with a soft smile
"Okay what happens", asked Buffy as she looked from William to Spike
"They have lost their way from one another but they are still one. Let them be only one", chanted Annie and Joyce at the end of the chant there was only one person standing next to Buffy holding her right hand
"Bloody Hell my hearts beating", stated Spike as he fell to the ground holding his chest
"Our work is done we love you all and take good care of one another", said Annie as she and Joyce disappeared
"How did this happen", asked Tara
"When a person receives their original soul they are truly alive", answered Buffy as she looked at her still recuperating friends
"So what Angels soul isn't his original one", asked Dawn
"Not bloody likely that puffer Liam is still in the clouds", stated Spike as he got control of his body again and stood up
"How would you know", asked Xander
"He received Williams memories and feelings", said Willow as she stood up off the couch
"With everything going on it might be a good idea if we get some rest", replied Anya as she looked at Xander who seemed very tired
"Yah especially with Giles being back tonight we'll have a lot of explaining to do", added Tara
"That's a good idea Dawn bed", said Buffy as she looked at Dawn
"She's back my sisters really back", laughed Dawn as she gave Buffy a hug and ran up the stairs
"We'll come back later tomorrow for the fight with G-Man", stated Xander as he and Anya left out the front door
"Will you two be okay", asked Willow to Buffy
"Where'd Spike go", asked Tara
"I don't know he must of followed Anya and Xander out, I'll go find him you two get some rest", said Buffy as she looked out the door
"Why would Spike leave he doesn't know if he still has his strength and by the looks of it he doesn't", replied Willow as they could see Spike running down the road
"I'll go catch up to him I don't want him reaching the cemetery", stated Buffy as she ran out of the house
"I, I", stuttered William as he looked at the floor inadvertently seeing Spike
"This has to be the worst day. I'm bleedin out and my tuff guy rep has been completely destroyed", chocked Spike as his chest wound continued to bleed out even with the compression Buffy was holding to it.
"Bad boy oh look what you've done you're killing yourself", laughed the larger man ghost as he appeared in the room with the two younger women
"Liam why don't you just be quiet", said the brunette as she and the blond stood at Buffys side
"This can't be can it", asked Dawn as she looked at the transparent forms of Spike, Angel, Darla, and Drusilla
"It looks like he's not going to make it would you like our help", replied Darla as she looked over Buffys shoulder at Spike
"Just great a concussion and my four least favorite vampires", groaned Xander as he sat up and looked around
"We're not Vampires sugar we're souls", stated Drusilla as she and Darla put a transparent hand each on Buffys shoulders
"What are they doing", asked Anya a light went through the two souls into Buffy, then through her hands and into Spike
"How could souls hurt us then save Spike", asked Dawn as Spikes blood disappeared off the floor and he slowly sat up
"I have no clue I've never heard of souls coming and possessing people", stated Tara as she held a tissue to her still bleeding nose
"Never underestimate someone who feels so much lose and despair", said Willow as she looked at the transparent William who seemed to wish he was completely invisible
"He's was very good friends with Buffy and when you took her out of heaven he kind of lost it", answered Drusilla
"You're sayin that the bleeding poet got into heaven and I won't", stated Spike as he looked at his past self as Buffy walked over to him
"You can always tell the weak they never know when to stop. I don't know why Buffy loves William and Spike more then Angel and me", said Liam with a fake hurt look
"William you have to move on my friends are no longer safe, I heard them say the bot was destroyed. You know that was the only reason why the hell mouth didn't live up to its name", replied Buffy gently as she cupped Williams cheek
"I can't lose you I've lost to much", whispered William as he refused to look Buffy in the eye
"There may be a way to fix all of this", said Joyce as she appeared in the living room with Annie
"Yah my boy or boys at the moment may be a little bit crazy and stupid but the Powers haven't completely abandoned him", added Annie
"Mother Please don't", replied both Spike and William as they looked at her
"Do not Mother please me you must pay for what you have both done and the only way you can pay is if you are whole", stated Annie
"Okay what the hell is going on", asked Xander as he looked at the two new transparent women
"Well you all know Joyce and the other woman is Annie she gave birth to William", answered Darla
"What a lovely family reunion but this doesn't have the same finesse as a fight", stated Angel as he disappeared
"We better follow him you never know what trouble he'll get into", said Drusilla as she and Darla also disappeared
"This is very confusing", replied Dawn as she looked at her Mother still in shock
"Don't worry honey everything will be okay", answered Joyce
"The powers have given us the opportunity to make Spike and William one again, since the best way to explain it is that Spike is a back bone and William is a conscious of one person", added Annie
"How can he be a conscious he hurt all of us", asked Anya
"Consciousness can be mislead that's what happens to anyone who does bad", stated Tara
"So what are you going to do turn me into a puffer", asked Spike
"No you'll be a complete whole just with knowledge of what you have done and more empathy for others", answered Joyce
"What do we have to do", asked William
"Each of you take one of Buffys hands", answered Annie and to that William took Buffys left hand and Spike took her right
"Why does this involve Buffy", asked Willow
"They don't see things as if they have anything in common but they do, they both truly love my Buffy", answered Joyce with a soft smile
"Okay what happens", asked Buffy as she looked from William to Spike
"They have lost their way from one another but they are still one. Let them be only one", chanted Annie and Joyce at the end of the chant there was only one person standing next to Buffy holding her right hand
"Bloody Hell my hearts beating", stated Spike as he fell to the ground holding his chest
"Our work is done we love you all and take good care of one another", said Annie as she and Joyce disappeared
"How did this happen", asked Tara
"When a person receives their original soul they are truly alive", answered Buffy as she looked at her still recuperating friends
"So what Angels soul isn't his original one", asked Dawn
"Not bloody likely that puffer Liam is still in the clouds", stated Spike as he got control of his body again and stood up
"How would you know", asked Xander
"He received Williams memories and feelings", said Willow as she stood up off the couch
"With everything going on it might be a good idea if we get some rest", replied Anya as she looked at Xander who seemed very tired
"Yah especially with Giles being back tonight we'll have a lot of explaining to do", added Tara
"That's a good idea Dawn bed", said Buffy as she looked at Dawn
"She's back my sisters really back", laughed Dawn as she gave Buffy a hug and ran up the stairs
"We'll come back later tomorrow for the fight with G-Man", stated Xander as he and Anya left out the front door
"Will you two be okay", asked Willow to Buffy
"Where'd Spike go", asked Tara
"I don't know he must of followed Anya and Xander out, I'll go find him you two get some rest", said Buffy as she looked out the door
"Why would Spike leave he doesn't know if he still has his strength and by the looks of it he doesn't", replied Willow as they could see Spike running down the road
"I'll go catch up to him I don't want him reaching the cemetery", stated Buffy as she ran out of the house