Alpha stretched as the feeling of power came over him [god it's good to be truly back] he thought as he looked down at his hands, the claws and muscled arms giving him more power then his human form could ever hold and with a feral smile he forced himself to stand

//We have to save faith// Xander pressed from the back of his head as Alpha shook himself off of the lingering feeling from the Shift

[Don't worry about the Slayer pup, She's a though girl] he grumbled as he looked around the deserted graveyard

//No she's not, now I gave you control so you can help me save Faith, if you won't do that then I'll do it myself// Xander said feeling exasperated at the other spirit in his body.

[Hey pup... calm down, you need to learn to breath a bit or you'll never be able to track anything... breathing is good] he said with a smirk as he looked down at his arms again

[Hey pup... why am I Albino?] He said looking at the pale white hair that stood out on his arms

//I don't know, but we HAVE TO HELP FAITH!// Xander yelled into the mind

As the sound slammed into his skull Alpha dropped to the ground in pain and held his head until the echoes died down enough he was able to move

[Okay pup... we need to work some things out right now, First DON'T EVER SCREAM LIKE THAT AGAIN!] He thundered as he tried to get rid of the lingering headache

[Second I will help you with you're problem. but right now we have to deal with something else so you can either shut up and let me do what I need before we go hunting your slayer or you can wander around hopelessly looking for her yourself and probably get killed by a vampire] he growled out as he felt Xander drop back to the sub-conscious level to avoid his yell's

//Okay... but if Faith is hurt because of you I will NEVER let you out again... do we understand each other?//

[Sure thing Cub, now lets get on with this before something makes the mistake of thinking were easy prey] with a short run he bounded over the eight foot fencing around the graveyard and headed out towards the dark.

Fifteen minutes later found Alpha standing over the chalk outline from a few days earlier [look at this shit... Forty Five rounds fired and they hit me six times, these kids are worse shots then movie bad guys] he thought as he looked over area and quietly started to sniff around

Most of the smells had been over run by the smell of the coroners, Police and press as well as the overwhelming stench of the general population but none of that could over shadow the stench of powder and the metallic smell of a gun. [Now pup I need to know something, these people killed you and now I'm going to return the favor... are you going to have any problems with that?] He thought as he felt the uncomfortable silence from the back of his head.

//I threatened Buffy that if anything happened to Willow I'd kill her, is there any way I can avoid watching it or do I have to see you kill them// he asked as Alpha followed the trail through the urban setting

[Yup, when ever I wanted a break from watching you I'd go to the imagination area and just sort of soak there for a while] he said as he finally tracked down the smell to a run down house in the suburban area of Sunyydale [And pup... don't watch, I'll call you when it's over] he said and smiled when he felt the other spirit slip into the shadow's of his mind