"I'd have to say we're screwed," Gun
said with his battle axe in hand, "In fact, I know we're screwed."
"Exaggerate much?," Buffy said a little ticked that he made that comment, "Geez you would have never survived fighting the first then. The first had thousands and thousands of ubervamps, which were extremely hard to kill, compared to this? This is nothing."
"Yeah mate, you say we're screwed because there are vamps and minions, and god knows what but.. yeah, I'd say we're screwed. Hey slayer, we don't exactly have a special little amulet this time now do we?," Spike pointed out.
Buffy stopped and thought for a moment, "I forgot about that one little detail..," she laughed nervously.
It seemed they all attacked at once, most of them ignoring Buffy because of the master's command to keep her alive. She on the other hand, didn't mind attacking the evil bastard's, even if they weren't try to kill her.
Dracula watched from a distance and smiled to himself, soon her friends would be dead, and he would have Buffy where he wanted her.
It seemed like they fought for hours and beyond, and they still weren't even through with half of the demons and minions, as the least the vampires were easier to kill.
Angel managed to get various wounds on his arm and chest, as well as Gunn, Spike on the other hand was a bit more skilled when it came to killing demons and minions from experience. Having that chip in his head for a year lead to him only being able to kill his kind and anything that wasn't human.
Finally the battle had ended, leaving the crew battered, bloodied, and bruised. Few of them limped up from their fallen places on the ground, others kept their stance leaning against the wall. Out of all of them, Gun was hurting the most, he felt his stomach and blood had gushed out more then expected.
"Gunn!," Angel rushed over as fast as he could move to help his fallen friend, "Oh my god, we have to get you to a hospital," he helped him up slowly, Gun groaned in pain.
"You guys go, this is between me and the count," Buffy said, standing tall on her own, "This is my battle."
Spike looked at her as if she was crazy, "are you nuts girl? There could be more demons or minions, hell even more vampires waiting to be dusted around here. Probably waiting for Dracula to wave his hand and command the little sissies to do his bidding! I'm not leaving your side."
Angel looked up at Buffy then couldn't believe what words were about to come out, "Spike's right. I can't believe I just said that, but he's right. We can't leave you alone Buffy, you do still have his marks on your neck from the first time he tried to get fresh with you."
Buffy looked down, remembering when Dracula snuck into her room somehow and took a taste of her from her neck, yet he did not turn her.
"That will not happen again," she said firmly.
"I'll take Gunn," Cordillia said, Angel gave her a look of concern, "Really, it'll be fine, I'll make sure of it."
Angel then nodded his head a little bit, "Go quickly," he said.
She put Gunn's arm around her neck as she tried to help him walk as fast as they could out to the car.
Dracula watched as all this happened, he was very displeased his minions, demons, and vampires had not killed Buffy's friends, but he would find a way, even if he had to do it himself.
"Come on Dracula, I'm right here, you want me? Come get me," Buffy said aloud, "Or, are you just going to send more of your little minions to do your dirty work? Huh? C'mon Count! Show yourself," she taunted and teased him, standing in the middle of the room, her axe in hand, "I'll even put my weapon down," she said calmly, placing her weapon on the ground, confident she could beat him without any weapons as she had done to so many evil creatures before.
Spike and Angel hid in the darkness, waiting for Dracula to show up, wondering if he'll fall for their trap.
"I'm waiting," she said annoyed.
Finally Dracula showed up, "You're alone?," he said in a low tone, "At last."
"You made a big mistake messing with me Dracula," she said getting closer, almost to attack.
"Did I?," he questioned her.
She stopped in her tracks, "Yes, you did," her tone was firm and angry, she was annoyed he was just standing there and talking to her instead of preparing for battle.
Spike wanted to leap out of the shadows and kill the bloody fiend himself, but he knew Buffy had a plan, distract the Count, and when she has him down, attack. He felt the anticipation run throughout his body, wanting to kill the bastard that wanted to make Buffy, his slayer, a bride. That was not going to happen, and Spike was going to make sure of it.
Meanwhile Angel looked on, watching Buffy be as strong and confident as ever, but at the same time wishing he was with Cordillia. Why? He knew he had to save the world, again, as always but..his mind was occupied with thoughts of her and how she came back even though she was supposed to be dead. Was she a ghost? Was she real? A demon? What was she? It was driving him crazy, he wanted answers, but right now he had to think about more important things going on.
"Let's get this over with, and no disappearing this time into a puffy cloud or turning into a bat. That's cheating," Buffy then took her fighting stance as the Count paced around her, she stayed on guard.
"I do not wish to harm you Buffy Summers," he said in a low, deep tone, his eyes looking over her.
"You will be come one of my brides, you are strong, beautiful, intelligent, and obviously a powerful killer," he smiled.
"I told you before, I prefer the term Vampire Slayer! And who says that I want to be one of your brides? I don't. I get jealous very easily you know," She finished with a witty remark.
"I do not understand your gesture," he said to her, obviously not knowing what sarcasm was.
She didn't want to explain it or take the time to try again, instead she threw a few jabs at him but he poofed into a cloud then appeared behind her.
"I told you, I do not want to fight," he sounded persistant.
"You may not want to, but I do!," she did a few backwards kicks at him, but he turned into smoke again and appeared behind her once more.
"Would you stop doing that?!," she yelled, obviously ticked that he had all those mumbo jumbo tricks up his sleeve.
Right before she could open her mouth once again Dracula turned into dust, falling onto the ground. Buffy looked up at Angel who was standing there with the stake in his hand, an innocent look on his face.
"I couldn't take it anymore, he was annoying me," he then threw the stake at Buffy, who caught it in her hand.
Spike was mad as hell, "Hey! I wanted a shot at him!," he walked out toward Buffy where the pile of Dracula dust now was.
Angel scooped Dracula's remains into a strong metal vile and sealed it, then put it inside another vile. "He won't be getting out this time," he smiled.
"That's what I love about vampires, once you dust em -"
Angel and Spike both gave Buffy dirty looks, "Oh, sorry, vampire audience, don't get vampire jokes, wrong moment to say them."
They both shrugged then the three of them scanned the castle a few times before leaving, heading back to Wolfram and Hart.
As they entered Wolfram and Hart, in Angel's office they saw Cordi sitting on one of the couches, seeming anxious to talk to him.
"I'll be right back," Angel said as he walked toward his office to Cordi.
Spike and Buffy exchanged glances for a moment, then Spike whispered something into Buffy's ear. She smiled as he took her hand then led her into his bedroom.
"Exaggerate much?," Buffy said a little ticked that he made that comment, "Geez you would have never survived fighting the first then. The first had thousands and thousands of ubervamps, which were extremely hard to kill, compared to this? This is nothing."
"Yeah mate, you say we're screwed because there are vamps and minions, and god knows what but.. yeah, I'd say we're screwed. Hey slayer, we don't exactly have a special little amulet this time now do we?," Spike pointed out.
Buffy stopped and thought for a moment, "I forgot about that one little detail..," she laughed nervously.
It seemed they all attacked at once, most of them ignoring Buffy because of the master's command to keep her alive. She on the other hand, didn't mind attacking the evil bastard's, even if they weren't try to kill her.
Dracula watched from a distance and smiled to himself, soon her friends would be dead, and he would have Buffy where he wanted her.
It seemed like they fought for hours and beyond, and they still weren't even through with half of the demons and minions, as the least the vampires were easier to kill.
Angel managed to get various wounds on his arm and chest, as well as Gunn, Spike on the other hand was a bit more skilled when it came to killing demons and minions from experience. Having that chip in his head for a year lead to him only being able to kill his kind and anything that wasn't human.
Finally the battle had ended, leaving the crew battered, bloodied, and bruised. Few of them limped up from their fallen places on the ground, others kept their stance leaning against the wall. Out of all of them, Gun was hurting the most, he felt his stomach and blood had gushed out more then expected.
"Gunn!," Angel rushed over as fast as he could move to help his fallen friend, "Oh my god, we have to get you to a hospital," he helped him up slowly, Gun groaned in pain.
"You guys go, this is between me and the count," Buffy said, standing tall on her own, "This is my battle."
Spike looked at her as if she was crazy, "are you nuts girl? There could be more demons or minions, hell even more vampires waiting to be dusted around here. Probably waiting for Dracula to wave his hand and command the little sissies to do his bidding! I'm not leaving your side."
Angel looked up at Buffy then couldn't believe what words were about to come out, "Spike's right. I can't believe I just said that, but he's right. We can't leave you alone Buffy, you do still have his marks on your neck from the first time he tried to get fresh with you."
Buffy looked down, remembering when Dracula snuck into her room somehow and took a taste of her from her neck, yet he did not turn her.
"That will not happen again," she said firmly.
"I'll take Gunn," Cordillia said, Angel gave her a look of concern, "Really, it'll be fine, I'll make sure of it."
Angel then nodded his head a little bit, "Go quickly," he said.
She put Gunn's arm around her neck as she tried to help him walk as fast as they could out to the car.
Dracula watched as all this happened, he was very displeased his minions, demons, and vampires had not killed Buffy's friends, but he would find a way, even if he had to do it himself.
"Come on Dracula, I'm right here, you want me? Come get me," Buffy said aloud, "Or, are you just going to send more of your little minions to do your dirty work? Huh? C'mon Count! Show yourself," she taunted and teased him, standing in the middle of the room, her axe in hand, "I'll even put my weapon down," she said calmly, placing her weapon on the ground, confident she could beat him without any weapons as she had done to so many evil creatures before.
Spike and Angel hid in the darkness, waiting for Dracula to show up, wondering if he'll fall for their trap.
"I'm waiting," she said annoyed.
Finally Dracula showed up, "You're alone?," he said in a low tone, "At last."
"You made a big mistake messing with me Dracula," she said getting closer, almost to attack.
"Did I?," he questioned her.
She stopped in her tracks, "Yes, you did," her tone was firm and angry, she was annoyed he was just standing there and talking to her instead of preparing for battle.
Spike wanted to leap out of the shadows and kill the bloody fiend himself, but he knew Buffy had a plan, distract the Count, and when she has him down, attack. He felt the anticipation run throughout his body, wanting to kill the bastard that wanted to make Buffy, his slayer, a bride. That was not going to happen, and Spike was going to make sure of it.
Meanwhile Angel looked on, watching Buffy be as strong and confident as ever, but at the same time wishing he was with Cordillia. Why? He knew he had to save the world, again, as always but..his mind was occupied with thoughts of her and how she came back even though she was supposed to be dead. Was she a ghost? Was she real? A demon? What was she? It was driving him crazy, he wanted answers, but right now he had to think about more important things going on.
"Let's get this over with, and no disappearing this time into a puffy cloud or turning into a bat. That's cheating," Buffy then took her fighting stance as the Count paced around her, she stayed on guard.
"I do not wish to harm you Buffy Summers," he said in a low, deep tone, his eyes looking over her.
"You will be come one of my brides, you are strong, beautiful, intelligent, and obviously a powerful killer," he smiled.
"I told you before, I prefer the term Vampire Slayer! And who says that I want to be one of your brides? I don't. I get jealous very easily you know," She finished with a witty remark.
"I do not understand your gesture," he said to her, obviously not knowing what sarcasm was.
She didn't want to explain it or take the time to try again, instead she threw a few jabs at him but he poofed into a cloud then appeared behind her.
"I told you, I do not want to fight," he sounded persistant.
"You may not want to, but I do!," she did a few backwards kicks at him, but he turned into smoke again and appeared behind her once more.
"Would you stop doing that?!," she yelled, obviously ticked that he had all those mumbo jumbo tricks up his sleeve.
Right before she could open her mouth once again Dracula turned into dust, falling onto the ground. Buffy looked up at Angel who was standing there with the stake in his hand, an innocent look on his face.
"I couldn't take it anymore, he was annoying me," he then threw the stake at Buffy, who caught it in her hand.
Spike was mad as hell, "Hey! I wanted a shot at him!," he walked out toward Buffy where the pile of Dracula dust now was.
Angel scooped Dracula's remains into a strong metal vile and sealed it, then put it inside another vile. "He won't be getting out this time," he smiled.
"That's what I love about vampires, once you dust em -"
Angel and Spike both gave Buffy dirty looks, "Oh, sorry, vampire audience, don't get vampire jokes, wrong moment to say them."
They both shrugged then the three of them scanned the castle a few times before leaving, heading back to Wolfram and Hart.
As they entered Wolfram and Hart, in Angel's office they saw Cordi sitting on one of the couches, seeming anxious to talk to him.
"I'll be right back," Angel said as he walked toward his office to Cordi.
Spike and Buffy exchanged glances for a moment, then Spike whispered something into Buffy's ear. She smiled as he took her hand then led her into his bedroom.