The Maze part 6/?
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Can't really recap part 5 but they were having sex and they disappeared.
Part 6
" Where the hell did they go? If you really blew them up then I win."
" I didn't blow them up. Do you think that I would go to all this trouble of them getting to know each other and them just throw it all away?
" Well are you going to tell me where they are?"
" They are both in ecstasy right now and when they come down they will be where you last saw them."
" Ok. What now? I mean they did the deed and they took the test. What do you have I mind now?"
" Watch and learn."
" All right you wankers where am I and what did you do with Buffy?" Spike said to the empty room.
" She is fine. We are taking really good care of her. Would you like something?"
" Yes I would. I would like to see Buffy." Spike told the voice.
" As you wish."
A giant screen came into view and he saw that Buffy was indeed fine. She was enjoying the show that she was watching. Unbeknownst to Spike she was watching him watching her.
" As you can see she is fine. Is there anything else you would like."
" Yes, but I have finally figured out that I have to earn in and not just expect it." He said.
" What is it that you think that you have to earn?"
" I have to earn her love. I have to show her that I love her without having to tell her all the time. I have to respect her decisions when she wants me gone out of her life. I have to understand that I can't be the human that she deserves. I thought that if I got a soul then she would want me but I see now that she deserves someone that can give her everything. I know that now."
In the other room tears were running down Buffy's face as she listened to what Spike was saying.
" I will grant you one wish Spike. But you might want to think long and hard, because you just get the one. No do overs if this turns bad."
" I want to be what Buffy deserves. I want to be the one that she loves for all the right reasons. I want to give her things, love, happiness, and children. The works. That is what I wish."
" Are you sure?"
" Yes I am very sure. I will do what ever it takes." Spike told the voice.
" This is going to test your abilities, both physically and emotionally. Can you handle that?"
" Yes. I said I would do anything."
" Alright lets get started."
" Wait where did he go? I want to see Spike." Buffy told them.
" I have to see what he is going to do, where he is going. Please."
" He is going on a quest. He has to do this alone. He feels that you deserve more that what he can give you. If you were to watch that would interfere with the quest. He must do this alone."
" What am I supposed to do while he does that? Just sit here and twiddle my thumbs?"
" No. We are going to take you on your future quest. We will show what you could have in the future. How it can be. What could have happened if you had stuck with people? Lets get started. Follow me."
" Your first task is to test your strength. You will be given two buckets of water and you will have to hold them up as long as you can. If you drop a single drop of water you will fail this task. You will be awarded points for the length of the task at hand. Do you accept this challenge?"
" Yes. Is there a time limit or just as long as I can take it? Because you do realize that I am a vampire and I have amazing strength."
" You will be stripped of your extra powers for this task as well as some of the others."
" Fine. I will do this challenge."
" First we will visit your future had you chosen to stay with Angel."
Angel Investigations.
" Cordy, could you bring me that file that is on your desk?" Angel called.
" What are you looking for?" Buffy asked.
" I am looking to see if there is a connection between the two victims."
" Oh. Where is Fred and Wes shouldn't they be back by now?" Cordy asked.
" Wait a minute. Wesley is gay? I really should have seen that coming."
" Shhh. Pay attention. You might learn something."
" They took the kids out to dinner as an award for being good while they went to visit Fred's parents."
" Ok but we could really use their help."
" You could really use whose help?" Wesley said as he and Fred walked in.
" Ok so Fred is a woman. That makes it less creepy."
" Fred is short for Winifred. Have you seen enough?"
" No I want to see if me and Angel are still together."
" We dropped the kids off at home. Lorne is making sure that they get settled into bed." Wes said.
" Now what is the big nasty that you need help with?" Fred asked.
" We are trying to see if there are any connections between the two victims." Angel told them.
" Cordy would you go check on Conner for me, I think I might here him crying." Angel asked.
" Sure I think that I will feed him and then get him settled for the night."
" Thanks. I will try not to be too much longer." Angel said as he walked over to her and pressed his lips to her.
" I think that I have seen enough. Wait how the hell does Angel have a child? Vampires can't have children."
" Angel does. Next stop is if you had stayed with Riley."
" He is married why do I have to see that?"
" He is not married to Sam. Just pay attention.
Revello Drive.
" Buffy have you seen my weapons?"
" Yes. How many times do I have to tell you not to leave them out where anyone can get them? I will not have anyone get hurt because they think that they are toys."
" Buffy where the hell are they?" Riley yelled.
" They are in the damn garage in the box where they belong. If I ever find them in the house again I will get rid of them and you will never see them again. I don't care how much you need them for work. Not in the house!"
" When did this happen? When did I become such a bitch?"
" This is what happens if you would have stuck with him despite his habits and such. You would not be happy. You would always have been at each other's throats. Wishing that things were different."
"I think that I have seen enough. I want to go now."
" As you wish."
Six hours later.
" All right you have lasted six hours I believe you have shown your strength. On to the next task. This one will test your emotions. All you have to do is sit and watch."
" Watch what?" Spike asked.
" Your past."
The screen appeared again and Spike started to watch his life from the beginning.
" The next stop is what could happen if you stayed with Spike."
" What do you mean if I stay with Spike? I can't stay with him. He is a vampire. I will die before he ever will."
" Just watch."
Revello Drive
" Buffy, do you know how much I love you? I think that I would die if you ever left me."
" I would never leave you. Besides who would help me raise the children? I may be the slayer and have super strength and all that but I only have two arms."
" What do you mean help raise the children? Are you trying to tell me something luv?"
" Yes, you are going to be a father in about seven months. I found out yesterday after I went to the doctor. It has finally happened. We are going to have a family."
"Ok since you never explained how Angel could have a child I think that you better explain how Spike and I can." Buffy said.
" It will all reveal itself soon."
" Buffy I think that is the best news that I have ever heard. Does anyone else know?"
" Just Dawn. She went with me because the last time I went I was alone when I found out that I wasn't. I didn't want to be alone again if that were the case."
" When do you want to tell the rest? I am sure that Xander and Anya will be excited because then their child would have someone to play with. Willow would be happy because she wants us to be happy. Dawn I can sense is ecstatic because she gets to be an aunt. Also Giles, well he will clean his glasses for quite awhile. Wesley, Fred, Angel and Cordelia will be happy because they too will have someone to play with their children. I still can't believe that Angel had a son with Darla. The way that Cordelia has stepped up to mum and the ex-watcher finding someone who likes the same things he does."
" Breathe. You know we can have a party and have them all here and tell them then. Does that sound good?"
" I think that that would be perfect."
" I think that is good for now. Don't want to spoil anything."
" Wait I want to see more."
" I am sorry but you can't"
Spike sat in the chair with tears in his eyes. He had just sat through both his life and unlife.
" How could I have been so evil? I don't believe that I could have been so horrible. No wonder Buffy can't love me, I took innocent lives for fun."
" I believe that you have suffered enough. I will grant you your wish. As well as return you to Buffy. You will not have any knowledge of what we have done here."
TBC
