"Ok, this should be it. Labyrinth number two." Dawn said, looking up into the woods they were standing at the edge of.
"Are you sure? I mean woods?" Xander asked, also eyeing the tall trees.
"Look we don't have time to debate. Just open the portal." Faith said, irritation evident in her voice.
"Baby, what's the matter?" Robin asked.
"It's just everyone's right. If they die, it's just us. They're always the ones who figure everything out."
"There not. You can do this. I mean you've lead us before."
"Yeah, into a death trap. It was a lot easier when I didn't have a care in the world, except killing people."
Robin pulled Faith into a hug. "Look, I promise everything is going to be okay."
"You just keep surprising me." She said, looking up into his eyes.
"Faith, Robin it's open. Come on." Xander said as he entered the portal.
They entered too and as they did they were attacked by the three demons. They easily defeated them. They walked ahead and they noticed something. A man was kneeling over a blue women. Faith ran over to the man and kicked him into the walls behind them. She looked down at the oracle, her eyes were closed and her abdomen was covered in blood. She then spun back around and pushed her foot into the guys throat, pinning him to the brick wall. The others ran over as well.
"What did you do to her?" Faith demanded.
"N-n-nothing. I found her that…ah…ow…w-way." He stammered through the sentence due to the force Faith applied to his throat.
"Who are you?"
"Sa-Samuel."
She released him. "What are you doing here?"
"Probably the same thing as you. Trying to kill the brothers."
"Why?" Robin cut in.
He sighed, realizing he wasn't going to able to leave unless he explained his self. "Because when I was young they made my father kill my family. I survived, but just barely. He then killed himself."
"So now you're out for some vengeance?"
"That's correct. I swore I wouldn't rest until they were destroyed."
"Well, that's great and all, but…wait how did you get in here?"
"Learned to chant Sumerian." He answered as Robin helped him up.
"If the oracle's dead how do we get the scroll?" Andrew asked.
"Oh, I already have the scroll."
"Give it to us." Faith said.
"I can't this is my fight."
"Well, buddy. Guess what? Now it's up to us. You can tag along and watch, but that's it. Got it?"
He grinned and reached into his bag and handed her the scroll. "It's not like I have an actual choice."
"There should have been a weapon with it." He also handed her a charm of some kind.
"The scroll says that this charm, when touched by the Gloom, will be burnt to a cinder."
"Great we have one more labyrinth to hit. One more weapon to get."
"Fine, let's go then."
They arrived back at the headquarters to the sounds of Willow screaming.
"What is that?" Samuel asked, worried it was someone in danger.
"That would be one of the ones who are infected." Xander replied.
"Is she hurting herself?"
"No, she got lusted up by Mr. Lusty." Dawn answered before sitting down at the computer.
"Oh, anyways. What is this place? Why are we here?"
"Has anyone ever told you, you ask to many questions?" Faith said. "We're here to get weapons and check on our friends."
"Why did we take that Andrew fellow home?"
"Because we are sure as hell not fighting these brothers with him tagging along and your lucky you are allowed."
He laughed. "You really need to take a pill. You are extremely uptight."
"Only when I have annoying little men asking me a million questions."
"How about I go get weapons and you refrain from beating Samuel down?"
She just nodded as Robin left the room.
"Willow and Kennedy sound ok." Xander said pressing his ear up against the door to Giles' office.
"Xander, can you focus please?"
"Are you ok? You're acted weird. I mean you're motto used to be I'm five by five, no one can touch me. Now you are all well like…Buffy."
"I am not."
"Who's Buffy?" Samuel asked.
"That's it question boy." She lunged at him, but Xander stopped her.
"Like I was saying."
"Fine maybe I have become a little uptight, but I've never had to do this without being psycho. I just need to let off some steam. Dawn, how much time before Red drains?"
"Well, we started looking for the weapons a few hours ago, so a few more. Still not many and looking back at Willow's files, I think Buffy and Giles will combust before they get the chance to kill themselves."
"Great."
Robin entered with many different weapons. "I know you can't stop the brothers with normal weapons, but I'm sure when those books were written they didn't have flamethrowers."
"Good plan. How are Giles and Buffy? Xander and Irish get the hell away from that door. We're leaving."
"There alive, but the other Slayers had to shot Buffy with a trank gun."
"If we manage to save her she is gonna be severely pissed off. Guys, let's go we got a brotherhood to end. Dawn grab the weapons."
"Where exactly are we going?" Samuel asked. Faith just rolled her eyes.
They all walked out of the Council and got into the black SUV. They were headed to stop the Brotherhood of Emotion.
End Note: If you think it drags on please tell me. Sorry it wasn't as dire as I intended.