Lesser of two evils
"Well?" Xander asked as soon as Urd put the phone down, leaving Willow to Buffy, "What did he say?"
"He can't get involved." Urd looked worried, "There are three possibilities: 1) Nifelheim is starting something, and this is the opening move. 2) Some apocalypse-worshiping demon wants to end the world. 3) This is something a lot more down-to-earth, and dad's trying to teach us something."
"Is that any better than the other two?"
"You've heard of the tenth plague of Egypt?"
"Do you know where Belldandy is?"
"Yes, he did tell me that, and I can get us there."
"Good. Let me grab something, and we're off!"
TBC...
