Not Dead, Still Standing.

Chapter Two-

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Buffy wondered around her room getting ready. It had been an hour since she had killed the Uber-Vamp. Now it was time to go find Spike. She had a feeling she would need his vampire strength soon.

Spike sat against the wall of the cave, trying to ignore the taunts The First was sending his way in the from of Buffy.
I can't believe it. It felt so real. All of it, Buffy coming here, saving me. All of it. Angel coming. The pain from the amulet. It was all a dream. Spike sighed.
"You know why I haven't come for you?" The First cooed in his ear. "Because I don't need you. Not anymore, you're weak, and useless."
Spike remained silent. The First changed into Drusilla.
"Come play dollies with me, my Spike."
Silence.
"Spike? You said you loved me. Eyeballs to entrails. Why do you turn to the nasty Slayer? You turn from you're mummy, to go with her. Even now. Why, Spike? Why do you go to her?"
"Dru, luv. Why don't you go find Angelus? You can go play with him."
"Oh we will, my poor little Spike. We will. As soon as we fix you. And you can get me a new birdie! La, la, la!"
"You know what I think?"
"What?" Drusilla clapped her hands in excitement.
"You don't do a good Drusilla. She was crazier than you. This little thing, to get into my head…its just sad." Spike said, coughing.
The First turned into Spike himself.
"There you go again, mate. Blabbing your big mouth. But you're right. Nothing like, Dru. And if I can't hurt you in the mind…I can think of other ways. I just need their help, that's all."
The harbringers appeared and picked Spike up. He struggled against them, but to little use. He was weak now. He wasn't sure how much longer he would make it. Being tied to the metal ring again, he got it now. The harbringers, pulled on the rope, sending him up into the air. One picked up a long rod, with a knife on the end. Spike yelled as they carved symbols into his body, bleeding him, for who knows what.