Author's Note: A kinda short chapter, but seriously, prophecy writing is hard! The more reviews, the more chapters! Keep 'em comin' people!

"Hey Giles, c'mere for a second!" Willow called from the corner of the Magic Box. Hearing the excitement in her voice, everyone dropped what they were doing and quickly converged around Willow.

"What is it Willow, what did you find?" Giles said quickly, excitedly cleaning his glasses. With the Magic Box in a mild state of ruin, everyone needed a good "eureka" moment to keep him or her going.

"Well, I just found this book on the front door of the Magic Box. It was all packaged and everything, so I guess either you or Anya must have ordered it recently. It's called…" Willow glanced at the front cover of the ancient leather bound book. "The Future for Dummies?"

Everyone was silent. "I'm not even gonna think about that one." Xander said finally, shaking his head.

"Right, right." Giles said rather befuddled "Anyway, neither Anya or I have ordered any books by that title recently. Does it mention anything of a prophecy like Glory spoke of?"

Willow nodded, grinning, green eyes sparkling with excitement. "Yup!" she exclaimed proudly. "It's right here! It's amazing actually, this book is really simply laid out and everything and it's got everything you need! I guess it really is for dummies, even though we aren't exactly dummies, are we-"

"Willow?" Tara laid a soft hand on Willow back calmingly "Take deep breaths sweetie. Just read us the prophecy, okay?" Tara smiled gently at Willow, and she grinned.

"Okay, sorry about that." Willow smiled, and she looked back down the musty old page of the book. "Okay, here's what I found:

In the time of technology, the age of advance

Humans will have their final chance

The goddess of vanity, pain and war

Shall emerge once more to bring battle and gore

The Triqueta then will find its core

So it can emerge victorious as told in lore

Three sets of two, power of three doubled

Who shall be named here so you are not troubled

First the witches, Rose Red and Rose White

One of power, one of balance, to ward off the night

Then the guardian and the key, the teacher and student

He shall guide he so her power she may vent

Finally the opposites, vampire and Slayer

He the loving poet once and is again, turned by her

The Slayer so pure as to change a heart and soul

Of a killer now part of the Triqueta Fold"

"Well, whoever wrote it kinda sucked at rhyming." Anya said bluntly, tapping her foot.

"Now Anya, lets not mock the writers of ancient prophecies. They did the best they could." Giles said, "May I see this Willow?"

"Sure" Willow said as she handed over the heavy book. "Now we just have to figure out who everyone in the Triqueta fold is."

"Well, some of it seems rather obvious. I'm partial to thinking that you and Tara are the Roses Red and White and we obviously know who the key and the Slayer are. As for the guardian though…"

"Oh c'mon G-man, that's obviously you." Xander said, and everyone looked towards him in surprise. "What? I can't be the one to figure out a very important part of the puzzle?"

"I s-suppose you're right…" Giles said, looking back to the page. "But as for the vampire part, we still find ourselves at a bit of a loss. Maybe Angel?"

"No, but Buffy couldn't change Angel's soul even. When he lost it, he kinda wanted to kill her still, or that's what Willow told me. And plus, wasn't he supposed to be a baddie even when he was human?" Tara said, looking around at everyone nervously. Speaking in the group still made her a little bit nervous, since she didn't want to intrude on the close-knit Scooby gang, but Willow smiled at her reassuringly.

"This is true" Giles said "But really, there aren't any of vampires that we know of who fit that description!"

"Oh are you all stupid!" Anya exclaimed finally, and everyone looked at her in surprise. "It's Spike you dummies!"