"So what does this scythe thing look like and why is it so important?" Harry asked as they all congregated in the room of requirment.
"It looks like an ax but more powerful."Buffy said and then Willow interjected.
"And it's important because The power it holds helpped me tap into the slayer power and awaken all the potentials to their full strength. Kennedy can tell you what it was like to get that power and not have it anymore. We think thats why Hermione was attacked so easily. The power is stripped and we need to get it back fast if we want to win this war."
"Willow's right we need to find the Scythe and quick." Faith said."Hogwarts gang this is where you come in. You know thins castle like the back of your hand if anyone can find it, it's you."
"Shouldn't someone stay with Hermione?" Ginny asked. "I mean for some reason the First has been really after her."
"Thats true. Have you found a reason for that yet Giles?" Buffy asked.
"Not yet I'm afraid.I will keep at it though."
"I'll go stay with Hermione." Spike said.
"Yeah thats a good idea." Buffy said then looked at Draco so see what his response would be, but there was none.
"Okay let's split up."Ron said.
They all headed down different corridors and began the fast search for the scythe.
"I think the time has come to bring the world down."
A figure walked to the edge of a cliff holding the scythe in his hand.
"If this worked to give power maybe it can do other things too."He raised his hands and started his chant for the end.
"Bring to me the one's who were defeated by the Slayer. Let their nighmares come back to haunt them, and bring the end of the line as we know it."
The ground started to shake and the earth started to split, the figure laughed and then the first took it true form as it's new army came to fight with it.
The war had begun.
Hermione jolted awake feeling the earth tremble.
"Spike what's going on?"
"I have no idea. We better go find the others."
"Madame Pompfry wont let me leave in my condition."
"Your condition? You can walk can't you."
"Yes but..."She then preceded to tell him what the nurse told her this morning before Spike grabbed her hand and they ran to find the others.
Everyone seemed to have the same idea and ran outside after feeling the small quake to see what was up.
"The sun is gone!" Dawn exclaimed grabbing Harry's hand.
Buffy looked out at the rest of the grounds. The earth was up here and there, and animals were fleeing. She looked at Willow and Faith before she looked at the others.
"It's started."
"Buff what do we do?" Xander asked.
"The same thing we always do Xander...Fight. We have yet to be destroyed by an apocolypse, and I don't plan to end the winning streak we had going on now."
"We're with you Buffy." Harry and the others shouted.
Hermione and Spike ran to the others as they saw them in the courtyard.
"Harry! Draco!"
Draco turned "Mione. What are you doiing here?"He asked grabbing her face in his hands.
"It's started hasn't it?"
"Yes it has. Are we ready to win?" Faith said.
Hermione looked at out the grounds as she saw movement and nodded." As we'll ever be." Everyone took a stance with wands and fists raised.The Army started to show itself.
"What on earth is that?" Draco asked.
"Our past." Faith, and Buffy said in unison.
"It's all the demons we ever defeated." Xander said seeing the Master come out infront.
Buffy stepped out infront and faced the evils ahead of her, and brought her fists up.
"BRING IT ON !" She shouted and all hell broke lose.
Hermione and Ginny were up against an Ubervamp when Spike jumpped in to help along with Draco, Harry, and Ron.
Spike grabbed Hermione aside "You need to get somewhere safe."
"There's no such thing anymore. I'm never gonna feel safe. This is my fight to, and I'm not gonna run."
"Are you sure?" Spike asked. Hermione nodded "Then I got your back."
Hermione turned and was faced by Connor.
"How are you feeling?" He asked raising the Scythe.
"I've been better no thanks to you."
Harry, Ron, Ginny, Drcao, and Spike stepped back to watch the display infront of them , and then jump in if Hermione needed them.
"Heard you have a bit of a problem." Connor said taunting her.
"Well your one to talk ,stealing from the Slayer."
Connor took a swing at her that she dodged easily grabbing the Scythe and taking it from him easily. She tossed it to Ginny.
"Take that to Willow quick!" She then turned back to connor as he punched her in the face.
"You should know better than to turn your back on me."He said laughing then he looked over at the boys." Guess she didn't tell you about the fun we had did she? Well Draco now I know why you wanted to keep her to yourself." He then looked straight at Hermione "She's a great fuck!"
Draco went to lunge at him when he saw Hermione look down."Bastard!"
Harry and Spike stopped him though.
"She wants to do this herself." Spike said.
Ginny ran straight to Willow and handed her the Scythe.
"I'll protect you as best I can. Just do your magic and quick." Kennedy said standing infront of her.
Willow sat down and started the procedure while Ginny stood next to Kennedy.
Buffy was taking out demon after demon with Faith, and Angel's help.She looked and saw Willow with the Scythe then looked at Faith.
"We just have to hold them off a while longer while Willow works her magic."
The others nodded.
Connor watched Hermione's reaction then laughed again "Guess you didn't tell them did you? Well then I guess they don't know what else is going on either."
"SHUT UP !" Hermione yelled.
"Well come on Slayer. What are you gonna do?"
"Take you down."Hermione took a stance and then she felt this power surge through her. She kicked him in the gut and then did a roundhouse kick hitting him in the head.She punched him and then with one more blow took him down for the count.
She turned to Draco and grabbed his hands as the others took off to help where needed.
"Draco I need to tell you something very important. I guess nows not the time but I need to say this before it's to late. Draco..."
She didn't get to finish her sentence as a sword found it's way through her gut.
"Hermione!" Draco yelled catching her as she fell.
He looked up and saw that Buffy took care of the Demon and that there were only a few left which meant they were winning. He then looked back at Hermione laying in his lap.
"Mione were winning.Please just hold on a little while longer."
Hermione pulled Draco's head down to her mouth and whispered something in his ear.
Buffy looked at all the dead Demons infront of her then back at the First.
"It's over. We won, and now your gonna leave and never show your evil presence ever again."
"This isn't the end. I'll come back one day, and I will finish you off." It then dissappeared.
"And I'll be waiting."
Everyone cheered and then Draco and Hermione caught their attention.Madame Pompfry rushed over to them and levitated Hermione back to the hospital wing.Everyone followed suite.
"I'm gonna take Connor down to the lockup in the dungeons and then I'll be up." Angel said to Buffy. She nodded then followed everyone else.
Hours passed and they were still seating in the waiting hall.Some were pacing while others sat quietly.
"Are you okay man?" Harry asked Draco.
Draco looked at them all for the first time before speaking.
"I don't know yet."He was quiet for a few minutes then spoke again.
"She's pregnant."
Everyone snapped their attention to him thinking they heard wrong.
"What?" Buffy asked.
"She told me after she was stabbed in the gut. She's 8 weeks pregnant. It's my baby."
"Oh wow Draco." Ginny said hugging him.
Madame Pompfry came out and looked at the group, but mostly at Draco.
"She's going to be fine.She would like to see you all."
Everyone stood and followed Draco into the room.He sat by her bedside, and picked up her hand causing her to look at him.
"I told everyone. I'm sorry."He said.
Hermione smiled with a few tears in her eyes "It's okay."
"So hows it feel to know your gonna be a mom?" Ron asked.
She looked at Ron, and then the rest of the group before looking back at Draco.
"I'm not gonna be.There's no baby Draco. I'm sorry."
"You lost it didn't you?"He asked as tears started to form in his eyes.
"Yeah I did. I'm sorry."
Draco looked into her eyes."It's okay Hermione it wasn't your fault."
"Yeah, Don't beat yourself up over that."Buffy said.
Hermione nodded and wipped her eyes.
"I should've watched your back a little longer." Spike said.
Draco looked at him." You knew?"
"Yeah and I still managed to talk her into coming to find all of you. I didn't think she'd have to fight or want to for that matter. It's my fault."
Draco shook his head "It wasn't anyones fault but the Demon who stabbed her."
Everyone sat quietly not really knowing what to say as the sun finally came through the clouds.
Graduation day came and went and Hermione went to find Buffy and the others before they all left to go home.
"Buffy. I wanted to thank you for showing me and Ginny what we really are."
"It's okay. It was my pleasure. How are you and Draco holding up?"
"We're okay I think. We decided to take a breather for a while and slow down. After our families freaked because of the baby we thought it'd be for the best."
"Maybe. I'm really sorry for your loss."
"It's okay, I'm okay. I wasn't ready to be a mom, and maybe this was a way to tell me."
Buffy hugged Hermione "Come visit us sometime. Dawn and I as well as alot of the others are heading to paris for a while. We'd love for you to visit. I know Harry will probably be there."
Hermione nodded "I may just do that."
Boarding the train Hermione took one last look at her home for the past 7 years.
"Come on Mione are you gonna stay here another 7 years." Ron asked ushering her onto the train.
"I wish."
They entered a compartment and sat down by Harry, Ginny and Draco.
"So are you gonna be visiting Malfoy?" Ginny asked.
Draco shrugged. Maybe one day I'll stop over. If thats okay with you." He asked Hermione.
"Draco I love you, and even though we're taking a breather doesn't mean we can't still visit once and a while."
"Cool."
The ride home was uneventful everyone remebering thier year at Hogwarts as one of the most thrilling they had. Of course for a certain trio the excitment was just another one to write in a book with all the other dangers they've faced through out the years. Danger seems to just follow them as well as excitment and now that they were out of Hogwarts they were pretty sure that was one thing that wouldn't change.
Hermione layed her head on Draco's shoulder content with everything around her.
"I can honestly say Hogwarts was never boring." She said as the others laughed.
"Now we can only hope our lives out of Hogwarts are just as thrilling." Harry said.
Draco shook his head " I think we could all use a vacation.."
Everyone laughed again as they pulled into the station to meet their families. One thing was for certain that everyone knew. Evil is always around and they, along with Buffy and her crew were always gonna be there to stop it.
THE END !
