AUTHOR'S NOTE: Sorry for taking so long to get the next chapter up…

Buffy heard a commotion outside and then the lights went off. "Great, either a killer demon has gotten loose, or it's my friends. I'm really hoping it's the latter, rather than the former." The door suddenly flew open and there stood a man. He had a pistol and a knife, which, in Buffy's case, was not good. It was the Sargent who had captured her earlier. He pointed the gun at her heart and…

The group moved silently and half way Angel persuaded Riley, Giles, Anya and Cordelia to stay behind and watch their backs. Angel, Xander, Willow and Tara headed off down the hall towards where Buffy was being kept. They didn't encounter any patrols on their way, which Angel thought was peculiar, but he shrugged it off and kept going. "Buffy is the most dangerous thing they have ever captured and they don't have any guards around? Not the brightest thing to do. I wonder if she's escaped yet." Xander remarked, smiling. "Are you sure about that?" They whirled around and saw a man holding a gun to Buffy's head. She appeared to be leaning heavily on him, as if her legs didn't work right. Her clothes were ripped and bloody and huge purple bruises covered her arms and legs as well as many small cuts. Xander started towards the man but he just shoved the gun harder into her head and pulled her closer, she let out a small whimper of pain. Xander stopped but that small distraction gave Willow and Tara enough time to cast a small paralyzing spell. The man dropped Buffy and she fell with a thud. Her body shivering from the sudden spidering jolt of pain that raced through her body. She started to crawl away just as Angel leaped on the man, full vamp face. And extremo commando of pissed.

Angel felt his claws ripped through the man's flesh and heard the satisfying scream of pain yet it wasn't the Sergeant's it was Angel's himself. The dagger held in the man's grasp had been pierced right through his heart. Angel fell down on his knees but was soon up, his outrage for his ex's torture driving him on the verge of a kind of Angelus massacre. He tore away at the man's neck with the knife he pulled out of his chest as he snarled, the Sergeant instantly was killed but Angel kept up on his clawing and tearing of the Soldiers skin. Willow's shriek and Buffy's groans brought him out of his murderous trance, for when he turned to see what was happening a fist collided with his jaw causing a loud metallic clip. He shook his head and flailed his fists as they collided with unknown objects. Before he knew what happened he was standing over another dead man. This time when he turned around he saw the weakened Slayer on her knees trying to rise as she was continuously hit with punches. He turned and saw Willow and Tara behind Xander trying to find an open spot in the guards to save Buffy as Xander hit Initiative Commando's with his taser gun. More Guards were coming and they were hopelessly outnumbered.

"Xander take Willow and Tara out! Get the others and run I've got Buffy, just go!" Angel yelled as fist after fist was driven at him from all sides, his kicks and punches hopelessly lost among the fury brought upon him.

"Angel" Buffy cried weakly as a knife was thrown at him. He ducked but instead of hitting the ground it hit the already beat up Slayer who was pushed against a wall, not able to move. It went right through her hand and into the wall.

Angel turned around just as the knife went sailing by his head, but instead of the satisfying thud of the knife hitting the ground he heard Buffy scream. As he looked over at her he felt his body racking with electricity, then he felt a bullet go through his shoulder and another explode inside his thigh. He felt more punches raining on him as his bruised figure was hit with dozens of electrical shocks. He sank to his knees and felt one last bullet rip through his stomach and blacked-out.

Xander grabbed Willow and Tara and ran, hoping against hope that the two had gotten out. He would have tried to get Buffy out but that would leave them all there hopelessly trapped. He sailed through the halls and he met with Riley and the rest of the gang. He cried out to them to run, Riley just ran the other way towards the fight. Willow sent rope out of her fingers and it entwined around Riley's legs as Xander ran towards him. Riley tripped. "Are you nuts." Exclaimed Xander. "We can't go back." I'm sure they'll get out." Suddenly screams pierced the air. Everyone could hear it was masculine but it was soon followed by an unmistakable scream from Buffy. Willow and Giles urged everyone that they'd all die if they didn't get out and that he was sure that the Initiative wouldn't kill the two, they were to valuable. The seven rescuee's knew that they needed to re-group.