Previously on Buffy:

Enraged she attempted to force her way into the scene but the spell that they had cast held. She threw all her energy and power against it but it did not crack, it only pulsed her energy back at her creating a shock wave that threw her unconscious to the floor.

SW

THURSDAY NIGHT

Willow gasped and sat down, breathing hard, "Oh!"

"Will! What is it?" Buffy was at her side in a split second.

"She's probably is having dizziness from casting a spell of that magnitude." Giles said authoritatively.

"No Giles," the red haired girl wheezed, "It was her."

The group looked at her bewildered by her statement. She tried to stand but the world spun before her eyes and she slumped back into the chair, "Asrakana, she just tried to…"

Another breath, "She tried to break through the barrier."

"But she didn't succeed?" Xander asked worriedly. For himself and for his friend.

"No, the fact that we used our combined energies kept her at bay." Willow was finally starting to look normal again and her breathing was less erratic. "She was just so powerful!"

"And keep in mind Willow, she isn't at full strength yet," Giles tried to make up for his error earlier, "According to the manuscript we found, she wont regain her full power until the first full moon after she rises." He looked around expecting everyone to have a reaction.

"And that means what Giles?" Buffy gave an eyebrow.

Giles sighed and wiped his glasses clean, "Don't you people keep up with lunar cycles? The next full moon is Saturday."

"You mean, that demon, goddess, thing gets all her powers on the day that we try to switch the two Buffy's back?" Xander looked at him incredulously. "Life is just too weird sometimes."

"It is a strange twist of fate that the full moon coincides with the appropriate planetary alignment." Giles sat down having said his peace.

"But at least now we know that my spell worked." Willow looked at the group, "I mean, I could feel her pushing at the hide-from-sight barrier and she has amazing strength, luckily the spell pushed back with equal force."

"Meaning?" Xander was confused.

"Meaning that she was blasted with the full force of her own power."

"Oh, well that's good!" He smiled his dopey smile and stared at the group, who stared back, "What?"

NW FRIDAY MORNING

Buffy and Spike (the Younger) had had quite a night. After getting back to Spike's place which was actually his dad's house but Spike lived in the basement, the night had been long and steamy. Buffy hadn't been expecting to fall for Spike, even if he wasn't really the Spike she knew.

She rolled over in the sheet and looked at his sleeping form. It was around 7:30 in the morning and Spike was passed out face down on the bed beside her. The sheet that was carefully wrapped around her was twisted about his body, as if he was fighting against its whiteness and cleanliness. Staring at his chiseled body she smiled and thought about what life would be like if she didn't make it "home". Everyday she spent here made it feel more and more like home and the place that she came from felt like another dimension, even though it was.

Spike groaned and rolled towards her throwing an arm around her waist. They now lay face to face and she stared at his features and smiled thinking that this face would never vamp, could walk about in broad daylight and was always warm. She turned her back to him, scooted towards his body and pulled his arm tighter around her. Being thus encased she promptly fell asleep.

SW FRIDAY MORNING

"We must find some way to contact Buffy." Giles said insistently. He placed the book he had been reading down on the table that was strewn with books and pamphlets that may hold the key to defeating Asrakana and returning the Buffy to her own dimension.

"And how do we expect to do that?" Buffy asked anxiously.

"That's what we must figure out." The Watcher said dryly and began cleaning his glasses for the 10th time since they arrived that morning.

"We could try to send a message through to the other dimension." Willow chimed in, "I think I read about something like that in a book around here somewhere…" She trailed off searching frantically.

"Even if that worked Willow, Asrakana could capture it in transit because it would have to cross into the space between the two worlds. The space that holds her captive. It could ruin everything." Giles countered.

"Well nix that then." Willow sounded stumped.

Then Xander piped up, "What about those dreams."

Giles looked interested and the rest of the group all stared at him, "What do you mean Xander?"

"Well if the Buffy in this world is having dreams about the other world then wouldn't it make sense for the Buffy in the other world to be having dreams about us?"

The whole group was shocked at this revelation. Xander actually had a smart idea.

Willow looked over at Giles, "Do you think we could channel a message to Buffy in the other world?"

"There is a chance that if we can find the right spell and if use the combined forces of the entire group, she might receive it. And if she is asleep!"

Buffy looked at her watch, "Well we might want to get a move on, its 7:15 now."

"Right!" Willow took command and ordered everyone to the appropriate stack of books to look for a spell to send the dream message.

Thats all for now - I have to go on vacation but you can be sure that I will be thinking up more while I'm at the beach. PLEASE REVIEW!