Chapter 8

The Plan

After an usuccesful search of the house, Buffy walked down the stairs to see Willow and Giles standing in front of the door.

"Buffy, how are you? It seems like that's all I ask you these days," Giles said.

"I'm fine. I was just trying to find out where they took Dawn from or why they took her." Buffy joined them in front of the door.

"Any luck?" Willow asked.

"No, she must've been in the kitchen when they took her. According to Spike, that sounds right," Buffy stated.

There was a knock on the door and then Xander walked in with Anya behind him.

"Hey, Scoobie Gang! What's the word on the Dawn kidnapping?" Xander asked.

"We don't really know yet. All we know is that Dawn came downstairs to kitchen last night and these purple demons broke into the house and took her," Buffy explained.

"And neither of you two heard this?" Xander asked Willow and Buffy.

"I did hear Dawn scream." Buffy told Giles, Anya, and Xander her dream.

"That's like a video camera playing in your head. That's cool!" Xander grinned.

"What about you, Willow? Didn't you hear it?" Anya asked.

"I heard it my dream, too. I dreamed that Tara was alive again and when I heard the scream she said it was nothing." Thinking about it made Willow smile, which faded as she said, "I'm so sorry, Buffy."

"It's okay, Wil. You didn't know. None of us did," Buffy assured her.

"Where was Peroxide Boy during all this? He's practically right under the kitchen, so, why didn't he hear it?" Xander asked accusingly.

"He did hear it. He was the only one who tried to save Dawn. When I found him he was knocked-out in the backyard," Buffy explained.

"Oh. Well...at least he tried," Xander said, embarrassed.

Just at that moment, Spike joined them.

"I looked all around in the backyard, but all I found was this." Spike held up a silver charm bracelet. Buffy took it and looked at it. "I would have tried to follow them, but the sun was too bright."

"This is definetely Dawn's. Doesn't give us much to go on, though." Buffy put it in her pocket. "Giles we need information on these demons. How to kill them, what they do, whatever. Anything we can use. Since Spike's the only one that saw them up close, he's going with you."

"Didn't you see them in your dream?" Willow asked.

"Yeah, but they were really fuzzy. I couldn't make them out," Buffy said to Willow and then turned toward Xander and Anya. "Xander, Anya, I want you two to go and try to track these guys. Possibly find out where they're hiding out. Willow, search the net. See if you xan find anything."

"But what do I search under?" Willow asked.

"Purple demons? I don't know. Um, why don't you go with Giles and Spike and try find out what they're called. Then you can search. And me...I guess I'll go with Xander and Anya, just in case we run into anything. Everybody got it?" Everyone nodded. "Good. We'll meet at Giles' place in a little while. Let's go." Buffy turned around and walked down the hallway, through the kitchen, and out the backdoor, followed by Xander and Anya.

Giles, Willow, and Spike left out the front door and headed to Giles' house. Spike had to put a blanket over him since the sun was too high in the sky for him to walk outside unprotected.

And, so, the search for Dawn began.

END OF CHAPTER 8

I know this chapter was totally boring, but it was necessary to get to the cool parts coming up. There's some good chapters coming up, so just bear with me. And, I promise you a Spuffy relationship before this story's over.