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Chapter 28: The plan

"I do so love it when things go according to plan," Phobos smiled grinning madly has he stared at the magical image of the remaining Guardian and 'slayer.

"You'll never get away with this Phobutt!" Yelled an angry Irma banging her fists against her bubble like prison.

"Oh yeah. That'll save us," replied a sarcastic Cornelia.

"Oh really?" Phobos grinned at his four Guardian captives. "And I suppose your precious keeper will come to save you. Hah! I do hope so,"

"What? I don't get it," Hay Lin said confused. "Why would he want Will here?"

"Then allowing me explain my dear," Phobos began. "Using the heart of Candracar and two souls has sacrifices I will finally be able to shatter the veil and destroy your precious world," Phobos laughed.

"But not just any souls will do. Oh no! I require two very specific souls. Ones which have already transcended to the nether world and been and that now reside in a demon's body. Which is why Angelus and Spike are so important to my plans.

"Do bad guys always have to reveal their evil plans? Taranee asked.

"Now that you know my ingenious scheme be silent so I can enjoy watching your friends die in peace," He said waving his hand a set of mist like tendril's appeared in each of the Guardians "orb's tying down their arms and gagging them each. Phobos grinned cruelly before returning his gaze to his magical image. He was interrupted from his entertainment when his ever-loyal lieutenant Cedric made his entrance. Phobos eyes flicked towards his reptilian minion noting his damaged tail.

"I see you and William have been… reacquainted," Phobos grinned. Cedric cursed under his breath embarrassed at Phobos's reaction to his injury. "I trust you did none the less manage to capture him?" Phobos asked a threatening edge in his voice.

"Um not exactly sire," Cedric gulped. He raised his arm has if to defend his face waiting for the inevitable:

"YOU FOOL!" Phobos thundered. "Can't you do anything right!" Phobos demanded glaring at his cowering minion has if to kill him with his eyes.

"I wouldn't go to hard on him if I were you," Came a new voice. Phobos looked in shock then anger and then grinned a jagged grin, which seemed to crack his face in two. "Its not easy trying to capture someone when one of your major extremities has bin severed from your person," the person explained.

"William," Phobos hissed almost drooling. "I'm so glad you chose to join us. Angelus!" He yelled. "A few seconds later Angelus stepped out of the shadows of the throne room standing several feet away from Spike. "You bellowed?" Angelus sneered sarcastically. "I propose to you a wager William," Phobos explained. "A battle with Angelus. If you win you may go free," He stopped and smiled cruelly. "But if I win I claim your immortal soul has the prize, Agreed?"

Spike grinned cockily. "I'm not the loosing type mate,"

"I take that has a yes," Phobos grinned.

With that Angelus and Spike began circling each other each scanning for a point of weakness.

"I didn't realise you'd lowered yourself to being Phobos's personal bitch," Spike smiled throwing out a punch.

"What can I say? I like being on the winning team," Angelus grinned back swinging a right hook for Spike to dodge. The two began punching and kicking each other for several minutes. Spike punched angelus in the jaw, bone Angelus threw a kick at Spike only to have him dodge it by back flipping over him and performing a sweeping kick to trip Angelus off his feet causing him to land hard on his back.

A split second later Angelus was up his face morphed to its vampire form Spike's by now was the same has well. The two began all over again.

"You know here I thought all this time having soul had softened you up," Spike said has the two continued to trade blows. "But it looks like it was the other way round!" He said almost laughing now.

"At least I'm not so pathetic I can't even be evil!" Angelus yelled starting off a slanging match. "Punching Spike in the head to emphasise his point.

"Oh yeah?" Spike nodded noting the tone. "Well at least I don't let my soul boss me around like some kindof pussy," landing a blow on every other word has he spoke.

Angelus gave him a heavy punch to the forehead. "Well at least I never got a government leash crammed in my head ordering me around," He sneered. Has soon has he finished the sentence a thunderous punch landed on his left temple knocking him out for the count.

"Well at least I don't fall for sucker punches," Spike said to his now defeated opponent. He turned around to see Phobos clapping gently.

"Bravo! Bravo!" He cheered. "And to the victor goes the spoils,"

"So I'll be off then?" Spike asked.

"Ah ah," Phobos said waving his finger disapprovingly. "I believe the victory was mine," He explained.

"You what?" Spike asked getting angry.

"You have defeated my former associate and will make a perfect replacement. I'd call that a victory… wouldn't you?" Phobos sneered.

Has his hands began to crackle with the black energy Buffy and Will entered into to the throne room just in time to see the black lightning tear into him.

"Spike!" Buffy yelled she watched helplessly has Spikes eyes glowed like light bulbs and that precious glowing mist was torn out of his chest and reeled in by Phobos towards an empty glass container.

Spike stared up at Phobos. "Now were we?" He asked. His morphing his face into its vampire form and grinning. "Oh that's right I was just about to kill you,"

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