The Greatest Vampire
Chapter 13: Wolfram and Hart
"You didn't even think to contact me?" Angel yelled.
"I thought about it. I just… didn't," Spike replied.
"Hi, I'm the son of a dead man, whose name was used to screw with you before! How are you?" Angel yelled.
"Boys, we're not getting anywhere," Buffy said prying them apart.
They both ignored her and continued shouting. Buffy sighed and sat on the arm of the chair next to Dawn. "They're always like this," Dawn commented.
It had been two days since Doyle opened the Hellmouth and Cleveland was ubervamp city. Most of the people in Cleveland had been murdered, vamped or cleared out. The rest were probably still being tortured. Spike had rallied the entire Scooby gang back together. Now Buffy, Willow, Xander, Giles, Dawn, Lorne, Darla, and Connor were sitting in Rome, watching Angel and Spike shouting at each other.
"Oh you think you're so smart!" Spike yelled.
"I've learned over a dozen languages!"
"Oh, you and Rupy over there can have a grand old time!" Spike yelled pointing to Giles.
"What I do?" Giles yelled.
"Guys!" Dawn screamed. Angel and Spike turned to her. They both looked like they just noticed anyone else in the room.
"What?" Spike said stupidly.
"Ubervamps spreading, old one, Hellmouth opened. Let's get back to work," she replied.
"Right," Angel said quickly.
"Yeah," Spike agreed almost as fast.
"So, I have been working on rebuilding the Watcher's Council sources, and so far… I have absolutely nothing on the Turicon Vampires, or this Old One," Giles admitted.
"Makes you, quite the crappy watcher then, doesn't it?" Spike insulted.
Ignoring the comment Giles continued, "However there may be a book contain records of the old ones. The only problem is it is the property of-,"
"Wolfram and Hart," Angel finished for him.
"Yes."
"How the bloody hell are we supposed to get it then?" Spike yelled.
"We break into Wolfram and Hart and steal the record books," Angel replied in a superior voice.
"Yeah, I got that, moron. How?"
"I used to run the place. I think I can handle it," Angel snarled.
"I used to haunt the place. I think I can handle it," Spike spat back.
"You need to use at least ten percent of the average brain, Spike!"
"Which is why you shouldn't do this!" Buffy and Dawn giggled at this.
"No one is doing this alone!" Giles interjected.
"What? Think I can't handle it… Rupert?" Spike said rounding on him.
"Maybe it's because we don't trust vampires," Xander said suddenly.
"What?" Angel demanded.
"I don't trust either of you. I never have and with one eye gone I don't see it ever happening," Xander admitted.
"This ain't about trust, mate."
"It's about who's best qualified," Angel agreed.
"Which is why I'm going," Connor said standing up.
"Hey I'm a witch!" Willow yelled.
"Join the club!" Dawn yelled.
"WE'RE ALL GOING!" Buffy yelled.
"What?" Spike and Angel said together.
"We're strongest together and I'm the leader," Buffy said forcefully.
"But-,"
"Is that clear? Everyone nodded. "Angel, Spike, and Lorne, you three know the layout. That's-,"
"I know it pretty well," Connor interrupted.
"Good. You four will navigate. We might as well get everything we can. Dawn, Giles, Lorne and I will get the books. Angel and Darla will kill the CEO. Spike and Willow will get to the basement and blow thee building. Xander and Connor will take care of the exit," Buffy explained. Everybody nodded when there orders were given.
"How are we going to get passed the vampire detectors?" Angel asked.
"I have an idea," Willow replied.
"Alright, they'll probably have guards everywhere. Be prepared at all times," Angel advised.
"Let's do it," Buffy said standing up.
That night.
"I really hate this plan," Angel said as the walked up to the Wolfram and Hart building.
"It's the best one we got," Spike said with a shrug.
"You're an idiot, Spike."
"Boys," Dawn said warningly.
The ten of them walked up to the door and everybody but Spike moved to the side. Darla threw Spike a half empty bottle of beer. He pulled out the cork and ran into the Wolfram and Hart office.
In the security center of the building a foul looking demon shot up and began to screech like a dying animal. It could be heard throughout the entire building.
Spike began to spin around and yelled gibberish about his mother. The security vampires in the lobby ran towards him. "Hey mates. You look just like me mum!" He yelled to the guards.
"What the hell is this?" One guard a asked.
"A drunk vampire!" Another yelled.
"Spike, get down!" Buffy yelled. Spike dropped to his knees and all the vampire guards turned to dust. Spike turned. Buffy, Giles, and Darla were holding crossbows.
Spike jumped up and punched an oncoming human guard. A group of demon and human guards piled into the lobby and it became a battlefield. After awhile the team was moving on, with Connor and Xander waiting in the lobby.
"Darla, this way," Angel said pointing towards the office. The two took off in that direction while the others separated and went there own ways.
Spike and Willow opened the door to the lower staircase and ran down them. They came to a room where the floor had green beams of light every foot or so. Spike and Willow nodded to each other. They began to carefully step over each light. One by one it looked like they were going to make it until… Oops.
"Damn it, Willow!" Spike yelled as the beams turned red. Six doors on each side of the room opened and a zombie stepped out of each. They were all wearing military armor. Spike began throwing the zombies around as they attacked him and Willow. Willow backed away and began to chant.
"Spike, get them on that side of the room!" Willow yelled pointing towards the door they just came through. It took a few minutes but Spike still got all the zombies to one side of the room. They ran for Spike but an invisible wall stopped them. "Let's go!" Willow yelled as Spike watched the confused zombies.
Spike and Willow ran out of the room and down another flight of stairs and came to a room similar to the one where Lindsey almost unleashed the failsafe. Willow ran up to a large computer while Spike was left to deal with the guardian.
"Willow, you can't blow the building without the gem inside this thing's brain!" Spike yelled.
"Gross," Willow commented as she started typing.
Spike and the demon stared each down. It was a large demon in medieval armor. It had dark green skin and a large snout. It looked kind of like a pig. Spike changed his face to look a little more wrinkly. The two demons jumped at each other and knocked each other out of the air.
Buffy, Dawn, Giles, and Lorne walked into the office that belonged to the Head of Magic and Ocult worked. The older man got up but Giles knocked him out.
"These the books? Giles asked Lorne pointing to about twenty books lined up on a shelf.
"Yeah. Yeah, those are them," the impath demon replied.
Giles put his hand on one and picked it up. He was about to open it but he felt something collide with his face. The former watcher fell to the ground, unconscious. "Giles," Dawn screamed as she fell to her knees and bent over him.
"Watch him," Buffy ordered as she looked at the large demon in front of her. It was a large red demon that had two large horns on his head and a tail. It growled in anger and rushed at the Slayer. Buffy jumped up and kicked the demon backwards. It growled and charged again. The slayer grabbed it's arm and flipped it onto its' back. It got up again and howled in rage. It grabbed a book from the desk and threw it at Buffy. The Slayer kicked it aside and rushed at the demon. She went into an onslaught of punches and kicks until it was leaning against the large window. Buffy jumped up and kicked the demon through the glass and watched it fall. It landed on the pavement below and exploded sending globs of fluids and slime everywhere. Buffy turned back to Dawn, Lorne, and Giles. The watcher was still out but Dawn and Lorne helped him to his feet.
The slayer grabbed a large cloth bag and began to knock the books in. The four of them walked out and ran back to the lobby. Connor, Xander, Angel, and Darla were waiting.
Spike leaped into the air and kicked off the wall behind him. He shot towards the demon and punched it with extra force. It fell backwards and looked up at Spike. The vampire put his foot on the demon's neck and stepped onto it. The demon's head popped off and Spike pulled the diamond from the guts at the neck.
"Catch," Spike called tossing Willow the diamond. Willow inserted the diamond and set the timer for ten minutes.
"Let's go!" She yelled as she ran towards Spike.
The two of them tore back to the lobby and saw the others. The team ran out of the building and tore away from the building as fast as they could. Four minutes later the building exploded. They turned around and watched the building burn.
Author's Notes: Man, I am mean. I mean when am I going to unveil the Dawn romance thing? Anyway R&R. I'm a big fan of reviews. Next chapter will be a long one and if I feel like ending thins Fic in the relatively near future I will reveal who Dawn ends up with.