Episode 9- Painful Decisions by Nicholas

Andrew sees Willow's red eyes and screams in terror.

Faith: "What the hell is that?"

Xander: "It looks all demonie."

Willow: "She's mine now, nothing you can do."

Faith: "The hell there isn't." The Willow-demon spits a fiery light at Faith to back

her up as she advances towards Willow.

(cut to Rack's place.)

Rack: "Strawberry is all mine, no saving her now. All her powers belong to me!" He

roars with laughter evilly as the scene fades to the cell.

Robin is jerking violently seeing himself as a child, seeing his mother die at the

hands of Spike. He advances on Spike jerking him to the floor.

Spike: "Mate you've got to fight it, don't let it take control. Just let it mess

with the mind a bit. Come on mate, you have information of some kind, that's why

we're here. Don't do this damn it!" Spike shouts in a rant knocking Robin cold as

the scene flashes back to the Summers home.

It's early the next morning now, the sun is beaming brightly through the windows

and Willow is strapped down with the chains that once held Spike.

Willow-demon: "Little Dawnie, misses her sister so, wants rid of the other slayer

so bad she can taste it."

Dawn: "Shut up, you're not Willow!" Dawn frowns knowing the demon was speaking the

truth.

Willow-demon: "Don't hide the truth Dawnie, you know you want her gone." Kennedy

and Andrew come in the room and Kennedy takes Dawn into the kitchen.

Kennedy: "Dawn don't do anything that demon tells you, I don't like Faith either,

I don't trust her for many reasons but we have to do things our way not that thing

possessing Willow's."

Dawn: "I know, thanks for being on my side."

(cut to Faith stopping Clem on the street.)

Faith: "I need a favor."

Clem: "Sure anything, I used to help Spike and Buffy all I could although I'm not

a strong demon and my best trait is well being friendly." He is stammering nervously.

Faith: "I need you to take me to Rack, and help me find out who resurrected him."

Clem: "Oh God, he's, he's powerful, he'd kill us both with magic."

Faith: "Are you gay man, if so I know the perfect guy for you." She spins him around

facing her and he quivers.) "Look, I'm not all talkie friendly like Buffy. I'm not

asking for a favor I'm telling you to do it or I will do my job and slay you."

(back to the cell)

Robin is now seeing the final battle, not even a year before. He sees Buffy laying

motionless after being pulled out of the hellmouth by Faith and Spike. He sees her

eyes still open and Giles carrying her off after speaking to Faith.

Spike: "Come on man, snap out of it, I've got a plan to get us the hell out of here."

(cut back to the Summers home.)

The Willow-demon has a big wind erupting in the house, Andrew is pinned against the

wall, she is holding Kennedy levitated in the air threatening to throw her out the

window as the scene fades to Rack's place.

Clem has gotten Faith inside and takes off like a light.

Rack: "Well slayer, lets see if your as smart as the other one was. If you kill me

she'll be destroyed forever." Without a word Faith punches him. He throws a bolt

of light sending her against the wall but she dodges the second kicking him square

in the mouth. He tosses fire from his fingers scorching her hand.

Faith: "You stupid stupid man." She draws back the crossbow aiming at his chest and

lets it fly. As he's dodging it she swings the sword deep into his stomach. Screams

and shrills are heard sounding as if they come from many persons as Rack dies, no

doubt all the

essences he stole over the years.

(cut to summers home)

Xander is bleeding from the attack of the demon, Dawn managed to get in a good kick

before it backhanded her and began to move Kennedy towards the window. All of a sudden

a scream came from Willow's mouth, she dropped to the floor wrenching in pain as

a big orange demon popped out of her mouth and disappeared.

(fade to black)