Episode 18- Willow's Knight by C&S

Spike and Xander come towards the house as Caleb raises a tranquilizer gun and a glass jar. The gun is fired, Faith shoves Willow backwards hard and takes both hits. She lays unconscious in the floor as Willow rubs her head, hears glass breaking but doesn't see an orb move into the slayer.

Spike: "Anyone here, Caleb just went running off behind the house," he stops looking at Faith laying in the floor.

Willow: "He, he, he, must've shot that gun, then I heard glass breaking."

Spike "Then lets get moving, call Robin on the way. Niblet sleeping?"

Willow: "Yeah, Andrew went to Robin's, so Xan do you mind?"

Xander: "Staying with Faith, nope, I'll just raid the fridge while I watch the sleeping beauty." The scene stays with Willow and Spike as they leave.

Spike: "There's the jar, looks like it had a seal on it. The lid is still well connected, some writing there too."

Willow: "You meet up with Robin to look for Caleb, I'll go to the magic box with this jar, tell Andrew to meet me there."

(cut to the magic box)

Andrew: "Zatharia's guide," he leaps up shoving the book in front of Willow who begins to read.

Willow: "Goddess Zatharia of Danzathar created a spiritual guide some 200 years ago. It was placed in a glass jar with a binding spell by herself to be unopened 13 days before she fully immerses herself in the body of a warrior. At such time will begin her wrath to destroy the earth plane in revenge for Goddess Hera binding her to the plane of Danzathar for committing an attempt to overthrow the other Goddesses and take their powers. The ring of Danzathar must be in the hands of the Goddess once she's ready to complete her plans."

Andrew: "So we have to get the ring from Caleb then figure out how to keep it from the Goddess as well as find a way to get her back to Danzathar and close the seal forever."

Willow: "You make it sound so simple," she shakes her head with a flashback of battling Glory the hell God. "This won't be easy and may take some time."

(cut to the cemetery)

Robin: "Spike, over there," they rush to a crypt where a man was entering. The two men run inside after him, Robin meets a ringed hand to the temple as Spike kicks Caleb hard. Caleb quickly recovers knocking Spike backwards onto the floor.

Caleb: "I haven't got time for this," he grabs a small bag and runs out with both men chasing after him.

(cut to summers house)

Xander is sitting eating his triple Decker sandwich drinking a Pepsi and watching stand up comedy. He is showing no cares for faith still unconscious on the floor.. X-man commercial comes on and Xander turns the TV off..

Xander: "Oh god, I'm never watching that show again. Well Faithy, I think I'll put u on the couch, may be a bit more comfortable," he giggles lifting Faith but as he puts her down her eyes open.

(Cut to Magic box)

Clem walks in to the magic box..

Willow:" Just the guy I was hoping to see," she has a worried smile on her face. "We need your help to find out what was in this jar"

Clem takes the jar, the look on his face isn't reinsuring. "Where did u find this?" Willow tells him everything. "This jar is only made for the biggest of orbs, It's to figure out which one," he heads off quickly to find out.

(cut to summers home)

Xander:" Faith you're awake, how u feeling?" Faith's hand goes to Xander's throat, strangling him. He drops her but she lands on her feet and tightens her grip.. Her eyes are staring at his, not a blink, not a twitch. Xander's eyes are wide open with a look of shock on his face as he struggles to breathe. He scrapes his nails on Faiths arms and hands trying to loosen her grip. Blood drips from his mouth as her grip grows tighter. He lets out a feeble grunt, one last kick to her shins then his head falls back.

Soon after his skin turns blue, his eyes close and he goes Limp.. Faith lets go and watches him fall to the floor, then Runs out the house Whispering Willow in the most scary voice..

(Cut to Magic Box)

Willow and Andrew are still working on the information about the Ring as Clem walks back into the room

Willow:" Find something?"

Clem: "Yes, and you wont like it." He looks up at her with concerned eyes. They walk to the table where Clem places a book..

Willow: "This says the guide was given to Zatharia by Hecate, Hecate is controller of the ring of Danzathar giving the vessel the open link to connect and draw energy from the soul that's bound in the ring. The more the soul desires to get out, the stronger Caleb becomes." The Door slams open and Faith is standing there.

Faith: "I come for the Witch." Everyone looks at Willow who is real nervous.. She throws a little bottle containing a capture potion but faith blows it up before it has a chance to reach her.. With that faith starts to walk slowly towards her.. "It's your day Pretty, Your powers will be mine, and u will never interfere with anyone again!" Willow throws flames from her hands to make Faith back up. But none of her powers seem to have effect..

Just as Faith is about to grab Willow, Willows eyes close and reopen red.

Willow: "You can not have her Hecate, we've found you out!" She puts up her hands and another Orb appears. She throws it at faith trapping her inside.. "Now we must circle around her, we must chant like we've never chanted," a voice yells they recognized but it wasn't Willow's..

everyone together: "We send thee back to where you came, no hurt nor danger will you cause again." Over and over they say it, hearing Faith screaming inside the contained Orb.

Faith: "Noooo you cant do this to me, It was my turn to win, My turn, you will pay for this, I know who you are!" With that she disappears, leaving faith on the floor unconscious inside the Orb.. Willow with her eyes still being Red, brings down her arms and closes the Orb.

Willow: "This isn't the last you seen of this everyone. Be prepared. More and worse things are to come" Willow closes her eyes and reopens them showing her Green eyes.. she loses her balance. "woo, that was strange."

They run to faith who slowly is waking up. They see scratches on her arms then they turn to look at Willow

Willow: "Xander!" Andrew's Jaw drops, Willow's eyes tear up, Faith just stares at them as we see Robin and Spike standing over the body of Xander Harris.

(fade to black)