"We have one more award to give out, is Buffy Summers here tonight, this is
actually a new category. First time ever, I guess there were a lot of write-
in ballots and um, the prom committee asked me to read this. We're not good
friends, most of us never found the time to get to know you, but that
doesn't mean we haven't noticed you, we don't talk about it much but it's
no secret that Sunnydale High isn't really like other high schools, a lot
of weird stuff happens here", stated Jonathan as he stood up on the Prom
stage
"Zombies, Hyena people, Snyder", yelled various people from the audience
"But whenever there was a problem or something creepy happened, you seemed to show up and stop it. Most of the people here have been saved by you, or helped by you at one time or another. We're proud to say that the Class of '99 has the lowest mortality rate of any graduating class in Sunnydale history and we know at least part of that is because of you and your friends. So the senior class offers its thanks and gives you uh, this it's from all of us, and it has written here, Buffy Summers Class Protector", said Jonathan as he held out a miniature shiny umbrella
"Thank you but it's my job", smiled Buffy as she excepted the umbrella and everyone applauded
"She's just being modest she kicks demonic ass", yelled Spike who was standing with the rest of the Scoobys
"Does it come with a cash prize", asked Anya causing the whole auditorium to groan and the Scoobys laughed
High School week later
"Bye, we'll keep in touch", stated Willow as she waved at an old friend as he walked away
"Willow, Tara will the two of you sign my yearbook", asked Harmony as she approached them
"Yeah, you have to sign ours too", answered Tara as they traded books
"You know, I really wish we woulda got to know each other better", replied Harmony
"Me too", said Willow as the books were given back
"I mean you're both so smart, I always wanted to be like that and you're so courageous coming out and all. We can't loose touch bye", stated Harmony
"Thanks I think", smiled Tara as Harmony walked away
"So do you hate her or are you going to miss her", asked Buffy as she walked up to them hand in hand with Spike
"Yes I hate her with a fiery vengeance, she picked on me for thirteen years the vacuous tramp. No lollypops floating around in my head", replied Willow as they walked over to one of the tables and sat down
"At least we're keeping our sanity, the whole senior class has turned into the Sixties, or what I would have imagined the Sixties would have been like without the war and the hairy armpits", said Buffy as Anya and Xander sat at the table
"Trust me luv the sixties were worst, a lot of things like acid around or was that the seventies or eighties. Well it was one of those periods", answered Spike
"What tainted food make you loose it", asked Tara
"Very funny Miss. Witch", stated Spike
"We have other things to think about like not being eaten by a snake mayor", replied Anya as they got up and walked towards the library
"I still wish the commencement speaker was Sigfried, Roy or one of the tigers", said Willow
"Come out of the fantasy Will, we weren't able to stop the mayor from getting the bugs or the army of vampires so we're going to have to fight at graduation", stated Xander as they walked into the Library to see Mr. Calendar and Giles talking at the table
"Will you mind explaining why you've been murmuring about the Ascension for the last mouth", asked Giles
"The Mayors going to Ascend at graduation and Anya could you tell us what's so bad about that", replied Buffy
"About eight hundred years ago in the Kastka Vallies above the Urals, there was a sorcerer there who achieved Ascension became the embodiment of the demon Lo-Hash. It decimated the village within hours maybe three people got out. The demon is different from what we're use to, you see all the demons that walk the earth are tainted, are human hybrids like vampires. The Ascension means that a human becomes pure demon and they're bigger a hell of a lot bigger", answered Anya
"So this is the inner sanctum, where you folks like to hang out, concoct your little schemes. I tell you, it's just nice to see that some young people are still interested in reading in this modern era. So what are kids reading nowadays", asked The Mayor as he walked up to the table and picks up a book then read, "The beast will walk upon the earth and darkness will follow. The several races of man will be as one in their terror and destruction, aw that's kind of sweet, different races coming together" "You never get even a little tired of hearing yourself speak do you", asked Buffy "That's one spunky little girl you've raised, I'm gonna eat her", laughed The Mayor as he looked at Giles and Giles shoved a sword through his chest "Whoa, well now that was a little thoughtless, violent outbursts like that in front of the children. You know Mr. Giles they look to you to see how to behave", replied the Mayor as he removed the sword "Get out", hissed Buffy as the Mayor cleaned the sword with a handkerchief
"I smell fear, that's smart. Some of your deaths will be quick if that's worth anything. Well see you all at graduation. You don't want to miss my commencement address, it's going to be one heck of a speech", said the Mayor as he tossed the sword back and walked out of the library
Halls
"Anya, wait. Where you going", asked Xander as he caught up to Anya in the hall
"Anywhere, if there's a lunar shuttle going up anytime soon, I'm on it or may be Aruba like you said", answered Anya
"We need you here, you might be able to help", replied Xander
"Xander I'm scare I don't want to die again, this is a larger battle then the ones we've done recently and I'm scared", cried Anya
"I'm scared too and I'm not going to let you die we're going to have flame throwers and everything we don't need a million tons of lava we can do it", comforted Xander as he hugged Anya tightly
Summers Residence
"Buffy I'm home. Do you wanna go to, uh. What are you doing with my clothes", asked Joyce as she saw Buffy putting her clothes in a suitcase
"Mom I need you to leave town, tonight", answered Buffy
"Buffy I'd miss your graduation. There's no way, I wouldn't dream", replied Joyce
"Mom graduation is a pointless ceremony where you sit around and listen to a bunch of boring speeches until someone hands you a piece of paper that says you graduated which you already know and maroon does nothing for my complexion so don't argue, okay", stated Buffy
"What is some terrible demon going to attack the school, Oh I see. Oh you know Buffy looking back on everything that's happened, maybe I should have sent you to a different school", said Joyce as everything sank in
"Just promise me that you'll be far away from here, it turned out alright the first time I just want to be safe and make sure you don't get caught in the cross fire", insisted Buffy
"I'm not leaving you to face an awful monster alone. If I go anywhere you're going with me", answered Joyce
"I'm not alone I have my friends go with Sarah and Dawn get out of town, I wish I could be a lot of things for you and make you happy. Be a great student, a star athlete, remotely normal but I'm not. There is something I do that I can do better than anybody else in the world. I'm gonna fight this thing but I can't do it and worry about you", replied Buffy
"Buffy, I just can't", said Joyce as Spike and Dawn came to the door Spike carrying Dawns bags
"Ask Dawn what I'll do to get my family away from danger, you'll have to trust me on this, can you do that", asked Buffy
Library Nest Day
"Okay the way it is as that Ollokai or Olvikan ascended but was swallowed by a volcano that's how he was defeated", stated Xander as they sat around the library
"But what's important is that we're going to be fighting is a very large snake", added Willow
"Last time we kind of went crazy we blow up the school", replied Buffy
"I never knew you were so rebellious", laughed Spike
"Let's not rule the crazy part out though", said Giles as he cleaned his glasss
"Are we going to do that this time", asked Tara
"Humus wouldn't work", added Anya
"Well since we have no other ideas, I'm going to need every single one of you on board. Xander's sort of the key figure here", stated Buffy
"Yes me the Key, I feel so much pride, humility and here is the mind numbing fear again. Thank you military training but still no rocket launcher", answered Xander
"Rocket launcher not going to get it done. Remember volcano to kill one of these things last time", replied Buffy
"So Buffy, how are you going to get the Mayor in the school", asked Ms. Calendar
"Last time I played on his human weakness but he wants to eat us I say the Scooby gang is a sizable appetizer", answered Buffy
"To bad that Ebola virus box isn't viable", said Willow as she twisted in her seat
"There are chores for all, Giles, Miss. Calendar weapons, weapons, weapons, Xander, Anya Spike get students, and Willow, Tara volcano detail", stated Buffy
"Fun with chemistry", replied Tara
"Let's get ready to blow the roof off", added Spike as everyone headed for the exit
"Harmony, listen I need to talk to you and your friends for a second", said Xander as he walked up to the group of girls
"You mean in front of other people", asked Harmony in disgust
"Are they serious, I'm going to look stupid in this", replied Percy in his graduation gown
"Percy we need to talk", stated Willow as she and Tara walked up to him
"Do I look stupid in this, be honest", answered Percy
"You look great, you got a sec", asked Tara
"Anything for the two girls that beat me up at the Bronze", smiled Percy
"Okay put these with the others, don't touch anything", replied Willow as Jonathon and Larry unloaded fertilizer from Ozs van
"Uh, wha what do we do then", asked Jonathan
"Just relax, Have a good time", said Willow
"Okay, it's clear lets move", stated Larry as the two pushed the shopping cart away from the van
"Thanks for letting us use your van for this", smiled Tara as they looked at Oz who was in the drivers seat
"No problem I'd say an equal trade for you solving that little problem my cousin gave me", answered Oz
"No problem and see you at graduation", replied Willow as the two girls got out of the van and closed the door
"You nervous", asked Tara as the two walked down the side walk hands in hand
"Only in a terrified way", laughed Willow
"We'll make it through this", smiled Tara
Quad
"Congratulations to the class of 1999, you all proved more or less adequate. This is a time of celebration, so sit still and be quiet. Spit out that gum. Please welcome our distinguished guest speaker, Richard Wilkins the 3rd. I saw that gesture, you see me after graduation", stated Snyder as he stood at the podium
"Well, what a day this is, a special day. Today is our centennial the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of Sunnydale, and I know what that means to all you kids, not a darn thing. Because today something much more important happens today you all graduate from high school. Today all the pain, all the work, all the excitement is finally over and what's a hundred years of history compared to that, you know what kids", started The Mayor
"Oh my God, he's going to do the entire speech again", replied Buffy where all the Sboobys were grouped together
"Man, just ascend already. It's even more boring the second time around", added Willow
"I thought I could be evil but this is ten times worst then I ever was", whispered Spike
"For all of you it may be that there is a place in Sunnydale's history, whether you like it or not. It's been a long road getting here, for you, for Sunnydale. There has been achievement, joy, good times and there has been grief. There's been loss, some people who should be here today aren't but we are journey's end and what is a journey is it just distance traveled time spent. No it's what happens on the way, it's the things that happen to you. At the end of the journey you're not the same, today is about change. Graduation doesn't just mean your circumstances change, it means you do. You ascend to a higher level. Nothing will ever be the same, nothing and so as we look back on, on the events that brought us to this day", groaned the Mayor as the eclipse occurred and he started to loose control from pain
"Come on, if I have to die get this over with", whispered Anya
"We, we must all. It has begun my destiny, it's a little sooner then I expected I had this whole section on civic pride but I guess we'll just skip to the big finish", smiled the Mayor as he starts to grimace, stretch and grow. Then the Mayor transforms into a large snake beast. He continued to grow taller, reached the roof of the school, the Students stare up as the parents in the back panicked and ran away.
"Now", yelled Buffy as vampires came up the back steps and the students tore off their gowns to reveal an assortment of weapons
"Flame units, first wave, fire", screamed Xander as the group complied and throw everything at the Mayor
"This, this is simply unacceptable", stated Snyder
"Xander", screeched Anya as three students broke off and were killed by the waiting vampires
"Arm bow men, fire", said Xander as the flaming bows destroyed a few of the vamps
"Fall back", yelled Buffy to the people around her
"This is not orderly, this is not discipline and you're on my campus buddy and when I say I want quiet I want", replied Snyder as the Mayor missed him when he dove down
"Everyone, hand to hand", stated Xander as the Scoobies gathered around Buffy
"Hey you said you'd eat me are you going to keep your word Dick", asked Buffy then the group ran into the school and the Mayor followed. The Mayor slammed down the door and some of the surrounding wall as he followed the group. The group ran into the library climbed over a table and through the open window. The Mayor looks around the library to see barrels of diesel fuel and bags of fertilizer stacked everywhere.
"Well gosh", said The Mayor as Buffy pushed down a plunger and the school went up in a large explosion.
"What a lovely fireworks show we should do it again when the new school is built", replied Spike as the group walked around front to see police cars and fire trucks parking in front of the school.
"We got off pretty cheap, considering", stated Xander as they looked at everyone walking around and helping the wounded
"Seems like we did", answered Buffy
"Are all of you all right", asked Giles as he and Ms. Calendar walked up to the group
"I'm tired", said Buffy as the group sat down on a bench and Spike had her sit on his lap
"I should imagine so, it's been quite a couple of days", replied Mrs. Calendar
"You might like to now that the people you call the geek trio are amongst the dead", added Giles
"I can't processed everything now, my brain isn't really functioning on the higher levels. It's pretty much fire bad, tree pretty", smiled Buffy as she leaned back against Spike
"I'll just add a ya with out Jonathan, Andrew and the other guy I can't think of his name now Tara wont get shot by them", added Willow
"Understandable, well when you're all working again congratulate yourselves on a good campaign, you did very well", stated Giles
"Thank you, we will", whispered Spike haft asleep on Buffys shoulder
"We managed to ferret these out of the wreckage. Now it may not interest you but I'd say you all earned it", smiled Ms. Calendar as she handed the each of the Scooby gang a diploma
"There is a certain dramatic irony that's attached to all this. A Synchronicity that borders on predestination one might say", added Giles
"Fire bad, tree pretty", insisted Buffy
"Yes, sorry", said Giles
"You guys want to take off, I think we've done pretty much all we can", asked Buffy
"We survived", smiled Xander as everyone slowly got up
"Yah it was a large battle", replied Anya
"Not the battle high school the second time around we did it again", stated Xander
"You think you guys could drive us to my house I don't think we could make the walk home", said Buffy as she looked at Jenny and Giles
"Sure we'll give you kids a lift home I'll go get my car", smiled Jenny as she walked ahead
"Good I'll get to see her later", replied Giles with a soft smile
"What", asked Tara as the teens looked at him confused
"I have a very important proposal for her", answered Giles
"Way to go G man", laughed Xander
"Okay way too many thoughts for Buffy, if someone could just wake me when it's time to go to college, that'd be great", stated Buffy as they slowly walked the side walk
"Zombies, Hyena people, Snyder", yelled various people from the audience
"But whenever there was a problem or something creepy happened, you seemed to show up and stop it. Most of the people here have been saved by you, or helped by you at one time or another. We're proud to say that the Class of '99 has the lowest mortality rate of any graduating class in Sunnydale history and we know at least part of that is because of you and your friends. So the senior class offers its thanks and gives you uh, this it's from all of us, and it has written here, Buffy Summers Class Protector", said Jonathan as he held out a miniature shiny umbrella
"Thank you but it's my job", smiled Buffy as she excepted the umbrella and everyone applauded
"She's just being modest she kicks demonic ass", yelled Spike who was standing with the rest of the Scoobys
"Does it come with a cash prize", asked Anya causing the whole auditorium to groan and the Scoobys laughed
High School week later
"Bye, we'll keep in touch", stated Willow as she waved at an old friend as he walked away
"Willow, Tara will the two of you sign my yearbook", asked Harmony as she approached them
"Yeah, you have to sign ours too", answered Tara as they traded books
"You know, I really wish we woulda got to know each other better", replied Harmony
"Me too", said Willow as the books were given back
"I mean you're both so smart, I always wanted to be like that and you're so courageous coming out and all. We can't loose touch bye", stated Harmony
"Thanks I think", smiled Tara as Harmony walked away
"So do you hate her or are you going to miss her", asked Buffy as she walked up to them hand in hand with Spike
"Yes I hate her with a fiery vengeance, she picked on me for thirteen years the vacuous tramp. No lollypops floating around in my head", replied Willow as they walked over to one of the tables and sat down
"At least we're keeping our sanity, the whole senior class has turned into the Sixties, or what I would have imagined the Sixties would have been like without the war and the hairy armpits", said Buffy as Anya and Xander sat at the table
"Trust me luv the sixties were worst, a lot of things like acid around or was that the seventies or eighties. Well it was one of those periods", answered Spike
"What tainted food make you loose it", asked Tara
"Very funny Miss. Witch", stated Spike
"We have other things to think about like not being eaten by a snake mayor", replied Anya as they got up and walked towards the library
"I still wish the commencement speaker was Sigfried, Roy or one of the tigers", said Willow
"Come out of the fantasy Will, we weren't able to stop the mayor from getting the bugs or the army of vampires so we're going to have to fight at graduation", stated Xander as they walked into the Library to see Mr. Calendar and Giles talking at the table
"Will you mind explaining why you've been murmuring about the Ascension for the last mouth", asked Giles
"The Mayors going to Ascend at graduation and Anya could you tell us what's so bad about that", replied Buffy
"About eight hundred years ago in the Kastka Vallies above the Urals, there was a sorcerer there who achieved Ascension became the embodiment of the demon Lo-Hash. It decimated the village within hours maybe three people got out. The demon is different from what we're use to, you see all the demons that walk the earth are tainted, are human hybrids like vampires. The Ascension means that a human becomes pure demon and they're bigger a hell of a lot bigger", answered Anya
"So this is the inner sanctum, where you folks like to hang out, concoct your little schemes. I tell you, it's just nice to see that some young people are still interested in reading in this modern era. So what are kids reading nowadays", asked The Mayor as he walked up to the table and picks up a book then read, "The beast will walk upon the earth and darkness will follow. The several races of man will be as one in their terror and destruction, aw that's kind of sweet, different races coming together" "You never get even a little tired of hearing yourself speak do you", asked Buffy "That's one spunky little girl you've raised, I'm gonna eat her", laughed The Mayor as he looked at Giles and Giles shoved a sword through his chest "Whoa, well now that was a little thoughtless, violent outbursts like that in front of the children. You know Mr. Giles they look to you to see how to behave", replied the Mayor as he removed the sword "Get out", hissed Buffy as the Mayor cleaned the sword with a handkerchief
"I smell fear, that's smart. Some of your deaths will be quick if that's worth anything. Well see you all at graduation. You don't want to miss my commencement address, it's going to be one heck of a speech", said the Mayor as he tossed the sword back and walked out of the library
Halls
"Anya, wait. Where you going", asked Xander as he caught up to Anya in the hall
"Anywhere, if there's a lunar shuttle going up anytime soon, I'm on it or may be Aruba like you said", answered Anya
"We need you here, you might be able to help", replied Xander
"Xander I'm scare I don't want to die again, this is a larger battle then the ones we've done recently and I'm scared", cried Anya
"I'm scared too and I'm not going to let you die we're going to have flame throwers and everything we don't need a million tons of lava we can do it", comforted Xander as he hugged Anya tightly
Summers Residence
"Buffy I'm home. Do you wanna go to, uh. What are you doing with my clothes", asked Joyce as she saw Buffy putting her clothes in a suitcase
"Mom I need you to leave town, tonight", answered Buffy
"Buffy I'd miss your graduation. There's no way, I wouldn't dream", replied Joyce
"Mom graduation is a pointless ceremony where you sit around and listen to a bunch of boring speeches until someone hands you a piece of paper that says you graduated which you already know and maroon does nothing for my complexion so don't argue, okay", stated Buffy
"What is some terrible demon going to attack the school, Oh I see. Oh you know Buffy looking back on everything that's happened, maybe I should have sent you to a different school", said Joyce as everything sank in
"Just promise me that you'll be far away from here, it turned out alright the first time I just want to be safe and make sure you don't get caught in the cross fire", insisted Buffy
"I'm not leaving you to face an awful monster alone. If I go anywhere you're going with me", answered Joyce
"I'm not alone I have my friends go with Sarah and Dawn get out of town, I wish I could be a lot of things for you and make you happy. Be a great student, a star athlete, remotely normal but I'm not. There is something I do that I can do better than anybody else in the world. I'm gonna fight this thing but I can't do it and worry about you", replied Buffy
"Buffy, I just can't", said Joyce as Spike and Dawn came to the door Spike carrying Dawns bags
"Ask Dawn what I'll do to get my family away from danger, you'll have to trust me on this, can you do that", asked Buffy
Library Nest Day
"Okay the way it is as that Ollokai or Olvikan ascended but was swallowed by a volcano that's how he was defeated", stated Xander as they sat around the library
"But what's important is that we're going to be fighting is a very large snake", added Willow
"Last time we kind of went crazy we blow up the school", replied Buffy
"I never knew you were so rebellious", laughed Spike
"Let's not rule the crazy part out though", said Giles as he cleaned his glasss
"Are we going to do that this time", asked Tara
"Humus wouldn't work", added Anya
"Well since we have no other ideas, I'm going to need every single one of you on board. Xander's sort of the key figure here", stated Buffy
"Yes me the Key, I feel so much pride, humility and here is the mind numbing fear again. Thank you military training but still no rocket launcher", answered Xander
"Rocket launcher not going to get it done. Remember volcano to kill one of these things last time", replied Buffy
"So Buffy, how are you going to get the Mayor in the school", asked Ms. Calendar
"Last time I played on his human weakness but he wants to eat us I say the Scooby gang is a sizable appetizer", answered Buffy
"To bad that Ebola virus box isn't viable", said Willow as she twisted in her seat
"There are chores for all, Giles, Miss. Calendar weapons, weapons, weapons, Xander, Anya Spike get students, and Willow, Tara volcano detail", stated Buffy
"Fun with chemistry", replied Tara
"Let's get ready to blow the roof off", added Spike as everyone headed for the exit
"Harmony, listen I need to talk to you and your friends for a second", said Xander as he walked up to the group of girls
"You mean in front of other people", asked Harmony in disgust
"Are they serious, I'm going to look stupid in this", replied Percy in his graduation gown
"Percy we need to talk", stated Willow as she and Tara walked up to him
"Do I look stupid in this, be honest", answered Percy
"You look great, you got a sec", asked Tara
"Anything for the two girls that beat me up at the Bronze", smiled Percy
"Okay put these with the others, don't touch anything", replied Willow as Jonathon and Larry unloaded fertilizer from Ozs van
"Uh, wha what do we do then", asked Jonathan
"Just relax, Have a good time", said Willow
"Okay, it's clear lets move", stated Larry as the two pushed the shopping cart away from the van
"Thanks for letting us use your van for this", smiled Tara as they looked at Oz who was in the drivers seat
"No problem I'd say an equal trade for you solving that little problem my cousin gave me", answered Oz
"No problem and see you at graduation", replied Willow as the two girls got out of the van and closed the door
"You nervous", asked Tara as the two walked down the side walk hands in hand
"Only in a terrified way", laughed Willow
"We'll make it through this", smiled Tara
Quad
"Congratulations to the class of 1999, you all proved more or less adequate. This is a time of celebration, so sit still and be quiet. Spit out that gum. Please welcome our distinguished guest speaker, Richard Wilkins the 3rd. I saw that gesture, you see me after graduation", stated Snyder as he stood at the podium
"Well, what a day this is, a special day. Today is our centennial the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of Sunnydale, and I know what that means to all you kids, not a darn thing. Because today something much more important happens today you all graduate from high school. Today all the pain, all the work, all the excitement is finally over and what's a hundred years of history compared to that, you know what kids", started The Mayor
"Oh my God, he's going to do the entire speech again", replied Buffy where all the Sboobys were grouped together
"Man, just ascend already. It's even more boring the second time around", added Willow
"I thought I could be evil but this is ten times worst then I ever was", whispered Spike
"For all of you it may be that there is a place in Sunnydale's history, whether you like it or not. It's been a long road getting here, for you, for Sunnydale. There has been achievement, joy, good times and there has been grief. There's been loss, some people who should be here today aren't but we are journey's end and what is a journey is it just distance traveled time spent. No it's what happens on the way, it's the things that happen to you. At the end of the journey you're not the same, today is about change. Graduation doesn't just mean your circumstances change, it means you do. You ascend to a higher level. Nothing will ever be the same, nothing and so as we look back on, on the events that brought us to this day", groaned the Mayor as the eclipse occurred and he started to loose control from pain
"Come on, if I have to die get this over with", whispered Anya
"We, we must all. It has begun my destiny, it's a little sooner then I expected I had this whole section on civic pride but I guess we'll just skip to the big finish", smiled the Mayor as he starts to grimace, stretch and grow. Then the Mayor transforms into a large snake beast. He continued to grow taller, reached the roof of the school, the Students stare up as the parents in the back panicked and ran away.
"Now", yelled Buffy as vampires came up the back steps and the students tore off their gowns to reveal an assortment of weapons
"Flame units, first wave, fire", screamed Xander as the group complied and throw everything at the Mayor
"This, this is simply unacceptable", stated Snyder
"Xander", screeched Anya as three students broke off and were killed by the waiting vampires
"Arm bow men, fire", said Xander as the flaming bows destroyed a few of the vamps
"Fall back", yelled Buffy to the people around her
"This is not orderly, this is not discipline and you're on my campus buddy and when I say I want quiet I want", replied Snyder as the Mayor missed him when he dove down
"Everyone, hand to hand", stated Xander as the Scoobies gathered around Buffy
"Hey you said you'd eat me are you going to keep your word Dick", asked Buffy then the group ran into the school and the Mayor followed. The Mayor slammed down the door and some of the surrounding wall as he followed the group. The group ran into the library climbed over a table and through the open window. The Mayor looks around the library to see barrels of diesel fuel and bags of fertilizer stacked everywhere.
"Well gosh", said The Mayor as Buffy pushed down a plunger and the school went up in a large explosion.
"What a lovely fireworks show we should do it again when the new school is built", replied Spike as the group walked around front to see police cars and fire trucks parking in front of the school.
"We got off pretty cheap, considering", stated Xander as they looked at everyone walking around and helping the wounded
"Seems like we did", answered Buffy
"Are all of you all right", asked Giles as he and Ms. Calendar walked up to the group
"I'm tired", said Buffy as the group sat down on a bench and Spike had her sit on his lap
"I should imagine so, it's been quite a couple of days", replied Mrs. Calendar
"You might like to now that the people you call the geek trio are amongst the dead", added Giles
"I can't processed everything now, my brain isn't really functioning on the higher levels. It's pretty much fire bad, tree pretty", smiled Buffy as she leaned back against Spike
"I'll just add a ya with out Jonathan, Andrew and the other guy I can't think of his name now Tara wont get shot by them", added Willow
"Understandable, well when you're all working again congratulate yourselves on a good campaign, you did very well", stated Giles
"Thank you, we will", whispered Spike haft asleep on Buffys shoulder
"We managed to ferret these out of the wreckage. Now it may not interest you but I'd say you all earned it", smiled Ms. Calendar as she handed the each of the Scooby gang a diploma
"There is a certain dramatic irony that's attached to all this. A Synchronicity that borders on predestination one might say", added Giles
"Fire bad, tree pretty", insisted Buffy
"Yes, sorry", said Giles
"You guys want to take off, I think we've done pretty much all we can", asked Buffy
"We survived", smiled Xander as everyone slowly got up
"Yah it was a large battle", replied Anya
"Not the battle high school the second time around we did it again", stated Xander
"You think you guys could drive us to my house I don't think we could make the walk home", said Buffy as she looked at Jenny and Giles
"Sure we'll give you kids a lift home I'll go get my car", smiled Jenny as she walked ahead
"Good I'll get to see her later", replied Giles with a soft smile
"What", asked Tara as the teens looked at him confused
"I have a very important proposal for her", answered Giles
"Way to go G man", laughed Xander
"Okay way too many thoughts for Buffy, if someone could just wake me when it's time to go to college, that'd be great", stated Buffy as they slowly walked the side walk