Part X
"Where the bloody hell am I?" the man asked.
The man stood fairly tall and had a great build. His hair was blonde, perhaps bleach blonde, and his eyes were blue. He was dressed in black pants and a blue shirt. Over top the shirt, he wore a leather duster.
Grace rose to her feet. She smiled because her spell had been successful. She had succeeded in bringing another champion back to life.
"Hello," she said, "I'm Grace."
The man just looked at her like she was crazy. He was utterly confused and slightly ticked off. Buffy stood off in the distance, taking in the entire scene. This man looked very familiar, yet she could put her finger on it. She knew that she had met him before, but she couldn't remember who he was.
"Welcome Champion," Grace said.
"Champion?" the man asked, "What the bloody hell are you talking about?"
Grace didn't answer his question. That seemed to frustrate him even more.
"Do you mind telling me where I am, luv?"
"I can't give you an exact location, but I can tell you we are somewhere in what used to be known as Southern California," she told him.
"Oh," he said.
"Do you know why you are here, Spike?" she asked.
"What!" he exclaimed in disbelief, "How did you know my name?"
"I know everything about you," she told him, "You are a vampire with a soul. You died in battle with Angelus."
"What are you talking about?" Spike questioned, "Died in battle with whom? And who is Angeles?"
Grace was a little confused. Spike didn't seem to remember anything except for his name and that he was a vampire with a soul. It didn't make sense at all. Just then Buffy came walking over.
"Who is this?" Buffy questioned, "I thought he was supposed to be a champion."
"You mean you don't remember Spike?" Grace asked.
"Who?" Buffy asked.
"Who are you?" Spike questioned.
Buffy didn't answer him. The truth was that she really didn't like him. She couldn't believe that this was the person who was to help her. Grace was really confused now. Neither Buffy nor Spike remembered anything from their past or who the other was. It didn't make sense. It was like their entire long-term memory was erased.
"So you're the champion?" Buffy asked, "You don't look like one."
"What is with this word champion that you two keeping tossing around?" Spike asked.
"Well supposedly you are the champion who is supposed to help me restore order to earth," Buffy said.
"What the bloody hell are you talking about, luv?" he questioned.
Grace rolled her eyes. This was going to be a lot harder than it seemed.
"I really don't like you," Buffy said.
"And I don't like you either," Spike said, "I'm out of here."
And with that, Spike turned and walked off. Buffy didn't seem to care at all. Grace, on the other hand, was a little worried.
"This is gonna be hard," she said to herself.