Part XI
Grace and Buffy stared at Spike as he walked off into town.
"Aren't you gonna go after him?" Grace asked.
"No," Buffy replied, "If that's who I have to save the world with, then forget it. I'll do it myself."
"You can't do it alone," Grace said, "You'll be killed."
"I'm not alone," Buffy told her, "All those people volunteered to help fight."
"You think that they can help you?" Grace asked, "Well they can't. They'd just be a very small threat that the demons could easily squash."
Buffy didn't think about it that way. True, those people would definitely not be able to do much against the demons. Grace was right about that. But Buffy knew better than that. She knew that if humans wanted something badly, they could get it. And she knew that these people wanted their freedom back in the worst possible way.
"You need him," Grace said, "Even if you don't think so now. He will be a very valuable fighter in the battles to come."
Buffy sighed. She knew that Grace was right. She was probably going to need his help soon.
"I'll go," Buffy said.
She took off after him, running toward the town. Luckily he hadn't gotten that far into town. Buffy was glad because she didn't have to look for him. Eventually she caught up.
"Hey," she said.
"What do you want, luv?" Spike asked.
"Don't go," she said.
"Thought you didn't like me," he said.
"I still don't," she told him, "But I need you."
"Whoa there!" he exclaimed, "We only just met."
"Not in that way you pervert!" Buffy yelled, "I need your help."
"With what?"
"Look this world used to be a happy one," Buffy told him, "People used to live in homes above ground."
"Oh so that's where we are," he interrupted, "I was wondering why it was so dark and damp."
"Shut up!" she yelled, "These people want their planet back."
"What happened here?" Spike asked.
"Follow me," Buffy said.
She turned and walked off. Spike reluctantly followed. After a short walk through town, Buffy came to the door to the outside world. She walked through the magic barrier, Spike followed behind. The two stepped out into the outside world.
Outside was totally different than what Spike had remembered. The sky was of a dark red color. It was filled with black clouds that slightly covered the fiery sun. There was no grass or trees anywhere; the landscape was barren. They were only surrounded by several mountains and plateaus.
"What happened here?" Spike asked.
"The demons took over," Buffy responded.
"Demons?"
"Yes, the world is inhabited by all kinds of demons."
"But how did this happen?"