Buffy was thrown backwards by the force of the spell. "Will, stop!" She yelled. Willow stood a few feet away, her hair a dark black, her eyes a deep black and a bluish vein sticking out of her face. "Why! You're the one that should have died. Tara was innocent!" Willow screamed, throwing an electric ball of energy. Buffy dove out of the way. "Will, you've got to stop killing people. I know the old Willow's in there still. You were the one who brought me back in the first place!" Buffy yelled. Xander lay in the corner, his nose broken and blood gushing out of it. Anya was taking care of him. She was bruised but not as bad as Xander. Willow had bashed him pretty good. She floated above the ground. "Your right. I'll kill Andrew and Jonathan as well. Just tell me where they are!" Willow yelled. The door opened and everyone looked at who walked in. Buffy's eyes widened. "Giles!" She said amazed. Giles looked at Buffy and gave her a quick smile, then turned his attention to Willow. "Willow, you were foolish to start tampering with dark magic. Take a look at what it's done to you." He said. Willow snorted. "You can't beat me old man. I'm more powerful than you could ever imagine." "Tara wouldn't want you to do this." Giles said softly. Willow stopped casting the spell. Her eyes flared and she screamed at him. "You wouldn't know what Tara would want!" "Explodim!" She shouted. A fire ball came from her hand and flew at Giles who deflected it. Willow smiled. "Well. Your better than I expected. But you're not good enough." Willow launched herself at Giles, casting spells left and right. Giles stumbled back and a huge battle ensued. He ducked, narrowly avoiding getting hit by a bolt of lightning. He cast a spell and it hit Willow in the stomach, sending her flying back. She screamed angrily and stood up. She started smashing everything in the Magic Box. "No!" Anya yelled. "We'll go out of business!" She transformed into her vengeance demon form and rushed Willow. Willow cast her aside and Anya went flying into a corner. Xander cried out to Anya as Willow moved in for the kill.
Dawn opened her eyes cautiously and peered around. She let out a sigh of relief. Connor opened his eyes too. "Did it work?" He asked. Dawn grinned and nodded. He hugged her. "I knew you could do it." They were standing on the corner by the magic box. Dawn raced around the corner and gasped. The Magic Box was nearly demolished. She raced inside, Connor right behind her and she flung open the door. Buffy looked up from the ground. "Dawn?" Dawn looked down at Buffy. Tears welled up in both the sister's eyes. "Is it really you?" Dawn asked in disbelief. Buffy nodded and smiled. "Yup it's me. And this me is in pain." Buffy grimaced and then looked behind Dawn at the young boy who looked surprisingly like Angel. "Who's this?" She asked. Her one eyebrow raised. She tried to sit up and winced in pain. "I'll explain later. I have a lot of explaining to do. Where's Willow?" Dawn asked. "She's too strong Dawn. She's evil now." Dawn looked over and gasped. Willow looked like a totally different person. She was about to destroy Anya when Dawn ran full tilt at Willow and tackled her to the ground. "Dawn!" Buffy cried. Connor just stood there dumbfounded. "What are ya standing around for? Help my sister!" Buffy yelled. Connor snapped out of his trance and tried to run over to Dawn. Willow set up a force field and Connor went flying back, going through the window. "Connor!" Dawn screamed. Willow smiled. "Aww, did I hurt your boyfriend?" She taunted. Buffy looked at Dawn shocked. They definitely needed to have a talk. Dawn leaped at Willow, punching and kicking. Buffy knew that there was no way Dawn could have gotten that good by training. Willow even looked surprised and then the double shocker came. Dawn cast a powerful spell and Willow flew out the door, but not without letting out a spell she created on her own. It hit Dawn in the chest and she went flying back, falling limply at Buffy's feet. Buffy stood up, the pain nearly blinding her. "Dawn, Dawn!" She shook her younger sister's limp body. Connor walked in and Xander, Giles, Anya and Spike rushed over. Buffy leaned on Spike and Connor picked up Dawn. They heard a screech of tires and saw Angel pull up. Cordy, Wes, Faith and Angel hopped out of the car. They saw how beat up the Scooby Gang was and helped them all over to Buffy's house, Angel and Spike glaring at each other. A few minutes later Buffy had gotten the whole run through from Angel. She glared at her sister's boyfriend who grinned sheepishly back at her. Buffy let out a sigh. "So let me get this straight. I died, Dawn became the slayer, Dawn ran away, met Angel's son, started dating him, learned magic and came back home?" Buffy said. Angel looked at Connor and this time he grinned sheepishly. "That's about it." Buffy walked over to Dawn's limp form. She was lying on the couch perfectly still. "Giles, what's wrong with her?" Buffy said fearfully. Giles looked up grimly. "Dawn's physically fine but I think Willow might be controlling her." Spike looked at him in disbelief. "As in, can make her do anything she wants? We'll get thrashed if Dawn turns on us. Not only is the nibblet a slayer, but she's a witch as well!" Spike pointed out to everyone. "No. Not in that sense of controlling." Giles looked pale. "What is it you're not telling me?" Buffy said angrily. Giles turned to her. "Willow is inside Dawn's mind. She can do whatever she wants to Dawn, and Dawn can't fight back. If she gets bruised there, she gets bruised here and if she dies there. ." "She dies here." Buffy finished, horrified at what Willow was doing. "We have to stop her Giles." "Um Buffy?" Anya said. "Hate to break it to ya but we're all kind of hurt here. Even you. We'll just get our buts kicked by Willow again." She said. "I'll go." Spike, Angel and Connor said. Spike and Angel were staring at each other. "What is your problem, guys? You need to chill out." Buffy said noting the tension. "Angel, Spike's got a soul and he's good. Spike, Angel's fine. If you two can't get along, do it for Dawn's sake." She finished. Spike backed away. "For the nibblet." He said grudgingly. "Well, I'm going to." Faith replied. "Gonna kick some witch butt." She said smiling. Buffy turned to her, finally noticing Faith. "Calm down B, I served my time." Faith said, her hands up in protest as Buffy drew a fist back. Buffy looked at Angel warily and he nodded in agreement. "Look, I know we haven't always gotten along, but I've changed. I swear." "Like the last time when you trampled all over me?" Buffy snapped. Faith looked at her angrily. "Hey you're the one who put me in a coma." Angel stepped between the two slayers. "Now it's your turn to calm down Buffy. We're going." Angel said. And with that, the four of them rushed out the door. "By the way B, your sister's totally cool!" Faith yelled out as the door slammed shut. Buffy was steaming mad at Faith. "Why that little . . ." "Buffy. She's just trying to help you." Wes said. Once again she was startled, just noticing him and Cordy who gave her a small smile. "She's changed Buffy." Wes said and Buffy believed him. If he could forgive the person who nearly tortured him to death, than Buffy could to. Buffy walked over to Dawn, who had started to moan and turn. "Giles?" Buffy said, her voice raising a pitch. He rushed over to Dawn and held her hand. Dawn started shaking and shaking and then screamed so loud, Buffy though her ear drums would explode. Everyone was covering their ears and then Dawn started sobbing. Buffy's face twisted in anguish. "I'm going after Willow and if she doesn't stop this . . ." Her face was livid with rage as she ran out the door. "Xander and Anya go downstairs and get the medical supplies." Giles said calmly. "I have a feeling things aren't going to be very good for Dawn." Cordy stepped up, her face pale. "What can Wes and I do?" She asked. Giles turned to her. "There's not much to do but wait and pray Buffy and the others get to Willow in time. Who knows what Dawn's suffering in there."