(Buffy's POV)

Forcing myself not to cry on the way back to the Magic Box was harder than I thought. It took a lot of energy to hold everything in until I walked into the door. Spike just walked in and I knew he wanted to kick someone ass or break something. Xander walked over to me as I went down at the door.

"Buffy where are the others?" he said holding me up as best as he could.

"Gone and the house was a fake." Spike spoke up for me.

Xander looked at him and then to me with a look that said 'please don't let this be true.' I just shook my head as the tears came down. Anya was sitting at the table with her head down. I think she was asleep, but that was okay with me. Xander helped me over to the table so I could sit down and control my hiccup sobs. More of my family is gone and here I sit defeated once again by someone unknown to me.

After I got over my hiccup sobs I told him the story of what happened. Spike had left so he could eat and then break something so I was just Xander, sleeping Anya, and me. I had to settle down or I would break down completely and then not be able to concentrate on my next move on this evil.

Around 2 in the morning Xander woke up Anya and they left to go back to their house. I locked up the Magic Box then drove home, but waiting for me was a familiar face. I had to be cautious because I didn't know what would happen at this point in time.

"There's my slayer." Came the British voice from my front porch.

"Giles?" I said while stopping in my tracks.

"How are you holding out Buffy?" he asked me standing up and walking down the stairs.

I wanted to run to him and hug him for the sight of him, but I knew that something was wrong with this picture so I just stopped were I was on the sidewalk.

"As good as I can hold up I guess." I responded.

"I have a message for you Buffy, but you must promise not to kill me." he said with a small smile painted on his face.

"I will do my best to not kill you right here right now." I said to him not smiling.

"The big man says that you just need to give in to what is happening. I'm sorry Buffy, but you can't stop what is going to happen to this town or it's people. Accept the loss of the ones you love to a greater cause and come over to us." He said standing within hitting distance of me.

I looked up in his eyes and saw no more light that was there when I first met him. Giles had so much light in his eyes when he was around his small family and I missed it already.

"Tell your 'big man' that I'm not going to give up and I will stop him no matter what it takes." I said to him.

"You do not know what you are missing Buffy. Eternal life, more strength, and most of all you get to keep your youth unlike myself. Oh yeah you have another present waiting for you on your front porch I know that you will not like it, but bloody hell someone had to make the delivery." He said then walked by me into the early/late night.

I walked up to my porch to find a hard hat and an amulet that I swear Anya was wearing before I left then a note attached. Now you all alone in the world slayer, what a cruel world it is out there. Then it smacked me in the head: the enemy took all of my friends now it was truly my turn to save the world while being all alone. I picked up the items and walked into my house locking the door behind me then I walked upstairs and into my mother's old room.

I placed the items with all the other items that I have collected over the past three weeks. I looked at them and smiled knowing that I had loved them and that they are my family. Dawn was apart of my blood that was sent to me to be protected from a god. Willow and Xander were my first friends here in Sunnydale. Giles was like a father to me from the beginning. Anya and Tara became part of the family thanks to Xander and Willow, but they helped us out a lot.

Now I lost them to the evil that has my line of slayers killing then through each generation. I felt a presence behind me and when I turned around I found my counter part standing there smiling at me then looking at the items.

"So do you like the trophies that we left for you to find B?" she asked me.

"You stupid bitch you took away my family. What the hell did I ever do to you Faith?" I said to her through clinched teeth.

"Oh you didn't do too much to me it's the boss that is loving the game that we are playing. I just wanted to tag along because he told me I was a great asset to the team and well I think I did a great job at gathering the rest of the team." Faith said walking over to me.

That's when I struck her and knocked her off her feet then onto the floor. I just stood there looking at the girl that betrayed my friends and me.

"I will not let them stay in that hell that your boss and you put them in. I will revenge them because I love them more than anything in this whole damned world." I told her staying in my fighting stance.

Faith just got up smiled waved to me then walked out of my house. I made sure that I nailed crosses above every door and window that night before the sun rose. I attempted to sleep during sun light hours, but found it hard and all I did was toss and turn in my bed.

Within the following week I never really left my house to slay, but watched my town get slaughtered and run out of town. The graphics just got worse and the notes written on the walls in blood behind the victims. The council called me multiple times as well and I just ignored them because I was working on how to save the seven of my friends, Spike doesn't count he is already a vampire.

I set up a hiding spot where I know the other couldn't find me when it came time to go into hiding because I knew I was next to come after. I had plenty of tools, holy water bottles, and my crossbow with arrows. I also had my supply of food and water to keep me alive with a portable TV and radio to keep in sync with the outside world.

I trained myself through that week as well. During the day I traveled outside to find my necessity's that will come in handy when the big fight came down.

After a week it was time to face my seven friends in their new bodies and when I did I couldn't kill them or do anything to them. All they did was mock me and call me out to do something or to try and kill them. I froze then tried my comebacks, but all they did was laugh at me. I ran back to my hiding spot and prayed they didn't follow me.

The next 24 hours was spent in meditation, but I needed my full strength from my past line to do something so horrific. Finally it was time for the final count down to the biggest fight in my life and the hardest to endure.

"I am ready as I will ever be. No matter what happens I will be the last one standing in the circle no matter what." I said to boost my confidence.

"I know you are ready Buffy." A voice came from behind me.

I turned around to find Angel standing there kind of hunched over.

"Well I finally have a big fight and now you show up." I said to him smiling feeling a little bit of tension released.

"I'm not here to help you I have been sent by a higher power to give you something to help you out a little more." He said walking over to me.

Angel took my hand and I felt a shock roll through me. All the sudden I felt fearless and more powerful than ever in my life. He let go of my hand and kissed me softly on my lips then somehow disappeared. I knew that he gave me a gift that would be used to help me help my friends.

"In the end I will be the last one standing." I said to the darkness then the sinking sun as I walked out of my hiding place ready for my biggest fight of my life.