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Scene opens: Angel had been attacked in the previous chapter. Buffy had staged the first of her raids. Xander has found a possible entrance to the initiative base.

Chapter Sixteen

Count Down to Judgment Day:

T Minus Six (pt10):

(Supply Missions pt2):

Buffy waited until Clem had left and Cordy Wes and Gunn had joined her. "Guys I want you to inventory whatever you can find in here. I'm going to scout around and see if I can find Sharks Hummer."

"Are you sure that's wise Buffy? You could walk into a trap." Wes asked, not expecting the uncontrollable Slayer to ever agree with him.

Buffy shook her head. "Look we've already hit one of his major base of operations. He should be here. I want to know what he's up to. I'll be careful, but this needs to be done."

Wes was resigned to her decision but he had to make the effort. "Please be careful Buffy. Don't be reckless, we need you more now than ever before."

"What he said." Gunn and Cordy echoed.

Buffy smiled. "I will. Trust me, I will be careful and not too reckless. But time is short I will have to take chances." Buffy said over her shoulder as she turned and walked out the door.

"Gods speed." Was said quietly, as she walked out the door. "Alright then lets see just how much dosh we've gotten from this opportunity."

"Wesley you've lived here for over three years. When are you going to speak normally?" Cordelia chided lightly.

-Meanwhile-

Angel had thrown himself to his right side, away from the sword. He took another couple of blows from the unarmed combatant before he regained his feet. But then he had both demons facing him square on.

(Oh great Sacarren demons. Fierce warriors that once they take a contract will never back out of it.) Angel thought to himself as he looked upon their nearly seven foot height and a build like a bodybuilder with a leathery hide capable of stopping most blades.

"Ma…Master An.. An Angelus." The sword wielder stuttered. "Are you here checking to see that we are fulfilling the contract?"

(Oh boy I'd forgotten Angelus had hired their clan to guard it. This isn't going to be pretty.) Angel thought. "Ah yes. Yes I have. I've come to inspect what you have so faithfully guarded for me." His voice started to get smoother and more confidant with each word.

The unarmed Sacarren let out an echoing bellow from Angels words. The sword wielder looked apologetic. "Master Angelus you should know that is not possible. Your contract with us specifically forbade you to ever approach it again in any manner. You will have to leave now, my entire clan is approaching now to full fill the contract." He said as he took a combat stance ready to use his blade if Angel didn't leave immediately.

-Initiative Base-

(Well I've checked it over as much as I can from this side. And I haven't found any booby traps. I guess I better go for it.) Xander suited thought to dead and tried repeatedly to undog the submarine like handle to the metal door. "Damn that things tight it must be locked somehow. Looks like I may have to blow the door to get in. I better tell Giles this trip was a bust." As he headed back to his car he got an idea on how he could get into the initiative base after a little effort. "Damn I should have thought of that sooner!"

-Summers House-

Joyce and Anya were sitting in the living room sipping at their cup's of coffee. "Anya could you explain something for me?"

(What could she want me to explain?) Anya though to herself. "I'll try."

Joyce was looking uncomfortable with her line of questioning. "Buffy told me about your help during Willows…." Anya nodded in understanding to encourage Joyce along. "I know. Uhm how should I put this?" After a moments thought. "You have your Vengeance back on now don't you? Why couldn't one of us simply make a wish for Skynet to be destroyed?"

Anya could tell that Joyce was really wanting to have come up with a good idea and sighed. "I wish that it was that easy, but it's not. For a few reasons. First of which is that for me to grant a wish someone has to be personally outraged and wronged by the individual to power the wish. The more outraged they are the more power the wish has. So far Skynet hasn't done anything to provoke that kind of outrage, grief and despair yes. But not the unmitigated desire for vengeance on the one who wronged you. Then there's the fact that this is an apocalypse. An apocalypse involves to many of the threads of fate and can't be significantly changed by my power. Otherwise someone wishing vengeance could have completely destroyed the world years ago."

Dawn wandered in after she heard her mom say the wish word. She simply couldn't believe that her mom had said it. Especially after warning her repeatedly never to say it. "But you created a whole new world with Vamp Willow and stuff."

Anya was uncomfortable explaining the in's and out's of her power. But with the seriousness of the situation she felt she had to explain. "Uhm… I didn't create a new world. Actually I sent Cordelia into an alternate universe. It takes a lot of power to do something like that. And it takes a while for it to take effect permanently. That's why things snapped back to 'normal' for Cordelia when my power source was destroyed. If it had taken just a little longer then she would have never came back."

Dawn asked as innocently as she could. "What's your power source this time?"

Anya smiled evilly at Dawns question. With just a little hint of Anyanka bleeding through. "Wouldn't you like to know? But I'm not just going to blab it to anyone who ask's. Giles was lucky last time. I was over confident and had gotten a little careless, but I'm a lot more careful about it now."

Joyce wanted to take Anya's focus off Dawn. "Were there any other reasons?" She asked hurriedly.

Anya let Joyce pull off the transparent attempt at bailing Dawn out. After all it wasn't like she didn't like the little pest. "Actually there's only one more. If Judgment day is so certain that the powers are warning us. Then I doubt that there would be anything I could do to effect it. Outraged wish or not."

An uncomfortable silence descended over the living room. It was unbroken until the phone rang and dawn shouted. "I'll get it!" As she raced from the overwhelming silence of the living room. Joyce and Anya overheard Dawns side of the conversation.

"Hello" …

"You found a way inside?" …

"You need what! Are you out of your mind!" …

Giles came out from the kitchen when he heard Dawn's outburst. Dawn turned towards him and said. "Giles it's Xander. Wait until you hear this."

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Bwahahahaha yet another cliffy keeping people guessing.

I have good news and bad news.

The bad news first.

I never expected Day six to take anywhere near this long. But as I write the characters and story just want to keep going into new territory. So while it's bad for me it's (hopefully) good for the reader's.

The good news is that I've gotten two chapters done this week. But until I build up my buffer to at least 4 weeks worth of chapters you won't see more than one a week.

Most of the above conversation with Anya is in response to all the questions as to why they simply couldn't wish Skynet away. Keep questioning things. If I can I'll expand on the question and explain just what I'm doing. All of the stuff regarding questions that were posted in reviews.

I will be taking suggestions as to what characters DON'T survive the coming of Judgment Day. There are a couple already slated to die and a couple that I have to have live. But other than that everyone is on the chopping block. I'll take some of the more interesting suggestions. (Very Evil Grin makes Anya run and hide.)

So Please Read and Review.