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DISCLAIMER

Both shows belong to the WB. The Shadow King belongs to Marvel Comics, though I've made up some of his powers. I use one scene from "Phantom Traveler" in here.

"You've found the spell?" Buffy asked with relief.

"Yes. Now, I trust you all remember what to do?" Giles queried. Everyone except Oz, Cordelia, Spike, Dawn, and Dean nodded.

"Oh, that's right. You five weren't here," Giles recalled. "We corner the Shadow King and pour holy water on him to keep him at bay while someone recites this Latin text," Giles answered.

"And you couldn't have just done this in the first place, why?" Dawn queried.

"Well, at first, we didn't know it was the Shadow King," Giles responded.

"Let's go," Dean stated. As they walked off, Dean took a glanced at the book.

"Hey, I know that spell," he commented.

"Really? You've done a banishing spell before?" Giles asked in surprise.

"More than I care to remember," Dean answered. They continued on. All of a sudden, Dawn shrieked. Everyone turned to see the young girl in Sam's grasp, being held by the throat. The Shadow King laughed.

"Fools. Did you think you could trick me again?" he mocked with Sam's mouth.

"Cristo," Dean said. The Shadow King, Angel, and Spike flinched.

"Didn't I tell that boy to warn us?" Spike complained. He was ignored as Dean kept repeating the word. One-by-one, the humans picked up the chant and the Shadow King stepped back. He waved a hand, throwing them back. Dean grabbed a small pistol from his jeans and pulled the trigger. Sam's body flew back and slammed into a car. The others took advantage of the momentary lull to grab him. Sam faught. He screamed as Dean poured holy water over him. Then, the older Winchester started reciting. Both Sam and the Shadow King screamed in pain. Suddenly, Sam grabbed Dean's shirt and pulled him close.

"I know what killed your mother. She died with a scream on her lips. She burns even now," he said. For a moment, Dean just stared. Then, he shook his head and resumed reciting. With a final scream, the Shadow King fled from Sam's body. Sam moaned, then joined in with Dean to finish the spell. The Shadow King disappeared. Sam groaned and sat up.

"Whoa. Easy," Buffy said.

"Okay. Are you sure he's been banished this time?" he asked, sounding like a whiny five year old. Everyone laughed. Hours later, the group gathered around for their good-byes. Buffy was the last one to bid farewell.

"Will I see you again?" Buffy wondered, her hand on his cheek.

"Sure. In our line of work, we're bound to cross paths," Sam answered. He gave a chuckle. "I just hope I don't end up gettin' possesed again," he continued.

"Yeah. Sorry," Buffy apologized. They kissed. Rolling his eyes, Dean turned around and turned on his phone. Then, he dialed a number. "Dad, it's me. We took care of the problem in Sunnydale. Wish you had been here. Things got pretty heavy," he said. Then, he hung up. He turned back just in time to see Buffy and Sam pull apart.

"See ya," Sam murmured.

"Right," Buffy agreed. Sam and Dean headed for the Impala. Dean turned to stare at Buffy. He whistled softly.

"Dang, I wish I had been able to get some of that," he murmured lustfully.

"Dean, she's a Slayer. She can break you in half without even trying," Sam told him.

"Yeah, I know. But still," Dean said.

"Dude, she's way out of your league," Sam stated. Then, "Besides, she'll probably hook back up with Angel pretty soon."

"He's like what? Twenty-six?" Dean guessed.

"Try over two-hundred," Sam corrected as they got into the car.

"He's a---?" Dean trailed off in surprise.

"He flinched when you said 'Cristo'," Sam told him.

"A Slayer and vampire?" Dean asked.

"I know. Rather poetic," Sam grinned. Dean started the car and a Black Sabbath song was heard.

THE END

AUTHOR'S NOTE

I'm not sure why I didn't have John come to Sunnydale. Sorry if you were wondering. And Sam's line about Buffy and Angel's romance being poetic was an homage to Giles' line.