Dawn awoke suddenly. She was walking down a hallway when things stared to feel shaky, then everything had gone black. Dawn realized she was back home. She looked at the clock, it was three in the morning. "Buffy?" She called out. "Did we beat him, did we win?" No answer. She looked at the paper doll house. Xander's doll was in the turret...with both the Creeper and the Lurker. Anya was on the second floor with Buffy. The room they were in had a piece of paper with a rabbit drawn on it.
"Bunnies. She would draw her actual fear. Not the wisest demon in the world." Dawn walked to the kitchen. The book of runes sat on the counter near where the phone was. First she would call Giles, then she would find a way back in. If she knew her sister, the only way Buffy could have gotten Dawn out was doing something she didn't want to make sure Dawn would be safe... which means Dawn wouldn't be able to get back in the game the same way as before.
Giles picked up the phone. "Hello?" Willow sat in a chair at a nearby table looking bummed. She had unleashed something on her friends, on Buffy, that she hadn't even realized she had done. She remembered killing Warren, and she remembered his burning and disappering in the flames, but no portals. She watched Giles hopeful that it was Buffy saying nothing has happened.
"Dawn? Where's Buffy? She's where? What game?" Giles went pale. "What ever you do, do not go back in there. Sit tight, Willow, the coven, and I are working on. We'll see if we can't pull them out."
Giles looked at Willow as he hung up. "We have a very serious problem."
"Should I inform the coven?" Willow asked.
"No need, we're going to meet with them now. Grab your coat."
Willow felt terrible. The coven was already afraid of her, and unleashing a Shadow Man in this dimension will only heighten their uneasiness.