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Chapter Sixty-Six: Break On Through To The Other Side
"What's she babbling about?" Buffy asked, referring to Drusilla's song.
"No idea," Spike lied. He had a pretty good idea of what Drusilla had been saying but now wasn't the time to mention it. He just had to be sure that this time her vision didn't come true. A sudden movement distracted him and he turned his head just in time to see a vampire turn to dust. "What the bloody hell." He yelled. He turned and saw that Buffy had fired the first shot from her crossbow.
"What?" Buffy said to Spike. "We didn't come here just for a walk."
Spike grinned, "That's my girl." Then he ignored Buffy's protests about being called his girl and grabbed the nearest demon. It happened to be a vampire. Spike caught him by surprise and had the vampire by the neck, "So," Spike asked. "Which part are you?" The vampire started to answer but Spike killed him before he had a chance to answer.
The demons attacked. Spike found himself wishing that he could be in two places at once. There weren't a large number of demons but Drusilla had chosen ones that were fierce. And Spike was trying to watch his own back along with Buffy, Dawn and Anya.
Buffy was fending off any demon who dared to get close to her. So far she'd managed to shoot anyone who got close to her with Wesley's crossbow but Spike didn't want to take the chance that she or the baby could get hurt.
Dawn was holding her own too. She'd been doing some training with Giles in preparation for this battle. She hadn't dusted or killed anything yet but Spike knew it was just a matter of time before she did.
Anya was the one he was really concerned about. Buffy and Dawn were being watched by the rest of the Scoobies. They were making sure that nothing happened to either one of them. As far as everyone but Spike was concerned, Anya wasn't pregnant which meant she could take care of herself. And Spike could see that that wasn't going to happen. While Buffy appeared to have a sudden burst of energy and was holding her own against any demon who even looked at her, Anya was dragging.
Spike was briefly distracted by a feryll demon. He quickly killed it and when he looked up from his kill he saw that all the demons were gone, "Bloody hell," Spike swore. "What happened?"
"We got rid of them," Buffy said, grinning triumphantly.
"That was easy," Dawn said. "I thought demon armies were supposed to be hard to beat."
"They are," Giles said.
"I told you that it was a distraction," Spike said. He looked around, "Where's Dru?"
"She took off as soon as her demons attacked," Xander said.
Spike swore, "She probably already started the ritual." He took off towards the high school, hoping that the others would follow him.
Spike ran through the debris that had been the old high school. He'd been here had only been here once since the school had been destroyed but he remembered the exact way to the hellmouth. It didn't take long to get there and he stopped short at the sight that met him.
Drusilla was standing in the middle of a triangle formed by Warren, Andrew and Jonathan, who were kneeling. The boys were chanting in some language that Spike didn't understand. At Drusilla's feet was an open box covered with symbols that had been painted on in blood.
"The box," Giles gasped, catching up to Spike. "That box can't be thrown into the Hellmouth."
Drusilla saw Spike and the just-arrived Scoobies. She smiled and pulled something from her skirt. She closed her eyes and said, "Imprisoned by the blood of the Slayer, blood of the Slayer will set you free." She pulled the top off of what she was holding and Spike realized what it was. It was a test tube and Spike's vampire senses immediately picked up on the familiar scent. The blood was Buffy's.
"What's she doing?" Dawn asked.
"She's completing the ritual," Willow said, horrified. "All she has to do is throw that box in the Hellmouth and.."
"Then let's make sure she bloody well doesn't," Spike said. He ran towards Drusilla and her boys.
Unfortunately Drusilla had been with Spike for over a hundred years and she knew his fighting style. She was ready for him. Spike went straight for the box, intent on destroying it, but Drusilla was quicker. She grabbed the box and tossed it to Warren. He caught it and held it over the Hellmouth.
"Don't drop it," Drusilla yelled. "It's not time yet!"
"Get it away from him," Spike yelled to the Scoobies. "I'll handle her." He turned back to Dru, "Been doing it for years."
Drusilla snarled and lunged at Spike, biting and clawing. Spike was ready for her. He grabbed her and spun her around. His arm around her neck, pressing against her throat, "I don't really want to hurt you, ducks, but I will."
"You won't win this time," Drusilla snarled. "My king is coming and one of your merry men won't get out of this alive. Then the rest of them will follow." She broke away from Spike and looked into his eyes. She reached up and touched his face. "We could have it all again, my William, at the right hand of the king."
Spike stood, caught up in Drusilla's spell. Then he shook himself free, "Sorry pet, got other plans."
Drusilla growled but this time she didn't go after Spike. Before Spike realized what was going on she had ran towards Buffy. While Spike had been dealing with Dru, everyone else had been trying to deal with the Trio. Jonathan and Andrew were protecting Warren who held the box, ready to drop it into the Hellmouth. Buffy had stayed out of this fight. There were others who could handle those three.
Buffy heard a noise behind her and before she realized what was happening Drusilla had grabbed her. Drusilla had one arm around Buffy's throat and held the other one at Buffy's stomach, her long nails inches away from Buffy's stomach.
Spike had been running after Dru but froze once he saw that she had Buffy. Quickly the other realized what was happening. No one moved, not wanting to be the one who set Drusilla off.
"One move." Drusilla hissed into Buffy's ear. She raised her voice, "Leave my boys alone."
Buffy couldn't move. Under normal circumstances she would have been able to break free but Spike had warned her what Drusilla could do. Drusilla killed Kendra with one swipe of those nails and she wouldn't hesitate to bury them into Buffy's stomach.
"Dru," Spike said. "Leave her alone."
Drusilla didn't answer. She just gripped her arm tighter around Buffy's throat.
"Do something," Dawn yelled at Willow. Dawn was hoping the Willow and Tara's magic would help.
"No," Willow hissed. "If I cast a stunning spell it'll hit Buffy too. Remember I couldn't use it before because it would hurt the baby."
Everyone stood, not wanting to move. Drusilla was unstable at the best of times and no one wanted to be the one that would set her off. Time seemed to stand still for a few minutes and then it went straight to hell.
Drusilla suddenly yelled, "Now!" She threw Buffy to the ground and ran towards Warren. Spike hurried to Buffy's side, knelt down and gathered her into his arms.
"You okay?" He asked.
Buffy nodded, "I think so." Then her eyes widened.
Spike looked in direction her eyes had turned. A split second before it happened he knew, "NO!" He yelled as Warren threw the box into the Hellmouth.
For a full minute all was quiet. Everyone just stood, waiting for what would happen next.
Then the ground began to shake. Spike pulled Dawn down next to him and Buffy and covered both their heads from the falling rocks. Tara and Willow clung together. Xander protected Anya, the same way Spike was shielding Buffy and Dawn, while Anya held her arms across her stomach. Giles ducked rock and debris as he hurried to help Spike shield Buffy and Dawn.
Warren stared, mesmerized at the gap in the earth where the Hellmouth was. He and Drusilla were on one side of the gap, everyone else was on the other. Andrew and Jonathan were cowering on the ground, startled looks on their faces, like they were coming out of a trance.
After a few minutes of the ground shaking it stopped. A green light glowed from the Hellmouth. Then an insane laugh came from deep in the Hellmouth. Drusilla joined in the laughter and began to dance around.
Spike stared at the green light, heard the laughter and a frightening thought came to him. It was so terrible he didn't even want to consider it. "What's going on?" Dawn asked. Spike shook his head. He was wrong, she wouldn't be crazy enough too. oh who was he kidding? She was that crazy.
The light and the laughter intensified and Spike knew exactly what was happening, "You stupid, bloody bitch," Spike screamed at Drusilla. "What have you done?"
"What's happening?" Willow asked.
Spike didn't answer. He just stared at the light as a dark figure slowly rose out of the deepest darkest part of the Hellmouth.
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Chapter Sixty-Six: Break On Through To The Other Side
"What's she babbling about?" Buffy asked, referring to Drusilla's song.
"No idea," Spike lied. He had a pretty good idea of what Drusilla had been saying but now wasn't the time to mention it. He just had to be sure that this time her vision didn't come true. A sudden movement distracted him and he turned his head just in time to see a vampire turn to dust. "What the bloody hell." He yelled. He turned and saw that Buffy had fired the first shot from her crossbow.
"What?" Buffy said to Spike. "We didn't come here just for a walk."
Spike grinned, "That's my girl." Then he ignored Buffy's protests about being called his girl and grabbed the nearest demon. It happened to be a vampire. Spike caught him by surprise and had the vampire by the neck, "So," Spike asked. "Which part are you?" The vampire started to answer but Spike killed him before he had a chance to answer.
The demons attacked. Spike found himself wishing that he could be in two places at once. There weren't a large number of demons but Drusilla had chosen ones that were fierce. And Spike was trying to watch his own back along with Buffy, Dawn and Anya.
Buffy was fending off any demon who dared to get close to her. So far she'd managed to shoot anyone who got close to her with Wesley's crossbow but Spike didn't want to take the chance that she or the baby could get hurt.
Dawn was holding her own too. She'd been doing some training with Giles in preparation for this battle. She hadn't dusted or killed anything yet but Spike knew it was just a matter of time before she did.
Anya was the one he was really concerned about. Buffy and Dawn were being watched by the rest of the Scoobies. They were making sure that nothing happened to either one of them. As far as everyone but Spike was concerned, Anya wasn't pregnant which meant she could take care of herself. And Spike could see that that wasn't going to happen. While Buffy appeared to have a sudden burst of energy and was holding her own against any demon who even looked at her, Anya was dragging.
Spike was briefly distracted by a feryll demon. He quickly killed it and when he looked up from his kill he saw that all the demons were gone, "Bloody hell," Spike swore. "What happened?"
"We got rid of them," Buffy said, grinning triumphantly.
"That was easy," Dawn said. "I thought demon armies were supposed to be hard to beat."
"They are," Giles said.
"I told you that it was a distraction," Spike said. He looked around, "Where's Dru?"
"She took off as soon as her demons attacked," Xander said.
Spike swore, "She probably already started the ritual." He took off towards the high school, hoping that the others would follow him.
Spike ran through the debris that had been the old high school. He'd been here had only been here once since the school had been destroyed but he remembered the exact way to the hellmouth. It didn't take long to get there and he stopped short at the sight that met him.
Drusilla was standing in the middle of a triangle formed by Warren, Andrew and Jonathan, who were kneeling. The boys were chanting in some language that Spike didn't understand. At Drusilla's feet was an open box covered with symbols that had been painted on in blood.
"The box," Giles gasped, catching up to Spike. "That box can't be thrown into the Hellmouth."
Drusilla saw Spike and the just-arrived Scoobies. She smiled and pulled something from her skirt. She closed her eyes and said, "Imprisoned by the blood of the Slayer, blood of the Slayer will set you free." She pulled the top off of what she was holding and Spike realized what it was. It was a test tube and Spike's vampire senses immediately picked up on the familiar scent. The blood was Buffy's.
"What's she doing?" Dawn asked.
"She's completing the ritual," Willow said, horrified. "All she has to do is throw that box in the Hellmouth and.."
"Then let's make sure she bloody well doesn't," Spike said. He ran towards Drusilla and her boys.
Unfortunately Drusilla had been with Spike for over a hundred years and she knew his fighting style. She was ready for him. Spike went straight for the box, intent on destroying it, but Drusilla was quicker. She grabbed the box and tossed it to Warren. He caught it and held it over the Hellmouth.
"Don't drop it," Drusilla yelled. "It's not time yet!"
"Get it away from him," Spike yelled to the Scoobies. "I'll handle her." He turned back to Dru, "Been doing it for years."
Drusilla snarled and lunged at Spike, biting and clawing. Spike was ready for her. He grabbed her and spun her around. His arm around her neck, pressing against her throat, "I don't really want to hurt you, ducks, but I will."
"You won't win this time," Drusilla snarled. "My king is coming and one of your merry men won't get out of this alive. Then the rest of them will follow." She broke away from Spike and looked into his eyes. She reached up and touched his face. "We could have it all again, my William, at the right hand of the king."
Spike stood, caught up in Drusilla's spell. Then he shook himself free, "Sorry pet, got other plans."
Drusilla growled but this time she didn't go after Spike. Before Spike realized what was going on she had ran towards Buffy. While Spike had been dealing with Dru, everyone else had been trying to deal with the Trio. Jonathan and Andrew were protecting Warren who held the box, ready to drop it into the Hellmouth. Buffy had stayed out of this fight. There were others who could handle those three.
Buffy heard a noise behind her and before she realized what was happening Drusilla had grabbed her. Drusilla had one arm around Buffy's throat and held the other one at Buffy's stomach, her long nails inches away from Buffy's stomach.
Spike had been running after Dru but froze once he saw that she had Buffy. Quickly the other realized what was happening. No one moved, not wanting to be the one who set Drusilla off.
"One move." Drusilla hissed into Buffy's ear. She raised her voice, "Leave my boys alone."
Buffy couldn't move. Under normal circumstances she would have been able to break free but Spike had warned her what Drusilla could do. Drusilla killed Kendra with one swipe of those nails and she wouldn't hesitate to bury them into Buffy's stomach.
"Dru," Spike said. "Leave her alone."
Drusilla didn't answer. She just gripped her arm tighter around Buffy's throat.
"Do something," Dawn yelled at Willow. Dawn was hoping the Willow and Tara's magic would help.
"No," Willow hissed. "If I cast a stunning spell it'll hit Buffy too. Remember I couldn't use it before because it would hurt the baby."
Everyone stood, not wanting to move. Drusilla was unstable at the best of times and no one wanted to be the one that would set her off. Time seemed to stand still for a few minutes and then it went straight to hell.
Drusilla suddenly yelled, "Now!" She threw Buffy to the ground and ran towards Warren. Spike hurried to Buffy's side, knelt down and gathered her into his arms.
"You okay?" He asked.
Buffy nodded, "I think so." Then her eyes widened.
Spike looked in direction her eyes had turned. A split second before it happened he knew, "NO!" He yelled as Warren threw the box into the Hellmouth.
For a full minute all was quiet. Everyone just stood, waiting for what would happen next.
Then the ground began to shake. Spike pulled Dawn down next to him and Buffy and covered both their heads from the falling rocks. Tara and Willow clung together. Xander protected Anya, the same way Spike was shielding Buffy and Dawn, while Anya held her arms across her stomach. Giles ducked rock and debris as he hurried to help Spike shield Buffy and Dawn.
Warren stared, mesmerized at the gap in the earth where the Hellmouth was. He and Drusilla were on one side of the gap, everyone else was on the other. Andrew and Jonathan were cowering on the ground, startled looks on their faces, like they were coming out of a trance.
After a few minutes of the ground shaking it stopped. A green light glowed from the Hellmouth. Then an insane laugh came from deep in the Hellmouth. Drusilla joined in the laughter and began to dance around.
Spike stared at the green light, heard the laughter and a frightening thought came to him. It was so terrible he didn't even want to consider it. "What's going on?" Dawn asked. Spike shook his head. He was wrong, she wouldn't be crazy enough too. oh who was he kidding? She was that crazy.
The light and the laughter intensified and Spike knew exactly what was happening, "You stupid, bloody bitch," Spike screamed at Drusilla. "What have you done?"
"What's happening?" Willow asked.
Spike didn't answer. He just stared at the light as a dark figure slowly rose out of the deepest darkest part of the Hellmouth.