TIMELINE: A random time in season one, taking place after "Angel" and before "Prophecy Girl." Dawn exists.

Chapter 1

"Spellbound"

The Master was in a very bad mood.

"GAH! I hate the Slayer! I try so hard to do evil things and then 'Miss-Slayer-Know-it-All' has to RUIN EVERYTHING!" He sat down and began to cry. "Sometimes I wonder if I'm ever going to leave this horrid place and walk on Earth."

The Anointed One walked over to him. "Get a hold of yourself. You're The Master, the king of vampires, but right now you seem like a baby. Quit crying and come up with another plan."

The Master glared at him. "Do you know that I could kill you for saying that to me?"

"Yes, I know you could do that, but you won't. Now that dear old Darla is dead, I'm your only friend."

"That's where you're wrong! Lucy Camden is my friend!"

The Anointed One laughed. "It's time for the terrible truth. Lucy Camden is not real. She's a character on a mortal television show. Duh."

The Master screamed. "Oh now you've done it! Now you're trying to mess with my mind! I know Lucy Camden is the real deal, and I'm going to do whatever it takes to get to Earth so I can prove to you that she exists!"

Suddenly, something caught The Master's eye. It was a bunch of musty old books in the corner. Curious, The Master walked over to them. "Hey, what are these books doing here?"

"They're books on witchcraft that Darla stole from some witch. She tried to show them to you, but you ignored her."

The Master picked up one of the books and flipped through the pages. "Hey…I just thought of something! Witches are very powerful creatures, and perhaps a witch created a spell that could help me finally walk on Earth! Oh, Master, you are one smart dude. And good-looking, too."

After a few minutes, The Master finally found a good spell. "Yes, this spell is the one! It's one to transport me to anywhere in the world I want to go. Farewell for now, Anointed One. Once I'm on Earth, I'll find a way to unleash Hell, and then you, me, and Lucy Camden will rule the world TOGETHER! HAHAHA!"

The Anointed One sighed. He knew The Master would mess things up somehow.

The Master started changing some magic words. He shouted "ABOVE THE HELLMOUTH!" And then he started to vanish. "YES! YES! YES!" he screamed. Then in the blink of an eye, The Anointed One could no longer see him.

A second later, The Master found himself standing on a sidewalk. It was nighttime, and he was right outside of an eerie looking place called McDonald's.

"What is the name of Hell is a McDonald's!"

A man tapped him on the shoulder. "WHAT!"

The man looked at him in the eyes. "Hey, you're two hours late, buster. A little girl is about to have her birthday party in an hour, and she's going to be pretty damn upset if there's no Ronald McDonald to make her special day special. And you did the make-up all wrong—you look like a freak instead of a clown."

The Master was confused. "I have no idea what you're talking about, but I am The Master, and I will kill you and everyone you love!"

"Actually, you're not The Master. I'm The Master. I write your paycheck, which is something you're going to lose if you don't hurry up."

The Master wanted to kill him, but like he was under hypnosis, he followed the man into the place the humans called McDonald's. In about a half-hour, make-up had been put all over his face, and he had been transformed into a creature called Ronald McDonald.

Every minute, The Master was trying to think of a way to escape, but the scent of the fries kept fogging his brain.

TO BE CONTINUED…