Chapter 2: Transition
Half an hour later Giles, Buffy, Willow, and Xander were deep in research mode. Dawn had reluctantly been sent off to bed. She seemed to have some difficulty believing getting enough sleep to go to school the next day was important. Now the four of them were trying to find out exactly what the amulet Buffy discovered did. Suddenly Willow looked up from the book she'd been reading. "Hey guys, take a look at this." The others gathered around her. The book had a drawing of the amulet. Willow read the text aloud. "The Tzekula amulet. This amulet was responsible for cursing the crew of the Heart of Darkness. The curse upon the crew was finally lifted when the blood of a Slayer was shed upon the amulet. They curse was then broken and the amulet rendered powerless." "So you're saying this thing's useless? Why would a bunch of demons want a useless amulet?", Buffy asked looking puzzled. "Maybe they didn't get the memo.", Xander suggested. "Something doesn't feel right about this. Giles have you figured out what this thing says yet?", Buffy asked. "I'm working on the translation. The language appears to be similar to ancient Assyrian." Giles muttered the strange language under his breath, trying to find the proper translation. As he did so the amulet began to emit a strange red glow. "Uh, Giles?", Xander said nervously. "Yes?", Giles said looking up. Before Xander could voice his concerns the red light filled the entire room and enveloped the Scooby Gang.