This Chapter picks up at the end of Graduation. Again all Italicized stuff is from BTVS and belongs to Josh Whedon and Mutant Enemy. I got the transcripts from the site his hands in his pockets: "Guys take a moment to deal with this: - we survived." Xander nods.
Buffy: "It was a hell of a battle!"
Oz: "Not the battle (Cordy looks at him) high school."
They all look quietly at the school and listen to the crickets chirping.
Oz: "We're taking a moment (Willow and Buffy get up from the bench. Oz looks at Cordy) and we're done."
Xander get up and walks off next to Cordelia: "Well, School's done."
Oz puts an arm around Willow as they all walk off together. Xander: "It's ssso? Cool!"
Willow: "Why do demons even come here any more? I mean, don't they know?"

She cried herself to sleep again, it had been a hard fight, but she won right? But, was the cost worth it. Faith lay in a coma, Angel was gone, she couldn't seem to hold onto anyone. All she had to look foward to was the next fight, one big bad after another. She was beginning to see the appeal of the sisters so called utopia. But, that was until she saw it for herself.

"What the hell?' She asked as the people around her seemed to simultaneously drift off to sleep.

"It has begun." A voice began. She turned ready to attack cursing under her breath when she realized it was only an elder.

"Now what?" She asked.

"We are unsure." He replied.

"But, your still safe here?" She asked. He nodded.

"Ok, I'm going to get some answers." She replied walking away.

Sewers:

"Where's Zanku?" She demanded.

"Right here." Zanku said shimmering in with a very confused Agent Brody.

"Who's he, he's not a demon." Buffy asked.

"No, but he can help us stop the Avatars." Zanku explained.

"The Elders have no plan as usual, so what's yours?" She asked.

"Where are we, who is she?" Kyle demanded.

"We, are on the hell mouth, the only place where we can remain unaffected by the spell." Zanku explained.

"That's not true, the people here have fallen asleep." Buffy replied.

"Yes, but down here, surrounded by so much demonic energy he's protected." Zanku replied. "I've used him, to infect the sisters with paranoia."

"You'd better not have hurt them." Buffy said taking a menacing step toward him.

"They'll be fine." Zanku said waving her off, I just need them to see the flaws in the avatars plan."

"Who are you?" Kyle demanded.

After everyone was filled in it came time to put the plan into action.

"So, your like a super hero." Kyle said sitting next to her.

"Yeah, without the cool fan following." Buffy replied sarcastically. "I hope this works."

"What if it doesn't?" He asked nervously.

"Then there's not much I can do." Buffy replied.

"I'm going to check on things up there." Buffy began gesturing above her. "Then see what's going on with the Elders."

Caves:

"So?" An Elder asked as she entered the cave.

"Zanku has a plan, I think it may work." Buffy replied.

"And if it doesn't?" She asked.

"Then, I think were all screwed." Buffy replied. "I told you I'd protect you and I will, I'll stop them, or die trying."

"People are beginning to wake." Another Elder said walking towards them.

"I'm on it." Buffy replied walking out.

Downtown Sunnydale:

"So this is utopia?" Buffy said shaking her head as she broke up another fight. Instead of quiet and peaceful it was a war zone. People killing each other in the streets.

"It's the effect of the hell mouth." Zanku explained shimmering in.

"Where's Kyle?" She asked knocking a cop to the ground and taking away his gun.

"The avatars killed him." Zanku replied.

"You knew they would didn't you?" She accused.

"His sacrifice was necessary." He replied.

"Easy for you to say." She responded "But, it didn't work, they went through with it."

"Yes, but I may have reached someone else." Zanku replied cryptically.

"Stop the cryptic shit, I want to know what's going on?" She demanded.

"If I were you, I'd be more concerned for the Elders, I believe the Avatars have discovered their hideout." He laughed shimmering out.

"This just isn't my day." She groaned taking off running.

Caves:

She reached the caves spying a woman in black robes trying to break through the protective barrier.

"Looking for something?" Buffy asked.

"Ah, you must be the slayer." She replied.

"And you must be the cause of my misery." She shot back.

"Not everyone can except change." She began shaking her head. "We cannot allow you to disrupt the new order."

"Your powers don't work here." Buffy shot back.

"No, but in time the sisters will come to finish what we started." She replied smugly.

"Yeah, well they better be ready." Buffy replied.

"For what?" She asked amused.

"For this." Buffy replied decking her. "Your powers don't work here, and neither will theirs, but mine will, and I could do this all day." She said hitting her again.

"Your mistakes, I may not be as powerless as you believe." She said zapping her with magical lighting bolts knocking her to the ground.

"Is that supposed to hurt?" Buffy asked standing trying not to let the pain show in her voice. "Because, I've been hit with something like that before, and it hurt a hell of a lot worse." She continued knocking her to the ground. "Get the hell out of my town."