I was watching the first part of the series finale last night and was struck with the fact that it's really over. I mean Charmed fans know the network always liked to make us wonder wether or not the show would return each season but not this time, it's the end of an era. We've lost a lot of good shows the past few years, all the ones I grew up watching are slowly fading away, so I guess it's up to us to make them live on through or fics.

"B?" Faith called cautiously glancing around.

"She's hiding." A voice said giggling.

"Huh?" Faith asked confused as she searched for the voices source. "Damn, can someone hit the lights." She muttered.

"I don't like the dark either." The voice continued. "Bad things happen in the dark. That's where the monsters hide."

"Where the hell am I?" Faith said holding out her hands and feeling around. She saw a faint light flickering to her right and slowly moved towards it.

"Hello." The voice greeted as Faith came into view.

"B?" Faith asked confused. Sitting on the ground next to a single flickering candle was a small blonde child.

"I'm not supposed to have this, I'm supposed to be brave. I'm a big girl now, I shouldn't need a night light anymore. Mom says it's silly, there's nothing to be afraid of the dark wont hurt me." She said looking up with a small sad smile. "But she was wrong."

"Can you help me find B?" Faith asked crouching down to her level. She nodded standing up and holding out her hand.

"Wait, what about the candle." Faith said grabbing it surprised when it immediately went out.

"It has to stay here." Young Buffy replied placing it back on the ground where it instantly began to glow again. "But it's ok, the dark's not so scary if your not alone." She added tightening her grip on Faiths hand.

"So, you said she was hiding." Faith began as the child led her down a dark corridor. "What's she hiding from?"

"The bad things." She replied. "She's not strong enough to fight it."

"Yes she is, everything's going to be ok." Faith began pausing as they came to a stop.

"No, it's not." She said. "She's that way."

"Wait where are you going?" Faith asked as she began to walk away.

"I don't like it there. I'm going back to the light, it's safe there." She said.

"So, I keep going this way and I'll find Buffy?" Faith asked.

"Maybe, if the bad things don't get you first." She said giggling as she skipped back the way they'd come.

"Brat." Faith muttered as she continued walking, she quickened her pace at the sound of voices ahead. "What the hell" She asked as she steeped around the corner flickering projections flashed on and off the walls, some faded some sharp and clear as a movie screen. "What is this?" She began Jumping as she heard her own voice through the din. She paused watching the scene play out on the wall before her. "I'm guessing these are your memories." She sighed not allowing her self to become distracted.

"What's taking her so long?" Chris asked pacing.

"I don't know." Kyle said nervously he could sense her life fading.

"Um, not to be Mr Pessimism." Wyatt began.

"You?" Chris asked rolling his eyes.

"Anyways?" Wyatt continued ignoring him. "How is she supposed to fight off the first if not to point out the obvious, she's dying?"

"She's not going to die." Chris replied.

"Um, ok.." Wyatt shrugged. "But seeing as Gideon's the only one who can help and he wants her dead, I'm not seeing a way out."

"We'll figure something out, we always do." Piper replied.

"We couldn't last time." Paige said unsurely. "To save Chris."

"B!" Faith shouted spotting her. "What happened, Buffy, are you ok?"

"It's done." A robed figure replied.

"What's done?" Faith demanded.

"She made her choice." Another replied.

"What did you do top her?' Faith demanded taking a menacing step towards them.

"Stop, it's ok." Buffy said getting up from the floor.

"Your chained up? How is that ok?" Faith asked confused. "Wait is this real, or am I some twilight zone memory thing?"

"A little of both." Buffy sighed breaking the chains. "It's hard to explain. This." She said gesturing around them. "Is how they made the first slayer."

"Yeah, you told me about that." Faith said remembering. "You refused to except their offer last time."

"This time, I accepted." Buffy sighed. "Now, I just need a way to use it."

"Gideon's in here to, that's why they sent me." Faith began. "Let me tell you I never expected this."

"What did you expect?" Buffy asked.

"I don't know, singing dancing, talking animals, you know the Disney thing." Faith smiled.

"I'm not that crazy." Buffy mumbled. "And didn't I tell you to stay the hell out of my body?"

"Yeah, sorry." Faith grinned. "So what's the plan?"

"I have to get rid of Gideon in here first but I'm not sure how..." Buffy trailed off.

"What?" Faith asked.

"You're a ghost right? Well techincally." Buffy began.

"Rub it in." Faith laughed.

"Theirs a spell in the Book Of Shadows, a needs to say it ghost to banish a ghost." Buffy explained.

"Yeah but, the books not in here." Faith began.

No, but I have read it, I remember Chris pointed it out. We just need to find the right memory." Buffy began.

"Will it work in here?" Faith asked.

"Probably not, we need to expel him, then you. But we have to find the spell first he'll know what were planning and try and run." Buffy explained.