Giles took off his glasses and wiped them with his handkerchief with one hand, rubbing his tired eyes with the other. Xander was whining that next time Giles make them stay up all night researching a vague prophecy, he should at least buy the Scoobies some donuts. Anya whispered a comment in his ear. He blushed, but said "Later." Everyone realized that it was daylight. Buffy, Willow, and Xander went to get something to eat. Tara went home for a nap. They agreed to meet back in four hours.
Spike, unable to leave, was stuck with Vash, Wolfwood, Giles, and Anya. Giles was okay but the other three were taxing him. It could've been worse though. He remembered being stuck during daylight with Angelus and Dru.
Giles found a couple of cots for Vash and the preacher to sleep in. Wolfwood was slightly woozy from the pain medication that Anya had somehow found for him, not exactly over the counter. Vash showed Giles the ammunition that the Cross of Mercy and his gun needed. After careful consideration, Giles called several of his contacts for the needed supplies. Silver Bullets with a napalm based incendiary mixture were on their way in great quantities. Ripper was still familiar with the black market after all. As for the silver, while it had the same effect on a vampire that a normal bullet did… it still had somewhat of effect on all types of demons. Giles didn't really want bullets flying around, but these two seemed to know how to handle themselves. He'd teach them how to use stakes later.
Chakra had gotten together about five hundred creatures of various races. After hitting them over the head with a sledgehammer several times that they knew that they were not to kill anyone without his permission… he started teaching them his plan.
"Short and sweet. Humans have children. You've all been roaming around killing people without regarding the fact that there are only so many people around. Keep this up, and you'll wipe out the planet. Then you'll starve. It's easier to capture them find some way to make them mate. Bring their children up right, and then kill the parents before they put thoughts into those little minds. Voila, all you can eat buffet."
At this point, one of the creatures, a troll, grunted sourly. What exactly that grunt meant couldn't really be determined. However, Chakra broke one of its arms anyway. Not surprisingly, the rest decided to follow orders. Besides, he did promise to take four of them on a "shopping spree" of some cattle two miles outside of town. It wasn't human, but hey, food is food. But first, they had to train.
Chakra 'gently' interrogated a vampire, by pouring holy water on a certain sensitive area of his anatomy in order to get more information on the female he had hit. She had gotten up after all. People usually didn't stay coherent after he hit them… he didn't know why. Turned out she was something called a slayer. Apparently, it involved superhuman strength or some silly thing like that. Training his troops might be a good idea, if he wanted to keep a few of them around to amuse himself.
Riley had shown up in town just recently. He was on his way to see Buffy to tell her he was alive, and that he forgave her for not trying to stop him from leaving. Maybe he'd even tell her about the missions he'd been on, once the annoying idiots left.
After returning with the cattle, Chakra took ten members of his army out to start capturing humans. He named them his Merry Men. The young commando ran into Chakra, who was scaring his troops into singing. Riley emptied four clips into Chakra, who decided to be amused. When Riley saw this, he tried to punch instead. Chakra retaliated by goosing him. After which, he picked the thick- headed human up by his ankle. Riley, hanging upside down, tried to bite. Chakra bit off his ankle, causing the human to fall to the ground screaming. Then he went on his merry way. His minions split the screamer ten different ways and had lunch. Riley was no more.
Xander went back to the shop, leaving Willow and Buffy chatting away. Willow and Buffy reminisced about the good parts of the past, as well as each other's dating relationships. The newest relationship was the most important of course, Spike with Buffy; Then Willow mentioned something off the wall.
"I'm happy with Tara and everything, but if I was single… Vash might turn me straight."
Buffy looked at her with amused shock, and then turned her eyes to her watch. "It's time to get back."
They got up and left. While walking back to the shop, they continued talking. Neither one noticed a couple of Trolls with clubs sneaking up behind them.
Two hours after the agreed upon time, and neither Buffy or Willow had shown up. Tara had arrived five minutes before the set time, and was now getting worried. Spike was pacing up and down snarling in the direction of numerous books. Vash looked as if he was asleep, but was as worried as everyone else was. Giles was seriously considering a drink. A battered delivery truck pulled up, and two people hopped out. They started unloading and bringing boxes into the back of the shop, then left. Giles opened them up, and set out the ammunition cases that he had ordered.
"Now if Buffy and Willow can just get here. Though… when Buffy is late, it's by thirty minutes." Giles called Vash and Wolfwood in, and explained what the ammunition would be used for. They loaded it up.
"Isn't anyone going to search for Buffy?" asked Wolfwood.
"Well, Spike needs..." Giles started to say.
"Take us on a tour of the town. Wolfwood has a couple of pistols that'll take this ammunition too. He'd look a little conspicuous with that big cross." Vash grinned.
Giles sighed. "Ok. Incidentally, you might as well take the cross. These days, a giant cross wielding preacher is less interesting than a bloodthirsty demon. People see so many things around here, that it won't faze them. Tara, if you could do a locating spell that would help us."
Vash took a pen-like object out of his pocket. "This is a communicator. I have the receiving end. When you hear anything just speak starting with my name. It'll activate, and I'll hear you."