Chapter 4. Double Vision.
Back at Xander's apartment, Buffy becomes dizzy and falls. Xander catches her and lays her down on the floor.
"Ouch," she says. He tries to lift her head up when he notices something wet on the back of her head. Xander pulls his hand out and it is covered with blood. "My head hurts and my arm hurts. I don't know why." Xander looks at Willow, who is very worried.
"Maybe Toth found Slayer Buffy," says Xander to Willow.
"I guess," says Willow. "Since they are both connected, they get each other's ouches." Xander lets Buffy rest her head on his lap, with his hand on her head.
"We need some…"
Giles comes into the apartment. He sees Buffy on the ground with Xander and drops everything he has in his hands. Luckily it was stuff that didn't break.
"What happened?" asks Giles. "Did he…"
"No, I think it's the Slayer Buffy," says Xander. "Must have had a confrontation and she got the side effects."
"Buffy, how do you feel?"
"Like I've been hit on the head with a stick," replies Buffy. "Really hard." Giles takes off his jacket.
"Here, put this in the back of the head to stop the bleeding. Willow, help me prepare the spell."
"Okay," replies Willow.
Just outside the cemetery, the other Buffy and Spike limp over to Giles'. Buffy opens the door, knowing that it was unlocked.
"I think my arm is twisted," says Buffy. "Could you…" Spike walks over to Buffy and holds her as Buffy tries to push her arm back into place. "Oh, better."
The Buffy at Xander's apartment screams in agony with the pain of her arm. Xander holds her close as Giles and Willow watch her. She is breathing heavily and is holding tight to Xander.
"We should get some weapons," says Spike as he heads over to Giles' weapons. He pulls out an axe. Buffy heads over to the kitchen and wets a paper towel and puts it on the back of her head. She pulls it away and sees all the blood on the paper. "You okay, Slayer?"
"A little bump is all," says Buffy. She wipes all the blood out and then puts a pack of ice to numb the pain a little.
"Let me see that?" Buffy walks over to Spike and takes the ice pack out. "It's pretty nasty. Seen worst, but…" Spike grabs her hand that has the ice pack and places it back on her head. Buffy sits down for a bit.
"We can't rest," says Buffy. "We need to find him. He can't get to her. We have to protect her."
"I'm sure he won't fine her that easily. Come on, he's kind of dumb to look for normal girl Buffy in the cemetery."
"I guess you're right. He is a little bit dumb." Buffy looks at Spike's intense blue eyes. "Never knew you had such pretty eyes." Spike smiles at her. Buffy touches his face and Spike becomes confused. She then leans in close and kisses him on the lips. Buffy falls on top of him and continues to kiss him. She drops the ice pack on the floor and it begins to melt as they continue to make-out.
Back at Xander's apartment, Buffy is holding tight to Xander and she keeps focus at her charm bracelet that glitters as she moves her hand.
"All we need is the other Buffy," says Giles as he had finished preparing for the spell. "Where could she be?"
"Maybe she's resting a bit," says Willow. "I assume she met up with Toth or something, but she's okay because Buffy here is okay, right?"
"Yeah, Willow," says Xander. "I wish I had my weapons here. I'd go out there and…"
"Xander, you wouldn't stand a chance against Toth," says Giles. "I didn't stand a chance against him and he didn't even fight me."
"I just wish I could do something."
Suddenly they hear a thump at the door. They all turn to look at the door as it busts open. It's Toth and he is happy to see Buffy. Xander picks her up and takes her away. Giles tries to grab his stick, but Toth tosses him into the kitchen. Willow attempts to do a spell, but he stops her in the middle of it by grabbing her from the throat.
"Willow!" says Xander giving Willow a chance to loosen the grip and let Toth drop her to the floor. She quickly runs over to Giles' side. Toth looks at Xander in the bedroom and Buffy is lying on the bed. Xander closes the door, which he knew would not work, but tried it anyway. The door blows open and it hit Xander. He crashes into the wall. "No, Buffy…"
Toth walks over to the bed and Buffy opens her eyes and sees him. She tries to move away from him on the bed, but Toth grabs her by her arm. Buffy starts to scream.
"No!" says Buffy over and over again. "Please, let go." She begins to beg as Toth brings her into the living room. Giles wakes up to hear Buffy screaming. He and Willow get up, but have no plan of action. They couldn't take on Toth themselves.
Back at Giles' house, Buffy pulls herself off of Spike. Buffy feels scared and tears start to stream from her face.
"What's the matter, luv?" asks Spike.
"He's got her," says Buffy. She quickly grabs one of Giles' swords and heads to the door.
"Toth." Spike grabs the axe he had taken out and follows Buffy out the door. The two run like they have never run before to Xander's apartment. They have to get there in time and stop Toth.
In the apartment, Toth pulls out a knife and grabs Buffy by the neck to slit her throat. It was a favorite deed of his. Then Xander comes out of the bedroom and hits Toth with a lamp. Toth gets angry and releases Buffy. He faces Xander, who didn't have a weapon and starts to back off. He sees Buffy try to get away by reaching the balcony door.
Willow gets scared for Xander's life and decides to grab a chair from the table and hits Toth over the head. Giles follows Willow's lead and does the same with another chair. Toth turns around to the two.
"You useless humans are no match for me," says Toth. "I'm not here for you. The Slayer is the only one that concerns me now."
"Then why don't you take me on," says Buffy who is at the front door. The other Buffy is relieved that she is here. "Or are you scared." Buffy moves her sword swiftly around.
"Doesn't matter," says Toth. "As long as I kill one of you."
"Well, come on now. Kick my ass." The two start to fight. Xander reaches for the other Buffy and helps her over to where Giles and Willow are. Toth then picks Slayer Buffy up and body slams her on the ground. She drops her sword and then hits open the head wound. The other Buffy feels the pain and touches the back of her head.
"Ouch," says Buffy.
Spike then attacks Toth from behind with the axe. He hits him with the axe on his back and when he pulls it out, some gooey green blood comes out. Toth turns around and hits Spike's hand and the axe goes flying to the wall.
"Bloody hell," says Spike as he tries to arm and combat him. The other Buffy gets up and pulls Toth off from beating Spike. She turns him to her and starts to punch him. Spike falls back a little and leans on the wall.
Toth pushes Slayer Buffy to the side and grabs her sword from the ground and throws it at the other Buffy. Xander and Buffy see it and duck quickly. The sword gets stuck in the wall. Giles tries to take the sword out.
Slayer Buffy gets right up again and continues to fight Toth. She begins to get an upper hand and then Toth hits Buffy again in the head and twists her arm again. The other Buffy screams in pain for the Slayer Buffy. Xander holds her close.
Spike pulls the axe out and begins to swing it around. He hits Toth right on the forehead with it and he is knocked out against the counter near the kitchen.
"Maybe we should get Buffy out of here while the going gets good," says Willow seeing that the front exit is wide open.
"Good idea," says Xander. "Go, Buffy." Xander helps her up and Buffy heads over to the door. She stops when Toth gets up and points the stick at both of them. He shoots and Buffy pushes Xander down. It misses both of them.
Toth heads over to them and picks up both Giles and Xander by their shirts. He throws them into the kitchen. Buffy squirms in the corner that Toth has her in. Spike tries to pull him away from her, but Toth swings around and hits him tossing him to where the other Buffy is. Toth pulls out his knife and is about to run Buffy through with it, when Xander gets up, grabs Giles' sword, and runs Toth through instead. Xander pulls the sword out.
"Buffy!" says Xander. He couldn't see her with Toth in the way. Spike walks over to Toth with the axe and sees him move a little. He then slices his head off and the head goes rolling into the hallway. Toth falls to the ground. They can see Buffy.
"Buffy," says Xander as he drops the sword and hugs her.
"Ouch," says Buffy as Xander pulls away.
"Your head still hurts?"
"No." Xander pulls away more and sees Toth's knife in Buffy's gut.