Angel and Faith looked from Sara to Alexa back to Sara. "It's getting old hearing about how you're going to be queen," Alexa said to Sara as she picked her up. "You guys ready to go?"
"Yeah," Faith said, as they followed them, along with the last bunch of girls from the tunnel. They exited the sewers at the parking ramp to find that Wesley and Gunn were there, along with a very tired looking Fred. "Hello, Wesley, Gunn, Fred."
"Faith," Fred called out, as she hugged the once rogue slayer. "It's so good to see you."
"Same here, Fred," Faith said to her, as she looked around at the girls who were circling Alexa and Sara. "Hold that thought." She then rushed over to Alexa's side and the girl's looked at her. "Our queen is safe. She's not going to hurt her."
The girls looked at Faith before going off towards where Spike was with the other girls. Alexa looked down at Sara and over to Faith. "We have got to break the spell that's connecting those girls to her," Alexa said, as she headed for the elevator, giving the others no other choice but to follow her. "This ends now. That Demon had no right taking Sara or any of the girls."
"We'll look into spells," Fred said, as she and Wesley took off.
Angel looked around to see that the lobby was full of the girls looking lost. "Faith, Gunn, you got the kids," he said, as he turned to face Alexa to find her lying Sara down on the couch in his office. "Harmony, try to contact Giles. He's gonna want to learn about this."
"Right, boss," Harmony said, as she got on the phone, as Spike followed Angel into his office.
"Okay, Angel, how was we supposed to deal with this?" Spike asked him, as he looked over to see that Alexa was sitting on the floor next to Sara. "That's odd, even for her." He put a hand on her arm only to be thrown back by some power. "What the hell?"
"The Demon got to her," Angel said, as he looked at Alexa. "Since she's so passionate about protecting Sara, he made her his queen's protector. No one can now harm her, since she's in Lex's care."
"Oh, that's just perfect."
"It get's worse," Faith said, as she came into the door and threw a dagger at Alexa only to have it bounce off of her like it was nothing. "She's not who she was before. She's not a totally different being."
"Bloody hell," Spike said, as he turned to look at Angel. "She was bad after she was sired. I was this close to killing her myself."
Flashback
It had been two days since Spike had sired Alexa and she already was getting on his nerves. She now was collecting dolls for Dru and collecting puppies for herself. Puppies that she wasn't eating.
"Alexa, remind me again, why there are puppies in the house," Spike said, as he came up behind her, to see her playing with the puppies. "They're no good for us, other than being a quick snack."
"Spike, they are my pets," Alexa said, as she got to her feet and patted his arm. "You touch one of them, and I'll kill you." Then she was gone.
Present Day
"She collected Puppies?" Faith asked, as she looked at Alexa who was just staring at Sara. "Let's hope that Harmony got hold of Giles. I don't think that Wesley can break the connection by himself."
"They're coming," Harmony called out, as she rushed into the room. "Giles and Willow are coming. That's all who were able to come."
"That's great news, Harm," Spike said to her. "When are they going to be here?'
"By tonight."
"Tonight's not going to be fast enough," Angel said, as he pushed Harmony out of the way as a dagger came flying across the room. They all turned to face Alexa. "It's good odds that the demon is calling for Alexa to bring back Sara now and we're in her way."
"Let us pass," Alexa ordered them, as she took up a very sleepy Sara's hand. "Let us pass, and I won't kill you."
"I think we've found it," Fred called out, as she ran into the room only to collide with Alexa and she fell back to the floor. "Watch it, Alexa."
"Fred, she's not who she was," Spike said, as he helped her to her feet. "She's under the control of the Demon."
"Pitiful, you both are," Alexa said, as she looked at them. "I once treasured you, Angelus, William. You were two of the baddest vampires in the world. Now you are protecting the humans you once used to feed upon. I don't even want you near me anymore. You bring shame upon me."
"We bring shame upon you?" Spike said, as he went to stand in front of her. "How do you think I felt when the other vampires learned that you collected puppies? I was ashamed of you then, but I let it pass."
"William, get out of my way." She slammed a fist into Spike's chest throwing him back into the others. "I won't say it again. You're nothing but filth. Just like the mere humans you associate yourself with. They are our food. We've eaten their kind since we were born." Shechuckled, as she made her way towards the door. "You are pitiful. No one can fight me."
"What about me?" Faith asked her, as she jumped to her feet and took a swing at Alexa and hit her in the chest. Alexa shot her a confused look as she let go of Sara's hand and prepared to take on the Slayer. "Surprised I could hit you."
"Yes, I am. So how were you able to attack me?"
"I'm a Slayer, I'm higher on the scale then a mere potential. I am a chosen one." She ducked as Alexa swung at her. "But since I'm a Slayer, I don't heed the call of the Demon. I heard the command to protect the queen, but didn't obey it."
"You will die for not protecting your queen." Alexa hit Faith and sent her flying back into Gunn and Lorne. "Anybody else want to fight me?"
"Yeah, I do," a voice called out from behind Alexa and she turned only to have a small frown cross her face. "I think it's about time, too."
TBC
Please Review and tell me what you think
I thought it would be fun to have Faith and Alexa talk about the control the demon has over the girls, and how Faith really isn't at all effected by it.