"You do not need to worry," the Demon began, as they started to surround it. "The Master knows better than to kill the child. He needs her."
"Yeah, we've heard the reasons," Spike said, as he poked the Demon with the edge of his sword. "Now tell us where we can find the Master."
The Demon then looked over at Faith. "I can't understand why a chosen one would chose to be surrounded by idiots and half breeds."
"It comes with the territory," Faith answered, as she looked at the others. "What did you mean that the Master needs her? Why her? Why not one of the others?"
"She was special. She is able to communicate with the upper beings."
At the mention of the 'upper beings' everyone's heads came up. "Don't tell me, that little one is connected to the Powers that Be?" Spike said, as he looked around. "That would make perfect sense. They are always using someone who can't handle the stress of the visions. So why not give it to a child."
"I think the question to ask, Spike," Angel began, as he looked over at the Demon. "Is why a child?"
"She was made for this purpose. Her parents bred so that she would become one."
"They planned this whole thing?" Alexa asked, as she came up to them. "They even planned to die the way they did."
"They did not plan to die, no. They planned to raise her proper and give her over to Angelus to help him save the world. Master couldn't allow that to happen. So we kill her family and took her. We only came across two problems."
"Two?" Spike asked, as he looked around to count the people in the room. "I see more than two."
"He means Alexa and Faith," Angel pointed out, as he looked over at them. "Two girls to fight against the one Master who would have enslaved them. It could even break the destiny of our one seer."
"If we can the lass."
"We'll find her," Alexa said, as she went over to the Demon and grabbed it's arm and threw it down onto the ground. "Because we have a dog who knows the way home."
"Ah, got to love how she gets information out of people." Angel shot him a smile, as Spike went over and hunched down next to the Demon. "Okay, here's the deal, you're going to tell us what we want to know, or you're going to end up like your buddy over there."
"I would listen to them, they're getting restless," Angel said, as he watched as Alexa picked up the sword that he had set down. "And she's got a sword."
"The Master is not pleased with you two," the Demon sneered. "You broke his trust and he had such high hopes for you."
"Sorry to disappoint him," Faith added, as she walked over to stand next to Angel. "Think he knows where the Master took her."
"I don't think that Demon we fought, was the master."
"What?"
"I think he's the Master's highest body guard. One who does all his doing. I've seen them used before with vampires. The Master actually had a few there in Sunnydale."
"Ya mean, that Demon who we couldn't take down wasn't the master."
"Nope."
"Aw, that makes this all so much better how?"
"I have no idea."
"Oh, this is going to be good. Who gets to tell Alexa?"
"She all ready knows?" At Faith's questionable look. Angel indicated to his ears. "Vampires have excellent hearing."
"Who was that Demon who took the little girl?" Alexa asked the Demon, as she placed the sword next to its head. "Because I have a hunch it wasn't the master."
"The Master would not do this hard labor." The Demon then laughed, as he looked up at the two vampires. "I'm surprised that it took you long enough to figure out that he wasn't the Master."
"Oh, shut up," Spike snapped, as he looked over at Faith and Angel. "Is the Slayer going to get the info out of the Demon before we get the chance to kill it?"
"Oh, right," Faith said, as she came up next to them. "Where is the Master?"
"Underground. Not far from here."
"Oh, that helps," Spike pointed out, as he went to stand beside Angel. "How come they never just say there?"
"Where the sun and the moon hit. There you'll find the entrance. Hopefully the Master hasn't taken the seer's eyes yet."
"Is that all?" Alexa asked it and it nodded. "Good. And Night Gracie." She then sliced its head off. "I hate Demons. Give me a young vampire any day. They think they are so tough and everything and you can easily dust them before they start speaking. Demons tend to have a darker motive. They think."
"I'm with Lex on that one," Spike said, as he sat down on the steps. "Demons are nasty to deal with. You can't kill them like you can kill vampires or humans." The humans in the room turned to give him a harsh look. "What? I was only stating the fact."
"Where the sun and moon hit?" Willow asked, as she came up to their sides. "That's got to not be a popular place. And you don't usually see them both in the sky at the same time or the same place."
"It's a riddle," Alexa answered, as she ran a hand through her hair. "They always said things in riddles. Made you think for the answer. I always thought that it was stupid." She then began to pace. "We can't go out into the sun and they know it, but neither can they. Humans usually notice their kind walking around. It's gotta be magically camouflaged so that no humans sees it and if they do, they're lunch."
"They spoke of the moon a lot," Faith put in. "Maybe it has something to do with an eclipse or something."
Alexa's face fell as she dashed into Angel's office only to come back with his calender. "There is an eclipse tomorrow night. That'll be the time, he'll be able to draw the energy he needs out of those girls to make Sara into the perfect queen. Once he does that, there is no way to stop him."
"So we have until tomorrow to figure out the clue and to rescue Sara and take down that Demon and his Master."
"Sounds like a plan," Angel said, as he got to his feet. "Let's do this."
TBC
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