"OK, we're here...what's up? What did you find out?" Buffy's tone was curious and it matched the look in Angel's eyes as he hurried down the stairs after her. Connor, Dawn, Lorne, Gunn and Cordelia were all huddled around Fred and the computer which obviously contained the information she was about to impart to them.
"I managed to hack into Wolfram and Hart and found out what kind of demon they hired to help finish Adamson's ritual." Fred told them somberly.
"And?" Buffy didn't want to feel the tingle of fear that ran up her spine, but the look on Fred's face made that impossible.
"It's a Garlock demon." Cordelia told them. "They can't be killed...at least not by normal means. There's only one thing that can kill them."
"You gonna tell us what that is?" Lorne wondered, "or are we all just going to sit here and sing the somber chorus?"
"It's a Falcrest stone." Fred sighed. "They can only be found inside a mystical hideaway in a volcano somewhere in the South American jungle. I think we're in trouble."
"So no problem!" Buffy said, trying to find the best in the situation.
"No problem?" Dawn echoed, "Buffy she just said this thing can't be killed! It can certainly kill you though! How does that equal no problem?"
"I don't need to kill it right guys?" Buffy wondered. "It's just like Glory and her ritual. All I have to do is fight it until the window closes and Adamson's plan fails."
"Theoretically, yes," Fred agreed, "but Buffy this thing is incredibly strong. If you can't kill it a prolonged fight might just have him killing you."
"Wait, Fred did you say a Falcrest stone?" Angel looked slightly confused. Fred nodded.
"Wolfram and Hart really did their homework in hiring this thing. I mean, without that stone..."
"I have one." Angel stated.
"What?!" Cordelia's voice was incredulous. "You have a Falcrest stone from a mystical whatever you call it inside a volcano??? Is that where you went after you found out Buffy died? Relic hunting?"
"No," Angel said with a shake of his head and a nervous glance in Buffy's direction. He knew what she was thinking almost as if she were speaking it out loud. He hadn't told her how he had left after hearing about her second death to try and deal with it inside an ancient monastery. She might actually find it funny if she knew that the monks there turned out to be demons. "I bought it off of Ebay. I guess some Volcanologist happened upon it, but none of the museums he spoke to would exhibit it, so he put it up for sale. I thought it was kind of pretty so I bought it."
"Wow!" Fred said with a laugh. "Then I guess we can kill it!"
"You mean I can kill it." Buffy said with a satisfied smile. She began to head towards the door.
"Wait, you don't even know where it is!" Gunn protested.
"No, but I..."
"I can do a locator spell!" Fred called out. "Willow told me how on the phone."
"OK." She agreed. "Then I'm going to get rid of this thing once and for all."
"I'm coming with you Buffy." Angel told her, his voice stern and brooking no argument. Buffy smiled.
"I know." She replied.