"I don't see anything" Nicholas said, but Faith answered "She is right, we better get ready" Then Giles said to Riley "You better get those people out of the bronze" Riley answered "No problem, but when I do, I'll come back here to help you"
As he left, the others began to took their combat position, In the front Buffy and Faith surrounded by Spike, Drusilla, Angel, Willow, Jeannette, Divia, Vachon, Nicholas and Natalie and Oz. Behind them Tara, Anya, Cordelia and Dawn and in the last line Giles and Xander. They waited patiently until at least they saw them coming. "My God" Giles whispered. Buffy asked Faith "How many do you think there are" Faith answered with a calm voice "I say maybe five hundred of them" Buffy then replied "Well, It's a shame our clothes will be ruined after all the dust they are going to get" Willow commented them "Let's make sure that none of them gets past us" she turned around and stared at Giles, Xander and Riley "I'm worried about them".
As the vampires approached the group, the master noticed them "The slayer is here" he told with an evil smile at his second in command, who replied "Is see she is not alone, her friends are also there along with the souled ones". The master then said "They all die tonight".
When they were about 25 feet away, they stopped and the master called out "Slayer, at least we meet. Tonight I will feast on your blood" Faith answered "Really, why don't you just turn around and leave while you still have a chance". The master laughed and said to his lieutenant "Bring me her head". Then one third of the vampires charged them screaming and hissing. The slayer and her friends waited in a silence, that was broken when Oz, in werewolf form, howled in defiance. Finally the battle began and the first one to die was the Mater's lieutenant when Buffy threw a stake to his heart. At first the vampires attacked them all the same, but as the battle progressed, most of them tried to avoid Buffy, who was by far the most deadliest of them all with her combined slayer and Vampire strength and abilities. Some of the vampires managed to get through them, but were cut short by the magic, Arrows and Holy water. The master was now worried when he saw his troops being wiped out and he decided to charge them with all his troops.
The battle progressed with great ferocity, but it was clear that the slayer's group was winning. Finally when the master was dusted by Buffy, the remaining minions began to run away. The slayer and her friends were about to start chasing them, when suddenly, to their horror, they a familiar voice crying out in pain. Buffy turned around and Screamed "DAWN". Giles managed to say "Dear God". It just happened so fast. One of the last vampires had managed to get past them, and had stabbed Dawn in the chest with a knife before he was dusted by Riley, who now kneeled down and hold Dawn in his arms with tears in his face "She is dying" he said to the others. Dawn stared at him and smiled "You are crying for me" She managed to say. She always had a crush on him, and now at least she was in his arms. "NO" Buffy screamed with tears on her face as she approached. Dawn was beginning to fade away and Buffy said "You can't die" at that moment Divia approached her and said "If you let me, I can save her" Buffy stared at her and realizing what Divia was saying and she answered with a resolved face "Do it" Nicholas approached "But Buffy" he was cut short by Buffy's stare. Divia kneeled down and said to Riley "give her to me" then Divia vamped out and sank her fangs in Dawn's throat. Giles approached Buffy and asked "Are you sure Buffy this is the best. You don't know Dawn will react" but Buffy replied "It's the only way, and I will watch over her"
When Divia was done Willow asked her "Will she wake up in nine years?" Divia answered "No, your case was special. She will be waking up in approximately two hours". Natalie said "We better get ready for when she does" Giles replied "Let's bring her to the library. Buffy you better call your mother and tell her what has happened" Nicholas added I'm going to the hotel to bring some bottled blood, we are going to need it"
Two hours later, they all waited for Dawn's awakening. The non vampires members of the group waited outside the library after Nicholas told them that it was not safe for a human to be near a newly awakened vampire. "It's not that she doesn't love you, but the hunger may be to great for her to resist" He told Joyce after she arrived and learned the truth".
Finally after a few minutes, Dawn opened her eyes and looked around in confusion. She first saw Buffy, who was smiling at her and holding a bottle in her hand "B..Buffy" Buffy kneeled down and handed her the bottle "You are going to need this" she told her. Dawn stared at her in confusion and asked "What happened? The last thing I remember was the battle, then…. Oh my God… I remember Riley holding me before everything went black" At that moment the scent coming from the bottle reached her and before she knew what she was doing she vamped out while taking the bottle and drank from it hungrily. When she was done and the hunger was gone, she realized what happened to her "Did I die?" she asked her sister. Buffy was afraid of what her reaction would be "Dawn, I .. we" but nothing prepared her for what came next. Dawn just smiled at her and said "This is so cool" Nicholas asked in disbelief "Cool?".
Dawn stood up and looked around "I feel incredible" then she looked at Spike and said "You never told me this was great" Spike answered "It's different pet. I was a demon back then and you are still yourself, and besides you don't carry the guilt of the killing"