Sorry I missed two update dates...and I know this is short. Another will be posted tomorrow I promise!

12. Buffy Episode Tag 5x21 "The Weight of the World"

Giles had gone back to his apartment before heading to the magic shop. Knowing Spike and Xander, Giles had a few minutes to freshen up.

He wasn't surprised to see he had a message in his answering machine. He played it and was stopped in his tracks when he heard Wesley's voice.

"Rupert…I know you won't agree with me on this but here goes."

Giles sat down on his chair as the messaged played.

"Cordelia was sucked into a portal into a different dimension named Pylea. The empath demon we've been working with is from there. The portal opened yesterday and a creature, Drokken, was let loose in LA and we stopped it. It's all very complicated but we had to open a portal to Pylea. That's when Cordelia was sucked in."

Giles couldn't believe what he was hearing. So much had happened in Sunnydale and in Los Angeles. Both of them were fighting battles than neither one could help with.

"We're going to save her…and I think you know what that means." Giles heard Wesley sigh. "Rupert…these past months have been some of the greatest I have had because I've been practicing my powers with you. I wanted to thank you for that."

"If…I'm sorry I couldn't help you with Glory and I'm…sorry if I'm making a rash decision." Giles could only mentally lecture himself for not calling Wesley sooner or for not being there when Wesley had called.

"I need to save Cordelia, Rupert. I don't know if I'm going to be able to come back or see you again…or even come out of this alive. But I just wanted to say thank you…for everything. Good bye Rupert."

Giles sat in silence. "Damn it, Wesley." He said softly and shook his head. Giles couldn't decide if this was good news or not…if Wesley was here he would be an option into stopping what Glory had planned but Giles didn't want to burden Wesley with that especially with how inexperienced they both were with their magic.

If it were to fall on Wesley to stabilize the breakdown of the different dimensions, Wesley would die.

But what was the alternative now? Wesley was probably stuck in another dimension…who knows how he's faring.

Giles could only mentally smack himself for being such a failure to both Buffy and Wesley.

Giles sighed and got up. He was going to fix things. First he'd deal with Glory but once that was over…Wesley had mentioned the name of the world, Pylea. With a bit of research, he could find a way to get them back.

No way was he going to lose both Buffy and Wesley, not on his watch.