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Chapter XIX - What Happened on The Roof

Back at The Hospital (Prague)

After they had seen Buffy, and Spike had been assured that she was well taken care of, they took off again, this time Spike did so begrudgingly. He knew he had to lead the enemies away from the slayer, but he really wanted to be there, with her right now.

Well, he had to make do with seeing her briefly and assuring her that he was there, if only just for a few moments.

Then, it was up three more flights of stairs trying to lose the thugs that ran behind them. He needed to keep them as far away as possibe from Buffy.

Alex ran into a doorway and up yet another unfamiliar flight of stairs. The stairwell ended with a steel door, something that could only lead to the roof, knowing how risky this was she turned 180 degrees to run out but met face to face with Spike.

"Go!" he whispered urgently.

Hurrying back up and only hesitating for the barest of moments, Alex complied. She braced herself and with the aid of a few tricks was able to coax the steel door open. She was right before, it lead to the very top of the hospital, covered in a white blanket from the Czechoslovakian blizzard.

She gasped.

There, amidst the snow storm, two figures were waiting for them.

Demons this time.

From only the silhouettes she could tell that they were not human. The antlers sort of gave them away. They were laughing immediately.

Spike too noticed them quickly and both of them spun around to try and get back into the hospital before they could be seen.

The two were about to go back into the building when they saw the two thugs running down the hall.

"Holy-" Alex almost managed to say before they took off.

They ran back up on the roof, and ducked behind the potrution the stair case made.

"Those are Slime Demons." Spike informed Alex urgently in hushed tones. "not very nice buggers-and bloody fun to kill."

"Fun to kill?" Alex whispered back.

"Fun to kill if we weren't trying to get this over quickly so WE can get back to Buffy." he replied.

"Do you think we can take them?"

Spike thought for a moment. Then he shook his head.

"I don't want to have to." he said. "I'm a little high strung-distracted and all that, but if it comes to it-"

There was a sudden noise and Spike curled his head around the makeshift shelter to see what was going on. The two large thugs from the corridor were fighting with the demons, and quite competently at that.

"Mr. William!"

It was a woman's voice.

"I need you to get out of there!" a pause. "Please!"

It sounded as if she was not used to saying that. Spike searched his memory, thinking back to his days at the compound, trying to remember if he had ever heard this woman's voice there.

He came up with nothing.

He took a peek outside and saw that the two demons lay dead, the thugs as well had disappeared.He narrowed his eyes but didn't move.

This could very easily be a set up.

Alex however gasped in recognition.

"Mr. William!" the voice called again. "It is imperative that you at least hear me out!"

The way Spike figured it; he had two possible courses of action.

a) Throw himself off the roof. He might survive, but Alex probably wouldn't (thus eliminating the choice as an option) or b) he could comply... she did, after all, kill the demons... he signaled wordlessly to Alex what he was about to do, Alex nodded but knew not to speak and alert the others to their presence.

Spike took a hesitant step out side.

"The doctor's of the compound already know where you are." there was a woman, mid twenties, she had long dark hair and intelligent dark eyes and was wearing a black trench coat.

Spike looked her up and down, mentally gauging how much he could trust her.

Alex stared at her in open mouthed wonder. She recognized her, from her other life.

She was speaking in her low, British accented voice.

"It is only a matter of time before they come back to take you and your child. Ms. Summers will not be strong enough to fight back." the woman said cutting straight to the chase. She was obviously worried about all the time this was taking. "We must hurry."

Spike looked at Alex, his eyes questioning. He was silently asking her advice on what they should do.

She nodded vigorously, knowing by instinct this girl could be trusted. Spike took one more long look at the woman before nodding once and then following her back into the hospital.

The Slayer needed them.