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Part 15
"Okay sweetheart, did you understand everything I told you?" Giles asked to a very focused Ariel; the little girl nodded vehemently
"Yes grandpa…we will do it to save mama" she said sweetly
"Great, now one more time…what are you going to do?"
"I'll pretend to be under the attack of two demons, so mama would think I am in danger and come to save me" she repeated
"And will you be in danger?" he asked and she shook her head
"No…cause there will be no demons" she answered surely "it will only be you and Xander…mommy is going to put a spell on you so you look like real demons to trick mama"
"Very good…" Faith complimented the little blonde "and what will happen if real demons show up?"
"You and Buffy are going to kick their sorry ass" she said enthusiastically making Willow and Buffy roll their eyes
"Oh yeah" Faith said high-fiving the girl and chuckling when Giles shook his head in disapproval
"Right…uh…question" Xander asked raising his hand "what about plan B?"
"What do you mean?" Willow asked furrowing her brows
"You know…we are hopeful and all…I'm particularly excited about having my butt kicked and everything, but…" he sighed "what if she doesn't do it? What if she simply turn and leave? What do we do?" he asked seriously making the gang exchange worried glances
"We improvise" the redhead answered sternly
"Good…I'm all for improvisation…yay" he answered faking a cheering gesture
"Where is she now?" Anya asked cradling little Joan
"Spike is keeping an eye on her" Buffy answered "we'll call him when we are ready"
Across town, Spike was hiding in the shadows observing Tara from afar; he took out a cell phone and dialed a familiar number
"I think you'd better hurry" he said seriously
"What's going on?"
"Trouble…big time" he answered cryptically
Five minutes later Buffy's SUV parked near a spot Spike had indicated
"Here we are" Buffy approached the vampire "what happened?"
"That" he said pointing to Tara talking to a bad crowed
"Who are they?" Buffy asked furrowing her brows
"Drug dealers" he answered frowning at the gang across the street
"Shit" Faith barked "did she take any?"
"I can't really say" the blond vampire shook his head "why?"
"Cause some drugs are hallucinogens" she answered worried "it can mess the whole plan"
"She won't be able to distinguish reality from hallucinations" Buffy confirmed
"What do we do now?" Faith asked "should we stop Red?"
"Uh…too late for that" Spike said nodding at Tara who was moving direct to where Willow and the others were in position to put the plan in action
"Fuck" the slayers and Spike ran towards the group being careful to stay out of sight
The group saw Tara approaching and each one took their right position
"Okay Willow…here she comes" Giles said and stood next to Xander facing the redhead and Ariel "hurry…the spell"
"Blind Cadria, desolate Queen, allow that witch to see what isn't there to be seen"
Tara approached the group and frowned in confusion, her mind wasn't clear, she couldn't focus but she saw Willow and Ariel next to what seemed to be a couple of demons; she stopped next to them, cocked her head to side and watched the scene as if she were watching a movie, that wasn't real, it was part of her trip from the drug she had taken
"Ariel...now sweetie" Giles guided and the little girl screamed to the top of her lungs; Tara squeezed her eyes shut and shook her head, she opened them and saw the demon hitting Willow sending her to the floor; she stared off in front of her looking blank
"What is she doing?" Buffy whispered from behind a wall
"Nothing" Spike replied dryly
"We've got to do something" Xander whispered "it's not working" Giles moved forward and grabbed Ariel, lifting her up
"Okay, angel...kick and scream" the little blonde did as she was told and Tara started panting; Willow stood up and moved toward Xander faking an attack
"Hit me, Xander" she commanded
"What?" he asked confused
"She's almost there" she explained "we've got to push her over" he nodded and shoved Willow backwards, she fell at Tara's feet
"Tara, baby" she called in an Oscar winning performance "you've got to save our child" she begged and pretended to fall unconscious. Tara looked a little anxious as she saw Willow lying there; she watched the demon carrying Ariel
"MAMA…" she heard the child scream. The blonde witch could feel her head spinning; images of her life with Willow started flashing in her mind; she saw the two of them together in college, their happy moments, their child, she looked conflicted…she saw herself giving birth; she could feel the pain again, she lifted her head and turned to look at her daughter; she closed her eyes and took a deep breath, when she opened them again she was wearing her resolved face; she ran forward, kicked the demon's leg and raised her hand
"Repel" she ordered and an invisible force shoved him against the wall
"Mama" Ariel ran to her direction and she knelt in front of her child
"Baby girl…are you okay?" she hugged the girl and kissed her all over the face
"I am now" the little girl smiled happily "you're back…your heart is pure again"
"What…I don't understand" she looked around and saw Willow standing up and Buffy, Faith and Spike coming out from their hidden place; she looked at the demons and saw only Xander helping Giles to his feet
"What's going?" she asked confused
"We found you, baby" the redhead said offering a hand "we brought you back" she pulled the blonde into a soul-searing kiss
One year later
"Okay…explain to me again" Jason asked while putting on a pair of latex gloves
"Right…Ariel was magically conceived" Dawn informed "they bought some crystals and Tara got accidentally pregnant"
"Very well…what about this one?" he asked pointing to a witch in labor
"Artificial insemination" she smirked and turned to a screaming witch
"Oh my god, oh my god…here comes another one" yelled a frantic redhead
"Okay, Willow breath" said the youngest Summers
"Yeah, sweetie…be calm, specially because I'm the one in pain…augh!" Tara moved forward wincing and clenching her teeth
"Willow's egg, Tara's womb" Dawn smiled cynically to her fiancé
"Oh God..." Tara cried with a painful expression on her face "Jason, something isn't right" she fell back against the bed panting, her hair was damp with sweat; the young doctor moved forward and examined her; after a quick check he called the nurses
"Prepare the OR…she will need an emergency C-section" he said sternly
"What…no…no" Willow said agitatedly "y-you can't operate her"
"Willow, if I don't we'll lose the baby" he informed
"b-but…Tara" she was crying; Tara sat up and took the redhead's hand
"It will be okay" she whispered softly and pulled her wife closer kissing her lips "everything is going to be fine"
"I love you Tara" she felt her heart sank; she had a very bad feeling running through her body
"I love you too" the blonde said and saw a white robed blond man smiling at her, she closed her eyes and lay in the hospital bed feeling her body being rolled along the hospital corridors
"It's alright my child…it's your Destiny" she heard the soft voice whispering in her ear right before the darkness engulfed her