Spike was finally able to pull himself up to call the rest of the Scoobies over. Buffy hadn't left Errinn's room yet. She sat there clutching the baby's blanket looking as if she would break if someone touched her.
Dawn had picked Ziva and Devon up from school on her way over for their safety. When they walked in the house the research party had already begun. "Daddy what's wrong?" Ziva asked, having an awful feeling in the pit of her stomach. "Where's Mummy?"
Spike kneeled in front of the kids wrapping them in his arms. "Somebody took Errinn, Bit, and we're trying to figure out who so we can get her home again," He said, a sob catching in his throat. "Mummy's in the nursery right now. She's not feeling so good at the moment."
Ziva and Devon hugged their father as if it would give him their strength. "Don't worry Da, it'll be okay," Devon tried to assure Spike. "Come on Ziva. Let's go make Mummy better." Taking his sister's hand he led her up the stairs leaving Spike to wonder how he ever got so lucky.
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Buffy couldn't believe her baby was gone. She had only been gone for a minute and had put Errinn in her crib. "Who could have gotten into this house without Spike or me noticing?" She asked herself. She failed. She let her baby down, and that was the worst feeling in the world. Buffy was so caught up in her thoughts of misery that she didn't notice the twins enter the room till she felt four tiny arms encircle her shoulders.
"It's okay Mummy," Devon said. "You and Da will find Errinn again and save the day just like always."
"Ya Mummy, just like the Incredibles," Ziva added. "Except, you know, better because you're real and stuff."
Buffy hugged her children close, marveling at their innocent belief that everything turns out right in the end. In seven years they'd seen more of the real world than any child deserved to know. "Of course we will," she replied, forcing a smile. "Lets go down stairs and help the research part." She had to be strong. Strong for all of them. They needed to find Errinn soon, or God knows what will happen to her.
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Satan stared down at the pink ball of flesh that was cooing at her fingers. "So small, yet you will do great damage," He laughed. "Just a little while longer and then revenge shall be mine! Hahaha!"