Chapter 8

"Excuse me?!" Buffy shouted. "Most trusted servant of Satan and you expect us to trust you!"

Igoraphus trembled under her glare. Ziva walked up to him and laid a hand on his hand. "It's okay Mummy. He's on our side now," She said turning to face Buffy. Buffy raised her eyebrow in disbelief, but nodded her agreement, while Igoraphus looked at Ziva with a surprised expression.

"Thank you much, Miss." Ziva looked back at him and smiled, melting his insides even more than Errinn had. "This way please. We really must hurry."

They small family followed behind the puzzling demon in to a dark and winding tunnel. As they moved deeper into dark passageway, they heard someone chanting. The chanting caused Igoraphus to speed up. As they reached the end of the cave, they saw the handsomest demon they'd ever seen circling Errinn, who just sat there and cooed. It took everything Buffy and Spike had not to run right out there and grab their baby girl.

"Is putus animus quod terminus lemma. Vispilio of meus diligo , meus pet. Planto lemma sino ut haud alius has umquam sino. Planto lemma votum they erant nunquam prognatus. Insons insontis quod permissum puter meus ultionis," Satan chanted as he walked around Errinn with incense.

Igorapus quietly translated for them, "Take this pure soul and end them. Robbers of my love, my pet. Make them suffer as no other has ever suffered. Make them wish they were never born. Take the innocent and let loose my revenge."

"No!" Buffy shouted. Spike shoved the twins behind them as Satan turned towards them an evil grin on his lips.

"Ahh the parents. I've been expecting you. I will enjoy watching you see the termination of your daughter," He cackled and turned to face Igoraphus. "Tsk, tsk, Igor. I'm deeply ashamed that you would lead them here to ruin my ritual. And after all I have done for you." Igoraphus put his head down. "Oh well. It's so hard to find good help these days." Snapping his fingers, Satan caused Igoraphus to ignite. The sound of his screams echoed through out the cavern until he was no more than dust.

Buffy felt her heart break for the poor creature and tried to jump at Satan, only to find that she couldn't move. "What have you done to us?"

Satan smiled. "Well, I couldn't have you trying to stop my ritual, now could I? Now you shall stay and watch till it's over." He turned back to Errinn and Buffy let out a whimper.

That's when Ziva and Devon realized that they weren't frozen to their spots. Inching forward, they advanced towards Satan's back, which wasn't to hard since he had stopped moving. Buffy wanted to stop them, but knew they were the only shot they had to save Errinn. The ground began to shake as the ritual got closer to completion. Ziva tapped Satan on the lower back and Buffy almost had a heart attack.

Satan turned around slowly, knowing Spike and Buffy couldn't have moved. "Boo," The twins said simultaneously causing Satan to jump. Devon took the stake he always carried with him and, using Satan's surprise against, staked him through the heart.

"Nooooo!!" Satan screamed as he began to burn up. Due to his distress, his hold over Buffy and Spike was broken.

"Bloody marvelous Son," Spike said patting Devon on the back, and picking him and Ziva up.

The earth began to shake violently again as Buffy picked up Errinn. "I can't believe it was that easy," She said as they ran through the tunnel. "We have to get out of here fast! There's no way we can get through all the levels before the were crushed."

Buffy and Spike stopped knowing their journey was futile. Hugging each other and their children close they all said their I love yous. With tears in her eyes Buffy looked upward, praying for help harder than she ever prayed before. Asking the Powers that Be to save Spike and their children, Buffy saw a large boulder fall towards them. Closing her eyes again she waited for the inevitable.