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"These are disgusting, foul, vile creatures" said Anya, marching back and forth in front of Tara and Dawn in the way a military General would pace before their troops. "Never before in our years battling the forces of darkness have we faced anything as evil, as terrible, as horrifying, as the power of the bunnies." Dawn let out a small giggle, and Anya spun around to face the teen, eyes flashing with anger.
"You think this is funny?! Fluffy, floppy-eared, twitchy-nosed beasts have kidnapped Xander, and you're laughing?!"
"Sorry" said Dawn.
"You better be sorry!" Anya yelled. "I don't think you understand the magnitude of what we are up against here! There is no way I would even dream of going into battle against the bunnies if Xander's life didn't depend on it!"
"Okay Anya, calm down, and go easy on her" said Tara. "I know you're worried about Xander, and I know the bunnies scare you. But you have to understand, Dawnie was raised- or at least implanted with memories- to think of bunnies as sweet, cute creatures."
"And what do you think of bunnies?"
"Well, my Dad and brother used to hunt them, so I always tried not to think of them as cute and fluffy. Still, that doesn't make it any easier to accept bunnies as evil overlords" Anya was about to reply to this when a villager, the same one that had delivered Lord Flopsy's note earlier that day, arrived.
"I have your map, Miss Jenkins" he said, handing Anya a map, which the former demon unfolded and began inspecting, while Tara and Dawn stood up and peered over her shoulders. "I consulted one of our scouts on the quickest route to Carrot Mountain. You will have to journey through Whiskery Woods, over the Sea of Pellets, and across the Field of Lettuce. You will have to leave at first light tomorrow morning to make it in time."
"We better spend the rest of today preparing then" said Tara.
"I still can't find those bloody kittens, damn it!" Spike growled, emerging from the Summer's basement after searching it from top to bottom.
"What a shame. Oh well, guess it's about time to give up looking now huh?" Willow asked, smiling hopefully.
"No way!" Spike yelled, not noticing as the redhead's face fell. "I need those kittens to pay off my debts!" At this moment, Buffy looked up.
"Pay off your debts? You never pay off your debts" the slayer laughed. "You usually just get them dropped by making me threaten whoever it is you owe."
"But when I do that nobody wants to play, so I figured I'd lay off the Slayer threats for a bit."
"And yet you turned up asking me for help as soon as you got yourself into trouble"
"I just needed some place to hide!" While the two blondes were distracted by their arguing, Willow scooped up the small grey kitten that had somehow managed to sneak downstairs and hide under the kitchen table, and quietly crept back upstairs. She froze when Giles spotted her halfway, but relaxed when the Watcher winked and waved her on, a small smile spreading across his face as he returned to his book.