Buffy descended a ladder and ended up in the secret lab. As she looked
around a corner, she saw Riley sitting in a chair staring straight forward.
Before she could think about what she was doing, she ran up to him.
"Riley! Are you hurt?" Buffy asked. He didn't respond. "Say something!" He still didn't say anything, but his eyes kept ticking behind her. She got the message and turned around to find a very dead Professor Walsh and Dr. Engleman walk in. "What is this? Why won't you talk to me?" Buffy asked, turning back to Riley.
"He can't." Adam said behind her. Buffy spun and found him starting to walk towards her. "He hasn't been programmed to. He's part of the final phase now.. as you were supposed to be."
"Sorry. I don't jump through hoops on command. I've never really been one to tow the line."
"Oh." Adam paused and then said, "Kill her."
Forrest came up behind her and grabbed her. "I thought you'd never ask!"
Professor Walsh took a device and slowly walked toward Buffy. She struggled but couldn't get out of Forrest's grip. Instead of keeping the struggle up, Buffy used Forrest as a balance and kicked Professor Walsh in the face. The woman went flying. Buffy threw Forrest into the wall, breaking glass. Forrest punched Buffy in the face, and sent her flying to the floor. Buffy sprung up, and kicked him in the face. She punched him in the face two more times, a left and a right hook. He punched her in the stomach twice. He tried to punch her, but he grabbed her hand, twisted it around, and led her head to a metal table, knocking her out. She slowly got up and heard Riley call, "Buffy!"
"Shut up, and watch me kill your girlfriend, Finn. That's an order." Forrest said.
"I'm not his girlfriend." Buffy said. She attacked with everything she was worth. Forrest started to get driven back as Riley cut away at his chest with a piece of broken glass.
"The power of the Slayer and all who yield it. Last to ancient first, we invoke thee. Grant us thy domain and primal strength. Accept us in the power we possess. Make us mind and heart and spirit joy. Let the hand encompass us. Do thy will." Willow said. She, Giles, Angel, and Xander were in a circle on the floor of 314. Willow had begun the spell and now it was their turn to go.
"Spiritus.. Spirit." Willow said, laying down a tarot card.
"Animus.. Heart." Xander said, doing the same.
"Sophus.. Mind." Giles said, laying his card down.
"Pectus.. Soul." Angel said, also laying his down.
"And Manus.. The hand." Willow finished, laying down a tarot card showing a hand. "We enjoin that we may inhabit the vessel-the hand.. daughter of Sineya.. first of the ones.. We implore thee, admit us, bring us to the vessel, take us now."
Down in the lab, Riley had gotten his chip out and was fighting Forrest while Buffy went to find Adam. She found him in some other part of the lab, looking at the violence on a monitor. They had exchanged words and a couple of blows. Buffy broke Adam's skewer, but he had replaced it with some sort of missile launcher slash machine gun. He had started firing at her and Buffy had dived behind a computer console. She looked up and saw Adam launch a missile just as she felt something slam her in the chest and then she felt powerful, filled with strength, love, and magic. Adam came over to look for her and she stood up staring at him with glowing orange eyes.
"You can't last much longer." Adam said.
"We can. We are forever." Buffy said, Willow, Angel, Giles, and Xander's voices echoing with hers.
Buffy started to speak Sumerian and Adam looked at her. "Interesting." He said as he started to fire. A force field formed itself in front of Buffy as she continued to speak Sumerian. "Very interesting." He kept firing, but every bullet hit the force field. Finally he tried the missile again.
Buffy waved her hand and said, "Kur." The missile burst into three birds. She held up her hand again and Adam's gun arm turned back into an arm. Adam tried to attack her, but she blocked every punch. She kicked him in the stomach, and he fell. Buffy grabbed his head.
"How can you.." Adam started.
"You could never hope to grasp the source of our power." Buffy, Angel, Giles, Willow, and Xander said. Buffy uppercut him, sending him flying to the ground. She picked him up and kicked him against the wall. She reached into him and pulled out the uranium core. "But yours is right here."
Adam groaned and collapsed to the floor just as Riley walked up to her.
"Buffy?" Riley asked.
The uranium core started to float and then a woman's voice unlike Buffy's said something in Sumerian and the uranium disappeared. Buffy's eyes went normal and she fainted, but Riley caught her. He held her for a moment and she opened her eyes, looking around.
"Did I win?" Buffy asked.
Riley looked down at Adam. "Yeah, you won."
Buffy stood up and started to walk back to where she came in. Riley followed her and they went back into 314 where everyone, including Spike, was waiting for her.
"Buffy." Angel said, walking up to her and hugging her tight.
"Wasn't it amazing?" Willow asked.
"You were great." Xander said.
"WE were great." Buffy said.
"We still got men out there." Riley said.
"Well, let's go save 'em, by gum." Spike said, leaving and heading out to fight again.
"You guys get to the exits, get 'em open." Buffy said. She turned to Riley. "You, organize the soldiers, pull 'em back. I'll take point."
Buffy started to walk out, but Angel stopped her. "Are you up to this?"
"I am."
Buffy and Angel laid in bed the next day. Buffy was a little weakened by the spell and the intense battle afterwards and Angel was taking care of her. She was stretched lazily in his arms while he held tightly to her. Willow, Giles, and Xander were all laying in the living room sleeping while the TV Xander had brought in played a movie. They had all decided a sleepover would have been fun, but they hadn't counted on the first slayer visiting them in their dreams. She had tried to kill them all, but Buffy had gotten fed up and told the Slayer to buzz of as she went back to bed in her dream. They had all woken up and talked the rest of the night. Most of them slept through the afternoon while Angel and Buffy had stayed in the bedroom talking.
"Are you sure you're ok?" Angel asked again.
"Angel, I'm fine. Just tired. That spell took a lot out of me. I'll be back to full Buffy in no time." Buffy said with a smile.
Just as Angel was about to comment on how she was always Buffy, the phone rang. Using her Slayer speed so as not to wake the three in the living room, Buffy snatched the phone up.
"Hello? Hi! We're good. No, the bad guy is dead. Angel? He's sitting next to me. He's fine. Me? I'm fine. Just a little tired. So what's up?" Buffy got very quiet as she listened to whoever it was on the line. She gave Angel a couple of quick looks and rolled her eyes once before talking again. "Yeah, ok. I guess we can go see him tonight. I know, I know. Yeah, love you too. Bye." Buffy hung up the phone.
"Who was that?" Angel asked.
"Mom. Dad called and said that it has been almost a year since he last talked to either of us and he wants to spend more quality time with the happy couple."
"Oh. Sounds interesting."
"Angel, you hated spending all that time with my dad."
"Yeah, but you weren't with me. You will be this time. You said 'happy couple' not just happy Angel."
Buffy laughed. "I have infected you with my speech."
Angel mocked a gasp. "Dear God no! And here I thought I was going to be old fashioned for at least another couple of centuries."
Buffy laughed again. She had never had this much fun with Angel in the past. Since getting the Gem of Amara, Angel had been a lot more giddy. He had made her laugh on more than one occasion. Buffy loved his dry humor. She snuggled closer to his chest and he wrapped his arms tighter. In that instant, Angel made a decision. It was going to be a big step, but he loved her more than anything and wanted it all to be perfect. As they laid there for a few more minutes, Angel's head swam with ideas and possibilities as to how he was going to go through with his plan.
"Riley! Are you hurt?" Buffy asked. He didn't respond. "Say something!" He still didn't say anything, but his eyes kept ticking behind her. She got the message and turned around to find a very dead Professor Walsh and Dr. Engleman walk in. "What is this? Why won't you talk to me?" Buffy asked, turning back to Riley.
"He can't." Adam said behind her. Buffy spun and found him starting to walk towards her. "He hasn't been programmed to. He's part of the final phase now.. as you were supposed to be."
"Sorry. I don't jump through hoops on command. I've never really been one to tow the line."
"Oh." Adam paused and then said, "Kill her."
Forrest came up behind her and grabbed her. "I thought you'd never ask!"
Professor Walsh took a device and slowly walked toward Buffy. She struggled but couldn't get out of Forrest's grip. Instead of keeping the struggle up, Buffy used Forrest as a balance and kicked Professor Walsh in the face. The woman went flying. Buffy threw Forrest into the wall, breaking glass. Forrest punched Buffy in the face, and sent her flying to the floor. Buffy sprung up, and kicked him in the face. She punched him in the face two more times, a left and a right hook. He punched her in the stomach twice. He tried to punch her, but he grabbed her hand, twisted it around, and led her head to a metal table, knocking her out. She slowly got up and heard Riley call, "Buffy!"
"Shut up, and watch me kill your girlfriend, Finn. That's an order." Forrest said.
"I'm not his girlfriend." Buffy said. She attacked with everything she was worth. Forrest started to get driven back as Riley cut away at his chest with a piece of broken glass.
"The power of the Slayer and all who yield it. Last to ancient first, we invoke thee. Grant us thy domain and primal strength. Accept us in the power we possess. Make us mind and heart and spirit joy. Let the hand encompass us. Do thy will." Willow said. She, Giles, Angel, and Xander were in a circle on the floor of 314. Willow had begun the spell and now it was their turn to go.
"Spiritus.. Spirit." Willow said, laying down a tarot card.
"Animus.. Heart." Xander said, doing the same.
"Sophus.. Mind." Giles said, laying his card down.
"Pectus.. Soul." Angel said, also laying his down.
"And Manus.. The hand." Willow finished, laying down a tarot card showing a hand. "We enjoin that we may inhabit the vessel-the hand.. daughter of Sineya.. first of the ones.. We implore thee, admit us, bring us to the vessel, take us now."
Down in the lab, Riley had gotten his chip out and was fighting Forrest while Buffy went to find Adam. She found him in some other part of the lab, looking at the violence on a monitor. They had exchanged words and a couple of blows. Buffy broke Adam's skewer, but he had replaced it with some sort of missile launcher slash machine gun. He had started firing at her and Buffy had dived behind a computer console. She looked up and saw Adam launch a missile just as she felt something slam her in the chest and then she felt powerful, filled with strength, love, and magic. Adam came over to look for her and she stood up staring at him with glowing orange eyes.
"You can't last much longer." Adam said.
"We can. We are forever." Buffy said, Willow, Angel, Giles, and Xander's voices echoing with hers.
Buffy started to speak Sumerian and Adam looked at her. "Interesting." He said as he started to fire. A force field formed itself in front of Buffy as she continued to speak Sumerian. "Very interesting." He kept firing, but every bullet hit the force field. Finally he tried the missile again.
Buffy waved her hand and said, "Kur." The missile burst into three birds. She held up her hand again and Adam's gun arm turned back into an arm. Adam tried to attack her, but she blocked every punch. She kicked him in the stomach, and he fell. Buffy grabbed his head.
"How can you.." Adam started.
"You could never hope to grasp the source of our power." Buffy, Angel, Giles, Willow, and Xander said. Buffy uppercut him, sending him flying to the ground. She picked him up and kicked him against the wall. She reached into him and pulled out the uranium core. "But yours is right here."
Adam groaned and collapsed to the floor just as Riley walked up to her.
"Buffy?" Riley asked.
The uranium core started to float and then a woman's voice unlike Buffy's said something in Sumerian and the uranium disappeared. Buffy's eyes went normal and she fainted, but Riley caught her. He held her for a moment and she opened her eyes, looking around.
"Did I win?" Buffy asked.
Riley looked down at Adam. "Yeah, you won."
Buffy stood up and started to walk back to where she came in. Riley followed her and they went back into 314 where everyone, including Spike, was waiting for her.
"Buffy." Angel said, walking up to her and hugging her tight.
"Wasn't it amazing?" Willow asked.
"You were great." Xander said.
"WE were great." Buffy said.
"We still got men out there." Riley said.
"Well, let's go save 'em, by gum." Spike said, leaving and heading out to fight again.
"You guys get to the exits, get 'em open." Buffy said. She turned to Riley. "You, organize the soldiers, pull 'em back. I'll take point."
Buffy started to walk out, but Angel stopped her. "Are you up to this?"
"I am."
Buffy and Angel laid in bed the next day. Buffy was a little weakened by the spell and the intense battle afterwards and Angel was taking care of her. She was stretched lazily in his arms while he held tightly to her. Willow, Giles, and Xander were all laying in the living room sleeping while the TV Xander had brought in played a movie. They had all decided a sleepover would have been fun, but they hadn't counted on the first slayer visiting them in their dreams. She had tried to kill them all, but Buffy had gotten fed up and told the Slayer to buzz of as she went back to bed in her dream. They had all woken up and talked the rest of the night. Most of them slept through the afternoon while Angel and Buffy had stayed in the bedroom talking.
"Are you sure you're ok?" Angel asked again.
"Angel, I'm fine. Just tired. That spell took a lot out of me. I'll be back to full Buffy in no time." Buffy said with a smile.
Just as Angel was about to comment on how she was always Buffy, the phone rang. Using her Slayer speed so as not to wake the three in the living room, Buffy snatched the phone up.
"Hello? Hi! We're good. No, the bad guy is dead. Angel? He's sitting next to me. He's fine. Me? I'm fine. Just a little tired. So what's up?" Buffy got very quiet as she listened to whoever it was on the line. She gave Angel a couple of quick looks and rolled her eyes once before talking again. "Yeah, ok. I guess we can go see him tonight. I know, I know. Yeah, love you too. Bye." Buffy hung up the phone.
"Who was that?" Angel asked.
"Mom. Dad called and said that it has been almost a year since he last talked to either of us and he wants to spend more quality time with the happy couple."
"Oh. Sounds interesting."
"Angel, you hated spending all that time with my dad."
"Yeah, but you weren't with me. You will be this time. You said 'happy couple' not just happy Angel."
Buffy laughed. "I have infected you with my speech."
Angel mocked a gasp. "Dear God no! And here I thought I was going to be old fashioned for at least another couple of centuries."
Buffy laughed again. She had never had this much fun with Angel in the past. Since getting the Gem of Amara, Angel had been a lot more giddy. He had made her laugh on more than one occasion. Buffy loved his dry humor. She snuggled closer to his chest and he wrapped his arms tighter. In that instant, Angel made a decision. It was going to be a big step, but he loved her more than anything and wanted it all to be perfect. As they laid there for a few more minutes, Angel's head swam with ideas and possibilities as to how he was going to go through with his plan.