They all sit on the ground once they have made sure the ants have gone, Dawn picks up the dice and with a bout of courage she rolls them landing a six "Feline spots in the jungle blend. Be cautious of her, she's not your friend."

Buffy then says out loud "I think Dawn just got one of the more dangerous ones."

Angel grabs the board all of a sudden "Run." Everyone looks at him "Run out of the library and lock the door." They all do just that before Buffy closes the door she sees a leopard running for it. Once she held it close she looked at Giles just when claws came though the door, he nodded and locked it with his keys.

Buffy looked around to make sure everyone was safe "I would say we go in the cafeteria but it only has one door and a big window."

Giles looks around "I say we move into another class room on the next level." Buffy nods, once they all have moved everything in the class room against the window to block the sun and anything else coming though Buffy turned on the light and Angel came in.

Dawn did not notice he waited for it to go dark in the room she just sat down and grabbed the dice again before Giles could get them he looks at her and she points at the board "I got two threes meaning I go again." When everyone made sure she was correct she rolled again this time getting a five "His fangs are sharp. He likes your taste. Your party better move, post-haste."

Buffy sighs "Again with the dangerous sounding one." She stands up and motions everyone else to stay where they are, walking out into the corridor she walks on a little further just to hear growling coming from behind her, turning around she spots what came from the game. A Lion. Screaming she ran to a place she knew she could lock it in but before she got there she heard another set of feet and then a door slamming.

She turned around again to see a woman with long brown hair and clothes that would blend with a forest as well as the fact she could imagine a guy wearing those with the name of Tarzan.

Noticing her out of the corner of her eye the woman turns to Buffy "Who rolled a five or eight." Hearing people behind her she turns quickly "Seven people all together makes eight so you are the other pieces on the board."

Dawn talks then "Are you the other one." When the woman nods Dawn answers "That makes you the eighth player."

The woman looks around then asks "What year is it?"

Angel then answers "1997."

Hearing this she collapsed to her knees just to have Dawn try to help her even when her sister and sister's friends tried stopping her "283 years."

"Dawn." Dawn did not move even after noticing the tone of voice her sister used

She looks up at Dawn then and smiles brushing her hair out of her face she says to Dawn "What a beautiful name? Was it you who freed me from the game? Did you roll a five or eight?"

Dawn nodded then asked "What's your name?"

"Melinda. Melinda Collins." Looking at the people who began coming closer she told Dawn "Thank you for rolling the number that freed me."

Giles then asks "You have been in the game for 283 years?" When she nodded he asked "How are you still alive?"

Looking at him she answers simply "For I am an immortal being but different at the same time." Looking at the door where the lion was locked in she asked "Can we go somewhere else please for the safety of us all?"

This time they did go to the cafeteria.

Once they where all sat down and she had a stake directed at her heart from behind by Buffy who to Dawn just looked to be sitting next to her she began explaining what she is "In 1714 I was being chased by a vampire he cornered me just as he was about to sire me I felt power unlike anything I had felt before become apart of me. Once I awoke I realised what that power was, it was the power of a Slayer. I became a Slayer the exact moment I was sired making me a hybrid. Everything that a vampire is harmed by but the sun is what I am harmed by. I can walk among the sun like any other and I have a soul, always have, I think it was becoming the slayer at the exact moment of being sired that made me keep my soul.

I fed upon animal blood and that alone.

A few weeks after becoming a hybrid I heard the beat of drums, following them all the way to a river there I found the game. When my dice rolled they landed on five, the piece moved by it self and words began forming in the black centre 'In the jungle you must wait until the dice reads five or eight.' I was sucked into the game and for 283 years I lived in the jungle learning many ways to defend myself, track, hunt and make clothes. Dawn rolled a five so here I am free from the game."

Buffy lowered the stake and hid it from Dawn's view "That's a long time to be stuck in the jungle."

Looking at Angel she says "You are one who walks among the night." He nods then she says "You have a soul."

"I do." Looking into her eyes he says "But once upon a time I did not."

Looking at the board she asks "Whose turn is it to roll the dice."

Willow looks at her "You."

Looking at the game Melinda picks up the dice and rolls a twelve "They grow much faster than bamboo. Take care or they'll come after you." Standing up she looks around "Oh god."

Everyone looks around to see plants beginning to come through the floor and ceiling Willow exclaims "Tell me this isn't happening."

Melinda looks at Willow and says "Oh it is." Seeing Dawn go near the wall she says "Stay away from the walls. Don't touch anything. No quick Movements."

Dawn looks at them from where she stands at all the flowers appearing "Wow they're beautiful."

"Oh they're beautiful." Seeing Willow about to touch a flower she grabs her and makes sure everyone knows "Don't touch the purple ones. They shoot poisonous barbs. And definitely stay away from the pods." Seeing everyone look at her she adds "The big yellow ones." While talking no one saw a big vine coming towards someone's leg.

Cordelia looks around "What big yellow ones?" Just to have her fall down as the vine raps itself around her legs seeing a big yellow plant pulling her in she screams getting everyone's attention. Melinda acts much quicker than the others withdrawing a dagger and throwing it where the vine started. The plant screamed letting Cordelia go, grabbing her she began running out of the room it didn't take long for everyone else to follow. Closing the door Melinda drags both Cordelia and Dawn to a room near the entrance away from the other rooms.

Collapsing on the ground she hears Cordelia say "Thank you, you saved my life."

Sitting up she saw everyone looking at her "Everything that comes from the game I have had to avoid for 283 years so keep on trusting me please."

Xander plops down next to her then says "You've faced them for that long."

She nods then looks him in the eyes "Yeah and they still scare me." Looking at the others she says "Now would be a perfect time to introduce yourselves to me."

So they did now trusting her more, with each name Xander pointed to them "I'm Xander then there's Angel, Buffy, Dawn, Willow, Cordelia and Giles."

Giles picked up the dice and handed them to her saying "You rolled a double."

Taking them she before rolling them she told them "No matter what keep playing even if one of us are not around just as long the game keeps playing one of us should win." When everyone nodded only then did she roll the dice "A hunter from the darkest wild...makes you feel just like a child."Standing Melinda looks out the window that they hadn't blocked up "Duck." Just as everyone ducked a gun shot was heard just before the sound of crashing glass. Getting up she ran for the door looks back at the rest "Carry on with the game he's only after me."

Before anyone could object she ran out of the high school while Giles got ready to roll the dice Buffy watched the man chase Melinda through the window hearing the gun shots "I'm guessing she's been running from him as well."

Looking back she watches Giles roll the dice "These purple lovelies you'd want to grow...If it weren't for the poison barbs they throw." Getting the board he motions everyone to leave the room when he remembers the warnings given earlier.

Running outside they see a police bike drive past with Monkey's driving it, laughing at them when pass them, Xander blinks twice before saying "I wasn't the only one who saw that was I?" Seeing everyone shake their head "Good as for a second there I thought I was seeing things."