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Xander almost dry heaved as he woke from the exertation his body had canabalised the fat in his body turning it into energy he needed food and drink he felt like he'd challenged Buffy to a ten round fighting and drinking contest he got up and looked around he knew the Magic had stuck he could feel it in his bones just as he also knew the Hyena Primal had awakened last night and partally merged with him that was something that would need researching Ethan Rayne was still in the corner gagged and blindfolded Harry didn't want him knowing what was happening in regards to the merging the bastard might use it in the future for his own Vengance.

Xander wasn't as powerful as Harry not yet he wasn't even half as powerful maybe a quarter if that but that would grow with time he could tell but this meant he could get what Harry never did control fine control over the abilities no need for the Sledge Hammer approach this was a good thing the Hockey stick was just that at the moment the Runes drawn on it were a kids idea of what they should look like but with time well it seemed time was going to factor a lot into his future plans he stole some money from the counter along with the keys to the door locked up and went for food.

Meat mobile was a small Franchise setup of burger vans a subsidary of the Double Meat Palace they weren't health crazy at all they were cheap stomach heavy greasy food and fast. Xander ate seven quarter pounder beef burgers all with cheese, onions, and ketchup he then proceeded to astonish the Cook as he ate five servings of fries four cans of pepsi and one Hot dog all the trimmings the BURP! was worth the Capital letters. The Town looked like a bomb had hit it no bodies to be seen just smashed windows and a demolished Park area all except Ethan's, that was the work of redirect wards Wards on the shop mostly which in layman's terms were best described by the author Douglas Adams an S.E.P. Field short for Somebody Elses Problem, people just looked at the area where the Wards were and didn't care the mind forgot about it saw it as inconsequential the Spell was useless when you had friends to invite as it wasn't selective but good for hiding where you lived otherwise the Spell also had the weakness that against any skilled Magic User it failed which is why the only Magic costume Ethan sold was that of a Terry Pratchett character called Rincewind who ran away all the time instead of using Magic he sold twelve of those it just happenstance that Xander had picked up the Pendant in an accessories box when the Casting was going on Ethan didn't even think of it. Energised from the food bought with Ethan's money it was time to sort the English Mage and make sure nothing like this ever happened again.

Sunnydale High School was untouched nothing seemed to of been damaged on the East side of Town where the richer owners lived there literally seemed to be a barrier to the troubles cars were smashed on one side of the street and even sometimes blown up and left alone on the other this would bear looking into later on another thing to add to his growing list. Luckily with all the break ins it had been decided long ago that it was better to save on repairs and leave the doors of the High School open even on Weekends it was a weird policy to be sure but was off setted by the classrooms having locked sturdy doors and three security guards who were meant to constantly rove the place they mostly just played cards or watched movies in the janitors hut at night and hardly worked in the morning they knew about Sunnydale's other side. Some creeping was still required Xander wasn't yet sure if he was going to tell the others what happened on Halloween they might try to reverse the effects like with the Hyena but the Scoobies weren't needed anyway not for this he knew what he wanted having researched it in a couple of methods thoroughly after Catherine Madison and her body swapping. By the end of today he was going to strip Ethan of his Power he was too dangerous to keep it the book he wanted was kept in the cage he opened the lock it showed Magic users here really were lax about security in relation to the Dresden verse.

Giles had some hefty Magic books and weapons and still no sight of Wards maybe he couldn't cast them he'd have to see Giles with his Mage sight personally to know if the Librarian had any Power within him. The ingredients of the power stripping potion were common things moss ground up into a paste he got that from the school gardens under the greenhouses scraped with his hand and plopped in a lunch box container the ashes of three birds eggs still easy there were quite a few nests in the area the climb to the tree's gave him some scrapes though, a handful of salt easily bought on the way back and a glass of blood of the intended one to be bound that wouldn't be hard either Ethan probably lost more than enough blood on the shop floor last night even if it wasn't fresh it'd still work.

The only reason Ethan hadn't died of blood loss before the spell's completion was because Harry had cauterised the wounds with magical flame the book was only needed for the ridiculously long chant it went on for two pages and had to be recited in front of the target the mumbled ranting of. "What are you doing! What are you doing!" From Ethan didn't help he had to be a tough bugger to be still talking in his state the gag was off to feed the potion paste to him this was done all at once a bit like a dougfh ball he had his mouth forced shut and nose held tight it would take an hour or two for the Potion to activate Xander used that time to rob the place properly money and Magic books he didn't yet know how Harry's magic would react in this Universe he just knew he had a well of Power and he'd been affected by Ethan's Magic all the better when researching what hapened later with the Hyena if he knew the specifics he knocked out and duct taped Ethan all over and shut him in the boot of his own rented car a chevrolet laccetti cheap better to walk if i had the choice it was time to burn down the store.

two hours later

Ethan came to with a blinding headache and pain all over not that was surprising with last nights trouble he never expected one of his creations to come back and bite him on the arse like that and god what a damn bite he had the worst he expected to be found by was Ripper or Rupert as he now went by he even wanted him to show up if he got the mark of Eyghon off he'd gloat if not he'd piss him off show him he was still a bastard Ripper's calling card was when angry a spell that was dark in nature a torture spell that made the target relive old pains in their heads and although the costume thing wasn't nice it wasn't a dark spell Eyghon would come for the one with the darker aura first and the time limit was drawing nearer.

The Sunlight was in his eyes Oh god did he hurt did he mention that yet. "Good morning Ethan hows the pain today?" 'Oh god it was that psycho from last night.' "We are currently two blocks over from the hospital." 'Thank god' "unfortunately if you want to get there you'll have to walk from here i seem to have lost the keys silly me." This was all said in a very jovial manner like he was commenting about the weather. "also iv'e got a busy day today so i'm going to have to leave you here but before i go i will tell you two things one i removed you powers its irreversible and two-." Here he paused and then the voice was harsher and he grabbed ethan by the bloodied shirt "- If i ever see you in Sunnydale again i'll make you regret it and make last nights Talk! seem like a dream a Fantasy to wish for you get me?" Ethan didn't respond just focused on the one aspect his Power had been removed he had no protection he was good as dead already Eyghon would get him soon no denying his only chance now lay in running when he looked up again now through his almost fully swollen shut eyes the boy was gone it was time to himself.

Xander watched from a distance as Ethan regained himself and started to slowly creak and crawl off like a zombie out of those old black and white Horror flicks Ethan before today was a Practicing Mage and no matter the flavour of Magic that always required resilience of will telling the Universe to do the impossible he never doubted the man would get up and wouldn't care if he didn't last night had given him a darker outlook on life Xander's parting words as he walked away was a simple muttered comment of.

"What a Bastard."