You Have Potential
A Buffy The Vampire Slayer Fan Fiction Story
Chapter 18:
As soon as Spike came back down the stairs, still worrying about whether laving me alone right now was the best idea. No, he thought it was a good idea to let me sleep off the alcohol. Giles and Buffy came bursting through the door, and soon Willow and Xander.
" Where is Alexis?" Giles said in a panic.
" I carried her upstairs and laid her in bead, she fell off the couch and passed out about a few minutes ago." Spike looked over at Xander with annoyance. " Why would you let her drink that much?" he put his hands up in defense.
" Hey, she seemed fine until right before we left, and I didn't know we would get attacked on the way out" Spike just snickered.
" Ok, you two, arguing about this isn't helping!" Buffy interrupted before they started fist fighting over it. She looked at Giles with hope, as they moved into the living room to discuss. " Giles have you heard of this demon, Lilith before?"
He removed his glasses, and sighed, rubbing his temples.
" I am afraid, I do not know much about her, just that she is very old, and is known for torture rather than killing. She derives great pleasure from it."
" Oh great so were dealing with a kinky kind of big bad, who uses whips and chains instead of the traditional kill!" Xander said sarcastically. Giles shook his head.
" No, I believe it is a deeper kind of torture than Whips and chains Xander." Buffy stood up and started to pace.
" Well then I am going to take great pleasure in the vanquish of her! Do we know how to ?"
" I will do some research on her, and see what I can find" Willow spoke up." Buffy nodded.
" Use what ever resources you can"
" I hate to be the bearer of bad news" Spike chimed in. " But there is a reason Lilith has been around for centuries, with out being caught or even killed. She is very powerful. We aren't even sure if it is her that they encountered, but if we are we need to be on our guard." He actually looked worried.
" Hey everyone! We have dealt with much worse, and been through numerous apocalypses with out the world ending. We can deal with Lilith." Buffy tried to bring everyone's sprits up.
" Besides we like have two slayers… its like two for the price of one!" Xander said. Giles nodded.
" Yes, we need Xander and Alexis to Id the correct demon to find if it was infact her, and we will find out all we can about her in the mean time." Everyone nodded. Buffy went to talk privately with Giles about the situation, and Willow turned on her lap top to do some research, while Xander went upstairs to go check up on me.
" I need to talk to you" Spike sat down on a chair next to Willow, and she looked up nervously.
" Look Spike, all you could tell us about Lilith would be very helpful." He just stared at her.
" I'll do what I can, but why don't you tell me more about this spell that you and Cordelia are going to perform." She looked like she had just seen a ghost. Her face went paler than it already was.
" Oh… you felt a connection through her memories?" he shook his head.
" No, she told me about it, just a little while ago." She looked at him and hoped he wasn't going to giver her grief about it.
" Look Spike it's the only way"
" You two are going to perform a mind transmogrification spell on us? That is extremely dangerous, especially for her since she is actually living!"
" I know, but I am very good and I have faith in Cordelia that she knows what she is doing. Besides it is pretty risky for both of you the way it is now!" He put his head down in defeat.
" I know, I just wish you would have told me"
" I didn't even know I was going to go through with it until a few moments ago actually. I know of the risks, but I weighed the options and Cordelia is coming in tomorrow night to perform the spell with me. "
" What do you need me to do?"
" Nothing, just reassure Alexis that we know what we are doing ,and if she asks… you don't know how dangerous it really is!" He stood up angry with what she was asking.
" You mean lie to her and don't tell her that by going through with the spell, she risks her humanity, her soul, her memories, and oh yea her life!" Willow took a deep breath.
" Yea that" Spike stormed out.
Xander sat by my bedside until I awoke about an hour later, still a little groggy and with a pounding head ache.
" And sleeping beauty awakes!" Xander turned toward me grabbing my hand. " How are you feeling?" I groaned and tried to sit up.
" I feel like some one hit me over the head with a 12 story building!" He smiled.
" Well, there was no building safe to say, but just large amounts of beer, and…"
" What?" I concentrated on what he had to say.
" I don't know if you remember this, but after we left The Bronze We had a little vamp encounter, that knocked out pretty good!" I tried to remember, then I gasped.
" That child vampire?" I didn't redeemer much, just vague flashes.
" Yea, were all looking into it. We have a theory that it is some ancient vampire names Lilith who thrives on torture."
" Oh great" I sighed and put the pillow over my head. " It thrives on torture … well then I will thrive on killing it!"
" Wow, you and Buffy are so much a like it's scary!" I laughed and went to get out of bed. I needed to sober up, and wash the smell of beer off of me. I wanted to be actively in this fight. If we were dealing with an ancient big bad I needed to be completely there.
" Were are you going?" I ignored him and made me way into the shower ,but before I left I answered him with out turning around.
" There's a new big bad out there, who is obviously threatened by me, and I'm going to give her some thing to fear." Xander really couldn't say anything to change my mind. I was going to find out about her, what she wants from me, and Buffy and the rest of us are going to stop her, because we have dealt with worse.
Meanwhile Willow sat in front of her computer trying to find out everything she could about our new demon, when she stay frozen in front of the computer. Andrew happened to walk into the room with a tray full of cookie he had just made, when he noticed Willow.
" Hey, I made some chocolate chip cookies… Willow what is it?" he stood in front of her frozen. She looked up at him, with the palest look on her face, that he had ever seen. " Are you ok?"
" Andrew, go get the Buffy and the others…." He just stood there. " Now!" She yelled. " I found something very interesting about our new demon friend, Lilith.