"You can do this willow."
"Come on red."
"Make it happen."
This woman, this one woman changed the world. Buffy had saved it many times over… but she… she changed it, she changed the rules.
The red headed Wicca sat on the floor… the air around her crackled with mystic energy as she chanted her incantation… an orb sat on a pillow in front of her.
Her eyes went dark.
"That's a good sign." whispered a tall brown haired girl to her black haired companion in leather.
Buffy Sat at the front of the room… Willow at the center, Kennedy sat directly in front of her just outside of a circle of sand that surrounded the young Witch.
A few other spectators dotted the lower level of the hotel, a man with an eye patch sat next to a blue haired woman behind a counter. Three other men gaurded the door, an English gentleman, and two vampires (one scowling in concern, the other, bleach- blondedly shuffled his feet).
Then the room grew bright, everyone held their breath… Willow was glowing… a soft peaceful ringing seemed to emanate from her, along with a lot of hot white light.
"Oh my god" said Buffy quietly… "Is this what she looked like when she?..."
"That's my Goddess." Answered Kennedy, half in awe, half smirking.
The orb shattered. The leather-clad dark-haired-woman screamed… and fell to the floor.
After several minutes the glorious light began to dissipate… Willow smiled and stood up, looking a little loopier than usual.
"A little help, Ken?" She smiled as she held out a hand to her girlfriend.
Kennedy quickly moved to support her.
"Did it work?" Asked Buffy.
"How do you feel?" Dawn asked theleathered vampire as she helped her up off the floor.
"A little disoriented… I think…. Oh my god…" tears started to trickle down the sides of her face as Selene remembered with great clarity, all of the atrocities she had committed… all of the people she had killed in her blood war… all of the innocents who had gotten in the way…"I think it worked… oh god I think it worked."
Everyone began cleaning up, no one saying anything at first... then as they headed for the door Dawn turned to Angel and Spike… "How does it feel?" A questioning look "You know… not being the only two Vampires with souls anymore?"