"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, did you say… stabbing herself?" Asked Giles, an expression of horror present in his face.
Willow slowly nodded, biting back a gulp. "But not just for giggles, I mean she really… really…"
"Went all out," said Xander from across the living room. Dawn was present too, remaining quiet.
"Well, what are we gonna do then? I'm sorry, but I'm not one to watch my friends stab themselves," said Xander.
Willow gently bit her upper lip. "Well, the reversal to the incantation on Buffy is simple, well, not entirely simple. We need the blood of another slayer."
They all stare. Then Xander smiles. "That shouldn't be too hard right? Fancy dagger, weird chants, and WAH-LAH! No more stabbing Buff."
Willow, this time, gulps. "Well... we're not just talking a drop of blood here, we're talking a whole bodies worth."
Yet again, stunned silence.
Giles shakes his head. "There must be another way. Magic comes in all varieties for heavens sake, can't they have a spell with just killing a bloody frog?"
Willow stares solemnly at Giles. "I wish, but no. The only way to take away Buffy's immortality and invincibility is to drain another slayers blood and make her drink it."
Dawn makes a choking sound. "She has to drink another slayer's blood?"
Willow nods slowly, looking grim.
Xander tries to comprehend the situation. "But… but that's murder…"
Willow stares at Xander. "Listen, when I granted Buffy the immortality and invincibility I wasn't thinking. Her power is strong, the spell that gives her those abilities is going to turn her into what I became when I was addicted. I was just a girl, picture a bad Buffy."
Dawn looks at the floor, thinking of what a bad Buffy would look like.
"Although draining another slayer's blood and making Buffy drink it is rather… unpleasant is the word… we must…," Giles sighs, "go through with it."
Xander looks at them. "But… I mean I know, there's like thousands of slayers, where in heck are we gonna find one?"
Willow sighs. "Have a little faith Xander… oh my Goddess… Faith!"
At the sound of Faith's name, Dawn is suddenly alert. "Guys… you can't seriously be… hello, she helped us save the world? Now we're just go and be like 'thanks a lot but we really gonna need your blood honey.'"
Giles nods slowly. "Dawn… Dawn is right. We cannot kill Faith."
Willow shakes her head. "But instead we should kill just another innocent slayer? Not that I'm saying Faith is evil now but she was evil."
They all seem to be internally at war with themselves. Finally Giles looks up. "Faith is staying in Cleveland…"
"That's like two hours from here!" Said Xander.
"It's the best chance we have at saving Buffy from… from this. We shall go tomorrow, but Buffy must not come."
Willow nods. "Yeah… yeah tomorrow we'll go to Cleveland and find Faith and do what we have to do while Buffy stays here. Everyone agree?"
Everyone joins in on a slow nod.