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Chapter 24 Stardom Sucks

"Adam's escaped!"

Graham raced down the hallway away from Room 314. This was bad. Very bad. First, he needed to contact Jonathan. Jonathan would know what to do. Then, he needed to contact the Slayer and her friends, if not for any other reason than for backing up Jonathan.

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There was an unknown demon attacking coeds by the edge of the woods near the Sunnydale University campus. Giles suggested that the awesome and powerful Jonathan would be the Scoobies best bet for help researching. The ex-Watcher was always amazed at how fast the young man was able to find information that always eluded him.

"I think Jonathan would be a fine addition to the clan," Giles suggested at the end of the research session. Very little had been found, but Jonathan had assured Giles that the demon would stick to unpopulated areas.

"I agree," Buffy nodded. She had been looking at the young man when Giles made his suggestion. The Slayer Sultana was curious about the strange look of terror that had crossed Jonathan's face. After all, nothing scared Jonathan. Buffy turned to her mate, and she asked, "Don't you agree, Spike?"

"Never would have realized I loved you without good old Jonathan," the vampire agreed.

"No, no. That's quite okay," Jonathan protested. He glanced at his watch. "Look at the time. I've got to be off. People to see, things to do."

The Scoobies watched as the smartest, richest, most powerful man in Sunnydale rushed out of the front door of Giles' apartment. All of them thought it was a bit odd, even Buffy, but they quickly dismissed it. After all, rich people were known for their idiosyncrasies.

"This is so good!" Xander stared at the television. "Did you know Jonathan did his own stunts when he filmed The Matrix?"

"You've told us that a bajillion times already," Anya huffed. She loved Jonathan just as much as the next girl, but he was getting in the way of her Xander induced orgasms. "Am I going to have to dress up like Jonathan to get my orgasms, Xander?"

"What?" Xander turned to look at his girlfriend. "Eww, Anya. I love Jonathan, but I just don't swing that way."

"Jonathan seemed leery of being in the gang," Buffy said slowly. "You don't think he hates us, do you?"

"I'm sure he doesn't, Buffy. I'm sure he's just busy." Giles offered as an explanation. "After all, everyone knows Jonathan can solve any problem."

"I was going to ask him to patrol with us tonight." Buffy looked at Spike. "Do you think we can handle it without Jonathan?"

"It might be hard, pet, but let's hope we can muddle through." Spike assured his blond mate. "We don't dare stop just because our best fighter's busy elsewhere."

"Graham called earlier," Giles said. "It seems the cyborg in Room 314 has escaped."

"Do you think Jonathan knows?" Willow asked.
"I'm sure he does." Giles patted the red-haired girl's shoulder. "I bet that's what Jonathan was off to take care of."

"I bet you're right." Willow had a dreamy look on her face. "He's so good with magic. I'll never be as good as he is."

"S-sure you will," Tara stammered. "Someday. After all he found Serina to mentor you."

"Thanks, Tara." Willow smiled at her girlfriend.

"So, a demon and a cyborg. Are you sure we can patrol alone?" Buffy asked in a tiny voice.

"Of course, luv." Spike grabbed up Buffy's hand. "We'll be okay."

"Well, um, let's get this over with then." Buffy rose to her feet, and she gathered her weapons. She gave the Scoobies a little wave as she left the apartment.

Spike nodded to the Scoobies, and he followed his mate out the door. He hurried to catch up with Buffy. "Are you feelin' up to this, Buffy?"

"I don't know. I feel really weird." Buffy shrugged. "Like something's wrong, you know."

"Mmm, you've been antsy today," Spike replied. "Maybe it's just 'cause Jonathan refused to be part of the clan."

"That's the thing, Spike. He seemed panicked when Giles mentioned it. Why would he not want to be in the clan?"

"That is odd, but I'm sure it's nothing." Spike took Buffy's hand. "He's just a busy man, like the Watcher said, especially now that the thing in Room 314 is loose."

"Ugh, don't remind me." Buffy squeezed Spike's hand. "Let's go see if we can find any suspicious looking demons."

The vampire and the Slayer started out on their patrol. After a poor showing in two cemeteries, Spike suggested that they go to the mansion to talk to the minions.

"Master Spike." Brian, the head minion, rushed forward. "You're just in time to see Jonathan in the Matrix."

"Actually, we're here to ask if there's been any new demonic activity sighted in town," Spike said.

"Not really," Brian said. "Although some vamps got kicked out of a cave in the hills above Brutside Park, or at least that's what they said."

"Thanks... I think." Buffy sighed. "Alright, I guess we should go kick demon butt."

"Do you want to wait for Jonathan?" Spike asked. "It's okay if you do."

"No." Buffy shook her head. "We need to do this. I need to stand on my own two feet and fight. I am the Slayer. That should mean something, right?"

"Sweetheart." Spike took his confused mate into his arms.

"And another thing, how did he film the Matrix if he never left Sunnydale?"

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Jonathan collapsed against the bathroom door. He had thought things would be perfect in this new reality, but they were quickly falling apart. Everything had been going great until he was confronted by the monster from Room 314. It had laughed at him and called him a fake.

Then, when Jonathan arrived home there had been a hysterical woman on his front step. Apparently, she had been stalking him when a demon of some kind had attacked her outside his estate. When she had shown him a drawing of the symbol on its head, he had felt shaken. It was the symbol he had used for his augmentation spell.

Jonathan hurried into his bedroom where he pulled out an overnight bag. He scrambled around the room, gathering clothes and toiletries. It was time to get out of Sunnydale. Maybe the creature would follow him, and nobody else would get hurt.

Jonathan finished packing, and he slipped down the stairs to avoid the twins, his current girlfriends. He made it to the garage without getting caught. There, he slipped inside his fasted car. Jonathan started the motor, gunned the engine, and left Sunnydale behind.

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Spike and Buffy cautiously approached the cave. At the entrance, they each took a weapon, and they stored the extras behind a bush.

"Not sure what beasty lives here, pet, but he sure is rank." Spike wrinkled his nose. "Smells like it's been rollin' in rotten sewage."

"Yum." Buffy gagged at the thought. "Thanks for the mental picture."

The two blonds entered the cave, exploring until they came to a crack that went deep down into the earth. They were about to turn around and go back when they were attacked by the demon with long fangs, long arms, and a strange mark on its forehead.

"You can do this, luv," Spike encouraged Buffy. "I've always known you could fight alone. Now's your chance to prove it."

Buffy kicked the demon hard across the face, and it backhanded her across the cave. However, when she realized she was actually hurting the creature, her confidence grew. After a few minutes of intense fighting, Buffy got the advantage, and she threw the demon into the crack in the earth.

"Didn't I tell you?" Spike stopped talking long enough to shake himself. "Why that soddin' git," he exclaimed.

"Ugh, God, that so sucks," Buffy muttered as her world righted itself in her mind. "But, at least one demon down and one to go."

Spike and Buffy left the cave, collected their weapons, and headed back towards town. At the city limits, they ran into Graham and his unit of Initiative soldiers.
Graham waved the blonds away from the unit where he said, "Adam was unaffected by whatever the hell happened to the rest of us."

"So, Jonathan didn't destroy the creature?" Buffy asked. "And, it's immune to magic."

"No, there wasn't any destruction." Graham shook his head. "The creature is calling itself Adam."

"Oh, handy. Who does he fancy as his Eve?" Buffy muttered. She stared at the soldiers who were shifting with unease.

Graham glanced at Buffy, but he kept quiet. He had overheard Adam talking about Buffy, but he didn't want to upset Spike.

"Anything else on Mr. Bits you wanna tell us?" Spike had caught the soldier's glance at his mate. There was no way he was going to let anything happen to her.

"I'm getting some information off the main frame this weekend." Graham swallowed nervously. "I'll have it for you Saturday night. Come to the Lowell House frat party as my guests.

"Are you sure it's safe?" Buffy asked.

"Mmm, yeah, I'm the only one that remembers your problems with Walsh," Graham said. "To everyone else, you're my friend. Although, you're gonna have to reject Finn again."

"Riley? Why?"

"He's still obsessed with you, Buffy," Graham said. "I just don't get why he won't get a clue."

"Me either." Buffy sighed.

"We need to go, Graham," one of the soldiers called out.

"We'll see you Saturday." Buffy waved as she and Spike walked away.





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