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"Well this is fun." Buffy said sarcastically.

"Any idea how we got here pet?" Spike asked.

"The mirror!" Buffy replied. Realization hit her, as the memory of the mirror and the last few seconds before they appeared in the strange land came back to her.

"Bloody magic mirrors!" Spike said.

"Magic mirror?" Buffy asked.

"What else would it have been pet, ever had a mirror pull you into a field before?"

"No," Buffy replied. "Guess that explains why it was in the shop."

"As I said, magic mirror pet," Spike finished, content he had figured out the cause of there change in surroundings.

"So now what?" Buffy asked, "Ever been sucked into a hell dimension before, cuz believe me, its not fun."

"What makes you think it's a hell dimension, I can't say I've ever heard of one with the sound of music for a view" Spike said.

"Well, you know the hills were alive." Buffy laughed. "Scary hell dimension, I liked the other one where they were going to work me to death better."

"Alright, let's get serious pet, we can't just stand here all day. Pick a direction," Spike said, realizing if they ever wanted to get home, they were going to have to get moving soon.

"Umm" Buffy said, as she surveyed their surroundings. To the right of them it was plain, and the field seemed to go on forever. As was the same to the back and to the left of them. In the far distance ahead of her she could see a small stretch of dirt, in what appeared to be a road.

"That way," Buffy pointed straight.

"All right, your the slayer," Spike said as he willingly followed her.

Spike (even) had to stretch his advanced vision to see the road Buffy could barely see herself.

"Think they will notice your gone?" Spike asked.

"There bound to notice sooner or later." She replied. Confident in her words, she knew her friends would come to realize the disappearance of their friend.

Maybe not right away, but definitely by tomorrow, after all they would think she was out with Spike on patrol right now.

She knew that time worked differently when it came to alternate universes, so she had no real idea how long she and Spike had been gone.

Still, she knew her friends would come to the rescue just as they always did.

*****
After several minutes of walking they had finally reached the road.

"I guess we just follow it?" Buffy asked.

"That's the plan," Spike answered.

They continued their hike and began walking down the road.

"So, what if we run into someone pet?"

"Then we try and talk to them, if they want to help, we let them, if not well... we can figure that out if it comes to it."

A few more moments of silence passed, they were both still in a bit of a shock from their predicament to try and carry on a conversation.

"SPIKE!" Buffy screamed! Alarming the vampire.

"What?" Spike asked in a panicked voice.

"Your....your not on fire, not even a bit of smoke."

"Yeah, the sun must be different in this world pet, I've heard stories from other vamps, in other worlds the sun is more vampire friendly."

Buffy smiled, "Well that makes things a bit easier, I don't half to wait on you to drag a blanket around every where."

Spike rolled his eyes, and started off again leaving her.

"I was playing!" Buffy said, realizing it was a touchy subject. She began to run after him.

"Look we might be stuck here a while, can we at least try and get along?" Buffy asked.

Spike tilted his head and gave her a wicked grin. "I'm sure we could get along nicely pet.... if you wanna .."

Buffy rolled her eyes. "Don't even finish that sentence!" She said, now walking faster then him.

"Ohh, come on Buffy, were going to be stuck together, remember, we should try and get along," Spike said throwing her words back in her face.

"Your a pig Spike," She yelled.

"Yeah.... well..." Spike began, But his sentence was interrupted.

A small red and gold carriage being pulled by two horses was coming around the corner. The flags on each side was a dead giveaway that it was one of some importance.

"What do we do?" Buffy asked.

"Well... umm we could at least see where the hell we are at?" Spike suggested.

The carriage came closer, as it began to slow down.

Buffy and Spike moved to the side of the road, making room for it to come to a stop.

They were surprised to see a tall, thin, elderly man step out of the carriage. It almost looked as if he had expected to see them. "Would you to mind telling me who you are, and what you are doing on his majesty's land?"

"His majesty?" Buffy asked in disbelief. "Are we in England?" Buffy said, asking Spike.

Spike shook his head. "Since when am I less flammable in Europe then when I am in America sweetheart?"

"Ohh, right..." Buffy said, feeling slightly stupid.
The man from the carriage quickly shook his head from confusion after listening to them talk about places he had never heard of. He pressed his glasses tighter against his face, in a true Giles fashion.

."Well then,shall we be off?" He asked.

"Off?" Spike questioned. "Off to where?"
"To the S.W.M.P. of course, it's forbidden to trespass on King Wendell's private land." He answered as if it was something everyone knew.
Buffy raised her eyebrow. "S.W.M.P.?"

He sighed. "Goodness girl, don't you know anything!" He sighed once more in annoyance. "Snow White Memorial Prison!" He turned and got in side the carriage. "Well are you coming, it will be a lot easier with out a fuss, I haven't got all day."

"So luv, doesn't look like much of a challenge, wanna just walk away, cuz I don't much fancy pudgy here putting me in some cell." Spike whispered in Buffy's ear, so he wouldn't alert the guard standing beside the carriage, along with the horseman and footman.

Buffy shook her head. "Spike, were stuck here, we might as well cooperate and maybe they can help us get home, besides if not..... well we will figure something out."

Spike took in a deep breath, He didn't like the idea one bit.

"Besides Spike, the prison is named after Snow White, how bad can it be?"

'This is not going to end well,' Spike thought.
"Alright" He agreed.

They climbed inside, followed closely by the guard. The door shut tight, and they heard the sound of the whip hitting the horses and they were off.

A few seconds into the ride the man began to speak again. "So, you are spies from what kingdom? I would say the second by the attire of the lady," He said, reaching over to take a sip from a glass of tea.

"Spies? Were not spies!" Buffy protested. "And what's wrong with how I dress?"

"Your not spies, well the mirror will be the judge of that," He scoffed.

"The mirror!" Spike said, almost jumping out of his seat. "That's how we got here."

The man sat back in his seat, almost in disbelief. "A mirror you say,it brought you here?"
"Yes," Buffy confirmed.

"Well, that is quite unusual, there hasn't been a traveler brought here since the time of Gretel the great." He said surprisingly.

"So there have been others?" Spike asked, now sitting on the edge of his seat.

"There has been rumors in the past of such things, I of course never believed them myself. My father used to say 'Winston me boy', he used to say 'just a fairy story for the fairy's don't go in believing such foolishness!'. So I didn't" Winston said.

"Do you remember how they got back home?" Buffy asked.

"No, I'm not sure if any of them ever did," He answered honestly.

Buffy and Spike slouched back in their seat, after suffering a quick and painful loss of hope.

"I will see what I can do, seeing how you are travelers,... obviously." He said in a rude tone after looking up and down at them studying there odd clothes. "See if I can put a word in with Wendell to help you," He said with a smile.

"Thank you" Buffy said.

"Now, if he doesn't, it's straight to the S.W.M.P for the both of you"

Spike gave Buffy a look, they both knew they couldn't take them if they tried, but they would go along with whatever Winston was going to do. For now.

The carriage ride went along the road for several short minutes, before the ride became less bumpy and the carriage left the dirt road. The entered a new road,one much smoother.

Buffy peaked out the window, moving the curtains aside.

She stared off in disbelief as she realized he wasn't kidding about King Wendell. They were now pulling in front of an enormous castle, one much like the ones she had seen in the medieval movies,the ones about about King Arthor and Camelot times.

Buffy was still in shock when the carriage came to a stop, allowing them to get out.

"Beautiful," Buffy whispered to herself.

Spike tilted his head all the way back to look up at the height of the castle. "Yep, were definitely not in Kansas anymore pet."

"This way," Winston said leading them inside. The grand doors were opened by two men, one on each side.

Buffy then realized Winston must be a man of great importance to have such a welcoming.
"How was you trip?" A lady asked, judging by her clothes she must have been a maid.

"It was lovely Miranda, wonderful view, best in all of the nine kingdoms"

She then blushed as she turned away to finish her work.

"This way," Winston reminded them, after they both paused to take in the sight from the inside. It was as magnificent as the outside.

"Right." Buffy said, still spaced out.

They walked through several corridors, walking through one door after another, each leading into a new hallway.

"Here," Winston said, opening a door and walking through. Buffy and Spike looked at each other for a moment before following him themselves.

"Stay in here, it's not good for appearance reasons to have you to walking about the castle, especially when his royal highness is as busy as he is now."

And with that he walked out, making sure to lock the door, keeping them inside. He knew if he didn't, curiosity might get the better of them.

The room was large, it looked to have been a library of some sort, one not often used. There were several windows that kept the room well lit.
"So now what?" Spike asked.

Buffy shrugged. "We wait."

*****************
Meanwhile back at the magic box....

"Willow, have you seen Giles?" Xander called out.
"No, isn't he down there with you?" Willow yelled downstairs.

Xander was standing in the lower part of the shop, the area where Giles had been working, but was now no where to be found.

"No." Xander replied, as he began walking up to meet Willow at the top of the stairs.

"What about Andrew? You think they went somewhere?" Willow suggested.

"Probably." He replied.

"What about Buffy?"

"She went on patrol with Spike, so she will probably go home and sleep, doubt we will see her till tomorrow afternoon." Xander answered.

"True, guess it's just me, you and Anya then"
Xander took in a deep breath, as he began to open another box.

'Looks like it's going to be a long night' Xander thought to himself.

*************
"So ...what?" Buffy asked.

"Where do you think we are?"

"No idea, castles, Snow white prison, kings, plus everything else, looks like were in a Grim fairy tale or something" Buffy said laughing, Spike joined her.

"Wait!" Spike said, his entire attitude changing drastically. "What if we are?"

Buffy kept laughing. "Yeah right Spike."

She then paused.... "You think?" She said, a slightly confused look on her face.

Spike shook his head. "No idea pet, would make sense though"

They continued there conversation, trying to figure out what strange land they had been pulled into.

***
"Wendell, I know Olaf's party is only two days away, but this should only take a small amount of your time." Winston said.

Wendell sighed. "Very well, tell me what is it"
"Well, it seems the two so called "spies" that the dwarfs saw in your private riding field today were actually travelers" Winston said excitedly.

"Are you sure there not lying?" Wendell asked in a concerned voice.

"Well, the truth mirror sir?"

"True, and if they are truly travelers as they say..."
Winston smiled, and shook his head.

They both began to laugh, as they made there way out of the kings chambers, and down the hall, to go and see "the travelers"

***
Buffy and Spike had found a few books, one of them seemed to be a history book for small children.

"Look it says here that we are in some place called The Fourth Kingdom" Buffy pointed out, "Isn't that what Winston said to the maid?"

"Yeah, I think so," Spike replied.

Buffy began reading a small paragraph from the book. "The fourth kingdom, is surrounded by the other eight,(with the exception of the sixth) making it of significant strategical importance. It is the birth place of the great queen Snow White. It is not ruled by her grandson King Wendell."
She took in a breath and continued.

"It is known for having the best and most fertile farm land in all of the nine kingdoms. Major land marks include: Snow White Falls, Kissing town, Snow White Memorial Prison, and of course Wendell's castle. "

"What about that one?" Spike asked pointing to a map.

Buffy immediately knew why he picked that one, a picture of a young girl dressed seductively was used as a marking for one of the major towns.
She sighed.

"The second kingdom is ruled by two separate blood lines. Red Ridding Hood III rules over the north where the land is over run by dreaded wolves. It is famous for pie makers and other cooks. The south is run by Gretel IV. There have been several wars, leaving a shortage of men. Major land marks include: Red Ridding Hood Forest, and the Little Lamb Village."

Buffy let out a breath after reading so much.

"So... guess that answers our question." Spike said.

"Yeah."

"We really got to get out of here!" Spike exclaimed.

Buffy shook her head agreeably.

There was a noise from the other side of the door, as it was being unlocked.

Winston opened the door along with two well built guards.

"Come on, we haven't got all day." He said rushing them out of the room.

They left the book on the table and went as they were asked.

"Come on miss" The guard said, as he began to grab her arm, in a somewhat inappropriate manner.

"Hey" Buffy said, as she began pulling it back.

"I got it!" Spike said stepping between the two, grabbing her hand once she had pulled it from the guards grip. "She's with me, don't suggest you do that again," He said with a smile, pissing off the guard.

"Play along kitten," Spike whispered into Buffy's ear. "Got to keep up appearances, don't want to cause a disturbance if we want them to help us get out of here, remember?" Spike said, some what throwing her words back in her face.

"Fine" Buffy said, She wasn't happy about it, but agreed, and allowed him to put his arm around her instead. Besides, she wasn't really in the mood to deal with an aggressive guard, and if he was going to keep that up, sooner or later she would hit him. There would be no good to come from it.
Spike held her possessively as the guard attracted to Buffy backed off.

"Hurry up children," Winston said once again rushing them.

They continued down the same hallways they had entered earlier, and made there way back through.
"Here," Winston said as he stopped at two red doors. "King Wendell is behind here, do not distress him, simply explain your story, and he will show you to the mirror. Any questions?"
Buffy shook her head, "no".

The two guards opened the door for them.

Spike held her more possessively as they walked past the guards. Buffy went along with it, only for the sake of increasing her chances to get home.

She didn't want to be seen as a threat.

As Winston had said, Wendell was sitting on his thrown behind the doors.

"Hello," He said. "Welcome to my home, please sit."

They walked inside, as the doors closed behind them.





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