“True love will never fade unless it was all a lie.”
~ Anonymous
Spike recovered quickly, “Call off your vampires Dru. I don’t know what kind of game you are playing working for Ethan.”
Dru blinked, “These vampires? They aren’t mine…they were lost and were found.”
Spike rolled his eyes annoyed as he continued to hold the stake and axe in his hand, “If they aren’t yours, just whose are they?”
Dru glanced up at the ceiling singing slightly, “The stars whispered to me that your baby was in trouble, love. I came to help.”
Spike busted out laughing, “If you are helping why am I locked in this room while Buffy is out there with vampires and why aren’t they attacking me AND you.”
Dru shook her head, “I’m only here to help…” She glanced up at Spike with soft eyes as she whispered towards Miss Edith who he noticed for the first time was on the table next to her, “Miss Edith, he doesn’t believe we are here to help him. What shall we do? Oh yes, I shall do that.”
Spike was annoyed and walked back to the doors trying to pull it open. He roared, “Buffy!” but she couldn’t hear him. She was busy helping Oz kill the vampires who were entering the opposite side of the room to hear him yelling across the room through a closed wooden door.
Spike turned around growling at Dru. He was sick of her games, “Ok Dru, what the bloody hell do you want?”
Dru spoke in a sing-song voice, “Spike, these are my vampires. Those out there were the wizard’s, who was a bad man and stole your baby…”
Spike glanced down at the floor noticing the room was full of piles of dust. He sighed realizing he was wrong about what she had been doing there. He was about to say something when he stopped himself.
She turned towards her vampires gesturing towards the door, “We may go. We have done our job.” She advanced on Spike holding a hand to his face, “Go my love. We have killed some of your enemies and few are left. Buffy needs you.”
She waved her hand as the doors opening and Spike spared Dru one last glance turning quickly back to the room where Buffy and Oz were fighting.
The room had over 50 vampires in it dead by the time the group had finished along with 5 weirdly colored demons. Ethan appeared much more powerful than they had expected.
Spike didn’t take time to explain Dru’s unexpected visit or help. He figured she had her minions fight the vampires judging by the dust covering the floor in the side room and the vampires had been running to escape and join in the action in the main room. That was the only explanation he could think of. He didn’t really care why or how, only that they had won.
Since the fighting had stopped, Willow grabbed Anya’s hand and together they created the circle of salt around Buffy and got ready to perform the spell while Spike and Oz went into the side room and through the back door, making a commotion in hopes to bring out Ethan and Wilda. Sure enough within a few minutes, Ethan appeared with Wilda by his side to see what the commotion was about. Willow chanted a freezing spell knowing it would only work on both parties two minutes total since she was spreading her power between Buffy, the baby and the freezing spell.
Anya began to chant in Latin while Willow began to chant in English. The two grasped hands and they glowed as they continued to chant. Buffy started to glow bright as Wilda screamed in pain. Neither Ethan or Wilda could move but Wilda’s screaming continued while Anya and Willow continued to chant. Then Buffy moaned and collapsed on the ground and Willow turned towards Spike who was rushing forward and yelled, “Don’t” and moved her hand in front of him to stop him and then moved her hand in front of Wilda draining some of her power to continue the spell.
She knew with Wilda’s power, their freezing spell would last a little longer as Buffy lie on the ground still passed out. Wilda’s screams started to die down as Willow continued to absorb her power. Then all was quiet. Wilda and Ethan could move again and Wilda chanted something and then screamed, “No, you took all my power. You stole it from me, wiping me dry. How can you do that? I’m a dry vessel! No!!!!!!” Wilda wailed in agony while Ethan started to back away.
Giles shouted towards Ethan blocking his way knowing what he had to do, “Not so fast” as he cleanly chopped Ethan’s head off whispering to the body on the ground, “Goodbye old friend.”
Spike felt the ability to move again and ran up to Buffy taking her into his arms and let the tears fall. He looked at Willow with his eyes demanding an explanation and she whispered softly and hoarse from the power drain, “She’s fine. Her body is just readjusting is all…”
Spike sighed in relief, “I’ll be so happy when the heart forms and I can hear it beating to reassure me she’s alive and well.”
He placed a gently kiss on Buffy’s forehead and Willow sighed as her hands still were charged with white sparks of energy that crackled occasionally. Her hair was a pure white with red and black streaks, which looked beautiful and although she could feel the mixed energy coursing through her and felt a natural high, she knew it was unhealthy, “I can send you all back one by one. It will drain Wilda’s power so I should be back to normal charge then I’ll need to redirect the energy when it recharges into the Earth so I don’t get all black and evil Willow again. I’ll take you and Buffy first because Buffy really needs her rest.”
Spike nodded and disappeared with Willow in a flash. Anya took Xander’s hand and disappeared leaving Oz and Giles to take the next round with Willow.
Spike sat snuggled up behind Buffy as she laid sleeping in the bed. Anya and Xander had disappeared the hour prior to continue their honeymoon thankful that all seemed ok. They wanted a call to be left on Xander’s cell phone when Buffy wakes up to say she was ok.
Willow and Oz went out to the movies to celebrate and Giles took a plane ride back to England taking with him the books that were left after the Coven had left with the weapons.
Spike felt Buffy stir and whispered, “How do you feel sweetheart?”
Buffy snuggled against Spike and whispered, “Tired but complete.”
Spike whispered softly determined not to upset her but not wanting to keep secrets from her, “Dru was there. Not as a helper of Ethan but to help. She entered through the side and used her minions to dust some of the vampires so our numbers were fewer. She said she had a vision we were in trouble and helped. Unfortunately her fighting the vampires in the side room caused them to spread out trying to escape only to run into our battle. She left though…”
Buffy looked surprised but found she trusted Spike’s judgment so she said nothing only gave a slight nod.
Spike smiled, “We have a doctor’s appointment with a Doctor Sarah Tucker tomorrow. She’s a werewolf but she’s supposed to be the best there is in Vegas. Oz met her while on his quest to control his wolf side. She wears an amulet like him so is perfectly safe. Oz assures me you will like her as she understands these supernatural of things. Since she’s a werewolf, she won’t question anything weird with our babies.”
He smiled at Buffy and placed another kiss on her forehead resting his hand over her stomach. Buffy rested her hand over his and whispered, “It’s our happy little family and we are safe. What happened to Ethan though and Wilda?”
Spike whispered softly, “Willow drained all the power from Wilda so she can no longer do any magic. Your watcher hacked Ethan’s head off with your axe saying it was over due.”
Buffy gasped, “Wow I missed a lot but we are safe now right?”
Spike nodded and wrapped his arms around her, “Yes we are safe.”