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“I’ll take care of Xander, Watcher,” Spike told Giles. “You have bigger problems.“<br />
“An un-souled Angel,“ Xander said, more to himself than to anyone else. He turned<br />
to Giles. “There’s a vampire out there who’s been in a cage for a century. He’s out<br />
and looking for a little fun. I’m guessing he’ll work his way down his ‘to do’ list<br />
pretty efficiently. It’s a safe bet that Buffy’s on the top of that list.”<br />
Giles contemplated this insight. “Not only that, but he’s going to be looking for you<br />
again soon. Am I right?”<br />
Xander nodded. “Don’t know when, but it will be some time today. Unless this new<br />
soulless version can control it somehow, which I doubt, then I imagine we’ll be<br />
seeing him just after dark.”<br />
With the threat identified, Giles made phone calls to the gang. He told Willow and<br />
Ms Calendar to suit up and get to the apartment as soon as possible, he’d explain<br />
when they got here. He couldn’t get hold of Buffy.<br />
Shortly after Ms Calendar arrived, about half an hour later, Willow and Oz walked<br />
into the apartment. Oz had been in Willow’s company pretty much non-stop since<br />
he found out the truth about the Hellmouth a couple of weeks ago.<br />
Willow had been helping Oz pack up his van after a gig when a vampire had<br />
attacked. Oz pushed Willow out of the way and attempted to fight back, just like<br />
any good boyfriend would do when a mugger jumped from the shadows. Oz must<br />
have been working off adrenaline, cause he didn’t even pause to consider anything<br />
when Willow threw a drumstick at him and shouted, “Stab it in the chest!” The<br />
subsequent explosion of dust left Oz momentarily dazed, but he accepted the<br />
explanation fairly easily, and ever since then, wherever Willow went, so went Oz.<br />
Upon their arrival, there was a minor wiggins when they saw Spike. Explanations<br />
were short. Xander and Spike didn’t say anything. They simply gripped each other.<br />
Willow got over her fear of the vampire very quickly when Giles told her what<br />
happened. She saddled up close to Xander’s free side and wrapped her arms around<br />
him, nudging Spike out of the way slightly. Spike let out a brief soft growl which<br />
Willow promptly ignored. Xander stayed still. The attention was beginning to get
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