The Devil You Know: Game Plan
by littlewiccan
“Well, I think we have everything we need,” Willow said, placing the clues she had found away and dusting off her hands.

“So you know who did this?” Dawn asked.

“Well, no…I’m not if we have enough evidence to determine that. IT turns out when blow something you kinda destroy the evidence.”

“Well Buffy and I can check out the local demon bars, see if they’ve heard anything,” Spike said.

“Hey guys we have messages,” Buffy said.

“What?” Dawn asked, coming over.

“Yeah, look the little red lights blinking and everything,” Buffy said, pointing to the machine.

“You have to be kidding me. An explosion that destroys everything except an answering machine,” Willow said, frustrated because she was unable to find evidence.

“And superman,” Andrew reminded her.

“Yeah Andrew maybe the machines from krypton too,” Dawn said, sarcastically.

“You think?”

“No!”

“Press the button already B,” Faith said and Buffy obliged.

The answer machine re-winded and then began to play, “This is the City Morgue, we believe we might have a few unidentified bodies that were in your care if you could please come down that would be great. Thanks. End of messages.”

“If they picked up the bodies here wouldn’t they know that here’s not here,” Dawn asked, “Did that make sense?”

“Yeah and I don’t know,” Buffy said, shaking her head, “Maybe…..”

“Guys!” someone yelled and they all looked over to see Vi running towards them.

“Vi!” Dawn exclaimed as the two teens met and hugged.

“Vi!” Andrew squealed and hugged the girl, sniffling a little, “You’re like…you’re like Gandalf the white resurrected…”

“Oh no I know where this is going,” Spike said.

“Hey! You didn’t let me finish,” Andrew whined, crossing his arms across his chest.

“Spike you’re alive!” Vi stated.

“Yeah, what of it?” Spike said.

“Nothing just didn’t expect it,” she said, nodding as she said the last few words, “So is this everybody?”

“We don’t know,” Faith said.

“Is anyone else with you?” Dawn asked, hopefully.

“No,” Vi shook her head, “Ummm….Rona’s dead though.”

“So where to next?” Spike asked, breaking the tension.

“Umm Check into a hotel then morgue I guess and maybe hit up a few demon bars,” Buffy said.

“Hey, why don’t’ you and Spike do the demon bar stuff, I’ll take care of the rest,” Willow offered.

“No, that’s my job,” Buffy said, “You guys go get hotel room. Spike and I will deal with morgue and demons.”

“I wanna come,” Dawn said.

“No, stay with Willow,” Buffy said and with that they all went their separate ways.

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“Anything?” Faith asked Willow, who was looking on her lab top.

The red head shook her head and sighed, “I’ve googled till I can google no more.”

“How bout you guys?” Faith asked Dawn, Andrew, and Vi. VI was sleeping on top of a book.

“Nothing,” Dawn said, “Andrew? Andrew? What are you looking at?” Dawn pushed down Andrew’s book to find him reading a comic book, “Andrew!”

“What?!”

“That’s what you bought in the gas station?” Faith asked.

“No, I’m just holding it for a friend,” Andrew said. The 3 woman looked at him in disbelief, “Okay, I admit it. I was weak. It was just sitting there all alone. I felt bad for it. IT needed a good home.”

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Faith said.

“Andrew, this is serious,” Willow admonished.

“I know but demon research is so boring,” he said, accentuating the last word, “Besides it not like we’re finding anything.”

“The nerd’s right,” Faith said.

“Hey!” Andrew yelled in protest.

Willow sighed and nodded in agreement, “Hopefully Buffy and Spike have better luck.”

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