And Then There Were Three: What they Hell Are you Doing Here?
by DiabloVixen
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(Everyone is still in the magic, the Watchers gave the Scooby gang lessons on how to accurately fire the weapons.)

“I don’t get it though, why are you giving us guns?” Xander asked examining his handgun carefully, with a childish smile on his face.

“Just to make the process faster, and successful, we wouldn’t want any *loose ends*.” He shot a glance at Buffy. By ‘loose ends’ he must have meant Faith coming out of her coma and going back to her old ways.

The Scooby Gang looked at Buffy waiting for a sarcastic comeback. Buffy didn’t have one, he was right. She should have killed Faith, for sure, but she couldn’t kill human beings, she couldn’t bring herself to do it. That was then, this is now.

Tara and Willow decided that the didn’t like being around the guns so much, so it was decided that they would bring Dawn back to the house and keep her company while the others went out for the hunt.

The rest of the gang suited up. Ready to head out, Buffy grabbed a stake.

“Uh, Buffy.” Xander held out a handgun. “This might work better.”

“I’m an old fashioned gal.” Buffy said pushing the gun away, she didn’t like the gifts Quendin brought them. Guns were more harmful than helpful. If they were in fact at all helpful.

“I am too, but this seems to be a very efficient device.” Anya said examining the gun carefully.

Giles seemed to be very comfortable with the gun, and handled it like a pro. Buffy seemed to think that Giles had handle a gun or two in the ‘old days’.

A little after the Watchers left the magic shop and after Dawn, Tara and Willow left for the house. Buffy, Anya, Giles and Xander headed out to the graveyard, they decided to split up and cover move ground Xander and Buffy went to the graveyard (Xander was concealing a M16 under his coat.) and Anya and Giles took the Bronze and other public places.

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(Dawn, Willow and Tara were back at the house)

Dawn told Willow and Tara she was beat and she headed upstairs and off to bead… At least that’s what they thought. Dawn had no intentions of going to bed.

“I’ve got to do something.” She thought allowed. “I can’t just let them kill her, she saved my life.” After much debate Dawn decided she would head out, either try to find Paige and warn her to get out of town or find Buffy and tell her what had happened and maybe she isn’t as evil as The Council says she is.

Dawn grabbed a cross from her drawer, a common item in the Summer’s house hold. She left heading for the graveyard, she was halfway down the road when something grabbed her arm. It surprised her and she jumped back, then she was relieved to see Spike. “I don’t think Buffy would appreciate the lil’ bit walking around town after dark.”

“I have to; now shut-up I’m in a hurry.” Dawn said impatiently walking away from Spike heading in the direction of the graveyard.

“Hey!” Spike called. “Where are you going?”

“Graveyard” Dawn replied now walking so fast that Spike had difficulty keeping up.

“Are you drunk? You’re going to the graveyard too……” Spike asked looking at her like she had three heads.

“Find someone.” Dawn wasn’t in the mood to play 21 questions.

“Who?” Can someone please tell me what is going on!?!” Spike hollered in frustration of the lack of answers he was getting.

Dawn huffed, finally giving in she told the story of the girl, Paige who basically saved her life when she was on the way home from school. Then she told him what happened in the magic shop and what Quentin told them and what he gave them and what he wanted them to do.

“Three slayers? One is too many, but now three, fortunately ones evil so it almost balances out, the other one is like in between, working for both sides probably…” Spike saw Dawn looking at him and he noticed he was thinking aloud.

“We need to find her.” Dawn said as they stepped onto the graveyard looking around hoping to see something helpful.

“Lil bit your having a stupid moment right here, we are looking for a *vampire* slayer, she could be evil, she could be good… either way one of us isn’t getting out of this alive.” Spike said looking around also, looking for which way to not go.

Dawn grabbed Spike’s arm headed further into the graveyard, they both looked around searching for Paige.

Then out of no where two vampires jumped out from behind a mausoleum. One vampire grabs Spike and throws him to the side away from Dawn, the second slowly creeps up to Dawn, studying her carefully.

“What is a girl like you doing in a place like this.” He says like a cheap pick up line grabbing her and rubbing her neck then leans over his teeth inches away from her neck.

Something pulls him back and throws him to the ground. “Spike, Thank G…” It wasn’t Spike but Paige saving her life again, Spike was still over battling the First Vampire.

The second vampire stands up, he throws a punch at Paige, hits her across the cheek, it throws her off for a second then she kicks him in the knee causing him to fall to his knees. Paige kneed him in the face before he had a chance to get up, the vampire fell over and Paige held him down and staked him.

“You know you have a habit of these life and death situations.” Paige said looking at her with a smile. “What in the world are you doing in….” Spike lunged into her side knocking her to the ground holding her down to the ground by the throat.

Spike hollered in pain as his Chip gave his brain a shock, Paige looked at him curiously not knowing what was causing him to grab his head and scream, she threw Spike to the side, and threw her Stake at his chest…

“Wait!” Dawn screamed. But it didn’t matter, there were loud bangs and Paige fell backwards grasping her shoulder, and stomach lifting up her hand and seeing blood she looked around and saw Xander holding and M16, aiming it toward her.

Buffy and Xander came running over to Dawn, “Are you o….What the hell are you doing here?!?” Dawn explained to them basically with the same story she told Spike, while Xander still held his M16 aiming at Paige’s head. Paige looked up from the ground, not knowing what to make of the situation. She was starting to slip into unconsciousness. *stay awake, come on you’ve been worse* But it didn’t work and she slowely drifted out of consciousness still hearing Dawn and Buffy argue as she did.

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