“ . . . Before I dusted them. One of the vamps said something about the Gem of Amarra.” Buffy said
Buffy moved deliberately up to Angel
“You never told us the gem was here.” She said angrily, “Any other pearls of wisdom you’re holding back Angel?”
Angel looked at the map for a second. A look of shock crossed his face as he sat down next to Giles.
“My god. She still gonna do It.” he said
“Do what?” Buffy replied
“She’s gonna end the world.” angel replied
“Angel,” Buffy said impatiently, “this is the part where you start to share.”
Angel stood up and walked in front of the group. He lent heavily against the table and dropped his head.
“We were going to bring vampires back from the dead.” He said solemnly
“Excise me?” buffy asked
“It was a plan Willow and I worked on. Using the Star of Asgeroth were going to combine it with the gem of Amarra to resurrect as many staked vamps as we could.”
“Good lord.” Giles exclaimed, “The world would be over run.”
“And since none of them could be killed. It’s goodbye to the human race.” Xander commented
Angel looked at each Scooby seriously.
“We need to get the gem before Vampire Willow.” He said
The next morning Giles was scribbling down some final notes. He read over his research and a reassured smile crossed his face.
“I think I got it.” He said out loud
“Got what?” Angel asked as he walked down from the stacks
Giles walked up to the vampire and handed him the amulet and the chronicles of Naull. He pointed to a specific passage.
“I don’t think we need to destroy the entire dimension. It says here that the star has the ability to create local disturbances.”
“Disturbances?” Angel asks curiously
“A disruption in the space time continuum that can destroy anything in its epicentre.”
“So we get Vampire Willow into the epicentre and she’s gone?”
“Exactly. Her existence will be wiped from the time line completely.”
“What about young Willow wont she be affected?”
“I believe that the stars current influence on Vampire Willow will shield young Willow from its affect.”
Angel examined the notes carefully.
“This is perfect how do we do it?”
“Well, this is the challenge, she has to be in contact with the Star of Asgeroth.”
“You mean she has to wear it.”
“Precisely.”
Angel thought carefully
“Alright I’ll start working on a way of restraining her. You better get to work on the map.”
Willow opened her locker and pulled out her books. She was feeling a little better this morning. More like her and less like an evil monster trying to destroy the world. She placed the books she had finished with in and closed her locker door.
“Hello me.” A sly voice called from next to her.
Willow jumped with a start as her Vampire self leaned casually against the lockers. Willow took two steps back in fear. Vampire Willow started to move in closer.
“Oh you’re all scared,” the Vampire-Witch purred, “You should never be afraid of yourself.”
“W-what do you want?” Willow stammered
Vampire Willow pouted. She folded her arms and leaned against the lockers.
“A mean slayer took my map from me. Won’t let me find the gem of Amarra.”
She turned and looked at her younger self.
“I only want to end the word. Is that so bad?” she continued
“I won’t let you do this,” willow replied, “I won’t let you hurt people”
Vampire Willow smiled. She looked her younger self up and down. And walked towards her.
“I have a great Idea,” Vampire Willow, “You’re going to get the map for me.”
“No.” willow replied fearfully, “What makes you think I will?”
From down the hall willow heard the sound of Xander and Jesses voice. Vampire Willow turned and looked at the boy. Her grin became more sinister. She walked around willow until she was standing right behind her.
“You love Xander don’t you?” she said purposefully
Willow panicked she looked at Xander happily talking to Jesse. Vampire Willow leaned in until she was right next to Willows ear.
“What if he suddenly got sick or hurt and no one could help him?” she whispered.
Vampire Willow stared at Xander. Her eyes slowly shifted color until they were pitch black. Willow watched as Xander started to flinch. The flinch turned into an expression of pain. He dropped to the floor and started to writhe around.
“Do you know what he feeling right now?” the Vampire-Witch said softly, “how much pain he in?”
Vampire Willow wrapped her arms around her younger selves waist. She rested her head on Willows shoulder.
“I can make it stop right now. All you have to do is just this tiny little thing.”
The tears poured from young Willows eyes. She watched as her boyfriend was wrestling with an unbearable pain.
“Stop it!” Willow cried, “I’ll do what ever you want just . . . stop hurting him!”
“That’s my girl.” Vampire Willow replied as she kissed her younger self on the cheek.
That instant Xander stopped writhing in pain. Willow sharply turned around to find that the Vampire had vanished as quickly as she appeared. Willow looked back as Jesse helped Xander off the ground. He looked around in confusion. Her entire body goes tense. She can’t hand the map over to her bad twin because millions of people will die but if she doesn’t Xander could be hurt forever. She didn’t know what to do.
Buffy paced impatiently as Giles examined the map.
“Do you have anything yet?” she asked her watcher in frustration
Giles stood up from the aged document and took of his glasses. He cleaned them thoughtfully as he tried to put the pieces together in his mind.
“Well we know it’s a map of the region from 1796. The problem so far is that it hard to decipher landmarks from this document.”
“So in fancy British guy talk you’re saying you have nothing.”
“Unfortunately, yes. But we are making progress.”
“Look maybe we should all . . . “ Angel started
“Excuse me are you helping Angel? If not why aren’t you gone?” Buffy snapped
Angel stoped and looked at the enraged slayer. She seemed more fired up then usual.
“I’m just trying to do my best here buffy. I want to catch Vampire Willow as much as you do.”
Buffy threw up her arms in frustration.
“Great. You’re doing your best. Why don’t you tell that to the girl in the office? Oh, wait, you can’t you put her in a coma.”
“That’s enough buffy!” Giles yelled, “this bickering it getting us no where. We have a Vampire out there somewhere who want to end the world we don’t have time for you two to be at each others throats.”
Buffy folded her arms.
“Alright. I’ve got to get to class anyway. Giles I’ll check in with you later.”
Buffy gave one last glare to Angel before heading for the door. Just then Jesse and Xander entered. Xander held his head while Jesse helped him to the nearest seat. The group gather around worried.
“What happened?” buffy asked
“Someone decided to carve out my brain from the inside.” Xander replied miserably.
“Yeah. We were just talking then Xander gets this headache and drops to the ground.” Jesse continues
Xander shoots an annoyed look at Jesse.
“This wasn’t just a headache. This was the mother of all headaches. My headache actually gave birth to all the other headaches in the world.” Xander snapped
“So we’re thinking less natural more super?” Buffy asks
“Sound like Vampire Willow’s back.” Angel says seriously, “I’ll check out the area see if I find anything.”
“Yeah and while you’re at it can you tell your girlfriend to stay out of my head?” Xander says
Angel walks out of the library. As he does willow enters. She looks nervously at the crowd. Buffy looks over to see who entered and smiles at Willow.
“Hey Willow.”
Willow jumps slightly in surprise
“Oh, ah, hey . . . All, did something just happen?” willow asks nervously
“Not much just Vamp you deciding to do the Mexican hat dance in my head.”
“Well, how do you know it was her?” Willow replied a little more scared then she’s like, “you could have just drank some juice to fast.”
Buffy looks at Willow in concern.
“Hey will are you okay?”
“‘Course why shouldn’t I be? Just to much darn caffeine” willow replied trying to smile.
Buffy frowned. Why was willow trying to hide something? Over the past couple of weeks she’s known her she always seemed the honest type.
“Okay,” buffy replied uncertain, “maybe you should try cutting down.”
“I have, I mean, I will.”
Willow quickly scurried to the table and sat down. Buffy watched her closely for a moment then turned to Giles
“I’ll check in with you after class.” She said
“Alright I should hopefully have something else for you later.” Giles replied getting back to work
Buffy left the room. Xander rubbed his forehead slowly
“If anyone has an aspirin the size of a camel that would be great.” He said painfully
“Okay buddy think it’s time for you to visit the nurse.” Jesse said as he helped Xander onto his feet.
Willow watched Jesse aid her boyfriend out of the library sadly. Was she doing the right thing? Maybe if she tells someone then they would be able to help.
“Don’t you have class Willow?” Giles asked breaking willows train of thought.
“No I, ah, have a free period. What ya doing?” she asks
“Well, I’m trying to find familiar landmarks on the map buffy brought back from the mausoleum. It’s quite tricky at the moment without a current reference.”
“Well . . . maybe I could help.” Willow replied
“If you want. I need someone to watch Becky and the library while I head down to city hall and get a survey map of this region.”
Willow pouted thoughtfully.
“Or I could go online to the USGS database and download a digital copy which we could overlay onto a scan of the map.”
Giles looked up.
“Is that legal?” he asked curiously
Willow shrugged.
“It sorta depends on how you define legal.”
“Oh,” Giles replied in realisation, “I just didn’t hear any of this conversation. How quickly can you have this done?”
“Oh right away. I kinda need to borrow the map.” She replied uneasily
“Alright then just be careful.”
Giles carefully handed willow the map. She stands and walks slowly to the door. Slowly the guilt rises up inside. About halfway to the door she stops and turns.
“Giles?”
“Yes?”
She thinks about the moment with Vampire Willow and Xander and bites her bottom lip.
“I hope we stop her.” Willow replies in a defeated tone.
Angel marched through the halls of the school as quickly as he could. On the way he nearly collided with Willow
“Hey, careful.” Angel said gently
“Oh, sorry.” Willow replied anxiously
Angel notices that willow is carrying the map. He looks at her cautiously
“Willow?”
“I’m doing stuff for Giles. He want’s a backup.”
“Just be . . .”
“I will,” she said in a hurried fashion, “I’m sorry angel I have to go.”
Willow walked away nervously. Angel watches her leave curiously the heads for the library.
Angel entered a few minutes later.
“What’s Will doing with the map?” he asked Giles
Giles leans back from his research and looks up at the Vampire
“She’s going to do an overlay with a survey map so we can get a clearer idea of where we need to go,” Giles replied, “Any sign of the Vampire version?”
“I didn’t find any but I smell her. She’s definitely here recently.”
“Do you think she know about the map.”
“There’s no reason why she wouldn’t.”
”Then we’ll just have to make sure we’re ready.”
Angel nods. He looks over into the office where Becky sat immobile.
“Still no sign of life.” Angel asked softly
“I’m afraid not. I’m beginning to get concerned. If she doesn’t come out of it soon I’m unsure what I’m going to do.” Giles replied
“I’m sure you’ll look after her well.”
“Pretty soon she is going to be have to moved. The new principal starts next week and I don’t think he’ll like the idea of a coma patient on school grounds.”
“Well maybe she could come back to my place?” angel asked
“I think it best if she stayed with me for the moment.” Giles replied
Willow sat cautiously at the computer. She slowly ran the hand scanner over the old parchment. Miss Jenny Calender walked into the room. She places her folders on her desk in preparation for her class. She hears the whirr of the computer and looks up. She smiles at her best student.
“Didn’t know I had you now Willow.” She asks
Willow looks at the teacher nervously. And shakes her head.
“No. I’m just finishing up a design project for history.” She lied
“Really? Can I see?” Miss Calendar asked
“Actually it’s not quite done yet.”
“Maybe you want a teachers opinion.”
Miss calendar walked over to Willows system. She notices the map and picks it up.
“This looks old. What is it?”
“It’s an old map my grandpa had. He likes to collect things like this. Can I have it back now?”
Miss Calendar nodded in appreciation and started to hand back the map. Around Willow the world began to Slow down to a complete stop. Willow stood up nervously and looked around.
“Boo.” Vampire Willow said from behind her
Willow swung around in fright. Vampire Willow smiled at her cunningly.
“I was getting worried.” Vampire Willow said, “Thought you were going to tell the nasty watcher about me.”
“No I-I wasn’t.” willow replied, “I got the map.”
Willow moved over and took the map from Miss Calendar’s hand. She handed it to the Vampire. Vampire Willow examined the map closely.
“Good girl. You get a gold star.” Vampire Willow replied
“So Xanders fine now?” willow asked cautiously
Vampire Willow looks the schoolgirl up and down in a suggestive manner.
“I’ll think about it.” Vampire Willow replied
“No, you said Xander would be fine if I got you the map.”
Willow walks seductively up to her younger.
“Well maybe there is another way you can convince me.” She said in a smooth tone.
Willow looks horrified at her older self.
“Oh,” she replied shocked, “oh.”
Willow steps back quickly. Vampire Willow senses the resistance and stops.
“Don’t go too far.” She says.
The was a bright flash of light and Vampire Willow disappeared. When Willow opened her eyes again the world had returned to normal. Miss calendar looked confusingly at her empty hand. She looks around the classroom for a moment.
“What just happened?” miss calendar
“Ah, nothing. You were just . . . “ willow attempted.
Quickly she grabbed the disk out of the drive.
“I gotta go.” Willow said awkwardly.
Vampire willow walked slowly through the door to Willies bar. Willie looks up and smiles nervously.
“Hey look it’s that lady vamp who can’t be killed!” he called out loudly, “what can I do for you lady vamp who can’t be killed?!”
Vampire Willow mused at the sight of dangerous demons shifting quickly out of the way. Willow raised her hand. Willie hovered slightly then was yanked straight to the Vampire-Witch’s hand. Willow smiled at the scrawny bartender.
“Wow, that was a really neat trick you got there,” he continued nervously, “you should try to get work in Vegas or someplace.”
“Shhh. Mommy’s talking,” Willow replied, “you’re going to tell me where I can find someone who can read this.”
Willow held up the map. Willie squinted at it.
“It looks like some kind of map.” He replied
“I’m glad you’re paying attention.”
Willie shrugged.
“Sorry lady vamp. Not sure how I can help.”
Willow looked at the bartender. Thrusting up quickly Willie sailed up and hit the roof. He came crashing back to the ground and rolled over painfully. Willow placed her foot on his throat.
“I have this funny feeling you’re lying to me Willie.” Vampire Willow said
She slowly applied pressure.
“Alright! Geez what’s with you vamps lately,” Willie replied as he slowly ran out of air, “Tall guy, in the corner, that vamps been around since the 1600’s. He could tell you.”
Willow looked up to the enigmatic looking vampire lightly sipping blood in the corner of the room. She smiles sweetly at him and walked up. The vampire turned and looked the Vampire-Witch up and down.
“Why, how can I assist such a fine lady?” the vampire asked
Willow pouted adorably.
“I found this map and it’s dawn all weird. I need some one who can read it.”
She handed the map to the vampire who studied it closely. He smiled at her mischievously.
“Where did you get this?” he asked
“I found it lying around.”
“I highly doubt that. See this section here? This talks about the Gem of Amarra.”
All the ears of the vampires in the bar prick up attentively. They all turn to watch Vampire Willow’s conversation with great interest. The enigmatic scrutinizes Vampire Willow closely.
“I’m wondering why a vampire who already can’t be killed would be interested in such a gift.” He asked.
Willow smiled widely and leaned in next to him.
“I think that’s my business. And if you don’t want to be charcoal you’ll tell me.”
“Well, Since you asked so nicely.”
The enigmatic scribbled down directions on a napkin. He handed it to the Vampire-Witch.
“Go here and you’ll find what you’re looking for.”
Willow took the napkin playfully. She slinked out of the bar with every vampire in the room watching her go. As they stood to follow a small ball of light floated back in to the bar. They watched it until it hovered lightly in the center of the room. It exploded forming a perfect miniature sun. Every vamp in the room burst into flames leaving a pile of dust on the floor.
Buffy marched back in to the library in a fowler mood then when she left. She thought trying to stop super vampire was her major problem but a pop algebra quiz changed her mind quickly. She found the Scooby’s huddled over the monitor as Willow typed in commands quickly.
“Please tell me we have something.” She said
“Yes we have,” Giles replied happily, “Willow here managed to put the map into this computer and has found the location.”
Buffy breathed a sigh of relief,
“Thank god, I’d hate to think I failed a test for nothing.”
She joined the others at the looking at the screen.
“It appears that the Gem of Amarra is stored in a cavern near UC Sunnydale. With any luck the cave should be undisturbed.”
“What are we waiting for?” buffy asked as the group gathered their things.
Angel looked around the computer desk and something occurred to him.
“Hey Will,” he asked curiously, “what did you do with the original map?”
Willow looks around in a panic.
“Ah, I , ah, think I left it in the computer lab. I’ll go get it.”
Willow stands up awkwardly and makes for the door. Buffy watches her curiously as she leaves. After Willow passed through the doors back out into the hall. She quickly leans up against the wall. The guilt of lying to everyone was already too much for the meek girl and she didn’t know how much longer she could keep it up.
“People say it’s not good lying to yourself.” Vampire Willow said playfully leaning against the other side of the doorway.
Willow looks over to her evil twin and shakes her head wildly
“I-I didn’t lie.” She replied, “Honest I’m no good at lying.”
“You made a copy of the map though. That’s kinda like lying.” Vampire Willow replied mischievously, “You know what I said I would do if you tried to stop me.”
“No.” Willow pleaded softly
Vampire Willow moved casually to the window of the library. She motioned Willow to join her and she did so.
Xander gathered some weapons from the locker. Vampire Willow concentrated on the boy as her eyes shifted color. Xander stumbled. He grabbed his head painfully and collapsed to the ground.
“Please! Stop! You’re killing him!” Willow pleaded to her evil self
“Someone has to be taught a lesson.” Vampire replied
Xander had no idea what was happening to him. This was the worse pain he had ever felt. Buffy looked around to find the source. She noticed Willow looking through the window. She also noticed her guest.
“Angel.” She said softly indicating to the library door.
Angel looked back and saw Vampire Willow. He looked back to the slayer
“On three.” He whispered, “One . . . two . . . three.”
The vampire and slayer bolted for the door. Just before they arrived Vampire Willow vanished in a blast of light. The two heroes burst through the door. They looked around for any sign of Vampire Willow but she had completely disappeared. Buffy turned back to schoolgirl Willow who was slowly walking back upset.
“Willow? What’s going on?” buffy asked softly
“I-I’m so sorry Buffy.” She cried
Willow turned and ran. Buffy and Angel looked at each other and buffy followed.
She found Willow sitting in the girl’s locker room sitting in the corner crying deeply. She walked up slowly and knelt down next to her.
“Hey. You okay Will?” Buffy asks softly
Willow doesn’t reply. She hugs her knees tightly and looks away from the slayer ashamed. Buffy smiles and rubs her shoulder.
“What ever it is Will you can tell me.”
Willow looks back at Buffy her eyes puffy and red from all the crying.
“She made give it to her,” willow sobbed, “she said she would hurt Xander if I didn’t.”
“Vampire you?”
Willow nodded.
“I don’t think I can take much more of this Buffy. I’m scared.”
Buffy frowns sympathetically. She hugs Willow tightly.
“We will catch her willow. I sware this will end soon and you won’t have to worry about her anymore.”
Buffy walked Willow into the library. The others looked expectantly at the slayer.
“Vampire Willow has the map.” Buffy replied seriously
“How?” Angel asked
Willow looks down ashamed but buffy stays vigilant.
“It doesn’t matter. We have to get the gem before she does. Giles are you sure about the location of the cavern?”
“Yes. According to the information Willow provided this should be the precise location.”
“Right. Jesse, Angel you’re with me. Giles can you look after Willow until I get back?”
“Yes off course.” Giles replied guiding the miserable Willow to a seat
Buffy nodded. She looks at her fellow spelunkers.
“Okay boys. Indiana Jones time.”
They arrived at the spot where the map indicated the cavern holding the Gem of Amarra should be. They look around the flat plane disappointed.
“There must be an entrance somewhere.” Buffy asked
“Let’s split up, see what we can find.” Angel replied
The two champions walked of in different directions. Jesse looks at both of them in confusion
“So do I start digging yet?” he asks slamming the blade of his shovel into the ground.
The ground slowly began to crack under his feet. Suddenly Jesse disappeared into the ground and landed hard on the cavern floor. Buffy and Angel rushed back up to the recently made hole
“Jesse? Are you okay?” Buffy asked
“Ow” Jesse said softly as he lay painfully on his back.
Buffy and Angel jumped down into the hole. They all pull out flashlights and begin to search. The room is full to the brim with gold and precious jewels. As they searched Buffy came across something familiar lying on one of the tables. She unfolds the old parchment to reveal the missing map.
“Guys.” She calls out
The boys joined her at looking at the map.
“Looks like we’re not the first ones here.” She continued as she turned over the map.
There was something scrawled on the back in large writing.
1 of 3
“What does that mean?” Jesse asked
Angel rolled his eyes in frustration.
“She has the first thing she need for the apocalypse.” He replied in frustration.
Buffy shook her head angrily. She looked at the Vampire in complete contempt.
“You know that helping thing you said you would do? Now is a good time to start.” She replied angrily
Later on that day Angel leaned heavily against the desk in the library. Giles was examining the note left by Vampire Willow.
“So Vampire Willow now has the Gem of Amarra.” He stated seriously
“Yep. She just walked in and took it like we weren’t even a threat.”
“And that’s the first thing she needed for the apocalypse. Well we know the second is the Star of Asgeroth, which we have, but what’s the third?”
“I don’t know. Magic was Vampire Willow department.” Angel replied in frustration
In the office Willow sat across from Becky. She straightened up the blanket lovingly and looked at the poor girl.
“I don’t know how you did it.” Willow said softly, “I only face me for one day and I went nuts. You’ve been doing it for years.”
Willow smiled softly at the vacant slayer.
“Why don’t you come back? We could really use you’re help now that Vampire me has that Gem of Amarra thing.”
Becky flinched. She blinked a couple of times and looked at Willow in confusion. Willow stood up anxiously and rushed out to the library
“Hey, ah, guys. Something’s happening to Becky.” She said quickly
Giles and Angel looked at Willow with interest. There focus was shifted as Becky stood timidly at the office door.
“Oh my,” Giles said as she slowly stood up from his seat.
Angel moved in cautiously.
“Becky?” he asked.
As Angel approached Becky shifted herself behind the doorway. She clutched the blanket Willow gave her close to her chest defensively.
“How are you feeling?” Giles asked
Becky looked over to the watcher cautiously. It almost seems to him like she doesn’t know where she is.
“I-I’m hungry.” She replied meekly
“I’ll go get something from the cafeteria.” Willow said as she rushed out of the room.
Angel studied Becky’s movements carefully. Something wasn’t right. She might be away but she certainly wasn’t back. There was also the look in her eye. He had seen that look on her before.
This wasn’t the look of a sixteen-year-old hardened, army-trained uber-slayer. This was the look of a terrified eleven-year-old girl who was completely out of her depth.
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