Sunnydale
Drusilla moved through the Magic Shop, idly glancing at things as she walked. "Have you seen mummy yet?"
"Drusilla. What are you doing here?"
"I've come to look for grandmummy. Heard the stars singing about her. Such a pretty song, all full of agony."
Tara leaned over to Anya. "Who's she looking for?"
"Darla is dead, Drusilla."
"Grrr. Nasty man." She growled at Giles. "The beasts have risen her."
"The beasts?"
"The beasts, the beasts... Ooh, and she's back now.
"Drusilla, what are you talking about?" Giles bent down behind the counter to pick up a tranquilizer gun. He kept it there in case of emergencies, like if a stray werewolf were to burst through the door one day.
"They brought her back. But it was naughty of them not to send out invitations." Drusilla stopped, cocking her head in the air and staring at nothing. "Ooh. My darling boy. My own shining knight."
"Hello, Dru." Spike was behind her. "What brings you back to home sweet hell?"
"You've got a collar." She turned around and snapped at him, backing away.
"Yeah, well, wasn't my bloody idea. Stupid soldier boys came around, trying to horn in on the town, stuck a bleeding chip in my head."
"You help the Slayer." she hissed.
"Only so I can punch something, love."
"Don't try to dance with me." Giles loaded it, pulled it out, and quickly shot her in the back.
"Let's stake her."
"No!" Spike roared.
"We--we can't stake her, Anya, as much as it pains me to admit it. We need to discover what she was talking about."
"Any of you poufs stake her, and I'll kill you myself, chip or no chip."
Spike shook his head and stalked away from them, duster billowing behind him. "I'll stake her, indeed!" Muttering to himself, he pushed out the front door.
"So... Drusilla's back in Sunnydale. This really warrants Buffy being called home."
"But what if Angelus r-really is back, Giles?" Tara's stutter came out.
"I doubt that he is, Tara. We would have undoubtedly heard it from some other source--possibly the fiend himself."
"So, why'd Buffy get sent out there?"
"Maybe she's under the control of something.. Those beasts that Drusilla mentioned."
"Drusilla's crazy, Giles."
"I realize that you aren't fond of her, Anya, but--"
"No. I mean, she's crazy. She's completely and thoroughly insane. The stars and the birdies? Either she's crazy or she's acting."
"Well, we should do something. If Buffy's crazy... I mean, if the Slayer's bad..." Giles looked up.
"What if we can't help her, Giles?"
"Another rogue slayer, only under the control of something more powerful than any of us? God help us all." His brow furrowed in concentration.
"Isn't there some kind of a spell we could do? To get rid of whatever's controlling her?"
"There are spells. They are more easily performed in the presence of the victim, but it isn't necessary. Are you sure that you could do it, Tara?"
"I think so." She nodded, trying to gain more confidence. "Yes."
"Then we'd better start. Angel is a powerful ally, and we often use his assistance... And if she manages to turn him..." He shook his head and repeated himself. "God help us all."
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