Buffy grabbed Mr. Gordo hugging the loved and worn bear tight to her hot tears so as not to wake the rest of the house. Had Angel turned evil again? Was this dream a foreshadowing of what was to come? It would not be the first time a dream had came true she reminded herself. What if Angel was evil again? Could she handle the pain and anguish a second time? Tears stained her face as she drifted back to sleep till morning when the phone rang.
It was Cordelia. "Hi, Buffy? I... have bad news... two bad new things actually... See.... Angel is evil again. And he's invisible."
There was silence on the line. Her worst fears were confirmed and made even worse. Invisible? How in the world? He could be standing here in her room right now. Or worse, he could be downstairs watching her mother and sister. Spike! What if he got to Spike? Flashes of her dream crossed her mind and she trembled. "Cordy? I'll have to call you back, I have to get to Spike before Angel does"
Meanwhile, the same little fairy smiled. "Finally my gift will be put to good use..." it giggled.
Spike stirred from his sleep. Groggily he realized that yet again he had fallen asleep in the recliner. Getting up he wondered why he even bought the waterbed. He never used it. Crossing the room to the kitchen he glanced at the couch. He remembered how he held Buffy last night. How they talked, how her eyes sparkled and how much of a wuss he was becoming around her.
With a sigh, he stretched, and then he heard a sound. Like a foot fall... Harmony was the only one that would possibly even try and creep in here. Twig never seemed to take no for an answer. "Who�s there?"
Suddenly, Spike found himself pinned to the wall by invisible hands. There was a familiar scent in the air.
"Oh Hell... an invisible Nancy boy." "That�s right William, Angelus is back" Spike went flying through the air, nailing a wall, cracking it. He groaned.
"Well isn't that just lovely peaches. You�re invisible as well. How lovely. How'd you swing that?" Angelus advanced on him quickly, "That�s none of your concern Spike, just know its the last thing you'll be thinking about before I take the pleasure in killing you." Spike got up quickly, vamping out and taking a fighting stance. "Not bloody likely mate, I've kicked your ass how many times before?" Spike walked cautiously in a circle, looking for an indication of where his sire may stand. "What makes you think that you still stand a chance? The bloody chip does not affect me when it comes to you"
"Oh please Spike. You know just as well as I do that you're going to die. The only question is..." Spike felt himself tackled from behind and pinned "what's going to happen to you before you do, and how much is it going to hurt?" Spike pushed with his hands against the wall, sending him and Angel backwards and onto the floor. They landed with a dark thud. Angel laughed as Spike scrambled to get up. "Alright mate, where are you? Bring it on!" The door to the crypt flew open. Spike eyes went wild at the sight of Buffy standing there, a scared look in her eye. "Buffy, be careful Angel is..." He didn�t finish, he couldn�t. Spike shattered into a burst of dust right in front of her. Angelus laughed an evil laugh...