Disclaimer in part one.

This part is the part co-authored by Darcy and me(sha).

Notes: Warning! Character death. Before you flame, please note that the character's killed here were not done easily, or in vain.Thanks to the two who, temporarily (this IS just a fic after all.) gave their lives so that the villain's awesome powers would be more believable.



Andra get's a major thanks for making sure my fight scenes sounded decent.THANKS ANDRA!
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They all stood their ground though inside, they were finding it very hard not to turn and run. They'd seen frightening, terrifying things more than any group of people had a right to, but this was different. This was a being that everyone had heard of - an angel - tall and radiant, ethereal wings that almost seemed to be there more for symbolism than function. It hovered a foot above the ground perfectly fine without them. The power, the energy, they could practically feel it radiating off of the angel.


"Ungh?" was all Xander managed to get out. He worried that the noise would incense the angel. he thought, but the angel focused on Joyce, Buffy and Willow. The three women lowered their defensive stance. Spike, Oz, Angel, and Xander stared in horror as they ever so slowly took first one step, then another, toward the being.


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At the same moment, Giles and Anya were working furiously in the little church. Percy and Cordelia were retrieving the necessary items for the spell, bringing out food or drinks, ' So we're basically your pack mules, right?" Percy asked. Cordelia wrinkled her nose, but had the good sense not to complain too much. At least her years helping the Scooby Gang had finally given her priorities: 'World First, Cordy's complaints later'. And did *she* have some complaints for later.


They had discovered one of her hidden talents when Giles said he needed a cloth doll for the spell. Cordelia had disappeared after the meeting last night and returned an hour later with the small cloth doll, head still unstitched.

She handed him the object and seemed about to leave without a word, when she turned around and glared. "And *no one* finds out I was domestic." Giles raised an eyebrow and merely nodded.


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Spike, Oz, Angel and Xander started to rush forward, weapons in hand, hoping desperately that the instruments would do the being damage. Mickalae whipped his head toward them and they seemed to be picked up bodily off the ground and thrown back a few feet. They lay, stunned, and were about to get up when Mickalae thrust his hand forward and fire leapt out at them.

Spike's eyes widened. "Fu-" he rolled lighting fast with the other three out of the path of the flames.

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Buffy's head was light and airy as she moved slowly toward the glowing being. Suddenly, she closed her eyes, shook her head and some of the fog cleared away. She planted her feet and stopped, grabbing one of Willow's arms, one of Joyce's. The two women jerked to a stop, somewhat bewildered, but they tugged weakly against Buffy's grip.

Mickalae seemed to sense Buffy's regained senses and whipping his head back he tried to reestablish his control over her. Fighting the feeling Buffy threw the two women back out of the angels path. Xander,watching the action, yelled out to the others," He can't contain his mind control and fight us too.Keep him distracted!"


The guys redoubled their actions,and advanced towards the fallen angel,weapons raised.Again, Mickalae lashed out at the men. This time,striking Xander in the arm. Screaming out in pain, Xander rolled on the ground,putting the flames out. Buffy, incensed, ran at the angel, sword raised. Raising his arm, he threw Buffy into the air. She landed up against a tree with a sickening thud, and stayed laying there, unconscious, blood running down her face.


Angel saw Buffy land and leaping forward with a roar,he struck Mickalae with a bolt from the crossbow.It seemed to pass through the angel,without causing any harm.Jumping into the fray,Oz picked up Xanders fallen sword.Rushing Mickalae ,Oz ran him through.The angel pulsed,sending off a flash that blinded, he threw Oz,causing him to land with an audible crack sounding.


Mickalae looked down at the sword sticking out of him and pulled it out.The only thing that was noticeably different and damaging was his energy,his glow, dimmed. Shaking his head he wrapped his wings around himself,and after a couple pulses, he again stood tall and straight.

Spike, unnoticed now, tried sneaking up behind the angel to strike his wings with a sword. He managed to strike but before the blow could land, he too was thrown.He landed against a tree were a branch penetrated the vampire. Buffy woke up in time to see him explode into ash.


"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! You bastard! Spike, please not Spike." Distraught by her friends death, Buffy failed to notice her fallen comrades or the angel advancing on her. Joyce did. Yelling to Buffy, Joyce ran in front of her daughter, taking the full brunt of his attack. The blast hit her head on,and she never stood a chance.Buffy fell back,catatonic.Uncaring that she too was about to die. As the angel raised his arm , he stopped.Cocking his head as if he could hear something the others could not.Then, in a flash he was gone,just disappeared.


Laying on the ground panting, Willow called out to ready her part of the spell,saying, "Giles thought this could happen.He must sense Giles spell,we must hurry before it is too late. Buffy,BUFFY! Please,I'm so so sorry but you must keep it together.The others are in danger and are counting on us!"


Nodding her head,Buffy looked over to where Oz lay. Seeing him unmoving,she crawled over to his body while Angel and Willow prepared her part of the spell.


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Giles finished the chant and quickly signed his name on a slip of paper. He picked up the needle resting on the table and swiftly pricked his finger, smearing the blood on the paper. Then he lit it over one of the candles, watching it burn down to his fingertips, then he dropped it onto a small plate and let it burn the rest of the way. Quickly, he stood and jogged out to his car, holding the doll. Hopping in, he started the car and drove as fast as he could to the edge of Sunnydale. Leaping out, he took a small garden trowel he'd brought along and dug a hole. Suddenly, he was thrown forward, onto the ground. The poppet flew from his hands into night. He rolled over, and out of the way of a blast of heat. The grass next to him erupted in flames. His jacket caught on fire and he rolled, putting it out.


He felt something under his arm and grabbed the small doll. The glowing being over him opened its mouth, releasing a resounding noise of anger. Giles somersaulted forward as another blast of heat caught him. He bit back a scream and found the hole, dropping the doll into it and scraping dirt over it, before rolling and trying to extinguish the flames on himself.


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Leaning over Oz, Buffy pushed his hair back out of his face and then checked for a heartbeat. Finding one, she leaned forward,sobbing in pain and relief against Oz's chest. He stirred,and reaching his hand up, he weakly touched Buffy's head."I'm ok Buffy,I'm fine."

"Oh god Oz! My mom-Spike, they're-they're- "

"Shhh Buffy shhh. Where is the angel Buffy? Where is Mickalae?"

"Oh no! Giles! He's doing his part of the spell and the angel just disappeared.Willow said that Giles thought it might come after him. We've got to help him Oz!"


"Hang on Buffy, Willow has a spell to do as well.He'll come after her just the same as Giles. We have to have faith in the others to help Giles.Our concern has to be here.He'll return here to stop Willow and it's up to you to stop him."

Buffy nodded,trying to stay the desperate feeling that wanted her to find Giles and protect him.
Noticing Oz's white lips,she looked him over to see where he was hurt. She then saw how he cradled his left wrist. Picking it up as gently as she could, she immediately saw that it was broke. Looking over to see that Angel and Willow were about ready to start the spell,Buffy called out to Angel,telling him to bring something for Oz's wrist. Angel found two sticks to use as a splint,and tearing his shirt he wrapped Oz's wrist in a make shift bandage. The straightening of Oz's wrist caused him to pass out again,so,taking advantage of it,Buffy and Angel carried Oz off to the church to keep him out of the line of upcoming fire.


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Cordy,Anya and Percy had followed Giles in Cordy's car. Arriving at the scene in time to see Mickalae flame Giles, they ran forward to help the ex-watcher. The angel raised his hand, and like the others, threw the three back. Landing against the car,Anya was knocked out and Percy felt both his legs snap like they were twigs.Mercifully,he then passed out.Cordy,sustaining only minor injuries,got up and ran to Giles as he rolled to put out the flames consuming his body. Mickalae prepared to attack again,but this time Giles spell prevented him from doing anything. Shrieking in anger, he flew off, back to Buffy and the others.


Cordy ran forward and cried out when she saw the librarian.Swallowing the bile that rose in her throat, she knelt down beside Giles, touching the only thing not scorched, his face.


"Cordy, I don't think- that I c-can make this. Le-leave me here and g-go see about the others. I just hope that the binding spell was enough to let Willow do the casting spell."

"Oh no you don't!! Buffy would NEVER forgive me, besides,you're going to be just fine.You'll see, it will be ok. Your clothes protected your important parts and hey, they have really *great* looking hair implants for your head. Now help me get you to the car.I've got to take you three to the hospital and I can't carry you by myself."


She half carried, half dragged Giles to her car,wincing with his every moan as the skin peeled back more. Knowing from her first aid course that the infection killed burn victims more than burns themselves, she did her best to see that the raw, bare skin didn't come in contact with anything. Finally getting him into the car, she turned to the other two. Anya woke up with a few nudges and she then helped Cordy get Percy into the car. She roared off, breaking all speed limits, heading for the hospital.


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"Willow hurry! I can feel his energy returning! He's coming." Buffy looked all around them, trying to see where Mickalae was. He landed with a roar behind Buffy. Angel saw him first and went straight to attacking him again. It all seemed in vain. That is until , as Willow neared the end of her spell, Buffy, her anger taking over all else, attacked with everything she had.

She pushed Angel out of the line of fire."You son of a bitch, I've.Had.Enough." Drawing from a source she didn't know existed,Buffy grabbed up a fallen sword and attacked with inhuman speed. Feeling the extra power she pulled in, Mickalae attempted to distract her from her goal."Haven't you figured it out yet human? I'm am more powerful,how many must you lose to figure that out and bow down? Did you care for the old man as you did the others? Pity if you did for he is gone!" Throwing out another fireball,the angel hit her arm. Ignoring the searing pain,she rolled forward putting out the fire. Jumping up to her feet, she then swung,taking off half of Mickalae's right wing.


Weakened, he doubled his own attack.He was determined to win. Long forgotten,Xander saw his opening. Using the flame thrower, he torched the angel from behind. Turning, Mickalae,back on fire, threw Xander first against one tree, then another. As the boy hit the second tree, Oz came running from the church, a large wooden cross in hand. Running in front of Xander's fallen body, Oz raised the cross in Mickalae's face, while saying the same words over and over. "In GODs name I rebuke thee.In GODs name, I rebuke thee."


At that precise time, Willow was chanting the last words to the spell. A swirling vortex opened on the ground between Willow and the action going on between the angel and the others.

Seeing this, Angel called out to Buffy," Look, it's done. Drive him in to it Buffy, NOW!" Running forward to try help, Angel had no weapons and attacked with a kick to Mickalae's stomach. Buffy ran up to his other side and she too kicked him.The two began driving him back to hell.


In his last desperate attempt to at least take her with him as he went,Mickalae grabbed onto Buffy by both her arms, dragging her into the vortex with him.

Angel lurched forward and grabbed her feet, determined to hold on, even if it meant going into hell again too. The pull the vortex had was too strong, even for a slayer and a vampire. The two were losing the battle. Crying out to Angel, Buffy begged him to let her go. She had lost too many loved ones because of her destiny.She wasn't going to add to the list any longer.


Seeing her friends in trouble, Willow ran over, and she grabbed onto Angel for dear life. Oz shakily got to his feet, grabbing the cross, headed for the one direction the others didn't think to, Mickalae's.


Throwing the cross, OZ jumped catching Mickalae in the head.The contact caused Oz to fall back into Buffy, knocking her free of Mickalae.The cross had hit the angel in the face, pushing him fully into the vortex.


Laying on the ground panting, Buffy under him, Oz watched in satisfaction as the vortex closed, Mickalae's screams ceasing forever.

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