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[buffyxanne]

I walked out of my chamber and into the brightly lit hallway. I scanned the area to see if I could find anyone familar. I didn't see anyone at all. I stopped walking momentarily, and knelt down, leaning against one of the walls. I needed a minute to collect my thoughts. My head was spinning, and I just couldn't believe what was happening.

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[dawnie_thekey]

The guard let go of me and I near tackled my sister. Crying so much now. I felt like I hadn't seen her in years...which, technically is true. SO I hugged her with everything I had in me, which wasn't much considering my muscles were hating me right now.

And then Buffy got into sisterly mommy mode and told me how no one was going to hurt me...and I knew that was true, as long as I kept my mouth shut.

"Where is everyone else? Who was with you?"

I wasn't sure if I coul form actual words, my heart was racing so much and I just took a few deep breaths. Come on Dawnie, hyperventilating isn't going to solve anything. Finally calming myself a little I spoke.

"Well...I saw Anya, Willow, and Tara. That's it though. There were other pod thingies but I couldn't see who was in them. Buffy...Warren is strong now...like really strong now. He lifted Anya up by her throat and hit her hard. He hit Willow too. Buffy, I couldn't do anything to stop it. He's all crazy and stuff." I wiped at the tears on my cheeks and took another few deep

[buffyxanne]

"Well...I saw Anya, Willow, and Tara. That's it though. There were other pod thingies but I couldn't see who was in them. Buffy...Warren is strong now...like really strong now. He lifted Anya up by her throat and hit her hard. He hit Willow too. Buffy, I couldn't do anything to stop it. He's all crazy and stuff."

My eyes widened as she told me what Warren had done.

"He hit them?" I repeated, seething. "I'll kill him... I don't care how strong that bastard is right now... I'll kill him.." I had to stop myself. I knew I shouldn't talk this way in front of Dawn, nor did I know who might be spying on us, and I had to play it cool.

"But he didn't touch you, right?" I said, giving her the once over again.

"We'll wait here for the others, then we'll get out of here... we'll figure something out Dawn, don't worry. Everything will be fine." I tried my best to sound convincing, which wasn't easy, as I was trying to convince her, as well as myself.

[dawnie_thekey]

"I'll kill him... I don't care how strong that bastard is right now... I'll kill him.."

I started whimpering when Buffy got all mad. The thing is, I don't know how easy he would be to beat...and hello...he's the president, or whatever. If she tried something...well it's not something I really want to think about.

"But he didn't touch you, right?"

I shook my head. "I was smart and didn't speak out of turn. Didn't make him mad, like they did."

"We'll wait here for the others, then we'll get out of here... we'll figure something out Dawn, don't worry. Everything will be fine."

Sighing deeply, I looked at the floor. "You know...that would be so much better, if it sounded at all like you believed it. I'm not slow, not a kid, I know this is bad...and we are kinda stuck in a very bad situation right now. Just...please don't do something stupid. Don't want a dead sister...again." My brow furrowed and I looked up, and hugged her again.

[buffyxanne]

"You know...that would be so much better, if it sounded at all like you believed it. I'm not slow, not a kid, I know this is bad...and we are kinda stuck in a very bad situation right now. Just...please don't do something stupid. Don't want a dead sister...again."

I sighed as I returned her hug keeping my eyes peeled for anyone who might come our way.

"You're right Dawn, this is bad. This is really bad. Like, the worst ever. This tops any apocolypse we've ever seen. But, we'll beat it... and you have to trust me, no matter what I do Dawn, I'll never turn my back on you. Ever. Please, just believe that for me."

I had to make that clear to her, I didn't know what I was going to have to do in order to beat them, and I didn't want her to think I was going against her, and everything I believed... but I knew this was going to take some tricky work.

"Where are they... if he did anything to them... so help me.."

[[open for dawn, anya, tara and/or willow whenever they join us!]]

[yammerer_willow]

I couldn't believe how I was acting. I knew that my friends were in danger and yet I still took the time to threaten Warren. I watched him kill that boy in cold blood and I continued to push him.

I was not like this, I don't push dangerous psychopaths who kill people with no provocation. I am the calm collected one who just wants to better control these magicks within me.

I couldn't stop thinking about this whole thing as we were led from the room to where Buffy and Dawn were. I looked at them then looked to the ground, I almost put them all in mortal danger, just to get back at Warren.

After looking at Dawn and Buffy I turned back to Tara and gave her an apologetic look. I didn't know what to say about this whole situation, I did know that I could make right what I had done with words so for the first time in..well...ever I kept my mouth shut.

[buffyxanne]

"They're all in there. I don't know what they are talking about, all I know is that Warren wanted me out. Said he didn't want me to see something...I'm not actually sure. Wasn't paying attention, to busy being scared. Ya know?"

"It's alright Dawn, don't wor.." I was cut off as I saw Willow walk up, Tara following behind her.

"Willow!" She looked upset about something. Obviously we weren't in the best situation, but there was something more than that. "Will, what's wrong? Is it Warren? I hear you two got into it... are you alright?"

I walked over to her, and embraced her in a huge hug.

"I didn't realize how much I missed you, until now. I still can't believe it's been two years...two years."

I pulled away from Willow, and turned my attention to Tara. Walking over to her, I gave her a brief hug.

"Hey... how are you holdin' up?"

[smitten_wiccan]

Maybe it was denial, or maybe it was shock, but my mind downshifted itself and all I could do was focus on one small item at a time. The whole situation, what we had just seen back there...on the tv, and Warren with that poor boy, it was too much. Trying to take it all in I could feel myself coming apart and now was not the time for that. Instead I focused on Willow, and the emerging bruise on her face that made my stomach clench, and Anya who was sporting a similar, if not as bad, red badge. My hand slipped into Willow's and I gave it a gentle squeeze, doing my best to smile a reassuring smile in response to that look she gave me

[dawnie_thekey]

They started coming out of the main room place and I cringed at the swelling on Willow's face, Anya's too, she even had redness around her throat too. This all made me scared and angry. It wasn't fair that all this weird crappy stuff always had to happen to us.

After Buffy hugged Willow and Tara, I kinda bum rushed them, hugging them both tightly. Pulling away from the hug I smiled a little at them. Then went back to stand by Buffy, crossing my arms.

"So...uh...what do we do now?"