7. The Return of Non

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“What’s this you’re doing here, Percy?”

“Performing a location spell, trying to triangulate Buffy’s position”

“Swell”

Spike rubbed the back of his neck and groaned when he saw the destroyed counter. Shaking his head, he headed into the kitchen for some blood and Weet-Bix. He hadn’t been able to sleep easy last night, due to constantly thinking about Buffy and how she was now a vampire, responsible for the deaths of Connor and Cordelia. Lindsey and Kate were flying over to New York to find out if Buffy was telling the truth or not about Cordelia’s death. Crushing up the Weet-Bix, Spike then stirred them into his mug of blood and took a small sip, enjoying the extra texture. Illyria and Elena were still asleep, as were Faith and Adrian

“So, if you find Buffy, what then?” Spike called from the kitchen

“We’ll search for her tonight,” Wesley replied, “I may be powerful, but physical wise, not so much against Buffy or Twilight, so today is out of the question”

“Aw, nice to know that you’re thinking of me”

“Someone has to”

“Hey!”

Wesley snickered slightly to himself as he continued the spell. However, when he found that the spell wasn’t working, he wasn’t all that surprised. Easy knowing a counter-spell, he started working on that

CRASH!!

“What the bloody hell now!” came Spike’s loud voice

Wesley was slowly getting to his feet, his eyes wide as he stared at the front doors of the Hyperion. Which lay now crushed under the feet of a huge Tyrannosaurus Rex. Just then, Spike came out into the lobby, his mug shattering on the floor when he caught sight of the massive reptile before them

“Is that a dinosaur?” he asked

“It appears to be that way,” Wesley said, “How is that possible?”

“Who cares?”

The T-Rex let out a massive roar. Within minutes, Elena came out of her room, stopping on the second landing as she rubbed her eyes free of sleep

“What’s going on?”

That was followed a split second later by a ear-piercing scream, as the T-Rex turned towards Elena and moved towards her, smashing parts of the ceiling as it moved about. Spike wanted to get to his daughter, but beams of sunlight were spilling into the hotel, blocking him off, while Wesley was unsure about approaching the dinosaur. Just before the T-Rex could snap its jaws around Elena, Illyria suddenly appeared in her leather armour, grabbing onto the T-Rex’s jaws and keeping it away

“Get to your father,” Illyria said

Elena ran down into the lobby, joining her father, as Faith appeared. Adrian was by her side, while young Jadyn was tucked up in her arms, as she joined Wesley by his side. As they watched Illyria struggle against the T-Rex, several female demons walked into the hotel, all dressed in black vinyl, causing Spike to groan

“You kidding me? Non’s lackeys? What are they doing here?”

“Maybe because I told them to come here,” said Non, standing in the sunlight

Illyria shoved the T-Rex back, then leapt off the balcony, landing on the dinosaur’s head, then dropping down while holding onto its jaw, dragging it down and throwing it to the ground. The floor splintered, as Wesley quickly put up a shield between himself and the dinosaur, as Non looked around at the hotel

“Nice place”

“How the hell are you alive?” Spike asked, “I cut your bloody head off!”

“And it got sewn right back on. Kenny!” Non cried, addressing the T-Rex, “Get the hell up and take care of that hell-bitch!”

“Hey, don’t say my name,” Kenny the T-Rex said, “I don’t want to drag my family in this”

Spike simply cocked an eyebrow, while Elena frowned at the talking dinosaur

“Faith, take the children and get out of here,” Wesley said

Faith nodded, taking Adrian’s hand with her free one, then headed towards the basement with Elena trailing behind. Non grinned as her minions advanced on Spike and Wesley. By now, Kenny had gotten to his feet and let out a roar, before snapping his jaws at Illyria, as she ducked and drove her fist into his chest. Kenny groaned, then snarled, before trying to crush Illyria beneath his foot, but she shoved him aside with some difficulty, smashing open a wall and letting more sunlight in. Spike yelped and headed into the kitchen, as the female minions lunged at Wesley. He blasted three back with a shot of magic, as a minion struck him across the face, while a second minion punched him in the stomach. A few minions raced into the kitchen, one of them getting knocked unconscious instantly by the large saucepan Spike wielded

Kenny came smashing through the kitchen wall, his tail destroying more of the ceiling. Knocking out another minion with the saucepan, Spike moved away from the sunlight, as Non entered the kitchen. Seeing Kenny throw Illyria across the kitchen with his mouth, she smiled and headed towards Spike, grabbing a large kitchen knife

“Now, Spike, where were we? It seems I owe you one”

She stabbed with the knife, but Spike blocked with the saucepan, then bashed her across the face. Non fell back against the stove, holding her head in pain, as the ringing reverberated throughout her skull. Spike grabbed her by her jacket and threw her into the table, but had to stay out of the sunlight, as a blast of magic tore out another wall, taking four minions with them. Kenny stomped around, snapping his jaws at Illyria, who ducked and weaved about the massive dinosaur. Non lunged at Spike, grabbing him and slugging him across the jaw, then twisted her body and threw him over her shoulder, before grabbing a nearby piece of shattered wood. Spike grabbed her wrist, holding the stake at bay, until Illyria sucker-punched Kenny, causing him to collapse, which in turn shattered the floor, dropping everyone in the vicinity onto the floor below

“Oh, that kind hurt,” Non mumbled as she got up, “Kenny, you said you could take Illyria. You lied to me!”

“I said I thought I could take her,” Kenny replied, “You’re crazy”

Illyria leapt up onto Kenny’s neck, then slammed her fists onto his head. He snarled and thrashing about, as Spike got to his feet, scoring a blow to the face. Non followed up with a second blow, as Spike blocked her kick and punched her in the face. Non caught Spike’s fist, then grabbed him by the throat, before hurling him into the sunlight. Spike growled as his skin sizzle and he quickly lunged for the darkness of the basement. Non chuckled to herself, but having to duck Kenny’s swinging tail

“Oh, this is going to be so much fun”

Illyria was thrown into the concrete wall, as Kenny charged, smashing her right through it. The Hyperion was crumbling around them, letting the sunlight pour in and giving Spike less room to move around in. he growled at this, as Non caught him in the face with a leaping punch, then uppercutted him. Spike fell back against the wall, inclining his head to dodge Non’s fist, as he drove his own fist into her stomach, then grabbed her by her jacket and tossed her aside. Non got to her feet, dodging Spike’s fist and shoving him into the sunlight. Growling, Spike headed for the nearest dark spot he could find quickly, his skin burning, as Non struck him in the face, then kicked him in the stomach, before driving her elbow onto his back. Spike fell to the ground, as Non lifted him up and slammed him against the wall, then struck him

“You’re not enjoying yourself, Spike,” Non said, “Why don’t you have some fun!”

She slugged him in the jaw, as he broke out of her grip and punched her in the face, then grabbed her by the head and drove his knee into her face, breaking her nose. Blood splattered the ground, as Non grinned maniacally

“Now, that’s more like it!”

Spike threw another punch, as Non grabbed him and switched positions, putting him in the more sunlight, driving her knee into his stomach, then punched him, as Spike landed an uppercut on her jaw. His face caught on fire, causing him to growl in pain, as Non threw him aside. Spike quickly patted the flames out, as Non kicked him in the face, knocking him down, then grabbed him by the front of his shirt

“You think you know, what’s to come. You haven’t even begun”

At that moment, both Illyria and Kenny came crashing back into the basement. Illyria was dripping wet, having been thrown down into the sewers, then climbing back out and punishing Kenny for her wet status. Non punched Spike across the face, spraying blood, then dropped him onto the floor, before grabbing Illyria by the shoulders and throwing her aside, as Kenny got to his feet and Non leapt up onto his back

“Well, it was nice catching up, but we’ve got to go now. Ta-ta!”

Kenny barrelled his way out of the destroyed Hyperion, as Illyria got up and headed over to Spike, gently helping him to his feet, seeing his burnt face and bleeding nose

“She will pay for this,” Illyria growled

“Don’t worry, we’ll get her,” Spike groaned

“Hey, is everyone alright?” came Wesley’s voice, as he peeked into the basement

“Yeah, we’ll be fine,” Spike called back, “We’ll be fine”

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