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“Alright then, let’s get this party started”

Non ripped the spear out of her body and tossed it aside, anger blazing in her eyes. Connor lunged with a swipe, but Non blocked his arm and punched him in the stomach. Spike stepped in, pushing Connor aside and snapped the chain, cracking Non in the face. She reeled back, blood flying from her nose and mouth, as Buffy swung her scythe, slicing open the nearest demon. Illyria was also beating up the demons, soon joined by Dracula and Lindsey, while Dawn was also there, a sword in her hand and young Elena standing behind her. Luckily for them, the demons hardly took any notice of them

“Hey, Spike, how’s it going?” Connor asked

“Look out!” Spike cried

Non grabbed Spike by the throat and tossed him aside, before grabbing Connor

“You seem protective of this guy,” she noted, “Then this is gonna be a bitch. Feed me!”

However, Connor simply gave her a confused look, conveying ‘what-the-hell?’ Angered that she wasn’t able to feed on him, Non resorted to punching Connor in the face, as Spike looped the chain over her throat and pulling tightly against her windpipe

“You’re gonna die, bitch,” he growled in her ear, “But first, where is Pavayne?”

“Yeah – like I’m – gonna tell – you!”

She slammed her elbow into his ribs, then threw him over her shoulder. Spike groaned in pain, as Connor swung his broadsword. Non ducked away from the blade, kicking Connor in the head as she did. He stumbled, but caught his balance quickly, swinging towards her stomach. She sucked her gut in, getting slightly nicked, before moving in and punching him in the face, then grabbing him by his hoodie and throwing him against a pillar. Buffy whirled the scythe around her, taking down three demons at once. Dracula cut a bloody swath through the demons, leaping up onto the stage, as Non grabbed her axe and slashed at him. He flipped over the weapon, landing before her, before whirling around, his eyes flashing gold and his brow having become ridged

“Dracula, huh? You know, I read the book once,” Non said

“Did it entertain you?” Dracula asked

“It was a crappy read”

“The fact that you can read quite amazes me”

Non swung her axe, but Dracula deftly rolled under the blade, spinning around and slashing with his sword. Non was quick, whirling and blocking, landing a blow on Dracula’s jaw, but he backhanded her, before running her through the stomach

“That doesn’t work, mate,” Spike called, kicking a demon in the stomach, “Dawn! What the bleeding hell are you doing here?”

“Saving your ass,” Dawn replied, beheading a demon

“Yeah, well, make sure Elena – ack!”

“So, you brought the kid along?” Non asked, “One big happy family reunion”

Illyria slammed her fists onto Non’s back, making her drop Spike, who kicked her in the stomach, as Buffy and Lindsey finished off the remainder of the demons, leaving Non as the only one standing

“So, you’ve got me beat, huh?”

“Seems that way,” Spike said, before wrapping the chain around his right fist, “Now, I’m challenging you to a little one on one, mano y psycho”

“You’re challenging me to a duel?” Non asked, “For what? The crown of LA?”

“Yeah, sounds good to me. Everyone else can stay back outta this. This is gonna be between me and pixie freakshow”

“Are you sure about this?” Buffy asked

“He’s sure,” Illyria replied, her arms protectively around Elena

Spike and Non began circling each other. The demon made the first move, lashing out with a sidekick towards his ribs. Twisting his body, Spike blocked with his right arm, allowing him to spin around and deliver a left backhand to her jaw, followed by a swift kick to her stomach. Caught off-balance, Non was thrown back by the kick, but swiftly flipped up onto her feet, anger blazing in her eyes, as she punched and he dodged

“Shoulda staked me when you had the chance,” Spike said, dodging her second punch, “Instead of handing me over to Pavayne to play with”

“Learning that lesson,” Non growled, deflecting Spike’s punch

“You know, you’re not as tough as you think, missy. You think you’re so big and bad? Back when I was in the bad crowd, you wouldn’t even rate as an opening act”

Spike dodged Non’s left punch, circling around her left flank and sinking his fist into her exposed ribs, grinning when he heard bones crack. Non gritted her teeth and swung her arm back around, but Spike caught her by the wrist, pulling her off balance as he drove his knee into her stomach. Winded, Non stumbled back, gasping for air, as Spike slammed his chain enclosed fist into her face, breaking her nose and spurting blood

“Gah! Round one to you, Apollo,” Non said, wiping the blood away

Spike grinned, licking his fangs, before moving in for the attack. Non inclined her head, dodging his right fist, as she drove her palm into his solar plexus. Luckily for him, Spike didn’t need to breathe, but the pain was there, as Non slammed her elbow onto his back. Dropping to his hands and knees, Spike went to get up, but Non flipped him onto his back and stomped on his rib cage. Illyria moved in, but Spike stopped her

“No! This is between me and her!”

As Non brought her foot down again, Spike grabbed it and flipped her over him, before slowly getting to his feet, clutching at, what felt like, broken ribs. Non got to her feet, as her eyes started glowing brightly. Lindsey, Buffy and Dawn started gasping and hacking, their life forces being drained by Non. Thinking quickly, Spike grabbed the fallen spear and rammed it through Non’s chest, the blade exiting between her shoulder blades. Lindsey, Dawn and Buffy then started to breath easy now the magic had been stopped

“Before I go down,” Non growled, a few minor injuries healed, “I will kill you”

“Yeah, whatever you say, pet,” Spike grinned cockily

Non grabbed her axe and charged at Spike, swinging the massive weapon. He rolled under the blade, rising up behind her in time to catch Connor’s broadsword. Whirling around, Spike blocked Non’s next attack, before defending against her frenzied blows, backing up until he reached the edge of the stage. Blocking a high chop, Spike kicked her in the stomach, getting some space, before stepping away from the edge as Non lunged at him. Dodging her, Spike slashed towards her unprotected back, but Non was fast, whirling around to parry the move, slashing Spike across his bare chest

“Argh! Goddammit!”

“Language now,” Non grinned, teeth stained with blood

“Just hurry up and kill her already,” Buffy called

“It’s harder than it looks, Slayer,” Spike replied, not taking his eyes off Non

“Die, Spike!” Non cried

She charged at Spike, but he blocked, forcing the axe away from himself, before swinging the sword back. Non’s head fell to the ground, joined by her body, as Spike dropped the sword and fell to his knees, instantly getting surrounded by everyone

“Are you okay?” Dawn asked

“Are you?” Spike replied

“Yes”

“Same here then”

Illyria helped Spike to his feet, one arm around her shoulders, as Elena ran over to him and hugged him around the waist. Spike smiled at his daughter, patting her head

“So, what now?” Buffy asked, “Cute kid by the way”

“Thanks, Buffy,” Spike grinned, his vamp face gone, “Right now, we’re gonna get all nice and cleaned up, rest for a few days, then we track down Pavayne”

“I’ll help you hunt him down,” Connor offered

“Thanks, kid, but I think we can handle this one,” Spike said, “Hang on a second. Why is the sun out and I’m not burning?”

“Because we’re in a different dimension,” Dracula replied, “Spider led us here after we captured and tortured her”

“Right, well, as fun as this is, I’m heading back home,” Buffy said, “Come on, Dawn, we’re going home”

Dawn grumbled under her breath as she followed after her sister

“I wanna date that girl. Seems like my type,” Connor said

Spike rolled his eyes and slapped him upside the head

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“I believe Non has fallen,” Pavayne said, “Such a shame. She was a useful ally”

“At least I survived,” Spider said

“Yeah, thanks to me,” Lucas replied

“Spike has become a very formidable opponent. Extra caution must be taken with him”

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