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“Did you find anything out?” Lindsey asked
“Well, Lucas did manage to get away,” Spike said, “Sneaky bastard with the bloody cheap shot. But I did manage to get a few things from him”
“Where is Pavayne taking Elena?” Illyria demanded
“Patience, pet, you’re gonna love this one”
“Where are they going?” Dracula growled impatiently
“The Deeper Well,” Spike answered, “Illyria’s old home for the past millenniums”
“And what is he planning on doing there?” Lindsey asked
“Well, I made a call to Percy not long after and he confirmed a few things for me, all of which are not good. Elena is human with the abilities of vampires, so her blood is special, unique, like Connor’s. But unlike Connor’s, it’s young and pure and that’s what Pavayne needs, along with that shiny ball we got him”
“So what does Pavayne needs Elena’s blood for?” Illyria demanded
“To call upon the end of the world. And it’s residing inside the Deeper Well. Elena and that orb are the key to unleashing Armageddon”
“Then we must hurry to the Deeper Well,” Illyria said
“Thanks for stating the obvious,” Lindsey said
“Don’t worry, in about ten minutes, Wesley’s gonna take us to the Well,” Spike said
“How is he going to do that?” Dracula asked
“Well, I am a powerful sorcerer,” Wesley said, appearing suddenly in the doorway
“Next time, give us a heart attack, okay?” Lindsey asked, “That’ll be great”
“I’ll consider that,” Wesley said, walking into the room, “We all ready to go?”
“Just hurry up and do your thing,” Spike said impatiently
Wesley’s hands began glowing dark red and he muttered under his breath, as the magic flew from his hands, surrounding everyone in the room and taking them from sight
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“Remind me not to eat before being teleported,” Lindsey groaned, “There goes my chicken burrito. Damn you, Wesley”
“Throwing up your lunch is the least of your worries,” Wesley said, shotgun in hand, “Take a look around”
Demon bodies lay everywhere on the forest floor, beheaded and dismembered, strewn everywhere as if someone had violently torn them apart. Which probably did happen
“Someone wasn’t a very happy camper,” Spike said, “He’s close”
He headed over to a large tree that had an opening split into it, peeking inside, but unable to see any dangers. He ventured in first, followed by Illyria, then Lindsey, Dracula and finally Wesley, covering the others from behind with his shotgun
“So, this is the infamous Deeper Well?” Lindsey asked as they left the tunnel, “Big”
“And that’s the understatement of the century,” Spike said
They came out onto the boardwalk that hung across the massive hole. Lindsey looked down over the edge, seeing the numerous coffins that lined the walls as far as the eye could see. He leaned back and swallowed in slight fear
“You don’t like heights?” Dracula asked
“No, I just don’t want to fall off here”
“Yeah, you’ll probably end up in New Zealand,” Spike smirked, “No sign of Pavayne”
The next thing Spike knew, he had been struck from behind and knocked off the boardwalk. Grabbing the hooked chain, Spike threw it towards the nearest coffin, catching himself and swinging onto another coffin. He landed, as Spider landed on a coffin across the chasm
“Where’s Pavayne?” Spike asked
“Aw, is the little vampire missing his bubsy-wubsy?”
Spike snapped the chain, narrowly missing Spider and smashing the coffin she was residing on. Spider, on the other hand, had leapt out of the way and was clinging to the wall with her spider legs
“Whatever the Old One is, that’s where Pavayne will be,” Spike called, “Find him”
“You want us to go down there?” Lindsey asked uncertainly, “That’s a long way”
Wesley’s eyes turned blood red for a moment. Then he cocked his shotgun and blasted a vampire’s head off, before swinging the stock around to crack the next vampire in the face, throwing him off the boardwalk and into the chasm. The vampire screamed as he continued to fall. More vampires started appearing, as Wesley used his magic to lower Illyria and Lindsey safely into the chasm. Dracula transformed into a bat and flew down, as Wesley took care of the vampires, incinerating them with fireballs
Spider leapt away from the chain, as Spike leapt through the air, using the chain to pull himself to another coffin, as Spider lunged at him. He swung his fist, just as three spider legs stabbed into his chest. Growling, Spike struck Spider in the jaw, as she removed her legs and uppercutted him. Spike fell off the coffin, but landed on another, as Spider dropped down, her knees slamming into his ribs. Spike groaned when he heard a crack
“You’re not gonna save the little itsy-bitsy,” Spider said, “Not this time”
Her head reeled back from the blow, as Spike drew his legs up and booted her in the stomach, throwing her off the coffin. Spider used her extra legs to cling onto the wall, as Spike got up and whipped the chain, slamming it into her back. She cried out, scuttling away from him along the wall, but Spike ran along the coffins and tackled her
“Whereabouts is the bleeding Reaper or I’ll gonna rip your eyeballs out and eat them”
Illyria leapt gracefully from one coffin to the next, falling past her former brethren. She glowered at what they would think of her now, but she changed her thoughts to Elena and she continued coffin jumping, as Lindsey carefully followed her and Dracula flew past, coming to another boardwalk, where Pavayne was, Elena dangling in the air before him
“Release her now,” Illyria demanded, landing on the boardwalk
“Really poor choice of words,” Pavayne said
Elena started to fall, but Pavayne caught her with his magic. Using more of his magic, he summoned a coffin to the boardwalk, before placing the orb upon it
“Stop what you are doing,” Illyria said, heading towards the Reaper
“Stay back,” Pavayne demanded, holding a knife to Elena, “Any closer and she dies”
Just then, Wesley materialised behind Pavayne. He quickly took aim and fired at close range. Pavayne cried out as his arm dangled by a thread, his sleeve soaked in blood. Illyria moved in and kicked Pavayne aside, before grabbing Elena. However, Pavayne slashed out with his knife, cutting a line across Elena’s left collarbone. She screamed in pain, as Illyria did a snap kick on Pavayne’s jaw. He reeled back, leaning against the railing as Wesley cocked his shotgun and aimed it at his head
“Don’t even think it”
Pavayne swung his leg upwards, straight between Wesley’s legs. The ex-Watcher groaned, as Pavayne then stabbed the bloodstained knife into the orb. Thick red ooze ran down from the tip of the blade, covering the orb, as it was absorbed into the coffin, which then began to glow brightly
“What the hell is going on?” Lindsey asked, shielding his eyes
“This is not good,” Illyria said, realizing just which Old One was awakening, “We must leave right now!”
Spike stabbed the hook into Spider’s abdomen, before kicking her off the coffin and hurling her into the wall. He then quickly ripped downwards, slamming her into a coffin, as it cracked and groaned. Spider crawled up onto the coffin, coughing from the dust, as Spike held onto the chain and dropped down, before wrapping the chain around her throat. Spider gasped for air, her extra legs kicking wildly, as Spike tightened the chain. However, the Deeper Well started quaking, as a massive roar resonated lower in the chasm. Spike frowned, loosening the chain slightly, as Spider bucked and threw him off her, taking the chain off her throat and scuttling up the walls
“What the bloody hell is going on?” Spike asked himself, looking over the edge
Illyria came climbing up the coffins, Elena clinging to her back, as Lindsey and Wesley climbed up behind her, Dracula flying at their speed in his bat form
“Love, what’s going on?” Spike asked
“We’re leaving the Deeper Well. An Old One has awakened,” Illyria said
“Can’t be that bad. I mean, look at you”
Illyria glared at him, as the Deeper Well continued quaking, along with the roaring. Then, a massive shadow swept past them. Spider’s screaming could be heard, but then she started gurgling and her voice soon faded out
“Okay, that’s not good,” Spike said
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