"dawn's in trouble. must be tuesday." [location: castle summers] & [accidental visual]
Xander, having only just returned to the castle from his somewhat creepy experience in the Dioneae house, has been looking for Dawn in pretty much every feasible room of the building. It's just as he's dashing into the entrance hall (beginning to feel a knot of worry forming in his stomach) that he sees Buffy. Or rather, that he sees Buffy shutting the door in someone's face.
"Buff?" He calls, rushing over to her. "What's up? Who was that? Have you seen Dawn?"
Unfortunately, with the urgency of the situation, Buffy can't really afford to be gentle about this. "It was Levi - a vampire - Xander, Angelus has her. He has Dawn."
There's a moment of silence as his jaw clenches, and he tries to contain the horrible sick feeling of panic. "Where?"
"I have a location," she answers, lifting Dawn's tablet, the co-ordinates still glowing red on the holographic map. The sketch Angelus drew of Dawn has been discreetly tucked into a pocket - she knows that showing it to Xander would have the same effect that it had on her, and she needs him focused right now.
"Trap?"
"Probably."
"I don't care."
"Good. Neither do I. We need weapons. Now."
Xander nods, but before he moves to follow Buffy's orders, he pauses. There's a sort of mercenary coldness in his voice, a tone that he's used with her before, many years ago. "Buffy, if he's hurt her, I'll kill him. And if you try to stop me, I'll push you out of my way."
This debate is one they've had before, and as much as she'll defend Angel, she can't reproach Xander for his words. He's in love with her sister - and for that matter, if she had to choose between Dawn and Angel, Dawn would win every time. She swallows, then nods.
"I understand. Now let's go."
[ooc: backdated to directly after this. Tara, Godric & River - consider this your heads up post! Buffy & Xander are now out of commission for the rescue, and somewhere in the course of their red-herring-following, Buffy will get her powers back. Let me know if I got any details wrong, and I'll edit!]
"Buff?" He calls, rushing over to her. "What's up? Who was that? Have you seen Dawn?"
Unfortunately, with the urgency of the situation, Buffy can't really afford to be gentle about this. "It was Levi - a vampire - Xander, Angelus has her. He has Dawn."
There's a moment of silence as his jaw clenches, and he tries to contain the horrible sick feeling of panic. "Where?"
"I have a location," she answers, lifting Dawn's tablet, the co-ordinates still glowing red on the holographic map. The sketch Angelus drew of Dawn has been discreetly tucked into a pocket - she knows that showing it to Xander would have the same effect that it had on her, and she needs him focused right now.
"Trap?"
"Probably."
"I don't care."
"Good. Neither do I. We need weapons. Now."
Xander nods, but before he moves to follow Buffy's orders, he pauses. There's a sort of mercenary coldness in his voice, a tone that he's used with her before, many years ago. "Buffy, if he's hurt her, I'll kill him. And if you try to stop me, I'll push you out of my way."
This debate is one they've had before, and as much as she'll defend Angel, she can't reproach Xander for his words. He's in love with her sister - and for that matter, if she had to choose between Dawn and Angel, Dawn would win every time. She swallows, then nods.
"I understand. Now let's go."
[ooc: backdated to directly after this. Tara, Godric & River - consider this your heads up post! Buffy & Xander are now out of commission for the rescue, and somewhere in the course of their red-herring-following, Buffy will get her powers back. Let me know if I got any details wrong, and I'll edit!]