With the exception of the older Buffy, who had remained out on patrol, the gang had returned to the Magic Box. The younger Buffy had found the key in a pipe by the same abandoned building where she had found the grimoire.
"I bet we'll need a spell to open it," said Buffy [Kammy]. "A book this powerful probably won't open for just a key."
Redy took the key and tried to unlock the book with it and wondered why the key was warm.
"A warm key..." remarked Angel.
"What's that mean??" asked Buffy.
The book would not open. "Hmm, nothing happens."
"Are we sure that there is nothing locked in the key?" asked Angel.
"How can something be locked in a key??" said Buffy.
Redy stared at the key in her hands.
"It would be an answer why the key is warm," explained Angel.
Puzzled, Buffy wondered out loud, "Unless we need a spell, a spell to go with the key..."
"...or only the right one can use it." interrupted Redy. "Our elders told us stories about such things. Sometimes things are waiting for the right one to be used by it."
"How are we suppose to know who the right one is??" asked Buffy.
"Maybe you should try it out Buffy," suggested Angel.
"Me?? Why would it be me??"
"Uhm... Slayer? Chosen one?" smiled Redy.
"Oh.. right." Buffy carefully placed her hand on the key preparing for the heat. "It's cool." She was surprised. "It's not warm at all..."
"Try to open it," urged Angel.
Buffy put the key in the lock and tried to turn it. "It won't turn."
The younger Faith [Alexandria] then placed her hand over Buffy's and tried to help her.
"Good idea Faith," said Buffy, "Maybe both of us."
Buffy tried to turn the key with Faith's help. There was an audible *click* and the grimoire opened. The two Slayers looked at each other.
Buffy opened the book. "There's all sorts of spells here...shapeshifting spells. We can't let Pepper get ahold of this book. She could make herself invincible."
"Keep the grimoire here," said the older Faith [Alanna].
"But we need to hide it," said Buffy, "From what I understand....she can shape shift into a mix of more than one creature..."
"That would make her dangerous," added Angel, "We need a good place to hide it"
The group discussed a range of ideas.
"The library would be too obvious...."
"Hide it in the back room under the desk...."
"Maybe Willow could ..."
"We could hide it at my mansion...."
"She will find it, I`m sure...."
"What if the wrong Spike finds it?"
Then the small dragon spoke up. "I could take it. I can`t read it, so there won`t be danger."
"Okay Redy you take the book," said Buffy, "And hide it somewhere, somewhere Pepper would never find it."
"Separate it from the key," added the younger Faith.
"Yes, definitely," agreed Buffy, "I'll take the key."
"For some reason I don`t feel very safe now," said the dragon.
"What's wrong Redy??" asked Buffy.
"Just a feeling," Redy shrugged.
"Give it to Giles," said the older Faith.
"We make decoys,"suggested the younger Faith, "Pretend we never found it."
"I can keep it until I meet Giles again," said Redy, "or until Pepper is able to get me ..."
"She won't be able to open it up," said the younger Faith, "If it took us both the first time B - she can't get in it"
"True," said Buffy, "I'll take the key and hide it outside of Sunnydale...somewhere Pepper can't get her hands on it."
"Let's hope that will help," added Redy, "but .... she will be very angry. We are cheating her and I`m sure she doesn't like it."
"I'm sure she doesn't," said Buffy, "but what choice do we have."
[Thank you Redy for the content for this posting]
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