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Spike knew he should be more
concerned about the fact that he'd been sucked into what was apparently some
sort of alternate dimension�especially since he'd first appeared in sunlight
and had not consequently burst into flames. But as soon as he figured out he
was captain of a pirate ship, any possible worries went out the proverbial
window. That chip had restricted him from getting his evil on back in Sunnydale,
but he was sure there was all kinds of mayhem he could cause as a pirate
captain.
The Slayer, on the other hand,
seemed less than thrilled. She was
sitting on a cot with her face buried in her hands. Spike wanted to just leave
her there, go back on to the deck and exercise his newfound captain powers.
Instead, he walked over to her, sitting beside Buffy on the cot and putting his
hand on her shoulder. "You all
right?" he asked.
"No she's not bloody all
right!" Giles yelled. "You
attacked her ship and kidnapped her, you, you brigand!"
Spike shrugged. He certainly didn't
remember doing that, but being a pirate now, he figured it was something he
would do. Buffy, on the other hand, looked up sharply. "When did that
happen?"
"Oh dear. You must've gotten a
blow to the head. It's despicable the way you and your men would treat a
lady."
Spike glanced between Giles and
Buffy. Buffy seemed to be the same Buffy he'd always known, while Giles was
different. "Who are you?" Spike asked Giles.
"I am Lord Rupert Giles,"
he replied, puffing his chest up. "You seemed fully aware of that when you
illegally boarded my ship, pillaging it and taking both my ward and me
hostage."
"I'm your what?" Buffy
asked.
Giles looked stricken. "Lady
Elizabeth, do you remember anything?"
"I�things are fuzzy,"
Buffy replied. After all, that was partly true.
Spike pulled Buffy up by her
arm. "Need to talk to you for a
moment."
"You are not taking her from
my sight!" Giles yelled.
"Oi�pirate captain here. I'll
do what I want!" Spike brought Buffy back on to the deck, shutting the
cabin door behind him and leaning on it so Giles couldn't get out, despite his
constant banging. "Any clue to what's going on here, Slayer?"
"This sounds a bit insane, but
I think we're in that novel."
"Insane is the norm on the
Hellmouth, pet. Any theories on why Giles doesn't seem as, um, aware as we
do?"
Buffy frowned. "Not unless�not
unless it isn't actually Giles."
"Who would it be then? Pod
Giles? Clone Giles?"
"No." Buffy chewed on her
bottom lip. "We were the only two in the shop when this happened. So maybe
we're the only two people who are actually here."
"Then why does he look like
Giles? And call himself Rupert Giles for that matter?"
"I don't know! It's all�"
Buffy stopped. "You're in the sunlight."
"Yep. Neat, huh? I think my
heart's beating, too."
"So you're human?" Buffy
asked.
"I suppose. I tried making
myself all fangy, but it didn't work."
"Do you have a soul?"
Buffy asked quickly.
"Well, no great desire to
brood. Still want to cause chaos and destruction. Nope, I'm thinking I'm
soulless." He gave Buffy a wide grin.
"This has got to all be
superficial," Buffy said. "Something generated by magic."
"Gee, you think."
"Uh, captain, why is the lady
outside of the cabin?"
Buffy and Spike turned around to
see a dark-haired man with an eye patch. "We were having a
discussion�Xander?" Spike replied, recognizing the pirate.
"William, as your first mate,
I think I should tell ye�some of the others are a bit concerned to see ya
talkin' to the lady so nicely. Not good for the reputation of William the
Bloody."
Spike frowned. "Hmm. Good
point." He turned back to Buffy. "We'll have to finish this at some
other time, luv. I have important pirate duties and whatnot." He grabbed
her by the arm again, throwing her back into the cabin. Once he had secured the
chain on the door, he turned back to Xander. "That better?"
"Aye."
"So, we planning some big
pillage somewhere?" Spike asked, rubbing his hands together.
"We were going to hold the
lady for ransom," Xander replied, giving Spike a puzzled look.
"Right. Um, why are we doing
that again?"
"Because her fianc� is an
admiral in the Royal Navy, and you hate the Royal Navy. Have ye been out in the
sun too long, Will?"
"No. It's just�been a long
day." Spike started walking off with Xander, ignoring Buffy's yelling from
inside the cabin. Sure, they'd figure out a way to get back sooner or later,
but right now there were just too many opportunities for fun. "So you
think we could work a bit of pillaging into the schedule?" Spike asked.
"I want to burn something."

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Buffy sat on her cot in the cabin,
cursing Spike every way she could think of. Lord Rupert had informed her that
she was not behaving as a lady should, but the look she'd given him had put an
end to that. She had tried numerous times to break the door, but hadn't had any
luck. It appeared that her Slayer strength had gone the way of Spike's
vampirism. Just what she needed to make this day even better.
Eventually, the door opened and
Buffy stood, ready to give Spike a piece of her mind. She frowned when she
realized it wasn't him, but a young man who looked strangely familiar, although
this one Buffy couldn't quite place.
"Where's Spike?" Buffy asked.
The man blinked. "Excuse me?
Spike? I don't have any Spikes." He held up a tray. "Just dinner for
you and the old man."
"I am not old," Giles
scoffed from the corner.
"Captain William," Buffy
clarified, rolling her eyes.
"He's dining with the
others," the man replied. "Last I saw, they were getting drunk, like
filthy men. Er, which I am one of, of course. I am a filthy man who loves to
get drunk."
Buffy frowned. This was a very
strange person. And the familiar thing was still niggling at her mind. "Do
you have a name?"
"Jenkins."
"Well, Jenkins, could
you tell the captain that I wish to see him as soon as possible?"
"He said you'd tell me
that," Jenkins replied. "Said you'd be whining about your
'accommodations.' He also told me to tell you to 'hold your soddin' horses, and
he'll deal with it later.'" Jenkins smiled at the end of the recitation of
the message, complete with an imitation of Spike's accent.
"Well, you can tell the
captain that if he doesn't come and talk to me soon, I'm going to break his
nose�for starters."
"The captain won't like that.
I've seen the cruel things he can do, even to pretty women like you."
"I don't care about that, or
his stupid reputation," Buffy replied, her hands on her hips. "I just
want to get out of here!"
"Oh, don't worry about
that," Jenkins said with a smile. "You're going to get out of here
just as soon as Admiral Finn pays the ransom money. Unless the captain decides
to just kill you, that is. Which is a very real possibility. He's killed lots
of people."
Buffy's eyes grew wide as she
realized something for the first time. Spike could kill her. She didn't
have her powers. There was a good chance he wasn't affected by the chip. And
even if he was, he had a whole crew who would be willing to string her up, or
make her walk the plank, or whatever else Spike could think of. She was at the
mercy of someone who had wanted to kill her for the better part of three years.
For the first time in a long time, Buffy felt helpless�and at the mercy of
Spike, no less. She sat back on the cot.
Jenkins held the tray in front of
her. "Don't you want to eat?"
"I'm not hungry. Give it to
Giles."
Jenkins shrugged and complied,
bring the tray of food over to Lord Rupert, setting it in his lap. Then, with a
smile, the pirate left the cabin, the sound of chains rattling outside letting
Buffy know that they were indeed being locked back in.
Giles walked over to Buffy, tray in
hand. "You should eat, you know. I understand that it must be difficult
with this trying ordeal, but it will not be any easier if you starve
yourself."
Buffy looked up into the face that
was so similar to the one of her Watcher. Despite the comfort of familiarity,
she knew it wasn't her Giles, and it just made this all the worse. Sure, this
whole thing may be fun to Spike, but she just wanted to go home. She was stuck
in a strange place, at the mercy of a vampire she hated, and the corset she was
wearing was really starting to pinch.
Lord Rupert sat the tray down
between them, patting Buffy on the shoulder awkwardly. "I won't allow him
to hurt you, Elizabeth. I promised your mother on her deathbed that I would see
to it that no harm came to you, and I plan to uphold that promise."
Hearing Giles refer to her mother
as being dead made Buffy's heart clench. After coming so close to losing her in
her own reality, the thought of Joyce being gone in another one scared her. She
wanted nothing more than to be home right now, curled up on the couch with her
mother and sister. But instead she was trapped on a stupid pirate ship, cold,
tired, and wondering if Spike was going to throw her to the bottom of Davy
Jones' Locker.
She sighed as she picked up some
food from the tray.

***
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When Spike finally made his way
back to the cabin late that night, Buffy and Giles were both asleep�her on the
cot, and him in a chair in the far corner. He knelt beside Buffy, shaking her
until her eyes opened. "Spike!" she hissed. "It's about time you
showed up."
"Sorry, pet. Got a bit caught
up. This whole pirate thing is just as bloody great as I thought it would
be."
"Glad you're having a good
time," Buffy said sarcastically as she sat up, rubbing her eyes. "I
hate it."
"Jenkins said you were a bit
feisty when she brought you your dinner."
"Well, yeah, I�wait, did you
say she? I thought Jenkins was a boy."
Spike tisked. "Not recognizing
your own friends? Now that's bloody pathetic. Jenkins is Anya. I'm guessing she
just dressed like a man to get on the ship."
Buffy frowned. Now that she thought
about it, Jenkins was the last name Anya had made for herself once she became
human. And it did explain that 'filthy men' comment earlier. "Have you
seen anyone else around that we know?"
"There's a quiet pirate, was
playing music earlier. Think he might be that dog boy Red was into for a while.
Other than that, no. Oh, and you're engaged to some admiral. Could be Captain
Cardboard."
"An�Jenkins called him Admiral
Finn, so I'd suppose so. This is weird."
"Tell me about it."
"So how are we going to get
back?" Buffy asked.
"Get back? What makes you think
I want to rush back to Sunnydale? I can be evil here." Spike grinned.
"But I hate it here! I'm
locked up, this dress is torture, and I don't have my powers!" Buffy
clamped her hand over her mouth when she realized what she'd admitted to Spike.
To her surprise, he didn't gloat
about how she'd be so much easier to kill now. "Yeah, I'm sort of missing
my vamp strength. I forgot how bloody heavy things can be. Oh, and the speed,
too. But I also seem not to have the chip, so it's a tradeoff. Although I
suppose for you, things are just bad all around."
"I can't even break that lousy
wooden door," Buffy replied with a pout.
"Don't worry about it too
much, Slayer. You got a fearsome pirate lookin' out for you, after all."
Buffy blinked. "You're looking
out for me?"
"Well, yeah. What else would I
do?"
"I sort of thought you'd kill
me, seeing as you can and all."
Spike shook his head. "We're
in this together. Could end up bad for me if you were dead. Besides, if I ever
were to kill you, I'd want it to be the right way�vampire versus Slayer."
"Gee, how sweet."
"Look, there's nothing to be
worried about. We'll get home soon enough. Just let me have a bit of fun first."
Buffy crossed her arms in front of
her. "But what about me? Spike, I need to be back in Sunnydale.
What if Glory finds Dawn while we're here? I should be protecting her!"
Spike frowned. He hadn't thought of
that. And as much as he hated to admit it, he cared. "Balls," he
muttered under his breath. "Fine, we'll find a way out of here. But you
owe me, Slayer."
"I owe you? Hey, if
anything you owe me for not dusting your sorry ass the moment you showed
up on the doorstep."
"Oi! Be nice. You're the
damsel in distress here, remember?"
Buffy shifted uncomfortably. She
did remember. And she hated it. "Let's just get out of here."
"Any plans?"
Buffy frowned, thinking for a
moment. "The book! Did you have the book when you showed up here?"
"No," Spike replied,
shaking his head. "And I haven't seen one around either."
"You're not just saying that,
are you?"
"Bloody hell, woman, I told
you I'd help you get out of here! I'm not gonna go withholding
information."
"Fine. No book. Maybe we could
just jump off the side of the boat. It might bring us back to reality or
something."
"Or it could leave us in
possibly shark-infested water. I'm not comfortable with that chance,
Slayer."
"But it could�"
"You can't help Dawn if you're
eaten by sharks, Buffy."
"You know, I really hate it
when you make sense." Buffy pouted, resting her chin on her fists.
"This sucks. We have no plan."
"We could look around the
ship," Spike said. "Most of the crew is asleep. Well, passed out
drunk is more like it. Maybe we could find some way back."
"Like what?"
"I don't know, some sort of
swirly vortex or something. I'm not really an interdimensional travel expert,
you know."
Buffy stood. It was as good a plan
as any. "All right. Let's go exploring."

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Giles walked around the Magic Box,
frowning as he spotted no sign of Buffy. He thought she may be in the training
room, but he couldn't find her there either. He went behind the counter and
picked up the phone, calling Buffy's house, only to find she hadn't made it
home.
Fear gripping him, Giles hurried
out of the shop in hopes of finding his Slayer, not noticing as he kicked a small
paperback book under the counter in his haste.

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Sorry for the delay in updates. I
was out of town for Christmas, and then I had company. But I should be able to
return to a more regular posting schedule now.
Hope you're enjoying the fic.
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