Blood Ties

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The episode starts off by showing those knights from Checkpoint chanting and stuff. Some of the demons that Glory is with attack the knights, and before the knights even finish the last one off, Glory comes in saves him and whoops up on the knights.Back the shop the core scooby gang researching and talking about Glory, The Key and stuff like that. When the suggestion of actualy finding the key, Buffy and Giles hesiatate their answer. They say they know where it is. Finnaly the truth is out. The gang knows Dawn is the Key.The next day Willow and Buffy are talking about Buffy's birthday coming up. Buffy say no party while Willow says it would be good for her if they did have a party. Later Willow and Tara are doing a spell outside the Shop to let them know when Glory is coming. Dawn shows up and the two feel a little unfomfortable talking to her. In the show Dawn starts to talk to Xander and Anya, These two feel more uncomfortable than Tara and Willow and more noticable at that.Dawn notices that Giles hid like a journal but didn't read.
Later on that night is Buffy's birthday. All is good. When Dawn gives her her gift. It is a picture of the two in San Diego with shells on the frame from the trip. The room gets silent. Later Giles, Buffy, and Joyce talk about the Key and Dawn. Buffy catacher her listening in. Dawn has a fit and goes up stairs. She sneaks out her window and as she is about to leave she runs into Spike. Spike is lurking outside with his bent box of chocolates. She wants to goto the magic shop to "steal things" Spike warns her about Demons and such between here and there. She asks if he wants to go. He says yes. Later Glory is torturing one of those knights. Back at the shop. Once at the shop and Spike helps Dawn Break in they find the journal and read. Soon Spike reads to Dawn that she is the key. Dawn goes back to the party but when she come in through the Kitchen she has a knife in her hand and her arms are cut up. Asking if this is blood. Later after Dawn reveals that she is they Key she starts freaking out thinking she is nothing. After everyone leaves Dawn goes on a rampage and dystroies her room, and burns her diaries. Once they hear the fire alarm go off Buffy and Joyce run up and put out the fire but Dawn is gone. Buffy finds out Spike was behind letting her into the shop. Dawn is wondering around town. She goes to the hospital. Buffy and the scooby gang can't find Dawn anywhere. They goto the hospital. Dawn talks to Ben bout everything. He begins to freak then he some how turns into Glory. Hun? how'd he do that? Dunno. Dawn and Glory talk. (she doesn't know that she is the key) She tries to find out as much as she can about the key, but doesn't find out about WHAT it does. Buffy and crew come in to save the day. Buffy finnaly convinces Dawn even though she is the Key she is a Summers.