Rose took Oliver to the hospital and then went to tell Miss Winterborne what happened, They go back to the Copper, fully loaded with weapons. Miss Winterborne realizes it would be best if she waited outside. Rose questioned the bartender, Guido, and found out that Children of the Night plays the bar every Wednesday. She searches the managers office and finds nothing except for nudie pics.
Meanwhile, Scrapper woke up in some kind of basement room and found himself hanging upside down in chains... in his boxers. The room was filled with vampires and they go get Mal, the lead singer of Children of the Night, when they noticed that Scrapper was awake. Mal entered the room, followed by her brother, Nail. Mal questions Scrapper about the Slayer. He claimed that he is the Slayer. Mal laughed at him and informed Scrapper that only women can be a slayer. Scrapper found that to be sexist bullshit. Nail punched him in the stomach and said that he was a waste of time. They leave him with the other vamps guarding him.
Rose and Miss Winterborne visit Oliver in the hospital.Oliver had awakened and started to heal himself. It was almost morning so the Watcher advised everyone to get some rest. The Slayer went home and the Manwitch decided to put his ensemble together.
The next morning, they go to school. Nothing eventful happened until homeroom when Coach Andrew called Oliver a fag. The fledgling witch tried to set a trash can on fire with his magic, but missed and set a table on fire instead. The coach evacuated the room. After the fire was extinguished, everyone came back inside for lunch. Oliver decided to go to Miss Winterborne to try a spell. Rose noticed that Bettie and Veronika were acting strange, like Stepford Strange. She followed them a bit and got creeped out when they smiled at her.
Oliver tried to scry for Scrapper using his Hulk stake, that they had found at the Copper. The spell didn't work as intended and went flying into the wall. Rose investigated the boiler room on the other side in case the spell worked and found nothing but some student smoking. Everyone then went home to rest and try to figure out another way to find their friend, er... acquaintance.
Oliver decided to cast the scrying spell again. This time, he was more effective. He called the Slayer and they had the Watcher meet them on 34th street. There was just businesses around and did not know where to look. Then Rose spotted Cherub. After a brief conversation, Cherub told Rose that the recording studio behind him was the place she was looking for. They entered the building where they encounter a very pleasant receptionist.The blonde woman wearing a scarf , thought they were vampires after Rose threw her desk to prevent her from sounding an alarm. She even removed her scarf to offer them a bit. She had multiple bite marks on her neck. She then remembered the sun was up and started screaming. Rose knocked her out.
They worked their way through the recording studio and found a locked door. Rose broke the door open and it led to a winding stairway going down. After descending farther than expected, they found a hall with a door on each end of it. They picked the left door and Rose kicked it in. It opened to a very posh apartment where the gang found Mal and Nail. Rose and Miss Winterborne engage in combat with them. Oliver staid back and guarded their rear. Rose managed to severely wound Mal and Nail offered them a deal. He told them to go get their friend in the other room and leave. Rose stayed with Nail while Miss Winterborne and Oliver check out the other room. They find Scrapper, but also the four other vampires. The Watcher called for Rose and the Slayer joined them to fight the vamps, leaving Nail and Mal to escape. They slay all four vampires and free Scrapper. Scrapper is upset because on of the vamps was wearing his letter jacket when he was dusted.
They decide not to go after the sibling vampires and leave. As they are about to go outside, they notice the sun go down. Scrapper doubled over in pain. He transformed before them into a werecat. Rose and Oliver and managed to subdue him with a combination of slayer strength and telekinesis. They take him back to their training room and look him in the book cage. Oliver cast a spell to make the cage unbreakable. The Watcher sends Rose home to rest. On the way home, she encountered Cherub, who walked her home at Rose's request. They chatted a little and Cherub kissed her hand when he left.
The next morning, Scrapper woke up in his makeshift cage. He was freaked out to say the least. Oliver and Miss Winterborne, after a few cracks, begin to tell him what happened.
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