3rd Person's POV

Giles continues the spell, Catherine (Amy) looks up suddenly.

"She's heading this way."

Amy (Catherine) turns a corner and runs smack into a very casual Willow.

"Amy!"

Amy frowns, "Get out of my way!"

"Wait! I needed to talk to you. I can help you."

The look Amy (Catherine) gives her raises one's hair.

"Help me? With what?"

"Well, you know, all your... witchcraft. I know a really good... cauldron... do you actually ride a broom or-"

Xander is sneaking up behind Amy (Catherine). She spins around suddenly and glares at him. She mutters something under her breath and he stops. He drops to his knees suddenly unable to breathe.

"Xander!"

Amy (Catherine) turns and punches Willow, knocking her to the ground. Then Amy (Catherine) takes off.

Things are really heating up in the lab. Giles holds his hands to the heavens.

"Corsheth, and Gilail, the gate is closed. Receive the dark, release the unworthy... Take of mine energy and be sated!"

He plunges his hands into the brew! Huge colored cloud shoots up. Amy (Catherine) arrives and tries to open the door. Catherine (Amy) sees the door rattle and startles back in terror. Amy (Catherine) smashes the emergency glass and pulls out an axe.

Giles pulls his dripping hands out the brew, "Be sated! Release the unworthy!"

The axe hits the door, burying itself above the lock.

"Release!"

Buffy's eyes flutter shut, her head slumping over.

"Release!"

Suddenly, the door burst open. An axe wielding Amy (Catherine) comes running in. She takes one quick look around, heads for Buffy.

"RELEASE!"

Amy (Catherine) raises the axe-- there is a flash of light and she stops. She lowers it as Buffy stands, completely restored. She and Amy look at each other in wonder.

"Amy?"

As those words leave her mouth, Catherine flies over screaming as she tackles Buffy to the ground. The woman had gone completely apeshit. Giles comes at her but she just looks up at him and a desk moves at him, knocking him down.

Catherine stands then moves towards the cowering Amy. Nothing but hate in her gaze.

"You... You little brat."

"Mom, please..."

She is retreating, raising the axe more for protection than anything else. Catherine merely cocks her head and the axe flies out of Amy's hand and into her own. Amy stifles a scream.

"Raise a hand to your own mother? Who gave you birth, who gave up her life, her LIFE so you could drag your worthless carcass around and call it living?"

She slams the axe into a table top. Amy looks from the axe to her mother. Amy looks at Catherine's hands; something is happening. Energy begins emanating from them, like sparks, only black. Something very powerful is brewing in her.

"You were never anything but trouble. I'll put you where you'll never make trouble again."

Buffy appears right behind Catherine.

"Hey, guess what?"

Catherine turns.

"I feel better."

Buffy kicks her in the stomach making Catherine fly over a table. She hits the ground with all attendant smashing of glass things. Buffy comes around the table and Catherine pops back up, wired with fury.

"That body was mine! Mine!"

Buffy rolls her eyes, "Oh, grow up."

Catherine throws her head back in a mystical shrieks and Buffy is flung back over the teacher's desk. She rises to see Catherine shaking, about to cast the spell.

"I shall look upon my enemy..."

Her arms crackle with energy as she opens her eyes and they are glowing darkly.

Laney groans quietly holding her head as she sits up and sees Catherine all witchy. She sees Buffy trying to pull herself off the ground just as Catherine raises her arms. Laney looks around for a weapon. She sees a mirror and has a quick idea.

Catherine throws her arms forward with the final phrase, "I shall look upon her and the dark place will have her soul! Corsheth! Take her!"

Laney quickly kicks a nearby mirror in front of Catherine just as she points at Buffy. It's too late for Catherine to stop. The spell shoots out of her arms at her own reflection, making it bounce right back at her.

She screams as she glows. Energy singing around her, wrapping her up. Then there's nothing.

Gile is no longer pinned. He gets up and creeps forward with Amy. Buffy comes from behind the desk as Laney jumps down from the table. They all look around them, but they are alone. After a while...

"Well, that was interesting." Giles says taking off his glasses.

Buffy looks over at Laney in pride, "Nice one Laney."

"Thanks."

"Are you guys okay?"

Amy nods, "I'm fine."

Buffy smiles at her.

"I think all the spells were reversed. Of course, it's my first casting, I may have got it wrong."

Buffy smirks, "You saved our lives. You were a god."

"One doesn't want to be immodest, but I am not unsatisfied-"

Laney frowns in annoyance, "Giles, stop being so proper. You're in America... brag."

And they head for the door, Giles obliging, "Well, it was the first time and some of those incantations are quite tricky. And I was somewhat interpretive with the ingredients-"

Out of nowhere, a figure leaps out at Amy, tackling her. It's Xander.

"I got her! I got her! Cut her head off!"

Buffy gasps, "Xander, what are you doing?"

Xander shrugs with a look on his face as if saying duh, "Saving you."

Buffy pulls him off Amy.

"But she's evil!"

Giles shakes his head at Xander, "We already switched them back."

Amy nods, "I'm no longer my mom."

"Oh."

It takes a moment for him to realize he has no idea what happened while he was gone but at least it was over. Then Willow comes running in carrying a baseball bat.

"Where is she?"

"Willow! It's cool." Xander says as he pushes her baseball bat down.

"It is?"

Xander smirks, "Oh yeah. I took care of it."

A slap is heard as they all walk out the room. Xander rubs the back of his head as Laney smiles.

"My hero."