"NOOOOOOO!" "Stop it! Damn it Tara... you're killing Willow!!!" "No I'm not, Cowboy... no I'm not..."

"You Wicca worshiping sapphic bitch!" "Holy darned crap, what the hell is that?"

"Puny mortal... that pathetic witch has already told you; I am a Succubus borne of hell...

... I am here to suck your blood, your strength... your soul..." "Sondra? Is that you?" "Already the magic fades and I will be free to kill you all..." "Oh yeah? Tara, Nick; open fire - let's send this winged tart back to hell!"

"Whoa! Where'd she go?" "Succubi are physically weak cowards... she's run away."

"We'll secure the perimeter, make sure the demoness didn't throw out a warning" "Are you ok, Cowboy?"

"I don't understand... how did you know? why me? "She began talking in her sleep as Willow... but before I could warn Buffy and the Scoobies that creature put me to sleep; why she didn't kill me I don't know; perhaps there was still a trace of Willow's love within her foul blood. The succubus wanted to drain you dry of your heroics - have you turn yourself in; if one of the most recognisable faces among Hero-kind surrendered to the Evil Toys the others would've followed..."

"Oh hell; now I see - that demon-Willow left Giles behind when we teleported... lead us into the Zombie lands... made me leave Buffy to her doom... separated me from Aeryn; it was all her doing not mine!" "Yeah, I know - the sudden appearance of something looking like a planned plot behind this story threw me as well." "Damn, you're not kidding there!" "Here, Ms Tara thought you might benefit from a change of costume..."

"Don't worry, Tara... if the real Willow's out there, we'll find her."

Suddenly... *urk* **zzztt** seek & destroy Toyville CSI **zztt**

"Damn, I can't get a clear shot... "... and I'm all out of magic!"

"Hey, Punk!"

"Whoa; I'm still alive!" "Wow... clean headshot; the Borg's dead; that's the kind of aim only a hero could pull off..." "You'd better believe it! Thanks for the new clothes - I haven't felt this good in a while. It's time to settle some scores now...  ...let's go hunt us some Evil Toys!"   ... to be continued...

Has the tide turned? Are there enough good guys left to take on the might of the Evil Toys? Who Lives? Who Dies? (Who cares?) All will be revealed as we build* to the thrilling conclusion of 'DARK DAYS IN TOYVILLE' coming to a monitor near you soon!   *or, more likely, 'plummet through the bottom of the barrel