Part 7 Buffy sat in the lobby of the Alien Encounter hotel and flipped through her magazine for the umteenth time. No one suspicious had come in and no one had bothered her. Not even the manager at the desk. And whenever he did look at her she gave him an innocent smile and he went back to his business. Then she decided it was time to call the house. "Excuse me." She said to the manager. "Is there a pay phone in the lobby" "Around the corner." Buffy hurried to the phone and dug some change out of her bag. "Hey it's Buffy. Nothing yet. How is it going?" "Hey Buffy. It's fine except for Max and Tess facing off. Really they should get over the phone thing. Anyway Valenti called and he spotted the Backstreet Boys at The UFO Center. You'd think they'd be a little more low profile. Have they checked in yet?" Isabel asked. Buffy almost dropped her phone when an entourage barreled in the door. "They're here. I got to go." She whispered and hung up. She paused and took a deep breath letting her fear subside and stepped out. She put the magazine in front of her face and charged forward. She walked straight into one of the Backstreet Boys. "Oh my. I am so sorry." Buffy said feigning embarrassment. She brushed off the blond in front of her and turned red. "It's alright." He said smiling. He obviously wasn't the leader of the pack. "Come on Nick. We have to unpack." Howie steered Nick away from Buffy with a suspicious look in her direction. "Nice meeting you!" Buffy called. "I can sense powers in her. She is not an alien but she could be a powerful ally." Howie muttered in Nick's ear. "See that you bump into her again." Nick shrugged. ************************************************************************************ "Hey. I'm back." Buffy walked into The Crashdown and back to the counter. "I came to get some takeout for dinner." "Hello." Liz acknowledged her and came over. "What do you want to order?" "I actually don't know. I was hoping you could tell me. I promised to order dinner for Max, Isabel, Michael, Tess and me." "Sure. 4 alien specials coming up with a hm you look like a E.T. girl so you can have the E.T. special." "Sounds good." Buffy smiled and plopped down to wait. The radio playing in the background came on with a Backstreet Boy song called Anywhere for You. "I'm going to this concert." Buffy murmured to Maria. "You are? So are we." Maria said. "If I can make a suggestion, don't go." Buffy said getting serious. "They are the evil aliens." "Get out. They are Czechoslovakian." Maria said as someone walked past. "It's our secret name for them." "Whatever. Anyway They are and I'm warning you. I'm sure Michael wouldn't want to see you hurt." Liz put the order down. "Good luck if you still want to go. See you around." Buffy walked out with the order. "We live for danger right Maria? We are still going to that concert." Liz said determined. "So if the Backstreet Boys are aliens does that mean *N Sync is too?" Maria sighed and laughed. "Even though the darkest nights you know! I'd go anywhere for you, anywhere you asked me too..." the song rang out across the cafe as if a final statement to what was going to happen. ************************************************************************************ "So what's in the Alien special?" Buffy asked as she chomped on her turkey sandwich. Liz had a knack for knowing what she would like. "Things you wouldn't like. It's a burger with apple sauce on it and whipped cream." Michael explained taking a big bite of his. "Ew." "We like sweet and sour." Isabel shrugged. "Thought you would have picked up on it at family picnics." then the doorbell rang. "I'll get it." Tess jumped up. "Buffy for you!" Buffy walked into the other room and gasped. Spike was standing at the door anxious to be let in.