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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tarrasque Wrangler" data-source="post: 1552738" data-attributes="member: 7473">His reward was signed away, not his purpose.  That was Angel & Co.'s final realization, that the good fight is what matters.    Wrong and wrong.  First off, Buffy did die after the Dracula episode, in the fifth season ender "The Gift".  She did not rise as a vampire because, well, that's just not how it works in the Buffyverse.  Vamp has to drain all your blood and give you a taste of his own.  They did mention that Dracula worked differently, but I got the feeling it was more for an atmospheric, seduction thingy than a real mechanical difference.  Anyway, the point is moot because she DID die later and DIDN'T rise as a vamp.  As for Dawn, her power was pretty much a one-shot deal.  Basically, she still is the Key, but there's no door anymore.  It was sealed when Buffy fell through it.  And even if some portal somewhere existed that she could open, they'd have to kill her to open and close it - she's not a magic item they could just turn on and off at will.  And Xander?  Didn't Andrew say something about him being in South America?  I can't remember exactly where, but he was mentioned.</blockquote>