I've posted Chapter 21 in the Giles saga, The Cost of Giles, in the spanderverse community.
Downward
In this chapter, Tara and Alican finalize their preparations to take out Ripper. In the meantime, though, Giles is fully aware that the attack is coming, but that may not help since Alican has brought over a secret weapon. Elsewhere, Spike and Xander have a confrontation and face some unpleasant realities.