Buffy, Xander and Willow watched outside the curtain, looking as Cordelia went on to sing to the audience. "I hate talent shows, our little scene sucked badly enough, but this… this is real hell. Cordelia Chase, singing." Xander remarked, as Willow still looked a little sick from having to go in front of the audience. Suddenly a bright white light erupted through the room as everyone let out a gasp, covering their eyes as it came towards them. In one moment it was gone and Buffy looked to the stage, seeing Cordelia and another boy on the stage. Except Cordelia looked different.
"Does she look older to you? And… I don't recall her hair looking like that a moment ago…" Willow said nervously as Buffy nodded, in agreement.
Cordelia looked up, bright lights shined in her eyes as she put her hand to her forehead. "Whoa, okay, I have no clue what just happened…" Cordelia said, looking down to Connor, who was still in shock over what she had just done to him when he was trying to go after Lorne.
"I am going to get her…" Buffy said after no one moved or spoke for a few moments. Buffy went out onto the stage and grabbed Cordelia's shoulder. Xander followed suit, going out and grabbing the boy, as they both led them off stage.
"She definitely wasn't that tall…" Xander said as they looked to Cordelia, in shock. Willow reached out, touching Cordelia's hair as Cordelia jumped back, looking at them strangely.
"What are we doing here? Oh god, Buffy… I guess its better we ended up here rather than somewhere else… like I don't know… Los Angeles?" Cordelia cried out sarcastically, looking up as if to speak to the Powers.
"And she talks crazy." Xander added.
"And didn't insult me after saying my name." Buffy added, thinking that was a plus.
"What are you guys…" Cordelia started when she got a good look at them. "Oh god, you guys are…" Cordelia said as she looked around in shock. She looked to Giles, who came and stood behind Buffy, watching Cordelia suspiciously. "This is Sunnydale High."
"Yes, this is. Your high school that you have been attending for, oh, two years now." Xander remarked, staring at her. She looked years older, and everything about her was different.
"Where are we? What happened…? I… where is the hotel? And the others… where did we go?" Connor asked looking around him curiously, staying close to Cordelia, the only one he knew.
"I don't know… but… Buffy, we need to talk. Have one of those library meetings because I definitely don't belong here… and neither does Connor…" Cordelia said, moving backstage towards the exit. Everyone followed suit, still in shock over what just took place.
"Steven. My name is Steven." Connor growled to Cordelia quietly, not going against her exactly, he was confused on what she had just done to him, but he felt better somehow. He liked her, even if she was a demon.
"So… what are you and what did you do with Cordelia Chase?" Xander asked finally, sitting down at the table as the Scooby Gang all watched Cordelia pace impatiently around the library, talking to herself. Connor stayed on the side against a bookshelf, angry and upset over ending up in this place.
"I am Cordelia!" She cried out, going over to the table, slamming her hands down on it, causing Willow to jump in her seat. "One minute I was at the hotel… Connor was about to attack Lorne and then I stopped him… and then my powers went crazy… Angel… we have to call Angel…" Cordelia said suddenly, looking around for a phone.
Buffy perked up in her seat, standing up as she walked over to the taller, older Cordelia. "Hey! How do you know Angel? I mean… " Buffy said, obviously jealous over the fact that she knew about Angel. And was going to call him. She wanted to call him. Angel loved her, that's what everyone has said…
"Angelus. He probably did this… or the green demon… "Connor growled as Willow looked at him curiously, wondering who he was. Cordelia looked to Connor, pointing her finger at him.
"Angel would not do this… I did it, I didn't mean to… I don't know how to work them…" Cordelia scolded, referring to her demon powers, which she was still getting used to. "And as I said before… Lorne is a demon, yes, but he is a good demon. He has helped us out a lot… I know your pain Connor. I got to see it… I know what you went through, but here… here there are good demons. Angel and Lorne are some of them." Cordelia lectured as Buffy letting out a noise, angry that she was so confused, and that Angel's name kept coming up.
Xander snorted, rolling his eyes. "Right, good demons. We have found a lot of those…" Cordelia froze, looking over to Xander as she put her hands on her hips. Xander's eyes widened slightly as he looked around. "What did I do… what did I say?"
Willow leaned over in her chair, whispering into Giles' ear. "How does Cordelia know about demons? And how does she know about Angel being a demon?"
"Harris. I know you hate Angel, okay? But that doesn't stop him from being a good demon. And I can tell you some more demons. How about Anya? Oh, I heard her whole story Harris, I call Willow rather frequently to find out what is going on in Sunnydale."
"Cordelia… you live in Sunnydale. Remember? And I don't know who Anya is…" Buffy said, cutting in as Cordelia looked like she was about to attack Xander, and she wanted to protect her friend.
"Not to mention you have never called me." Willow piped up as Cordelia looked to Willow and then Giles, taking a deep breath.
"We went back in time… oh god, look at this. This explains the school… not blown up, and Buffy… young… and Xander… no Xander sounds the same." Cordelia said to herself as she looked over to Connor. "Oh god…" She started hopping up and down, her hands in the air. "Take us back! Los Angeles! Hyperion hotel! Angel!" Cordelia cried out hopefully, as she received confused glares from everyone. She let out a sigh, dropping her hands to her side as she looked to them. "Okay, somehow I sent me and Connor to the past… and I don't know how to return us back."
"Oh dear." Giles said, taking off his glasses. "That would explain everything… how she knows about us and how she suddenly aged years within one moment. Time travel… that is incredible… from the future… she could explain so much…"
"But wait. If older Cordelia and…. Connor is it? Are here… then where is our Cordelia?" Willow piped up as everyone looked to each other.
"Uh oh." Cordelia said, looking back to Connor.
"What the hell am I doing here!" Cordelia screamed, looking around the hotel.
