Disclaimer: I don't own them.
Timeline: This'll take place before the ep where Anya and Xander don't get married in Buffyworld cause I haven't seen any eps after that one, and I don't want to deal with the aftermath of that one. Giles is here because I like him. Angel: up to and including when Cordelia comes back. This is after the big slug thing ep.
Summary: A plan to rescue Conner from Quor'toth goes wrong, but scores the AI gang some extra help in the search for Conner. -----
Chapter One
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Angel stood in the middle of the salt pentagram and began to chant. Lorne was standing in the northern corner, Fred in the east, Gunn in the southeast, Groo in the southwest, and Cordelia in the west. Angel continued to chant, the five people standing in the corners of the pentagram all bent down to get their papers. When Angel hit the cue word the five began to chant different phrases to the same beat. As they continued, the circle of salt around the outside of the circle began to spin and rise like a hurricane above the ground.
"Angel!" Fred exclaimed, unable to see as the pentagram shone a blinding white.
When the hurricane settled and the blinding light faded, the pentagram, books, papers, and herbs sat as they had previously, but none of the spell casters remained.
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Buffy sighed and stepped towards the register of the Magic Box. "Which one did you want again, Giles?"
"For the third time Buffy, listen! The green one - "Occultus"."
Buffy nodded, and reached across the counter to grab the book, but spun around when she saw the whirlwind spinning around the shop. He her a distant "Get down!" and didn't stop to wonder where it had come from. Darting behind the counter, she watched over the top as a portal opened horizontally about seven feet off the floor in the shop. Glancing over to Xander and Giles, they seemed to be in a similar state of disbelief. Looking back at the portal, she got read to fight whatever came out of it. She covered her eyes with her arm when she saw a bright flash of light, and spun back around the counter when the items that had been flying around the room settled. Everyone gasped as she saw six forms fall out of the portal, two of which were recognizable.
Xander jumped up from his seat when he saw who'd fallen through the portal. "Cordelia?" he asked, unable to believe who was there.
"Angel?" Buffy asked at the same moment.
Both people looked up from their positions on the floor when they heard their names. Angel and Groo had been thrown in opposite directions, Fred and Gunn had both landed face up side by side, and Cordelia had landed on Lorne's chest. Angel and Groo jumped up, both intent on tearing Cordelia off Lorne as she stood, ignoring them, and held out a hand to pull Lorne off the floor. Seeing that she was all right, Angel and Groo turned towards the people looking at them.
Cordelia looked towards the group from Sunnydale. "So, I'm guessing the spell didn't work."
The bell on the door rang as it opened. "Hey, I got the -" Willow trailed off as she saw the assembled group, " - book."
"Hi, Willow. Everyone," Cordelia said, "This can easily be explained. I think."
"Princess where are we -"
"PRINCESS???" Xander's voice practically screeched as he heard Groo's first words. "You finally found a guy that calls you princess. Congratulations, Cordy." He shook his head, mumbling, "Princess!"
"Xander shut up."
"May I ask, what are you all doing here?" Giles's voice cut through the sharp bickering. Gunn turned to Giles and stuck out his right hand. "Charles Gunn. Call me Gunn. We were doin' a spell -" he stopped, turning to Angel's still form. "Do you wanna take over now?" Angel glanced over at him, a panicked expression on his face, before looking back at Buffy. Gunn sighed, about to continue, when Lorne stepped in.
"I'll take it from here, toots," the green demon began, turning to the Sunnydale group. "Hi, I'm Lorne." At their defensive stances he continued, "I'm good, I'm not gonna hurt anyone." He sighed, turning to Cordelia and Angel. "Help me out here guys, you know them."
"He is good," Cordelia tried. She looked at their faces, which had not lost their defensive looks, and sighed. This was going to be a long night.
TBC..
Timeline: This'll take place before the ep where Anya and Xander don't get married in Buffyworld cause I haven't seen any eps after that one, and I don't want to deal with the aftermath of that one. Giles is here because I like him. Angel: up to and including when Cordelia comes back. This is after the big slug thing ep.
Summary: A plan to rescue Conner from Quor'toth goes wrong, but scores the AI gang some extra help in the search for Conner. -----
Chapter One
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
Angel stood in the middle of the salt pentagram and began to chant. Lorne was standing in the northern corner, Fred in the east, Gunn in the southeast, Groo in the southwest, and Cordelia in the west. Angel continued to chant, the five people standing in the corners of the pentagram all bent down to get their papers. When Angel hit the cue word the five began to chant different phrases to the same beat. As they continued, the circle of salt around the outside of the circle began to spin and rise like a hurricane above the ground.
"Angel!" Fred exclaimed, unable to see as the pentagram shone a blinding white.
When the hurricane settled and the blinding light faded, the pentagram, books, papers, and herbs sat as they had previously, but none of the spell casters remained.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
Buffy sighed and stepped towards the register of the Magic Box. "Which one did you want again, Giles?"
"For the third time Buffy, listen! The green one - "Occultus"."
Buffy nodded, and reached across the counter to grab the book, but spun around when she saw the whirlwind spinning around the shop. He her a distant "Get down!" and didn't stop to wonder where it had come from. Darting behind the counter, she watched over the top as a portal opened horizontally about seven feet off the floor in the shop. Glancing over to Xander and Giles, they seemed to be in a similar state of disbelief. Looking back at the portal, she got read to fight whatever came out of it. She covered her eyes with her arm when she saw a bright flash of light, and spun back around the counter when the items that had been flying around the room settled. Everyone gasped as she saw six forms fall out of the portal, two of which were recognizable.
Xander jumped up from his seat when he saw who'd fallen through the portal. "Cordelia?" he asked, unable to believe who was there.
"Angel?" Buffy asked at the same moment.
Both people looked up from their positions on the floor when they heard their names. Angel and Groo had been thrown in opposite directions, Fred and Gunn had both landed face up side by side, and Cordelia had landed on Lorne's chest. Angel and Groo jumped up, both intent on tearing Cordelia off Lorne as she stood, ignoring them, and held out a hand to pull Lorne off the floor. Seeing that she was all right, Angel and Groo turned towards the people looking at them.
Cordelia looked towards the group from Sunnydale. "So, I'm guessing the spell didn't work."
The bell on the door rang as it opened. "Hey, I got the -" Willow trailed off as she saw the assembled group, " - book."
"Hi, Willow. Everyone," Cordelia said, "This can easily be explained. I think."
"Princess where are we -"
"PRINCESS???" Xander's voice practically screeched as he heard Groo's first words. "You finally found a guy that calls you princess. Congratulations, Cordy." He shook his head, mumbling, "Princess!"
"Xander shut up."
"May I ask, what are you all doing here?" Giles's voice cut through the sharp bickering. Gunn turned to Giles and stuck out his right hand. "Charles Gunn. Call me Gunn. We were doin' a spell -" he stopped, turning to Angel's still form. "Do you wanna take over now?" Angel glanced over at him, a panicked expression on his face, before looking back at Buffy. Gunn sighed, about to continue, when Lorne stepped in.
"I'll take it from here, toots," the green demon began, turning to the Sunnydale group. "Hi, I'm Lorne." At their defensive stances he continued, "I'm good, I'm not gonna hurt anyone." He sighed, turning to Cordelia and Angel. "Help me out here guys, you know them."
"He is good," Cordelia tried. She looked at their faces, which had not lost their defensive looks, and sighed. This was going to be a long night.
TBC..