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For so long Penn was drifting in a void of nothingness after being staked the demon that he had become was pulled back to hell and his soul came to the surface. That was something that Penn had learned while alone there, is that vampires never lose their soul it is caged and repressed as the demon takes over. He could not tell how much time had passed or where he really was.

Soon something caught his attention a pulling feeling it was uncomfortable and Penn tried to fight it, but the pull became stronger and with it came pain. The pain he felt was nothing he had ever felt before, Penn felt himself being remade piece by piece, and soon the pain amplified as he felt himself become whole again.

Penn gasped for breath has he tried to keep from crying out in agony. What shock him the most was he felt his heart beating after many centuries. Penn curled in on himself as his scences started to returned. 'So much pain, it hurts to breath it hurts to think. Why is this happening to me? Is this some type of punishment for everything I've done?' Penn thought, but he knew deep within his conciseness that this wasn't even close to what he will feel when everything he's done will come to the front of his mind and soul, drowning him in his sin of his past.

Penn couldn't hold back a whimper from the pain when a hand touch his to sensitive skin on his shoulder. He could hear someone talking but couldn't understand what they were saying at first. "Penn," he finally made out a womans voice calling him. Penn groaned as he moved his head to the womans direction and tried to open his eyes. He hissed as the light blind and burned his sensitive eyes. "Turn the lights down," the unknown woman ordered to whoever was with her.

As the lights dimmed and Penn's eyes adjusted the women's form came in to view. She was tall with long brunet hair, hazel eyes and tanned skin. As he opened his mouth to talk all that came out where hash coughs from his extremely dry throat. When his coughs finally subsided he turned his full attention back to the woman

"Here drink this," the unknown woman handed him a glass. Penn gave her a *do you really think I'm going to trust something you give me* look. "It's just water, do you really think we'd have brought back to life only to poison or drug you right after," she said. He cautiously took the glass and brought it to his lips for a small sip. Penn could tell that it was just normal water before taking another good couple of sips of it.

When Penn finally got his bearings back he turn to the woman, "Who are you and where the hell am I?" he asked, his voice gravely from disuse. "I am Lilah Morgan with Wolfram and Hart, you are in a small temple just outside of LA." the woman, Lilah replied. Penn's eyes narrowed at the law firms name, he had heard it many times before in passing. They are notorious for helping demon and all sorts of scum off, he made it a point not to get involved with them. Which begged the question of *What is the reason they resurrected me*.

"Why did you bring me back?" Penn ask the one question repeating in his mind. "Why can't you just be happy your alive again and leave it at that," Lilah dryly replayed. He gave her a look that said *what do think*. Lilah rolled her eyes before answering, "You're ex-sire has been causing a lot of problems and we needed something to throw him off our scent." Penn raise an eyebrow before replying sarcastically, "and you thought I would just perfect for the job."

Lilah gave him a small smirk "Well, in away yes you could say that, but really you are just a test run to see if this ritual worked before we bring back the main contender." She said with an amused glint in her narrowed his eyes before asking suspiciously, "and who exactly do you want to bring back to keep Angel occupied for you?" Lilah gave him a vicious grin before answering, "why Darla of course."

Penn scowled with a dangerous look in his eyes at the name of his ex-grandsire's name. *of course it is all about that bitch* She had always been a horrible bitch causing so much havoc when Angel had changed him without telling her. Darla had made it real hard for Angel to help Penn fully learn everything he needed to know to survive.

It was the times when Darla and Angel were separated after fights that he got the full advantage of being the first Childe to Angelus. Angelus became his father figure, someone he looked up to in his earlier years as a vampire. Penn was always happiest when Darla wasn't around because that's when he got to be around Angelus without him being so up tight and high strung just waiting for Darla to betray him. Angelus was more relaxed and he always look upon Penn with pride, something he always had wanted. Penn had no desire to see his ex-grand sire again, or even be remotely near her.

He know he couldn't trust the people around him especially since Lilah had outright said that all he was is a guinea pig. Penn knew that as soon as they resurrect Darla they will have no use for him, he know he was going to have to find away out before that happens.

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