Just a random little idea I had, and I was bored so I decided to write it.
Angel opened his eyes and saw nothing but darkness. He couldn't feel anything beneath him, but he didn't seem to be falling. The last thing he remembered was the fight - Spike, Gunn and Illyria separating to tackle the army of demons – and then he was somehow here. A light suddenly flickered into existence, a golden orb floating near him. Everything else was still black, but now a circle of people was visible sat around the orb. He felt a little better when he recognised them – his friends. But, what was Wesley doing here? Didn't he die? And sat next to him.... Lilah Morgan?!?
"Where are we?" Angel directed his question to Wesley. "How are you here? And what is she doing here?" Nothing was making sense, why did the orb light the group up, but not their surroundings? And how were they sitting on nothing?
Wesley surveyed the group and looked thoughtful.
"At a guess, I would say we just experienced an Apocalypse. But it looks like the Senior Partners got it right this time, so really it was The Apocalypse. This would explain why we," He looked around the group, "Are all here. Our contracts last beyond death." He didn't answer Angel's question about Lilah. Angel wouldn't understand. Her authority had at least managed to get them a separate Hell to the rest of the Wolfram and Hart employees, so the others shouldn't be hostile towards her for the rest of eternity.
"Why isn't Spike here then? Or Illyria?"
"Neither of them ever actually signed contracts."
"Right, so, what do we do now?"
Angel, Lorne and Gunn looked at Wesley for an answer, but it was Lilah who spoke:
"There isn't anything to do in this Hell, it's just nothingness." She shrugged. "But I figured it was better than a painful or overly cheery Hell." She shuddered as she said the last. "Those are the worst."
Silence fell over the group. So, this was going to be their life... death... existence maybe? Well, it was going to be like this for the rest of eternity. Lorne sighed and said:
"I don't suppose anyone has a karaoke machine?"