Not Again
Set between Fredless and Billy.
Cordy has a vision of Fred going back to Pylea and Fred freaks out. Will the AI gang be able to save Fred from returning to Pylea or will be go back as a salve?
Hyperion
Wesley was at the front desk, filing with Cordy. Gunn was playing his Game Boy and Angel was reorganizing the weapons cabinet.
"Hey, where's my favorite dagger?" Angel asked rummaging through the cabinet's drawers.
"Angel, we moved some weapons into the basement, remember" Cordy replied looking over at him.
"Oh, yeah. Why? This is all different" he said.
"Well, we used some weapons more than others and these weapons were the ones" she said as she walked over to Angel and pointed to the cabinet.
"Oh, well I'm changing it," he said as he started to take weapons out.
"Okay, go ahead. Knock yourself out," she said walking back to the front desk.
Then Fred came down the stairs.
"Hey" she greeted to no one in particular. Wesley looked up at her greeting and smiled at her.
"Good morning, Fred" he replied.
"Hi, so whatcha all doing?" she asked looking around.
"Oh, Cordy is just helping me file" he answered.
"Oh, I just thought I'd come down and see what y'all were up to" she said walking to the front desk.
"Hmm, well it's good for you to come out of your room, every once and a while" he said smiling again at her.
"Okay, I put all the files into alphabetical order" Cordy said, putting her hand on a pile.
"Now I need to put them in order by…AHHH" Cordy said as she was interrupted by a vision. "AHHHH" she screamed again as Angel rushed to her side. Wesley and Angel helped her to the couch.
"Cordy, what did you see?" Angel asked.
"Umm, a girl in Caritas. Umm there's a portal. She's sucked in" she finished.
"When?" Angel asked. Cordy didn't reply. "Cordy?" he asked again as she sat wide-eyed. Then turned to Wesley.
"What? What did you see?" Wesley asked. Then she looked to Fred, who was standing behind Wesley.
"Umm" she said as she looked back down. "It's, oh God. It's Fr…Fred" Cordy spit out.
"What?" Wesley asked concerned. "Are you sure?" he asked almost scared.
"Yeah, it's her" she said looking back up. Fred started to slowly back away, shaking her head.
"No" she said. Wesley turned to her and stood up. "No, no th-that's wrong, no" she said tears forming in her eyes.
"Fred…" Wesley started as he advanced towards her.
"No" she said closing her eyes and looking down. She looked back up with tears falling down her cheeks.
"Fred, we'll protect you" Wesley reassured her.
"No, y-you can't" she said.
"Yes, we'll…" he started.
"No, there's, there's noise… and wind… and light… and pulling. And, and you don't know where to go. There's nothing to-to hold onto," she sobbed.
"Oh Fred, I'm sorry" Wesley said walking closer to her. She backed away towards the doors. Fred looked around and then dashed out of the hotel. Wesley followed her out.
"Fred no!" he said as he ran after her. She stopped and looked around for a place to run. Wesley caught up with her and took hold of her. He turned her around, to face him.
"Fred, it'll be okay," he said.
"No" she sobbed. She tried to fight him away.
"Ssh" he said, trying to hold her. Fred gave up and collapsed in his arms, sobbing.
"I-I can't go back," she cried.
"I know," he said.
"Wesley…I-I…please don't let me go back," she said. Then they fell to their knees, Wesley still holding her close and stroking her hair and back.
"Ssh, it'll be okay" he said as she calmed down. They pulled apart slightly.
"It, it was five years and I tried to… and at night I would…I was all alone and I couldn't escape" Fred cried as she fell back into Wesley.
"We won't let that happen again", Wesley, said as he held her again. Then he looked up to see Cordy, Angel, Gunn and Lorne standing in the doorframe watching sadly.
After Fred calmed down, Wesley carried her back into the hotel. He brought her up to her room and placed her down, gently, on her bed. He pulled a blanket over her and let her rest.
The next few days, they all stayed in. They didn't go out, because they didn't want to risk Fred getting sucked into a portal. They waited a few days and then decided to go out.
"Fred, can I talk to you for a minute?" Wesley asked as he stood in the doorway of his office.
"Sure" she said walking to him and entering his office. She sat down as he rounded the desk and sat in his chair.
"I was wondering if you'd be okay going out tonight," he said. "You know as a group, to Caritas maybe" he said.
"Well, I guess that'd be alright. I mean it'd be okay right?" she asked.
"Yes" he said.
"I mean, we'd be safe right?" she asked nervously.
"Yes, of course" he said.
"O-okay then" she said smiling.
"Great, we'll go tonight around 8:00 or so" he said.
"Okay" she said standing.
"Good" he said, as she exited.
Caritas
"Hey guys" Lorne greeted as they sat down. "What can I get for ya?" he asked.
"Umm, I'll just have a beer" Wesley said.
"Same" Gunn said.
"Umm, margarita" Cordy said. It was Fred's turn, but she usually didn't drink alcohol.
"And what about you sweetie?" Lorne asked.
"Umm, I'll have seltzer water, please" she said shyly.
"Sure thing" he said. "And blood for you, right?" Lorne asked looking to Angel.
"Yeah, thanks" he replied.
They sat for a while talking and drinking and listening to some different demons sing.
Then suddenly while some one was on stage, a swirling hole opened on stage. Fred was the first to notice and stood. Wesley saw her stand and pulled her down under the table. They flipped the table, onto it's side and hid behind it.
"Oh God, not again" Fred said closing her eyes.
"Ssh, it'll be over in a minute" he said. But Fred couldn't hear him. She opened her eyes and a bright light cast over the club. She looked away. Then the light dimmed and everything was back to normal. Wesley, Angel and Gunn stood looking over the club.
"Okay, all clear" Wesley said. Then Cordy stood. "Fred it's okay, it's over," he said. When he got no response he looked down and saw no Fred. He started to panic and search the area. "Fred" he called walking around a bit.
"Fred" Angel and Gunn called out also looking for her.
"Fred!" Wesley yelled running to the stage. She was no where to be found
To Be Continued.
Set between Fredless and Billy.
Cordy has a vision of Fred going back to Pylea and Fred freaks out. Will the AI gang be able to save Fred from returning to Pylea or will be go back as a salve?
Hyperion
Wesley was at the front desk, filing with Cordy. Gunn was playing his Game Boy and Angel was reorganizing the weapons cabinet.
"Hey, where's my favorite dagger?" Angel asked rummaging through the cabinet's drawers.
"Angel, we moved some weapons into the basement, remember" Cordy replied looking over at him.
"Oh, yeah. Why? This is all different" he said.
"Well, we used some weapons more than others and these weapons were the ones" she said as she walked over to Angel and pointed to the cabinet.
"Oh, well I'm changing it," he said as he started to take weapons out.
"Okay, go ahead. Knock yourself out," she said walking back to the front desk.
Then Fred came down the stairs.
"Hey" she greeted to no one in particular. Wesley looked up at her greeting and smiled at her.
"Good morning, Fred" he replied.
"Hi, so whatcha all doing?" she asked looking around.
"Oh, Cordy is just helping me file" he answered.
"Oh, I just thought I'd come down and see what y'all were up to" she said walking to the front desk.
"Hmm, well it's good for you to come out of your room, every once and a while" he said smiling again at her.
"Okay, I put all the files into alphabetical order" Cordy said, putting her hand on a pile.
"Now I need to put them in order by…AHHH" Cordy said as she was interrupted by a vision. "AHHHH" she screamed again as Angel rushed to her side. Wesley and Angel helped her to the couch.
"Cordy, what did you see?" Angel asked.
"Umm, a girl in Caritas. Umm there's a portal. She's sucked in" she finished.
"When?" Angel asked. Cordy didn't reply. "Cordy?" he asked again as she sat wide-eyed. Then turned to Wesley.
"What? What did you see?" Wesley asked. Then she looked to Fred, who was standing behind Wesley.
"Umm" she said as she looked back down. "It's, oh God. It's Fr…Fred" Cordy spit out.
"What?" Wesley asked concerned. "Are you sure?" he asked almost scared.
"Yeah, it's her" she said looking back up. Fred started to slowly back away, shaking her head.
"No" she said. Wesley turned to her and stood up. "No, no th-that's wrong, no" she said tears forming in her eyes.
"Fred…" Wesley started as he advanced towards her.
"No" she said closing her eyes and looking down. She looked back up with tears falling down her cheeks.
"Fred, we'll protect you" Wesley reassured her.
"No, y-you can't" she said.
"Yes, we'll…" he started.
"No, there's, there's noise… and wind… and light… and pulling. And, and you don't know where to go. There's nothing to-to hold onto," she sobbed.
"Oh Fred, I'm sorry" Wesley said walking closer to her. She backed away towards the doors. Fred looked around and then dashed out of the hotel. Wesley followed her out.
"Fred no!" he said as he ran after her. She stopped and looked around for a place to run. Wesley caught up with her and took hold of her. He turned her around, to face him.
"Fred, it'll be okay," he said.
"No" she sobbed. She tried to fight him away.
"Ssh" he said, trying to hold her. Fred gave up and collapsed in his arms, sobbing.
"I-I can't go back," she cried.
"I know," he said.
"Wesley…I-I…please don't let me go back," she said. Then they fell to their knees, Wesley still holding her close and stroking her hair and back.
"Ssh, it'll be okay" he said as she calmed down. They pulled apart slightly.
"It, it was five years and I tried to… and at night I would…I was all alone and I couldn't escape" Fred cried as she fell back into Wesley.
"We won't let that happen again", Wesley, said as he held her again. Then he looked up to see Cordy, Angel, Gunn and Lorne standing in the doorframe watching sadly.
After Fred calmed down, Wesley carried her back into the hotel. He brought her up to her room and placed her down, gently, on her bed. He pulled a blanket over her and let her rest.
The next few days, they all stayed in. They didn't go out, because they didn't want to risk Fred getting sucked into a portal. They waited a few days and then decided to go out.
"Fred, can I talk to you for a minute?" Wesley asked as he stood in the doorway of his office.
"Sure" she said walking to him and entering his office. She sat down as he rounded the desk and sat in his chair.
"I was wondering if you'd be okay going out tonight," he said. "You know as a group, to Caritas maybe" he said.
"Well, I guess that'd be alright. I mean it'd be okay right?" she asked.
"Yes" he said.
"I mean, we'd be safe right?" she asked nervously.
"Yes, of course" he said.
"O-okay then" she said smiling.
"Great, we'll go tonight around 8:00 or so" he said.
"Okay" she said standing.
"Good" he said, as she exited.
Caritas
"Hey guys" Lorne greeted as they sat down. "What can I get for ya?" he asked.
"Umm, I'll just have a beer" Wesley said.
"Same" Gunn said.
"Umm, margarita" Cordy said. It was Fred's turn, but she usually didn't drink alcohol.
"And what about you sweetie?" Lorne asked.
"Umm, I'll have seltzer water, please" she said shyly.
"Sure thing" he said. "And blood for you, right?" Lorne asked looking to Angel.
"Yeah, thanks" he replied.
They sat for a while talking and drinking and listening to some different demons sing.
Then suddenly while some one was on stage, a swirling hole opened on stage. Fred was the first to notice and stood. Wesley saw her stand and pulled her down under the table. They flipped the table, onto it's side and hid behind it.
"Oh God, not again" Fred said closing her eyes.
"Ssh, it'll be over in a minute" he said. But Fred couldn't hear him. She opened her eyes and a bright light cast over the club. She looked away. Then the light dimmed and everything was back to normal. Wesley, Angel and Gunn stood looking over the club.
"Okay, all clear" Wesley said. Then Cordy stood. "Fred it's okay, it's over," he said. When he got no response he looked down and saw no Fred. He started to panic and search the area. "Fred" he called walking around a bit.
"Fred" Angel and Gunn called out also looking for her.
"Fred!" Wesley yelled running to the stage. She was no where to be found
To Be Continued.