Title: Spike's second chance at life
Summary: Spike gets a second chance at life along with two other people.
Arthur: Mikesh
Part: 1/15
AN: Ok this is something that I thought of. It's Buffy crossover with Angel. By the way Conner was born. However, he was never taken away from Angel. Buffy and Dawn did loose their mom, Buffy is raising Dawn and she's not going to college. Their mom has been dead about a year now.
AN2: Italics means thoughts and visions
AN3: Angel and his gang are working for Wolfmen and Hart
All Spike could remember was a flashing white light before all went dark. When he woke up he was on a bed.
HEAVEN
At first Spike didn't remember what happened then it all came rushing back to him.
"Where am I?" Spike asked out loud.
"You are in Heaven," said a voice that Spike didn't recognize.
"Bloody beep," Spike said not knowing that when he said hell it beeped out.
"No cursing little one," The voice said.
"Who you calling little one?" Spike asked.
"You, little one," The voice said.
"Sop with the little one and show yourself!" Spike exclaimed very loudly getting angry with the voice.
"Are you happy now?" the voice asked.
Spike jumped about a foot in the air when he saw that standing in front of him was none other then Angel.
"Angel?" Spike asked.
"No little one my name is Balsamar," Balsamar said.
"Yeah and I'm the bloody prince of Wells," Spike said.
"I didn't know that," Balsamar said.
"Cut the crap Angel. I know it's you," Spike said.
"I don't know who this Angel guy is, but when you arrived I looked into your memory to see if there were any guys that you hung out with. I saw this person so I changed into him. I was trying to lessen the shock little one," Balsamar said.
"Then what is your original form?" Spike asked deciding to play along.
"It's this," Balsamar said turning into a three headed creature that had long sharp spikes on his back and arms.
"Ok you can change back into Peaches," Spike said.
"Who?" Balsamar asked confused.
"The person you were before." Spike said getting irritated.
"I thought his name was Angel," Balsamar said.
"It is, but Peaches is a name I call him to get under his skin," Spike said smiling.
"Oh I see," Balsamar said turning back into Angel.
"So I'm dead?" Spike asked.
"What makes you ask that?" Balsamar asked.
"Well I'm pretty sure when I saw you I felt my heart beating which hasn't happened in a long time. So, am I dead?" Spike asked.
"Yes and no," Balsamar said.
"What?" Spike asked.
"In a sense you are dead, but in a sense you're not," Balsamar said.
"What kind of drugs are you on?" Spike asked raising an eyebrow.
"None thank you very much. What happened is you died to save Buffy. Now we're giving you a second chance at life," Balsamar said.
"So I get to go back as myself?" Spike asked getting happy that he might be able to go back down to Earth.
"I'm afraid that you won't be able to go back as yourself. However, you have a choice to go back as someone's child," Balsamar said.
"Do I have another option?" Spike asked.
"Yes, actually you have three options all together. Your options are: 1. Stay here and watch your family go on with their lives. 2. Choose the person that you want to be your parent and go to them. Or 3. I choose who your new parents are," Balsamar said.
"So I can choose who I want my father and mother to be?" Spike asked curiously.
"No, you only get to choose your mother or father, not both," Balsamar said.
"So if I pick the father then I'll be adopted?" Spike asked confused.
"No, he'll have you," Balsamar said.
"Whoa wait a minute, I don't know where you're from but on Earth guys can not have kids," Spike said.
"Oh, they can't?" Balsamar asked.
"No they can father them, but not actually have them," Spike said.
"I thought that that they can birth children from someone," Balsamar said.
"I don't know who would have told you, but they were lying," Spike said.
"Oh. So what is your choice?" Balsamar asked.
"You were being serious?" Spike asked.
"Yes we are," Balsamar said.
"We?" Spike asked confused as to who he was referring to.
"Yes me and the other Powers that be," Balsamar said.
"Oh so how long do I have to decide?" Spike asked.
"A week, two at most," Balsamar said.
"You sure I can't just go back s myself?" Spike asked hopefully.
"Yes, I'm sorry to tell you, but you're dust," Balsamar said.
"So if I choose the people that I want to be my new parents is my mom going to be five months pregnant with me?" Spike asked.
"No you will go back down as an egg. You will already have been conceived but the girl that is pregnant with you won't know that she is yet," Balsamar said.
"If the people I choose are not together right now, then what?" Spike asked.
"Then it will be a little more work, but it can be done. Don't ask how it's done because then I'd have to send you down there," Balsamar said pointing to the floor.
"What?" Spike asked confused.
"Well usually the saying is I'll kill you, but you're already dead," Balsamar said.
"Yeah nothing gets past you does it?" Spike asked with a look that clearly said 'get me out of here!'
"No it doesn't," Balsamar said with a smirk on his face.
"Since it seems like you're trying to avoid the topic, how long have I been dead?" Spike asked.
"About a year," Balsamar said solemnly.
"WHAT!" Spike screamed jumping off the table he was sitting on.
That's when he realized for the first time that he was butt naked.
"Where are my clothes?" Spike asked wrapping the sheet that was on him around his waist.
"They got burned when you died," Balsamar said.
"Great not only have I been dead a year but I also lost my favorite duster too," Spike said.
Balsamar started laughing really hard for no reason.
"What's so funny?" Spike asked mad that Balsamar was laughing at him.
"You new guys always fall for it!" Balsamar said trying to get his laughing under control.
"What are you talking about?" Spike asked getting mad that he was getting called a new guy.
"Every time someone dies they think it's been as long as we tell them. It's only been four hours since you were killed," Balsamar said.
"Oh," Spike said realizing that he couldn't be mad at Balsamar for something that was true.
"Since you haven't asked, you want to see how your family is?" Balsamar said.
"They're not my family," Spike said.
"They're not? From what I've seen you and they get along and you have each other's back," Balsamar said.
"When you put it that way we kind of are. Sure what are they up to now?" Spike asked.
"Here watch and find out," Balsamar said and out of no where a TV screen appeared.
"I die for that bitch and she's happy that I'm gone, nice," Spike said trying not to show how hurt he was.
The screen showed Buffy and the gang getting drunk and celebrating the fact that Spike was no forever gone from their lives.
"What? Look again," Balsamar said.
"I've seen enough," Spike said.
"Oh sorry that's not what you're supposed to see," Balsamar said.
"What?" Spike asked confused.
"Look again," Balsamar said.
This time Spike saw that Oz, Willow, Xander, Buffy and Dawn were all very upset. It broke Spike's heart to see Buffy so upset. Dawn didn't look any better, if Spike was to be totally honest with himself, Dawn looked worse then Buffy did. It surprised Spike that everyone would miss him. Over the past three years Spike had gotten closer to the Scooby gang. They all trusted him now because he had saved their lives when a clan of fifty vampires had attacked them one night on patrol.
"Is this what is really going on?" Spike asked not wanting to get his hopes up that someone would really miss him.
"Yes this is real. You have people who must really care for you," Balsamar said.
"Yeah. The weird part is if this had happened three years ago they would have been happy to see me gone," Spike said.
"I don't know about that. There would have been a couple of people who would have been sad to see you gone," Balsamar said.
"Really?" Spike asked surprised.
"Really," Balsamar said.
"The Scooby gang is the only ones that know that I'm dead, right?" Spike asked.
"Yes the others won't find out until tonight," Balsamar said.
"Who's all going to find out tonight?" Spike asked.
"The LA gang," Balsamar said.
"So how's Angel going to find out?" Spike asked.
"He's coming to Sunnydale tonight. Here watch," Balsamar said and changed the picture on the screen.
Spike was now watching a different scene. Spike didn't know what it was that he was seeing. But then he remembered that Buffy had said that Angel and his gang had moved up in the world a few months ago.
"Is that the new place?" Spike asked not sure if he was seeing someone else's place or Angel's place.
"Yes its Wolfmen and Hart. The reason Angel comes tonight is he knows something is wrong, but he's not sure what it is yet," Balsamar said.
"How does he know something is wrong?" Spike asked.
"Well when he changed you into a vampire there was a connection born. If something happens to you then he knows, but he doesn't know what has happened," Balsamar said.
"Oh," Spike said.
"So where's Angel?" Spike asked getting tired of seeing Wolfmen and Hart.
"He's in his office. Here," Balsamar said and the picture changed to show Angel sitting at a desk.
EARTH
Angel was sitting at his desk thinking. He had a gut feeling that something was wrong with Spike but he didn't know what it was. The reason he didn't call Buffy is he didn't know that Spike and Buffy were on talking terms. He hadn't talked to Spike in over two years. The last time Angel had talked to Buffy she didn't say anything about her and Spike talking.
"What's wrong Angel?" Wes asked.
"Oh Wes I didn't hear you come in," Angel said.
"I've been standing here a minute. What's up? This isn't like you," Wes said.
"I'm just thinking," Angel said.
"What's up? You've been here all day," Wes said.
"So did the gang send you in here?" Angel asked.
"No, I haven't seen you since last night and was starting to get worried," Wes said.
"You are a terrible liar Wes," Angel said.
"I'm not lying Angel," Wes said.
"Yes you are. I can smell it on you. What do you really want?" Angel asked.
"What's wrong? Don't tell me that nothing's wrong, I can tell," Wes said.
"There's something wrong, but I can't tell what yet. What time is it?" Angel asked.
"It's 6:30, why?" Wes asked.
"Tell the gang I'll see them tomorrow. I have to make a road trip," Angel said.
"What's going on?" Wes asked not liking where the conversation was going.
"Sunnydale, I think Spike is in trouble," Angel said walking out of the office leaving Wes behind to think.
"So what did he say?" Fred asked walking into Angel's office.
"He's gone to Sunnydal," Wes said still wondering what was going on.
"Where?" Fred asked not knowing what her boyfriend was talking about.
(AN: Fred and Wes hooked up about a month after they had started at Wolfmen and Hart.)
"It's where we used to live," Cordelia said coming into Angel's office.
"Oh, what did he go there for?" Fred asked.
"He said something about Spike being in trouble," Wes said still puzzled as to what was going on.
"Who?" Fred asked not sure who this Spike person was.
"It's the guy Angel turned into a vampire. They have this connection that when something bad happens to Spike Angel can sense it," Cordelia said.
"What?" Cordelia asked noticing that Fred, Wes, Gunn and Doyle were all staring at her.
"How do you know all this?" Wes asked surprised that she knew.
"I do research too Wes." Cordelia said.
"You didn't when I was watcher," Wes mumbled to himself.
"What did you say?" Cordelia asked.
"Nothing," Wes said.
"Wesley Price tell me what you said now," Cordelia said calmly.
"You didn't research when I was watcher. So why now all of a sudden?" Wes asked.
"I didn't actually research it, Angel told me once when I got drunk with him," Cordelia said.
"You got drunk with Angel?" Doyle asked surprised.
"Yes it was before you came to work with us. It was graduation night. The whole gang went over to Angel's and we got drunk. We were all sharing stories of different things and he told us that," Cordelia said.
"Wait, I thought vampires couldn't get drunk," Gunn said.
"They can on demon wine. That's what Angel was drinking, the rest of us were drinking beer and mixed drinks," Cordelia said.
"And you didn't tell me all of this before we got married for what reason?" Doyle asked Cordelia.
"I didn't think it was important," Cordelia said.
"Nice that you're going down memory lane, but what about Angel?" Fred asked before Doyle could ask any more questions.
"He should be fine on his own, right guys?" Gunn asked.
"I wish Lorne was here to help us," Fred said.
"He's not, he's in Vegas having the time of his life," Gunn said bitterly because he wished he could be there instead of in LA.
"I think we should go after him, what with the breakup Buffy and he had," Cordelia said.
"I think you might just be right," Wes said.
"Thank you for letting me be right for once," Cordelia said.
"Road trip! Who's car we taking?" Doyle asked not wanting to get his wife mad at him for saying something dumb. He'd learned the first month that they were married not to make her mad, or he was sleeping on the couch.
"We could take mine, there's enough room for everyone," Gunn said.
"How about we take the company jet? That way can warn everyone that Angel's coming. Then in case there isn't anything wrong with Spike he won't get staked by Angel for upsetting him?" Wes asked.
"You think Angel would?" Cordelia asked.
"I don't know and I don't want to find out. If he kills his childe then he might loose his soul and then we'd have to kill him," Wes said.
"Jet it is," Cordelia said.
"Everyone go get packed and meet back in twenty minutes," Wes said.
"I'll need at least an hour to get everything," Cordial said.
"Honey we're going for an overnight trip not a month," Doyle said.
"Oh ok," Cordial said and walked out of the office with Doyle behind her.
"How did those two ever hook up?" Gunn asked still surprised they'd been married for two years already.
"Something about when he started working for Angel he fell for Cordelia. Then he was going to die to save others and that's when she realized that she did love him. He didn't die and they've been together ever since," Wes said.
"How didn't he die?" Gunn asked confused.
"I don't know and I don't really care, as long as she's happy," Wes said.
"That's right you two went out didn't you?" Gunn asked.
"No we had a dance at her senior prom, but no date," Wes said.
"And I'm happy that you didn't date, otherwise we would never have met," Fred said standing on her tip toes to kiss Wes.
"I'm going to pack," Gunn said leaving the love birds in the office.
"We need to go pack too," Wes said breaking the kiss.
"Fine," Fred said not liking that Wes broke their kiss.
Twenty minutes later with some difficulties everyone was ready go. Cordelia and Wes were hoping that they could beat Angel to Sunnydal. Even though it was a five hour drive from LA to there, they knew that Angel knew all the back roads to Sunnydal which would cut his time down to three hours that was if he wasn't speeding. If he was he could cut it down to two hours. Meaning they only had an hour and a half to get there.
Next chapter: The LA gang get to Sunnydal, but is it before Angel does?