AN: Hi, I'm here with a new story! I know I have another one in the works, but this was in my mind for a while. Any errors are mine and please let me know about them. It will most likely be a series re-write of Buffy but with Angelus included in.
Summary: Set after "Somnambulist" and "The I in Team." Angel was captured in Los Angeles after Walsh heard rumors of an old and very powerful vampire living there. After breaking out, Angelus tries to find out how he's out but his soul is still residing in his body. Along with that, he has to figure out how to live with a chip stronger than what Spike has. Angelus is forced to worked with Buffy and her friends to learn how to live with a chip and a forced conscious. Will he be able to do it, or will Buffy and him come to blows?
This takes place before the ending of "The I in Team."
Disclaimer: I don't own Buffy.
The klaxon alarm blared loudly throughout the underground lad alerting all inside the offices and rooms. Squad leaders and commanders yelled out orders to get armed and ready, while scientists ran to safety. Some of the captured individuals yelled out, hollered, and shouted in joy and bloodlust as one of their own fought his way out of his cell. All throughout the lower level shouts of 'Get back' and 'Hold him down' permeated the air as soldiers shot electrical bursts blindly into smoke pipes not knowing where the target was or who the target was. Their target growled in pain as steam struck his face and electrical beams ripped through his flesh. He flinched as explosions all around him made his would-be escape even slower.
On the building on top hiding the underground facility, students and soldiers woke up in shock as the klaxon blared to life for the first time ever. A couple in one of the rooms rose up in surprise as the alarms reverberated in their ears. "What's that?" said the woman blindly reaching for her clothes.
"It's—it's the alarm. They're triggered to go off when there is an escape in the lab. We put it in after Spike broke out," he explained as he pulled his pants on in a hurry.
"Has it gone off since?" She asked as she clasped her bra back on and started to put her shirt back on.
"No it hasn't because anything that tried to escape was subdued. This is bad Buffy, real bad. I haven't heard…" Riley was cut off as shouting from outside his room penetrated the walls. "Everyone downstairs! Take all entrances to the lab; he's tearing us up down there!" Forest yelled out as he ran down the stairs near Riley's room.
As soon as Buffy and Riley were dressed, they flew out of the room and followed the remaining soldiers down the elevator behind the mirror. In the tense silence inside, all the radios blared to life, causing all the people inside to jump in surprise and fear, "All teams, this is Professor Walsh, live fire is authorized. I say again, live fire is authorized."
Riley unclasped his radio as the sounds of the soldiers already inside broke through the static. "Is anyone coming down!? We need back up; I say again… we need back up!" A soldier's voice yelled out.
"This is Agent Finn; I'm coming down with the Slayer and back up. What's the situation?" Riley said in a controlled voice.
"The situation is fucked up! That's what the situation is! A hostile broke—wait a minute," the soldier responded but the line went silent. All the occupants inside were listening in tense anticipation and ignored the opening doors to the Initiative Lab. The silence was broken as the radios crackled to life once again, but what they heard were the sounds of squad leader giving directions. "Where is he? Anyone see him anywhere?" The voice on the other end said.
"No sir, not picking him up on the scanners. The sensors aren't picking him up either," Another voice was faintly heard as he replied to the squad leader.
"Hold here squad; he was last spotted here." Riley looked at Buffy and the others and nodded to the soldiers. The soldiers ran to the armory and loaded up on weapons, while Buffy grabbed a stake from the back pocket and breathed deeply. The slayer in her was tense in anticipation of the fight, but was also frightened as something became eerily clear. Something dark and dangerous was making its way up from the levels down.
"Fire, everyone fire!" The squad leader was heard yelling out in the radios. The sounds of flesh meeting flesh were heard and then total silence took over. Faintly, Buffy heard the sounds of groaning and heavy breathing make its way from the radio. Then she gasped as she heard words that she hasn't heard in months. Gaelic words came from the radio for a few seconds before a loud feedback was heard.
Riley and the rest of the soldiers switched the channels on the radio and holstered them into their radio holsters. The soldiers loaded their weapons and made their way out. Riley stopped as he noticed Buffy's face paled and then look at him with a look a fright never seen before. "Buffy, what's wrong? What is it?"
"You have to take him fast and hard, he will not go down without a fight," Buffy said with such fear that Riley was worried.
"You fought him before?"
"If it's who I think it is, then yes I have. So be careful."
Riley nodded and Buffy followed him to the stairs. As the small squad of soldiers made their way down a hallway to the stairs, a loud primal growl was heard coming from the stairs. Riley and Buffy walked slowly forward with the 4 soldiers behind them, carefully monitoring the area. Suddenly, a voice yelled out over the sounds of the alarm still blaring and the sounds of fighting were heard. The small group waited for silence, but instead was greeted by the body of another soldier flying up the stairs. He was unconscious, but alive and then the sound of a deep painful groan was heard, following by curse words. Buffy recognized the voice instantly but didn't have time to duel on it when the tingle in her belly started. A dark chuckle sounded through the air and the groups visibly shivered at the pure evil tingeing the sound. Heavy footsteps were heard walking up the stairs before another chuckle was heard. The group backed up from the stairway and aimed their rifles down the hall to the darkened stairs. Red flashing lights were their only source of light as it bounced off the walls every so number of seconds.
The steps sounded even closer, almost echoing then they stopped as the owner of the steps made his voice heard. "Buffy… Guess whose back?"
"Oh no…" was all Buffy said as the figure materialized from the shadows. "Angelus," she said in a hushed, stunned voice.
Angelus appeared from the darkness in full game face but was breathing heavily. He was shirtles
"Don't go in there! Get back!"
The soldier was pushed hard out of the door and he stumbled back as a chair was thrown to him. He rushed back into the room, but he fell back again as Angelus threw out a huge high kick. As the soldier fell to the ground, knocked out, Angelus was heard yelling in pain.
"Son of a bitch," he said as the pain started leaving his head. Anymore of the shocks to the head and he was sure he was going to feel his head explode. He searched around the room and ducked as he saw a grenade land near the huge metal door. He hid behind the desk and shook as the grenade exploded. "Damn, all this for me. I think I'm popular," he said to himself.
He peaked out and noticed part of the metal door came off and was lying a few feet away from him. "Fuck it," he said and ran out from behind the desk. The huge piece of metal was big enough to cover him and thick enough to use as a shield. He picked it up and ducked behind the wall as another grenade shook the hallway. "Hey Buff, fancy seeing you here. Never thought you would need help in the slaying department. What happened to good ol' Rupes? Had a falling out or the old geezer couldn't cut it anymore?" Angelus yelled out as the gunfire quieted down and he stood up. He didn't wait for an answer and charged out of the doorway.
He mustered up all his demonic strength and used a speed so fast that even Buffy had a hard time seeing the dark blur. He ran past them and tossed the metal piece behind him. Buffy managed to see where Angelus turned and she took off behind him. She tightly gripped her stake and managed to keep up with him to the front. Angelus noticed an air vent high up on the ceiling and also spotted a low walkway that he could jump on before jumping to the vent.
As soon as he was about to jump, Buffy jumped in front of him and he paused. He looked her over and wiggled his eyebrows in an effort to throw her off her game. Her breath hitched in her throat lightly and Angelus used this as an opening. He pushed past her and used all his strength to jump to the walkway. He gripped the edge tightly and managed to swing his large frame over the railing just as gunfire erupted from below. Bullets struck the metal and whizzed by him as he ducked down to avoid getting hit.
Buffy stood up quickly and literally admired the strong, elegant demon making his way out. He used all his remaining speed and strength and jumped high to the open air vent. He pulled himself inside and breathed an unnecessary sigh of relief as he felt the rush of cool air come into the vent. As the gunfire ended he peaked his head and smirked in triumph. "You can't ever keep a good demon down assholes!" He smiled widely at the crowd below and noticed the stake flying through the air and ducked inside. He stake just barely missed his shoulder and lodged itself into the metal. "You missed Buff, really got to work on your aim!" He yelled out from the safety of the vent.
"Come down here and I'll show you how good my aim is. That is if you can manage to hit me! You can't hit me, am I right? You're just a neutered puppy!" Buffy yelled back to Angelus. She got a growl back in response and chuckled.
"Hey, let's try this," Angelus said as he peaked his head back out. "How about you shut up and let me escape?" He mocked a salute and disappeared into the darkness. He crawled his way to freedom and came upon a metal grate and kicked it out with one well placed kick. He crawled out of the vent and fell down to the ground. His legs still were inside the vent, but Angelus was beyond tired. For the first time after he lost his soul, he knew he was royally screwed. The damn scientists did something to him, but it was the bitch Walsh that did something. Angelus still felt the soul somewhere deep inside of him but it was suppressed somehow. He knew it wasn't human so it had to be mystical, but something inside his brain was giving him monstrous shocks! He managed to stand up and he started making his way back to a place Buffy knew not to go to, his old apartment. Along the way he mused at the way some Initiative thugs captured him and he actually wondered where Wes and Cordy were at. With a mental shrug he limped his way to safety.
Back inside the Lab; Riley, Buffy, and the soldiers were looking for survivors. All throughout the levels of the lab, they noticed that Angelus didn't kill anyone. They were just unconscious and were okay except for bumps, bruises, and a few broken bones here and there. But overall, everyone was fine. Buffy was about to speak up and voice her thoughts when Riley's radio crackled to life. The voice though, didn't know the radio was on. Walsh spoke out in a venomous tone that rivaled the way Angelus spoke, "Dr. Angleman, activate behavioral chip 21."
"Yes ma'am," he replied back in an excited voice that caused Buffy to actually feel fear for Angelus. The chip sounded worse than what Spike was equipped with.
As Angelus stumbled tiredly into the dusty apartment, he screamed and growled in pain as the chip inside his brain went off. He went into convulsions and eventually fainted due to the pain.