Title: Hopeless in Forks
Chapter 1: End of the world, AGAIN!
Summery: Forks has a hell mouth that the Cullen family never new about. This is the chance Angel gets to redeem what was rightfully his to begin with. Scooby gang and AI team work with the Cullen's to stop the hell mouth from opening. Nothing will ever be the same again. The world is doomed due to the death of the Mayor. Angel and Buffy reunite to fight the evil with help from the Cullen family.
Crossover: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel & Twilight
Spoilers: Buffy Post Season three: Early Episodes of season 4. Oz never left Willow and Anya didn't come back. Angel: Season one, after 'I will remember you'. Twilight: after Eclipse.
Rated: T
Disclaimer: I own nothing… Not twilight, Angel or Buffy... They're all created by Joss Whendon and Stephanie Meyer… I'm just working on a 'what if' theory…
Angel sat there looking at his desk. He couldn't bear to go down to his flat… Too many memories, too many things he did with Buffy, too many lessons learned and now apparently he was still learning more.
You'd think once you were over hundred years old, the lessons would stop coming at you from every direction, Angel thought… He sighed and carried on brooding. It's what he was a master at, no lesson needed to be learnt there!
Doyle saw him from the window, and took in a deep, un-needed breath and walked into Angel's office.
"Last time I saw my ex, she was around for five minutes and I was a wreck for days. Amazing how they can do that to you." Doyle said half-heartedly hoping for a smile.
Cordelia, short for Cordy, was in the reception doing some research on a case they were assigned. Someone had tipped them of a new breed of vampires, and even though Angel thought there was no such thing, Cordy was more than happy to help with research than see Angel brood over Buffy. Cordy could hear every word and so concentrated even harder on the pages in front of her.
Angel looks up at Doyle as says "Buffy was here for more then five minutes."
"Okay, 10, but who's counting?" Doyle replied.
"Actually she was here for a whole day and night." Angel said almost looking like he was being burned from inside.
"Alright. One of us has been drinking and I'm sad to say, it's not me." Doyle tried to make Angel laugh again but it didn't work.
"Who are the Oracles, Doyle? Why didn't you tell me about them before?" Angel asked.
"The Oracles? Who told you about the Oracles?" Doyle said suspicious of what Angel had just stated.
"The first time the Mohra demon attacked it got away." Angel muttered.
"What first time?" Doyle asked.
"Look, I tracked it; I killed it, some of its blood mixed with mine. It made me mortal. That's when you took me to see the Oracles to find out what it meant." Angel whispered to Doyle trying to keep his temper down.
"No, see, I'm going remember a trip to the netherworld of eternal watching. That's just not something that happens every day." Doyle said.
"The Oracles told me that I was released from my duty. Buffy and I were together until - we realized it couldn't be. - We don't belong to ourselves. We belong to the world, fighting. - So, I went back to the Oracles and I asked them to turn back the clock... as though that day had never happened." Angel said quietly returning his gaze to the desk.
"Human. You were a real live flesh-and-blood human - and you and Buffy... You had the one thing you always wanted in your unnaturally long life and you gave it back?!" Doyle shouted.
"Maybe I was wrong?" Angel said
"Or maybe Cordelia was right about you being the real deal in the hero department. See, I would have chosen the pleasures of the flesh over duty and honour any day of the week. I just don't have that strength.' Doyle said.
"You never know your strength until you're tested." Angel replied.
"Come on, you lived and loved and lost and fought and vanquished inside a day, and I'm still trying to work up the courage to ask Cordy out for dinner, not to mention the part about telling her that I'm half demon. - That should probably come first, huh?" Doyle said as he turned around to see Cordy working on the books.
"Well, the Oracles said something bad is coming. 'Soldiers of Darkness ushering in the end of days' that kind of bad." Said Angel
Doyle thought about what Angel had said… Taking in every word as valuable information…
"You know Angel; there will be many days like that in the world's existence. How can you be there to stop it all from happening? How can you be punished like that? My friend, you need to ask yourself how long are you willing to let this punishment go. Atonement shouldn't last forever." Doyle said hoping the soulless vampire might see sense.
Angel was shocked with this response. He didn't understand where all this came from but he did know that there was much truth to this than he would ever let on.
"Well, my next target is to stop the world from ending… Once that's done, we'll see what happens." Angel said darkly, knowing that he would be asked to do another assignment.
"Angel, have you asked the oracles what your reward would be? In fact, have you even asked for a reward?!" Doyle asked almost alert by his realisation.
"No, I haven't asked… But… There's no need to ask when I don't even know what I will be fighting." Angel almost whispered this response and felt even more broody than usual.
Doyle felt helpless. A conversation to keep Angel from Brooding took on another twist… Almost feeling the pain Angel felt. Doyle too looked like he was brooding, if that was possible.
"Oh My God!" Cordy yelled from her desk. "Angel, Doyle, come here quick… You're not going to believe this!" Cordy yelled again without even looking up from the page.
Angel and Doyle were already around Cordy's desk looking at the papers she held in her hand. Angel looked confused… These were ancient journals from the watchers. He had got them through many compromises with Giles when he was last in Sunnydale.
Cordy looked up and found that she no longer needed to yell for the two guys to come round. She looked terrified.
Doyle, trying to joke about Cordy's reaction said "You look like you just found Pandora's box and had accidently opened." He laughed until he saw her nodding.
"Well, almost close." Cordy said.
"What's wrong Cordy?" Angel asked trying to cut to the chase.
"Ok, like, I was researching on the apparent 'new breed of vampires'… and I swear I thought that it made sense… Cause it sounded so realistic, you know? Well, anyway I started reading these journals you got from Giles… And…Well… It's true." Cordy almost whispered the last words out.
"In the old journals it states that the first vampire created was very violent. You know, used his thirst as instincts and hardly thought about much all day. Well, he didn't know what breeding and drinking was… Or shall I say the difference from breeding and drinking. So his first attack was on another demon. These demons turned to half vampire/half demon selves. They would only walk at night, drink blood, their facial expression will change as they form to their "Demon" selves and they would be perishable by wooden stakes… Just like you, Angel." Cordy looked up at Angel and smiled politely.
"The first vampire also attacked humans… These humans turned to half human, half vampire. They CAN walk under day light, without burning. Only change they will notice is their skin will turn to diamonds! They are cold to touch, have super human speed and have strength of Iron man… Well you know what I mean right? Well, these two types of vampires only breed vampires of their own kind. Kind of like, spreading their powers through their own channels. The half-human-half-vampire Vampire can breed their own kind, but it takes three days of absolute pain for the transition to be completed. It's described as getting burned from the inside out. So these types of vampires don't really take on the whole spreading their own kind, lightly. They choose their 'partners' carefully before they create. I also think that these kinds of breed of vampires are not soulless because they are able to control a lot of their actions, not like the demon-vampire. I still need to learn more about it as this is the only account of the journal we have here."
Cordy only waited for their nodding approval before she continued. "Well, I was reading this and something else caught my eye. The journal also says that if you kill or destroy a powerful vampire, that vampire is more likely to trigger revenge plans… Which will come into action as soon as the powerful vampire dies. See, all powerful vampires are given 'Sources' to help them seek revenge… I really hope you know where I'm going with this…" Cordy asked with a raised eyebrow.
Angel seemed confused, "We haven't done anything like that… Have we?"
Cordy looked shocked, "Erm, Angel, Mayor? Faith? He's the only powerful demon who could have set up this revenge plan to tear us apart".
"Yeah, but you said powerful vampire… The Mayor was someone completely different." Angel stated to Cordy.
"That's what I thought until I saw this picture…" Cordy shows Angel and Doyle… In it they see the three heads of the Mayor coming out of a shrivelled body. Underneath stating "Powers run through each cells, hair, nails… Stronger today than yesterday… The first vampire's demon creation"
"I thought Mayor was a demon, how could we have missed this?" Angel said as he took closer look at the picture. His eyes went over every face, every line… It was a true to life picture of his face, or shall we say faces?
"This isn't the only thing that shocked me, Angel… I read this prophecy…" Cordy looked for another worn out, diary… Its pages book marked. "It says here that if the powerful vampire, in our case Mayor, was to be defeated, the mouth of the hell would open up to recruit innocents and banish the world in to total darkness." Cordy pushed the diary up so Angel can clearly see the text she had highlighted.
I wonder if Giles would forgive Cordy for writing on his precious books, Angel thought before he read the text. Each word in the text screamed out to him. He knew this is what the oracles were talking about but he needed to be sure. He thought about what Doyle said, would he be guaranteed redemption for this act or would he be asked to do another 'save the world' mission? The information was over whelming and Angel needed answers. He didn't even know where this mouth of hell was located because the one in Sunnydale seemed to be closed for now.
"I think we need to talk to the Oracles, again." Angel growled as he walked to his flat to get something.
Cordy gave Doyle a suspicious look "Where'd he go? And what does he mean by again?"
Doyle's eyes were fixed on the picture of the Mayor when he finally looked up to see Cordy…
"I'll tell you about it once I know more about this "Mayor". Doyle said, intent on finding more answers from Cordelia, hoping she would fill in the blanks.
Angel and Doyle were standing in front of the wall. He looked at Doyle and said "Why are we here? Last time we found them in a more discreet place." Angel asked as he looked at the red brick wall. They were standing behind the mall, where the car park was adjacent to them. It was past sunset and people were making their way home. From a stranger's point of view, it looked so strange for two men to be standing in front of the bricked wall. Their backs to the parking lot, they gave the appeal that the wall had some how offended them… well One of them anyway.
"If it was easy to find them, then everyone would be knocking at their door…" Doyle tried to cheerfully say even though he knew his humour was lost to the souled vampire standing next to him.
"So what now? If I go in people will see what's going on. I understand they want to hide away but this is very much 'in your face' hiding." Angel said as he eyed the wall.
"Take another step and to all human eyes, you will be lost and forgotten. I will stand here but I won't be able to see you." Doyle said as he side glanced at Angel.
Angel slowly took another step. He felt a magnetic pull that started binding around him. He turned his head to Doyle who eyes were looking where Angel had stood. Guessing it had worked Angel took another step which would make him enter through the wall. He sighed and hoped that his plan would work. Another step in and he entered a Smokey room full of crystallised walls. Every where he looked he saw spectrum light shining through. He felt like he had actually waked into a crystal and he was seeing the world from inside its walls.
At first, only smoke and Angel filled the room. The smoke soon started whirling around Angel. If he was a human he would have felt it suffocating him but as he wasn't he just walked further into the room. Then from the distant he saw the two people he met just the other day approach him. The two people who let him feel the happiness in the world and also took it away so he could save the same world where his beloved lived.
Angel and Doyle walked into the office, Angel was pacing faster than Doyle and clearly he had something very urgent to tell his friends. Cordy was sitting in the same seat as before, but this time she had more books opened and looked like she hadn't slept in days. Even though all this happened today, Cordy looked like she was running the show and so the stress was evident on her face. Seeing Angel and Doyle come in, didn't actually ease any of the stress off her.
"He hasn't said a word since he left the oracles. He said that he would rather just tell us together." Doyle was annoyed with this but had to tell Cordy before she asked him questions.
"Well…What happened?" Cordy asked, disappointed that Angel didn't come in smiling. Not that he ever smiled, but you just know when Angel was brooding and when Angel was upset… Almost like when you can tell when it's dark at night and when it's darker in the night.
"Oracles said that this is the big evil they were talking about. They are surprised we found out so quickly but regardless, it's something they would have called us up about soon.
"The Mayor had connections with Wolfram and Hart. Hence why he was able to fund many of his 'unofficial' business. He's set in place a trigger. Once he died the hell mouth is going to open… Soon. He used a spell Willow had cast to send her vampire-self back to its own reality. But what the Mayor did was take the Master from that reality and bring it under the control on Waltham and Hart in this world. The master has been here for a few months, preparing for the worse to happen. And now that the Mayor is dead, the Masters plan will go into action.
"The hell mouth you read about," Angel said to Cordy, "is located in a town called Forks. He will be going there to open the hell mouth. The Oracles said 'No innocent will die; they will just be created into vampires'. It's like the apocalypse going into army recruitment. They will recruit right here on earth before they leash the vampires onto the world. No one can stop them. Waltham and Hart have most of the powerful powers in this world backing them for this. The prophecy states: 'World will end through the death of a slayer'." Angel hesitated with the last few words but then said them in a painful undertone. Angel's eyes burned knowing that this would break him more ways than one.
"The oracles also said that residing in this town are the vampires that are bred through humans. They don't know whether these vampires will back us or not so we have to investigate this as well." Angel said as he looked at Cordy with approval. She finally found something useful through research. Cordy smiled knowing that this was Angel's way of being proud of his friends.
"Well, let's go there, kick some butt, stop the world and then find another 'Prophecy' to start the cycle again" Doyle said sarcastically. He sounded more bitterer than anything.
"Now, that's another thing. The vampires in Forks have more power than what we are use to. They have super human strength, speed, and hearing and are beautiful so they can prey on the weak. Two of these vampires are said to have a special 'Gift'. One can hear thoughts from anyone or anything near them. The other can see the future…" Angel looked at Doyle when he said this… "But in a non-headache way. This one can force a premonition to come."
"Talk about being out numbered" Cordy whispered as she looked down at the books. She felt like she had just been given the lowest blow before the fight even started.
"But… We are given help, guys. So don't sound too disappointed" Angel said with a smirk on his face.
Doyle and Cordy eyed him suspiciously. Angel pulled out from the inside pocket of his jacket a brown envelop which looked like it was carrying something big. Angel emptied the package in front of Doyle and Cordy.
"Don't touch them yet!" Angel said immediately as Cordy's hand was reaching up for them.
From a far away look, it looked like three emerald diamond shaped necklaces, tangled together, hanging by a silver chain. The emerald was big and could catch anyone's gaze from far away as it shined even in this dimly lit room.
"Wow, they are gorgeous!" Cordy breathed out, eyeing them preciously.
"These are our gifts." Angel said smugly knowing that Cordy would be happy with this.
"Erm, mate, sorry to disappoint you but I'm not into wearing ladies necklace and flaunting it around town. People will start talking; I won't even know where to look." Doyle said trying to hide his horrified look.
Angel was confused with Doyle's answer. Then he realised that he hadn't told them what the necklace meant. "It's an Amulet, Doyle." Angel said with as much patients as he could drive. "The oracles have assigned us special powers. If we wear these amulets we are accepting this so called 'save the world' thing and we will be in total control of the given powers. As soon as we have saved the world, or in their eyes we have accomplished our given task, the amulet will restore the powers back and we will be our normal… erm… well you know, back-to-the-way-we-were again-selves." Angel thought about what he had said to see if it did make sense.
"Powers… Intriguing!" Cordy said seductively. Her eyes were on the amulets and she looked almost like she was drooling.
"So, what are our powers?" Doyle said.
"Cordy, you get the power of strength and speed, as do I and Doyle. Doyle can heal people and I can walk under sunlight without burning… Cordy, you haven't been given any other powers as they want you to practise these ones first. They said, something about if you prove yourself with these powers you will be upgraded but they didn't say what the upgrade will be." Angel told Cordy and then slowly turned to Doyle and said "I was given the extra powers because I already am able to handle the strength so they said the powers weren't be too much for me." The speech was directed at Doyle as he was the only one who got premonitions… Followed by a severe migraine.
"Huh… Oh… OK." Doyle stuttered as he catched on to what Angel was letting on.
"There's another thing, and hence the reason why I haven't accepted these 'Gifts' yet." Angel turned around, almost trying to see if no one had accidently walked through the doors without the three knowing. Angel started to pace as he looked down. He knew what he was about to tell them would put a lot of things in prospective.
"Common Angel, you've already told and did a lot worse. Nothing shocks us any more so just out with it!" Cordy said confidently as she stood up. She smiled at Doyle who returned the smile and they both continued to eye Angel.
"Ok, listen to me before you cut in, Ok?" Angel asked. His back was to them but as soon as both of them agreed to him he turned around and looked both of them in the face, one by one.
"They have also added an addition to our team. Said it would even out the numbers…." Angel looked at his feet sheepishly before returning to the statement said. "They have given us Spike." Angel stopped Cordy's reaction with a wave of his hand, reminding her to listen to the whole thing. "Spike has a chip in his head; he can not hurt or kill any living being. It was an army experiment. Oracles helped him out the army camp so he can return the favour some day. He's been contacted and told about the whole experiment. He was there with me and was able to carry… like, well… He's stable. Not Spike like at all. He's cornered into helping and he's bond to the oracles will not be released until he completes this task. He'll be bound just like us." Angel looked up hoping his speech got through to the two people he was hoping to count on for this mission.
"I hate him." Cordy said solemnly.
"I know." Angel Replied.
"Is he willing to take orders?" Doyle asked
"Yes, defiantly. I am his point of contact. He can not deny any of my orders. This will be fun to practise out." Angel said with a smirk.
"Say for instant we accomplish this mission, then what?" Cordy asked. "Are we back to where we started from or what? Doyle told me about your missing day Angel! What happens after this mission? Will you just serve them like a prisoner until Buffy dies of natural causes?" Cordy spoke the truth but even then she hated saying the words out loud knowing that Angel will be hurt hearing them.
Angel winced and said "They have promised that once the mission is accomplished I will be given a wish. I can ask for what ever I want. But because I know that this is a big mission, I will not accept it until you both are on my side."
"Oh my god?!" Cordy responded.
"Angel, after everything I have heard and seen, I am willing to back you on this one. I will help you, and you will get your wish." Doyle replied instantly as he smiled and turned to Cordy.
Cordy took a deep breath in. She looked like she was contemplating the whole situation. A minute had passed before she finally spoke. "I'm in angel. I know this will put you finally at ease and with the countless times you and Buffy have saved my life, this is the least I can do. Plus, it'd be nice to use my powers and see what upgrade I get!"
"Thanks." Angel said smiling at both of them.
"So, what now?" Doyle said.
"Well, we put on these amulets and go to Forks, Washington." Angel easily said knowing that the worse part for today was over.
All three of them slowly took the amulets apart. Cordy tried her's first and once the amulet was securely round her neck, it gave a flash of green glow across her body. The glow lasted few seconds and when it went Cordy looked at Angel. "Catch me of you can…!" and she ran, almost like a blur out the door. Angel and Doyle, wide eyed looked for her from the mist she left as she left the office. She was back within few seconds.
"Guys, try it. You get a boost of energy and it's almost like you know you had these powers all along." Cordy said enthusiastically. She wasn't even breathless and was beaming at both of the guys.
Doyle and Angel did the same and after the glow was spread over their bodies and had disappeared, they both felt the same energy.
"Before we go to Forks, lets race round LA, last one back is a rotten egg!" Cordy said as she turned to face the door.
All three were out the door in a flash, leaving just a cold mist behind.
The next chapter will be up soon... So please R&R!!! Thanks!
