Angel: The Ring

Chapter 1: The Plot

Jack and Darin McNamara were sitting in their office when they got a knock on their door. "There's someone here to see you guys" one of the men who worked for the brothers said. "Who is it" Jack asked. "Some woman who says she has something very important to talk to you guys about" the worker said. "Let her in" Darin said. The worker shook his head and let the woman in. In walked a beautiful woman who walked up to their desk and smiled at them. She held out her hand. "My name is Lilah Morgan and I have an offer" Lilah said hand still extended. "What could you have that we could possibly want" Jack asked her. "Another demon to add to your collection and this one will be the greatest of them all" Lilah said as she took out photos and threw them on the table in front of the brothers. "His name is Angel and he is the most valuable demon you can get" she said. "What makes him so special" Darin asked.

"He's a vampire with a soul" Lilah said. The brothers just stared at her. They didn't know how to react. "So why come to us? Why not just kill him yourself" Jack asked. Lilah laughed. "We don't want him dead. We just want to teach him a lesson and make him see things our way" she said. "We" both brothers said at the same time. "Wolfram and Hart. I work for them and they are the company that funds your demon fights aren't they" she asked. Both brothers sat there stunned. They couldn't believe Wolfram and Hart was asking them for a favor. "So what do you want us to do with him" Darin asked. Lilah gave them a big smile. "Have him compete in your fights" she said. Jack just scoffed at her. "I doubt he will willingly throw himself in the ring with a bunch of demons" he said. "That's why you guys are going to set a trap for him" Lilah said. The brothers looked at each other than at the pictures of Angel. "He would be very valuable and make us a lot of money" Jack said.

"We're in" Darin said. "Perfect. So I should expect for you to capture him tonight" Lilah said. "Yes so where do we start" Jack asked. "Well first you'll need a good story. Say one of you guys got kidnapped by a bunch of demons" Lilah said. "We'll need something to make it believable" Darin said. "I've got the perfect thing" Lilah said and opened her briefcase and pulled out a box. Jack opened it and saw a human finger in it. He smiled. "This is perfect" he said. Then Darin got a thought. "We need to see what he can do first" he said to Lilah. "We could send him after demons" Jack said. "The howlers. If he can beat them then he is worthy" Darin said. They both nodded in agreement. Darin frowned. "How do we get him to go after the howlers without him catching on" he asked. "We don't. We can send him to my bookie and tell him we will pay him if he leads Angel to the howlers" Jack said. "Where are we supposed to get the money you owe him" Darin asked.

"I can help with that" Lilah said and pulled out $20,000 cash. "Just give this to him" she said. The brothers had forgotten she was still there. Jack took the money and got up. "I'm going to talk to my bookie. We are going to have Angel by tonight" Jack said and left. Jack reached his bookie Ernie's place. "I've got a proposal for you" Jack said to Ernie. "I don't want to hear it unless you have my money" Ernie said. Jack smiled and opened the bag of cash he had. "How does $20,000 sound" he asked. Ernie looked in the bag and saw all the money. "That's more than you owe me. What's the catch" Ernie asked. "A guy named Angel is going to come here asking about me. I need you to send him to the Beachwood Canyon" Jack said. "Done" Ernie said. Jack smiled shook Ernie's hand and called his brother. Darin was outside Angel investigations. Lilah had helped him look like he had been beaten up and needed help. Darin stepped to the door and thought about how much money they would make off of Angel and went in.