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Time stood still for a moment as Buffy tried to decide whether of not see was dreaming or if Angel really was standing there. "Buffy what's going on? Where are we? Are you okay?" Angel was trying to make sense of it all, one minute he had been talking to Cordy and the next thing he knew he was surrounded by a strange green mist. Thinking that this was some new form of attack by Wolfram and Hart he prepared himself as best he could for a fight but nothing could prepare him for the shock of seeing Buffy. She stepped towards him and suddenly it all came flooding back to her. All the time she felt she had forgotten something and now she knew it was the feeling of safety that only Angel's presence could give her. It was like the past eighteen months had never happened, that they hadn't been apart. They fell into a deep embrace and both wished it could last forever but knew that it could never be. Slowly they broke free of one another; there would be time for talking later now they had to figure out where and why they were here.

Back in Sunnydale, half an hour had passed since Wesley's last frantic phone call had told them that Angel was suffering from the same strange trance that was afflicting Buffy. Tara and Willow had managed to move her from the middle of the floor to a chair where she now sat, but it was obvious that while her body was in the Magic Box her mind was clearly elsewhere. Despite trying different spells and incantations nothing yet had had any effect on her and now panic was beginning to set in. The sound of the shop bell made everyone jump but it was only Xander who had been visiting Willie in the hope of getting some information out of him. "No joy then?" It was a statement more than a question and Giles once more began to ace the floor reeling off a list of demons that might possibly be responsible.

In L. A the same worried scenes were being played out by Gunn, Wesley and Cordiela. Old manuscripts and books covered every available space. Just as Cordy began to speak she let out a sharp cry of pain and fell to the floor. "Vision" she whispered. Gunn watched on as Cordy tried to regain her balance and then helped her to her feet as Wesley brought her a glass of water. "Get Willow and Giles on the phone now" Then she sat back and tried to remember everything from her vision, if they were to have any chance of saving Angel and Buffy she would need to remember every small detail. Taking a deep breath Cordy asked Wesley to put the phone on speaker dial. She paused as she heard the frantic voices of her old friends "Guys the good news is that I know where they are and that they're safe for now, the bad news is that if we don't get in touch with them somehow then the whole world as we know it will die forever." "Where are they?" Cordy didn't know who the question came from but her answer silenced them. "Ireland just before Angel was sired."