Disclaimer: 1rst Chapter.

A.N.: thanks to everybody who read the last chapter. And specially to youpin for the help.

2nd Chapter

"Come on soul boy! Don't be nasty with the blood sucker ... assistant?"

"Faith?" Angel's eyes lighted

The slayer aproached smiling to the vampire, to hug him.

"What, your old team can come unannounced.. but an old nemesis, reformed ex-convict can't!" she ended the hug with a big smile. Faith was the same girl Angel visited at prison .. but there was something new at her eyes. Something had changed with the slayer.

"I'm glad to see you. Come on." Angel move away from the door, and with a hand movement invited Faith in "This' the surprise you were talking about?"

Moments later, the three of them were sitting at Angel's office while Faith told the reason for her visit.

"Well. After the big battle against The First. All of us cleared off to old continent. You see, we were first at England, helping out with the new Council HQ. B and me work for them again. Just like analist or whatever. Meaning we are revising the fucking slayers code... 'cause the last" Faith give an exasperated sigh "the last one sucked"

A shadow was eavesdropping behind Angel's desk smiling. The shadow' eyes lighted with a nostalgic glow after hearing a vocabulary like that.

"Now B's in charge to writte it. Well end it. 'cause a little group that Wood and me lead is in search and capture mission to all the potentials that we activated for the"Angel couldn't let her finish "Wood?" Angel was... surprised."Long story" after seeing the vampire's face, Faith only snorted while a glow became evident in her eyes "Kay. Long story short: last SunnyD year.. B worked at SunnyHS. Wood, the principal, hired her. Later he turned to be a Slayer' son. One of the slayers killed by Spike. At the 70' I think. Wood joined us at the fight. And well.. let's say I'm less badder and I'm reforming little by little" and with that, the slayer's face became brighted up with another smile.Angel noted that, and he smiled too. He'd never seen her like this. Like a normal 23 years old. Happy and ... in love. He was really glad for this. The last years she had become a part of the vampire's life. She was almost a sister; maybe because Angelus and the 'dark' slayer were very much alike. He had his soul to reform... she just needed friends, a family, someone who showed her love and support. "Well that mission got us to a little town. Weirder than old SunnyD, though. Something about a meteor, made the girl go unnoticed. So many strange things happening." Faith handed the vampire a portfolio full of newspaper cuttings. Angel had a quick look at them, while Faith continued talking."WOW" Lorne glanced at them too "It's big Vampire's and demons work!" "They believe it's aliens' " the LA pair looked perplexed "Really! There are vamps and nasty things that jump at night. But everytime there's a corpse ... it's alien's doing or they find an explanation by covering it they way"
"How may we help you, Faith?" Angel returned the girl the portfolio
"The girl we are trying to locate and take to England is missing" she gave another portfolio to Angel "Everything points to a Luthor Corp. It seems, this company is nearly in every 'curious' thing taking place in town" Faith stoped talking to take a sip of water and to let Angel look thoroughly at the new information "We've been talking with London, but the Council isn't exactly five by five. They can't help us against a big company like this one. And I though..." Faith smiled at Lorne "Yes. I can do that once in a while too. Well. Wood and me though that maybe you could help us. What do you say. Are you in?"

Complete Angel Investigations team, plus Faith and Wood were seated at conference room annexe to Angel's office. Introductions done, the business began: "Julia" Wood show them some photographs "female, seventeen years old, daughter of a single mom.She attends twon highschool"
"It seems, because she was born the same day a meteor rain crashed at town, the girl's family is been treated odd. Also, from that day on weird thing happened" At this point, Faith showed them an old magazine which had an extense article about the meteor rain.

"Since when meteors and demons come attached?" asked Fred aloud, while taking a look at the article. And then, she felt something like a heart stab: "Fire Rain"

Flashback

The beast had carried out with the ritual. A ritual that intended to make blue and sunny LA sky, in a grey and dark cloud that promote a fire rain. Vamps and demons were as if nothing had happened as the new night overcoming the city was their territory. The new 'city owners' were playing havoc with everything at their path.
Angel Investigations couldn't with everything that was resurfacing. There was always someone by the phone and the rest split in teams by the city. Fighting at the outmost, while searching for a way to destroy the beast, was their motto.
They found something about a mystical sword, in a rusty scroll. Once they had the sword in their power, all of them went to face the beast.

Angel wielded his sword against the beast with Cordy by his side, giving a good account of the beast's supporters. Not far away Fred, Gunn and Wes were facing the demons and vamps that joined the 'party' at the Beast's side.
Angel and the beast were in a fierce battle agains each other. Angel's blows seemingly had no effect to the rock-like creature. He continued trying to stab the Beast with the mystical sword. With a direct blow, the Beast send Angel five feets against a wall... and lying there, Angel saw Cordy grab another sword exactly alike, minus the mystical power that could defeat the monster. With the sword in her hands, Cordy joined Angel at the direct approach against the Beast, misleading it with attacks by two differents fronts.
The beast was trying to get away from Cordy's blows, when a vamped out Angel with a fierce grasp of the sword directed a clean hit to the Beast's chest... and the sharp blade went through it.

The other members of AI continued fighting against the vampires and demons that were arriving at the battle front.

Angel pulled out the sword from the beast chest and rised his head... at the alley other end the trio were defending themselves pretty well from the demonic horde that were hgelping out the Beast .. Fred stacked a vampire just when the sun began lighted LA streets.. and a pitiful "NO!!" resounded at the alley.
Running to the place were the cry came from, Fred, Wes and Gunn saw Angel sitting close to a limp Cordelia. With the seer's craddled in his arms...

End Flashback

A lonely tear traveled over Fred's cheek, while her eyes were fixed at Angel. The vampire was once again looking throughtfully pictures and files given over by Faith and Wood.

"This, is Lionel Luthor. Luthor Corp's master and commander." Faith handed a photo. A man in his 50', fancy suit and long dark hair "Some rumors by the town says he might be responsible of Julia' disappearance. Guy's obsessed with two things: money... and whatever happened that night with the meteors fire."

To be continued...