"Argh!" 'Lilah' struggled against the two demons who had their grip on her. "Let go of me you ugly freaks! Who dresses you anyway you mother! And deodorant wouldn't hurt you know!"
"You know it's amazing how much you sound like Lilah you know. Her mannerisms her personality. All of it. Shame I am going to have to destroy you but it will be the only way I get back into good graces with the bosses." Holland said to her.
"What the hell are you talking about?" 'Lilah' asked.
"Well we made you my dear. Well actually we made the body your AI is being housed in." Holland said.
'Lilah' blinked at him but then regained her composure. "Oh so you spend all of this money on the robotic body and now just like that I am to be scrapped."
"Well after tonight when the final stages of the apocalypse occur with you in Hell unable to stop them, the senior partners will realize I was right about you and then I'll be out of hell and by their side till the end of time." Holland said. "I got to tell you. Hell is a very boring place." The bell ringed. "Ah. My office."
The door opened and Lilah was greeted to a sight she wish she never saw.
Right now before her was a rock floor... but once you looked to your left you saw hellfire and pits of molten lava and liquid fire spewing out ward. People were tied to poles as they were impaled, maimed and eviscerated by winged demons only to have their injures heal up so the demon's could do it all over again. When she looked to her right it was a frozen wasteland where people were in cased in ice trying to get out could not. Others she saw impaled by ice or were being turned into ice. And as she was forced to keep walking she saw people lying on the ground screaming in pain anguish as memories of the past life they had hurt them in their minds and souls.
"... you call this boring?!" 'Lilah' said incredulously. "You must have a lot of fun watching others suffer!"
"Not as much as you would think." Holland said as the demons then reached a desk and then there was a chair facing the desk. Holland sat at the chair behind the desk where the demon's strapped 'Lilah' down in the chair facing Holland and put chains around her. "I don't think you can break free of those. Even if you are a robot. After all, Lilah's a negotiator, not a fighter." Holland looked at the demons. "Well go I can handle her now that she is defenseless. Go decapitate some newbies. Start with Nathan Reed. He just got in."
The demons smiled as they left to do evil to the residents of Hell.
"And I thought Angel was sick and evil when he locked us in that wine cellar with Darla and Drucilla." 'Lilah' said. "You are a lot worse than they are."
"Thanks. I am trying. Apparently true evil is the only thing the Senior Partners really enjoy." Holland said.
"You won't in the end." 'Lilah' said and then Holland laughed. "What the hell is so funny?"
"You and Angel believe this is a game. I think even the REAL Lilah believes it's a game of winning and losing. But it isn't. Not for us." Holland said. "For us, there isn't a fight so winning and losing don't enter into the equation. We are eternal, we simply go on. Our firm has existed since the dawn of time, in one form or another. The Inquisition, the Purification Wars that no one remembers... we were even there when the first cave man clubs his neighbor."
"You're psychotic." 'Lilah' spat.
"Oh no. I'm very much sane." Holland corrected her. "We exist in the hearts and minds of every living thing and that's what makes things so difficult for the Light. For people like the Slayer. For people like Angel. See the world doesn't work in spite of evil, it works with us. It works because of us."
"The world works with both good and evil true but your view is wrong." 'Lilah' spat trying to get free.
"Oh shut up you delusional automaton." Holland scoffed.
"Why are you doing this too me?" 'Lilah' shot.
"... why not. I'm just going to melt you down anyway." Holland said. "You see when we had the Scrolls of Aberjian in our possession we not only learned that Angel was the Key to averting the Apocalypse... we also learned about a troubled time that he would go through in one of the many trials he would endure. We decided to expand on that trial to do everything in our power to make it worse."
"Which is why you resurrected Darla, made him go through a bonding with her as a human and then revamped her and made her into a killer again." 'Lilah' spat.
"All of which has done what we wanted. To change Angel. To make him what we wanted." Holland said.
"And you are dead." 'Lilah' quipped. "That wasn't part of your brilliant plan now was it?"
"Of course not." Holland replied. "But then again I had a contingency plan if I did die. You."
'Lilah' blinked at him.
"You see there was also reference to a woman made flesh would die once and the reborn in body of steel covered by flesh who would come to the aid of the vampire with a soul in his time of crisis." Holland said. "I green light Project: Galatea because some how I knew you were what it was talking about. If I died you were my insurance policy."
"How am I an insurance policy?" 'Lilah' asked.
Holland took out a watch. "You see with in the next 24-72 hours. Four people are going to die and one soul cursed vampire, who no longer gives a crap about anything, is just going start the path that will lead him to our side."
'Lilah' just stared at him.
Holland smirked. "Let me show you."
A screen of fire appeared and then cleared to show images of the real world.
"What the hell is this?" 'Lilah' shot.
"The Future that can not be stopped." Holland smirked.
It was downtown LA where Gunn and some of running buddies were there.
Without warning a gang comes out of nowhere and guns them all down. Gunn tries to get up but a bullet is put through his brain.
"By the way we paid for the gang to do this." Holland smirked.
'Lilah' just looked at Holland with her anger starting to rise.
"Ah next two to get killed." Holland said as image of a Skilosh demon appeared on the screen. The demon then ran and got to Cordilia and then she snapped her neck in half. The scene then shifted to an apartment where the same demon then beat Wesley to death while he was in a wheel chair.
"How can you even do that? The man was in a wheelchair for crying out loud! He wasn't a threat to you!" 'Lilah' shouted.
"I'm sorry did you say something to me. Well here's someone else you might enjoy watching." Holland said.
The next image to appear was that of Kate Lockley drinking from a bottle of alcohol and then taking pills. 10 of them. After a short while she fell asleep. She didn't wake up.
"She was a good cop." 'Lilah' muttered.
"Yes you would say that since we did have Lockley's personality downloaded into you. We payed off some of the review board and police authorities to get her to this state." Holland said.
"So all four of them need to die so you can be free from Hell! So that Angel can know suffering?!" 'Lilah' shouted.
"Angel? He isn't going to be around for much longer." Holland laughed.
"What are you..." 'Lilah' froze when she saw the next image. "Oh god no."
Angel and Darla were in bed together making love. The scene fast fowarded to Angel's grief at his friends dead and then years later when...
'Lilah' looked on with her rage increasing every second. "You bastard! You robbed him of soul!"
"Actually restored Angelus's demonic freedom." Holland said going next to her. "So you see fate is set in motion. You are stuck here. They will die. Angelus will be freed. You will be destroyed. And I will finally get the hell out of this place."
[Warning! Aggression levels in emotion chip reaching critical levels!]
[Attempting to compensate]
'Lilah' struggled against the chains but couldn't get free.
"Those are hellfire chains. No one has ever broke free." Holland said. "Now then... I do believe you were originally made as a sexbot." He smiled evilly.
'Lilah's eyes widened. "Don't you EVEN dare."
"What are you going to do… slap me?" Holland laughed.
"I HATE YOU HOLLAND YOU BASTARD OF HELL!!!!!" 'Lilah' screamed.
[Danger! Aggression levels out of control! No control! No control!]
It was then Holland got hit back into his desk by an unknown force. 'Lilah' was using all her concentration and then broke free from the chains.
"NO! No not now!" Holland cried out in fear.
"You forgot something to take into your precious calculations Holland... Lilah Morgan can be the Mother of all Bitches when you push her too far... and you just did!" 'Lilah' said.
"I won't let you ruin this now!" Holland said. "Demons!"
'Lilah' too this too be her cue to start running. It wasn't long until she saw demons running after her. "Holland was right about one thing. Lilah's not a fighter..." then and idea hit her as she hid behind a pillar. She then had her back to the wall.
"Come out here Galatea!" Holland shouted as he was with five other demons. "Let's not prolong the inevitable!"
"Sure. I'm right here." 'Lilah' spoke out.
Holland saw her with her back turned to him. "Perfect. I'm glad to see you are coming to your..." he spun her around to look at her but he was shocked. "... sense?"
He was not looking at Lilah Morgan.
He was looking at one very cheezed off Buffy Summers.
"Rule number one moron." 'Buffy' shot as she low-blowed Holland where the sun doesn't shine. "Never EVER bring a Slayer into Hell. Hell does not stand a chance." Then hit him in the head. "That for bring Darla back from the dead."
Holland got back up. "Destroy her!"
The Demons charged the Psudo-Slayer. These Demons had spend millennia in hell. They had tortured countless hundreds of millions of people. They practiced fighting every day. There were among the elite that the Devil himself had to offer.
They didn't stand a chance against her as 'Buffy' kicked their collective asses and then snapped their necks. She then took one of their swords.
"This is impossible." Holland muttered. "They are among the elite of hell. No normal human could beat them. Not even the Slayer. Not even a robot. How did you win?!"
"Simple. In hell those 'elite', as you put it, are slackers." 'Buffy' smirked. "Oh sure they train, they fight, they torture and they maim... but its against humans or creatures that don't give them any resistance what so ever. Incase you forgot to read my file. You would know I escaped from hell once before. It's very much like a walk in the park... a little hotter than I remember. Too bad they don't have any soda machines in hell."
Holland backed away. "Now Galatea... I am sure we can come to some sort of deal. Let's talk."
"We're done talking. Here's my deal." 'Buffy' as she decapitated Holland and his head was rolling over to the edge of the cliff and then stopped.
"... thank you." Holland's head spoke.
"Oh don't thank me. See that lava pit?" 'Buffy' grinned as she had the sword in position as if it were a golf club.
"Oh please don't do this!" Holland shouted.
"See Holland. You are right. There is no win or lose in this game. It's salvation or annihilation." 'Buffy' spoke to the head. "See you fight for annihilation, trying to end the world, get as many souls as you can before the big bang. Me... thanks you evil bastards, I finally have found my purpose. Salvation."
'Buffy' turned the head up so Holland could see her face. "It's the same with all you evil bastards. The Master, Angelus, the Mayor, Adam, Glory. You all think you are the big bad that you are going to end the world. News flash! You aren't! The cycle goes on and on and on and on... I mean as you said your firm exists in different forms over time. Meaning sooner or later Wolfram and Hart will crumble. And when that day comes, I'll spit on the ashes, do a little dance... and thank you for making sure I lived to end your evil. Now in the immortal words of Tiger Woods..."
She then swung the sword.
"No... no... no!" Holland shouted.
"FORE!!!" 'Buffy' yelled as she nailed the head and it went flying into the lave pit.
"NO!!!!!" Holland screamed before his head was completely submerged in the lave.
"And it's hole in one." 'Buffy' smirked. "Hey maybe I should try the Masters... nah!"
She then walked up to where Holland's body still was and hacked off on of his hands. She then went to the elevator. She put the hand on the elevator control.
"What floor please Mr. Manners?"
"Earth. And after the elevator doors close on earth destroy this elevator please." 'Buffy' said in Holland's voice.
"As you wish Mr. Manners." The voice spoke as the doors opened.
"Time to go back to Earth." 'Buffy' smirked as she went in and the elevator doors closed.
***
"Oh crap!" Doyle muttered as he saw 'Lilah' get caught by the demons and dragged into this elevator he saw. "Oh now what is going to happen!"
As if a god send the elevator then opened up and out stepped 'Buffy' who threw the hand back in the elevator and walked out before the doors closed and the elevator disappeared.
"Hey Doyle. You miss me?" She said with the trademark Buffy grin.
"April!" Doyle shouted. "what the hell just happened?!"
"I spent the last hour or so in Hell. Not a fun experience." 'Buffy' said.
"Hell?!" Doyle shouted.
"Don't worry. It's over and done with now... that part at least." 'Buffy' said walking to where she had parked the car she had driven as Lilah.
"Now where are you going?" Doyle asked as she got in the car.
"To save lives and souls." 'Buffy' said. "Get in you ectoplasmic guy person."
"... I'm really going to have to used to you being so many different people." Doyle said as he got in the car.
'Buffy' then floored the gas and went out of Wolfram and Hart the back way. As they were leaving the law firm behind 'Buffy' just looked back at it. You assholes thought Angel was bad... Angel's nothing compared to me. You made the body but not my mind. If its my destiny to help Angel then I am glad. But I also have something other than destiny... and that is saving lives. She looked back one more time at the building.
Enjoy the night while you can... it will be the last night you all enjoy a good nights sleep. 'Buffy' thought.
For now she had one person on her mind.
Kate Lockley.
She had to save her.
And I will! 'Buffy' vowed.
The end... for now.
Look for the sequal to this story 'Salvation' to be comming soon.