"Hello?" Giles knocked cautiously on the door, wondering if she would be working at this hour at the school.
"Come in" A voice came from within and he opened the door walking in, Wesley toed behind.
"Jenny, um, Miss Calendar" Giles stuttered more than he thought as he approached the teacher who was sat at her desk. He found himself almost unable to control his emotions as his face met hers. A rush of memories filled his mind.
"Mr Giles isn't it" she said setting her paperwork down, "The librarian. Can I help you?"
"Yes. I um." How was he going to approach this one, "I hear your into the black arts?" he asked, "I have a problem that you may be able to help me with?"
"Oh?" she stood up, "Who told you I was into the black arts?" Giles sighed, he decided to take this one slowly and explained from the very beginning about them crossing over into this dimension. Jenny sat down and listened carefully trying to fathom everything out.
"So you're saying that Angelus has lost his soul again?" she asked as he finished.
"Angel" Wesley corrected, "And yes he has, but the one from our dimension not yours, this happened back in our world before and you were able to translate an ancient text for the restoration spell."
"The other me?" she said, "Then why not ask her, why me?"
"Because we need Angel back before we try to get back to our world, which come to think of it we may be able to get back through the portal the Master has made" Wesley answered going into his own train of thought.
"So we desperately need your to help. Please," Giles found his voice beginning to waver, this was not something he wanted to get her into again, "to research," he said, "to look into your family history, make some phone calls"
"And bla, bla, bla" A voice came from the doorway and a figure stepped out of the shadows, "You watchers just don't give up do you?" Angelus strolled through into the classroom and the two watchers backed up pulling Miss Calendar with them.
"Now this is all very familiar" The vampire smiled picking up items from the desk and looking at them casually. "Instead of killing two birds with one stone, its two watchers" he laughed, "And teacher makes three" he smiled to Jenny.
"Get away from her" Giles stood in front of her unsheathing his sword and holding it out. "You will not touch her this time"
"This time" Jenny looked over confused. Giles jumped forward taking a swing at the vampire but the blows merely glanced his skin barely making marks. No matter were he swung the vampire managed to dodge.
"Oh Rupert" Angelus laughed, "She never really did have the hots for you," he studied the watchers face. "You really thought you had a chance with her didn't you." Giles gripped his sword tighter, he knew what Angelus was doing.
"Come one Rupert, take your shot, I know you want to."
Wesley released the crossbow and a bolt flew at the vampire, he dodged it with ease laughing again. "Angel" He warned placing another bolt into the weapon."Don't do this."
"Angel, don't do this" Angelus tried to mock Wesley's accent, "How's the arm Wes?" He shot forward and the watcher stepped back but the vampire was too quick grabbing the crossbow forcing it from his grip. Giles swung the sword but the vampire dodged sideways and he collided with Wesley, sending them sprawling backward and to the floor.
"Whoa. Too late" Angelus turned to Miss Calendar who was edging herself toward the door. He grabbed her clamping a hand over her mouth stifling her scream.
"No" Giles flew forward from his position, sword in hand. Angelus laughed releasing a bolt from the crossbow and the watcher stumbled backward his breath suddenly escaping him. He lent heavily on a nearby desk dropping his sword in shock and glancing at the bolt embedded square in his stomach.
"Sorry Rupert, this is just the way it is, you know?" he sighed trying to look like he was taking sympathy, "Its just fate" Giles stared wide eyed at the scene before him, paralyzed by shock and pain. "Sorry Jenny," Angelus repeated the words he had said the last time around, "This is where you get off." He twisted and snapped her neck effortlessly, letting her corpse slump to the floor.
"Oh God" Giles' voice broke with grief and he collapsed backward against the table. He didn't have any tears, he just stared in anguish, too heartbroken by the sight of his dead lover once again.
"Angel" Wesley stood up, trying to get through to him again. "Angel please." He advanced forward again, all fear sudden drained from his system, adrenaline coursing through it instead.
"Come on Wes, give us your best shot.I know Giles did." Angelus laughed as the watcher ran towards him. He upturned a desk quickly and it collided with Wesley who stumbled dizzily sideways. The vampire grabbed the nearest chair swiping at the watcher. Wesley was sent flying backward through an array of chairs and tables, he slammed into the wall and saw no more.
Angelus laughed for a second then suddenly fell to his knees taking a long intake of breath. His eyes glowed and he felt something go through him, then all he felt was pain.
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"Do you think it worked?" Cordelia looked at Willow as she regained composer.
"I dunno" The Wiccan looked to her friends around her staring at her. "I think so, I mean, I felt it go through me, like it worked, and the orb is gone." She pointed to the spot the orb once rested. Now only an empty space remained.
"Look, we can't do anything else" Xander cried looking at them all, "We should get to the hellmouth, the Master"
"Agreed" Buffy stood up gathering her weapons. "We need to stop the master. Again" The others followed suit gathering there weapons and readying themselves.
"OK?" Cordelia rested her crossbow on her shoulder, "Let's go." They made it out onto the street and headed towards the high school. The streets were empty, it was nearing midnight, the time of magic and supernatural. And the silence among the friends showed their fear all too well.
"Well" Cordelia said as they neared the wreckage of the high school, "I think we're safe to say the hell mouth is opening." There was an eerie silence among the friends again. A large crowd of vampires were making there way towards the school. Tonight was about to become one very long night.
"Lets hope Angel's made a head start on us" she said, "I really couldn't be dealing with those seven vampires right now"