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Faith raised her gun and fired, but Angelus dodged the tranquilliser dart, before kicking Faith in the stomach while she was reloading, taking her down
KA-BLAM! KA-BLAM!
"Come on, Wes, I'll give you one more shot"
KA-BLAM!
"Strike three"
CRASH!
"Uh-oh! Vampire with a gun!"
Faith froze briefly for a moment, then started running as Angelus started firing. She rolled, sliding along the floor, a shotgun blast just missing her head. Rolling down the stairs, Faith came to a stop with Angelus standing over her, aiming the shotgun
"Wow, you have gone soft. Hey, you remember the time you wanted Angel to kill you, cause you felt so sad about being a bad little girl. Do you still wanna die?"
"No"
"What was that?"
"No"
"I can't hear you"
"No!"
"Too bad, cause you're gonna"
Faith realized the shotgun was empty and kicked it out of Angelus' hands, then swept, but he jumped over her leg, as she got to her feet, lashing out with a double high kick. Angelus deflected her leg twice, then started blocking her punches, before locking up her right arm and twisting it back, putting her off-balance
"Looks like we've got a live one," Angelus cried, then punched her, "Not for long"
He followed up with a punch to Faith's stomach, then did a roundhouse kick that knocked her to the ground, before kicking her in the stomach, rolling her a couple of times. Faith came to a stop, spitting up blood
"That's a shame. You never used to bleed so easily," Angelus said, before calling out to Wesley, "Hey, buddy, how's it going in there? Good old Wes. Count on him to tackle a bad situation and make it worse. I mean, look how you turned out"
"Ha, Wes said you'd get under my skin. Give me what I need to scratch you out"
"Is that all the scraggly ponce gave you to fight the big bad bogeyman?"
"Yeah and this"
Faith suddenly pulled a dagger out from her jacket, hurling it into Angelus' chest. He was stunned by the move, as Faith rushed him, delivering several blows to his stomach and face, then removed the dagger and slashed his chest twice. Growling, Angelus blocked her arm on the third strike and punched her in the face. Faith spun around from the blow, going for another slash, but Angelus stopped the move, shoving her back onto the ground, before leaping into the rafters, as Faith got up
"That hurt, baby. I kinda liked it"
"Come down and I'll give you some more"
"Nah, I think I'll stay up here. Nicer view up here. Love the jugs"
Faith flipped the bird at Angelus, as he laughed
"Tell me, Faithy, why'd you break out of jail? Not enough to punish yourself in there? Still looking for me to beat the bad out of you?"
"Just come down and fight," Faith said, trying not to let him get to her
Angelus chuckled, "It hurts, doesn't it? Forced to be someone you're not. It's like broken glass inside you, cutting you up. You know, there's only one way to stop the pain: hurt someone else"
Faith swung her knife, but Angelus grabbed her arm, kicking the blade from her hand. She swung her fist, connecting it with his face. He grinned and slugged her back, still holding onto her arm, then yanked her forward, before kneeing her in the stomach, sending her flying up into the steel structures. Faith landed and quickly got to her feet, as Angelus came flying up onto the structure. He smirked and lashed out with a fist, but Faith blocked his arm, only to get kicked in the stomach
"Getting tired, honey, wanna take a break!"
Angelus slugged Faith in the jaw, as she punched him back, followed by a backhand, then a kick to his stomach. Angelus staggered, as Faith grabbed onto a bar and swung around, kicking him in the chest. Grabbing her legs, Angelus shoved them aside, then kicked her in the stomach, sending her flying across to another structure. Faith landed and got up, as Angelus flew over at her. She punched him in the face as soon as he landed, knocking him down, then used him as a stepping stone to jump back
Angelus leapt back, just missing Faith, as she kicked him in the face. Growling, he blocked her punch, as her other fist crashed into his face. Angelus stopped her third punch and struck her in the rib cage, before throwing her off the structure
"The funny thing is, I could beat you to death and it still won't mean a thing"
Angelus dropped down beside Faith as she got to her feet, getting struck in the face, as Angelus followed up with a left hook that made her stagger, then sank his fist into her stomach, before elbowing her down to the ground
"You're an animal, Faith and you're never gonna change," he said, slugging her, "You're just like me," he added, punching her one last time
"No!"
Faith rose up, uppercutting Angelus, as he hit her back. She struck him, followed by a second punch, blocking Angelus' punch and striking him again, before kneeing him in the stomach a couple of times, then two small uppercuts, finished off with a roundhouse kick to the chest that threw Angelus to the ground. Faith stood over him, holding him by his shirt and punching him in the face again and again
"No! I'm not like you," she said, punching him one last time
Angelus lay on the ground, gasping after the pummelling he'd just received, blood running from his nose and mouth. He then growled and knocked Faith's feet out from under her, before grabbing her by the shoulders and vamping out
"You soon will be"
He sank his fangs into Faith's throat, as she gasped at the pain. Angelus started drinking, but then pulled back, pain washing over him as his face shifted back to normal. He started gasping, before falling unconscious. At that moment, Wesley came tumbling out the structure he'd been laying on during the fight
"We got him," Faith said, then passed out
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Earlier, at the demon bar
"It's called Orpheus," Wesley said, watching the drugged girl, "Humans inject it into themselves and the vampires feed. I've read it can have some interesting effect on both parties"
Later
KA-BLAM! KA-BLAM!
"Come on, Wes, I'll give you one more shot"
Faith was lying on the ground. She removed the syringe from her jacket and injected the Orpheus drug into her own body, just as Wesley fired his shotgun again and then went crashing through the glass, while Angelus was holding the shotgun with glee
"Uh-oh! Vampire with a gun!"
"We got him," Faith said
Wesley made his way to the unconscious pair, before grabbing his cell phone
"It's done. Come in and get him"
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