Chapter 3: It's over and done with
"So, what brings you to L.A.?" Wesley asked Nicholas as he walked a bit closer to him.
"You" Nicholas replied glaring at Wesley, then to Fred. Wesley watched his eyes. He saw a flash of magic in his eyes as he looked to Fred. Wesley turned his head to see her. She looked terrified. Wesley could even feel Nick's eyes on her. Fred swallowed hard. Then Wesley turned back to Nick. "Who's the whore?" he asked Wesley. Wesley took a step forward.
"Leave her out of this. You came to see me" he replied.
"Then why did you bring her?" he asked. Wesley swallowed and didn't respond. "I can see she's important to you. I can sense it. You've shown me fear. That's not smart Wes. Weren't you top five in the class?" he snickered. Wesley just stared at him, contemplating on how he'd kill Nick. "So, if I, let's say, hurt her, you'd come and rescue her in a second right?" he asked. Wesley knew Nick was trying to break him but he had to be strong, for Fred's sake. "You wouldn't let her die or anything," Nick said as he laughed. With that Wesley lunged at him but was sent flying back by an invisible force. Fred looked up at Nick and he pulled her to him, like a magnet. He grabbed her by the throat, restricting her breathing just enough for her to begin to black out. "You will pay. I'll make sure of that. Both of you" Nick threatened glancing at Wesley as well. "After I'm done with you you'll wish you were never even born" he finished as Angel hit him in the back of the head. Nick then threw Fred to ground and Wesley caught her. She began coughing and gasping as she clung to Wesley. Nicholas stood. "This isn't over," he yelled as he disappeared.
"Are you alright?" Wesley asked Fred as she looked up. Fred whimpered as a tear ran down her face.
"I was so scared" she replied. "I thought he was going to kill us," she sobbed. Wesley held her close as he rubbed her back.
As they headed back to the office, the car ride was silent. Wesley noticed Fred dozing off. He smiled at her as he brushed a stray piece of hair away from her face. She looked so peaceful but he knew her dreams would be haunted by Nicholas's threats and her visions. Fred moaned a few times on the way back.
"Hey, Angel" Wesley called from the back seat. Angel glanced up at his mirror to look at Wesley in the back.
"Can you drop us off at my place? I'd rather take her to bed than go back to the office" he explained.
"No problem" Angel replied.
"I'll look into Nicholas's power's more. He seems to have physical control over people. I want to know why and how," he answered. Angel nodded as he turned down Wesley's street. As they pulled into Wesley's driveway, Wesley exited the car, rounded it to the other side and opened Fred's car door. He gently picked her up and kicked the door shut making a rather loud bang. Fred, still in comatose state, jolted in his arms. "See you in the morning" Wesley said to Angel as he backed out and back onto the main road. Wesley quietly entered his apartment building. He fumbled with the keys as he retrieved them from his pockets, amazingly still carrying Fred. He brought Fred into the apartment and took her to the bedroom. She whimpered slightly as he placed her into bed. He took of her shoes and jacket without moving her too much. Fred automatically turned onto her side, her back facing Wesley. He pulled the covers over her body and then softly kissed her cheek. Fred let out a murmur and small grin. Wesley smiled at that and then walked around the bed to undress. He unbuttoned and took off his shirt, slipped into pajama pants and cuddled into bed, next to Fred. Facing her, he brushed hair from her face kissing her softly. Fred instinctively leaned into him and deepened the kiss. To his surprise, she woke up and reached her hand up, caressing his face. He did the same again kissing her intensely. He moved his lips down to her neck as she rolled onto her back moaning deep in her throat as she did so. He crawled on top of her sliding his hands over her waist and hips and she reached up running her hands through his hair. He leaned down again kissing her more gently this time, his hands still at her waist. He nuzzled into her neck and she wriggled beneath him, a million things running through her mind. She wasn't really planning to do this, but was enjoying it too much to stop him. Wesley raised his head to look into her eyes. She looked scared but comforted at the same time. He knew part of it was from Nicholas. She closed her eyes not able to take his staring into hers. Wesley noticed this brushing his hand over her thigh, causing her to gasp, jerking her eyes open at the same time. He smiled at her pleasure and leaned down for another kiss.
The next morning Wesley was awakened by the telephone ringing. He rolled over to his side table and answered it.
"Hello?" Wesley replied.
"Hey Wes, its Angel, why aren't you here?" he asked as nicely as he could. Wesley glanced at the clock realizing it was really late.
"Oh sorry. We slept late. We'll be there in a few minutes" Wesley said. Wesley hung up the phone realizing he didn't research anything either. He turned back to see Fred on her stomach, head turned facing him. The sheets low on her back, exposing her shoulders and back. He slid a hand over her spine and rubbed her lower back. Fred moaned shifted onto her side to face Wesley as she pulled the sheets up to her chin. Her eyes fluttered open and she smiled at Wesley, his hand still resting on her hip.
"We have to get ready for work" Wesley said quietly. Fred whined and rolled onto her back. "The faster we get there the faster the day will go by," he said running a hand over her abdomen. Fred looked back at him and sat up.
"Alright, I'm going to take a shower first though" he said hoping out of bed.
As they drove to the office, Fred tried to read through one of Wesley's mystical books for reference to a wizard with magnetic like powers.
"Got it" Fred said, causing Wesley to jerk the car. "Sorry" she said. "I think I have it" she replied. "It reads a wizard or witch who holds the power or possession to control people with invisible forces or a magical force field," Fred stated. Fred looked to Wesley.
"Keep reading," he said. Fred looked back down to the book in her lap.
"The wizard can control people and objects in a certain area," she said. Wesley was coming up to a stop, but the car wasn't stopping, "Wesley stop." Fred yelled. "Stop, stop!" she yelled.
"I can't," he yelled back as the car suddenly moved on its own and hit a pole as it slid past the stop sign. Wesley opened his eyes and raised his hand to his head. He was bleeding. He turned to look at Fred. She hadn't been wearing her seatbelt and her body was whipped as the car skidded. She was unconscious. "Fred" he called as he unbuckled his seat belt. He stumbled out of the car. He regained balance and rounded the car. He opened the door and pulled Fred from the vehicle. He placed her on the ground and she moaned as she regained consciousness.
"Wesley" she called out. Wesley knelt down and pulled out a hanker chief. He pressed it to her forehead trying to stop the bleeding. Fred winced and opened her eyes looking up at Wesley. "Ahh" Fred whined as pain penetrated her body.
"Ssh, you'll be okay, I'll get help" he said looking around for anyone, especially Nick. He had a hunch he was responsible. Then he pulled out his cell phone. He dialed Angel's extension.
"Hello" Angel answered.
"Angel, we've been in an accident, I have a feeling it was Nick" Wesley replied.
"Are you okay?" Angel asked.
"I'm fine, Fred is bleeding pretty badly. Can you send Gunn or someone to help us," he asked.
"Of course" he said.
"Thanks bye" he said as they hung up. He put his phone back in his pocket.
"I warned you", Nick said. Wesley looked up but he wasn't there. All he could hear was his voice.
"She doesn't deserve this!" Wesley yelled.
"No, but you do. I know this is hurting you more than this is hurting her" Nick haunted.
"You don't know how much this hurts her," Wesley yelled again. Fred looked up, slightly sitting up. She couldn't hear nick's voice, but knew it was him. Suddenly it was gone. Fred stares up at Wesley and hears someone, a voice, but not Wesley's. His is sweet and made her feel safe; this voice was harsh and threatening.
"Fred" Nick taunted. "Do you really think Wesley can save you, like you're worth saving in the first place" he said.
"No, leave me alone" Fred yelled. Wesley thinking she was talking to him, backed up a step.
"I'm sorry Fred, but I can't do that. I warned you, now I'm going to make you're life a living hell" he said.
"Please, don't, don't hurt him" Fred cried. Wesley realized it was Nick.
"Nick, stop, leave her alone" he yelled out.
"Aww, he cares more than I thought. But you're still not worth rescuing. I want you to feel the pain of the world, the people who really do deserve to live. I know all about you Fred, and if it were up to me, I would have left to be a cow slave in Pylea because that's what you really are", Nick said. Suddenly Fred felt a wave of pain wash over her body. She screamed out, grabbing her head. Flashes of people in pain and trouble passed through her mind.
"No, I can't save them all, stop please" she called out, as she turned onto her side.
"Nick!" Wesley shouted as he stood. "I will find a way to stop you, for good, leave her alone. She's not the one you want," he said.
"You know, Wesley you're right, it's you I want" Nick said from behind Wesley. Wesley turned to see Nick, black eyes, and hair. He lifted his hands and shot electric volts into Wesley's body.
"This won't stop me, people are coming to help us" Wesley said rising from the ground.
"No, they're not, they're dead" Nick informed him. "Good luck Wesley" Nick said as he disappeared. Wesley went over to Fred. She was gasping and struggling for breath. She turned onto her back again and looked up at Wesley as he walked over to her.
"There's no one coming is there?" Fred asked. Wesley shook his head. Fred sat up and then Wesley lifted her off the ground and brought her to the side of the road. He called Angel to come and pick them up, explaining what had just happened. Angel came in his car with completely blacked out windows. Wesley gently placed Fred in the back seat and slid into the car next to her. As Angel drove back to the office, he didn't say anything. He could tell Wesley was upset enough.
"I am going to kill him," Wesley said as he looked at Fred as she dozed off. "I will not let him get away with this. He will pay" Wesley said with a vengeance in his voice Angel had never heard before.
Back at the office, Wesley researched for hours trying to find a way to at least control some of Nick's powers. Wesley was ready to give up, but he knew that if he didn't fight him, he'd kill Fred or do something even worse. He persisted looking through book after book. Suddenly Fred entered his office.
"Hey" she said quietly as she approached his desk.
"Hey" Wesley said looking up.
"I think you need to take a break," she suggested as she placed a hot cup of tea on his desk. "Relax, I'll research for a little while" she offered rounding the desk, and then sat on his lap. Wesley reflexively wrapped his arms around her waist and took in the smell of her.
"I can tell you're tired Wesley. You need to rest sometime. Besides I can research for you, you're doing all this for me and I should help you, I owe it to you" she said.
"I don't want you to help me because you feel obligated to, but because you want to. You don't owe me anything, I love you and I would do anything for you. You know that" He said as he kissed her. Fred smiled as she kissed him back. He deepened the kiss and caressed her hair with his hand. The suddenly she broke the kiss, pulling away, almost violently. "What's wrong?" he asked. She didn't respond, just closed her eyes. "Fred?" Wesley called.
"I see . . .I can see . . .Ahh" she began to scream as she writhed in Wesley's lap. He held onto her, not wanting her to fall. She began to calm down. "I see . . . you" she said flinging her eyes open. "You, you're going to be hurt, I saw it, I know, I can feel it" she began to ramble.
"Shhh, Fred calm down, no one is going to hurt me don't worry" he said.
"No! I'm right Wesley I can see it, you, we have to hurry" she said getting up.
"Fred, it may be Nicholas playing with your head" Wesley said also standing.
"We don't know that Wesley. I can feel it, it feels different, and it's real. Please just trust me" she said. Wesley nodded.
"What happened? What did you see?" he asked.
"Umm I couldn't see the figure but something hit you, hurt you. I'm trying to help you, but I can't. They're stopping me. All I know is its going to be tonight" she said near tears.
"Nicholas. Your vision, it's Nicholas. I think the only way to stop him is to kill him" he said.
"Wesley he's evil but he's still human. Can't we just suspend or take way his power?" she asked.
"He's too strong for us and who knows if it'll even work. He'll probably be able to get his powers back somehow anyways" Wesley explained.
"Wesley we can't, it's not right" she replied.
"No, you can't, but I can" Wesley said. Fred almost felt afraid of Wesley for the first time, truly afraid. Even when Billy's blood took over she knew it wasn't him. This time it was and he was saying he wanted to kill someone. Fred just nodded knowing it was probably the only way. Wesley looked into how to destroy a power wizard like Nicholas.
It was nighttime. They were able to located where Nicholas was going to attack based on Fred's vision. Wesley pulled up to an alley where Fred had told him to go.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Fred asked. Wesley turned to look at her seeing disappointment in her eyes.
"It's the only way, I told you" he replied. Fred nodded. "You have everything?" he asked. She nodded then they exited the car and waited for him.
Suddenly he was there. But it seemed like he had been there the whole time, just invisible and they didn't see him. He grinned maliciously, taunting them with just his look.
"Let's get this over with" Nicholas replied. Wesley went to step towards him and was again shot back by his power, almost unconscious on the ground, Fred knelt by him. With anger in her heart she looked to Nicholas, picked up Wesley's book and began chanting. Nicholas started laughing, throwing his head back. Fred kept reading tears streaming down her face now. Suddenly Nicholas stopped and leaned over in pain. Fred paused. She looked to Wesley as he tried to sit up. He looked to Fred. She kept going.
"You can't stop me you know" Nicholas sneered. But as she kept reading he fell to his knees. "Wesley if you let her do this you're no better than me" he said.
"No, I'm not. You're magic makes you a monster, and we kill monsters" he said finally standing. Fred yelled the last phrase and Wesley felt Nick's power wash over him. Wesley used Nick's power against him and shot electric bolts at Nick. Now Nick was face down on the pavement. Wesley walked over to him
"I'm sorry" Wesley said as he shot him once last time ending Nicholas's life. His body disappeared. Suddenly Wesley was back to normal, Nicholas was dead and it was all over. Wesley turned to Fred. "Let's pretend this never happened" he said. Fred hugged him as she nodded in agreement.
"What about Angel?" Fred asked as they pulled apart. Wesley sighed and look to the spot where Nicholas's corpse should be.
"We won't tell him. We'll say we finally had an understanding" he explained.
"If you need to talk to whatever . . ." Fred began.
"No, it's over and done with. It's in the past, just forget it" he said. "You see that was Nick's problem, he wouldn't forget things" he said.
"But it's not yours" Fred replied.
"Come on, let's go." Wesley said walking Fred to the car.
"So, what brings you to L.A.?" Wesley asked Nicholas as he walked a bit closer to him.
"You" Nicholas replied glaring at Wesley, then to Fred. Wesley watched his eyes. He saw a flash of magic in his eyes as he looked to Fred. Wesley turned his head to see her. She looked terrified. Wesley could even feel Nick's eyes on her. Fred swallowed hard. Then Wesley turned back to Nick. "Who's the whore?" he asked Wesley. Wesley took a step forward.
"Leave her out of this. You came to see me" he replied.
"Then why did you bring her?" he asked. Wesley swallowed and didn't respond. "I can see she's important to you. I can sense it. You've shown me fear. That's not smart Wes. Weren't you top five in the class?" he snickered. Wesley just stared at him, contemplating on how he'd kill Nick. "So, if I, let's say, hurt her, you'd come and rescue her in a second right?" he asked. Wesley knew Nick was trying to break him but he had to be strong, for Fred's sake. "You wouldn't let her die or anything," Nick said as he laughed. With that Wesley lunged at him but was sent flying back by an invisible force. Fred looked up at Nick and he pulled her to him, like a magnet. He grabbed her by the throat, restricting her breathing just enough for her to begin to black out. "You will pay. I'll make sure of that. Both of you" Nick threatened glancing at Wesley as well. "After I'm done with you you'll wish you were never even born" he finished as Angel hit him in the back of the head. Nick then threw Fred to ground and Wesley caught her. She began coughing and gasping as she clung to Wesley. Nicholas stood. "This isn't over," he yelled as he disappeared.
"Are you alright?" Wesley asked Fred as she looked up. Fred whimpered as a tear ran down her face.
"I was so scared" she replied. "I thought he was going to kill us," she sobbed. Wesley held her close as he rubbed her back.
As they headed back to the office, the car ride was silent. Wesley noticed Fred dozing off. He smiled at her as he brushed a stray piece of hair away from her face. She looked so peaceful but he knew her dreams would be haunted by Nicholas's threats and her visions. Fred moaned a few times on the way back.
"Hey, Angel" Wesley called from the back seat. Angel glanced up at his mirror to look at Wesley in the back.
"Can you drop us off at my place? I'd rather take her to bed than go back to the office" he explained.
"No problem" Angel replied.
"I'll look into Nicholas's power's more. He seems to have physical control over people. I want to know why and how," he answered. Angel nodded as he turned down Wesley's street. As they pulled into Wesley's driveway, Wesley exited the car, rounded it to the other side and opened Fred's car door. He gently picked her up and kicked the door shut making a rather loud bang. Fred, still in comatose state, jolted in his arms. "See you in the morning" Wesley said to Angel as he backed out and back onto the main road. Wesley quietly entered his apartment building. He fumbled with the keys as he retrieved them from his pockets, amazingly still carrying Fred. He brought Fred into the apartment and took her to the bedroom. She whimpered slightly as he placed her into bed. He took of her shoes and jacket without moving her too much. Fred automatically turned onto her side, her back facing Wesley. He pulled the covers over her body and then softly kissed her cheek. Fred let out a murmur and small grin. Wesley smiled at that and then walked around the bed to undress. He unbuttoned and took off his shirt, slipped into pajama pants and cuddled into bed, next to Fred. Facing her, he brushed hair from her face kissing her softly. Fred instinctively leaned into him and deepened the kiss. To his surprise, she woke up and reached her hand up, caressing his face. He did the same again kissing her intensely. He moved his lips down to her neck as she rolled onto her back moaning deep in her throat as she did so. He crawled on top of her sliding his hands over her waist and hips and she reached up running her hands through his hair. He leaned down again kissing her more gently this time, his hands still at her waist. He nuzzled into her neck and she wriggled beneath him, a million things running through her mind. She wasn't really planning to do this, but was enjoying it too much to stop him. Wesley raised his head to look into her eyes. She looked scared but comforted at the same time. He knew part of it was from Nicholas. She closed her eyes not able to take his staring into hers. Wesley noticed this brushing his hand over her thigh, causing her to gasp, jerking her eyes open at the same time. He smiled at her pleasure and leaned down for another kiss.
The next morning Wesley was awakened by the telephone ringing. He rolled over to his side table and answered it.
"Hello?" Wesley replied.
"Hey Wes, its Angel, why aren't you here?" he asked as nicely as he could. Wesley glanced at the clock realizing it was really late.
"Oh sorry. We slept late. We'll be there in a few minutes" Wesley said. Wesley hung up the phone realizing he didn't research anything either. He turned back to see Fred on her stomach, head turned facing him. The sheets low on her back, exposing her shoulders and back. He slid a hand over her spine and rubbed her lower back. Fred moaned shifted onto her side to face Wesley as she pulled the sheets up to her chin. Her eyes fluttered open and she smiled at Wesley, his hand still resting on her hip.
"We have to get ready for work" Wesley said quietly. Fred whined and rolled onto her back. "The faster we get there the faster the day will go by," he said running a hand over her abdomen. Fred looked back at him and sat up.
"Alright, I'm going to take a shower first though" he said hoping out of bed.
As they drove to the office, Fred tried to read through one of Wesley's mystical books for reference to a wizard with magnetic like powers.
"Got it" Fred said, causing Wesley to jerk the car. "Sorry" she said. "I think I have it" she replied. "It reads a wizard or witch who holds the power or possession to control people with invisible forces or a magical force field," Fred stated. Fred looked to Wesley.
"Keep reading," he said. Fred looked back down to the book in her lap.
"The wizard can control people and objects in a certain area," she said. Wesley was coming up to a stop, but the car wasn't stopping, "Wesley stop." Fred yelled. "Stop, stop!" she yelled.
"I can't," he yelled back as the car suddenly moved on its own and hit a pole as it slid past the stop sign. Wesley opened his eyes and raised his hand to his head. He was bleeding. He turned to look at Fred. She hadn't been wearing her seatbelt and her body was whipped as the car skidded. She was unconscious. "Fred" he called as he unbuckled his seat belt. He stumbled out of the car. He regained balance and rounded the car. He opened the door and pulled Fred from the vehicle. He placed her on the ground and she moaned as she regained consciousness.
"Wesley" she called out. Wesley knelt down and pulled out a hanker chief. He pressed it to her forehead trying to stop the bleeding. Fred winced and opened her eyes looking up at Wesley. "Ahh" Fred whined as pain penetrated her body.
"Ssh, you'll be okay, I'll get help" he said looking around for anyone, especially Nick. He had a hunch he was responsible. Then he pulled out his cell phone. He dialed Angel's extension.
"Hello" Angel answered.
"Angel, we've been in an accident, I have a feeling it was Nick" Wesley replied.
"Are you okay?" Angel asked.
"I'm fine, Fred is bleeding pretty badly. Can you send Gunn or someone to help us," he asked.
"Of course" he said.
"Thanks bye" he said as they hung up. He put his phone back in his pocket.
"I warned you", Nick said. Wesley looked up but he wasn't there. All he could hear was his voice.
"She doesn't deserve this!" Wesley yelled.
"No, but you do. I know this is hurting you more than this is hurting her" Nick haunted.
"You don't know how much this hurts her," Wesley yelled again. Fred looked up, slightly sitting up. She couldn't hear nick's voice, but knew it was him. Suddenly it was gone. Fred stares up at Wesley and hears someone, a voice, but not Wesley's. His is sweet and made her feel safe; this voice was harsh and threatening.
"Fred" Nick taunted. "Do you really think Wesley can save you, like you're worth saving in the first place" he said.
"No, leave me alone" Fred yelled. Wesley thinking she was talking to him, backed up a step.
"I'm sorry Fred, but I can't do that. I warned you, now I'm going to make you're life a living hell" he said.
"Please, don't, don't hurt him" Fred cried. Wesley realized it was Nick.
"Nick, stop, leave her alone" he yelled out.
"Aww, he cares more than I thought. But you're still not worth rescuing. I want you to feel the pain of the world, the people who really do deserve to live. I know all about you Fred, and if it were up to me, I would have left to be a cow slave in Pylea because that's what you really are", Nick said. Suddenly Fred felt a wave of pain wash over her body. She screamed out, grabbing her head. Flashes of people in pain and trouble passed through her mind.
"No, I can't save them all, stop please" she called out, as she turned onto her side.
"Nick!" Wesley shouted as he stood. "I will find a way to stop you, for good, leave her alone. She's not the one you want," he said.
"You know, Wesley you're right, it's you I want" Nick said from behind Wesley. Wesley turned to see Nick, black eyes, and hair. He lifted his hands and shot electric volts into Wesley's body.
"This won't stop me, people are coming to help us" Wesley said rising from the ground.
"No, they're not, they're dead" Nick informed him. "Good luck Wesley" Nick said as he disappeared. Wesley went over to Fred. She was gasping and struggling for breath. She turned onto her back again and looked up at Wesley as he walked over to her.
"There's no one coming is there?" Fred asked. Wesley shook his head. Fred sat up and then Wesley lifted her off the ground and brought her to the side of the road. He called Angel to come and pick them up, explaining what had just happened. Angel came in his car with completely blacked out windows. Wesley gently placed Fred in the back seat and slid into the car next to her. As Angel drove back to the office, he didn't say anything. He could tell Wesley was upset enough.
"I am going to kill him," Wesley said as he looked at Fred as she dozed off. "I will not let him get away with this. He will pay" Wesley said with a vengeance in his voice Angel had never heard before.
Back at the office, Wesley researched for hours trying to find a way to at least control some of Nick's powers. Wesley was ready to give up, but he knew that if he didn't fight him, he'd kill Fred or do something even worse. He persisted looking through book after book. Suddenly Fred entered his office.
"Hey" she said quietly as she approached his desk.
"Hey" Wesley said looking up.
"I think you need to take a break," she suggested as she placed a hot cup of tea on his desk. "Relax, I'll research for a little while" she offered rounding the desk, and then sat on his lap. Wesley reflexively wrapped his arms around her waist and took in the smell of her.
"I can tell you're tired Wesley. You need to rest sometime. Besides I can research for you, you're doing all this for me and I should help you, I owe it to you" she said.
"I don't want you to help me because you feel obligated to, but because you want to. You don't owe me anything, I love you and I would do anything for you. You know that" He said as he kissed her. Fred smiled as she kissed him back. He deepened the kiss and caressed her hair with his hand. The suddenly she broke the kiss, pulling away, almost violently. "What's wrong?" he asked. She didn't respond, just closed her eyes. "Fred?" Wesley called.
"I see . . .I can see . . .Ahh" she began to scream as she writhed in Wesley's lap. He held onto her, not wanting her to fall. She began to calm down. "I see . . . you" she said flinging her eyes open. "You, you're going to be hurt, I saw it, I know, I can feel it" she began to ramble.
"Shhh, Fred calm down, no one is going to hurt me don't worry" he said.
"No! I'm right Wesley I can see it, you, we have to hurry" she said getting up.
"Fred, it may be Nicholas playing with your head" Wesley said also standing.
"We don't know that Wesley. I can feel it, it feels different, and it's real. Please just trust me" she said. Wesley nodded.
"What happened? What did you see?" he asked.
"Umm I couldn't see the figure but something hit you, hurt you. I'm trying to help you, but I can't. They're stopping me. All I know is its going to be tonight" she said near tears.
"Nicholas. Your vision, it's Nicholas. I think the only way to stop him is to kill him" he said.
"Wesley he's evil but he's still human. Can't we just suspend or take way his power?" she asked.
"He's too strong for us and who knows if it'll even work. He'll probably be able to get his powers back somehow anyways" Wesley explained.
"Wesley we can't, it's not right" she replied.
"No, you can't, but I can" Wesley said. Fred almost felt afraid of Wesley for the first time, truly afraid. Even when Billy's blood took over she knew it wasn't him. This time it was and he was saying he wanted to kill someone. Fred just nodded knowing it was probably the only way. Wesley looked into how to destroy a power wizard like Nicholas.
It was nighttime. They were able to located where Nicholas was going to attack based on Fred's vision. Wesley pulled up to an alley where Fred had told him to go.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Fred asked. Wesley turned to look at her seeing disappointment in her eyes.
"It's the only way, I told you" he replied. Fred nodded. "You have everything?" he asked. She nodded then they exited the car and waited for him.
Suddenly he was there. But it seemed like he had been there the whole time, just invisible and they didn't see him. He grinned maliciously, taunting them with just his look.
"Let's get this over with" Nicholas replied. Wesley went to step towards him and was again shot back by his power, almost unconscious on the ground, Fred knelt by him. With anger in her heart she looked to Nicholas, picked up Wesley's book and began chanting. Nicholas started laughing, throwing his head back. Fred kept reading tears streaming down her face now. Suddenly Nicholas stopped and leaned over in pain. Fred paused. She looked to Wesley as he tried to sit up. He looked to Fred. She kept going.
"You can't stop me you know" Nicholas sneered. But as she kept reading he fell to his knees. "Wesley if you let her do this you're no better than me" he said.
"No, I'm not. You're magic makes you a monster, and we kill monsters" he said finally standing. Fred yelled the last phrase and Wesley felt Nick's power wash over him. Wesley used Nick's power against him and shot electric bolts at Nick. Now Nick was face down on the pavement. Wesley walked over to him
"I'm sorry" Wesley said as he shot him once last time ending Nicholas's life. His body disappeared. Suddenly Wesley was back to normal, Nicholas was dead and it was all over. Wesley turned to Fred. "Let's pretend this never happened" he said. Fred hugged him as she nodded in agreement.
"What about Angel?" Fred asked as they pulled apart. Wesley sighed and look to the spot where Nicholas's corpse should be.
"We won't tell him. We'll say we finally had an understanding" he explained.
"If you need to talk to whatever . . ." Fred began.
"No, it's over and done with. It's in the past, just forget it" he said. "You see that was Nick's problem, he wouldn't forget things" he said.
"But it's not yours" Fred replied.
"Come on, let's go." Wesley said walking Fred to the car.