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The following morning Cordy and Wesley sat together in the court room.
And just as Cordelia was settling down, Alex walked into the court room wearing blue jeans
and blue blouse carrying a suitcase.
"That's her!" she poked Wesley in the ribs.
"She looks like the one in my visions, only a little older..."
Wesley stared at Alex and along with the scarf she had used to pull back her red hair,
he noted two scarred bite marks on the right side of her neck.
"Her? She doesn't look like she's in trouble." He noted.
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Alex went through the gate placed her case on the table and her hands on Faith's shoulders.
"It will be fine. I promise, you'll get a fair trial..."
"Who are you?" Lindsay asked.
"Faith's new lawyer."
"The defense has made a motion for a recess until such time that a suitable lawyer, not affiliated with Wolfram and Hart can be found." the male judge said.
"What?" the prosecution and Lindsay were shocked. "Your Honor..."
"The court grants the recess until Monday 8 am."
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Inside the courtroom Wolfram and Hart stared a hole in Alex.
"I thought we had this taken care of." Lindsey said.
"Gotta love the whole wild card thing." Alex shot at them.
Wolfram and Hart grumbled and left the empty courtroom.
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Wesley heard a strange noise and burst through the doors of the court room.
He saw Alex dodging and giving out blows to her attackers.
"I could use a little help here." she said as she fell to the ground with one on top of her.
*Poof* One down, one to go. Sensing the other behind her,
Alex thrust the stake into the demon's chest and another *Poof* was heard.
"Thanks for the help." she said walking up to him.
"Huh?"
"With the demons."
"You look awfully familiar, do I know you?"
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A clear glass goblet filled with red liquid stood on a small table surrounded by darkness.
A hand reached out of the dark, seized the goblet and it disappeared into the darkness.
"Good." the darkness spoke as the hand placed the empty goblet back on the table.
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Just then the doors were flung open with a worried Cordelia.
"What just happened here?" asked Wesley.
I don't play well with others." answered Alex.
"Catch her." put in Cordelia.
Wesley looked at her again, saw her face was white as a ghost and with that grabbed onto her
as she began to crumble towards the floor.
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"I'm telling you she's a vampire!" protested Cordy flopping onto her chair at the office.
"You don't know that for sure." responded Angel.
"You didn't see what I saw." she said.
"You're right I didn't."
"Why not just ask the poor girl?" cut in Wesley. "It would save us a lot of guesswork."
"Fine." said Angel.
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"Let me introduce myself." Alex, still a little light on her feet, said from the couch.
"My name is Alex Drummond."
"I'm Wesley...." Wes began.
"And Cordelia, and Angel." she finished, pulling out the paper Spike had given her.
"Funny, some how I didn't think I'd be meeting Angel Investigations so soon."
"You shouldn't be up." Angel cautioned getting up from the table.
"I do many things I shouldn't. As for being a vampire, its half true...."
"Wait! Does this have anything to do with your vampire mother?" Cordy put in.
"So you're a Slayer." Angel began to piece things together.
"But I thought there were supposed to be only 2 slayers." Cordy said.
"True, but the Council's always got a back up plan for emergencies."
"I have a question." spoke up Cordelia. "What's your relationship to Faith?"
She paused, "Faith is my friend, she's saved my life, and I've come to get her the help she needs."
"What about the Council?" inquired Angel.
"I've washed my hands of them. I hate to bend your ears and run but I have to go." Alex looked around for her belongings.
She saw it next to Wesley and when she reached for it, he grabbed it from her reach.
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"Where are you staying tonight?" asked Angel.
"I don't know." she replied grabbing at Wesley.
"But, Wolfram and Hart will have people looking for you." Wesley said tossing the case to Angel.
"So? Vampires, the Council and lawyers, I'll take them all on, its no big deal."
"You'll take on all three at once?" Cordy asked.
"I still think you should stay with here tonight." Angel said.
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When Angel returned to his room, his thoughts floated to his past.
It was shortly before he met up with the gypsy. Angel was out looking for dinner when he saw a young lady, a splitting image of Alex, wearing a blue dress with a Scottish tartan draped around her.
Before she got away, she told him that they would meet again.
Which they did. He remembered when he met her again, she had been pulled from her horse and was on the virge of becoming a vampire herself, when he stopped it.
Her name was Alexandria Drummond, wife of someone important.
She invited him to stay with her until he got back on his feet, but it meant going to Scotland.
He accepted, but a few months later moved to America, only a year later there was a message,
saying she had been killed by vampires.
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