Something New
by AlienPred18
Disclaimer: Same as in part 1
Notes: Same as previous parts
"But why would they go to such extremes?" Willow asked after listening to what the situation was so far.
"Lindsey said they're getting desperate. They really want Angelus and apparently they're willing to cross realities to get him," Angel explained.
"It's stupid to risk total destruction for one being, not to mention inefficient since they only have seven days," Anya blurted out. Human stupidity never ceased to amaze her.
"Yeah, well..." Cordelia stopped and thought about what she just said. "Wait a minute. How did you know we had seven days to start with. Angel said we had five...," then she looked at her watch, "Alright, make that four days to get him back."
"Everyone knows that," Anya answered back.
"Stop," Angel said stepping in front of Cordelia before she had a chance to pummel the ex-vengence demon. "Anya, do you understand the difference between a universe and a reality?"
"Yes. You live in a universe and exist in a reality," she said simply. Why were they asking her such easy questions. All of this was common knowledge.
Angel thought about her answer, but it was just too vague. It didn't help him at all.
Willow, trying to get Anya to clarify herself, asked, "Anya, what I think Angel is trying to ask is why was it okay for vampire me to be here, but isn't okay for this guy to be here?"
This question was just like Angel's question, only longer. They wanted her to answer it again, which was stupid because she already answered it. But she would anyway and she would make her answer longer just to show them how stupid it was. "Vampire you could live here, because you already existed here. Just like you could go to her universe and live. Whoever Wolfram and Hart brought, however, doesn't exist here. Just like you don't exist in his world. Why are you asking me this? You already know it. You see alternate realities all the time too, on TV."
Her last statement perplexed Willow. "What are you talking about Anya?"
Willow was usually smarter than this. Anya wondered if maybe she was sick or had a concussion from fighting Glory. "Are you okay? Does your head hurt?" she asked concerned.
"I do feel a headache coming," Willow said massaging her temples. Even though they had bonded somewhat, Anya still managed to irritate her a great deal.
"Maybe we should take her to the hospital. She may have a concussion," she said worriedly. Willow was her friend afterall and she didn't want to see her hurt.
"I think she's just a bit frustrated right now Anya," Wesley explained seeing the affect she was having on Willow.
"Oh." Anya understood that, especially now without Xander. But there was no reason Willow should be frustrated. "In that case, I think Tara should take Willow to one of the rooms and take care of her," Anya said accenting the care. Xander would be so proud of her. She had managed to imply sex without saying the word or orgasm.
Marveling at her own accomplishment, Anya didn't notice that Willow, in her embarassment, shot her a deathglare, while Tara's faceturned the color of her girlfriend's hair.
Angel having heard about Willow's new powers decided to save Anya before Willow destroyed her. "You mean TV shows are alternate realities?"
"Yes," she said, wondering why they were back on this topic, "While the characters are merely being played by actors here, in their own reality they're as real as you and me."
"Of course. That's why they would want him so much," Wesley exclaimed. It made so much sense.
"What are you talking about Wesley?" Cordelia asked.
"I see what you mean," Gunn said, following Wesley's thinking. Up to now, he had been quiet. "Think about it, if you were suddenly stuck on the show Star Trek and you knew nothing about the show, but you were given the option of taking someone with you, who would you get? Me? Angel? Wesley?"
"No way. I'd take a Trekkie with..." She understood now. "Right. I got it. Damn, that'd be pretty smart, if it wasn't for the seven day limit."
"Well, that and the other side effects," Anya said offhandedly.
"What other side effects?" Angel asked.
"Since he doesn't exist in our world, he isn't bound by any of our reality's laws," she answered simply.
"What laws? Like the laws of gravity?" Cordelia asked confused.
"No, more like the laws of magic," Willow answered for Anya, having calmed down. "Unless magic, at least our definition of magic, exist in his world, he won't be effected by it. So we wouldn't be able to make him the target of a spell."
"But neither would Wolfram and Hart," Angel concluded.
"Yeah. He probably can't be bound by any magical barrier as well."
"Angel?" Wesley had been thinking about everything that they now knew and it didn't make any sense. "Doesn't it seem odd that such a controlling firm such as Wolfram and Hart would seek the help of something so uncontrollable?"
"Yeah," he said, thinking about it. "And the way Anya talks, these problems are common knowledge among powerful demons."
"Is it possible that Lindsey was working without the senior partners' knowledge?"
"Very, but I don't think Lindsey was working alone. He said it himself, he'd rather stake me than waste the effort." There was definitely somebody else pulling the strings this time. Perhaps Lilah.
"Hey," Cordelia said, remembering, "The Host said there were two others with Lindsey and the kid, but he didn't recognize them."
"I was just thinking about that. One was probably Lilah, but I doubt she came up with this, so it was probably the third one who we don't know," Angel concluded. After a moment, he got up. "It's too late tonight," he said feeling the approaching dawn, "Tomorrow night, we're going to get some answers."
by AlienPred18
Disclaimer: Same as in part 1
Notes: Same as previous parts
"But why would they go to such extremes?" Willow asked after listening to what the situation was so far.
"Lindsey said they're getting desperate. They really want Angelus and apparently they're willing to cross realities to get him," Angel explained.
"It's stupid to risk total destruction for one being, not to mention inefficient since they only have seven days," Anya blurted out. Human stupidity never ceased to amaze her.
"Yeah, well..." Cordelia stopped and thought about what she just said. "Wait a minute. How did you know we had seven days to start with. Angel said we had five...," then she looked at her watch, "Alright, make that four days to get him back."
"Everyone knows that," Anya answered back.
"Stop," Angel said stepping in front of Cordelia before she had a chance to pummel the ex-vengence demon. "Anya, do you understand the difference between a universe and a reality?"
"Yes. You live in a universe and exist in a reality," she said simply. Why were they asking her such easy questions. All of this was common knowledge.
Angel thought about her answer, but it was just too vague. It didn't help him at all.
Willow, trying to get Anya to clarify herself, asked, "Anya, what I think Angel is trying to ask is why was it okay for vampire me to be here, but isn't okay for this guy to be here?"
This question was just like Angel's question, only longer. They wanted her to answer it again, which was stupid because she already answered it. But she would anyway and she would make her answer longer just to show them how stupid it was. "Vampire you could live here, because you already existed here. Just like you could go to her universe and live. Whoever Wolfram and Hart brought, however, doesn't exist here. Just like you don't exist in his world. Why are you asking me this? You already know it. You see alternate realities all the time too, on TV."
Her last statement perplexed Willow. "What are you talking about Anya?"
Willow was usually smarter than this. Anya wondered if maybe she was sick or had a concussion from fighting Glory. "Are you okay? Does your head hurt?" she asked concerned.
"I do feel a headache coming," Willow said massaging her temples. Even though they had bonded somewhat, Anya still managed to irritate her a great deal.
"Maybe we should take her to the hospital. She may have a concussion," she said worriedly. Willow was her friend afterall and she didn't want to see her hurt.
"I think she's just a bit frustrated right now Anya," Wesley explained seeing the affect she was having on Willow.
"Oh." Anya understood that, especially now without Xander. But there was no reason Willow should be frustrated. "In that case, I think Tara should take Willow to one of the rooms and take care of her," Anya said accenting the care. Xander would be so proud of her. She had managed to imply sex without saying the word or orgasm.
Marveling at her own accomplishment, Anya didn't notice that Willow, in her embarassment, shot her a deathglare, while Tara's faceturned the color of her girlfriend's hair.
Angel having heard about Willow's new powers decided to save Anya before Willow destroyed her. "You mean TV shows are alternate realities?"
"Yes," she said, wondering why they were back on this topic, "While the characters are merely being played by actors here, in their own reality they're as real as you and me."
"Of course. That's why they would want him so much," Wesley exclaimed. It made so much sense.
"What are you talking about Wesley?" Cordelia asked.
"I see what you mean," Gunn said, following Wesley's thinking. Up to now, he had been quiet. "Think about it, if you were suddenly stuck on the show Star Trek and you knew nothing about the show, but you were given the option of taking someone with you, who would you get? Me? Angel? Wesley?"
"No way. I'd take a Trekkie with..." She understood now. "Right. I got it. Damn, that'd be pretty smart, if it wasn't for the seven day limit."
"Well, that and the other side effects," Anya said offhandedly.
"What other side effects?" Angel asked.
"Since he doesn't exist in our world, he isn't bound by any of our reality's laws," she answered simply.
"What laws? Like the laws of gravity?" Cordelia asked confused.
"No, more like the laws of magic," Willow answered for Anya, having calmed down. "Unless magic, at least our definition of magic, exist in his world, he won't be effected by it. So we wouldn't be able to make him the target of a spell."
"But neither would Wolfram and Hart," Angel concluded.
"Yeah. He probably can't be bound by any magical barrier as well."
"Angel?" Wesley had been thinking about everything that they now knew and it didn't make any sense. "Doesn't it seem odd that such a controlling firm such as Wolfram and Hart would seek the help of something so uncontrollable?"
"Yeah," he said, thinking about it. "And the way Anya talks, these problems are common knowledge among powerful demons."
"Is it possible that Lindsey was working without the senior partners' knowledge?"
"Very, but I don't think Lindsey was working alone. He said it himself, he'd rather stake me than waste the effort." There was definitely somebody else pulling the strings this time. Perhaps Lilah.
"Hey," Cordelia said, remembering, "The Host said there were two others with Lindsey and the kid, but he didn't recognize them."
"I was just thinking about that. One was probably Lilah, but I doubt she came up with this, so it was probably the third one who we don't know," Angel concluded. After a moment, he got up. "It's too late tonight," he said feeling the approaching dawn, "Tomorrow night, we're going to get some answers."