Chapter 6
"Well kitten, you've sure picked a big fight." Lorne said taking a deep breath.
"So it is as bad as all that?"
"Honey you haven't seen anything. You're messing with something bigger than Celine Dion's shoe collection."
"How can we stop it?"
"I'm sensing that you are tentative about messing with this. Well you should be. These people hold a rough past for you and you've just finished wading through what you thought was the worst of it. Let me lay the cards out in a way you'll understand. If this girl turns then you're looking at a chain of events that might end up with your turning. Now you don't want that do you?"
"No, of course not."
"Then what you have to do is stop her. From what you told me and I read inside you, this girl is going to do a spell on Christmas that will disrupt the balance. Your little Slayer is the only one who can stop the spell. But there's something inside her that she needs that hasn't been unlocked yet. I can't tell what it is but it's your job to figure out."
"That's it?"
"I'm not a prophecy book. I can only tell you what I perceive."
"I better get going then."
"Good luck!" Lorne waved as Angel disappeared into the shadows. "Now if we could see that butt a little more he'd be as good coming as going." Angel drove back to the hotel. It was getting late. Looked like he'd be doing an all nighter if he wanted to make it to Sunnydale.
"Angel. How did it go?"
"Fine. I guess. Lorne said that there's something in Buffy that can stop willow. We have to figure it out. Because if we don't Willow will turn to the dark side and that will eventually send me back there." There was no use in sugar coating it. Angel wanted his friends to be aware of how important it was to stop willow.
"Hard to believe she's the same girl who came here so forlornly last June." Wesley said rubbing his eyes.
"Can we go tonight? I want to have a crew stay behind to research this."
"May I suggest Cordelia and I stay? Gunn was looking forward to the trip, and I'm afraid Cordelia isn't ready. Fred would probably want to go with you."
"Those visions are still that bad."
"I'm afraid they are."
"Where are they."
"Gunn and Fred took her upstairs a little while ago."
"Ok." Angel went upstairs and listened for the humans. He heard them in Fred's room.
"Hey. You're back." Fred said in a loud whisper.
"Hey." Angel entered the room.
"She's asleep. What's the hap?" Gunn stood up.
"You guys get some stuff together. We're going to Sunnydale. Cordy and Wes are staying here. They're going to research the solution while we go and see what we can do now."
"Oh boy!" Fred said in excitement.
"I'll be back in about 20 minutes. I got to collect some stuff." Gunn said heading down the stairs.
"Wow. This is so exciting. I can't believe your nice friend could be so bad."
"Me neither."
"I'm sure it will work out." she smiled and pushed her glasses up.
"Thanks for the faith."
"I mean it. Things don't get really bad without getting better. You proved that when you saved me."
"Get some stuff together." Angel left the room and shut the door.
"How's Cordelia?"
"Sleeping."
"Good then."
"You'll be alright while we're gone."
"We'll be fine." If only he could see that his words were the most ironic. But of course that's why he didn't.