Part 17

Stepping into Darkness

Part 17

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There was a stunned silence as Fliq growled at Angelus. She stood up and her face changed back, her blue eyes teary as she looked from Cordelia to Giles, and then to Spike.

"Oh," Angelus wiped his dry eyes. "Isn't this just heart wrenching?" he straightened up and looked at Fliq his face suddenly void of any emotion. "Oh, come on, Fliq, you let out my secret, it was only fair. I had plans to play Angel for a while, kill them all from the inside," he laughed. "Well, I could still kill them all from the inside, eh lover," he winked at Cordelia, who was still motionless. "I had plans for Buffy, Willow, even you and especially Cordelia." He turned back to Cordelia and winked at her as she took a step back. He laughed, "Everybody got to play." He looked at the shocked faces around the room.

"I think it's story time, don't you, Fliq?" Angelus grinned. "Once upon a time two Slayers were born, only months apart. The one in America, became a Slayer a 15, fell in love with a gorgeous, sexy, amazingly well endowed, smart vampire and proceeded to fuck the soul out of him. A year later she takes a trip to LA to visit the resouled vampire he turns human, they get groiny for one perfect night before he makes the ultimate sacrifice allowing everyone except himself forget that day so that he can be the heroic brooding wonder again." Angelus inhaled and wiped a tearless eye, "Ah young love." He turned and laughed at Buffy, "Of course, our Slayer knows nothing about this, so she moves onto a real live action doll hero, Riley Finn. Only he got fed up of her too.

"Meanwhile, in the back streets of Scotland, our second Slayer grows up knowing that she is destined to slay all the things that go bump in the night. And when two of us get together we tend to do that, hell, screw that, we can do it with more than two," he laughed, then turned to face Giles. "Of course, this is no ordinary Slayer, this one decides to strike out for some attention and blow up Watcher Wesley's clothes as he's holding an important meeting. Receiving a lecture for her wrongdoing, she hides her spell casting activities. She goes out looking for something to do and finds this wonderful place called the Sanctuary. She meets our bleached blond friend and they fall in love.

"Then our first Slayer dies, but don't worry folks, it's only for a few minutes, thus activating the next Slayer, who manages to stay alive for a total of five minutes." Angelus laughed at Fliq, "Must've set a new record there, Fliq. Our second Slayer was activated and attempted to slay her new boyfriend, neither of you two had much luck with that activity did you? She fights him to the ground, but can't bring herself to kill him."

Angelus clutched his chest and leaned against the wall, "Oh the love. But of course, his batty ex-girlfriend turns up and strikes from behind."

Angelus fell to the ground theatrically, "Our bleached hero is torn, he can save her, but should he? She might hate him, and no one's ever turned a Slayer before, who knows what could happen? Ah, the possibilities. But of course, love, and his fangs, win the day. Our Slayer awakes to find out what her lover has done. A demon inhabits her body, but it can't control her. Soul intact, she flees, leaving our blond friend to beg his insane ex to take him back, while she tries to deal with her inner turmoil," Angelus gasped, then stood up and sighed. "Over time, our Slayer learned to live with the vampire within and, hearing of an evil prophecy came in search of the other Slayer, but what will her reaction to all of this be? Well folks, tune in next time to find out."

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Angelus laughed as he looked around the room. He stepped towards Vampire Willow and pulled her into his side. She sighed, "I'm bored. Can we play now?" She looked at him from lowered lashes and smiled innocently.

"Oh, I think it's time for a game." Vampire Willow growled appreciatively and then laughed lightly as she walked to the back of the room and pulled the knife from Riley's chest, causing him to cry out in agony.

All eyes in the room turned to Riley as he was unceremoniously pulled from his position on the floor. Buffy stared at Riley, trying to make him understand, begging all higher beings for the chance to let him know she was sorry. Riley met her gaze with teary eyes and smiled. Angelus pulled the chains from their place in the wall and hauled him forward with such force that he landed a few feet in front of the grinning vampire.

"Now, to the games."

"Let him go," Buffy aimed her crossbow.

"Oh, that was funny," Angelus laughed. "Do it again."

Spike pulled Fliq's discarded crossbow from the floor and stood at Buffy's side, aiming alongside her, "You heard the girl, let him go."

Angelus laughed, "Oh Spikey. Aren't you wondering why you're doing this?"

"Oh, I'd say maybe 'cause you're a big wanker and I think I like Sunnyhell the way it is."

Vampire Willow giggled, "Can I show him?" She growled into Angelus' ear.

"Growl in my ear like that again, and you can do whatever the hell you want,"

Vampire Willow growled and turned to face the room. "Come here little witch," she grinned at Tara, who was skulking in the doorway behind them. The blonde witch smiled and sauntered across the room, winking at Willow as she passed.

"Yes?" she asked innocently as she stepped between Angelus and Vampire Willow.

"I think it's time we showed Spikey why he's such a nice little puppy," Vampire Willow grinned as she swept the girl's hair back and licked her throat. Angelus growled into her other ear and Tara shivered, kicking her foot backward into Riley before looking back at the group and raising her arms. Suddenly the room was filled with a blue light. Red lightening was thundering around the room from Tara's pointed fingers. The witch was surrounded by an aura of red light that was increasing as a red stream of energy flowed from Spike, feeding it. Suddenly Tara dropped her arms in one quick motion that snapped everything back to reality.

"Whoa, what a rush," Angelus laughed. "You see, Spikey," he said, kicking Riley hard in the stomach, "you had all this evil in you and it was going to waste with your impotence." He laughed as Spike growled, "Down boy, oh wait, that was the problem, wasn't it?"

He kicked Riley again before continuing, "Our little witch here had been feeding from you for months. Even before the thing with Glory, which sounds like a blast, sorry I missed that. Our little friend here has been sucking you dry for months, one little dream inserted into your head had you falling for the Slayer and that was enough." He sighed and turned to Willow with a smile on his face, "You know, if you weren't so powerful, none of this would have happened."

"What?" Willow asked stepping forward slightly.

"Ignore him, Red." Spike said through gritted teeth.

Tara laughed and stepped closer to the group, "You made little old me jealous, Willow. You had so much powerso I decided to borrow some."

"A nice little witch with a lot of power could put it to much better use than an impotent vampire." Vampire Willow said as she wandered back towards Wesley.

"And believe me does she put it to good use," Angelus wagged his eyebrows at Willow as Vampire Willow began to rub her hands across Wesley's chest

"But she didn't know she was sucking up all that evil stuff. She had our sexy little Spike all thinking about the Slayer."

Tara smiled, "Who would have thought dreams could change someone so much."

"So we have everything to our advantage, makes our plans a lot more fun." Angelus winked at Cordelia, "And believe me precious, we have plans for you."

"See, you keep saying we, but this wasn't even your plan," All eyes turned to Fliq. "It couldn't have been. You were only turned a short while ago, and saying that, you're not even really turned, are you?"

Angelus growled. "I think everyone else would beg to differ. What do you think, Riley?" he asked kicking the man in the chest. "And just ask the Watcher," he nodded towards Wesley who was gritting his teeth as Vampire Willow grazed her teeth along his neck, her hands wandering inside his open trousers, "Hey Giles," he laughed. "Bringing back any memories?"

"Try all you want, Angel, but I can see what's happening now. You were surrounded by green light, there's a spell on you, that's all. Break that and you're back to being Angel again."

"Just a big fluffy puppy with bad teeth," Spike smiled.

Angelus growled, "Nice try, Spike. You're weak, and after tonight you won't be hurting anything except your reputation."

"With no due respect, mate, I'm not the one being called Puppy by a crazed red head who wants to play."

"No, you're being called Spikey by a drunk red head, who I'm sure would love to play. What d'ya say, Will? You up for it?" Angelus laughed.

Spike growled and moved forward slightly as Vampire Willow placed a hand on Angelus' shoulder. "Puppy I'm bored. This world's no fun," she licked his neck and he growled. "Can't we just kill them all?"

Angelus pulled Riley to his feet. "What a great idea," he growled, snapping Riley's head to the left.

"NO!" Buffy jumped through the air, kicking Angelus to the ground as the others engaged the countless vampires that flocked the room.

Angelus laughed and pulled himself to his feet as the two moved into the back, near the fountain, "I love it when you talk dirty." He kissed her roughly before smacking her face with the back of his hand. "I love my women at my feet." He looked at her lying on the floor then bent down and picked up a wooden bar from beside her. "Oh look at this, it was just lying there," He said as Buffy pulled herself to her feet. "What are the chances? Oh well," he cracked it over Buffy's head and the petite Slayer fell to the ground again.

"Well, I hate to love you and kill you, butno wait, that's exactly what I love to do," he raised the bar above his head and prepared to strike, when a foot slammed into his face from the side, taking him by surprise.

Fliq stood in front of him prepared to fight, "Leave her alone."

Angelus laughed, "Why bother? You don't honestly think she cares about you, do you? You lied to her. She hates you."

"Oh I wouldn't say that," Buffy replied with a punch to his stomach. "People fight," she smiled, kicking him in the kneecap causing him to kneel, "then they make up." Buffy smiled, "I love my men kneeling before me." She grinned at Fliq as Angelus pulled himself to his feet. She turned back to face him, "Fliq, suit up."

Fliq slipped into game face and together the Slayers prepared to face Angelus. He looked from one to the other then smiled impishly, "I'd love to stay and chat, but it looks like you two have something else to take care of." Buffy and Fliq turned around to see their friends rounded up by a large congregation of vampires. They ran into the room.

Vampire Willow grinned as Angelus walked into the room and pulled her into him as he growled. They turned to look at the fight before them as the Slayers and their friends tried to stay alive. Tara stood at their side and Vampire Willow pulled the blonde witch into her side, kissing her cheek and laughing lightly as they watched the Slayers fall to the ground. A howl echoed through the room and they watched as the moon was swallowed by the night.

...and the darkness will engulf us all.

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END OF PART 17

Sorry if the start was boring, but I had to get it out of the way!!!