1 Past, Present, & Future
By – Colleen "Coll", Forker18@aol.com
Teaser: X-over with BtVS. Cordy gets a vision that sends the gang packing to Sunnydale, knowing that Sahjahn fits into it all but not sure how. Also, they get shocked when each member of the Angel Investigations gang realizes they have to deal with their past.
Genre: Angel: The Series/Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Romance/Suspense/Action
Pairing: Gunn/Fred, Angel/Cordelia
Rating: PG-13 - R
Distribution: Sure, why not, just ask!
Spoilers: Up to Sleep Tight, and makes references to some rumors floating around on the net.
Special Thanks to: All the Forkers (Especially those @ the fanforum board! Love you guys!) and everyone @ FF.net for reviewing my fics!
1.1 Part 3
"So, is this an end of the world kind of deal?" Xander asked as he slammed his book shut.
"We're not sure." Angel answered without even looking up at him. Xander shook his head; he wasn't surprised that his hatred of Angel hadn't died down.
"All I know is that my vision told us to be here." Cordy told him as Angel passed her his book. Xander noticed how their hands purposely touched and sort of lingered before Cordelia flipped through the crisp pages.
What was that about?
Not that it should bother him. Although he did have certain rights as the ex-boyfriend, despite how long ago he and Cordelia happened. It was times like this, though, when he missed Anya. She has taken off at the sight of him. Angel's gang let him know that before they came to Sunnydale, she went to L.A. cause she was so upset.
And it was all his fault.
No empty books available for him to look through. Buffy's living room was packed. Angel's group and the Scoobies were haphazardly placed in the room, silence lingering around each and every individual.
Xander took this moment to look over Angel's group again, at least the new people. The green guy, Lorne, obviously was the first one he noticed. Xander liked the demon though…he was a funny guy.
The second was the big, bald black guy who was quiet and looked pissed off all the time. In one of his big hands was a small, torn, ancient book. In the other, a smaller hand that belonged to the other girl in Angel's group, Fred.
Cute girl, but judging by the way Gunn held her hand, and by the way he kind of softened when she was with him, Xander knew they were deep. The way he and Anya used to be.
Then, of course, there was the pencil dick, ex-watcher, Wesley…who looked like shit. Then again, after what happened to the guy, Xander understood why. That's when his eyes fell back on Cordelia.
God, how she'd changed. She looked older, but in that mature kind of way. She had stopped thinking about herself…for the most part, and, if it were possible, she became more beautiful than before.
She was also part demon now, and she had visions; visions that brought her and the Fang Gang to Sunnydale for God knows what. "Oh shit." Cordy muttered. All the heads lifted up and looked at Cordelia.
"Let's try and keep the cursing to a minimum with Dawn around." Buffy commented. Dawn glared at her older sister as Cordelia screamed and grabbed her head in pain. "Cordy!"
Angel went into full protective mode. Buffy stood and watched with a shocked expression. "What do you see?" Wesley asked gently. The way L.A. crew looked after Cordelia and waited patiently told him, all of them, that they had done this before.
"Another dimension…" she choked out. "Ah! Not the dimension…Sahjahn… Pylea…the books…" "God bless you." Xander said as Angel lifted Cordy to her feet. "Did you just say Pylea?" Fred asked. Gunn's arm wrapped around her shoulder protectively after her question, and, if it was possible, Lorne looked greener than usual.
"I'm not sure, but the books…" Wesley must have been one step ahead of her. He grabbed a duffel bag and pulled out three big books with pictures of animals on them. "OK, there needs to be a shit load of fill in the blanks now." Buffy said as she crossed her arms over her chest.
Dawn looked up, "What did you say about cursing?"
Buffy glared at Dawn before waiting for her answer. "It's my home dimension," Lorne answered slowly, shakily. "It's hell. Humans are, well were, treated like animals. It's violent and barbaric and completely devoid of music."
"More importantly," Wesley piped in. "We found these books. The covers are 'Wolf', 'Ram', and 'Hart'…a law firm in L.A. that's always given us trouble." "The books also open up the portals to the Pylean hell dimension. Maybe even others," Fred explained as Wesley handed her one. "The words in the book, well they're not words. They're consonant representations of a mathematical transfiguration formula. Anyway, when there's a hot spot, you say the words in the right order and bam! You're in another dimension."
Xander watched her, fully aware that his mouth was hanging open. Everyone else was looking at her the same way. "Well, that's an obvious statement." Xander said after a minute, fulfilling his duty as the comedy relief of the group.
"Is your vision telling us we have to go back?" Wesley asked as he placed the other two books on a nearby table. Cordy shook her head. She looked kind of spaced out. "I think it's telling me that…something from Pylea is coming here."
"Oh, God." Fred whispered. "Is there anything else?" Angel asked her gently. She nodded. "I saw a magic store."
~*~
"So…the store's a hot spot?"
"A big one." Cordy answered Buffy. The group walked up to the building and Angel looked from the sky to his watch. "This is where I'm going to be for the rest of the day." Cordelia looked up at the sky. Dawn was coming.
They stopped outside the Magic Box; waiting for Xander to fumble through his pockets for the keys Anya had given him. "Just to be clear," Fred started off nervously. "We're not going to Pylea, right?"
Cordy didn't know what to say, cause she honestly didn't know what was going to happen, but she felt for Fred. Cordelia had been in Pylea for a few days and it was horrible for her; Fred had been there for five years.
"Why are you so jumpy about…Py…what-cha-ma-call-it?" Dawn blurted out without a second thought. Buffy shoved her sister behind her. That's, however, what Cordelia admired about Dawn, she spoke her mind. "Sorry about that." Buffy offered to Fred, taking into consideration that Pylea must be a sensitive subject for Fred.
Fred nodded. "Thanks," she said quietly. "It's just…I was there for five years. It's not a good place." The Scoobies stopped fro a second and took Fred in. Cordy joined them, admiring how much Fred has grown since they brought her back.
"Got em." Xander announced as he opened the door. He screamed automatically and stepped back outside. Cordelia gasped as well when she saw the gun that was pointed at his face.
"Try and steal from my store and watch what happens to your face." Anya said. They all breathed a sigh of relief. "Ann, it's me," Xander said. "Put the gun down." Anya's face fell, then suddenly filled with rage as the gun pointed at his chest. "You're not welcome here."
"Relax, Anya," Buffy said calmly as she pushed her way into the store. "There's too much going on to be petty, got it?" The rest filed into the store, past Xander and Anya. When the last person passed, Anya lowered her gun and looked away from Xander.
"OK, we're at the hot spot, now what?" Buffy asked anxiously. Cordy looked up at the slayer with raised eyebrows, but Buffy was looking at Lorne who was staring right back. "What are you doing?" she asked him slowly.
The ex-host blinked then looked away. "Sorry," he said instantly. "Sometimes people's auras are so bright, I can't help but read them."
Buffy didn't press, she looked away. Cordy noted that Lorne wasn't looking away just as easily as Buffy did. Fred had her laptop out and running while skimming through the Pylean portal books.
"If these books open up portals to other dimensions, besides Pylea, we may be able to track down Sahjahn." Wesley said as he leaned on the back of Fred's chair and looked at her screen. Gunn moved a little closer to Fred too. Uh-oh, Cordy thought.
Dawn, however, was looking over Wesley's shoulders at the "words" in the Pylean books. Krv Drpglr pwlz chkwrt-"
"NO!" Everyone from L.A. shouted. Dawn backed away quickly as Wesley grabbed the book protectively. "No one reads the words out loud," he said as he ignored the look Fred gave him for calling the things words. "We're in a hot spot and the portal might open if you say them." "Which is bad." Fred added.
"Very bad." Lorne agreed grimly.
Silence now filled the room, aside from the keys clicking away, courtesy of Fred. Wesley had placed the book back down on the circular table. He was fingering through the pages when Fred suddenly stopped typing. She removed her glasses and glanced at the screen again. "What is it?" Buffy asked.
"Click." She whispered.
The door to the shop suddenly burst open and Cordelia gasped at the sight in front of her. "Spike." Angel growled. Spike's mouth hung open as he looked over the group, especially Angel.
"Bloody hell." Spike muttered.
By – Colleen "Coll", Forker18@aol.com
Teaser: X-over with BtVS. Cordy gets a vision that sends the gang packing to Sunnydale, knowing that Sahjahn fits into it all but not sure how. Also, they get shocked when each member of the Angel Investigations gang realizes they have to deal with their past.
Genre: Angel: The Series/Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Romance/Suspense/Action
Pairing: Gunn/Fred, Angel/Cordelia
Rating: PG-13 - R
Distribution: Sure, why not, just ask!
Spoilers: Up to Sleep Tight, and makes references to some rumors floating around on the net.
Special Thanks to: All the Forkers (Especially those @ the fanforum board! Love you guys!) and everyone @ FF.net for reviewing my fics!
1.1 Part 3
"So, is this an end of the world kind of deal?" Xander asked as he slammed his book shut.
"We're not sure." Angel answered without even looking up at him. Xander shook his head; he wasn't surprised that his hatred of Angel hadn't died down.
"All I know is that my vision told us to be here." Cordy told him as Angel passed her his book. Xander noticed how their hands purposely touched and sort of lingered before Cordelia flipped through the crisp pages.
What was that about?
Not that it should bother him. Although he did have certain rights as the ex-boyfriend, despite how long ago he and Cordelia happened. It was times like this, though, when he missed Anya. She has taken off at the sight of him. Angel's gang let him know that before they came to Sunnydale, she went to L.A. cause she was so upset.
And it was all his fault.
No empty books available for him to look through. Buffy's living room was packed. Angel's group and the Scoobies were haphazardly placed in the room, silence lingering around each and every individual.
Xander took this moment to look over Angel's group again, at least the new people. The green guy, Lorne, obviously was the first one he noticed. Xander liked the demon though…he was a funny guy.
The second was the big, bald black guy who was quiet and looked pissed off all the time. In one of his big hands was a small, torn, ancient book. In the other, a smaller hand that belonged to the other girl in Angel's group, Fred.
Cute girl, but judging by the way Gunn held her hand, and by the way he kind of softened when she was with him, Xander knew they were deep. The way he and Anya used to be.
Then, of course, there was the pencil dick, ex-watcher, Wesley…who looked like shit. Then again, after what happened to the guy, Xander understood why. That's when his eyes fell back on Cordelia.
God, how she'd changed. She looked older, but in that mature kind of way. She had stopped thinking about herself…for the most part, and, if it were possible, she became more beautiful than before.
She was also part demon now, and she had visions; visions that brought her and the Fang Gang to Sunnydale for God knows what. "Oh shit." Cordy muttered. All the heads lifted up and looked at Cordelia.
"Let's try and keep the cursing to a minimum with Dawn around." Buffy commented. Dawn glared at her older sister as Cordelia screamed and grabbed her head in pain. "Cordy!"
Angel went into full protective mode. Buffy stood and watched with a shocked expression. "What do you see?" Wesley asked gently. The way L.A. crew looked after Cordelia and waited patiently told him, all of them, that they had done this before.
"Another dimension…" she choked out. "Ah! Not the dimension…Sahjahn… Pylea…the books…" "God bless you." Xander said as Angel lifted Cordy to her feet. "Did you just say Pylea?" Fred asked. Gunn's arm wrapped around her shoulder protectively after her question, and, if it was possible, Lorne looked greener than usual.
"I'm not sure, but the books…" Wesley must have been one step ahead of her. He grabbed a duffel bag and pulled out three big books with pictures of animals on them. "OK, there needs to be a shit load of fill in the blanks now." Buffy said as she crossed her arms over her chest.
Dawn looked up, "What did you say about cursing?"
Buffy glared at Dawn before waiting for her answer. "It's my home dimension," Lorne answered slowly, shakily. "It's hell. Humans are, well were, treated like animals. It's violent and barbaric and completely devoid of music."
"More importantly," Wesley piped in. "We found these books. The covers are 'Wolf', 'Ram', and 'Hart'…a law firm in L.A. that's always given us trouble." "The books also open up the portals to the Pylean hell dimension. Maybe even others," Fred explained as Wesley handed her one. "The words in the book, well they're not words. They're consonant representations of a mathematical transfiguration formula. Anyway, when there's a hot spot, you say the words in the right order and bam! You're in another dimension."
Xander watched her, fully aware that his mouth was hanging open. Everyone else was looking at her the same way. "Well, that's an obvious statement." Xander said after a minute, fulfilling his duty as the comedy relief of the group.
"Is your vision telling us we have to go back?" Wesley asked as he placed the other two books on a nearby table. Cordy shook her head. She looked kind of spaced out. "I think it's telling me that…something from Pylea is coming here."
"Oh, God." Fred whispered. "Is there anything else?" Angel asked her gently. She nodded. "I saw a magic store."
~*~
"So…the store's a hot spot?"
"A big one." Cordy answered Buffy. The group walked up to the building and Angel looked from the sky to his watch. "This is where I'm going to be for the rest of the day." Cordelia looked up at the sky. Dawn was coming.
They stopped outside the Magic Box; waiting for Xander to fumble through his pockets for the keys Anya had given him. "Just to be clear," Fred started off nervously. "We're not going to Pylea, right?"
Cordy didn't know what to say, cause she honestly didn't know what was going to happen, but she felt for Fred. Cordelia had been in Pylea for a few days and it was horrible for her; Fred had been there for five years.
"Why are you so jumpy about…Py…what-cha-ma-call-it?" Dawn blurted out without a second thought. Buffy shoved her sister behind her. That's, however, what Cordelia admired about Dawn, she spoke her mind. "Sorry about that." Buffy offered to Fred, taking into consideration that Pylea must be a sensitive subject for Fred.
Fred nodded. "Thanks," she said quietly. "It's just…I was there for five years. It's not a good place." The Scoobies stopped fro a second and took Fred in. Cordy joined them, admiring how much Fred has grown since they brought her back.
"Got em." Xander announced as he opened the door. He screamed automatically and stepped back outside. Cordelia gasped as well when she saw the gun that was pointed at his face.
"Try and steal from my store and watch what happens to your face." Anya said. They all breathed a sigh of relief. "Ann, it's me," Xander said. "Put the gun down." Anya's face fell, then suddenly filled with rage as the gun pointed at his chest. "You're not welcome here."
"Relax, Anya," Buffy said calmly as she pushed her way into the store. "There's too much going on to be petty, got it?" The rest filed into the store, past Xander and Anya. When the last person passed, Anya lowered her gun and looked away from Xander.
"OK, we're at the hot spot, now what?" Buffy asked anxiously. Cordy looked up at the slayer with raised eyebrows, but Buffy was looking at Lorne who was staring right back. "What are you doing?" she asked him slowly.
The ex-host blinked then looked away. "Sorry," he said instantly. "Sometimes people's auras are so bright, I can't help but read them."
Buffy didn't press, she looked away. Cordy noted that Lorne wasn't looking away just as easily as Buffy did. Fred had her laptop out and running while skimming through the Pylean portal books.
"If these books open up portals to other dimensions, besides Pylea, we may be able to track down Sahjahn." Wesley said as he leaned on the back of Fred's chair and looked at her screen. Gunn moved a little closer to Fred too. Uh-oh, Cordy thought.
Dawn, however, was looking over Wesley's shoulders at the "words" in the Pylean books. Krv Drpglr pwlz chkwrt-"
"NO!" Everyone from L.A. shouted. Dawn backed away quickly as Wesley grabbed the book protectively. "No one reads the words out loud," he said as he ignored the look Fred gave him for calling the things words. "We're in a hot spot and the portal might open if you say them." "Which is bad." Fred added.
"Very bad." Lorne agreed grimly.
Silence now filled the room, aside from the keys clicking away, courtesy of Fred. Wesley had placed the book back down on the circular table. He was fingering through the pages when Fred suddenly stopped typing. She removed her glasses and glanced at the screen again. "What is it?" Buffy asked.
"Click." She whispered.
The door to the shop suddenly burst open and Cordelia gasped at the sight in front of her. "Spike." Angel growled. Spike's mouth hung open as he looked over the group, especially Angel.
"Bloody hell." Spike muttered.