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 4
"What's he doing here?" Spike and Angel asked in unison. They looked at each other with wide eyes. "Me?" they questioned together. "You shouldn't be here!" Buffy looked between her former, vampire lovers. The way they were both kinda jealous and talking at the same time made her want to laugh out loud.
"Something big's coming, Spike," Buffy said as she stepped forward. "Cordelia has visions from the Powers that Be. They sent Angel and company here." Spike looked at the unfamiliar faces from L.A., then stopped when he looked at Lorne. "Bloody hell," Spike whispered. "The Host."
Angel whipped his head to Lorne. "Spike knows you?" "William?" Lorne said as face twisted in thought. "Vampire with a chip…right?" Spike nodded as Angel's brow furrowed. "Chip?" he echoed.
"Yep," Spike answered. "No better than you are, Angel. Can't hurt people; demons are another story." "Why isn't he dead?" Angel asked, turning to Buffy. Everyone was shocked by his question.
"Hey!" Spike shouted. He began to advance on Angel, but Buffy met him half way there. "Back off Spike!" she shouted. He stopped and held his gaze on her for a long time. The pain was still in his eyes, along with the desire. "I see how it is." He muttered. "Your old honey is back and now you leave Spike out in the cold." Buffy glared at Spike before she looked away; turned to Angel to be more exact.
She took in a breath and said, "He hasn't given me a reason to kill him. All demons aren't bad…you should know that better than anyone." Angel looked away. The conversation was over for him, just by one simple movement.
Buffy hated that.
"Sorry to interrupt, but I think someone has to get to school." Tara said pointedly. Buffy nodded, "She's right. Swing by home and get your stuff Dawn. Tara, can you take her?" "No problem."
"Wait," Dawn whined. "I can't go to school…there's bad stuff going on, you know?" "That doesn't get you out of school." Buffy said to her sister. "Be careful." Willow said to Tara as she got up and embraced her.
"You be careful too, Dawn," Buffy said as she threw her arm over her shoulder. "If it was really bad, I promise you wouldn't be going to school." Dawn rolled her eyes at Buffy. Tara then linked arms with Dawn and led her out of the magic store.
"So, what's the nasty beastie?" Spike asked after a minute. All eyes turned to Fred. Spike's entrance hadn't seemed to faze her. "Fred," Gunn said gently as he placed his hand on her shoulder. "What is it, baby?"
"Click." She repeated slowly as she reread what was on her computer screen. "What in the bloody hell is she saying 'click' for?" Spike exclaimed. Fred looked up at him then back. "The dimensions," she said quietly. "The books…they open more. A lot more." "What are we talking?" Angel asked her. "Other dimensions."
Fred snorted as she put her glasses back on. "Yeah, and other time periods, as well as other time periods on other dimensions," she said as she read off her screen. "Some dimensions…they go out into the universe, like on other planets…we didn't put nearly enough effort into these books as we should've."
Buffy looked at Cordelia. "You said something from…Py…mcklean…was coming here," she reminded the Seer. "Do you still feel it?" Cordelia slowly nodded. "Eureka," Wesley muttered. "Sahjahn."
"What is with you…L.A. people and weird things you say?" Spike commented from the sidelines.
"What about Sahjahn?" Angel asked immediately, as if it was the only thing he heard…which it probably was. "He may come from Pylea," Wesley started. "Fred's discovery…if we figure out how it can be done, we will know how Sahjahn moves through dimensions. We may even discover why he's out to get you."
"And find Holtz and Connor." Fred added. Her face showed she immediately regretted it. Buffy looked at Angel. He was always good at hiding how he felt, but Buffy looked at his eyes; that's where she saw the pain that Fred caused just by saying Connor's name. Buffy mourned with him, even though she never even saw Angel's son.
She would have liked to, though.
"Who's Connor?" Spike asked. "And didn't Holtz die? And why is everyone so quiet?"
Angel leapt forward. He was on top of Spike in an instant, beating the shit out of him. Buffy charged forward and grabbed Angel, he wasn't budging until Gunn came over and grabbed him too. Angel was vamped out, as well as Spike, when they finally got Angel off.
"He doesn't know, Angel," Buffy said soothingly. "Take it easy." Spike rose to his feet and stared at Angel. The look of jealousy on his face was easy to read. Angel wasn't paying attention to Buffy though. His gaze wasn't moving from Spike.
"Yeah, take it easy Angel." Spike commented with a smile.
Luckily, Buffy and Gunn had a solid grip on Angel. Buffy looked at his hands, he had a stake out. She grabbed it and threw it across the room. "Spike, don't." Buffy said firmly. "What? He just bloody shows up in town and you're gonna take his side now?" Spike shouted. "I'm not gonna hold my tongue just because your old flame is here.
"I just wanna know who the bloody hell Connor is and why every time I say Connor, Angel goes crazy."
"Spike," Buffy started through gritted teeth. "You might want to shut your mouth." "Why?" Spike asked with a cocky smile. "Did I hit a soft spot?"
"Shut the fuck up about Connor," Cordelia said quietly. "Or I'll kill you myself." Whoa. Buffy watched as Cordelia whipped out a crossbow and aimed it straight at Spike's heart. If she would fire, it'd be a direct hit.
Buffy looked to Spike. Her mind wandered, wondering what would happen if Angel got loose or if Cordelia fired. How would she feel? "I'm all for that one." Xander commented as Willow smacked him in the arm.
"Connor is Angel's son, Spike," Buffy whispered. "Maybe it's be a good idea if you not talk about him." She could see the questions written all over his face, but he didn't speak.
Angel had morphed back by the time Buffy and Gunn had let go. She shot Gunn a grateful look and he smiled back and nodded. "Holtz was brought back by a demon who's out to get me, Sahjahn," Angel whispered. "He took my son and leapt into a portal that leads to a hell dimension."
Spike swallowed hard. Even though he'd never admit it, he felt bad; and that meant something to her. Before she could say anything more to him, he walked by the group and into the back room where she trained; he wasn't going anywhere though, the sun was out.
It was a beautiful day.
~*~
"What are we supposed to do now?" Willow asked after a bit. "Wait for this Demon guy to come here from Py…creama?"
"It looks like that's all we can do." Fred said as she looked through the books. She looked up and noticed Wesley's attention had gone to the magic shop's books. "You have quite an amazing collection here." He said as he turned to Buffy.
She nodded. "Wow, I guess some people never change," she said with a little laugh. "They're…uh, they're Giles'. He left-" "Left?" Angel asked. Buffy nodded. "He went back to London…a little bit after…we met that time."
"You have been functioning without your watcher for all this time?" Wesley asked as he pulled a huge book from the shelf. "Hey," Xander said in mock offense. "We have had years of training in the…researching…event!"
Fred smiled. She liked Xander, even in the worst he tried to brighten the mood and uplift the group's spirits. She felt a hand kneading her shoulder. Gunn was looking down at her. She smiled, but he wasn't doing it to be nice…well, he was, but he did it to let Xander, everyone, know that she was his girl.
It bothered her.
She liked Gunn so much and hated it when he wasn't around, but when he was possessive and jealous it made her angry. Unfortunately, she felt very…bad about thinking about her relationship while all this Sahjahn/Angel/Connor stuff was going on.
"Well, I'm impressed," Wesley said as he slipped his glasses on and opened the book he pulled out. "And shocked. Giles cared a great deal for you, Buffy. I don't understand why he left."
Buffy was going to respond, but Angel spoke up. "How do you know Spike?" Angel asked Lorne with a furrowed brow. Buffy smiled and nodded at Angel's interruption. "He came in one time." Lorne answered with a shrug.
"What was he asking for?"
Lorne shifted in his seat. "Sorry Angle cakes," he said as he braced himself for a blow up. "You know that's top secret info." Angel nodded and hung his head. Fred could practically see his mind working overtime.
There was so much going on for him, and she was determined to help him in any way she could. It was the least she could do. Angel did, after all, take her under him and he had taken care of her.
"Call him." Cordelia shouted. "Call…?" Buffy asked slowly with raised eyebrows. "Giles," Cordy said as she rubbed her temples. "They're telling me he needs to be here."
"I don't think you've ever gotten this many visions, Cordelia." Wesley observed. "Yeah, tell me about it," she scoffed. "And some of them hurt." "Must be big." Gunn said.
"So, I have to call Giles and tell him to get here?" Buffy asked with raised eyebrows. "Which means whatever will happen won't happen till Giles gets here." Angel said quietly. "I'm not sure about that," Cordelia corrected. "Just call him."
"And tell him what?" Buffy asked as she looked though a drawer behind the counter for Giles' number.
"It's the end of the world."
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 4
"What's he doing here?" Spike and Angel asked in unison. They looked at each other with wide eyes. "Me?" they questioned together. "You shouldn't be here!" Buffy looked between her former, vampire lovers. The way they were both kinda jealous and talking at the same time made her want to laugh out loud.
"Something big's coming, Spike," Buffy said as she stepped forward. "Cordelia has visions from the Powers that Be. They sent Angel and company here." Spike looked at the unfamiliar faces from L.A., then stopped when he looked at Lorne. "Bloody hell," Spike whispered. "The Host."
Angel whipped his head to Lorne. "Spike knows you?" "William?" Lorne said as face twisted in thought. "Vampire with a chip…right?" Spike nodded as Angel's brow furrowed. "Chip?" he echoed.
"Yep," Spike answered. "No better than you are, Angel. Can't hurt people; demons are another story." "Why isn't he dead?" Angel asked, turning to Buffy. Everyone was shocked by his question.
"Hey!" Spike shouted. He began to advance on Angel, but Buffy met him half way there. "Back off Spike!" she shouted. He stopped and held his gaze on her for a long time. The pain was still in his eyes, along with the desire. "I see how it is." He muttered. "Your old honey is back and now you leave Spike out in the cold." Buffy glared at Spike before she looked away; turned to Angel to be more exact.
She took in a breath and said, "He hasn't given me a reason to kill him. All demons aren't bad…you should know that better than anyone." Angel looked away. The conversation was over for him, just by one simple movement.
Buffy hated that.
"Sorry to interrupt, but I think someone has to get to school." Tara said pointedly. Buffy nodded, "She's right. Swing by home and get your stuff Dawn. Tara, can you take her?" "No problem."
"Wait," Dawn whined. "I can't go to school…there's bad stuff going on, you know?" "That doesn't get you out of school." Buffy said to her sister. "Be careful." Willow said to Tara as she got up and embraced her.
"You be careful too, Dawn," Buffy said as she threw her arm over her shoulder. "If it was really bad, I promise you wouldn't be going to school." Dawn rolled her eyes at Buffy. Tara then linked arms with Dawn and led her out of the magic store.
"So, what's the nasty beastie?" Spike asked after a minute. All eyes turned to Fred. Spike's entrance hadn't seemed to faze her. "Fred," Gunn said gently as he placed his hand on her shoulder. "What is it, baby?"
"Click." She repeated slowly as she reread what was on her computer screen. "What in the bloody hell is she saying 'click' for?" Spike exclaimed. Fred looked up at him then back. "The dimensions," she said quietly. "The books…they open more. A lot more." "What are we talking?" Angel asked her. "Other dimensions."
Fred snorted as she put her glasses back on. "Yeah, and other time periods, as well as other time periods on other dimensions," she said as she read off her screen. "Some dimensions…they go out into the universe, like on other planets…we didn't put nearly enough effort into these books as we should've."
Buffy looked at Cordelia. "You said something from…Py…mcklean…was coming here," she reminded the Seer. "Do you still feel it?" Cordelia slowly nodded. "Eureka," Wesley muttered. "Sahjahn."
"What is with you…L.A. people and weird things you say?" Spike commented from the sidelines.
"What about Sahjahn?" Angel asked immediately, as if it was the only thing he heard…which it probably was. "He may come from Pylea," Wesley started. "Fred's discovery…if we figure out how it can be done, we will know how Sahjahn moves through dimensions. We may even discover why he's out to get you."
"And find Holtz and Connor." Fred added. Her face showed she immediately regretted it. Buffy looked at Angel. He was always good at hiding how he felt, but Buffy looked at his eyes; that's where she saw the pain that Fred caused just by saying Connor's name. Buffy mourned with him, even though she never even saw Angel's son.
She would have liked to, though.
"Who's Connor?" Spike asked. "And didn't Holtz die? And why is everyone so quiet?"
Angel leapt forward. He was on top of Spike in an instant, beating the shit out of him. Buffy charged forward and grabbed Angel, he wasn't budging until Gunn came over and grabbed him too. Angel was vamped out, as well as Spike, when they finally got Angel off.
"He doesn't know, Angel," Buffy said soothingly. "Take it easy." Spike rose to his feet and stared at Angel. The look of jealousy on his face was easy to read. Angel wasn't paying attention to Buffy though. His gaze wasn't moving from Spike.
"Yeah, take it easy Angel." Spike commented with a smile.
Luckily, Buffy and Gunn had a solid grip on Angel. Buffy looked at his hands, he had a stake out. She grabbed it and threw it across the room. "Spike, don't." Buffy said firmly. "What? He just bloody shows up in town and you're gonna take his side now?" Spike shouted. "I'm not gonna hold my tongue just because your old flame is here.
"I just wanna know who the bloody hell Connor is and why every time I say Connor, Angel goes crazy."
"Spike," Buffy started through gritted teeth. "You might want to shut your mouth." "Why?" Spike asked with a cocky smile. "Did I hit a soft spot?"
"Shut the fuck up about Connor," Cordelia said quietly. "Or I'll kill you myself." Whoa. Buffy watched as Cordelia whipped out a crossbow and aimed it straight at Spike's heart. If she would fire, it'd be a direct hit.
Buffy looked to Spike. Her mind wandered, wondering what would happen if Angel got loose or if Cordelia fired. How would she feel? "I'm all for that one." Xander commented as Willow smacked him in the arm.
"Connor is Angel's son, Spike," Buffy whispered. "Maybe it's be a good idea if you not talk about him." She could see the questions written all over his face, but he didn't speak.
Angel had morphed back by the time Buffy and Gunn had let go. She shot Gunn a grateful look and he smiled back and nodded. "Holtz was brought back by a demon who's out to get me, Sahjahn," Angel whispered. "He took my son and leapt into a portal that leads to a hell dimension."
Spike swallowed hard. Even though he'd never admit it, he felt bad; and that meant something to her. Before she could say anything more to him, he walked by the group and into the back room where she trained; he wasn't going anywhere though, the sun was out.
It was a beautiful day.
~*~
"What are we supposed to do now?" Willow asked after a bit. "Wait for this Demon guy to come here from Py…creama?"
"It looks like that's all we can do." Fred said as she looked through the books. She looked up and noticed Wesley's attention had gone to the magic shop's books. "You have quite an amazing collection here." He said as he turned to Buffy.
She nodded. "Wow, I guess some people never change," she said with a little laugh. "They're…uh, they're Giles'. He left-" "Left?" Angel asked. Buffy nodded. "He went back to London…a little bit after…we met that time."
"You have been functioning without your watcher for all this time?" Wesley asked as he pulled a huge book from the shelf. "Hey," Xander said in mock offense. "We have had years of training in the…researching…event!"
Fred smiled. She liked Xander, even in the worst he tried to brighten the mood and uplift the group's spirits. She felt a hand kneading her shoulder. Gunn was looking down at her. She smiled, but he wasn't doing it to be nice…well, he was, but he did it to let Xander, everyone, know that she was his girl.
It bothered her.
She liked Gunn so much and hated it when he wasn't around, but when he was possessive and jealous it made her angry. Unfortunately, she felt very…bad about thinking about her relationship while all this Sahjahn/Angel/Connor stuff was going on.
"Well, I'm impressed," Wesley said as he slipped his glasses on and opened the book he pulled out. "And shocked. Giles cared a great deal for you, Buffy. I don't understand why he left."
Buffy was going to respond, but Angel spoke up. "How do you know Spike?" Angel asked Lorne with a furrowed brow. Buffy smiled and nodded at Angel's interruption. "He came in one time." Lorne answered with a shrug.
"What was he asking for?"
Lorne shifted in his seat. "Sorry Angle cakes," he said as he braced himself for a blow up. "You know that's top secret info." Angel nodded and hung his head. Fred could practically see his mind working overtime.
There was so much going on for him, and she was determined to help him in any way she could. It was the least she could do. Angel did, after all, take her under him and he had taken care of her.
"Call him." Cordelia shouted. "Call…?" Buffy asked slowly with raised eyebrows. "Giles," Cordy said as she rubbed her temples. "They're telling me he needs to be here."
"I don't think you've ever gotten this many visions, Cordelia." Wesley observed. "Yeah, tell me about it," she scoffed. "And some of them hurt." "Must be big." Gunn said.
"So, I have to call Giles and tell him to get here?" Buffy asked with raised eyebrows. "Which means whatever will happen won't happen till Giles gets here." Angel said quietly. "I'm not sure about that," Cordelia corrected. "Just call him."
"And tell him what?" Buffy asked as she looked though a drawer behind the counter for Giles' number.
"It's the end of the world."