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 ShaJhan 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 9
"Charles!" Fred cried as the group piled into the backroom. Cordelia and Xander were armed and ready. They pushed themselves to the front, shoving Fred, Anya, Tara, Willow, and Dawn to the back.
"Stay back." Cordelia said as she slowly moved forward. "I just want to say, for the record, that you leading the attack is not good for my male ego." "What male ego?" Cordelia teased with a smile before walking back towards the bookshelves in the backroom.
When she rounded the first corner, she saw Spike lying unconscious on the ground. "Gunn." She cried out when she saw him with his back towards her. At least he was standing, she thought. But when he turned, a sword was being held to his throat, and Cordelia couldn't believe who was holding it.
"Who's the kid?" Xander asked.
"Is that…" "Connor," Gunn answered, filling in Cordelia's shocked expression. "Yeah, and can I say, not a happy kid." Cordelia lowered her weapon. She couldn't move, couldn't breath, and couldn't believe.
"Angel's son?" Xander asked with raised eyebrows
"My father's name is not Angel!" Connor shouted as he moved the sword away from Gunn's throat and advanced on Xander. Cordelia found her legs and moved ion front of Connor.
He paused, sniffing the air in front of him, before lowering his sword. "What's happening?" Fred asked as she appeared from around the corner. Her face fell as Connor turned to look at her.
"Oh, God." She whispered. The others soon made their way around. The Sunnydale gang wasn't really too sure what to make of the scene before them, but Cordelia saw it in Fred's eyes.
She knew, they all knew.
"Connor." Fred choked out. Gunn was at her side by this time. "What do we do now?" Gunn thought out loud. Cordelia wondered the same thing, as she looked the teenager over.
He did the same. "Seer." He whispered after a minute. Connor started to resemble a caged animal with every passing minute. He had looked over everyone in the room before lifting his sword and swinging it.
Gunn stepped forward and pulled Cordelia back. Connor growled a bit before turning and bolting out the door. Everyone remained where they were, frozen by shock. "That…that was Angel's son?" Tara asked quietly.
Gunn, Fred, and Cordelia nodded, but their shocked expressions remained as they did so. "The one…that was in the hell dimension?" Willow added. They all nodded again.
"Why are you all just standing around?"
The L.A. gang turned slowly. Angel stood, waiting for an answer. Cordelia had no idea what to say to him, but she imagined her eyes would be able to give away what had just happened. "Bloody hell," Spike moaned from the floor. "Who was that little bastard?"
Angel furrowed his brow and hung his head. "Angel…" Cordelia whispered. He held his hand up, indicating her to stop. "Who was that? He could hit hard, I'll tell you that." Spike asked, breaking the silence
"Where is he, Cordelia?" Angel asked harshly.
"Where's Wesley?" Fred asked as she looked around. Angel advanced forward, ignoring Fred's observation. "What happened Cordelia?" "We came back here," she whispered. "He was older Angel, but he was here. He ran out."
Angel was out the door in an instant.
Cordy cursed as she ran after him.
~*~
"Seriously, ya'll," Fred spoke up after Cordelia ran out of the back room. "Where's Wesley? He was here when I left." Fred looked at Gunn with raised eyebrows. Gunn shook his head, "I didn't see him when I came back here."
Both Fred and Gunn turned to Spike. "What?" he asked. "You went ahead first, bro," Gunn told Spike. "Did you see Wes before Connor got you?"
Spike wiped some blood away from his forehead as he looked at Fred and Gunn with a grim expression. "Wasn't Connor that attacked me," he told them. "It was something else. And I saw Wes down on the floor before it hit me."
"I didn't see anything else." Gunn whispered when Fred looked back to him. Oh, God, something had Wesley, Connor was back, Angel and Cordelia went after him, and she was left with a bunch of strangers.
Gunn pulled her to him. "What are we gonna do?" she muttered into his shirt. The sound of metal being drug along the floor caused Fred to look up. Buffy had picked up a fallen ax and was heading for the door.
"I'll find the demon that has Wes," she told them. "Everyone else stay here." "You're not going alone," Spike told her firmly. "If that thing knocked me down with one swing, it'll kill you."
"Spike…" Buffy began to protest. Gunn grabbed the ax he dropped too. "I'm going too," he announced. "We just got Wes back." "There's no way I'm talking either of you out of this, right?"
Spike and Gunn nodded as Buffy headed for the door. "Everyone else stay here, keep looking." "I'll be back." Gunn told Fred as he squeezed her hand before releasing it, but she wasn't letting go.
Buffy and Spike waited as Gunn grabbed her by the shoulders. "Baby, you can't come." He whispered. "I'm not giving you a choice, Charles." She replied calmly. Gunn sighed before reaching over to the weapons chest in the backroom and grabbing Fred a crossbow.
"You've been practicing, right?" he asked. Fred nodded as he grabbed her hand and followed Buffy and Spike out the door.
~*~
Lorne sighed as he walked up to the magic store. What a long day it had been. Angel had pulled him aside earlier and told him to ask around, since Lorne had mentioned he had contacts around these parts.
A big lot of nothing is what he came up with. People heard of SahJhan, but no one was talking. Either that or some of his contacts had already left town. I guess that's one of the downers of being on the Hellmouth.
Lorne had heard Angel's stories of this place and some others, but being here was completely different. It was nice, sunny, and had pretty good vibes floating around…during the day anyway.
It was a different story at night, although he hasn't experienced it first hand. The negative energy that filled the night air in Sunnydale would choke him sometimes. Times like now.
Something big was brewing. He had gotten Angel's call earlier that told him about Dawn, the school, and SahJhan. He entered the Magic Box to find that it was totally empty.
"Hello?" he called out.
Nothing. Something wasn't right. He felt it all around him. All the negativity…it was all originating from here.
Lorne walked over to the counter and took his hat and glasses off. Intense emotions and feelings hit him just as he was about to pick up a dusty old books and research.
He turned slowly to see whose emotions were so big and strong. "Oh Lordy." Lorne gasped when he saw the sight that stood before him.
A duffel bag dropped to the floor and Faith smiled at him. "Angel around?"
~*~
"Angel, wait!"
He didn't stop though. Cordelia really didn't expect him to, but she still ran after him anyway. She heard a low growl escape from his throat as he turned, without stopping, and said, "You shouldn't have followed me, Cordelia."
"Well, I wasn't gonna let you go by yourself," she told him breathlessly. "He's like a caged animal, Angel. If we find him, we have to treat the situation delicately."
"When." Angel simply said. "What?" she questioned once she caught up with him. Cordy took a second to pat herself on the back for catching up with the determined vampire, even though she knew he slowed down his pace for her.
"When we find him," Angel corrected. "Not if."
Cordelia nodded. "When, right."
By – Colleen "Coll", Forker18@aol.com
Teaser: X-over with BtVS. Cordy gets a vision that sends the gang packing to Sunnydale, knowing that ShaJhan 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 9
"Charles!" Fred cried as the group piled into the backroom. Cordelia and Xander were armed and ready. They pushed themselves to the front, shoving Fred, Anya, Tara, Willow, and Dawn to the back.
"Stay back." Cordelia said as she slowly moved forward. "I just want to say, for the record, that you leading the attack is not good for my male ego." "What male ego?" Cordelia teased with a smile before walking back towards the bookshelves in the backroom.
When she rounded the first corner, she saw Spike lying unconscious on the ground. "Gunn." She cried out when she saw him with his back towards her. At least he was standing, she thought. But when he turned, a sword was being held to his throat, and Cordelia couldn't believe who was holding it.
"Who's the kid?" Xander asked.
"Is that…" "Connor," Gunn answered, filling in Cordelia's shocked expression. "Yeah, and can I say, not a happy kid." Cordelia lowered her weapon. She couldn't move, couldn't breath, and couldn't believe.
"Angel's son?" Xander asked with raised eyebrows
"My father's name is not Angel!" Connor shouted as he moved the sword away from Gunn's throat and advanced on Xander. Cordelia found her legs and moved ion front of Connor.
He paused, sniffing the air in front of him, before lowering his sword. "What's happening?" Fred asked as she appeared from around the corner. Her face fell as Connor turned to look at her.
"Oh, God." She whispered. The others soon made their way around. The Sunnydale gang wasn't really too sure what to make of the scene before them, but Cordelia saw it in Fred's eyes.
She knew, they all knew.
"Connor." Fred choked out. Gunn was at her side by this time. "What do we do now?" Gunn thought out loud. Cordelia wondered the same thing, as she looked the teenager over.
He did the same. "Seer." He whispered after a minute. Connor started to resemble a caged animal with every passing minute. He had looked over everyone in the room before lifting his sword and swinging it.
Gunn stepped forward and pulled Cordelia back. Connor growled a bit before turning and bolting out the door. Everyone remained where they were, frozen by shock. "That…that was Angel's son?" Tara asked quietly.
Gunn, Fred, and Cordelia nodded, but their shocked expressions remained as they did so. "The one…that was in the hell dimension?" Willow added. They all nodded again.
"Why are you all just standing around?"
The L.A. gang turned slowly. Angel stood, waiting for an answer. Cordelia had no idea what to say to him, but she imagined her eyes would be able to give away what had just happened. "Bloody hell," Spike moaned from the floor. "Who was that little bastard?"
Angel furrowed his brow and hung his head. "Angel…" Cordelia whispered. He held his hand up, indicating her to stop. "Who was that? He could hit hard, I'll tell you that." Spike asked, breaking the silence
"Where is he, Cordelia?" Angel asked harshly.
"Where's Wesley?" Fred asked as she looked around. Angel advanced forward, ignoring Fred's observation. "What happened Cordelia?" "We came back here," she whispered. "He was older Angel, but he was here. He ran out."
Angel was out the door in an instant.
Cordy cursed as she ran after him.
~*~
"Seriously, ya'll," Fred spoke up after Cordelia ran out of the back room. "Where's Wesley? He was here when I left." Fred looked at Gunn with raised eyebrows. Gunn shook his head, "I didn't see him when I came back here."
Both Fred and Gunn turned to Spike. "What?" he asked. "You went ahead first, bro," Gunn told Spike. "Did you see Wes before Connor got you?"
Spike wiped some blood away from his forehead as he looked at Fred and Gunn with a grim expression. "Wasn't Connor that attacked me," he told them. "It was something else. And I saw Wes down on the floor before it hit me."
"I didn't see anything else." Gunn whispered when Fred looked back to him. Oh, God, something had Wesley, Connor was back, Angel and Cordelia went after him, and she was left with a bunch of strangers.
Gunn pulled her to him. "What are we gonna do?" she muttered into his shirt. The sound of metal being drug along the floor caused Fred to look up. Buffy had picked up a fallen ax and was heading for the door.
"I'll find the demon that has Wes," she told them. "Everyone else stay here." "You're not going alone," Spike told her firmly. "If that thing knocked me down with one swing, it'll kill you."
"Spike…" Buffy began to protest. Gunn grabbed the ax he dropped too. "I'm going too," he announced. "We just got Wes back." "There's no way I'm talking either of you out of this, right?"
Spike and Gunn nodded as Buffy headed for the door. "Everyone else stay here, keep looking." "I'll be back." Gunn told Fred as he squeezed her hand before releasing it, but she wasn't letting go.
Buffy and Spike waited as Gunn grabbed her by the shoulders. "Baby, you can't come." He whispered. "I'm not giving you a choice, Charles." She replied calmly. Gunn sighed before reaching over to the weapons chest in the backroom and grabbing Fred a crossbow.
"You've been practicing, right?" he asked. Fred nodded as he grabbed her hand and followed Buffy and Spike out the door.
~*~
Lorne sighed as he walked up to the magic store. What a long day it had been. Angel had pulled him aside earlier and told him to ask around, since Lorne had mentioned he had contacts around these parts.
A big lot of nothing is what he came up with. People heard of SahJhan, but no one was talking. Either that or some of his contacts had already left town. I guess that's one of the downers of being on the Hellmouth.
Lorne had heard Angel's stories of this place and some others, but being here was completely different. It was nice, sunny, and had pretty good vibes floating around…during the day anyway.
It was a different story at night, although he hasn't experienced it first hand. The negative energy that filled the night air in Sunnydale would choke him sometimes. Times like now.
Something big was brewing. He had gotten Angel's call earlier that told him about Dawn, the school, and SahJhan. He entered the Magic Box to find that it was totally empty.
"Hello?" he called out.
Nothing. Something wasn't right. He felt it all around him. All the negativity…it was all originating from here.
Lorne walked over to the counter and took his hat and glasses off. Intense emotions and feelings hit him just as he was about to pick up a dusty old books and research.
He turned slowly to see whose emotions were so big and strong. "Oh Lordy." Lorne gasped when he saw the sight that stood before him.
A duffel bag dropped to the floor and Faith smiled at him. "Angel around?"
~*~
"Angel, wait!"
He didn't stop though. Cordelia really didn't expect him to, but she still ran after him anyway. She heard a low growl escape from his throat as he turned, without stopping, and said, "You shouldn't have followed me, Cordelia."
"Well, I wasn't gonna let you go by yourself," she told him breathlessly. "He's like a caged animal, Angel. If we find him, we have to treat the situation delicately."
"When." Angel simply said. "What?" she questioned once she caught up with him. Cordy took a second to pat herself on the back for catching up with the determined vampire, even though she knew he slowed down his pace for her.
"When we find him," Angel corrected. "Not if."
Cordelia nodded. "When, right."