Chapter 1: revelations.

Title: What's to come…

Author: Nikka

Rating: General (basically if you're old enough to watch Angel you can read this fanfic).

Disclaimer: Angel characters are not my creation (wish they were) they belong to Joss Wehdon and David Greenwalt. Other characters that are not familiar from the show do belong to me.

Spoilers: Angel season 3.

Summary: This is my version of how Angel season four begins. It starts right after season 3 ended.

Author notes: Hi, this is my first fanfic ever, so be kind. English is not my native tongue so you may find some spelling & grammar mistakes, you're more then welcome to let me know about them but remember you may find them while you read the story.

I still haven't seen Angel season 3 only read summaries so I had to make up a few things I didn't know, just so you'll know. The story begins right after Cordy went up to the sky and Angel to depths of the ocean.

Ho and have fun.

Status: Finished.

Previously on Angel:

At the hotel, Fred asks Gunn if Connor wants to join them for a snack. Gunn says Connor wasn't upstairs. Fred is concerned. She thinks they should probably tell someone. Gunn tells her he hasn't been able to reach either Angel or Cordelia. Fred doesn't think that sounds good. She looks around the empty lobby and wonders where everyone went.
Cordelia continues her journey as the shaft of light lifts her upward. When she reaches the top, there's a bright flash of light, the light shaft and Cordelia disappear, while Angel continues his journey into the depths of the ocean.

"Hello, what's going here? I'm in L.A again! Is this some kind of joke, cause it's not really funny, I mean L.A can't really clarified as a higher level of being right? I real…."

A voice sounded behind her; "Cordelia, calm down."

Cordy turned to see a familiar face. "Skip! What's going on? How come I'm back here AGAIN?"

Skip knew Cordy needed answers. "We needed to be sure you were ready to move on."

"Move where?" Cordy wondered. "I'm exactly where I was 10 min ago."

"When you agreed to become a half daemon you received certain powers, which began to grow lately, and before your powers would grow even forded we wanted to be certain you were ready for it. By agreeing to leave your friends and people you consider family, your home, this world and the man you've grown to love you've shown us you're willing to do what ever it takes to help mankind."

"So you're saying this was a test. You were testing me? All the fancy light show was really nothing?" Cordy look irritated.

"Well not anything". Skip tried to explain himself better. "We wanted you to believe too so we can see if your heart is pure, and if you really want this."

Cordy looked at Skip. She was part angry part relived. "What now? I go back to my regular life, continue to help the helpless? Will I still get visions? What kind of power…"

"Cordelia"! Skip stopped her. "The path you have in front of you is long and more will be reveled to you in good time. All you need to know now is that you can go home continue living your life the rest will follow."

"O.k. just one last question and then you can go". Cordy persisted.

"Very well!"

"Will I still get vision? Skip?"

Cordy closed her eyes all at once. She started to glow brightly. She saw Angel he looked lonely and sad, he was in some kind of cage. Everything was black around him. She couldn't see where he is.

She opened her eyes. Angel… she whispered.

O.k. Cordy think where can he be? What did you see? Try to remember the vision. Ho and stop talking to yourself.

Gunn! I'll just call to hear how they're doing maybe they know something.

Cordy dialed the hotel, Fred answered.

Hi Fred how's every thing?

Could be better.

Why what happened? Cordy asked worried.

It's Conor he disappeared again.

What? When?

After Angel left to meet you. After a few minutes we noticed he's not around. Ho and don't tell Angel maybe he'll come back soon and I don't want him to worry. O.k.?

Yeah, I won't say a word. Did Angel call or something?

Isn't he with you? Fred asked.

I'm stock in traffic and I thought maybe he called wondering where I am.

No since he left to meet you about 30 min ago we haven't hared from him.

O.k. thanks. Call me if Conor comes back.

Will do. Bye.

I guess I'll try the pear, we were supposed to meet there. Maybe what I saw haven't happened yet and I could warn Angel in time.

She got into her car and headed for the pear.

She looked around. She didn't see Angel but she did see someone else.

"Conor, what are you doing here? Did you see Angel here? We were supposed to meet here."

Conor didn't answer he just stared at the ocean.

"Conor? Did something happen? Did you and Angel have another fight?"

Conor answer me! Cordy got nervous she felt something wasn't right.

Conor looked at her and said coldly: "He's gone!"

"Gone? Gone where? He wouldn't leave when he knows I'm on my way, unless something happened. Conor I need answers and fast. Help me."

"Why should I. None of you believed me when I told you Angelus never left he's evil side it's always here. You tried convincing me, well now you don't have to any more. He's gone some place he can't hurt anyone else."

"What did you do Conor? What did you do to him?'

"I'm not gone tell you. You'll try to rescue him, even dough you can't it's too late."

Cordy approached Conor. "Tell me what you did, or I'll make you tell me!" She looked angry.

Conor wasn't impressed. "What will you do you can't hurt me. He deserved it he sho…"

Cordy lifted her arm she started to glow brightly. She held Conor by the throat and asked again: "Like I said tell me or I'll make you tell me".

Conor could see Cordy had changed, she looked different maybe even stronger and she was pissed off.

"I told you there's nothing you can do he's gone for go..."

"HAAAAA…" Conor screamed while Cordy tighten the grasp of her hand on his throat.

"Tell me" she said and her eyes became all white.

"I wanted him to suffer not just die. I wanted him to see that life passing him by while he can' t do nothing but die slowly and painfully."

"Enough with the graphics. Where is he?" Cordy loosened up her grasp so he can talk more freely.

"Down there". He pointed at the ocean.

"I put him in a metal box, and trough him overboard."

Cordy looked horrified at the ocean. Then she lifted her arm and throw Conor aside. Conor fell to the ground and hit his head and passed out. Cordy stood at the edge of the pear. She looked at the ocean she didn't know how to get him out. She didn't even know where he was. He could be anywhere.

She closed her eyes and started to cry silently. Suddenly she saw herself leave her body and started to sink to the ocean. Before she dived she could see her body on the pear her eyes where still closed.

It was dark but she felt like something was guiding her in the water, taking her to Angel.

A small light appeared allowing her to see what's in front of her.

She saw a box, she came closer almost floating in the water. She looked at the window and saw Angel. His eyes were closed he looked sleeping. She tired touching the window but her hands just passed trough the box like a ghost. She closed her eyes and focused on opening the box. A bright light appeared and consumed her. The box was lifted up to the surfers taking the astro Cordy with it.

She opened her eyes. She was back on the pear and besides her was the sealed box. Conor was still passed out. She approached the box put her hands on it and lifted the lit without even touching it. Angel laid there he's eyes still closed. She called his name but he didn't respond. She leaned towards him and touched his face, while saying softly "Angel open your eyes!"

Slowly Angel came to consciousness. She helped him up and took him to the car. They didn't speak.

Cordy turned back to the pear she picked Conor up and took him to the car. To make sure he can't escape she put him in the trunk of the car.

All through the ride neither of them spoke. They reached the hotel. Cordy helped weak Angel inside the hotel and put him on the couch.

"Angel! Cordy! What happened? Are you all right?" Fred jumped on the two.

"He will be" Cordy replied. I found your missing boy, you'll find him in the car. She said angrily at Gunn.

Gunn turned to the door when Cordy turned to him and said: "In the trunk of the car".

Gunn didn't say anything he just went out side to take Conor out of the trunk.

"Cordy what's going on? Why's Conor in the trunk? What happened"?

"I'll explain everything, but first I want you to go help Gunn. I need you to take Conor upstairs and tie him up to something so he can't escape".

W-H-A-T????? I won't, not until you tell me what the happened. Fred looked angry. She was confused, she didn't understand what made Cordy act this way and she refused to continue this till she finds out what happened.

"Fine you don't want to help, don't". Cordy went towards the door, then she turned and told Fred: "But stay out of my way!"

"Cordy wait. If you just explain, I mean it doesn't feel right."

"Fred I promise you I know what I'm doing and I promise I'll tell you every thing. But I can't now. I'm asking you to trust me. Can you?"

Fred looked at Cordy and said: "I will, but I'll need an explanation. Soon." Then she went help Gunn take Conor in and they took him upstairs.

Up in one of the rooms Conor was waking up. He could hear Gunn & Fred talking, he closed his eyes listening on there're conversation.

Gunn was explaining to Fred why he's worried. "I just hope she knows what she's doing, I mean she doesn't act normally."

"She asked me to trust her I owe her that much and I think you should too". Fred replied.

"I do trust her Fred but I'm worried she seems different."

"Different? How"? Fred wondered.

"I don't know just different. We better go down stairs and check up on Angel."

Before they could leave Cordy came in. "Please leave us. Go sit with Angel he's still very weak".

"Are you sure Cordy? We can stay here with Conor If you want to be with Angel some more."

"No Gunn, thank you, but I need to speak to Conor ALONE!"

Fred & Gunn looked at each other then Fred said: "We'll be down stairs if you need us". She glanced at Gunn telling him with her look that they should just go.

They walked out of the room. Cordy raised her hand and the door was shot closed and the key turned on his own. Conor continue to close his eyes.

"Open your eyes!" Cordy ordered him. "I know you're awake".

Conor opened his eyes he seemed scared, he already knew what Cordy is capable of.

"You're going to tell why you tried killing your father, no lies, no games, no stalling. Only the truth. Understood?"

Conor just nodded his head as sign for agreement.

Cordy pulled up a chair and set in front of him. Conor was on the floor he's hands were tied up to a pipe and his legs were tied to each other.

"Start talking"!

"I already told you Angelus is back."

"How can you be so sure? Not long ago you didn't even believe Angel was good."

"I know because…" Conor stopped for a second. He seemed like he was holding back the tears.

"I know because he killed my father, he killed Holtz."

"What? It can't be. He didn't experience a moment of true happiness, it can't be" Cordy kept nodding her head saying it can't be.

" I knew you wouldn't believe me. You think he's so wonderful and brave and…you're blind, you can't see who he really is."

"Don't tell me I Can't see who Angelus is. I saw it I felt it. People I knew, People I cared about got hurt, even… even killed. So don't lecture me about Angelus I can teach the course about him". Cordy was hurt. All the bad memories of her softmore year in Sunnydale resurfaced.

"Did you see him kill Holtz?"

"I saw what I needed to see". Conor answered sure of himself.

"Don't play games I'm not in the mode, just describe to me what happened step by step".

Conor started to explain. He told her how he found Holtz dead in Justin arms with two puncture wounds on his neck. He told her about how Justin told him Angelus killed Holtz even though he gave Conor up. He told her how he and Justin were able to put Angel in the box and send him down to the ocean.

Cordy set there thinking if it's possible. Could Angelus be back?

When he finished Cordy got up. She walked to the door turned the key opened the door and left without saying a word to Conor.

She went downstairs.

"Hi guys. We need to talk". Cordy said seriously

Cordy told everything that happened so far. She left out the real reason why she and Angel wanted to meet. When she finished she turned to Fred and said: "Fred could you please go upstairs and sit with Conor"?

"Don't untie him and don't let him escape. Gunn I need your help here".

Fred went upstairs while Cordy and Gunn took out from the chest chains.

Cordy came close to Angel. She stroked his hair telling him to wake up.

Angel slowly opened his eyes he was still very weak. He looked at Cordy and smiled a smile of relief. He suddenly noticed he was chained to the couch and he could see Cordy holding a stake to his heart.

"What? Cordy what are you doing?"

"I'm sorry Angel but I need to be sure"

"Sure of what"? Angel didn't understand.

"That you are not Angelus".

"Cordy. Listen what ever you think happened, it's not true believe me"

"I want to, but Conor has a different story. I need to hear yours. Tell me what happened when you went to see Holtz."

"Nothing happened. He gave me a letter for Conor. He said he's giving him up, because he belongs with me. I left and that was that".

"So how did he die"?

"What are you talking about? Holtz isn't dead".

"Yes he is Angel. Conor found him dead with two puncture marks on his neck".

Angel didn't say a word. You could see on his face he was astounded.

"He says you did it. I don't believe you did, but until I'm sure I'm not taking any chances".

"Cordy I know it's hard for you but I'm telling you the truth".

"I believe you Angel but I need Conor to believe me too and the only way he will is if I'll find the answers alone".

Cordy turned to Gunn and said: "Go get Conor. Tie him up here so he can see that Angel is also tied up. I'll be back as soon as I can".

"Cordy wait!" Angel called after her.

She turned facing him. "Be careful".

"I will. Thank you".

To be continued.