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*Tries to look like Joss Whedon's Mini Me and fails* Ok, well, if Joss or Mike Myers ever found out what I did to their characters, they'd probably stake me, freeze me, and throw me into space…
Pairings: Connor/Dawn, Buffy/Angel
Cordy's skull exploded out of the back of her head. Or at least, it felt that way. Pain erupted across the back of her head from where it had crashed against the wall of the Hyperion.
"Cordelia! What did you see?" It was Fred. Concerned hands lifted Cordelia from her slumped position on the floor. The vision may have been over, but she was dreading telling the others what she had seen.
"Angel…" she breathed, but it still hurt and she had to stop.
"Angel's what?" Fred's voice went up a notch, "Angel's hurt? Angel's dying? Angel's dead!" The three concerned faces of Fred, Gunn and Wesley peered over Cordelia in shock.
"Angel's just groovy baby!" Everyone jumped in shock at the sound of the vampire's voice.
Angel stood in the Hyperion doorway, grinning. He was decked out in bright blue with the male symbol hanging on a chain around his neck. He brushed an imaginary piece of lint from one shoulder before stepping into the hotel.
"What's swinging?" he asked.
"Angel!" Fred exclaimed, "We thought you were dead!" She threw herself at the vampire. Angel appeared unconcerned.
"I've been dead a long time baby, yeah," he comforted her.
"Yes well," Wesley spoke up, "I'm afraid Cordelia's had a vision."
"I was trying to tell you!" Cordelia said frustratedly, "it's Angel's father. They've taken Angel's father!" She struggled to get up from the floor, aided by the supportive arms of Gunn and Wesley.
"He's been dead a long time too," Angel quipped. Fred giggled and rubbed a hand over Angel's chest.
"He's right," Gunn agreed, "you can't kidnap someone who's already dead Cordelia. You sure that thing in your head's working right?"
Cordelia frowned, "There's no thing in my head, and I know what I saw - what I felt."
"I think I'm feeling something too, oh, oooo." Angel took hold of Fred's roaming hands and passed her over to Gunn before moving to stand beside Cordy.
"Wait!" Wesley held up a finger as his mind fell upon an idea, "There may be one way. They could have gone back in time and kidnapped Angel's father using Spike Evil's time machine!" Everyone gasped.