Title: Nightmare
Author: victoriamartynne
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I own nothing!
Spoilers: None, I think!
Summary: Something bad happens to Cordelia which makes Angel realise how much he loves her (Crossover).
It was about half past seven when Willow decided to go back to her hotel. Angel and Gunn exchanged glances across the lobby and Gunn offered is controls to Xander who was happy to take part in the game. Connor was going to stop at home with Fred and the Scoobies while Cordy, Angel, Wes and Gunn 'went for food'.
They set out on foot and followed Willow about half a block behind her. Cordelia recognised the area at once when they were in it. Angel kept insisting that Cordelia could go back if she wanted to. She kept insisting that she needed to do this for her to get over what happened. They were nearing the alley in Cordelia's vision when a group of men blocked their view of Willow. Angel instantly sensed that they were demons, but not vampires. The gang quickly set off running. The demons went into the alley in Cordy's vision, taking Willow with them. They were quickly followed.
"Willow." Cordelia shouted. "Move!" Angel and Gunn got straight into fighting. Wesley identified the demon.
"They're Talsar demons. They have the ability to look exactly like humans in order to fit in the human world. They're weak when their demon face is showing. To get them to show their demon face you have to cut off the flap of skin at the back of their necks."
"Easier said than done." Angel said as he was thrown into a dumpster. Willow screamed as one of the demons advanced towards her. Buffy appeared at the end of the alley with Spike. "What the hell is going on?"
"Just cut off the flaps of skin at the back of their necks." Gunn shouted as he battled with one of the tougher demons.
"Where did they come from?" She shouted back and tried to outmanoeuvre one of the smaller demons.
"I had a vision." Cordelia shouted as she took on one of the demons herself.
Willow and Wesley started to fight the remaining demon on their own. Angel managed to cut off the flap of one of the demons and it turned into a green scaly beast with red teeth. "Cordy, watch out!" He shouted as the demon she was fighting knocked her off balance. She fell onto the floor which gave Angel a chance to cut the flap off the demon she was fighting. "Just stab him!"
Cordelia started to stab the demon as hard as she could with the sword she'd picked up at the last minute. Buffy and spike killed their demons and helped Willow and Wesley finish off theirs. Angel cut the head off the one he was fighting and turned to see Cordelia stab hers one last time. Her eyes were wild and her hair was flying around her face. She was deathly pale and Angel was worried that it was all too much for her.
"Die you bastard!" She shouted and plunged the sword into the demon's heart. It groaned and then went limp. A stream of demon goo flew out of the wound and covered Buffy.
Cordelia smothered a laugh. She went to wrap her arms around Angel.
"When did you have the vision?" Buffy demanded. Cordy glanced at Angel and decided to tell the truth. "Yesterday." "You deliberately put Willow in danger?"
"No, we needed to find out who these things were and stop them before they could hurt anyone else."
"So, you wanted Willow to be used as bait so you could get revenge for something that you've been asking for, for like, forever?"
Cordelia stopped and stared at Buffy. "What did you just say?"
"You heard!" Buffy stood her ground. Angel put a protective hand on Cordelia's shoulder as if to show Buffy that she'd said enough.
"You bitch! Why the hell would you say something like that?" Cordelia's voice trembled.
"Oh come on, high school was so long ago that you can't remember the flirting and the teasing and the short little tiny skirts? If you ask me, you've been asking for it for years!" Buffy spat.
Cordelia swung at Buffy and punched her hard around the face. Buffy was about to swing back but Spike grabbed her shoulder and stopped her.
"How dare you say that?" Cordelia screamed, crying. "If you knew what it felt like to be used and degraded and feel so ashamed! If you could have felt six men's hands all over you, touching you and grabbing you. If you could know that then you can judge me, but until you get raped and beaten then shut the hell up and get out of my way!"
Cordelia brushed past an open mouthed Buffy and went out into the street. By the time Angel had followed her she had gone.
Author: victoriamartynne
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I own nothing!
Spoilers: None, I think!
Summary: Something bad happens to Cordelia which makes Angel realise how much he loves her (Crossover).
It was about half past seven when Willow decided to go back to her hotel. Angel and Gunn exchanged glances across the lobby and Gunn offered is controls to Xander who was happy to take part in the game. Connor was going to stop at home with Fred and the Scoobies while Cordy, Angel, Wes and Gunn 'went for food'.
They set out on foot and followed Willow about half a block behind her. Cordelia recognised the area at once when they were in it. Angel kept insisting that Cordelia could go back if she wanted to. She kept insisting that she needed to do this for her to get over what happened. They were nearing the alley in Cordelia's vision when a group of men blocked their view of Willow. Angel instantly sensed that they were demons, but not vampires. The gang quickly set off running. The demons went into the alley in Cordy's vision, taking Willow with them. They were quickly followed.
"Willow." Cordelia shouted. "Move!" Angel and Gunn got straight into fighting. Wesley identified the demon.
"They're Talsar demons. They have the ability to look exactly like humans in order to fit in the human world. They're weak when their demon face is showing. To get them to show their demon face you have to cut off the flap of skin at the back of their necks."
"Easier said than done." Angel said as he was thrown into a dumpster. Willow screamed as one of the demons advanced towards her. Buffy appeared at the end of the alley with Spike. "What the hell is going on?"
"Just cut off the flaps of skin at the back of their necks." Gunn shouted as he battled with one of the tougher demons.
"Where did they come from?" She shouted back and tried to outmanoeuvre one of the smaller demons.
"I had a vision." Cordelia shouted as she took on one of the demons herself.
Willow and Wesley started to fight the remaining demon on their own. Angel managed to cut off the flap of one of the demons and it turned into a green scaly beast with red teeth. "Cordy, watch out!" He shouted as the demon she was fighting knocked her off balance. She fell onto the floor which gave Angel a chance to cut the flap off the demon she was fighting. "Just stab him!"
Cordelia started to stab the demon as hard as she could with the sword she'd picked up at the last minute. Buffy and spike killed their demons and helped Willow and Wesley finish off theirs. Angel cut the head off the one he was fighting and turned to see Cordelia stab hers one last time. Her eyes were wild and her hair was flying around her face. She was deathly pale and Angel was worried that it was all too much for her.
"Die you bastard!" She shouted and plunged the sword into the demon's heart. It groaned and then went limp. A stream of demon goo flew out of the wound and covered Buffy.
Cordelia smothered a laugh. She went to wrap her arms around Angel.
"When did you have the vision?" Buffy demanded. Cordy glanced at Angel and decided to tell the truth. "Yesterday." "You deliberately put Willow in danger?"
"No, we needed to find out who these things were and stop them before they could hurt anyone else."
"So, you wanted Willow to be used as bait so you could get revenge for something that you've been asking for, for like, forever?"
Cordelia stopped and stared at Buffy. "What did you just say?"
"You heard!" Buffy stood her ground. Angel put a protective hand on Cordelia's shoulder as if to show Buffy that she'd said enough.
"You bitch! Why the hell would you say something like that?" Cordelia's voice trembled.
"Oh come on, high school was so long ago that you can't remember the flirting and the teasing and the short little tiny skirts? If you ask me, you've been asking for it for years!" Buffy spat.
Cordelia swung at Buffy and punched her hard around the face. Buffy was about to swing back but Spike grabbed her shoulder and stopped her.
"How dare you say that?" Cordelia screamed, crying. "If you knew what it felt like to be used and degraded and feel so ashamed! If you could have felt six men's hands all over you, touching you and grabbing you. If you could know that then you can judge me, but until you get raped and beaten then shut the hell up and get out of my way!"
Cordelia brushed past an open mouthed Buffy and went out into the street. By the time Angel had followed her she had gone.