I own no part of Angel, the series, and make no claim to it. The plot is mine, and I am sorry if it is similar to anyone else's.

Their Arrival.

The sweetness of the night was interrupted by the angry grunts and snarls coming from a waterfront warehouse, its lights dim and shadows flickering across the tinted and grimy windows. Inside the warehouse, four vampires sat around a circular table, each holding several playing cards in their hands. Two vampires furiously threw their cards on the table, their cards useless. The remaining two looked suspiciously at each other from behind their cards. The remaining vampire with blonde hair put his cards down on the table, and announced smugly, "Two Pair." The other vampire laughed and slammed his cards down in the middle of the table. "Ha, four of a kind beats two pair!" His poker partner growled in anger and tossed the table aside. "You cheated!" he accused. "I found the girl; I should be allowed to drink."

A young girl with blonde hair and green panic-stricken eyes looked up from where she was bound and gagged. Her muffled screams were beginning to arouse the group's hunger, and one rushed forward to claim the prize as his own. A fight ensued, as they all fought for the privilege of taking the final kill. The door to their lair opened, and five beefy guys dressed in black entered, followed closely by two figures in hooded black cloaks. One of the figures walked forward and slowly removed the hood, revealing a beautiful black haired woman. "How pathetic. Millions of other souls out there and you are in here fighting over this one little morsel?"

"Who the hell are you?" one of the vampires demanded. The woman made a loud tsk, tsk sound at the back of her throat. "Such bad manners. Didn't your maker teach you how to behave yourself?" She smiled mockingly at them. The blonde vampire was the first to attack. She blocked his clumsy movements easily, and sent him sailing over her head, and he was immediately staked by one of the black clothed guys. Two vampires moved forward to attack the woman, one in front of her, the other circled behind. What followed was quick. The vampire in front of her moved to punch, the other tried to wrap his arms around her neck. The woman back kicked the second vampire and doubled her upper body forward, so that the assailant in front missed her completely and fell across her back. She then jackknifed upwards so that the vampire was tossed over her shoulders and onto his back. The fallen vampire jumped back up, and he and his companion were jump kicked backwards into the woman's entourage. Seconds later, they exploded in dust, with two beefy guys holding the end of the stakes.

The woman turned to the last remaining vampire, who had resolved himself to cower in a corner. "Who are you lady?"

The woman smiled. "My name is Elizabeth. Lady Elizabeth to you and all your vampire friends." The vampire nodded emphatically. "Lady Elizabeth. Right. What do you want?"

Elizabeth's eyes froze into glacial blue orbs. "I want you to tell every vampire you meet, that Lady Elizabeth is in town. Some of them will not know what you are talking about, but for the others." She walked over to the vampire as he tried to melt into the wall. Elizabeth took his hand, and he watched her eyes flash red. He let out an ear splitting scream as his hand under hers began to smoke and sizzle. She released his hand and he sobbed over it. Imprinted in his burned flesh was the image of an elaborate crest, with the faces of demons, and just below it, something that looked much like a bird's wing. "Show them that. Those select few will know what it means."

The vampire fled the warehouse still cradling his burned hand. Elizabeth turned her attention to the bound and gagged woman. She lifted her to her feet and removed the gag and freed her from the ropes. Tears streamed down the girl's face as she thanked the woman over and over again. Elizabeth smiled. "It was no problem dear." Just as the last word left her lips, Elizabeth grabbed the girl by the shoulders, and pressed her lips to her neck. The girl could only mutter one scream before she lost consciousness, and sagged against Elizabeth's body.

"Enough mother," a soft melodious voice said. Elizabeth looked over toward the voice, her face twisted and horrible, the face of a vampire. The second cloaked figure that had remained silent the whole time now strode forward and removed her hood. Curly black hair, warm brown eyes and perfect creamy skin appeared from under it's hood. More beautiful than even her mother, the girl's melancholy expression did not take away from her breathtaking looks. "You can have your fun later. We are here for a reason. Once our mission is complete, you all can have all the fun you want." Elizabeth and the others smiled menacingly. Elizabeth broke her victim's neck before letting her fall to the floor and following her daughter out of the warehouse, the men trailing after them.