Title: The Horror of Amusement
Author: Lily -- lilyana_vamp@yahoo.com
Rating: PG for now. R later.
Disclaimer: I don't own anybody. ME, Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt, yadda yadda yadda. I think I should own them. I want them for my own. I want the money ME is making off them.
Distribution: If you want it, take it...just let me know where it
went.
Feedback: well duh.
Summary: Angel Investigations decide to take a few days off after their ordeal with the First to spend somewhere fun, but the fun doesn't last long. Sequel to my last fic, formerly titled "Currently Untitled", now titled "When the Face of Evil is the Face You Love."
Author's Notes: "Morty" was one of Mickey Mouse's two nephews, although many mistook them to be his sons. Just an FYI for those of you who might be confuzzled later on!
Part 3
It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Hurt
"Cordy, what do you see?" Angel asked with concern, holding her around her shoulders.
"I don't see anything. I hear that God awful song," she snapped, then looked at him apologetically. "I don't know Angel. I just get a bad feeling about this ride. I mean sure, it's cute with all the little kids from different parts of the world, but there's something off here. I've never noticed it before. Something's definitely different."
"I'll keep my eye out for anything unusual, okay?" he tried to reassure her to which she smiled. "Let's try to enjoy the ride."
"The Tunnel of Love it's not, but I guess it will do." Cordy rested her head against Angel's shoulder, glancing uncertainly at the sights of the ride. Everything appeared to be normal, but it didn't put her mind at ease. She just felt uneasy.
Angel thought he saw something out of the corner of his eye, but when he turned, there was nothing there but the little animated Hawaiian kids doing the Hula. He opened his mouth to tell Cordelia, but thought better of it. Why put her more on edge when he didn't know if he even saw anything or not?
As they turned the last corner and were brought to the unloading dock, Gunn looked at his girlfriend and frowned. "I love you Baby, but never, ever make me go on that again, please."
Fred smiled and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Don't worry Charles. I only wanted to say that I'd gone on it. I won't make you suffer any more."
"What's the next destination on our roadmap of fun?" Lorne asked, reaching a hand under his floppy hat to scratch his head. Connor smirked as a horn peeked out and Wesley quickly covered it before anyone could notice.
"You must be cautious Lorne. Make sure you're hat is covering.well, you know." the Englishman whispered sternly.
"Hats!" Cordelia suddenly exclaimed and grabbed Fred by the arm. The two girls began running down the street, hastily calling back to tell the gang not to go anywhere until they came back.
The guys all looked at each other with expressions of pure confusion and then shook it off. "She's your girl man," Gunn grinned.
"Yeah, but she's dragging your girl along for the ride," Lorne pointed out and burst into laughter at the look of horror on Gunn's face.
"Oh god, I'm doomed. More importantly, my wallet is doomed. She's a Cordelia Chase-trainee."
"Okay, close your eyes, all of you!" Fred called as the two girls came running back, bags in hand. The guys regretfully obeyed and felt something being placed on their heads. The girls then placed them so that they faced each other. "Okay, open your eyes!"
They all began laughing at how ridiculous the others looked, before realizing they to had been 'hatted'. Lorne bore a Goofy hat, the only one big enough to conceal his horns, Wesley the Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey hat, Gunn the Donald Duck hat, and Angel and Connor sported matching Mickey ears.
The girls laughed as they scurried to look at their reflections in the moonlit fountain. Angel didn't move, but instead looked intently at Cordelia. "If I look anywhere as stupid as those guys do, you are in so much trouble."
"I think you look adorable," she purred and slid a headband with Minnie ears and bow attached through her hair. "And maybe if you're a good little Mickey, and we can make sure little Morty over there stays with Goofy, Minnie will give you a treat later."
Angel couldn't help but smile. He stood up and kissed her deeply, his hands traveling down the expanse of her back and settling at the curve where her spine ended. He explored her mouth with his tongue, letting it dance with hers, and felt her fingers walk up his back. The sensation caused his body to shiver.
"Donald? You made me into Donald Duck?" Gunn asked in disbelief.
"But Charles, you do a perfect Donald Duck impression! And look what I got to match," Fred laughed and put on her own headband bearing a Daisy Duck bow.
"Oh, well that makes things different," he laughed with a huge smile.
"Hey hey Love.er.mice! This is a family park!" Lorne called out, causing Angel and Cordy to pull away from each other and untangle themselves. "Sheesh! Maybe you two should go back to your room!"
"Don't tempt me," Angel grinned mischievously, resting his forehead against Cordelia's and she winked back mouthing the word "later" to him.
The group walked happily together down the street and on to the next ride, Space Mountain, at Cordy and Connor's command.
"So, looking like a moron is supposed to be part of the fun?" Connor asked skeptically.
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Angel could smell the blood in each and every person and it was close to driving him mad. He needed to get back to the hotel room long enough to get some blood, but he had promised to be back in time to watch the fireworks with Cordelia.
"He's not gonna make it," she pouted and stomped her foot slightly.
"He'll make it Barbie. He's got two hours," Gunn pointed out catching a glare from the seer.
"It takes those shuttles iforever/i! He'll never make it!"
"I'm sure if he doesn't make it tonight Cordelia, he'll watch them with you tomorrow night," Wesley smiled and she sighed.
"Yeah, whatever." She sat heavily on a bench and then looked around the group. "Where'd Connor go?"
Everyone looked around but no one saw any sign of the boy. "He never said anything about going anywhere," Fred said with concern.
"I'm sure he just went to take a piss or something. He'll be right back." Gunn glanced off toward the nearest restrooms as he spoke, but no one felt any better. They had all experienced enough weirdness to never take anything at face value. If there was a possibility for disaster, it usually happened.
"Okay, we'll split up," Wesley finally announced, breaking everyone's nervous silence. "Fred, you take Fantasyland. Lorne, Adventureland. Gunn, Frontierland. I'll take Futureland."
"What do I do?" Cordelia asked angrily.
"You wait here and let Angel know what's going on."
"Sure, make me sit around waiting to tell a vampire that his son has gone missing in Disneyland. Sounds like a blast," she snapped and let out a little growl.
Lorne wondered if the girl hadn't been spending too much time with Angel what with all the growling.
"Hey, at least English isn't sending you to Frontierland," Gunn told Cordy and she looked at him with a questioning _expression. "You try being a black man in the Old West. Sure, it's just Disney Old West, but still.there's vibes."
"Come on Charles," Fred warned, letting him know this was no time for joking and he apologized. "Okay, we'll all meet back here in a half an hour. Hopefully one of us has found him by then."
They all agreed and left Cordy to sit on the bench alone waiting for her vampire to return, freshly fed.
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"It's alright Cor. We'll find him," Angel comforted Cordy but his own anxiety was almost overwhelming. He was angry, not at his friends or at his son, but at himself for not being there to keep the group together or to find out where Connor was headed.
"The others should be back pretty soon. They're suppose to meet here after a half hour, and the fact that no one's come back with Connor yet worries me."
"Nothing in Frontierland," Gunn frowned as he sat on the bench next to the couple. One by one the others came back without Connor.all except Fred. She didn't come back at all.
"Where could Fred be? It's not like her to be tardy," Wesley wondered.
"Maybe she couldn't get Junior off the merry-go-round?" They all shot unamused looks at Gunn and he lowered his head slightly. "Sorry, just trying to keep things a little light. We should all go look in Fantasyland."
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They had looked everywhere but there was still no sign of either Connor or Fred. Cordelia insisted that they go to "It's a Small World" one last time, this time actually going on the ride to see if they might be somewhere inside.
"You guys take the left, Angel and I will take the right," Cordy ordered as they all got in their little boats. "If we split our attention as we go through, well have a better chance of seeing something."
Angel noticed her body tense and could sense her quickening heartbeat as they began the ride. "You okay Cor?" he whispered, holding her against him tightly.
"Yeah, just got the creepies is all."
As they approached the little Hula dancers, Angel could sense something out of the ordinary. Squinting his eyes, he saw something lying on the ground between the swaying figures. His vampire senses immediately told him it was Fred. "There!" he yelled and jumped out of the boat, followed closely by Cordelia.
"I'm betting this will get us kicked out of the ride for sure!" Lorne called out as he leapt out along with Wes and Gunn. The passengers in the other boats could do nothing but stare in shock as they continued on their ride.
"Fred, baby?" Gunn cried out as he scooped up her limp form from the shade of a metal palm tree.
"Don't tell me she's."
"No, Cordy, but she's burning up. We need to get her some immediate medical attention," Wesley answered and looked up at Angel. "Any sign of Connor?"
Angel shook his head.
Cordy suddenly gripped her head and then stood up, stalking toward the darkness at an amazingly fast and determined pace.
"Cordy! Where are you going?" Angel called after her but she didn't turn back. "You guys get her out. I'll go after Cordy." He picked his way through the wires and mechanisms, trying to catch up with her. He found her knelt beside Connor, crying freely.
"He's so hot Angel. He's burning up, like Fred. What's happened to them?"
"I don't know Cordy. Let's get him out of here." Angel picked up his son's feverish body and tried to hold back his tears. He began to follow the path back to the boats when he heard Cordy cry out in pain. He turned quickly to see a dark figure driving something into Cordelia's abdomen.
She threw the demon off and clutched her stomach tightly as she limped as fast as she could to Angel's side. "Go!" she screamed at him and he turned, grabbing her gently around the waist. He carried Connor with one arm and supported Cordelia with the other as they caught up with the others at the exit of the ride.
"Everyone get out of here!" Angel warned as he let Wesley take Connor's form out of his arm. He reached down, scooped up Cordy and heard the demon quickly gaining ground on them. "Run!" He bolted, the Fang Gang close behind him. He heard the crowd's screams and knew that the demon had left the sanctuary of the dark ride after losing its victims. He knew it was hot on their trail.
"The Haunted Mansion," Cordelia gasped into his neck.
"What?"
"We can hide in there. It's dark and full of places to hide."
Angel nodded and led the group, pushing his way through the long line and inside of the building. They ran through the doorway before it could close and ran along side of the cars full of stunned passengers. Angel vaguely heard the "ghosts" and "goblins" screaming from the walls. They ran down the ramp and Angel leapt over the rail into the Mansion's ballroom. The holographic ghosts floated around them merrily as the gang huddled in the corner.
"Remind me to get a souvenir for Dennis," Cordy whispered from Angel's arms and he smiled down at her.
"This is an emergency! The park is being evacuated! Everyone out!" they heard a voice boom from above and the emergency exits opened. The passengers rushed out the door, none of them giving a second thought to the group of young people running past them. They were all too concerned for their own safety.
Angel looked over at Gunn, silently asking about Fred's condition. The man shook his head gravely telling Angel it wasn't good, and the same went for Connor. As he kissed Cordelia's forehead, he noticed that her skin felt warmer than it normally did to him. "Not you too," he whispered almost silently.
"You think this is my idea? You promised to take me to the fireworks and I'm stuck hiding with the ghosts, shivering my teeth out of my head!" she whispered sharply and cuddled against him.
"We'll get out of here," Wesley assured them all. "As soon as things quiet down out there, we'll get you three to a hospital. Until then, just rest Cordelia."
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Three hours had passed without a sound other than the ghostly tune that hummed from the Mansion. Actually, after three hours, it lost it's ghostly- ness and got just plan aggravating.
"They're getting worse," Gunn whispered shakily and Wesley nodded.
"Let's try to make it out now. Things should have calmed."
Angel shook his head wearily. "We can't move them. It would be too dangerous at this point. They're too sick." He looked down at Cordelia as she tossed and turned, whimpering in her restless sleep. He wiped the sweat that rolled down her face. "I'll go."
"No Angel. It would be best if you stayed here to protect them in case the demon can track its victims after infection. Lorne and I will go for supplies and bring them back here. We need to determine what kind of demon this is in order to create an antidote to the poison."
Angel nodded in agreement and watched Wesley and Lorne make their way toward one of the emergency exits. He turned to Gunn who was cradling Fred in his lap, brushing her soaking hair tenderly with his hand. He looked down at Connor and wiped his son's forehead before doing the same for Cordelia.
He'd never felt so small and helpless before, but he promised himself that he would protect his family with his life if it came down to it. And that meant Fred, Gunn, Wes, and Lorne, comma added as well as Cordy and Connor. They were all his family.
He gently rested Cordelia on the floor and knelt beside Gunn. "I'm going to find the shut off for this place," he told the distraught man who grunted an acknowledgement. Angel walked through the ride searching for anything that looked like it might stop the noise before it drove him crazy. When he finally found it, he flipped the emergency switch and let out a sigh of relief at the sudden, complete silence. The back-up lights kicked on and the vampire made his way back to his family.
He approached to see Gunn staring at Cordy in shock. "What's wrong?" Angel asked in panic.
"She.watch!"
Angel watched as his seer randomly floated, glowed with light, and then settled to the floor again. It was like the fever was making her powers go haywire. He grabbed her hand to tell her he was there and was blinded by a familiar light.
He was pulled inside her mind by one of her new powers and was stunned at the scene that awaited him. He saw the two of them on their hotel bed, both completely naked. That wasn't what shocked him though. It was seeing the handcuffs that bound Cordelia, and the blindfold over her eyes making her completely helpless to him. He couldn't pull his eyes away from the sight as his inner demon took advantage of her full trust, and sunk his fangs into her slender neck.
"NO!!" he yelled out and was thrown back into reality. Gunn looked at him with confusion but Angel didn't say anything. All he could do was look down at the woman that had complete trust in him, knowing that, given the chance, he would break it in a heartbeat, whether he meant to or not.
Author: Lily -- lilyana_vamp@yahoo.com
Rating: PG for now. R later.
Disclaimer: I don't own anybody. ME, Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt, yadda yadda yadda. I think I should own them. I want them for my own. I want the money ME is making off them.
Distribution: If you want it, take it...just let me know where it
went.
Feedback: well duh.
Summary: Angel Investigations decide to take a few days off after their ordeal with the First to spend somewhere fun, but the fun doesn't last long. Sequel to my last fic, formerly titled "Currently Untitled", now titled "When the Face of Evil is the Face You Love."
Author's Notes: "Morty" was one of Mickey Mouse's two nephews, although many mistook them to be his sons. Just an FYI for those of you who might be confuzzled later on!
Part 3
It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Hurt
"Cordy, what do you see?" Angel asked with concern, holding her around her shoulders.
"I don't see anything. I hear that God awful song," she snapped, then looked at him apologetically. "I don't know Angel. I just get a bad feeling about this ride. I mean sure, it's cute with all the little kids from different parts of the world, but there's something off here. I've never noticed it before. Something's definitely different."
"I'll keep my eye out for anything unusual, okay?" he tried to reassure her to which she smiled. "Let's try to enjoy the ride."
"The Tunnel of Love it's not, but I guess it will do." Cordy rested her head against Angel's shoulder, glancing uncertainly at the sights of the ride. Everything appeared to be normal, but it didn't put her mind at ease. She just felt uneasy.
Angel thought he saw something out of the corner of his eye, but when he turned, there was nothing there but the little animated Hawaiian kids doing the Hula. He opened his mouth to tell Cordelia, but thought better of it. Why put her more on edge when he didn't know if he even saw anything or not?
As they turned the last corner and were brought to the unloading dock, Gunn looked at his girlfriend and frowned. "I love you Baby, but never, ever make me go on that again, please."
Fred smiled and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Don't worry Charles. I only wanted to say that I'd gone on it. I won't make you suffer any more."
"What's the next destination on our roadmap of fun?" Lorne asked, reaching a hand under his floppy hat to scratch his head. Connor smirked as a horn peeked out and Wesley quickly covered it before anyone could notice.
"You must be cautious Lorne. Make sure you're hat is covering.well, you know." the Englishman whispered sternly.
"Hats!" Cordelia suddenly exclaimed and grabbed Fred by the arm. The two girls began running down the street, hastily calling back to tell the gang not to go anywhere until they came back.
The guys all looked at each other with expressions of pure confusion and then shook it off. "She's your girl man," Gunn grinned.
"Yeah, but she's dragging your girl along for the ride," Lorne pointed out and burst into laughter at the look of horror on Gunn's face.
"Oh god, I'm doomed. More importantly, my wallet is doomed. She's a Cordelia Chase-trainee."
"Okay, close your eyes, all of you!" Fred called as the two girls came running back, bags in hand. The guys regretfully obeyed and felt something being placed on their heads. The girls then placed them so that they faced each other. "Okay, open your eyes!"
They all began laughing at how ridiculous the others looked, before realizing they to had been 'hatted'. Lorne bore a Goofy hat, the only one big enough to conceal his horns, Wesley the Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey hat, Gunn the Donald Duck hat, and Angel and Connor sported matching Mickey ears.
The girls laughed as they scurried to look at their reflections in the moonlit fountain. Angel didn't move, but instead looked intently at Cordelia. "If I look anywhere as stupid as those guys do, you are in so much trouble."
"I think you look adorable," she purred and slid a headband with Minnie ears and bow attached through her hair. "And maybe if you're a good little Mickey, and we can make sure little Morty over there stays with Goofy, Minnie will give you a treat later."
Angel couldn't help but smile. He stood up and kissed her deeply, his hands traveling down the expanse of her back and settling at the curve where her spine ended. He explored her mouth with his tongue, letting it dance with hers, and felt her fingers walk up his back. The sensation caused his body to shiver.
"Donald? You made me into Donald Duck?" Gunn asked in disbelief.
"But Charles, you do a perfect Donald Duck impression! And look what I got to match," Fred laughed and put on her own headband bearing a Daisy Duck bow.
"Oh, well that makes things different," he laughed with a huge smile.
"Hey hey Love.er.mice! This is a family park!" Lorne called out, causing Angel and Cordy to pull away from each other and untangle themselves. "Sheesh! Maybe you two should go back to your room!"
"Don't tempt me," Angel grinned mischievously, resting his forehead against Cordelia's and she winked back mouthing the word "later" to him.
The group walked happily together down the street and on to the next ride, Space Mountain, at Cordy and Connor's command.
"So, looking like a moron is supposed to be part of the fun?" Connor asked skeptically.
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Angel could smell the blood in each and every person and it was close to driving him mad. He needed to get back to the hotel room long enough to get some blood, but he had promised to be back in time to watch the fireworks with Cordelia.
"He's not gonna make it," she pouted and stomped her foot slightly.
"He'll make it Barbie. He's got two hours," Gunn pointed out catching a glare from the seer.
"It takes those shuttles iforever/i! He'll never make it!"
"I'm sure if he doesn't make it tonight Cordelia, he'll watch them with you tomorrow night," Wesley smiled and she sighed.
"Yeah, whatever." She sat heavily on a bench and then looked around the group. "Where'd Connor go?"
Everyone looked around but no one saw any sign of the boy. "He never said anything about going anywhere," Fred said with concern.
"I'm sure he just went to take a piss or something. He'll be right back." Gunn glanced off toward the nearest restrooms as he spoke, but no one felt any better. They had all experienced enough weirdness to never take anything at face value. If there was a possibility for disaster, it usually happened.
"Okay, we'll split up," Wesley finally announced, breaking everyone's nervous silence. "Fred, you take Fantasyland. Lorne, Adventureland. Gunn, Frontierland. I'll take Futureland."
"What do I do?" Cordelia asked angrily.
"You wait here and let Angel know what's going on."
"Sure, make me sit around waiting to tell a vampire that his son has gone missing in Disneyland. Sounds like a blast," she snapped and let out a little growl.
Lorne wondered if the girl hadn't been spending too much time with Angel what with all the growling.
"Hey, at least English isn't sending you to Frontierland," Gunn told Cordy and she looked at him with a questioning _expression. "You try being a black man in the Old West. Sure, it's just Disney Old West, but still.there's vibes."
"Come on Charles," Fred warned, letting him know this was no time for joking and he apologized. "Okay, we'll all meet back here in a half an hour. Hopefully one of us has found him by then."
They all agreed and left Cordy to sit on the bench alone waiting for her vampire to return, freshly fed.
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"It's alright Cor. We'll find him," Angel comforted Cordy but his own anxiety was almost overwhelming. He was angry, not at his friends or at his son, but at himself for not being there to keep the group together or to find out where Connor was headed.
"The others should be back pretty soon. They're suppose to meet here after a half hour, and the fact that no one's come back with Connor yet worries me."
"Nothing in Frontierland," Gunn frowned as he sat on the bench next to the couple. One by one the others came back without Connor.all except Fred. She didn't come back at all.
"Where could Fred be? It's not like her to be tardy," Wesley wondered.
"Maybe she couldn't get Junior off the merry-go-round?" They all shot unamused looks at Gunn and he lowered his head slightly. "Sorry, just trying to keep things a little light. We should all go look in Fantasyland."
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They had looked everywhere but there was still no sign of either Connor or Fred. Cordelia insisted that they go to "It's a Small World" one last time, this time actually going on the ride to see if they might be somewhere inside.
"You guys take the left, Angel and I will take the right," Cordy ordered as they all got in their little boats. "If we split our attention as we go through, well have a better chance of seeing something."
Angel noticed her body tense and could sense her quickening heartbeat as they began the ride. "You okay Cor?" he whispered, holding her against him tightly.
"Yeah, just got the creepies is all."
As they approached the little Hula dancers, Angel could sense something out of the ordinary. Squinting his eyes, he saw something lying on the ground between the swaying figures. His vampire senses immediately told him it was Fred. "There!" he yelled and jumped out of the boat, followed closely by Cordelia.
"I'm betting this will get us kicked out of the ride for sure!" Lorne called out as he leapt out along with Wes and Gunn. The passengers in the other boats could do nothing but stare in shock as they continued on their ride.
"Fred, baby?" Gunn cried out as he scooped up her limp form from the shade of a metal palm tree.
"Don't tell me she's."
"No, Cordy, but she's burning up. We need to get her some immediate medical attention," Wesley answered and looked up at Angel. "Any sign of Connor?"
Angel shook his head.
Cordy suddenly gripped her head and then stood up, stalking toward the darkness at an amazingly fast and determined pace.
"Cordy! Where are you going?" Angel called after her but she didn't turn back. "You guys get her out. I'll go after Cordy." He picked his way through the wires and mechanisms, trying to catch up with her. He found her knelt beside Connor, crying freely.
"He's so hot Angel. He's burning up, like Fred. What's happened to them?"
"I don't know Cordy. Let's get him out of here." Angel picked up his son's feverish body and tried to hold back his tears. He began to follow the path back to the boats when he heard Cordy cry out in pain. He turned quickly to see a dark figure driving something into Cordelia's abdomen.
She threw the demon off and clutched her stomach tightly as she limped as fast as she could to Angel's side. "Go!" she screamed at him and he turned, grabbing her gently around the waist. He carried Connor with one arm and supported Cordelia with the other as they caught up with the others at the exit of the ride.
"Everyone get out of here!" Angel warned as he let Wesley take Connor's form out of his arm. He reached down, scooped up Cordy and heard the demon quickly gaining ground on them. "Run!" He bolted, the Fang Gang close behind him. He heard the crowd's screams and knew that the demon had left the sanctuary of the dark ride after losing its victims. He knew it was hot on their trail.
"The Haunted Mansion," Cordelia gasped into his neck.
"What?"
"We can hide in there. It's dark and full of places to hide."
Angel nodded and led the group, pushing his way through the long line and inside of the building. They ran through the doorway before it could close and ran along side of the cars full of stunned passengers. Angel vaguely heard the "ghosts" and "goblins" screaming from the walls. They ran down the ramp and Angel leapt over the rail into the Mansion's ballroom. The holographic ghosts floated around them merrily as the gang huddled in the corner.
"Remind me to get a souvenir for Dennis," Cordy whispered from Angel's arms and he smiled down at her.
"This is an emergency! The park is being evacuated! Everyone out!" they heard a voice boom from above and the emergency exits opened. The passengers rushed out the door, none of them giving a second thought to the group of young people running past them. They were all too concerned for their own safety.
Angel looked over at Gunn, silently asking about Fred's condition. The man shook his head gravely telling Angel it wasn't good, and the same went for Connor. As he kissed Cordelia's forehead, he noticed that her skin felt warmer than it normally did to him. "Not you too," he whispered almost silently.
"You think this is my idea? You promised to take me to the fireworks and I'm stuck hiding with the ghosts, shivering my teeth out of my head!" she whispered sharply and cuddled against him.
"We'll get out of here," Wesley assured them all. "As soon as things quiet down out there, we'll get you three to a hospital. Until then, just rest Cordelia."
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Three hours had passed without a sound other than the ghostly tune that hummed from the Mansion. Actually, after three hours, it lost it's ghostly- ness and got just plan aggravating.
"They're getting worse," Gunn whispered shakily and Wesley nodded.
"Let's try to make it out now. Things should have calmed."
Angel shook his head wearily. "We can't move them. It would be too dangerous at this point. They're too sick." He looked down at Cordelia as she tossed and turned, whimpering in her restless sleep. He wiped the sweat that rolled down her face. "I'll go."
"No Angel. It would be best if you stayed here to protect them in case the demon can track its victims after infection. Lorne and I will go for supplies and bring them back here. We need to determine what kind of demon this is in order to create an antidote to the poison."
Angel nodded in agreement and watched Wesley and Lorne make their way toward one of the emergency exits. He turned to Gunn who was cradling Fred in his lap, brushing her soaking hair tenderly with his hand. He looked down at Connor and wiped his son's forehead before doing the same for Cordelia.
He'd never felt so small and helpless before, but he promised himself that he would protect his family with his life if it came down to it. And that meant Fred, Gunn, Wes, and Lorne, comma added as well as Cordy and Connor. They were all his family.
He gently rested Cordelia on the floor and knelt beside Gunn. "I'm going to find the shut off for this place," he told the distraught man who grunted an acknowledgement. Angel walked through the ride searching for anything that looked like it might stop the noise before it drove him crazy. When he finally found it, he flipped the emergency switch and let out a sigh of relief at the sudden, complete silence. The back-up lights kicked on and the vampire made his way back to his family.
He approached to see Gunn staring at Cordy in shock. "What's wrong?" Angel asked in panic.
"She.watch!"
Angel watched as his seer randomly floated, glowed with light, and then settled to the floor again. It was like the fever was making her powers go haywire. He grabbed her hand to tell her he was there and was blinded by a familiar light.
He was pulled inside her mind by one of her new powers and was stunned at the scene that awaited him. He saw the two of them on their hotel bed, both completely naked. That wasn't what shocked him though. It was seeing the handcuffs that bound Cordelia, and the blindfold over her eyes making her completely helpless to him. He couldn't pull his eyes away from the sight as his inner demon took advantage of her full trust, and sunk his fangs into her slender neck.
"NO!!" he yelled out and was thrown back into reality. Gunn looked at him with confusion but Angel didn't say anything. All he could do was look down at the woman that had complete trust in him, knowing that, given the chance, he would break it in a heartbeat, whether he meant to or not.