Note: No Buffy or Charmed in this chapter-it's all Angel.
"So. What was that all about?" Wesley walked into Angel's office, where Cordelia and Angel were talking and arguing.
"Willow wants us to break Faith out of jail."
"She never said-"
"She might as well-"
"Oh, come on, she-"
"Children!" Wesley yelled. "Now what was that? Because I could have sworn you said 'Faith'. And breaking her out. And that can't be right."
Angel more or less explained the situation in Sunnydale, with Cordelia's frequent interruptions.
The ex-Watcher waited a minute before saying anything.
"Well, it's quite obvious what we have to do, isn't it?"
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"Her uncle?" The officer looked at Wesley suspiciously.
"Yes. I'm sorry to say that he passed on Thursday, and we need her to speak at the funeral. They were very close."
"Uh huh. And you are?"
"Her cousin. And a lawyer. You'll see that all the paperwork is in order, and that we need her immediately. She'll only be gone for a few days."
It took quite a bit of convincing, but they eventually let Faith out, on the grounds that her "cousin" would watch her carefully and that he would have her back in two days from then.
She was startled to find Wesley standing impatiently outside, waiting for her.
"You're my cousin?" She said, looking at him as if she could see in his face if he had lost it. "Last I checked, you wanted nothing to do with me."
"Well, things change." He turned towards the guard. "Please remove her handcuffs so we can be off."
Faith shook her head and got into the car.
Wesley didn't even look at her for the length of their ride. Finally, when they were about halfway to Los Angeles, he filled her in on what was going on.
"Ok." She said after he had told her what Willow had said. "But I don't get it. Did something happen to Buffy? Why do they need me? And what about these witches, The Charmed Ones? They can do all this without my help."
"Apparently not. They need 'The Slayer', and whether you like it or not, you're her."
"Whatever. I don't know what kind of welcome I'm gonna be getting in good old Sunnydale, but I have a feeling it's not first-rate."
There are no words to describe the tension inside the Hyperion when Faith walked through the front doors. Wesley immediately retreated to Angel's office, and Angel told him that he would take her to Sunnydale. Angel could see in his face that another moment with her would make him snap.
Angel walked calmly into the lobby, where Cordy and Faith were just looking at each other, daring the other to do something stupid.
"I'll take you to Sunnydale. Do you have everything you need?"
"Could deal to pick up a change of clothes. 'Prison' isn't exactly the style I'm goin' for."
"Got it. We'll make a shopping stop, but then, it's Sunnydale bound."
Faith thought of something and gently tugged on Angel's sleeve. "What about Buffy? I doubt you're jonesing to see her again."
He just frowned. "I'll deal with that when we get there."
"So. What was that all about?" Wesley walked into Angel's office, where Cordelia and Angel were talking and arguing.
"Willow wants us to break Faith out of jail."
"She never said-"
"She might as well-"
"Oh, come on, she-"
"Children!" Wesley yelled. "Now what was that? Because I could have sworn you said 'Faith'. And breaking her out. And that can't be right."
Angel more or less explained the situation in Sunnydale, with Cordelia's frequent interruptions.
The ex-Watcher waited a minute before saying anything.
"Well, it's quite obvious what we have to do, isn't it?"
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"Her uncle?" The officer looked at Wesley suspiciously.
"Yes. I'm sorry to say that he passed on Thursday, and we need her to speak at the funeral. They were very close."
"Uh huh. And you are?"
"Her cousin. And a lawyer. You'll see that all the paperwork is in order, and that we need her immediately. She'll only be gone for a few days."
It took quite a bit of convincing, but they eventually let Faith out, on the grounds that her "cousin" would watch her carefully and that he would have her back in two days from then.
She was startled to find Wesley standing impatiently outside, waiting for her.
"You're my cousin?" She said, looking at him as if she could see in his face if he had lost it. "Last I checked, you wanted nothing to do with me."
"Well, things change." He turned towards the guard. "Please remove her handcuffs so we can be off."
Faith shook her head and got into the car.
Wesley didn't even look at her for the length of their ride. Finally, when they were about halfway to Los Angeles, he filled her in on what was going on.
"Ok." She said after he had told her what Willow had said. "But I don't get it. Did something happen to Buffy? Why do they need me? And what about these witches, The Charmed Ones? They can do all this without my help."
"Apparently not. They need 'The Slayer', and whether you like it or not, you're her."
"Whatever. I don't know what kind of welcome I'm gonna be getting in good old Sunnydale, but I have a feeling it's not first-rate."
There are no words to describe the tension inside the Hyperion when Faith walked through the front doors. Wesley immediately retreated to Angel's office, and Angel told him that he would take her to Sunnydale. Angel could see in his face that another moment with her would make him snap.
Angel walked calmly into the lobby, where Cordy and Faith were just looking at each other, daring the other to do something stupid.
"I'll take you to Sunnydale. Do you have everything you need?"
"Could deal to pick up a change of clothes. 'Prison' isn't exactly the style I'm goin' for."
"Got it. We'll make a shopping stop, but then, it's Sunnydale bound."
Faith thought of something and gently tugged on Angel's sleeve. "What about Buffy? I doubt you're jonesing to see her again."
He just frowned. "I'll deal with that when we get there."
