In a message dated 10/12/2002 7:58:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, SilentxLegacy writes:
Subj:so far so good!
Date:10/12/2002 7:58:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:SilentxLegacy
To:Simplistic Karma, SilentxLegacy
It began. It was early in the morning on the third day since Whislter's surprise visit when it began to happen. Everyone in the town was sleeping, considering dawn had just approached, and the vampires were lying down for a day of rest. So again, everyone in the town was asleep. Well, except for a demon that stood at the town limits. His face was one filled with sorrow and heartbreak. The rays from the sun were brighter then usual and were encased with a fiery glow. It was time. The ground began to move slowly at first and then a full on scale of earthquakes erupted all in a line. Winds picking up, moving around the town in a counter clockwise motion. The town was practically invisible from the outskirts. Fires had begun to appear all over the town. But in all of the havoc, One thing that stood out with a fiery symbol placed right in the middle of Sunnydale or to be more to the point, The hellmouth. It was an old symbol, which looked like it belonged in with the arcane text that was notorious in dealing with time and space. As everything progressed, it seemed that the symbol grew brighter with a glow which had a green tint to it. The darkness started to envelop the surrounding towns and cities. The earthquakes, winds and fires went on for a total of ten minutes and before you know it the entire area was black…filled with darkness…and then.
Los Angeles - 2 hours earlier.
"So, tell me again why if the world's going to end, *I* have to alphabetize all the records?" Cordelia grunted as she took a heavy volume from a high shelf in the office, laying it down on the table. Her hair was swept back with a white bandana, her entire body glistening with sweat. The AI team were watching with amusement as the Seer did all the physical work.
"The world isn't going to end, Cordelia..." The souled vampire's rung through tiredly. Angel was extremely tired of explaining the situation to the inept cheerleader. "I told you, for the *thounsandth* time, the world is not going to end. It will just be different. I checked in with it with some sources, with Lorne, and even the Powers that Be haven't told you anything. So, our lives...probably won't even be affected."
"Which is whyyyy..." Gunn started, raising his eyebrows to Cordelia. His arm was wrapped around Fred's waist as he probed the Seer a bit. he enjoyed taunting her. It wasn't that often that she had to do the grunt work. "we're goin' out! And youuu have to stay here." Gunn allowed himself a little singsong taunting, a grin on his masculine features. His Texan girlfriend poked him in the side a bit, giving Cordelia a sympathetic glance.
"I'd stay and help you but...Charles is making me go out. You know how we do." Fred smiled childishly at her use of ghetto-slang. Gunn tried desperately to stifle his laughter at Fred's attempt at being cool. It was endearing to him. Angel watched the exchange distantly, but was caught by a death stare glaring his way from Cordelia. He put his hands up innocently, picking up a broadsword that lay on the ground.
"I have to go slay! See?" He held up the weaponry above his hand as his excuse for why she had to do all the work. Sighing exasperatedly, Cordelia placed her hands on her hips. A piece of dust flew onto her nose, and she twitched. After a few seconds of twitching, she violently pulled the dust and held it in her fist.
"Fine! Fine! Leave the one with the visions all alone in the big hotel," Cordelia complained, furrowing her brow together. The gang said their good-byes and went their separate ways. The brunette went back to her grueling work. With two books in her hand, she stared at them with determination. "Okay! This can be fun! Gargoyles goes after Evil Gerbils, right? Or...well, it could be just Gerbils comma evil. But e comes after a so...gargoyles it is! See! Yes, Cordelia, this can be fun. You..could be doing things that are far less fun! Like...having a colonascapy. No...that would be far more fun." The brunette rattled mindlessly on, before switching on the tiny radio that lay on the desk. Her senses were dulled by senseless work, which is why she didn't see the small figure leaning against the doorframe to the office. Coughing politely, Whistler looked everywhere around the room but at the dishevled Seer. Jumping higher than humanly possibly, Cordelia placed a hand on the wall to keep herself.
"God, you scared me!" Cordelia exclaimed, giving a disapproving glare to the small man. "I'm guessing you're not evil 'cos of the whole..'you-not-trying-to-kill-me' thing."
"Good guess." His distinct Brooklyn accent wafted through the room. He took off his hat, holding it in his hands.
"So if you're not here to rip my throat out..or...sell me to evil circus folk..then what are you here for?" Her hand lifted to wipe beads of sweat off her forehead. Cordelia had had enough training with Angel to fend off this guy if he was, in fact, out to kill her. But she doubted that. Maybe he was from the Powers that Be. That angered her a bit, but she didn't assume anything just yet. But if he was, she had a whole list of things she'd like to discuss with them. Whislter stood near the the front desk, shifting some of his weight to his left leg. His gaze was set to the stunning brunette with a look of reluctancy as he spoke.
" If you haven't already figured it out, I was sent from the Powers that Be to forewarn you of events that are to take place." He continued to stare over at Cordelia as he prepared what he would say next.
"Angel said nothing was coming. That there was going to be some small change or whatever, but that's it." Her hazeline orbs stared at the demon with confusion. Her brows were knit together. What was coming? And of all people, why would he tell her? A small smile appeared on Whistler's tiers at the mention of Angel's name. It had been awhile since he had last seen the souled vampire. The smile faded a bit after his next statement.
"Angel would be wrong then. Something is coming and it will change everything...everything and there is nothing you can do about it. But...nobody's gonna' know about this change. Except you, princess." Whistler grinned at the girl, walking out of the office. He knew he'd be followed, but he took the chance that maybe he'd be able to get away with just a cryptic message. He heard footsteps behind him, signaling the negative.
"Me? What? Why?" Three very good questions, Cordelia.
"You're the Seer. The Powers that Be like to screw ya' around a little bit. The world is going to go back to the beginning..with a change. And the only person who's gonna know about it is you. Your challenge..is to help them save the world. But if you tell them that you know the future...those words will unravel time as we know it. Have fun." Quickly exiting the Hyperion, the demon left a very confused and frustrated brunette behind him. But he had somewhere to be. Sunnydale. He wanted to watch the world change from the pulse point of the
Subj:so far so good!
Date:10/12/2002 7:58:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:SilentxLegacy
To:Simplistic Karma, SilentxLegacy
It began. It was early in the morning on the third day since Whislter's surprise visit when it began to happen. Everyone in the town was sleeping, considering dawn had just approached, and the vampires were lying down for a day of rest. So again, everyone in the town was asleep. Well, except for a demon that stood at the town limits. His face was one filled with sorrow and heartbreak. The rays from the sun were brighter then usual and were encased with a fiery glow. It was time. The ground began to move slowly at first and then a full on scale of earthquakes erupted all in a line. Winds picking up, moving around the town in a counter clockwise motion. The town was practically invisible from the outskirts. Fires had begun to appear all over the town. But in all of the havoc, One thing that stood out with a fiery symbol placed right in the middle of Sunnydale or to be more to the point, The hellmouth. It was an old symbol, which looked like it belonged in with the arcane text that was notorious in dealing with time and space. As everything progressed, it seemed that the symbol grew brighter with a glow which had a green tint to it. The darkness started to envelop the surrounding towns and cities. The earthquakes, winds and fires went on for a total of ten minutes and before you know it the entire area was black…filled with darkness…and then.
Los Angeles - 2 hours earlier.
"So, tell me again why if the world's going to end, *I* have to alphabetize all the records?" Cordelia grunted as she took a heavy volume from a high shelf in the office, laying it down on the table. Her hair was swept back with a white bandana, her entire body glistening with sweat. The AI team were watching with amusement as the Seer did all the physical work.
"The world isn't going to end, Cordelia..." The souled vampire's rung through tiredly. Angel was extremely tired of explaining the situation to the inept cheerleader. "I told you, for the *thounsandth* time, the world is not going to end. It will just be different. I checked in with it with some sources, with Lorne, and even the Powers that Be haven't told you anything. So, our lives...probably won't even be affected."
"Which is whyyyy..." Gunn started, raising his eyebrows to Cordelia. His arm was wrapped around Fred's waist as he probed the Seer a bit. he enjoyed taunting her. It wasn't that often that she had to do the grunt work. "we're goin' out! And youuu have to stay here." Gunn allowed himself a little singsong taunting, a grin on his masculine features. His Texan girlfriend poked him in the side a bit, giving Cordelia a sympathetic glance.
"I'd stay and help you but...Charles is making me go out. You know how we do." Fred smiled childishly at her use of ghetto-slang. Gunn tried desperately to stifle his laughter at Fred's attempt at being cool. It was endearing to him. Angel watched the exchange distantly, but was caught by a death stare glaring his way from Cordelia. He put his hands up innocently, picking up a broadsword that lay on the ground.
"I have to go slay! See?" He held up the weaponry above his hand as his excuse for why she had to do all the work. Sighing exasperatedly, Cordelia placed her hands on her hips. A piece of dust flew onto her nose, and she twitched. After a few seconds of twitching, she violently pulled the dust and held it in her fist.
"Fine! Fine! Leave the one with the visions all alone in the big hotel," Cordelia complained, furrowing her brow together. The gang said their good-byes and went their separate ways. The brunette went back to her grueling work. With two books in her hand, she stared at them with determination. "Okay! This can be fun! Gargoyles goes after Evil Gerbils, right? Or...well, it could be just Gerbils comma evil. But e comes after a so...gargoyles it is! See! Yes, Cordelia, this can be fun. You..could be doing things that are far less fun! Like...having a colonascapy. No...that would be far more fun." The brunette rattled mindlessly on, before switching on the tiny radio that lay on the desk. Her senses were dulled by senseless work, which is why she didn't see the small figure leaning against the doorframe to the office. Coughing politely, Whistler looked everywhere around the room but at the dishevled Seer. Jumping higher than humanly possibly, Cordelia placed a hand on the wall to keep herself.
"God, you scared me!" Cordelia exclaimed, giving a disapproving glare to the small man. "I'm guessing you're not evil 'cos of the whole..'you-not-trying-to-kill-me' thing."
"Good guess." His distinct Brooklyn accent wafted through the room. He took off his hat, holding it in his hands.
"So if you're not here to rip my throat out..or...sell me to evil circus folk..then what are you here for?" Her hand lifted to wipe beads of sweat off her forehead. Cordelia had had enough training with Angel to fend off this guy if he was, in fact, out to kill her. But she doubted that. Maybe he was from the Powers that Be. That angered her a bit, but she didn't assume anything just yet. But if he was, she had a whole list of things she'd like to discuss with them. Whislter stood near the the front desk, shifting some of his weight to his left leg. His gaze was set to the stunning brunette with a look of reluctancy as he spoke.
" If you haven't already figured it out, I was sent from the Powers that Be to forewarn you of events that are to take place." He continued to stare over at Cordelia as he prepared what he would say next.
"Angel said nothing was coming. That there was going to be some small change or whatever, but that's it." Her hazeline orbs stared at the demon with confusion. Her brows were knit together. What was coming? And of all people, why would he tell her? A small smile appeared on Whistler's tiers at the mention of Angel's name. It had been awhile since he had last seen the souled vampire. The smile faded a bit after his next statement.
"Angel would be wrong then. Something is coming and it will change everything...everything and there is nothing you can do about it. But...nobody's gonna' know about this change. Except you, princess." Whistler grinned at the girl, walking out of the office. He knew he'd be followed, but he took the chance that maybe he'd be able to get away with just a cryptic message. He heard footsteps behind him, signaling the negative.
"Me? What? Why?" Three very good questions, Cordelia.
"You're the Seer. The Powers that Be like to screw ya' around a little bit. The world is going to go back to the beginning..with a change. And the only person who's gonna know about it is you. Your challenge..is to help them save the world. But if you tell them that you know the future...those words will unravel time as we know it. Have fun." Quickly exiting the Hyperion, the demon left a very confused and frustrated brunette behind him. But he had somewhere to be. Sunnydale. He wanted to watch the world change from the pulse point of the