Chapter 48: face to face.
Title: Reunion time.
Author: Nikka
Author notes: Hi everyone, If you need to know about summary, rate and all the rest it's all in chapter 1 I'll just remind you that *English is not my native tongue* so you may find some spelling & grammar mistakes, you're more than welcome to let me know about them but remember you may find them while you read the story. Have fun.
Disclaimer: Angel & Buffy's characters are not my creation (wish they were) they belong to Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt. Other characters that are not familiar from the show do belong to me.
Author's remark: My chapters as of ch 12 will no longer be reproof by Sigma due to the fact that I have no internet and I'm asking someone else to post the remaining chapters for me. I want to take this opportunity and thank sigma for all the help. And I hope you will continue reading my story even without the excellent work sigma has done. Thank you again sigma for all your great work.
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"What is she doing?" Xander asked when Cordy stopped half way towards the portal.
"She's waiting for him to come out." Wesley explained, as he finished his sentence a black shadow stepped out of the portal. He was incorporeal. He floated above ground like a ghost. He had No face to look at. Suddenly his form changed he slowly started to take the form of a human. They all looked stunned as he took the form of man, a familiar man.
"Upgraded? And to the old mayor of Sunnydale, non the less." Cordy said with a smirk.
"I do not need to posses a body, not anymore." The Dorkanious replied.
"So how should I call you? Darki, Dru? Mayor Wilkins?" Cordelia thought humor might lighten up the situation. After all she always wanted to go laughing.
"I believe you have something that belongs to me, young lady." He smiled Wilkins friendly yet disturbing smile. May I have it, please." He extended his arm waiting for the book.
"Sorry didn't know it was yours. You know you really should right your name in the corner of the page." She smiled as she held the book tighter. "Besides even if I put it in your hand it will just fall through it." The Dorkanious smiled.
"As much as I love this little chat we're having, you seem to forget the purpose of you're being here."
"Really? Tell me Obi-Wan why am I here?"
"The priestesses sent you, you are they're vessel, they're perfect combination." The Dorkanious replied. "Your purpose id death." He smiled, as Angel took a step closer to the barrier. "I see your boyfriend doesn't like hearing that word 'death', which is strange considering for a hundred years all he did was bring death to mankind.
"I see you know your history. So you also know I can't give it to you. I'm sure you hopped to the future to see how it all ends; Well I cant allow it."
"I've been waiting for this moment for too long to let a so-called 'perfect combination' get in my way." He seemed agitated. "You know you will die, it's just a question of how, how long and with what amount of pain?" The Dorkanious replied.
"You're still not getting the book and unless you stop passing through objects you really can't grab it out of my arms, can you?" She smiled knowing he can't.
"Perhaps." As he spoke his form changed again, this time into a woman's shape, a familiar woman.
"Oh my god it's Darla." Fred said out loud.
"Like?" the Dorkanious smiled as he admired his new persona.
"Like the hair, not loving the outfit."
The Dorkanious stared at Cordelia smiling softly. "Did you know that I can literally derive the energy out of a living creature, human or demon, and therefore giving my own form flesh?" He asked smiling. Cordy had no witty comeback. Fear was starting to creep in, as she took a step back. "It won't help you. I don't even need to be that close to you."
"Faith." She whispered softly.
"Are you praying for the return of the other slayer, the delinquent one?" The Dorkanious laughed. "How pathetic."
"No you idiot, I meant Faith, as in the belief." Cordy chuckled.
"Uh. Well that won't help you either."
"Let's say I give you the book, will that mean you won't kill me?" Cordy was testing the water.
"Of course. You are meant to die. It will only mean I won't kill your friends." Cordy turned around to look at the worried faces staring back at her. "Yet." The Dorkanious smiled, pleased with himself.
"No win situation." She said. "Well you just made my life a all lot easier." Cordy straighten up, took a big breath and looked him straight in the eyes. "Come and get it!"
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"Cordelia no!" Angel shouted from the other side of the barrier.
"Stay out of it sonny." The Dorkanious said. "It's me and her now."
"Willow, Tara how's it coming along." Buffy asked when she saw the two were still trying to break trough.
"Not good." Willow replied. "We'll get there... eventually."
"We don't have that much time." Fred said frantically."
"Then keep him busy, cause we're doing our best." Willow replied.
"Hi Darki?" Anya called out. "Remember me, Anyanka?" She waved her hand.
"What are you doing?" Xander pulled her arm down. "Are you nuts?"
"She said stall him." Anya said looking at Willow.
"Should I?" The Dorkanious said, trying to get a good look at her.
"You visited my village about a thousand years ago, back when I was still human." Anya replied.
"You look and smell human to me?" The Dorkanious asked surprised.
"Yeah well, I changed back." Anya smiled.
"Your friends are fools if they think they can make a difference. The powers had a purpose when they locked you in with me in this cage." He looked at the Angel, its pointless Angelus, let her go." He smiled and Angel almost saw Darla in his eyes.
Angel walked forward and stood in front of the barrier. "I won't give up, if you saw the past and future you know I never do."
"Oh I know that dear boy." He smiled. "I was counting on it, but you see, by the time the witches take this barrier down it will be over, for you as well. No more Angel and hello Angelus." He smiled a big wide smile.
"Enough!" Cordy wanted to leave him out of it. "You came here for a reason, so lets get it done with."
"Cordy..."
"Angel no." She cut him off. "I'm sorry." She whispered but didn't look back at him.
"Let's play." The Dorkanious replied and before she could respond the Dorkanious raised his hand and a blast hit her. He still had Darla's form. The book, which Cordy held close to her chest got, must of the blast. It didn't affect it.
"Now let's try something else." He said and then a bright stream of light came form him and hit the book. It was drawing her energy. The book took must of the hit. "Interesting the Dorkanious said as he stopped. Cordy opened her eyes, she was breathing heavily holding on to her chest trying to breath. She looked down at the book that seemed okay, and then it hit her, she understood what she had to do. The book was a shield and absorbent. With every energy stream the Dorkanious grow weaker.
"That was nice, do it again?" She said smiling as se saw the expression on his face changing into anger.
"It won't protect you forever, you know?" he said still confident in his win.
"I don't need forever, I just need awhile." Cordy replied.
We'll see about that." And with that another blast was shot towards her. She stumbled a bit trying to hang on. Although the book got must of it, she got some as well. And then another energy stream, with each one she grow weaker, her arms couldn't hold on much longer. It seemed like the Dorkanious was getting weaker as well, but not as much as she was. She had nothing to hit him back with. Angel stayed glowed to the barrier waiting for it to come down so he can help her, but so far nothing happened. All the others could do was stare as their friend fought to hang in there, to save the world. Buffy found the all situation weird. For once in her life as Slayer, she was on the other side, she saw as others saved the world, while she stood by. For the first time she really understood how Willow and Xander felt all this years.
"She can't take much more of this." Spike said to Buffy.
"Don't say that." Fred over heard him. "She's strong, she's part demon."
"Even a demon couldn't take much of this." Anya said. "He's right, we should think of plan B.
"What plan B? We have no idea how to stop it?" Buffy said in despair.
"I say at the first sign of Cordy's... well you know, we should run as fast as we can and gather some place safe." Xander offered.
"If you're coward enough to run, you're should be able to say it." Gunn snapped at him. "When she dies, you'll run, how heroic?"
"Try smart." Anya snapped back.
"Stop it." Wesley rebuked them.
Let's just wait okay, maybe Willow and Tara can get it done." Buffy tried to calm things down.
"That's what I'm afraid off." Anya whispered.
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He stopped. Almost as if it was giving her time to collect herself.
"There's one thing I don't understand." Cordy said to him.
"What is that exactly?"
"In my vision of the future, you had the book and I was alive."
"So?" he didn't understand.
"So how did you get the book to begin with if I didn't die?"
"You changed things, by getting the vision and seeing into the future, you changed the course of events. You se, I didn't need your energy specifically, I just needed an energy." He explained.
"So why not draw the energy form on of them." She glanced back at her friends.
"You really don't get it do you?" The Dorkanious laughed.
"Get what? And can you snap out of the Darla phase, it's very disturbing.
"As you wish." And then he changed again this time into a man's form, another familiar face. "Is that better?"
"Lindsey over Darla. I think not."
"Sorry it's the best I can do." He smiled.
"You said I didn't get it, what exactly?"
"You're the key. You're connected too this barrier. When you go, it goes. We're both trapped here." Cordy looked at him confused. "See the irony." He chuckled.
"Oh no." She turned to look at Tara and Willow trying to break through.
"Willow don..." Before she was able to complete the sentence another blast sent her flying onto the ground.
"Cordy!" Angel shouted bashing at the barrier. The Dorkanious moved closer.
"What did she say?" Anya asked. "She yelled something just as she fell down."
"She said Willow, right?' Xander look at everyone waiting for confirmation.
"Yeah." Gunn nodded. "She said Willow do... which makes little sense..."
"She said Willow don't." Fred said.
"Why would she, well except the obvious?" Buffy felt confused.
"Cordy get up." Angel yelled to her.
"I can't," she cried.
"Cordelia chase you get your ass moving right now." Angel yelled at her. "Don't give up! Not now." He looked at her but she didn't move. "Do it for Connor, think of Connor. He's counting on you." And as if that was the magic word she slowly got up. She was holding her left side with on arm and the book with the other.
"Give it up, princess." The Dorkanious laughed. "You won't handle another blow. I can do it painless you know, it will be just like going to sleep, but you'll have to stop fighting back."
"Never, she replied. Her lip was bleeding. She looked to her side and saw Willow and Tara was still working on the barrier. The Dorkanious noticed that.
"I guess your friends didn't get the message. You know, next time you really should chose better companions, ones who actually have brain in their skulls. He smirked. That only made Cordy angrier. She let go of her rib and held on to the book with both hands. "Okay, you asked for it." He said and another energy stream hit her, this one was longer. He was draining her energy. She was barely standing.
"Angel." She called out to him. "Tell them to stop, you're killing me."
"What? We're killing you? How..." And then it hit him. "Willow stop." He ran towards her shouting. "Stop, stop!" Willow turned around to face him, Tara was still chanting. "Cordy she's connected to the barrier. We're killing her."
"Angel, are you sure? If we stop now there's no chance..."
"I'm right. Do it." He ordered. Willow glanced at Buffy. Buffy nodded her head. And the two stopped chanting.
"I hope you're right man cause she's on her own now." Gunn said to Angel.
"I am." Angel said and turned his eyes to Cordy.
***
"Finally." The Dorkanious smiled. "I thought they'd never catch on.
"They're not the only ones." Cordy replied smiling.
"What is that suppose to mean? Oh Wait... I don't care." He said and sent another energy stream towards her.
"Faith Cordy, have faith." She whispered to herself and as the stream hit her she closed her eyes and concentrated. She felt vibes all over her body. Energy was flowing through her. The gang looked amazed as Cordelia started to glow brightly. She has used the energy from the Dorkanious to her advantage. The Dorkanious seemed surprised as well. Cordy felt as if her body had a mind of his own, she felt something taking over her. She opened her eyes they were white. She started speaking in a language no one recognized. No one that is except the Dorkanious who looked afraid and started pulling back, with each step he took back she took a step forward.
Suddenly she opened her eyes she was standing in the middle of a white room.
"Welcome." She heard a voice coming from behind her; she turned to see one of the priestesses she met in the forest.
"Where am I?"
"Your body is the vassal for our cause. We have taken control of it so we may defeat the dark one.
"So I'm what? My consciousness?" Cordy guessed.
"Yes, your mind is here, while your body fights."
"Why have you waited till now? Why did you let him hurt me?" Cordy didn't understand.
"Your body needed to absorb enough of his energy to trigger the process. And of course we needed your leap of faith." The priestess smiled.
"It would have helped if I knew everything from the start."
"Thing happened as they should, and soon you would return to your body."
"To die." Cordy has accepted her faith by now.
"Perhaps, Perhaps not. It is a question of..."
"Wait let me guess." Cordy cut her off. "Faith?" the priestess nodded for affirmation. "I knew that. So why am I here?"
"To receive a gift? A choice?"
"A gift? Dare I ask what it is?" Cordy knew there was a catch, there's always a catch.
"The gift is a gift of life, which you can use as you wish."
"So I can heal myself right? I can go back and heal myself?"
"If that is what you wish?" The priestess replied.
"What other option is there?" Cordy was lost.
"The gift is yours do with it as you please." The priestess laid her hand on Cordy's forehead.
"No wait..." But it was too late she was back in her body. It was still controlled by something else but she saw and felt everything, she felt as her energy was draining, she could feel her heartbeat slowing down.
As she kept chanting a portal opened, one of bright white light. The Dorkanious was slowly pulled towards it. Suddenly the barrier started to cave down. The Dorkanious took the opportunity. "Stop chanting." The Dorkanious who by now switched forms so rapidly you couldn't tell which persona he was, said. "Stop it or I'll kill him." He yelled to Cordelia looking at Angel.
"You can't you moron, I'm already dead." As angel spoke the portal draw him closer and closer. Cordy kept chanting unable to control her body.
"I can and I will. Stop!" He ordered.
**I can't** she cried out but no one was able to hear her. **Please stop it**
"I'm warning you, stop this, or he dies!" He yelled, as he fought to pull away from the portal.
"Angel1 move away from the barrier." Buffy shouted to him.
"I can't I won't leave her." He shouted back. The portal with the portal came wind, strong wind, it was almost impossible to hear one another.
"Angel, she'll be all right, but you won't f you won't pull back." This time it was Fred. He didn't reply he just stayed there.
"You stupid arrogant..." Spike tried reasoning with her. "You'll end up dead. What good will that do? Think of Connor." He tried moving forward but the wind the portal generated was too strong.
As Angel heard Spike mentioning Connor's name, he realized he was right. It wasn't about him anymore. Now he had a son to take care of. Although he was certain Lorne, Fred, Gunn & Wesley would take care of him in case something happens to him, he did want to leave his son, not yet. He still hasn't seen him say his first word, or take his first step. He wanted to be there, in those special and ordinary moments in his life, not someone else filling in for him. He wanted Connor to have a father. He turned back and straggled the wind to move away from the barrier. At that point the Dorkanious reached the boundaries of the portal he changed back to his incorporeal form. He could see Angel straggling to get away and in a last attempt to escape the portal; he concentrated all his remaining energy and sent one last energy stream towards Angel. The stream went through the barrier that caved down completely and hit him in the back. Angel screamed as the energy was drained from him. He couldn't move.
"Angel." Buffy ran towards him.
"Buffy don't." Spike grabbed her.
"Let go of me!" She yelled at him.
"If you touch him, your energy will be drained as well." Spike said to her.
"No, you're wrong." Buffy refused to believe him.
"No he's not." Giles stepped in. Energy is like electricity. If you touch him you'll be hit as well."
"Angel." She cried, as the energy kept flowing.
Cordy kept chanting; the Dorkanious who was weakened by now was pulled into the portal. "Noooo." he screamed as the portal closed behind him. Cordy and Angel fell to ground simultaneity.
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TBC
"Hi ppl, hoped you enjoyed this ch.
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Title: Reunion time.
Author: Nikka
Author notes: Hi everyone, If you need to know about summary, rate and all the rest it's all in chapter 1 I'll just remind you that *English is not my native tongue* so you may find some spelling & grammar mistakes, you're more than welcome to let me know about them but remember you may find them while you read the story. Have fun.
Disclaimer: Angel & Buffy's characters are not my creation (wish they were) they belong to Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt. Other characters that are not familiar from the show do belong to me.
Author's remark: My chapters as of ch 12 will no longer be reproof by Sigma due to the fact that I have no internet and I'm asking someone else to post the remaining chapters for me. I want to take this opportunity and thank sigma for all the help. And I hope you will continue reading my story even without the excellent work sigma has done. Thank you again sigma for all your great work.
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"What is she doing?" Xander asked when Cordy stopped half way towards the portal.
"She's waiting for him to come out." Wesley explained, as he finished his sentence a black shadow stepped out of the portal. He was incorporeal. He floated above ground like a ghost. He had No face to look at. Suddenly his form changed he slowly started to take the form of a human. They all looked stunned as he took the form of man, a familiar man.
"Upgraded? And to the old mayor of Sunnydale, non the less." Cordy said with a smirk.
"I do not need to posses a body, not anymore." The Dorkanious replied.
"So how should I call you? Darki, Dru? Mayor Wilkins?" Cordelia thought humor might lighten up the situation. After all she always wanted to go laughing.
"I believe you have something that belongs to me, young lady." He smiled Wilkins friendly yet disturbing smile. May I have it, please." He extended his arm waiting for the book.
"Sorry didn't know it was yours. You know you really should right your name in the corner of the page." She smiled as she held the book tighter. "Besides even if I put it in your hand it will just fall through it." The Dorkanious smiled.
"As much as I love this little chat we're having, you seem to forget the purpose of you're being here."
"Really? Tell me Obi-Wan why am I here?"
"The priestesses sent you, you are they're vessel, they're perfect combination." The Dorkanious replied. "Your purpose id death." He smiled, as Angel took a step closer to the barrier. "I see your boyfriend doesn't like hearing that word 'death', which is strange considering for a hundred years all he did was bring death to mankind.
"I see you know your history. So you also know I can't give it to you. I'm sure you hopped to the future to see how it all ends; Well I cant allow it."
"I've been waiting for this moment for too long to let a so-called 'perfect combination' get in my way." He seemed agitated. "You know you will die, it's just a question of how, how long and with what amount of pain?" The Dorkanious replied.
"You're still not getting the book and unless you stop passing through objects you really can't grab it out of my arms, can you?" She smiled knowing he can't.
"Perhaps." As he spoke his form changed again, this time into a woman's shape, a familiar woman.
"Oh my god it's Darla." Fred said out loud.
"Like?" the Dorkanious smiled as he admired his new persona.
"Like the hair, not loving the outfit."
The Dorkanious stared at Cordelia smiling softly. "Did you know that I can literally derive the energy out of a living creature, human or demon, and therefore giving my own form flesh?" He asked smiling. Cordy had no witty comeback. Fear was starting to creep in, as she took a step back. "It won't help you. I don't even need to be that close to you."
"Faith." She whispered softly.
"Are you praying for the return of the other slayer, the delinquent one?" The Dorkanious laughed. "How pathetic."
"No you idiot, I meant Faith, as in the belief." Cordy chuckled.
"Uh. Well that won't help you either."
"Let's say I give you the book, will that mean you won't kill me?" Cordy was testing the water.
"Of course. You are meant to die. It will only mean I won't kill your friends." Cordy turned around to look at the worried faces staring back at her. "Yet." The Dorkanious smiled, pleased with himself.
"No win situation." She said. "Well you just made my life a all lot easier." Cordy straighten up, took a big breath and looked him straight in the eyes. "Come and get it!"
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"Cordelia no!" Angel shouted from the other side of the barrier.
"Stay out of it sonny." The Dorkanious said. "It's me and her now."
"Willow, Tara how's it coming along." Buffy asked when she saw the two were still trying to break trough.
"Not good." Willow replied. "We'll get there... eventually."
"We don't have that much time." Fred said frantically."
"Then keep him busy, cause we're doing our best." Willow replied.
"Hi Darki?" Anya called out. "Remember me, Anyanka?" She waved her hand.
"What are you doing?" Xander pulled her arm down. "Are you nuts?"
"She said stall him." Anya said looking at Willow.
"Should I?" The Dorkanious said, trying to get a good look at her.
"You visited my village about a thousand years ago, back when I was still human." Anya replied.
"You look and smell human to me?" The Dorkanious asked surprised.
"Yeah well, I changed back." Anya smiled.
"Your friends are fools if they think they can make a difference. The powers had a purpose when they locked you in with me in this cage." He looked at the Angel, its pointless Angelus, let her go." He smiled and Angel almost saw Darla in his eyes.
Angel walked forward and stood in front of the barrier. "I won't give up, if you saw the past and future you know I never do."
"Oh I know that dear boy." He smiled. "I was counting on it, but you see, by the time the witches take this barrier down it will be over, for you as well. No more Angel and hello Angelus." He smiled a big wide smile.
"Enough!" Cordy wanted to leave him out of it. "You came here for a reason, so lets get it done with."
"Cordy..."
"Angel no." She cut him off. "I'm sorry." She whispered but didn't look back at him.
"Let's play." The Dorkanious replied and before she could respond the Dorkanious raised his hand and a blast hit her. He still had Darla's form. The book, which Cordy held close to her chest got, must of the blast. It didn't affect it.
"Now let's try something else." He said and then a bright stream of light came form him and hit the book. It was drawing her energy. The book took must of the hit. "Interesting the Dorkanious said as he stopped. Cordy opened her eyes, she was breathing heavily holding on to her chest trying to breath. She looked down at the book that seemed okay, and then it hit her, she understood what she had to do. The book was a shield and absorbent. With every energy stream the Dorkanious grow weaker.
"That was nice, do it again?" She said smiling as se saw the expression on his face changing into anger.
"It won't protect you forever, you know?" he said still confident in his win.
"I don't need forever, I just need awhile." Cordy replied.
We'll see about that." And with that another blast was shot towards her. She stumbled a bit trying to hang on. Although the book got must of it, she got some as well. And then another energy stream, with each one she grow weaker, her arms couldn't hold on much longer. It seemed like the Dorkanious was getting weaker as well, but not as much as she was. She had nothing to hit him back with. Angel stayed glowed to the barrier waiting for it to come down so he can help her, but so far nothing happened. All the others could do was stare as their friend fought to hang in there, to save the world. Buffy found the all situation weird. For once in her life as Slayer, she was on the other side, she saw as others saved the world, while she stood by. For the first time she really understood how Willow and Xander felt all this years.
"She can't take much more of this." Spike said to Buffy.
"Don't say that." Fred over heard him. "She's strong, she's part demon."
"Even a demon couldn't take much of this." Anya said. "He's right, we should think of plan B.
"What plan B? We have no idea how to stop it?" Buffy said in despair.
"I say at the first sign of Cordy's... well you know, we should run as fast as we can and gather some place safe." Xander offered.
"If you're coward enough to run, you're should be able to say it." Gunn snapped at him. "When she dies, you'll run, how heroic?"
"Try smart." Anya snapped back.
"Stop it." Wesley rebuked them.
Let's just wait okay, maybe Willow and Tara can get it done." Buffy tried to calm things down.
"That's what I'm afraid off." Anya whispered.
***
He stopped. Almost as if it was giving her time to collect herself.
"There's one thing I don't understand." Cordy said to him.
"What is that exactly?"
"In my vision of the future, you had the book and I was alive."
"So?" he didn't understand.
"So how did you get the book to begin with if I didn't die?"
"You changed things, by getting the vision and seeing into the future, you changed the course of events. You se, I didn't need your energy specifically, I just needed an energy." He explained.
"So why not draw the energy form on of them." She glanced back at her friends.
"You really don't get it do you?" The Dorkanious laughed.
"Get what? And can you snap out of the Darla phase, it's very disturbing.
"As you wish." And then he changed again this time into a man's form, another familiar face. "Is that better?"
"Lindsey over Darla. I think not."
"Sorry it's the best I can do." He smiled.
"You said I didn't get it, what exactly?"
"You're the key. You're connected too this barrier. When you go, it goes. We're both trapped here." Cordy looked at him confused. "See the irony." He chuckled.
"Oh no." She turned to look at Tara and Willow trying to break through.
"Willow don..." Before she was able to complete the sentence another blast sent her flying onto the ground.
"Cordy!" Angel shouted bashing at the barrier. The Dorkanious moved closer.
"What did she say?" Anya asked. "She yelled something just as she fell down."
"She said Willow, right?' Xander look at everyone waiting for confirmation.
"Yeah." Gunn nodded. "She said Willow do... which makes little sense..."
"She said Willow don't." Fred said.
"Why would she, well except the obvious?" Buffy felt confused.
"Cordy get up." Angel yelled to her.
"I can't," she cried.
"Cordelia chase you get your ass moving right now." Angel yelled at her. "Don't give up! Not now." He looked at her but she didn't move. "Do it for Connor, think of Connor. He's counting on you." And as if that was the magic word she slowly got up. She was holding her left side with on arm and the book with the other.
"Give it up, princess." The Dorkanious laughed. "You won't handle another blow. I can do it painless you know, it will be just like going to sleep, but you'll have to stop fighting back."
"Never, she replied. Her lip was bleeding. She looked to her side and saw Willow and Tara was still working on the barrier. The Dorkanious noticed that.
"I guess your friends didn't get the message. You know, next time you really should chose better companions, ones who actually have brain in their skulls. He smirked. That only made Cordy angrier. She let go of her rib and held on to the book with both hands. "Okay, you asked for it." He said and another energy stream hit her, this one was longer. He was draining her energy. She was barely standing.
"Angel." She called out to him. "Tell them to stop, you're killing me."
"What? We're killing you? How..." And then it hit him. "Willow stop." He ran towards her shouting. "Stop, stop!" Willow turned around to face him, Tara was still chanting. "Cordy she's connected to the barrier. We're killing her."
"Angel, are you sure? If we stop now there's no chance..."
"I'm right. Do it." He ordered. Willow glanced at Buffy. Buffy nodded her head. And the two stopped chanting.
"I hope you're right man cause she's on her own now." Gunn said to Angel.
"I am." Angel said and turned his eyes to Cordy.
***
"Finally." The Dorkanious smiled. "I thought they'd never catch on.
"They're not the only ones." Cordy replied smiling.
"What is that suppose to mean? Oh Wait... I don't care." He said and sent another energy stream towards her.
"Faith Cordy, have faith." She whispered to herself and as the stream hit her she closed her eyes and concentrated. She felt vibes all over her body. Energy was flowing through her. The gang looked amazed as Cordelia started to glow brightly. She has used the energy from the Dorkanious to her advantage. The Dorkanious seemed surprised as well. Cordy felt as if her body had a mind of his own, she felt something taking over her. She opened her eyes they were white. She started speaking in a language no one recognized. No one that is except the Dorkanious who looked afraid and started pulling back, with each step he took back she took a step forward.
Suddenly she opened her eyes she was standing in the middle of a white room.
"Welcome." She heard a voice coming from behind her; she turned to see one of the priestesses she met in the forest.
"Where am I?"
"Your body is the vassal for our cause. We have taken control of it so we may defeat the dark one.
"So I'm what? My consciousness?" Cordy guessed.
"Yes, your mind is here, while your body fights."
"Why have you waited till now? Why did you let him hurt me?" Cordy didn't understand.
"Your body needed to absorb enough of his energy to trigger the process. And of course we needed your leap of faith." The priestess smiled.
"It would have helped if I knew everything from the start."
"Thing happened as they should, and soon you would return to your body."
"To die." Cordy has accepted her faith by now.
"Perhaps, Perhaps not. It is a question of..."
"Wait let me guess." Cordy cut her off. "Faith?" the priestess nodded for affirmation. "I knew that. So why am I here?"
"To receive a gift? A choice?"
"A gift? Dare I ask what it is?" Cordy knew there was a catch, there's always a catch.
"The gift is a gift of life, which you can use as you wish."
"So I can heal myself right? I can go back and heal myself?"
"If that is what you wish?" The priestess replied.
"What other option is there?" Cordy was lost.
"The gift is yours do with it as you please." The priestess laid her hand on Cordy's forehead.
"No wait..." But it was too late she was back in her body. It was still controlled by something else but she saw and felt everything, she felt as her energy was draining, she could feel her heartbeat slowing down.
As she kept chanting a portal opened, one of bright white light. The Dorkanious was slowly pulled towards it. Suddenly the barrier started to cave down. The Dorkanious took the opportunity. "Stop chanting." The Dorkanious who by now switched forms so rapidly you couldn't tell which persona he was, said. "Stop it or I'll kill him." He yelled to Cordelia looking at Angel.
"You can't you moron, I'm already dead." As angel spoke the portal draw him closer and closer. Cordy kept chanting unable to control her body.
"I can and I will. Stop!" He ordered.
**I can't** she cried out but no one was able to hear her. **Please stop it**
"I'm warning you, stop this, or he dies!" He yelled, as he fought to pull away from the portal.
"Angel1 move away from the barrier." Buffy shouted to him.
"I can't I won't leave her." He shouted back. The portal with the portal came wind, strong wind, it was almost impossible to hear one another.
"Angel, she'll be all right, but you won't f you won't pull back." This time it was Fred. He didn't reply he just stayed there.
"You stupid arrogant..." Spike tried reasoning with her. "You'll end up dead. What good will that do? Think of Connor." He tried moving forward but the wind the portal generated was too strong.
As Angel heard Spike mentioning Connor's name, he realized he was right. It wasn't about him anymore. Now he had a son to take care of. Although he was certain Lorne, Fred, Gunn & Wesley would take care of him in case something happens to him, he did want to leave his son, not yet. He still hasn't seen him say his first word, or take his first step. He wanted to be there, in those special and ordinary moments in his life, not someone else filling in for him. He wanted Connor to have a father. He turned back and straggled the wind to move away from the barrier. At that point the Dorkanious reached the boundaries of the portal he changed back to his incorporeal form. He could see Angel straggling to get away and in a last attempt to escape the portal; he concentrated all his remaining energy and sent one last energy stream towards Angel. The stream went through the barrier that caved down completely and hit him in the back. Angel screamed as the energy was drained from him. He couldn't move.
"Angel." Buffy ran towards him.
"Buffy don't." Spike grabbed her.
"Let go of me!" She yelled at him.
"If you touch him, your energy will be drained as well." Spike said to her.
"No, you're wrong." Buffy refused to believe him.
"No he's not." Giles stepped in. Energy is like electricity. If you touch him you'll be hit as well."
"Angel." She cried, as the energy kept flowing.
Cordy kept chanting; the Dorkanious who was weakened by now was pulled into the portal. "Noooo." he screamed as the portal closed behind him. Cordy and Angel fell to ground simultaneity.
***
TBC
"Hi ppl, hoped you enjoyed this ch.
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