Jay abruptly stood, feeling his heart fall to his toes. His door opened and the General stood there, his face set.

"Where did he take her?" He asked the phone quietly.

"We think he will take her to Los Angeles."

General Hammond's face was sympathetic as he watched the Colonel of SG-2's world crash. He watched as Jay nodded one final time, said goodbye and hung up the phone.

"Sir, I'm going to Los Angeles."

"I know Son. Is that where she is?" the General asked.

Jay was about to speak when he saw movement behind the General.

"We're going too Sir." Jack spoke quietly. The General turned around to see Jack, Daniel, Teal'c and Carter in the hallway.

Jay shook his head as they crowded into his office, "You don't have to do this."

Teal'c looked at Jay, "Indeed we do Colonel Coburn. Buffy Summers helped us find you and Major Hayden."

The General smiled, "Very well. You have a go. Colonel O'Neill, you may run into team members from the Initiative. Try not to kill them."

"Just like to take the fun out of things, don't ya Sir."

Buffy woke up with a groan, trying to pull her hair out of her face and realized that her arms were chained to the ceiling. She yanked on them experimentally but they didn't budge.

"Hello Love, awake are we?" came Angelus' voice.

"Where are we?" she asked in return, trying to get her bearings.

"Oh, it doesn't matter Lover." He came over to her, grabbing her by the hair and pulling her head up to stare into her defiant eyes.

"Why didn't you take Cordelia?" Buffy asked in exasperation.

"Because she's not the Slayer."

Wesley got up when an anxious Giles, Willow and Xander walked in. He went over to shake the men's hands and gave Willow an awkward hug.

Pulling back he sighed, "A local demon has heard that the 'Mighty Angelus' want's to take over the demon community in Los Angeles. Apparently he want's to be a powerful as he was in Europe."

Xander huffed out a sigh, "Well, we're not letting Dead boy do that again. Is he going to hurt Buffy?"

Wesley looked at his shoes, "I don't know."

Giles phone rang, "Hello?"

"Giles, it's Jay. We're going to be landing at LAX in 3 hours. Where do you want us to meet you." Jay watched as SG-1 got the gear organized on the C141.

Giles shot a surprised look at Xander and Willow, "Meet us at the Hyperion Hotel, 1700 Alameda Blvd. Colonel, who is 'we'?"

"You'll see. Soon Giles." And Jay hung up his phone.

Buffy watched as after dark a demon and several vamps came in to confer with Angelus. She noticed their greedy looks towards her but ignored them. She was watching Angelus and trying to figure out what was up.

Jay sat quietly on the C141, his thoughts on Buffy. Was she scared? He snorted to himself, not likely. He looked over at Daniel who was busy reading, headphones on to deal with the aircraft noise. Jack was sound asleep, his feet resting in Sam's lap. Sam was also reading, her soft eyes occasionally going to Jack's face. Teal'c had head phones on and was listening to Willie Nelson, a choice that made Jay shake his head.

The crew chief came out of the cockpit and knelt beside Jay.

"Sir, we've received clearance. We're 10 minutes out of LAX." He yelled over the engines.

Jay nodded, using his cowboy boot to kick Jack's leg. Jack's eyes snapped open and he looked over in annoyance.

"10 minutes out." Jay smirked.

Jack nodded, swinging his feet off of Sam's lap and standing. He stretched his knees and shoulders popping audibly over the aircraft engines and making Jay grimace in sympathy.

"Getting old there Colonel." He quipped and Jack cuffed him on the head before getting Daniel and Teal'c attention.

Everyone was in civilian clothes, jeans, nice shirts and in Teal'c's case a green fishing hat. They walked down the ramp of the aircraft and over to a waiting van. There was a bored young man with a patch over his eye.

"Xander!" Jay called out and Xander straightened, walking over to give Jay a bear hug.

"I'm sorry man." He said before stepping back to check out Jay's stressed face.

"We'll get her back Xan, have no doubt." Jay turned to his friends, "Jack, Sam, Murray and Daniel, this is one of Buffy's best friends, Xander Harris."

Xander held out hi hand, "Pleased to meet you." He shook their hands, his eye meeting everyone squarely but he saw no revulsion. He liked these people already.

Everyone piled into the van and Jay turned to look at Xander, "How did you get the van out here? Especially with security the way it is?"

Xander shrugged, "A friend of a friend."

Nodding Jay looked back at Jack before asking, "So, what do we know?"

Tightening his had on the steering wheel Xander began, "Dead Boy was having an argument with Cordelia. Apparently Buffy may have been mentioned."

Jay sighed, then turned to the others, "Angel was Buffy's first love, he broke her heart…"

"3 times." Xander added quietly.

A quick look at Xander, "Well, that explains why she went off the rails when she thought I cheated on her."

Xander snorted, "You're lucky, she made me promise not to snap your neck."

Sam grinned at this and shook her head, "If Jay had been cheating you would've had to stand in line."

"Anyway," Xander continued, "Apparently a part of the curse that the gypsies place on him included a clause. If that person you love says the demons name in hate, well, you get the picture. Apparently Cordy said that there was more emotion in him when he was Angelus and that his love for Buffy would kill her."

"Ouch." Jay winced.

"Xander Harris, why do you call him 'Dead Boy'?" Teal'c asked.

Jay exchanged a startled look with Jack, "Oh damn. How long do we have until we get there Xander?"

"About 20 minutes, but when you're done I have something to add."

Jay nodded, "Ok folks. There is a secret military organization, top secret, Presidential eyes only, called the Initiative. They fight monsters here on earth, vampires, demons and stuff."

Sam's mouth fell open, "What? That stuff is only in literature! There is no scientific proof!"

Xander barked a laugh, "Oh, there real alright Major. I have the scars and the loss of an eye to prove it."

Teal'c raised an eyebrow, "What are vampires? Demons I am familiar with."

Daniel looked at Teal'c in surprise. "Really? How?"

"Now is not the time Daniel." Jack said.

Jay grinned. "Ok, a vampire is a demon that has taken over a human body. They have no soul and drink the blood of their victims. They can turn another human into a vampire by draining their blood and having the victim drink their own blood. Um, sunlight kills them."

"You can also kill them by decapitation and a wooden stake to their heart." Xander added.

Sam sat for a minute, "So how does Buffy come into all of this?"

Xander smiled as he took a corner, "Into every generation there is one girl born, the Chosen One, called the Slayer. She kills vamps, demons and keeps the little bastards population down. There are many Slayers now, but Buffy is the oldest and the best." He said proudly.

Teal'c grunted thoughtfully, "Buffy Summers is very strong and very fast. This is because she is the Slayer?"

Jay nodded, "Yeah." He looked at Xander, "What did you want to add?"

"When we get to the Hyperion you'll meet a demon who owns a karaoke bar. He's a good guy."

"Wow." Sam whispered. They pulled off of the freeway and into an underground parking garage. Piling out of the van a door at the far end of the garage opened and Willow bulleted out to hug Jay.

"She's still alive! I did a spell to make sure." Her voice was muffled against his shoulder.

He hugged her back, patting her gently before pulling back. "You are the best Will."

She looked at the others and smiled, "Hi! I'm glad that you're here, we'll need the muscle." Jay draped an arm around her shoulder and the group went into the hotel.

Giles looked up in relief, "You're here."

Jay walked up to the older man and gave him a hug. Giles sighed and patted the younger man gently on the back, "We'll find her, it's a matter of time."

They both stood back and Giles looked him over, "You're looking well."

Jay gave a grateful look to Willow, "Thanks to Will."

Daniel cleared his throat and Jay looked around, "Oh. This is Buffy's Dad, Rupert Giles. Giles, this is Dr. Daniel Jackson, Colonel Jack O'Neill, Major Sam Carter and um.." He looked at Teal'c.

"Murray." Jack supplied helpfully.

"Murray." Jay repeated obediently.

Giles smiled at them and introduced them to the staff of Angel Investigations.

The door opened and Jack, Jay and Sam whipped around, pistols drawn as they faced a tall, dog faced, bat eared 'person', staring in terror with his hands in the air.

"Hey! Harmless demon here!"