I passed a guy on the way to the back area. He turned and followed me. He was murmuring about parties with girls so I turned him down and ignored him. I slipped into the back area and found a phone I dialed a number and waited. Soon a voice picked up the line.

"ID Please."

"Xander Harris -- kick his ass."

I"d confirmed… transferring."

A second later a Wesley's voice came on the line." Xander where are you. We got your e-mail what the hell is going on."

" Dingoes Ate My Baby are playing a set here in this bar so I'm catching up with Oz."

"Xander do you know what you have kicked over."

" If this about the message I sent; yeah Oz has cleared up a few things. Selene is a Death Dealer and Michael is some kind of uber-werewolf."

" Selene is more then just a vampire warrior, she has a list of enemies longer then your arm. When Wolfram & Hart began to check the information you gave Angel and the rest, we were flooded with inquires. They want her and the wolf-man very badly and they are willing to offer anything and everything to make it happen."

" Who wants them?"

"Who doesn't, vampire and wolf clans across Europe, Hell we've even had red flags from the far eastern clans. China and Japan, Xander, those people never get involved in messes like this, they think it is beneath them."

"Then they all want Michael and Selene dead."

"Some of them want the werewolf dead and the vampire for trail, some want it the other way around but all are offering favors so tempting that the senior partners are trying to strong arm Angel into making a deal."

"What about Buffy?"

"Buffy is in Europe with Giles and dawn Giles has checked in and is personally begging you to head for LA as fast as you can."

"Why? How am I even involved with this."

"They know about the incident outside the clinic. Along with everything else that has happened recently there are those that finding it too coincidental that one of the hunters from Sunnydale should happen to encounter the Renegade Death Dealer and the Uber-Lycan."

"Great, I was just the other day thinking that my life was getting boring and that not enough people were after me. Alright I'll come in from the cold."

"If only we had a way of contacting them. "

"You mean other then their his and hers cell phones "

"Yes other then the cell phones to which we do not have numbers. " Wesley didn't even try to cover the sarcasm in his voice so I decided right that second to be devilish.

"Really, well I'll let them know you wanted the number when I give them a call." I hung up the line. I cast my mind backward to the night of the fight. Growls and scratching police everywhere Selene blazing away like some leather clad angel of death. And during it all, I remembered Michael pulling this cool looking cell phone out of his pocket and using it to call Selene. I didn't know that at the time I just remembered him pressing the speed dialer and a series of numbers coming on the screen. Ten digits long. I held that moment in my head and there they where right where I had left the memory I had no idea I had Selene's cell phone number."

"I dialed the number jotting it down as I did so. It clicked over to answering machine. I heard the smooth cool British accent that had caught my attention the first time I had met the dark haired death dealer. "

"Hi Selene this is Xander Harris. The hunter, listen I know you have no reason to trust me. Especially since I obviously got the number for the phone from Michael without him knowing, but I really think you two need some help. I mean I have some Friends that can help you." I told her how to make contact with Angel and gave her a number to call. Then on a whim, I left the number for the cell I was using. I hung up the phone feeling good. That was when the door exploded inward. Party boy was standing there looking at me and breathing heavy, every breath seemed to make him swell in size. He was a werewolf like those I had seen before.

"You're coming with me." He snarled

"Sorry, puppy Xander don't swing like that "

"You're not listening. I didn't give you a choice." He moved toward me.

I reached out for the telephone and as he got within arms reached, I swept the phone around in a tight circle bashing him across the nose. He let out a very dog like yelp. "Down boy." I kicked out at him. It was like kicking a tire and about as effective. He growled and lashed out at me with claws the size of steak knives. I jumped backward but he got a piece of me. The world spun around and found myself slumped against a wall about five feet from the desk I was standing against. I got to my feet as the Lycan closed on me. I reached for a lamp standing in the corner and bashed him with it. He clawed at the thing ripping it from my grasp and severing the cord leading to the wall socket it had been plugged into.

As he reached for me a blur of speed tackled him to the floor. Oz had heard the commotion and come looking for me. The two of them rolled across the floor. The Lycan started choking the life from my friend. Oz started pointing at his guitar case that he had obviously brought with him.

I remembered the days and night in Sunnydale when Oz & I had bonded over a late night viewing of El Mariachi and Desperado. Could it be, I thought? Opening the guitar case, I saw…a guitar pulling out the guitar I saw…. More case…no hidden stash of guns. Oz started grunting. Gasping his last breath as the wolfman started finishing the job he was doing on Oz's throat. My weapons were in the travel bag I had left sitting at our table. I turned and hit him with Oz's beloved guitar and watched as the fret-board (?) Exploded over the wolfman's head

"Stab him." Oz gurgled I stopped asking questions and just drove the remaining neck into the side of the creatures body and he let out a yell. Smoke rose from the wound. Ox reached out and grabbed the severed cord and jabbed the ends into the creatures head there was a flash as wall current flowed into the were-beast who gave a howl louder then when I stabbed him. He swung around and shoved me aside as he hurled himself through the only window in the room. His tortured howls drifted through the night chilling me as I helped Oz to his feet.

"What the hell just happened. "

"I scented him all night but I get were beasts at the show all the time as long as the groupies don't go after the guys and keep a low profile aim pretty cool about it. "

"Attacking me seems kind of high profile. "

"I know you were talking to angel in here right"

"Actually first I talked to Wes then I called Selene. "I remembered her cell number.

"He must have heard you "

"Heard me? What would having her number..."

"Not her number, you he wanted to take you. You can lead them to the Death Dealer and The Wolf. Lycans can be persuasive when they want to be. "

"I bet, how come your bass drove him off."

"I bought it second hand, the guy who owned it before me over laid parts of the guitar in silver. When I bought it, I kept it the way it was. I can touch silver when I am human and I have no interest in playing music when I'm the wolf so I thought it would be cool. "

"Speaking of which, why fight him as a human anyway that guy was monster.

"He's also an older and more powerful Lycan. They can change when they want and they aren't controlled by the moon. I'm getting to the stage but it's still a long way off. Listen Xander you have to leave now."

"Yeah I guess management's going to have a fit" I looked around the trashed office.

"No I mean you have to go, get moving. Our recently departed friend won't be poisoned with silver for long. His pack brothers will come looking for you with blood in their eyes. "

"Aren't you coming with?"

"Not yet, first I have to get the guys on the road. Then I might join you. Remember they aren't looking for me. "

I nodded time to head out I grabbed my stuff I flagged a taxi down as I sat in the back seat I thought about how I was getting out of the city. Plane was best and if I called LA, again I would be able to get accommodations on the first place headed there. The ringing of my cell phone interrupted me I thought it might be oz calling to tell me he had changed his mind but it was not …it was Michael.

"Xander they took her."

"Who took her… is it Selene, where is she?"

"I don't know. I don't sleep much I finally passed out. When I woke, she was gone. I went out to look for her and when I got back to the hotel, I found a note. They took her. If I don't give myself up, they would kill her."

"Listen Michael, calm down, I should be able to find you sit tight and I will be there as soon as I can." I hung up and called LA