Chapter 5 Miracles. Katherine reveals a secret. Will Angelus beat Illyria or will the god be more powerful then him? Who will save the world from Angelus?
"Get out of here!" says Spike as he runs over to face Angelus. He looks at Katherine, Willow, and Tamara. "Go!" The girls did as he told them and ran out of the room. Tamara closes the door with a wave of her hand.
"You are one crazy Wicca," says Willow. "How could you have brought Angelus back? What would he do for you?"
"It's not for me," replies Tamara.
"Then for what?"
"To save his soul," says Tamara. "Illyria inside of Angel would have destroyed his soul. Only Angelus could possibly be powerful enough to take on Illyria."
"I'm a little confuse here, but all I know is that whatever was in me has to be taken out Angel," says Katherine. Willow and Tamara look at Katherine.
"What is this Illyria?" ask Willow.
"It's a god from a long time ago." Tamara walks over to her desk and grabs her book. "She has power beyond any of us."
"How did this all happen?" ask Willow. "How did it get into Angelus?"
"He was trying to save of Katherine here."
"Who are you?"
"I'm Fred's neighbor," replies Katherine. "Fred told me her work is very unique but I didn't think that she dealt with the supernatural."
"You should know a bit of this type life," says Tamara.
"Okay just because I'm a witch and a slayer doesn't mean that I live a life in fear with supernatural."
Suddenly, an invisible door opens and Wesley and Gunn enter. The three girls turn around to see them enter the office.
"Tamara where's Angel?" ask Gunn walking over to her. He makes a sudden stop and looks at Willow. Wesley goes over to Gunn's side and he too stops and looks at Willow. Her face scrunches and she quickly covers herself with Spike's duster.
"We've found a way to get the god out of Katherine." Wesley looks at Katherine who is standing next to Willow. "Katherine?"
"Hi, you must be Wesley," says Katherine. "Fred's told me a lot about you. Oh, my gosh Fred. Is she alright?"
"She's fine," says Wesley. "How was Illyria taken out of her?" Wesley turns to Tamara.
"Spike found a ritual that allowed Angel to take Illyria out of Katherine."
"Then Illyria is in..."
"Angel."
"Where's Spike?" ask Gunn. The girls look at the big door. Gunn follows their eyes. "And Angel?"
"You mean Angelus. He's with Spike."
"What do you mean Angelus?"
"Angel took this Illyria god into himself and 'she' told us to perform a special spell to take Angel's soul out." Willow looks at Tamara.
"I told you it was for his own good."
"Never mind about that. We've figured out how to get the Illyria out of the body. It's emotion."
"Of course. That's why the ritual said joining of two, a kiss, was able to transport it but true and real emotions."
"How in the world is someone going to get close to Angelus? He'll kill them."
"I will." Katherine goes over to the door.
"Katherine you can't. He's a killer. A vampire. You would not survive one minute with him in there."
"You wanna bet?" Katherine disappears.
"Where did she go?" ask Willow and Gunn.
"She shimmered."
"She's a demon." Tamara looks at the big doors. "I didn't see that coming."
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Katherine enters the room where Spike and Angelus are fighting to the death.
"How's that feel, ha Spike?" says Angelus punching Spike in the face. He gives an evil grin as he wipes blood from his chin. "It's like old times." Angelus raised his hands up and all of sudden slows time. He sees Spike almost not move as he tries to get up.
"Well, I could get use to this power," says Angelus. One of his hands goes down all of a sudden. "No no no. I control not you." Angelus is talking to Illyria who is still inside him unable to gain control of his demonic side. "Well, Spike. Look. We have company. That's real good cause I'm hungry." Angelus shows Katherine his vamp face.
Katherine's eyes shot open and she made a fireball with her hand. Angelus growls at her and does not attempt to approach her. She goes to Spike's side and helps him up with her other hand.
"Nice trick you got there," says Spike a little daze because of the beating he has taken from Angelus. He has cuts and bruises everywhere. "Usually a witch doesn't have that type of power."
"I'm part demon." Katherine helps Spike to the door. "Open up."
"What are you doing?" ask Spike.
"You have to go. I'll handle him." Spike looks at Angelus then at Katherine. He gets up and stands on his own two feet.
"No. Too dangerous. I won't let you fight him."
"Oh, Spike the hero. Come on Spike take me on. Stop hiding behind the skirts." Spike gets furious and rushes Angelus. The big doors open.
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"Katherine. Are you hurt?" ask Wesley as he rushes over to her.
"I'm fine." Both Wesley and Katherine look at Spike and Angelus fighting. Spike gets in a few good punches but is blasted away by Angelus. Spike goes flying across the room and into Tamara's office. He crashes into a bookshelf.
"Wesley, get out of here," says Katherine trying to push him out of the room.
"No! I promise Fred that I make sure you would be alright."
"I will. I know what to do. I'll be careful." Wesley stays by her side for a moment looking into her deep light brown eyes. "Go." Wesley turns around and leaves the room. Katherine with her witch powers closes the door.
"Alright Angelus." Katherine walks up to him. "It's just you and me."
"You may have powers but I got more."
"We'll just see." Katherine began throwing punches at Angelus and he began to block them. The punches were strong. They reminded Angelus of a certain petite blonde.
"You're good." Angelus grabs one of her hands and pulls it twisting it around her back. "But I'm better." She struggles. "Does that hurt?" Angelus gives a grin and vamps up. He pushes her neck down and reaches in with his fangs for a taste.
"Get out of here!" says Spike as he runs over to face Angelus. He looks at Katherine, Willow, and Tamara. "Go!" The girls did as he told them and ran out of the room. Tamara closes the door with a wave of her hand.
"You are one crazy Wicca," says Willow. "How could you have brought Angelus back? What would he do for you?"
"It's not for me," replies Tamara.
"Then for what?"
"To save his soul," says Tamara. "Illyria inside of Angel would have destroyed his soul. Only Angelus could possibly be powerful enough to take on Illyria."
"I'm a little confuse here, but all I know is that whatever was in me has to be taken out Angel," says Katherine. Willow and Tamara look at Katherine.
"What is this Illyria?" ask Willow.
"It's a god from a long time ago." Tamara walks over to her desk and grabs her book. "She has power beyond any of us."
"How did this all happen?" ask Willow. "How did it get into Angelus?"
"He was trying to save of Katherine here."
"Who are you?"
"I'm Fred's neighbor," replies Katherine. "Fred told me her work is very unique but I didn't think that she dealt with the supernatural."
"You should know a bit of this type life," says Tamara.
"Okay just because I'm a witch and a slayer doesn't mean that I live a life in fear with supernatural."
Suddenly, an invisible door opens and Wesley and Gunn enter. The three girls turn around to see them enter the office.
"Tamara where's Angel?" ask Gunn walking over to her. He makes a sudden stop and looks at Willow. Wesley goes over to Gunn's side and he too stops and looks at Willow. Her face scrunches and she quickly covers herself with Spike's duster.
"We've found a way to get the god out of Katherine." Wesley looks at Katherine who is standing next to Willow. "Katherine?"
"Hi, you must be Wesley," says Katherine. "Fred's told me a lot about you. Oh, my gosh Fred. Is she alright?"
"She's fine," says Wesley. "How was Illyria taken out of her?" Wesley turns to Tamara.
"Spike found a ritual that allowed Angel to take Illyria out of Katherine."
"Then Illyria is in..."
"Angel."
"Where's Spike?" ask Gunn. The girls look at the big door. Gunn follows their eyes. "And Angel?"
"You mean Angelus. He's with Spike."
"What do you mean Angelus?"
"Angel took this Illyria god into himself and 'she' told us to perform a special spell to take Angel's soul out." Willow looks at Tamara.
"I told you it was for his own good."
"Never mind about that. We've figured out how to get the Illyria out of the body. It's emotion."
"Of course. That's why the ritual said joining of two, a kiss, was able to transport it but true and real emotions."
"How in the world is someone going to get close to Angelus? He'll kill them."
"I will." Katherine goes over to the door.
"Katherine you can't. He's a killer. A vampire. You would not survive one minute with him in there."
"You wanna bet?" Katherine disappears.
"Where did she go?" ask Willow and Gunn.
"She shimmered."
"She's a demon." Tamara looks at the big doors. "I didn't see that coming."
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Katherine enters the room where Spike and Angelus are fighting to the death.
"How's that feel, ha Spike?" says Angelus punching Spike in the face. He gives an evil grin as he wipes blood from his chin. "It's like old times." Angelus raised his hands up and all of sudden slows time. He sees Spike almost not move as he tries to get up.
"Well, I could get use to this power," says Angelus. One of his hands goes down all of a sudden. "No no no. I control not you." Angelus is talking to Illyria who is still inside him unable to gain control of his demonic side. "Well, Spike. Look. We have company. That's real good cause I'm hungry." Angelus shows Katherine his vamp face.
Katherine's eyes shot open and she made a fireball with her hand. Angelus growls at her and does not attempt to approach her. She goes to Spike's side and helps him up with her other hand.
"Nice trick you got there," says Spike a little daze because of the beating he has taken from Angelus. He has cuts and bruises everywhere. "Usually a witch doesn't have that type of power."
"I'm part demon." Katherine helps Spike to the door. "Open up."
"What are you doing?" ask Spike.
"You have to go. I'll handle him." Spike looks at Angelus then at Katherine. He gets up and stands on his own two feet.
"No. Too dangerous. I won't let you fight him."
"Oh, Spike the hero. Come on Spike take me on. Stop hiding behind the skirts." Spike gets furious and rushes Angelus. The big doors open.
******
"Katherine. Are you hurt?" ask Wesley as he rushes over to her.
"I'm fine." Both Wesley and Katherine look at Spike and Angelus fighting. Spike gets in a few good punches but is blasted away by Angelus. Spike goes flying across the room and into Tamara's office. He crashes into a bookshelf.
"Wesley, get out of here," says Katherine trying to push him out of the room.
"No! I promise Fred that I make sure you would be alright."
"I will. I know what to do. I'll be careful." Wesley stays by her side for a moment looking into her deep light brown eyes. "Go." Wesley turns around and leaves the room. Katherine with her witch powers closes the door.
"Alright Angelus." Katherine walks up to him. "It's just you and me."
"You may have powers but I got more."
"We'll just see." Katherine began throwing punches at Angelus and he began to block them. The punches were strong. They reminded Angelus of a certain petite blonde.
"You're good." Angelus grabs one of her hands and pulls it twisting it around her back. "But I'm better." She struggles. "Does that hurt?" Angelus gives a grin and vamps up. He pushes her neck down and reaches in with his fangs for a taste.