"Quentin? Quentin!? Quentin?!" Maggie Walsh yelled as she banged feebly
on the glass in her all white cell. For the past few hours, no one had
said anything to her, so she figure it was the "observation of the subject"
phase. This was just, unethical! To do this to a human. no less. She
thought. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Finally, she heard
his voice over the intercom in her cell.
"Well, well Maggie. How did you guess it was me?" He queried in a voice covered in false cheerfulness.
"Because you are the only one with the audacity to do something so atrocious." She seethed.
"Well, now. It is my duty to do as such when one of my associated becomes unprofessional and is working against our well thought out plans. Your sole purpose was to help out the Slayer and examine demons, not to hunt her and her family and friends." He explained to her as if explaining to a child.
"Who told you that?" She said, feigning shock.
"I have my sources of course. You should have known that I would find out eventually, and when I did that I would not be pleased."
"I don't know what you're referring to Quentin. Someone else must obviously be behind this."
"Please, don't. I don't like it when people insult my intelligence."
"Fine, but it doesn't matter what you do to me or how long you keep me here." She said in a now sinister tone.
"What do you mean?" His voice devoid of any emotion whatsoever.
"He will finish my plans. At this point, it doesn't matter if I live or die. He will conquer you all." She said with an evil grin.
"Who are you talking about, Walsh?" He said becoming quite irritated.
"Not to worry, old chap. You all shall see..."
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"Angel? Can I come in?" Spike said, already in the elder's room and shutting the door behind him.
"Spike, now isn't such a good time. I want to be alone now."
"Getting the parental jitters, eh? Not to worry. Welcome to the club."
"I just have a lot on my mind now. Now go, far away. Okay?" He said while not looking at him.
"Actually, that's why I'm here. Just finished a discussion with Buffy, Rupes and Joyce. All's well in Sunnyhell, so we're going to go back now."
"What? I mean, why now? How can you even be certain that-" Angel started as he looked at him, quite flustered by the news.
"Look, Buffy's not feeling too comfortable with the whole Darla and Dru being under the same roof as her, our daughter and her mum. Besides, she's kinda home sick to tell you the truth."
"What? Darla's harmless and... Well, it's just that I got used to having you guys here. Especially with all that's going on... It's just so hard trying to keep everything together, you know? And now by the looks of it, Darla's going to be in delivery sometime next week. It's all happening so fast."
"Yeah, know what you mean. Don't know how I would've gotten through the whole hospital thing if it hadn't been for you." He said somberly.
"Yeah, well, it seems that I won't be having that same luxury. You know, with you there to hold my hand this time. I mean, figuratively speaking of course." He added quickly. Spike gave a quiet chuckle at that.
"Yea, well, I'll only be like an hour and a half driving distance away. Well, about forty-five minutes considering the way I drive."
"How's my goddaughter doing?"
"Fabulous. All smiles sunshine. Kinda gassy, though." Angel nodded his head in quiet understanding.
"When are you leaving?" He asked.
"Um, in about a few hours. Buffy's taking a tap. She's been tired a lot lately. Besides, gives us all a chance to part ways properly."
"Yeah. Is Joy awake now?"
"Yeah, she's downstairs with Joyce and Giles."
"I'm gonna go see her. Gotta get used to the whole holding a baby anyway, right? Just a matter of fairly short time before I have to tend to my own kid."
"What do you want? A boy or a girl?" Spike asked as they headed out of the door together, with his arm clasped around Angel's back in a friendly gesture.
"Doesn't matter, as long as it's healthy and even remotely normal." He said as he closed the door.
"Come on, Peaches. You should know better than anyone that normalcy doesn't exist in this family." He said as they headed down the stairs.
******************
Riley didn't know it could ever be like this. The vampire had introduced him to all of her vamp friends and to this tripped out drug. It totally enhanced the high of a mere bite. He was everywhere and nowhere at the same time. He was at peace with everyone and himself. He had not a care in the world. It felt good; the disillusionment of the drugs and the need that the vampire had for him. How she craved and desired him, well his blood. But it was still apart of him- a vital part she needed to survive. The drugs and the blood connected them in ways he never imagined being connected to a being. He sat in a stupor of amazement. So, when a large being combined with what appeared to be many different demon parts, he didn't object. He just went with the flow and laid there with a lazy grin on his face. It didn't matter where the man/thing was taking him. He was already in his very own special happy place...
*****************
After conducting various tests on various species and becoming more aware of the environment around him, Adam finally set his plans into motion. First, he set out to find his brother, Riley. When he found him in an abandoned building downtown Sunnydale full of vampires, he was not pleased. It was nice of him to cavort around with other species, but surely he should know that he was above them all?
The vampires, feeling threatened by his presence, tried to attack him. He stopped their pathetic attempts and explained to them that they were better than that and that they were all on the same side. He told them of the upcoming war he was planning and how all demons would play an intricate part in it. He told them they were all brothers and sisters and needed to come together and unite as a family should to come against the humans. They were inspired by his words and set out to spread his plan and words of wisdom in the demon world.
He flung Riley over his shoulder as if he were a mere rag doll and took him to the Initiative caves to detox him and help him recuperate. His brother would need to be at his full strength for what was coming soon...
******************
The spell Jonathan used with his magic bone was as easy as pie. All of the Initiative workers recognized him as an authority figure, giving him full access to every cell and room in the underground insitution. Since replacing Faith's drugs, she was alert and well aware of the impending jail break. When she told him what Professor Walsh was doing to her, he felt sickened and disgusted that he once had been a proud member of the Initiative and what it stood for.
Come on, Andrew. Let's get this show on the road. He thought impatiently. Thirty seconds later, the signal came. Andrew created a diversion for him and Faith by putting a spell on all of the demons, making them rowdy and creating a fuss. About twenty seconds after that, Warren came through on his end by shutting down the main power, shrouding the facility in darkness. The locks were still on most of the cells. Warren left several of them open, creating a problem for the soldiers. They were too busy dealing with the current disturbance to notice other problems and the escapees. Jonathan already had on his night vision goggles and gave Faith a pair as well. Five minutes later, they were outside and in the Troika's all black van.
"Hey, where we goin' ?" Faith asked.
"We're going to the reinforcements. Buffy and the gang." Jonathan said.
"So, who's house first? Cause I mean, they don't all live in the same place, and Willow's at the dorms, which isn't the best place to go right now, and Buffy's house is further away so..." Andrew trailed off.
"Xander Harris it is." Warren said, heading the van towards their new destination.
TBC
"Well, well Maggie. How did you guess it was me?" He queried in a voice covered in false cheerfulness.
"Because you are the only one with the audacity to do something so atrocious." She seethed.
"Well, now. It is my duty to do as such when one of my associated becomes unprofessional and is working against our well thought out plans. Your sole purpose was to help out the Slayer and examine demons, not to hunt her and her family and friends." He explained to her as if explaining to a child.
"Who told you that?" She said, feigning shock.
"I have my sources of course. You should have known that I would find out eventually, and when I did that I would not be pleased."
"I don't know what you're referring to Quentin. Someone else must obviously be behind this."
"Please, don't. I don't like it when people insult my intelligence."
"Fine, but it doesn't matter what you do to me or how long you keep me here." She said in a now sinister tone.
"What do you mean?" His voice devoid of any emotion whatsoever.
"He will finish my plans. At this point, it doesn't matter if I live or die. He will conquer you all." She said with an evil grin.
"Who are you talking about, Walsh?" He said becoming quite irritated.
"Not to worry, old chap. You all shall see..."
****************
"Angel? Can I come in?" Spike said, already in the elder's room and shutting the door behind him.
"Spike, now isn't such a good time. I want to be alone now."
"Getting the parental jitters, eh? Not to worry. Welcome to the club."
"I just have a lot on my mind now. Now go, far away. Okay?" He said while not looking at him.
"Actually, that's why I'm here. Just finished a discussion with Buffy, Rupes and Joyce. All's well in Sunnyhell, so we're going to go back now."
"What? I mean, why now? How can you even be certain that-" Angel started as he looked at him, quite flustered by the news.
"Look, Buffy's not feeling too comfortable with the whole Darla and Dru being under the same roof as her, our daughter and her mum. Besides, she's kinda home sick to tell you the truth."
"What? Darla's harmless and... Well, it's just that I got used to having you guys here. Especially with all that's going on... It's just so hard trying to keep everything together, you know? And now by the looks of it, Darla's going to be in delivery sometime next week. It's all happening so fast."
"Yeah, know what you mean. Don't know how I would've gotten through the whole hospital thing if it hadn't been for you." He said somberly.
"Yeah, well, it seems that I won't be having that same luxury. You know, with you there to hold my hand this time. I mean, figuratively speaking of course." He added quickly. Spike gave a quiet chuckle at that.
"Yea, well, I'll only be like an hour and a half driving distance away. Well, about forty-five minutes considering the way I drive."
"How's my goddaughter doing?"
"Fabulous. All smiles sunshine. Kinda gassy, though." Angel nodded his head in quiet understanding.
"When are you leaving?" He asked.
"Um, in about a few hours. Buffy's taking a tap. She's been tired a lot lately. Besides, gives us all a chance to part ways properly."
"Yeah. Is Joy awake now?"
"Yeah, she's downstairs with Joyce and Giles."
"I'm gonna go see her. Gotta get used to the whole holding a baby anyway, right? Just a matter of fairly short time before I have to tend to my own kid."
"What do you want? A boy or a girl?" Spike asked as they headed out of the door together, with his arm clasped around Angel's back in a friendly gesture.
"Doesn't matter, as long as it's healthy and even remotely normal." He said as he closed the door.
"Come on, Peaches. You should know better than anyone that normalcy doesn't exist in this family." He said as they headed down the stairs.
******************
Riley didn't know it could ever be like this. The vampire had introduced him to all of her vamp friends and to this tripped out drug. It totally enhanced the high of a mere bite. He was everywhere and nowhere at the same time. He was at peace with everyone and himself. He had not a care in the world. It felt good; the disillusionment of the drugs and the need that the vampire had for him. How she craved and desired him, well his blood. But it was still apart of him- a vital part she needed to survive. The drugs and the blood connected them in ways he never imagined being connected to a being. He sat in a stupor of amazement. So, when a large being combined with what appeared to be many different demon parts, he didn't object. He just went with the flow and laid there with a lazy grin on his face. It didn't matter where the man/thing was taking him. He was already in his very own special happy place...
*****************
After conducting various tests on various species and becoming more aware of the environment around him, Adam finally set his plans into motion. First, he set out to find his brother, Riley. When he found him in an abandoned building downtown Sunnydale full of vampires, he was not pleased. It was nice of him to cavort around with other species, but surely he should know that he was above them all?
The vampires, feeling threatened by his presence, tried to attack him. He stopped their pathetic attempts and explained to them that they were better than that and that they were all on the same side. He told them of the upcoming war he was planning and how all demons would play an intricate part in it. He told them they were all brothers and sisters and needed to come together and unite as a family should to come against the humans. They were inspired by his words and set out to spread his plan and words of wisdom in the demon world.
He flung Riley over his shoulder as if he were a mere rag doll and took him to the Initiative caves to detox him and help him recuperate. His brother would need to be at his full strength for what was coming soon...
******************
The spell Jonathan used with his magic bone was as easy as pie. All of the Initiative workers recognized him as an authority figure, giving him full access to every cell and room in the underground insitution. Since replacing Faith's drugs, she was alert and well aware of the impending jail break. When she told him what Professor Walsh was doing to her, he felt sickened and disgusted that he once had been a proud member of the Initiative and what it stood for.
Come on, Andrew. Let's get this show on the road. He thought impatiently. Thirty seconds later, the signal came. Andrew created a diversion for him and Faith by putting a spell on all of the demons, making them rowdy and creating a fuss. About twenty seconds after that, Warren came through on his end by shutting down the main power, shrouding the facility in darkness. The locks were still on most of the cells. Warren left several of them open, creating a problem for the soldiers. They were too busy dealing with the current disturbance to notice other problems and the escapees. Jonathan already had on his night vision goggles and gave Faith a pair as well. Five minutes later, they were outside and in the Troika's all black van.
"Hey, where we goin' ?" Faith asked.
"We're going to the reinforcements. Buffy and the gang." Jonathan said.
"So, who's house first? Cause I mean, they don't all live in the same place, and Willow's at the dorms, which isn't the best place to go right now, and Buffy's house is further away so..." Andrew trailed off.
"Xander Harris it is." Warren said, heading the van towards their new destination.
TBC