Author's note: Sorry it was so long between this one and the last one. Work has been busy. Keep giving me the feedback. I enjoy your thoughts. More updates will happen sooner and then I Will try to get it so that its an entire episode a week. Also, will have some pretty great ideas for down the road so keep checking back. Thank...
As the gang slowly makes it way to the Hyperion, the scene shifts to a lonely girl walking along the streets. As we pull up on her even though it's raining you can tell that the girl has been crying. She is walking as if her whole world has crashed down around her. As she is walking along a couple was running up the street, trying to get out of the rain, and they bumped into her and it didn't even faze her. As she looked back at them and saw how happy they were she couldn't help but laugh.
'Stupid people, so happy, and all in love, they don't have a clue as to what is out there. And what it is capable of.' She continues walking, not really going anywhere, just roaming.
'What did he mean he isn't coming for me. What did he have done?' Her mind fills with what ifs maybes, imagining the worse. She had given up so much for, sacrificed so much for him. Laid her life on the line when she helped him try to take down Angel. If the Senior Partners knew how much she had helped him with that then she would be dead. Hell, I wouldn't be dead; I would just be someplace where my lungs would burst if I breathed. Of course, she didn't actually need air to breathe, not at that time, she was invincible, unkillable, immortal. But, no, then she had to fall in love, and in love with someone who was against the very thing that she believed in. Well, thought she believed in. She didn't know really want she believed in anymore. The only thing for sure she knew she believed in was her love of him. The one who wasn't coming for me? She rounded the corner and walked down the stairs that led to the entrance of the building. She could tell by the way the door was kicked down that he had been there. She followed the trail of, goons basically, until it led her to the door. The door he had knocked down when he sent one of them thru it. Body parts lying on the floor. She smiled, he always had excellent swordsmanship, and she stepped in, hoping to find some clue as to what happened to him. She looked around the room, and then her eyes found him. Two single shots to his chest. She ran over to him, and started calling out his name. Trying to shake him, trying to get him to respond. But nothing she did even stirred him. She layed there crying, uncontrollably.
"Why?!?! Of all the things that could have happened, why this," she screamed at the top of her lungs. All of a sudden she saw it. The gun that she had given to Lindsey cause Angel wanted it for Loren. So that is why he needed the gun. She walked over, picked it up and wiped it off.
"I swear Lindsey, he will pay for this." She then turns and walks out. Meantime, back at the Hyperion, the girls are stationed at all the doors and Angel is on the phone. "Yes ladies. I promise, I will make good on this. We could just really use the protection here. If you could swing it so that my crew and I could do damage while we were in here that would be much appreciated." He listened for a bit. "Well, getting you the blood of everyone that could potentially have to fight here is going to be hard ladies." Listens as they respond again. "Oh, of just the demons that will need to fight here. That I can get for you. I'll get samples of my blood, Spike's blood and Illyria's over to you soon. Can you get that set up..." a flash of light hits, as if a spell has happened "for me. And I'll run the blood by later. Thanks ladies." As he comes from behind the counter he starts talking to everyone. "Okay, its safe to stand down, I spoke to the ladies and they put a no- demon violence spell in effect for us. So, they can come in but they can't cause any harm. But, until they get a sample of blood from Spike, Illyria and myself, we won't be able to do any either. So, Faith, we are going to rely on you and the slayers for the next few hours while we get this blood over there."
"That's fine Angel. I already have them guarding all the entrances in groups of three, and doing shifts so that we can get some rest. "
"I want to do more violence. I still feel regret in the passing of Wesley and Charles," Illyria said as she came back down the stairs. "She has memories of this place, but I don't understand. All of her other memories are of her being strong and confident, but most of them here are weak and scared."
"Well, when Fred first came here she had just went thru a very rough time," Angel elaborated, "but if you want to do my violence then you can come with me to go get the blood samples. I'm sure that there will be demons out there looking for all of us. Where is Spike?"
"He went down to the basement with Emily and Sara to guard the sewer entrance," a young blonde slayer said.
"Okay, Faith, you're in charge for now. Have everyone get comfortable. And there are plenty of rooms upstairs for all of your girls." "Okay, I'll take care of it. You can count on me." "I know I can Faith. We'll all be back soon." Angel and Illyria start to make their way downstairs to get Spike to go to the furies and as he is out the door, Faith hollers back at them. "Angel!" "Yeah Faith?" He stops, as he is about to go downstairs. "Be careful." "I...we will." He heads down the stairs.