A/N:Hey, i'm back with chapter 2. i warn you there is less action but alot more plot or my attempt at a plot any how. dont forget to review, reviews mean continuation. and also incase you missed it last time i dont own Angel.Enjoy!
Chapter 2: Green with vengence
The smell of opium was rife in her nostrils, Eve had managed to track down the demon hangout Lindsey had been sent to. Turns out it was a demon version of a gentlemen's club, she may not have had the strength of Hamilton but she matched him in intellect, she was after all (immortality withstanding) still a child of the senior partners so following Angel's amateur paper trail was easy, the hard part was coming to terms that Lindsey may be dead. As she made her way through the small china town establishment and her way downstairs the smell of blood replaced that of opium. it was so overpowering she almost threw up. Luckily she controlled it. she continued down through the back room and followed the stairs down into a basement bloodied handprints were smudged across the walls. She reached the doorway and made her way into the room trying to step over the bodies or what was left of them carefully. The walls were painted red with the blood of Lindsey's victims, he had obviously succeeded in his task. She continued to make her way further into the room, a bird sang happily in the cage that held it as if the massacre that had happened around it hadn't happened at all. then she saw him, slouched against the wall his flesh torn by bullets. she frantically ran over to Lindsey and began to call out his name
"Lindsey, Lindsey…" distress present in her voice
"sweetie please, don't do this…"
she felt her heart tear as she shook him, but the blank expression on his faced didn't change.She broke down and fell to the floor her eyes overflowing with tears. she buried her face into his chest
"don't leave me"
And there she lay for hours, holding the man she loved so much she gave up immortal life to be with him. He once called it a fairytale…now it was a tragedy . The floor was cold, and the wind and rain raged outside…but no matter how fearsome the weather was it could never compete with the tempest of overwhelming emotion that raged inside her. she traced the wounds on her lovers chest with her finger, and all the while the bird happily sang swinging back and forth inside its cage of bamboo. She knew who had done this. it was obvious. At the time she had wondered why Angel had sent Lorne with Lindsey…Lorne isn't a warrior. Lindsey would have never seen it coming. She let her eyes wander around the room they stopped over by a toppled plant and there was the weapon that had killed him. Eve lifted up Lindsey's arm …he was cold now. she got up and walked towards the gun las she bent down to pick it up she thought about what it must have been like for Lindsey to die alone to ,die at the hands of that green bastard, she felt the cold steel between her fingers and she grippedthe gun tight. Slipping it into her underwear and wiping the dry blood from her face. Now isn't the time for tears that would come later. She went back towards Lindsey and leant down to kiss him on the forehead Its time for revenge.
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The light dimmed enough so angel and spike could un shield their eyes to look around, they were no longer on the war torn street, they were nowhere. vast eternity's of nothingness surrounded them and the only thing in sight was the magnificent shape of light that hovered in front of them, radiantly warming their skin. Spike flashed a glance at angel
" well we're not in Kansas anymore to -to"
Before angel could think of a come back, the light spoke, it spoke in words that were never spoken it rang like the sound they had heard before they had been brought here. Its voice was utterly silent but indefinably understandable non the less.
" Do not speak vampire until I so desire it"
for the first time in his life, spike actually shut up when he was told to. he wasn't sure weather it was because he wished it or because the being that ordered him to do so wished it.
"you may have a soul but you should not be here non the less your body was burned and turned to ash, you walk in the world when you should be silent in your grave, And you old one"
The light shining on illyria
" you are no better, you belong to a well that has kept you for millennia and now you haunt the earth in the form of a lie. Your time passed aeons ago why do you still linger?"
arrogantly approaching the form she questioned it.
" And who are you to judge me? I ruled every dimension known to history, I walked worlds with emerald skies and descending stars I swapped them as I pleased. When I was forged the earth learned to be afraid …I imbued fear in the very hearts of those I ruled and I will not be sneered upon by one who does not even have power enough to bear solid form"
The tone in the presences voice didn't change, as calmly as before it spoke to illyria
" and why was this god king? The only reason you held sway was because the real powers left this dimension to the dirt dwellers and filth, there is no pride to come from enslaving a legion of lesser beings, once again you stayed when you should have left this plane to those who claimed it"
Both insulted and angered illyria responded
"you tell me to know my place, it is you that should known theirs you should bow at my feet"
"you will hold your tongue old one or I shall claim in in penance for your lack of respect, now silence you do not concern me…I wish to talk with your leader"
Illyria still shocked at the presence and its sheer brazenness to beckon silence upon her snapped back
"I have no leader, I follow no rule. I held time in my hands and bent it to my will, the landscapes whispered to me secrets lost and forgotten before the days of man and beast when the earth was young I know all, I have seen all and you do not have the authority to silence me you are beneath me"
And with that she gracefully leapt at the light with the full intention of beating it until it knew its place, the presence grew brighter and before illyria could even connect she was blinked out of existence.
Spike and Angel looked on In disbelief.
"do not worry, she is not dead" the being reassured "although she should be for her insolence, it is not what I desire. her death will accomplish nothing and she is an asset to you although her recent triumph on the battlefield has returned most of her arrogance she must learn her place"
Angel stepping forward
"and where exactly is that place? Where is she?"
Illyria continued her swing and flew into nothingness, she connected with the ground. As she picked herself up in disbelief at missing her target her eyes met a familiar surrounding. She stared out into the vast and shallow oceans from the small island she stood on, Of all the places I have known, I had never desired to see this one again illyria gazed out into the shallow waters which teamed with shrimp, they swam and frolicked blissfully for as far as the eye could see.
" she is in a place familiar to her"
the light assured.
"now we can talk without interruption Angel "
"we can talk, you know who I am so who may I ask are you?"
angel spoke with confidence
The presence introduced itself
"I am the light that has no name, I serve the one's who watch"
The ones who watch?" angel repeated " the powers that be?"
"they transcend names and form, but that is what you know them as" replied the light
"So what do they want? They have never been that hands on with us, sending us cryptic clues in the forms of visions…why send you? Why bring us here? Why now?"
"because vampire, in destroying the circle of the black thorn you have not only effectively brought on an apocalypse you have sounded the bell that could signal the end of existence, you may be far from the battle but that does not mean it is not still raging on down there, the armies of the wolf, ram and hart will wage war against the people of the world and not only will they not expect it but they will be powerless to defend., it may have not come to your attention but they are running low on champions down there…not helped by the fact you killed the battle brand, Drogyn keeper of the old ones. The well now lies unguarded and unprotected…if the old ones are reawakened there is nothing that will stop humankind from being wiped out"
"then why have you brought us here? Why aren't we fighting down there? I have a friend dying, maybe dead down there…why the hell are we here?"
both query and anger in his tone.
" the thousands down there are not your concern anymore, we have greater plans for you and your kinsmen"
Angel flashed spike a look and spike returned it, still somehow unable to speak but his eyes spoke volumes
" but do not fear, the demon hordes will not go unchallenged. The forces of evil are not the only ones who have armies at their command"
The rain beat down on the masses of demons who all in unison stood puzzled as to where their enemies had vanished to
"Magic!" screamed one of the smaller demons
"it has to be" came another raspy voice from the crowd
" that or the old one is up her tricks again, she could be here right now…in which case we'll hunt them out…scour the city leave none alive." it announced waving its staff in the air
which was met with roars and cheers from the masses of demons
"then we'll see if the vampire wants to play hide and seek when were feasting on the flesh of the ones he swore to protect"
Again the war drums started up, the screaming hordes began to march, headed for the city.
A horn sounded in the distance, bringing the army to a standstill. They began to turn to each other unsure what was happening…Footsteps pounding onto the ground hundreds of them, maybe thousands descending from out of nowhere.
The raspy voiced demon called out "raise your weapons form ranks. Looks like the vampire has returned"
But before they could even turn, they were caught in the crossfire, men and demons fully armed and charging towards them hacking with swords and firing bows enemies. the rain beat and the cries of battle echoed deep into the night.
" so you've sent in the cavalry.. Where were you say nine hours ago? Look I don't have time for this crap what about gunn? Is he alive?"
"your friend is safe, his flesh is being made anew…he is being cared for, he will be returned to you soon as will the old one"
Relief in his voice "good, now we can talk…what exactly do they want from us…?"
"in as simple a sentence as you can manage" angel added
"they want you to finish the job you started, your going to bring the wolf ,ram and hart tumbling down forever…"
"And now your going to tell me how" angel replied. the light continued and they listened…
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In breaking news, part of downtown los Angeles this evening has been reduced to rubble in what experts can only explain as shifting land masses. The area's destroyed in the continental shift were mostly sites of industrial buildings and it is reported that nobody was hurt in the incident but the authorities cannot be sure as due to the freak weather conditions its making getting down there very difficult , although important establishments such as the 20th century fox and Warner brother's lots were swallowed in the landslide representatives of the companies assure avid fans that such quality programming such as the 'simple life' and the WB's charmed will continue there season run as planned. Also swallowed in the accident were the offices of Wolfram and hart attorneys at law not only infamous around the globe for their ruthless skills in the courtroom but for the charity work many of their staff is involved with, we were unable to get a statement from the C.E.O of the L.A. branch Mr. Angel as he is in 'conference' with senior members of the company but as soon as a statement is made we will inform you. The state of California has been subject to this type of 'natural phenomena' frequently within the past twelve months, one such incident occurring in the small town of sunnydale in which the entire town was swallowed by an earthquake leaving not a brick intact. But experts stress that the case here in L.A. is nowhere near as severe but may be related to the earthquakes and meteor showers last year, we will keep you posted as soon as any new information arrives this is Susan smithe reporting for KBLA
Lorne ushered the bartender to turn down the volume on the TV and he slid his empty glass over to him.
"same again barkeep, and a little less of the watering down this time. I swear if there was any more sea in this sea breeze you'd have to rename it a North Atlantic"
No-one made a sea breeze like Ramone, Lorne would have given his right horn for one of Ramone's best. If anything could kill the headache of guilt and craziness that was throbbing in his mind that would do it. The bartender slid the glass back towards Lorne, he lifted the glass nodded at the barman and downed it in one.
"you know the drill"
he slid the glass back over once more. He drank to ease the pain, and the guilt. Guilt for killing a man he once admired, guilt for abandoning what was left of his friends. But it was the right thing to do, it wasn't his kind of fight anymore…he didn't cause apocalypses he used to try and prevent them. where he was going to go he didn't know, but that wouldn't be a problem until the bar closed. the bartender slid the glass back to Lorne.
"you know I once new a girl…" as he spoke he lifted the glass to his lips, as it touched his lips a gun shot rang out in the bar, it hit the glass causing sea breeze and bar patrons to fly everywhere. By the time he looked to where the shot had come from Lorne was on the floor by his stool staring at the figure at the door. Eve stood pistol in hand, she was wet and windswept. her clothing soaked in blood as much as it was water. And as the doors swung back out into the night behind her the lightning flashed causing her shadow to dance across the walls of the bar. She reloaded the gun and paced towards Lorne. By this point he was on his feet facing her. She stopped about halfway across the bar and began to sing
" pretty girl on every corner, sunlight turns the sky to gold"
her voice rattled with instability
As she sang Lorne's red pupils began to dilate, he didn't like what he saw. she stopped mid stanza
"hey Lorne, guess where I've been…."
"Now Eve, don't be doing anything crazy"
"oh wait that's right no need for guessing"
totally ignoring his comment
" you read me…oh well in that case"
She raised the gun
"read this"
BANG
She fired the gun once, the bullet hitting him in the chest, he fell to the floor in agony holding himself. As he writhed in pain on the floor eve mad her way over. She looked down at him.
"that was for taking the only man I ever loved away from me"
She raised the gun and shot again
BANG
The bullet hit Lorne's chest again. Causing him to spasm.
"That was because it was you who shot him, he deserved better "
"And this"
she said raising the gun to Lorne's head .
"this is to make sure you stay dead"
Her finger settled on the trigger,
Lorne used all his strength to let out one final note, it rang so loud and clear that it shattered not only the glass in the windows but anything made of glass near by. The shards rained down on the room, causing eve to backed away her hands over her ears, dropping the gun by her feet most of the customers who were still huddled under tables around the room held their ears as well. the sound was unbearable, Blood frothed at Lorne's mouth. as the note drew to a close. He pulled himself up, steadying himself on the bar. He then reached into his coat pocket pulled out his wallet and dropped in on the counter. Staggering over to eve he picked up the gun
" this isn't the way… I'll tell you what I told him, I owe you that at least"
his voice coarse and reflecting the pain he was in
"he wasn't part of the solution, he had his shot at redemption…more than once. He would have gotten bored with being part of team and reverted to form. Turned on Angel, killed him you see Angel cakes kind of a sucker for those in need. I've lost too much this year and I wasn't going to let him take anyone else away from me" Lorne turned to leave
"and what about what you have taken away from me? I have nobody " hurt and anger still present in her voice
"join the club.." and with that he left picking up his hat from the stand next to the door and vanishing into the night. leaving eve sobbing on the bar room floor, which had now been invaded by the storm that howled outside.
A/N: You so thought i was gonna kill lorne...i thought about it but he's the best thing on angel so nah!hope you didnt mind the introduction of eve, i know she's not a hit with the fans but hey i like her. sorry if there wasnt much action or much wesley either...or spike to mention it but chapter 3 promises to be choc o action and spike with a little wes for good measure. oh and hope you all got my little snark at the Wb and Fox in the news report...(fox for cancelling firefly and the wb for doing the same to angel!) yeah i mean come on 'the simple life' quality tv...hah! well hope your going to join me for chapter 3!