(a/N): Man, that was fun. This is where things get interesting. How many
twist and turns can I fit in a story? I've killed off my own character,
brought her back. Killed Fred, brought her back. What am I gonna do next...?
Imzadi, you brought up a good point. I could take "Redemption: Lost But Not
Missed" and make it a prequel. Should be interesting at least.
Chapter 16: Fire. Wings. Resurrection.
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Slowly, Wesley led Fred into Angel's office with his arms around her shoulders. When they entered the office. Angel looked at Fred in shock and wonder as he recognized the return of the deep brown eyes that were hers. Fred looked around until her eyes rested on Spike. She threw Wesley's arms off her and ran to Spike.
"Spike! I'm so sorry! I tried to save her but the fires wouldn't let her go!" Fred grabbed Spike by his coat, tears in her eyes as she pleaded her case.
Spike frowned down at her in confusion, the desperation in her voice made the worry that had been looming in his heart since Dru told him about Becca, grasped it unrelentingly. Spike grabbed Fred by her shoulders and guided her to sit down on the couch.
Wesley walked over to Fred and kneeled in front of her, taking one of her hands in his. Angel moved in front of the three. "Fred, what happened? How did you come back?"
Fred kept her gaze on Spike. "I'm so sorry, Spike. Becca came in to save me. She saved me. But then Pavayne came and he almost won but we beat him and still the fires took her!" Fred removed her hands from Wesley and brought them up to her face to hide her tears.
Spike was in complete shock, shaking his head slowly. Everything around him was fading, the noise, the people, all he could feel was this numb void that was swallowing him. He didn't even notice when his sire's presence when she entered the office. Dru's cries as she chorused "No, no, no." remained unheard as he blankly pushed pass Dru and out of the office because even in his unfeeling state he felt the darkness closing in.
He didn't even stick around to hear what Dru was talking about, only catching the words "Fire", "Resurrection" and "Wings." Dru's shaky hands came up to her forehead as it lolled back and forth.
"Dru?" Angel said carefully as he approached his childe. "You should sit down." Angel never expected her reaction. Beaming up at him, Dru laughed. "It's okay, Daddy. When she comes we'll fly even closer to the stars! Then I'll hear all their little secrets."
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. The pain was unbearable and Spike let out an anguished cry that mingled with his demon into something no other being could have ever mimicked. It tore apart his throat as he fell to his knees. Any employees who were anywhere near him turned the opposite direction and ran except for Harmony whose eyes glistened with unshed tears at her sire's pain.
Suddenly, a thin, red and orange tear could be seen in the middle of the reception office of Wolfram & Hart, the sound of time and space being ripped apart mixed with Spike's cry as he looked up at the portal. His whole face contorted in rage as the coldness that enveloped his heart spurred his blinding rage. He watched as Lawson, Chloe, Lindsey and two women he'd never seen before walked out of the portal. He couldn't help but expect to see Becca come waltzing in behind them in a strut that she'd gotten from her father but snarled when the portal closed and his hope was dashed.
Lawson looked at Spike with uncertainty as he slowly approached the vampire who looked like he was near hysterics. "Spike?" Lawson glanced at the still bent head of the Phoenix and moved toward her. She glanced up at him when she felt his hand on her back and then looked at her father. Immediately his face softened his eyes narrowing in confusion but never losing that soft look for his daughter.
"Rebecca?" Spike rose to his feet and moved toward them, hesitating before embracing her.
"What in the bloody hell are you wearing?!" Spike all but squeaked, as he looked Becca down from head to toe. She looked down and frowned/
Becca shrugged. "Comes with the territory. I'm the new Phoenix." She smiled. White teeth encased in ruby red lips on a pale face gave her an eerie look as her blood red eyes contained a creepy twinkle. Spike's mouth dropped and Becca giggled, finally letting her eyes return to their natural blue. Spike shook his head in exasperation but smiled a bit.
"Why am I so surprised that you became some supernatural being?" Spike smiled proudly. "It's all in the genes." Becca shook her head and chuckled, their little father-daughter moment was interrupted by Dru's excited squeal.
"See, Daddy! I told you! Meant for greatness my Eggy is!" Dru beamed as she walked over to Spike and Rebecca.
Spike shook his head and looked over at Lawson who was currently looking very intently at Becca. Growling Spike yanked off his coat and grabbed Becca by the arm
"Hey! Whaddya think you're doing?!" Spike pulled one of her arms through a sleeve of her coat then pulled the other sleeve on as the teenager tried to wiggle free.
"There." Spike said as he closed the coat as best as he can without the long-lost buttons. Becca batted his hand away and glared.
"Dammit." Lawson muttered, his eyes widening as he saw the murderous gaze on Spike's face. "I mean damn...I can't believe Rebecca has to waltz around in that..." Lawson waved his hands toward Becca frantically. "...la-lack of an ou-ou-outift...hehehe..." Lawson laughed nervously.
Angel and Wesley came rushing out of his office, stopping in surprise when they saw that Spike had Lawson in a head lock. Dru giggled as Lindsey, Chloe and a leather-clad Becca tried to pry Spike off of him.
Harmony ran up to them and jumped on Spike's back as she tried to pry Spike off of Lawson. "Ya know, Lawson, if you weren't so busy drool after the brat you wouldn't be in this mess."
"Hey!" Becca yelled indignant and let go of Spike and punched Harmony in the arm. "Thanks a lot, sis!" She shrugged.
"Spike!" Angel shouted as he ran to get Spike before he ripped Lawson's head off. Before Angel could get to him Becca sighed and threw Spike into Angel with ease. Wesley's mouth dropped as Spike and Angel scrambled to their feet.
"Ya know, Peaches? I've never been more thankful for your creamy, cream puff filling. I didn't feel a smidgen of that fall." Angel smacked Spike upside his head.
"Ow! You pillock!" Spike jumped up and brought Angel's head down into the second headlock he administered that day.
Wesley looked passed them and at their newest guest. "Hello, Virginia." Wesley sighed as he looked a bit nervously at his ex and his current who was currently in the office.
Virginia smirked and nodded. "Wesley."
Slowly, Fred made her way out of the office. "Rebecca?! You made it!" Fred cried joyfully as she ran toward the friend who saved her. "I'm so glad you came back. How did you...?" Becca waved off her questions and smiled. "Does it matter? What matters is that we're back and everything's back to normal."
Lindsey looked Becca and Fred up and down and frowned, not exactly approving in their current attire. "More or less." Lindsey replied and grinned when Becca turned around and stuck her tongue out at him.
As soon as Becca turned around, the smile that was on Fred's face disappeared and her brown eyes became the same abnormal blue they were earlier. Wesley watched on in horror as Illyria took over Fred's body once more.
"The Fates have graced us with another chance to finish our fight." Illyria punched Dru and then Spike, sending them flying twenty feet in opposite directions. "And this time I won't lose."
Rebecca's eyes became red once again as she took a fighting stance. "I have beaten you before. You'd think you'd want to save yourself the embarrassment of losing a second time."
Chloe's eyes widened and Lindsey and watched as Lindsey, Dru and Lawson backed away. She looked over at Virginia. "What was that you said earlier about the Phoenix? You said that she had defeated many demons, including Illyria herself, right?" Virginia nodded as she grabbed Chloe by the arm and led her toward Spike, Angel and Wesley.
"Uh-huh. It seems that these two have some unfinished business they'd like to settle." Every set of eyes except for Phoenix's and Fred's fixed on the sorceress. As eloquently as only Spike could sum it up, he voiced what was on everybody's mind.
"Holy sh--!"Unfortunately, he was cut off when Phoenix formed a fireball in the palm of her hand and sent it flying toward Illyria. She ducked and it almost hit them but they all dived in different directions to escape the fire. The fight was on....
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(A/n): Yes! As a writer I love to indulge in all of the benefits of writing. Cliffhangers, antiquated clichés. It's all gravy, baby. See? There's another one.
Chapter 16: Fire. Wings. Resurrection.
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Slowly, Wesley led Fred into Angel's office with his arms around her shoulders. When they entered the office. Angel looked at Fred in shock and wonder as he recognized the return of the deep brown eyes that were hers. Fred looked around until her eyes rested on Spike. She threw Wesley's arms off her and ran to Spike.
"Spike! I'm so sorry! I tried to save her but the fires wouldn't let her go!" Fred grabbed Spike by his coat, tears in her eyes as she pleaded her case.
Spike frowned down at her in confusion, the desperation in her voice made the worry that had been looming in his heart since Dru told him about Becca, grasped it unrelentingly. Spike grabbed Fred by her shoulders and guided her to sit down on the couch.
Wesley walked over to Fred and kneeled in front of her, taking one of her hands in his. Angel moved in front of the three. "Fred, what happened? How did you come back?"
Fred kept her gaze on Spike. "I'm so sorry, Spike. Becca came in to save me. She saved me. But then Pavayne came and he almost won but we beat him and still the fires took her!" Fred removed her hands from Wesley and brought them up to her face to hide her tears.
Spike was in complete shock, shaking his head slowly. Everything around him was fading, the noise, the people, all he could feel was this numb void that was swallowing him. He didn't even notice when his sire's presence when she entered the office. Dru's cries as she chorused "No, no, no." remained unheard as he blankly pushed pass Dru and out of the office because even in his unfeeling state he felt the darkness closing in.
He didn't even stick around to hear what Dru was talking about, only catching the words "Fire", "Resurrection" and "Wings." Dru's shaky hands came up to her forehead as it lolled back and forth.
"Dru?" Angel said carefully as he approached his childe. "You should sit down." Angel never expected her reaction. Beaming up at him, Dru laughed. "It's okay, Daddy. When she comes we'll fly even closer to the stars! Then I'll hear all their little secrets."
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. The pain was unbearable and Spike let out an anguished cry that mingled with his demon into something no other being could have ever mimicked. It tore apart his throat as he fell to his knees. Any employees who were anywhere near him turned the opposite direction and ran except for Harmony whose eyes glistened with unshed tears at her sire's pain.
Suddenly, a thin, red and orange tear could be seen in the middle of the reception office of Wolfram & Hart, the sound of time and space being ripped apart mixed with Spike's cry as he looked up at the portal. His whole face contorted in rage as the coldness that enveloped his heart spurred his blinding rage. He watched as Lawson, Chloe, Lindsey and two women he'd never seen before walked out of the portal. He couldn't help but expect to see Becca come waltzing in behind them in a strut that she'd gotten from her father but snarled when the portal closed and his hope was dashed.
Lawson looked at Spike with uncertainty as he slowly approached the vampire who looked like he was near hysterics. "Spike?" Lawson glanced at the still bent head of the Phoenix and moved toward her. She glanced up at him when she felt his hand on her back and then looked at her father. Immediately his face softened his eyes narrowing in confusion but never losing that soft look for his daughter.
"Rebecca?" Spike rose to his feet and moved toward them, hesitating before embracing her.
"What in the bloody hell are you wearing?!" Spike all but squeaked, as he looked Becca down from head to toe. She looked down and frowned/
Becca shrugged. "Comes with the territory. I'm the new Phoenix." She smiled. White teeth encased in ruby red lips on a pale face gave her an eerie look as her blood red eyes contained a creepy twinkle. Spike's mouth dropped and Becca giggled, finally letting her eyes return to their natural blue. Spike shook his head in exasperation but smiled a bit.
"Why am I so surprised that you became some supernatural being?" Spike smiled proudly. "It's all in the genes." Becca shook her head and chuckled, their little father-daughter moment was interrupted by Dru's excited squeal.
"See, Daddy! I told you! Meant for greatness my Eggy is!" Dru beamed as she walked over to Spike and Rebecca.
Spike shook his head and looked over at Lawson who was currently looking very intently at Becca. Growling Spike yanked off his coat and grabbed Becca by the arm
"Hey! Whaddya think you're doing?!" Spike pulled one of her arms through a sleeve of her coat then pulled the other sleeve on as the teenager tried to wiggle free.
"There." Spike said as he closed the coat as best as he can without the long-lost buttons. Becca batted his hand away and glared.
"Dammit." Lawson muttered, his eyes widening as he saw the murderous gaze on Spike's face. "I mean damn...I can't believe Rebecca has to waltz around in that..." Lawson waved his hands toward Becca frantically. "...la-lack of an ou-ou-outift...hehehe..." Lawson laughed nervously.
Angel and Wesley came rushing out of his office, stopping in surprise when they saw that Spike had Lawson in a head lock. Dru giggled as Lindsey, Chloe and a leather-clad Becca tried to pry Spike off of him.
Harmony ran up to them and jumped on Spike's back as she tried to pry Spike off of Lawson. "Ya know, Lawson, if you weren't so busy drool after the brat you wouldn't be in this mess."
"Hey!" Becca yelled indignant and let go of Spike and punched Harmony in the arm. "Thanks a lot, sis!" She shrugged.
"Spike!" Angel shouted as he ran to get Spike before he ripped Lawson's head off. Before Angel could get to him Becca sighed and threw Spike into Angel with ease. Wesley's mouth dropped as Spike and Angel scrambled to their feet.
"Ya know, Peaches? I've never been more thankful for your creamy, cream puff filling. I didn't feel a smidgen of that fall." Angel smacked Spike upside his head.
"Ow! You pillock!" Spike jumped up and brought Angel's head down into the second headlock he administered that day.
Wesley looked passed them and at their newest guest. "Hello, Virginia." Wesley sighed as he looked a bit nervously at his ex and his current who was currently in the office.
Virginia smirked and nodded. "Wesley."
Slowly, Fred made her way out of the office. "Rebecca?! You made it!" Fred cried joyfully as she ran toward the friend who saved her. "I'm so glad you came back. How did you...?" Becca waved off her questions and smiled. "Does it matter? What matters is that we're back and everything's back to normal."
Lindsey looked Becca and Fred up and down and frowned, not exactly approving in their current attire. "More or less." Lindsey replied and grinned when Becca turned around and stuck her tongue out at him.
As soon as Becca turned around, the smile that was on Fred's face disappeared and her brown eyes became the same abnormal blue they were earlier. Wesley watched on in horror as Illyria took over Fred's body once more.
"The Fates have graced us with another chance to finish our fight." Illyria punched Dru and then Spike, sending them flying twenty feet in opposite directions. "And this time I won't lose."
Rebecca's eyes became red once again as she took a fighting stance. "I have beaten you before. You'd think you'd want to save yourself the embarrassment of losing a second time."
Chloe's eyes widened and Lindsey and watched as Lindsey, Dru and Lawson backed away. She looked over at Virginia. "What was that you said earlier about the Phoenix? You said that she had defeated many demons, including Illyria herself, right?" Virginia nodded as she grabbed Chloe by the arm and led her toward Spike, Angel and Wesley.
"Uh-huh. It seems that these two have some unfinished business they'd like to settle." Every set of eyes except for Phoenix's and Fred's fixed on the sorceress. As eloquently as only Spike could sum it up, he voiced what was on everybody's mind.
"Holy sh--!"Unfortunately, he was cut off when Phoenix formed a fireball in the palm of her hand and sent it flying toward Illyria. She ducked and it almost hit them but they all dived in different directions to escape the fire. The fight was on....
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(A/n): Yes! As a writer I love to indulge in all of the benefits of writing. Cliffhangers, antiquated clichés. It's all gravy, baby. See? There's another one.