Part 2,
In the Wolfram and Hart dojo observation room Wesley looked through the window at the Blue Demon-goddess, Illyria as she crouched down to the spot, which she had laid for the previous three days. Then he noticed that Illyria was using her blue spark to explore Fred's memories as she replayed various events of what she had said in Fred's own voice. That was when he turned his attention to Harriet Doyle the woman standing next to him.
"You can see that Illyria is an entity that has immense power but since she has had her powers stripped, she has shown little or no interaction with anyone but your daughter." Wesley said as he remembered telling Harriet of all the lurid details of how his love Winifred Burkle had been used as a human sacrifice by her lab partner Knox infecting her with the entombed essence of Illyria so that he could bring forth the Ancient Demon-goddess and destroy the world. But through a series of events that had occurred after Illyria had been entombed and boxed away in the Hole in the Earth she had been predestined to return back a specific time had all changed for better and for the worse for the world.
Knox had believed that he could serve Illyria as his flunky but he wasn't expecting Angel, Spike and Wesley to put an end to his plans at the foot of Illyria's temple when Wes himself shot him dead. Illyria had gone through the doorway she had created during the battle with the three of them and lunged through it to escape.
Illyria and himself had found her temple in ruins and her army long since slain by an unknown enemy. The distraught Illyria had fallen to the ground and begged him to kill her. Wes almost put a bullet in her skull but a noise had distracted him and she had fled realizing that she was alone but still dangerous. Later that night as he was packing up Fred's office Illyria had come in and started to explore the memories of the shell she was in and she learned that Wesley would help her adjust. But between Wesley's own depression about Fred's death and Illyria suffering from her first panic attack learning that she was trapped in a prison of her own making that some of the more compassionate and tolerant elements had started to show themselves after the taking of her powers.
Wes hadn't known how long Illyria had been bouncing around in non-linear time, but given how irritable she had been acting it could have been days, weeks or months trapped living a Slaughter House Five scenario day in and day out. It made what Gunn had gone through for two weeks straight seem tame in comparison.
"So given from what you have said about her she is in a emotionally vulnerable place, between the world being new to her and her lack of knowledge of how to behave she is trying to sort out the memories of the woman's body who she in now inside of. A woman you were personally in love with Mr. Pryce." Harriet said seeing that Wesley was trying his best to put his best poker face on, but it failed miserably.
"Yes I know but all Illyria knows is the memories that she has of me and Fred." Wesley said as Harriet looked at him with understanding.
"You know that she isn't your friend Fred. But accepting that person is going through some major transitions is one thing you have to let go of." Harriet said as she noticed Illyria starting to replay a conversation with Angel from several years back about blood and Chinese food, then she did a DVD slash Tivo fast forward of several conversations with them all, one with Gunn during his owing of a debt to a demonic loan shark when he took Fred on a all out party fest, then she jumped forward to where she brought back Spike to corporal form. Then Illyria said in her own voice,
"The White Haired one named Spike has a car. I must learn more about the one named Fred." With that Illyria headed out the door and Wes and Harriet noticed it. As Illyria passes the hallway door she did one of the few human things in her life. She waved at the younger Illyria.
"Hi Illyria, Bye Illyria." Lil said as Harriet and Wesley turned to see the warrior Demon-Goddess head down the hallway.
"Well where do you think she is going?" Harriet said as she noticed Wes pulling out a walkie-talkie.
"Lorne, Illyria is heading your way, so be careful. I want a status of what she is up to. But keep a good distance at all times, we don't know what her current strength is but she just played back one of Fred's memories so whatever she just replayed is what mood she is in." Wes said as the radio beeped back.
"Will do English Sorcerer, keeping safe distance from Blue Bird. Secret Demon out good buddy." The radio beeped as Harriet gave Wes the look, okay how danger is she? Then there was another beep from the radio a moment later. "Oh, Fiddle Sticks, I've been spotted taking cover." The voice said over the radio then a moment later there was a blood-curdling screech as a woman screamed.
"Lorne, get out of the Ladies room," a very girly feminine voice said. Then the Secret Demon's voice said,
"Sorry Harmony, I had to duck from the Smurf of Doom."
"You could have ducked in the other direction into the Men's room." Then there was a loud crashing sound as the radio went dead for several moments.
"Lorne are you there?... Lorne." Wes called out over the radio. Then there was a beeping sound.
"Ow. I hear you Wes. Lost contact with Blue Bird, but I found out that Harmony can definitely throw punch."
"Okay Lorne, I'll tell Angel that Illyria is on the move." Wes said as Harriet turned towards him.
"So how powerful is Illyria?" Harriet said to Wes.
"Well if Illyria went and had a power meltdown when her powers were at their height, Rand McNally would have had to redraw their maps of the continental shelf of North America." Wes said to Harriet.
"So you have a eight hundred ton gorilla walking around on the premises with emotional and ego problems. And you are trying to make sure that she doesn't cause any major collateral damage to the surrounding area?" Harriet said seeing the crow's feet around Wes's young eyes.
"You could say that is an understatement. I wonder where she would be heading." Wes said with worry.
"I think she is going back to where she found her shell." Little Lil said as the blood in Wes's face drained.
"Oh, no..." Wes said with dread realizing where she was going. But in actuality Illyria was going in a completely different direction.
TBC
Next Part 3, Illyria and Spike with a Vengeance