Summary: Ok so fourth season(I think it was fourth, it was the whole one where Jasmine comes and Cordy sleeps with Conner (major ick here)) and the last season never happened. Conner did come back from evil hell dimension but he never pulled the sinkage with Angel, he's all good now. Spike is going to be in this story just because I said so. So anyway, Angel saves the world from Wolfram and Heart (Pesky lawyers) and the Fang Gang (Angel, Cordy, Fred, Gunn, Wes, Lorne, and Conner) all live at the Hyperion. During the huge apocalypse fight Angel is staked but he goes to where the powers are and they say that his destiny has not been filled (yadah yadah yadah) and that he has one final task to do before he is finally done. And boom, hes back to life holding a basket containing a music box. Once that music box is opened, a little girl appeared (Melody or Melly) and his new task is to take care of the child- who just happens to be 1/8th all the good guys (Angel, Cordy, Gunn, Wes, Conner, Spike, Lorne, and Fred). Three months after they get the child, she starts to show signs of powers, gifts from each of her "parents," So Angel and crew are now raising a four year old who happens to be more powerful then all of them and is wanted by an elite group called the Black Hand. (A/n Black hand is not a play off of Black Thorn, its actually a group of assassins in world war 1, yeah I paid attention in history,)
Disclaimer: I do not own those you in Angel the television series, though I do wish I owned Gunn, Spike, and Angel (what girl doesn't?).
A/N: This chapter you find out more about Ria. Oh the mysterious goodness of it all. Thanks to the reviewers!
-P.D.
Last Time: "Hmm, have to say I expected more of a challenge. I mean come on, no alarms, no dogs. You people disgrace me," The girl who walked into the Hyperion looked about fifteen, with long brown hair and bright green eyes that seemed all too familiar to Angel. Buffy's green eyes.
"Ria, what the hell are you doing here?" Conner demanded, running towards the girl and picking her up.
"Home got way to boring without you," The girl named Ria stated. She then turned to Angel "Hi Dad," A grin spread across her pretty face as the vampires jaw dropped.
Melly walked into the lobby, clapping her hands together. "New friends are coming, Daddy. New fun," She grinned, her little self knowing more then anyone in the room.
"Dad?" Angel asked, staring at the girl.
"Yes dad. You don't remember do you?" She asked, a smile spreading over her face when he shook his head. 'She has Buffy's green eyes' that was all he could think. "You were human for a day, Angel, you and the slayer boinked. She got pregnant, and here I am,"
"I took that day back," Angel said, disbelief filling him as memories of that day came rushing back.
"Only in this dimension. Time moves differently in the one I was from. I wasn't conceived until after Holtz stole Conner from you. He took two of your children, Angel. He kidnapped Conner and then when I was born, went to my dimension and kidnapped me,"
"You're lying," That was all Angel could say.
"She's not, Dad," Conner said, getting a glare from Ria for calling Angel "dad".
"Daddy, she's all glow-ey, like you and my Spikie, only she's purple glow-ey,"
"Who's the baby?" Ria asked, kneeling down next to Melly.
"Our sister," Conner said, before launching into the explanation of Melly.
"I don't have another daughter," Angel said, still in shock. "I can't have kids. Conner was a miracle. Then I got Melly from the powers. I'm done,"
"Conner was never born in my dimension. In my dimension you chose to stay human,"
"What was your name in your dimension?" Cordy asked, remembering that Conner was called Steven in Qoar-toth.
"Katherine, or Kathy," Ria noticed how Angel's eyes widened at the fact that she was named after his sister. "Holtz named me Rianna,"
"Katty-girl," Conner whispered, remembering how his sister had been the only sunlight when he was in Qoar-toth.
"You didn't come back for me," Ria whispered back, her green eyes clouding with pain that was quickly masked. She stood up and brushed the dirt off her pants before he eyes met Conner's.
"I didn't know how to get back," He said, hugging her again. He breathed in her scent, the mix of wood and Kathy. He suddenly remembered smelling that same scent when he hugged her goodbye a year ago.
He flashed back.
"Steve, don't go," Ria whispered, hugging him tightly. "Please, you can kill Angelus another time…don't leave me,"
"I have to go…I have to…I have to kill him, Ria,"
"I can't survive here with out you, Conner," She whispered, tears rolling down her cheeks. She had used his real name; something that their father forbid, something they only learned of in the stories Holtz told.
"I have to go, Kathy," He whispered back, brushing away her tears. "He has to pay,"
"Don't leave me," She begged, hugging him again.
"I'll come back for you, Kathy, I'll come back," He vowed. He wouldn't leave the one person he loved behind. No, he wouldn't leave Kathy in this hell.
"Promise?" She asked, her green eyes clouded with pain that was forbidden to show in their world.
"I promise, Katty-girl. I'll come back for you," He hugged her tightly, breathing in her scent. He slipped a small purple stone into her hand before Holtz called him away. He turned around to see his little sister, only fourteen, standing alone, clutching the stone in her hand. She would wait for him, he wouldn't leave her alone.
"I love you, Katty-girl," He whispered; low enough so that Holtz couldn't hear him. He knew she felt the same way about him. No, he wouldn't leave her. He'd come back.
"How'd you get here?" He suddenly asked, shaking himself from the memory.
"Turns out our dear father left a journal. He said how to get here. He really hated you by the way," She directed the last sentence to Angel.
"It was mutual,"
"Let me see you, Katty-girl," Conner pulled out of the hug, and looked his sister over. Her dark brown hair was pulled back in a ponytail, her bright green eyes held more pain then they did when he left. She wore a simple black tank top and black jeans. His little sister was all grown up. He didn't believe she was actually there, it seemed so unreal. His life with Kathy had been so long ago; he was a different person now. Fear flooded him as he thought of how much he'd changed, how much she'd see he changed. How she'd want to leave him…like he left her.
"My Katty," Melly said, clapping her hands again. Ria raised an eyebrow at the small girl.
"Yours?" She asked, unable to not smile at the child.
"She calls random people hers," Cordy said, smiling slightly at the girl. She was defiantly Angel's daughter; Cordy just hoped she didn't have too much Slayer in her. "Her Spikie, Her Jamie,"
"My Katty," Melly giggled. "New friends,"
"I have another daughter," Angel said, as if he had just heard it for the first time. Cordy slapped him upside the head.
"Angel, snap out of it," She demanded, earning herself a small smile from Ria.
"What happened to killing him, Steven," Ria asked, her eyes teasing Conner. He hated the name Steven
"Kind of failed that mission, Rianna,"
"Holtz?"
"Dead,"
"Us?"
"Free," He stated simply, as Ria smiled triumphantly.
"There any food in this place?" She asked. As long as Conner was there, no matter what, she'd be safe. It didn't matter that Angel was alive. He was nothing to her. He was always Conner's mission. Hers was completely different. She fingered the small oval shaped purple stone that hung around her neck. L.A. better watch out, she was gonna kick some ass in this town.
A/n So what do you all think of Ria? There will be much more of her, I'm not thinking about getting rid of her anytime soon. If anyone doesn't get how she was born just put it in the review. One confusing thing I want to clarify: In the alternate dimension where Angel stayed human they named Ria, Katherine, after Angel's little sister. Holtz kidnapped her and re-named her Rianna. In the stories Holtz told Conner and Ria, he told them their real names. They started calling each other by them in secret. Conner calls Ria- Katty-girl and Ria calls Conner just Conner. Pay attention to who Ria lets call her Katty, it means a lot. I do realize the times are off and Katty should be older, but she's not because I say so. Any questions just post them in the review! Oh and Katty's name is pronounced (Cat-ty)
-P.D.