Two of A Kind
Chapter 8: Apocalypse Now
By: Rogue-Slayer13
Disclaimer: The characters of Btvs and Ats belong to Joss Whedon, not myself. People wonder where I get some of the straight from the show dialogue, and just so everyone knows, anytime I have any, it comes from Buffy-vs-Angel. com.
Summary: See previous chapter
All italics are thoughts, while only partial italics or emphasized.
A/N: I've decided to change this fic up a bit and have it go more along the lines of the show. This could be for the better or it could be for the worse, not really sure yet.
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Faith picked up the hem of the robe she was wearing as she walked beside Spike as the two followed the group of Fell Brethren that were ahead of them. Spike heard the sound of a baby crying and grabbed a hold of Faith's hand, leading her down a connecting hallway.
"So, what exactly are these guy planning on doing with the kid?" asked Faith.
"They're gonna raise it and when it turns thirteen, they're sacrificing it," replied Spike.
"And I thought my parents were crappy."
The two came into a small stone room. The only pieces of furniture were a crib, a rocking chair, and a changing table. Spike walked over to the crib and pulled back the hood on his robe and looked down at the baby.
"He's a cutie," commented Faith as she too looked down at the little boy. "Why'd his mom sign him off?"
"Something about not being able to take care of 'im," replied Spike as he picked up the baby and cradled it in his arms.
"Aw, you look cute with a kid," said Faith with a smile.
"Think so?" Spike looked up at Faith.
"Yeah, plus it's hilarious seeing a bad ass vampire holding a baby."
Spike looked toward the door at the sound of approaching footsteps.
"Why don't you take him back to his mum and I'll take care of the foster family?" suggested Spike.
Faith looked from Spike and the baby and then toward the door.
"I'd hate to miss out on all the action."
"Trust me, this will be nothing compared to what's next."
"All right." Faith took the baby from Spike and turned to leave, but Spike stopped her.
"Be careful."
Faith looked at the vampire for a moment and then pulled him into a deep kiss.
"You too," replied Faith as she pulled away and headed out the door.
Faith hadn't been gone more then two seconds when several Fell Brethren came into the room.
"What have you done with the holy vessel?" demanded one of the Fell.
"Bout that," said Spike as he rolled his neck.
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Wesley walked over to where Vail lay sprawled on the floor.
"Your influence on this world is over. The rest of the Circle will wither and die," Wesley formed another fireball in his hand. "Like you're about to."
"You don't know who you're dealing with, do you, Boy?" asked Vail as he got to his feet. "Now, let me show you what a real wizard can do."
Vail pointed his hand toward Wesley, causing the British man to wince.
"Did you really think you had a shot at this? I can bend the very fabric of reality to my will. Your parlor tricks could never kill me, boy."
"Put him down!"
Both Vail and Wesley looked toward the door to see Illyria standing there.
"Take your best shot, little girl." Vail flexed his fingers causing Wesley to groan in pain.
Illyria stormed toward Vail, fists clenched. When she got close enough to him, she reared back and brought her fist slamming into the side of his head. The force shattered Vail's skull on impact and Wesley was unceremoniously dropped to the floor.
"I killed all mine, and I was . . ."
"Concerned?" tried Wesley as he got to his feet and brushed himself off.
"I think so."
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Willow walked into the apartment followed by Dawn and Andrew. After sitting the keys on the coffee table, she walked over and checked the messages on the answering machine.
"Hey guys, it's me Faith. I just wanted to let you guys know that I'm here in LA with Spike and Angel and some pretty bad shit's about to hit the fan. I just wanted to give you guys a heads up in case it makes it past us. Later."
"We need to go, "said Andrew urgently.
"What do you mean?" asked Dawn, who hadn't heard the message.
"Spike's alive and he's been in LA for months now," said Andrew hurriedly. "We need to get there and help them."
"Why didn't you say anything before?" demanded Dawn.
"He made me promise not to." Andrew looked from Dawn to Willow. "We need to help them."
"He's right," said Willow. "Dawnie go pack a bag, you too, Andrew."
"Shouldn't we get Buffy?" asked Dawn.
"They don't have telephones in the dimension her and the Immortal went on vacation to," said Willow. "We'll just have to leave a note or something. She won't be back for two weeks and we don't have time to wait."
"Okay, I just don't want her freaking out and yelling at me," said Dawn as she went to get her stuff.
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Angel dropped down into the alley behind the Hyperion to find no one else out there. He looked around for a moment, but could still find no one.
"Boo."
Angel turned to see Spike step out of the shadows.
"See anyone else?" asked Angel.
"Not yet," replied Spike just as Faith came running up the alley with Gunn.
"Sorry I'm late," said Faith. "Charlie here got a little in over his head, and needed my help." Faith nodded toward Gunn.
"I was doing just fine on my own," said Gunn as Illyria and Wesley dropped down from the fence behind Angel.
"Where's the green one and the lawyer?" asked Illyria.
"Right here, "said Lorne as he and Lindsey came out the back door of the Hyperion.
"Great, the gangs all here," said Lindsey.
Just then the sound of thousands of footsteps pounding the wet pavement could be heard coming toward the alley.
"Got a plan?" asked Spike as he glanced over at Angel.
"We fight," replied the older vampire.
"Bit more specific?"
"Personally, I wanna slay the dragon," commented Angel as the large reptile flew over the alley.
"Trying to compensate for something?" asked Faith with a smirk.
"Ha ha," replied Angel dryly.
"Okay, you take the thirty-thousand on the left and I'll take the thirty-thousand on the right," said Gunn as a massive demon horde rounded the corner and began to fill the alley.
"Sounds like a plan," said Spike as he tightened his grip on his sword.
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"Shouldn't we call Giles or something?" asked Andrew as he followed Willow and Dawn through the airport in Rome.
"We'll call him when we get to New York," replied Willow.
"We should probably tell Xander too, don't ya think?" asked Dawn.
"It wouldn't hurt," commented Willow as she handed her ticket to the flight attendant and boarded the plane.
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"Haven't had a good fight like this in a while," commented Faith as she swung her sword and chopped off a demon's head.
"Nothing like a good spot o' violence," agreed Spike as he ducked a punch from a large beefy demon.
"I wish I had such a bright outlook on things, like you two do," said Lorne as he dodged a two-by-four that was aimed at his head.
"Not everyone's cut out for this business," replied Faith.
"Tell me about it Darling. I'm a lover, who's more then happy to leave the fighting up to you."
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"We should probably head inside!" called Angel as killed one of the last demons left in the alley.
"Probably," replied Spike as he finished off his demon and headed toward the Hyperion, with Faith by his side.
"Not bad for a bunch of minions," commented the slayer as she stepped over a decapitated body.
"They'll be more soon," said Angel.
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To Be Continued . . .
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