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A/N: so here you are. A brand new chappy. I hope you enjoy it. It's only an hour and fifteen minutes away from a new Angel and I'm a little excited. I'm also a little worried as most probably are that Spike's spikeness won't shine through. Still gonna watch it though.

Chapter 14:

"So time for introduction." Buffy said when she saw Maddy, Spike, and Angel come up from the basement.

"Right are we going to do the whole touchy feel-y thing cause that's kinda not my style." Faith said.

"It's better if we do that. Let's get to know everyone." Buffy said.

"Whatever, B. You're the boss."

"Okay well let's start with you, Fred."

"Oh I was kinda caught of guard by that. Well my names Winfred Burkle. Everyone calls me Fred. Not really good with the demon fighting yet, but I'm great at research and stuff like that." Fred said. She turned to Gunn and he spoke up.

"Names Charles Gunn. Everyone calls me Gunn. Good with the demon fighting and I'm ready to kick some ass."

"Hem. there'll be no ass kicking to the witches or Willow." Xander said.

"Why she's evil isn't she?" Connor spoke up.

"It's far more complicated then that. The prophecies that we've found have indicated that there is a way to save Willow, but it will be at the cost of someone else." Anya said.

"Oh great so one of us dies to save someone evil. That's just great." Connor said.

"Connor, please try to be a little more sensitive. Remember what we talked about."

"Sure dad I just don't see why we have to sacrifice one of us for someone who clearly is unstable."

"Whoa did you just say dad." Xander said.

There were at least six pairs of eyes on Angel.

"Did I forget to mention that Connor is my son?" Angel said a little uneasily.

"Yeah you did. And I'm still wondering how the undead had a kid and if other undead members can have a kid." Xander said looking at Spike.

"Hey those boys aren't alive. Looks like you've got some explaining ta do Peaches." Spike said.

"Well it was sort of prophesized and all that. Two vampire having a baby." Angel was trying to explain Connor as best as he could.

"Wait there was another vampire? Who?" Buffy asked. This was new news to her.

"Darla." Angel said.

"I thought she was. wait no one ever stays dead." Buffy said plopping down on Spike's lap.

"How can you have sex without loosing your soul?" Anya said.

"It's all very complicated." Angel said rubbing his head.

"Okay let me see if I can explain this a bit. You were the one that was prophesied to have a baby as a vampire. The details were always a little sketchy, but it was always messed up with the one were the dad was supposed to kill the son. Of course that already happened a long time ago so. okay judging by your faces you accidentally mixed up the prophecies. Explaining a little bit why he's eighteen when he should be one and I'm rambling." Maddy said as she took a seat in one of the chairs.

"We could have used you when we were trying to figure out the right prophecy." Fred said trying to lighten the situation

. "No it's okay. Actually that was what was supposed to happen. Then the boy becomes the Destroyer faster. Although it must still be a touchy subject. So let's go back to the happy introductions and just accept the fact that Angel has a son and that's the kid over there." Maddy said.

"Is that my new nickname and is it going to stick." Connor asked his irritation coming through in waves.

"Probably."

"Dontcha think you should give the kid a break, Doll." Spike said.

"You just called me kid too." Connor said. He felt trapped with irritating people.

"Well I can. 'M much older then you."

"Yeah, but not older then my dad. I bet he could kick your scrawny."

"I don't think you want to finish that sentence. Remember happy thoughts. Back to fun introductions. I want to some about you, Lorne." Buffy said trying to lighten the situation.

"Oh thanks for trying to change the subject, Sweetcakes." Lorne said.

"Just trying to help." Buffy said.

"This is a tough crowd though. I think that we should just get to the plan part of the meeting." Anya said.

"Yeah, but I just want to make sure that I know what everyone can do. You know be able to sort out people by their good qualities. Obviously Wes will help with the research and I guess Fred will help too, but I need to know everything about the group." Buffy said.

"Well, luv, it looks like, Peaches, Gunn, Faith and the kid are good at beating things. Everyone else can research or help Maddy out with the magic stuff." Spike said.

"Well not exactly. You're right about the fighting thing, but you forgot to add Wes and Cordy they're good fighters." Angel said.

"Yeah, but what 'm sayin' is that everyone helps with the research, but the big guns would be you four."

"Wait everyone helps with research. I didn't sign on for that." Gunn said.

"Well that's how things work. I mean there isn't always evil to fight." Xander said.

"But that's not how we work." Gunn said.

"Look getting testy isn't going to get us anywhere. If you don't want to research fine, but you'll just be sitting around." Buffy said.

"I thought that there would be a lot of evil on the Hellmouth. Stuff that we can fight." Connor said

. "Not all the time though. Try just training all day. That's what I used to do." Faith said.

Everyone was quiet for a second.

"Okay so I'm not the greatest person to be giving advice to young minds, but he wanted something to do and I gave him an idea." Faith said.

"Look research is tedious, but it can be okay. You get used to it." Cordy said remembering all those nights she stood up with the Scoobies looking for information.

"Uh yes all the nights of staying up and looking for a shred of evidence in big books. Gotta love those days." Xander said.

Anya couldn't help, but feel a little jealous. Even though she was mad at Xander she still loved him. They were making progress with their relationship. It might be slow, but it was progress. Now his ex-girlfriend rolls into town and it was making her uncomfortable.

"Um anyway research isn't as boring and tedious as some might think. It's okay. Look if you guys don't want to research then you can train in the training room at the back of the store. It's big and has weapons and dummies." Buffy said.

"Sounds great why don't' we go and check it out." Gunn said to Connor.

"Sure." Was all he said as he followed Gunn into the training room.

"All right then I think that we should get started. Wesley and I will look at the more difficult texts that are in hard languages. Everyone else will look at the vengeance demon files. Anyone else want to join them in the training room?" Giles said

. "Yeah I think that I might do that." Faith said getting up and walking over to the training room.

"Okay so let's start looking at the texts." Buffy said as everyone made his or her way to the table. There were more then a dozen books on the table and each person grabbed one to get started.

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It was almost three in the afternoon. At one point Angel had left to go to the training room to see if they were hungry and never came back. Anya had taken a break saying that someone had to run the store. Now the rest of the people sat in his or her seats with brows furrowed and heads about ready to explode.

"No Wesley that is not a symbol for a bird. It's a symbol for a dog."

"What would a dog have anything to do with our situation?"

"That is why it is clearly not the right text."

"I think it is if you would just realize that that is a bird."

"Will you blokes please shut up already? People are trying ta concentrate." Spike said. He was getting really frustrated with all the reading. He just wanted to hit something.

"Well this bloke won't realize that that is the symbol for a dog and not the right text."

"Oh bollocks. Give me the bloody book." Spike said walking over to the counter where Wes and Giles were standing. He looked at it for a couple of seconds and said.

"Well Rupes was right that it isn't the right text, but it innit a dog or a bird, 's the symbol for paradise." Spike said returning to his seat next to Buffy.

"Spike are you fluent in other languages specifically this one?" Giles asked.

"Well yeah. 'S actually a dead language that came from a language I do know, but 's practically the same."

"Hum we could use you. Please help us with the texts in the office." Wes said.

"But I was doing fine out here." Spike tried to protest.

"No buts Spike you are going to help us in the office and that's final." Giles said dragging Spike into the office.

"Help." Spike mouthed to Buffy.

"It's okay, honey. It's for good." Buffy said.

"I think it's safe to say that Spike is lost to the British alliance. Only god can save him now." Maddy said.

"Well I think he has a good idea. Just to help decipher text and not have to read these cryptic messages is a good thing. Damn why couldn't I learn any other languages." Xander said closing his book.

"Be careful with those Xander they're very old and D'Hoffran will get really pissed off if they are broken." Anya said.

"Right okay I can do that. I think we need a break though." Xander said.

"Usually I don't complain about research, but now I have to say that I'm a little pooped." Fred said.

"I was pooped hours ago I just didn't want to say anything." Cordy said.

"Okay we'll break for food. Let's order pizza." Buffy said.

Everyone agreed and Buffy got up and walked over to the phone. She was talking to the guy at the Pizza Hut when Dawn walked inside the Magic Box.

"Hey Dawnie, why don't you sit down and help with the work." Buffy said as she listened to the guy on the phone.

"Okay what can I help with?" Dawn said as she took a seat next to Maddy.

"You can help with making sure our brains don't explode all over the carpet." Maddy said jokingly.

"Well how am I supposed to do that?" Dawn said deciding to play along.

"You can get big buckets. Really big buckets."

"I don't know if we have any, but I promise to look." Dawn said.

"Actually we were taking a little break from the research, Dawnster." Xander said.

"Yeah, breaks are good." Fred said.

"Oh hi, you must be one of the people that Angel brought. I'm Dawn, Buffy's sister." Dawn said extending her hand so the girl could shake it.

"I'm Fred. Nice to meet you." Fred said accepting Dawn's hand. Dawn looked at the green demon with horns with a curious look on her face.

"Hi Sweetie I'm Lorne. Don't worry I'm a good guy." Dawn nodded.

"Hi Cordy. It's been awhile." Dawn said. She had always liked Cordelia. She had been nice, but could be a bitch when she wanted to be.

"Yeah it's great to see you to. Sorry that you aren't out having fun, but duty calls right."

"Well you were doing this stuff at my age and you weren't even related to anyone." Dawn said.

"Where is everyone else? I only saw a few people this morning, but this isn't everyone." Dawn said after a minute of silence.

"Mostly everyone is in the training room trying to avoid the research." Maddy said.

"Well don't they have the best ideas? It's too bad that I don't have any strength because then I'd have an excuse. Where's Spike?"

"Well he was recruited to work for the stuffy old British alliance. They are congregating in Giles's office right now." Xander said.

"Oh he must hate that." Dawn said.

"Yes I think that the right word to describe it was fear actually. Like a frightened cat that was being dragged away by awful people. It was funny and sad at the same time. Hopefully he doesn't start to lose it with the chip because I'm getting tired of bringing him out of a state of catatonia. Takes a lot of patience and that's not my best virtue." Maddy said.

"Okay well pizza should be here in a little bit. Maddy why don't you go tell the little warriors in the training room that it's coming. They should be pretty hungry by now." Buffy said.

"Sure send me on the scary mission. Thanks ever so much." Maddy said sarcastically.

"Just do it."

"Alright I'm getting up." Maddy said as she walked over to the training room.

She opened the door to see to sparring matches going on. One was Faith and Angel and the other was Gunn and Connor. Faith and Angel appeared to just be messing around, but Gunn and Connor looked like that they were really going at it. Gunn was losing, but Maddy assumed that they didn't call Connor the Destroyer for nothing. Maddy cleared her throat loudly and everyone stopped fighting.

"Buffy order some pizzas and she want me to ask you if you guys want any." Maddy said.

"Sure we could use something to eat." Faith said.

"Um do you want to some blood? I'm sure there's some in the fridge they have here." Maddy said looking at Angel.

"Yeah I guess I could go for some. A little after everyone is done eating though would be better." Angel said.

"Yeah don't want to gross anyone out." Maddy said.

"So I take it that the research was a little less then exciting." Gunn said.

"Well it was tedious, but it seemed like you guys were having fun in here." Maddy said.

"Yeah well training comes naturally to us so it isn't a big deal. You guys are the brains and we'll be the brawn." Connor said.

"Oh you don't think I could be the brawn. Could kick your sorry ass." Maddy said.

"Oh little witch has got a pair on her." Faith said.

"I wouldn't want to hurt you and you wouldn't want to break a nail now would you." Connor said.

"Oh puh-lease. You think just because you were prophesied about that makes you some big shot." Maddy said.

"Okay kids let's stop with the arguing. You both are pretty powerful in your own ways." Angel said. He didn't think Maddy knew what she was getting into. Connor was almost stronger then him.

"You don't think that I'm strong enough to take the kid. Well you'd be wrong there." Maddy said.

"So why don't you prove it." Connor said.

"That a challenge cause I never back down from a challenge."

"Well then it's a challenge. Although you can't use magic cause that would be unfair."

"Oh then how am I going to fight the big bad kid?" Maddy said sarcastically.

"The old fashion way." Both got in their fighting stances.

"I really shouldn't be fighting in these boots, but I'll make an exception."

"Oh afraid you'll mess them up when I kick your ass."

"Right cause you're so scary."

"Angel don't you think that you should stop this. You know Connor's pretty strong." Gunn whispered to Angel.

"Yeah well she'll just have to find that out on her own." Angel said hoping that Connor wouldn't hurt her too badly.

"Don't underestimate the chick. Looks like short stick will be able to fight for herself." Faith said.

She didn't really like Connor all that much, but she tolerated him. She was really hoping that Maddy kicked his ass even though she didn't know how that could even happen. She had seen Connor fight and knew that he was pretty good.

"Okay so no magic right?" Connor said.

"If that's the way you want to play the game then no magic." Maddy said.

"I don't know if I can hit a girl." Connor said.

"Well let me make it easier on you." Maddy said. She punched Connor in the face and then back away.

"So are you going to fight back or what. This is really getting boring." Maddy said.

"Oh I think that I can manage." Connor set of his attack. He tried to punch, but Maddy blocked each one.

"Come on a few punches is all you got. I know you can do better then that." Maddy said. It was too easy and she knew he was holding back.

"I told you it isn't nice to hit a girl. Just give me a second to get warmed up over here." Connor said.

He was throwing some of his most powerful punches and she was blocking all of them. Connor decided that this was no time to hold back. He threw a couple of punches and a few landed, but they didn't seem to faze her. She started to punch him as well. Her punches actually hurt more then Connor expected. He had thought that they wouldn't hurt at all, but they stung an awful lot.

Connor made an attempt to trip her, but she jumped in the air to escape the trip. When she was back on the ground she kicked him in the stomach did a kick turn and kicked him again then backhanded him affectively sending him stumbling backwards.

Connor regained his composure and went to punch her again. She avoided the punch by doing one of those cool matrix leaning back moves. She flipped in the air kicking him in the face sending him flying backwards. Maddy stood back up and went back in to fighting stance and glared at him.

"Had enough yet." She asked him. Connor wiped the blood that was on his lip on his sleeve and got back up.

"Just warming up."

"Better land a punch soon or you're going to be beaten by a girl."

"Oh I don't intend that to be the outcome." Connor lunged at Maddy and tackled her to the ground. He started to punch her in the face multiple times. Maddy pushed him off of her sending him straight into the brick wall and smashing it some.

Angel, Gunn and Faith watched with fascination. The two people were really going at it. Maddy was pretty strong. Stronger then anyone thought. They seemed evenly matched, but Maddy always had the upper hand. They were just fighting like neither was hurt. Both were bleeding pretty badly.

"Um this is getting to be too much." Gunn said when Connor was thrown against the wall.

"Yeah I know, but I'm a little afraid to go over there. They are really good fighters." Faith said.

"I know I didn't think that Maddy knew how to fight like that." Angel said.

"Well it just gives us another reason not to mess with her." Gunn said.

"Yeah if she wasn't a threat before she sure is now." Angel said.

"Well I want to know where she got those moves especially that matrix looking one. And did you see how high she jumped to avoid getting tripped. Pretty cool if you ask me." Faith said.

"Granted her moves are pretty good and different. Connor has some pretty good moves too though." Gunn said.

"Yeah that they are." Angel said.

"Picked some up from dad I see." Faith said noting the move that Connor just did.

"Yeah he learned a few. Most were from his time in that hell dimension though." Angel said.

"Either way they're two good fighters that we'll need on this thing." Gunn said.

Meanwhile the pizza had just arrived. Maddy hadn't gotten back with word on the gang in the training room.

"I wonder why she's been gone so long." Cordy said.

"I don't know. I sent her in there like ten minutes ago." Buffy said. Just then they heard a loud crashing noise. The group at the table and the various customers looked at the training room door.

"Maybe we should go check it out." Lorne said. Wes, Giles and, Spike ran out of the office.

"What the bloody hell was that? Is everyone okay?" Spike said with concern.

"Yeah we think that the training is going a little more intense then anyone anticipated." Xander said.

"Well let's go see what all the ruckus is about." Dawn said.

The group of people got up and made their way to the training room. Nothing could have prepared them for what was going on. Connor and Maddy where fighting really fighting. Faith, Angel, and Gunn were sitting on the couch just watching. "What the hell is going on here?!" Buffy said. Faith, Angel, Gunn and Maddy turned to look at her. Just then Connor punched Maddy again.

"Hey that was a cheap shot." Maddy said rubbing her jaw.

"Yeah kind of like the one you gave me."

"That was to start things. The punch that you just gave me was very low. Chickens shit even."

"Hey what can I say I'm the King of Low." Connor said. Maddy glared at him.

"Okay can someone clue us in as to why they were fighting?" Buffy said.

"Just friendly sparring, B. Nothing more then that. Getting out the anger." Faith said.

"There are better ways of getting out the anger then pummeling someone." Xander said.

"Look no harm, no foul. We're alright." Maddy said wiping blood off of her face. She had been in worse fights.

"Have you two seen a mirror? Your eyes and faces are all puffy and black and blue." Cordy said.

"It's no problem. They'll heal fast." Connor said wondering just how badly she had beaten him.

"Is this going to be a problem? You two fighting." Wes asked he hadn't seen anyone that could beat up Connor like that and he wondered if there wasn't more then just magic in that girl's blood.

"No prob whatsoever. Just doing it for fun. Right of passage and all that shit." Maddy said.

"Yeah just horse play." Connor said. The both had a new respect for the other.

"Well if this isn't going to be a problem then it's okay. Try not to do it anymore." Giles said.

"I guess this takes them out of patrol for a little while." Buffy said.

"Why?" Both said.

"Well because you two look like punching bags that's why. I don't want you getting any more hurt then you already are. I should have stopped this little fight before it was too late." Angel said in that annoying parental tone

. "Please these are a few minor injuries." Maddy said.

"Minor?" everyone said with shock in their voices.

"Yeah just look." Maddy waved her hand in front of her face. When everyone saw her face again it was healed.

"See minor injuries that go away like that." Maddy said snapping her fingers.

"Right we forgot about the magic thing." Fred said.

"Well I guess you would need magic to fight him." Xander said.

"No not really. Look it's a long story that can wait, but let's just say I know how to fight." Maddy said.

"Yeah I remember. You were fighting that Brian guy. He said that he was a demon hunter or something like that." Buffy said.

"Did he have it in his blood or is he like Gunn." Angel asked.

"I don't."

"It's in his blood. Strength or something like that was passed down to him from his dad." Maddy said. Everyone looked at her.

"Again a long story that would bore everyone."

"Well I guess we have an extra pair of demon fighting hands." Angel said.

"Got that right." Maddy said.

"Do you mind working the mojo on Connor? I don't like to see him beat up like that."

"Sure, shouldn't just leave him like that." Maddy said.

She put her hand in front of Connor's face and healed him. Connor opened his eyes. They were swollen shut before. He looked around and saw a pretty face that wasn't there before. Dawn tried to look away from him, but he had the most piercing gaze. He was pretty good looking too. Dawn knew that it must have been Angel's son that Cordy was telling her about.

He was eighteen. That wasn't that much older then her. She was sixteen. It wasn't like Buffy would disapprove. She was dating someone who was over a hundred years older then her. He had a lean muscular body. His eyes were green or maybe hazel, Dawn couldn't tell because of the lighting. His hair was a little long and brown. He didn't look that much like Angel, but there was a resemblance.

Connor couldn't take his eyes off of her. She was really pretty. She had long brown hair that was haloing her face. She was a little taller then Buffy, but Connor thought that it could have been the shoes. She seemed really delicate, but able to hold her own. Her face was pretty too. She was wearing a little makeup, but Connor thought that she didn't need it. She had the prettiest blue eyes he had ever seen.

"Hello. Earth to kid." Maddy said. When he didn't move everyone was pretty freaked out.

"What did you do to him?" Angel asked.

"I didn't do anything. Hey lover boy take a picture it'll last longer." Maddy said. Everyone looked around and realized that Dawn and he were staring at each other intently.

"Huh what?" Connor said.

"I said put the snake back in the garden." Maddy said. Everyone laughed.

"Huh?"

"It's rude to stare and I don't think that her sister or her overprotective vampire would like it very much." Maddy said.

So she was Dawn. Connor thought.

"Oh right sorry."

"I think you embarrassed him." Faith said giggling.

"Sorry didn't mean to embarrass you."

"No it's okay." Connor said trying to hide his face.

"Well as fun as this is the pizza is getting cold. Let's go eat." Buffy said.

"Yeah I'm hungry after fighting it just works up and appetite. Come on let's go get some pizza." Maddy said to Connor.

"Sure." Connor said. They started to walk out and everyone followed them.

Dawn was a little sad. She liked Connor, but Maddy had obviously gotten there first. It was just great. Dawn decided to push it aside. It wasn't like he was hers to lay claim on. She followed everyone out of the training room until Buffy and Spike were the only ones left.

"Aren't you going to come and eat pizza?" Buffy asked.

"Not in a pizza mood." Spike said sitting down on the couch. The truth was he felt another one of his headaches coming on. He had tried fighting the pain, but it was just too much. He had to sit down to stop everything from spinning.

"They reminded me of us didn't they?" Buffy said taking a seat next to Spike. She clearly couldn't see anything wrong with him.

"Which two?" Spike said jokingly.

"Well I'll have to admit that Maddy and Connor remind me of us in the early days. They were really going at it. I didn't realize that she was such a good fighter."

"Yeah well she never said anything." Spike said barely able to maintain speech now.

"Yeah I guess so. I was kind of talking about Dawn and Connor though. They couldn't take their eyes off of each other. It was cute."

"Yeah really cute. Peaches junior with the Bit. I don't really like that."

"Geez Maddy was right. You are Dawn's overprotective vampire. At least Connor is pretty normal and not a vampire."

"Yeah that's a plus I guess."

"Well we don't want a repeat of Halloween. He's strong so he can protect Dawn."

"He's also going back to LA after this whole thing."

"Yeah, but that can work. I mean he's eighteen and not in school so he can come over whenever."

"Forgetting the fact that he might not interested in Dawnie."

"You don't think so." Buffy said a little hurt for Dawn.

"There's no right answer to that, is there. Look I was jus' sayin' that he might be interested in Maddy."

"No I think that's more of a work thing."

"Jus'." Spike didn't finish his sentence. He blacked out before he knew what was happening. Buffy looked at Spike and he was out cold and twitching.

"Spike! Spike! Wake up!" Buffy shook him, but he wouldn't wake up.

"Somebody help!"

A/N: Okay do you hate me? I know that it was going so nice and fluffy, but there has to be twists or it's too predictable. Also I know it's another cliffhanger. Cliffhangers are becoming me. Of course never fear Spike will be back. It might take a chapter or two or three, but it's bound to happen. Right now I want to focus on other things in the story, mainly the serious Riley bashing soon to come. Hehehehehehehehe! Love me some Riley bashing. I've hit a rock and a hard place. Maddy and Connor or Dawn and Connor. I was thinking Dawn and Connor when I first wrote this, but it can go either way. Tell me what you think. Just submit as review!