Author's note: Yay, I finally have had time to update. The story is nearing its end and I am merely editing now, so hopefully the last couple of chapters will be posted in the coming weeks.

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Chapter 13

Buffy quickly moved away from Oz and Willow and headed in the direction of Angel's evil doppelganger.

Noting her anger, Angel stood his ground and waited for her to approach, hoping to use her anger against her. Buffy took the last few steps at a sprint, moving in for a speedy knockout, only to have her attacks deflected, before she was slammed into the wall by a well placed swing from Angel.

Hoping to catch the vampire off guard Cordelia had moved around to behind the vampire while he was distracted by Buffy. Moving to within range she swung the poker at his head as hard as she could. The blow however did little to slow him down and Angel quickly turned and ripped the poker from her hand before slamming it into her temple, sending her crashing to the floor in an unconscious heap.

Giles throwing all English etiquette out the window shouted in outrage and jumped onto Angel's back wrapping an arm around the vampire's neck keeping him distracted while Buffy took the front position and laid into him with a quick succession of blows.

"You people are like flies." Angel growled, finding space such that he could kick at Buffy, sending her to the ground dazed and then swinging Giles into a nearby door, which gave way with the impact sending Giles sprawling onto the floor in the joining room.

The lights in the house began to flicker before turning off completely, plunging the house into darkness with only a slight glow sifting in through the windows keeping the hallway lit.

With Buffy busy gathering her wits on the floor of the hallway, Angel noticed Willow and Oz stood alone near a window. Like a true predator Angel charged the exposed and injured pair, while Buffy and Giles were distracted with their own problems. Ignoring Willow, Angel moved in for the kill on Oz but was surprised when Willow attempted to tackle him, sending all three of them off balance. Willow landed next to Angel on the floor, whereas Oz lost his balance on his good leg and stumbled backwards with enough force such that when he hit the window he kept going. Smashing through the window, Oz hit the roof and his momentum caused him to roll down the roof and eventually onto the dirt ground in near the front entrance of the house.

Angel jumped up quickly, growling in frustration. Willow had yet to get up fully and was knelt down cradling her arm she had landed on awkwardly and eyeing the vampire in fear. Angel went for her only to be hit by an invisible force moments before he reached Willow and moments before Buffy made it to their position. The force lifted him off the ground and sent him through the window, following much the same path as Oz before landing on the ground next the unconscious werewolf with a thump.


Giles stood up in the darkness and tried to orientate himself, heading in the direction that he believed the doorway to be, he impacted with the wall instead. "Damn"

He heard a murmur in the room, like a half hearted laughing.

"Mr Giles...I thought all the Watcher's had the common sense to not enter this house and only send their slayers instead."

"I know who you are." Giles remarked sternly.

"Good for you Mr Giles, I know who you are too." McKinley replied mirthfully.

"I don't care what you know, I don't have time for your games. Angelus is out there."

"He has been dealt with...I also know you are different."

"Different to what?" Giles' anger was only slightly tempered by the revelation about Angel.

"The Watcher's I have dealt with in the past." The spirit's tone lost all mirth and became coldly serious.

"If you are after revenge against the Watcher's Council, hurting the children in this house has done you no service. They are not associated with the Council, they are innocents, merely friends of the slayer."

As if his emotions were on a spinning disk McKinley's coldness quickly evaporated and his tone turned regretful. "I know this Mr Giles and I am sorry for the misfortune that has befallen them, but I'm afraid it was necessary."

"It was necessary for a teenage boy to die." Giles raged in his usual restrained British way.

Unaffected by Giles' anger the spirit calmly explained. "Not at all, that was unplanned for and not my purpose Mr Giles. You need not worry all will be revealed in just time."


TBC...

Just four chapters to go