DISCLAIMER: I do not own Angel but I do own Chance and the story.

Wesley walked into Angel's office where Angel, Spike, Gunn, Illyria, and Chance were talking.

"Percy is back from the dead. Who knew that he would be taking a note from our book." Spike smirked as soon as he could smell Wesley was in the room.

"It's good to see the civilized man back in the game." Gunn added with a greeting smile to his friend.

"How are you feeling, Wes?" Angel asked with coolness but masking his concern well.

"I'm actually feeling quite good for a man that has been alive for only twenty hours. I'm refreshed in a way." Wesley said. He looked around to everybody. His eyes landed on Illyria for a moment. He had a feeling that what Chance said was true. Maybe the Powers are considerate and will bring Fred back. Chance looked at him as if she were reading his mind. Illyria left everyone to their silence and they all knew she was going to find something to do that involved destroying things.

"How did you know that Wesley was the one whom the Powers wanted back?" Angel asked from his seat behind his desk.

"He's not the only the PTBs wanted back. Fred is the other. Like I told Wesley, they're supposed to have a daughter that is a Slayer." Chance had left some information out of what she was telling everyone else, but she wanted to keep some intimate details of the plan to herself and Wesley.

"Then Fred is supposed to be brought back to life?" Gunn asked almost somewhat relieved. He was still upset over his involvement in Fred's death.

"Yeah. Twenty-four hours after Wesley was brought back to life, she is to come back. Since she's an Ancient, bringing back Fred will be very difficult to her. The pain will be almost unbearable and since you still have her sarcophagus in containment nobody will be killed." Chance said with satisfaction.

"Where does Illyria have to be when Fred comes back?" Angel asked.

"She has to be in the same room as her sarcophagus and possibly with someone to help her out. Possibly the lab and I would suggest Wes to be with her there." Everyone had agreed with Chance, which delighted Wesley.

"We'll get her sarcophagus to the lab and she has to be in there. Wes, try to convince her stay there for the next four hours or at least be there in three." Angel told everyone. Wesley left followed by Spike and Gunn who went along to assist if needed.

"I'm absolutely positive this will work." Chance said to Angel, who looked concerned for Wesley.

"I don't want Wesley to get hyped up about this and everything goes to hell." Angel told the young witch.

"It won't happen to him. They are to have the greatest Slayer of all time. I'm sure of that." Chance told Angel with emphasis.

"Let's hope you're right then."

It was five minutes until the time Fred was scheduled to be resurrected. Angel, Spike, Gunn, and Chance were in the office overlooking the lab where Wesley and Illyria were standing. Faith had decided not to stay and returned to Buffy and the rest of the Slayers.

"I heard from the sorcerer that there will be pain." Illyria said to Wesley coldly.

"Yes there will." That's all Wesley could say to the Ancient.

"Then I will return to my former state the way I wish to." Illyria noted while staring at her sarcophagus. "Wesley, why can't I stay?"

A blinding light filled the lab. Wesley was holding Illyria in his arms. She was screaming in agonizing pain. Fred's organs were developing quickly in her former body. All of Illyria's memories were now being transferred into Fred's mind. The light had ended and there in Wesley's arms was his beloved.

"Wesley, is that really you?" The sweet Texan accent mixed with California asked her friend and beloved.

"Yes it is." Wesley held Fred tightly silent tears streaming down his face. Everyone in the office decided to leave Wesley and Fred there.

"I told you it was going to work." Chance told Angel smugly.