CHAPTER 1
"Romeo…Romeo….where are thy my Romeo", Cordelia said a little over dramatic for comfort.
Wesley lowered his glasses and pondered over the situation he had gotten himself into. He was in Cordelia's hunted apartment watching her rehearse for a part in a play. Maybe I should have gone with Angel. I bet it is better to be killing demons than sitting around listening to Cordelia mutilate Shakespeare.
"So what do you think", Cordelia asked the distracted ex-watcher. "Don't you think I really deserve this part".
Cordelia's voice brought him back to reality. "Yes", he said abruptly.
"I knew it", Cordy said as she grabbed her script and started to walk back and forth in the living room. Summer was here. That meant numerous productions in theater and TV. Numerous job opportunities existed. If only evil could take a break. Suddenly a sledgehammer slammed over her brain. The pain was exasperating. It felt like bolts of electricity were being pumped on her head.
Wesley seeing this ran over to her and helped her to the couch. Meanwhile in Cordelia's head, numerous images flared. A room. People dancing. An evil spirit entered. It sucked the life of everyone. A VAMPIRE!. He was killing all human life.
"What did you see?", Wesley asked as the poor girl calmed down.
"We need to find Angel", she said in a frightened voice.
Angel fell with a thud on the concrete floor. His battle-ax fell three feet away from him. He rapidly stood up, but was grabbed by the drud demon and smashed against the alley wall. He fell to the floor again. The drud seemed strong. His brown and slimy skin bulged as the level of the fight increased. Angel stood up and kicked the demon on the groin. The being gasped as the air was knocked away from him. Angel than performed a right side spin kick hitting the monster in the face. The monster doubled back gasping for air. Angel rapidly reached for his ax and stepped back as the drud delivered a powerful foot stomp. Angel swung the ax viciously hitting the fiend on the neck. The head rolled on the floor smashing itself against the wall. Angel breathed hard just as his cell phone rang.
"Angel", Wesley said. "An emergency has come up. I will give you the address".
Angel turned up at the crime scene ten minutes later. A group of squad cars had reached a dance club right in the middle of town. Two ambulances had shown up. They seemed to be pulling out dead body after dead body from inside. Angel saw in the crowd the blonde cop. He slowly approached her.
"What happened?", he asked.
"Oh", she said not a bit surprised. "It's you. One of your friends had some fun. A vampire did all this".
"Bite marks?", Angel asked.
Kate nodded. "The bodies were drained of all their blood"
"How many?", Angel asked.
"How many bodies?", Kate responded. "About twenty to twenty five".