Title: Desperate Measures 3?
Author:
Wereleopard
Rating: PG
Pairing: C/A
Crossover
Angel/Buffy
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Romance
Summary: Cordy is dying from the visions and the AI gang will go to any lengths to save her, but they first have to go to Sunnydale to help the Scoobies
Spoilers: All of Buffy and Angel
Disclaimer:
The characters in the Angel verse were created by Joss Whedon &
David Greenwalt. No infringement is intended, no profit is made I am
just poor and the song doesn't belong to me either.
Distribution:
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Feedback: Yes please!
N/B When Tara and Willow split up due to the magicks; Tara moved to LA and joined AI. And the timeline may not be correct but it is my story so just ignore it ok LOL
Would also like to thank Hotstuff406 for beta'ing this you do a wonderful job
Chapter 3
Xander laughed nervously. "Yeah right Cordy. You just want to be centre of attention."
The other Scoobies joined in with the same nervous laugh, not sure whether to believe what Cordy had said or not.
"Yeah, great joke Cordy." Buffy said softly.
Tara's eyes blazed with anger and disgust. "Why would she make up a joke like that, it isn't funny?" She paused for a moment and looked at each of them. "You really don't know her, know them do you?" The young witch said with amazement, she had only been in LA for a short while and she loved them as family and wouldn't change any of them for the world.
Xander's smile fell from his face, his chest hurt at the thought of his ex-girlfriend dying. "No Cordy you can't die, who w-w-would torture us?" He stuttered the sick feeling in the pit of his stomach getting stronger.
Buffy glanced at Willow and they both turned and stared at the pale-faced brunette.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to tell you like this, actually I never meant to tell you at all but hey you know me I say what I think." Cordy whispered she was so tired and didn't want to deal with this now; her legs sagged and before Fred and Tara could do anything her legs buckled, but before she hit the ground two strong arms held her to a manly chest, she looked up into the brown sad eyes of her saviour.
"You need to rest Cordy; we can deal with all of this later." He said as he waved his hand around to the Sunnydale crew.
Buffy took an automatic step back at the indifference Angel spoke about her and her friends, his friends. Spike watched with interest as the gang from LA gathered around each other and protected each other. They really were a family, one that loved each other.
"Tara we could go somewhere and talk?" Willow asked her voice hopeful.
Tara briefly glanced up to the redhead and as much as she wanted to run into her arms, kiss her and never let go she had left for a reason and it was still there. Plus things were different now she had responsibilities now just like Willow had for Buffy and the others.
"Thank you but no I have to stay with Cordy, I have to make sure she stays all right." Tara said, as she turned to the brunette seer in question.
Angel reached out and took hold of Tara's hand; she had proved her worth time and time again, sharing Cordy's pain, feeling it all but still protecting her.
"Why, what do you have to do for Cordelia?" Willow cried out jealous at the thought Tara might have moved on to her tormentor of all people.
"Tell them Tara." Cordy whispered still clutching Tara's hand and giving it a squeeze of reassurance.
"I have bonded us." She stopped and all she saw was blank stares. "I did a spell which connects us, I take away some of her pain, some of the stress that her body and mind go through, it is the thing that is killing her. I am just giving her a little more time so we can find someway to help her."
"But what if she dies?" Willow whispered afraid of the answer.
"Then I die with her." Tara said her voice strong and confident. "It was my decision, Cordy tried to stop me but by that time I had got to know her, to know all of them and they became my family and I couldn't, no I wouldn't sit by and let her die not while there was a breath in my body."
"So how do we stop this?" Xander asked he didn't want Cordy to die; he didn't want Tara to die either cause that would devastate Willow.
"We don't know." Angel said as he brushed a strand of hair from Cordy's face. "But we have to find something I can't lose her, I can't lose you. I would be lost."
The LA gang huddled together in a group gathering strength from one another and hoping that there was someway to fix this so they didn't have to lose two members of their family.
"We better get to our rooms, Cordy needs to rest." Tara ordered she knew how her friend was feeling and the others trusted her judgment. The Scoobies could only watch as the others left supporting the two weak women.
It had been 4 hours later when Wesley received a call from Giles to come straight to his house he had some scrolls that might be of some help but needed help translating them. So there they had sat going through them all slowly and carefully making sure that they read everything correctly and had not missed anything out. Suddenly Wes let out a loud curse and Giles' head shot up, a concerned look written all over it.
Before he could ask what was wrong Wes had pulled out his mobile and it was placed next to his ear.
"Angel wake everyone up and get them over here and make sure Cordy is never left by herself. She shouldn't have come here, her life is in danger." Wesley pulled the phone away as Angel started to scream and shout down the phone demanding answers; once it quietend he talked into it again. "There is a scroll here and it says that if the seer dies, the champion will lose his will and darkness will reign for an eternity. I haven't read it all but I will continue to do so, and hopefully I will have more when you get here. Be careful Angel, be very careful."
TBC
