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Chapter 18 It's time…

February 2, 2004

The hall outside the Emergency Room at the LA hospital. Buffy comes into the hall wearing a long brown coat; carrying a bag. On the wall she finds a slot with a few patent histories and checks the names on them. There are none she's interested in. She continues slowly down the hall, avoiding the eyes of a passing doctor. Her mind seems to be off in her own world. She checks another series of slots for names on paperwork, but finds nothing. Further down the hall she turns down the left passageway. Behind her a nurses walks up and touches her on the back. She gasps and spins around.

"Can I help you?"

"Yea…I'm… I'm looking for an old friend."

Cut to Cordelia lying unconscious in a hospital bed. Buffy remembers Cordelia from high school, the little spoiled rich girl who cared about nothing except the new fashion of the week. She doesn't know the whole story of how she ended up here but she knows she must of changed.

"Hello?" Buffy quickly turned around to face a young tall skinny giddy girl standing behind. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you or anything. Are you lost?"

"No I--" Buffy began to say looking at Cordy.

"Did you know Cordelia?"

"Somewhat. High-school, buddy you could say." Buffy replied.

"Oh. Hi, I'm Fred." Fred said putting her hand out to shake. "It's nice meeting someone from Cordy's past who still cares. The only real people I know from her past are odd names like a Giles and a Buffy. You're not any of them are you?" She asked suddenly getting worried.

"No. I'm Jane." Buffy smiled back saying.

"Oh good, I would of felt so bad; sometimes I just ramble on--not even realizing what I'm saying."

Buffy smiled enjoying how Fred is acting around her.

"No I'm just here to see her, check up."

"Yea I get that. I just came in to do the same thing. Angel asks me to come when he's to busy."

"Angel?"

"You know Angel?" asked Fred from the sound change in Buffy's voice.

"If I remember correctly, Cordy referred to him as 'Salty goodness'."

"Oh yea, that's Cordelia. I remember her saying that once before she went…um" Fred suddenly stopped from realizing she was about to bring up the whole demon thing. "Before she ended up here."

"Oh, so Angel checks up on her allot?"

"Yea, almost every night, or even during the day if he's not to busy. When he is he sends me to check up on her. And today he's busy. A friend or enemy of his, is taking over his old business so."

Buffy knew exactly who she was talking about Spike, Spike was now taking over the Helping the helpless while Angel was trapped inside Wolfram & Hart cooperation.

"That's sweet of Angel to check up on her." Buffy replied smiling.

"Well he does love her." replied Fred.

"What?"

"Angel and Cordy, they're like kye-rumption."

"Huh?"

"It's Pylean…I mean it's a fancy word saying they're meant for each other."

This shockingly made Buffy more at eased. .A smile came to her face.

"What?" Asked Fred.

"Huh?" Buffy replied, not realizing what Fred asked.

"You're face is all brightened up."

"I just realized I have to be somewhere." Buffy replied shaking Fred's hand. "It was nice meeting you."

"It was nice meeting you too Jane!" Fred shouted out to Buffy who was pacing herself towards the elevators.

Ever since that day with the Hilzar demon, G has been stronger with his power, it has become rare for him to become weak from using it. Alex has been teaching his sister without complaints. With the help from G, it's been easier for Kate to get along with Alex more better. Although they almost complain about each other almost everyday, where it's getting Angel to be gone even more than usual. Just hanging out with Lorne mostly. Occasionally he will patrol with Spike, but then again, it's usually being taken care of with the new team at large.

"Ok, you're going to have to stop doing that." Kate said to G who blocked her from walking with a shield.

"Can you blame me for wanting a kiss from you?" G replied smiling.

"I guess not." Kate replied kissing G.

Alex came in slightly coughing to get their attention. The shield surrounding the two came down.

"What now?" Kate asked annoyed.

"Oh, I'm sorry if you haven't noticed we're on the job." Alex said sarcastically.

"Hey come on. It's not like we haven't been through this before Alex." G replied.

"Are you three sots bickering again?" Spike asked walking over.

"Well it's not like we have more to do Spike." Kate replied.

"Angel said, there's a nest of vampires around here, so look!" Spike snapped back.

"Speaking of Angel, I think he should be here also, when it comes to this. He's the one who had the vision." Alex mentioned.

"Well Angel has decided to be a--"

"If you say Pansy one more time Spike." Angel said from behind.

"Bloody Hell." Spike jumped from Angel sneaking up from behind.

"Loosing your touch, huh Spike?" Angel said.

"No. It's just pretty hard to listen with all this bickering going on!"

"Ok, here's the deal, we have to split up." Angel said as the gang gathered around. "Alex and Kate you go east. G West, Spike and I will take north and South." The team agreed and split up.

"Better not get in the way Alex." Kate snapped.

"Better pay attention Kate." Alex snapped back, following.

G walked a bit of ways until he stopped. He looked around and decided to do a spell once he was sure no one was around. He raised his hands up, when he was suddenly interrupted.

"You wont find anything." A voice said coming from the shadows.

"Who are you?" G asked as the stranger walked forward with his hands in his jean pockets.

"Names Amyl." he just walked around G looking down.

"What are you doing here?" G asked still uncomfortable with the whole situation.

"Oh, I don't know just to--" Before he finished his sentence he shot out a power towards G. G admittedly stopped it and the two stood there. Their hands facing each other and the power being blocked in between.

"What do you want?" G was getting annoyed with the questions not being answered.

Amyl put a shield quickly up and let go of the power which he was sending to G. "I'm here to deliver."

"Deliver what?"

"An invitation. I'm a warlock, and we warlock's would like to invite you to join. Course you would have to go through a challenge; so we can see if you're ready." G put his shield down and looked pleased, how long he's been waiting for them to show, if they even existed. He to wanted so much to become an official Warlock.

"I accept." He said excited.

"Good, I'm looking forward to see your work." he said, walking away. He turned back around to mention another thing. "Oh and you should gather everyone, there's no nest." Amyl then disappeared back in the shadows.

"Francis I don't want you to go." Kate said worried.

"I'll be fine Kate. I thought you'd be excited for me." G replied.

"I am, but…"

"But?"

"I have a weird feeling." She replied.

"I have to agree with Kate on this." Angel mentioned.

"You have no say in this Angel." G replied looking at him. The gang were all inside the hotel, Francis was there just to say goodbye, he was packed and everything, but the team wasn't as thrilled as he hoped them to be.

"Are you sure you can trust them?" Alex asked not sure.

"Do you trust me Alex?" G asked taking that a bit insulting against Warlock's.

"I've only known you for a few weeks, but I trust you more than a few warlock's who know how to send false visions to Angel." Replied Alex.

"I'll be fine. You've all seen what I'm capable of." G answered.

"Exactly why we're worried mate." Spike spoke up saying. "Don't you find it a bit odd, that they have to go through so much trouble just to get you alone?"

"Francis. I can see that there is no way in changing your mind, so I'm just going to ask you to promise me at least one thing." Kate said.

"Anything." He replied, rubbing her shoulders.

"Don't over do it. Try your best not to use so much magic."

"Well there is a test…"

"Please. Just promise."

"I promise." G replied, and kissed Kate. Spike and Angel looked at each other unsure of what's ahead for G. They remembered Trevor coming to them saying when the time was right they'd come to get G. But the more they've gotten to know G, and the secrets behind the Warlock's community, they can't help but wonder if there's more to this Warlock's Challenge than is being told. G shook Alex, Angel's and Spike's hand and headed out the door.

He waved goodbye as he stepped into the taxi, heading off to begin his new adventure and to take the Warlock's Challenge.