Here's the new chapter. I had to separate now into three different chapters so this one might be kind of short...
To be perfectly honest Lindsay wasn't exactly thrilled with this plan. As far as he was concerned the best thing they could do was just get rid of Angel completely. The big fuss going into this was not something he was expecting, or something he wanted to go through. Not in any position to argue with his higher ups, however, he stood complacently as Vocah continued the ceremony.
Maybe it was that fear which was bothering him. He worked hard for years to finally be promoted to the position he was hoping for at Wolfram and Hart. Yet, still, when he went into the office every morning he had the unnatural fear that this was the last day he would have. At Wolfram and Hart. At life. He hated the feeling. This was not something he worked for- fear. It was exactly this he ran away from with everything his father had gone through. Not knowing where his life may be going from one day to the next. He didn't ever want to feel that again and yet here he was.
Any other option wasn't there, though. There wasn't any quitting at the firm, as far as far as he could tell. They told you when you weren't in service anymore. And you're never seen again. It wasn't as if he was really looking to terminate his position there. He had seen how the other half lived when he, ever so briefly, worked with Angel. It wasn't terrible. It wasn't great either. Something about his experience there had made him more restless and...there was just something else that bothered him about working with the guy he'd been trying to undo since they'd met.
Maybe it was that which was bothering him too. That was what Wolfram and Hart was trying to do. Get him to turn evil again, work side by side. It could be that Lindsay could bet even Angelus wouldn't work with them. It could be the vague memory of trying to kill the guy, but something told him the plan was a little flawed. His life at Wolfram and Hart was a little flawed...
Interrupting his thoughts, Vocah stirred. Completely disregarding the ceremony his scythe was sensing something outside. Lindsay didn't bother guessing what- or who- it was. He sighed loudly, much to the dismay of a few of the onlookers beside him. With a crash Angel, and to Lindsay's surprise Wesley entered the building. He was sure that Wes had been exposed to a rather nasty explosion at Angel's premises. At least, that was the plan. He was beginning to suspect not everything had went according to plan. It rarely ever did these days.
Thinking quickly he grabbed the scrolls he knew Angel would be after. Judging by her lack of presence Cordelia hadn't escaped her fate. Seeing that Angel was preoccupied with Vocah he was hoping to be able to distract Angel with the scroll. Then, Vocah could escape and finish the rest of the ceremony. Unfortunately he wasn't counting on Wesley. Quickly forgotten by Lindsay he didn't count on him taking him down from behind. Of course he would know fully well that the scrolls were important and go after him.
On the floor now, he managed to knock Wesley off of him. To his side he noticed Angel in the finishing moments with Vocah. He cursed under his breath, but found himself admiring Angel's ability to add insult to injury before finally laying waste to the demon. He turned his attention quickly to the recovered Wesley. This was about to become a two on one against his favor very quickly.
He looked down and noticed that the scrolls were nowhere near him. Looking behind him he also noticed neither Wesley nor Angel had obtained the scrolls, either. Desperate he looked around, trying to find where the hell they could have possibly dropped to. He looked to Angel once more, realization dawning on him. He was fast. If he was after Lindsay he'd already be on top of the guy. Angel was much more concentrated on Lilah Morgan. She had the scrolls in her hand.
Forgetting the potentially important question of how she got the scroll he rose quickly. The ceremony hadn't stopped. In fact, judging by the neat piles of dust on the ground where the sacrificial vampires had been the whole thing had actually gone off with success. He wasn't quite sure how he felt about that. On the one hadn they were one step closer to destroying Angel, on the other Lilah had just gotten the upper hand on him. Holland, he noticed, had taken it upon himself to summon the movers, so he was conveniently absent when Lilah was knocked off her feet and out of consciousness after the spell. Angel walked quickly to her, grabbing the scroll.
In the meantime Wesley took care of Vocah's two assistants. The two reconvened in the middle of the room just beside the unconscious Lilah, apparently void of any concern of the threat Lindsay might hold. He felt a tinge of anger. Did they really think he was of no concern to them anymore? Then again, he did avoid any serious harm. That Wesley character wasn't a very good tackler near as he could tell and he was pretty sure if he grapples with Angel he would most certainly be on the losing end. For now he stayed where he was, out of sight and hopefully out of mind Hopefully, he thought, that wouldn't be for long.
Yeah so Lindsay keeps his hand, I figure if Wes wasn't hurt, he'd come with Angel and the whole scroll thing would go different. Plus I always thought Lindsay was always doing much better than Lilah even thought both were promoted so I thought it would be good if she took some initiative too. Let me know what you guys think especially with Lindsay, I'm still not positive what direction to go with him.