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Wesley had just finished pouring the sand around the bed, as Angel arrived, carrying the possessed Ryan in his arms, placing him on the bed, as Seth and Paige stood nearby, holding each other
"Hi, I'm Cordelia. Sorry about the possession," Cordelia said
"Uh, thanks," Seth said, "So, you're expecting. How far along?"
"Six months"
"Do you know the gender?" Paige asked
"We're having a boy," Angel replied, stepping out of the circle, "Okay, we're good. All we have to do now is find a priest and we can help your son"
"Be warned, you must stay away," Wesley said, "Even if your son calls to you, stay away. It will be the demon, trying to lure you in. But have no fear, we will save Ryan"
"Thank you for this," Seth said, "These last several months have been hell upon us"
"Glad we're here to help," Angel said, "Cordy, Wes, start looking for a priest"
Cordelia made the couple a cup of coffee each, before joining Angel and Wesley in searching for a priest to exorcise the demon from Ryan
"God, I feel so sorry for them," Cordelia said, "To have their son possessed and causing a lot of problems"
"Don't worry, we're gonna help them," Angel said, his hand on her thigh, "As soon as we find someone to do it"
"Got one," Wesley called, "Father Simmons. Specialises in demonic exorcisms"
He wrote the address down, as Angel grabbed his coat and kissed Cordelia on the lips
"Be careful, okay," Angel said, "Make sure they stay out of the containment field"
"You be careful too. Just find the priest and hurry, okay?"
"Not a problem"
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"This place gives me the creeps," Angel said
"Is it because it's holy grounds?" Wesley asked as they walked into the church
"Yeah, something like that"
The pair walked to the front of the church, where they found a nun praying
"Excuse me, Sister, sorry to interrupt your pray, but we need to find Father Simmons," Wesley said
The nun looked up from her praying, before looking at Angel
"Your kind not welcome here," she said
"I'm not like that anymore," Angel said
"Really?"
She moved her cross to his hand and he instinctively moved it out of the way
"Okay, maybe I am. But we're here to find Father Simmons. We need to exorcise an Ethros demon from a small boy"
"Father Simmons can be found out in the back," replied the nun, "In the far corner of the grave. Plot 442"
"Father Simmons is dead?" Wesley asked
"Died while performing an exorcism on an Ethros demon. A juvenile one at that"
"Damn," Angel said, "What do we do now?"
The nun placed the cross on his shoulder for his cussing, making him hiss in pain
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"Mommy, can you come here?" asked Ryan
"Don't go, Paige," Seth said, "Don't listen. Just ignore it. Angel will be back"
"I know, I know," Paige said, "But, Seth-"
"No, Paige"
Cordelia handed them another cup of coffee, sitting down at the table and gently rubbing her stomach. She felt a kick and smiled, wondering what she and Angel were going to call the baby. Knowing him, it would something really old, like Albert or something. She wasn't quite sure on what to call the child, having not yet discussed it with Angel. Just then, Angel and Wesley arrived
"We're nearly ready," Angel said, "We've got ourselves an Ethros containment box"
"So we can do the exorcism?" Cordelia asked, "Do I need to put a tarp down?"
"I think it should be fine," Wesley replied
"So, what happened to the priest?" Seth asked
"Unavailable," Angel said, "Wes, if you would do the honours"
Wesley stepped into the containment field, holding a book and crucifix, as he began the exorcism. Bringing the Ethros demon to the surface, Wesley started the ritual
"Look at you, the rogue demon hunter," Ryan said in a demon's voice, "Tried to be a Watcher, but failed at that. You're useless. Always have been. Always will be"
Wesley ignored the demon as he continued the exorcism
"You weren't good enough for the Council," Ryan said in Wesley's voice, "Not good enough for Daddy. Face it, you are hopeless. Too much fear in that pathetic mind"
"I'll show you fear," Wesley growled
He moved towards Ryan, but broke the circle as he reached out with the crucifix. The demon laughed and made Wesley stab himself in the throat with the cross. Angel leapt forth and moved Wesley away, removing the cross as Cordelia held a cloth to the wound. Wesley groaned in pain. Luckily, it wasn't a deep wound
"What do we do now?" Seth asked
"Keep fighting the good fight," Ryan said in Doyle's voice, "Isn't that the way?"
"Doyle," Cordelia whispered
Angel grabbed a nearby cloth and wrapped it around his hand, before picking up the bloodied cross. Cordelia fixed up the circle, as Angel stepped inside and started the exorcism. Wesley got to his feet slowly, before preparing the Ethros box
"What is the vampire gonna do?" the demon taunted
Angel ignored him, pressing the cross to his chest, hearing flesh sizzle, as his voice got louder and stronger with each word. The demon roared in agony, as Angel effortlessly performed the exorcism
"Now get the hell out," Angel finished, vamping out
The demon roared, getting expelled from Ryan's body and straight into the Ethros box. Wesley quickly shut the box, trapping the demon inside, as Angel resumed his human face and stepped out of the circle
"He's good now," Angel said
Seth and Paige rushed forth to embrace their son, as Angel pulled Cordelia into a hug
"You okay?" she asked
"I'm fine," he replied, "What about you, Wes?"
"I'll be okay," Wesley answered, tossing Angel an axe, "Ready?"
Angel walked over to the box, as Wesley opened it up. The Ethros demon leapt out of the box, but Angel swung his axe swiftly, decapitating the demon
"I don't know how to thank you," Seth said, "Thank you so much"
"Ah, it's not a problem at all," Angel replied, "You can take him home now"
"Thank you so much for this," Paige said, "You have helped us greatly"
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Two weeks later…
Kate Lockley moved amongst the civilians, heading towards the subway train parked in the tunnel. Ten minutes earlier, her station had received a call that a homeless person was threatening passengers on a subway train. Not only that, but the homeless person then suddenly exited the train…as if someone had pulled him out while the train was still moving. Taking out her handgun, Kate entered the tunnel, hearing the sounds of fighting, where she came across Angel battling against the homeless person
Angel slammed the homeless person against the wall and drew back his fist, but the homeless person seized up suddenly and collapsed. Angel frowned, lowering his fist, before facing Kate, a confused look on her face, as she kept her gun out
"Kate, what are you doing here?" he asked
"Got a call about a homeless person threatening people," Kate answered, "But there you were, saving the day…and killing the guy"
"What? Oh, it's not human. It's a Kwaini demon. Usually not very aggressive"
"We have demons now?"
"Always have. Ever since the dawn of time. And I'm not making it easier for you, am I?"
Kate and Angel arrived back at the station, where Angel spied her father, Trevor, amongst the passengers, talking to a few of them. Angel frowned, as Kate saw her father and headed over to him
"Daddy, what brings you here?" she asked
"Katie. I heard about what was going on and came to check it out"
"Listening to the scanner again, huh?"
"Yeah, I guess. Good to see you've got it under control. I'll see you around, Katie"
Angel watched as Trevor left the station. He had been around for nearly two hundred and fifty years. He could tell when humans were lying. And Trevor Lockley had just lied to his daughter about the situation. After making sure that Kate wasn't around, Angel followed after Trevor
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