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Cordelia cried out when the vision struck her. However, this vision felt so intense and pain flashed through her shoulders. Angel and Wesley were able to catch her and sit her upon a seat as she took a few deep breaths
"What did you see?" Wesley asked
"Herbalist shop, downtown China, a demon with really long claws and there's some sort of medallion. You have to get the medallion"
"Wes, start on it," Angel said
Cordelia excused herself and went to the bathroom, taking a few headache tablets. She had permission from her doctor to use them during her pregnancy, as she lifted her shirt up slightly, revealing the slashes in her stomach, then saw her shoulder
"Oh God, I hope the baby is okay""Cordy, the demon, did it have four claws or five?" Angel asked from outside
"Five claws"
"You sure?"
"I'm sure," she replied, counting the slashes
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, Angel, I'm fine. Just…find the medallion"
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"Well, this is the place," Wesley said, "The last one on the list"
"Why is it the place we want is always the last one on the list?" Gunn asked
"One of the unwritten laws of being a dick"
"You say the word dick again and we're gonna have a problem. What's the name of this place anyway?"
"Van Hoa Dong"
Gunn glared at Wesley as they pulled up at the store and headed inside
"Your kind not welcome here," cried the old Chinese man to Angel
"We're just looking for this," Wesley said, showing him a picture of the medallion
The old man looked at his wife, before leaping over the counter together, as long, razor-sharp claws grew from their fingers
"I'll take Gramps," Angel said, before getting kicked
Wesley and Gunn took on the old woman together, trying to avoid her claws and get some blows in, but she was too fast for them, smacking them around the place. Angel wasn't having much luck against the old man, his shirt torn open and blood seeping through. Dodging a high roundhouse, Angel grabbed onto the old man's sash and pulled hard, spinning him through the air and knocking him out against the wall. Meanwhile, Wesley and Gunn had finally managed to subdue the old woman, as Angel knelt beside the man and removed the medallion from his robe
"Damn, Grandma had game," Gunn said, wincing in pain
"We got what we came for," Angel said, "Let's head back to Cordelia"
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However, in the time it took them to find the medallion, Cordelia had another vision, this one of a demon with boils. As a result, boils broke out across her face and neck. Fred, who had started leaving her room, didn't know what to do, but thankfully, Angel and the boys arrived within a few minutes
"What happened?" Angel asked, dropping to her side
"I don't know. We were talking and the next minute, she fell," Fred replied, "I didn't know what to do"
"It's okay, Fred," Wesley said, "We'll take care of it"
Angel carried Cordelia upstairs to their room, where she soon woke up, as Connor came into the room and joined them
"Don't let him see me like this," Cordelia said, hiding her face behind her hair
"Hey, Connor, how about you go with Uncle Gunn for a moment," Angel said
"Kay"
Gunn picked Connor up and left the room, as Angel turned back to Cordelia
"Why are the visions manifesting like this?" Wesley asked
"Why is this happening to me?" Cordelia asked, "I'm not a bad person. I may be snippy, but I'm not a bad person. I mean, I gave birth to a beautiful boy"
"Hey, hey, don't worry, Cordy, everything will be okay," Angel said, taking her hand in his, "We'll get to the bottom of this"
"You have to find the boil demon. He has a key for the medallion"
"Okay then. Wes, look after her"
Wesley nodded and sat beside Cordelia, a book in his hand, as Angel left the room and grabbed his broadsword, before getting into his car and driving off. He headed to a nearby key store that he knew catered to both humans and demons
"Okay, I'm looking for a key and make it fast," Angel said upon entering
"What kind of key are you looking for?" asked the storekeeper, "I have hundreds"
The lights came on fully, showing that the walls were covered in keys
"A mystical key," Angel replied
At that moment, the large boil demon from Cordelia's vision stepped into view, carrying a broadsword. He growled and lunged at Angel as they crossed blades
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