The Chronicles of Angel Book 7 Chapter 19: The Real Ghostbusters, a buffy: the vampire slayer fanfic

Chapter 19 The Real Ghostbusters

A/N: Cue up Bad Boys by Inner Circle, relive your childhood and enjoy the chapter.

Andrew finished fixing his camera and sat down smiling. He had all the film he needed and now it was time for the finishing touches.

"Hello, gentle viewers," Andrew started. "Today we embark on a rather remarkable story. Everyone loves a story of adventure and heroic characters. This story however isn't your typical King Arthur or Robin Hood. No, this is of a world not known and I shall tell it through the eyes of the people. It's a story of love and romance, of loss and heartache, of demons the worst evil. So gather around as we follow the slayer of the vampire. This is the Chronicles of Angel." Andrew smiled and then went to pause the camera. "That was awesome," He whispered to himself.

Three Days Ago

Huh!
Bad boys!
What'cha want? What'cha want?
What'cha gonna do
When Sheriff John Brown come for you?

Tell me, what'cha ya wanna do, what'cha gonna do?
Yeah!

Bad boys, bad boys
What'cha gonna do?
What'cha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
What'cha gonna do?
What'cha gonna do when they come for you?

When you were eight and had bad traits
You go to school and learn the golden rule
So why are you acting like a bloody fool?
If you get hot then you must get cool!

Bad boys, bad boys
What'cha gonna do?
What'cha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
What'cha gonna do?
What'cha gonna do when they come for you?

You chuck it on that one, ya chuck it on this one
You chuck it on ya mother and ya chuck it on ya father
You chuck it on ya brother and ya chuck it on ya sister
And you chuck it on that one and ya chuck it on me!

Bad boys, bad boys
What'cha gonna do?
What'cha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
What'cha gonna do?
What'cha gonna do when they come for you?

Nobody naw give you no break
Police naw give you no break
Soldier naw give you no break
Not even you 'idren naw give you no break
Hey

Bad boys, bad boys
What'cha gonna do?
What'cha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
What'cha gonna do?
What'cha gonna do when they come for you?

Why did you have to act so mean?
Don't you know you're human being?
Born from a mother with the love from a father
Reflections come and reflections go
I know sometimes you want to let go
Hehehe
I know sometimes you want to let go

Bad boys, bad boys
What'cha gonna do?
What'cha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
What'cha gonna do?
What'cha gonna do when they come for you?

(You're too bad, you're too rude)
(You're too bad, you're too rude)

Bad boys, bad boys
What'cha gonna do?
What'cha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
What'cha gonna do?
What'cha gonna do when they come for you?

Bad Boys by Inner Circle

Cops is filmed on location with the real men and women of law enforcement. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

"So just film it like Cops then?" A man asked and Andrew nodded. "And this is for film school right?"

"Yes," Andrew answered while holding his little camera up to the cop. "So state your name, the office you work for and so on." The cop nodded and thought well he'll never be on the actual show Cops but this could help the town a little to understand what cops do.

"My name is Officer Brooks," The cop went on. "My son actually goes to Sunnydale High." He seemed proud to say it. "I've been on the Sunnydale Police Force about ten years. What made me want to be a cop is to keep people safe and when my family moved here I could see that the town needed it." Officer Brooks then turned on his car and head off. "Sunnydale has its typical muggers and criminals but this town has seen a lot of strange stuff."

"Like what kind of stuff?" Andrew asked as he tried to hold the camera steady.

"No one really knows. Some say it's gang related." Officer Brooks went on to explain. "About eight years ago I lost one of my sons…mugging went wrong but I never understood why a fifteen year old would be targeted for a mugging." The man was a little quiet on that subject. Then Brooks looked out as the sun was now set and the full moon was out. "Never understood the full moon either. Something about it, people just go off the wall in this town."

"What do you mean?" Andrew asked.

"Strange things seem to happen on the full moons. Extra robberies, violence type stuff." Brooks answered. "It's like clock work in this town and I've been a cop since I graduated high school, never seen anything like it." Brooks got a little quiet as if he was thinking about it. "But it doesn't matter, we have a job to do and if seeing us on the streets makes people feel better then I know I've done my job." Just then something popped up. Inside the car on the small computer started to give a report. "Ok, looks like we have a lurker spotted in a neighborhood, peeping Tom maybe." Brooks turned to a road. "Let's check it out." Then the computer was indicating there was more. "It's described as a…monster?" Brooks then looked to Andrew. "Full moon I tell you."

Officer Brooks turned off his lights of the car and pulled into the neighborhood and parked on the street corner. Andrew continued to film as Brooks took the radio. "Brooks, answering the P10-97."

"What does that mean?" Andrew asked as he panned the camera to the radio.

"Means a cop is on the scene and investigating." Brooks then stepped out of the car and Andrew followed. Brooks took out his flashlight and gun and started to walk the streets with Andrew following. "Stay back ok." Brooks warned Andrew. He then grabbed his walky. "2-10 out to dispatch, I don't see anything. Can you let the person know who made the call that I'm here?" The woman answered on the radio and Brooks walked up to the house and knocked. "Officer Brooks," He made himself known. Just then the door opened with crying lady and two kids.

"It's here, it's here," She stated over and over again.

"Ok ma'am, what did you see?" Brooks asked but the lady shut the door and both Brooks and Andrew heard the door being locked. But then something caught Brooks' attention and he saw a claw mark on the door. "Coyote maybe." Brooks looked around. He then heard dogs barking and walked that way. "Stay here," He ordered Andrew and walked into the dark. Andrew stood there and then turned the camera to him.

"So, uh yeah," Andrew began. "I'm not an expert but the mark on the door is too big for a coyote. Maybe like a big dog…really big dog." Just then there was a noise and it sounded like trashcans were being flipped.

"Run! Run!" Brooks yelled. "Get out of here!" Andrew started to follow in a run and they got to the car. Brooks frantically tried to turn the car on. "10-33, 10-33!" Brooks said into the radio. "I need assistance!" Just then something smashed the window and Andrew screamed. Then it seemed to jump on the roof as Brooks kept yelling threw the radio for help. Just then the car was flipped over.

Andrew saw that the camera wasn't damaged and he began to record. More cops were here and he looked around. Brooks' car was totaled like it had been hit like a semi. Brooks was in the back of an ambulance getting treated for minor cuts and Andrew walked away nothing.

"Who's this?" Another cop asked, he looked like he was a leader.

"Uh…film school." Brooks answered and the older cop looked to the camera.

"You think it's wise to take him out here?" The clearly more experienced officer asked. Brooks didn't answer the question.

"Hi," Andrew started. "I'm Andrew and this is for a projected," He sounded a little nervous. "So uh, could you state your name and department?" The older cop looked confused.

"Sargent Grimes of the Sunnydale Police Department." The Sargent answered and turned his attention back to Brooks. "Did you see anything?"

"No," Brooks answered.

"Looks like a gang," Grimes looked to the overturn car. "Alright fan out the search." Grimes ordered.

"Hey, hey Sarge, double everybody up," Brooks added and Grimes answered.

"Double up, report in every five minutes." Grimes added and then turned back to Brooks. Clearly the officer was shaken. "You sure you're alright?" Brooks answered and Grimes knew he wasn't going to get much more at the moment. He then looked to the camera and knew this was going to get old real fast. "Do you know how many?" Brooks shook his head no then something came through the radio.

"Ten suspects on foot! I repeat ten suspects on foot!" The woman said over the radio and everyone jumped into action to catch the gang members. Andrew followed them down the road. They ran a few blocks down the road and Andrew could hear the cops for the suspects to get their hands up. But when Andrew saw who they were yelling at he smiled. Andrew then turned the camera to him.

"Ok, ok," He smiled a little. "I knew there was something bigger than a dog out here tonight. Full moon, yeah it's bigger and it doesn't get much bigger than Angel and the A-Team." Andrew then pointed the camera back to the team. Angel was in his full slayer get up, black leather jacket, black button up shirt with the last few buttons left undone, jeans and boots. Andrew had hoped to run into Angel as he was always left behind on patrol.

"Who are you!" One cop yelled as Angel with his hands behind his back turned around.

"He's with us," Grimes stepped in and that made everyone look around a bit curiously. Andrew knew right away there was something between Angel and Grimes or at least a mutual trust. "Weapons down." Grimes got closer to Angel and Andrew tried to push a little closer. Grimes and Angel shook hands and then moved away from the crowd as Grimes put his hand on Angel's shoulder and they were face to face. "What the hell is going on?" Grimes' voice was at a whisper.

"Working on a case." Angel answered. "Probably the same on you guys are." Angel answered. Andrew then turned the camera back to him.

"That's Angel, the vampire slayer and the only male slayer recorded in history. There was one more but someone forgot to write it down." Andrew whispered to the camera. "He's also the oldest slayer too, meaning he's out lived every slayer by three years. He's badass," Andrew then pointed the camera back to the group and Angel saw it and gave Andrew a disapproving look but went on.

"Private Investigators," Grimes called out so the cops around him would ease up. "So who are we looking for?" He was trying to keep the situation normal for his fellow cops but with Angel nothing is normal.

"Not who, what." Spike corrected Grimes and that just brought the confusion back. Buffy then saw the camera and then looked to Angel meaning she wasn't liking any of this.

The huge group of cops and the A-Team were back at the site where the call was first made. Angel then walked up to Brooks and Andrew was quick to join the conversion. Grimes also went to see what could be going on.

"Like to talk about what you saw." Angel started to Brooks.

"Gang members." Brooks seemed calmer but Angel knows when people lie. "Not sure."

"Well, you ran so you saw something." Angel commented because that much was true. "You came out for a monster."

"This lady has her kids running scared all the time, freaks out if leaves rustle." Grimes jumped in meaning they've been to the house before.

"Yeah, but you know there's more sighting of…monsters around here right." Angel reminded Grimes and the Sargent couldn't agree or disagree. "And it increases with the full moon."

"So what are you saying?" Brooks asked.

"Monsters," Anya answered. "You know vampires and werewolves, most likely a werewolf because it's a full moon."

"Way to ease into that one." Xander commented.

"What?" Anya sounded confused as this was all getting caught on tape. Brooks looked confused and Grimes just stood there. Buffy then stepped in pulling Angel aside as Andrew tried to zoom in on them.

"To us, it's not crazy but maybe we should part ways," Buffy suggested.

"They're on this investigation, we'll keep running into them." Angel stated and then Andrew turned the camera back to him.

"That's Buffy, Angel's lover. She was once a powerful evil vampire known as Elizabeth and now has a soul. Word has it if she fights enough demons and what she'll become human kinda like the Beast from Beauty and the Beast. She's also like second in command too." Andrew then turned the camera around as Angel and Buffy walked back to the group.

"Angel, make him turn the camera off." Buffy demanded and the slayer looked back to her.

"Why?" Spike asked as he lit up a cigarette.

"It's annoying." Buffy answered.

"It's not bothering anyone and it seems like a fine way to keep the boy busy as long as he doesn't wave it at me." Spike took in a huff and that was Andrew's cue to turn the camera away from Spike but not with out an introduction.

"Spike, he's kind of like Buffy. They have a history where she's his Sire. She turned him into a vampire a long time ago. But he's good to, he also has a soul." Andrew then turned the camera back to the group.

"What you might have seen is something you fear, only comes out on a full moon." Angel went back to talking to Brooks. Dawn was watching this from a distance and looked embarrassed as this was R.J.'s father. How much more embarrassing could this be for the teen.

"So…not a werewolf?" Grimes asked folding his arms across his chest.

"There's been different monster sightings on a full moon but only one fits that of a werewolf." Giles now was talking.

"That's Giles," Andrew started to speak softly again. "He's like the Obi-Wan, Gandalf to the group. He knows everything." Andrew continued to film.

"So…multiple…monsters?" Grimes seemed confused.

"One actually," Doyle jumped in. "Shapeshifter, they can shift…shapes…" This was so hard to explain to the lay people. Brooks looked confused.

"They usually take the form of people, never heard of it taking form of other monsters." Cordelia joined in.

"Doyle and Cordelia," Andrew introduced them. "Doyle's a half demon that gets visions to save people. And Cordelia has been with the group sense the beginning." Andrew continued to film. Angel then looked to Brooks.

"You don't seem shocked." Angel stated and he shrugged.

"Just overwhelmed I guess." Brooks justified himself and then Angel leaned forward.

"I know you've shot a man before, and he didn't go down," Angel started.

"Bullet proof vest." Brooks countered and Angel nodded.

"Got one in the head before…he kept going. Face looked different too." Angel could tell he struck a nerve in Brooks. "You're not crazy and it's ok to be afraid." Angel then took a step back motioning for Sargent Grimes to follow him. Andrew got as close as he could and zoomed in.

"So what's the plan?" Grimes asked.

"Get your people off the streets." Angel answered looking around.

"It's not a werewolf?" Grimes asked and Angel shook his head no.

"We thought it was, only came out on a full moon but in the last year or so there have been multiple sightings, all differencing from one another." Angel continued on. "At first we thought it was a shapeshifter but,"

"The sightings happen at the same time." Grimes finished and Angel nodded.

"And shifters portray humans not monster at least not that we know of." Angel was painting the picture of the situation.

"I can call a curfew, but I'd like to keep some men on the streets." Grimes stated. Angel wouldn't be able to tell him no so he agreed for the time being.

"The minute it gets bad," Angel added and Grimes nodded.

"Only putting the vets out there." Grimes understood and the two parted ways.

"What's happening?" Andrew asked as he followed Angel and the A-Team gathered up.

"Ok, it is more than one and it seems to be getting…angrier." Willow jumped in.

"It knows we're on to them." Xander added. "So what happens to the fuzz?"

"They're stepping down, only the seasoned ones are going to be on the streets and Grimes will have a curfew set." Angel explained and Buffy looked up into the camera and turned away, she was very annoyed at the moment. "It's not werewolves or multiple shifters…so what the hell is it?"

"What if it's like Gachnar?" Xander asked. "It uses fear to manifest itself?"

"Gachnar was one demon but that might be a good place to start." Giles confirmed. "Demons that use fear."

"And ones that can shift into what we fear." Dawn added.

"Alright," Angel was forming a plan. They had to work fast because the next full moon won't appear for another month and he would like for this thing to be put to rest. "Giles, Dawn, head back to the mansion and have some of the girls research. Keep in touch and join us as soon as possible." Giles and Dawn nodded. "We'll keep walking the streets." Andrew then zoomed in on Dawn.

"Dawn is Angel's little sister. She was once a ball of pure energy that can open portals. A Hell god tried to use her to open the Hell Mouth once. Now she's human and a potential slayer herself." Andrew explained to the camera and then faced back to the group.

"Alright team, break," Xander said and they all broke off. Brooks continued to watch them as Grimes walked to Brooks and Andrew decided to film that moment.

"I want to stay on the streets." Brooks stated.

"Look," Grimes started.

"You believe this?" Brooks asked and Grimes looked to his fellow cop and nodded.

"I do," Grimes was honest. "I met Angel about two years ago, he saved my life; I owe him. Not sure what he is or what his job actually entitles but you know just as well as I there is something out there and our bullets won't get the job done." Grimes finished and then both cops saw that Andrew was filming. Andrew backed away to catch up with the group.

"Why the hell are you filming this?" Angel asked as they walked.

"For the future generations." Andrew answered. "One day the world will have questions and this will be documentary they will want." Andrew then ran in front of Angel stopping him in his tracks while everyone else continued to walk. "The slayer in action, the slayer doing what she well in your case what he was born to do." The camera pointed up to Angel.

"Discovery Channel here we come." Spike muttered as he walked passed Andrew. Angel walked around the kid and Andrew continued to film.

"The A-Team, the world's last hope for survival." Andrew said as the team walked into the night and he smiled. He then ran to catch up to them. Giles and Dawn got into the Watcher's car as Angel bent down into the driver's window.

"Work fast, don't want to wait another month." Angel said and Giles nodded as he turned the car on and drove away. Andrew was still filming as the group gathered together.

"Maybe if we catch one we can find the others?" Cordelia more or less suggested.

"Willow, you think you can put a locator spell on any of them?" Xander asked.

"Willow is a witch, very powerful and like Cordelia, Xander has been here since the beginning. Anya is an ex-ex-demon." Andrew quickly added in.

"I can try, not sure what it is so it might be hard to do so." Willow answered and it was an idea.

"We need to keep going, let's hit some other areas." Angel suggested and they all broke off. Andrew decided to stay with Doyle and Cordelia as it appears that Angel and Buffy were growing tired of him.

"So, Angel lives in Sunnydale California and has so for seven years now. This town sits on what's called a Hell Mouth, means it's a doorway to Hell." Andrew had the camera on him as he walked. "He's the guardian of the Hell Mouth and fun fact has died twice on it." Cordelia was now getting annoyed rather quickly but Doyle found this amusing. "Anyways the high school sits on the Hell Mouth which makes the phrase 'high school is hell' a little funny. But weird things happen on a Hell Mouth, supernatural and paranormal stuff like what you see on Ghost Hunters but real." Andrew went on. "Anyways so the Hell Mouth is open well a little open. A nasty big vampire came out of it we called it the uber vamp and it was just awful."

"This is going to happen all night?" Cordelia asked and Doyle smiled.

"All this extra evil is because of something called The First. Yeah things are getting bad around here but that's why we have the slayer." Andrew continued to talk into the camera. "I wanted to be out on the streets with the normal people and see how they…see things but I guess we'll see how the A-Team does it. Oh, another fun fact the A-Team got its name not from the awesome show but it stands for Team Angel or Angel…Team. Yeah," Andrew was finding it harder and harder to keep talking at the moment.

"No one else thinks this is stupid?" Cordelia asked.

"I do." Buffy raised her hand as she walked. They made it to Angel's car as he went to the trunk and opened it and took out rolled up map.

"Can I help?" A voice asked and it was Brooks. Angel wasn't going to turn him away at the moment. He knew what happened to his first son mostly through Dawn because R.J. mentioned it and Angel researched it. This might be a way for the father to have a little bit of closure. "So…you do this every night?"

"Pretty much." Xander answered as Angel closed the trunk and unrolled the map. Doyle and Anya held down the corners and there were markings on the map.

"We've been tracking it and marking times too." Angel explained to Brooks as the cop held his flashlight to the map. "Some happen at nearly the exact same time so we're thinking it's either multiple different monsters or the same breed manifesting themselves."

"Why now?" Brooks asked.

"There's basically a shift in the earth." Buffy didn't want to describe it too much right now. "The things people are describing they aren't monsters that have been recorded they're more like…fears."

"Someone said they saw Freddy Krueger," Xander started.

"Well they do kill him in every movie but he just keeps coming back." Doyle slipped in but he felt a small slap from Cordelia. "One two, Freddy's coming for you," Doyle muttered and Buffy rolled her eyes.

"Another the flying monkeys from the Wizard of Oz," Xander continued with the list. "Jason, the possessed girl from the Exorcist, clowns…clowns seemed to be the big one especially Pennywise." Xander named off a few sightings.

"IT is in town?" Brooks asked and Xander shrugged.

"It feeds off what you're afraid of." Angel explained. "Most likely these are surface fears, if the thing really stays with you it'll manifest into what you're truly afraid of." The slayer finished. "We don't have a clear description because we all fear something different."

"So there's a lot of these things out there?" Brooks asked.

"That or maybe there's a few and they move fast." Xander answered meaning not enough is known.

"And how do you kill it?" Brooks wanted to know.

"Hopefully the usual, stakes, holy water, silver." Doyle answered and Brooks looked so lost.

"This is real? This is really happening?" He sounded very confused.

"It's not easy to understand," Anya jumped in. "It's easier to rationalize it but if you think about it, it all makes so much more sense and you're not crazy." She finished and Brooks nodded.

"Look, if you want to leave," Angel started and Brooks shook his head no.

"Something took my first son a long time ago, something no one could explain." Brooks stated his reason to stay and for the most part that's how you get involved in this business. Angel nodded and the slayer hoped to give the father an answer. Everyone deserves an answer and closure. Angel then circled something. "The high school."

"It's where all this comes from and there's a seal down there." Angel explained because all the activity seemed to bunch up the closer you got to the school.

"Home base then." Willow commented.

"Maybe we can draw whatever these things are back to the school." Buffy added and it was a start. Angel then took out a walky of his own.

"Giles?" Angel asked and waited for a moment.

"Yes Angel?" It was the Watcher's voice and Brooks seemed a little impressed with the operations.

"We're heading to the school. Based on the map, this thing or things seems to hang out that way." Angel answered.

"Ok, we're almost to the mansion and I got a few places to start." Giles added. "Put the ear pieces in, I want to keep communicating Dawn and I might not make it out there and we can give instructions the whole time."

"Ok," Angel then clipped the walky to his belt as Buffy started to roll up the map and Angel opened the trunk and reached for a box where there were ear pieces to connect to the walkies. It allows them to talk but less likely to be heard. It's something they've been trying out in that last few patrols and so far it's a nice addition. Angel then threw an extra walky and earpiece to Brooks meaning he was tagging along. Angel wanted to see what Dawn's boyfriend's father was made of.

The team made it down to the basement and came up to the seal.

"We covered this up weeks ago." Angel stated meaning him and Buffy did and it was like someone came down here and dug it back up. Brooks stared at the seal and saw how demonic it looked and to know his son walks in the halls above it everyday.

"Doesn't look like it wants to be covered." Spike stated and lit up another cigarette and Angel reached for the small microphone and pressed a button.

"Buffy, where are you guys?" He asked. Buffy was with Doyle, Xander and Anya. Angel had Spike, Willow, Cordelia, Brooks and Andrew.

"Just got to the Principle's office." Buffy answered.

"We might have found something." Dawn's voice came over the earpieces. "Giles is reading it now. Oh by the way you know that five pound bag of gummy bears we bought?" Dawn asked. "Well it looks like we all ate the whole bag just before patrol. Congratulations you fatties." Angel rolled his eyes and Brooks smiled a little.

"I've found something, it has no name at this point but it's demon for sure though." Giles' voice came over the earpieces. "It's very much like Gachnar except Gachnar feeds on fear where this thing changes into what we fear."

"How many are there?" Buffy's voice was heard as Andrew recorded everything while holding the camera up to his ear so it could pick up the conversion and he continued to film.

"Based on what we've kept record of maybe three or four." Giles answered. "But with no true shape or look it's hard to tell what it actually looks like."

"So it's like a boggart." Andrew jumped and said over the microphone so everyone could hear. "It turns into what we fear so no one knows for sure what it looks like."

"So, how do we kill it?" Anya asked directing that question to Giles.

"It doesn't say." Giles answered.

"Well, we can always call Hogwarts." Doyle casual stated. And Brooks stood there a little uncomfortable. Are they really talking about Harry Potter?

"Willow knows magic and she can repeal it." Xander was trying to joke around.

"I don't think 'riddikulus' is going to work." Willow added. "And I need a wand."

"Yes, but you also have to imagine something funny for it to work then say riddikulus while waving the wand." Xander jumped in.

"Hey, knock it off." Angel wasn't playing around but Brooks was a little amused. The sigh they got from Giles though meant he was either rubbing his temples in frustration or cleaning his glasses or both. "There's no real way to kill it?" Angel asked to be sure.

"Nothing from what I can read but these things do exist." Giles answered.

"Well, for the record because it is unnamed could we name it a Boggart?" Dawn asked.

"Might be a copyright issue." Xander added.

"We'll give it the works on killing it if we see them." Spike stated meaning they'll try everything.

"This is a typical night?" Brooks asked.

"More or less." Angel answered. "Hey, Buffy,"

"Yeah?" Buffy asked.

"The basement is the creepiest place in the whole damn school, think if we see these things this is where they will go." Angel stated and that was the cue for the rest of the team to meet down here. Brooks however was focused on the huge crossbow Angel held onto.

"You know R.J. Brooks?" Officer Brooks asked as the team fanned out waiting for the rest of them.

"Star quarterback." Angel answered.

"You're one of the high school coaches. He talks about you a lot." Brooks added as Andrew filmed this moment.

"My little sister and him," Angel started and Officer Brooks nodded understanding.

"She's out at night with you?" He asked and Angel nodded.

"She's trained for this. Never wanted it for her but it's becoming more like a family business." Angel answered and Brooks heard a sadness in the slayer's tone. It means he didn't want his sister to be apart of this but things just happen. "I read up on what happened to John, it was a vampire." Angel stated and Brooks nodded and was grateful to know the truth.

"If I send R.J. to you," Brooks started and Angel knew what he was asking.

"There's more going on right now, more than I can handle." Angel started and Brooks almost looked crushed. "He can go to Dawn, she can take down monsters twice her size." Brooks smiled a little and nodded. "There's one thing you have to do."

"What?" Brooks asked.

"Things are getting crazy, I need you to have a plan for your family to get out of this town when it's time." Angel went on and Brooks nodded. "Pack these things with you too, wooden stakes, holy water, a bible, and silver and get the hell out of dodge when I say so." Brooks understood the tone. Angel wasn't a father but he was a big brother.

"I like you Angel," Brooks added and Angel looked to him. "I can see it in your face, you've seen too much and yet you still care. It's the look of a solider." Angel gave a small smile. "If you didn't you wouldn't have trained your little sister to protect herself I like that, no one should be a victim."

"That goes for your son too." Angel stated and the rest of the team was no in the basement. Everyone gathered up and then a little light sparked off and Angel got on the microphone quickly.

"Giles? You and Dawn at the school?" Angel asked.

"No, we're on our way now." Giles answered and everyone held up their weapons.

"Be careful when you get here, we're not alone." Angel made them aware. "Alright this thing finds what you're most afraid of. It's not real remember, be strong." Angel gave the quick talk to his team.

"Happy thoughts, think of happy thoughts." Xander summed up what Angel was trying to say. Just then the lights in the basement went out. "Of course they cut the power."

"What do you mean they cut the power? They're just animals right?" Brooks asked.

"Some monsters are just animals and some are really smart." Anya explained to Brooks.

"Formation." Angel ordered and everyone tighten up so there were eyes all around the group. Andrew was in the middle of the circle and held the camera up and slowly circled around hoping to get a glimpse of whatever was coming. Buffy and Spike heard it first and when they snapped in a direction the rest of the group followed. "Willow I need some light in here." Willow the muttered something and a small light was shown and Angel fired his crossbow at something. It moved quickly in the dark. "Don't break the circle." Angel warned them.

The basement then got real cold, cold enough to see your breath. Brooks saw his own breath and he stayed in the circle. Then there were noises like moaning all around the basement.

"School is talking to us." Xander commented.

"Happy thoughts, remember," Doyle reminded everyone. Angel got a glimpse of Brooks and he could the cold sweat coming from the officer. But the slayer had to focus because whatever they were about to face will come out at them in a violent way. Just then there was something that could be heard on the outside of the school.

"Shots fired." Brooks muttered and he was about to leave but Angel grabbed him by the shoulder pulling him back.

"Never break the circle." Angel warned him and Andrew caught the moment on tape. "What's happening outside?" But Angel got his answer through Brooks radio.

"It's huge! It's huge!" It was an officer yelling. Angel knew Brooks wanted to get out there right away to help his fellow officer.

"Stay in formation, move slowly." Angel stated and the group started to leave the basement. Once out Angel shut the basement door hoping to trap what was down there. But over time living in Sunnydale even the dumbest monsters have learned how to open doors. The group moved swiftly down the hallway and outside and looked around. The place was quiet except for a car ripping around the corner. It was Giles and Dawn. They came out of the car running to the group as Brooks squatted to the ground.

"You ok Angel?" Giles asked and the slayer nodded. Brooks stood up holding a bullet and Dawn felt like maybe she should have fixed her hair before coming back to impress R.J.'s father as a humble girlfriend but being a hunter wasn't all that humble. She was dressed very similar to Angel and to keep her hair from flying everywhere it was in a ponytail. She could have at least put a curl in it. "What's that?" Giles asked the officer.

"Bullet, one of ours, standard issue." Brooks answered and Dawn got closer looking at the bullet.

"It's ricochet," Dawn stated and the officer looked to the young teen, to his son's girlfriend. She seemed to know what she was talking about so he handed it to her. "Who every fired it hit something." Andrew got closer to get a look with the camera.

"Find out where your people are." Angel order Brooks and the officer didn't have to be told twice as he got on his radio to ask where everyone was and to make sure everyone was accounted for. Just then there was a loud scream and it came in from the school. Brooks started to frantically order for back up as he started to race back inside to the school.

They made it inside and looked around but then there was a loud bang and the front doors shut and Spike went to them along with Buffy and they tried to push them open.

"Well, it's a bloody freakin' high school lock in." Spike looked to the doors as they were not budging an inch. "Any bring the sleeping bags?" He asked.

"Shut up." Xander sounded both annoyed and scared. Angel looked around the place knowing that the monsters were here and they had a hostage.

"Back up coming?" Angel asked Brooks and he nodded.

"ETA, ten minutes." Brooks answered.

"That's an eternity." Anya commented and then there was another bang followed by more. There was no pattern to them but it was like they were coming from everywhere.

"It's going to take more than that!" Angel yelled out. Andrew then put his camera on Angel.

"Any words to the viewers?" Andrew asked and Angel looked to the camera and kept walking and then he flashed the camera to Spike even though Spike didn't want to be taped so he showed Andrew two fingers that looked like a peace sign but in British language it was equal to the American version flipping the bird. As the team moved together they heard a scream and it came from the basement. They all rushed down there and looked around.

"Officer Brooks!" Brooks stated his name knowing it was a fellow officer down there. Just then Brooks backed away as he saw something. Then Buffy's eyes widen to see Elizabeth standing in the corner. Dawn then saw Angel but he was pale, eyes were pale and blood was coming from his mouth. Willow saw a werewolf. Doyle saw his demon self in rage. Cordelia saw something like what Dawn saw but it was Doyle. Spike saw himself much like Buffy. Xander could see his friends on the floor dead. Giles was seeing what Xander was seeing. Anya could see Xander dead as well. Angel however saw what looked like a man on fire walking to him. The slayer held up the crossbow and fired but nothing happened.

"Happy thoughts remember!" Xander yelled as everyone was looking at their fears. Brooks saw his son, not his late son either but R.J. walking to him as if he was a zombie. He was afraid to lose R.J. For Angel though it looks wood won't do it. Spike grabbed a vile of holy water and chucked it at his fear but nothing.

"Silver!" Angel yelled and Doyle tossed Angel a small packet that looked like a book of matches. Angel opened it seeing silver bullets in it but a gun was needed. He then reached for Brooks' gun, de-mag it and picked up the magazine of bullets and emptied it. Brooks knew what Angel was doing as the slayer loaded the new mag with silver bullets, then put the mag back into the gun and aimed.

"Kill it!" Brooks ordered and Angel fired and whatever it was screamed a gut wrenching scream and the fire Angel saw disappeared. He turned to another on and fired but the third one wised up and jumped away in to the shadows of the basement.

"Help!" A voice called out. Buffy then smelt it, blood was in the air and the team ran to where they heard the voice. Brooks tossed Angel his flashlight and they searched the area but it didn't take long. The saw the officer up in the corner on the ceiling being held by something. It was portrayed as a surface fear for everyone to hid its true form. Angel held up the gun and fired at the thing. The cop fell to the floor and Brooks went to him and radio in that an officer had been hurt. Angel then heard the screeching of the monster they were after and walked to it.

The feeding of fear was consumed by the pain of the silver bullet Angel had gave it in its chest. But one way to finish anything off was either the head or heart. The slayer wasn't going to take a chance with this one. He saw the true form of the monster. Its body was long, lanky. It's skin almost looked like rubber with a grey and red hue. The eyes were white and its mouth was full of teeth. Angel fired at the thing in the heart and head. The rest of the team fanned out as Andrew wasn't sure what direction to go in. The team if they found one of the fear monsters beheaded them because you could never be too sure in this town.

But Andrew just noticed that Angel continued to stare at the fear monster he just killed. Angel saw his worst fear and it was the fires of Hell. He then looked up to Andrew and continued to walk away. Just then they could hear the sirens of the police.

Andrew with the camera on followed the team out of the basement as Spike and Officer Brooks helped the injured cop up the stairs and into the hallway as the team of cops raced in with Grimes at the helm.

"Did you kill it?" Grimes asked Angel and the slayer nodded. Other cops raced to the basement and in the distance on the camera Andrew caught the reaction of a cop.

"What in the hell!" The voice asked as Andrew continued to film and knew he was getting the essence of the nature of patrol. It was down and dirty and scary as Andrew's heart was still racing from the excitement. It wasn't your typical vampire hunt.

The school was covered with the Sunnydale police department now. The press will want to know what happened and the cop that got a look at the bodies of the demons or monsters weren't sure how Grimes was going to explain this. The Sargent had to come up with something as he was talking to Angel about it and of course Andrew was there filming.

"The town isn't ready yet." Angel explained to Grimes.

"When will they be?" The Sargent asked and Angel didn't know how to answer.

"You're never ready, half the time I still can't believe what I see." The slayer answered truthfully.

"Gang bangers?" Grimes asked and Angel nodded and they patted each other on the shoulders and started to part ways as Spike came up to Angel.

"Sun is going to rise here soon." Angel explained to the vampire as they walked.

"Don't worry I'll take the sewers home, finish up here." Spike assured the slayer. "Think we've killed all of the…whatever the hell they were?" And Angel shrugged.

"We got bigger problems coming." Angel answered meaning this wasn't the true fight. But what the team saw in the fear demons gave them a jolt. Angel looked around seeing the first hints of dawn. He then saw Buffy standing there and he had an idea what her fear was. So he walked over to her and like everyone else she looked tired. The two were about share hug but with a camera up in their faces they didn't and just glared at Andrew. Just then Brooks came up to them still looking shocked over everything. It's going to take time to process.

"What's next?" Officer Brooks asked.

"I don't know yet," Angel answered.

"You'll be back out again tonight?" Brooks asked and the slayer nodded as Buffy started to walk pulling Angel with her. The slayer smiled at Brooks as he started walk.

"Gotta love this town. It's like fucking Halloween every goddamn night." Angel continued to walk towards his car as the flashing lights were everywhere. He saw Andrew still filming but was too tired to say anything and continued to walk.

"And that is a night and life with Angel the slayer of the vampire." Andrew then started to do the evil laugh in the camera.

"Shut it binky." Spike warned Andrew and the boy stopped and looked back into the camera and nodded. He then shut the camera off.

We do it for fun
We just do it for fun
Dirty E.N.T
We do it for fun
Bad Boy (Nelly, Diddy, Murphy Lee)
We do it for fun (This is history baby)
Bend them trucks
We do it for fun (haha)
Stack them bucks
We do it for fun (Come on now)
And the band played on (yea)
Just like (I believe you cool to this)
We do it for fun
If you see me ma
We do it for fun

Bad Boys 2, the soundtrack
Let's Go

Come here girl
What your name is?
Where you from?
Turn around who you came with?
Is that your ass or your momma have reindeer?
I can't explain it but damn sure glad you came here
I'm still a sucker for cornrows, you know I never changed that (nah uh)
Your body is banging mamma, but where your brains at? (Come on)
I'm still the same cat when I was young I was running with bad boys
But now I'm older hope they saw I'm running with bad boys (that's right)
Here come another man
Unlike no other man
Candy coated whoa!
Switching every other lane
Ya'll help me
Why don't cha
Please help me
8th girl this week and its only Tuesday
I like the cocky bow legged ones
Like white and Dominicans
Hispanics and Asians
Shake it for Nelly son
Manolos Ma-no-no's I can't tell
Everybody and their hootchies
When you do it do it well

Let me see you take it

Girl go and take it off
We can even do it slow
We can even do it slow

Take it where you want to go
Take it where you want to go

Just take that ass to the floor

Pop something move something
Shake ya tail feather, girl go and take it low

We can even do it slow

Take it where you want to go
Take it where you want to go

Just take that ass to the floor

Pop something move something
Shake ya tail feather

Now real girls get down on the floor (on the floor)
Get that money honey act like you know (like you know)
Mama I like how you dance
The way you fit in them pants (Uh)
Enter the floor (Uh) take it low (Uh) girl do it again (Uh)
You know I love that (I love that)
Now where them girls at? (Where the girls at?)
It's Diddy, Murphy Lee, and Nelly how you love that? (Shit uh ohhhhhh)
Come on, we got another one player
From New York to the Dirty how they loving it player?
Baby you impressive let's get
To know each other
You the best of the best and
You got to love it in the dresses, the sexiest
I had to tell her she's a young Janet Jackson live in living color
Look here momma you're dead wrong for having them pants on
Capri's cut low so when you shake it I see your thong
My pocket's full of dough shake your feathers till the morning
It's Bad Boy and Nelly man somebody better warn them

Let me see you take it

Girl go and take it off
We can even do it slow
We can even do it slow

Take it where you want to go
Take it where you want to go

Just take that ass to the floor

Pop something move something
Shake ya tail feather, girl go and take it low

We can even do it slow

Take it where you want to go
Take it where you want to go

Just take that ass to the floor

Pop something move something
Shake ya tail feather

Oh no I heard them bad boys coming
Can't stop now
Got to continue my running (yea)
Because we go party till them lights come on
And then my song stop, fuck it, because my mic still on

Yo, I'm the big booty type
I like them thick with their mind right (Awe)
Banging personality conversate when the time right (Naw)
I'm not hard I've got women to handle that
They be like he the man when I'm really a Thundercat
Come on you know the tics connect like Voltron
Collect so much grass popo thinking we mow lawns
My gohans don't match that
But it matches her head wrap and the seats that I got in the lac
I'm just a juvenile (Wha)
Because I be about G's
Keep your women wizzy man they say they have my babies
I'm young like Turk, like the cash and the money (I'm going to eat my money)
Man, I'm that damn hungry
See I'm starving like Marvin girl
I've got sixteen bars of fire is what I'm starting
Plus my rats come in packs like Sammy and Dean Martin
And I got so many keys you'd think I was valet parking

Let me see you take it

Girl go and take it off
We can even do it slow
We can even do it slow

Take it where you want to go
Take it where you want to go

Just take that ass to the floor

Pop something move something
Shake ya tail feather, girl go and take it low

We can even do it slow

Take it where you want to go
Take it where you want to go

Just take that ass to the floor

Pop something move something
Shake ya tail feather

Oh no I heard them bad boys coming
Can't stop now
Got to continue my running (yea)
Because we go party till them lights come on
And then my song stop, fuck it, because my mic still on (man)

Shake Ya Tail Feather by Nelly, P-Diddy and Murphy Lee

Well, this was different. I wanted to pay homage to Storyteller but add something different to it. Hoped you all enjoyed it as it's some comedy relief. Also hoped you could pick up the fandoms in it. If you couldn't see all of them they are the actual show Cops because if you grew up in the late 80s and early 90s then this was daytime TV for us. The X-Files, Walking Dead, Harry Potter, A Nightmare on Elm Street, IT, Friday the 13th, Wizard of Oz, The Exorcist, Ghost Hunters and of course BTVS. And then end song is Bad Boys II theme because how awesome were those two movies. Again hoped you liked what I did and how I did it.

Next comes a very highly anticipated chapter as I do get messages asking about our other slayer, Faith. Got a sneak peek for you here about it. Nothing in the forum this time around from me at least. But this sneak peek isn't what you're expecting because why do the expected? Anyways thanks for reading and commenting. You readers are as always awesome.

Chapter 20 Seals of Faith

"It's been awhile," Cruciate greeted them. "But then again we've both been very busy." Angel stood there and Cruciate looked down to the circle he was in. "Nice touch but if the circle is broken I am free."

"Someone from the outside needs to break it." Angel stated and the man in the suit smiled.

"So you kids did your homework," Cruciate began to do the slow clap and was still smiling. "You summoned me here for a reason I believe, so ask." Angel knew the demon will lie so he had to ask his questions carefully and try to pick up on any cues he could. "The seals right? Yeah two are open, a nice little sickness is now in LA."

The team looked around to each other and Cruciate smiled at them. "I should thank you for helping me." Angel stood there but in his mind he was asking how was that possible. "You see everyone thinks I'm taking my sweet time but I wouldn't have been picked for this job if the big guy didn't trust me." Cruciate walked in his little circle. "Killing Vail was a ballsy move Angel and I gotta hand it to you. We didn't see that one coming at all and you have pissed the First off on that one."

"Good," Angel was happy to hear that one.

"Careful slayer, an eye for an eye." Cruciate warned him. "You took out his sorcerer, but you got one of your own." Cruciate then looked to Willow and winked. "The First won't let that go unnoticed. As you left Wolfram and Hart you thought you kept all the zombies at bay…looks like you've missed one. Way to go." Cruciate smiled. "So war, sickness, starvation is next but how?"

"I don't know," Angel folded his arms across his chest. "How about you enlighten me."

"It's all representation, poetry if you will," Cruciate was willing to tell all. "I'm breaking the seals but it's not like a bank vault. One leads to another with a simple chain." The demon looked to the group. "By setting up that little meeting and giving your friend Lindsey the hints you let just one because it only takes one, a zombie got out. So in a simple way you opened seal two." Angel couldn't dwell on that idea. "Starvation is not just in hunger…" Cruciate was now going into riddles. "Death finds us all. And your riders…there's more to just a horse…of course."

"I'm going take you out of the body have taken and then my witch will send you to Hell," Angel started and Cruciate laughed.

"She's a powerful witch but I have been released from Hell and nothing can send me back until my tasks are done. And why would I want to go back with you guys here?" Cruciate was having his fun. "You guys are just too easy."

"The seals can't be stopped?" Giles asked and Cruciate looked to the Watcher.

"Steps, one step leading to another, a chain reaction." Cruciate looked back to Angel. "I'm here to push it along. It's destiny."

"But I'm a part of it that even the First didn't see." Angel reminded the demon.

"You died," Cruciate started. "Oh and let me tell ya, we had a party downstairs. The First set in motion on what was to come. And then the party stopped, you crawled out of the ground."

"Well, I was unplanned from the beginning." Angel had idea what Cruciate was alluding too. "The First has no clue what's supposed to happen. The Powers That fucking Be have no clue since I crawled back out right? You're just going through the motions hoping." Cruciate stood there and Angel knew he had something now. "It's been afraid all along and it even offered me a quick way out. You don't even know how this will end."

"I do, it ends in chaos," Cruciate got to the edge of the inner circle. "It ends in blood and screams. It ends with you watching your friends be ripped apart. You will bow before the Beast and the First. They will have a leash around your neck as you become their pet. You will watch your world burn and suffer that thought until we decide when you die." The demon threatened. "The end is here slayer and you will not stop it no matter what you think. It's our time." Angel then stepped to the outside of the circle so the two were now face to face.

Fight, fight, fight! Right? Tell me what you think.