Forever, Always, and Then SomeChapter 43
Angel grabs an ax from the wall and dashes out the bedroom door. Below is a posse of vampires. More than he can handle himself, he backs back into the room. He notices Fred down the hall. Angel: Fred, get in you room. Vampire invasion. Buffy: How many? Angel: Two dozen or more. Buffy: Has everyone else left? Angel: I think so. The vampires swarm the hall. The leader, Sid walks up and attempts to come through the open door and hits the vampire barrier. Sid: I can enter another vampire’s home. Buffy: But I live here too. Sid: Who are you? Buffy: I’m Buffy, the vampire slayer. Sid: The slayer? Buffy: That’s me. Meantime Angel uses his cell to call Wesley’s and gets the machine. Angel: Wes, we got big vampire activity at the hotel, we need major backup. Angel dials Gunn’s number, no answer. He tries his pager. Buffy: Any luck. Angel: No but I paged Gunn. Buffy: And Wesley? Angel: I will call his cell as soon as I get Gunn’s call. Buffy: Use my cell to call Wesley while you wait. Angel: Good idea Conner starts crying. Sid: The baby. All we want is the baby and we will leave. Buffy: No way in hell you are taking my son. Sid: Your son? Your not his mother, his mother is a vampire. Buffy: This is getting so old.
Across town. Gunn is awakened by his pager. He sits up on the side of the bed and looks at the page. He reaches for the phone on the nightstand but it rings before he can pick it up.
At the hotel Angel: Still can’t find get a hold of Wesley or Gunn. Buffy: Cordy? Angel: I am trying Buffy: I would rather not do this solo. Sid: Hey slayer love the nightie, were you about to give some of that action to the panty waist. Wait till I get to you, I will show you what a real man can do. Hey guys look at the her sexy little getup. Angel vamps and growls. Angel: No one is laying one filthy hand on my wife. I will destroy anyone who tries. Sid: Look at him all puffed up. Marty: Uh Sid did he say wife? Sid: What? Marty: The vampire, did he call her his wife? Sid: I didn’t hear that, did anyone else? Numerous yeses are heard. Angel: Cordy, finally someone. Cordy: What’s up? Angel: We’ve got big trouble. The place is teaming with vampires. Two dozen or more. I can’t find Wes or Gunn. Wes is not answering his home or cell phone. Gunn is not home and not responding to his page. Cordy: Gunn gave me a ride home, I think I know where he is but I have no idea about Wesley. Suddenly Angel’s cell phone rings. Buffy grabs it. Cordy: What was that? Angel: My cell phone, its probably Gunn. Cordy: I thought you were using your cell. Angel: I am using Buffy’s, we need help not phone discussions. Buffy: It’s Wesley. Angel: Cordy, find Gunn. Wesley is on the other phone. Cordy: Bye. Angel: Wes we got major problems here. Wesley: I know. Angel: When can you get here? Wesley: Uh I never left. Angel: What you are still here? Good. Now if Cordy can find Gunn. Wesley: Well what’s the plan. Angel: Uh Wesley you’re the boss, not me. Wesley: Uh yes but I just thought, oh what does Buffy say. Angel: Uh Buffy is getting dressed. Wesley: Dressed? Angel: Uh yes she was wearing her nightgown when we were attacked. Wesley: Oh yes night gown. Buffy comes out of the bathroom. She looks up at the door and sends a bolt flying from a crossbow into Sid’s chest. Poof. Angel: I see you found my stash. Buffy: Oh I knew they were in there. I just didn’t want Sid there to know. Angel: Sid, who? Buffy: You know that big pile of dust that someone is going to have to vacuum up. Angel: Oh him right. Wesley is here in the hotel. Cordy is finding Gunn. Buffy: Well I say we wait. Angel: Wait? Buffy: They can’t come in and I am not going out there until we have a little more fire power. Angel: Wes, Buffy says wait until Cordy and Gunn arrive before we make any moves. Wesley: Good idea, we are safe for now, they can’t get in. Angel: Wesley, where exactly are you?
LA street Gunn and Cordy are in Gunn’s truck heading for the hotel. Cordy is on the cell phone. Cordy: Damn, they are both on the phone still. Gunn: Didn’t you say they had two cells? Cordy: Right, Buffy’s. Good thing I programmed it in here. She dials Buffy’s phone.
At Angel’s The phone rings. Buffy: Hello Cordy: Gunn and I are on our way. Buffy: Good. Just stay on the line, Angel and Wesley are on their phones and we need to decide what to do. Buffy: Angel, it’s Cordy and Gunn. Angel: Let me take that. Wes hold on. Cordy how close are you? What can you see from outside? None. Good. Cordy: We are going to try and come in through the back. Where is Wes? Angel: He is here in the hotel. We will all attack when we you two are ready. Cordy: Okay, we will try to get to the flame thrower. Angel: That will definitely help. Cordy: And the others? Angel: Who? Cordy: Fred, Bill, Lesley, Lorne? Angel: Fred is here and she is ready I have no idea if the others are here or not. Cordy: I hope they stay out of the line of fire. Gunn takes the phone Gunn: Okay we are in place. I think I can get to the flame thrower but I need a distraction. Angel: You got it. Buffy, tell Wes it’s a go. Buffy and Angel charge out the door and begin attacking. Wesley joins in. Gunn makes a run for the flame thrower and Cordy joins the battle. Fred is right in the middle of things. As the battle rages Gunn steps up. Gunn: Back. AI jump away and Gunn torches a group of demons. And then another. Two run for the front door but are knocked down when the door is open by Bill and Lesley. Buffy flips toward the fallen vampires and stakes them before they can get back up. Lesley and Bill stand there thunderstruck. The battle continues and soon there is nothing but ashes and dust. That and six extremely tired demon fighters and two spectators. Buffy: Okay that was not my idea of a quiet night at home. Angel: Sorry honey but I tried. Wesley: I thought it was rather invigorating. They all look at him. Wesley: Okay I lied. Lesley: Uh guys, what happened here? Buffy: Conner!! Buffy runs upstairs to check on her son. She appears moments later with him safely in her arms. Angel: They couldn’t get in there. Buffy: I know but who knows who else might have taken advantage of the distraction. Angel: That’s it. I am getting the Furies back over here tonight. Buffy: The what. Angel: Furies. They can do a protective spell. Buffy: And why have you not done this before. Angel: We did, but it was broken. We just need them to come back and do it again. Cordy: Do you want me to call? Lorne is not here. Angel: Please. |
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