“ . . . This is your next target,” Pearl explained, “He has been harassing one of our clients.”
Rebecca opened the folder and nearly collapsed in shock. She looked up at Pearl who had a curious grin on her face.
“His name is Alex Whitfield we want you to kill him.”
“I’m gonna need time on this.” Rebecca replied in an attempt to stall
“No time you go now.” Pearl replied, “Also we want to keep a low profile so your bodyguards have to stay here.”
This was getting worse. There had to be some way to distract the strike team so she could sneak Alex out. She’ll have to call whistler before she arrived so that something could be coordinated.
“Oh and another thing I need you to give me your cell.” Pearl stated reaching out her hand.
“Why?”
“We’re using a specific frequency that can be disrupted by cell phone.”
“I don’t think so.” Rebecca replied
She turned to walk to the elevator and was confronted by three heavily armed men.
“Is there a problem ma’am?” the commander asked
“No problem. Emerald was just about to give me her cell.”
Rebecca looked at the men. She reached into her pocket and haded pearl her phone. Glaring at pearl one last time she made her way to the elevator.
“Have fun Rebecca.” Pearl said to herself after the elevator had closed.
Alex stormed into Michael’s office. Michael looked up at his annoyed son and rolled his eyes.
“You haven’t come to give me another lecture on morality within the family have you?” Michael asked
“No that would take to long.” Alex replied
“This can’t be about Penelope,” Michael replied, “I gave her the money how much more support does she need?”
Alex folded his arms and glared at his father.
“That’s your definition of support? Give money until the problem goes away?”
“You’re the scientist Alex you tell me.”
Alex shook his head.
“Why did you ask me here?” he asked annoyed
“What the devil are you talking about?” Michael replied
“Oh I see so your secretary, out of the kindness of her heart, calls me out of the blue and tells me to visit?”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about?”
“You are so full of it do you know that?”
Michael had had enough of his son’s insolent behaviour. He started to rifle through the papers on his desk.
“As much as I enjoy these father son talks Alex I’m afraid I’m going to have to ask you to leave.”
Alex turned and marched out furious. He got to the elevator just as the door opened. Alex stopped in shock as a woman in a green jacket, followed by ten heavily armed men, walked out of both of the lifts. Alex stared at the apprehensively.
“Is there something the matter?” he asked the masked woman
Rebecca froze. She stood there and stared at the love of her life not knowing what to do next. Slowly she began to shake nervously. There was no way she was going to harm him but her options were limited.
“If we’re going to do this,” the commander said behind her, “It’ll have to be now.”
Rebecca looked back at the commander then back at the confused looking Alex.
“Get ready.” She yelled
Shocked Alex looked at the strike team readied their guns. Slowly he took a couple of steps back. Rebecca closed her eyes and breathed deeply. She opened them again and looked at her fiancé seriously. There was only one thing left to do.
“Are we good to go Emerald?” the commander asked
Slowly Rebecca pushed back her hood. With one hand she removed her mask and looked upon Alex with her own eyes. Alex’s heart skipped a beat. It couldn’t be her. He had wanted to see her face for so long that he was about to give up hope.
“Rebecca?” he asked hesitantly
A tear rolled down Rebecca’s cheek. She pursed her lips to hold back the emotion.
“I am so sorry Alex I have to do it.” She said tearfully
“Do what?”
“This.”
Rebecca swung her fists up sharply hitting the two strike team members either side of her in the face. She mule kicked the one directly behind her sending him flying backwards into the elevator. She spun kicked two more of the team before bolting for Alex.
“Get down!” she yelled as she tacked him to the ground just as a hail of bullets flew overhead. Rebecca flipped onto her back. Surveying the scene she magically tossed two side tables on opposite sides of the room into the strike team knocking them over. Rebecca flipped back onto her feet and Dragged Alex to his.
“What the hell’s going on Rebecca?” Alex asked nervously, “who are those guys?”
“Explain later, run now.” Rebecca replied as she dragged him down the hall. From adjoining offices more strike team members poured out. Running down a corridor Rebecca stopped suddenly and turned around. She raised her hand and a force field was projected halfway down the hall. The strike team stopped and stared.
“God damn it they knew.” Rebecca said to herself.
“What the hell is this?” Alex demanded
Rebecca ignored him. She looked up and down the hall for any sign of an exit. At the other end there was a small window leading outside. Usually she wouldn’t thing about jumping out the thirtieth story window but this is an unusual situation.
“Talk to me Rebecca?” he continued
“Alex do you trust me?” Rebecca asked seriously
“What?”
“Do you trust me?”
“You mean at the moment?”
Rebecca quickly looked from the strike team to the window. She ran the numbers through her head.
“I don’t have enough power for both things. When I tell you I need you to run as fast as you can towards the window.”
Alex looked at her in confusion.
“Are you crazy? That’s a thirty floor drop.”
“This is why I’m asking you to trust me.”
Everything in Alex’s mind was telling him to get away from her as fast as possible. But he had seen that look in her eye before.
“Alright tell me when.” He replied
Rebecca took one last look at the strike team. She took a deep breath.
“Now!” she yelled
The force field dropped. Alex and Rebecca bolted straight for the window. They ducked down low as the bullets flew overhead. Rebecca counted to herself. Just before they reached the window Rebecca raised her hand.
Buffy and Willow entered the Hyperion. Inside the lobby Vicky, Roxy and Alison waited patiently.
“You guys okay?” Buffy asked, “We heard the news.”
“We’re good,” Roxy replied, “It was only a few vamps nothing to serious.”
“Shona and Penny dropped them of here last night.” Angel explained
“Nighthawk left her room finally huh?” Buffy asked
“Guess she just needed the right motivation,” Angel replied, “oh and she want’s to be called by her real name now.”
Gunn thought about their arrival here. Something didn’t it right.
“It was weird though I was down here all night and I never saw Penny leave.” He commented
“Maybe she climbed out a window or something,” Willow replied, “I know this one time I . . .”
Willows sentence was cut short as just then a portal opened just in front of the doorway. The group stepped back defensively and Angel edged towards the weapons cabinet. Just as Angel grabbed his sword Rebecca and Alex leaped thought and landed roughly on the ground. Rebecca quickly swung around onto her back and sealed the portal. She lay flat on her back and panted hard. That was extremely close but the dangerous part was over.
At least that’s what she thought just before she felt the end of Angels sword pressed lightly against her neck. Rebecca looked around the group carefully as each of them looking at her apprehensively in return. Angel was a little more serious.
“Hello Rebecca.” He said calmly
Pearl walked back into her office. Waiting for her was Jonas and a large demon.
“Ah, Pearl, you here,” Jonas said, “You haven’t met Mothmak yet have you?”
Pearl saw the demon she smiled brightly.
“No I haven’t sir but your reputation is legendary.” She replied
“I do what I do.” Mothmak replied elegantly
“What you did was cause World War II. No other psionic can boast that.”
“Influencing the thoughts of a nation does take a certain skill.”
Jonas smiled. He turned his attention to Pearl.
“Where’s our girl?” he asked
Pearl checked her watch.
“She should have escaped the strike team and be at the Hyperion by now.”
“Good, things are on track then,” Jonas replied, “is there anywhere specific you need to work Mothmak?”
Mothmak stroked his chin thoughtfully.
“I am going to need somewhere quiet and dark.”
“I’m sure we can make room for you in the dungeon.”
“Excellent,” Mothmak replied, “You bring me the woman I’ll get you what you want.”
Willow tended to Alex’s wounds. Lucky he had only a few cuts and burses but the shock of seeing Rebecca again has left him rattled. Willow looked up to him caringly
”You okay?” She asked
Alex sighed. That’s a question he’d been asking that question to himself for a while.
“I don’t know,” he replied distantly, “I mean, part of me just want’s to hold her and tell her that everything’s going to be okay but another part says that I should keep my distance.”
Willow pouted in sadness. Alex hasn’t had the best month so far between Penny’s potential rape and Rebecca resurfacing the poor scientist as been pushed to breaking point. Behind them Angel paced. He thought seriously about his options as Buffy watched.
“Do we really need to keep her in the cage?” Buffy asked
“It’s just until I know she’s not a threat.” Angel replied
“She did save Alex’s life.”
“True but Rebecca brought the team to the office in the first place.”
The door to the Hyperion opened. Kennedy walked in carrying a suitcase. Willow looked up in surprise.
“Ken?” Willow asked in surprise
Kennedy smiled as she put down her suitcase.
“Hi baby.” Kennedy replied
Willow got to her feet and rushed up to the slayer. She flung her arms around her neck and kissed her passionately. Roxy looked at this display confused.
“She is a girl?” she whispered to Vicky
“What did you think she was?” Vicky replied
“I don’t know. Willow kept taking about Ken I though he was a boyfriend she hid from us,” Roxy replied awkwardly, “hang about, If Ken’s a girl that would make Willow . . . Oh.”
Vicky folded her arms and looked at Roxy amused.
“You’re not going to have a problem with this are you?”
“No . . . it’s just weird.”
“Oh my god what are you doing here?” Willow asked excitedly, “I thought you were visiting next month.”
“Giles sent me.” Kennedy replied
She opened her suitcase and pulled out the container holding the parchment. She walked down to Buffy and Angel and handed it to Buffy. Buffy turned it over in her hand curiously.
“Thanks Ken,” Buffy replied, “here’s me thinking I had enough cylinders.”
Kennedy laughed. She took it back from Buffy and opened it, sliding out the parchment.
“It’s a prophecy, we found it under the tower of London, says that something going to happen soon.”
Buffy frowned curiously. She took the document and spread it out over the reception counter. She ran her finger across the words carefully.
“I really can’t read this.” Buffy admitted
Kennedy smiled and handed the Slayer General a note book holding the translation.
Shona and Penny entered. They noticed the flurry of activity. Curiously Vicky and Roxy, who noticed them enter, bounded up happily.
“Hey you two what’s goin’ on here?” Shona asked
“Tonnes of stuff,” Vicky replied, “That Rebecca Woman who saved us last night jumped out of a portal.”
“Yeah then Angel locked her in the cage down stairs.” Roxy continued
Shona and Penny looked at each other anxiously. They pushed through the juniors and made her way up to the vampire.
“You have Rebecca in a cage?” Shona asked
“She’s extremely dangerous at the moment,” Angel replied, “We don’t know where she got those powers from.”
“You have to let her out!” Penny replied insistently.
“I can’t risk it Penny. For all we know she could be Becky again.”
“It’s really, really important.”
Angel looked at her curiously.
“How do you know that?”
Penny looked around guiltily.
“I, kinda, bumped into her a couple of weeks ago.”
Angel, Buffy and Willow glared at Penny.
“You’re telling me you knew where my niece was all this time and you didn’t tell me?” Buffy growled.
“I wanted to,” Penny replied, “but, like, Rebecca told me not to.”
“Stop worrying about who told who nothin’” Shona interjected. “The girl needs to be free so she can finish what she started.”
“What’s that exactly?” Buffy asked annoyed
Shona and Penny looked at each other again.
“I think we should tell them.” Penny commented
“Head slayer getting angry.” Buffy yelled
“Alright this is the stitch,” Shona explained, “Rebecca left because she is part of this prophecy.”
“Prophecy?” Angel asked
“Yeah this monk guy told this to me. Gabe said that it’s her job to stop Wolfram and Hart.”
“Guys this is serious,” Buffy snapped, “lying isn’t going to help anybody.”
Willows eyes widened. She flashed back to the magic shop four years ago.
“Wait a second Buff,” Willow said, “You said his name was Gabe?”
“Yeah.” Shona replied
“As in Gabriel?”
“You seen him to huh?”
Willow looked down at the prophecy laid out on the table. Slowly the pieces began to fall into place.
“She is the one to save us all.” Willow said quietly
The goddess looked up at Buffy. Buffy looked at her friend in concern.
“What is it Will?”
“That monk Shona’s talking about is the monk that did this to me. He told me that Rebecca was going to do something very important.”
“That’s what I was sayin’” Shona said, “it’s all in this thing called ‘The prophesy . . .”
“. . . Of the divine.” Kennedy finished.
She pointed to the first page of the translation. Just the they heard the front doors to the hotel close.
“Wasn’t that a kick in the Teeth.” Pearl said calmly
Alex walked down the stairs slowly. He looked at the woman locked in the cage to see if it really was her. He watched Angel lead Rebecca into the basement cage and noticed that she didn’t put up any resistance. In his heart he desperately wanted it to be the Rebecca he fell in love with but the scientists told him to be cautious.
Rebecca sat quietly her plan a complete failure. She berated herself for having the ego to think that she could out smart the largest organization of evil in the world. She turned her head slowly and watched as Alex made his way down. He stoped just before the bottom and sat on the nearest step.
“I’m trying to figure out whether or not I want to kiss you or kill you.” he said cautiously
Rebecca dropped her head. The last thing she wanted was to drag him into her mess but Wolfram and Hart new exactly how to push her buttons.
“Either would be fine at the moment.” Rebecca replied
“Are you mine or are you her?”
“Does it matter anymore?”
“Offcourse it matters,” Alex snapped, “I’ve wanted you back for so long, Rebecca that it hurts.”
Rebecca looked away. She wiped the tears away from her eyes.
“Just give me something to work with please.” Alex insisted
Rebecca didn’t respond. Although this is what she wanted for the past four years a portion of herself told her that she didn’t deserve him. Alex screwed up his face in Anger
“You’re not my Rebecca,” he said as he stood, “She wouldn’t be so heartless.”
Rebecca turned to him. She frowned sadly as he began to make his way back up the stairs.
“Hey!” she called out as she played with her hand
Alex turned just as Rebecca tossed him the Item. Alex caught it and examined it closely. He looked up at her in a combination of surprise and relief.
“I never forgot.” She said.
Alex started to smile broadly. He rushed down the stairs and kissed his fiancé passionately through the bars. This was his Rebecca. The woman he fell in love with.
“What are you doing here?” Angel demanded
Pearl walked down the steps calmly. Behind her the brothers were lead in handcuffs by to members of the strike team.
“Rebecca left in so much of a hurry that she forgot to pick up her things.” Pearl explained as she placed Rebecca’s cell phone on the counter.
She nodded to the strike team who nudged the two monks into the centre of the room. Pearl looked down at the ancient parchment.
“Wow this is the Prophecy of the Divine. Interesting tale.” She continued, “it’s a damn shame she failed Rebecca had so much promise in the evil doer field.”
Angel walked up to her slowly.
“You are not going to go anywhere near my daughter again.” He threatened
Pearl shrugged.
“Why would we want to? The trinity are safe we don’t need her anymore.”
She motioned to the team to leave. Just before she left the building pearl turned back to Angel.
“Oh and if you see Rebecca anywhere tell her she’s fired.”
An hour or so later Whistler entered through the back gate of the Hyperion. He saw Rebecca gazing off into space and waited for a moment.
“Hey kiddo,” he said softly, “heard the news.”
“The news that Wolfram and Hart played the divine one like a Banjo? I’m sure the demon world loves that story.” Rebecca replied
“Come on Beck cheer up, so they one the first round big deal, you know how these war things go you could still beat them.”
“I can’t do it Whistler.” Rebecca replied sitting down on the edge of the water feature.
“You don’t have much of a choice.” Whistler replied sitting next to her, “You’re the only one who can.”
“Why me? Why do I always get dragged into these things?”
“Because the powers know you can deal with it. I’ve seen you in action Rebecca you’re a natural, not just as a fighter but as a leader, they couldn’t have picked a better person for the job.”
Rebecca sighed. She stood and moved over to the veranda. She turned back to Whistler in concern.
“I just have known idea what my next move is,” Rebecca replied, “Wolfram and Hart . . . it was like they know me better then I do. They knew how I thought, how I reacted, they knew my strengths and weaknesses. How am I supposed to fight that?”
“You’ll figure it out kid.”
“How do you know that?”
Whistler shrugged.
“It’s what you do.”
The door behind Rebecca opened slowly. Alex wandered out and stood near Rebecca. Rebecca turned around curiously to see who it was.
“Sorry I didn’t know you had company.” He said cautiously
“It’s okay,” Whistler replied, “I was just about to leave anyway. I’ll see you later Beck.”
“Yeah.” Rebecca replied
Alex and Rebecca stood across from each other awkwardly. They were less like an engaged couple and more like two gawky teenagers going out on their first date.
“I just wanted to see if you were feeling any better.” Alex said
“I’m good now.” Rebecca replied.
They stared at each other for a moment longer then they moved in and started to kiss deeply.
“Wait,” Rebecca said as she pulled away, “Maybe we should take this slow.”
Alex nodded.
“Good idea. I don’t want to rush into anything you don’t want to do.”
“Thanks.”
And hour later Rebecca and Alex lay in Alex’s bed their clothes scattered all over the floor. The both of them cried out in ecstasy then Alex rolled of the top of Rebecca. They both lay panting with their bodies covered in sweat.
“So glad we’re taking this slow.” Rebecca commented as she snuggled into Alex
“Same here,” Alex replied, “we should take everything slow.”
The brothers looked over the Prophecy with Buffy, Angel Willow and Kennedy watching on.
“Good gracious,” Marcus exclaimed, “Where did you get this?”
“What is it?” Angel asked
Brother Marcus placed the parchment on the table and looked at the group seriously.
“This is indeed the Prophecy of the Divine,” he explained, “but what you have here is the complete prophecy.”
“What do you mean?”
“It is commonly known that the prophecy was scribed twice and sent to opposite locations around the world for safekeeping from the Trinity. During Glorificus first attack on the monastery half of our copy was damaged. It has been told that when the second copy was needed it would give us a sign.”
“The earthquake.” Kennedy replied
“Indeed. We need to take this to Brother Gabriel for further study. The quest of the divine one depends on it.”
“We have our translation here. So it shouldn’t be a problem.”
Marcus nodded. He looked around the lobby curiously.
“Where is the Divine One now?”
“She needed some time to catch up with Alex. I’m sure we can at least give her that.”
Alex and Rebecca walked across the beach slowly. Rebecca had dropped her trademark green jacket in place of a light flowing black dress that Penny was eager to lend her. Alex smiled happily as he looked around the picturesque view.
“I still remember the first time we ended up on this beach.” He commented
Rebecca looked at him curiously.
“Didn’t you have to rush back to UCLA to take your final exam?”
“Yeah but that’s not what I meant. This was the first time I spent any time with you alone.”
Rebecca smiled. Alex always had a way to lift the weight of the world off her shoulder. Rebecca caught him staring at her.
“What?” she asked
“Nothing, it’s just I haven’t seen you in a dress in a while.”
Rebecca nodded in agreement.
“Dresses aren’t really practical for vampire fighting. If you fall over the wrong way people can see your underwear.”
Alex laughed he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her in closer.
“You should wear them more. You look so beautiful in them.”
Rebecca looked up at her fiancé and smiled. They kissed lightly and continued to walk. On the way Alex noticed an ice-cream stand.
“You feel like ice-cream?”
“Sure.”
“Wait here I’ll be right back.”
Alex wandered off. He moved up to the stand and looked inside. It was empty. As he was examining it closer someone hit him over the back of the head. He collapsed heavily onto the ground unconscious.
Rebecca, hearing the noise, turned around and saw to armed men carrying Alex.
“Hey!” she yelled as took off after them
Rebecca felt something sharp hit her in the back. She reached around and pulled out the tranquiliser dart. Rebecca head began to swim and it didn’t take long for her top collapse completely.
“How long will this take?” pearl asked Mothmak as he readied his supplied.
“Depends on the mind,” Mothmak explained, “it may take a minute, it may take an hour but if the Vampire-Witch’s essence is inside I can bring it forth.”
“Good.”
Mothmak place his hand on the unconscious Rebecca’s head and stomach. He closed his eyes and began to concentrate. Inside Rebecca’s mind Rebecca and Original Becky looked around curiously.
“What’s going on?” Becky asked
“I have no idea.” Rebecca replied
“There you two are.” A familiar voice chirped from behind them.
Rebecca and Becky turned around slowly. Vampire Willow walked out of the shadows and smirked at them.
“I’ve been looking for you every where. You’ve both been very bad girls.”
“I’ll deal with this.” Becky said as she charged the Vampire-Witch
Vampire Willow blocked the attack effortlessly and threw Becky beck next to Rebecca.
“I don’t have my powers.” She said in shock
“Silly rabbit,” Vampire Willow replied happily, “Thinking this place is real. You both need a time out.”
Vampire Willow raised her hands. Two cages materialised. Rebecca and Becky were both flung inside violently and the doors sealed tight. Vampire Willow slinked up slowly and looked at Rebecca.
“Mind if I take your body? Thanks.”
Back in the real world Rebecca opened her eyes. She slowly sat up and looked around the room curiously then she looked down at herself. A sly smile crossed her face as she looked up at the other two individuals in the room.
“Welcome back Willow.” Pearl said.
“Thank you.” Vampire Willow Rebecca replied softly.
“Is there anything you need?”
Vampire Willow Rebecca smiled up at Pearl.
“I’m bored let’s have some fun.”
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