Chapter 3: Expecting Pt 2
Angel, Gun, Illyria and Spike wandered around the cluttered warehouse. Angel wiped up a layer of dust with his finger and examined it.
“What did you mean by what we’re seeing isn’t real Illyria?”
Illyria walked slowly around the room. She had her hands out slightly as she sensed the environment.
“An illusion was cast recently. The air is ripe with a magical essence.” She replied
“Sounds like somebody I can hit. I’m in” Gunn replied
As he walked his foot hit something. Gunn looked down to see the soda bottle lying on the ground.
“Hold up guys I think I got something,” Gun said as he picked up the bottle, “ I think I found our smoking gun.”
The others joined Gunn in examining the bottle. Angel took the bottle from him
“We need to get this tested.” Angel commented
“I think I know someone,” Gunn said, “There’s this guy I used back in the Wolfram and Hart days. He wasn’t on their payroll so we can trust him.”
“Alright we’ll get this to him as fast as possible,” Angel replied,” I want to know what happened to Dawn as soon as possible.”
~ The unnamed club, Los Angeles California ~
Buffy watched on as Faith and Robin ran the L.A. slayers though their paces. She was only half focused on what was happening because she was still thinking about Dawn. What could have happened to her? She also had hesitations about letting Angel investigate but as Faith said she didn’t have much of a choice.
“Penny for your thoughts?” Giles said from next to her
Buffy snapped out of her trance. She looked and Giles and smiled lightly
“No matter,” Giles continued, “I think I can guess.”
Buffy sighed and went back to watching the L.A. slayers train.
“Who would do that to somebody Giles?”
“Demons have their reasons Buffy what needs to be discovered is this demons intentions.”
“All I want to do is to find out who did this and hurt them badly.”
“Let’s just hope that Angel can find something.”
In the office Dawn tried to continued to continue with her work. Like Buffy she was Extremely distracted and from time to time she would stop and stroke her stomach. A light knock on the door broke her train of thought. Xander smiled at her warmly as he placed a bag of take out on the desk.
“Though you might be hungry.” He said
Dawn smiled at him as she checked the bag. Xander sat down in one of the chairs on the other side of the desk.
“How you feeling?”
“I-I don’t know yet,” Dawn replied, “I’m still getting used to the idea.”
Xander dropped his head and played with his hands.
“So you haven’t decided what you’re going to do yet.”
Dawn sighed and leaned back in her chair. Again she stroked her stomach.
“I haven’t thought about it yet.”
“I just want you to know that, what ever you decide, we’ll be behind you one hundred percent.”
“Thanks,” Dawn replied smiling at him, “That helps.”
~ Magical supply house, Los Angeles California ~
Angel and Gunn walked into the dark store. They looked around the cramp room which had the distinct smell of incense. Behind the counter and old man filled small vials with power. Gunn walked up to him confidently as the old man looked up and smiled at him.
“Mister Gunn how are you?” the old man asked in a European accent
“Eugen, how’s it goin’” Gunn replied, “This is my boss Angel.”
The old man nodded at the vampire.
“How can I help you two?”
From his pocket Angel pulled out the soda bottle and handed it to him.”
“We think the liquid in this bottle was laced with something can you tell us was it is?”
The old man studied the bottle closely. He unscrewed the cap and took a little taste of the contents. A small smile crossed his face.
“Ah, yes, a bold choice.”
“You know what it is?” Angel asked
“yes it’s a concoction know as Fautua dew it’s a very powerful mystic sedative.”
“how easy is it to get that stuff?” Gunn asked
“Fortunately for you it is an extremely rare compound,” Eugen replied, “In fact I think I have a contact who could point you in the right direction.”
Eugen took the bottle to the back room. Angel leaned against the counter.
“Looks like we’re making progress now,” He said, “ I’m surprised he identified it so quickly”
Gunn laughed.
“Hell he’s been around so many potions I think he’s immune to everyone.”
Angel smiled at him. Hopefully this was going to point them in the direction they needed to go to find who impregnated Dawn. About five minutes later Angel sensed a problem.
“Does he usually take this long to check a contact?” Angel asked Gunn?
“No,” Gunn replied, “Something’s up.”
The both of them walked around the counter and headed in the back room. They found Eugen lying on the floor his neck broken.
“Oh hell.” Gunn said as they rushed to his side
Angel scouted around the room to see if there was any way to get in. Gunn examined the area.
“Angel the bottle’s gone.” He said in an urgent tone
“What the hell is going on.” Angel replied
“This aint lookin’ good.”
Gunn examined the body and found a scrap of paper in his hand. He opened it up and read what was written on it. He handed it to Angel.
“think this is the guy he’s trying to contact.”
“I say we get there before whoever did this does.”
“lets go.”
~ The contact’s house, Los Angeles California - 30 minutes later ~
Angel and Gunn examined what was left of the room. When they arrived they found the front door off it’s hinges and the room ransacked. Angel sniffed at the trails of blood that pooled all over the floor. This was not a good sign.
“No way they could have gotten here before us.” Gunn commented
“Unless they already knew where it was.” Angel replied
Gunn looked at Angel. All this made a scary kind of sense.
“You’re not thinkin’ what I think you’re thinkin’ are ya?” he asked
“Who else can you think of that could get rid of two informants in two locations in less then 30 minutes.”
~ The law office of Wolfram and Hart, Los Angeles California ~
Angel kicked down the door to Jonas’ office. Behind him lay a trail of unconscious security guards. Jonas finished the file he was working on and looked up casually. He smiled at the Vampire.
“Angel. Well this is a surprise,” he said cheerfully, “don’t bother getting the door I’ll have maintenance up in a minute.”
Angel stormed up to Jonas’ desk closely flanked by Gunn.
“Not in the mood for games,” Angel snapped, “What did you do to her?”
Jonas looked at Angel curiously
“I’m sorry I’m a little confused. What are you accusing us of?”
“Dawn Summers,” Angel retorted, “What did you put in her? Is it a demon?”
“Honestly Angel I have no clue what you are talking about.”
“Dawn became pregnant about three weeks ago.”
A broad smile crossed Jonas face.
“Well now this is good news,” He said pressing the button on his intercom, “Janis organize a dozen red roses to be sent to miss Dawn Summers congratulating her on her new baby.”
“This is not a joke Jonas.” Angel growled
“And I’m not treating it as one,” Jonas replied calmly, “But let me ask you a question. Do you have any proof that it was us?”
Angel looked at Gunn who shrugged. This didn’t deter Angel.
“Not yet but we will.”
“Until then I suggest you leave this office until you do.”
Angel pushed off the desk keeping solid eye contact with Jonas. He knew Wolfram and Hart were involved some how but what he didn’t know was how. For the next two months Angel and his team tried to find anything that could link Wolfram and Hart to Dawns pregnancy but kept constantly running into walls. Leads dried up, evidence kept vanishing and informants were either killed or disappeared off the face of the Earth. This frustrated Angel immensely especially when he had to return to the club to give Dawn the bad news.
~ Club Hellmouth, Los Angeles California ~
Dawn worked at her desk. Moving around was slowly becoming more difficult as Dawn was beginning to show. She looked up and smiled as she saw Angel knock on the door to her office lightly.
“Hey Angel.” Dawn said happily
“Hi . . . Dawn,” Angel said in a less then cheerful tone, “We need to talk.”
He explained the entire situation to her. To her credit Dawn absorbed it seriously.
“So nothing?” Dawn asked
“Sorry,” Angel replied, “every instinct I have tells me it’s Wolfram and Hart but we just could find anything to link them. Either they have improved their methods since I left or they didn’t do it at all.”
Angel sighed and dropped his head. He felt dawn put her hand on his.
“Hey don’t beat yourself up,” dawn replied, “You tried that’s all I wanted.”
“I just with there was more I can do.”
“Actually there is something,” Dawn replied awkwardly, “I have an ultrasound in about an hour and Robin and faith have taken some of the slayers for training . . . Could you take me I-I don’t want to go alone.”
Angel looked up at her and smiled.
“Sure.” Angel replied happily.
An hour or so later Dawn and Angel were with the doctor. She lightly ran the scanner over dawns stomach as she looked at the screen to see the results. Angel looked down at Dawn’s nervous expression. He held her hand lightly as they waited for the results. After a moment or so the doctor looked over to the both of them with a broad smile on her face.
“Congratulation you’re having a healthy baby girl.” She said
Dawns expression shifted from worry to excitement as she saw the image of her unborn child on the screen. She giggled happily to herself.
“You couldn’t find anything unusual?” Angel asked
“Not from what I can see,” the doctor replied
“That’s fantastic news doctor.”
The doctor smiled at the both of them.
“I can already see you two will be great parents.”
“Oh, ah, I’m not the father,” Angel replied awkwardly, “I’m just here for support. Can you give us a moment?”
The doctor nodded and left the room. Angel turned and looked at Dawn. There was a glow about her that he hadn’t seen a few minutes ago.
“Have you decided what you’re going to do?” he asked seriously
Dawn looked up at the vampire. Tears of happiness streaming down her eyes.
“I wanna keep her Angel,” Dawn said happily
“Are you sure we still don’t know how this girl is going to turn out.”
“I don’t care,” Dawn replied looking at the screen, “She’s my baby.”
Outside in the hallway a man walked slowly. He stopped outside of Dawns room and waited. The doctor returned from the nurses station and looked at the man curiously.
“Can I help you?” she asked
The man turned to her slowly. He was wearing the robes of a monks.
“Yes you can,” the man replied, “this is the room of miss Dawn Summers correct?”
“Are you a friend of hers?” the doctor asked suspiciously
“I’m a well wisher. Did you find any problems with the child?”
“I’m sorry I can’t give out any patient . . . “
The monk waved his hand. The doctor felt a strange energy wash over her.
“ . . . The baby and the mother are completely healthy.”
The monk smiled at her.
“that you for your assistance that’s all I needed to know.”
The monk turned and walked back up the way he came. The doctor shook her head for a second before reentering the room. Outside two other monks waited. When they saw the first monk exit the hospital they wandered up excitedly.
“Brother Gabriel?” one of the monks asked
Brother Gabriel smiled at the both of them.
“It has started.” He replied
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