Angel bounces off the wall and loses grip of the rabbit, which starts hopping around the room. Anya continues to scream and continues to shoot beams of energy out, always missing the rabbit, but destroying various objects in the room. Fred manages to hit the ground and crawl over to check out the unconscious Angel. Spike finally manages to get Anya's attention and calm her down.
SPIKE
Take it easy girl. It’s all right.
ANYA
Is it gone?
Spike looks around the smoking remains of the room.
SPIKE
I think you got it.
Angel peels himself off of the floor with Fred’s help.
FRED
What the hell kind of experiment was that?
ANGEL
To see if that was Anya.
FRED
Is it her?
ANGEL
I'm not sure. She certainly has some aspects of her old self.
FRED
You mean the energy blasts?
ANGEL
(Stretching and wincing)
No. She really hates rabbits.
FRED
Well DUH.
ANYA
I didn’t hurt you did I?
ANGEL
I’ll be all right.
ANYA
Of course. You’re a vampire. You’ll be back to your normal brooding self in no time.
ANGEL
Do I really brood that much?
ANYA
It's not so much the brooding I remember, as the scowling.
Anya imitates Angel's scowl. Spike and Fred are very amused.
ANGEL
Oh.
ANYA
Oh and I also remember you making that blonde chickie cry a lot. What was her name? Betty?
ANGEL
Buffy.
ANYA
Whatever. Yeah, well… you made her cry. A lot.
ANGEL
Well... Every relationship has its problems.
ANYA
Well, apparently you had a lot of problems. Because she cried. A lot.
SPIKE barely contains a giggle. Angel scowls, then realizes he's scowling and tries not to scowl.
ANGEL
Huh. Right.
(pats her on the shoulder)
Get some rest, I'll check in with you later.
Angel exits... brooding. Fred leaves with him
ANYA
(To Spike)
How was that?
Spike holds up a twenty dollar bill.
SPIKE
Bloody brilliant.
Anya happily accepts the bill and stuffs it in her robe.
INT. Observation Room
Fred and Angel enter.
FRED
I can’t believe you’d do that to a bunny.
ANGEL
Fred, some food for thought. What do you think those bunnies are doing in your lab?
FRED
(The realization hits her like a smack in the face)
Ohmigod.
Fred rushes off.
EVE (OS)
Angel.
Angel turns to see Eve and a woman dressed like an old extravagant movie star. She seems to be a cross between a demon Bette Davis and Greta Garbo. Ultra glamorous with a touch of evil.
EVE (CONT'D)
That was an interesting experiment. Did she pass or fail?
ANGEL
Both. I think. Who’s our guest?
EVE
May I present Ms. Fatu Fofanau.
FATU
(presenting her hand to be kissed)
Dah-ling. A pleasure to meet you.
Angel looks suspiciously at the hand and gingerly shakes it with his thumb and forefinger. Fatu gives a grand stage laugh.
ANGEL
How can I help you?
FATU
No, dah-ling. It’s how I can help you.
ANGEL
With what?
EVE
Fatu and Anyanka share the same heritage.
ANGEL
Really?
FATU
I’m surprised you never heard of me.
(Flourishing her arm)
Fatu Fofanau… Vengeance demon to the stars!
EVE
Fatu. Please.
Fatu deflates and lights up a cigarette. She is suddenly the vision of a typical Jewish grandmother. Who smokes.
FATU
Fine. Anyanka or Anya or whatever you call her isn’t a vengeance demon.
ANGEL
How do you know?
FATU
I know because I am a vengeance demon. Did you miss that part?
ANGEL
The flourishing arm movement distracted me.
FATU
I’ve known Anyanka for years. We’ve worked together several times. That thing may look like her and talk like her, but she isn’t the demon I knew. Or at least not a Vengeance demon. We use the power of the wish as a righteous sword to punish and bring forth destruction. It’s the way we do things. The electric light parade in there wouldn’t have come from one of us.
ANGEL
You don't have that kind of power?
FATU
(Shakes her head no)
Too flashy.
ANGEL
So D’Hoffryn didn’t give her powers those powers? Or bring her back to life?
FATU
Are you kidding? He’d be furious if he knew that she’s still alive.
EVE
Would he know anything about what might have happened?
FATU
I suppose. I’ll see if I can get an audience with him.
Fatu throws her scarf over her shoulder, puts on her sunglasses and flourishes her arm again.
FATU (CONT'D)
I shall return.
Fatu winks out; teleporting to another time/space or perhaps to Tim Horton’s to get a large Café Mocha. Yum.
ANGEL
A Hollywood vengeance demon?
EVE
What do expect? Vengeance is a part of showbiz. Hollywood is a prime piece of real estate for that kind of assignment.
ANGEL
Do I want to know why Wolfram and Hart represents her?
EVE
Vengeance demons are nothing compared to a good entertainment lawyer.
ANGEL
I’ll remember that.
INT THE LIBRARY
WES is surrounded by several books. Fred bursts into the room holding a large cardboard box.
FRED
You’ve got to help me hide these!
WES
What is it?
FRED
Bunnies! They were doing lab experiments on them!
WES
Fred, as you are the head of the lab you could eliminate all animal testing.
Fred looks sheepishly down at the box of bunnies.
FRED
Oh. Good point.
Fred puts the box o’ bunnies on the floor.
WES
I’m glad you’re here though. They just brought up the final lab results on Anya.
Fred starts picking through the paperwork.
FRED
Anything abnormal? Other than her ability to destroy an entire lab in thirty seconds?
WES
Not really. Pulse, heart rate, blood work. Normal. Everything looks human.
FRED
Any signs of the supernatural?
WES
Other than the fact she died and was buried under a pile of rubble? No. Not really. I’ve researched her entire history and checked the history of some of the other "former" vengeance demons as well. Once they were killed off, they stayed dead.
FRED
Are we sure she’s not a demon shape-shifter?
WES
If she was, one of the magical alarms would trigger. I’m afraid I may be stumped. I’m not sure where else to look.
GUNN (O.S.)
How about the newspaper or the police reports?
GUNN has entered the room carrying a relatively thick file. He tosses it on the table.
GUNN (CONT'D)
This chick has been all over California. There’s a warrant out for her arrest for completely destroying a biker bar a couple of counties north of here. There are also reports of a woman laying waste to rabbit hutches just south of the city. Describe anyone we know?
FRED
Aw! The poor bunnies!
GUNN
That doesn’t even cover the file Wolfram and Hart had on her. She’s got a warped sense of creativity when it comes to wish fulfillment. I don’t know what you people think you’re doing. This chick is a security risk. We need to cut our losses short.
WES
We can’t do that.
GUNN
She’s a demon. What makes her different from any creature of darkness that we’ve taken down?
FRED
Personally, I don’t think we can trust anyone who hates rabbits. It’s like she’s a demon version of Elmer Fudd.
GUNN
I saw what she did to that lab. She can’t stay here and we can’t put her out on the street. We need to take care of this situation before it gets any worse.
WES
This demon, if she is one, has helped save the world on numerous occasions. Before we take any action, we need to do further research.
GUNN
The hell with that! We can't take this risk!
ANGEL (O.S.)
That's not your call to make.
ANGEL steps in to the fray. Gunn gives him a withering stare.
GUNN
What makes you so sure that we can trust her?
ANGEL
I don't. But I won't let anything happen to her until we know better.
GUNN
You're making a mistake on this one Angel.
ANGEL
It's mine to make.
The Fang gang give him a stony stare as he walks away.
GUNN
I hope he knows what he's doing.
CUT TO:
INT. WOLFRAM AND HART - ANGEL'S OFFICE. -- MOMENTS LATER
ANGEL
What the hell am I doing?
INSERT - MAGIC EIGHT BALL
It reads "Concentrate and Ask again"
ANGEL (CONT'D)
What a piece of junk.
Angel drops the Eight ball on the desk and turns to his monitors and watches Anya sitting in her robe. Wes enters holding his glasses and rubbing his eyes.
ANGEL (CONT'D)
Anything?
WES
Just a migraine. I've been through about two thirds of the information we have on D'Hoffryn and his servants and we haven't found any information on former demons being resurrected.
Wes steps forward and looks at the monitors.
ANGEL
Did you ever meet her?
WES
A couple of times. She was strictly human then. And very odd.
ANGEL
That I remember. She's helped save the world several times you know.
WES
Yes, and as a demon, she's wreaked more death and destruction than you and Spike put together.
Angel gives Wes a dirty look.
WES (CONT'D)
Well it's true. And you can't take that out of the equation.
ANGEL
Okay. So where do we go from here?
WES
I don't know. I need a spare set of eyes to look this over.
VOICE (O.S.)
Well I may not have a full set of peepers, but I'd be willing to take a look.
Angel and Wes turn to see...
XANDER standing at door of Angel's office, eye patch and all.
XANDER
Just keep in mind, it'll be a little one sided.
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