In Joe's study Xander and Oz sat quietly. Xander glanced around whistling under his breath. Their situation, had they only known, was quite similar to Mrs. Summers and Spike, only a few weeks before. Xander opened his mouth to say something, but --
"I heard it, you know," Oz said.
"You heard what? The ceremony?" Xander asked.
"No. What you said to Willow."
"What? Who? Me? I've said a lot of things to Willow." Xander grinned nervously, a grin he had perfected at the end of his act in the talent show the previous fall.
"You know what I mean." Oz said evenly. "I just wanted you to know that I heard you. And sometime later, we're all going to have to deal with it."
"Yeah, deal with it. Right." Xander said. "Oh, goody."
Meanwhile, Joe was going on with his prayer. "You see, Father, we're asking you to deliver Angelus' human soul from hell and breathe life into this body for him to inhabit. It was one girl's love for mankind and for this world that you created that sent him to hell in the first place. We would like you to please get him out. And Lord, please give us a sign; preferably one with thunder. Thanks. Amen."
He glanced at Giles, who looked puzzled and asked, "Wh-why thunder?"
Joe shrugged. "I like thunder. And it's traditional." He grinned. "Your turn."
Giles read aloud, "And the Lord God formed man out of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul."
Just as he finished reading, Joe blew out the candles. They all staggered back as a clap of thunder made their ears ring and lightning arced through the church, striking the orb. It gave out a sudden, blinding light, echoed by the light glowing in the eyes of the statue as its features shifted and changed, slowly becoming alive. The light faded and the orb went dark.
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