The thought of Buffy arose when I looked this beast in the eyes. He had me right where he wanted me. There was no way I could get out of this deadly predicament, well that's what I thought. The love that I still have for her. I saw my whole life flash before my eyes; yes the life of Angelus flashed as well. But the one aspect of my life that remained still, was my love for Buffy.
I think it was at that point when the beast let me go. I think he saw into my soul, and saw that even if he killed me, I would find a way to get back here and fight him, for I couldn't be away from Buffy forever. Or, he realized something else. Something that would work to his advantage, so he let me go. When he let me out of his grasp, the beast said to me, "You will return. Either way you will return. The end is near!"
The beast then smiled and punched me with the force of three slayers, and I flew back and got knocked out. When I awoke, Wesley and Cordelia stood over me, I looked at the two of them and saw the battle scars on their faces and bodies, as well as emotional scars. They helped me up as best they could, for they were sore and beaten up.
"Where's Connor," I frantically asked?
Wesley blankly looked at me and without hesitation told me, "Connor was taken! He took him."
"I'm so sorry Angel," Cordelia sorrowfully conveyed. "There wasn't anything we could do. The beast was too powerful, even for Connor."
I dropped my head and painfully spoke, "Again, I lost him. Why? Why bring him into this world if you're just gonna keep taking him. I don't understand."
"It's not your fault Angel," Wesley conveyed to make me feel a little better. "If this was Connor's fate, then you weren't supposed to save him. We have to regroup Angel, and find out more about this beast. We must find out what he's going to do next. Angel!"
"I keep thinking about Buffy," I said.
"Of course," Cordelia sarcastically blurted out. "Why wouldn't you think about Buffy right now. She was the one who walked away from you and all. Why are you thinking of her Angel? You should be thinking about how to kill this beast. And get your son back!"
I angrily looked up and yelled at Cordelia, "I am damn it. The only way this demon is going to die is if Buffy helps us. She has the power to back me up."
"Angel if you can't kill this thing, than sure enough Buffy can't," Cordelia echoed.
"Angel's right Cordelia," Wesley said, much to Cordelia's dismay. "Buffy can help us. She's much stronger than Angel. We need all the help we can get. I mean, there has got to be a reason why the beast didn't kill Angel tonight. He had him right where he wanted him. If Buffy can help us get to the bottom of this, than I say bring her in."
Cordelia was upset but she knew that it was the only avenue we had left. I looked at the two of them and told them to get Lorne, Fred, and Gunn up to speed on everything. I also told them that I was going to Sunnydale to talk with Buffy. This was going to be the hard part! Telling the mother of my child, that her son was taken by the devil!"
