Carpe Noctem Follow On

[Astral Slayer]

What if Marcus hadnt left the books on vampires laying about for Wesley to find. What if Fred hadnt come down to see Angel and catch him with Lilah? And the main point, what if Marcus had killed Angel?
Find out now.

Cordelia VO: Previously on ANGEL

.:Angel spots some extreme sports magazines lying on the table. He puts the jar back on the shelf:.

Angel: "Do a lot of bungee jumping, Mr. Roscoe?"

Marcus: "More than you might think, Mr. Angel."

Angel: "Just Angel."

.:Marcus takes off his glasses and puts them in the breast pocket of his shirt. Takes a couple of steps closer to Angel:.

Marcus: "I'll remember that. (Looks at Angel) Alli permutat anmia kimota. Alli permutat anmia kimota."

Angel chuckles: "You might wanna think twice about trying to cast a sp..."

.:Red-white light streams from Marcus into Angel, while blue-white light streams from Angel to Marcus:.

.:After the light vanishes, Angel looks around, shrugs his shoulders. Marcus stares at Angel, eyes slightly squinted.:.

Marcus: "You *are* me."

.:Angel grabs Marcus by the shoulders and head-butts him, then lowers the unconscious old man into a chair:.

Angel: "That's gonna smart later."

.:Angel standing by the counter with cordelia behind it working on her desk:.

Angel: "Cordelia... (Cordy turns to look at him) have I ever told you you are a *very* *beautiful* woman?"

.:Cordy goes back to sorting through the papers on her desk:.

Cordy: "Ha, ha. Very funny. I know you never said anything that tacky or overt to Fred. But you're still gonna have that talk - whether you want to or not."

.:Marcus is sneaking through the lobby of the Monserrat to the receptionist desk. Picks up the phone and dials:.

.:Angel is looking through papers back in Wesley's office. The phone rings but he lets the machine get it:.

Cordy's voice: "You've reached the offices of Angel Investigations. Please leave a message after the tone."

.:Beep:.

Marcus voice: "Cordelia? Are you there? Pick up!"

Angel (picks up the phone): "Hey, Angel. How's my head? Hope you put some ice on it. Sweet deal you've got going on here, pal. Love the hotel. And Cordelia - whoh! That's how I spell w-o-m-a-n!"

Marcus: "Where is she?"

Angel: "You don't have to worry about anything except eating some nice soft foods and staying out of Ryan's way."

Marcus: "Ryan?"

.:An orderly takes the phone from Marcus:.

Ryan: "You wouldn't think that we just talked about this! (Hangs up the phone) There go your phone privileges for the rest of the month."

.:Angel takes the tape out of the answering machine and smashes it:.

Angel brushes the hair back from Lilah's face: "You. - Don't tell me you never thought about it."

.:Angel stands up, leans in close and kisses her. Lilah pulls away shaking her head a little. Angel smiles at her then pulls her in for another kiss - which Lilah returns, passionately:.

.:Angel is nuzzling Lilah's neck. Suddenly vamps out and bites her as Lilah lets out a surprised scream:.

.:Lilah walks out and Angel lifts a hand to run it through his hair - only to touch the thickened brow of his forehead:.

Angel: "What? This is new."

.:Angel explores his face with his fingers, pricks his right thumb on his fangs:.

Angel: "Ow!"

.:Angel reflectively sticks his thumb in his mouth and sucks on it, takes it back out to look at it in surprise, then sticks it back in to suck some more:.

Angel: "Ah. Hmm..."

.:Still sucking on his thumb he walks into the bathroom - only to *not* see himself in the mirror:.

Angel: "What the..."

Marcus: "Look - I can't really explain this, but I *need* to get out of here. (Puts his hands on Jackson's shoulders) Just - don't turn me in."

Jackson: "Not gonna have to. Your kid was signing in at reception when I came down."

Marcus: "My kid?"

Jackson: "M-hm."

.:Jackson walks off. Marcus turns and sees Angel talking to Ryan at the other end of the lobby:.

.:Angel turns and looks at Marcus with a smile:.

Angel: "Hi, dad."

.:Marcus is standing in the shadows besides the door. As Angel turns on the light, Marcus hits him over the head with a shuffleboard staff. Angel is thrown off balance but :.

Marcus: "So, I guess you finally found a body that won't burn out, huh, Marcus?"

Angel: "Looks like."

Marcus: "Only one way you can keep it though, right? You got to kill yourself!"

.:Marcus smacks his fist against his chest over his heart:.

.:Angel mimics the gesture: "Mmm! I can live with that!":.

Marcus: "You sure? I don't think you *really* know what you're getting into."

.:Angel steps away from the door, walking towards Marcus, standing in the middle of the room:.

Angel: "Oh, I know what I'm getting into. *You're* the one that doesn't seem to know what you had. As far as I can tell you were the world's worst vampire. Vampires don't *help* people, you *moron* - they kill 'em! Here, let me show you."

.:Angel leans in towards Marcus' neck and vamps Out. Angel bites Marcus' neck and Marcus gasps, then slumps to the Floor:.

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.:Angel walks into the Hyperion and turns round to close the door after him. he turns and finds Cordelia at the desk, staring at him:.

Cordelia: "Where have you been?"

.:Angel walks down the steps and stand opposite cordelia:.

Angel: "I went back to that Old people's home, found something, an orb, and crushed it"

.:Angel puts on a smile as Cordelia looks confused:.

Cordelia: "So it was the person in the old guy's home. and you didnt notice the orb before?"

.:Angel shrugs:.

Angel: (Quickly) "It wasnt there before!"

.:Cordelia shrugs and moves away:.

Cordelia: "Okay then, ill leave you to your privacy!"

.:Cordelia walks out of the hyperion. Angel goes up the Stairs:.

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