Crystal, Dustin and Darien went shopping at all the expensive malls. Crystal went wild buying diamonds. After all, a diamond is a girl's best friend! Anyhow, after the purchase of a diamond worth 900,000$... Darien suggested they hit some clothing stores. The suggestion was a mistake... Crystal went crazy!!! All they had to do now, was make a certificate of insanity for her and she would be set! They had went back to their hotel to find a little family asleep in a bed in their hotel room. When they opened the door, Kielle woke up and quietly left Angel and Colin asleep in the bed.
"What's going on Kielle?" asked Dustin.
"Someone tried to grab us all!!! We were walking outside and I was waiting for Colin to come out of school when someone hit me from behind. I ended up hurting the man, when Colin came out of the school. I grabbed Colin and we found Angel and the next thing I know, we are on our way here to find you." said Kielle so fast that people could hardly understand her.
*
"I told you everything I know, I swear!" whispered Giles into the receiver of his phone. "They had a little boy and it was probably because Kielle is a wild power and she some how allowed it!"
"Why didn't you tell us before that this Kielle was a wild power?" asked the raspy voice.
"I didn't know for sure." lied Giles through his teeth. Man, being a double agent was hard work! "I didn't know that a vampire could still remain a wild power."
"Anyhow Ripper, you have done a good job and have been voted a full membership." said the voice.
"Thank you sir, if I can be any more of service...." said Giles.
"Actually you can... Tell me where they are likely to have gone." said the voice.
"I don't know where they went... but they did say they were going somewhere where they could do some major shopping." replied Giles.
"Thank you Ripper. I'll be in touch." said the voice then the phone went dead. Giles looked at the receiver... a full membership!!! This was definitely worth it... now if only he could stay alive long enough to enjoy it.
*
Buffy had no idea of what was bothering Giles the next day. He had brought champagne to school and had a little celebration with Miss. Calender. After, he let Buffy have a day off from being the slayer. The next day, he told her she didn't have to train if she didn't want to. Something fishy was going on, the next thing he would be telling her, would be that she didn't have to be the slayer anymore! What was the world coming to???
*
They all went down to breakfast the next morning.
"So, tell us exactly again what happened." said Crystal.
"It's exactly as I told you. I was waiting outside the school when someone tried to grab me from behind. I shot him with a blast of energy, discreetly of course, and by then all the kids were coming out of the school. I quickly found Colin and we ran to fetch Angel. The next thing I knew, we were here waiting for you and then we got tired, after all, it was the day time and we went to bed." explained Kielle.
Colin was smiling after getting his fingers all sticky after eating pancakes with maple syrup with his hands.
"Mommy, fingy icky!" yelled Colin. Angel gave a chuckle and then went to the bathroom to fetch a towel with water on it to wash his hands.
"Why so they are!" said Kielle acting surprised. She was also thankful that Angel had made the first move in cleaning him up. Angel was turning out to be the perfect father. He came back and wiped Colin's hands clean.
"You know, I never did trust Giles," remarked Angel. Colin in the meantime was blowing bubbles in his chocolate milk and they were about to overflow. Next, he took a spoon and started to eat the bubbles as if it were ice cream.
"Mouse cream!" he said so everyone could hear him. He went at it vigorously, blowing more bubbles after they popped. Dustin loved watching this kid go. He seemed to be a well-spring of energy that just could never run out!
*
Remy walked into the restaurant with Scott in an effort to find everyone else. As soon as they found them, they walked up to the table.
"We have to go up to your hotel room, the walls have ears." whispered Scott. They all got up to go when they heard someone shout,
"My mouse cream!!" Scott turned to see a little boy, no more than three years old, that looked almost exactly like Angel.
"What! I never thought it possible..." muttered Scott as they all strolled out of the restaurant. They ended up bringing the chocolate milk along just to make Colin be quiet. Bribery had it's advantages!
*
Instead of going to the hotel room, where they would be trapped, they walked to central park.
"What are we doing here?" asked Angel.
"We have a problem people. The reason that Kristi suggested we come here to visit was to warn Scott here about something to could affect both our realities." said Remy gravely. Angel was shocked to see the fear in Remy's eyes. For hundreds of years, they had prowled, been the hunter. Now they were to become the hunted. "Everyone knows who Sinister is, he needs no explanation. Yet, the thing I need to say concerns 'im. He has taken over de Aluminati and 'as a great interest in us. I needed to come here and tell Scott because this involves him too."
All anyone could do is blink. This wasn't the joyful reunion they had hoped for. "You can tell who is a member by a small flower pin with a stared saphire in the middle, on the collar of their jackets that they have to wear at all times." said Scott. "Anyone who knows of the Aluminati's existence has been killed or has disappeared without a trace."
"So what are we going to do?" asked Crystal finally after hearing the whole story.
"We don't know Crystal. Sinister has found a way to breach the interdimensional barrier, yet he can't get through. He has not yet enough power, and that's where I think we come in." said Scott. "He always had an interest in my family and I'm really getting sick of this!"
*
They kept walking in the park minding their own business like everyone else in New York. After five minutes, Crystal posed the question, "Why don't you come back with us?"
Scott had been thinking about that question for this past short while. Did he really have a choice? "That is something I have been considering." talking out his thoughts. "But Jean probably won't want to go. Her family is here and friends as well. I'd have to talk it over with her."
"People, just as a procaution. No one is to tell Giles about us leaving. I've had funny feelings from that man for five years. It was like he was hiding something. Just don't mention it, okay?" said Angel. They all walked off in different directions.