Mways Bound

[slayedthedragon]

 
[After this.]

Startled that someone could have come up behind him, Angel whips around to see--

Dumpy guy. Loud shirt. Funny hat. You’ve got to be kidding.

“Whistler.”

“Hey, you remember. That’s good. ‘Cause I got important news, Angel. And you’re not gonna like it one bit.”

Angel crosses his arms. “I’m trying to remember a time when you told me something I did like.”

Whistler rolls his eyes. “Oh, that’s nice. Go ahead, beat up on the demon. He won’t mind. He’s used to it.”

Angel rubs his forehead. Great. I really need this now. Then looks up, and sighs. “OK, what?”

“Well...you need to go there.”

“Go where?”

“To that place! Where, whats-his-name, where he’s at. Wyndham-Pryce. What’s that place? Milliways.”

“...What?”

“I mean it.”

“How can I--? You mean that place Illyria keeps complaining about? The End of the Universe?”

“Yeah, that’s the one.”

“But I--. How am I supposed to get there?”

“Wyndham-Pryce got there.”

“I don’t know how to tell you this, Whistler, but—-oh, wait, I do know: Wesley’s dead.”

“So are you.”

“Yeah, but--.” Angel sighs again. This is really not going well.

“Told you you wouldn’t like it.”

“Well, you were right.”

“But you gotta.”

“HOW? How am I supposed to end up at the End of the Universe? I kinda doubt there’s a train.”

“Probably not. I heard there was a hearse, though... A hearse with...robot arms or something. And maybe a sports car.”

“...Is it a convertible?” Angel violently shakes his head. “No, wait, NO! I am not listening to this.”

“Look, Angel. I’m not getting any joy here. I’m just passing on what the Powers are saying, and They are making it very clear you have to go there.”

“Why?”

“Because it’s not safe for you here..”

“And it’s going to be safe for me there? The End of the Universe? How is THAT supposed to be safe?”

“You know, that’s a good point…”

“GAH!!”

[Continued.]