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"What You Want, Not What You Need, Part Four" was the twenty-fourth issue of the Angel & Faith comic book series.

Synopsis[]

Whistler told Pearl and Nash to retrieve the orb and spread the magic globally instead of just London. Seeing the mutations in the alley, Angel ordered Faith to get the orb while he took down Whistler. After landing a few blows on Nash out of revenge for Nadira, Faith attempted to get the plague ball before being stopped by the siblings.

Meanwhile, Angel and Whistler are locked in battle. Angel tried one last time to change Whistler's mind about releasing the plague and they clashed over their conflicting idealogies. Eventually Angel grabbed Whistler by his horns and forced him to look at the mutating citizens below them. He firmly said that what Whistler called "neccessary losses",  in reality meant inflicting suffering on innocent people who had nothing to do with any of this. Angel went on to say this was why he couldn't go through with the Twilight Prophecy, Buffy had woken him up and showed him the consequences he had been ignoring. Whistler appeared affected and slightly doubtful for a moment, but he shoved him away and regained his resolve. He mentioned he had seen big disasters like this (using Hiroshima as an example), but it was the only way and he was too deep into his plan to back out now.

Instead of getting the orb, Pearl and Nash get sidetracked and brutally fight against Faith. While Sophronia and Lavinia attempt to rally the confused townspeople and calm them down, Giles and Alasdair manage to get the plague ball. They come up with a plan to detonate it themselves and should absorb its power because of their history with magic. It may kill both of them in the process or restore Giles's age and Alasdair's magic.

Their plan was interrupted when Pearl and Nash realized what the two are doing. The siblings immediately snatched the plague ball away and Nash prepared to launch it globally like Whistler ordered. Suddenly, a half-burned Nadira managed to regain consciousness and was able to stab Nash in the back, getting her revenge. Faith took the opportunity to finish him off and took the orb of pure magic with her.  As Nadira collapsed, Faith panicked and desperately tried to get the pure magic to heal her, but Giles and Alasdair regretfully explained it's was likely impossible. Upset but accepting, she gave the magic orb to them so they could complete their plan.

Whistler suddenly attacked, taking the magic plague ball with him. He decided to spread it globally himself and improvised, only for Angel to intervene by grabbing his wrist. Angel taunted Whistler, reminding him he always said the 'big moments' define who you are. Now it was time to find out.

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The story was set after "Spike and Faith", but before "TBA".

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  • Whistler sites the Hiroshima bombing as proof that his plan is the only way to save the world.

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