Angel: The Groosalugg
The Groosalugg
Cast from his village in Pylea due to the ‘cow blood’ in him, and wanting to end his suffering Groo tries to kill himself by entering every battle he can. But no matter how dangerous the battle or how fearsome the opponent, he wins every time and the covenant is forced to name him The Groosalugg, meaning “the brave and undefeated”. As Pylean legend would have it, one day a princess will come to the land cursed with the vision, The Groosalugg must “Com Shuck” or mate with the princess and then the visions will pass to him. And verily, Cordelia plops though a portal into Pylea and finds herself a ‘cow’ slave until the covenant discover she is ‘cursed with the visions’ and quickly make her a princess. The Groosalugg is summoned, and, despite her fears, Cordelia finds him very attractive and is all set to “Com Shuk” ’til dawn until she learns that she will lose her visions.
When Cordelia has a vision of Groo fighting (and loosing) to a vicious beast, she begs him not to fight but the covenant persuade Groo that the beast (which is actually Angel) will defile his princess if he does not kill him and the two fight. Cordelia steps in beofre Angel can kill Groo. In the meantime, Wesley and Gunn have seen to the death of the evil head priest and Cordelia announces the abolishment of slavery, among other things, and hands over the rule of Pylea to Groo.
With Cordelia gone, however, things don’t go so well in Pylea and soon there is a Dance of Revolution and Groo is deposed. he finds himself back in L.A and back in the arms of his princess just as Angel is about to declare his love for her. Cordelia sets to work giving Groo a nice make over for his new life in L.A. (nice short hair that sticks up, black leather jacket, no, she’s not modelling him on anyone we know) and asks Angel to help find a potion that will allow them to Com Shuk without her losing her visions. Unable to deal with Groos stepping into his shoes in more ways than one, Angel sends the pair off on vacation where they can Com Shuk to their hearts content.
On their return they find things very different at Angel Investigations and Groo slowly begins to realise that it is not him that Cordelia loves, but Angel. His final gift to his princess it to make her realise this too, then he leaves.
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