From: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com (Buffyfic-digest) To: buffyfic-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: Buffyfic-digest V2 #45 Reply-To: buffyfic@xmission.com Sender: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk Buffyfic-digest Monday, March 2 1998 Volume 02 : Number 045 In this issue: BUFFYFIC: Hope (3/?) BUFFYFIC: Buffyfic: Beta Request Re: BUFFYFIC: Buffyfic: Beta Request Re: BUFFYFIC: Buffyfic: Beta Request Re: BUFFYFIC: Buffyfic: Beta Request Re: BUFFYFIC: Buffyfic: Beta Request BUFFYFIC: Who Am I (4/8) BUFFYFIC: Mail Problem BUFFYFIC: Who Am I (1/8) BUFFYFIC: Who Am I (3/8) BUFFYFIC: Who Am I (2/8) BUFFYFIC: Hope (4/?) BUFFYFIC: Hope (5/?) See the end of the digest for information on subscribing to the buffyfic or buffyfic-digest mailing lists and on how to retrieve back issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 23:35:36 PST From: "Sara Barton" Subject: BUFFYFIC: Hope (3/?) Author: Sara B. Sara114@hotmail.com Rating: Varies...will be posted at beginning of each part. Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its characters, yada yada yada belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Sandollar, WB, and Fox.... I’m just borrowing them, (although I wish Angel was mine!) Everything else belongs to me! Author’s note: This is your usual generic story. Angel is still good, so basically in my story surprise/innocence didn’t happen. Willow and Oz are together, and Xander and Cordy are still hiding their secret utility closet rondevu’s. This is going to be a long story, and will take some time so be patient with me. I’m not very good at story telling, so if this totally sucks and isn’t read-worthy, just let me know.Oh yeah, and I want feedback, feedback, and more feedback. I don’t care if it’s good or bad, just tell me what you thought of it. PART 3 PG (Language) Buffy pushed open the heavy door and looked over at Snyder, who was talking to a girl that Buffy didn’t recognize. . Buffy thought. She stood there for a moment, looking at her. She was very pretty, with bright green eyes and long blond hair that fell past her shoulders. . As Buffy made her way over to Snyder, she suddenly got the shivers. She could feel the hair raise on the back of her neck. “Ah, Miss Summers. Good of you to *finally* join us.” he said in his usual cynical tone. “Ha Ha, right. Join you.” she said with a fake laugh. “So, ha, this must be the new girl.” Buffy moved closer, and with every step, she got more of an uncomfortable feeling. . “This fine young lady is Hope Wilson. Hope, this is Buffy Summers. She will be your guide around Sunnydale High School.” Hope reached out to shake Buffy’s hand. When their palms touched, a warm tingle sensation shot through her body. Buffy gasped and dropped Hopes hand. “Is there something wrong?” Hope asked, slightly offended. “Oh, uh, no. Not at all,” she managed a slight smile. “Its uh, nice to meet you.” “Um, yeah. Nice to meet you too,” “Well I have things to do.” As Snyder began to walk away, he whispered in Buffy’s ear, “Remember. I’ll be watching you. Don’t mess up.” Buffy felt extremely uncomfortable around Hope. The aura coming off of her was extraordinary. She had never felt anything like it. When their hands touched and Buffy felt that sensation, she knew that something was very different, yet very familiar about her. Finally after what seemed like hours, Buffy spoke. “Well, um...” she said. Then something sparked. She had to show this girl to Giles. “I’d like you to meet some of my friends,” she said quickly, and grabbed Hope’s hand as she pulled her thought the library doors. No one in their looked up, not even when the door slammed shut behind them. “Hey! Guys! I want you to meet somebody. Her name is Hope Wilson, and she is new at SHS.” The slayeretts got up and came over to say hello. “Uh, Hope, this is Willow, Xander, and Cordelia.” “Hi,” Hope mustered to say. She was very nervous. “Wweellll Hello there,” Xander said in his suave tone, “It is *such* a pleasure to meet you.” “Hello! Are your hormones raging much?” Cordelia said, and gave him a ‘what do you think you are doing’ look. Xander ignored her comment and continued to speak. “My name is Xander, and I was wondering if I could be of *any* assistance to you.” . “Down Boy!!!” Cordelia yelled. She was extremely jealous. Willow felt a twang of jealousy ignite in her. Xander always seemed to go ga ga over every girl but her. She could see the same look in his eyes that shone when he first saw Buffy. . As Willow went to say hi, Buffy dragged her away from Hope. “Will where is Giles?” “Um, he is in his office, why?” “I have to talk to him...” At that moment Giles walked over to the group. “What do you need, Buffy?” “Giles! Come meet the new girl.” Buffy pulled Hope over to where he was standing. “This is Hope. Hope, this is Giles.” Giles looked at the girl and was about to speak but stopped. He just looked at her with the oddest expression. Buffy knew that he felt it too. Even though he was just a watcher, he too had a strong sense for weird, unexplainable things. “Um, is there something wrong?” Hope asked. “W-Whhat? Oh, uh, no. O..o-of course not,” he stumbled over his words. “Its nice to meet you, Hope.” At that moment, the bell rang. “Oh look...the bell. Its time you kids got off to class.” Giles gestured to Xander, who immediately got the hint. “Right. Class. Well, ha ha, We’d all better go then. Hope, may I escort your beautifulness there?” he asked, taking her hand. “Jeez, drool much?” Cordelia muttered. “You may,” she said, blushing. She turned to look at them. “Like I said, it was really nice to meet you all.” “I’ll talk to you after class Hope. We can all eat lunch together!” Buffy said with half a smile. “Bye!” The moment the two teenagers were gone, Buffy grabbed Giles’ arm. “Okay, what the *hell* is going on? I get the weirdest sensation when I’m around her, and when we shook hands, I got warm tinglies all over my body. Something isn’t right here.” Giles was at a total loss for words. “I...I don’t really know. I could feel it too. It really quite perplexing” He managed to say. Cordelia sighed. “Well you guys can finish your little conversation alone. I’ve better things to do.” She said, leaving the library. Willow grabbed her arm before she made it through the doors. “Stop, you have to stay here.” “I don’t’ have to do anything,” she replied in her snobby voice. “There is still a lot to be done, and now we have more things to worry about” Cordelia just stood there, looking at her. “You are going to say here and help us figure this all out. Now sit down and grab a book and start looking!” Willow commanded. She didn’t want to stay, but she knew that they needed her. “Ugghh. Fine.” She walked over to the chair she had been sitting in and sat down with a plop. “This is all giving me a major case of the wiggins. I have to find out more about Hope. Where she lives, where she used to live, if she has any kind of connection with the weird forces of the Hellmouth, or if she has any kind of connection with this prophecy.” Buffy said. “I have an idea.” Cordy piped up. The three of them turned to look at her with disbelief. “Uggh! What?” she said with disgust. “Anyway,” she continued, ignoring them, “we should take her to the Bronze tonight. That way you can learn get more info about her.” The Slayer thought for a moment. “That’s a real good idea Cordelia. Willow, you can bring Oz, and I can get Xander and we can take Hope...” “*Excuse me*? *Who* came up with the idea?” “We can take Hope *and* Cordelia to the Bronze.” Buffy plopped down next to Willow, who was searching on the net. “Any luck, Will?” “No, not yet. Sorry, Buffy.” “Its okay. Just keep searching. All of you should keep researching. Meanwhile, I’m going to go see Angel. I’ll be back before school get out,” she got up and grabbed her bag. “Wait! Buffy!” Willow jumped out of her chair and grabbed the girls arm. “What?” she asked, with a confused look. “If Snyder finds out you have left, you’ll be toast. You have to stay here with Hope.” “Oh God, I almost forgot!” Buffy groaned and slapped her forehead. She plopped back down in her chair. “Now what do I do?” At that moment, the bell rang. “Well, class is out. I have to find Xander and Hope.” She looked at the clock. It said 11:15. She glanced at Giles. “Giles, I can’t stay here all day long. There are more important things we have to get done.” He pondered for a moment. “Well unless something happens, school won’t get out early.” “School get out early, school get out early,” Buffy repeated quietly. “I’ve got it! Somehow I have to get school let out early. But how?” “Well last time we had an early release it was because of a power outage. The school’s generator broke down.” a familiar male voice said. Startled, they all looked at the door to see Oz standing there. “Uh, hey guys. Sorry, I didn’t mean to listen in to your conversation, but I couldn’t help overhearing.” “That’s okay,” Willow said, her face lighting up when she saw him. She jumped up and gave him a hug. Buffy smiled. She was so happy for her friend. she thought. “I ran into Xander a couple of minutes ago, and he briefly explained everything to me, and I thought I should come and see if you could use some help.” “We definitely can. So what is this you said about the generator?” Asked Buffy. “Well last year the power was cut off for a week because a couple of kids broke into the electrical room and busted it.” Oz said. “Oh I remember that! They jammed it with a broom...right into the core of it.” Willow said. “Well all I have to do then is somehow jam it again.” The Slayer said. “Uh, and how do you expect to manage that? Since it happened the janitor put a big lock on the electrical room door, and I doubt that he is just going to *let* you in.” Said Cordelia. “Than I will just have to break the lock, and I’ve got just the plan to do it.” ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 19:37:03 EST From: "The Mistress" Subject: BUFFYFIC: Buffyfic: Beta Request I need a Beta Reader for an ongoing fic I'm writing. It's called "Hacker Hunting". Karras ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 18:51:16 -0600 From: Amber Wilkinson Subject: Re: BUFFYFIC: Buffyfic: Beta Request The Mistress wrote: > > I need a Beta Reader for an ongoing fic I'm writing. It's called > "Hacker Hunting". > > Karras Hints as to what it's about? It sounds like good reading to me! Amber - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 20:04:48 EST From: NuPhalanx Subject: Re: BUFFYFIC: Buffyfic: Beta Request Hi! I'd like to check it out. cordially, Mike Z. - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 20:12:52 EST From: "The Mistress" Subject: Re: BUFFYFIC: Buffyfic: Beta Request >> I need a Beta Reader for an ongoing fic I'm writing. It's called >> "Hacker Hunting". >> >> Karras > >Hints as to what it's about? It sounds like good reading to me! > >Amber It's a crossover with the Tv series Weird Science....which oddly enough has a load of parrallels with BTVS. (The hackers on both shows have "dated" robotics, done battle with Buffy type vamps, etc) Karras ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 19:18:46 -0600 From: Amber Wilkinson Subject: Re: BUFFYFIC: Buffyfic: Beta Request The Mistress wrote: > > >> I need a Beta Reader for an ongoing fic I'm writing. It's called > >> "Hacker Hunting". > >> > >> Karras > > > >Hints as to what it's about? It sounds like good reading to me! > > > >Amber > > It's a crossover with the Tv series Weird Science....which oddly enough > has a load of parrallels with BTVS. (The hackers on both shows have > "dated" robotics, done battle with Buffy type vamps, etc) I've never watched Weird Science. Is it something that I would need to know for the 'fic to make sense? Amber - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 16:53:43 EST From: Anexsin Subject: BUFFYFIC: Who Am I (4/8) Title: Who Am I (4/8) Author: Melinda Email Addy: Anexsin@aol.com Rating: PG for some violence Spoiler: All eps before "What's My line" Therefore, Angel still has his soul & Dru is weak. Disclaimer: Anything to do with the Buffyverse belongs to Joss Whedon, WB, etc. Just borrowing his proteges for a lillte bit. Only the story was hatched from my very own brain. Summary: Buffy gets amnesia, while Spike tries to use it to dispose of the Slayer. ******************** ~PART 4~ "Good morning." Xander greeted as he caught up with Buffy and Willow. "Hey." Willow replied. "How are you feeling Buffs?" Xander asked concerned. "Did you sleep well?" "Not really. I had a lot of weird nightmares." she replied tiredly. "Well, we'll make you forget them because us three are going to the Bronze tonight." Xander admitted. "The what?" Buffy asked trying to comprehend. "The Bronze. It's the local club. Actually the only club." Willow informed. "Angel will probably be there." Willow was hoping to get that silly grin out of Buffy that she always got when his name was mentioned and it worked. "Really?" Buffy asked her eyes lighting up. "Uggh." Xander groaned at the mention of Angel's name, but Willow elbowed him quietly telling him to shut up. "Probably." Willow smiled. "Great, I need to get to class." Buffy happily replied. "See you later." "We'll meet in the library after school." Willow called to Buffy's retreating form. "Ok." she called back. "Now we know she's lost her memory. Buffy willingly going to class. My world's all askew. Again." Willow observed. "Even with no memory, she's hung up on the undead." Xander interjected. "It's real sad when a girl would choose a walking corpse over me." Willow was real tired of hearing they same thing from Xander day after day. "Xander give it up, and lay off Angel." she replied harshly. She didn't mean for it to come out like it did, but once it was said she felt a little better. Xander didn't answer or even acknowledge. Instead of continuing the argument they headed to class. ********************* "Well, this is the Bronze." Xander informed as the three entered the dark and murky nightclub. "It's nice." Buffy replied looking at her surroundings. Xander and Willow gave her a look. "In a-a dismal sort of way." she added. "Come on, let's get a table." Willow offered. While the trio made their way to an empty table they didn't see the dark figure lurking in the shadows. Spike just finding out that Buffy lost her memory decided to confirm this for himself. He was pleasantly pleased that the Slayer was finally going to meet the fate she kept denying. He silently watched the group until he saw Angel walk in. "Damn." he muttered. "At least I can put my plan into action. Operation kill the Slayer is looking better and better." he murmured and backed deeper into the shadows and left. Willow looked up to see Angel approaching, and wanting to give him and Buffy some time alone nudged Xander, "Why don't we go get some drinks." Willow suggested. Xander also seeing Angel was more reluctant to leave the two alone. "I'm not really thirsty." he replied. "Well, I am and I'm sure Buffy is as well." Willow gritted her teeth. "Yeah, a water would be great." Buffy supplied. "Great. We'll go get it." Willow answered while grabbing Xander by the arm and dragging him towards the counter. "Hi." Angel greeted Buffy as he approached the table. Buffy swiveled her head towards the voice and smiled when she saw who it was. "Oh, hi." she replied. She held in her happiness at his presence. "Are you doing alright? You look kind of tired." Angel asked concerned. "I didn't get much sleep. Nightmares kept me up." she replied. "I really don't want to be here, but Willow and Xander asked me to come." Buffy added. "I could walk you to Willow's if you want to go." Angel offered. "You really don't have to do that." Buffy declared. "I want to. I'd feel better knowing you were safe." Angel responded. "Well, if you insist." Buffy joked, but was pleased at his concern for her. "I insist." he finished with a small smile. Buffy felt her knees getting all melty. "Let me just tell them I'm leaving." Buffy replied. Angel nodded. When she came back they headed out of the Bronze into the dark. **************** They walked in silence for most of the walk, until Angel glanced sideways at her and realized she seemed distracted. "Do you want to talk about it?" Angel asked breaking the silence. "Huh? I'm sorry. I know I'm probably terrible company right now." "I've always enjoyed your company." Angel replied sincerely. Buffy smiled and looked at the slowly moving sidewalk underneath her feet. "I know this is going to sound stupid but, do you think vampires exist." she asked. Angel began to panic. "Anything's possible." his voice cracked. Little did she know she was walking right beside one. "Why do you ask?" he prodded, curious as to why she brought up that particular subject. "Well, that's what the nightmares are about. Never mind it's stupid." she gently shook her head. "No it's not. It'll all come back to to. You'll figure it out." Angel reassured. "I hope." Buffy didn't seem as sure as he did. "You will. And I'll be here if you need help." Angel informed. They stopped at the front door to Willow's house and Angel patiently waited while Buffy retrieved the house key from her pocket that Willow had given her and turned back to him. "Thank you for walking me here." Buffy started. "I wouldn't be able to live with myself if something happened to you." Angel confessed. Buffy couldn't respond. She felt herself falling deeper into his eyes. Neither of them noticed themselves leaning closer as if they were drawn by some invisible force. Their lips met and she felt the world around her disappear. When he pulled her closer and deepened the kiss she pulled away before she wouldn't be able to. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that." Angel guiltly said. "No, it's just that I don't want to start something I know nothing about. This feels so right. I-I just need some time to figure things out." Buffy wanted to take that guilty expression off his face. "I know I didn't mean to confuse you." Angel replied. Buffy shrugged her shoulders. "Don't worry about it. It's not as if I didn't enjoy it." Buffy slyly responded with a grin. Angel grinned as well and leaned foward and gently kissed her cheek. "Goodnight Buffy." he began. "And don't invite anybody in." he finished. Buffy looked at him confused. "Just trust me on this one. Okay." he answered to her unspoken question. She nodded and wished him goodnight and went inside. Angel watched silently until she was safely inside with the door shut and locked and headed back into the night. *********************** To be continued........... - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 14:51:19 PST From: "Black Fire" Subject: BUFFYFIC: Mail Problem I had a slight problem this morning, in that in the span of 3 hours, all the mail in my account disappeared. I would appriceate it if anyone who sent out story parts within the last 24 hours could resend them to me privately. I think there was also a couple of requests for parts of my story in there. If you've sent me a request for parts of Inner Demons and haven't gotten a reply, please send your request again. Thank you. The Black Fire Blackfire42@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 03:03:01 EST From: Anexsin Subject: BUFFYFIC: Who Am I (1/8) Title: Who Am I (1/8) Author: Melinda Email Addy: Anexsin@aol.com Rating: PG for some violence Spoiler: All eps before "What's My line" Therefore, Angel still has his soul & Dru is weak. Disclaimer: Anything to do with the Buffyverse belongs to Joss Whedon, WB, etc. Just borrowing his proteges for a lillte bit. Only the story was hatched from my very own brain. Summary: Buffy gets amnesia, while Spike tries to use it to dispose of the Slayer. ********************* ~PART 1~ In a wharehouse on the bad side of town Spike paced back & forth with a very agitated look upon his face. "What can I do to get rid of that bloody slayer?" he mumbled to himself. So caught up in his own thoughts, he didn't see Drusilla walk in until he felt her hand upon his shoulder. "What's wrong love?" his consort prodded him gently. Spike never glanced up. Instead he kept his gaze down scuffing his boots against the floor. "It's that damn slayer. She keeps mucking up my plans." he replied. "Oh, don't worry love that's all going to change. Soon very soon." Drusilla confirmed while she grazed his cheek with her cold hand. Suddenly interested Spike jerked his head her way. "What do you mean?" he asked impatiently. "You'll see." She replied with a sly grin. "Should I send the boys out?" "Yes, do that and then we can finally have our party." Drusilla reminded. Spike gave her an evil grin. "Brutus." he yelled. ********************************* " I'll wait 5 more minutes. If the undead don't attack, the Slayer doesn't slay." Buffy Summers said th the empty cemetary. She was on her daily patrol through the graveyard looking for the usual blood sucking baddies, but none have appeared for the past 2 hours. She stopped walking and leaned up against an old mausoleum. "I really could be doing something better with my time, then sitting in a graveyard talking to myself." she said loudly hoping to attract some undead attention. "You'd at least think Angel would show up." Buffy whispered to herself. Before she could get wrapped up in her thoughts of him she heard a loud growl. Dead ahead (no pun intended) were 2 snarling vampires. Buffy grabbed the stake in the inside of her sleeve. "Finally some action." she said to herself. "Come on boys, don't be shy." Bufy coaxed them. Taking her up on her offer they rushed at her. Buffy stood perfectly still hands folded across her chest and when the two vamps were close enough she stepped aside and held out the stake. The vamp closest to her ran heart first into it, quickly disintergrating into dust. "One down, one to go." she said. Buffy quickly grabbed the stake snug in her boot and took on the other. She ducked as the vampire through a punch at her, and quickly got up and delivered a round house kick to the side of his face. The vampire staggered back, but didn't give up. The angrier he became the clumsier he got.In no time Buffy had him staked as well. She pushed a wisp of stray hair behind her ear and before she could revel in her victory another large growl emitted from behind her. Before she could turn around to see who her next victim was, a large hand grabbed her neck and suddenly she realized she was flying through the air, right into a tree. She put her hands out in front of her to soften the blow. When she hit the ground her head hit a rock knocking her unconscious. The large vampire seeing such an easy kill stalked over to the unconscious Slayer. He lifted her up easily by the neck, tilted her head to the side as his fangs slowly descended towards the soft flesh of her neck. ********************** To be continued.......... - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 03:07:02 EST From: Anexsin Subject: BUFFYFIC: Who Am I (3/8) Title: Who Am I (3/8) Author: Melinda Email Addy: Anexsin@aol.com Rating: PG for some violence Spoiler: All eps before "What's My line" Therefore, Angel still has his soul & Dru is weak. Disclaimer: Anything to do with the Buffyverse belongs to Joss Whedon, WB, etc. Just borrowing his proteges for a lillte bit. Only the story was hatched from my very own brain. Summary: Buffy gets amnesia, while Spike tries to use it to dispose of the Slayer. ************************ ~PART 3~ "None of us look familiar to you?" Willow asked quiet concern clouding her eyes. "No, I don't even know my own name." Buffy answered back. "Buffy." Angel supplied. "What did you say?" Buffy asked back. "Buffy Summers, that's your name." Giles responded to her confused question. "Buffy. What kind of name is that? What were my parents thinking? I do have parents right, and I'll ask again who are you people?" Buffy rambled, while jumping off the table to stand in front of the group. "Calm down Buffy. We'll answer any questions you may have, but first what's the last thing you remember?" Giles asked quickly trying to reassure the distraught girl, while Xander guided Buffy to an empty seat. "I-I can't remember anything. Everything is new to me." she answered slowly. "I'm Xander, this is Willow, Giles, and Angel." Xander said. Indicating each presence with his finger. "We're your friends." he finished. The word friends seemed to register in her head. Although she couldn't remember these people her heart told her they spoke the truth. Once again Buffy studied each "friend" in turn analyzing them. Her gaze fell upon the only other girl in the room. The petite redhead. Willow was her name. To Buffy she seemed shy and unsure of her self, but fierce about her love and loyalty. The boy Xander seemed to give off that funny, sarcastic vibe. Always trying to get people to laugh even if he doesn't mean to. The older man. The one with the glasses, Giles they called him. He seemed kind of stuffy yet wise. Like if you asked him a question and he didn't know the answer he wouldn't stop until he found it. When her gaze fell upon the last occupant of the room she smiled to herself. He was gorgeous. The classic tall, dark, and handsome guy that every girl dreamed of. Yet his eyes held a hint of mystery, a knowledge that set him apart from the rest. He seemed different somehow, but she couldn't put her finger on it. Angel the one name she wouldn't forget. It seemed to fit him. "Buffy, did you hear me?" Willow interrupted her thoughts. "Hmm, oh that's me right?" she asked. "Right?" Willow answered back. "I'm sorry. What were you saying?" Buffy asked. "Your mom's out of town, but your more then welcome to stay with me." Willow extended the invitation graciously. "Are you sure? I-I don't want to impose." "I'm positive", Willow responded to her unsurity "your my best friend." I wide grin set upon Buffy's face and nodded. At least she wasn't alone in this.The two girls vacated their seats and began to head out. Buffy turned around. "Thank you", she started, "for helping me. I won't forget it." Buffy finished. "Hey, that's what guys are for. To protect the little women." Xander put in while puffing out his chest to try and seem manly. The girls giggled. "Xander." Willow scolded. "Call us when you two get home, so we know you are safe." Giles tone commanded more than requested. "I will." she answered reassuringly and headed out with Buffy in tow. " What are we going to do?" Angel finally spoke. "Let's just hope her amnesia is temporary, and let's not make it harder on her by telling her about being the slayer or vampires. I don't think she'd be able to handle it." Giles replied. "But if Spike knows about this, he'll come back for her, and she couldn't possibly fight him in this state." Angel added. "Yeah, I'm going to have to go with dead boy on this one." Xander interjected. Angel glared at him, but Giles responded. "Xander this is not the time to joke around. We must all work together to help Buffy through this. And one of us must be with her whenever she goes out." Giles informed. Xander and Angel looked at each other then back at Giles and nodded their heads in agreement. ******************************** To be continued........ - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 03:04:17 EST From: Anexsin Subject: BUFFYFIC: Who Am I (2/8) Title: Who Am I (2/8) Author: Melinda Email Addy: Anexsin@aol.com Rating: PG for some violence Spoiler: All eps before "What's My line" Therefore, Angel still has his soul & Dru is weak. Disclaimer: Anything to do with the Buffyverse belongs to Joss Whedon, WB, etc. Just borrowing his proteges for a lillte bit. Only the story was hatched from my very own brain. Summary: Buffy gets amnesia, while Spike tries to use it to dispose of the Slayer. ************************* ~PART 2~ Before he could sink his fangs into Buffy's neck he was dealt a blow from behind. The vamp dropped the Slayer once more and turned around to see who had attacked him. Angel stood behind him in "game face" snarlingly angrily. "Get away from her." he snarled. The vampire not intimidated by Angel lunged at him. Angel was to angry to play any games, seeing how easily Buffy could be taken from him. He lunged as well, knocking the vamp to the ground and began pummeling him senslessly. When he stopped to search for a stake, the large vamp got up and ran. Not wanting to pursue in fear of Buffy's life he resorted to shouting. "Tell Spike he's going to pay for this." he yelled at the back of the retreating vampire. When Angel reverted his gaze at Buffy's prone form his anger turned to worry. He slipped back into his human guise and knelt beside her. "Buffy." he called to her softly. When she didn't respond or even stir he became worried. He checked to make sure she had a steady pulse and her breathing was normal. When he was assured of that, he lifted her small form into his arms as though she weighed a feather and headed towards the library. ******************** When Brutus stumbled back into the wharehouse a few minutes later he was immediately greeted by Spike. "Did you get her." Spike asked quickly. "Yeah, I got her. I was this far away from drinking her lifes blood when your buddy Angelus came along and stopped me." Brutus exclaimed. "Damn traitor." he replied pounding the table with his fist for emphasis. "What exactly happened?" he continued. "I threw her into a tree and she hit her head on a rock, knocked her unconscious and them your friend showed up." Brutus answered. "We might be able to use her injury to our advantage." Spike smiled evily. Realizing there may be a silver lining he began to scheme his next plan of action. ***************** Willow and Xander were chatting happily in the library, waiting for Buffy to get back from patroling so they could all go to the Bronze, while Giles had his head buried in a book as usual, when Angel came through the double doors carrying Bufffy's unconscious form in his arms. He gently laid her on the table. "Oh my God! What happened!?" Willow shouted. "What happened to Buffy?" Xander asked as well. Giles was immediately at her side checking her injuries. "I don't know exactly. Except for the fact that she was about to become vamp food, and I think she hit her head." Angel informed, although seeing Buffy laying there unconscious, cold fear struck his heart. Giles gently probed the base of her skull and felt the swollen lump begin to form. "Yes, she has a bump," Giles offered "but otherwise she seems to be fine." "Fine, she's not moving, you consider that fine? It must be a British thing." Xander was becoming paranoid. "I meant beside the obvious." Giles snapped back. Just then Buffy's eyes fluttered open. Everyone assembled held their breath (well almost everyone, Angel would if he could.) as she worked herself back into consciousness. Buffy let out a small moan and brought her hand up to her head. Angel helped her sit up. "Ouch." was the first word out of her mouth as she felt the bump. "Let me get you some ice." Giles offered. She just nodded. "Buffy, are you ok?" Willow asked concern written all over her face. Buffy didn't answer. Giles came back with some ice wrapped in a cloth and handed it to Buffy. "Thanks." she murmured as she placed the coldness on the bump. "Buffy." Angel called softly brushing the hair away from her face. For the first time she lifted her head and glanced at each in turn with a blank stare. There was no recognition in her eyes. "Who are you people?" she asked confused. The others starred at each other, but it was Xander who spoke. "Uh, oh." Xander murmured. "We're in trouble." ******************************** To be continued......... - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 18:05:41 PST From: "Sara Barton" Subject: BUFFYFIC: Hope (4/?) Author: Sara B. Sara114@hotmail.com Rating: Varies...will be posted at beginning of each part. Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its characters, yada yada yada belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Sandollar, WB, and Fox.... I’m just borrowing them, (although I wish Angel was mine!) Everything else belongs to me! Author’s note: This is your usual generic story. Angel is still good, so basically in my story surprise/innocence didn’t happen. Willow and Oz are together, and Xander and Cordy are still hiding their secret utility closet rondevu’s. This is going to be a long story, and will take some time so be patient with me. I’m not very good at story telling, so if this totally sucks and isn’t read-worthy, just let me know.Oh yeah, and I want feedback, feedback, and more feedback. I don’t care if it’s good or bad, just tell me what you thought of it. PART 4 PG A piercing scream broke the usual lunchroom chatter. Everyone shot their heads in the direction of it. “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!” screamed the voice again. Just then Cordelia jumped up on one of the tables and screamed. “SOMEONE CATCH IT!!! OH MY GOD IT’S DISGUSTING!!!!!” Everybody stared at her in confusion. “Catch what?” a voice yelled. “A RAT! ITS A RAT! OH MY GOD!” she screamed. Her outburst caused an uproar. Soon everyone was screaming and trying to get out of the room. From the corner door of the room, Buffy, Willow, and Oz crouched. When they saw Snyder and all the other staff run in to try and break up the chaos, Buffy whispered to her friend, “You ready?” and Oz responded, “Yep!” “Then let them go!” At her command, Oz opened the box and a dozed rats into the room, causing even more of an uproar. The three of them immediately left, so they wouldn’t be spotted. “I have to give Cordy some credit. She is one good screamer.” Buffy said, laughing. “I didn’t think it would work!” Willow giggled. “Well the riot will only last so long so we’d better hurry.” They ran down the hall to the other end of the school to the electrical room. When they got there, Buffy grabbed the lock. “Well here goes nothin’!” she said, and pulled down with all her strength. The lock broke open easily. Buffy smiled when she saw Oz’s eyes widen “Ha. Cheap locks. Gotta love em’.” Buffy opened the door and stepped inside. “Okay, keep a watch out.” she whispered. “No prob.” Buffy turned on the light, which caused dust to go flying everywhere. “Good Lord! Its like no one has been in here for a hundred years,” she coughed. Looking at the main power source, she thought to herself She leaned in for a closer look, and saw a big lever. She pulled down hard and it broke off. “Uh Oh!” she said, and the power when out. She turned on her flashlight and grabbed a stake out of her bag and rammed it into the machine. It started sparking and smoke rose from behind it. “Buffy! Are you okay in there?” called Willow. She opened the door and Buffy came out, coughing. “We’d better get back to the library before someone catches us.” The Slayer nodded her head in agreement. She shut the heavy door and grabbed identical lock from her pocket that she had taken from Giles’ office and locked the door. They quickly left the scene. * * * * * “Whew! I’m so glad that worked!” Buffy said with relief as she walked through the doors of the library. “Damn. I didn’t think you could do it.” Oz said with a smile. “Oh..Buffy! I’m glad that your okay. The power when out and I wasn’t sure of what was going on...” he stopped speaking when he noticed her mischievous grin. “Oh dear. That was you?” “A job well done! They won’t be able to fix that generator for a while, so it’s only a matter of time before we should be getting the notice to leave.” Giles rubbed his temples. “Is that before or after your expelled?” Ignoring him, she sat on the table. “All we have to do is wait.” ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 18:07:19 PST From: "Sara Barton" Subject: BUFFYFIC: Hope (5/?) Author: Sara B. Sara114@hotmail.com Rating: Varies...will be posted at beginning of each part. Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its characters, yada yada yada belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Sandollar, WB, and Fox.... I’m just borrowing them, (although I wish Angel was mine!) Everything else belongs to me! Author’s note: This is your usual generic story. Angel is still good, so basically in my story surprise/innocence didn’t happen. Willow and Oz are together, and Xander and Cordy are still hiding their secret utility closet rondevu’s. This is going to be a long story, and will take some time so be patient with me. I’m not very good at story telling, so if this totally sucks and isn’t read-worthy, just let me know.Oh yeah, and I want feedback, feedback, and more feedback. I don’t care if it’s good or bad, just tell me what you thought of it. PART 5 G About twenty minutes later, they heard the library door open and saw Sunnydale High School’s Assistant Principal Brandt walk through. “Hello everyone.” “Hey Mr. Brandt. Is everything okay? We’ve been worried since the power went out.” Buffy said in her most innocent tone. “Yes, everything is fine. It seems as though someone broke into the school’s electrical room and busted the generator.” “Oh no! Can it be fixed?” “Not anytime soon. I came to let you know that school is canceled for at least the rest of the week, and there will be no more classes for the rest of the day. He said, and left. Buffy glanced at Giles with a big smile. “Like I said, a job well done.” she put her leather jacket on that Angel gave her, and put the book she had previously dropped into her bag. “I’m going to go see Angel now. I’ll come back in a couple of hours.” As the girl ran out of the library, Xander was coming in. She was in such a hurry that she almost knocked him over. “Woah! Where ya going?” He asked. “Bye Xander!” she yelled back. “Hmm,” he said and shrugged his shoulders. “This is sooo cool! No school. Hey guys did you here what happened in the cafeteria? A whole bunch of mice ran through and Cordelia freaked out,” he started laughing. “You should have seen the look on her face!” he said, laughing harder. “Then, to top it off, some kid caused the power to go out...” he stopped laughing when he noticed that they didn’t seem surprised. “What’s going on?” he asked, confused. “Well are you guys happy? I made a total fool out of myself just for you! Now my throat hurts from screaming so hard. Anyway, how did Buffy get the power to go out?” Cordelia said, walking into the room. “Wha...wait. You guys were behind this?” Xander asked, completely surprised. “I should have known.” “You gotta do what you gotta do,” Willow said, then busted up laughing. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - ------------------------------ End of Buffyfic-digest V2 #45 ***************************** To subscribe to buffyfic or buffyfic-digest, send the command subscribe buffyfic-digest or subscribe buffyfic to majordomo@xmission.com. You will need to go through a confirmation process, and the listowners have to manually approve your subscription request, so it may take some time. Back issues of this digest can be found at: ftp://ftp.xmission.com/pub/lists/buffyfic/archive/ Dalton Spence has also provided an index of the buffyfic archive at: http://www.hwcn.org/~ag775/BUFFYFIC.HTM For help, contact Jill Kirby (jtkirby@mcs.com) or sah (romana@mindspring.com)