From: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com (buffyfic-digest) To: buffyfic-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: buffyfic-digest V2 #235 Reply-To: $SENDER Sender: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk buffyfic-digest Wednesday, June 17 1998 Volume 02 : Number 235 In this issue: BUFFYFIC: Charlotte Sometimes (part 35) BUFFYFIC: Hell (7/7) BUFFYFIC: Discuss: Zine Interest Survey... BUFFYFIC: NEVER ALONE 1/1 BUFFYFIC: Vampires, Pookas, and Universal Amalgamators (Part 1) See the end of the digest for information on (un)subscribing to the buffyfic or buffyfic-digest mailing lists and on how to retrieve back issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 14:06:55 -0700 From: _-Sun-_ Subject: BUFFYFIC: Charlotte Sometimes (part 35) Okay, here's one of those scenes that don't fit anywhere but need to be said ;) As always YOU KNOW I DON'T OWN THEM, even though I forget to say it once in a while, it's still true Not really an violence here, just a small ditty while I finish up the next scene Charlotte Sometimes (part 35) It felt as though she'd been awake for hours, staring in utter horror at the thing laying next to her. Paralyzing her in fear of it. She could glare. Only watch him and try not to breathe, taking all her courage not to scream and try to run. It wouldn't work she knew, screaming would wake him. And running would excite him. So she stared, gazing into the handsome face of the peaceful beast sleeping next to her. Not breathing, not moving. He wasn't dead, in the sense at least. That she knew without a doubt. To think! The last time she'd been here - with him. She'd wanted to know him, wanting to love him. Now look what she'd done. He killed them. Her family, the priests, Desiree... He must have. This thing! This evil entity inside this poor man. Now a demon. This poor person inside, dying inside. Possessed! A demon... She heard inside her head like an echo. A demon before it showed her another sight. The sun - full of radiance as it flashed before her eyes, the room flooded with it's bright light. It could have been a serene image after her ordeal if it weren't for the screams. Loud unbearable shrieks and cries. It took precious moments when she realized they were coming from her. Her hands where on fire, the room, flooded in light, and then nothing. And then ashes. Ashes covering the sun. Ashes covering her body. No, Ashes left of her body. Ashes everywhere. The vision was over as soon as it'd appeared but it left her with a small sense of whimsy. - -- _-SuN-_ SD - Http://home.earthlink.net/~kbleyle/SD/index.html Daylight licked me into shape, I must have been asleep for days. And moving lips to breathe her name, I opened up my eyes And found myself alone alone, Alone above a raging sea That stole the only girl I loved, And drowned her deep inside of me (The Cure) _ - _Spikette _ Dru's Dolly - Mercenary_ - _ _ - _ Head Dominatrix in the Evil _ - _ _ - _ Plan For World Domination, _ - _ _ - _ With Chains and Stuff _ - _ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 16:05:04 EDT From: Subject: BUFFYFIC: Hell (7/7) "Hell" 7/7 by Jaclyn Amy TITLE: Hell AUTHOR: Jaclyn Amy@aol.com DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters from Buffy the Vampire Sla= yer.=0AThey belong to Joss Wheden, Mutant Enemy, 20th Century Fox, etc. RATING: PG-13 WARNING: Some of the scenes have some gory violence. If you don=92t like = that=0Asort of thing, don=92t read this. SPOILERS: None. SUMMARY: This takes place immediately after Becoming Parts 1 and 2. It=92= s=0Apretty much my own episode after this. Enjoy! DISTRIBUTION: Ask me first. FEEDBACK: Please! AUTHOR=92S NOTE: I have finals to study for, so these will probably come = out=0Asparatically. *** =09It was the night of Buffy=92s wake. Angel just stood at the door of th= e funeral=0Aparlor waiting for everybody to leave so that he could say go= odbye to his=0ABuffy. "You have to go home, Joyce," he could here Mr. Sum= mers say. =09"No," she replied, "I=92m not leaving her." =09"It=92s not good for you to do this. Buffy is not going to wake up. We= have to=0Ago home. Please=85" =09"Fine, " she muttered. =09Angel hid behind as Mr. and Mrs. Summers stood, arm in arm, walking ou= t. He=0Athen crept inside and closed the door. Inside he saw a large coff= in with many=0Aflowers on top. Pictures of when Buffy was younger were di= splayed on tables.=0ANext to her was a book for friends and family to sig= n. Angel walked over and=0Awrote his name next to Buffy=92s mother=92s. After this he went to the coffin. He carefully opened it to reveal a pale= ,=0Asickly looking Buffy. They had done her hair, make-up, and put her in= a=0Abeautiful white dress, but her face and eyes were so lifeless. The e= nergetic,=0Avibrant Buffy he had known was gone. The expression on her fa= ce was cold, like=0Athe one she had when the Master had killed her. But t= his time there was no=0Acoming back. He gently brushed a strand of hair o= ut of her face. Her cheek was=0Acold, and he couldn=92t help but jerk bac= k. "I love you," he whispered. "I tried not to, but I couldn=92t stop." Tear= s=0Astarted to stream down his cheeks. "I made a mistake. I should=92ve k= nown=0Abetter-I did know better-but my love for you blinded me." He place= d his hand=0Aon her cheek. His thumb ran over her icy lips. Seeing her Ca= llaughda ring on=0Aher finger, he removed his own. Gently, he placed it o= n her finger. Trying to=0Ahold back tears, he placed one last kiss on his= lover=92s lips. "I love you.=0AI=92ll always love you." With that said, = he closed his eyes. Clutching a stake=0Ahe had in his coat, he stuck it t= hrough his heart. His body quickly turned to=0Adust. =09Giles, Willow, Cordelia, Xander and Oz walked into the room a few minu= tes=0Alater. Xander had brought a dozen white roses while Giles had Buffy= =92s cross. Everyone went over to Buffy=92s coffin. Xander placed the roses on the fl= oor as=0AGiles put the necklace on Buffy. "What=92s this?" he asked aloud= . He had noticed=0Athe two rings on Buffy=92s fingers. "That=92s Angel=92= s ring. Where is Angel,=0Aanyway. Didn=92t he want to come?" Willow took a closer look at Buffy. "He already did," she whispered as sh= e=0Apointed to the pile of ashes that lay atop her. "He loved her so much= that he=0Adied for her." For a few minutes there was silence as everyone stared at Angel=92s remai= ns.=0A"Well, at least there=92s one good thing that came out of all this,= " Cordelia=0Asaid. "And what would that be?" a teary-eyed Xander asked. "Now they=92re final together." *** The End ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 22:04:57 EDT From: Subject: BUFFYFIC: Discuss: Zine Interest Survey... Hey all! I'm thinking of trying to put out a zine, either print or web (haven't decided yet), and was wondering what sort of interest there would be in submitting to it. It'd be a Dru-centric zine, so each story would have to be about Dru...and preferably not a littany of "how Dru came to be a vampire" stories, 'cause though those are fun, they're also not quite what I'd be looking for. Please reply offlist, to me, if you think you'd be interested in submitting to such a zine. Rachel ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 08:42:11 -0700 From: mythologist Subject: BUFFYFIC: NEVER ALONE 1/1 Title: NEVER ALONE Author: Mythologist E-mail: mythologist@earthlink.net Summary: Takes place a few days after Becoming II. Disclaimers: The characters in this story are not mine. They are the property of Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, WB, etc. I am not making any money from this. This is for fun only. Feedback: Please. NEVER ALONE "Buffy?" "Angel?" "Yes." "Where are you? I can't see you." "I can't see you either, Buffy." "What is this place? I feel very cold." "That's just fear, honey. Please, don't be frightened." "Angel?" "Tell me what you see." "Nothing.... Just darkness...Am I blind?" "No. You are not blind." "What is this place?" "This isn't a place, honey." "Are we... dead?" "Buffy, do you love me?" "Of course I love you." "Do you trust me?" "I trust you." "You are not dead." "Are you sure? I mean how do you know?" "Because I have been for a long time." "What was it like? When your soul was set free I mean." "Unexplainable I'm afraid. I don't remember much." "What do you remember?" "Peace. Complete and total peace." "Angel?" "Yes Buffy." "Can you hold me?" "Of course. How is that? "I always feel better in your arms." "As do I, Lover" "Angel, will you please kiss me?" "Of course I will." "I am so sorry for sending you ...away." "That's all right, honey." "That was the hardest thing I have ever done." "You did what you had to do." "I have missed you so much! It is really painful! Us being apart." "I know. I have missed you too, Buffy." "I thought I had lost you again!" "But you didn't. I am here now and I will always be." "I want to stay with you forever." "As do I. But you will have to leave soon." "Why? I want to stay with you. I can't leave you!" "You must go soon." "I won't leave you, Angel!" "You're the Slayer." "I don't want to be the Slayer anymore!" "The world needs you. Besides-" "Besides?" "Besides you can always return to me, Buffy. Always." "How? I don't know how I got here or even where *here* is." "When you need to, you will know." "Are you sure?" "Yes. You got here didn't you?" "Angel, I love you." "I know. I love you too. Very much." "Angel, please hold me tighter. I just... can't go back right now." "That's all right. You don't have to leave yet." "I don't want to be alone anymore." "You're never alone, Buffy." ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 16:48:09 -0400 From: uzenet@videotron.ca Subject: BUFFYFIC: Vampires, Pookas, and Universal Amalgamators (Part 1) Title: Vampires, Pookas, and Universal Amalgamators Author: Northlight email: uzenet@videotron.ca Summary: Dru is up to something, and Buffy and her friends get a strange ally. Note: This story is based on the events in Generation X #36 to #39 (?). It was an absolutely *terrible* story arc in the comic, but I just had to see how Buffy and her friends would react to the Pooka . I just hope that it doesn't get *too* silly! Disclaimer: Buffy and the gang belong to Joss Whedon. The Pooka and all related silliness belong to Marvel. Buffy swirled around gracefully, the stake held in her hand with casual familiarity finding it's mark in the heart of her opponent. The vampire gaped at her for a moment, stunned that it's unlife was over mere moments after it had begun. And then, it's body shattered apart, nothing but dust left to mark the undead creature's passing. The vampire and the dust were expected, but the figure revealed by the vampire's sudden departure was most assuredly not. Buffy's eyes widened, and she shook her head in disbelief, trying to clear the strange vision before her from her mind. It didn't work. There was still a giant, seven foot tall weasel lounging against a headstone. A *weasel*, Buffy thought incredulously. Granted, she had seen a lot of strange things during her career as Slayer, but really, this was just too ridiculous! 'What exactly do I do to the weasel?' Buffy wondered as she faced the weasel awkwardly. 'Giles *never* covered anything like this!' Buffy decided that it would be best to stick with tried and true methods. She brandished her stake and glared at the weasel threateningly. "What the hell are you?" Buffy demanded. The weasel smiled suavely, and took a sip from it's martini. 'Oh God!' Buffy thought, her shock level rising another notch. 'A giant, naked, talking weasel with a martini! It must be the stress getting to me...' "Elwood," the weasel said calmly. "Elwood the Pooka." Buffy gaped at him. "Elwood the what?!" Seeing the weasel -- Pooka -- about to explain what exactly a 'Pooka' was, Buffy shook her head, cutting the explanation off before it could begin. "Never mind, I don't want to know!" Elwood merely shrugged and took another sip of his martini. "I'm here to help you, Buffy -- there's something really big going on, and seeing as you're the Slayer and all, I thought that you'd want to be in on it!" Buffy bit back her instinctive urge to demand how he knew that she was the Slayer and nodded. "I think I'd better talk to Giles about this," she muttered, casting a quick glance towards the amused Pooka. The large weasel nodded back to her. "That's fine with me! I haven't had a chance to chat with a Watcher in ages! It should be a real blast." That said, Elwood reached into his pocket of his coat -- the only clothing he wore -- and riffled around. He then proceeded to pull out what looked like nothing so much as a bumper car. "Hop in," he told Buffy, already having settled himself into the rather cramped seat. "What is that thing?" Buffy asked in shock. 'Could this night possibly get any stranger? Pookas and bumper cars pulled from pockets... ugh, I'm getting a headache just thinking about all this!' "It's our mode of transportation to the library. It'll bounce us there within moments," Elwood responded. "I don't think so," Buffy said, casting a dubious glance at the small car. "I'd rather walk, thank you very much!" Elwood shrugged. "If you insist, but my way is much more exciting!" He stepped out of the car and stuffed it back into his coat pocket. "So let's get moving. Time is a wastin'!" They made their way to the library without incident. Buffy rather thought that any vampire that was out that night would have been scared away by the sight of the large weasel at her side. As it was, Buffy felt rather uncomfortable herself. She kept darting nervous peeks at Elwood. 'A weasel!' As usual, Giles was in the library, engrossed in a large leather bound book. Willow and Xander were also there, waiting for Buffy to finish her nightly patrol before they left for the Bronze together. They looked up at her arrival, and Buffy hesitated a moment. What was she supposed to tell them? 'Hey guys, guess what followed me home? A giant weasel!' Buffy gave a small, mental shrug, They'd figure out what he was on their own. "Say hi to Elwood," Buffy told them, gesturing towards her strange companion. Their eyes followed her hand, and then Xander's eyes shifted back towards Buffy. "You've named the door Elwood? I've always rather thought of it as a 'Jasper' myself." "I'm not talking about the door, Xander!" Buffy exclaimed, slightly irritable. How could he have missed the huge weasel? "I'm talking about the weasel!" "Um... Buffy?" Willow said hesitantly, as if worried about upseting her dear and slightly unstable friend any further. "There's nothing there - -- especially not any weasels." Elwood snickered softly and Buffy turned to glare at him. "They can't see you! And what exactly do you find so funny about all of this!?" "I love doing that!" he exclaimed. Seeing the deadly look in Buffy's eyes, the weasel quickly calmed down. "Sorry," he said sheepishly. Xander's eyes widened. Obviously, Elwood had fixed things. "Oh man -- it's a giant weasel!" He paused a moment. "Was it just me, or did that sound like something I never thought that I'd be saying?" "Oh my," Giles breathed, staring at Elwood. There was something decidedly uneasy in the Watcher's eyes as he looked at the strange creature in his library. "A Pooka!" Buffy gave a slight sigh of relief. She wasn't going crazy. The others had seen the blasted weasel, and Giles had obviously heard about these 'Pooka' creatures. "That's what he said," Buffy agreed with her Watcher's placement of the weasel in weird creatures family. Willow finally found her voice. She drew her eyes away from the naked weasel and settled on the much more familiar and reassuring Giles. "A what?" Willow asked, unknowingly asking a variation of the same question Buffy had asked upon being informed of Elwood's Pookaness. Noting Giles expression, Buffy realized that the Watcher looked almost sick as he tore his attention from Elwood and towards his young charges. "A Pooka -- A giant weasel that also happens to be a mythical creature that appears only to people that he wishes to see him." Giles explained. "So what's our furry friend doing here?" Xander asked, watching the Pooka with awe. He had never expected that a seven foot tall, martini drinking Pooka would make an appearance in his life, and he was taking full advantage to get in as much amazed gawking as he could. "I'm here to warn you about a grave danger that you'll be facing," Elwood said, basking in the glow of Xander's attention. "I thought that cryptic warnings were Angel's job," Xander said, "but can we keep the Pooka instead?" His comment drew a glare from Buffy. "What, precisely, do you wish to warn us about?" Giles asked, focusing on the matter at hand. And the quicker Elwood delivered his message, the quicker they would be rid of the bloody weasel. The Pooka didn't have the chance to reply to Giles' question, for Angel chose that moment to make his entrance into the library. "Buffy, there's something about to happen tonight--" He came to a sudden halt as the Pooka's presence became evident. "A Pooka!" Angel growled. "A Vampire!" Elwood gasped. Buffy moved towards Angel, placing herself between vampire and Pooka -- just in case there was some sort of blood sucking demon/ talking weasel feud going on. "You've heard of them?" she asked Angel. Buffy knew that there were many things that Angel hadn't told her about his life -- but she figured that his knowledge of the existence of seven feet tall weasels should have demanded at least a brief comment on his part. "Unfortunately," Angel said shortly. "Why is it that nobody ever seems happy to see a Pooka?" Elwood asked while sipping at his martini which didn't appear to have lessened in content at all since the moment Buffy had first seen the glass. "Because your more annoying than Spike even on his worst days?" Angel snarled. Elwood brushed aside Angel's comment. "You vampires are just annoyed that you weren't admitted into UBEFSGTTP." "UBEFSGTTP?" Buffy echoed. 'Do I even *want* to know what he's talking about?" "United brotherhood of elves, fairies, spirits, gnomes, trolls, tokens and Pookas," Giles answered automatically, his attention focused on the room's two non-human occupants. "Now will one of you please tell us what it is that we're supposed to be worrying about!?" Angel spoke first. "Dru has the --" "Universal Amalgamator," Elwood finished. Xander looked from one creature to the other. "I'm guessing this isn't a good thing?" Giles' voice was strained when he answered. "Not at all." End Part 1 http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/7493/index.html ------------------------------ End of buffyfic-digest V2 #235 ****************************** To subscribe to buffyfic or buffyfic-digest, send the command subscribe buffyfic-digest or subscribe buffy 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. 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