From: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com (buffyfic-digest) To: buffyfic-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: buffyfic-digest V2 #338 Reply-To: $SENDER Sender: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk buffyfic-digest Thursday, September 24 1998 Volume 02 : Number 338 In this issue: BUFFYFIC: "Surprises" 1/? BUFFYFIC: The Chosen One BUFFYFIC: The Chosen One 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: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 13:18:03 EDT From: Angel75427@aol.com Subject: BUFFYFIC: "Surprises" 1/? "Surprises" Prologue by Jaclyn Link TITLE: Surprises AUTHOR: Jaclyn Link E-MAIL: Angel75427@aol.com DISCLAIMER: All Buffy characters belong to Joss Wheden, Mutant Enemy, 20th Century Fox, Sandollar Television, Kuzui Productions, etc. DISTRIBUTION: Ask me first. RATING: PG-13 SUMMARY: After traveling back in time, Buffy comes home with a big surpris= e. TIMELINE: About a year after Becoming took place. Buffy is still on the ru= n after leaving Sunnydale. SPOILERS: None. FEEDBACK: Pretty please with a cherry on top! ***** =09Buffy sighed heavily as she stepped off the plane. After being on the r= un for almost a year, she decided to visit Angel=92s homeland, Galaway, Ireland. = For the past two months she had saved up enough money by finding a job as an instructor for a women=92s self-defense class. After spending nearly half = of it on the plane ticket to Ireland, she decided to save the rest of it for the= way back. Therefore, she would rely on the kindness of strangers for money and jobs. =09Although Buffy knew hitch-hiking was dangerous, she hitched a ride from= the airport to Galaway. <> she thought as she stepped out of the car, <<= this place looks like it would have two-hundred years ago.>> =09The streets were empty and the buildings run down. They were the same buildings and dirt roads that had existed centuries before. It seemed as i= f no person had lived there in eons. <> she thought. =09For hours, she walked by the shops and houses, the taverns and inns, th= e gardens and fields. One particular house had the word "Angel" on the door. <> She smiled to herself, thinking = of her love in his eighteenth century clothing and long hair. <> =09It had turned dark by the time she reached the center of town. "Buffy= =85" a voice whispered from an alley near the tavern. She walked towards it, but there was not a soul around. "Buffy=85" the voice whispered again, now wit= h a more distinct sound to it. =09"Angel?" Buffy prayed, hoping to find him here. =09"Close your eyes=85" Her eyes closed, she heard more sound, like horses trotting, and music com= ing from the tavern. When she opened her eyes, it was twilight, and there were people walking about. Children were laughing and playing, women were getti= ng water from the well, men were drinking. The year was 1753, something told Buffy. =09In front of her, she saw something she had been waiting for since last = year. Her Angel was standing, in the sunset, smiling. "Angel!" Buffy cried, runn= ing to him. Throwing her arms around him, tears started rolling down her cheek= s. =09"Excuse me, m=92lady," he said in a thick Irish accent. "Do I know you?= " =09Buffy stood back, not knowing what to say. This wasn=92t her Angel, nor= was it Angelus. This was the innocent boy who would be changed into a vampire. =09"You look familiar. Have we met before?" he asked. "I feel like we knew= each other in a past life or a future life." =09Buffy smiled weekly. "Something like that." =09Noticing the American accent, he said, "You=92re not from around these = parts. Where=92re you from?" =09"Sunnyd-" Buffy stopped herself, knowing that he wouldn=92t understand.= "A British colony across the ocean, in the New World." =09"Your eyes," he whispered, looking into her, "they look so sad, so worn= . You can=92t be more than eighteen years of age, and yet your eyes tell me that you=92ve had more hardships than a girl your age should have. I don=92t kn= ow why, but I feel as if I=92ve seen your eyes before. And your hair; it smells so familiar, so welcoming. But I can=92t put my finger on it. I=92ve known yo= u not more than a few moments, and I feel a strong connection between us." He to= ok a deep breath and looked into the sky. "It=92s almost dark, y=92know. You=92= re not safe alone here. I=92m offering m=92self as escort for the evening. Would = ya like to come to my house? You can spend the night with me." =09It was odd; although he and Angel were the same people, this one acted = very differently. =09He was very wealthy and lived in a big house. Servants were everywhere,= and he ordered them all out when he brought Buffy in. He led her up the stairs= to a large room. =09"So, ma=92am, what brings you to these parts?" he asked motioning for h= er to sit on the bed. =09She sat with him. "I=92m looking for an old love of mine. He used to li= ve here many years ago." =09"Did ya find him?" =09"No, not yet. I miss him very much." =09"I=92ve never been in love with anyone before. I wonder what it=92s lik= e." =09"Don=92t worry. You=92ll find out." =09"How can ya be so sure?" =09"I just have a feeling." =09As he put his hand on her cheek, she noticed the claddagh ring on his f= inger. She pushed her face into his hand, feeling her Angel. =09Slowly, he leaned in to kiss her. Buffy kissed back, welcoming the feel= of his lips. <> she thought. <> Ge= ntly, he pulled her down into the bed covers. ***** =09The next morning, Buffy awoke in a desolate room. Much to her surprise,= there was no bed, just a dusty floor and a blanket over her naked body. Rolling over, she bumped into something. Turning around, she noticed it was the on= e person she was waiting to see. =09"Angel?" she asked, unsure if it was the vampire, human, or hers. =09"Buffy," he cried, waking up. "How=92d I-" Instantly, she through herself into his arms, never wanting to let go. "It doesn=92t matter. What matters is that you=92re here with me." "Oh, God, Buffy, you feel=85" =09"I love you," she cried, tears running down her cheeks. =09"I love you, too. I, I=92m so sorry-" =09"Shhh," she whispered, running her fingers against his lips, then movin= g her hand to his cheek. "Don=92t." With that, she kissed him gently. =09His warm lips returned the kiss, pressing harder. Leaning against him, = she put her other arm around his neck. =09After a few more moments, they each pulled away. "Promise me that you= =92ll never leave me," she said. =09"I promise." =09They each dressed and left the building quickly. Hopping on a cargo shi= p to California, Buffy felt content. <> she thought. <> ***** End Prologue "Surprises" 1/? by Jaclyn Link TITLE: Surprises AUTHOR: Jaclyn Link E-MAIL: Angel75427@aol.com DISCLAIMER: All Buffy characters belong to Joss Wheden, Mutant Enemy, 20th Century Fox, Sandollar Television, Kuzui Productions, etc. DISTRIBUTION: Ask me first. RATING: PG-13 SUMMARY: After traveling back in time, Buffy comes home with a big surpris= e. TIMELINE: About a year after Becoming took place. Buffy is still on the ru= n after leaving Sunnydale. SPOILERS: None. FEEDBACK: Pretty please with a cherry on top! ***** =09The boat ride from Ireland to the United States had not been a pleasant= one for Buffy or Angel. Because of the sunlight, Angel spent all his time in a storage room. Not wanting to leave his side, Buffy stayed with him. She regretted this, though, because of the rough seas. Being inside, she was v= ery seasick the entire ride. =09Because of a storm, the ship landed in Florida instead of going all the= way to California. It was mid-afternoon when it landed, so Buffy and Angel had= to sit on the ship for another few hours until sunset. This was dificult; the= y knew that the ship wouldn=92t leave, but they worried about being found. =09There was just enough money for Buffy to buy herself food. It took a li= ttle time for Buffy to adjust to sleeping during the day and traveling at night= . They sometimes walked, sometimes hitch-hiked, sometimes boated across the rivers. It was not an easy journey, but they both made it to Sunnydale. =09The first place Angel went was to his apartment. He had neglected it al= most the whole time he was Angelus and was gone for a whole year in hell, but everything was the way he had left it. =09He sat on the bed, and Buffy slowly sat next to him. "The last time I w= as here with you was the happiest moment of my entire life," Buffy said and smiled. =09"But last time I was here with you," he said, "was when you came lookin= g for me. The things I said=85" =09"That wasn=92t you." Tears almost came down her cheeks. "The last time = I was here with you was when we made love. That was the most pleasurable moment = I=92ve ever felt. You couldn=92t have know what was going to happen." =09"But I killed Jenny, I tortured Giles, and you=85I did and said unthink= able things to you. I deserve to be hell right now." =09"It=92s not your fault." Gently, she kissed him on the cheek. "I=92ve g= ot to go home. But I=92ll come back later, okay?" =09After one last kiss, she left the apartment. Heading towards her house,= she past the Bronze and the cemetery. Memories flooded her head; some of good, happy times, others of painful, lonely times. =09Willow and Xander; those were her two best friends, and she had just le= ft them. Without saying anything, she had skipped town, leaving them to fight demons on their own. They were probably the two people she missed the most= . Besides Angel, that is. =09When she got to her house, she raised her hand to knock. <> she thought= , <> =09Turning around, she headed towards the school. It was totally deserted = except for the library. Without a second thought, she pushed the doors open, expecting to see Giles, Willow, Xander, and Cordelia researching some demo= n. But none of them were there. =09Within two seconds of stepping in the library, a tall, blond, muscular eighteen-year-old girl grabbed her neck and shoved her against the wall. H= er eyes pierced into Buffy=92s soul. Looking her over from head to toe, she g= ave a disgusted look. "Who the hell-" "You made a big mistake coming here," she said sharply, cold and uncaring. =09Buffy easily knocked her hand away and hit her across the face, knockin= g her on the ground. Quickly, she stood in fighting stance, preparing for the gi= rl to stand up. "What=92d you do to Giles?" =09Instantly, the girl jumped up and stood in fighting position. "Mr. Gile= s is none of your concern. You are strong." They exchanged a few punches, the g= irl tripped Buffy, knocking her over. "But I am stronger." She stood over Buffy, and Buffy kicked her in the jaw, knocking her down. = The two each scrambled up, and the girl threw Buffy into the wall. Holding her head, Buffy just sat there. Grabbing an ax, she swung at Buffy=92s head, b= ut Buffy ducked and kicked her ankle, tripping her. Grabbing the ax out of the wall, she held it up, ready to swing, but she h= eard a voice. "No, stop!" Turning around, she saw the owner of the voice. "Giles!" she cried, runnin= g over him. "Oh my God," he whispered, hugging her. The two stood there, embracing, for a few moments while each regained composure. When the girl got up, she pushed Buffy away from Giles. "Cassandra!" he yelled. "What are you doing?" "The girl," she said, "is strong. She attacked me. She must be a demon." Buffy stood up, giving Giles a confused look. "You know her?" "Yes. Buffy, this is Cassandra, the Vampire Slayer." ***** End Part 1 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 11:40:27 PDT From: "Toni Walker" Subject: BUFFYFIC: The Chosen One Title: The Chosen One (1/?) Author: ~Toni Walker aka Bradygirl (toniwalker@hotmail.com) Distribution: Ask me first Description: Buffy/Days of Our Lives Crossover -- Buffy and the Gang travel to Salem to apprehend Spike, Dru and Angel who have traveled through a rip in reality. Rating: PG Feedback: Yes, please take note that this is my first Buffy fan fiction. Be gentle. Disclaimer: The characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer are not my creations. They are the products of Joss Whedon's imagination. The Chosen One - A Buffy/DOOL crossover by Bradygirl “You know, we could do this the easy way--” informed Buffy Summers. “Stake. Heart. Dust. Or...” Before she could finish her monologue, the immortal vampire morphed into a hellion and snapped her head back with a punch to the face. She really hated when they did that. Her eyes drew together in anger. “That really wasn’t a nice thing to do. Now apologize. Say you’re sorry.” She loved taking all her aggression out on the inhuman. She’d actually gotten very good at it. Then a stray thought came into her head. This vamp was down right unpleasant to look at. So were most vampires, but this one was unusually ugly. Why couldn’t vampires be pretty? she wondered. Buffy shrugged at the thought. Maybe because demons weren’t meant to appeal to the mortal realm. Hey, she was beginning to sound like Giles. “That’s it! I’m spending way too much of my time in the library.” She wasn’t really speaking to anyone. It just felt right to say it out loud. As she took in her environment, she found that she was surrounded by stacks of books. “I have got to get a life. I even fight in the library.” Another vampire appeared beside the first. “Are we having a party, and you didn’t invite me? I’m crushed.” They both attacked at once but soon the second vamp split off from the first. Willow was trying to appear inconspicuous as she darted behind the card catalog, but she knew it was no use to hide from these creatures. She watched Buffy and the vampire as they circled each other like competitors in a boxing ring, except this fight was to the death not to see who would go down first. While she was distracted watching Buffy work, another vampire jumped atop the card catalog she was crouching behind. She screamed Buffy’s name but her friend was otherwise engaged. From the second floor stacks, Xander appeared above Willow holding a bag of Oreo cookies. He had come in the back entrance not knowing his friends were in the middle of a battle to the death. “Hey,” he yelled from above the vampire. “Wanna cookie?” The vampire snarled and went back to Willow. “They’re really good. You sure? You can have the rest. Am I a good guy or what?” “Xander! Stop talking to him and DO SOMETHING!” Willow was trapped with no where to go. He threw a few of the cookies at the demon. They just bounced off his chest and fell to the floor. The vampire crushed one under his boot. Without a second thought, Xander dropped the rest of the cookies down on him, grabbed the largest book he could find, an unabridged dictionary, and threw it down on the monster. “Run Willow!” Buffy performed an elaborate cartwheel, grabbed two sharply pointed stakes on her way down and threw them once she was on her feet again. The first hit it’s mark and the vamp dissolved into floating fragments. The second’s aim wasn’t as true and the wooden implement clattered on the floor next to the card catalog. Xander jumped from the second story stacks to atop the card catalog with the second vampire. He was ducking punch after punch thanking his lucky stars that he wasn’t the chosen one and didn’t have to do this night after night. He could see that Willow hadn’t run far and now had the stake in her hand. “Throw it already,” he said harshly, ducking again. “I’ll give you a cookie.. when I get a new bag.” “Don’t worry Xander. I’ve got it,” said Buffy’s confident voice from across the room. She ran up the stairs and catapulted herself landing on them both. While the vampire was scrambling to get up slipping on cookie crumbs, Willow threw Buffy the stake. The vamp was dust three seconds later. Particles of the vampire were all over Xander who had been on the bottom of the pile when the demon exploded with a poof. He shook the remains from his jacket. “Remind me *never* to be near a vampire when you do that again,” he complained. “Ugh! Vampire cooties! I think I need a shower.” “Oh, you’ll live. At least he didn’t bite you,” said Buffy straightening her shirt. “Yeah, Xander. That could have been *very bad*,” added Willow. “You’re right. Becoming a blood sucking demon isn’t high on my priority list.” “You have a priority list?” asked Willow. “Hey, I brought the cookies didn’t I? The cookies made the vampire slip which saved the day. I’m so proud of myself.” “Um. Xander. Buffy saved the day and you’re life.” “Yeah, that too. But the cookies were instrumental. You couldn’t have done it without the cookies.” “She couldn’t have done *what* without the cookies?” asked Giles walking in from the hallway. He observed the disarray of the library and sighed. “Let me guess....” “Vampires.” stated Buffy. “I was just doing what you said. You said, ‘Buffy, wait here.’ So I waited. They found me first. It wasn’t my fault.” “I know.” Giles raked a hand through his hair. “I’m afraid I have more bad news. Your work for tonight isn’t over.” “Do I need to fire up the computer?” Willow asked with glee. “No, Spike and Dru have created a portal.” Giles laid down the book in his hand and opened it to the precise spot he wanted to read. “It’s more like a rip in reality. I don’t know exactly where they’ve gone but you have to bring them back. There is no telling what harm those two could do without the slayer to protect the innocent.” “ROAD TRIP!” Xander grabbed his backpack and gathered up a few uncrushed cookies. “I’m ready.” “Yeah, me too. I want to see what a rip in reality looks like.” “You’re not going to make me go alone, are you?” Buffy batted her ‘don’t-make-me-go alone-I’m-only-sixteen’ eyelashes. “No, of course not, I ... well, since I’m the watcher I thought it only appropriate that I go.” Before the disagreement was settled, the doors of the library were blown off their hinges. Angel sauntered in, in his hand was a glowing green orb. “I’ll tell you what... You’re all going.” Angel rubbed the glowing sphere. The room was immediately consumed with an emerald radiance for ten seconds. When the next second ticked by, the room was empty. The group had disappeared. To be continued (next time... Buffy meets Mike in a most unusual way and Carrie is less than happy to see her. ) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 11:41:29 PDT From: "Toni Walker" Subject: BUFFYFIC: The Chosen One Title: The Chosen One (1/?) Author: ~Toni Walker aka Bradygirl (toniwalker@hotmail.com) Distribution: Ask me first Description: Buffy/Days of Our Lives Crossover -- Buffy and the Gang travel to Salem to apprehend Spike, Dru and Angel who have traveled through a rip in reality. Rating: PG Feedback: Yes, please take note that this is my first Buffy fan fiction. Be gentle. Disclaimer: The characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer are not my creations. They are the products of Joss Whedon's imagination. The Chosen One - A Buffy/DOOL crossover by Bradygirl “You know, we could do this the easy way--” informed Buffy Summers. “Stake. Heart. Dust. Or...” Before she could finish her monologue, the immortal vampire morphed into a hellion and snapped her head back with a punch to the face. She really hated when they did that. Her eyes drew together in anger. “That really wasn’t a nice thing to do. Now apologize. Say you’re sorry.” She loved taking all her aggression out on the inhuman. She’d actually gotten very good at it. Then a stray thought came into her head. This vamp was down right unpleasant to look at. So were most vampires, but this one was unusually ugly. Why couldn’t vampires be pretty? she wondered. Buffy shrugged at the thought. Maybe because demons weren’t meant to appeal to the mortal realm. Hey, she was beginning to sound like Giles. “That’s it! I’m spending way too much of my time in the library.” She wasn’t really speaking to anyone. It just felt right to say it out loud. As she took in her environment, she found that she was surrounded by stacks of books. “I have got to get a life. I even fight in the library.” Another vampire appeared beside the first. “Are we having a party, and you didn’t invite me? I’m crushed.” They both attacked at once but soon the second vamp split off from the first. Willow was trying to appear inconspicuous as she darted behind the card catalog, but she knew it was no use to hide from these creatures. She watched Buffy and the vampire as they circled each other like competitors in a boxing ring, except this fight was to the death not to see who would go down first. While she was distracted watching Buffy work, another vampire jumped atop the card catalog she was crouching behind. She screamed Buffy’s name but her friend was otherwise engaged. From the second floor stacks, Xander appeared above Willow holding a bag of Oreo cookies. He had come in the back entrance not knowing his friends were in the middle of a battle to the death. “Hey,” he yelled from above the vampire. “Wanna cookie?” The vampire snarled and went back to Willow. “They’re really good. You sure? You can have the rest. Am I a good guy or what?” “Xander! Stop talking to him and DO SOMETHING!” Willow was trapped with no where to go. He threw a few of the cookies at the demon. They just bounced off his chest and fell to the floor. The vampire crushed one under his boot. Without a second thought, Xander dropped the rest of the cookies down on him, grabbed the largest book he could find, an unabridged dictionary, and threw it down on the monster. “Run Willow!” Buffy performed an elaborate cartwheel, grabbed two sharply pointed stakes on her way down and threw them once she was on her feet again. The first hit it’s mark and the vamp dissolved into floating fragments. The second’s aim wasn’t as true and the wooden implement clattered on the floor next to the card catalog. Xander jumped from the second story stacks to atop the card catalog with the second vampire. He was ducking punch after punch thanking his lucky stars that he wasn’t the chosen one and didn’t have to do this night after night. He could see that Willow hadn’t run far and now had the stake in her hand. “Throw it already,” he said harshly, ducking again. “I’ll give you a cookie.. when I get a new bag.” “Don’t worry Xander. I’ve got it,” said Buffy’s confident voice from across the room. She ran up the stairs and catapulted herself landing on them both. While the vampire was scrambling to get up slipping on cookie crumbs, Willow threw Buffy the stake. The vamp was dust three seconds later. Particles of the vampire were all over Xander who had been on the bottom of the pile when the demon exploded with a poof. He shook the remains from his jacket. “Remind me *never* to be near a vampire when you do that again,” he complained. “Ugh! Vampire cooties! I think I need a shower.” “Oh, you’ll live. At least he didn’t bite you,” said Buffy straightening her shirt. “Yeah, Xander. That could have been *very bad*,” added Willow. “You’re right. Becoming a blood sucking demon isn’t high on my priority list.” “You have a priority list?” asked Willow. “Hey, I brought the cookies didn’t I? The cookies made the vampire slip which saved the day. I’m so proud of myself.” “Um. Xander. Buffy saved the day and you’re life.” “Yeah, that too. But the cookies were instrumental. You couldn’t have done it without the cookies.” “She couldn’t have done *what* without the cookies?” asked Giles walking in from the hallway. He observed the disarray of the library and sighed. “Let me guess....” “Vampires.” stated Buffy. “I was just doing what you said. You said, ‘Buffy, wait here.’ So I waited. They found me first. It wasn’t my fault.” “I know.” Giles raked a hand through his hair. “I’m afraid I have more bad news. Your work for tonight isn’t over.” “Do I need to fire up the computer?” Willow asked with glee. “No, Spike and Dru have created a portal.” Giles laid down the book in his hand and opened it to the precise spot he wanted to read. “It’s more like a rip in reality. I don’t know exactly where they’ve gone but you have to bring them back. There is no telling what harm those two could do without the slayer to protect the innocent.” “ROAD TRIP!” Xander grabbed his backpack and gathered up a few uncrushed cookies. “I’m ready.” “Yeah, me too. I want to see what a rip in reality looks like.” “You’re not going to make me go alone, are you?” Buffy batted her ‘don’t-make-me-go alone-I’m-only-sixteen’ eyelashes. “No, of course not, I ... well, since I’m the watcher I thought it only appropriate that I go.” Before the disagreement was settled, the doors of the library were blown off their hinges. Angel sauntered in, in his hand was a glowing green orb. “I’ll tell you what... You’re all going.” Angel rubbed the glowing sphere. The room was immediately consumed with an emerald radiance for ten seconds. When the next second ticked by, the room was empty. The group had disappeared. To be continued (next time... Buffy meets Mike in a most unusual way and Carrie is less than happy to see her. ) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ End of buffyfic-digest V2 #338 ****************************** 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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