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From: owner-arfic-l-digest@lists.xmission.com (arfic-l-digest) To: arfic-l-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: arfic-l-digest V1 #35 Reply-To: arfic-l-digest Sender: owner-arfic-l-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-arfic-l-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk arfic-l-digest Sunday, July 22 2001 Volume 01 : Number 035 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:03:47 -0400 From: "Psycho Babble" <amethystmaiden@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Essay on fanfiction I'm sorry, I just read through this and I can't help but ask. There are people who write *without* a thesaurus? How? ~Kristin "There is a fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'." -Dave Barry www.angelfire.com/scifi/amethystmaiden _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - - To unsubscribe to arfic-l, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe arfic-l" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:29:25 -0400 From: "Michele Bumbarger" <mbumbarger@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Essay on fanfiction ROFLMAO Well, if you've never had the chance to run across one of these people or one of their works, consider yourself blessed. :-) - ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Psycho Babble" <amethystmaiden@hotmail.com> Reply-To: arfic-l@lists.xmission.com To: arfic-l@lists.xmission.com Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Essay on fanfiction Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:03:47 -0400 I'm sorry, I just read through this and I can't help but ask. There are people who write *without* a thesaurus? How? ~Kristin _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - - To unsubscribe to arfic-l, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe arfic-l" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:58:45 -0400 From: "Ibonek 17" <ibonek17@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire What's Your Name/Handle? Ibonek Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms? Tomorrow People, Highlander, Stargate SG-1 Favorite Characters? Definitely Adam Newman from Tomorrow People Do You Write Fan Fiction? Definitely Favorite Fandom to write in? Tomorrow People and SG-1. I've got a crossover universe I'm working on. Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)? Hmm. . .too many to list Favorite Fan Fiction author? Too many to list as well Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL) Nope _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - - To unsubscribe to arfic-l, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe arfic-l" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - - To unsubscribe to arfic-l, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe arfic-l" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 10:43:22 +1200 From: "Anne Olsen" <anneo@paradise.net.nz> Subject: (arfic-l) Re: Questionaire This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_006D_01C111D1.F699DBC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable What's Your Name/Handle? =20 Anne Olsen Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?=20 Tomorrow People, Buffy, Angel, Highlander, Stargate, Roswell Favorite Characters? =20 Tomorrow People : Megabyte (bet that's a surprise to a lot of people) Buffy: Oz Angel: Doyle Highlander : Methos Stargate : Daniel Roswell : Alex=20 Do You Write Fan Fiction? Yes. My hard drive is beginning to resemble one big collection of fanfic = stories and general evil plotting :) Favorite Fandom to write in? NS Tomorrow People. I must admit to being a bit of a crossover junkie = though. I love writing crossovers. It's just so interesting watching all = the different characters interacting. Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)? I'd have to say the Forever Tomorrow universe as these were the stories = which first got me into fanfic. I also love Shadows and Light, Dark = Horizons and Terms of Endearment. There are others I really like too but = I would be listing forever. Favorite Fan Fiction author? Michele Bumbarger and Caroline Fales. Coming in close behind would be = John Garrett, Nicole Grey, Kristin (Amethyst Maiden), Kirstin Beal (she = writes xover Dr Who/HIghlander), and quite a few others too numerous to = mention. Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL) No Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom? Words of wisdom????? ummm.....no. I'd just like to say how much I enjoy = being on this list. It's wonderful to see there are other people out = there writing with the same characters etc etc. I've made a lot of new = friends in a fairly short time and love the feeling that "we are not = alone". Sorry couldn't resist :) - ------=_NextPart_000_006D_01C111D1.F699DBC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>What's Your Name/Handle? = </DIV> <DIV>Anne Olsen Favorite Fan Fiction=20 Fandoms? </DIV> <DIV>Tomorrow People, Buffy, Angel, = Highlander,=20 Stargate, Roswell Favorite Characters? </DIV> <DIV>Tomorrow People : Megabyte (bet that's = a surprise=20 to a lot of people)</DIV> <DIV>Buffy: Oz</DIV> <DIV>Angel: Doyle</DIV> <DIV>Highlander : Methos</DIV> <DIV>Stargate : Daniel</DIV> <DIV>Roswell : Alex </DIV> <DIV> Do You Write Fan = Fiction?</DIV> <DIV>Yes. My hard drive is beginning to = resemble one big=20 collection of fanfic stories and general evil plotting = :) Favorite Fandom=20 to write in?</DIV> <DIV>NS Tomorrow People. I must admit to = being a bit of=20 a crossover junkie though. I love writing crossovers. It's just so = interesting=20 watching all the different characters interacting. Favorite Fan = Fiction=20 story(ies)?</DIV> <DIV>I'd have to say the Forever Tomorrow = universe as=20 these were the stories which first got me into fanfic. I also love = Shadows and=20 Light, Dark Horizons and Terms of Endearment. There are others I really = like too=20 but I would be listing forever.</DIV> <DIV> Favorite Fan Fiction = author?</DIV> <DIV>Michele Bumbarger and Caroline Fales. = Coming in=20 close behind would be John Garrett, Nicole Grey, Kristin (Amethyst = Maiden),=20 Kirstin Beal (she writes xover Dr Who/HIghlander), and quite a few = others too=20 numerous to mention. Do you have a website? (And if so, what's = the=20 URL)</DIV> <DIV>No Any other comments, = suggestions or words=20 of wisdom?</DIV> <DIV>Words of wisdom????? ummm.....no. I'd = just like to=20 say how much I enjoy being on this list. It's wonderful to see there are = other=20 people out there writing with the same characters etc etc. I've made a = lot of=20 new friends in a fairly short time and love the feeling that "we are not = alone".=20 Sorry couldn't resist = :) </DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_006D_01C111D1.F699DBC0-- - - To unsubscribe to arfic-l, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe arfic-l" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 22:20:23 US/Eastern From: gsi16228@gsaix2.cc.gasou.edu Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire > What's Your Name/Handle? Caroline Fales. Persephone (on ICQ). SephyElyisa (AOL). Sephy (to Sandra and Jess). Persephone_Elysian (in the Gundam Wing fandom). And yes, I do have a Greek mythology hang up. ^_^ > Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms? Oh, lord there are so many but here goes: Buffy, the Vampire Slayer Angel The Pretender VR.5 The Tomorrow People Highlander Gundam Wing Ronin Warriors Ranma 1/2 Rurouni Kenshin Shojou Kakumei Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena) > Favorite Characters? Again, too many. Best to tackle this by fandoms. Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Faith. Hands down, Faith is my favorite BtVS character. I'm also fond of Spike, Tara, Oz, Giles, and on occasion, Buffy herself. Angel: Lorne. LOL. Any demon/man who can make Angel sing 'Mandy' is deservedly a favorite character. Also Wesley--he's come a long way since his early days on Buffy (and has thankfully become less annoying). The Pretender: Miss Parker and Jarod. The Tomorrow People: Jade Weston. I feel cheated because the series ended before we could really see her develop. Of course that might be why I spend so much time and attention on her in my fics. Highlander: Methos and Connor MacLeod. Don't talk to me about Duncan. I saw the movies first, so Connor has a special place in my heart. Never watch a character death when you have the 'flu btw... I made that mistake with 'Endgame' and bawled like a baby for twenty minutes. Gundam Wing: Duo Maxwell and Heero Yuy. Gee... Looking at what I write for that fandom, I bet you'd never have guessed. *Refrains from mentioning all those posters on my walls...* :P Ronin Warriors/Yoridien Samurai Troopers: Seiji (Sage), and Touma (Rowen). Ranma 1/2: Ryoga/P-Chan and Ukyo. Rurouni Kenshin: Himura Kenshin and Kamiya Kaoru. Again, looking at my story 'Testament', that's not a big surprise. ^_^ Utena: Utena and Juri Arisugawa. If I can ever bring my muse around, I'm writing an Utena fan fiction... We need more Juri stories in that fandom. > Do You Write Fan Fiction? Yes. In copious amounts. I just wish I could finish half of the stuff sitting on my hard drive. > Favorite Fandom to write in? That's a tough one. The main fandoms of the moment for me are: Buffy, Gundam Wing, and the Tomorrow People. I started writing fan fiction in the Tomorrow People and Highlander fandoms and have just moved around since then. I love crossovers and I'll crossover any show I think I can--mostly with any of the three above. Crossover types I've done? Tomorrow People/Highlander, Gundam Wing/Highlander, Gundam Wing/Kenshin, Buffy/Ronin Warriors, Tomorrow People/Ranma 1/2, Titanic/Highlander (and Buffy), Buffy/Angel/Tomorrow People, Kenshin/Gundam Wing, Utena/Tomorrow People... Er... You see what I mean about being a crossover junkie. I co-own three universes at the moment (all of which with Michele): Forever Tomorrow, Dark Horizons, and our as yet barely published, Titanic/Highlander 'verse. And of course, we're always hard at work... ^_- > Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)? Oh boy... Hard one... Um.. let's see.. I really remember like Michele's Exoneration story for the Tomorrow People universe... Of course, I adore all of Chele's fics, so that's a no brainer. Shinigami's Basement, Digital, and Embrace the Night from the Gundam Wing fandom--all very nice. Rekka-chan's Chibi Troopers stories from the Ronin fandom are great. Mirai no Yakusoku by Ardeth in the Kenshin fandom is another nice, rather recent discovery. > Favorite Fan Fiction author? Michele. Probably my all-time, favorite fan author out there. I also enjoy the work of Anne Olsen, Alice in Stoneyland, Arigotimina, ClareySage, SteelSong, Shadow_Chaser, Rekka_Chan, and Alana Winters. Oh, the list is endless... It'd take days and days to make up. > Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL) Yep. It's called Elysia: www.angelfire.com/id2/avalon > Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom? Don't be afraid to try new things. Stories thrive on innovation. And don't let older members of a fandom frighten you off. I know I've had an email or two (and the names don't matter here) to chastise me for taking a different slant on a 'sainted' character. Not for changing the character, mind you but for making them a bit more human. Interpretation, that's what it's all about. I like new slants on old characters and plots...and I like reading those new slants. So don't be driven off from a particular fandom just because someone doesn't like your slant on things. Write to please yourself and remember that a spell checker can be your best friend (well, next to your beta reader). ^_^ Wow... you survived my babbling. Give yourself a pat on the back and a chocolate treat. ^_^ Hugs, Caroline - --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using GSWeb Mail Services. http://www.gasou.edu/gsumail - - To unsubscribe to arfic-l, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe arfic-l" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 23:57:05 -0500 From: Wendy Perkins <ladyslvr@xmission.com> Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire > >What's Your Name/Handle? Wendy Perkins. Formally known as Wendy Kelley. >Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms? I watch Buffy, Angel, Roswell. I used to run the Sliders mailing list. I still run the gen Tomorrow People mailing lists. Occasionally, I dabble in other shows fic, namely: Due South, Highlander, Forever Knight. >Favorite Characters? Richie Ryan (Highlander), Jade (Tomorrow People), Ray Kowalski (Due South) and pretty much any kid with super-powers. >Do You Write Fan Fiction? Yes, but it takes me a verrrrrry long time. >Favorite Fandom to write in? I only write in Tomorrow People these days, tho I would like to do a My Secret Identity fic before I die. >Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)? I like origin stories, where somebody finds out that they're different from everyone else around them and has to deal with it. I don't really have favorite titles. >Favorite Fan Fiction author? Sandra McDonald. Also, Chele and Shaun Hately and a whole bunch of other people. >Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL) Several. My home page is: http://www.xmission.com/~ladyslvr/ The Tomorrow People pages are at: http://www.xmission.com/~ladyslvr/gftch/ Many other pages are at: http://www.galacticfed.com/ >Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom? I'm am not a grammar nazi. I am a grammar facist :) I appreciate it when authors care enough about their stories to want to make them as physically appealing as possible. It shows me that they respect their readers' time. ... Wendy - - To unsubscribe to arfic-l, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe arfic-l" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 17:13:31 -0500 From: Ailie S McFarland <aixla@juno.com> Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire Ooh, a survey. I love these. *L* > What's Your Name/Handle? Ailie McFarland / Aixla Chapelle. 21/f/perpetual college student (starting my 5th year with at least 2 more to go!) in music education/violin More than anyone asked to know, I know. But I'm always looking for other musicians out there. > Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms? Buffy (esp. W/O), Angel, X-Men, X-Files > Favorite Characters? Oz, Doyle, Wolverine > Do You Write Fan Fiction? Hell yeah! > Favorite Fandom to write in? Buffy, hands down. I love the lingo. > Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)? Can't narrow it down. I have way too many. If you're interested in reading my favorites, my profile at www.fanfiction.net (under Ailie Mcfarland) has links to them all. > Favorite Fan Fiction author? coe42, aka Karen. She's the bombdiggidy of W/O! > Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL) http://www.geocities.com/aixla Buffy and some X-Files, but it hasn't been updated in a long while. Once school starts I'll be on my comp more often, avoiding homework and such. > Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom? BRING BACK OZ, DAMMIT! *LOL* Other than that, just wanted to say sorry I haven't written much this summer. I actually just got home from ROMANIA where I visited Castle Bran and other so called "Dracula Haunts," so be expecting a work of historical fiction sometime in the near future. Aiilie ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. - - To unsubscribe to arfic-l, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe arfic-l" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 22:42:37 EDT From: SunStar77@aol.com Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire - --part1_11b.1e28a87.288b979d_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/20/01 9:38:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mbumbarger@hotmail.com writes: > What's Your Name/Handle? Sun > > Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms? > Highlander, X-Men, Invisible Man, Pitch Black, Magnificent Seven > Favorite Characters? > Methos, Darien Fawkes, Wolverine, Riddick, Vin Tanner Do You Write Fan Fiction? Yes > > Favorite Fandom to write in? > Depends on my mood. Right now, Invisible Man and Magnificent Seven > Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)? > Too many to list > Favorite Fan Fiction author? > Same as above > Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL) > Yup. asherdulac.tripod.com > Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom? > Nope > > "You're superman? I'm the invisible man. Wow, we just get Wonder Woman, we could really party, you know what I'm saying?" Darien Fawkes, The Invisible Man "Megabyte, shut up." Adam Newman, The Tomorrow People "Hey, hey! It's me." "Prove it." "You're a dick." "Okay." Wolverine & Cyclops, X-Men - --part1_11b.1e28a87.288b979d_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML>In a message dated 7/20/01 9:38:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mbumbarger@hotmail.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">What's Your Name/Handle?</BLOCKQUOTE> Sun <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms? </BLOCKQUOTE> Highlander, X-Men, Invisible Man, Pitch Black, Magnificent Seven <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Favorite Characters? </BLOCKQUOTE> Methos, Darien Fawkes, Wolverine, Riddick, Vin Tanner Do You Write Fan Fiction? Yes <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> Favorite Fandom to write in? </BLOCKQUOTE> Depends on my mood. Right now, Invisible Man and Magnificent Seven <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)? </BLOCKQUOTE> Too many to list <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Favorite Fan Fiction author? </BLOCKQUOTE> Same as above <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL) </BLOCKQUOTE> Yup. asherdulac.tripod.com <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom? </BLOCKQUOTE> Nope <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> </BLOCKQUOTE> "You're superman? I'm the invisible man. Wow, we just get Wonder Woman, we could really party, you know what I'm saying?" Darien Fawkes, The Invisible Man "Megabyte, shut up." Adam Newman, The Tomorrow People "Hey, hey! It's me." "Prove it." "You're a dick." "Okay." Wolverine & Cyclops, X-Men </HTML> - --part1_11b.1e28a87.288b979d_boundary-- - - To unsubscribe to arfic-l, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe arfic-l" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 19:35:17 +1000 From: Shaun Hately <drednort@alphalink.com.au> Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire Michele Bumbarger wrote: > > Well, this list is up to 85 subscribers, and I've been hit with the > curiosity bug. I'm curious to know why people are subscribed to this list > and what their interests in fan fiction are. So, I've created a short > questionnaire. Take a minute to answer a few questions, and let's see what > we all have in common: > > What's Your Name/Handle? Shaun Hately, The Dreadnought > Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms? Tomorrow People, Buffy, Highhlander > Favorite Characters? John, Liz, Adam, Jade (Tomorrow People); Buffy, Willow, Dawn (Buffy); Richie (Highlander) > Do You Write Fan Fiction? Yes > Favorite Fandom to write in? The Tomorrow People > Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)? No Comment - I haven't read enough to feel comfortable singling any out > Favorite Fan Fiction author? Again, no comment - same reason > Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL) http://www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/tpfict.html Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought Shaun Hately |http://www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/thelab.html |drednort@alphalink.com.au, drednort@au.mensa.org |ICQ: 6898200 "You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit the views. Which can be uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that need altering." The Doctor - Doctor Who: The Face of Evil - - To unsubscribe to arfic-l, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe arfic-l" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 16:42:33 -0500 From: Ailie S McFarland <aixla@juno.com> Subject: (arfic-l) Gyogyito 1/? REPOST Title: Gy≤gyφt≤ Author: Ailie McFarland Rating: PG-13 Fandom: AtS Timeline: Post "Disharmony" Archive: http://www.geocities.com/aixla/fanfic.html Distribution: Oh! Well, if it helps at all, I'm gonna say yes. Disclaimer: Angel and his gang are the brain child of the Man, otherwise known as Joss Whedon. Marie is mine! AUTHOR'S NOTE: Sorry this has taken so long ... I think I started this in April or something. I am renewed and reinvested, though. I'm gonna try for the ole' chapter a day ... kick my ass if I slack off again, please. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Chapter One: Spring Cleaning ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Someone explain to me again why I'm the one who's gotta wash the windows?" Cordelia sighed as she turned to Gunn. "Funny thing about windows, they tend to let sunlight in. So asking Angel is out unless you want to scoop him up in the dust pan later. And I don't want to spend the day in the emergency room because Wesley overdid it and pulled his stitches again. That leaves you." Gunn started to hand the Windex and rag to her "Your arms broken?" "Cordelia is re-organizing the file system." Wesley emerged from his office. "Everything is still in a shambles from the move, and it's imperative that we have things in order as quickly as possible." "My job description says demon killer, not maid," Gunn muttered as he headed for the first dirty pane of glass. "So Wesley," Cordelia leaned back in her chair. "Do you want the good news or the bad?" Wesley sighed and eased himself into a chair of his own, wincing slightly as he did so. Getting shot in the stomach was *not* one of the most pleasant things he'd ever experienced. "I suppose we should start with the bad, since things can only get better from there." "Good philosophy! Ok, so the bad is ... no repair shop is willing to tackle a blood soaked keyboard." She smiled a little, trying to look apologetic. After all, it was her ex-friend who had made the mess. "And the good?" "David Navid stopped by this morning, just to check in or something. You know how lonely he gets. Anyway, when he saw what happened he offered to donate a brand new Pentium IV, to be delivered straight to our door later this afternoon!" Wesley's jaw almost hit the floor. "My word! That is considerably generous of him. But we couldn't possibly ..." "Don't you dare say we can't accept it!" Cordelia practically shouted. "You said yourself, we need to have this place up and running again ASAP. And in case you haven't noticed, computers are pretty much vital to the research mode." "I'm just glad you understand them." Angel came lumbering sleepily down the stairs, carefully avoiding both Gunn and the sunlight streaming through the windows. "I mean, I can get around on one, but the stuff you and Willow do is just beyond me." "Can't teach an old vampire new tricks." Gunn called from his place at the window. Angel nodded and headed straight for the coffee. "Something like that." "As long as you're up, get me some?" Cordelia turned back to her desk and the pile of papers that was waiting for her. Angel smiled slightly to himself as he poured Cordelia's coffee. She may have forgiven him for his fall from grace, but she still wasn't above making him do some of the scutt work around the office. As he handed the mug to Cordelia, her face suddenly contorted. "Vision!" Angel called as he caught the mug with one hand and kept his friend from falling off her chair with the other. Cordelia neither heard Angel's voice nor felt his hands supporting her. The vision bombarded her senses, tearing her away from this reality and throwing her into another. There was a dark alley, damp from the day's rain and reeking of rotten garbage. A young girl with a horrified expression, and a hooded creature chasing her. Cordelia could feel the creatures hot breath on her neck, hear the sobs and pleads of the child, and was forced to watch as he plunged his blade deep into the girl's chest. "Alley, girl ... monster," she managed to gasp as the familiar surroundings of the office began to become clear again. She was on the floor, as usual, with her three male companions kneeling beside her. "Don't know what it was ... hood or mask or something covered it's face. But it killed her ... she's just a kid!" That was all Angel needed to hear. He was on his feet and headed toward the door when Wesley stopped him. "And where do you think you're going?" "Um, to rescue the girl?" "First, we don't know where she is. And second," Wesley sighed and pointed toward the window. "Have you looked outside lately?" Although late in the afternoon, sun was still pouring through the windows. "Oh yeah." "It's okay, we have time." With Gunn's help, Cordelia managed to get back behind her desk and was searching through the drawers for some sort of pain killer. "Sunset isn't for an hour, and this was most definitely a night time attack. Besides, I think I have an idea of where we need to be." "Alright," Wesley took charge. "Gunn, you will accompany myself and Cordelia. We will attempt to track down this alley." "Um, what about me?" Angel asked. Wesley thought for a moment. "Watch the office, answer the phone, and if you get the chance, sweep the floor?" "You're enjoying this, aren't you?" Wesley didn't answer, simply walked out the door with Cordelia and Gunn in tow. "He's enjoying it." ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. - - To unsubscribe to arfic-l, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe arfic-l" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 17:52:42 -0500 From: Ailie S McFarland <aixla@juno.com> Subject: (arfic-l) Gyogyito 2/? NEW Title: Gy≤gyφt≤ 2/? Author: Ailie McFarland Rating: PG-13 Fandom: AtS Timeline: Post "Disharmony" Archive: http://www.geocities.com/aixla/fanfic.html Distribution: Oh! Well, if it helps at all, I'm gonna say yes. Disclaimer: Angel and his gang are the brain child of the Man, otherwise known as Joss Whedon. Marie is mine! AUTHOR'S NOTE: Sorry this has taken so long ... I think I started this in April or something. I am renewed and reinvested, though. I'm gonna try for the ole' chapter a day ... kick my ass if I slack off again, please. AlSO: Fight scenes are very difficult for me. In fact, the fight scene here is the reason I've been putting off finishing this story. I just don't feel I write them very well ... I would really really *REALLY* appriciate any feedback and suggestions on what I could do to strengthen this area of my work. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Chapter 2: Be Still My Heart ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ The streets of Los Angeles throb with life during the day. Vendors and street performers on every corner, couriers on bikes weaving their way through the throng of pedestrians and cars, people talking about anything and everything as they walk, sometimes on cell phones, less often to the real live people walking next to them. But at twilight, everything changes. The hawkers pack up their wares, the business people go home to their families, and the night life begins. Young people cover themselves with less cloth than it takes to make a handkerchief and take to the streets in droves. The lights come on and the music begins, and for many it doesn't stop again until the rising of the sun. On the surface, it seems a blissful assistance. But what happened beyond the lights of the clubs and the smoke filled bars was another matter all together. Angel realized this all too well as he jumped from rooftop to rooftop, the quickest way he knew to reach the location from which Wesley had called him. "What do we know?" The Englishman jumped, then grimaced as the movement pulled at his wound. "Good gracious. Must you always sneak up on people like that?" Angel smiled slightly. "Part of my job description." "Well the good news is we think we've discovered the correct alley." "And the bad?" "Well, it's an extremely long alley," Wesley sighed. "There are several spots that might be the place Cordelia saw in her vision. Gunn and Cordelia have found a vantage point from which they can cover almost half the area. The plan is for us to do the same, and for whomever spots the girl first to call the others for backup. Hopefully we can all assemble before the attack begins." ~And if we don't there's a good possibility someone will wing up dead.~ But Angel kept his doubts to himself. Once he had made all the decisions around the office, but those days were over. It was Wesley's operation now. ~At least they kept my name on the door.~ Angel waited patiently as Wesley gingerly exited the car, and took a moderate pace as they started to walk through the dark alleyway. Although Wesley never complained, it was obvious that the man was still in a great deal of pain, and would be for quite some time. The vampire wracked his brain for something, anything he could say to his friend. He wished he could turn back the clock, go back to the days when things had been easier. Before Darla, before the darkness. Angel opened his mouth to speak, unsure of exactly what he would say but knowing he couldn't stay silent any longer. "Wesley, I ..." The silence was shattered by an ear-piercing cry of a child. "Oh my god," Wesley said, but Angel was already off and running. "Angel! Angel!" Unable to keep up, Wesley quickly used his cell phone to call Cordelia and Gunn. Meanwhile, Angel was within sight of the attack. The hooded creature was easily three times the size of the girl cowering before him, possibly more. As the shadowed shaped of the child squirmed in a desperate attempt to free herself the monster raised it's right hand, the twelve inch blade it contained winking in the yellow glow of the street lamps. With a primal growl and a final burst of speed, Angel threw himself at the girl's attacker. For the split second in which the creature was taken off guard, the vampire had the upper hand. The attacker collapsed to the ground under the force of Angel's blow. "Run!" In just the short time which it took Angel to shout the command to the girl, the beast was on its feet again. What had appeared to Cordelia to be some sort of hooded article of clothing was actually a cloaking spell of some kind. The creature had wrapped a small area of blackest night around itself, masking all his movements. A hand shot out and gripped Angel by the throat, lifting him off the ground before he had the chance to retaliate in any way. With its free hand, it used the dagger to tear through the flesh of Angel's stomach. Angel howled in pain. "Angel!" the vampire foggily heard Gunn call his name. With his last ounce of strength, he kicked the area where he supposed the hand with the dagger must be, grunting in satisfaction when the piece of metal clanked to the pavement. Unarmed and soon to be outnumbered, the creature dropped Angel as well. Before running off into the night, it retrieved the dagger and plunged it into Angel's side a second time. The pain was immense. No matter how many times Angel was stabbed or shot, he never ceased to be amazed by the burning, throbbing, strength-robbing power of pain. Eyes closed, Angel felt for the hilt of the dagger and attempted to pull it out. But the handle was slick with his blood, and he lacked the strength to complete the task. Soft, warm flesh caressed Angel's forehead. He opened his eyes, expecting to see Cordelia kneeling beside him. Instead it was the child. Her sea green eyes welled with tears still unshed; the ones which had already fallen exposing trails of pale freckled skin beneath dirt-coated cheeks. The fire in Angel's belly flared angrily as the girl wrenched the dagger from the wound, and Angel cried out. "Shh," she whispered softly as she placed one tiny hand over Angel's eyes, the other on the hole in his abdomen. Immediately a sense of calm filled Angel's soul, and a warmth spread throughout his limbs, as if the frozen blood in his veins had suddenly begun to thaw. *Thud* Was the girl pounding on his chest? Why? *Thud* No, the sensation was from the inside, so strong it threatened to split open his rib cage. *Thud* Angel's heart was beating! As soon as the realization was made, the muscle suddenly returned to its frozen state. All the warmth which had filled his body dissipated. Angel had been so pre-occupied with the movement of his heart that he hadn't even noticed his lungs filling with oxygen until they were sucked empty again, almost as if a vacuum hose had been inserted into his throat. The air crackled with electricity. Suddenly, Angel found himself sitting upright. The small girl lay across his lap, pale and seemingly lifeless. He gingerly felt her neck, sighing with relief when he realized that the girl had not passed away. "Angel? What happened?" Angel was too stunned to answer Cordelia's question. There would be time for answers later. Instead he stood, wrapped the girl in his coat for warmth, and carried her to back to his car. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. - - To unsubscribe to arfic-l, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe arfic-l" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ End of arfic-l-digest V1 #35 **************************** - To unsubscribe to $LIST, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe $LIST" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. 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