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Subject: arfic-l-digest V1 #36
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arfic-l-digest Monday, July 30 2001 Volume 01 : Number 036
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Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:11:06 -0400
From: "Michele Bumbarger" <mbumbarger@hotmail.com>
Subject: (arfic-l) Results Thus Far
What? You guys thought you were just typing away and no one was paying
attention, huh? Well, think again :-)
Okay, we've had 12 out of 85 listees respond (that's only 14.12% btw, so all
you lurkers come on out and tell us about yourselves, we promise we don't
bite!)
Anyway, here are some of the results so far (only including the big numbers
here, sorry, anything that got one vote and only one vote isn't listed):
FAVORITE FANDOM
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (83.33%)
Highlander (83.33%)
Angel (75.00%)
Tomorrow People (66.67%)
Due South (16.67%)
Forever Knight (16.67%)
Pretender (16.67%)
Roswell (16.67%)
Sentinel (16.67%)
Stargate SG-1 (16.67%)
X-Files (16.67%)
X-Men (16.67%)
FAN FICTION WRITERS - 100%
(So, why is this list so quiet? *ponders that a moment*)
FAVORITE FANDOM TO WRITE IN
Tomorrow People (58.33%)
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (16.67%)
Highlander (16.67%)
Stay Tuned for Favorite Characters ... and looking for more responses too
:-)
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Alternate Realities Fan Fiction Archive
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Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 15:22:56 -0400
From: "Michele Bumbarger" <mbumbarger@hotmail.com>
Subject: (arfic-l) Got Fan Fic?
I made a list of all the fan fiction sites you guys listed, so if anyone's
looking to surf, browse or read ... here we go ...
Aixla's World
http://www.geocities.com/aixla
Amethyst Maiden's Tomorrow People Fan Fiction
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/amethystmaiden/tomorrowpeople.html
Asher's Courtyard
http://asherdulac.tripod.com
Crossover Mania
http://www.dtl.be/lore
Dreadnought's Tomorrow People Fan Fiction Page
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/tpfict.html
Elysia
http://www.angelfire.com/id2/avalon
Galactic Federation Multiuniversal Fan Sites
http://www.galacticfed.com/
World of Slash
http://www.stormpages.com/worldofslash/Default.htm
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Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 21:01:40 +0200
From: "Birgitt Schuknecht" <birgitt.schuknecht@uni-essen.de>
Subject: (arfic-l) Drabble Days 1/7: Blue Monday
Hi there!
Okay, here's my first contribution to this list (apart from the
questionnaire).
Enjoy!
Birgitt
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Title: Blue Monday
Series: Drabble Days 1/7 (or 1/365 respectively)
Author: Birgitt Schuknecht (birgitt.schuknecht@uni-essen.de)
Fandom: Highlander: The Series
Archive: Yes, just drop me a note where
Characters: Duncan MacLeod, Methos
Rating: PG13
Category: drabble
Feedback: is always welcome
Spoiler: minor spoilers for Comes a Horseman/Revelations 6:8
Summary: for a drabble? - you must be kiddin'
Disclaimer: The boys are not mine. Well, I'm not theirs - so that's only
fair. I don't do this for money, just for the praise of fellow fans!
Word count: 100 (obviously)
Date: 16.07.2001
Blue Monday
by Birgitt Schuknecht (birgitt.schuknecht@uni-essen.de)
Author's Note: This story is dedicated to the Ladies of Queerness!
Alone. Lonely. Despite my uncountable amorous adventures, past and present,
despite my oh so many oh so good friends I feel lonely. I know the reason
for feeling so...
... blue. Cassandra's tales of your horrible past tarnished that colour for
all times. Nonetheless, a part of me wishes you would come back to me. I
just wonder which part of me steers my thoughts and passion in that
direction. Do you bring out the best in me or the worst or just my true
self? I do not know. I just wish you could make my day less... blue.
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Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 20:41:08 +0200
From: "Birgitt Schuknecht" <birgitt.schuknecht@uni-essen.de>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Results Thus Far
> What? You guys thought you were just typing away and no one was paying
> attention, huh? Well, think again :-)
A survey! :) Great work, Michele! :))
> FAN FICTION WRITERS - 100%
> (So, why is this list so quiet? *ponders that a moment*)
I just completed a cycle of drabbles, spanning a whole week (Monday to
Sunday), in the Highlander fandom. It's now part of a major project done on
a German Highlander Slash list: We try to write a drabble each day, for a
whole year. The contributors write in English or German. Since I write in
English I can post my contributions here. I'll send the first drabble
shortly and - if your interested you'll get the rest during the coming week.
:)
ciao
Birgitt
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Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 09:35:25 +0200
From: "Tracey Le Roux-Marx" <shetan200@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
>What's Your Name/Handle?
Tracey/Shetan
>
>Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?
Angel,Buffy and Highlander
>
>Favorite Characters?
Methos, Angel, Xander, Willow
>
>Do You Write Fan Fiction?
I've resently started.
>
>Favorite Fandom to write in?
Angel
>
>Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
Too many to list
>
>Favorite Fan Fiction author?
Can't remember
>
>Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)
No
There you go
Cheers
Tracey
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Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 09:47:46 +0200
From: "Tracey Le Roux-Marx" <shetan200@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Hi Michele
>What's Your Name/Handle?
>'CheleSedai.'
Is that the same as Aes Sedai from Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time Series? If
so have you read them?
Cheers
Tracey
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Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 09:48:53 +0200
From: "Tracey Le Roux-Marx" <shetan200@hotmail.com>
Subject: (arfic-l) Robert Jordan
Hi Michele
>What's Your Name/Handle?
>'CheleSedai.'
Is that the same as Aes Sedai from Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time Series? If
so have you read them?
Cheers
Tracey
PS I sent it to the ar-fic cos I don't know your email. Sorry to everyone
else.
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Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 02:30:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: Isolde <isolde_3@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
hello!
Sorry to be so late but I have been out of town. :)
What's Your Name/Handle?
Isolde
Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?
Highlander/Queen of Swords but I enjoy many others
Favorite Characters?
Kronos/Andre Korda/L. Montoya/Richard Sharp/LaCroix
Do You Write Fan Fiction?
Yes
Favorite Fandom to write in?
Highlander
Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
So many! I enjoy almost all fan fiction. It's a
wonderful thing!
Favorite Fan Fiction author?
There are many.
Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)
Yes I have several. I'm a bit shy, so I don't know
about posting the URL's.
This was fun! Thanks for the chance to share.
=====
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'AndrΘ Korda's Archangel'
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Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 08:11:15 -0400
From: "Horrocks, Elizabeth" <ehorrocks@apa.org>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
>What? You guys thought you were just typing away and no one was paying
>attention, huh? Well, think again :-)
>Okay, we've had 12 out of 85 listees respond (that's only 14.12% btw, so
all
>you lurkers come on out and tell us about yourselves, we promise we don't
bite!)
Ok, ok... It's not easy being shy anymore... :P
What's Your Name/Handle?
Betsy
Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?
Tomorrow People, old and new.
Buffy
Angel
Highlander
Star Trek, original and TNG
There are others, but those are the big ones...
Favorite Characters?
I love them all! the good the bad and the ugly... The characters are what
make these particular shows so terrific.
Do You Write Fan Fiction?
Feeble attempts that I often lose faith in before I post.
Favorite Fandom to write in?
The Tomorrow People is my obsession, though I've only ever attempted writing
new series stuff.
Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
Everything in the Forever Tomorrow Universe.
Favorite Fan Fiction author?
There are so many great writers out there... Particular favorites are
Michele Bumbarger, Caroline Fales and Shaun Hately.
Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)
Nope
Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?
I'm a lurker, and not very computer savvy, so I tend to feel kinda out of
the loop on these lists... but I love just knowing there are people out
there who know and love these shows as much as I do.
It brightens my day when a new story is posted... :) So-- all of
you... Get writing! ;)
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Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 20:28:07 +0200
From: 9815574 <koen.vandekeere@student.luc.ac.be>
Subject: RE: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
As one of the lurkers on this list, let me introduce myself:
>> What's Your Name/Handle?
Koen or Spock
>> Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?
Buffy TVS , Star Trek , almost all crossovers
>> Favorite Characters?
Xander, Spike, Giles, Anya (Buffy)
Benjamins Sisko, Jadzia Dax (Star Trek)
>> Do You Write Fan Fiction?
Nope
>> Favorite Fandom to write in?
see above
>> Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
Chronicles of Wanderer (by Steve Pantovich)
Dark reflections (??)
>> Favorite Fan Fiction author?
Steve Pantovich
>> Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)
No
Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, Today is a gift. That's why it's called: The Present.
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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 13:58:20 +0000 (GMT)
From: alo1@students.hood.edu
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
>
>What's Your Name/Handle?
Mandi Ohlin, aka Mandolin, aka Chaos to the rest of the SisterHood of Evil.
>Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?
Let's see here... Buffy/Angel, Stargate: SG-1, Now and Again, The Tomorrow
People (90's series), The Lone Gunmen (but not Jimmy/Yves 'shipping),
Gargoyles, The Invisible Man, Power Rangers (laugh if you must, but it's
amazing what some writers can do with the crater-sized plotholes), The
Sentinel, Highlander, and am just getting into Witchblade.
>Favorite Characters?
Tomorrow People: Liked Adam from the start, and I thought Lisa had potential.
Stargate: SG-1: The whole SG-1 team, Gen. Hammond, Dr. Fraiser, and Martouf
(why the hell did they kill him off??)
Highlander: Methos. 'Nuff said.
Now and Again: Michael Wiseman, Lisa Wiseman, Dr. Morris, Special Agent #1
Invisible Man: Hobbes (Darien, too, but Bobby Hobbes rules.)
Buffy/Angel: Willow, Anya, Spike, Xander, Giles, Oz, Cordelia, Doyle, Lorne,
Gunn
> >Do You Write Fan Fiction?
It takes me forever to do so, but yes.
> >Favorite Fandom to write in?
It varies. I've mainly been writing Now and Again fic, but am currently on a
major crossover kick (the stories on my plate now are: BtVS/Power Rangers,
Stargate/PRiS, N&A/TP, Witchblade/BtVS).
> >Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
There isn't space to list them all here. I'd recommend the following fics,
though:
"Ghost in the Shell" by Troll Princess (BtVS)
"One Entity of Good" by Eva Beckwith (PR)
"Semper Fi" by Meg Tangirala (N&A)
"Sweet and Becoming" by Hilary Fox (N&A)
"Killing the Messenger" by Neftzer (BtVS)
"The House of Red" by Mary Anne Gruen (10th Kingdom)
Anything by Christine Morgan (Gargoyles)
> >Favorite Fan Fiction author?
Too many to list.
> >Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)
Several...
Mandi's Weird Web Page - http://weirdweb.net
Mandi's Fan Fiction - http://weirdweb.net/fanfic/
Now and Again: Mandi's Low-Tech Tribute - http://weirdweb.net/nowagain/
Yet Another Stargate: SG-1 Web Page - http://weirdweb.net/stargate/
Mandi's CSCI 583 Web Page - http://wyrd.hood.edu/~alo1/
> >Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?
Yes - never let your creativity demons near chocolate. The results are just
scary.
ALSO: Can the list moderator PLEASE unsubscribe this addy and kiarad@iximd.com
from the list? Tried to do it myself, but it didn't work.
Mandi
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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 17:04:20 +0200
From: "Birgitt Schuknecht" <birgitt.schuknecht@uni-essen.de>
Subject: (arfic-l) Drabble Days 3/7: Why Does Wednesday Come After Tuesday
Title: Why Does Wednesday Come After Tuesday
Series: Drabble Days 3/7
Author: Birgitt Schuknecht (birgitt.schuknecht@uni-essen.de)
Fandom: Highlander: The Series
Archive: Yes, just drop me a note where
Characters: Duncan MacLeod, Methos
Rating: PG slash
Category: drabble
Feedback: is always welcome
Spoiler: minor spoilers for Comes a Horseman, Revelations 6:8, The Modern
Prometheus
Summary: for a drabble? - you must be kiddin'
Disclaimer: The boys are not mine. Well, I'm not theirs - so that's only
fair. I don't do this for money, just for the praise of fellow fans! The
title is taken from the song WHY by 3t - without permission!
Word count: 100 (obviously)
Date: 18.07.2001
Why Does Wednesday Come After Tuesday
by Birgitt Schuknecht (birgitt.schuknecht@uni-essen.de)
Believe me. He's still here. With all those others. Caspian... Kronos...
Although not like them. Why is he special to you? We were never so close to
a fight. I'm not talking about one of your schemes. It's about the real
thing. You never looked at me that way before. You wanted him, didn't you?
Did I take what was yours? Believe me. HE'S STILL HERE. He was wrong about
one thing, though. His task isn't done, nor has his song ceased or his theme
died into an echo. Believe me. He's here. It is fit. As you well know.
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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 17:04:39 +0200
From: "Birgitt Schuknecht" <birgitt.schuknecht@uni-essen.de>
Subject: (arfic-l) Drabble Days 2/7: It's Tuesday
Hi there!
yeah, I know it's not Tuesday but yesterday was a bit too hectic, so I'll
send yesterday's and today's parts of my series.
blessed be
Birgitt
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Title: It's Tuesday
Series: Drabble Days 2/7
Author: Birgitt Schuknecht (birgitt.schuknecht@uni-essen.de)
Fandom: Highlander: The Series
Archive: Yes, just drop me a note where
Characters: Duncan MacLeod, Methos
Rating: PG slash
Category: drabble
Feedback: is always welcome
Spoiler: minor spoilers for Comes a Horseman, Revelations 6:8, Forgive Us
Our Trespasses
Summary: for a drabble? - you must be kiddin'
Disclaimer: The boys are not mine. Well, I'm not theirs - so that's only
fair. I don't do this for money, just for the praise of fellow fans!
Word count: 100 (obviously)
Date: 17.07.2001
It's Tuesday
by Birgitt Schuknecht (birgitt.schuknecht@uni-essen.de)
Author's Note: This story is dedicated to the Ladies of Queerness!
*It's Tuesday. He doesn't take heads on Tuesdays.* A joke, but no inside
joke. Inside it's regret, self-reproach... about judging you. Misjudging
you. He Who Is Without Sin... I toss in my bed, unable to sleep. I fear
nightmares. At least I am a man of consequence. I do not only judge my
friends. I judge myself even more harshly. Serves me right, wouldn't you
agree? But then I doubt you would wish such purgatory for a friend. Or any
man. Justice and compassion should be my expertise, not Death's. What a
joke! An inside joke that's clearly on me.
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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 11:24:50 -0400
From: "Michele Bumbarger" <mbumbarger@hotmail.com>
Subject: (arfic-l) ADMIN: Announcing Alternate Realities Forum
July 25, 2001
In conjunction with Caroline Fales (owner of the Elysia website
[http://www.angelfire.com/id2/Avalon]), and Anne Olsen (friend and co-author
of "Shadows & Light" universe stories), I am pleased to announce the launch
of The Alternate Realties Forum
(http://pub39.ezboard.com/balternaterealities95909).
This forum is a gathering place for fans across the board to meet and talk
about their favorite television shows and to share fan fiction. It's a place
to meet others who share your interests, and discover that hey, you really,
really are not alone. The Forum has several different message boards within
it, including but not limited to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Tomorrow People,
Anime and Babylon 5. There is also a section for the discussion and posting
of fan fiction, and a little corner dedicated to original universes.
This forum is in its infancy, so you are encouraged (begged, cajoled and
pleaded with as well) to drop by and introduce yourself and start a
conversation. (Or two, or three, or four, we're not all that picky.) From
now until November 1, the forum will be in a "probationary" stage while I
make the determination of whether or not it has enough popularity and
interest to make it worth investing actual cash and capital into. Until that
decision is made, you will unfortunately have to suffer through the pop up
ads and the ads that appear at the bottom of the forum.
Currently, the forum is looking for moderators for various sections of the
board. With only three of us on board, we are stretched pretty thin and we
would love it if someone else would be interested in taking on some
moderation duties. (For more information about moderation or to offer your
services as moderator or suggest a general area that is not represented on
the forum currently, please contact me PRIVATELY OFF LIST at
mbumbarger@hotmail.com).
The URL of the forum is again:
http://pub39.ezboard.com/balternaterealities95909. (AOL users, click here:
<a href="http://pub39.ezboard.com/balternaterealities95909">The Alternate
Realities Forum</a>.) In upcoming days, the forum will also be linked from
the Alternate Realities, Shadows & Light, and Elysia web sites.
If you have any questions about the boards, when you get there make your
first stop at the "Concierge."
Thank you,
The List Mom
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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 20:10:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: Verin Haley <lunalarea@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
What's Your Name/Handle?
Verin Haley
Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?
Highlander and X-men
Favorite Characters?
Methos and Remy LeBeau, primarily, though I like most
of the characters I see.
Do You Write Fan Fiction?
Very, very slooooowly.
Favorite Fandom to write in?
Toss up between Highlander and X-men
Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
There are so many good ones, but I'd have to say
"Blind Sight" by Valery Jones, "Poaching" and
"Sirocco" by Rhiannon Shaw, and "Faux Pas" by Diamonde
are way up there.
Favorite Fan Fiction author?
Whoo-boy, how do I choose? There are so many
phenominal writers. I'd say Valery Jones or Rhiannon
Shaw, probably, because of how much impact their
writing has had on me.
Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)
http://www.geocities.com/lunalarea
Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?
"Did you eat a lot of paint chips as a kid?"
"Hahahaha! ...why?"
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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 08:41:39 -0400
From: "Michele Bumbarger" <mbumbarger@hotmail.com>
Subject: (arfic-l) ADMIN: "Sir Cam" Virus Warning
I received the following and have decided to forward it to the lists. As a
lot of you know, I work in IT and we have been dealing with this virus at my
workplace, so this is very much real and not a hoax or joke. I was in the
process of drafting an email for the list, when this came to me, so I
decided to pass it along instead.
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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 15:50:51 -0400
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What's Your Name/Handle?
Nicole Gray
Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?
Tomorrow People, Dragon Ball Z, Highlander
Favorite Characters?
Megabyte, Gohan
Do You Write Fan Fiction?
Yup.
Favorite Fandom to write in?
Tomorrow People, Dragon Ball Z, Millennium
Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
I couldn't possible list them all.
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Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 15:57:39 +1200
From: "Anne Olsen" <anneo@paradise.net.nz>
Subject: (arfic-l) Turning Point (1/1)
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Turning Point
By Anne Olsen
Author's notes
This story is 'Episode' 1SLM003 in the Shadows and Light Meridian =
series. For more information about Shadows and Light please check out =
the website at http://www.alternate-realities.net/shadowsnlight or =
http://clik.to/shadowsnlight=20
Thanks to Kristin (Amethyst Maiden) for the beta read and to John and =
Michele for their suggestions and input.
Disclaimer
The characters of Megabyte, Millie and Bill Damon don't belong to me. =
Neither do Adam Newman, Ami Jackson, Kevin Wilson, Jade Weston or =
Caroline Damon (who appear in name only). They belong to Roger Damon =
Price, Thames/Tetra and ITV Television.
Summary
Megabyte Damon learns that he's the last one in the Damon household to =
learn about his family's move to a quaint little town called Sunnydale.
Feedback to: anneo@paradise.net.nz=20
***********
"What's that you're looking at Millie?" Megabyte Damon came up behind =
his younger sister and peered over her shoulder. Millie rose to her =
feet, drawing herself up to her full height, which was still a good few =
inches shorter than her brother and glared at him, annoyance showing in =
her blue eyes. Both redheads faced each other for a moment, then Millie =
poked out her tongue.=20
"None of your business," she retorted. "You'll find out soon enough." =
Millie snatched the brochure she was reading and hid it behind her back, =
so that her brother couldn't see it.
"Are you daring me to come and get it?"
"What if I am? Come on, what are you going to do to me?" Millie danced =
around the room, trying to keep a couple of steps ahead of Megabyte.
She squealed as he pounced on her, and held her down. "So what are you =
going to do, Marmaduke?" Millie grinned as the use of his given name =
gave her the effect she was after.
"Think that's funny do you Millicent?" One thing the Damon siblings did =
have in common were parents who seemed to believe in torturing their =
children with the names they chose for them.=20
"You haven't answered my question yet. After all it's not as though you =
can kill me or anything, is it?"
"Hey there's more to being a Tomorrow Person than not being able to =
kill, remember?" Megabyte grinned, and concentrated. The brochure Millie =
had put down behind her moved through the air and landed in his hand.
"Hey that's not fair!"
"Live with it," came the retort. "You were the one that brought the =
whole TP thing into the conversation remember?"
Megabyte looked over the glossy photo on the cover of the booklet he was =
holding. "Welcome to Sunnydale, California," he read out loud. "Hey =
Millie, thinking of moving? I'll really miss you. Not."
Millie looked up at him, a 'I know something you don't' look on her =
face. "Haven't Dad and Mom told you yet?"
"Told me what?"=20
"You're moving too. We all are, the whole family." Millie saw the =
expression on her brother's face and grinned. "You don't know, do you?"
"Moving? You are kidding me, right?" Megabyte frowned. "Why would they =
tell you and not me?"
"Might have something to do with the fact you're never here." Millie =
looked up at Megabyte to see his reaction to her latest comment, and saw =
instead a flash of bright light as he teleported and left the room.
"Millie one, Megabyte zero," she noted to herself with satisfaction. =
Even though her brother was a Tomorrow Person, and she wasn't, it =
certainly didn't interfere with the number of arguments she still =
managed to win. In fact her knowledge of what he was had been handy in =
getting him to do a few things for her in return for her not telling =
their mother. That was, of course until their mother had found out =
anyway.
Millie grinned at the memory of her mom's reaction to that piece of =
news, as she wandered towards the kitchen. As she passed her father's =
study, she heard raised voices. Okay, now at least she knew where =
Megabyte had gone when he had disappeared. She paused by the door, =
wondering whether to do a bit of eavesdropping and decided against it. =
Judging by what was being said, it was time to do some disappearing of =
her own.
****************
Megabyte materialised in front of his father's desk, waving the 'Welcome =
to Sunnydale' brochure in his hand.
General William Damon looked down at the coffee he'd spilled over his =
desk and sighed, reaching for the cloth his wife had insisted he keep in =
his bottom drawer. At least these days he didn't have to keep coming up =
with excuses for why he was so accident prone. "Don't you ever knock?" =
he complained. "Some people in this house would like it if you used the =
front door and entered rooms the traditional way you know."
"Well Mom's not here, is she?" Megabyte still remembered all too well =
the lecture he and his dad had got from his mom when she had =
accidentally found out about his powers and the Tomorrow People. An =
erupting volcano had nothing on Caroline Damon when she had found out =
how long they had kept the information from her.=20
"It doesn't mean you shouldn't respect her rules though, does it?"
Megabyte decided there was no way he was going down that road, or get =
his father started on it either.
"So when were you going to tell me about this?" He demanded. The redhead =
threw the brochure down on his father's desk, narrowly missing landing =
it in the puddle of upset coffee as he did so.
Damon looked closely at the paper in front of him. "Sunnydale," he =
commented. "Oh yes, that."
"Yeah, that. The fact that Millie seems to think we're moving and I =
don't know anything about it. That."
"Well, for starters, I seem to remember you promising to be here for =
dinner one night last week and you never showed."
"I was busy, okay?"=20
"Too busy to spend time with your family and bother to find out that =
things were happening to other members of this household besides =
yourself you mean?"
Megabyte opened his mouth to reply to his father's accusation and =
stopped himself just in time. He didn't think the comment 'well I was =
planning to be here but that's the night Ami went missing and got soul =
bonded to a vampire' would go down particularly well with his dad at the =
moment.
"I told you I was busy," he repeated. Geez that sounds lame. If I was =
Dad, I wouldn't buy it either.
General Damon continued, mentally translating what his son had just =
said. "In other words you were somewhere you shouldn't probably getting =
into trouble as usual. Your mother worries since she found out about you =
being a Tomorrow Person, you know. It wouldn't hurt you to touch base =
once in a while and let her know what's going on."
"Yeah right, and what about all those years she was never home?" =
Megabyte retorted. "She finds out I'm a Tomorrow Person and suddenly =
she's all concerned about my whereabouts."
His father cut him off before he could say anything else. "Well she =
knows now and she's trying to make up for all the time she wasn't here. =
Be fair, Megabyte, she's been hit with quite a shock here. It's not =
everyday you find out that your son can teleport and has these powers =
because he suddenly appears out of thin air in front of you."
"That wasn't my fault. I mean how was I to know she was in your office =
talking to you when I teleported in. Beats me why she picked that day, =
of all days to decide to be home. She's *never * home. Besides," he =
continued. " She hasn't said much to me."
Damon looked over at the sofa in his office and back at his son. "No she =
hasn't said much to *you *"
Doing time on the sofa again? Yeah that sounds right, thought Megabyte =
to himself. Typical Mom reaction. Spends the first couple of days =
worrying, and doing her whole Terminator on the warpath imitation, and =
then goes back to the 'he'll grow out of it if I ignore it' attitude =
she'd taken with everything else that had ever happened with Millie and =
himself. She'd been the same way when he'd started getting into =
computers he remembered. Though of course that was fairly harmless, at =
least from her point of view. Lucky for him, he supposed she didn't know =
the full scope of what exactly he had been up to hacking wise lately. =
Must get back into that Gate program sometime soon too.
"Megabyte are you listening to a word I'm saying?"
Damon's question shook Megabyte out of his reverie. "Yeah sure Dad. =
Er..what did you say again?"
"I said this move will be good for the whole family. Your Mom is hoping =
to get a position at Sunnydale U and."
"Yeah right. If we have to go back to the States, why can't we move back =
to Vermont? After all I have friends there, and what about all the =
friends I have here?"
Damon sighed. "Right Marmaduke." He ticked off the names of Megabyte's =
closest friends on his hand. "Adam, Ami, Kevin and Jade. Spot the =
connection?"
"Connection?" Megabyte could see where his dad was going and decided to =
play dumb.
"They're all Tomorrow People like you. They can teleport like you. =
What's it going to matter where you live? They're still going to drag =
you into trouble. Or should that be you dragging them into trouble? =
These days I'm never sure."
"Hey," Megabyte opened his mouth to protest. "A teenager is supposed to =
be able to hang out with his friends and get into trouble. That's part =
of the deal."
"Not when that deal involves all the danger that you kids seem to get =
yourselves into, it doesn't. I'm hoping that this move to Sunnydale will =
stop a lot of this. After all according to what I've heard, it's a nice =
quiet town where nothing much happens. Not like London, where you guys =
seem to make a habit of stumbling across mad scientists and the like =
every five minutes."
"Quiet and boring you mean? Give me a break, Dad." Megabyte ran his eyes =
over the brochures he'd thrown on the desk. "One nightclub, one movie =
theatre. C'mon it's a nowhere town in California. What are you trying to =
do to me here?"=20
Damon smiled and Megabyte groaned to himself. Whenever his dad had that =
look it usually meant he wouldn't like what was coming.
"Well for one thing, you mother and I thought you could take some =
classes at Sunnydale U. We weren't very impressed with the last year you =
spent at school. Sometimes you have to put in some effort to get =
somewhere in life you know."
"If you mean work all day and night so that your kids never see you, =
you've got that right," Megabyte muttered under his breath.
"What was that?"
"Nothing, Dad, nothing. It wasn't my fault my grades slipped. I was =
sorta busy with Tomorrow People stuff. Someone's gotta do the whole =
saving the world thing." Megabyte could see his dad wasn't buying it. He =
tried another track, flipping through the brochure for more ammo.
"Look at the number of cemeteries in this place. Hey maybe all the other =
parents are wiping their kids out with boredom and study, like you're =
planning to do to me." He shrugged. "Hey Dad, be reasonable. I can't do =
everything. Other kids don't have the whole TP gig to deal with =
remember?"
"Adam manages to do both. He was showing me some of the courses he was =
going to take at Sydney University this semester. If he can make the =
effort, I can't see why you can't."
"Well, I'm not Adam, okay. And he doesn't have you expecting him to live =
up to your standards all the time." Megabyte regretted the comment as =
soon as it was out of his mouth. Still it served his dad right. He =
wasn't Adam and he was never going to be. At least not in this lifetime.
"Besides," he continued. "You've only really started taking an interest =
in my welfare since I became a Tomorrow Person. Remember last year when =
I disappeared for three days? How long did it take you to notice I'd =
gone? One day, maybe two?"
"That's not a fair comment and you know it. It's not my fault if my job =
takes me out of the country and something happens to you while I'm gone. =
I know I've made some mistakes in the past Megabyte, but we're talking =
about now. We've had this conversation before, remember?" Damon didn't =
look very impressed with his son's last comment.=20
"Yeah right Dad. I'm trying to be a good parent now, yadda, yadda, =
yadda. I've heard it all before, okay."
"It's still true Megabyte. Both for me and for your mother."
Megabyte snorted. "Yeah right Dad. It might be nice if you just let me =
know what's going on round here for a change."
"Well it might be nice if you're actually around to tell for a change. I =
seem to remember telling you to stay home the Saturday before last too. =
What happened to that promise? Don't you think it's about time you =
started listening to me and your mom and staying home occasionally?"
"I had things I had to do." Megabyte rolled his eyes. "Don't tell me, =
you're going to try and ground me now? I'd like to see you try." He =
stood up and looked his father straight in the eye.=20
"I didn't say that, but now you mention it."
"Yeah right Dad. That's your answer to everything isn't it? You do =
something I don't like and you make like it's my fault."
"Megabyte."
Megabyte threw up his arms in disgust. "I give up. There's no talking to =
you is there?"
"Megabyte." his father started to say again. "Don't be childish."
"Yeah right Dad." Megabyte picked up the Sunnydale brochure off the desk =
and headed for the door. "Looks as though I'd better go read up about =
this hell hole of boredom you're making me move to." He headed towards =
the door, and suddenly grinned. "Oh yeah, about that whole grounding =
thing?"
As he initiated the teleport Megabyte noted with satisfaction the look =
on his father's face as he vanished. Parents!
***********
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<P>By Anne Olsen</P><U>
<P>Author’s notes</P></U>
<P>This story is ‘Episode’ 1SLM003 in the Shadows and Light =
Meridian series. For=20
more information about Shadows and Light please check out the website at =
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.alternate-realities.net/shadowsnlight">http://www.alte=
rnate-realities.net/shadowsnlight</A>=20
or <A =
href=3D"http://clik.to/shadowsnlight">http://clik.to/shadowsnlight</A> =
</P>
<P>Thanks to Kristin (Amethyst Maiden) for the beta read and to John and =
Michele=20
for their suggestions and input.</P><U>
<P>Disclaimer</P></U>
<P>The characters of Megabyte, Millie and Bill Damon don’t belong =
to me. Neither=20
do Adam Newman, Ami Jackson, Kevin Wilson, Jade Weston or Caroline Damon =
(who=20
appear in name only). They belong to Roger Damon Price, Thames/Tetra and =
ITV=20
Television.</P><U>
<P>Summary</P></U>
<P>Megabyte Damon learns that he’s the last one in the Damon =
household to learn=20
about his family’s move to a quaint little town called =
Sunnydale.</P><U>
<P>Feedback</U> to: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:anneo@paradise.net.nz">anneo@paradise.net.nz</A> </P>
<P> </P>
<P>***********</P>
<P>"What’s that you’re looking at Millie?" Megabyte Damon =
came up behind his=20
younger sister and peered over her shoulder. Millie rose to her feet, =
drawing=20
herself up to her full height, which was still a good few inches shorter =
than=20
her brother and glared at him, annoyance showing in her blue eyes. Both =
redheads=20
faced each other for a moment, then Millie poked out her tongue. </P>
<P>"None of your business," she retorted. "You’ll find out soon =
enough." Millie=20
snatched the brochure she was reading and hid it behind her back, so =
that her=20
brother couldn’t see it.</P>
<P>"Are you daring me to come and get it?"</P>
<P>"What if I am? Come on, what are you going to do to me?" Millie =
danced around=20
the room, trying to keep a couple of steps ahead of Megabyte.</P>
<P>She squealed as he pounced on her, and held her down. "So what are =
you going=20
to do, Marmaduke?" Millie grinned as the use of his given name gave her =
the=20
effect she was after.</P>
<P>"Think that’s funny do you Millicent?" One thing the Damon =
siblings did have=20
in common were parents who seemed to believe in torturing their children =
with=20
the names they chose for them. </P>
<P>"You haven’t answered my question yet. After all it’s not =
as though you can=20
kill me or anything, is it?"</P>
<P>"Hey there’s more to being a Tomorrow Person than not being =
able to kill,=20
remember?" Megabyte grinned, and concentrated. The brochure Millie had =
put down=20
behind her moved through the air and landed in his hand.</P>
<P>"Hey that’s not fair!"</P>
<P>"Live with it," came the retort. "You were the one that brought the =
whole TP=20
thing into the conversation remember?"</P>
<P>Megabyte looked over the glossy photo on the cover of the booklet he =
was=20
holding. "Welcome to Sunnydale, California," he read out loud. "Hey =
Millie,=20
thinking of moving? I’ll really miss you. Not."</P>
<P>Millie looked up at him, a ‘I know something you =
don’t’ look on her face.=20
"Haven’t Dad and Mom told you yet?"</P>
<P>"Told me what?" </P>
<P>"You’re moving too. We all are, the whole family." Millie saw =
the expression=20
on her brother’s face and grinned. "You don’t know, do =
you?"</P>
<P>"Moving? You are kidding me, right?" Megabyte frowned. "Why would =
they tell=20
you and not me?"</P>
<P>"Might have something to do with the fact you’re never here." =
Millie looked=20
up at Megabyte to see his reaction to her latest comment, and saw =
instead a=20
flash of bright light as he teleported and left the room.</P>
<P>"Millie one, Megabyte zero," she noted to herself with satisfaction. =
Even=20
though her brother was a Tomorrow Person, and she wasn’t, it =
certainly didn’t=20
interfere with the number of arguments she still managed to win. In fact =
her=20
knowledge of what he was had been handy in getting him to do a few =
things for=20
her in return for her not telling their mother. That was, of course =
until their=20
mother had found out anyway.</P>
<P>Millie grinned at the memory of her mom’s reaction to that =
piece of news, as=20
she wandered towards the kitchen. As she passed her father’s =
study, she heard=20
raised voices. Okay, now at least she knew where Megabyte had gone when =
he had=20
disappeared. She paused by the door, wondering whether to do a bit of=20
eavesdropping and decided against it. Judging by what was being said, it =
was=20
time to do some disappearing of her own…</P>
<P> </P>
<P>****************</P>
<P>Megabyte materialised in front of his father’s desk, waving the =
‘Welcome to=20
Sunnydale’ brochure in his hand.</P>
<P>General William Damon looked down at the coffee he’d spilled =
over his desk=20
and sighed, reaching for the cloth his wife had insisted he keep in his =
bottom=20
drawer. At least these days he didn’t have to keep coming up with =
excuses for=20
why he was so accident prone. "Don’t you ever knock?" he =
complained. "Some=20
people in this house would like it if you used the front door and =
entered rooms=20
the traditional way you know."</P>
<P>"Well Mom’s not here, is she?" Megabyte still remembered all =
too well the=20
lecture he and his dad had got from his mom when she had accidentally =
found out=20
about his powers and the Tomorrow People. An erupting volcano had =
nothing on=20
Caroline Damon when she had found out how long they had kept the =
information=20
from her. </P>
<P>"It doesn’t mean you shouldn’t respect her rules though, =
does it?"</P>
<P>Megabyte decided there was no way he was going down that road, or get =
his=20
father started on it either.</P>
<P>"So when were you going to tell me about this?" He demanded. The =
redhead=20
threw the brochure down on his father’s desk, narrowly missing =
landing it in the=20
puddle of upset coffee as he did so.</P>
<P>Damon looked closely at the paper in front of him. "Sunnydale," he =
commented.=20
"Oh yes, that."</P>
<P>"Yeah, that. The fact that Millie seems to think we’re moving =
and I don’t=20
know anything about it. That."</P>
<P>"Well, for starters, I seem to remember you promising to be here for =
dinner=20
one night last week and you never showed."</P>
<P>"I was busy, okay?" </P>
<P>"Too busy to spend time with your family and bother to find out that =
things=20
were happening to other members of this household besides yourself you=20
mean?"</P>
<P>Megabyte opened his mouth to reply to his father’s accusation =
and stopped=20
himself just in time. He didn’t think the comment ‘well I =
was planning to be=20
here but that’s the night Ami went missing and got soul bonded to =
a vampire’=20
would go down particularly well with his dad at the moment.</P>
<P>"I told you I was busy," he repeated. Geez that sounds lame. If I was =
Dad, I=20
wouldn’t buy it either.</P>
<P>General Damon continued, mentally translating what his son had just =
said. "In=20
other words you were somewhere you shouldn’t probably getting into =
trouble as=20
usual. Your mother worries since she found out about you being a =
Tomorrow=20
Person, you know. It wouldn’t hurt you to touch base once in a =
while and let her=20
know what’s going on."</P>
<P>"Yeah right, and what about all those years she was never home?" =
Megabyte=20
retorted. "She finds out I’m a Tomorrow Person and suddenly =
she’s all concerned=20
about my whereabouts…"</P>
<P>His father cut him off before he could say anything else. "Well she =
knows now=20
and she’s trying to make up for all the time she wasn’t =
here. Be fair, Megabyte,=20
she’s been hit with quite a shock here. It’s not everyday =
you find out that your=20
son can teleport and has these powers because he suddenly appears out of =
thin=20
air in front of you."</P>
<P>"That wasn’t my fault. I mean how was I to know she was in your =
office=20
talking to you when I teleported in. Beats me why she picked that day, =
of all=20
days to decide to be home. She’s *never * home. Besides," he =
continued. " She=20
hasn’t said much to me."</P>
<P>Damon looked over at the sofa in his office and back at his son. "No =
she=20
hasn’t said much to *you *"</P>
<P>Doing time on the sofa again? Yeah that sounds right, thought =
Megabyte to=20
himself. Typical Mom reaction. Spends the first couple of days worrying, =
and=20
doing her whole Terminator on the warpath imitation, and then goes back =
to the=20
‘he’ll grow out of it if I ignore it’ attitude =
she’d taken with everything else=20
that had ever happened with Millie and himself. She’d been the =
same way when=20
he’d started getting into computers he remembered. Though of =
course that was=20
fairly harmless, at least from her point of view. Lucky for him, he =
supposed she=20
didn’t know the full scope of what exactly he had been up to =
hacking wise=20
lately. Must get back into that Gate program sometime soon too.</P>
<P>"Megabyte are you listening to a word I’m saying?"</P>
<P>Damon’s question shook Megabyte out of his reverie. "Yeah sure =
Dad. Er….what=20
did you say again?"</P>
<P>"I said this move will be good for the whole family. Your Mom is =
hoping to=20
get a position at Sunnydale U and…"</P>
<P>"Yeah right. If we have to go back to the States, why can’t we =
move back to=20
Vermont? After all I have friends there, and what about all the friends =
I have=20
here?"</P>
<P>Damon sighed. "Right Marmaduke." He ticked off the names of =
Megabyte’s=20
closest friends on his hand. "Adam, Ami, Kevin and Jade. Spot the=20
connection?"</P>
<P>"Connection?" Megabyte could see where his dad was going and decided =
to play=20
dumb.</P>
<P>"They’re all Tomorrow People like you. They can teleport like =
you. What’s it=20
going to matter where you live? They’re still going to drag you =
into trouble. Or=20
should that be you dragging them into trouble? These days I’m =
never sure."</P>
<P>"Hey," Megabyte opened his mouth to protest. "A teenager is supposed =
to be=20
able to hang out with his friends and get into trouble. That’s =
part of the=20
deal."</P>
<P>"Not when that deal involves all the danger that you kids seem to get =
yourselves into, it doesn’t. I’m hoping that this move to =
Sunnydale will stop a=20
lot of this. After all according to what I’ve heard, it’s a =
nice quiet town=20
where nothing much happens. Not like London, where you guys seem to make =
a habit=20
of stumbling across mad scientists and the like every five minutes."</P>
<P>"Quiet and boring you mean? Give me a break, Dad." Megabyte ran his =
eyes over=20
the brochures he’d thrown on the desk. "One nightclub, one movie =
theatre. C’mon=20
it’s a nowhere town in California. What are you trying to do to me =
here?" </P>
<P>Damon smiled and Megabyte groaned to himself. Whenever his dad had =
that look=20
it usually meant he wouldn’t like what was coming.</P>
<P>"Well for one thing, you mother and I thought you could take some =
classes at=20
Sunnydale U. We weren’t very impressed with the last year you =
spent at school.=20
Sometimes you have to put in some effort to get somewhere in life you =
know."</P>
<P>"If you mean work all day and night so that your kids never see you, =
you’ve=20
got that right," Megabyte muttered under his breath.</P>
<P>"What was that?"</P>
<P>"Nothing, Dad, nothing. It wasn’t my fault my grades slipped. I =
was sorta=20
busy with Tomorrow People stuff. Someone’s gotta do the whole =
saving the world=20
thing." Megabyte could see his dad wasn’t buying it. He tried =
another track,=20
flipping through the brochure for more ammo.</P>
<P>"Look at the number of cemeteries in this place. Hey maybe all the =
other=20
parents are wiping their kids out with boredom and study, like =
you’re planning=20
to do to me." He shrugged. "Hey Dad, be reasonable. I can’t do =
everything. Other=20
kids don’t have the whole TP gig to deal with remember?"</P>
<P>"Adam manages to do both. He was showing me some of the courses he =
was going=20
to take at Sydney University this semester. If he can make the effort, I =
can’t=20
see why you can’t."</P>
<P>"Well, I’m not Adam, okay. And he doesn’t have you =
expecting him to live up=20
to your standards all the time." Megabyte regretted the comment as soon =
as it=20
was out of his mouth. Still it served his dad right. He wasn’t =
Adam and he was=20
never going to be. At least not in this lifetime.</P>
<P>"Besides," he continued. "You’ve only really started taking an =
interest in my=20
welfare since I became a Tomorrow Person. Remember last year when I =
disappeared=20
for three days? How long did it take you to notice I’d gone? One =
day, maybe=20
two?"</P>
<P>"That’s not a fair comment and you know it. It’s not my =
fault if my job takes=20
me out of the country and something happens to you while I’m gone. =
I know I’ve=20
made some mistakes in the past Megabyte, but we’re talking about =
now. We’ve had=20
this conversation before, remember?" Damon didn’t look very =
impressed with his=20
son’s last comment. </P>
<P>"Yeah right Dad. I’m trying to be a good parent now, yadda, =
yadda, yadda.=20
I’ve heard it all before, okay."</P>
<P>"It’s still true Megabyte. Both for me and for your =
mother."</P>
<P>Megabyte snorted. "Yeah right Dad. It might be nice if you just let =
me know=20
what’s going on round here for a change."</P>
<P>"Well it might be nice if you’re actually around to tell for a =
change. I seem=20
to remember telling you to stay home the Saturday before last too. What =
happened=20
to that promise? Don’t you think it’s about time you started =
listening to me and=20
your mom and staying home occasionally?"</P>
<P>"I had things I had to do." Megabyte rolled his eyes. "Don’t =
tell me, you’re=20
going to try and ground me now? I’d like to see you try." He stood =
up and looked=20
his father straight in the eye. </P>
<P>"I didn’t say that, but now you mention it…"</P>
<P>"Yeah right Dad. That’s your answer to everything isn’t =
it? You do something=20
I don’t like and you make like it’s my fault."</P>
<P>"Megabyte…"</P>
<P>Megabyte threw up his arms in disgust. "I give up. There’s no =
talking to you=20
is there?"</P>
<P>"Megabyte…" his father started to say again. "Don’t be =
childish."</P>
<P>"Yeah right Dad." Megabyte picked up the Sunnydale brochure off the =
desk and=20
headed for the door. "Looks as though I’d better go read up about =
this hell hole=20
of boredom you’re making me move to." He headed towards the door, =
and suddenly=20
grinned. "Oh yeah, about that whole grounding thing?"</P>
<P>As he initiated the teleport Megabyte noted with satisfaction the =
look on his=20
father’s face as he vanished. Parents!</P>
<P>***********</P>
<P>The End.</P>
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