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From: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com (Buffyfic-digest)
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Subject: Buffyfic-digest V2 #78
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Buffyfic-digest Saturday, March 28 1998 Volume 02 : Number 078
In this issue:
BUFFYFIC: Remembering the Memories (2/?)
Re: BUFFYFIC: Homecoming - Prologue/?
BUFFYFIC: ***
BUFFYFIC: Test Readers for Homecoming Pt. 1
BUFFYFIC: I NEED HELLMOUTH HELP!!!!!!!
BUFFYFIC: I NEED HELLMOUTH HELP!!!!!!!
BUFFYFIC: The Ties That Bind (6/10)
BUFFYFIC: The Question About Love (1/?)
BUFFYFIC: Her Darkest Hour 2
Re: BUFFYFIC: Her Darkest Hour 2
Re: BUFFYFIC: OOOOOPS Her Darkest Hour 2
BUFFYFIC: Hope (35/?)
See the end of the digest for information on subscribing to the buffyfic
or buffyfic-digest mailing lists and on how to retrieve back issues.
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Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 19:44:38 EST
From: LnCAGCRulz <LnCAGCRulz@aol.com>
Subject: BUFFYFIC: Remembering the Memories (2/?)
Title: Remembering the Memories
Author: Emily J. Jerome
Rating: PG to date
Summary: A resolution to the current problem, not to give anything away.
Spoilers: All episodes up to the current date (3/13) are game. Major
info pertaining to æSurpriseÆ and æInnocence,Æ however.
Comments: YES!!! LnCAGCRulz@aol.com
Distribution: IÆd prefer that this not be distributed outside of this
list for the time being. However, if you are interested in
distributing in the future, let me know.
Disclaimers: As a rule, if you recognize it, itÆs not mine. Everything
else is. I am not making any money off of this piece of fanfic, nor
is anyone else. If you think you are, I suggest you think otherwise.
As is customary in my stories, a song will likely be used. If we
make it to that point, all information about the song will be
included.
Part II
She stared at him, waiting for a beginning and not expecting an end any
time soon. "So...?" she prompted him.
"This will be a long story. You're sure you have the time and
everything? Because if you don't..."
"YES! I mean, I do have the time. Start."
He took a long, deep breath. "Well, I assume you remember the last time
we saw each other." There was a pause as they both remembered. Christmas
Eve 1998.
It had been a particularly brutal night, even by Angel's terms. It was
his first holiday being a vampire again and he wanted to make it
memorable. He went on a killing spree until he held a former friend of
both his and Buffy's. Willow Rosenburg was about to die when the slayer
broke in. Immediately after saving her friend she fled. She left her
family, her friends. Everything. When Angel had learned of this he knew
his business in Sunnydale was over. He left also, partially in search of
the slayer, partially escaping her. Being somewhere where she wasn't
would make feeding much easier.
"Yeah... I do. Clearly."
"After you left, I left. I was trying to escape, just like you were. I
excused it by telling Spike and Drucillia..."
She injected her question with a tone of irritation. "How are they,
anyway?" After further thought, she considered the fact that she may not
really want to know.
"I'm not sure, but we'll talk more about them later."
"I can hardly wait." A look of slight disgust took over her face as she
said the words, despite the fact that she tried to hide it. "I didn't
mean to give that face..." she added quickly.
"I'm sure you didn't. Back to the story. I told Spike and Dru that I
was going to look for you. Sometimes I'd look. Other times I wouldn't.
I traveled the world, just like I had before. On my typical rampage."
Just as her look of disgust left her face, it returned tenfold. It was
quickly followed by a look of confusion. She had loved this man before
he had 'turned.' She hated him after. But now what was he? How could
she be sure he was who he said she was.
With Buffy's looks, Angel had paused his story. He know what she was
thinking and it greatly saddened him. He hoped he would be able to
explain. Even if they couldn't have the same feelings for each other as
they once did, at least he wanted to be able to make her feel comfortable
around him.
When he received her attention again he continued. "I did the same things
I had done before. Gone the same places... Killed the same people.
Thinking I was having an exceptionally lucky streak, I ventured back to
the area I had killed in when the curse was cast upon me. The same tribe
was there, just has I had hoped. They recognized me immediately.
"Their first instinct was to kill me. They tried very hard and nearly
succeeded. I offered an explanation. Still, they attempted to kill.
After three tries of explaining and them trying to take their revenge, I
was able to talk my way out of it. I told them of my life with my soul.
I explained all the good deeds I had done. I lied through my teeth,
asking for my soul to return. I even went as far as to ask to be one of
them -- to be accepted as a Gypsy. After this they unchained me and let
me roam free through their camp. I'm not sure what lead them to do this,
but they did. They didn't completely believe me, as far as I could tell.
I had decided that I wasn't safe there, that they had a plan to do away
with me once and for all."
Buffy had her full attention on the man in her living room. Before he
begun again, his eyes darted to the window. The evening he had first
entered upon had been replaced by night. The sky was pitch black, as it
often was in the country. Stars were just beginning to appear as the day
time clouds cleared out. A full moon shown above trees and buildings. As
he brought his eyes back to the woman, he noticed she was trying to look
him in the eye. "It's okay. I've heard it all."
"Sorry... This part is a little hard..." Doubt shown in his eyes, but
he continued. "That night I killed the daughter of the tribe. Their
prized child -- the one who was going to be the wisest. Just has I had
done the first time. Except for this time I wanted everything to be worth
it. I raped her. When she was laying dead on the floor, I went and
killed her family. Her friends. Everyone who was close to her wound up
dead." As he spoke the words he saw the pictures. Small flashes of the
night came back to him evoking resentment in not only what he had done but
also in how good the night had felt.
Both pair of eyes filled with tears without a single drop spilling over.
His were in memory, hers in realization. Both took a deep breath and
looked away from each other. There was a silent agreement to give it a
minute... These ideas were a lot for one person to comprehend.
After a couple of minutes had passed Angel began his story again. His
voice gained all the power it had lost. "They hunted me down. I was sure
I had gotten far enough away, hidden myself well enough. I guess I didn't
take into consideration that thousands of people would be looking for me.
"It took them a day, but they found me. I had hidden in what I thought
was a secluded cave. Suddenly, while I was sleeping, I was bound and
gagged. A black cloth was placed over my eyes and plugs were put in my
ears.
"I'm not sure how much time passed, hours or days, but eventually I was
unmasked and forced to face masses of angry people. I was tightly
chained to a pole in the center of a circle. Before I could comprehend
what was happening I heard chants in unrecognizable languages being
spoken. I hadn't had anything to drink in possibly days, so I was weak
and unable to escape, despite my valiant attempts.
"When they saw that I had regained continence they hit me on the head
with a long pole from outside of the circle. I was immediately on the,
ground unable to understand my situation. I just laid there until
everything went black.
"I awoke to feel the sun beating on my skin. A feeling of guilt hit me
as quickly as my eyes had opened, and I realized what had happened. A man
who I think was a guard called out to the others. 'He's awake!!' A few
more people came over with food and water. I ate as if I had never seen
food before and drank all they had. As soon as I had my fill they gave me
my instructions. I was told to head any direction I chose. They would
all turn their backs to me for ten minutes as I ran. After those ten
minutes had passed, they would come after me. I ran to the sound of their
steady counting. I ran as fast as I could, at a speed that I don't assume
was very great. I don't know if they ever turned around to try to find
me, I just know I didn't look back."
His eyes returned to Buffy's after realizing that they had once again
drifted out the window. "That was two years ago. Since then I've been
trying to make amends for my evil. And I've been trying to find you."
The look Buffy returned to Angel was an unrecognizable one. Maybe it
was one of many feelings attempting to be masked. Whatever it was, she
kept it to herself.
"Oh," she responded in a small voice.
- -
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 20:14:18 EST
From: G90210 <G90210@aol.com>
Subject: Re: BUFFYFIC: Homecoming - Prologue/?
it was very good, want more more more more more more =o)
~Mindy
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Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 22:14:36 EST
From: Klutz454 <Klutz454@aol.com>
Subject: BUFFYFIC: ***
unsubscribe
- -
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Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 22:44:25 EST
From: Daphne1784 <Daphne1784@aol.com>
Subject: BUFFYFIC: Test Readers for Homecoming Pt. 1
Hi my name is Katherine. I sent out the prologue to Homecoming a few hours ago
and I just finished Part One and I need some test readers to read the story
and give me some suggestions and help me a little with my story! Since this is
my first fanfic I'm a little nervous and I want to make sure it is just right.
Please respond to me off-list. Thanks.
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Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 20:16:59 PST
From: "Sara Barton" <sara114@hotmail.com>
Subject: BUFFYFIC: I NEED HELLMOUTH HELP!!!!!!!
I really need help!!! (No, not psychiactric help!)
Can anyone PLEASE give me a description
of what the Master's Lair looked like???
I am trying to write my fanfiction, and I
don't remember. I need this info to
continue writing "Hope".
Also, was he in Hell? Or the Hellmouth?
And remember in Prophecy Girl, when the
Annointed One led her to see the Master,
how did he lead her into Hell? Where
exactly is the opening? Did it go thru
the sewer systems? A portal? WHAT and
WHERE??!!
Mostly, I need to know what the Master's
Lair looked like. I have posted this
same message to a different list, and no
one seems to want to help me! Since you
are all huge Buffy fans and incredibly nice
people, I thought that maybe SOMEONE could
help me with this. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!
I would look myself, but I don't have any eps
on tape.
Now that I'm done groveling, I'm going to go
and try to be the happy author that I am.
Thanx so much!!!
*sArA* Sara114@hotmail.com
"What am I? Mass transportation?" Cordy
"That's what all the guys say, but I wouldn't pay any attention to
it...it's just locker room talk." Xander
______________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 20:19:10 PST
From: "Sara Barton" <sara114@hotmail.com>
Subject: BUFFYFIC: I NEED HELLMOUTH HELP!!!!!!!
I really need help!!! (No, not psychiactric help!)
Can anyone PLEASE give me a description
of what the Master's Lair looked like???
I am trying to write my fanfiction, and I
don't remember. I need this info to
continue writing "Hope".
Also, was he in Hell? Or the Hellmouth?
And remember in Prophecy Girl, when the
Annointed One led her to see the Master,
how did he lead her into Hell? Where
exactly is the opening? Did it go thru
the sewer systems? A portal? WHAT and
WHERE??!!
Mostly, I need to know what the Master's
Lair looked like. I have posted this
same message to a different list, and no
one seems to want to help me! Since you
are all huge Buffy fans and incredibly nice
people, I thought that maybe SOMEONE could
help me with this. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!
I would look myself, but I don't have any eps
on tape.
Now that I'm done groveling, I'm going to go
and try to be the happy author that I am.
Thanx so much!!!
*sArA* Sara114@hotmail.com
"What am I? Mass transportation?" Cordy
"That's what all the guys say, but I wouldn't pay any attention to
it...it's just locker room talk." Xander
______________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 02:15:49 EST
From: Anexsin <Anexsin@aol.com>
Subject: BUFFYFIC: The Ties That Bind (6/10)
Title: The Ties That Bind (6/10)
Author: Melinda Frango
Email Addy: Anexsin@aol.com
Rating: PG
Spoiler: All episodes before Passion.
Feedback: Greatly appreciated.
Disclaimer: Buffy and the gang belong to Joss Whedon, the WB, etc.
Only the story is mine, and whatever characters never seen or mentioned
on the show.
Summary: Buffy and the gang get help from an unexpected source in
restoring Angel's soul.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Ow," Giles winced as he landed on his back on the library floor.
Another weekly training session with Buffy was landing the Watcher
a brand new set of bruises.
"That looks painful," Caitlin commented.
"It is," Giles grunted, while Buffy helped him up. "Why don't we take
a break," Giles offered as he took of his padding.
Buffy grabbed a bottle of water and seated herself at the table where
the rest of the group was sitting and planning a strategy for the ritual.
"So where is the ritual going to take place?" Xander asked.
"Well it has to be someplace where no one can see it happen, or
interrupt," Caitlin explained.
"The cemetary?" Willow offered.
"No, to many souls floating around there," Caitlin took a deep breath.
"The chance that the wrong soul could be caught in the pull is to great."
"The park," Jenny Calendar called out from the doors of the library.
"Aren't people there at night?" Caitlin questioned.
"Not in this section of town. Usually the crowds are down by the
Bronze," Cordelia interrupted walking into the library.
"Cordy what are you doing here? I recall you saying 'I'm not
wasting my saturday sitting in the library again. I have more
important things to do. Like my nails,' " Xander seemed shocked.
"Well I never been a part of anything this big. I want to help,"
Cordelia replied.
"Well the park sounds good to me," Caitlin agreed. "The only
other problem is getting Angelus there."
"I'll be the bait," Buffy volunteered.
"I don't think that's such a good idea," Giles doubted.
"Buffy's our best chance. All she has to do is lure him to the
park, and I'll take care of the rest," Caitlin explained.
"How are you going to get him to follow her?"Cordelia inquired.
"He'll come looking for Buffy. I'm sure physco girl told him trouble's
here helping the Slayer. He'll want to know who," Caitlin inferred.
"Drusilla?" Giles guessed.
"Yeah. I knew Drusilla when I was younger. She gets these visions of
what's to come. I was kind of surprised when I found out he brought her
across."
"You think she told him about the ritual?" Jenny asked still standing
by the doors.
"No. Before I came I cast a little spell to keep her in the dark, so to
speak. She doesn't know what's going on."
"What if she shows up with him?" Willow asked worriedly.
"I doubt she will, but if she does we'll manage. I won't let her mess this
up," Caitlin smiled.
Willow nodded, obviously put at ease by Caitlin's comforting words.
"So we have a plan worked out. That's step one. Step 2 is setting it
up, and step 3 is actually casting it," Caitlin confirmed.
"We should all meet at the park at 8:00. You'll all keep out of sight,
I'll look like I'm hunting, and when Angel comes looking for me..."
Caitlin cut Buffy off, "I'll ruff him up a bit, while you all get the circle
ready. Set up the candles in one circle, all of you in a bigger circle
around them, and I'll get him where he needs to be. Deal?" Caitlin asked.
"Deal," Everyone answered in unison.
"Tonight we bring Angel back," Caitlin assured.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
End part 6......to be continued.
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------------------------------
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 12:33:38 EST
From: Aglx <Aglx@aol.com>
Subject: BUFFYFIC: The Question About Love (1/?)
Title: The Question about Love (1/?)
Author: Dominique
Email Addy: Aglx@aol.com
Rating: PG
Spoiler: Not really. Takes place before Angel becomes evil.
Feedback: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!!
Disclaimer: Buffy and the gang belong to Joss Whedon, the WB, etc.
The Story and the characters not part of the regular cast are mine!
Summary: A new creature comes to Sunnydale with an interesting tie to
vampires.
(The other story I submitted wasn't mine. This isn't either. Please send
feedback to me and I'll relay it to the authors. I'll have my first story out
soon.)
The Question About Love (Part 1)
Important: This story is from the earlier days when Angel was good. All
characters except LOVE belong to Joss Whedon and the production teams of Buffy
the Vampire Slayer. LOVE is capatalized to express the importance of the
character and to keep the name from being confused with the word.
It was a beautiful morning. The sun was shinning so brightly that everyone in
the quad was wearing sunglasses. Buffy Summers just hopped out of her mom's
car. Yes, it was a calm day, even for the slayer. She didn't have to walk far
before her two best friends; Willow and Xander greeted her.
"Hey Buffy, Slay any Vampires last night?" Xander questioned.
"No," Buffy said. "It was a surprisingly calm night last night."
"Were you with Angel?" Willow curiously asked.
"I was at first," she replied, "but Cordilia showed up with her normal charm,
and the next thing I knew, he was gone. I didn't even see him leave."
Willow and Xander couldn't keep themselves from laughing.
"So are we Bronzing it tonight?" Xander asked.
"I guess so," Buffy replied. "We have nothing better to do unless there is
grave danger."
"Great," Xander ecstatically said. "There is supposed to be a hot new singer
tonight."
"Cool," Willow said with a happy tone. "Do you know what their name is?"
"The flyer just says her name is LOVE" he answered.
"Who is LOVE?" Buffy asked
"Good question" Xander replied.
All three of them walked to class. Actually, they didn't ditch a single class,
which is amazing considering how many times they skipped class to fight off
demons.
"Wow, that was boring" Buffy said as if she were a walking zombie.
"Home-ec is not my favorite class either," Xander replied.
"That is not what you said lastà" Willow started
"SHUT-UP," Xander squealed.
They all walked to the library. As they were going down the hall, Cordilia
caught up with them.
"Buffy," she said. "What did you do to poor Angel last night? When I got there
he looked as if he was dead. Then he just vanished."
"Yeah, you just have this affect on people," Buffy snapped.
"Ha, ha. Did you make that up yourself?" Cordy said, trying to be mean.
"First of all Cordy, that has got to be the worst come back of all times.
Secondly, Angel is dead. And thirdly, YOU scared him away last night." Buffy
answered.
"AS IF!" she sharply replied. "He is not dead. Oh no," she said as she glared
far ahead. "He hangs out with you, he totally ignores me, you can never see
him when he is hiding in the shadows, and he likes you. He must be a vampire,"
she said.
"Funny. Really funny," Buffy said.
"Come on Buffy. Get off it. If Angel is a vampire, then how come he hangs with
the slayer? Plus, he is way to cute to be a demon," Cordy replied.
"You're right Cordy," Xander said. "You have nothing to worry about. If Angel
were a vampire, then he would have shone you his demon face by now. UNLESS,"
he hissed in a tone so scary that even Buffy was startled.
"Unless what?" She asked.
"Unless he wanted to eat you!" Xander shouted. Xander began to crack up
laughing. Cordially elbowed him hard in the ribs as he hissed "SHUT-UP!"
"Go Xander," Buffy cheered.
"Yeah, yeah. Very funny." Cordy snapped.
"I thought so" Willow replied. "Xander, you have had your fun, now we all need
to talk to Giles."
"Why?" Buffy questioned. "Nothing bad happened last night."
"Exactly" Willow said. "Giles promised last night to be a major blood feast or
something. Yet, you said that there was nothing."
"Good listening skills," Buffy said. "Lets go."
All four of them walked in the library door. As Buffy was entering, she got
this cold clammy feeling that she only had when she was being watched. She
turned around and looked in directions, but the halls were completely
deserted.
"Oh well" she replied to herself.
She walked through the library doors and closed them behind her. When she was
gone, a girl peered around a corner to make sure Buffy didn't see her. When
she was assured, the girl walked to
the center of the hall. She looked younger than Buffy, but was a bit taller
than her.
"Well, well. They don't know," she said to herself. She walked down the hall
toward the doors. Her shoes made a 'click', 'click' sound. She went out the
door and disappeared.
In the library Giles was talking on the phone while rummaging through a large
selection of books.
"Ok, thanks William. Call me if you find anything out. Alright, Bye." Giles
said to the person on the other end of the phone. He hung the phone up and
continued looking through his books.
"Who was that?" Buffy asked. Her words startled Giles.
"Buffy, you scared me," he replied. "That was a good friend of mine, William.
He studies vampires and occasionally tapes them fighting, eating, you name
it."
"So what did he want?" Xander asked.
"He had an unusual encounter last night. He said that he was tapping some
vampires have a discussion about something, when he tripped and made noise as
he fell to the ground. This, of course, informed the vampires of his presence.
They came up to him, backed him up against a tree, and prepared to eat him.
One of the vamps went for his neck, so he tightly closed his eyes. The next
thing he knew, he fell to the floor and the vampires were gone. They just
vanished. He said he didn't
even hear them leave."
'That is unusual," Buffy said. "What time did he say that this happened?"
"Around eight o'clock, why?" Giles questioned.
"Well," Buffy started. "Cordilia came to the Bronze around eight, Right?" she
asked Cordy.
"Yeah...so," Cordilia replied.
"Well," Buffy continued. "Angel left as soon as Cordy got there. Maybe it is
this thing that has to do with all vampires."
"Maybe," Giles said. "We should ask Angel where he went to. Ok?"
"Ok," Buffy replied. "I might see him at the Bronze tonight."
End Part 1
Please let me know if you want me to go on.
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------------------------------
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 15:16:28 -0800
From: NightHunter <LJEFFERS@Highland.Net>
Subject: BUFFYFIC: Her Darkest Hour 2
Her Darkest Hour 2
By NightHunter
DISCLAIMER: Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and its characters belong to Jo=
ss
Whedon,
Mutant Enemy, Sandollar, WB, and Fox.... I'm Just borrowing them. Th=
e
story is all from
my deranged mind. No copyright infringement is intended.
For those of you that read Her Darkest Hour 1 I stated that the next
part would be called
Her Darkest Hour 2 The First Death, I started writing and the name
changed. Sorry!
Special Thanks to Leslie
Part 1 Darkness Falls (Hospital)
Buffy had just entered the Sunnydale Hospital to see Angel. To her
surprise he was to be
released that day after only 3 weeks during which she came by every d=
ay
to talk to him
about their future together.
As she approached his room she saw that Giles, Xander & Willow were
already there, and
just like the old days Xander & Angel were fighting. She entered the
room to see Angel
looking at Xander with murder in his eyes yelling, "I am not going to
leave here in a
wheelchair!" Xander in his usual care-free way said "Look for a guy
who's over 240 years
old, you can be such a girlie boy. Besides they won't let you leave =
if
you are not in the
chair. It can be so much fun." =20
"Fun how?" replied Angel.=20
"Trust me." said Xander helping Angel into the wheelchair.
Just as Angel sat down in the chair, Xander let out a rebel yell and
tiltes the chair
backwards. In one smooth motion he then spun the chair around and
started pushing it out
the door. He sped down the hall at break neck speeds as nurses and
doctors leapt out of
the way.
Buffy stepped out into the hall ready to stop Xander when she caught =
the
look on Angel's
face, which had a smile on it a mile wide. Then she heard him yellin=
g
"Hey Xander you
are right this is fun, but is this as fast as you can go?"
Part 2 Darkness Falls (First Strike)
While our group was having fun at the hospital an evil plan was
unfolding at the
Hellmouth. The dark figure had used a powerful spell to bring back li=
fe
to one of the most
evil Vampire that had ever been.
When the spell was completed, in the center of the chamber stood a 7'
tall engine of
muscle and destruction. When he growled, even the new Spike backed aw=
ay.
"Soon my friend, you will have your first taste of human blood in ove=
r
2,000 years." The
dark figure stated as it approached the new vampire.
Spike who had been looking at this new vampire spoke to the dark figu=
re.
"What's so
special about this vampire? And why do you think that he'll be able t=
o
destroy the Slayer?"
The Dark figure approach Spike causing him to move back a step. "He's
not here to destroy
the Slayer, only to make her suffer."
Then with a wave of its hand the dark figure freed the vampire from=
=20
it's holding place it,
looked at the Dark Figure and said, "I will not fail Master."
The vampire moving at a speed that even a Formula - 4 Car would have
trouble keeping
up with left the chamber.
Later that night at Buffy's house, Mrs. Summers answered the door to =
see
a very tall man
wearing a Gas Company uniform. He looked at a clip board in his hands
then back to her,
saying "Is this the Summer's house?"=20
"Yes!" answered Mrs. Summers "How can I help you?"
"I'm with the Gas Company. We've been having reports of gas leaks in =
the
neighborhood,
so, the boss wanted us to go from house to house checking the gas
levels. May I come in?"
As she turns around to open the door wider she answers "Of course. Co=
me
in. We don't
want to take a chance with something serious like that!" She missed =
the
evil grin on the
man's face. After entering and closing the door the screams began.
Part 3 Darkness Falls (Mom)
Later that night Willow and Buffy arrived at Buffy's house. Willow ha=
d
been helping Buffy
& Giles look up some old prophecies and had arranged to spend the nig=
ht
at Buffy's house.=20
They had just got to the door when Buffy notice that it was ajar.
She slowly pushed it open with her left hand while pulling out her st=
ake
with her right
hand. One thing that she had learned in her time fighting vampires wa=
s
that, they could be
very sneaky in tricking someone into inviting them in.
As the door opened all the way she was almost over powered by the cop=
per
like stench.
She entered the house calling out for her mom. After receiving no
answer she slowly
entered the kitchen. Her screams caused Willow to come running in fro=
m
the front porch
were she had been standing. Soon her screams also joined Buffy's. The=
=20
sight
that confronted them was that of Buffy's mom with two Stakes holding =
her
to the wall one
through each shoulder. The copper like smell had come from the blood
that was splattered
all over everything. Buffy thought that her mom was dead until she
heard her
moan.
Several minutes later the Ambulance that Willow had called arrived an=
d
took Buffy's mom
to the hospital. Just as the ambulance was pulling out Giles's car
pulled up. Giles and
Xander jumped out running over to Buffy who was sitting on the front
porch not moving,
or even acknowledging the presence of her friends.
After Willow had explained what had happened, Giles told her to go to
Buffy's room and
get a some of her things together. He would take her home with him, a=
nd
then call the
hospital and see what he could find out about Buffy's mom.
Part 4 Darkness Falls (Willow)
Willow was walking home when she heard a loud growl from behind her. =
She
quickly
turned around to see a werewolf approaching her. She slowly moved ba=
ck
saying, "OZ, its
me Willow, you know the girl your going out with!" But as the creatu=
re
approached her
she look into its eyes and could see that no trace of humanity remain=
ed
within him. Her
last thoughts as the wolf's fangs sank into her throat was that, she
really should have told
Xander that she loved him, but, now it was to late.
The wolf lifted it's blood stained muzzle up to the moon, howling its
victory. Having
completed its mission for the Master and knowing that it would soon h=
ave
a mate.
Part 5 Darkness Falls (Xander)
Xander had just left Giles house after making sure that Buffy would b=
e
alright. When he
heard a soft voice calling "Xanderrr...Xanderrrr..." He turned and
started to follow the
sound of the voice into the tree line, not knowing why, only that he=
=20
must find out who that
lovely voice belonged to.
He had just entered the tree line when he was grabbed from behind by =
a
giant vampire.
Just as the vampire was getting ready to sink it's teeth into his
throat, a voice called out
=66rom the darkness. "Mad Dog, stop! He's mine!"
A dark figure steps out of the trees making Mad Dog loosen his hold o=
n
Xander, but not
enough to let him escape. As the figure approached Xander, the hood
that had been
covering it's face fell back. And upon seeing the face of the one
controlling the vampire
Xander asked, "Amy, why I thought that we were your friends?" =20
"Oh Xander, you may have been Amy's friends, but, she's gone now and=
=20
this body is
mine. I mean, did you really think that you could keep me imprisoned =
in
a school trophy?"
Part 5 Darkness Falls (Giles)
Several days later Buffy has still had no success in trying to find
Willow and Xander. Her
mom was still in the hospital in a coma. Buffy she had also just foun=
d
out that her dad had
been killed in a car wreck. He had been coming to see her mother at =
the
hospital.
Buffy was opening the door to Giles house using the key that he had
given her. She had
been staying with him ever since the attack on her mother since she
didn't feel safe in her
house any more. She had just opened the door to see Giles standing a=
s
still as a statue.
As she started to get closer, she notice that the mirror in front of
him. It reflected a female
head, sitting on the table in front of him, and that it had snakes fo=
r
hair. Buffy quickly
recalled the story of Medusas, she quickly grabbed a blanket and thre=
w
it over the head.
Then using the blanket she picked it up and quickly (hurled) it all i=
nto
the fire. The head
exploded into flames.
She turns to see that Giles has been turned into stone. Then she hear=
d
the window break
and turned to see two werewolves enter the room. One of them had red=
=20
fur. Behind them,
was Xander, who's face reflected the demon within him quite well. >F=
rom
behind Xander
stepped Amy.
"Well, it looks like you are all alone now little Slayer. You'll neve=
r
know who that you can
trust again. You never should have challenged me. If I was you, I'd
run!"
Buffy turned and ran out the door into the night with the evil laught=
er
of a witch and
vampire behind her.
When Buffy reached Angels house she raised her hand to knock on the
door. It was pulled
open to show Spike & Druscilla standing there with Angelus. "Well
Buffy, I guess your
running out of places to hide. But keep running you might just get
lucky." said Angelus
laughing.
Buffy turned and ran from Angel=92s house. Tears were streaming down=
her
face. She ran
until out of breath then collapsed. In a dark alley, the past few day=
s=20
began to flash in her
mind. She relived everything that had happened: Her mother being
attacked and put in a
coma; her dad dead; Xander now a vampire; Willow being turned into a
werewolf; and
Giles getting turned into a stone statue. Then Angel going back to be=
ing
Angelus.
She felt that she had finally hit the bottom of a seemingly bottomles=
s
pit as everything that
she had worked for had been taken from her. She was ready to give it =
all
up. Let another
be chosen she wearily thought. She then felt something rubbing agains=
t
her leg and looked
down into the furry face of a small black cat. It had a white belly &
paws, one of which
had a small black spot on it. It made Buffy think of a sock with a ho=
le
in it. (You describe
my cat almost to a tee!)
She reached down picked up the small cat and begin to pet it. When sh=
e
heard the cat
began to purr for the first time that night she felt safe.
To Be Concluded in Her Darkest Hour 3 The Light Shines
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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 15:37:17 EST
From: LMcint6188 <LMcint6188@aol.com>
Subject: Re: BUFFYFIC: Her Darkest Hour 2
could you send me Her Darkest hour 1?
THanx
Lins
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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 15:37:55 EST
From: LMcint6188 <LMcint6188@aol.com>
Subject: Re: BUFFYFIC: OOOOOPS Her Darkest Hour 2
oops, sorry... didnt mean for that to go to the list
Forgive?
Lins
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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 13:28:48 PST
From: "Sara Barton" <sara114@hotmail.com>
Subject: BUFFYFIC: Hope (35/?)
Author: Sara B. Sara114@hotmail.com
Rating: Varies...will be posted at beginning of each part.
Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its characters, yada yada yada
belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Sandollar, WB, and Fox.... I'm just
borrowing them, (although I wish Angel was mine!) Everything else
belongs to me!
Author's note: This is your usual generic story. Angel is still good,
so basically in my story surprise/innocence didn't happen. Willow and
Oz are together, and Xander and Cordy are still hiding their secret
utility closet rondevu's. This is going to be a long story, and will
take some time so be patient with me. I'm not very good at story
telling, so if this totally sucks and isn't read-worthy, just let me
know. Oh yeah, and I want feedback, feedback, and more feedback. I
don't care if it's good or bad, just tell me what you thought of it.
Part 35 PG
ôGo upstairs and get washed up. Their is a towel in the closet a the
end of the hallway, and feel free to use anything we have in the
bathroom,ö Buffy said to Hope, as she shut the door behind her. Hope
nodded wearily and trudged up the stairs. ôHope?ö
The beautiful girl turned around. ôYeah?ö her parched voice said.
Buffy did her best to smile. ôA vampire is a demon. They kill,
torture, and cause suffering to people. They have no conscious and no
guilt. Killing one of them is a good thing, in a weird way. The more
of them you kill, the safer the world is.ö
Hope took her words to heart. ôIÆll remember that.ö She said, and
continued making her way up the stairs.
Buffy walked into the downstairs bathroom. She cleaned up the cut she
had on her forehead, and took off her clothes. Standing in front of the
full length mirror that was hanging on the door, she eyed her
appearance. ôYuck,ö she said, noticing her mussed hair. Grabbing a
brush out of a drawer, she ran it through her hair, trying to make it
descent looking. ôWhy am I even doing this? I have a world to save.ö
Sighing, she pulled a tissue out of the box and wiped the black makeup
off that had run down her face from her tears. ôI really need
waterproof mascara.ö She pulled a pair of clean jeans from the laundry
basket and put them on. She put on a small white shirt on and pulled
her hair back into a low pony tail. After taking a final glance at
herself, she walked to the kitchen. Walking over to the counter, she
noticed the open phone book. Flipping to the right page, she found the
number for the hospital and dialed.
ôSunnydayle Hospital,ö the male voice said.
ôUh, hi. I need to speak with Rupert Giles. He should be there,ö Buffy
said.
ôDoes he work here?ö
ôUh, no...he is a librarian. I mean, he is waiting there....at the
hospital,ö she stammered, ôjust page him or whatever you do. ItÆs
really urgent,ö Buffy said, feeling like an idiot.
ôRight. What was his name again?ö
ôGiles. Uh, Rupert Giles.ö
ôOkay, please hold.ö Elevator music blared through the phone into her
ear as she was put on hold. After three minutes of what seemed like an
eternity, her WatcherÆs familiar voice soothed her.
ôHello?ö Giles asked.
ôGiles! ItÆs Buffy. WeÆve got big problems.ö
*****
Hope walked to the hall closet and pulled out a plush pink towel, then
walked to the bathroom. Shutting the door behind her, she rested,
leaning on it. Her body tingled, and she could smell the stench of
dried blood. Looking down, she saw her stained jeans, remembering what
she did to Marcus. Groaning, she peeled off her clothes and started a
shower. She relaxed as the water hit her. The water turned a light
pink color as she washed her body. Hope grabbed the nearest bottle of
shampoo. ôMmm...peach. My favorite.ö
When she finally felt clean, she turned the water off, and stepped onto
the mat that lay beside the tub. She dried herself off, and wiped the
mist off on the foggy mirror. ôI really need waterproof mascara,ö she
grumbled, and grabbed a tissue to wipe off her makeup that had run down
her face. Running a comb through her blond hair, she left the bathroom.
In BuffyÆs room, Hope got dressed, putting on a pair of jeans and a
white shirt that she pulled out of her bag. ThatÆs when she looked at
the clock and realized she hadnÆt spoken or seen her parents in a long
time. ôOh know! They are probably so freaked! IÆm going to be
grounded forever,ö she said. Racing to the phone, she quickly dialed
her number, fearing what her parents would say.
ôHello?ö
ôMom! Oh, IÆm so sorry I havenÆt called you!ö Hope rushed. ôIts just
that, well, there are things going on and I canÆt explain them to you
but I canÆt come home because I have to save the world. OH! I ...I
mean I have to uh, I have to, um...ö she rambled, trying to think of an
excuse.
ôItÆs okay, honey. Calm down. I understand that you are busy with your
new friends,ö her mother, Gayle Callahan said.
Hope was confused. ôWho are you and what have you done with my mother?ö
she asked, and Gayle laughed. ôI donÆt get it. I was sure you and
Frank would be wigged out with worry.ö
ôHope, dear, we know,ö Gayle said.
ôYou know what?ö Hope questioned suspiciously.
ôWe know about Mira and the necklace and the prophecy,ö Frank CallahanÆs
voice said as he picked up the extension.
ôWh..What?! I donÆt understand!ö Hope exclaimed, feeling queasy.
ôWe know about what is going on right now. Why do you think we came to
Sunnydale? Why do you think we gave you the necklace right before we
moved? Because of your destiny to fight with Buffy,ö Gayle said.
Hope now felt like throwing up. ôYou know Buffy?ö
ôYes, we met today. I was the one who gave her a ride into Sunnydale.
I know that this is a lot to take in all at once, but there is no time
to explain. We can talk about it later. Right now you have a duty to
perform. You must save Angelus.ö Gayle said.
ôYour mother is right. Angelus needs you to give him his greatest
wish,ö Frank said.
ôWhat wish?ö his step-daughter asked.
ôHis wish to be able to human. To be with Buffy,ö he told her.
ôOh man. How do I do that?ö
ôYou will know what to do when the time comes,ö Frank said.
ôHow long have you known all of this?ö Hope asked.
ôSince before your birth. That is why I named you æHopeÆ. You were to
be the hope of the future. And you are,ö Gayle explained.
Hope was astonished. ôDid my dad know about this before he died?ö
ôYes, he did. And Frank also new before I married him.ö
ôThis is all too much,ö Hope said.
ôDonÆt think about this right now. Think about what you have to do.
And remember, you have the power within you,ö Gayle said.
ôRight, right,ö Hope said, dazed.
ôWe love you, honey,ö she said.
ôWe know you will fulfill your destiny,ö Frank said.
ôBye Mom, Frank,ö Hope said. ôI love you.ö
She slowly placed the phone on the base. ôHoly shit. This is too
much.ö
*****
Hope walked down the stairs to inform Buffy of her newly found
information. She found her lounging on the couch, sharpening a stake.
ôHey,ö she said, shyly, and put her hands into her pockets.
Buffy looked up and sprung to her feet. She was about to speak but shut
her mouth closed, eyeing HopeÆs outfit to find it exactly like her own.
Both girls stared at each other in bewilderment, shocked to find out
that they both had on jeans, white shirts, and hair pulled back. ôThis
is really weird,ö Hope said, breaking their silence.
Buffy took a deep breath. ôShould you change, or should I?ö she said,
beginning to laugh. Both girls burst into giggles, laughing
uncontrollably until their stomachs hurt.
When they were able to control themselves, the happy atmosphere turned
into a serious one. They shared their telephone conversations.
ôThis is all too much,ö Buffy said.
ôStrange. That is what I said,ö Hope sighed.
Buffy stared at her friend. ôWe have to win this fight. But how?ö
ôI donÆt know,ö she said, leaning up against the wall. ôI canÆt believe
they took your mother.ö
Buffy looked down, hiding her tears. Her stomach flipped upside down
and her throat tightened. <Mom. ItÆs my fault she is in danger > ôIf
they hurt her, they will live to regret it. Actually, part of me thinks
that Angel wonÆt do anything to her.ö
ôWhy do you think that?ö Hope questioned.
She shook her head and shrugged her shoulders. ôBecause he doesnÆt want
her. He wants me. And he wont let Spike hurt her because she is the
bate to lure me in.ö
Buffy stared at Hope. Suddenly an idea floated into her mind. Buffy
jumped up off the couch. ôI have an idea!ö She exclaimed, and pulled
Hope up the stairs.
She ran to her room. Hope followed her quickly, eager to find out what
Buffy was up to. Buffy pulled out her desk chair and told Hope to sit
in it. She stood behind her friend and they stared into the mirror.
ôDo you see what I see?ö Buffy asked.
ôNo,ö Hope replied honestly.
ôWith our blond hair, slender figures, light skin, we almost look
incredibly alike,ö she said. Hope examined her reflection against
BuffyÆs.
ôYou know, your right,ö she agreed. ôBut what does this have to do with
anything?ö
Buffy grinned mischievously. ôJust wait and youÆll find out.ö
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