elked posted a comment on Wednesday 4th March 2009 12:38pm

Hiya again,

I really love this chapter. This new side of Xander is interesting. Rather often he is described as a very good craftsman, so I find his success believable. But alas without any nagging my day wouldn't be complete.

Why is Mr. Michaels not more concerned about Xander? According to later chapters he thinks of him as his son. And more important shouldn't Xander be more troubled by the loss of his eye. I know I would be.

You wrote:
"As long as I keep taking the pills, Morning Dawnie."
She sniggered at him, "Yeah, I heard about that."
And the meaning is?

Again, every answer will be most welcome.

Ikke

elked posted a comment on Wednesday 4th March 2009 12:00pm

Hiya again,

another question(s) from me. As promised/threatened I am slowly going through the chapters.

According to your description at the beginning of the first chapter the fight against the First went different than in canon. But what happend between Xander and Spike that they hate each other that much? I mean yes, in the beginning of canon they hated each other, but over time they started to hate each other less. I don't know if you could call it friendship or just truce, but the hate you describe here wasn't there anymore. So, what went different?

Why is supporting Buffy the only way for Willow to get what she wants? And how was Xanders reaction to Willow predictable for Spike? He didn't know that Willow would take Buffys side, did he? Or did you only mean Xanders reaction to the engagement?

Why would Xander negotiate the rebuilding of the High School for the first time five years after the not-ascending of the Mayor? Wasn't it rebuild before the fight with the First? Dawn went there and Buffy worked there, didn't they? And didn't the Scoobies get to the First by going to the Hellmouth which lay beneath the reconstructed High School?

Btw, I really liked your point about the Spike-babysitting-Dawn-thing. I mean yes, at that time he had the chip and the soul, but even before the chip he was hurting them all a lot more with his schemes and his words than with actual bodily violence. So what should have stopped him harming her? Having a soul doesn't make you a saint.

I hope you don't mind all these questions. Any answers would be most welcome.

Ikke

P.S.: Sorry if the answers to my questions should be self-explanatory, but English is not my first language and quite often I don't understand things in their entirety.

elked posted a comment on Wednesday 4th March 2009 10:46am

Hiya Jeconais,

a few days ago I found this story at the XanderZone. I really liked it and just couldn't stop reading. It was so interesting that I read the 15 parts posted there in one night. While looking for further parts I found an additional chapter at this archive.

And here we are: a couple of days later and I still got some questions in my mind about a few points. So I decided to read the whole story again (albeit at a much slower pace).

I confess that I haven't seen all episodes of btvs, but I thought that Spike fought for his soul because he loved Buffy. So why would he kiss someone else? Is he kissing the dark haired person to set up Dawn and get her to confront Buffy?

Ikke

Ph34r_n0_3V1L posted a comment on Tuesday 10th February 2009 5:20pm

Awesome story.

Any chance of an update any time soon?

Draco's Girl posted a comment on Tuesday 20th January 2009 3:40pm

Read this a long time ago and I just enjoyed reading it again. I hope to find out how it ends. Thanks for all of the wonderful stories.

Rage and Light posted a comment on Monday 8th December 2008 11:45am

Hey man this was a great story and I have check to see if you have finsihed it quite often and so far it's remained unfinsihed and I was wondering if you had any plans to acuually come back to it and just do one more chapter to close it down as it would be a shame to leave it as I happen to think this is one of the best stories I've ready

david

Ian Major posted a comment on Saturday 22nd November 2008 12:06pm

Here's to hoping this is one day finished :)

Matt T posted a comment on Monday 17th November 2008 4:11am

Have to say, I've reread this several times over the past few years, and besides the shaky first couple of chapters it is still the best alternate S7 story i've read. I realize that after so long you are unlikely to feel a sudden urge to take this one up again, regardless of how much we beg or bribe, but maybe you would consider posting a... montage? That the right word? Just whatever small scenes you already have from your outline or notes as a conclusion to a damn good read :) The fact i really, really want to know what happens next is totally irrelevant, honest!:P Keep up the good work in any case, mate!

tiberius23 posted a comment on Sunday 16th November 2008 8:00pm

Well, holy crap. I originally got into your Harry Potter stories, and actually have been eagerly awaiting new stuff, so in my daily perusal of the site, decided to go ahead and check out the Buffy stories. Wow. Well played, I must say. Hopin this gets finished sometime, or that if you got a rough draft that I could perhaps read it. Thanks for the stories.

Kailblade posted a comment on Sunday 2nd November 2008 12:21am

Any chance this will be updated soon?

TheNekoWithWings posted a comment on Saturday 20th September 2008 8:26am

Omigodomigodomigod.... you're awesome. Rocking like an 80s metal band. Pleeeaaaaase update! >.<

Tiffls posted a comment on Monday 8th September 2008 3:55pm

I have read quite a few good things about this story and it has lived up to everyone of them. Thanks for writing!

Godogma posted a comment on Monday 1st September 2008 10:50pm

Excellent chapter, I'd quite like to see it finished. I've read it several times. Its a very realistic take on Xander and Dawn in a relationship - even though it does have some character bashing in the beginning (in my experience its very hard not to have character bashing for later season Buffy - the writers were grabbing more and more stupidity to stuff into the characters/show to try and keep its death knell at bay).

As it stands this is excellent, I've been reading it at the XanderZone and the 16th part isn't posted there.

runnerman87 posted a comment on Saturday 30th August 2008 7:10pm

Peter, James & Harry Construction? That's cheeky, friend.

runnerman87 posted a comment on Saturday 30th August 2008 6:46pm

You know, this Xander sounds remarkably like a certain Harry Potter. Granted that I was never a big Buffy fan, so it might just be coincidence, but you've got to admit that it's odd.

Lady FoxFire posted a comment on Friday 25th July 2008 2:21am

Found and LOVED!!! But please finished this story.

Michael10 posted a comment on Friday 25th July 2008 2:05am

Sat and re-read the whole thing. Still a great story. Come on, you say only a chapter or two...PLEASE, in the words of a certain sorcerer from Mortal Kombat, "FINISH HIM" or in this case IT. Please, still awesome story.

Holly posted a comment on Tuesday 22nd July 2008 8:35pm

I just found this story and I have to tell you I LOVE it! I've not read any Xander/Dawn pairing stories before but now I think it might be one of my favorite pairings. I hope you update again soon! Keep up the great work.

bsr posted a comment on Tuesday 22nd July 2008 6:31pm

was wondering if your going to finsh this

easysam posted a comment on Friday 20th June 2008 9:47pm

This is one of the best fic I have ever read. I can't wait for it to be continued. Keep up the great work!

Sam