Getting All Chosen by msclawdia
Chapter: Welcome Back to the Hellmouth

01/30/2011 03:01 am
I really like the staccato switching of scenes.  It builds an air of things to come.

Cas
01/24/2007 02:15 am
In the break between finishing your last fic and starting this one I forgot how much I like your writing, as well as the story. I also want to say well done for the way you take things that have been in the writer's mind and put them into the character's mouth - like the soul issue. Well done.

Thank you so much. I am really appreciating all the feedback.

12/19/2006 11:19 pm
Interesting to see Buffy giving the Slayer pep speech to the next generation. It's nice to think it might actually be Xander who's communicating with her in her dreams. It has to be hard on Spike to find out all the things he missed while he was out getting his soul.

You'll have to read on to find out what's going on with the Xander dreams. Spike did miss a lot while he was gone, and Buffy really could have used him (even though his reasons for going were admirable).

Lou
11/09/2006 10:34 am
Methinks they need to talk!

Thanks for reading!

10/31/2006 06:53 am
very good read, thank you. at least dawn's mind still works.

Thanks. I like writing Dawn smart.

10/31/2006 03:37 am
Amanda, and other new slayers, showing up is going to be interesting, I like how she referred to Spike as Billy. Spike really found out what he missed from his meeting with Dawn. I like that Spike was affected by Xander’s death. Very fascinating dream Buffy had with Xander, I am looking forward to finding out what some of it might mean.

Well, after all, that's what she heard Faith call him ;) Thanks for the feedback. I hope I can make this one live up to expectations!

10/29/2006 08:20 am
Great way to keep Xander here, even if it's in her dreams. Spike's come back and Dawn's had more of a conversation then he's had with Buffy. Hope this dream helps her to see him as the vamp who loves her still even with a shiny new soul. Great beginning. Thanks for getting the sequel to us this fast.

Thanks for all the feedback! And yes, I just couldn't quite manage a Xander-free story.

Emily
10/29/2006 02:51 am
I am so happy (not to mention thankful) that the sequel is already up and running! Your dream sequence with Xander was super, and I am glad that Dawn and Spike are on good terms. It broke my heart in S7 when Dawn wouldnt talk to him :sob:

Anywayz, great job, and I can't wait for more:)

Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked the Xander dream. I miss my poor dead Xander :)

Thanksfully, my Dawn doesn't have a good reason to dislike him, other than being sore at him for taking off all mysteriously.

10/28/2006 03:55 am
Like, dial it down a notch, B. We’re not founding a cult here

LMFAO!!!!!!!

(so when buffy had the stake out, that was the scene we had before? that we didn't get closure for before now? just making sure.)

Awesome chapter! (Now i'm going to have to read the epilogue of Borrowed Time heh again...lol. So i can see it all happen in order.

Also I love the dream. And does the dream alude to her getting more comfy with her slayer side?

Thanks! So glad I could get a laugh!

Indeed, this story picks up immediately after the end of BT:21 and fills in the action up to the epilogue.

I'm really pleased that the dream scene is working for people.

10/28/2006 12:12 am
the thing in the cage is the first slayer...or the slayer's essence or whatever...isn't it? :) great chapter, the dream was flawlessly done...and buffy's freak-out makes much more sense now...really looking forward to more, love :)

Thanks! The next chapter is with Kar so it should get posted soon. I'm relieved that Buffy's panic is a little clearer now. And yes, you can't go waking a bunch of slayers without the First Slayer showing up somehow or other...

Kittenuno
10/27/2006 04:38 pm
Such an intriguing beginning. Looking forward to the next chapter.

Thanks! It's with the beta now.

pretty_in_fangs
10/27/2006 02:06 pm
You're certainly caught my attention. (: And I'm so glad to see a sequel started.

Thanks! I'm working on the second chapter now.

Iceflame55
10/27/2006 09:35 am
That is an interesting thought. I'm assuming the "Thing" in the cage is the First Slayer, or the Demon they were created from. It might be interesting having a super buffy!

Thanks for reviewing! And good catch on the 'thing'. If you wake all the potentials, chances are you're going to provoke the First Slayer.

DizzyB
10/27/2006 05:58 am
Already lovin' it! More, please.

Thanks! I'm working on it :)

10/27/2006 05:27 am
Really pleased to see you've started this. Dream Xander is a great idea well used.
Thanks! I just couldn't have a Xanderless story :) I'm glad you liked it.

10/27/2006 05:25 am
That was a very interesting thing you just did, tying this chapter to chapter 21 of BT. (And I did go back and reread the epilogue of BT too.) Tying all three together like you did was something I haven't seen anyone else do before. Very interesting!!! :)

Great beginning, looking forward to the next chapter!!!

Thank you. I wanted to fill in the gaps between the two because while the epilogue showed things getting better with Buffy and Spike, it didn't deal with Amanda, etc. I'm working on the next chapter and hope to have it ready soon.

10/27/2006 05:17 am
Really pleased to see you've started this. Dream Xander is a great idea well used.

Thanks! I just couldn't have a Xander-free story.

Fangfaceandrea
10/27/2006 03:45 am
Yay more fic! grat beggining . and I loved that Xander/Buffy dream interaction, it's just heartbreaking .

Thanks so much! Even though I killed off poor Xander, I couldn't imagine writing this story without him in it somehow.