sirc
09/11/2008 11:26 am
Great chapter!
Thank you! :)
holly
08/27/2008 04:15 pm
I just discovered this story and I'm beyond addicted to it...It's amazing..they way you cover things mentioned in the show and the transition from William to Spike is perfect...can't wait for more!
Thank you! I'm a big fan of William, so exploring his transformation into Spike was a lot of fun for me. I'm happy to know that you enjoyed reading about it. :D
cheryl
08/11/2008 03:15 pm
Update coming soon - please?!
Your wish is granted. Sorry for the delay!
Arielle
07/07/2008 07:28 pm
OMG.... It's been almost like.. A YEAR!!
*bangs head on keyboard*
I still come here everyday and wait.. and watch.. for something... an update...
*bangs head on keyboard*
I still come here everyday and wait.. and watch.. for something... an update...
I'm so, so sorry about the long delay between updates. I suffered a head injury while horseback riding and that put me behind. I hope you haven't abandoned the story. (((hugs)))
TwilightChild
06/17/2008 10:59 pm
Absolutely amazing! And Spike coming to Angel of all people? Very unexpected. Can't wait to see what that brings.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
TwilightChild
06/17/2008 10:58 pm
Absolutely amazing! And Spike coming to Angel of all people? Very unexpected. Can't wait to see what that brings.
Arielle
06/17/2008 05:06 pm
Lemme guess... He's gonna help him get his soul back?
Seriously, girl!! You should become an editor/story writer in films and TV!!! You have some serious talent that should NOT be wasted! Nowadays the stories in TV and movies are complete CRAP made just to get money. You could be getting money and making great story lines!
Take Smallville for instance. When it started it was OK but now it has gone sooo far downhill that it is just horrible. Season 6 & 7 are both editing massacres! But now it's popular so they can make absolute shit and people still like it.... Just think, you could control the world with your writing. If you make movies where all they drink is Mountain Dew, everybody who saw that film will drink Mountain Dew!
Seriously, girl!! You should become an editor/story writer in films and TV!!! You have some serious talent that should NOT be wasted! Nowadays the stories in TV and movies are complete CRAP made just to get money. You could be getting money and making great story lines!
Take Smallville for instance. When it started it was OK but now it has gone sooo far downhill that it is just horrible. Season 6 & 7 are both editing massacres! But now it's popular so they can make absolute shit and people still like it.... Just think, you could control the world with your writing. If you make movies where all they drink is Mountain Dew, everybody who saw that film will drink Mountain Dew!
Wow, I am just incredibly flattered by your review. I've been AWOL on and off for the past couple of months, and this was such a nice surprise to return to. Thank you so much for the support. I really appreciate it more than I can say. :)
06/14/2008 07:20 pm
I'm finally catching up on this story. I loved this last chapter. Lot's of emotion and I loved the ending. Can't wait for the next chapter!
lol. Well, I'm finally catching up on answering my reviews. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter. I'm sorry there was such a delay in posting the new one. :)
06/13/2008 11:01 pm
Lots of powerful things happened in this chapter. I just hope that Buffy and Spike can see their way through things.
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
06/13/2008 09:27 pm
buffy really needs to blend her thoughts,emotions,needs and feelings into a coherent whole. spike is really in bad shape if he needs angel's help. very good read, thank you.
I couldn't agree with you more. Thank you for the review. :)
06/13/2008 07:41 pm
Gee wizz how fantastic is this!
Ive been away from the community for a while and i came back to 6 new chapters and im extatic about the way you are taking this!
Bravo!
Ive been away from the community for a while and i came back to 6 new chapters and im extatic about the way you are taking this!
Bravo!
Thank you! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. :D
06/13/2008 05:21 am
Oh, wow. I hardly know what to review here since this was such an intense chapter. I just knew Buffy would badger Dawn at the hospital... how could she not?
And Spike's rage and demon-destruction was very well written. Buffy leaving him just about broke my heart.
Spike seeking out Angel for help really means he's at his wit's end. Poor Spike.
And Spike's rage and demon-destruction was very well written. Buffy leaving him just about broke my heart.
Spike seeking out Angel for help really means he's at his wit's end. Poor Spike.
Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter, and I hope the long wait for a new one hasn't dampened your enthusiasm for the story. I always like reading your thoughts. :)
06/13/2008 01:03 am
The quality of mercy is still not Buffy - excellent chapter. Can't wait to see what Angel will do. Will he help Spike get Buffy back?
No, sadly Buffy still has a lot to learn in that department. But at least she's not beating the crap out of him in a filthy alley. ;) Thanks for the review!
KAMLA
06/12/2008 07:59 pm
I LOVE THIS FREAKIN STORY!!
I'm flattered to know that you feel that way. Thank you! :D
mise
06/12/2008 05:31 pm
woo!!! another chapter.......i love this story!!! woo i always get excited when i read your stories!! oh!! I hou dont turn this all around on buffy like authors seem to do often!! but yay!!! new chapter........thanks
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :D
06/12/2008 03:34 pm
Dint like the Angel thing in the story.. why people always have to bring him up? anyway, I hope the story keeps good, even with Spike asking Angel for help./.......
I'm sorry you dislike Angel. I think the reason writers utilize his character in their stories is because he is an integral part of Spike's past, but I know that doesn't always mean he's likeable. Thanks for the review. :)
jess2357
06/12/2008 02:41 pm
Interesting. What, exactly, could our antihero be looking for from the great brooder himself? Can't wait to find out in the next thrilling installment of forward to time past.
Thank you! I just hope the long wait between updates didn't make you change your mind about that. :)
06/12/2008 01:50 pm
I love this story so much. Even though my worst fears are often confirmed, I can't wait to read each update. This chapter didn't disappoint! Hopefully Angel will give Spike some purpose; as it is, he's almost beyond help. I suppose it's something Buffy realises how shortsighted she's been, but my heart aches for Spike.
Keeping creatures in vile conditions for what they can yield? Take a look at your supermarket eggs!
Keeping creatures in vile conditions for what they can yield? Take a look at your supermarket eggs!
Keeping creatures in vile conditions for what they can yield? Take a look at your supermarket eggs! And that is exactly where the inspiration for the breeder demon came from ... I think you're the first reader who made a connection between it and the agriculture industry. :) Thanks so much for the review!
ya_lublyu_tebya
06/12/2008 10:18 am
Oh wow. That was a heartwrenching chapter. Wonder what he expects Angel to do. I'm just glad the Poof didn't close the door on him - him being so very desperate right now is not good.
I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter. Thank you for taking the time to review. (((hugs))) :)
Deb
06/12/2008 09:59 am
Another hauntingly brilliant chapter. He's pretty desperate if he's going to Angel.
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
pearlseed
06/12/2008 09:16 am
At least Dawn is true blue odie colonie--Willow was nice in last chapter and maybe Giles can mitigate some of the meaness. Buffy doesn't deserve herself she is so mortally fouled up. More please with some joy if you have any just laying around.
pearlseed
06/12/2008 09:15 am
At least Dawn is true blue odie colonie--Willow was nice in last chapter and maybe Giles can mitigate some of the meaness. Buffy doesn't deserve herself she is so mortally fouled up. More please with some joy if you have any just laying around.
Joy? I dunno ... I am an angst whore after all. But I'll see what I can do. ;) Thanks for the review!
IT
06/12/2008 07:46 am
Oh, poor Spike! If he's asked Angel for help, he must have hit bottom. Lovely writing as always. Thanks for the update.
Someone on another board described Spike as being like a junky who'd hit bottom, and I think that description is very apt. Of course, the one good thing about being rock bottom is that there is only one way you can go ... up. Thanks for the review. :)
06/12/2008 05:21 am
the line "Instead, he battered the vampire’s back with its sharp tip, leaving purple indentations like Morse code and a pain so insignificant Spike didn’t even notice it" was incredibly beautiful.
Spike's pain in the cave was heartbreaking. I do hope you've got a happier ending planned for us some time in the future. All of this story has been amazing, but since we've been back to the present, it's been so hard to read. I'm just hoping for happiness in the end.
Spike's pain in the cave was heartbreaking. I do hope you've got a happier ending planned for us some time in the future. All of this story has been amazing, but since we've been back to the present, it's been so hard to read. I'm just hoping for happiness in the end.
Thank you very much! That was one of my favorite lines as well. :)
kim
06/12/2008 04:46 am
IB - I've been feeling bad for the caged demon, too, when a scene has her. Animals shouldn't suffer. :)
I hope Buffy will remember that she promised to teach Spike how to be good, that he begged her to help guide him, because that's exactly what she didn't do. She's really shown a lack of maturity in this story, being so self-involved, and even if she and Spike are done, i hope it's an inner wake-up call to Buffy the Girl. Basically everyone but Dawn has royally f-ed up, though.
Spike showing up like this reminds me of a similar incident in a fic I once beta-d, though Spike showed up looking like hell with a soul, too, but still for help from Angel.
I'm glad Spike wasn't seen by the others in the hotel before he got to Angel's door.
I'm really anxious for how you're going to draw this to a close. I'd honestly be okay if it didn't end up with Spuffy together, as long as everyone's learned things, ya know? Their relationship is one of those cases where you see the potential of the couple, but you also see that they need, like, 5 years more growth before they should be together. Not a "not ever" couple, just not now...
I hope Buffy will remember that she promised to teach Spike how to be good, that he begged her to help guide him, because that's exactly what she didn't do. She's really shown a lack of maturity in this story, being so self-involved, and even if she and Spike are done, i hope it's an inner wake-up call to Buffy the Girl. Basically everyone but Dawn has royally f-ed up, though.
Spike showing up like this reminds me of a similar incident in a fic I once beta-d, though Spike showed up looking like hell with a soul, too, but still for help from Angel.
I'm glad Spike wasn't seen by the others in the hotel before he got to Angel's door.
I'm really anxious for how you're going to draw this to a close. I'd honestly be okay if it didn't end up with Spuffy together, as long as everyone's learned things, ya know? Their relationship is one of those cases where you see the potential of the couple, but you also see that they need, like, 5 years more growth before they should be together. Not a "not ever" couple, just not now...
Just wanted to drop you a (very!) belated line to thank you for the review. (((hugs)))
06/12/2008 04:39 am
You know, this story you're writing just keeps getting better and better, even as things get worse and worse. I can't tell where this is going, I've never been able. That's so neat! And poor Spike. Please, please let there be a happy ending at the end of this plot for him with Buffy. *sniffle*
Thank you so much! I couldn't ask for a better compliment than that. :)
06/12/2008 03:57 am
This chapter saddened me so. I can't imagine what you have in store for them. Please let us know soon!
I'm sorry to make you sad -- and to make you wait so long for a new chapter. That was definitely not intentional, I promise, and I'll do my best to ensure it doesn't happen again. I just hope you haven't lost interest in the story in the meanwhile. (((hugs)))
laura
06/12/2008 03:57 am
I wonder what Angel will do? So enjoying this story
Thank you! I'm glad that you are. :)
06/12/2008 02:59 am
There is one thing that's bothering about this story: I have no frickin' clue what the hell is going to happen!!!!!!!!! I'm pretty good at guessing what's going to happen next, but I'm at a loss. How is Angel supposed to help him? Angel knows about souls, but only if one is cursed. And there hasn’t really been a “gotta have a soul” theme in rest of the fic.
There’s the obvious theme of love. It’s obvious that Buffy still loves Spike--at the very least, the William part of Spike--but can she accept the Spike part, too? There’s no way to separate them, but she doesn’t seem likely to forget after what just happened. Sure, Buffy’s pretty rankled right now, and maybe she could once she calms down. But Buffy is nothing if not unswerving in her convictions.
Time: Would Spike visit Lurky and fight to earn a pass to 1880? Wouldn’t change everything he had with Buffy back then? Wouldn’t she just end up being pulled back to the present eventually anyway? Maybe something with the time travel theory will come into play.
There’s a little niggling suspicion in the back of my head that something—maybe everything—is going to change big time. I don’t know what. I don’t know how, I don’t know when. But I do know that you won’t tell me :-P
:sigh: I hate not knowing…
And am I the only one who felt sorry for the demon, locked in that cage for months with no purpose other than to lay eggs, trapped inside, unable to move around, wallowing in her own filth? And when she’s finally released, she gets bludgeoned to death! I don’t care if she is a dangerous beast; that’s no way to treat anybody or anything. It’s completely inhumane. And, yes, I realize that Spike isn’t human, but Suit Guy is human, which is just proof that even humans can be evil, Buffy. Ugh! That makes me so mad :grr:
lol. See now? That's my goal. I want to keep everyone guessing up until the very last paragraph. Hopefully, though, I won't make you guys wait another three months for a new chapter. Sorry 'bout that ... :)
06/12/2008 01:26 am
what a heart break story for Spike - but what an exciting and wonderful new work you are adding to the New Buffyverse FF -
Congratulations on your terrific new story - I sure wish that Buffy would try to understand some part of her complicity in all this - I am very interested to see what the consequences for her relationship with Giles will become.
Everyone has played their own tragic part leading up to this, from Dawn and her wonderful dedication and love for Spike to Buffy's fantasy William and her desire and passion for that past history, Giles putting his own agenda before the needs of his Slayer and perhaps the most tragic of all - Spike and his desparate need to have Buffy in his life. Love with this much need and passion, what a complex and truly sad way to experience life -
What a pity that so much time had to pass before Spike/William could encounter Buffy again -
Excellent Update and much thanks for not making us wait too long -
Congratulations on your terrific new story - I sure wish that Buffy would try to understand some part of her complicity in all this - I am very interested to see what the consequences for her relationship with Giles will become.
Everyone has played their own tragic part leading up to this, from Dawn and her wonderful dedication and love for Spike to Buffy's fantasy William and her desire and passion for that past history, Giles putting his own agenda before the needs of his Slayer and perhaps the most tragic of all - Spike and his desparate need to have Buffy in his life. Love with this much need and passion, what a complex and truly sad way to experience life -
What a pity that so much time had to pass before Spike/William could encounter Buffy again -
Excellent Update and much thanks for not making us wait too long -
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm sorry it took me so long to respond to your review ... and to post a new chapter. Hopefully, that won't happen again. :)
Miss. Onyx
06/12/2008 01:18 am
...........WOWZA. I was not expecting that at ALL! I think Angel will be an interesting addition to the saga that is Forward to Time Past. Especially with all the history you have devised for him, thus far. :)
hee. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the review. :D
06/12/2008 12:57 am
You know, Buffy's had quite a few muck ups of her own of endangering the ones she loved by doing what she believed is right. Why, if memory serves, because of her foolhardiness at believing she could shoulder full responsiblity for Angelus, attempting to protect those around her, she instead left Xander with a broken arm, Willow in a coma, Giles kidnapped and tortured horribly, and Kendra dead. Just saying :P It's not like Spike wanted Dawn hurt, or wanted her to follow him--she unfortunately got caught in the crossfire that is Spike and Buffy's relationship, and she wanted to make sure that her friend was okay. Also the whole "if Giles had given her the money" thing, yeah, none of that would have happened.
But, I'm glad Spike was smart enough to know when he needed help, and that Angel was the most qualified party. Dawn aside, he's the only family Spike has left. I am very interested and excited to see their interactions in the next update.
But, I'm glad Spike was smart enough to know when he needed help, and that Angel was the most qualified party. Dawn aside, he's the only family Spike has left. I am very interested and excited to see their interactions in the next update.
Well, I've finally managed to finish and post the new chapter, so maybe some of your curiosity will be satisfied. Then again ... maybe not. You know me, I'm evil and like to keep everyone guessing. :evil: A (very!) belated thanks for the review.
06/12/2008 12:49 am
Oh dear! God THIS is angst not just plot necessary obstacles! She knows well he is William and has chosen to shut off...that is the worst possible thing. She isn't even thinking of how little time he's had with her as his conscience..teaching him. Where was the teaching when she was painting her nails and planning a school course with him next to her often battered and not eating???? She had to know, admits it herself yet takes no responsibility for not having questioned and guided as he had asked her to do.
Giles DID set this in motion and I really hope he'll have to pay and will feel guilt.
Have a feeling Spike is soul searching now. He knows that he cannot trust Buffy to be his moral compass...she's too self involved really. He also knows that he has made a mess of it. Poor guy really was trying the best that he could. In the only way he knew how he was taking care of his girls because no one else was that's for certain.
Painful chapter...you can FEEL the emotion pour off the screen and rip into your heart. Looks very bleak but not unrepairable. Hope Angel finally does the right thing here.....he owes them both.
Kathleen
Giles DID set this in motion and I really hope he'll have to pay and will feel guilt.
Have a feeling Spike is soul searching now. He knows that he cannot trust Buffy to be his moral compass...she's too self involved really. He also knows that he has made a mess of it. Poor guy really was trying the best that he could. In the only way he knew how he was taking care of his girls because no one else was that's for certain.
Painful chapter...you can FEEL the emotion pour off the screen and rip into your heart. Looks very bleak but not unrepairable. Hope Angel finally does the right thing here.....he owes them both.
Kathleen
As with almost everything else in my life, I am incredibly behind in answering my reviews. I know it's been ... well ... months since you left this one. But I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your taking the time to write it. Your reviews are always so full of insight and so encouraging for me to read. Thank you. :)
06/12/2008 12:15 am
So I get a notification in my email that this story has been updated, and I POUNCE. And as always, you do not disapoint. Poor, poor Spike *pets him*. Love the re-introduction of Angel; can't wait to see what happens next. I hope Dawn kicks Buffy's ASS when she gets out of the hospital. Please update again soon!
I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter. I'm sorry it took me so long to answer your review -- and to post another update. I hope you haven't lost interest in the story in the meantime. (((hugs)))