Omg why oh why have thou forsaken us. !!!? Lol I wish u update this magnificent story

I wish I could...but I'm currently drowning in the realities of real life! I seriously hope to return to this story in the next couple of months, but I have to get through two relocations (one of my current office moving to a new building, and the other of me moving to a different facility which requires moving to a new town) and getting settled in my new position before I can devote myself back to my writing.

Sooo.... so far a great story though I do wonder if you will update again. Kind of want to see how Graduation will go with the X-Men helping out

Thanks for reviewing. I do intend to update this story again, but at the moment real life is devouring me and I have had almost no time to breathe, let alone think about writing. I am hoping to get back to this story soon, and I already have the next chapter in the works. I know it has been forever since I updated, and I hate making my reviewers wait so long. Graduation will figure into this story...that was part of my reason for writing it. Just be patient, and I will try very hard to get the next chapter out as soon as real life eases up on me.

This is a great story.
I hope you someday complete it.

Thank you so much. I have every intention of finishing it, but RL has been crazy for me lately. I've started my Master's degree, I've got several committees and groups that I am involved with, I'm teaching a summer program, and I'm actively searching for a full-time job as a teacher before the new school year begins. I am slowly picking away at the next chapter whenever I have time to write, but I am also working under the burden of writing longer chapters, as it has been pointed out to me that 46 chapters is a lot for one story. My schedule will (hopefully) clear up within the next two weeks, and I should have a solid month free to do some serious writing if I don't get that full-time job. But thanks for the review, and keep watching for that next chapter. I really am hoping to have a new chapter out within the next few weeks to a month.

I love it!! I hope you update soon:D

I have just finished rereading the series and I hope that you will get inspired to add more chapters and stories to it.


::Gives the plot bunny a slice of Chocolate Apple Pie::

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Neither fire nor wind,
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When are you coming back?

I really really wish there were more of this!

About your German translations and word usage:

"Dank" isn't used alone in German. Normally it is "Danke" oder "Dankeschön", both can be translated to "thanks" or "thank you".
"Dank Dir" would be a literal translation of "thank you", but it is not common.

"Auf Wiedersehen" is a phrase where the next translation would be "see you again", but as a phrase it always stands for "good bye".
This is the "standard German" or "High German" form of "good bye".
"Tschüß" would be a North German form, but is usually not used in written text.

I was led here by Methos' fanart; it's really good.

I wanted to comment on Giles' speculation about why it's always a teenage girl who's chosen. One thing that often gets overlooked in exploring this question is that human lifespans were a lot shorter in ancient times, so people tended to marry and start families earlier. A sixteen-year-old female would probably have given birth at least once, and more likely several times. That would A) give her more incentive to protect people from the demons even at the cost of her own life, and B) mean that she'd already made her contribution to the gene pool, so if she died, it was a smaller loss.

I'd add in some raving about how great the story and writing is, but others have already done so and done it better than I could. I'm definitely following you.

I can't believe I just only now found this story!!! I hope you continue with it. I'm really enjoying it! :)
-Amber

Very cool and nice work on the characterizations. Can't wait to see more.

Please more!

Well well well...

You win definite points for originality of concept, I’ll give you that; given that so many people go the more ‘direct’ route of making Buffy a relative of Scott, seeing her related to another X-man would be a change on its own, but making her the professor’s daughter is a REAL stroke of genius.

The opening chapters created a quickly intriguing and engaging picture of Buffy’s birth and the circumstances that lead to her being separated from her father (Even if the ‘why’ of it all remains a mystery; the obvious assumption would be that the comments about her testing ‘positive’ mean that she was identified as a Potential, but that doesn’t explain why she STILL grew up away from the Council even before her kidnapper’s implied past contact with Xavier is taken into account) were definitely dramatic, and lead neatly into the present of both series.

Plus, of course, your portrayal of Xavier’s reactions to his ‘re-discovery’ of ‘Elizabeth’ were definitely effective; I might think that he’s a BIT too controlling at times- automatically thinking of her as ‘Elizabeth’ when most available records and associates refer to her as ‘Buffy’ doesn’t exactly win him points, as an example; it gives the impression that he wants her on HIS terms rather than allowing her to make the decisions about what their relationship should be-, but given the circumstances under which he lost her he’s also showing exceptional restraint at trying to hold back the more intense feelings on that topic until he has to, and his decision not to be judgemental about issues such as Angel’s age helps in that regard (Although trying to set up a position for her at New York University even when she says she can’t leave costs him points as well).

Still, the twist with Xavier being abducted by Faith and the Mayor was definitely a dramatic method of introducing him to the supernatural side of Buffy’s life (Even if I wish that the X-Men HAD managed to get more directly involved in the confrontation over the Box of Gavrok; maybe they’d have managed to stop the Mayor getting his hands on it, even if it would probably have taken more power than they had at this time to DESTROY it).

Keep up the good work; should be interesting to see what happens in the run-up to the Ascension, if nothing else...

Thanks for your review.

The main reason I went with making Xavier Buffy's father was mostly because Professor X has been my favorite character in X-Men for a long time, and I find it increbily annoying how little respect/attention he's given because he doesn't have one of the flashy powers or fight the way the field team does. My original goal was to construct a story that made Charles Xavier a major player in the story, rather than his X-Men.

*grins* Not going to say anything about the kidnapping, except thanks for thinking that it was an interesting idea. The "why" of the story will be revealed later, although it may not be in this story since it is getting much longer than my original idea intended. The why of the kidnapping is probably going to become the basis of my sequel that I'm planning out.

Trying to figure out how Charles Xavier - a quiet, thoughtful man - would react in this situation has been one of the most enjoyable parts of writing this story, mostly because of how much I enjoy his character. I'm trying to keep him in character, while at the same time show how much of a strain this is on him.

I didn't want to do the traditional "meet, discover secret, spill the beans" way of introducing Xavier to the supernatural, so having him put directly into a situation where his mutant powers were of no use to him was a fun alternative. As for the X-Men...I was really torn about how involved they should have been with the Box of Gavrok issue. But since I wanted to have Buffy remain somewhat of a mystery to them for a while yet, I had to keep them on the outside.

Glad you're enjoying the story, and hopefully a new chapter will be coming soon!

So, I know you're basing this heavily on the Evolution animated series, but I'm wondering if you're going to pick up any influences from xmen: first class for it. Personally I adore the dynamic it creates if you pick up the back story that Raven is/was Charles' adopted sister.

I am basing this on the Evolution series, because it gives me a lot of leeway to work with - the X-Men are all teenagers, which puts them more in Buffy's age bracket, and the stories are simpler, which again gives me more wiggle room for inserting the supernatural when and where I choose.

I haven't actually seen First Class yet. I want to, but I'm not willing to pay the $12 to see it at the major theater. I'm waiting until it hits the $1 theater or DVD, whichever comes first. So don't look for First Class influences in this story, but possibly in the sequel that I'm already roughing out (after I see the movie, of course).

Thanks for the double review! You boosted this story to 600 reviews on this site! *looks for another award or prize*

Fantastic story so far (I read it all in a day!) I look forward to more.

Hm Wesley's gone to the council. If they bring someone in to "take care of" Faith and they succeed... well there's a new slayer for the hellmouth (cruel of me I know)

And where exactly is Cordelia in all this? In the "Earshot" episode I found her absolutely hilarious because she says EXACTLY what she is thinking.

*jaw drops* You read the entire story in a day? WOW! *looks around for a medal to award you* There will definitely be more coming in the future, I'm just exceedingly busy at the moment.

Wesley is sort of a stuck-up little jerk isn't he? I have to admit that he did sort of grow on me. I saw him first in "Angel" actually, since I watched that show before I ever saw "Buffy". So I will always favor the more mature, experienced Wesley to the arrogant little snot of "Buffy-dom".

Cordelia...I know I have sort of left her out for the moment. She is going to play more of a role in the upcoming chapters, but while I was trying to balance the Buffy/Charles angle, I couldn't devote a lot of attention to her, and she always was a bit of a side-character, especially in Season 3 after she and Xander break up. They don't really feature her as much until crunch time right before graduation. I do enjoy her character, but trying to balance her self-absorption with all the other tangle of emotions was a bit too much for me.

But don't worry, she will be making an appearance again soon. I just had to choose which of the minor characters had to take a place on the bench, and she was the one that it seemed easiest to leave out (no matter what her opinion on the subject would be).