Aw!! That's all I can say. I would have more words but I just watched the Avengers trailer and my brain is mush (Loki melted my panties--- I mean BRAIN!! My brain is melted and there are no words and I'm rambling and....)


Okay, I'm good now. Let's see, how do I use words. This chapter is awesome! Willow's overreaction is to be expected, and Tara's level headedness is also expected. I can't wait for the other Scoobies' reactions. And Black Jack's reaction(s) to Dawn being all with the Keyness.


So... in conclusion, you're amazing and I'm sorry for ranting about the Avengers. Well, no I'm not really sorry if you're an Avengers rabid fan like me, but if you aren't... sorry.

LOL, thanks.

Great chapter as usual! I sense a pattern developing here! This chapter was funny but cute in a way. I love Faith calling the PTB the Powers that could kiss her ass! (lol) They really were worthless most of the time.

Dawn getting kidnapped is nothing new but disturbing in a sense. I am surprised it happens so often though. She is a witch and a pretty powerful one at that. Not as powerful as Willow by any means but given time she could be and with Willow and Tara teaching her. She did perform that Wiccan spell back in the fifth season to summon her dead mother back to life even though it was probably a zombie. Nevertheless Willow commented later on that particular spell took a lot of power more then what Giles or Jenny could do. Tara could do it so could Amy but not many others.

She was something of a decent fighter if you remember in the last episode of the Sixth season fighting zombies in that cave with Buffy. She stated she had been watching Buffy for years slaying hense she picking up some moves. In the last season she trained with the potentials in hand to hand combat and weapons ( mostly swords and crossbow ) taught by Buffy and Giles. This training was further enhanced by Spike ( an excellent melee fighter himself. ) All her training paid off in the final battle against The First when she held her own and more by killing a half a dozen or more Übervampires and Bringers with nothing but a sword Spike had given her. All in all combined with her knowledge of various styles of hand to hand combat and backed up by her developing magic, she is a formidable Watcher not to be taken lightly.

I just had to point that out. Dawn is more then a damsel in distress. She is a Scooby trained by the very best and she has the means to prove it. Hoped you liked my insights for your wonderful story. Update soon and take care.:D

I did try to keep Faith in character and she's never been one to back off from speaking her mind. You're right, they are pretty worthless.

Yes she is a powerful witch and a trained Scooby, but as she said overwhelming force can still take her down. I think that her 'once a month and usually on a Tuesday' is something of an exaggeration, but is caused by her annoyance at the demons and various magic users who do think that she's the perfect helpless sacrifice/tool to use against her sister and do try to kidnap her. On the other hand, she never said that every attempted kidnapping was successful - what she did say was that she could take care of herself as well as any slayer.

This is something that is actually more about getting Black Jack to take the plunge about becoming a Scooby for her sake. Their perception that she is in frequent danger isn't wrong, but they still hasn't seen her in action yet. They don't know how good she is and won't for a while so that they can get up to speed in becoming fighters.

Loving it :)

That's good. Thank you.

Great Chapter! I like Faith worrying about Dawn but also giving her the freedom to explore her relationship. I'm sure things won't be quite so quiet when Buffy and Xander find out she's dating and dating BlackJack.

Thanks, that's just what I was going for. No, somehow I really don't think so either. LOL

Well, Black Jack seems to be dipping his/their toe in the Scooby water. First helping to lift a curse, now working on the physical aspects- of course, Dawn is very intelligent, so one has to wonder how long it will be before she realizes that her friend is going far beyond what a casual friend, or even a friend with an eye towards the bedroom, would normally be willing to do to help her.
I really like the thought you put into "BJ's" strength's and weaknesses, that neither is a martial artist, the health problems, and the way it gave them an excuse to show off for Dawn without a shirt. You are a troper, aren't you?
Getting to see more of their personality and interests, as well the diferences between the brothers, would also be great.
And, just to clarify: do they think two actual brothers, one of whom was undead, now make up this unique entity, or do two probably unrelated wrong-place wrong-time victims call themselves brothers due to their current circumstances?

Faith was wonderful, so in-character and such a great big sister. Also, I loved that hint of the relationship she now has with Wesley in the last chapter. That she trusts him to be there when she is that weak and him putting her over The Mission...

It occurs to me that Black Jack might like the idea of Dawn's scars scaring off some of the competition, though I believe he meant what he said completely.

Every time I see that there is an update, my mood is boosted before I even start reading. And once I do, it appears that I am inspired to write reviews bordering on short essays singing (well, typing) its praises. Thanks!

Thank you! Reviews like this always get me to thinking about what I should do next, or what I should fix, so the longer the better as far as I'm concerned. :D

Yeah, Black Jack knows where this is headed and knows what is necessary, even if they don't really want to do it. Dawn is worth any effort on their part though as far as they're concerned.

How soon Dawn is going to realize it? Not sure. She really hasn't had much luck in dating and the stuff the people around her have gone through really haven't given her much to go on as far as finding a really good guy, or at least one who is willing to try to be one. After all, Spike is her prime example of that. I'm not even sure she realized Jack was trying to kiss her, even if Faith knew.

I don't want to write supervamp. Black Jack is Not a Champion. They're just two guys who found themselves in a really bad situation and are dealing with it the best way they can. Now that they've found a girl that they can agree on, and one who likes them both, well they're doing everything they can to win her. That's why they know they need lessons and are willing to take them. As for the health problems, I actually suffered from Vitamin D deficiency one very bad and cold winter when I was rarely outside. I never noticed but my doctor did and read me a lecture on the subject.

I'm going to have to think about that, what makes them different I mean. They're really very similar, which is one of the reasons they get along so well.

All they know is that Black was already a vampire, while Jack was and is still human. Black knows some things that mean he had to have been a vampire for a while before they woke up together. So, probably just wrong place, wrong time on Jack's part. Black was probably either a childer or a vampire for hire of the idiot running the ritual. I'm thinking that it was a slayer who accidentally added Black to the mix by throwing him in the wrong direction when she crashed the party. They call themselves brothers because they've become brothers of the heart.

I really believe that Wes is the only Watcher for Faith, at least once he'd gotten his head out of his backside and had a little experience under his belt. I think that they took a long time to work through their issues, but they are a solid Watcher and Slayer pair now, friends as well as partners. Yes! I got her right! lol

Oh yes. *snicker* Neither of them are above using whatever they can think of to keep Dawn all to themselves, especially if it happens to be true.

You're Welcome.

I feel like if Dawn knew that Faith was spying on her, she would be really irritated. Even I'm irritated for her. I know Faith means well (as opposed to other Scoobies who love to sabotage each other and claim its that they are doing it out of the kindness of their heart-- assholes!!), it's kind of annoying how people think that it's okay to invade each other's privacy like that, and that there will be no consequences. Seriously, I'm surprised that Dawn hasn't flipped a lid, yet. Well anyway, I'm glad you updated, and keep 'em coming! :)

Ah, but that's why Faith is keeping out of sight. She doesn't want to spoil things for Dawn, just be there if she's needed. She's doesn't want to hand out the shovel speech and get on Dawn's bad side, but she doesn't want Dawn to run off with a guy that hasn't been vetted either. This is the day after another kidnapping after all. It is more about Dawn's safety than being a peeping tom on Faith's part.

And Dawn has flipped, many times, over just how over protective the Scoobies are of her. That's why she tried to lay down the law about Black Jack in the second chapter.

Excellent chapter: the high standard hitherto is very well maintained!

All of which is to say, I like Black Hat a lot.

I’ve never encountered Black Jack before, and I don’t much care whether your BJ is true to the canonical BJ. What’s vital for me is that your BJ is an interesting character and fits into your story, which he does. Very well, too.

Your craftsmanship in the writing of good English is praiseworthy. I spent 28 years of my working life cleaning up scientists’ scripts, so I know whereof I speak (er, write). Very well done!

One small thing in this chapter, though: “peaked her interest” should be “piqued her interest”.

Thank you very much!

Black Jack is an original character and I'm very glad to hear that he isn't turning out to be a Mary Sue. I haven't written that many OCs and I'm a bit wary of them, especially my own.

LOL, You can thank my great grandmother for that. She was an English teacher who insisted that her family speak and write the language correctly, especially her granddaughter who stayed with her frequently - my mother. She passed the lessons down to me.

Thank you for the correct spelling. I didn't know that one, but it is now fixed.

[snickers] Now that is a truly evil curse! Great chapter!

Unfortunately as I write this my DD is going through the exact same thing. 8( T-T

Thank you.

Perfect story. I am so into this. I hope you post the next chapter and soon. I look forward to more BlackJack Dawn interaction.

Thank you

Nice.
Carnage in the city indeed.I almost pity the bad guys who came up with this plan.

Not too smart of them. 8D

This chapter is definitely filler, but it's still amusing. It's great to see how Black Jack and Dawn are friends first, and the inclusion of Andrew (in all his hilariousness) is always welcome. People rib on Andrew a lot, but everyone needs that comic relief character. He's like the Zoidberg of Buffyverse. Looking forward to your next chapter.

Yep, not much Black Jack and Dawn interaction but I wanted to set up a situation where they could get their feet wet with the research.

I was hoping that I got him right. I never actually saw him, so all I've got to go on is what I've read in other fics.

Rice? Rice for breakfast? Must be an inside joke.

Cooked rice with cinnamon and sugar makes a very good hot cereal for breakfast.

The word should be that if the other vamps do not turn in the ones who did this; a whole army of slayers with EXTREME PMS will come after them- EVERYONE

Ah, but Black isn't about to get those ladies pissed off at him. In fact, he's all for staying as far away from them as possible. LOL

I'm really lucky. I don't get the more extreme forms of PMS, just a little techy.

Ooooh! I love this! I love all of your stuff, of course, and am really enjoying this because it is so different!

This is a creative new character and interest for Dawn. Plus, the PMS attack is also innovative!
Thanks again for a really enjoyable story. Looking forward to the next part. And any updates to Bones of the Reaper, with
which you also sucked me into Karl Urban fic, and Doom!
You are a dangerous woman!

Thank you!

I'm not sure where he came from (and he isn't telling me lol). I'm going to be introducing the Scoobies to Black Jack and Dawn's relationship one at a time and figured that Andrew would be the easiest. Coming up with something that would take out all of the slayers wasn't easy, but I'm glad that it worked.

8D My brain is a very scary place, LOL.

Will you be explaining why Dawn wasn't affected?? Great chapter and I love the idea some vamps thought that super powered women with PMS was a good idea!! lol

Nope, because it's just like Dawn thought - dumb luck. There's a reason Dawn and Buffy were calling them big, bad and stupid. LOL