Ya know, if John can get through to Xander, prove he really is the same guy as was at the Nakatome Incident - assuming the Scoobies ever heard of it, their lives being as they are - he could be a powerful and positive influence on the teen. Maybe prevent the death of Kendra - or at least make it temporary a la Buffy's Minor Death the year or so before...

So now we'd get a Xander getting training that Giles has so shamefully neglected, while a certain Boston Southie and the Caribbean Bombshell can further their own Slayer lives... And now their are three Slayers wandering around...

Paraphrase: "Now that I think about it, your experience might be exactly what Sunnydale needs, but what the town needs and what you need might not be the same thing, John."
Awesome. Sums up the spirit of the movies. Banter has the right tone. Looks like this fic is in good hands ;)
Good distillation of the episode's fight scene. Seems like he'll be short a few witnesses when he arrives.
Sweet, love the character. John's a smart hero and able to retreat when he needs to.

Good story looking forward to your next chapter.

Now I love the Die Hard movies and oddly enough I can see John McClane as the father Buffy never knew she had...hey they have the same smart a#@ response to everything, not to mention the witty repartee!

Good stuff. Well done. Thanks for sharing!

Interesting Xover, I can't wait to see where you take this. Plus I'd love to see him make puppy!Oz, hidden_rebel!Giles and maybe side_kick!Xander his trifecta of sanity. 'Cause, I can't see him having any patience with the "girl" power or SoCal attitude. Please, have him give Cordy at least one verbal bitch-slap, when she starts to try to through her sarcasm around? PLEEEEASE!!!! Oh, say...something about her clothes and street walkers? LOL Plus Buffy's mom is available.

LOL and judging by Holly, Joyce would be his type too. We'll see.

Different, I like. Thank you.

An intriguing start. While Buffy has had a few bad experiences with police, they can't all be incompetent. If I remember correctly, most of her run-ins with SPD occurred when Mayor Wilkins and Principal Snyder were targeting her.
I look forward to seeing John deal with a police force under seige, not just by run-of-the-mill vampires and demons, but by the various larger threats and incidents that blow through town, such as the Judge, Slayerfest, Kokistos, the Gentlemen, etc. Who knows? It may be that any Sunnydale police officer who survives a year on the night shift is actually VERY good at their job, and tends to get offers from SWAT teams or special crimes units in other cities.
(And maybe your story can explain why in Sunnydale the morgue is still a windowless room in the basement, and the coroner is stupid enough to work at night? I'd think I'd want a room with LOTS of windows facing east, and I wouldn't enter the morgue until well after sunrise.)

With a new part of the Die Hard franchise coming out soon, I was pleasantly surprised to see this. So far, the writing is very good. I hope you can keep it up as it looks very promising. As this is John McClane, I can't help but think that in some way, the Mayor is behind the acceptance of his application, maybe to keep the 'nightlife' in check a bit more. After all, like Al used to say, when John gets a 'feeling', insurance companies go broke. Someone like that in Sunnydale?

Wrecking ball, meet egg.

So, yes, me thinks the 'nightlife' is in for a rude awakening.

I can so see hero worship from Xander, if and when he sees Johnny-boy on a roll. Same sort of humor, not to mention the fact Xander still has the whole Halloween remnant floating around in his brain, albeit less now.

*shudders*

On second thought, if Wilkins is really behind this, what was he smoking? McClane and Xander on their own are quite a handful. Partnering up? Yeah, not much left standing in a very short time.

Very promising start!

Interesting start - I'm looking forward to seeing McClane putting Snyder firmly in his place.

ooh! good idea :)

Oh boy ... Detective John McClane in Sunnydale?
His first 'task' on duty is the Order of Taraka?
I see nightly firefights with submachine guns and exploding buildings in the future.

Let's see what you can cook up there.

Yippee Ki Yay :)

I meant some little bits that foreshadow some of the weirdness in SunnyDale. Like a "Barbecue fork" statistic seen on a desk while John is walking past, or an officer sporting a scar from a bite on the neck, or some files showing how they have a new coroner every few months. If the cops are aware of the nightlife, maybe a mirror at the entrance. Or some advice about never to invite someone into your home from a SPD veteran. Not normal procedure, just something a trained cop like John might pick up at odd at first sight upon walking through the station.

:) patience, grasshopper

Very interesting premise. I am looking forward to the next parts. Will there be flashbacks showing more of his introduction at the police?

Neither Buffy nor the Die Hard franchise is a police procedural, and I don't really want to turn either one into a police procedural. The introduction of McClane at the police station is more scene setting and establishing that Sunnydale _has_ a police department. I do want to portray the Sunnydale Police Department as being more than a bunch of corrupt incompetents though, introduce a few dedicated cops doing their best to combat evil both inside and outside the police department.

If there is something specific you feel is missing, I'm open to feedback.

Nice concept for a crossover, I look forward to reading more.