Hellmouth Looping

[DOA40]

Or, if Xander decided to go as a soldier during the Halloween episode, he could "borrow" a couple of rocket launchers from that depot and have everyone fire into the Hellmouth. The chaos would probably cause a loop reset or fused loop.

Now, with that out of the way, part 2 of my Xander/Death series. . . .

*_*

"And teacher makes three. . . ." the recently de-souled Angelus said, his face morphing into his vampire visage.

Jenny Calender, aka Janna Kalderash, knew that if she didn't get out of there and now, she would be dead in an instant. So, she started to do just that. Too bad Angelus was faster than her. With a roar, he jumped across the expanse that was between them and grabbed her tightly.

"NO!!!!" Jenny cried out in horror.

Angelus throws her back into the locked, causing it to break open. Looking back at him, she quickly scrambled to her feet and began to run.

"Oh, good." Angelus said with a hint of amusement. "I need to work up an appetite first."

*_*

Jenny ran down the halls of Sunnydale High, trying desperately to find an exit of the school and away from one of the Scourge of Europe. She knew that Angelus was just toying with her, as that was part of his usual methods, but didn't intend to become a victim tonight is she could help it. She just had to find a way out of the school first.

As she passed by a large arched window, she ran right into the waiting arms of Angelus. Letting out a scream of terror when he grabbed her, she could only stare in fear as he brought one hand up behind her head and the fingers of his other hand upon her lips.

"Sorry, Jenny, this is where you get off." Angelus said in a gentle voice.

"I don't think so, Deadboy." a voice in darkness said.

Growling in frustration at the interruption, Angelus turned to see none other than Xander Harris stepping out of the shadows that were being cast down the hallway. He was dressed kinda oddly. He was wearing a black suit jacket, pants, and shoes, but he was wearing a T-shirt underneath that that said, "ôGod made death so we'd know when to stop.ö He was gazing at what looked like a heavy black watch on his wrist and seemed to be ignoring the fact that Angelus was seconds away from killing Jenny.

"Xander. . . ." Jenny cried out from behind Angleus' fingers. "Get out of here!!!! He'll kill you."

"No, Harris." Angelus said with a grin. "I want you to stay and watch this. After I'm done killing the little teacher here, I'll kill you next. Can you imagine the look on Buffy's face when she finds you dead? Or better yet, maybe I'll turn you instead. It'll kill her to have to stake her best friend."

"I don't think you'll do any of those things, Deadboy." Xander said, as he looked from his watch. "You see, what I think you'll do is let Miss Calender go and leave before I end your pitiful existence."

"You. . . ." Angelus said with a snort of amusement. "Kill me? I'd like to see you try, Harris."

"Okay, Deadboy, don't say I didn't warn you." Xander said with a grin.

Suddenly, the shadows that Xander seemed to have previously walked out of began to flow along the floor. Xander continued grinning, as they began to slither up his body and form a long black hooded cloak around him. He was still grinning as the skin and tissue began to melt away from his face, leaving nothing but a bleached white skull in its place. Finally, a long rod form in Xander's hand, which he tapped against the ground, causing a very sharp looking scythe blade to pop out of it.

NOW THEN, LIAM. I THINK IT'S TIME YOU AND I HAD A *LONG* OVERDUE TALK ABOUT YOU MISSING YOU ALLOTED DEATH DAY. Xander, now the incarnation of Death, said in a hollowless monotone.

Jenny could only stare in horror as the thing that had once been Xander Harris began to move towards the vampire known as Angelus. Angelus, on the other hand, could swear he heard the sounds of bagpipes playing from seemingly nowhere as that grinning skull decended upon his undead form.

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Once again, like or hate it? Let me know. Also, DhampyrX2, go ahead and write what you want to about Xander being Death if you want. It would be a little hypocritical of me to complain about something like that.

Until next time. Ja ne.

 

[DhampyrX2]

I like the setup and that Jenny is well and duly freaked out, but I would think Angelus would run like hell at this point instead of just standing there. He didn't live that long taking foolish chances, after all.

I also think this works better as a regular fic than as a loop.

 

[AnimeRonin]

I like the setup and that Jenny is well and duly freaked out, but I would think Angelus would run like hell at this point instead of just standing there. He didn't live that long taking foolish chances, after all.

I also think this works better as a regular fic than as a loop.

Agreed.

 

[Prince Charon]

I like the setup and that Jenny is well and duly freaked out, but I would think Angelus would run like hell at this point instead of just standing there.? He didn't live that long taking foolish chances, after all.

I also think this works better as a regular fic than as a loop.

Agreed.

Yes, please.

 

[cgobyd]

I never really got the whole giving Xander super powers/talents things. IMO at least one of the best things about Xander was the fact that he was basically a normal human being in the midst of super beings and still managing to helm.

Also I don't think the Death Xander snips can be considered part of the regular loops, due to the fact the regular loops have the no ascension clause, and becoming Death Incarnate IMO is ascending from the mortal realm. While that is fine just wanted to point that out.

 

[SotF]

Hmmm......Now....WHAT would do the Scooby Gang to try to break their Loop? We had Ranma once nuking Tokyo.....we had the Evangelion crew blowing up Earth, and we had Sailor Moon on Cosmos mode, causing the Universe to bloody implode. Knowing the scoobies, they are going to pull something for the annals of stupidity, no?

Somehow I get the feeling that Acathla will be involved.

Either that or the loop item the trio came up with...

Which brings up the question of what would happen if you looped within a loop?

 

[MWkillkenny84]

Hmmm......Now....WHAT would do the Scooby Gang to try to break their Loop? We had Ranma once nuking Tokyo.....we had the Evangelion crew blowing up Earth, and we had Sailor Moon on Cosmos mode, causing the Universe to bloody implode. Knowing the scoobies, they are going to pull something for the annals of stupidity, no?

Somehow I get the feeling that Acathla will be involved.

Either that or the loop item the trio came up with...

Which brings up the question of what would happen if you looped within a loop?

The answer is terrible simply, really!
For tried to breaking a loop, the trio need to make a simple action: let Glory return to her home using Dawn / the Key.
If this can't launch the Scoobies in a FUBARed Loop...

 

[Dragonhulk]

Yeah, seeing all the loop threads woke up my muse enough to write this.




ôUgh, no wonder weÆve been having so much trouble with this loop,ö said a tanned beauty that Xander had never seen before.

Now the fact that he had never seen her before was interesting enough really. The fact was that after a couple dozen loops he recognized every attractive woman in Sunnydale by sight, not to mention a good portion of the ones in LA. The fact that it sounded like she knew that he was experiencing the same seven to ten years over and over again was something to take note of.

ôExcuse me, do you have a problem?ö asked Xander.

ôYes, namely you!ö said the woman as an edge of exasperated anger entered her voice. ôAnchors arenÆt supposed to be secondary characters for loops that have more than two sub-dimensions attached to them, but because of the Hellmouth, your personal chaos field, and a stupid virus my mother put into the system weÆre stuck with you for an Anchor instead of the Slayer.ö

ôOkay, I think I can eventually figure most of that out, except for the virus thing.ö

ôIt calls itself the First Evil; itÆs just something my mother came up with to do some of her work for her.ö

Xander felt his eyebrow begin to twitch at the thought of the First Evil being some kind of computer program. True he had noticed that it didnÆt always act the same during the loops when he couldnÆt save Buffy, but he had just put it down to it being a whole First Evil thing. The thought of it being some kind of program so someone else could skive off of work felt wrong somehow.

ôOkay, I take that back, I need the full explanation, starting with who you are.ö

ôPushy brat arenÆt you?ö asked the woman before shrugging. ôOh well IÆd have to tell you sooner or later. My name is Urd, Goddess of the Past.ö

The next few hours were spent explaining just what the loops were and that yes there were others stuck in them as well in their own universes, including a few that Xander knew from watching cartoons.

ôOkay, I think I get all that, but why were you moaning about me being the Anchor instead of Buffy?ö

ôSimply, youÆre weak,ö said Urd with a shrug. ôAfter doing this for a while you could probably take on an average master class vampire without getting killed. If Buffy was the one looping sheÆd be able to take on Glorificus by now.ö

ôSo it really is all about power huh?ö asked Xander.

ôTo a point yeah,ö said Urd with a shrug. ôThe more power you have the more people can be brought into your loop, and the more people that are looping the more stable a looping universe becomes.ö

Xander nodded, seeing a bit of logic in that. His best bets were the primal spirit possession and Halloween. He had experimented with the costumes a few times, and while he didnÆt retain everything, he had enough that he could build on for a loop or two. Hell he could probably find a way to be possessed by a different spirit than a hyena if he put his mind to it.

ôWell thatÆs about it except for your reset options. The universe will reset if you die for good. If you die in a way that will cause you to be brought back as a vampire, zombie, or some other undead creature the loop will continue. The only other thing you have to worry about is if Sunnydale gets destroyed or completely overrun with demons,ö said Urd before she simply popped out of the universe, letting time resume and causing Xander to once again crash into the railing.

Well it wasnÆt so bad this time. At least now he knew he wasnÆt alone in this.

With this in mind Xander put aside his plan to find a spell to turn SniderÆs clothes invisible for parent teacher night aside to figure out the best way to gain some power that didnÆt involve him becoming a magical crack head.




Also am I the only one who thinks it would be funny if dressing a spcific characters caused a FUBAR fused loop? Say he dressed as Eddymon for some reason, next loop he and a few other loopers are in a loop involving Dark Mistress Moon, saving the world for kinky and perverted sex. Or dressing up as Ranma causes him and two other loopers to take the place of the Tendo sisters.

 

[Dragonhulk]

It had taken a couple of centuries, but Xander had finally mastered his body to the point where it only said what he wanted it to say, even to vampires and other demons with enhanced senses.

It had been intence, with little payoff in the short term then making him a God of Poker and upping his endurance, something that whatever girlfriend he chose for the loop always enjoyed. But all those hours would be worth it in the next few minutes.

ôXander. Willow,ö said Angelus as he melted out of the shadows, right on time.

ôAngel,ö Xander stated, using all of the training to keep any trace that he knew what was really happening, or what was going to happen out of his voice or body language. Say what you will about Angelus, but you donÆt survive for over two hundred years outside a loop without being able to tell when someone was about to try and kill you.

ôThank God youÆre okay. Did you see Buffy?ö asked Willow with a large helping of relief in her voice.

ôYeah. WhatÆs up with the lights?ö asked Angelus.

ôI donÆt know. Listen, I think I have an idea,ö said Xander while starting his personal mental countdown.

ôForget that for now. Ià I have something to show you,ö said Angelus.

ôShow us?ö

ôYeah, Xander go get the others.ö

ôNah, it would just be quicker and told everyone yourself,ö said Xander, in just the right tone to make Angelus do what he wanted.

ôYou know, that does sound like a good idea,ö said Angelus as be began to walk towards Willow and Xander.

3à

2à

1à

At just the right moment a bit of timed magic made part of the roof vanish; causing the large anvil that had been resting on it to plummet towards the ground. Unfortunately for Angelus he happened to be standing on the ground the anvil wanted to meet.

ôAngel!ö cried Willow as she rushed to the broken form of her best friendÆs boyfriend that was pinned under a medieval/old western forging tool.

For his part Xander finally lost it and begin to laugh so hard he couldnÆt stand. Okay so it wasnÆt as funny without AngelusÆ pancake like form crawling out from under the anvil, but using a cartoon gag to take out the big problem of the year was worth all the time he had spent to make it happen.

ôWhat just happened?ö asked Jenny Calendar as she took in the scene, a cross still in hand.

ôBest prank IÆve pulled off in ages,ö said Xander with a smile that threatened to split his face as he calmly walked over and tossed the anvil off the not yet dusted corpse, before driving a wooden stake into the pulped heart.

ôSo, who wants to celebrate with me by raiding my parentÆs supply of booze?ö asked Xander as he turned around at the two stunned women.

ôNo one?ö asked Xander after a few moments of silence. ôOkay suit yourselves then.ö

With that he walked out of the school, casually pressing the red button on the remote he had hidden in his pocket. Radio explosives were such a time saver, now he didnÆt have to worry about the Judge killing everyone and resetting the loop while he was still nursing his hangover.

Using a cartoon gag was so worth letting Angelus come out this time around, he really needed to do this more often.

ôNow how can I do the ætrain coming out of a painted tunnelÆ gag to take out the Mayor?ö mused Xander as he strolled down the streets, ignoring the fire trucks that were barreling down the road to the warehouse district.

 

[holyknight]

Hoo boy......Let me guess.....Xander its planing to pull real life versions of EACH Looney Toons stunt and gag? that's going to be for the books.

About how to try to break the Loop and cause a FUBAR Loop....hmm....maybe activating Acathla on the very hellmouth itself, then setting off on the dimensional vortex a spell-enhanced nuke stolen from the Sunnydale armoury? given the multiple dimensional nexus points so close of each other each on the process of opening, added to the raw energy of a nuke enhanced by magic? It would be quite the BOOM....

 

[Dragonhulk]

A good idea, but I just feel there should be a few more gags before he gets bord enough to try and end the loop and cause a FUBAR home loop.

For me I'm saying that he will cause messed up fused loops when he dresses as a specified character instead of a general soldier or monster. At least those are my planns for the loops, I just hope others will get the bug so my muse will stay awake for more than a few hours a month.

 

[masterxanonomas]

nice i love xander fics please continue

 

[Dragonhulk]

Because every looper needs at least one loop like this.




Xander was grateful for the familiar pain in his stomach as he hit the rail, signaling the beginning of another loop.

Now before the last loop Xander thought that sex was one of the better ways to pass the time until the loop reset. Now though he knew exactly what people meant when they talked about too much of a good thing.

It had started out as a simple desire to have sex with and satisfy the three Slayers he had known during his high school years. After all, after more loops than he wanted to count perfecting the art with Cordelia and Anya it shouldnÆt be too hard.

He was right when it came to Faith. That one got so hot after a fight that all someone really needed was a high amount of stamina and a short recovery time and she was all smiles until she threw you out. Surprisingly enough the only way he had found around that particular quirk was to exhaust her.

Buffy had been harder to bring total satisfaction to though. However after a few loops of joining the swim team again gave him the ability to hold his breath for three hours, and a magical spell that gave him a foot and a half long tongue he was able to reduce her to little more than a happy puddle of goo.

Kendra was the one that ruined the streak though. The shy virgin Slayer had been difficult to get between the sheets, but once he had succeeded he had unleashed a monster that had been the death of him.

Now before the last loop he would have said ôWhat a way to goö with a grin on his face. It was only now that he knew just how unpleasant it was to die from dehydration and a crushed pelvis that he knew he would never be able to use that line again.

That was discounting the friction burns. The frictions burns in places on his body that he was currently using every trick he had learned while trying to meditate to suppress the memories of.

ôThatÆs it, IÆm spending the next few loops learning to kill things better,ö muttered Xander as he walked towards the school. ôEven then IÆm going to stay away from Slayers for a while. If I need some variety then IÆm going to try and get Willow and Tara for a threesome. After all it isnÆt like thereÆs some cosmic law that says that the shyer a girl is the bigger a demon she will be in the sack.ö

Xander ignored the chill that crept down his spine. After all it was just the Hellmouth rubbing his growing senses the wrong way.

Right?

 

[elof]

I'm guessing this is before Xander got into a fused loop and before being taken as Ranma's student.

 

[Dragonhulk]

Yep. I just figure that Xander deserves some time in his own loops before the crossovers begin. I have at least two more ideas to write down before I get to the point of Fused Loops and such.

But then another author can always past loops where he doesn't have the experience with Fused Loops and such. It's why I've kept the time line vague.

 

[Dragonhulk]

ôThis can not be happening,ö said Willow as she watched the tank crush Principal SniderÆs car.

ôDo I have to fight that?ö asked Buffy. Sure she was the Slayer and all, but this brought vivid images of what a modern day rocket could do to a supposedly indestructible demon. While she wouldnÆt admit it to anyone her blond came from a bottle, so she had enough brain cells to know that sheÆd probably die if the insane person inside the tank had loaded the guns and cannon.

ôI rather think this is a matter for local law enforcement,ö stated Giles while mentally ranting about incompetent Americans that couldnÆt even keep their military weapons in the hand of their own military.

It was at that moment that the hatch opened and a very familiar figure came out and waved at where the self proclaimed Scooby Gang was strategically concealed (also known as hiding for their lives).

ôYou guys want to tell me again why the guy with a fucking tank is the useless one?ö asked a wide eyed Faith as she recognized Xander as he pulled himself from the tank.

ôHey guys, guess whoÆs now officially transportation guy?ö asked Xander with a wide grin on his face after seeing SnyderÆs face after he had crushed his car.

Oh yes, any loop he could make the dictator that called himself a principal piss himself, or pop that vein in his head was a good loop.

 

[crazyfoxdemon]

I'll be honest... I don't know much about Buff the Vampire Slayer... But I gotta say, THESE LOOPS ARE FREAKEN AWESOME!!!!!! :yay: :yay:

 

[Dragonhulk]

About how to try to break the Loop and cause a FUBAR Loop....hmm....maybe activating Acathla on the very hellmouth itself, then setting off on the dimensional vortex a spell-enhanced nuke stolen from the Sunnydale armoury? given the multiple dimensional nexus points so close of each other each on the process of opening, added to the raw energy of a nuke enhanced by magic? It would be quite the BOOM....

This loop inspired by Holyknight, hope you like it.




Xander smiled as he continued to look at the pillar of white flame that was currently trying to burn the sky.

ôWhat on GodÆs good earth have you done boy?ö asked Giles without taking his eyes off of the scene himself.

ôNot telling until you call me what I told you too,ö said Xander in a sing song voice.

ôFine then Master of Boom, WHAT THE BLOODY HELL DID YOU DO?!!!ö screamed Giles, completely loosing the final shred of patience with the mentally disturbed American.

ôWell sense you were nice about it,ö said the self proclaimed Master of Boom as he wiped spittle from his face. ôI placed rune wards around the school; then I stole a nuke from the local army base and cast a spell to combine its energy with that of the Hellmouth. I figure that there is no way the Mayor is coming back from having his atoms scattered around all the different hells the Hellmouth connects to.ö

ôA nuke,ö muttered Giles as fell to the ground, his legs no longer supporting him.

ôOh donÆt be such a baby. I told you I could come up with something that was at least as powerful as a volcano and I delivered. Besides the seals are holding so we have nothing to worry about,ö said Xander right before the ground started to rumble.

ôNothing to worry about?ö

ôKnew I forgot something,ö said Xander as he snapped his fingers. ôI forgot to ward under the Hellmouth so all that excess energy is drilling a hole to China, or is that somewhere in Europe sense weÆre on the west coast? Well anyway the worldÆs screwed, so IÆll see you later.ö

ôAnd just where do you plan to go?ö

ôTo find a hot chick, what else? If thereÆs one thing IÆve learned is that thereÆs nothing like the world ending to get them to try something that they usually wouldnÆt even consider doing.ö

 

[nuklear]

ôKnew I forgot something,ö said Xander as he snapped his fingers. ôI forgot to ward under the Hellmouth so all that excess energy is drilling a hole to China, or is that somewhere in Europe sense weÆre on the west coast? Well anyway the worldÆs screwed, so IÆll see you later.ö

ôAnd just where do you plan to go?ö

ôTo find a hot chick, what else? If thereÆs one thing IÆve learned is that thereÆs nothing like the world ending to get them to try something that they usually wouldnÆt even consider doing.ö

ah great wisdom to be remembered by all loopers

 

[Dragonhulk]

ôMy name is Xander Harris, and this is my talent,ö said Xander as he took the stage of the talent show.

After so many loops he had come up with what he thought was a very interesting routine that combined his two loves, namely explosives and fire spells.

It had surprised him really, because while all the other types magic still tended to go a little wonky around him he could cast fire spells with ease. He probably should have picked up on this when he lit a book on fire with only a single word before the loops started, but had forgotten about it for some reason or another.

ôNow you may want to cover your ears people, because if I screw up it will be a real bang,ö said Xander as he unveiled a crate with the letters TNT clearly marked on the front.

Taking out three sticks of dynamite Xander began to juggle them in one hand, making the crowd nervous.

ôNow for the tricky part,ö said Xander as he chanted a spell and created three ball of fire in his other hand.

In a maneuver he wouldnÆt have even considered possible when he first started looping Xander began to combine the contents of the two hands, so he was now juggling both in the order of fire, dynamite, fire. It turned out that this was an excellent test to see who had some knowledge of the supernatural, because everyone who even though that this was more real than a magical show from TV bolted from the gym.

ôUh-oh.ö

Apparently he hadnÆt been juggling them far enough apart, so now the fuses of two, no make that all three sticks of explosives were now lit in a deadly count down to mass murder. Maybe he should have practiced this more, or at all really.

ôDonÆt worry folks, I know just what to do,ö said Xander as he threw everything high into the air, and grabbed a top hat he had brought onto stage with him.

This top hat had a spell placed into the bottom that should send the fireballs and explosives away to Principal SnyderÆs basement, once he caught each falling object with the hat.

BOOM

Oh yeah, he had set the baseball cap for the basement, the top hat was set for the principals office. Oh well blowing that up a bit early this loop wouldnÆt hurt anything in the long run, he just hopped that Snider was at least in the vicinity to get a little charred.

 

[perfect_solider]

:snigger:

 

[masterxanonomas]

neat thread

 

[Dragonhulk]

ôOoo! Alright. Put me out of my misery. You don't have the guts,ö said the dark haired vampire right before a fleeing patron pushed him onto the stake his best friend was holding against his chest, turning him to dust.

ôSorry bro,ö said Jesse right before he was grabbed by two vampires.

From the shadows a figure simply watched. He watched as Buffy defeated Luke and then looked at the two vampires holding Jesse, scaring them off. He watched as the three teenage friends gathered around the reformed adult to talk about how nothing would ever be the same.

It was only after everyone had left that the figure stepped out of the shadows, revealing Xander Harris, his eyes glowing a brilliant yellow.

It was a gamble on his part, putting his childhood friend in his role, but it had to be done. Luckily he had learned illusion magic a few hundred loops ago or heÆd never be able to pull this off.

Anyway the point was that this loop he had to get away from the Hellmouth from the beginning, so someone had to be there to make the suggestions and lift Buffy up when the darkness was pulling her down.

One of these loops heÆd have to stick around to see how good Jesse did, but for now he had to get to Arizona, and then Africa. Well more specifically he needed to find a shaman with close ties to animal spirits to help him out of the mess he had made before he went completely insane and started slaughtering everyone every loop.

It had begun simple enough, trying to increase his strength by being possessed by the hyena a few times, and it had worked out just how he wanted it to. He learned how to fight it, and how to eventually control the animal even while the spell was going.

He screwed up when he had the zoo keeper alter what animal to use in the spell just to see how different it was. Oh sure for a while it worked out, but then the animals stopped staying in their own personal mental cage and merged together to form a chimera of sorts.

The chimera was more powerful than anything Xander had experienced in the loops so far, and the only thing all his hard won control gave him was enough willpower to slow down enough so Buffy could decapitate him and restart the loop.

The reset had helped him regain control, but he could still feel the beast within him trying to escape so it could kill with claw and fang, or possibly add more primal spirits to it so it would become stronger. Hence him leaving Sunnydale with his best male friend firmly implanted in his usual role.

Personally Xander gave them a year before the Hellmouth opened and the loop reset, but it was a year he was going to use to at least begin finding answers to this mess.

 

[Prince Charon]

Well, at least he'll know where some of the dead ends are, by then.

 

[voidseeker]

I dunno why but what if Xander looped Halloween...but he possessed whatever his YAHF!self went as.

Say Van Helsing is what reg!xander went as, Looping Xander wakes up to find he IS Van Helsing at least for the loop (short one obviously)

i dunno just an idea