Hellmouth Looping
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Having others add to this aparently inspires me.
Spike groaned as he woke up. The last thing he remembered was leading an attack on the school the Slayer was going to on the night of St. Vigius. Now judging by the fact that he was now chained in a cave either he and Dru had some great sex while he was wasted on Slayer blood, or someone monumentally stupid kidnapped him.
ôHey Spike!ö shouted a dark haired teen that Spike had never seen before as he walked into the cave and gave the two hundred year old vampire a cheerful wave.
Right then, option two it was then. Worse yet he seemed to be a bloody fanboy.
ôI know you mate?ö asked Spike as he tested his bonds and had to admit that fanboy knew just what to use to keep a master vampire from breaking loose and ripping open his throat.
ôNameÆs Xander, we would have met tonight if I decided to stay on script tonight, but I was able to finish the runes in time. After that it was a simple matter of hitting you in the back with a stunner and here we are,ö said Xander.
ôRight,ö said Spike as he looked to his sides and noticed the slightly glowing runes on either side of him, and one large one right in front of him. ôSo whatÆs it going to be then? Do you want me to turn you or are you just looking for an autograph?ö
ôI want to find out why your Bastard Level stays the same when you get a soul,ö said Xander. ôI mean Angelus gets a soul and his Bastard Level drops so low that he does nothing but feed off of rats and live in a gutter for a century, but you only go insane for a few months before acting exactly like you always have.ö
ôHate to break it to you kid, but IÆve never had a soul,ö stated Spike.
ôGive it about five years and it would change,ö said Xander as he placed his hands on the rune in front of Spike. ôNow shut up or youÆll dust before I learn anything.ö
Spike was about to respond when Xander was surrounded by an aura that seemed to be built from the shadows from at least a dozen different animals. The aura then seemed to pour into the rune Xander was touching causing the runes on either side of Spike to light up like Christmas lights.
ôNow I would say IÆm sorry that this is going to hurt, but after all the times I found dried blood in my favorite mug, IÆm going to enjoy this,ö said Xander as Spike began to scream.
Slowly but surly the runes on opposite sides began to turn Spike to ash, and collect it in two separate piles. The pile on the left would mark how much of Spike was the blood demon that made typical vampires, and the pile on the left would indicate how much was a human soul.
It was a lot of effort to go through just to have his theory confirmed, but it was also the only way for him to get accurate results. He had tried at least a dozen spoken spells that should have told him the same thing, but for some reason they always went wrong, just like most of the spoken magic he had tried. However after all these years Xander had become an expert in rune magic. It always took longer to paint or carve the symbols needed to get the result he wanted, but it was okay because the spells always worked for him.
As the last of Spike, formally known as William the Bloody, turned into ash and floated to its designated spot Xander walked to the right rune and found what he was looking for. It wasnÆt much; just enough to cover a quarter, but it was there. Apparently Spike did possess just a sliver of a soul, just enough to truly love, and experience a bit of the positives instead of all the negatives like all the other vampires.
Oh well, another loop another mystery solved. Now if he could just figure out how get a train from an exit to an entrance portal without derailing heÆd be able to cross another cartoon gimmick off of his list.
Spike groaned as he woke up. The last thing he remembered was leading an attack on the school the Slayer was going to on the night of St. Vigius. Now judging by the fact that he was now chained in a cave either he and Dru had some great sex while he was wasted on Slayer blood, or someone monumentally stupid kidnapped him.
ôHey Spike!ö shouted a dark haired teen that Spike had never seen before as he walked into the cave and gave the two hundred year old vampire a cheerful wave.
Right then, option two it was then. Worse yet he seemed to be a bloody fanboy.
ôI know you mate?ö asked Spike as he tested his bonds and had to admit that fanboy knew just what to use to keep a master vampire from breaking loose and ripping open his throat.
ôNameÆs Xander, we would have met tonight if I decided to stay on script tonight, but I was able to finish the runes in time. After that it was a simple matter of hitting you in the back with a stunner and here we are,ö said Xander.
ôRight,ö said Spike as he looked to his sides and noticed the slightly glowing runes on either side of him, and one large one right in front of him. ôSo whatÆs it going to be then? Do you want me to turn you or are you just looking for an autograph?ö
ôI want to find out why your Bastard Level stays the same when you get a soul,ö said Xander. ôI mean Angelus gets a soul and his Bastard Level drops so low that he does nothing but feed off of rats and live in a gutter for a century, but you only go insane for a few months before acting exactly like you always have.ö
ôHate to break it to you kid, but IÆve never had a soul,ö stated Spike.
ôGive it about five years and it would change,ö said Xander as he placed his hands on the rune in front of Spike. ôNow shut up or youÆll dust before I learn anything.ö
Spike was about to respond when Xander was surrounded by an aura that seemed to be built from the shadows from at least a dozen different animals. The aura then seemed to pour into the rune Xander was touching causing the runes on either side of Spike to light up like Christmas lights.
ôNow I would say IÆm sorry that this is going to hurt, but after all the times I found dried blood in my favorite mug, IÆm going to enjoy this,ö said Xander as Spike began to scream.
Slowly but surly the runes on opposite sides began to turn Spike to ash, and collect it in two separate piles. The pile on the left would mark how much of Spike was the blood demon that made typical vampires, and the pile on the left would indicate how much was a human soul.
It was a lot of effort to go through just to have his theory confirmed, but it was also the only way for him to get accurate results. He had tried at least a dozen spoken spells that should have told him the same thing, but for some reason they always went wrong, just like most of the spoken magic he had tried. However after all these years Xander had become an expert in rune magic. It always took longer to paint or carve the symbols needed to get the result he wanted, but it was okay because the spells always worked for him.
As the last of Spike, formally known as William the Bloody, turned into ash and floated to its designated spot Xander walked to the right rune and found what he was looking for. It wasnÆt much; just enough to cover a quarter, but it was there. Apparently Spike did possess just a sliver of a soul, just enough to truly love, and experience a bit of the positives instead of all the negatives like all the other vampires.
Oh well, another loop another mystery solved. Now if he could just figure out how get a train from an exit to an entrance portal without derailing heÆd be able to cross another cartoon gimmick off of his list.
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Interesting explanation.
Of course, a few more loops with Ranma, Naruto, and/or Harry, and he'll at least know why verbal spells screw up for him, if only because they'd want to know.
A loop or two with Nanoha, and he might be able to have his own Device, thus getting the runes drawn faster than he could speak. Very useful.
Of course, a few more loops with Ranma, Naruto, and/or Harry, and he'll at least know why verbal spells screw up for him, if only because they'd want to know.
A loop or two with Nanoha, and he might be able to have his own Device, thus getting the runes drawn faster than he could speak. Very useful.
And I know the solution to the train problem:
Abandoned Line "Aimless Journey to the Abandoned Station" or, alternately, Obsolete Line "Trip to the Abandoned Station" (it's two different ways of translating the name into English from Japanese). More commonly known as "that friggin' unblockable four-car train that Yukari uses in that one SWR spellcard".
It would also be a useful attack for him; after all, how many human-size non-anchors can stop a four-car train that comes out of nowhere?
Abandoned Line "Aimless Journey to the Abandoned Station" or, alternately, Obsolete Line "Trip to the Abandoned Station" (it's two different ways of translating the name into English from Japanese). More commonly known as "that friggin' unblockable four-car train that Yukari uses in that one SWR spellcard".
It would also be a useful attack for him; after all, how many human-size non-anchors can stop a four-car train that comes out of nowhere?
Glory becomes far less of a threat once you: 1- can remember that she shares a body with Ben, and 2- are ruthless enough to just kill Ben right away, and 3- can disappear the body.
Being an Anchor would help with the first and third, and Xander, when written correctly, should already have the second.
As for ADAM, a Nanoha loop gives him the possibility of learning from Shamal, who could probably steal ADAM's nuclear battery much the way she did Nanoha's Linker Core.
Being an Anchor would help with the first and third, and Xander, when written correctly, should already have the second.
As for ADAM, a Nanoha loop gives him the possibility of learning from Shamal, who could probably steal ADAM's nuclear battery much the way she did Nanoha's Linker Core.
Xander twitched as he gazed at the newly formed crater. He should be used to seeing them after all the times his loop had ended with Sunnydale becoming a sink hole, but he could barley stand this.
ôOh come on, that was just a little Dragon Slave,ö said Lina with a smirk. Freaking out new loopers by blowing up a mountain where bandits were hanging out was quickly becoming her favorite pastime.
ôYeah, the explosion was cool, but they had gold in there!ö exclaimed Xander.
ôWait, youÆre freaking out over the fact that I blew up gold, and not a mountain?ö asked Lina as she resisted the urge to face fault.
ôYeah, what can I say explosions are good but only after youÆve looted everything you could from the bad guys,ö said Xander as he pulled something out of his subspace pocket. ôHere read this. I picked it up after Harry showed me how to form the subspace pocket so I could take things with me through the loops. Its become my new bible.ö
ôThe Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates,ö said Lina as she read the cover. As she opened the book her eyes took on a glint that sent a shiver down the spines of every bandit in the world.
ôPersonally my favorite is rule thirty seven, but you really need to work on rule one,ö stated Xander.
A predatory smirk worked its way onto LinaÆs face before she stated, ôKid I think IÆm going to like you.ö
A few feet away Amelia pinched the bridge of her nose to ward off the headache she could feel forming.
Well at least the new Anchor had given her something new to do during the loops; keep any and all Americans away from Lina. First that nut job Deadpool, and now this guy. Apparently everyone from America was at least as violent as Lina, and Amelia really didnÆt want them encouraging her.
ôOh come on, that was just a little Dragon Slave,ö said Lina with a smirk. Freaking out new loopers by blowing up a mountain where bandits were hanging out was quickly becoming her favorite pastime.
ôYeah, the explosion was cool, but they had gold in there!ö exclaimed Xander.
ôWait, youÆre freaking out over the fact that I blew up gold, and not a mountain?ö asked Lina as she resisted the urge to face fault.
ôYeah, what can I say explosions are good but only after youÆve looted everything you could from the bad guys,ö said Xander as he pulled something out of his subspace pocket. ôHere read this. I picked it up after Harry showed me how to form the subspace pocket so I could take things with me through the loops. Its become my new bible.ö
ôThe Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates,ö said Lina as she read the cover. As she opened the book her eyes took on a glint that sent a shiver down the spines of every bandit in the world.
ôPersonally my favorite is rule thirty seven, but you really need to work on rule one,ö stated Xander.
A predatory smirk worked its way onto LinaÆs face before she stated, ôKid I think IÆm going to like you.ö
A few feet away Amelia pinched the bridge of her nose to ward off the headache she could feel forming.
Well at least the new Anchor had given her something new to do during the loops; keep any and all Americans away from Lina. First that nut job Deadpool, and now this guy. Apparently everyone from America was at least as violent as Lina, and Amelia really didnÆt want them encouraging her.
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My bad, only skimmed the Wiki to complement the comics I've read, neither indicated that Deadpool was anything other than American.
So in Marvel Canada has both Wolveriene and Deadpool, the two most blood thirsty, dangrous, people in that world.
I don't know about the rest of you but Canada just got a whole lot scarier for me :help:
So in Marvel Canada has both Wolveriene and Deadpool, the two most blood thirsty, dangrous, people in that world.
I don't know about the rest of you but Canada just got a whole lot scarier for me :help:
Xander smiled as he finished setting everything up he would need for Operation: Screw Over the PTB.
It turned out that no matter how hard he tried he just couldnÆt change some things. Buffy would always be killed by the Master, Angel would loose his soul because he did the nasty with Buffy or because the Judge burned away the curse, Willow would get addicted to black magic no matter how much white magic Xander shoved down her throat, excreta, and so fourth.
This plan should be fool proof though. After tonight he wouldnÆt be alone in trying to alter destiny, everyone would help him.
ôOkay Dweeb Boy, what did you want to talk about?ö asked Cordelia as she burst into the library, not noticing that anything was wrong until the doors slammed shut behind her and the various runes he had painted for the time dilation spell lit up like a Christmas tree.
ôGood now everyoneÆs here,ö said Xander as he looked at the bound group consisting of Angel, Buffy, Willow, Oz, Giles, Ms Calendar, and Mrs. Summers.
ôNow some of you are probably wondering why youÆre here, and Oz probably thinks IÆm a complete nut job because as far as he knows heÆs never really met any of us. Now there is a simple yet completely unbelievable explanation I could give, but you wouldnÆt believe me. So instead I decided to have you all watch this,ö said Xander as he held up the complete DVD box sets of Buffy the Vampire Slayer seasons 1-7, and Angel 1-5. ôLadies and Gentlemen, this could be your life.ö
Oh yes, this plan was perfect. There was nothing like showing exactly how the beings in charge of this world were going to screw you over to ignite the fires of vengeance.
It was strange how the other Anchors complained about goddesses being after them; after all Eris brought him such nice gifts to help him in his long term goal of making the PTB have a nervous breakdown.
It turned out that no matter how hard he tried he just couldnÆt change some things. Buffy would always be killed by the Master, Angel would loose his soul because he did the nasty with Buffy or because the Judge burned away the curse, Willow would get addicted to black magic no matter how much white magic Xander shoved down her throat, excreta, and so fourth.
This plan should be fool proof though. After tonight he wouldnÆt be alone in trying to alter destiny, everyone would help him.
ôOkay Dweeb Boy, what did you want to talk about?ö asked Cordelia as she burst into the library, not noticing that anything was wrong until the doors slammed shut behind her and the various runes he had painted for the time dilation spell lit up like a Christmas tree.
ôGood now everyoneÆs here,ö said Xander as he looked at the bound group consisting of Angel, Buffy, Willow, Oz, Giles, Ms Calendar, and Mrs. Summers.
ôNow some of you are probably wondering why youÆre here, and Oz probably thinks IÆm a complete nut job because as far as he knows heÆs never really met any of us. Now there is a simple yet completely unbelievable explanation I could give, but you wouldnÆt believe me. So instead I decided to have you all watch this,ö said Xander as he held up the complete DVD box sets of Buffy the Vampire Slayer seasons 1-7, and Angel 1-5. ôLadies and Gentlemen, this could be your life.ö
Oh yes, this plan was perfect. There was nothing like showing exactly how the beings in charge of this world were going to screw you over to ignite the fires of vengeance.
It was strange how the other Anchors complained about goddesses being after them; after all Eris brought him such nice gifts to help him in his long term goal of making the PTB have a nervous breakdown.
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