Great chapter great update. very realistic with the emotions. Please continue to update soon and often.

I don't think I can form words just now for how amazing this chapter was, Sweetie. ***gulps in huge amaounts of air*** Just...WOW!!!

So they want to get Cordy out - that evening.. but Buffy is so tired. Yet - she's strong. Awe - that scene was so cute: â??Only have to ask kitten.â??... Oh - Spike has a plan of his own.. I hope it will work. Oh - and Anya it very thoughtful (linen) * * * Oh my ... Cordelia will have a long way to go to get over it. I don't think she'll forget it - ever. No need to worry because of the chapter - loved it!

OMG! That was awesome. I can't wait to see what happens next. More soon please.

Well, Cordy's been physically rescued, but it looks like she's pretty far gone...Hope they can get her some degree of help. And I have to wonder what her visions meant, too. Liked the little part with Dawn, Buffy, and Spike...Spike telling her to get chicken wings. lol And the thought of Dru trying to thrall the bot just cracked me up.

Well I have gone back and reread the whole series from the start. Its even better than i remember which shouldnt' be that surprising :) One thing i'm curious about is teh whole buffy being sick thing - earlier in chapter 24 spike smelt somethign that made him really excited and then buffy talks about there being a surprise for xmas. My assumptions are that she is pregnant maybe those are incorrect. but it just seems weird that in chapter 26 buffy starts talking about some weird bug she might have caught. hmm.. slightly confused. oh well :) also i wish we could find otu the back story to kirsten - is she one of the deccendents of the previous potential slayers childen, other weird monk experiments, oh! whats giong on with Dawn? on the second read through i noticed that you had Dawn jumping down a flight of stairs - is she giogn to have some hidden strengths due to her parentage? Throughout the entire story i seriously wanted to hurt Xander - i ca'nt wait till anya and him break up!! i'm nervous about williow because i completely forgot that the huntsman was going to hang around until the final betrayel - that definately doesn't sound good... This story is soo awesome. Thank you for taking the time to write it and share it with us. I apprecaite it!! i ca'nt wait for the next chapter so hopefuly we can figure out and rescue cordy...i'm exicted because there are so many loose ends so in my mind that means there are many more chapters coming, woohoo!!!!

i feel sooo bad for cordelia - i'm all worried about what bad stuff willow has brewing. grrr - so basically its a great chapter!! :) keep up the fantastic work! I cant say this enough but I'm really excited to see where you end up taking this because its so well written!!

I don't think Connor growing so fast is a bad thing. I hope Anya dumps Xander soon. Poor Cordy. I hope they get her out.

You did an excellent job juggling all of the characters and their different emotions and situations in this chapter. Giles' reaction to Cordelia's plight was especially well written. Anya's vignette, too, was gripping. Finishing the chapter with Angelus and Drusilla torturing Cordelia burned the grim image in my mind, bringing the chapter full circle from Buffy and Spike observing Connor's heightened development.

I love this story-can't wait to see what happens next.

Cordelia has taken on the Buffy role here, in that it is she who now feels - really feels - the brunt of Angelus's brutality and Giles is appalled to realise that for days she has suffered as they were oblivious to her plight. For me, the Watcher's startled epiphany - of just how momentous Spike's intervention was, all those years ago at the mansion - appeased me somewhat of the frustration I had with the Series. The Scoobies never seemed to ever acknowledge any - any any any - kind of debt or gratitude to the numerous Spike savers and it was always Buffy who had to shoulder their unspoken blame for the Angelus factor. Your narrative is brutal but not gratuitous: this is the Scourge, returned and revitalised. Excellent.

good chapater. i hope the scoobies rescue cordy soon. and when is buffy going to realize she's pregnant. can't wait for Xander's reaction to that. no doubt he will act like a ..jerk... that's not what i wanted to say but have to keep it nice. this is one of my favorites. please update soon!