Two thumbs up! Not a fan of angst, but my roommate insisted i give this story a try. I'm anti-Angel and hate a whiny Dawn, but i really like this redo with a remix:) One question, did Giles see everything from the Oracles and knows what to do about praying mantis lady and all other school evils(i.e.invisible girl, swim team fish, mad talent show dummy,ect.) and all the apocalpyse? I know they showed him what happen in the other dimension but did they show him EVERYTHING?

Author's Response: Tell your roommate thanks for telling you to read this. I'm anti-Angel too trust me. I have something planned for Angel I thought it was pretty devious too. No whiny Dawn here I promise. The Oracles showed him everything but they didn't play it at a speed he could take notes at. It was fast and rushed by so he got overviews of most of it. Things like the praying mantis wouldn't have stayed with him as much as Buffy's death and resurrection or Spike's soul and death in the hellmouth. Not everything from the original dimension will happen here. I don't want Spike to be too much of a Mary Sue. He wasn't really around for the first three years so he doesn't know that much. He remembered the Halloween spell and the judge. But he didn't get the judge so that won't happen. But he doesn't know everything and neither does Giles.

great fic!!! can spike just stake angel since he doesn't work for the powers they won't bring him back, problem solved!!! buffy is dumb in this story, maybe with joyce understanding and advice she can get a clue and some direction that leads her away from angel. is this spuffy or will spike end up with someone else that loves him and only him. he has to be tired of angel's leftovers that never seem to love him and always compare him to angel, i think he deserves more. brilliant story, can't wait to read more. my birthday is coming up can i get two chapters for it?

Author's Response: Spike wants to stake him, oh boy does he want to stake him. But he is working under the misconception that Buffy and Angel belong together so he won't. He also can't take the chance. The whole point of sending Spike back, besides getting him together with Buffy, was to prevent the First Evil from making an appearance. Spike and Whistler don't want to take the chance. I'll explain that in future chapters. This is a Spuffy story but it will be a bumpy ride for awhile. Spike is stubborn. He's stubborn and hurting and pissed off. I patterned Spike in this after Buffy when she was dragged out of heaven. He isn't really engaged with what is going on. He wasn't listening to the Powers, he thought he was done and they dragged him back. He just wants to get this done and move on. Buffy in the beginning was angry at her calling and desperate for her normal life. The only knowledge she has of vampires is what Merrick told her. Without knowing that Spike has his soul she isn't inclined to trust him. Angel's soul was revealed early on to her. The how's and why's didn't register right away or she probably would have run far far away. I think the Buffy that Spike gets when I'm done will be someone who loves him the way he should be loved. By being so far out of the loop it will let her see things much clearer in time and she will really appreciate all he has done.

Just came across this story and was very pleasantly suprised. I love time travel Spuffy stories and this one has a twist with Spike not going back to be a doormat, but to only help Buffy. I really want to see how it will be different without Xander and Willow not controlling Buffy's life too. Hopefully Joyce knowing from the beginning will also cause Buffy less stress about doing her duty. I sorta of wish Spike would just dust Angel after all even when he found out that Spike was patrolling from Willy he still was planning to dust him. I also hope the Buffy in heaven would send her counterpart a more definate clue on who she should really be with, because Angel is so not of the good. Great story and please update quickly because I'm totally hooked!

Author's Response: Thanks! The dreams are confusing but Buffy in heaven isn't really up on what's going on. She is just in pain and it's coming through like slayer dreams. And when have they ever been clear? Trust me Spike will want to dust Angel very soon but he thinks Buffy wants him so.... Friends, real friends don't intrude on your life the way Xander and Willow did. The group that is assembled now wouldn't tolerate that anyway so when Buffy does join them it will be a different dynamic.