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FIC: The Last Tin Soldier, Part 1/11

Jul 15, 2007 21:12

Title: The Last Tin Soldier
Author: Lizbeth Marcs
Rating: PG (Language)

Genre: Gen, road trip
Characters: Spike, Alex Hill (OC-ish), Ensemble
Pairing: None

Warnings: Spoilers for all of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. All related comics are cheerfully and willfully ignored.

Notes: Written for the lynnevitational

Summary: Alex Hill is an ordinary man with an ( Read more... )

character: spike, fanfiction: 2007, fanfiction: fic-a-thon, fanfiction: last tin soldier, character: oc, character: xander, fanfiction: buffy the vampire slayer, character: ensemble

Comments 66

luxshine July 16 2007, 01:26:11 UTC

I usually don't read gen -I can get my gen needs from canon mostly- but it was you, so I took a chance and oh, oh my. Loved every single word of it, Alex Hill is an amazing sort of original character, and I can't wait to know why all this happened, and what were the guys thinking not having a back up plan. Wow. Amazing. And can I say wow again? Wow.

liz_marcs July 16 2007, 13:15:45 UTC

Well, "this is the only plan" is rarely the best plan, is it? Heh. No, really, all will be revealed over time (will, in six parts plus coda). The thing is, they really did cover all the bases. They just didn't take into account a few items that they had not control over.

Glad you took a chance on the story. I honestly don't write much by way of ship stuff (either het or slash). I'm mostly a gen writer.

The Last Tin Soldier, Part 1/7 ponders_life July 16 2007, 02:51:19 UTC

Neat premise! "Alex Hill" is a sleeper personality (how come it didn't dissolve when Spike said the line about elephants and alligators?), and Xander's slowly breaking through... fascinating!

Dammit, Liz, you've got me reading Buffy!fic again -- and GEN, no less! So, where's the rest? :)

Re: The Last Tin Soldier, Part 1/7 bastardsnow July 16 2007, 03:55:21 UTC

At a guess, the book Ms Smythe didn't give him contained spell that would give him the phrase. That's why his head always hurt when he read them. Or part of the reason. I'm guessing.

Re: The Last Tin Soldier, Part 1/7 liz_marcs July 16 2007, 13:19:30 UTC

This is the one I mentioned to you about two years ago? I think? I've been picking at it on and off for awhile now.

As for the rest...one part a day. ^_^ I just have to get the last three parts off to the betas for a read over, but the first 4 parts are already cued up and ready to go.

As for why it didn't disolve, what bastardsnow said. Ms. Smythe didn't give Alex his book, so Alex never read the trigger that would free Xander.

As for Xander, he's pretty much stuck and can only temporarily get out under limited circumstances. (The above situation is one such limited circumstance.) Without the trigger, he's pretty much stuck.

Re: The Last Tin Soldier, Part 1/7 deborahc July 18 2007, 03:05:17 UTC

As for why it didn't disolve, what bastardsnow said. Ms. Smythe didn't give Alex his book, so Alex never read the trigger that would free Xander.

I'm a bit confused by how the alligators & elephants phrase, which Spike obviously believed to be the trigger before it failed to work, relates to the books from Ms Smythe. Was Spike's phrase an *expired* trigger? Did each book contain a new trigger? If each book contained a new trigger, how come Alex never triggered Xander back when he tried to read it, and what was the point of Ms Smythe giving him the books?

Sorry to be so dense, but I just can't work out how it all fits. Love the characterizations though, and experiencing this story through Alex's POV.

bastardsnow July 16 2007, 03:54:27 UTC

I am... fascinated.

liz_marcs July 16 2007, 13:39:42 UTC

Heeee! Thank you Mr. Spock.

xxmagex July 16 2007, 04:07:05 UTC

Here's the question, waht exactly did Willow do and why? Also, was it done against Xander's, excuse me Alex Hill's will?

liz_marcs July 16 2007, 13:40:12 UTC

Answered later. You'll just have to keep reading. ^_^

agilebrit July 16 2007, 04:34:39 UTC

*squees* Oh, I love this and can't wait to see where you're going with it.

He’s got all the planning skills of Wile E. Coyote, I swear to God.

Is funny because (a) It's such a Xander thing to think, and (b) because it's true.

liz_marcs July 16 2007, 13:41:58 UTC

Heee! Yes indeed. Spike is (not so great) with the plans. However, to give Spike his due, he's improvising really well in what is a suck-tastic situation. There was a plan. There was a good plan. A great plan, even. However, things went pear shaped while Spike wasn't looking and now he's tuck dealing.

It's rare I feel for Spike, but in this case I really, really feel for Spike.