I really, really liked the visiting scene. It was sweet, hopeful and sad all rolled into one. Faith's reaction came across as very believable. She has obviously calmed since going to jail, but there's still some of her temperamentalness there. I also like how she instantly switched from feeling like she needed to get away from Buffy to worrying Buffy was about to leave as soon as she moved her chair. She came off as a little bit fragile, like she just didn't seem to really know what to think or do, which is completely understandable.

If someone had actually found a way to send Buffy back it would actually be a really depressing ending now. In the first story the alt-Faith would have gotten her Buffy back and the original Buffy would at least have her friends and life waiting for her. It was pretty much win-win. But here original Faith would be stuck alone again (OK, so technically she's still kind of alone, but not for long :D). And that happening after the hands-on-the-glass part (Which was a really nice moment, and I can imagine it doing heaps of good for Faith. She's been stuck behind bars at a low point in her life, and then suddenly she has something to look forward to again, even if she can't let herself believe it can last) :( In fact, I suspect Faith will (Will, not would. I'm predicting it's going to happen sometime in the next few chapters. :p) have a very different reaction when Buffy brings up being upset about not being able to get home in front of her.

But yeah, that was kind of wonderful.

Eek, poor Cordy. I guess without Angel she was basically screwed from the beginning. Really should have stuck with Sunnydale. At least she'd have had (double) Slayer protection. To make up for it though, I'm going to pretend that Wesley must still be out hunting down those rogue demons like the motorbike-riding badass that you know he is. :p

Buffy's handling of the Spike/Buffybot reveal was funny, as was Anya's, err, contribution.

I don't think Willow ever had much of a genuine reason to dislike Faith other than jealousy; she even seemed more upset about Faith sleeping with Xander than strangling him. And now she's just being a total ass. So the plan should be: Buffy abducts Willow. Willow stops being lame (On the account of being tied up under Buffy's bed). Buffy gets sent to jail for not returning her when asked politely. Has Faith as a cell mate. Canoodling commences. And they live a happy, rent-free (See, it solves all the problems!) life together. Yes?

Err, meanwhile the world kinda ends (Unfortunate, but I didn't say it was a perfect plan). :p

Anyway, at least everyone else is being (relatively) supportive.

I thought Buffy would want to get Faith out sooner or later. She probably should have waited until Faith had gotten used to the idea of her before suggesting it though. Might have gone down slightly better. It's a little sad that Faith is so down on herself and that maybe she doesn't really trust herself, but it also shows that she has changed – that turning herself in wasn't just a hasty decision that she regrets. And all she wants to do is fight dragons with Buffy! Is that really too much to ask? :(

Oops. I thought Ayan was just a typo when I saw the name in the previous chapter. But it looks like Dawn has made a (Witchy?) friend. And lol at Buffy's handling of her grumpy morning attitude.

Faith totally missed the perfect opportunity to throw hot liquid in Willow's face. Sure, Willow hadn't done too much wrong in that scene, but it would have been a good pre-emptive strike.

Yes! Murderous Chipmunks (That was more or less that you said :p)! And yes, if Connor were to be eaten by these murderous chipmunks then that wouldn't be a bad thing. Especially if he were to retroactively cease to exist in Angel so he could stop ruining it all. Then you'd basically be a hero.

Faith had a plan – it even involved stealth. See, she really has grown, and Buffy should be proud. :p

Meanwhile, I think Amy may have turned into a slightly insane veterinarian. Her forest of evil-creepy-animal-things is pretty cool. It would be a bit of a pain in the ass to stake your way through that, even with two Slayers on the job.

Pfft. Strikethroughs on comments don't work. False advertising much? :p Now my "full frontal throttle" comment just makes me look like a spaz. :'(

Insane, bad ass Amy is a pretty cool villain. She should really have set Willow on fire though. Poor Faith. :(

Tara was being pretty bad ass as well, even if her loyalties are horribly misplaced (Assuming the memory wiping still happened).

“What’d I miss? Let me guess… evil? Running on one of those little wheels?”

Buffy gets full marks for her entrance.

Stop toying with Marcie you big meanie. Invisible people have rights too! :p

Author's Response:

Lol. I can't remember if you, like me, generally hate Willow, or is this my Willow hate wearing off on you? I think the memory wipe probably still happened, but Tara's forgiven it, as she did on the show. She does show some sense though. They aren't living together and haven't rush back into things. Willow's proving herself to Tara, and well, everybody else, little by little.

Amy was the first thought that crossed my mind and I didn’t feel too inclined to change it after Tara’s reaction. I don’t think veiny Willow would have much of a reason to tiptoe around, and Amy kind of made it clear in an earlier chapter that she wants Willow on her side so killing her girlfriend and separating her from her friends would fit with that.

I did wonder if Tara was going to be dead though, what with it being you and all. :p

Faith is probably going to end up getting an angry glare from Buffy, even if some (silly) people would argue she was doing the right thing (But really? Help Willow or go on date with Buffy? There are more difficult decisions in life.)

First of all, you didn't kill Marcie throughout all of that, so you should give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back. Now you just have to keep it up for one more chapter. You can do it; Marcie believes in you!

That was a pretty chaotic second half. Plenty going on. It looks like none of it is good for Buffy and the gang, but I suspect everything isn't as it seems. I'm not sure what Willow, Tara and Faith's plan is, but Willow sent a letter about something, so Tara could be playing possum while Willow keeps up the charade (As it was Willow who cast that last spell), but I doubt Faith's role was to let herself (Almost, hopefully) drown. Ooh, or maybe Willow was borrowing Tara's power so she has enough to take on Amy, and the "Your turn" comment at the end was more a "Your turn to be magic-melted, Amy!", and then Faith's role is to bash Willow over the head once Amy is dead before Willow goes out of control on power (And Buffy couldn't be trusted not to bash too hard because she's currently not pro-Willow). Right? Right?

As for Buffy, she probably wants to get back to that CPRing. She should know by now what a pain in the ass new Slayers can be. :p

So one more chapter and then... Omega Rising sequel, yes? :D

I have some bad news. You forfeited your cookie by pretending to send Faith back to prison. But I'm not unreasonable, and I bet not killing anybody must have been hard, so I give you permission to bake your own. Just the one though. And you're not allowed to actually eat it. So there. :p

Umm, so moving on. The story was wrapped up nicely, and things turned out well for everyone. Unless you're Amy, who now lives in a giant, frozen wheel (What does the E stand for in ICE?).

I can't remember a lot of the earlier chapters now, but the last couple were definitely good. Nice pacing, suspenseful, and left me guessing what was actually going on with Amy/Willow.

Ooh, is one of the one-shots Marcie related? I think you said it was somewhere, but I could be making that up. Just wondering where she's going back to and what an invisible person does all day (You know, if messing with people's heads ever gets old.).

You've written another half a story already? Is it because you have two keyboards (And four hands, obviously)? Not that I'm complaining (But I might about the lack of plot. We'll see. :p). Everything you write is consistently high quality so the more the better. :)

lol. Indecisive much, Buffy? Poor confused Faith, though constantly bragging about all the people she has been with probably isn’t going to help win Buffy over. Maybe some more vodka…

The concept is cool (Tru Calling springs to mind; too bad it was cancelled by the time it started exploring things in an interesting way), and I love season three so much that the re-use of dialogue is fine by me (Weirdly, despite having seen it a worrying amount of times, I've never picked up on Willow being concerned about the alligator before). The alterations are enough to keep it fresh, and seeing how Buffy tries to change things up will be interesting. It looks like the original reality is almost fighting back at times (Or maybe Faith is just really stubborn), which suggests getting everything right won't be as easy as it might seem on paper. Plus we've already seen one example of unexpected side effects with Kakistos going after Giles.

I have this inexplicable desire to skip ahead and see if Buffy manages to bypass the entire council test and just punch Travers in the face instead (OK, so that wouldn't fit with her 'stick to the script' plan, but sometimes a little risk can be worth it :p).

My only complaint is that it could maybe use some beta-reading, mainly for punctuation. It can be a little distracting at times, though it's not unreadable or anything.

Oh, and the paragraphing. But you can probably blame Alice for that. :)

Ooh, a mysterious tattoo. So the time travel probably isn't an Anya (Or other vengeance demon) thing then. I wasn't sure if you were going to cover why Buffy was getting a second chance, but now it looks like you will and it's something ominous. A last-ditch spell set up by Mayor Wilkins in case things went wrong, maybe? That's all I can think of at least.

I liked Willow's random butting in while Buffy was explaining Angel to Faith. And Faith's concise summary of the curse. And then Faith trying to violate Mr Gordo (Poor Mr Gordo. Not cool, Faith.). That was a nice scene, and the dialogue flowed really well.

I also feel like I should like that Willow and Faith are getting along, but at the same time, Willow annoyed me so much during that season that I mostly just want to see Faith punch her instead. :p

Aaw, poor Cordy - she still couldn't win Homecoming Queen, even without Buffy's meddling. A nice, untimely entrance there though – I thought she'd definitely seen Buffy and Faith together, and I think that'd be pretty much the reaction she'd have if she did.

And then lots of oh dear. Buffy really knows how to woo a girl. Slightly harsh, even if her overreaction was from denial and not malice. I'm not surprised that Faith didn't take it well, and the mouthwash line was a good way of summing up Faith's feelings.

I may have winced when Buffy started talking about Ted. I was expecting Faith to react... err, badly, when Buffy got to the twist, and I wasn't too far off, but luckily Buffy turned it around. I think going to Giles behind Faith's back was the worst decision she made (Or at least the one that most drove them apart). I can understand where she was coming from though, but that only makes the whole thing more sad. So it was a realistic choice for a turning point.

I'm glad that Faith came clean in the end though (And that Wesley wasn't skulking about). Letting Buffy take the fall wouldn't have been a healthy foundation for much of anything.

Oh, and I laughed at the appliance killer comment, especially with Buffy's immediate follow-up; it sounded like she was going to complain to Giles that Faith was being mean to her. "Giiiiles. Make her stop!" :p