A rhyming a review does seem it a bit dandy
But I tend to like a bit of chocolate candy
This chapter made me quite the happy one
But I was depressed when I figured out it was done
So get on that keyboard and start to type
I'd like a new chapter by the end of tonight
Though I do understand if you can't go that quick
Sometimes it takes awhile for the words to stick
But know that I'm a fan of all that you do
And I'm waiting with bated breath for the next chapter from you

- Damia

Loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Buffy and Veronica are my favorite shows. Looking forward to more.

This is pretty good. I like the differences you're putting in now.

"Not to sound like some kind of newbie, but when I move to a new town, I generally don't like there to be a rampaging homeless God playing Kick-the-Town there already."

I love this line. Glad for the update. And it's one doozy of a cliff hanger. Can't wait to see what happens next.

Thanks for the review! VM's lines are always a ton of fun to think up.

Hmm. I'm thinking--not terribly safe to take off in a helicopter right now. Glory might decide to lob the Winnebago at it.

Lol! Must say I hadn't at all thought of that. Thanks for the review.

good story looking forward to your next chapter.

Thanks!

Nice chapter. Very typical of Keith Mars to both call Veronica about that and to already be tracking her via her phone. You did a nice job of keeping the action and intensity of the scene flowing.

The grail comment was funny---those guys need to consider upgrading their weapons a little bit....
Makes you wonder what will happen to Veronica on "day 2" ...heh-

Wow, this is moving very fast. I take it (from some of your responses to other reviews) that this story isn't going to end after Glory is taken care of, so I guess I'm okay with it moving so fast--it's just that it seemed like it was around a month into S5 when Veronica met the scoobies, she did a little research, etc., etc., (which seemed from my perspective to take no more than a few hours), then suddenly Glory has only a few hours left to open the portal with the key, and does Glory know that Dawn's the key, and if so, how did she find out? [Sorry for the run on sentence, there--I'm too lazy to rewrite it right now ;-)]

In response to your comment about knowing what is going on (in relation between the Scoobies and AI), if you look at the episode page for many of the episodes of either BtVS or AtS on wikipedia, at the bottom of the page is a table showing the order that things are taking place in relationship to each other on both shows (and in the comics and books, too), for a period of a few months to either side of the episode. At one point, I saw a guide (I thought on wikipedia) that had every episode of both shows and the suggested viewing order to watch them in to get everything in sequence, but can't find it right now. So, you could find the first episode where they go to Pylea (Belonging [A2.19] is where Cordy goes to Pylea), there is a sequence summary at the bottom. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belonging_%28Angel_episode%29 .) Hope this helps some.

With VM's arrival in this fic, I diverge pretty quickly from canon. When Buf says "...snake saw Dawn", Glory found out. In canon, they're at the Magic Box w/ Giles, who drives Buf so they catch the snake; here, Buf ended up being w/ Dawn at home. Glory's discovery lets her attack immediately. This is all happening in the same day; I want this chase segment to be fast-paced and panicky, but when we approach finale-esque events, I'll take time drawing out the action/horror/drama, because that's all the best stuff.

It's just much easier integrating one character quickly like this, then "next season" have it ease the transition for others, as well as having set up some extreme situations to exploit, i.e. Joyce's illness, Riley's inadequacy, money stuff, and Spike/Buffy. All of which I hope to cover with lots of snark and angst and pain, plus some detectiving. :)

Thanks for the info on the AI stuff! I may incorporate them a bit later on, and I'll definitely be using those resources.

I've seen at least one fanfic where when trapped at the station under siege by the knights, somebody just phones the cops. Who arrive in huge numbers to arrest the 'weird cult that is attacking innocent winnebago people'....hm, best not mention the W., since it's stolen.....
now if somebody would just shoot Ben, their problems are solved....

hm, though hopefully they'll still get Giles reinstated (with full back pay!) and with VM there, make sure that the slayer gets a salary also --having to drop out of college & work in fast food when you're the Savior of Earth is kind of silly---- (there's a fanfic where the US President is briefed on the slayer & goggles at Riley when told the slayer works for minimum wage in a fast food joint.... they hire her as a consultant at $200.00/hour (she thinks they're offering her $200 a week, at first, very funny scene)-
Anyway -- the council needs her more than she needs them, by far...she should leverage that. Next: Faith isn't doing anyone any good in prison, maybe breaking her out early would help? Or get the council to use its influence to free her, on parole....two slayers are better than one, and stuff (though I doubt B. would go for it) --- 3rd--ask for help!!! Angel Investigations is out there.

Heh, I think I've read that fic. The money issue will be resolved later, and a bit differently.

Faith. Hmm. You know, I've always wondered why they didn't bring in everyone to deal with Glory, though I guess it wasn't as feasible TV-wise, and everything was happening pretty fast. Which will also be true here. Putting in Faith would, to the Scoobies, be adding another unknown variable to watch out for. I do love Faith's character though, so she may come in later.

Yes, Angel Inv. is out there. Aren't they 'out there' in Pylea or something? I never watched all of AtS, so I never have a good grasp of where certain characters are at, relationship-wise and mentally, I guess. It always seems to be changing. So, sorry, there's going to be limited involvement on that side for now.

Excellent chapter.

It looks like the Scoobies are finally getting someone with a different approach to non-supernatural research than beating up Willy. Veronica will make an excellent addition to the team. However I'm really looking forward to her explaining it to her father and his reaction.

Keep up the good work

Thanks!

Ah, it is so much fun to watch Veronica in full-on Veronica-PI mode. She is like a force of nature. But a lot cuter. Lol! And I like how quickly she is fitting into the Scooby Gang. I guess a group nicknamed "the Scooby Gang" really needs to have at least one real detective member. Now they just need a van...

Does a Winnebago count? ;)

Woo... just discovered this. Love it! Veronica's reaction was perfect :) And her new decision to fully trust what Tara says - perfect :)

[Typo: "right out of thin area" - you mean "thin air".]

Ack, thanks for the catch. And the review!

This is embarrassing--VM is a fountain of good ideas that the scoobies should have had (though they were really not suspicious of Ben at all at that time, I think)..
It'd be interesting to see what a background check would reveal about Ben. Also -- are documents on Dawn all set up in the state (birth certificate etc) or is it only a 'local' effect? I'm pretty sure her dad knows about her, ie in S6 she mentions expecting a call from him....
* Funny if they get to comparing the evilness of mayors ......

Dawn's pretty much covered, paper-wise. I don't have any plans on exploiting that angle, yet.
Good point on the evilness. There's going to be some fun discussions in the future.

If all goes well, this story will make it through the Glory plot, then to a new season, so we'll see more of both Mars getting into Scoobying, and providing their much-needed detective expertise.