The Kitten, the Witches and the Bad Wardrobe Willow & Tara Forever

by **tommo** » Fri Jun 29, 2001 10:14 pm

So, after much deliberation, we've decided that two weeks is a bit long for each fic challenge, seeing as most people replied so promptly and so wonderfully in the last one. So...we're going to give each challenge a week to gather responses. Anyone still wanting to enter the last fic challenge can still post in the old thread. Anyone wanting to offer feedback on the old challenge can still post in the old thread. Anyone wanting a pet cockatoo....don't post in the old thread.

But...*drum roll*...here's where the new challenge starts. You want a challenge? Well challenges cost, and right here's where you start paying...in er...answers to the...oh just forget it...

Sneaky Kitty, you hinted that you had a new challenge for us all. Go right ahead and post it here.

Cheers!

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"Tara had never felt as good about herself in her life. Willow gave her that gift. And another gift. Tara couldn't quite bring herself to call it love. Not yet. But there was time." ~ Unseen: The Burning

by **Sneaky Kitty** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 10:24 am

Okay, but it kinda sucks now that I think about it. I have a bunch of challenge ideas in my head but since I already have this crappy one thought out I'll post this okay? Although it does suck so you writers go with it as much as you want okay?

The way I see it, It's summer vacation. All is good in the world because students are out of school, nice weather outside etc. So I was thinking 'hey I havent read a summer buffy fic for a long time, they are hard to find' so thats where the challenge comes from. My yearning for a good summer ficcie

Summer fun challenge:

So yeah. . .
1.The fic has to take place during the summer, with no baddies.

2. A nice happy fic, with little or no angst

3.It has to involve some type of a party, (i.e. beach party, BBQ....)

4. All of the scoobies must be included somehow, even spike.

5. You must involve in some way atleast one past scoobie.

6. Even if it takes place after season 5, buffy has to be there, alive and well!!

***For fun and because I respect you authors and your talent***

The length can be as long or short as you want, just try not to make it a novel.

Things that should be involved:

Willow-babble - Willow and/or someone other then willow has to babble for some reason atleast once.

Miss Kitty - i feel bad for the cat, where is she?

A dare - a dare of some sorts has to be brought out (i.e. like they could play truth or dare) and someone has to do somehting embarrasing in front of the whole gang

Parents - Somewhere there has to be usage of one of the scoobies parents.

An arguement - between someone

For fun, usage of atleast 5 of these items has to be in the fic:

Fortune Cookies
Pez, and Pez Dispenser
Suntan Lotion *g*
the number 9
Beach Ball
a Frog
a sockpuppet
Dream
Cherry Mt. Dew.
A song (not a song fic tough)
term 'Bronco Billy'
term 'strip'
Cockroach
Scary Movie
the color yellow
a candle or the extra flamey candle
the term 'flaming spike'
and the names of 2 kitty board members.
(i was just throwin out ideas to create fun things to put in...lol)

Thats all I got so there have fun. I know it sucks but yeah Just remember the whole point is that its a summer fic, and its a fun fic thats it. I tried to create things to create a storyline but I suck at that, you guys just do as you want alright. Next time ill think of a better one, its just I never see nice lil non-ansgt summer fics.

*Nikki
Eddited to add that everything in red is the shortened (and less complex) version of the challenge for people who find it too challenging If all else fails and your still confused just reember this. ~The point to the challenge lies in it being~
1. summer
2. Everyone involved
3. A party
4. Little Angst
Thats the gist of the challenge and if you dont wanna have all the other crap just use those 4 rules as the backdrop of it
so have fun you guys okeydokie?

[This message has been edited by Sneaky Kitty (edited June 30, 2001).]

[This message has been edited by Sneaky Kitty AGAIN to revise stuff (edited June 30, 2001).]

[This message has been edited by Sneaky Kitty (edited July 01, 2001).]has to take place during the summer, with no baddies. It has to involve some type of a party, (i.e. beach party, BBQ....)

4. All of the scoobies must be included somehow, even spike. Even if it takes place after season 5, buffy has to be there, alive and well!!length can be as long or short as you wantWillow-babbleMiss KittyA dareusage of atleast 5 of these itemsEddited to add that everything in red is the shortened (and less complex) version of the challenge for people who find it too challenging If all else fails and your still confused just reember this. ~The point to the challenge lies in it being~
1. summer
2. Everyone involved
3. A party
4. Little Angst
Thats the gist of the challenge and if you dont wanna have all the other crap just use those 4 rules as the backdrop of it
so have fun you guys okeydokie?

by **Ed Wood** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 12:30 pm

LOL That's the best fic challenge ever!

But isn't it a little too... complicated?

by **tommo** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 12:46 pm

Ed, it is a little more er...challenging than perhaps some of us can muster up an attempt to complete. It's all in hand though. Worry not.

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"Tara had never felt as good about herself in her life. Willow gave her that gift. And another gift. Tara couldn't quite bring herself to call it love. Not yet. But there was time." ~ Unseen: The Burning

by **Wonko** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 1:18 pm

The more complex the better, I say. I just started writing fic again after a year out so I could use a good challenge. A week you say? Okay...

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The MKF Appreciation Society - All Miss Kitty all the Time!

by **Scarecrow** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 2:47 pm

Hmm.. I'll have to think about this; i don't often write straight relationship stuff without monsters! But a challenge is a challenge..

I had an idea. What if, at the end of the week, we collect all the stories together on one document and submit to XTra Flamey as Kitty Anthology of the Week? Author|: Kitty Board. Just an idea!

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"Liberate tutemet ex inferis"

"I am you know... yours"

"I think i'm kinda gay"

"In all my travels throughout the universe I have battled against evil; against power mad conspirators. Ha, I should have stayed here;the oldest civilisation, decadent, degenerate and rotten to the core! Hah! Power mad conspirators, daleks, sontarans, Cybermen... They're still in the nursery compared to us. Ten million years of absolute power; that's what it takes to be really corrupt!"

by **Wonko** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 2:56 pm

Hey, am I the first? Cool Note: going for laughs, not quality with this one [g] I chose the following five items for my optional parts:

a Frog
A song
term 'strip'
the term 'flaming spike'
and the names of 2 kitty board members.

No title because...well, if you can give a title to this I'll give you £100. (Note: kidding.)

"Strip."

The group suddenly went silent. Willow's face turned the same colour as her hair.

"Tara!" she exclaimed, swatting her girlfriend on the arm. "Have you gone nuts?"

"Possibly," the blonde replied, taking a swig of her drink. At a conservative estimate Tara had had three thousand glasses of
Vodka that night. But that was okay. Everyone else had had four thousand. "We're playing Truth or Dare, you chose Dare,
now strip."

"Is this going to be an orgy? Oooh, fun! No-one can have Xander."

Everyone ignored Anya.

"Tara, when we get home I promise I'll strip for you but right now we're among people who don't want to see me naked."

"I don't know about that-" began Spike but was cut off by a round of 'Shut up!' from the rest of the group.

"Okay, fine," Tara said, suddenly realizing she didn't particularly want to share the sight of Willow's naked body with the rest of
their friends. Especially not Spike. "Sing."

Willow's eyes widened.

"Sing?"

Tara nodded.

"No, uh-uh, no way. Can I strip instead?"

Tara levelled a stare at her girlfriend who caved within twenty seconds.

"Fine," Willow said sullenly, then scooped up Miss Kitty and sang a verse of 'What's New Pussycat' to the startled feline.

"Hey," Buffy said when she was done. "How did that cat get in my house?"

"She's a Sneaky Kitty," Willow and Tara replied in unison.

"Uugh, this game is so boring!" Anya cried. "In the movies Truth or Dare always leads to an orgy."

Xander chuckled ruefully. "Anya's knowledge of the cinematic arts is kind of restricted to a specific genre."

"Can we all remember my little sister is present please?" said Buffy, arching an eyebrow at Anya and Xander.

"Yes and let's not forget the ageing English Librarian," Giles added, pausing to clean his glasses.

"Oh right, I understand. Because those two never have sex we can't talk about it."

Giles' protest was cut off by an urgent knocking at the door. Dawn answered.

"Cordelia, Angel! Come in. We're having a party."

"Do you really think this is an appropriate time to party?" Angel said as he stepped over the threshold.

"Yeah," Cordelia added. "What with Buffy being-" At this point the two newcomers spotted Buffy sitting on the floor under a
large banner which read 'Welcome Back from the Dead' and near a table with a large cake decorated with the words 'Two
Deaths and still Going Strong!'

"Alive."

"Angel, Cordy!" Buffy greeted her two friends warmly. "What are you doing here?"

"We thought we'd come down, visit your grave, pay our respects. But hey, you've saved us a trip to the graveyard." With that
Cordelia plopped down next to Willow. "So you're gay now, huh? Well, that explains those shoes."

"Join the party Angel," called Dawn. "We're just about to have cake!"

"Uh...yeah, okay," said Angel, sitting down on a footstool. "Uh, how exactly did Buffy...uh, you know."

"Oh, it's a fascinating story actually," said Giles.

"Oh yeah, top notch," added Spike.

"Better than the plot of 'Three men and a Hooker.'" Anya said.

"Almost unbelievable," said Xander.

"After all she went through, I can't believe she made it back to us," Willow added, looking to Tara to back her up. Tara
nodded her agreement.

Buffy nodded. "Yeah...it was pretty hellish all right." She paused. "So...who wants cake?"

"Oh, I do!" Everyone said.

While Buffy cut the cake Dawn went up to her room and fetched a small shoe box with holes cut in it.

"Hey Tara!" she called when she got back to the living room. "Can you look at this for me?"

"Sure," Tara replied around a mouthful of cake. "Bring it over."

Dawn set the box down in front of Tara and opened it. Inside was a large green frog. It tried to hop out of the box but couldn't
because it was limping on one of its back legs.

"Awww, that's so cute!" Tara exclaimed. "Is this your pet?"

"Sort of," Dawn said. "I found it outside with a broken leg and I'm trying to nurse it back to health. I call him Froggy Frog. I
was thinking maybe you could do a spell."

"Oh," Tara said. "Um..why didn't you ask Willow?"

"She has Frog Fear. Besides, I want him cured, not attacked with lightening bolts."

Tara tried not to laugh and didn't quite manage it. She whispered a few words under her breath and cast a hand over the frog.
Upon inspection the Frog was revealed to have a tiny little white cast on its back leg, complete with Tara's signature in tiny
Magic Marker.

"Great," said Dawn. "Thanks Tara."

Across the room Angel and Spike were talking. Well, not so much talking as nearly having a punch-up.

"Buffy did NOT kiss you!"

"Yes she bloody did! Slayer and I are very close these days. All chummy."

"What are you insinuating?"

"Ooh! Gotcha jealous have I? What can I say? I think Buffy just needs the kind of vampire who can satisfy all her...you
know...physical needs."

"Spike, stop it," Buffy cut in. "We are NOT dating." Angel looked at Spike in triumph. "But, I did kiss him."

Angel's face fell.

"Aw, what's the matter, Peaches? Afraid I'll steal your girl?"

"Pfft. Yeah right. Since when are you even interested in girls anyway?"

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"Oh come on, Flaming Spike."

Spike flinched.

"I'm not called that anymore."

Tara took another drink of Vodka. "Whoo!" She whooped. "Score one for our side!"

Willow laughed and leaned over to snag her girlfriend's lips. They got so lost in each other that they didn't hear the rest of the
room go deathly quiet. Willow did feel the hand that tapped her shoulder though.

"Mom!" she gasped as she turned round. "Dad! Uh...I can explain..."

"Listen Willow, we came here to ask you-"

"I mean, it's not what it looks like-"

"Or, to tell you rather-"

"Well, it is what it looks like but-"

"I mean we've both been thinking about this for a long time-"

"It's not like it's all sudden or anything but-"

"Willow...your father and I are gay now."

"Oh..." said Willow, cut off in the middle of her babble. "Me too. Uh, this is Tara, my girlfriend." Tara smiled over Willow's
shoulder. Sheila smiled back.

"We just wanted to let you know that we were both leaving the country for a while. We're going on vacation with our new
partners. They're outside in the car."

"Oh....can I meet them?"

"Oh, you already know them. They're Xander's parents."

"Oh. What?"

"Uh, can I second that 'what'?" said Xander.

"Yes, it turns out all their marital problems were due to repressed sexuality. Anyway, we really have to go. It was nice to meet
you Tamara."

Willow sat down heavily when they were gone.

"Is it weird?" Tara asked.

"Yeah. Majorly. I mean...I've never had anything in common with them before. But still...score four for our side!"

Angel had been strangely quiet during this exchange. "Hey," he said eventually. "You never told us how you came back from
the dead! You just fobbed us off and offered cake!"

"Did I?" said Buffy. "Okay. This is how it happened. It all started just after I jumped into the portal and-"

"Hey," Dawn shouted. "We forgot the ice cream!"

"Oh God, yeah, I forgot! Who wants ice cream?"

"Oh, I do!" Everyone shouted.

The End.

Weird. Weird, weird, weird. I worry about me.

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Words from Wonko
The MKF Appreciation Society - All Miss Kitty all the Time!

by **Scout** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 3:23 pm

ROTFL! A powerful imagination is a very dangerous weapon. This was hilarious! Especially loved the little signed cast and the parents' sudden conversion. Too funny!

by **Rane** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 3:31 pm

funny. very funny.

by **Ginner** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 3:41 pm

*Crying with Laughter*
LMAO

Oh god Wonko. Never have i read anything so funny!!

*Wipes tears away* Very good.

by **Ed Wood** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 4:18 pm

Oh Wonko... I don't how you did it, but the fic is GREAT. Sooooo funny...

BTW don't mind me for asking, but what's flaming spike?

by **Dr.G** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 7:57 pm

ROFL Wonko!

Very funny!

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Call me Garfield, I'm a freak with a shampoo fetish.

by **Sneaky Kitty** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:19 pm

OHMYGOSH THAT WAS HYSTARICAL!!! Im STILL crackin UP! Great job! Awesome job *wink* love the usage of my name

'Flaming Spike' i got from watching the cutie out in the sun, (i.e. hes a vampire so he go poof) I imagine someone like xander threatening him to be good or he will be a flaming spike..lol

Also you guys im really sorry about the complexity. Although I did state that for artistic purposes you can get rid of hat you find way to challenging. The point of the fic is to have it be set in the summer, have a party, have all the gang, and have fun.

I added the extra stuff for fun and a extra challenge. I love challenges with usage gaes. And Wonko did a wonderful job using the items i forhanded, you all can use as many as you want because its fun to try to tie them in

So if you imaginative souls have trouble just use the concept and go with it okay The reason its so complex is because i kept changing it and was having problems. but complex challenges are fun hehe...yeah.

Good job and good luck everyone ill go through and edit the post with like red or something for the (easier) version if you guys get stumped but try most of it okay please....dont hurt my little sneaky feelings. j/k ya guys, alls good

*nikki

by **Catwoman** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 11:13 pm

OMG Wonko, that was honestly the funniest fic i've ever read! Especially the Willow's parents' "gay now" admission, and the 'Welcome back from the dead' banner! ROTFL

by **tommo** » Sun Jul 01, 2001 12:05 am

Funny, Wonko. Lots to laugh at in this. I think you fulfilled the challenge pretty well, especially seeing as it was a light summer fic.

Well done.

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"Tara had never felt as good about herself in her life. Willow gave her that gift. And another gift. Tara couldn't quite bring herself to call it love. Not yet. But there was time." ~ Unseen: The Burning

by **xita** » Sun Jul 01, 2001 2:52 am

Wonko this is funny. I call him froggy frog he he.

by **Sneaky Kitty** » Sun Jul 01, 2001 4:31 pm

Hey guys, just in case you havent noticed, i reformated teh challenge to sorta make it easier. Everything in red is the easier challenge.

And if even that is still to complicated I have left you with a smiple challenge, with 4 qualities.

Ill repeat them here again
1. Takes place in the summer
2. Theres a party
3. Involves the whole gang
4. Little or no Angst

Thats all I ask, you can take some of teh fun usage things (such as how wonko used 5 of the choices) or use any of the other given information but in the end those 4 rules are the only things you have to follow if you wanna use the super-simple version

I apologize for the mix up guys, i just have a way to complicated brain oops?

by **tommo** » Sun Jul 01, 2001 5:50 pm

Sneaky Kitty...um...I think we got it. Besides, it seems like the original challenge you posted wasn't all that hard in the end.

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"Tara had never felt as good about herself in her life. Willow gave her that gift. And another gift. Tara couldn't quite bring herself to call it love. Not yet. But there was time." ~ Unseen: The Burning

by **Sneaky Kitty** » Sun Jul 01, 2001 6:47 pm

Really? That makes me feel wayyy better. I was feelin all left out and bad and stuff that I wasn't being understood or, stuff. I have probles with that. I kinda feel all "outsider-y" a lot. Ya know. Not copletly but im the new kid and stuff so yeah. I just want eveyrhting to be 100% understandable and stuff like that.

I ean this is the first time i actually *gasp* put myself out there to participate in soething on here want it to be all okiedokie ya know. I guess i just a very insecure kid, lol. *issues, issues issues*

Tchao guys, talk to ya'll later, sorry for confusing you EVEN ore by trying to unconfuse ya

*nikki

by **Wonko** » Sun Jul 01, 2001 9:37 pm

No need to worry Sneaky Kitty, it was a great challenge. The more complex the better, I say :-)

Glad everyone enjoyed my fic. Now...where are the rest? [g]

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Words from Wonko
The MKF Appreciation Society - All Miss Kitty all the Time!

by **Rane** » Sun Jul 01, 2001 10:14 pm

sneaky kitty needs to lay off the catnip. you are sooo cute!

by **AlexisMQ** » Sun Jul 01, 2001 10:59 pm

Wonko - That was awesome! I was ROTFLMAO and I really needed that today. Thanks for making me smile during a bad day!

by **Sneaky Kitty** » Mon Jul 02, 2001 7:40 am

Yeah, I do need to lay off the catnip. . . I have a catnip PROBLEM!

Ask my kitty, she knows, i steal her catnip toys all the time, they are fuuunn..and there is catnip spilled al lover my floor...i think i takin in the kitty-only fumes, ut-oh?

That all can't be good. *meow*

Tchao
*nikki

by **Ed Wood** » Mon Jul 02, 2001 10:00 am

heh heh... definately drama.

by **FroggyFrog** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 1:39 pm

Yay!! I'm in a fic! heehee.. very nice!

I'd love to contribute, but am pressed for time (for a change)... but I have time for a single sentence, and I thought I'd be silly (for a change) and so...

As if in a dream, Willow cracked open her fortune cookie with the top of her pez-filled pez dispenser and a yellow strip of paper, on which were written the words 'never see a scary movie whilst holding a candle or a flaming spike and singing dixie" fell to the table, right onto a cockroach that had been sucking at the remnants of Cherry Mountain Dew that had been spilled when a badly thrown beach-ball had knocked over the suntan lotion which in turn had knocked over the aformentioned drink, she held up her frog sockpuppet to Tara and made it say "Tara, can we go to see Bronco Billy perform in April?" to which Tara, smiling sweetly and hugging her fluffy Garfied teddy, replied "Sure honey."

(I think I got everything)
Love
Froggy

by **Warduke** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 1:44 pm

Froggy...LOL

by **Ed Wood** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 2:00 pm

Frogy: Well, almost everything *g*

by **Halcyon** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 2:02 pm

Hehehe...Froggy, is there anything you *can't* do??

by **Wonko** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 3:52 pm

quote:
Originally posted by FroggyFrog:
(I think I got everything)

Yeah, but can you cook?

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The MKF Appreciation Society - All Miss Kitty all the Time!

[This message has been edited by WillTara (edited July 04, 2001).]

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