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"She Is Destiny" by musesinspiration (PG)
Fandom: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles / Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: None
Length: 1146 words
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musesinspire
Author Website: Twisting the Hellmouth
Why this must be read: For my last rec of the month, I wanted to give you all one last crossover. I know the Terminator franchise predates the Buffyverse by over a decade, but for me, I never would have discovered or so loved the former without the latter. Plus, Sarah Connor would slay the crap out of any vampire foolish enough to cross her path, Called or no, and she's basically been doing the work of a Watcher as long as we've known her, right? This isn't perhaps the best-written fic out there, but it's a damn good idea. (And if you want another quality rec before I sign off, loop back to Seven Sunday Mother-Daughter Mornings, which has already been recced here.)
“Is it funds? Is that the problem? Because money is no object.” She watched as a credit card was slid across the table to join the fat manila envelope already sitting in front of her. Sarah Connor sighed. While yes, money was an issue, it wasn’t what was keeping her from wanting to the assignment. It was the location that caused her to hesitate. Nothing good ever came out of that place.
Sarah had been identified as a Potential right after Kyle died. The Watcher that found her, Merrick, revealed that by all rights, she should be dead. It was the Slayer essence that had given her the strength and speed necessary to overcome and defeat the T-100 that had been sent back for her. Kyle had helped; he had knowledge of what needed to be done to take them down. But he was only human and had therefore been lost in an instant. Sarah should not have been able to destroy the machine on her own.
Merrick had taken her in, trained her and was there for her when she found out she was pregnant. When it was obvious that she wasn’t going to be Called, he taught her skills other than how to turn a vampire into dust or kill a werewolf with silver; he taught her to survive in a different world that had its own set of dark secrets and dangerous shadows. He cultivated her primal need to protect her offspring in an effort to keep her vigilant against the whispered and unknown enemy referred to only as ‘Skynet’.
He sponsored her as a Watcher before the Council and through means that he would never speak of, was able to guarantee both hers and John’s safety by using the might of the Council’s resources to keep them hidden. Sarah could only watch in sadness when a new Potential was found and he left her behind, small child in her care and fear causing her throat to clench tightly. But he had assured her that if she needed him, he would be there. And she believed him, up until he died.
She Is Destiny
Pairing: None
Length: 1146 words
Author on LJ:
musesinspireAuthor Website: Twisting the Hellmouth
Why this must be read: For my last rec of the month, I wanted to give you all one last crossover. I know the Terminator franchise predates the Buffyverse by over a decade, but for me, I never would have discovered or so loved the former without the latter. Plus, Sarah Connor would slay the crap out of any vampire foolish enough to cross her path, Called or no, and she's basically been doing the work of a Watcher as long as we've known her, right? This isn't perhaps the best-written fic out there, but it's a damn good idea. (And if you want another quality rec before I sign off, loop back to Seven Sunday Mother-Daughter Mornings, which has already been recced here.)
“Is it funds? Is that the problem? Because money is no object.” She watched as a credit card was slid across the table to join the fat manila envelope already sitting in front of her. Sarah Connor sighed. While yes, money was an issue, it wasn’t what was keeping her from wanting to the assignment. It was the location that caused her to hesitate. Nothing good ever came out of that place.
Sarah had been identified as a Potential right after Kyle died. The Watcher that found her, Merrick, revealed that by all rights, she should be dead. It was the Slayer essence that had given her the strength and speed necessary to overcome and defeat the T-100 that had been sent back for her. Kyle had helped; he had knowledge of what needed to be done to take them down. But he was only human and had therefore been lost in an instant. Sarah should not have been able to destroy the machine on her own.
Merrick had taken her in, trained her and was there for her when she found out she was pregnant. When it was obvious that she wasn’t going to be Called, he taught her skills other than how to turn a vampire into dust or kill a werewolf with silver; he taught her to survive in a different world that had its own set of dark secrets and dangerous shadows. He cultivated her primal need to protect her offspring in an effort to keep her vigilant against the whispered and unknown enemy referred to only as ‘Skynet’.
He sponsored her as a Watcher before the Council and through means that he would never speak of, was able to guarantee both hers and John’s safety by using the might of the Council’s resources to keep them hidden. Sarah could only watch in sadness when a new Potential was found and he left her behind, small child in her care and fear causing her throat to clench tightly. But he had assured her that if she needed him, he would be there. And she believed him, up until he died.
She Is Destiny