Reviewer: Birdy (Signed) · Date: 27/05/08 04:31 AM · On: Chapter 6
Oh God, Kim - that was hilarious! I was expecting more torture and angst, what with the stress of the move and everything... Poor Sam, Stanford educated and can outwit the evilist of geniuses but totally out-foxed by an 11 year old boy! Of course Dean would be loving it, this is the best kind of revenge - Payback, The Next Generation! It's the reason grandparents buy their grandkids drumkits. Excellent chapter. Totally loved it. Kirsty x
Author's Response: Kirsty, My mother calls it "The Grandparent's Revenge" - that every child will have a child that's just like them. Move is going well. Now that I got my daughter's school to co-operate everything should be smooth sailing. I hope. Thanks for reading! Talk to you soon. Kim
Reviewer: rbliss1969 (Signed) · Date: 26/05/08 11:47 PM · On: Chapter 6
Kim, man Ben is lucky Sam didn't kick his butt. i would have. yeah he is Dean's son all right................LOL good chapter liked how you had Ben annoying Sam and how Dean just laughed. Renee
Author's Response: I've heard that from more than one person. Having a son that plays these games with me I can say that you have to learn to choose your battles otherwise you're kicking his butt all the time. I admit that while it drives me crazy I love the intelligence it takes to play those sorts of games and how to know when you'll get away with it. I think Dean could see that in Ben as well as I can see it in my own little monster. Thanks for the review and for reading!
Reviewer: tomash (Signed) · Date: 26/05/08 11:01 PM · On: Chapter 6
So funny - so true - kids can drive you crazy when they are bored.
Author's Response: I'm so glad the funny worked. My kid drives me crazy regularly so it wasn't a difficult write. Only he's rarely bored, he just likes to watch me twitch. Thanks for the review! And for reading I really appreciate it.
Reviewer: bernie62 (Signed) · Date: 26/05/08 06:55 PM · On: Chapter 6
too funny. I loved the light humor...reminded me of some of the really good Buffy scenes with the Scooby group.
Author's Response: I never watched Buffy so I don't know the reference. Thank you, though, because it's obviously a compliment. I love the humor especially when it writes itself easily. If I ever tried to do it on purpose I would fail miserably. Thanks again for reading and reviewing.
Reviewer: bulletbabe (Signed) · Date: 26/05/08 06:15 PM · On: Chapter 6
Kim, this is so funny, loved the bored and anoying Ben winding up Sam and making Dean errupt in uncontrolled laughter. And I love how you can go from intense angst and pain to light and incredibly funny in just a few chapters - thats a real skill and I love reading it...fantastic, roll on next chapter. XX Louy
Author's Response: Thank you. I always think a little comedic relief is helpful when things get intense. I also think all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. It gets to be too much if I don't break it up a bit. Thanks for the compliments, they mean the world to me. Next chapter should be up soon unless my busy life gets in the way again. Hope not, I'm a bit bored with the routine. Thanks again. Kim
Reviewer: CricketBee (Signed) · Date: 26/05/08 05:07 PM · On: Chapter 6
Oh Kim, this is great!!!! an 11-year-old boy with the wiggles must be a hooooot! i love the way you write a bored Ben, it made me laugh out loud almost the whole way through! and the ending, with Dean convulsing in laughter as Sam is totally exasperated was fantastic! the interaction between the three males is utterly wonderful, and a giant part of what i love about your Ben stories! Looking forward to where you take us next. :) --cricket
Author's Response: Thank you so much. I loved writing the little monster myself. He is a joy and I'm glad the humor worked. I think we've all been driven a little crazy by a bored kid at some time during our lives (or a bored adult - works the same). I'm working a lot faster on the next chapter so the wait won't be anywhere near as the wait for this one was. Thank you for reading and for the review. I really appreciate it. Kim
Reviewer: jdsreignsupreme (Signed) · Date: 26/05/08 04:36 PM · On: Chapter 6
Oh...gasp...thank you so much for that!! Thank you for making Ben as obnoxious to Sam as Dean can be....That was so funny and the best way to start the day. I absolutely love the Ben stories and this one seems it is no different...but a lot lighter in its content...even though I have no doubt it will get darker later. Thanks again. Vicki
Author's Response: Vicki, I am so glad that you liked it and had a good start to your day because of it. I have to confess, as I do very often, that is my son. He does that junk to me ALL THE TIME! He is constantly jabbering in my ear. He doesn't do it to anyone but me because he knows it just drives me crazy. So, I guess in a way, I'm Sam because I just can't ignore it. My husband must be Dean because he doesn't even hear my son until I start freaking. Then he pulls the kid away from me so I don't kill him. Thank you. I really appreciate the review and that you read my stories. Kim
Reviewer: _Psych_ (Signed) · Date: 26/05/08 04:24 PM · On: Chapter 6
Ben's Cute. Aweee
Author's Response: I find him kind of cute myself. But we can't tell him, he'll become much too full of himself. Thank you.
Reviewer: Katric (Signed) · Date: 17/05/08 11:52 PM · On: Chapter 5
While in need of "A Walk on the Wild Side" fix, I went back and reread the five chapters you've posted so far, and it was while I was in the middle of doing my reading that it struck me how smoothly the transitions between the nonverbal action scenes and the dialog scenes (and vice verse, of course) were accomplished...the chapters flew by so quickly, I was surprised when I reached the end. Aside from the obvious need for more of this action packed story, which is something I am more than willing to wait for (great rewards come to those who wait and all that) I have to say, this is a most interesting way to read a story---the way it flies by so quickly and seamlessly---it rivals some of the finest and most talented authors I have ever had the pleasure of reading. You are an author of remarkable skill, and regarding your story lines, you exceed some of my favorite authors for the unique vision, the unique plots and themes with which you invest these wonderful, short stories. Man, I love your stuff... Kate
Author's Response: Kate, You must stop praising me like this, you are making me much to full of myself. Just kidding. Thank you so much. You make me what to write a better story, as do all the reviews, so I think longer and harder about everything I write. I love the action, it is so fun to write and to think about. I try to imagine every movement of the body. It's actually quite embarrassing to be caught with my arms in the air trying to imagine what the body can and can't do while hanging from a rope. My hubby just shakes his head and walks out - thank goodness he hasn't had me commited yet. Dialogue is a blast. Thinking about how it's been said in the show. Deciding when to draw directly from the show and when to put my own spin on it....to fun, especially when it requires that I watch old episodes again and again. Thank you again. Kim
Reviewer: ReccaF (Signed) · Date: 14/05/08 12:22 PM · On: Chapter 5
OMG... this story is great!!!! You have so totally gotten the Wincherter way and the banter between the 3 of them is priceless!!!!!AWESOME writing!!! Ben is a piece of work...just like Dean...poor Sam, 2 smart asses to deal with. You really cranked up the action/suspense factor in the cave when ben started to roam thru the caves to get away from the psudo shapeshifter.OUTSTYANDING job!!! i felt bad for Sam- he was wrong no matter which solution he choose. EXCELLENT writing from a great writer!!!! more please. BRAVO!!!!!!!
Author's Response: Thank you so much. You've made my day. Ben is so much fun for me and I keep saying it over and over again. It's so true though. Believe it or not I live with that kid - minus the guns and shosts. My son is that piece of work (I do keep the cussing under control but it won't last for long). I think Sam had an impossible situation also. Someone was going to die no matter what he did. It's a terrible thing to not be able to make the right choice no matter what you do. I'll have more out as soon as I can. The next chapter is kicking my butt.
Reviewer: bulletbabe (Signed) · Date: 13/05/08 09:17 AM · On: Chapter 5
Another great and explosive chapter and it was great to see Ben sorting out the boys and their priorities. Loved it when Ben repeated his dad's 'sweet spot' line and the apology to Sam - that was real nice to read too... All in all this story is another winner from you, next chapter soon please!
Author's Response: I worried over the sweet spot line and love knowing that it worked. I often don't know if things read the way I write them. Luckily I have a great Beta that doesn't mind explaining to me in detail how she reads what I've written. If it works out I leave it, if not I work it over again. Thanks for your kind words. I get the next chapter out as soon as I can force it to finish itself.
Reviewer: rbliss1969 (Signed) · Date: 12/05/08 11:15 PM · On: Chapter 5
Kim, another great chapter. i thought Dean was going to kick Sam's butt. leave it to Ben to bring them back together. i love how you write how vulnerable Dean is when ever something happens to Ben. you show the love of a father and son perfectly. and lets not forget what Sam goes through. Ben getting stuck in the caves had me freaking out that they were not going to find him first. then when they did him getting pissed at them had me laughing. you have him acting so much like Dean it is quite funny. i am glad you are posting these chapters quickly since the waiting for a next chapter is hard for me to handle. Renee
Author's Response: Renee, You've made me feel terribly guilty. I am having a terrible time with the next chapter. I'm trying and it just does not want to be written. I'm hoping responding to reviews will provide a little motivation. Thanks for your review. I enjoyed writing that fight. Parents are often both right in their points of view on raising a kid and compromise has to be learned - especially if you want to come out of it all with a good kid that you haven't completely destroyed. I love the scene with stuck Ben, too. It wrote itself very easily, just channel Dean. Kim
Reviewer: Shannondoah (Signed) · Date: 12/05/08 07:02 PM · On: Chapter 5
OMG! The fights between Sam and Dean were great and terrible! I understand both men's points of view. That was so dramatic, but I'm glad, in the end, they made up. I can't wait for the next chapter!!
Author's Response: Clash was inevitable especially as Sam becomes more comfortable in his role as uncle. He is too deeply enmeshed in Ben's life to not want to have a say in how he's taken care of. Thank you.
Reviewer: jdsreignsupreme (Signed) · Date: 12/05/08 05:07 PM · On: Chapter 5
Thank you so very much, sweet... Being a parent myself, I can see how you have gotten Dean and Ben down pat. It is very amusing in its realism. I am enjoying this story very much and it makes my day when you put another chapter up. I am in the process of re-reading Choices, which I still find really hard to read without wanting to find a way to get to that old bitch and save Ben...and this story is just as good and realistic as Choices. Thank you Vicki
Author's Response: Vicki, As aweful as that old bitch was she was fun to write. I'm honored that you would read my story more than once - biggest compliment ever. I try to keep the interaction as real as possible. I have kids to help me with that stuff otherwise I would have no idea. Thanks for reading and for the review. Kim
Reviewer: _Psych_ (Signed) · Date: 12/05/08 04:55 PM · On: Chapter 5
Cute. More please.
Author's Response: Thank you. I'll give you more as soon as I can, promise.
Reviewer: CricketBee (Signed) · Date: 12/05/08 03:47 PM · On: Chapter 5
WOW. another amazing chapter. my heart was in my throat the whole time Ben was lost in the cave. but you got them all off the mountain more or less in one piece, WHEW! The interaction between sam and dean over parenting is fantastic. you really show new facets to their characters, and they keep growing and evolving along with the changes in their lives. i love it! --cricket
Author's Response: Thank you so much. In more or less one piece was my goal so I must have done well. Again, thanks so much.
Reviewer: lillelouis (Signed) · Date: 12/05/08 02:16 PM · On: Chapter 5
Wow!!! Great story... I just LOVE your writing. It's amazingly riviting. To quote a grat song "I'm spellbound..." The only thing that even begins to come anywhere near a complaint is the wait for more exiting chapters... Hurry please... *bobbing up and down in my chair impatiently* The waiting for more delectable goodies to read is almost unbearable :D
Author's Response: Thank you so much. I'm glad you like it. I'm working on the next chapter so, patience please, and don't fall out of your chair.
Reviewer: GotTheShining (Signed) · Date: 12/05/08 01:48 PM · On: Chapter 5
You had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I loved Ben's snarky reply when Dean asked him how he got in the hole. When Dean asked the doc to look at Sam even though Dean was furious at him was perfect. Your Ben!verse is addictive!
Author's Response: Addiction can be a good thing once in a while. I'm glad you like it. I liked Ben's little come back when he was stuck too. My daughter wasn't the most pleasant person when she got stuck in a little hole we were climbing through once. Dean always cares....no gets to pick on Sam except him, typical big brother. Thanks for reading and for the review.
Reviewer: Birdy (Signed) · Date: 12/05/08 01:17 PM · On: Chapter 5
Hooray, hooray got to read it twice in one day! Ahh Kim, this was fab! Pissy Dean and guilty Sam and Ben knocking their heads together. Superb! Perfect character interaction, as always. And yes, yes, yes - they are learning from John's mistake and putting Ben first. First rule of parenting, fellas! Now, if they can just work out how to kill that freaky skinwalker, I'll be a happy bunny. Great work, can't wait for more. Kirsty x
Author's Response: Kirsty, About time they start to really figure it all out, huh? It takes a while when the kid thing starts out bigger than a baby. Usually takes the kid teaching how its done under those circumstances. Dean and Sam are smart boys it'll all come together eventually. Skin-walker beware, the Winchesters are on your trail. Thanks, I really appreciate your support. Kim
Reviewer: lillelouis (Signed) · Date: 09/05/08 04:32 PM · On: Chapter 4
Amazing chapter. I love that they are so long and delicious... And what a cliffie... can't wait for the next chap. Great job... aplause aplause...
Author's Response: Thank you. Length was not intentional in this story but it does seem to be writing itself to death. I prefer longer chapters myself so I tend to write them. Next chapter will be up as soon as my Beta is done putting me in my place. Thank you very much.
Reviewer: Birdy (Signed) · Date: 09/05/08 12:48 PM · On: Chapter 4
Well, Kim, I hope Ben's a better shot than his uncle! Bloody, bloody cliffhangers. Grrr! You're hell-bent on beating the crap out of both the brothers this story, aren't ya? So does this mean that the big brotherly ass kicking is going to have to be scaled right back to a glaring contest? Loads of intense, angry staring. Mmm. Loved it, excellent chapter and can't wait for the next update. Kirsty x
Author's Response: Kirsty, Don't worry about the gun shots, I do explain what's happening with that. Sorry about the cliffhanger, it was freaking long as it was, so I had to stop somewhere. Brotherly kick ass, hmm, guess you'll have to wait and see. Thank you so much. I appreaciate everything. Kim
Reviewer: Shannondoah (Signed) · Date: 09/05/08 09:12 AM · On: Chapter 4
Terrible, wonderful cliffhanger!! this is an incredibly tense and action-packed story! Kudos!
Author's Response: Sorry about the cliff hangerit is necessary to stop at some point though. I'm glad you like it. Thanks for reading and reviewing.
Reviewer: impalamedean1 (Signed) · Date: 08/05/08 02:41 PM · On: Chapter 4
what happend to Ben?? I hope he's okay!!
Author's Response: Not to worry the next chapter should be out soon. Thanks for reading and for the review.
Reviewer: birdie (Signed) · Date: 08/05/08 07:08 AM · On: Chapter 4
Kim. Wow, this is so tense. the 'freak' is repulsive and compellingly realistic and the agony of Sam, Dean and Ben is chilling. I love how Dean is trying to be so brave for ban and vice versa but he is really hurt now and I'm worried about this head injury. this is a thrilling, terrifying and wonderfully crafted story and i thank you for sharing Bev xxx
Author's Response: Bev, Thank you. That freak whispers to me in my head. I don't like him very much. Bravery seems to be in the genes in that family. Thank you for reading. Kim
Reviewer: bulletbabe (Signed) · Date: 08/05/08 06:34 AM · On: Chapter 4
Damn, this is a fantastic chapter and as with all your writing, I'm on the edge of my seat. I love Ben, always have and he's such a brave little kid there really is no way he could belong to anyone but Dean...and you had me worried about Sam in this one too. Had at least a few caught breaths as he made his way to civilisation and help... Roll on next chapter and the rescue of out boys from 'the freak'...time for the cavalry...lol XX Louy
Author's Response: Louy, I'll say it a hundred times with complete pride, I love Ben too. It feels good to have developed him. A little of the things I saw in the show, a big chunk of my son, and then add Dean and Sam. Recipe for success. Then be realistic that this all would scare the crud out of him even if he has to suck it up and deal with it. Cavalry is on there way, just not there all the way there yet. More as soon as I can. Kim
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