What if Angel never made that deal with Wolfram & Heart, and thus never got that amulet to give to Buffy at the Hellmouth?

That question popped into my head last night, and since I don’t really think I could do the idea justice, I’m putting it out to you guys. Basically, Buffy & Co lose, and The First and the Ubervamps take over the world. Buffy and Spike survive, and whoever else you want, and why they survive is up to you. So, the challenge is Spike and Buffy in this post- apocalyptic world. Do they keep fighting? Go into hiding? Something else?

Post Chosen/NFA Challenge

Title: Third time’s the charm.

Background:

We’re waaaaay into the future (at least 100 years)

Buffy’s ‘bright idea’ of Calling all the Potentials to be Slayers has had an unfortunate side-effect of bringing an end to the Slayer line. Slayers can’t have children after they’re Called (for the purposes of this fic, Nikki Wood had Robin while she was still only a Potential) and the only women strong enough to bear the baby girls who can become Slayers are Potentials who were never Chosen themselves – explains Joyce’s fierce protective streak and her handiness with that axe of hers….

After Willow’s spell, every Potential gets called as soon as they reach puberty so there are no new uncalled Potentials maturing to bear the next generation. It’s only a matter of time before the last Potential gets called and then when she dies – no more Slayers.

When this happens, Angel & Spike work with the New Council of Watchers to hold back the Tide of Evil until Angel shanshues – ages – dies, then Spike fights on, largely alone, completely trusted and totally relied upon by the New Council.

Until the prophecy is discovered. A new Big Bad is coming and only The Slayer can defeat it.

For years the New Council has been trying and failing to revive the line so they decide they need an experienced Slayer to fill the gap and to be on hand to fulfil the prophecy until they can finally figure it out. Much against Spike’s forcefully expressed wishes when the idea is first proposed, the New Council secretly decide to resurrect Buffy – the Greatest Slayer in History – and when they succeed they appoint an astonished and outraged Spike to be her Field Watcher as he’ll be the only living person with whom she’ll be familiar.

As the Council are unsure how much longer it’s going to take them to solve the problem of reviving the Slayer line, the spell to bring Buffy back again deliberately makes her immortal, something Buffy & Spike only discover some time later.

The characteristics of the Future Society, how/when Buffy died again, the fates of Dawn, Giles and the various Scoobies (and any descendents) since Sunnydale and the AI gang since NFA, the nature of the prophecy and the New Big Bad, all totally up to you – except PLEASE ignore the stupid comics (except the initial setting up of Slayer Central in Scotland and the part where it wasn’t Buffy but a decoy in Rome with the Immortal) as IMHO they have gone so way off the ethos of the Buffyverse they’re in a whole other dimension.

The only stipulation I have is that it ends up with a Happy (Immortal!) Spuffy Ending – the intensity and variety of drama, action, comedy, pathos, angst and/or romance etc. that lead up to that resolution, totally up to you.

Sorry, but it’s Yet Another Halloween Fic.

I want S2!Buffy to become her older self instead of the 1700’s girl – her PostChosen self. Buffy was stressing about how girls from “Angel’s time” were so pretty and not at all like her, but wasn’t the age difference also an issue? I seem to recall a certain souled vamp’ angsting over the “You’re sixteen, I’m two hundred and forty” deal. It’s not that big a leap for Buffy to, instead of wanting to be like a 1700s girl, want to be older/more mature/whatever for Angel.

It’s up to you whether PostChosen!Buffy leaves when the spell ends, or if she stays and changes the future, but… give our heroine some time with Spike.

Also, regardless of whether you get rid of PostChosen!Buffy when the spell breaks, memories would stay behind (at least for a little while. Remember Xander with his soldier memories?) so Buffy would have a chance to change the future. I don’t think she’d actually believe the memories until she’s shown some kind of proof (something happening that matches the memories), by which stage they’d be starting to fade – what she still remembers and what she’s forgotten is up to you.

How it happens is also up to you – did PostChosen!Buffy wish for a chance to change what happened? Maybe she did, and the Powers (or whoever grants the wish) set it up so that it’d happen this way – providing Ethan Rayne with some of future!Buffy’s clothes so that when he casts his chaos spell Buffy becomes her future self, making the change permanent or leaving residual memories, etc. 

If you can/desire:

* Spike and future!Buffy fighting, and future!Buffy thoroughly enjoying herself (laughing, knowing his techniques so well that it’s more a dance than a fight, etc)
* PC!Buffy making Angel promise not to have sex with her younger self, no matter what, in the hopes of avoiding the Angelus ordeal. Whether he keeps the promise or not is up to you.
* I'd prefer a longer fic, what with all the potential timeline changes, not just a oneshot or something. I wanna see how it affects canon.
* Please no Spike and Buffy jumping into bed together straight away. I mean, seriously. Make it believable.

After re-watching both ‘Smashed’ & ‘Wrecked’, I’m (not shockingly) in one of my anti-Buffy moods. All I could think during ‘Wrecked’ is how would you like being treated that way…and then this idea popped into my head.

There are a heck of a lot of time travel fics out there, and this is a twist on the whole idea. The whole thing starts off during Buffy’s uncaring, ice queen phase when dealing with the newly returned, souled Spike (think when she rather callously leaves him suffering in the basement despite knowing about the soul and the craziness). Somehow (vengeance wish, spell gone wrong, etc) Buffy gets sent back in time to season six…into Spike’s body, during one of Buffy’s ‘shining moments’ of the season (morning after ‘Wrecked’, beat down in ‘Dead Things’, breaking up in 'As You Were', take your pick-there are many to choose from).

Buffy get to see how she acted from the other side of the spectrum, and not only her behaviour towards Spike, but the others as well. She wants to get back to her own time and her own body, but since she’s Spike at the moment, no one is going to give her the time of day, let alone help (for whatever reason, she doesn’t want to say she’s future Buffy). In fact, I see a lot of ‘Get lost Spike, you’re not welcome here’s’ being expressed, probably a fair load of violence too. How she finally gets back is entirely up to you, but it’s not without a lot of pain to get there.

Musts:

Angst

Buffy horrified about the way she acted, thus taking real responsibility over her faults in the disaster that was the season six Spuffy relationship & getting past that ‘it’s all Spike’s fault’ mentality she seemed to sport.

Getting Spike out of that basement much sooner and helping take care of him/help him cope

Buffy apologizing to Spike, again with the owning up to the role she played

Buffy explaining some things to Dawn (how much is up to you) and thus letting the Spike/Dawn friendship be repaired.

Must Nots:

Don’t change things in the time line- all the events stay the same, and Buffy returns she gets back to the same ‘future’ as before.

Everything else is up to you. Have at it all!

After Dead Things someone (I was personally thinking Clem, but your choice) convinces Spike to go see a domestic abuse councilor (who caters to the supernatural- it's Sunnydale after all). Spike REALLY needed someone to talk to in season six, and who better than a trained professional?

Musts:

Spike obviously not wanting to be there but going anyway, and of course doing his it's not really her fault thing.

The councilor eventually convincing Spike that what Buffy is doing is not okay and that he doesn't deserve it- it will take more than one session though, because it'll take longer to convince Spike of all that.

Spike tells Buffy it's over, thus forcing Buffy to A. confront the truth of what's she doing and take fault and B. realize what she lost because of it

Buffy apologizing for what she's done (how long it takes/if Spike chooses to accept it is up to you)

Angst: domestic abuse is not a happy subject. If you want to have a happy ending eventually go for it, but most of this story should not be all puppies and rainbows
 

Must Nots:

Can't really think of anything that you cannot have, except an over flowing amount of humor.
 

Can have:

Another Dead Thingsesque moment that finally makes Spike realize how bad things are

A Scooby somehow finding out what's happening and being on Spike's side (if you can make it Xander, brownie points)

The person who convinced Spike to get councilling confronting Buffy

A happy ending with a healthier Spuffy relationship, or on the flip side Spike not wanting to get into a relationship with Buffy again (or not at the moment- it could be one of those I need time to figure things out before I decide things).

So there you have it. Have at it!

Season 2: Spuffy

I'd like a Spuffy rewrite of the episode “Ted”. I've only read one fanfiction story for a spuffy version of this and I really like the idea of Buffy talking to Spike about how much she hates Joyce's new boyfriend. I'd love it more if they were a couple for it too.

So this fic must be:

A decent length story but not over 65,000 words. One shots are acceptable.

I want Buffy to confide in Spike and I’d want Angel bashing by Spike to ensue. Maybe Spike being jealous of how Buffy was with Angel.

I’d like for Buffy to realize how Angel(us) is/was a mistake, that he isn’t the one and that Spike is much better.

If this is needs to be a longer story in order to get Buffy and Spike together, I’d like for the episodes in season 2 to be recognized at least a bit.

It must, though, have a detailed version of the now spuffy Ted episode.

John Ritter was amazing so I’d love the parts where Buffy is questioned and the all disturbing moments where Ted is in her room to be included. Now if Spike happens to be in the room at that moment too, that’s up to the writer.

May not be: Rated NC-17
I was hoping for it to be lower than NC-17, smut is not really my thing. But I don't want it to be all G-rated. R or mature or whatever you want to call it, is what I was aiming for. I'm tired of tons of fluff. But I was looking for plot and not very graphic smut.

Thanks for considering this.

I’ve always been uncomfortable with the way Buffy oh-so casually entered into a relationship with a Post-Grad TA who was responsible for grading her work.

Such a relationship is unethical to say the least and I always felt that Riley, (as the person in a position of trust and ‘authority’ who should have known better) should have been disciplined for it.

Maggie Walsh didn't do her duty and put a stop to it herself, presumably as she just didn’t care about the ethics of the situation - or perhaps as it was so convenient having the handy connection to the Slayer. She should also have been penalised for the neglect of her responsibility.

My challenge is this:

The Dean of the University ('the boss of us', as Buffy put it) gets to hear of Riley sleeping with a student (Buffy) and insists to Maggie Walsh (his mentor and de facto employer) that Riley should be thrown out of the University.

Remember the camera in Riley's room where she watched them together? They never played up that plot point, did they? It should be discovered by the next student who takes over his dorm room and the cameras would be traced to her office so that Maggie loses her professorship as well for being a predatory sexual pervert! (Tee hee)

The Riley/Buffy relationship which is still in its infancy at this point cannot survive the fuss, of course.

Riley and Maggie would still be around because of the Initiative, but he wouldn't be able to stay in the fraternity house so he'd have to be all sneaky... and Riley’s so useless at being sneaky!

What I would like to see is a continuation of Season 4 from some point between ‘A new man’ and ‘The I in Team’ when Maggie’s interview with the Dean would take place, taking the above developments into account.

Must have:

Maggie being furious with Riley and Buffy for putting her in such a position so down in the Initiative she takes it out on Riley in spite – maybe she activates his chip earlier?

Spike reacting a bit more positively to Giles’ ‘higher purpose’ suggestion regarding his chip and is brought in ‘officially’ to help as part of the Scooby ‘team’ after the way he doesn’t hesitate to help DemonGiles (as IMHO he should have been).

A happy Spuffy resolution to the season. (of course)

Can’t have:

Biley (obviously)

VampBuffy

Can have:

Dawn featuring as she would be remembered in season 5.

Spuffy Claiming

Go for it!

When Buffy and Spike are discussing if their night holding each other meant something, Buffy doesn't avoid answering. Their night also meant something to her. But they will talk more about it when gets back from learning more about the Scythe. Skip a few scenes and stop when Buffy and Angel kiss, she discovers he is...human through a deal with WRH. Spike's heart breaks as he witnesses not only the kiss but Bangel sex (ew I know...lol). When Bangel is over Buffy immediately realizes her mistake but has no choice to go back to the house with Angel in tow. When the pair gets to her house Spike is there, only his attitude and demeanor has reverted back to Season 2 Spike. Buffy explains Angel is there to help and will be staying with them. She then goes to confess to Spike. He is bitter and cruel towards her. She begs for his forgiveness, and doesn't recieve it-yet. A potential arrives at the house and she and Spike get along famously. There is nothing sexual going on between them but Buffy thinks so.

MUST HAVES:

*As much as I hate it-Bangel sex-this is only once, and their relationship stops to exisit.

*Spike returning to his former Big Bad attitude. After all isn't that what Buffy needed him to do?

*A female character driving Buffy green with jealousy. NOT Faith or any other Buffy female.

*An orginal female character or a female character from a crossover

*The First convincing Spike to try and kill himself. He goes to attempt sucide, but someone other than Buffy stops him.

*Spike and Dawn rebuilding their relationship

*A Spuffy ending

CAN HAVES:

*Return of a Riley who has grown past his issues with demons and apologizes to Spike

*Drusilla tempting Spike back to evil

CAN'T HAVES

*Angel turning back into a vampire. He must remain human. Fine print of the contract says he is signing away any chance of redemption.

*Spike dusting. They manage to defeat the first in another way.

This fic doesn't have to be a crossover, that is a choice I will leave up to the authors. It was suggested to provide a female character that isn't part of the series to bring Buffy and Spike back together. It can be a one-shot or a multi-chaptered fic. I would be great if you could complete it in one story, if you chose to continue it the story that's fine. It's up to you. Also the title doesn't have to be "It means something". Other than that enjoy.

Buffy and Spike are sent back in time to some point in the late1800's London - Buffy is without memory of her slayer self, but Spike is himself but must pretend to be his former William self as to not bring unwanted attention to them. In the mean time he has to try to protect Buffy in this time without letting on to anyone that he isn't William. In this story I see Buffy somehow slipped into a persona of a proper lady of the time with a family and life there but Spike is aware that things aren't right and he has to try to get her to trust him and figure out how to get them back to their own time. I think the interesting part would be seeing Spike struggle to go back to being his former William-self even though he is bursting to rebel.

Time travel, I know it’s been done so many times but they make the best stories. This would be pre chipped Spike.

Spike and Buffy are both finding it hard after their break ups from Dru and Angel. Battling away together in the cemetery, Halfreck grants them a wish when Buffy laughs at Spike saying how she wished she could've seen him back in his sad old days. She knows this from the stories Angel told her. Spike wishes this to, only his wish was meant for the bad ass Spike. But his wish gets misinterpreted.

Both time travel back to London, before Spike is sired. Buffy has to depend on Spike. Spike feels like Buffy is a bad rash, following him all the time. He only helps after she blackmails him. She tells him she WILL find his former self if he does not help her. Spike still wants to keep the big bad image in her eyes. Spike uses his old house for Shelter and clothing for Buffy.  (Mothers away visiting family) but his memory did not serve him right and William returns early.

They have to explain everything.  Buffy starts falling for William on their path to find a way back to their original time. Spike gets a little jealous, but also feels good that the Slayer could love his original self.

William takes Buffy and Spike to a masquerade ball. Spike makes a play for Cecily, with his badass charms. Only to tell her at the end of the evening she is beneath him. During the evening Buffy shares a kiss. But with whom? She is certain it’s William. But is it?

It’s coming to the time when William will be sired. They all know this has to go ahead, can’t change this, otherwise it would be drastic for the future. Spike can see that Buffy and William have fallen for one another. So he tells them he will stay behind and William can take his place back in the future. He will make sure nothing changes in the past, so the future will be safe.  On kissing Spike goodbye, Buffy feels the warm feeling but not in her stomach, but her heart. She’s unsure what this means. William and Buffy go forward to the future. Everything is exactly the same. Spike had done what he’d promised.  Is she happy now?  Is William happy? Did Spike do anything different through history? Does Spike love Buffy? But most importantly who does Buffy love?

Would like:

Sex Scene/s

Funny banter between Spike and Buffy and William and Spike

A small part for Angelus, Dru and Darla (Fanged four)

Part for Anya/ Anyanka

Angel

What if when Tara and Willow performed the Teleportation spell on Glory, Spike & Buffy were teleported to somewhere as well, (not with Glory though). They can be teleported to somewhere like a deserted island, or maybe even another dimension (not an alternate Sunnydale though). And since Willow was still working on the ‘kinks’ in the spell, they do not know where Spike and Buffy went (originally, but the Scoobies can work it out if you want).
 

Must haves:

Spike and Buffy claiming each other - so obviously some bitey-action ;)

Obviously it will be pre-Crush so Spike is in love with Buffy, but Buffy doesn’t know it yet

A nice fluffy spuffy ending :)
 

Can have:

Either Xander, Angel or Riley, or any combination of those, as the antagonist/s once they return from wherever Spike and Buffy went – can also have baddies were they were trapped though

Can have some angst but not too much

If you make it an alternate dimension, you can make it so that the blood in the dimension is different & inedible to Spike, so Spike has nothing to eat & gets weaker & weaker... you can then add Buffy's Slayer blood in there somehow as she would be the only one that can feed him... up to you! ;)


Cannot have:

Glory (only mentioned at start or whatever, but don’t make the story revolve around her)

Shy Spike

Angelus, Drusilla or Darla

Joyce dying… or any other Scooby for that matter!

No instant love between Spike & Buffy – I want it to build up (for Buffy anyway)

I'd like to see a grand reunion for Spike and Buffy in Rome. Buffy doesn't know Spike is back and after the big battle at the end of Angel, he goes to find her. Buffy is holding in depression cause he's gone and is drunk on a roof thinking about jumping when he finds her. Angst... and then some fluff at the end.

Must haves:

- Angst!

- Andrew, cause he's quite funny

- Dawn trying to help Spike

- Lorne in Rome for whatever reason

- A humourous conclusion

- The use of the following words - 'nifty', 'great spanking bollocks!', 'get out of my bathtub!' and 'crazy like faith was'

Buffy's Eleven

I want an Ocean's Eleven-type of Spuffy fic.

It's post NFA, Buffy and Spike have found each other and have been together for at least a year when they and some of the other Slayer's have to pull off an Ocean's Eleven, Twelve or Thirteen style job.

It can be on anybody 

- a new master vampire that's really into high tech

- a new branch of the Initiative

- Ethan Rayne

- even just a training exaercise, it's all up to you

but there has to be a good explination for why they're doing it

- make the girls act as a team

- get some majical or technological do-hicky, whatever comes to mind

I want humor, thrills and chills *wink, wink*, and just overall fun. I know that there's someone out there just dying to do this one, have fun and good luck!

~Ghost Writer

I've been watching (and loving) the Dr Who spinoff Torchwood in which there is a rift in time and space in Cardiff. John Barrowman is mega cute and sexy as ‘Captain Jack Harkness’, and James Marsters has guest appeared as 'Captain John Hart' in the first episode of season 2 as a rather naughty and extremely sexy rogue time agent (and he will again in the finale of season 2. Yay!).

My challenge is for a Crossover alternative ending to the season 5 finale 'The Gift'.

After Buffy squishes Glory, Spike and Buffy are together at the top of the tower trying to free Dawn and fighting 'Doc' when Dawn's blood opens the portal, then when Buffy jumps to close the portal Spike grabs on to her to stop her but gets pulled into the portal with her.

Buffy and Spike are drawn through the portal (which closes) and they are dumped out of the time/space rift in Cardiff and end up in Torchwood.

Newsflash to Torchwood! Vampires are real…and despite their initial assumption they ain’t aliens.


Has to have:

Not all angst or fluff, has to be a bit of both and some humour.

A 'slow burn' relationship between Buffy & Spike (no jumping straight into bed together) but the classic 'stranded together and can only rely on each other which builds respect and trust which becomes love' theme. Don’t forget Spike has already declared his love for Buffy who reacted badly, but he is still at the stage of ‘I know you’ll never love me’ and is resigned to his love being unrequited as he places himself in her service.

At first either Buffy or Spike should be attracted to either Captain Jack or Captain John (nothing more than flirting and a bit of kissage) before they settle down into the Spuffy relationship. The one not doing the flirting has to display jealousy.

Spike’s chip has to be fried in the trip through the portal/rift. How they discover this and Buffy’s reaction is up to you.

There has to be a vampire Slaying (not Spike!) in front of Torchwood witnesses.

Spike can’t be all fluffy and doormatty. He has to display his demon’s violent characteristics at some point.

There has to be biting and claiming!

While trying to figure out how to get home Buffy & Spike help the Torchwood team on a time/space rift mission, utilising Buffy’s Slayer capabilities and Spike’s Vampire senses.

There has to be a happy Spuffy ending when they get home (Giles’ & Scoobies’ reactions up to you).

Can have:

Dawn could be drawn with them. If Dawn goes too her Keyness has to feature in the story and Spike has to be all ‘sworn to protect her’ and overprotective which irritates her at the same time as she loves him for it.

Doc could be drawn with them. This would result in either a messy Slaying as Torchwood find them or a protracted search for him during the story.

Contact with the Watchers Council in London in an attempt to get them home… and if you use this you have to introduce magic to a sceptical Torchwood team.

‘Back at the ranch’ scenes describing how Giles and the Scoobies are trying to figure out where B&S went and how to get them back.
 

Can’t have:

Any mention of Angel, unless it’s to show him Buffy & Spike claimed and happy together and to get in a bit of Angelbashing.

 

B&S would be 'in the future' as far as they are concerned when they land in Cardiff (about 2010), so would they learn that Sunnydale is a big sinkhole? Would these events change the future (regarding the FE) for them once they get home? How do they get home? How much time has passed in Sunnydale? Is there a prophecy involved? Do the PTB get involved? Does Dr Who turn up? All up to you.

Groundhog Day

Set during Season 2 - 4, goes off canon from there. Inspired by the Supernatural Episode „Mystery Spot“.

Spike finally succeeds and kills his third slayer. Well, she dies, at least.

Shortly after, Spike gets approached by the Powers To Be. If he goes back in time and saves Buffy (actually saves her, not just not kills her), they are going to grant him a wish (which depends on which scenario you want to take. But they are lying to Spike, anyway.)

Spike actually tries and doesn't kill her himself, but then she dies in another way. The day gets rewinded and Spike has to try again, because once taken the deal, he can't break it. But no matter what he does, Buffy just keeps dying. He gets to know her in the meanwhile and falls in love with her much earlier than he is supposed to be. But Spike just can't figure out what he's doing wrong...

Possible scenarios, pick one you like or think of one yourself:

• „Halloween“: Giles breaks the Janus statue just a minute later and Spike actually manages to kill Buffy. The scoobies and Angel are grieving and of course Angel refuses to help Spike to save Drusilla. Angel then gets locked in the cage by Kendra and this time actually dies, because Kendra stops Willy from helping him. Spike can't find another cure for Drusilla and she turns to dust. The Powers offer to save Drusilla.

• „I only have eyes for you“: Angelus and Buffy take the right roles and Angelus shoots Buffy. This puts a stop to his obsession over Buffy and he takes off with Drusilla, leaving Spike behind. The Powers offer to erase Angelus from Drusilla's mind once and for all.

• „Lover's Walk“: Not Cordelia, but Buffy falls through the stairs and gets impaled on that pole. She dies. The Powers offer to erase any thought about Spike being obsessed with Buffy from Drusilla's mind.

• „Amends“: The First succeeds and gets Angel to kill Buffy.

• „Graduation Day“: The Mayor succeeds in killing Buffy.

• „The Harsh Light of Day“: Spike kills Buffy during the fight for the ring, he returns to an upset Harmony, who in the meantime plotted her revenge: She waits until Spike is asleep, then takes the ring from him and destroys it (wearing it herself doesn't cross her mind; Spike would take it back from her anyway) The Powers offer Spike the ring.

• „Pangs“: The chip, being the prototype that it is, stops working and Spike kills Buffy in Giles' home, only to get staked by an arrow from the native american spirits. The Powers offer Spike his life.

This doesn't totally make sense yet, but this idea is stuck in my head, so... please take it out of there and write a great story. Pretty please?

A episode rewrite of Earshot-Spuffy style!

We all remember the episode where Buffy was able to hear everyone’s thoughts right?  Well, remember when she was trying to hear Angels thoughts, and he said something about how he was vampire and all, and that she wasn't able to read his mind?  Enter a certain bleached-blond vamp.  Dru has dumped him again and he’s gunning for his third dead slayer.  But while Buffy may not be able to read Angels mind, what if she could read Spikes mind instead?  Could the reason be that he’s more 'human' then Angel?  Or maybe the Slayer and the Vampire are more then a match then anyone thought possible?  Its up to you.

MUST HAVES-
~Buffy finds some interesting things about Spike, including the real reason why Dru left him in the first place.
~Spike saves Buffy instead of Angel.
~Spike stays, while Angel leaves as per in cannon(meaning that Angel is there in the whole episode rewrite).
~Angel bashing-vest!
~Claimed Spuffy!

CAN'T HAVES-
~Spike, Buffy and Angel Killing each other(though, you can have them fighting, just no dusting).
~Buffy/Spike/Angel.  This isn't a threesome fic folks!

MAY HAVES-
~At the end of the story(an epilogue maybe?), you can tell what happened at Graduation, with Spike being there to help out with the Mayer(keep as close to cannon as possible i.e.; Angel Leaves, etc.)

The reason why Buffy can read Spikes thoughts but not Angels is entirely up to you, so have fun!

• Buffy must find out on her own that Spike now has a soul.  He CANNOT tell her.
• The Scoobies must react accordingly to how their character would probably react to Buffy's pregnancy and the fact that the baby is Spike's.
• There must be a prophecy involved.
• Angel cannot be called in to help with the prophecy.  Other characters are fine.
• Buffy must come to terms with the bad blood between her and Spike, and she must forgive him.

• No character bashing of any kind, unless it's Riley.
• Focus on other pairings. 
• Attempted rape or rape of any kind.
• The First
• Any exes.  No Angel.  No Dru.  No Harmony.  No Riley, etc.

What if…

In ‘Family’ when Spike punches Tara on the nose it doesn’t hurt… him.

Although she has been shown to be part demon, the Scoobies support her choice not to go with her family who have no idea what type of demon she’s supposed to be. Big Scooby research…

Tara turns out to have a touch of a similar sort of demon to Cordelia’s, with the glowing and the hovering and the healing. This type of demon doesn’t originate in a ‘Hell’ dimension, but in a ‘Heavenly’ dimension… hence Tara (and thus Cordy, but that can’t be helped! LOL) is part Angel!

As her new talents manifest she develops the ability to see through bluster and denial and pretence and deliberate deception and magic to see into the ‘real person’ within. Any other neat abilities she might have are up to you.

This means that she can see:

• That ‘Glory is Ben, Ben is Glory’.
• That Dawn is The Key.
• That Spike’s developing feelings for Buffy (They are already there, even though at this point he is as deeply in denial as Buffy) are genuine and that he is truly trying to be a ‘better man’ for her. That given the slightest encouragement he really is willing to ‘turn his back on the whole evil thing’ to be worthy of her and if he should be accepted and integrated into the group he would become a formidable ally/partner.
• That Giles is feeling bored, lonely and under-appreciated.
• That Riley still doesn’t understand Buffy’s primary motivation in all things is her commitment to her Calling. He is fully aware that he and Buffy have no future and he is making a futile and misguided attempt to understand her through the vamp biting but is getting addicted, and is therefore a danger to them all because of the likelihood of being turned.
• That Buffy doesn’t really love Riley. She’s only dating him to keep everyone (including herself – denial much?) happy that she’s ‘normal’. She is suppressing her true nature in an attempt to live up to Angel’s selfish wishes for her to ‘have a normal life’ (his feeble excuse for leaving her) even though she subconsciously knows she’ll never be ‘normal’ and will never find happiness with a ‘normal’ guy.
• That Xander is terrified of becoming like his father and although he’s really fond of Anya he’s still pining for Buffy.
• That Willow is so lacking in self-esteem she’s desperate for power to control her surroundings and is starting to delve far too deeply into dark magics in an attempt to do so.
• That Anya is unhappy with the way that Xander treats her but she is so scared of her new mortality and is so desperate to ‘fit in’ and not be left on her own that she accepts it as a necessary evil.

Must have:

Riley showing his insensitivity, disgust and bigotry at discovering Tara’s true identity.
Riley dumpage. (Bonus points for Riley punchage.)

Can Have:

(At time of Aprilbot) Tara seeing the danger that Warren is to become.
If at any time Angel should show up, Tara sees his true nature… {shudder}
Drusilla dustage.
Riley getting together with Harmony when he’s dumped.
Riley being turned.

Can’t have:

Buffybot

Eventual BiteyClaimySpuffy… of course…