Geek Army by Its all fluffy +8
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Categories: Alternate Reality, Episode Rewrite
Characters: Buffy, Ensemble
Summary:

What would Sunnydale high school be like if Buffy started a fitness club to cover her Slayer training. It could be small at first, just her Willow and Xander doing stretches and running, maybe some sit-ups, push-ups, and pull-ups. Then as time goes on the loser and outcasts start joining in, after all being in shape enough to run away is a great skill to have in high school. Eventually Buffy starts leading the larger group though escape tactics, if say some one grabbed you from behind. Nothing big just how to slip out of jackets and bags quickly. Over time she could show then how to climb fences quickly and do parkour  over benches, how to fall and roll away.

The idea behind all of this is to make the students of Sunnydale the lest likely to get eaten, and to hone Buffy's leadership abilities. The point for Buffy originally is to stay in shape for Slayer duty. But over time she begins to see what the group could mean. By the time the class of '99 graduates it isn't just scared highschoolers following the strange girl who they named class protector. Its a class following someone who helped them to become strong and stay alive.

You could get opposition from Snyder trying to close it down during second season, the mayor targeting the Geek Army members to keep Buffy from interfering with his ascension, this could push Buffy to start actual combat training. A small portion of the Geek Army attend UCSD where they ask Buffy to continue training them. This could draw the attention of the Initiative, maybe having some of their guys infiltrate. This could draw attention away from Spike as the soldiers could have been following Buffy that night and watched her dispatch a Hostile alone. Spike could have observed the observance. Someone else interested in his slayer? Storming the initiative with the best of her Geek Army to take out Adam. This could be a turning point because this would be the first time Buffy lead her army into open battle and some would have died. That would make season 5 about her questioning her leadership abilities instead of Riley drama. Picture a caravan of cars protecting Dawn as they make to leave town Another battle where Buffy loses not only her sister but a large section of her small army. Six could be about Buffy's resurrection and how Spike had taken over the army in her stead and kept Sunnydale and her sister safe, for the most part. This would add another wrinkle to them hooking up (Spike may or may not have a chip) She could be fighting him over control of the army the night they take down the house instead of Buffy being back wrong. Then Spike could have went for his soul after siring a group of the army that wanted to follow him instead of Buffy. Buffy would have been forced to slay the vamped out geek army members and she and Spike could have beaten each other bloody with Buffy telling him that him ever thinking turning his men was why she could never love him, and that he is a bigger monster then Angelus ever was to her for making her kill her men. Season 7 could be rolling the potentials into the Geek Army and Buffy learning what fighting in an actual war would mean. And dealing with issuing orders that got her people killed. And fallout of Spike returning with a soul and being a possible double agent for the first.

A story like this will more then likely be OC heavy, feel free to go nuts with the idea. I would be awesome if some of the Geek Army got April working and reprogramed her to be the equivalent of an anti-demon tank. You could have different sections to the Army, Willow could be witchy artillery. Xander your standard grunts who set up supply lines after the heavy hitters, Buffy's group, cleared the way. Giles could be spies and information brokers. Anya could even get into the act and have some boys collecting artifacts to supply funding for the large group. OR Tara as artillery and Willow R&D with the robot and weapons making, we never did find out what she did with the invisibility ray gun, or Ted's body

OK, this is a story idea that I can't really flesh out more then it is now. But if any of you can flesh out this monster series rewrite then be my guest and I look forward to reading the attempts.

GOOD LUCK AUTHORS!