Dawn Arrives in Season 1 (Author's Choice of Name) by Mia Vaan +14
Responses: 1
Categories: Episode Rewrite, Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, Season 5, Alternate Reality
Characters: Buffy, Dawn, Ensemble, Spike
Summary:

So a friend and I were talking about the show, and she mentioned that what happened in season 5 would've left a greater impact if we had known Dawn from the beginning, and seen her relationship with Buffy from day 1. Instead character development and her relationships with the other characters felt rushed and forced. 

The challenge: make it so the monks created Dawn in season 1. 

I know she was always there with the others in their memories, but we never saw that. This way, we get to see every relationship and every bit of character development. Heck, being there from the start may make her less whiny. 

The most important factor here is that before, when she was just placed in everyone's memories, that was it; she was just added, and didn't make much of an impact on anything before season 5. Here, since she'd be here from the start, she can make an impact on things - including getting Buffy and Spike together. 

Feel free to go wild with the AU aspect of things, so long as they find out Dawn is the Key around the same time they do in canon (when she's 14). 



Summary: In which Dawn arrives in season 1, and instead becomes a weird but intelligent ten year old who thinks Spike is the best thing since sliced bread. Oneshot. Banner made by the amazingly talented DauntlessGrace! 
Important Note: This is an old fic. My writing has since improved so please bear that in mind when reading. 
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: DauntlessGrace
Categories: Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, Season 5, Alternate Reality, Episode Rewrite, Challenge Response
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Dawn, Ensemble
Genres: Dramedy, Fix-It, HEA/HFN, POV
Warnings: Adult Language, Buffy/Other (Temp), Spike/Other (Temp)
Challenges: The Littlest Summers (Author's Choice of Name), Dawn Arrives in Season 1 (Author's Choice of Name)
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 4,960 Hit Count: 5,682 ePub Downloads: 173
Published: August 18, 2014 Updated: August 18, 2014