Summary: AU, Post-Season Four, as it would be *remembered* by Buffy post-season five... meaning it includes Dawn :). Following the Maggie Walsh/Adam situation, the Initiative was not shut down, but simply placed under new leadership. That was all Riley would tell Buffy before he left her to re-join the Initiative. Around the same time, Spike disappeared, all evidence pointing to his being re-captured by the Initiative. One year later, the Initiative has successfully eliminated almost all of Sunnydale's vampires and demons, leaving Buffy free to finally enjoy the sort of "normal" life she's always wanted. Sounds great, right? Could it be too good to be true? (Come on, what do *you* think? hehe)

Categories: Season 4
Characters: None
Genres: Drama
Warnings: Gun Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 32
Word count: 69,503 Hit Count: 27,193 ePub Downloads: 251
Published: November 26, 2006 Updated: January 29, 2007


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1. Chapter 1 by DreamsofSpike - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 1,569 Hit Count: 1,517

2. Chapter 2 by DreamsofSpike - Likes: 5 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,228 Hit Count: 1,023

3. Chapter 3 by DreamsofSpike - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,221 Hit Count: 912

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32. Chapter 32 by DreamsofSpike - Likes: 16 Comments: 11 Word Count: 1,864 Hit Count: 934