author's Choice by tempestt +24
Responses: 1
Categories: Season 5
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Spike, Xander
Summary:

The Hellmouth is closed.  Anya and Spike are dead.  Buffy is drowning her pain in a bibical flood of alcohol and Xander is lost in the black heart of Africa looking for redemption.  What he finds is his own vision quest where he sees a hopeless, loveless future for himself and all his friends.  He recovers under a shaman's care where he is told a secret.  If only Buffy and Spike joined together in unconditional love they could have all been saved.

He undergoes a quest to go back in time to set things aright.  To make sure Buffy and Spike find love and that Anya lives a happy and full life, whether it's with him or not.

Xander travels back to either s5 or s6

If s5, then would like to see some Xander snark towards Riley, confusing cornfed that his previous clone buddy has turned against him.  Xander's vocal defense of Spike whenever someone verbally smacks the vampire down.

If s6 then would like to see a supportive Xander helping Buffy through her depression.

Either way, would like to see lots of comedy due to the scooby's horror at Xander new "lets love on the vampire" attitude.  Even Spike is wigged at his suddenly new best bud whose coming over to his crypt and trying to give him advice on how to date a Slayer.  Everyone thinks Xander is crazy.  Meanwhile he's trying to fix everything that went wrong, least of which is his relationship with Anya.



Summary:

The Hellmouth is closed, Anya and Spike are dead, and the remaining gang is scattered far and wide. Buffy’s at the Cleveland Hellmouth with Faith, and she’s on autopilot -- training slayerettes and slaying vamps by "day" (well, her day), drowning her pain by night in a biblical flood of alcohol. Willow’s sunburning in Brazil, and she’s finally getting the chance to mourn the loss of Tara. Xander’s lost in the heart of Africa, seeking an impossible demon. What he finds, instead, is a shaman, a vision quest...and a revelation that may be a little hard for him to accept.
Sunnydale Memorial FanFiction Nominee

Nominated at the Sunnydale Memorial Fanfiction Awards for Best New Author, Best Angst, Best Unfinished Fic, and Best Characterization.

Categories: Season 5, Post-Series, Crossover (AtS), Alternate Reality, Challenge Response, Time Travel
Characters: Ensemble
Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Porn w/ Plot, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Blood Play, Substance Use/Addiction, Sexual Situations, Violence
Challenges: author's Choice
Completed: No Chapters: 16 Table of Contents
Word count: 67,007 Hit Count: 17,480 ePub Downloads: 255
Published: March 09, 2015 Updated: April 22, 2017