Spike and the Scoobies by the_big_bad
Summary: Exploration of an alternate Season 4 as Spike learns to work with the Scoobies after being chipped by the Initiative and he and Buffy grow as partners.
Categories: Alternate Reality, Season 4
Characters: None
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, HEA/HFN, Slow-Burn
Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Parent Series: None
Stories: 4
Series Type: Closed

Summary: What would have happened in Season 4 if Spike had worked with the Scoobies after getting chipped?  And what if he was secretly also working with one Ethan Rayne?
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Series: Spike and the Scoobies
Categories: Season 4, Challenge Response
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander, Adam, Anya, Clem, Ethan Rayne, Other, Riley Finn, Willy the Snitch
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, HEA/HFN, Mystery, Slow-Burn
Warnings: Adult Language, Buffy/Other (Temp)
Event: Mystery Fic-a-Thon 2021
Completed: Yes Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Word count: 29,853 Hit Count: 6,772 ePub Downloads: 107
Published: July 08, 2021 Updated: August 07, 2021
Summary: Adam and the Initiative have been taken down, and Spike is now working with the Scoobies. What in the world comes next in an AU Season 4? Two words: Faith and Dawn.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Series: Spike and the Scoobies
Categories: Season 4, Alternate Reality
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Dawn, Faith Lehane, Giles, Joyce, Other, Riley Finn, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: Drama, HEA/HFN, Slow-Burn
Warnings: Buffy/Other (Temp)
Event: Mystery Fic-a-Thon 2022
Completed: Yes Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Word count: 45,877 Hit Count: 4,521 ePub Downloads: 85
Published: July 07, 2022 Updated: August 04, 2022
Summary: Now Complete! In an AU Season 4, Giles sends Buffy and Spike on a trip to Mammoth Lakes to clean up his unfinished business from A New Man.
 
This story is written for the Elysian Fields Road Trip Challenge 2022.
 
What happened in the previous stories
In an AU Season 4, Spike decided to work with the Scoobies to take down the Initiative and in the process was relieved of his chip. He’s been building trust with Buffy and realizing he likes working with the Slayer. Recently, he helped Buffy when Faith took over her body and her sister, Dawn, mysteriously arrived. Giles, Buffy, and Spike know Dawn is the Key and Spike and Buffy know they are Dawn’s metaphysical parents. When Faith kidnapped Dawn, Spike stopped at nothing to get her back, almost killing Faith. He thought Buffy would stake him or make him leave Sunnydale, since he is not safe, but Buffy thinks he’s being too hard on himself. He and Buffy have begun to recognize their growing feelings for each other. 
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Series: Spike and the Scoobies
Categories: Season 4, Alternate Reality
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Original Characters
Genres: Action/Adventure, HEA/HFN, Road Trip, Slow-Burn
Warnings: Adult Language, Blood Play, Cheating/Infidelity
Event: Road Trip Challenge 2022
Completed: Yes Chapters: 7 Table of Contents
Word count: 35,747 Hit Count: 5,076 ePub Downloads: 68
Published: October 27, 2022 Updated: March 28, 2023
Summary: This story, told in drabbles, is written for the 2023 Elysian Fields Drabblemania and is part of my Spike and the Scoobies series.
The story is set in an AU Season 4, where Spike has helped take down the Initiative, supported Buffy when Faith took over her body, and was around for the early arrival of Dawn. He and Buffy have just returned from a road trip to deal with a rogue demon prince and are officially together.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Series: Spike and the Scoobies
Categories: Between Seasons (any), Alternate Reality, Drabbles
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander, Anya, Dalton, Dawn, Faith Lehane, Graham Miller, Joyce, Tara
Genres: Dramedy, HEA/HFN, Romance
Warnings: Sexual Situations
Event: Drabblemania 2023
Completed: Yes Chapters: 25 Table of Contents
Word count: 19,593 Hit Count: 7,474 ePub Downloads: 56
Published: July 03, 2023 Updated: July 28, 2023