Summary:  
A twist on both the Season 2 Halloween Episode and the Season 6 Tabula Rasa episode. 
Willow does a spell that goes awry, only this time the characters don't have their memories returned so quickly. When someone with a grudge takes one of the group, what will Randy and Joan do? And when they find love along the way, will they be able to keep it?
 
Written for the 2022 Elysian Fields Road Trip Challenge. 
Banner by me. 
 
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Categories: Season 2, Season 6, Alternate Reality, Episode Rewrite
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander, Angel, Dawn, Drusilla, Lorne
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Dramedy, Fluffy/Comedy, HEA/HFN, Kidnapping, Road Trip, Romance, Under Magical Influence
Warnings: Sexual Situations, Violence
Event: Road Trip Challenge 2022
Completed: Yes Chapters: 18
Word count: 39,127 Hit Count: 10,390 ePub Downloads: 114
Published: October 10, 2022 Updated: July 27, 2023


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Story Notes: Mostly PG-13/R except for smutty smuttiness in Chapters 9 & 10. 

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Except for my car and various other belongs. Unfortunately, this does not include Spike, Buffy, and the other BtVS or AtS characters. Joss, Mutant Enemy, and a bunch of other people who are not me own all the rights to them. No copyright infringement is intended. Yada yada yada. 

 

No beta - all errors are mine. 

1. Part 1 (1997): Chapter 1 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 29 Comments: 16 Word Count: 1,707 Hit Count: 1,533 Published: October 10, 2022

2. Part 1 (1997): Chapter 2 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 24 Comments: 12 Word Count: 2,150 Hit Count: 666 Published: October 11, 2022

3. Part 2 (2001): Chapter 3 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 24 Comments: 12 Word Count: 2,215 Hit Count: 602 Published: October 12, 2022

Quick recap of events between 1997 and 2001. Most of the canonical events still occurred, but I'll be taking some liberties throughout the story. For one thing, in this story, Buffy never performed the revealing spell, so does not know that a spell may have been placed on her in this story's Season 2. 
Also, after Willow left with Angel, something happened that lead to Buffy and Spike not getting together and Buffy ended up with Angel. All the other events in Season 2 still happened as they did in Canon. 

4. Part 2 (2001): Chapter 4 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 20 Comments: 10 Word Count: 2,571 Hit Count: 533 Published: October 13, 2022

5. Part 2 (2001): Chapter 5 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 21 Comments: 11 Word Count: 2,382 Hit Count: 491 Published: October 15, 2022

6. Part 2 (2001): Chapter 6 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 19 Comments: 9 Word Count: 2,292 Hit Count: 529 Published: October 26, 2022

7. Part 2 (2001): Chapter 7 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 20 Comments: 10 Word Count: 2,033 Hit Count: 474 Published: November 05, 2022

8. Part 2 (2001): Chapter 8 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 21 Comments: 12 Word Count: 1,966 Hit Count: 459 Published: November 06, 2022

9. Part 2 (2001): Chapter 9 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 21 Comments: 8 Word Count: 2,553 Hit Count: 465 Published: November 09, 2022

Warning: smut at the very end of the chapter. Also, I bumped up the rating to NC-17, 'cause Joan is a little minx. 

10. Part 2 (2001): Chapter 10 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 21 Comments: 11 Word Count: 1,899 Hit Count: 514 Published: November 11, 2022

11. Part 2 (2001): Chapter 11 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 25 Comments: 15 Word Count: 2,471 Hit Count: 532 Published: November 13, 2022

12. Part 2 (2001): Chapter 12 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 21 Comments: 11 Word Count: 2,163 Hit Count: 529 Published: November 15, 2022

13. Part 2 (2001): Chapter 13 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 23 Comments: 13 Word Count: 2,668 Hit Count: 534 Published: November 17, 2022

14. Part 2 (2001): Chapter 14 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 27 Comments: 14 Word Count: 1,868 Hit Count: 586 Published: November 24, 2022

15. Part 2 (2001): Chapter 15 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 24 Comments: 11 Word Count: 2,238 Hit Count: 523 Published: January 02, 2023

16. Part 2 (2001): Chapter 16 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 25 Comments: 15 Word Count: 2,534 Hit Count: 638 Published: January 15, 2023

17. Part 2 (2001): Chapter 17 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 20 Comments: 12 Word Count: 2,453 Hit Count: 506 Published: May 14, 2023

Sorry for the super long, 5-month hiatus from this story! My muse had been silent for awhile as I dealt with work stress, but I'm back! 

18. Part 2 (2001): Chapter 18 by BewitchedXx - Likes: 21 Comments: 6 Word Count: 964 Hit Count: 276 Published: July 27, 2023