Summary: The gypsies cursed the wrong vampire, and by the time they rectify their mistake, Spike has been fundamentally altered. Now, the Slayer needs help stopping the apocalypse, and there's only one man for the job. Of course, he's not real interested in taking it.
Begins around Becoming, Part 2.
Runner up for Best WIP at Love's Last Glimpse Awards 2005. Winner for Best Saga, Runner up for Best Buffy Characterization at Love's Last Glimpse Awards Round 18. Winner for Best Saga, Best Buffy Characterization at Love's Last Glimpse Awards 2006.
Categories: Season 3,
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Characters: Buffy,
Spike
Genres: Drama,
RomanceWarnings: None
Completed: Yes
Chapters: 42
Word count: 130,160
Hit Count: 153,380
ePub Downloads: 1,214
Published: November 18, 2006
Updated: November 18, 2006
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1. Prologue by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 22 Comments: 11 Word Count: 829 Hit Count: 9,112
Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine, but Joss said I could play. Really.
A/N: I have a secret (or not-so-secret) weakness for early canon Spuffy fics. The only problem is that Spike is evil. No, really, he is. Which means that actually writing Spuffy pre-chip requires more suspension of disbelief than I can manage. Reading it is a different matter altogether. So, this is how I write early canon Spuffy. By altering events entirely. By the way, the title comes from a Robert Frost poem, "Two Tramps in Mud Time." Pay special attention to the last stanza.
2. Chapter 1 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 19 Comments: 5 Word Count: 2,973 Hit Count: 5,194
3. Chapter 2 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 14 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,503 Hit Count: 4,744
4. Chapter 3 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 20 Comments: 7 Word Count: 2,812 Hit Count: 4,279
5. Chapter 4 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 18 Comments: 5 Word Count: 2,691 Hit Count: 4,268
6. Chapter 5 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 15 Comments: 3 Word Count: 2,306 Hit Count: 4,152
7. Chapter 6 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 18 Comments: 4 Word Count: 2,802 Hit Count: 4,018
8. Chapter 7 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 19 Comments: 8 Word Count: 3,012 Hit Count: 4,240
9. Chapter 8 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 18 Comments: 4 Word Count: 3,172 Hit Count: 3,954
10. Chapter 9 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 15 Comments: 3 Word Count: 2,851 Hit Count: 3,997
11. Chapter 10 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 17 Comments: 4 Word Count: 2,326 Hit Count: 3,878
12. Chapter 11 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 17 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,084 Hit Count: 3,702
13. Chapter 12 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 17 Comments: 3 Word Count: 2,662 Hit Count: 3,839
14. Chapter 13 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 17 Comments: 4 Word Count: 2,463 Hit Count: 3,711
15. Chapter 14 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 16 Comments: 3 Word Count: 2,955 Hit Count: 3,726
16. Chapter 15 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 17 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,089 Hit Count: 3,669
17. Chapter 16 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 16 Comments: 4 Word Count: 3,068 Hit Count: 3,621
18. Chapter 17 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 18 Comments: 5 Word Count: 3,266 Hit Count: 3,535
19. Chapter 18 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 16 Comments: 4 Word Count: 2,911 Hit Count: 3,492
20. Chapter 19 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 14 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,045 Hit Count: 3,458
21. Chapter 20 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 18 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,033 Hit Count: 3,357
22. Chapter 21 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 16 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,647 Hit Count: 3,447
23. Chapter 22 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 16 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,147 Hit Count: 3,330
24. Chapter 23 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 16 Comments: 4 Word Count: 3,599 Hit Count: 3,593
25. Chapter 24 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 17 Comments: 4 Word Count: 3,336 Hit Count: 3,490
26. Chapter 25 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 14 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,042 Hit Count: 3,364
27. Chapter 26 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 15 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,623 Hit Count: 3,287
28. Chapter 27 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 14 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,333 Hit Count: 3,180
29. Chapter 28 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 14 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,209 Hit Count: 3,186
30. Chapter 29 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 15 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,258 Hit Count: 3,054
31. Chapter 30 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 14 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,603 Hit Count: 3,183
32. Chapter 31 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 14 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,261 Hit Count: 2,971
33. Chapter 32 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 13 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,020 Hit Count: 2,977
34. Chapter 33 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 13 Comments: 3 Word Count: 2,825 Hit Count: 2,912
35. Chapter 34 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 14 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,386 Hit Count: 2,947
36. Chapter 35 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 15 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,398 Hit Count: 2,830
37. Chapter 36 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 13 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,375 Hit Count: 3,049
38. Chapter 37 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 13 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,773 Hit Count: 2,883
39. Chapter 38 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 12 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,525 Hit Count: 2,851
40. Chapter 39 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 12 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,534 Hit Count: 2,797
41. Chapter 40 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 11 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,670 Hit Count: 2,843
42. Chapter 41 by Enigmaticblue - Likes: 38 Comments: 16 Word Count: 4,743 Hit Count: 3,235
