AN: First of the sidestories posted for the verse of my story 'Monochrome Butterfly'. This one tries to describe the AU that is it's Buffy/KoTOr-verse. It goes into detail about the reincarnation and Halloween, and why exactly Xander was still regarded the buttmonkey, despite, you know, once having been Malak, one of the two Sith Lords that brought a Galaxy to his knees, and having kept those memories and most of the abilities involved...

An2: Furthermore, why was a Malak!Xander never done before? (to my knowledge) I mean seriously:

Alexander: Alec/Xander.

Both initially being the comic relief, and being best buddies with a girl/guy/thing that has the tendency to go dark. [Alec/Malak with Revan obviously, and Dark!Willow is, you know, barely averted in Buffy-verse canon, At multiple points.

The idea of a Cassandra!Xander is a bit too tempting to pass up too. Not only because it continues the bad-pun-precedent set with the Alec!Xander, but it also allows me too tie those two verses together almost effortlessly, while still staying mostly true to pre-Halloween Buffy!canon, and KoTOR!game!Canon, aside from the little things I want to change.

And oh, how well it fits in with the Xander's the One-That-Sees/Zeppo identification, even if the implied nuances are slightly different.

Disclaimer: I do not own, can you not see? I never will, Doesn't it suck to be me?

1.
Prescience is a bit of a given for any trained Force sensitive, but Alec, at his tender age, already knows that what he sees is not normal. Possibilities, Paths, Probabilities, their relation to each other spun into one bright web. Having seen multiple outcomes of his life, he is far ahead of age mates in skill and maturity.

Safe for one that is. Her, Him. Whatever. Revan will still be ahead of him. Alec is a bit baffled by the fact that his to-be-best-friend's gender and looks tend to differ in some of the timelines he sees, but he also tries not to think too deeply about it. Standing at Revan's side is right in a way he can't even begin to describe, despite the gender confusion.

Now, if only he could get the girl to be more confident in herself.

2.
Malak knows they are heading down a dangerous path. Has known it forever to be honest. He has seen Revan fall into madness so many times he lost count. Every time his heart twists, to see what the bright, if somewhat insecure girl could become.

It is the reason that, while honestly not feeling any lure of the Dark Side whatsoever, he uses the Force to give himself the Sith-complexion of pale skin and golden eyes, Playing the role of the man that's always just a little more fallen than his master, a bit too extreme for her then-current mindset.

His behaviour acts a warning to Revan, and often forces her eyes open to what she is doing, causing her to backpedal, horrified of what she had been about to do. Malak cannot stop her descent, in every possible future she falls, but Force be damned if he doesn't slow it enough for her to eventually be redeemed.

With a heavy heart he orders Karath to start Telos's Orbital Bombardment.

3.
His stunt with Telos costs him his lower jaw, angry as Revan was. Malak cares little however. Hundreds, thousands of timelines, in which his friend is never redeemed are now in the realm of may-have-beens. He knows Onasi will keep his girl on the straight during her second search for the Star Forge. He briefly feels sorry for the man, manipulating him like that, but to him only Revan matters.

She's his sun, his sky, his everything. Malak has long since known he had fallen in love with Revan. He's also aware of the fact that his love for her is borderline, if not fullblown, over the top obsession.

The fact that she will likely fall for Onasi instead, at the path he's planning hurts. But what's a little self-sacrifice when it comes to her? Malak thinks dryly. It's not like his entire life up to now hasn't consisted of it in trying to ensure the best possible future for her, everything and everyone else be damned.

4.
Ordering the Leviathan to attack Revan's vessel is both the hardest, and most satisfying thing Malak has ever done. Hard, because she's his Revan, damn it all. Satisfying because the chance she will ultimately end up Light is now, after all his careful manipulations finally higher than her ending up fallen.

He'd kill for her, he'd die for her. It's fortunate Malak is willing to go that far, because Revan's redemption needs him to do both.

5.
Above Taris, Malak is startled by the sudden shift in the fates. Not because many timelines disappeared all at once -although that was disconcerting in itself- but because what was in the remaining futures. At the same time Revan bagged the female Sith during the party, all futures regarding her ending up with Onasi -or any other male, period- suddenly disappeared. He lets out a choking noise at the realization, causing his staff to look at him with worry. Their disturbed sentiment only increases as it changes from strangled laughter into full blown guffaws.

It just figures this version of his friend was a closet lesbian.

Strangely enough, despite feeling slightly disappointed he never had a chance, he loves her all the more for it.

6.
Malak suppressed a twitch. Coming out of the closet was one thing, his girl falling for Shan, something else entirely. That was one union that would never gain his blessing. Why couldn't she have fallen for that Cathar Jedi, or Force forbid, the Twilek-jail bait?

He looks at the downed Jedi Princess. It was a good thing he had proper motivation to dislike her, even if the reason was really flimsy. Her turning would involve torture, something which he -despite everything- doesn't like any more than any even slightly sane guy.

This was the closest thing he had ever come to truly wanting someone to suffer, and he was going to make good use of it.

7.
With Bastila redeemed, and he himself dying of the wounds inflicted on him by Revan, Malak ponders his past. He knows he wouldn't have made any other choice in hindsight, having always seen things in something akin to it. If he didn't he might have wondered what would have happened if things went differently, maybe have a conversation with Revan about it, but he's satisfied. Revan wouldn't notice his smile, his metal jaw making that particular expression all but impossible, but she doesn't have to. Malak feelst at peace, the gold of his eyes having faded as Malak didn't have the energy to keep that particular change up anymore.

In the end he dies without any last words or regrets. It's all he could ask for.

8.
One with the Force, Malak rejoices as Revan regains her memories. Fortunately, despite realizing in her now-non-Darkside-corrupted state of mind that Malak's behaviour didn't add up, Revan blames the discrepancies on Sith Irrationality instead of recognizing the careful manipulations for what they were.

One day, when she joins him in the Force, Malak might tell her. He still doesn't want her to know now though.

9.
Revan, lovable, infuriating idiot that she is, goes to confront the Sith Emperor again. Malak knew that she was going to, he really did, but it didn't take away the fact that he groans out loud at the blatant stupidity of it when it happens. Why would she succeed where she failed once? Especially without backup? The least he can do is keep her company in her torture.

Truly, These are going to be a long 300 years.

10.
Revan has long since joined the Force, and consequently found out the truth. The reaming Malak received became stuff of legends, having caused even the Force itself to ripple in amusement, to the confusion of both living Jedi and Sith alike.

Then comes the day that his girl disappears. 'Reincarnation' the Force whispers to the frantic Malak. He immediately sets out to join her, barging into her new universe, to the consternation of the Powers of that world. Even more than the fact that he didn't even ask, the fragile balance on that plane heavily relies on their Prophecized Saviours. Having a man that has averted the Prophecy of the Sith'Ari in a past life being reborn is a point of heavy concern.

Especially since his place of rebirth is the Sunnydale Hellmouth, A nexus not only for inter-dimensional energies, but also a Shatterpoint of Fate of massive proportions.

[AN3: To be honest, this take on Malak scares the crap out of me. A lot more than the canon one even, with how fanatically devoted -coughobsessedcough- he is with Revan.]

Expect the next chapter to be out in one or two days