Title: Close Encounters of the Hellmouth Kind


Author: Doc
lilmisslovly@swbell.net

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the BtVS/AtS characters, and any resemblances to the movie "Signs" are purely for the use of entertainment and I do not claim to own "Signs" either... basically, the plot and the way the story unfolds is my idea...everything else doesn't belong to me

Timeline: Outside of the current S7/S4...its in my denial bubble

Summary: Sunnydale gets invaded...but the invaders are the ones who get a little surprise ---in reply to Carol's Buffy/Signs Xover which is posted here

Characters/Couples Summary: B/A, Xander isn't with anybody, Willow is still grieving over Tara, Spike will pop up a couple times, Cordy is simply here for my amusement (mwahahahah...oh yes I have plans, BIG plans for her my dears!), of course Giles is ever present, Joyce pops in a couple times, and there's mention of W/X/C's parents. Anya left after her and Xander broke up...she's not around. Dawn is around.

Distribution: Want. Take. Have. Just send me the URL of where its going so I can go check it out

Feedback: YO NECESITO MUY MUY MUCHO!!! I spoke Spanish for you people, I better get some feedback on this! lilmisslovly@swbell.net

AN: Parts will be posted as I finish them...if you want me to write faster, well, too much feedback never hurt anyone...

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Part 1

The night was hot and balmy and Buffy's clothes stuck to her like glue as she made her way out of yet another cemetery. She stuck her stake back in the waste band of her pants and lifted her hair up off her neck and fanned herself with her hand.

"It's way too hot for this. Why can't vamps hang out where there is air conditioning?"

She walked along the side of the road headed toward the outskirts of town. There had been a few vamp attacks in the last week near the edge of town and Giles had asked her to check it out. She figured there was probably a nest that had set up shop in the boonies so as to keep off the business end of her stake. She finally reached her appointed destination and skimmed the area. There was an old, dumpy shack that hadn't been inhabited since the days of Columbus, illegally dumped trash, mattresses, and anything else you could imagine. She was making her way over to the dilapidated shack, thinking maybe there was an entrance to an underground "lair" hidden inside, when she saw something move out of the corner of her eye. It was quick, and relatively silent. She looked in the direction it had gone, but only saw the trees move slightly. Making her way toward the edge of the woods, she scouted the area, but didn't find much except a few pairs of sneakers. A little wigged and entirely too hot, she decided to call it a night and headed back towards town. She followed her shortcut that led through a few abandoned cornfields and low income housing neighborhoods. As she picked her way through the cornfields, she saw ahead of her that there was an open area.

"I don't remember the fields stopping here."

She kept walking and found herself in a large circle formed by bent over stalks of corn. She examined one of the stalks and found that it wasn't broken.

"Okay, a little strange."

She decided to keep walking and find out if there were anymore of the strange phenomenon's and found several more. She made her way back to the original circle and looked around some more to see if she could find any clues. Finally, after an hour of searching the field, she stood in the middle of the circle with her hands on her hips.

"Great, now we're getting cornfield text messages from spacemen. I really need to get out of this town."