The Further Adventures of The BuffyBot - Chapter Two
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AN: I'm ignoring the events of "As You Were" for the purpose of this story. Since it is set before season 6 and Buffy's return from the grave it shouldn't be too much of a problem.



Buffybot meets Captain Cardboard

The Sunnydale Memorial Graveyard is bathed in silver moonlight, making the two figures walking through it even more visible that they want to be. Their blonde heads reflect the light as Spike and the Buffybot take one last look around before heading home from a late night patrol. Spike's face holds a permanent annoyed grimace as the 'bot' rambles on and on about something that fascinated her twisted wires earlier in the day. Ever since her little adventure in Los Angeles, someone was always on robot duty, making sure it didn't get into any more trouble and possibly expose their little secret about the real Buffy's recent demise.
A rustling in some nearby bushes causes Spike to jump and place a hand over the still chatty robot's mouth.

"Shh." He whispers and the duo creep over to the source of the noise, the Buffybot quite comically so with exaggerated tiptoe actions.

Parting the bushes Spike is surprised to see the one person he never wanted to see again, Riley Finn ex wanker of a boyfriend.

" Riley!" the Buffybot yells out in glee before Spike can stop it.

' Bloody Willow and her extra programming.' Spike thinks to himself. Riley Finn was one of the many names he made sure Warren didn't program into his robot, but Willow insisted on adding more information for accuracy later on.

" Buffy?" Riley calls, a smile on his face. He is dressed in full army camouflage, a gun gripped in his hands. He lowers the weapon that was raised reflexively at the noise and returns the suffocating hug the robot is giving him. His eyes travel over her head to where Spike is standing a few feet away, and the happiness in his eyes changes to cool disdain as he acknowledges the vampire's presense. "Spike." He nearly growls.

The Buffybot releases her grip on the man in front of her and sends a shining smile towards Spike that almost melts his unbeating heart with the wish that it was the real, living Buffy sending him that smile instead.

" Spike! Look it is Riley! He does not seem to resemble cardboard like you said." The bot announces happily.

"Close resemblance though innit it?" He says under his breath, before nodding a halfhearted greeting to Riley. Then a wicked grin lights up his face as he realizes that the soldier formerly known as cardboard doesn't know about the robot's existence. 'This could be fun.' Spike thinks to himself.

" Spike and I are on patrol. I tried to get him to have sex on a headstone but he said not right now, bot." The Buffybot said, in her best impression of Spike's accented voice.

"What!?" Riley shouted, not believing what his ears just heard.

" Tha's right, Mate. You left and she turned to me. Funny thing." Spike smirked, feeling halfway guilty for exploiting Buffy's image like this but telling himself that it is justified under extreme circumstances. ' Can't have the little boy demon hunter spilling the facts about Buffy, right?'

" Buffy, you can't be serious! It's....Spike!"

" I am always serious. It is in my programming. Spike is a sex god. And you are unusually tall." The Buffybot states.

" Buffy, what's wrong with you? Why are you talking like that?" Riley asks, leaning down to peer at the bot as though it is a specimen under a microscope. She just blinks and stares back blankly, confusing Riley even more. "What have you done to her, Spike?" He asks, moving towards the vampire with a threat in the tone of his voice.

" I didn't do anything, Soldier boy. Maybe you're leaving just made her see the light. A lot has happened since you up and left Sunnyhell. She likes a little monster in her man for comfort, what can I say?" Spike waggles his eyebrows at the man in front of him provoking Riley to attack. Unable to defend himself, Spike reels backwards from Riley's charge and lands hard on the grass with Riley poised to punch him in the face from his above position. Raising a hand to block the blow, Spike is surprised to hear a loud yelp from the man straddling him. Looking up to Riley's raised fist he sees a female hand covering it, and from the looks of it, squeezing hard enough to cause some major pain.

" Don't. Hurt. Spike!" The robot shouts before throwing Riley over her head to land against a tree nearby with an explosive rush of air from his chest.

" Buffy!" He wheezes in shock.

The Buffybot could care less about Riley now, as she coos over Spike, much to the vampire's joy. The look on Captain Cardboard's face was reward enough for almost being pummeled. Sounds of footsteps hints to company noisily clambering through the graveyard and Xander's voice causes Spike to groan. His "backup" had arrived and his little game was up.

" Spike!" Xander calls " Where are you?"

" Over here." Spike says, without much enthusiasm.

" There you are, I was looking...Riley!" Xander shouts, surprise crossing his face.

" Xander! Thank god! Spike's done something to Buffy, she's not herself!"

" Wha? Riley that's not Buffy." Xander says, shooting a glare at Spike who just shrugs in faux innocence.

" But-" Riley stammers, looking at the Buffybot as though it is an alien.

" Spike didn't tell you? That is a robot that just looks like Buffy. Long story. Riley, Buffy's dead." Xander says, glancing down sadly.

" Dead?" Riley is silent for a long time before he speaks again. " How? When?"

" A few months ago. She saved the world." Xander answers.

" Again." Riley says, his face reflecting shock and grief and a little disbelief.

" Spike, why don't you go home." Xander says, angry that the vampire could have been so cruel to a good friend of his.

" I was gonna tell him. Didn't trust him with the secret tha's all." Spike mumbled, resembling a little kid caught red handed.

" Why a robot?" Riley asks as he watches Spike's duster disappear into the distance.

" Spike had her built. You really don't want to know. But it came in handy after...the demons would have one big party if they knew." Xander said

" Spike built her. Figures." Riley snorts, envisioning Spike shaped piles of dust in his head.

" Yeah. Still trying to forget about that little fact." Xander grimaces.

" Any luck?"

" Months upon months of therapy, my friend." Xander shudders, helping Riley up off the ground.

" Sounds like a plan."


The End