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TITLE: Surfing with Spike REVIEWS: Pretty please with sugar on top? This is the first fanfiction I've ever sent out, so please tell me how I did. Also, should I continue the story? Say what happens after? I don't care if you don't want me to, just please - tell me! DISTRIBUTION: Anywhere, just tell me where it's going. DISCLAIMER: Not mine. Neither is AOL (though why anyone would want it in the first place.) NOTE: This is a response to a challenge I found a while ago. I kinda took a bit of liberty with it, and I can't remember who's it was, but here were the requirements:

"Buffy gets an internet browser that connects her to our universe's internet. She winds up surfing with Spike. Must include: mentions of at least one internet fan club dedicated to Buffy/Angel (such as SPORKS or the Giles Home Appreciation Society), one of the most bizarre (in the author's opinion) fanfiction occurrences to be found (relationship parings, plotlines, filk, crossovers, challenges even, all are fair game)."
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"Wow," Willow whispered, staring at the package in her hands.

"It's just a new browser Will, nothing to get excited about," Buffy said, laughing at the look of wonder on her friend's face.

"Just a new browser? Buffy, this is AOL!"

"I've never heard of them."

"Well, neither had I, but they must be good. Look here, it says "Connecting millions of people worldwide," so it's pretty darn popular!"

"Ok, ok. Just make sure you install it quick, 'cause God knows we need to research that demon as soon as we can."

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Buffy had sat through watching Willow install this thing for the last hour, and now it was time for her give it a whirl. As Willow had had to go out, Buffy was left surfing with, of all people, Spike.

"I don't know why you're so fussed, luv. I'm as good a company as that friend of yours."

"Whatever, Spike. Lets just do this quickly so you can go home,"

Carefully, Buffy double-clicked on the little triangular symbol that said "AOL", and logged on. She then carefully selected the search bar, and typed in "Mohra demon".

"Mohra demon? Is that the thing that attacked you last night?" Spike asked.

"Yeah. Strong little thing it was too."

Buffy smiled as the search engine displayed the results.

"1492 matches! I know Willow said that you can find anything on the net, but are there really that many people who know enough about demons to make websites on them?"

Spike shrugged. "Must be," he muttered. "Click the first one. The BATA, it says it's called. BATA? What sort of name is that?!"

"Must be short for something. Guess we're about to find out," she said, as she clicked on the blue link.

The screen changed into the dark blue background that was the BATA website, as Buffy registered the title at the top of the screen.

"Buffy and Angel: Together Always?" she said, confused. "It doesn't mean like."

"You and the poof? Guess so, considering the picture."

Buffy looked at the picture at the side of the screen. It was of her. Her sitting with Angel in the park. Buffy remembered that day. It was just after Willow had been held hostage by the Mayor, and just before Angel had told her he was leaving. She smiled sadly at the memory of that day, then jolted back to reality as she wondered how the hell that picture had got there.

"Look at the content list," she said suddenly. "Fanfiction, episode guide, actor profiles. what's this all about?"

"Well, you won't know till you click on it," Spike commented, pointing at the first link on the list. "Try this one - fanfiction."

Buffy carefully clicked it, and watched as the screen changed to a list of.. titles? Frowning slightly, she chose one called "Hands off my Slayer!" and then scanned through the page that followed. About half-way through she let out a cry of disgust.

"Ugh! Eew, eeew!"

"What?"

"This page. it has stuff written on it about me. me KISSING Giles!"

"What?! Really? Lemme read!!!"

"NO!!!" Buffy screamed, frantically pressing the back button until she ended up back on the main page. After a moment she said, "Now that was gross. Why is there even a website about me in the first place?" She sighed, the said, "Which one of these links do you think'll tell me about the Mohra demon? I mean, the search engine said this had info on it, so."

"What about the Episode Guides. Dunno what it's about, but it might help."

Buffy clicked on the link, and was amazed to find that it led to a list of seasons.

"Why is there a list of seasons here? Isn't that like what you have in tv shows?"

"Yeah, which reminds me, I'm missing Passions to do this with you, so hurry up and choose something!"

She randomly clicked one, and found it to be Season 4. After briefly scanning the page, she found a link with the word Mohra in its description.

"I've found it!" she said excitedly. "It says here "Buffy goes to visit Angel in LA. She's about to leave, when suddenly they are attacked by a Mohra demon, and everything changes.". Oh course! How could I have been so stupid! That day a couple of years ago when I went to LA - Angel was attacked by a Mohra demon. I guess that means I'll have to go see him, ask him what he knows about them. But how did this site know about it? And what does it mean "And everything changes."? Nothing changed. What the hell is going on?"

Angrily, she clicked on the link, and found it led to a page that went on, in detail, about her life. Then she noticed something was wrong.

"What, what's it going on about?" she asked, breathlessly. "What does it mean, Angel turned human? That. what?"

"Dunno, luv. Betcha he does though."

"Yeah," Buffy said, angrily, "well, I wanna know too."

With that, she stormed out of the house, intent on finding out just what was going on.

So, shall I continue? Also, I'm torn between making this Buffy/Angel or Spuffy. What do you think? PLEASE R/R!!!! Thanks.