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Title: "Spike Loves Buffy: Episode 1: The Aftermath of Willow"

By: Leo Star Dragon 1.

The Introduction:

"Hello, Fans! My name is 'Andrew' and I shall be your host for this story and welcome to the first post-pilot episode of the new sitcom 'Spike Loves Buffy!' If you will recall, in the pilot episode, 'Willow Rosenberg Version 1.0' caused quite a disturbance when she transferred her essence into the body of 'Willow Rosenberg Version 2.0'. In today's new episode, we shall see what the aftermath of that situation turned out to be!"

Fade In To The Scene:

Dawn said, "Xander! Do something!" Xander said, "Okay! Okay!" Then he ran away. It took a moment, and Dawn felt helpless watching the catfight. By the time Xander walked back, he had a heavy, one-gallon, plastic mop bucket of cold water. He aimed for the writhing bodies and bailed the water at it. The three who got splashed all yelped at once and turned to look at him, feeling wet and indignant.

Whatever it was about the affects of the cold water on their body heat, it did the job. Buffy was back to her correct body age. Spike's face was human looking again. Willow said, "Why are you two on top of me?"

Buffy, Spike, and Willow were all three feeling the chill from the cold water.

Buffy and Spike quickly got up and off of Willow and the floor. They both helped Willow get up before looking at Dawn and Xander. Buffy said, "Thanks for the help! But now the floor is wet and I'm not going to clean it, Xander!" Spike said, "Why did you douse us with a bucket of cold water!" Willow said, "Hey, I think I was just possessed by somebody!" The two girls went to one bathroom to clean up, while Spike went to another. Xander and Dawn looked at each other, then at the others and then shrugged. Xander went to get something to clean the floor with. Dawn ran to answer the telephone.

In the following order, Hank Summers, Janice Penshaw, Amy Madison, Rupert Giles, and Wesley Wyndham-Pryce all called to ask about what had happened. The gist of it was, they had all felt a disturbance in the Force as it were, and they had to call and learn about what happened.

Dawn handled the calls very well and wonder if the others might call too, like Angel, Cordelia, Anya, or Tara. The front doorbell rang and Dawn went to get it, and sure enough, Tara and Anya were both there, wondering if indeed something had happened. Dawn began to explain as best as she was able with what little information she knew when they all heard Buffy's loud voice say, "Okay, Willow. Now that we are all freshened up, would you mind telling me why you tried to seduced my boyfriend Spike!" Spike was happy because Buffy was actually using the term "boyfriend" to describe him, and in front of her family and friends! Finally! After all of that secrecy! It was about time! He had to try and not smile for Buffy's sake though. He wanted to appear to have the same look visible on Buffy's features. Was it working?

Willow stammered, because she wanted to know the answer to that question too! She got out, "That's a good question! I wish I had a good answer!" But saying it didn't seem to work for her this time, because no answers came to her mind at that very instant. By then the others were in the doorway, behind Spike and Buffy. Willow saw her lover and Xander's and perked up!

She said, "Tara! Anya! Boy howdy, am I ever so glad to see you two!" Anya hooked her arm through Xander's and then kissed him and rubbed his hair affectionately while Tara pardoned herself for passing by Buffy and Spike on her way to Willow's side. Dawn mentioned the incoming telephone calls quickly to Buffy. Buffy however, would not be so easily distracted.

Buffy said, "How could you! You're supposed to be my best friend!" Her eyes had tears in them ready to slide down her face. But the rest of her was the anger of jealousy restrained. Self-restrained. Arms across her bust, fists clinched. Eyes barely blinking if at all. Cheeks red. She said, "What if Mom had walked in on you two!" They all were startled when Joyce said, "What if I had walked in on what?" That prompted Willow to say, "Hey! I think I was possessed by somebody else!"

Then Buffy said, "Mom! Are you okay?" Joyce said, "Yes, for now. I took a pain killer for the headaches. What was it I almost walked in on, again?" Tara said, "Is there something that I should know?" Anya said, "I think Willow tried to rape Spike for a change." Spike didn't like what that implied and he said, "For a change? Well, I'll have you know, I didn't try to rape Willow before! I was trying to suck her blood! From her neck!" Anya said, "But if you didn't just drink but chose to sire her at that time, had you been successful, despite the microchip, that would have been like an act of reproduction, because that is how you make other vamps. So the term 'rape' could still be apt." Spike held up a finger to make a point. Joyce said, "Wait!

Let me understand something. Spike tried to sire Willow? I thought Willow was being accused of seducing Spike?"

The front doorbell rang again and it was ignored because every one present thought someone else would go get it. But when no one did, Dawn said, "I take it no one is expecting anyone? I'll go see who it is." That said Dawn scampered away and despite her leaving, it still looked and felt crowded in the bedroom. Dawn answered the door and saw someone who looked just like her! She startled at the sight too. Then Dawn realized it was a big mirror and she was looking at her own reflection. Embarrassed she said, "Uh, hi! We didn't order a mirror! Are you sure you have the right residential address?"

Somebody answered in Latin and before she could realize her plight she was drawn into the mirror! Now she was looking back at her foyer, from inside the magic mirror. Her nose pressed up tight against the glass, she pounded on it with her fists but it didn't break. Silly way to pound, but she wasn't thinking about safety around breaking glass in her panic. The sound of three guys laughing was heard. The three guys flipped the mirror over to reveal another shiny side. More Latin was spoken and the image of Dawn in the magic mirror, her eyes flashed red before stepping forward out of the magic mirror. The intruder Dawn closed the front door, and then she went to the kitchen to fetch something she wanted.

Back upstairs, everyone had started talking all at once! It got very quiet when Joyce said, "Everyone, be quiet please! You're giving me a headache!"

Everyone here loved Joyce, one way or another, so of course they shut up.

Joyce said, "Thank you. Let's please skip to the kiss and make up part now. I don't need any more stress today, thank you." They were all ashamed.

Joyce said, "I'm going to take another aspirin with water. Then I'm going to bed to sleep and I would like a quiet house for once, if it isn't too much to ask!" That said, she hugged and kissed everybody goodnight, before she went and got her pill and water, and climbed into her soft bed.

They were all quiet for awhile, not even moving. Then as love couples, hand in hand, they all tiptoed to the downstairs area and gathered in the living room.

Finally Buffy whispered, "Willow! Let's say that you were possessed. Any ideas?" Before Willow could speak, Anya whispered, "Oh, it was a simple alternate reality crossover into ours. Another girl named Willow Rosenberg cast a spell to improve her life. What it did was to take her soul and place it in your body, but without evicting your native soul first in order to have access to your memories. If had lasted much longer, the two souls would have merged here, while her original body would be soulless in her native dimension." Beaming with pride, Xander then whispered, "Now see! She just saved us hours of research!" Then he gave her a kiss for a reward.

Then Buffy's sister sense tingled and she whispered, "Where's Dawn?" As if on cue, they all heard a feminine belch emanate from the kitchen. Curious as a group, they quietly walked into the kitchen. They were all amazed to see a very bloated Dawn, sitting on the breakfast table, patting her belly. Looking around, it seemed as if she must have consumed every edible to be found, judging by the various empty food containers! The kitchen was a mess!

Fade Away From The Scene!

Host Andrew said, "Hello, again! Well, wasn't that interesting? I wonder what's bothering Joyce Summers so much. Spike was overjoyed when Buffy declared his boyfriend status for the first time in front of so many witnesses! But of course he felt like he dare not show it. How could so many people sense what had happened to Willow? Did Anya know that her counterpart or doppelganger from that alternate reality have something to do with that Willow's Spellcasting? Dawn! Poor Dawn! What happened to her? Plus, who were those three guys with the magic mirror!"

He also said, "You enjoyed the pilot, also known as 'Episode 0'. Just now you enjoyed 'Episode 1'. Now to enjoy 'Episode 2' please tune in again this same time next week. I'm your host, 'Andrew'. I bid you goodnight!"