jedibuttercup

T; B:tVS/Firefly 'verse; Five POVs; 2500 words. Next part of Ancient Slayers. For

twistedshorts.

Buffy watched as her son's crew digested, debated, decided, and kicked themselves into motion, and swallowed through another deep swell of emotion. Mal had Scoobies.

( Creatures of Extraordinary Grace )

(x-posted in five parts on

twistedshorts and on AO3)

PG-13; B:tVS/Firefly; 1200 words. More of the Ancient Slayers 'verse; challenge fic from August 30.

Buffy could feel her all the way across the room, like she could feel Faith: a tickle in the back of her mind that could mean only one thing.

( The Part Where It's a Trap )

(x-posted to

twistedshorts and at AO3)

PG-13; B:tVS/Firefly; 2300 words. Next bit in the Ancient Slayers 'verse.

Mal was her son, all right: oddly perceptive at the most inconvenient times, and obstinately blind when he didn't care to see what was in front of him.

( Breath and Shadow )

(x-posted at AO3)

PG-13; B:tVS/Firefly; 1600 words. Another snippet in the Ancient Slayers 'verse.

Mal couldn't have said how long it took for the roaring in his ears to fade.

( What Separates Heroes )

(x-posted to

twistedshorts and at AO3)

PG-13; B:tVS/Firefly; 800 words. A snippet in the Ancient Slayers 'verse.

It just meant one more woman joinin' the crew that Jayne didn't dare touch 'less she showed up in his bunk of her own accord.

( Long-Delayed Reunion )

(x-posted to

twistedshorts and at AO3)

PG-13; B:tVS/Firefly; 1600 words. An interlude in the Ancient Slayers 'verse.

Buffy looked up as Faith reached the table, a faintly amused expression in her kohl-outlined eyes.

( Five By Five, Sister )

(x-posted to

twistedshorts &

firefly_plus)

PG-13; B:tVS, Firefly. 1000 words. (Part of the Ancient Slayers 'verse).

Faith had a perfect right to grieve there, too.

( Paying Respects )

(x-posted to

twistedshorts)

PG; B:tVS, post-Chosen. 1400 words. (A prequel to the Ancient Slayers 'verse).

Despite everything that had happened, Dawn still believed it, just a little-- that Buffy wouldn't choose her.

( Knocked Down )
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PG-13, B:tVS/Firefly. 800 words. (Part of the Ancient Slayers 'verse).

It hadn't taken Book long to discover the why for himself.

( Begetting Violence )

(x-posted to

firefly_plus)

PG-13, B:tVS/Firefly. 450 words. (Part of the Ancient Slayers 'verse).

Five hundred years later, and Faith's still breaking in new Watchers.

( Annual Report )

(x-posted to

firefly_plus &

twistedshorts)

PG-13; B:tVS, Firefly. 1700 words.

Saffron's past catches up to her. Buffy helps it along.

( Skin )

(x-posted to

tth100 &

twistedshorts &

ff_fanfic)

Title: Sidle Up and Smile (The Ancient Slayers 'Verse)
Author: Jedi Buttercup
Disclaimer: The words are mine; the worlds are not. I claim nothing but the plot.
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: B:tVS post-"Chosen"; all of Firefly/Serenity canon

Summary: Even in a world where Earth is no more, spaceships are a common mode of travel, and the government has created its own Operatives to replace the Slayers, the life of a Chosen One is not exactly easy.

Prequel: Knocked Down (Dawn, post-Chosen)

Interlude: Skin (Buffy vs. Saffron)

The New Watcher Triptych