Title: Time Turned Backwards
Author: Caliadragon
Spoilers: Indigo on Buffy and latest episode of Angel.
Category: AU Crossover
Pairings: Xander/Graham, Doyle/Oz Spike/Angel
Rating: PG 13 - NC 17
Warnings: Character Deaths, Angst, Slash, Violence
AN: Answer to my own What If Challenge. What if Buffy confided in Xander what
happened between her, Wood, Spike and Giles. What if she told Xander
everything that was said. And what if those words began to plauge on him. I
don't remember the name of the episode, but I remember that the big eye thingy
said that Buffy, brought on the first evil herself. This will go AU after
Indigo. Fred calls back to tell Willow that Cordy has been corupted by the
first. This is the last step for Xander, he sees everyone around him falling
apart.
Part one of the challenge is that Xander knows magic. Secretly he has been
learning it since Buffy's resurection. He preforms a revelation spell that
tells him the exact moment that awakens the first and what it was that made
Buffy lose hope.
Part two: The Spell reveals that Buffy loses hope after Riley leaves town. She
really did love him and was unable to express it. Buffy was suppose to call on
Angel and the LA gang for help, but pride provented it.
Part three: Knowing the truth Xander preforms a spell that turns time backwards
back to just after Adam's defeat. Xander must keep Riley and Graham in town
and bring Angel and Crew there. In the midst of preforming the spell Xander
brings with him a savior and a unifier: Doyle.
How you put this all together is up to you, but here's the spell.


Chapter 1:

Xander listened as Willow told them all what Fred had just told her. Pain and
rage filled him. He looked over to where Buffy and Spike sat side by side.
Spike was still covered in bruises and Buffy was ignoring Spike. It hurt to
see everything that was happening. His friends were falling apart and now
Cordy had been sucked in by the First.

Taking a deep breath he stood and made his way towards the door. "Xander?"
Willow called softly. Xander turned back to her and shook his head. He then
walked out the door. It was time to stop this all he had to do was find out
what started it in the first place and how to fix it.

Four hours later....

Xander sat in the middle of a circle of power. Around him white candles burned
at the four corners. In his cupped palms were two clear chrystals. Closing
his eyes he began to chant.

"Reveal to me the moment of change.
Reveal to me the moment of evils awakening.
Reveal to me what can reverse the awakening."

A few seconds later images and feelings began to play through his mind. Riley
getting onto the chopper, the feel of Buffy's heart shattering. Then Glory's
coming and Buffy ignoring her instincts in care of pride and not calling Angel
in for help, because she didn't want him to see that her life had fallen apart.
Then words poured into his mind and a spell took form.

Xander gasped and looked around him in shock as the spell ended. Knowing that
he already had what he needed to complete the spell Xander began to chant again
and to pray that it worked.

"Darkness has descended
Darkness has called
Evil is taking hold
Send away the evil
Bring back the light
Bring back the soul
Send away the evil
Turn time backwards
Turn time straight
Changed the worlds doomed fate
I offer my blood
I offer my heart
Turn time backwards
Turn time straight
Change the worlds doomed fate."

As the last word is spoken dark golden light fills the room and Xander
disappears.
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Xander groaned and opened his eyes, for a few minutes he was confused and
disoriented. Then memory returned and he shot up right in the bed. Looking
around him he wept in relief. He was in the basement. Shock ripped through
him as he saw the man laying beside him.

Doyle was a bit startled himself. He looked up at the handsome boy in
confusion for several seconds then cleared his throat and sat up. "Hello
there, it seems the spell worked." Xander nodded in dazed agreement. They sat
further up and leaned against the headboard.

"Okay first thing we need to do is get a hold of Angel and Buffy. We need to
bring the LA crew here and keep Riley and his friends from leaving. Then we
need to get Spike." Xander ticked off as he rubbed his forehead.

Doyle grinned and looked over at the boy. "Right then, how do we explain to
them that I'm alive and that you changed time?" Doyke asked amusement in his
voice. Xander looked at him blankly for a moment then grinned.

"Well Angel and Cordy trust you and the Scoobies trust me. So you get The LA
crew and I get the Scoobies. Though I think you got the better bet. Then we
need to find a way to get Oz back here. The group needs him even if he didn't
realize it. Also we need to get our hands on Andrew and Jonathon. I want to
keep them from falling under Warren's influence." Doyle shook his head in
amazement. Xander was not content with saving a few people, he wanted to save
them all.

"I think we should start with those two and Spike first. Then move on to the
others. We can chain them up her if we have to." Doyle and Xander snickered
over that. "Okay lets go get Spike." Xander nodded in agreement.

The two men stood then froze as they realized they were naked and blushed.
"Maybe we should get dressed first." Xander said looking away shyly. Doyle
agreed and they raided his closet.

Doyle chose some of Xander's less loud clothing. "I'm getting out of this
basement again as soon as possible." Xander growled as he pulled on his
clothes. "Shit I gotta break up with Anya. So not looking forward to that."

Doyle winced, the boy had a lot of changes to make and very little time before
Glory showed up. They could kill Ben, but neither man wanted to do that.
Instead they wanted to find a way to sperate the two and kill Glory. To do
that they needed to get evryone together.

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