Challenges
I would like to encourage anyone who would like to submit a Challenge to either fill out the form at the bottom of the page or contact me directly... tjgoldstein@yahoo.com.au
Date: 17 January 2003
Issuer: Shell
Email: miss-sunny-dale@talk21.com
Outline: To be set before 'the freshman' on Xander's little road trip
at the strip club. Xander is forced to explore the dark side of the
club he's working in, as he is forced to become a stripper eventually
ending in either prostitution and/or rape.
Must Have:
- Xander stripping (like duh!)
- A reference must be made about either Luke Perry or Kirsty Swanson.
- An unexpected customer at the strip club, extra points if it's Oliver Pike (From the movie) Or Riley Finn.
- Xander 'bonding' (interpret that as you will) with one of the male strippers. Again extra points if it's Riley of Pike.
- Finally a reference to the relationship between Jessie and Xander being more than just good friends.
Date: 3 August 2002
Issuer: tj Goldstein
Email: tjgoldstein@yahoo.com.au
Outline: Now... we've all read stories about Xander being able to
communicate somewhat with The Soldier and The Hyena inside of him
and even having his actions somewhat influenced by them. Especially
when it comes to Spike... lol! Not that I'm complaining at all <snicker... gulp!>
However, I've really only read stories that have the Hyena choosing
Spike or another Buffy/Angel male as a pack leader or as an equal
mate while the Soldier is even more rarely written about except
for the fantastic fic that featured a Graham/Xander pairing... You
know the one, Xander's soldier memories were actually from one of
Grahams old dead lovers... very nice and sweet.
What I am saying is that Xander's two 'guests' are usually petty
much ok with the male they have chosen for Xander even if Xander
is the one who freaks out at the whole gay male thing.
Challenge story arcs:
- What if Xander was totally ok with being gay/bi but his two 'guests' are not.
- The Hyena rejects Xander's choice of partner because they simply do not like them or they consider the choice to be an inferior one... such as Spike being an inferior choice because of his inability to defend himself and assert his dominence over Xander (should the hyena be seeking a dominant partner?)... Giles being inferior due to his age and the fact that he 'abandoned' Xander by going to England when he was infact needed?
- The Hyena might even be biding its time until its 'real' mate from the original Pack comes back or until it meets up with a male it considers better than the one Xander is currently with.
- When and if that actually happens... what would the consequences be if Xander was already in a committed relationship?
- The Soldier could very well be horrified at Xander being gay and be disturbed at having to interact closely with another male. What if The Soldiers hostility built up until The Soldier tried to take over Xander's body in a bid to halt the undesirable actions? What if The Soldier tried to make sure that Xander never interacted with another male again? What would happen to Xander's current partner or the object of his sexual intentions?
- The Soldier could very well have its eye on someone else for Xander and might not be very happy with Xander's choice... going so far as to try and put off the undesirable choice every time Xander lets his guard down.
Or...
- What if both The Soldier and The Hyena teamed up in an effort to either stop Xander from being with his partner or searching for someone that they both approve of... even if Xander doesn't and never will... no matter how much both The Hyena and Solder try to encourage him?
Must Have:
- Lets just say that Xander should have one hell of a battle on his hands in trying to be with the man of his choice... and lets not make it easy for them ;)
- Oh... wouldn't mind a bit of violence, non-con sex (actually, a lot!) and a bit of trauma here and there (not neccessarily all from Xander either)
Date: 22 June 2002
Issuer: tj Goldstein
Email: tjgoldstein@yahoo.com.au
Outline: The L.A Team, after a hard night/day's work battling demons,
evil lawyers, thwarting prophecies, return to their various abodes
only to find that every single belonging has been taken.
Cordelia's, Wesley's and Gunn's (wherever he actually lives?)apartments
are bare with not one thing remaining. All their clothes, books,
furniture, whitegoods, food in the cupboards...everything is gone.
The same thing with Angel's and Fred's belongings back at the Hyperion.
Upon checking their various banks, they realise that the situation
is worse than first thought as all the bank accounts have been wiped
out. All the L.A. Team has left, are the clothes on their backs
and whatever money they have in their purses/wallets.
Somehow, they all end up at the Hyperion together and as they stand
around trying to figure out what is happening, the electricity,
gas, water and phonelines are cut off... including their cell phones.
A clear indication that short of actually killing the L.A Team,
someone is doing their best to erase their identities. All their
previous 'contacts' deny knowing them and those people who do acknowledge
them... only do so after calling them by different names.
In a desperate attempt to get somewhere safe, they head off towards
Sunnydale.
Must Have:
- A three way relationship that features Xander, Spike and one of the other men from Angel/Buffy. Major points if its Wesley.
- As much as I love Doyle (and despair over his death every day) he is dead and will stay that way. Same with Joyce. :(
- Angel going nuts and endangering everyones lives.
- Angel can stay nuts or be cured....would love him to stay nuts just for the extra flavour.
- The Slayerettes may also be in the same boat with the attempt of identity removal.
- A confrontation with the little girl in Wolfram and Hart's White Room.
- The PTB showing themselves to the various friends.
Date: 4th October 2001
Issuer: Denyce36
E-mail: denyce36@earthlink.nt
Outline: Plot Bunny from watching 'The Pack'.
We all know that at the end of the episode, the hyena spirit left
Xander and the other members of the pack but what if the spirit
had left the evil zoo keeper before the keeper had died and the
hyena spirit now wants Xander back?
The spirit is trying to find a way back into Xander's body especially
now that Xander is left with a feeling of loss from the spirit being
taken from him and wishes that he could re-unite with the hyena
spirit again. Some spell via Willow/Tara allows the hyena to re-enter
Xander's body. The hyena spirit has been changed due to some aspect
of the spell and is now more like a were-hyena without the monthly
hairiness but is able to turn another or mate with another but the
twist is that Angelus is released once again into society.
Both Xander and Angelus can be as evil as you like but they both
need and want their pack/family. They are big time Alpha rivals
and each want the Scooby Gang and L.A. Team for their pack/family...its
just a matter of who gets to them first, of course, Angelus or Xander
might just decide that one or two people don't make the grade and
make them into dinner. Who dies, who gets turned into a vampire
or were-hyena is up to you.
The major rivalry between both Xander and Angelus is Spike as both
want him to join with them.
Must Have:
- First off.... It must be Xander/Spike.
- Xander as the Pack Leader.
- Graham and Lindsey as members of Xander's pack.
- Faith returns and is lead into the centre of Xander's pack by a leash.
- Dru and Darla are once again family to Angelus.
- The rest of the Scoobies/L.A. Team get plucked off or turned one by one, the order and how is up to you.
- Dominance games are to be played by members of both packs, whether its hyena/vampire, hyena/hyena or vampire/vampire..its up to you.
- A little bloodplay would be good.
- Xander and Angelus are not to die or be returned to normal.
Date: 24th October, 2001
Issuer: wordsmith
E-mail: wordsmithslash@htomail.com
Outline: This is based on the Buffy episode, School Hard.
My challenge is, that after Angel 'gave' Xander to Spike, Spike
decides to keep him. Spike may or may not have turned him but at
the end of the episode Xander is kept seperate from the others and
Spike came back for his present. Spike may or may not be showing
signs of tiring of Drusilla's demands and finds Xander's bravado
and humour refreshing.
Must Have:
- Buffy being majorly pissed when she finds out that Angel gave Xander to Spike.
- Drusilla being very jealous of Spike's new pet.
- A dominante yet caring Spike towards Xander.
Date: 23 June 2001
Issuer: tj Goldstein
Email: tjgoldstein@yahoo.com.au
Outline: What if the Scooby Gang ( Buffy, Tara, Willow, Xander,
Giles, Spike, Riley, Anya and maybe even Joyce and Dawn...extra
points for Graham and Harmony being included) and the L.A Team (Angel,
Cordelia, Wesley, Gunn, maybe Doyle, Lindsay, Lilah, Kate and even
the Host as well) all went to sleep one night with everything normal?
Everything is fine and nothing is out of the ordinary for any of
them. What would happen, if they woke up the next morning and found
that out of the whole world, they were the only ones left?
No-one else is around, except the animals are left. No traffic noise
as there is no left to drive the cars, no radio or tv as there is
no-one to run them....just them?
What would happen?
Must Have:
Story must include the below points..
- How would they react to things?
- Why are they the only ones left?
- How would the current relationships cope?
- How would they adapt, afterall, electricity, gas, and canned good are only gonna last for so long?
- Is there a way for the other people to come back or was it just meant to be?
- ok, The only thing I ask for in this is that Joyce to be alive? She is one of my favourites!
Date: 10 June 2001
Issuer: tj Goldstein
Email: tjgoldstein@yahoo.com.au
Outline: What if the Watchers Council decided to get with the times
and jump into genetic cloning? Thing is, the Council wants samples
from them all....
One of Giles' old Watcher friends manages to alert Giles and tells
him of what has happened which sends the two groups into a chase
to find their DNA and stop it before the Council starts to combine
their strands and create an army of Slayers, thus upsetting the
delicate balance of good and evil.
Must Have:
- Doyle alive and well in L.A working with Wesley, Angel, Gunn, Cordelia and a newly fired Kate Lockley.
- Faith still in jail.
- A link between the Council and The Iniative. The link can either be Graham Miller, David Nabbit, Maggie Walsh or Willy the Snitch.
- A major character dying due to an operation going wrong.
- Joyce is alive (unless she is the one you want to kill off :(
- The friends manage to get their hands on some of the Councils reports on them which reveals interesting things about three of the friends...must include Xander in this!