AHA! Mirror Universe Spook with his pointy ears and goatee beard did look a little devilish so I'm not surprised Buffy got a tad confused seeing her first Vulcan.

You should really try and write more.

D.

I definitely plan too. The problem is that I have two different stories fighting for my time, one on Dawn and how she responds to her sister's death in "The Gift" and the other, which is currently a bit too much clichéed (and since you are already exploring that subject, I am thinking of redoing it or scrapping it) about Cordy in the army. The Dawn story though has a big plot flaw, and until I find a way to get over it, I can't really advance it much.

One thing is sure, though: Dawn is going to kick some ass!

My first thought when I read this story was, how can you confuse a Vulcan with a vampire? Then I googled pictures of Vulcans and I see that a demented of confused Buffy could see the resembles.

This gave me inspiration to write a story with a 'sane' Buffy for the First Contact.

I am very happy that my little story inspired you! I'll make sure to read it once published.

Poor Buffy in this story out lived her usefulness.

I dunno...I liked it. Thought it was kinda funny....

A pity Buffy drove so far and so long and she didn't even get a poof of dust at the end of it! Embarrassing! It sounds like she should have got someone to do a little more research :)

@ AndreaMaine and crackllama: It was indeed a bit tragic and a bit funny, although I don't really like dealing with Old Buffy. But all of a sudden, I looked at that particular Vulcan while watching "First Contact" and it clicked in my mind that he looked a little bit like a vampire. If Buffy's mind was not quite as clear as it had been before, and if she was still a bit obsessed with her calling, it seemed to make sense. But I'd rather have her (or Dawn, hence my nickname) spunky, perky and all, beating shit out of the big bads or having said shit beaten out of her. Thank you for the constructive comments!

@ Gideon: Thank you for the nice rating! And yes, poor Buffy. I'm pretty sure she has been kept in observation for a while, then eventually brought back home after being reminded that vampires were gone for good.

Or were they...?

Ok, that was pointless. What happened to Buffy after her "Why don't you...." commet. And she seemed as stuck in old habits as Travers was.

Of course it was pointless. This is not the kind of story I usually write, it is - actually it's a very old story - something I posted to get rid of the blank page syndrome.

I'm still trying to design a longer, more interesting story. And when I finally start writing it, expect a much younger Buffy (or Dawn) to star in it. Also expect violence and darkness. That's more my kind of story.