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>Ah, I disagree. (but this did make me
think) I think Xander finally
realized he'll be the one left standing at the end. He can't heal scars. And he can't changed what's happened or what it's done. If the darkness in them won and swallowed them whole, he'd want there to be someone to make sure that wasn't all that was remembered of them. And if they went down in the fight... let's look at the last show. (consider that your spoiler warning) Let's say that spell did kill Willow (a last sacrifice/the price) and Buffy did die in the fight, I believe they still would have won. That leaves Xander above, getting away on the bus, and living. He would never be the same, but he'd be left at least to tell the tale correctly. They may have only skimmed by him in season 7, but there is his talk with Dawn, the fact that he was willing to leave with Dawn, and that he was fighting up above in the end with Dawn. I both agree and disagree with your disagreement (oh God, I'm sounding like a re-run of 'Yes Minister'). I stand by what I said before about Xander going down with them if the
darkness in them won...
BUT
I must admit that I looked at the Scooby dynamic in a vacuum (mostly due to
my dislike of the Scooby-in-laws who have a tendency to fuck up said Scooby
dynamic). The one thing that I think would make Xander stand back and watch
Buffy and Willow sink is...
Dawn.
In Dawn we've got someone who engenders in Xander the same sort of
loyalty, devotion, and love he has for Buffy and Willow (only without the
sexual attraction, or at least nowhere near the level of sexual attraction he
has for Buffy and Willow [even good dogs occasionally dream about chasing
cars]). This kinda fits in with a Dawn theory that Tony's been kicking around
for a couple of years**.
If Buffy and Willow died in the final battle of season 7 while Xander
lived, I don't think that Xander would be actively looking to join them in the
here-after. You're right in that Xander would want to keep alive the memory of
who Buffy and Willow were (a driving force for Xander in 'House of
Scooby').
If it were a matter of Buffy and Willow being overcome by the darkness that
was within them (in short, they're alive but dark/evil) and there was no Dawn,
Xander would go down fighting trying to bring them back to the light.
But with Dawn around, I think there would come a point that Xander would
stop trying to bring them back into the light and concentrate on saving Dawn
from Buffy and Willow with all the intensity he would trying to
save Buffy and Willow from themselves. Dawn is the living, breathing
manifestation of all that's good in Buffy and Willow and saving her would
be the greatest way for him to ensure they were remembered.
**Tony's Dawn Theory**
When Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles joined together to form ComboBuffy at
the end of season 4, it left an imprint of that union which the monks used in
season 5 to make Dawn. The hand of Buffy (Summers blood), the mind of Giles, the
spirit of Willow, and the heart of Xander all went into making Dawn.
So in short, I think we're both right. But the key here is Dawn (pardon the
god awful pun).
Mike McD
Willow: "It's a good fight, Buffy, and I want in." Buffy: "I kinda love you." --'Choices' Community email addresses: Post message: buffywantswillow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subscribe: buffywantswillow-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Unsubscribe: buffywantswillow-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx List owner: buffywantswillow-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Shortcut URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buffywantswillow Official archive for the list: http://www.ikoly.com/fanfic Other links to Buffy/Willow fics: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buffywantswillow/links Yahoo! Groups Links
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