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The Thurber Hypothesis Or A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Imladris] by
capella_ficLegolas/Spike, Legolas/Giles.
Pretty, well-done crossover.
Xander slumped to the ground, head reeling, as the vamp was pulled off him. Then opened his eyes and came back to earth in a rush. That most definitely was not Buffy, blond or not. Then who the hell was it? Some tall guy in a fancy dress outfit, like an extra from Robin Hood, but nothing fake about his fighting, that much was clear. The vamp was down, not finished, in spite of the vicious looking knife being yanked out of somewhere near his heart.
“Won’t do it,” Xander croaked. “Need to cut his head off.”
The tall guy turned and glanced at him. Wow. You wouldn’t have to be into men to spot this one. Plus, he didn’t mess about – just waited till the vamp got to his knees, then dusted him with a flash of steel across the neck. A very fast flash of steel.
“Who . . .” Xander stopped, finding the guy suddenly crouching next to him, hand at his throat, holding him still without quite hurting him. There was something very strange about him. They stared at each other. The guy seemed wild, frightened. And the more Xander looked, the more obvious it was that the guy wasn’t actually human. The voice confirmed it, making the hairs on the back of Xander’s neck stand up.
“What is this place?”