the Final Cut

	Season	*Second (Buffy)*
	Rating	PG-13 (violence)
	Spoiler(s)	“Passion” (S2-17), Buffy
	Genre	AU, ‘what if?’
	Length	15,904 words
	Main Character(s)	Giles, Xander, Ethan
	Teaser	A rescue that doesn’t go exactly as planned, with more than a few unexpected lessons learned.
	Acknowledgment	This story was done for the 2016 Summer of Giles.