Prologue
The knife blade glittered, making a sweeping silver arc as it descended, penetrating with a sickening crunch.
Andrew thrust with his hands, reaching in...
"Bless you, Harris," he whispered.
... and pulled out the box of Cap'n Crunch.
Andrew shoved aside the FedEx box. He had a fair guess as to what the rest of the contents were -- Xander had laughed at the list, but Andrew had known he would understand.
The Cap'n Crunch, though -- that was the prize. Rome had its delights -- soaring archetecture, millenia of history, and a certain pungent smell that kind of grew on you after a while -- but a wide selection of breakfast cereals was not one of them.
Andrew grabbed a bowl from a cabinet with surging joy, willing himself not to let the thumps and moans from the other room interrupt his sacred reunion.
"O Cap'n, My Cap'n," Andrew intoned reverently as the sounds of wheaty nuggets hitting bowl very nearly masked another gasping shriek from Buffy.
He'd say this for Dawn -- she might be an irritating little snot at times, but at least when she was home, he was spared the audio track of "Buffy: The Immortal Banger".
A folded sheet of paper fell from the box, landing in his cereal.
Andrew groaned. "Prizes get shittier every year."
He reached out, crumpling the paper, preparing for a two-pointer... and stopped.
Handwriting.
Xander's handwriting.
Andrew smoothed the letter out on the countertop, plucking a dry nugget out of his bowl and raising it to his lips.
"Those idiots," he whispered. "Those brave, heroic, utterly insane idiots."
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