Stories by dogbertcarroll

Instant death or being granted a wish by a certain demon lord, decisions, decisions, decisions. Xander Harris makes an incautious wish and now has to deal with the consequences. Not exactly the road trip he was planning on taking, but there certainly is a lot of sights to see.
The zombie apocalypse has come, but with almost a full day's advance notice it's not as bad as it could be... or is it?
Jimmy ended up on the streets of Brockton Bay, a city filled with parahuman gangs, after the death of his parents, but it beat ending up in the system as far as he was concerned. Now all he had to do was keep himself clothed, fed, and pass his GED when he turned 18. Piece of cake, right?
Mineta almost dies after taking one of Denki's lightning bolts to the brain, but when he awakens he also awakens memories of a different life. A life as... a very short, very perverted old man... Okay, not that different a life.
Johnathan and Xander burgled all the Coach's files and equipment on the swim team's transformation to make sure there wouldn't be anything fishy in their future, but what Johnathan does with the project's gear and a couple of blood samples...
YAHF Xander gets a free costume from Ethan, but on reflection while it cost quite a bit, it was definitely worth it.
A series of random one shots set in the world of the Falls.
Xander in DC played for laughs. You've never seen crack like this before!
Someone must guard the Key, but why look for a new guardian when the old one is still in the area?
Xander takes a little time off to let his wounds heal after the Olaf incident. His mother's estranged brother's place should be quiet enough to give him the time to heal, after all how exciting could working in deep space telemetry be?
Xander didn't dress as a soldier this time... Overkill doesn't begin to describe it.
Captain America spent over half a century encased in ice... Xander spent about five years, but they both have several things in common, including the people who have revived them. Will our favorite Zeppo find his place in this new world?
Willow helps a new student, Anya attempt to recover a family relic, but having lots of power and little control summons a version of herself she never dreamed existed from a parallel universe and she doesn't come alone.
Buffy and Willow followed Xander through a wardrobe into a world of magic and wonder, the only thing it lacked was warm water.
My SI bit it in Marvel and wakes up in a while new world, but can he survive in an anime universe as the main character?

Choose your own Award by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

Sacrificing yourself for others is always a noble act and such an act deserves a reward... but all that glitters is not gold. However, if you're clever enough you may still find some value in it. Xander takes his 'reward' and turns the universe on its head once more thanks to an old Indian parable.
Alcohol kills brain cells and magic wipes memories, so why in the world would he rely on either one? Because there just aren't any other options. Xander's quest to clear his mind and evict past tenants may just change the world more than it changes him!

Working for the Weekend by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

Arriving in Sunnydale ready to start a new life as a normal teenager, Buffy discovered she wasn't the only one who dealt with strange events and that maybe it wasn't all bad, but she couldn't shake the feeling that something had been listening when she'd wished for a vacation.
Xander loses his memory and Buffy decides it's the perfect time to cut him out of the slaying. What he doesn't remember he can't miss and by the time his memory returns it'll be a done deal, right?
Harry is sure he's living in a fairy tale with himself as the hero. Really, what else makes sense?
A CYOA Story with a twist, an SI with no knowledge of the setting but the ability to escape anything except his fate.
Sunnydale is a magical place and has been so since long before Buffy was born. Willow's attempts to encourage Xander and Jesse to read when they are ten leads to worlds of adventure.
Harry takes advice he shouldn't, to do something he really should have known better than to try. Still, all's well that ends well, right?

Jokers Wild by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

Naruto's an old soul, but the seal on his former life begins to wear away under the pressure revealing someone... much like himself!
YAHF: The Other Side of the Coin. Xander Harris finds himself inside Lex Luthor's body in the DC Universe. He's sure his friends will eventually rescue him, so he decides to toss a few monkey wrenches into the workings of the universe while he's there. Everyone has to have a hobby after all.
An SI named Myst has been tricked into paying for another's CYOA contract, but this story isn't about him, or not wholly about him, it's about Greg Veder and how he set this all in motion.
The Council is up and running, so the Scoobs have finally gotten a chance to take a breath and look around... only to find one of them missing. Xander's returned to the US and the search for the man leads to a certain hotel...

Lucky at Cards by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

Xander Harris' dating problems take a turn for the weird, as is the norm when you attend a high school perched on the mouth of Hell. But you know what they say, if you can't be lucky at love, be lucky at cards.
Kicked out of his home universe and then booted from Marvel, Xander better hope DC has a more lenient immigration policy. A possible future for: Walking on Sunshine.

Cousins by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

His road trip turned out to be a lot shorter than he expected as Xander Harris finds himself asked to take on a whole new adventure, raising a young wizard with a prophecy pointed at his head. But than, in Sunnydale what else is family for?

Marked by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

Tara's death was a low point in the gang's history, so when given a chance to change her fate, Xander grabs it tightly with both hands, but how will a girl from the sticks react to a boy raised on the Mouth of Hell?
Losing a bet and being forced to dress as Supergirl, Xander found Halloween a bit more of a hassle than he expected, but not nearly as much as the PTB did, so they sent him on a marvelous adventure.

Walking in the shadows by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

Xander's road trip takes him much farther then he ever dreamed possible.
Xander's road trip takes a turn for the weird as he finally escapes Sunydale for the summer only to find the outer world is even stranger than he'd imagined outside of his favorite comics.
Did you ever wish the earth would just open up and swallow you? A pair of ex-lovers finds the reality is quite different from the fantasy as they are forced together in a world they aren't sure they recognize. Breaking up may have been hard to do, but what's required to get them back together is a world apart.
With the Hellmouth ripped open all bets were off. The First may have won, but there were a universe of possibilities still available to the fighters in Sunnydale.
The Goblet of Fire doesn't just bind you to compete, it insures you will, calling you from wherever you may be for each event. So what happens if you happen to be under wards that are more powerful than the goblet itself?
YAHF Xander's costume choice may have had some lasting effects, as someone steps out of the shadows to have a little word with him.

Gone in 60 Seconds by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

When I'm bored I like to write SI stories, most of which are even crazier than my usual fare. An SI of me in Sunnydale would die quicker than an overweight, three legged zebra wading across a crocodile infested river in Africa. Of course SIs don't become vamps, that only happens to NPCs!
After an accident leaves him horribly burned and one of his friends dead, Xander Harris flees Sunnydale with only the symbiote on his back to seek someplace where he can fit in.

Hero System by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

Load Game Avatar - Xander Harris... Begin story in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... Story starts.
No map, no home, but plenty of time and new sights to see for the few Scoobies who have left for the stars.
YAHF but why should all the costumes be American when the proprietor isn't? Xander dresses as the last human alive...

SM Fragments by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

Stray ideas for SM stories.
The sequel to Going over the falls. The time loop has begun!
The Order of the Phoenix calls in outside help to deal with their little problem...
Grunckle Stan tests the portal machine, but opening cracks in the fabric of the universe often has unintentional consequences. A pair of familiar faces with an unusual goal slips through the cracks causing trouble for the Pine twins.
Xander is sucked into Acaltha's portal, but hell isn't his destination. Belasco's Limbo just went co-op.

Don't fear the reaper by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

Summoning the Death God to seal the fox into his son goes slightly wrong...
YAHF Xander creates his own character from a bunch of partial New Mutants' outfits, but what happens when the spell ends?
Xander is chosen... To babysit Dawn while Joyce joins Giles searching for Buffy in LA following the Alcatha incident. Unfortunately for Xander, Dawn has a plan, The Mayor has a spell, and TV has its first live broadcast Reality Show!
Willow tries to keep Xander safe, by sending him away from battle using a teleport spell she'd barely read. Xander's in for quite a trip, pity the multiverse.
Why bother inserting yourself when you can insert someone else into your story to screw with?
YAHF done in my own hair-brained style. Xander's costume choice is inspired... by a committee.
Xander was kicked out of the group at Buffy's request, so why does he look so happy about it?
A new take on the standard Harry as the twin of the BWL, minus a load of dross.
Naruto learns that interrupting a kinjutsu by flipping off Sasuke while still molding the chakra for the jutsu was a bad idea, but possibly a great one as well.

New Lamps for Old – Death is but a Doorway by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

This is story #1 of 4 that have major characters' personal memories removed and their souls switched around to see how they’d do. In case you were wondering this is an old Naruto switched out with a post wedding Ranma in a Sailor Moon crossover verse.
A one shot BtVS/JLU crossover that I decided not to continue, but a decent one shot. An increasingly mislabeled one-shot Continued by popular demand.
I've seen far too many stories where squealing fangirls (You know who you are!) try and pair Xander with Angelus, so I decided to try and write a couple of scenes were they actually got along.
Graduating from Hogwarts and on the brink of a whole new adventure, Harry finds himself summoned to another world where once more he is asked to put his gollies on the anvil for everyone else. It sucks being the hero sometimes.

Adventurers and Adversaries: Hellmouth Edition by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

Willow gets Xander an RPG game for his birthday, but nothing is ever normal when the Hellmouth is involved.
Naruto gets fed up at all the people glaring at him all the time and uses Shadow Clones to let them see what it feels like. What does this have to do with Overloli Hanabi and The Orange? Read and find out.

A boy in the hand by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

A lonely young girl takes her Poppa’s advice on the best way to snag a boyfriend. Too bad her Haruka Poppa had just been kidding around. Ranma & Sailor Moon crossover.
This is story #2 of 4 that have major characters personal memories removed and their souls switched around to see how they’d do. In case you were wondering this is Ichigo from Bleach switched out with Naruto. Not a one shot.

An Exchange of Favors by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

Xander is tagged for a temp job. One shot crack fic, cause I was bored.

First Do Know Harm by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

Everyone wears masks. Xander finds out that Harmony isn't at all what she seems when he saves her life one night and gets a peek behind it. Of course her death via vampire upon graduation really complicates matters.

Reflection of the sun by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

Oz's attempt to leave Willow after Veruca's death doesn't go as planned.
Ginny slips Harry a potion to help him get over his nightmares, but having nightmares about your red haired mother's death and then combining them with wet dreams about a red haired girl... just might be a bit confusing. Mind Healer Luna is on the case!

Election Day by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

Some people take the long view when it comes to leadership. Oneshot!
The Gemini Water didn't have the effect Happosai expected when he doused Ranma with it.
A strange thought and an excuse for Snape's behavior.
The Original Scoobs have gained in power and wisdom over time, well power anyway, but they seem to have lost some of their sanity along the way. HPBuffy Xover.

Better than Oz's costume by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

YAHF where Xander picks a costume that actually outranks Oz's fourth season Halloween costume.
Harry's magic changes him in ways that no wizard has ever dealt with before as he attempts to escape the cupboard once and for all!
X-Men Evo/Ranma 1/2 Xover. Ranma's father isn't and his mother isn't the woman he thought she was.

An Ex X Man by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

Late chapter addition to Tales from the Barman.

Rei:incarnated by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

What happens to the standard canon plotline when the main characters are reincarnated souls from another anime?
DLP 3.43

Not Quite by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

HP Discworld crossover. Harry Potter has come to Hogwarts, but he's not quite what anyone was expecting, but what can you expect from a boy raised on the Disc?
Ranma learns to jump from world to world... kinda. Fragmented. Multicross.
Backstory missing backstory. Fragmented but a complete section. Ranma Realms

Pilot's Manual by dogbertcarroll Stale Result (Last seen: )

Heavily fragmented story. Don't bother reading it cause it makes no sense. SR
Just parking a fragmented story here. Ranma Wanda. Xmen Evo crossover type.
Ranma actually gets to make a wish without outside interference. ByeBye Nerima, hello Jade.
A response to the often asked question "What is wrong with that girl?"
Can Kitchiri help fix a really smurfed up timeline or will things only get worse for one Ranma (not related to Genma) Satome?
Is Akane really the one? AU, Planned xover with Tenchi Rated M for future events.