Collected in: Vol. IV Setting: New York, 1952 The Slayer is a 'beatnik' named Zoe, is turning eighteen, and therefore would soon be having her Cruciamentum. Zoe's Watcher, Ian Sykes, is so alienated from her lifestyle that he conspires to see that his Slayer does not survive her Cruciamentum. And White Splits the Night Author: Yvonne Navarro Collected in: Vol. I Setting: Florida, 1956 17 year old Asha is a dark-skinned Slayer in an extremely racist society. While hunting, she discovers a vampire's plan to kill a church group in a couple of days and bomb the place to the ground. She and her Watcher rush to the church to prevent the attack from happening. Asha manages to save the people in the church but ends up being killed herself. Back to the Garden Author: Robert Joseph Levy Collected in: Vol. IV Setting: 1969 A pacifist Slayer, Beryl MacKenzie, approaches her eighteenth birthday and therefore her Cruciamentum awaits her. She joins a commune in Nova Scotia in just before coming into her power. So she must face the Cruciamentum as an initiation into being a Slayer. It's All About the Mission Author: Nancy Holder Collected in: Vol. IV Setting: Harlem, New York, 1973 Nikki Wood is turning eighteen and pregnant. Nikki's Watcher, Bernard Crowley, knows that her Cruciamentum is a very terrible idea. Two Teenage Girls at the Mall Author: Jane Espenson Collected in: Vol. IV Setting: Keller, Nebraska, 1981 This story is told from the perspective of a sixteen-year-old newly turned vampire, Julie Lemmer. Her sire starves her then locks her in a mall. The second girl locked in the mall is a Slayer who has just turned eighteen and is therefore facing her Cruciamentum. Unfortunately Julie has unexpected advantages over the Slayer. The Code of the Samurai Author: Nancy Holder Collected in: Vol. III Setting: Tokyo, 1993 India Cohen, Buffy's immediate predecessor, patrols freely around Tokyo. She fancies her handsome, young watcher, Kit. The pair are asked to help a clan dust their vampire-ancestor, along with 50 other warriors. India Cohen also appears in The Book of Fours. Again, Sunnydale Author: Jane Espenson Collected in: Vol. II Setting: California, 2001 with flashbacks to 1999 Buffy, Willow and Xander are sent back into their 1999 bodies back in high school. They have all the knowledge of what is to come because they are actually from the year 2001. Willow