Whirlwind is much more deadly than the canon version of season two.
First, Joyce is killed on Valentine's Day while Buffy and her friends are at the Bronze. Buffy moves in with Giles while the authorities try to get in contact with her dad.
Then, Jenny is killed around the same time and in roughly the same way as in canon.
Next, Willow and Xander are turned by either Angelus and Dru or Spike and Dru. It all but breaks Buffy, and she attempts to wipe out the Whirlwind once and for all. But it's clearly a suicide mission, and Buffy is turned by Angelus before dusting a single one of them.
So for senior year, Giles, Oz, and Cordelia are the only Scoobies left. They are joined by Kendra, Larry, Harmony, Jonathan, and Amy.
Note: This was originally supposed to be a Wanderer story, but now that Wanderer is just the MCU, maybe I could do a Whirlwind AU for A Bed of Bones instead? Maybe with first the trio getting turned and then Alanna or maybe with just Alanna getting turned. Either way, I want the new Whirlwind to be Angelus, Dru, Spike, and Alanna with Buffy, Willow, and Xander forming their own trio.
A Bed of Bones Potential Spinoff/AU: Whirlwind
First, Joyce is killed on Valentine's Day while Buffy and her friends are at the Bronze. Buffy moves in with Giles while the authorities try to get in contact with her dad.
Then, Jenny is killed around the same time and in roughly the same way as in canon.
Next, Willow and Xander are turned by either Angelus and Dru or Spike and Dru. It all but breaks Buffy, and she attempts to wipe out the Whirlwind once and for all. But it's clearly a suicide mission, and Buffy is turned by Angelus before dusting a single one of them.
So for senior year, Giles, Oz, and Cordelia are the only Scoobies left. They are joined by Kendra, Larry, Harmony, Jonathan, and Amy.
Note: This was originally supposed to be a Wanderer story, but now that Wanderer is just the MCU, maybe I could do a Whirlwind AU for A Bed of Bones instead? Maybe with first the trio getting turned and then Alanna or maybe with just Alanna getting turned. Either way, I want the new Whirlwind to be Angelus, Dru, Spike, and Alanna with Buffy, Willow, and Xander forming their own trio.