Title: The Stepford Conjunction
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Wonder Woman/The Bionic Woman/Stepford Wives
Categories: Crossover, action/adventure, casefic
Length: Medium (14,000 words)
Warnings: Comic-book violence.

Author on LJ: vitruvian23
Author on TtH: Vitruvian

Summary:
Slayers aren't the only strong female role models out there.

Review:
This is a moderately old action story, but I think it deserves more attention than it has had. The crossover is ingenious enough, and the action well-enough written and fast paced enough to merit its place here.

The plot, briefly, is that Wonder Woman (the 70s TV version) and Jamie Sommers (the 70s Bionic Woman) are sent by their respective agencies to investigate what's going on in the town of Stepford. They get joined by a 70s Slayer (no prizes for guessing who), who has been dreaming about the place, and have to fight their way through robots and hypnotised men to stop the villain. That's basically it.

What I really love about this story are all the throwaways. The snatches of conversation as the Watcher calls his shady contacts to find out what's going on ("No, Charlie, you can't recruit her.") are little gems. Buffy fans should also pay close attention to the epilogue, which in one little comment sets up some major points of the series. It's neatly and economically done, and satisfying to read.

Of course it has faults. The chapters are rather short, the viewpoint sometimes slides between the protagonists in ways that it really shouldn't, and the characterisation is sometimes a little flat. That said, the action is fast and furious, and keeps your attention with sheer pace and energy.

The Stepford Conjunction