Looking for the one where all the kids from graduation called Xander The General. I believe there is a situation where one of the kids from high school teaches the rest of them how to make pipe bombs for a rescue attempt. It either deals with the initiative in a parking garage or a dragon in a field. I might be mixing up a bunch of different stories but I know that Xander was called The General
They deal both with a dragon in a field (tho there's no such things as dragons...) and the Initiative. Xander's mustering of his troops happens in the parking garage, but the actual confrontation with the Initiative happens in the abandoned school.
The sequel, Reunification, is also linked there, and is a very amusing romp into Angel territory, where Angel and co find out that Xander is a force to be reckoned with. Wolfram and Hart don't know what hit 'em.
I keep going back to these fics again and again, because I love them so much. Competent!Xander really pushes my buttons.
Well dammit, now I need to reread again. :P
Enjoy!
ETA that the pipe bombs were also actually a thing that happened. :D
Edited at 2018-03-11 08:41 am (UTC)
Thanks so much. We read so much fiction that it all starts the blur oh, and you think you imagine stuff.