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Bargaining - Part 1 July 18, 2001 (White) Written by: Marti Noxon
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| Teaser |
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EXT. GRAVEYARD - NIGHT Heavy breathing. Then we see a. HUGE VAMPIRE, like SUMO-SIZE, booking through the graveyard. Giving chase are TARA, SPIKE, AND GILES. Spike jumps out first, stops to wait for the heavily winded others. The vamp is gone.
SPIKE TARA SPIKE GILES SPIKE
TARA
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WILLOW (O.C) The voice comes from inside their heads. They all perk up instantly as we cut to: CRANE ARM UP TO REVEAL WILLOW, standing atop a crypt, surveying the graveyard like a general surveying a field of battle. From her vantage point she can see the vampire and Giles, Spike and Tara. Willow communicates TELEPATHICALLY until further notice. WILLOW (cont'd; O.C) ON OUR GANG: GILES
TARA The vamp bursts back into the clearing. He stops, seeing them -- turns to run again but a crypt is behind him and he pauses a moment, deciding which way to go. WILLOW (O.C) SPIKE Giles tosses a BATTLE AXE, which hits a tree on the vamp's right. The vamp RUNS LEFT as Willow commanded. ON RUNNING VAMP Who discovers that he's run into a DEAD END. There's fence on two sides and a crypt on the other. He reacts, confused. Then A FIST shoots out from behind the crypt. The vamp goes down. ON WILLOW Looking pleased. Strike. ON FALLEN VAMP As two leather-clad legs stand over the dazed vampire. REVEAL - BUFFY, looking very tough and very much alive. BUFFY Buffy kicks the fallen vamp, moves for her stake. But the vamp is on his feet before she can dust him - and he's pissed. Spike, Tara and Giles arrive just in time to see the vamp ATTACK BUFFY. They go at it, but this guy is an animal and Buffy's a little off her game. Now Spike, Tara and Giles also jump into the fray. The vamp easily throws Giles and Tara off him. ANOTHER ANGLE - XANDER & ANYA Hear the commotion. XANDER They start to run toward the noise. Then Xander hears Willow- WILLOW (O.S.) He and Anya stop alright. And Xander looks like he's going to have a heart attack. He hisses in a HUSHED tone- XANDER WILLOW (O.S.) XANDER ANYA
WILLOW
(O.S.)
XANDER WILLOW (O.S.) WITH WILLOW Where can see things from her vantage point. She's totally right. There's a vampire just waiting to ambush them. ON XANDER AND ANYA XANDER Off Willow, who looks a little exasperated. BACK ON SPIKE, BUFFY, GILES AND TARA Who are still getting trashed by the SUMO-SIZE VAMP. Tara is just getting up as Sumo HURLS BUFFY over his head toward her. Tara doesn't see Buffy coming, but hears Willow telepathically- WILLOW (O.S.) Tara ducks and Buffy goes SAILING over her head, crashing into a tombstone. Giles moves to strike the sumo vamp with his BATTLE AXE, but the sumo grabs the axe and drives Giles back with it - pushing him up against a crypt and using the axe handle to CHOKE GILES. Spike jumps on the big vamp's back and tries to pull him off Giles. But it's impossible. The vamp flings Spike off him. Spike lands on his feet - and stops fighting. Just watches as the vampire continues to CHOKE GILES WITH THE AXE HANDLE. GILES WILLOW (O.C) Spike still just watches coolly. But now we see that THE SUMO VAMP is ON FIRE. SPIKE casually produces his LIGHTER, lights a cigarette. SPIKE The VAMP SCREAMS and IMPLODES! Giles is covered in his ample dust. Annoyed, he turns on Spike- GILES SPIKE Spike is cut off as- WILLOW (O.S.) ON XANDER AND ANYA Who are in mid-fight with the large vamp who
was hiding behind the crypt. Xander's in a headlock and Anya is trying in
vain to stake the vamp. As Spike, Giles, Tara and Buffy BUFFY Xander manages to get free while Buffy
engages the vamp. But again we see that Buffy isn't quite on it. She takes
a few brutal hits and Spike steps in, knocking the vampire back on BUFFY (cont'd) A beat as everybody takes this in. Huh? Willow jumps down from her observation perch, joins them. Spike nods to Buffy - looks at Willow. SPIKE TARA WILLOW The whole gang starts to move out of the graveyard... BUFFYBOT WILLOW GILES WILLOW BUFFYBOT XANDER SPIKE A sad beat. XANDER TARA GILES Giles moves off. Willow, Tara, Xander and Anya all exchange glances - reacting to this hard fact. BUFFYBOT BLACK OUT. END OF TEASER |
| Act One |
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INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - JOYCE'S BEDROOM - DAY CLOSE ON WILLOW WILLOW She sits up, revealing TARA, who is hanging up some clothes. We see that Joyce's bedroom has been transformed - it's clearly now the domain of Willow and Tara. Full of all kinds of cool lesbo/witch stuff. WILLOW (cont'd) TARA Willow moves to Dawns door. Knocks. WILLOW No answer. Willow opens the door and looks into Dawn's room. It's empty and messy. Willow starts for the hallway. Tara follows. TARA WILLOW TARA WILLOW Willow kisses Tara quickly and moves into the... OMITTED INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - UPSTAIRS HALLWAY - DAY Bangs on the bathroom door. WILLOW Dawn opens the door. She's brushing her teeth. WILLOW (cont'd) Dawn shakes her head no. DAWN INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY
Who is at the counter, spreading peanut butter and jelly on bread to make sandwiches. Behind her TARA now bustles around the kitchen preparing breakfast. Willow enters. Moves to Buffybot. WILLOW TARA Now Dawn enters, dressed for school but looking sleepy. She sits at the counter. Tara moves to her. TARA (cont'd) DAWN TARA DAWN Now we see that Buffybot has made about eight sandwiches and is still going strong. TARA Tara gently takes the sandwich stuff away from Buffybot. Now there's a quick knock on the door and Xander enters, with toolbox in hand. His cheerfulness is slightly forced. XANDER WILLOW XANDER Tara plops a plate of pancakes in front of Dawn. TARA Dawn is about to respond, but the phone rings. Buffybot cheerily jumps up. BUFFYBOT Willow and Dawn both jump after her. WILLOW &
DAWN DAWN BUFFYBOT Buffybot moves for the phone but Willow stops her. Answers. WILLOW Willow turns to Xander. WILLOW (cont'd) XANDER WILLOW XANDER Willow finishes with Anya in BG while- DAWN TARA Willow hangs up, turns to Buffybot. WILLOW BUFFYBOT TARA XANDER DAWN BUFFYBOT Buffybot gives Dawn a heartfelt hug. Dawn accepts it, awkwardly, gratefully... The others watch sadly. They know it's a poor substitute for the real thing. Xander breaks the moment, addresses Buffybot- XANDER WILLOW TARA XANDER WILLOW EXT. DAWN'S SCHOOL - COMMONS AREA -DAY CLOSE ON A BANNER THAT READS - "WELCOME TO PARENT/TEACHER DAY!" We pan down from the banner to find Buffybot and Dawn wandering among a bunch of parents, teachers and students who are gathered in an open area of the school. There are many exhibits of student work on display - art and science projects and the like. Buffybot is taking all this in with good-natured interest, while Dawn looks extremely nervous. DAWN Buffybot stops at an exhibit, a student-made miniature city. It's all egg cartons and popsicle sticks. Another kid, a CUTE BOY about Dawn's age, also examines it ... BUFFYBOT DAWN BUFFYBOT Now a TEACHER, an eager young sort, jumps in. TEACHER Genuinely puzzled, Buffybot examines the city.
BUFFYBOT A beat. The CUTE BOY shoots Dawn a look-"what's up with your sister?" Dawn realizes this has to be played off as a joke and starts laughing way too enthusiastically.
DAWN Still laughing a little desperately, Dawn pulls Buffybot away from the table. Calls to the teacher-
DAWN (cont'd) INT. DAWN'S SCHOOL - CLASSROOM - DAY Now Dawn, looking seriously anxious, and Buffybot sit in a classroom along with a number of other students and parents. A somewhat stern-looking teacher, MS. LEFCORT, is addressing them.
MS. LEFCORT Buffybot shoots her hand up. Dawn tries desperately to get her to put it down before Lefcort sees her - but it's too late.
MS. LEFCORT (cont'd) Buffybot stands up. Declares proudly--
BUFFYBOT A beat. Ms. Lefcort barks-
MS. LEFCORT Buffybot pipes up again. Dawn looks like she wants to die.
BUFFYBOT
MS. LEFCORT
BUFFYBOT Now a PARENT pipes up.
PARENT #1
PARENT #2 Stirred up, now all the parents chime in with "yeahs!" and "you said it!" Buffybot sits, smiles. Dawn sweats. INT. MAGIC BOX - DAY Giles is at his desk, which is piled high with papers that he 's sorting through. There are a few moving boxes around. Xander and Anya are dusting and moving inventory.
GILES Anya moves to him - genuinely concerned.
ANYA
GILES
ANYA
GILES Anya pulls something from one of Giles, boxes. A small carved statue.
ANYA Giles grabs it away from her.
GILES Anya grabs it back.
ANYA Giles tries to grab it back but Anya holds on. They get into a tug-o-war. Complete with hand-slapping.
ANYA (cont'd)
GILES Xander comes up. Taking in this display. Finally-
XANDER
GILES
ANYA
XANDER Anya stops, smiles tightly and goes back to the table she was working on. Xander follows. They speak in hushed tones.
XANDER (cont'd)
ANYA
XANDER
ANYA Xander's tone gets even more secretive.
XANDER
ANYA
XANDER
ANYA
XANDER
ANYA She huffs off. Xander watches her go. INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Spike and Dawn are hanging out. Dawn is finishing the last of a pizza and filling him in on Buffybot's performance at school.
DAWN
SPIKE
DAWN
SPIKE They both react a little to this mention of Buffy. Dawn tries to power through it.
DAWN
SPIKE
DAWN
SPIKE
DAWN He remembers all too well. Just talk of this past darkens Spike's mood. His failure to save her and Buffy burns at him.
SPIKE
DAWN Spike slams a deck of cards on the table. A little too harshly.
SPIKE Dawn takes this in. Really getting the depth of Spike's regret. She slowly takes the cards, starts to deal. EXT. SUNNYDALE STREET - NIGHT A pretty girl walks quickly down the street - and she's scared. Something is following her. Something in the shadows. SCHMUCKY THE BAIT. WOOSH! She's grabbed and dragged into the alley. She screams but THE SHEMPY VAMPIRE who has her in his grip covers her mouth. He bares his teeth - makes his move...
BUFFYBOT (O.C.) The victim and the shempy vampire looks up. See Buffybot.
BUFFYBOT Scared, the shempy vamp releases his victim.
SHEMPY
VAMP
BUFFYBOT The victim does as she's told. But the shempy vampire also makes a break for it.
BUFFYBOT (cont'd) Buffybot takes off after the vamp, who violently SHOVES A DUMPSTER at her, trying to block her way. But Buffybot JUMPS UP AND LANDS ON THE DLIMPSTER. She runs across the top of it and leaps off it - flying at the retreating vamp and tackling him. They struggle for a beat but Buffybot bests the vamp with a few well-landed blows. But as she moves to stake him, the vampire grabs a bottle off the ground and SMASHES IT ACROSS BUFFYBOT'S FACE. It opens a serious gash on her forehead, exposing her inner WIRES AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY. Freaked, the vamp yells and squirms out from under the distracted Buffybot.
SHEMPY VAMP Buffybot gets up unsteadily.
BUFFYBOT The vampire starts to back away. Buffybot follows, but lists to one side and walks into a wall. However, she doesn't seem to understand that she's malfunctioning and calls after the vampire-
BUFFYBOT
(cont'd) The vamp watches Buffybot bounce off the wall, walk back into it. Bounce off it again.
BUFFYBOT (cont'd) The vampire grins at her incapacity - takes off. Off Buffybot, still hitting that wall. Like a kid's toy stuck in a corner. INT. XANDER'S APARTMENT - NIGHT Willow, Tara, Anya and Xander are gathered in his couch area. The mood is somber and tense. Everyone is on edge. Willow holds the urn, examines it gravely.
TARA
WILLOW
ANYA
WILLOW
ANYA
TARA
ANYA Xander coughs very pointedly, cutting her off.
ANYA (cont'd) Tara looks at Xander. Willow doesn't seem to have heard.
XANDER Willow looks to Tara. They share an understanding.
WILLOW She turns to Xander and Anya.
WILLOW (cont'd)
XANDER
ANYA
WILLOW
TARA
WILLOW
XANDER
TARA
XANDER
WILLOW
XANDER
WILLOW A beat as this sinks in. BLACK OUT.
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| Act Two |
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INT. XANDERIS APARTMENT - NIGHT Just where we left off. Deep cabal. Everyone sits up a little, fear and adrenaline pumping.
ANYA
XANDER
ANYA
WILLOW
XANDER
TARA Willow shoots her a look -- didn't expect that.
TARA (cont'd)
WILLOW
XANDER
ANYA
TARA
ANYA
TARA
XANDER
WILLOW
ANYA
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TARA
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ANYA
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XANDER
WILLOW She collects herself, faces off with Xander.
WILLOW (cont'd) A beat.
XANDER INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Willow enters to find Spike hovering over Buffybot, whose injury looks even worse in the light.
BUFFYBOT
WILLOW Buffybot walks into a side table, knocking over a vase which Spike catches.
SPIKE
BUFFYBOT Willow moves to Buffybot and helps her to sit.
WILLOW Spike calls over his shoulder as he heads for the kitchen.
SPIKE
WILLOW
BUFFYBOT
WILLOW Spike returns with the flashlight just in time to see Buffybot looking sweetly at him.
BUFFYBOT Spike's face clouds at this. And it's a big, dark cloud.
SPIKE
WILLOW
SPIKE
WILLOW CLOSE ON WILLOW As she grabs her laptop and moves to attach a cable from it to a portal in Buffy's side. Then-
WILLOW (cont'd) But she's answered only by a door slam. Spike's gone. Buffybot registers distress.
BUFFYBOT
WILLOW
BUFFYBOT
WILLOW
BUFFYBOT Willow takes this in. She can understand why he doesn't.
WILLOW She says this next a little too intently. It's clear she's talking more about the real Buffy than the bot.
WILLOW (cont'd) FADE TO: INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - DAWN'S BEDROOM - NIGHT It's late. But Dawn is awake, staring at the ceiling. A long beat, then she climbs out of bed. INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - HALLWAY/BUFFY'S ROOM - NIGHT Dawn pads through the hallway, looks in on Tara and Willow, who sleep soundly. Then she moves into Buffy's old bedroom. INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - BUFFY'S BEDROOM - NIGHT Dawn enters Buffybot's room and we see that Buffybot is fully repaired and lies on the bed, inert and recharging. A panel on her side is opened up and a thick black cable stretches from it to an outlet. Another cable runs from a portal in her leg. A beat as Dawn takes in the eerie replicant. Then she lies down next to Buffybot, moves close, body to body - tries to take some comfort there ... FADE TO: INT. MAGIC BOX - TRAINING ROOM - DAY Giles is sparring with Buffybot, who is back on her feet and looking good.
GILES They go again. Anya comes in catching the tail end of their exercise.
GILES (cont'd) Buffybot stops, perplexed.
BUFFYBOT
GILES Now Anya moves into the room. She's not unkind when she says-
ANYA
GILES
ANYA
GILES
ANYA Anya leaves. Giles looks a little deflated.
BUFFYBOT
GILES They move off the floor and start putting their stuff away.
GILES (cont'd)
BUFFYBOT
GILES
BUFFYBOT This stops Giles. Buffybot's innocent face gazing at him...
GILES
BUFFYBOT
GILES
BUFFYBOT
GILES Now bitterness creeps into Giles' tone.
GILES (cont'd)
BUFFYBOT
GILES
BUFFYBOT Giles takes this in. It hits hard. Why indeed? EXT. BIKER BAR - DAY A run-down biker joint on a lonely highway someplace far from town. A long line of heavy-duty motorcycles are lined up in front of the place. INT. DEMON BAR - DAY The place is teaming with DEMON BIKERS (including some CHICK BIKERS), who sport jackets that identify them as THE HELLIONS. In eponymous fashion, they are drinking and cursing, yelling and spitting... Some of the regulars look intimidated, particularly the females, who have to endure the Hellions' crude passes. Other customers seem to enjoy the chaotic energy the Hellions bring. Among them we see THE SHEMPY VAMP who fought Buffybot earlier. He's drunk now and mouthing off to a Hellion named MAG and some of his friends.
SHEMPY VAMP
MAG
SHEMPY VAMP The impatient Hellion grabs the shempy vamp's neck with a meaty hand. Squeezes.
MAG Shempy scrambles, trying to win back his audience.
SHEMPY VAMP Mag, confused, releases the Shempy Vamp.
MAG
SHEMPY VAMP A beat - then Mag grabs the vamp again and DRAGS HIM over to a back booth, where the leader of the pack, a demon called RAZOR, sits with his entourage. Razor is a little bit Marlon Brando in "The Wild Ones" - a little bit Darth Maul. And a lot scary.
RAZOR
MAG
SHEMPY VAMP The Hellion shakes the vampire, hard.
MAG
SHEMPY VAMP Mag cuts him off, running out of patience.
MAG
SHEMPY VAMP Now RAZOR stands out of the booth - HE'S HUGE.
RAZOR
SHEMPY VAMP Mag nods. Liking the sound of this.
MAG
SHEMPY VAMP Razor silences him by quickly RIPPING HIS HEAD OFF with his bare hands. The Shempy vamp dusts.
RAZOR Razor wipes the dust off his hands… Looks to the rest of his bad-ass gang, who have all gathered around.
RAZOR (cont'd) EXT. DEMON BAR - DAY LOW ANGLE As Razor and his gang TEAR OUT OF THE BAR and JUMP ON THEIR BIKES. They peel away from the bar, PAST CAMERA, all sound and fury. Heading for trouble. BLACK OUT.
END OF ACT TWO |
| Act Three |
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EXT. WOODS - DAY Golden afternoon light sifts through the woods into a peaceful clearing. We see some movement through the trees, and WILLOW appears, holding a velvet satchel. Her expression is grave, focused. She kneels in the grass, opens the satchel ... Removes a small vial, which contains some mixture of spell ingredients. She scatters the contents of the vial on the ground, while chanting...
WILLOW Now there is a rustling in the woods. Something moving there.
WILLOW (cont'd) Now, into the clearing, steps a beautiful young FAWN. Drawn by the spell, it slowly walks to Willow and bows her head submissively. Willow, moved by the creature, reaches out and strokes her tenderly. We only see the KNIFE Willow holds momentarily as it flashes in the light. Then it disappears into the deer. The fawn cries and bucks in Willow's arms. Willow, holding on, can barely contain her own pained emotion as the creature dies ... A stunned beat. Once the creature is still, Willow, her clothing now red with blood, pulls another vial from the satchel and fills it with the blood of the deer. She chants, her voice shaky now, as she sprinkles the body of the fawn with another potion.
WILLOW (cont'd) Off Willow, contemplating the fallen animal. Contemplating what she's just done. INT. MAGIC BOX - DAY Tara, Xander and Anya are now gathered in the Magic Box. Tara turns at the sound of the shop bell to see Willow enter. Willow's changed clothes - no evidence of her earlier activity remains.
TARA Willow's attitude is completely casual. The others are clearly not aware of what she's just done.
WILLOW
XANDER
WILLOW
XANDER
WILLOW
TARA
WILLOW
ANYA
WILLOW Willow turns to Xander and Anya now, changing the subject.
WILLOW (cont'd)
XANDER
TARA
WILLOW
TARA
ANYA
TARA Willow moves to Tara. Puts her arms around her.
WILLOW
TARA Anya discovers something behind the counter. Looks up amazed.
ANYA Anya moves to them holding a piece of paper. She hands it to Xander, who reads it and reacts with surprise.
WILLOW
XANDER Off their stunned faces. INT. AIRPORT WAITING AREA - DAY Giles waits for his flight in a typically sterile airport. He sits, hands folded. Lost in thought.
WILLOW (O.C.) Giles looks up to see Willow, Xander, Tara, Anya and Dawn all lined up in front of him. He's touched, but contains it.
GILES Willow holds up a hastily written sign with balloons taped to it. It has a big heart on it and it reads - "BON VOYAGE, GILES!" Says a little ruefully-
WILLOW He smiles, but they can see how difficult this is for him.
GILES
ANYA She hands him an apple snack pie.
ANYA (cont'd) Now Tara hands him a little plastic monster finger puppet.
TARA Xander is next, all eyes go to him -- but his hands are empty.
XANDER
DAWN Giles takes it. Reads it. Looks away.
GILES
WILLOW
ANYA Giles laughs. Grateful for the opportunity.
GILES A voice over the P.A. system rings out-
P.A. SYSTEM
GILES
WILLOW
GILES A beat. They all stand there awkwardly, not knowing what to do next. Then-
GILES (cont'd) Giles hugs Anya, Xander and Tara each separately as another boarding announcement rings out.
P.A. SYSTEM Everyone's keeping it together, but there's an undercurrent of serious sadness here. Giles hugs Dawn, says--
GILES
DAWN Finally, Giles turns to Willow. The hardest goodbye of all. They hug, then-
GILES
WILLOW
GILES Giles looks at them all, just as torn as he feared he would be. Willow sees this, bails him out.
WILLOW
GILES Giles starts hastily stuffing their gifts in his bag. Then he turns to the gang, tries to come up with any sufficient words. Can't.
GILES (cont'd) And he moves off to the gate - not looking back. The scoobies watch, wave... And when they can no longer see him, their expressions fall. EXT. AIRPORT - DAY Giles' plane flies overhead. The gang watches it, now openly upset by his sudden departure.
WILLOW
XANDER
WILLOW
ANYA
WILLOW
TARA
DAWN She stops. Upset. Too much loss piling up. Now Tara moves to her, puts her arm around her.
TARA Tara leads Dawn off, still talking to Dawn softly. Willow, Xander and Anya purposefully hang back.
XANDER
WILLOW
ANYA
WILLOW Xander looks at the sky.
XANDER
WILLOW EXT. HIGHWAY - NIGHT The open highway. Razor leads a pack of demons, who roar down the road on their hogs. (or motorcycles. Motorcycles would be better.) They pass, a sign that reads "WELCOME TO SUNNYDALE." We see the lights of Sunnydale ahead. EXT. BUFFY'S GRAVE IN WOODED AREA - NIGHT It's a still night. Buffy's grave is nearly hidden in a stand of trees in the farthest reaches of a cemetery. Tara, Xander and Anya all stand around the grave holding black candles. Willow holds Urn of Osiris and some spell ingredients. The mood is dark and tension is running high. They all tremble with a potent mix of fear, anticipation and cold.
WILLOW
ANYA
WILLOW Anya struggles to light her candle as Tara cuts Willow off.
TARA
XANDER
WILLOW
ANYA
WILLOW Willow kneels on the grave while Xander, Anya and Tara kneel around her in a circle - holding their candles aloft. Now Willow begins to mix spell ingredients into the urn, including the blood of the deer she slaughtered. She starts to chant.
WILLOW (cont'd) Now she dips her finger in the blood mixture and anoints herself with it. Forehead, cheeks ... In the light of the candle, the effect is somewhat nightmarish... Now Willow pours some of the blood on the ground, making a symbol.
WILLOW (cont'd) Now WILLOW'S VOICE changes, growing LOWER, OTHERWORLDLY.
WILLOW (cont'd) Suddenly, Willow stiffens and catches her breath. Quick, deep CUTS suddenly appear on her arms - as if an unseen knife is slicing her. Tara and the others react with horror.
XANDER Xander starts to move to help her - but Tara stops him, despite her own obvious fear.
TARA Now Willow shouts-
WILLOW Now something RISES UNDER WILLOWIS SKIN, bumps the size of large beetles race inside her body... Xander again reacts-
XANDER
TARA NOW A DISTANT RUMBLING FILLS THE AIR Everyone reacts to the ominous sound.
ANYA Off Xander, Tara and Anya, terrified. EXT. SUNNYDALE MAIN STREET NIGHT Sunnydale's Main street is quiet and peaceful at this hour. But then we hear an ominous rumbling... Suddenly the street is invaded by RAZOR and the rest of the HELLIONS, who ride in on their bikes. They tear around the street breaking windows - beginning what promises to be a long night of mayhem. CLOSE ON A STORE WINDOW As a molotov cocktail shatters it and the place IGNITES. BLACK OUT.
END OF ACT THREE |
| Act Four |
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EXT. BUFFY'S GRAVE IN WOODED AREA - NIGHT We're back in the woods. Xander, Anya and Tara are trying to hold it together while Willow endures the unseen creatures still skittering under her skin.. Her voice is a little weaker now as she cries-
WILLOW Now all the bumps under her skin move together and form ONE LONG ROPE-LIKE FORM. It starts winding her way up her chest and INTO HER THROAT. Willow starts to gasp and choke.
TARA Willow is grasping at her throat now, unable to breathe. She falls forward - gripping the earth on Buffy's grave as if it will steady her. Suddenly, her mouth opens, as if forced by an invisible hand. Then A SNAKE HEAD APPEARS IN HER MOUTH. Tara SCREAMS and Anya and Xander react with equal horror. The snake slithers out of Willow's mouth, it's long body winding out of her... Finally, Willow cries out as she draws a desperate, shaking breath.. Tara is beside herself, trying to let the spell play itself out as Willow wished.
TARA (cont'd) OFF WILLOW Despite the pain she's in, she's unwavering. This is a supernatural battle and she's not giving in. INT. BUFFY''S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Dawn is asleep on the couch, a throw blanket tossed over her... Spike sits in a chair nearby, only half watching the old movie that plays on the television. Then that ominous rumbling starts again. Spike sits bolt upright, goes to the window. WHAT HE SEES Outside a number of demons. pass on their motorcycles. One of them tears up a neighbors yard, shatters a window with a rock... Rides on. BACK ON SPIKE As he takes this in. Behind him, Dawn stands, bleary eyed. She moves to the window - sees the chaos outside.
DAWN Spike quickly moves her back a few paces.
SPIKE Spike heads to the door. Locks it. Dawn is right on his heels.
DAWN
SPIKE Spike heads off, leaving Dawn looking small and scared. EXT. SUNNYDALE MAIN STREET - NIGHT Demons are running down both sides of the street, engaging in some serious vandalism. Store windows are broken - alarms are going off everywhere. CLOSE ON THE DEMON MAG Who is leaning through the shattered window of an electronics store and stealing everything in sight.
BUFFYBOT (O.C.) Mag turns, DVD player in hand, to see BUFFYBOT standing nearby. He snarls.
BUFFYBOT But she's cut off as Mag drops the DVD player to the ground and opens his mouth - emitting an eerie, high pitched wail .. It's clearly some kind of signal to the other demons in the area .Everyone stops, including RAZOR, and moves to Mag. Buffybot is surrounded. Razor steps close to her, examining her carefully...
RAZOR
BUFFYBOT
RAZOR
BUFFYBOT
RAZOR Razor SLAMS her with a brutal uppercut. Buffybot falls back into a group of demons.
RAZOR (cont'd) They do. Surprised, Buffybot struggles but is momentarily restrained by two demons. Razor reveals the reason for his moniker when he raises his hand and FOUR SMALL SWITCHBLADE-STYLE CLAWS SPRING FROM HIS FINGERS ... Razor SLASHES BUFFYBOT deeply across the upper chest, revealing her robot inner workings.
RAZOR (cont'd) Now he moves closer, menacing.
RAZOR (cont'd) Buffybot marshals her strength and KNEES RAZOR. Then she FLIPS the demons who hold each of her arms.
BUFFYBOT A brief fight ensues. Buffybot manages to drop Razor with a few well-landed blows, then knock back the rest of the demons trying to hold her. She takes off running. Razor climbs to his feet.
RAZOR The demons run for their motorcycles and take off after the retreating Buffybot. EXT. BUFFY'S GRAVE IN WOODED AREA - NIGHT The spell is gaining momentum. Tara, Xander and Anya are now huddled together - helpless as they watch something that is clearly out of their control. Willow is bucking in the middle of a crackling RED SWIRL OF ENERGY. It's clearly draining her life-force, taking everything out of her... But still, she shouts-
WILLOW Now a horrible RUMBLING sounds from the forest. A beat, and BUFFYBOT appears.
BUFFYBOT Everyone reacts as RAZOR, MAG and THREE OTHER DEMONS, all on motorcycles, crash through the woods. They are hyped, ready to rampage. Chaos. The mystical energy continues to hold Willow as the demons, whooping and hollering, descend all over them, chasing Buffybot, tearing up the ground around the grave. CLOSE ON A motorcycle as it destroys the spell circle. Then we see The Urn of Osiris, which rests on the ground. One of the motorcycle demons RUNS OVER IT, shattering it. The rest of the BLOOD MIXTURE from the urn seeps into grave. ON WILLOW Who sees this.
WILLOW Suddenly, the energy around her disappears. As if the spell has been stopped dead in it's tracks. Released, Willow crumples to the ground. Unconscious. ON TARA, ANYA AND XANDER Tara reacts to Willow's collapse.
TARA She tries to run to Willow, but MAG rides in and blocks her path. Then he circles Anya and Tara, cutting them off from Xander, shouts to the others-
MAG ON BUFFYBOT Who is too engaged fighting off demons to be of any help. ON XANDER Who sees that the fallen Willow is in the path of an oncoming motorcycle. He dives and grabs her out of the way in the nick of time. The he sweeps , her over his shoulder and runs into the woods for safety. TARA AND ANYA Have been chased deeper into the woods. Mag SWEEPS Anya into his arms and starts to ride off with her. Tara sees this, DOES A SPELL.
TARA A quick hit of magical energy makes Mag drop Anya. Tara grabs Anya and helps her run off in another direction. EXT. IN THE WOODS NEAR THE CLEARING - NIGHT Where Xander now runs with Willow over his shoulder. He's laboring and stumbling in the dark. Finally, when he's a safe distance from the demons, he lays Willow down. She stirs, eyes half open. Xander sees this.
XANDER
WILLOW Xander looks back toward the clearing, where the demons laugh and ride over Buffy's grave.
XANDER Willow takes this in. Closes her eyes. Disappears into unconsciousness. Xander looks around desperately. Unsure what to do next. We transition by PANNING STRAIGHT DOWN, into BLACK. INT. BUFFY'S COFFIN - NIGHT Now we are INSIDE BUFFY'S COFFIN. We can SEE BUFFY'S CORPSE. Suddenly, ITS EYES SNAP OPEN and the corpse MORPHS back into LIVE BUFFY. Then her breath starts to come fast, horrified... BLACK OUT.
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