MASTER: Welcome.

BUFFY: Thanks for having me. Y'know, you really oughtta talk to your contractor. Looks like you got some water damage.

MASTER: Oh, good. The feeble banter portion of the fight. Why don't we just cut to the...

(Buffy shoots her crossbow, the master catches the arrow)

MASTER: Nice shot.

(...) You're not going to kill me with that thing.

BUFFY: Don't be so sure.

MASTER: You still don't understand your part in all this, do you? You are not the hunter. You are the lamb.

(...) BUFFY: You know, for someone who's all powerful, you sure do like to hide.

MASTER: I'm waiting for you. I want this moment to last.

BUFFY: Well, I don't.

MASTER: I understand. (grabs her)

(...)

MASTER: You tried. It was noble of you. You heard the prophecy that I was about to break free and you came to stop me. But prophecies are tricky creatures. They don't tell you everything. (whispers) You're the one that sets me free! (gloats) If you hadn't come, I couldn't go. (whispers) Think about that!

(bites her)

MASTER: Oh, God! The power! And by the way... (She falls face down into the pool of water.) I like your dress.

(pushes throught he barrier and exists)

• Buffy vs the Master

written by: Joss Whedon; Transcribed by: AleXander Thompson. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/12prophecy.html