The Watcher: 1.12 Oraculum Caecus: Act IV
by gumboy
ACT IV

EXT. CAPE KENNETH'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

DR. CARVER(VO)
When you told me you'd be coming back
later...

INT. EXAMINATION ROOM.

DR. CARVER
I didn't think it would be like this.

Xander sits on the examination table. Both his eye sockets are
covered with bandages. Lucy stands next to him. Buffy, Willow,
Faith, Maya, Liv and Jordy sit around the room. Xander is in a
hospital gown.

XANDER
It's been an interesting couple of days.

DR. CARVER
Yeah? Well here's the wacky juju part of it.

Dr. Carver refers to monitor with another CAT scan on it. It's
lit up like a Christmas tree.

DR. CARVER
That truck that hit you and your friends at
that work site... whatever it did to you,
the trauma apparently... I don't know...
shocked your nerve tissue. I've never seen
such an active scan before.

XANDER
Kind of figured.

Dr. Carver gives him a strange look.

DR. CARVER
How's that?

Xander smiles.

XANDER
No more headaches.

DR. CARVER
This is absolutely amazing. Mr. Harris, if I
got some funding we could...

XANDER
Dr. Carver? I don't think it would be a good
idea for me to participate in any kind of
medical study at this point.

Dr. Carver shrugs.

DR. CARVER
If that's your wish. I've arranged for an
occupational therapist to...

XANDER
That's okay, Doc. I'll make my own
arrangements.

Dr. Carver shrugs and pats Xander on the back.

DR. CARVER
All right. Let me know if you guys need
anything else.

Dr. Carver exits.

LUCY
You enjoyed that didn't you?

Xander smiles.

XANDER
I did.

FAITH
All right so what's the deal here, Harris?

BUFFY
How exactly did this happen?

Willow smiles.

WILLOW
Don't you guys read your classical
literature? All the great seers are blind.

BUFFY
Ohhh... Classical literature. Does People
magazine count?

MAYA
So let me get this straight... Drusilla
ripping out your eyeball was a good thing?

LIV
So you can see-see or is it...?

XANDER
It's difficult to describe. I can see forms
and shapes... People... Things... They all
kind of... radiate.

WILLOW
Auras?

XANDER
I guess so. But it more than that. I can see
you, but also what you're projecting.
Thoughts. Feelings.

Xander reaches out and takes Lucy's hand.

XANDER
Concern.

Lucy smiles as a tear rolls down her cheek. Xander smiles and
wipes away her tear with his free hand.

XANDER
Love.

Faith laughs.

FAITH
Whoa! Looks like Xander's knocking boots
with the slayer's mom!

Everyone gives Faith a dirty look.

FAITH
What?

JORDY
How about rudeness? Can you sense rudeness?

FAITH
Man, these new scoobies are just way too
uptight.

MAYA
Odd squad.

FAITH
Whatever.

LIV
What about visions?

XANDER
You mean like the one I'm having now?

Everyone looks alarmed.

XANDER
Pack of vamps at the cemetery near 18th
street. About ten of them.

Liv smiles.

LIV
A slayer's work is never done.

FAITH
Like some help, half-pint?

LIV
If you can keep up, old-timer.

Liv gives Faith an evil grin and walks out. Faith shakes her
head.

FAITH
Kid's got spunk.
(As she walks out)
I hate spunk.

Buffy gives Xander a quick hug.

BUFFY
Let's mount up.

XANDER
If Liv comes back saying "five by five", I'm
holding you personally responsible.

BUFFY
I make no promises. Come on you two. Maybe
There's a couple of possessed demons you
can exorcise

MAYA
Yeah, I think there's a career in that somewhere.

JORDY
Not unless you want to be a Nun.

MAYA
Hello? Do I look like a nun?

Jordy and Maya walk out bickering. Buffy shakes her head and
follows them out. Willow gives Xander a long hug.

WILLOW
So.. how does it feel to have superpowers?

XANDER
Pretty much the same. I'm always the one who
sees things. Right?

WILLOW
I guess so. I better zap back before...

XANDER
Yeah.. Thanks.

WILLOW
For what?

XANDER
Oh... Everything.

Willow smiles and kisses Xander on the cheek.

WILLOW
What are friends for?

Willow disappears in a flash of light. Lucy smiles and runs her
hands over Xander's face.

LUCY
Finally... I have you all to myself.

Lucy and Xander hold each other close.

XANDER
I'm sorry I can never offer you a normal
relationship.

Lucy smiles and nuzzles up to Xander.

LUCY
I'll take what I can get.

They kiss.

INT. CONSUL SANCTUM
The triangle stands bare. Ghostly images of red cloaked figures
appear at the points.

CONSUL #1
Unfortunate.

CONSUL #2
Our corporeal forms have been lost.

CONSUL #3
They will be regained... in time.

CONSUL #1
The hellmouth was not opened.

CONSUL #2
But it is now active.

CONSUL #3
Everything will fall into place... given
time.

CONSUL #1
We are patient.

CONSUL #2
We are... eternal.

FADE TO BLACK

END ACT IV

Author's note:
Well, fifty chapters later and I finally got the story out that I've had bouncing around in my head for the past several months. Hope y'all enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

I've got a couple of ideas I'm working on for season two, so if you are interested in more, please let me know.

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Thanks again!
-Gumboy

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