The Watcher: 1.1 Destiny's Path: Act II
by gumboy
EXT. CITY STREET

Xander pulls up in his BMW and steps out of his car while talking on his cell phone. He's wearing a nice suit and overcoat

XANDER
That's fine. Push back my meeting with the counselman Fetters until three. If he doesn't have today, find any open time he has available to talk about the Cape Kenneth Municipal center funding. (beat) Well Diane, if Mr. Banyan asks tell him I had some personal matters to attend to and that with any luck we'll never see spiders again. (beat) Yeah, I'd leave off the bit about the spiders. Thanks Diane.

EXT. SAINT BUFALARI'S SCHOOL FOR THE GIFTED

Xander looks over the school grounds. Kids in Catholic uniforms are everywhere doing the things kids do at a high school. Talking, laughing, pining, avoiding homework. Xander looks wistfully over the scene.

XANDER
Was I ever that young?

Three kids walk away from the school towards Xander. One an attractive blond girl in a short skirt, another a red-headed girl in a more conservative manner and finally a young goofy looking boy with dark hair. Xander smiles and approaches the group.

XANDER
Excuse me?

The kids stop and give Xander a guarded look.

XANDER
(To the blonde)
You wouldn't happen to be Olivia Fontaine.

The group of kids scoffs at him.

BLONDE GIRL
WhatEVER...

REDHEAD
Yeah... Like we'd hang out with that dweeb.

The goofy looking guy laughs and the trio walk on past Xander, who is feeling quite the fool.

XANDER
Should have known it wouldn't have been that easy.
(pulls out the eight ball)
You sure this is the place?

ANSWER: Yes. Definitely

XANDER
Great. (Suddenly Horrified) She's not a nun is she?

ANSWER: No.

Xander breathes a sigh of relief.

XANDER
Great. Now to find her without coming off as a creepy child molester.

A geeky looking girl wearing thick framed glasses comes out of no where and runs into Xander sending books and papers everywhere. Both Xander and the girl hit the ground hard.

GIRL
Aw Crap!

She starts crawling around on the ground and starts reorganizing her stack of books like a whirling dervish.

GIRL
I'm so sorry mister! I'm running late to class and I wasn't looking where I was going and now my calculus is ruined. Sister Margaret is going to kill me.

XANDER
Let me help.

Xander starts helping picking up the pile of papers. At this point we only see him from one side and so does the GIRL. The Girl seems to be in a state of low grade panic.

GIRL
Why does this always happen to me? I can't believe how much of a klutz I am. Are you okay Mister?

XANDER
I'm fine. Say, can you tell me which one of these girls is Olivia Fontaine?

GIRL
(A little put off by the question)
Why do you ask?

Xander turns full his full face to the girl to hand her a book.

XANDER
Well I...

The GIRL takes one look at his face and starts screaming like a maniac. She runs away, books and papers fly everywhere.

XANDER
What'd I say?

Xander looks down at the side walk.

EXT. CU of XANDER'S GLASS EYE LYING ON THE SIDEWALK.

XANDER (OS)
Wonderful. Xander the one-eyed wonder strikes again.

EXT. MOCKINGBIRD LANE

The Girl is walking home from school. At our second glance, we can see that she is may be a little on the cute side, but covers it with the glasses and the uniform. She moves at frantic pace, talking to herself and barely looks up. She starts to turn into her house.

XANDER (OS)
Olivia!

She jumps at the sound of her name. She looks up to see Xander and is immediately filled with fear. She drops all her books and pulls out a small canister of pepper spray.

LIV
Back off!

XANDER
Relax. It's okay.

LIV
How do you know who I am? How'd you find me?

Xander pulls out a calculus textbook and opens the cover.

XANDER
Olivia Fontaine. 1313 Mockingbird Lane. Cape Kenneth, NH.

He closes the book shut and holds it out to her.

XANDER
Thought you might want to avoid further problems with Sister Margaret.

She warily takes the book back.

LIV
What happened to your eye?

XANDER
It's a fake. I lost it a couple of years ago. I just started wearing it so the fit isn't quite right and...

Liv is making a face of disgust.

XANDER
Right. Let's try and steer the conversation away from my eyeball.

Xander smiles. Liv isn't buying it.

XANDER
That's a college level textbook. How old are you?

Liv still isn't buying it and tightens her grip on her pepper spray.

LIV
What do you want with me?

Xander sighs.

XANDER
Okay... I'm going to give it to you straight. Okay?

LIV nods, but dosen't give an inch.

XANDER
(Stumbling for words)
All right... well... Into every generation, a Slayer is born. One girl in all the world. She alone will have the strength and skill to fight and destroy.... Well okay it's not one girl anymore, it's actually thousands and...

Liv just looks confused.

XANDER
Okay... let me back up a bit. You're a slayer. It's your destiny to fight... evil... demons and vampires.

Liv looks seriously confused.

XANDER
You're a slayer. The chosen one. And I'm what you call a watcher. It's my job to train and... watch you.

Liv is seriously repulsed.

XANDER
Okay... That last bit didn't come out right.

LIV blasts Xander in the face with the mace spray.

XANDER
Gaaahh!!

Liv runs down the street.

LIV
Somebody help me!!

XANDER
Wait! You're in Danger!

Xander staggers after her

EXT. CAPE KENNETH - MAIN STREET

Liv is running as fast as she can. She turns the corner into an alley and plants herself flat against the wall breathing heavily. She reaches into her coat and give herself a dose of Asthma medicine.

VOICE (OS)
Are you okay miss?

Liv turns to see a police officer.

LIV
Officer you got to help me! There's this one-eyed guy chasing me around saying he wants to watch me!

OFFICER
Did he touch you?

LIV
No. He kept calling me a slayer or something like that and that I have some sort of destiny.

OFFICER
Well we can't have that now can we? What did he call you?

LIV
A Slayer.

OFFICER
Well...

The officer face morphs into a vampire. (Like you didn't see that coming!)

OFFICER
I think we should put a stop to that right now, don't you think?

Two more vampires (face on baby!) step out into the indirect sunlight of the dark alley.

INT. ALLEY - CU on LIV

You know that look people get when they are about to wet their pants from fear? That's the look Liv has.

LIV
(whimpering)
Oh crap!


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