ACT IV
INT. VALENTINE MANOR - FOYER
Haley is still screaming as Xander and Lucy run into the room.
Mrs. Valentine backhands Haley and sends her flying into a
wall. Haley makes a nice size dent in the wall and falls to the
floor unconscious.
XANDER
Oh crap.
MRS. Valentine rushes toward them, now sporting some nasty
demon like teeth. Lucy screams. Xander pushes her behind him.
Liv grabs a large trophy, dives over the railing, flips and
lands on her feet in front of Xander. Wielding the trophy like
a club, she swings and buries the end of the trophy into The
demon Mrs. Valentine's head, dropping her like a sack of
potatoes. Xander and Lucy look at the body in shock.
LUCY
So that demonic connection thingy?
XANDER
Yeah. I may gave been a little too hasty on
that.
INT. MAUSOLEUM
Brad steps forward from the entrance.
BRAD
You got questions? I've got answers.
Angel and Spike charge Brad at the same time. Jordy takes
Drusilla and bashes her head against the wall, knocking her
out.
Angel swings his sword at Brads head. Brad ducks.
BRAD
You want to know
(Hits Angel in the gut knocking him back)
about what the consul needs
(spins into a roundhouse kick knock Spike
back)
with my blood link to the Master?
ANGEL
It'd be nice.
Angel throws a punch which Brad dodges and uses the momentum to
throw Angel into the wall. Jordy charges him.
BRAD
It's all about
(uses Jordy's momentum and throws him into
Spike)
the hellmouth.
(dodges another series of punches from Angel
and deliver his own with each syllable of
the next sentence)
Or. at. least. the. start. of. a. new. one.
Brad throws another roundhouse kick, sending Angel flying
across the room. Spike jumps in and slams Brad into the wall.
SPIKE
Like to talk do you? Tell me about your
father.
Brad head butts Spike and follows with another series of...
BRAD
Just
(punch)
another
(kick)
case
(punch)
where
(punch)
nepotism
(Large kick which send Spike flying)
pays off for the mighty Brad.
Jordy leaps through the air at Brad. He ducks and Jordy ends up
flying into a wall with a yelp.
BRAD
Bad Doggy.
Spike charges in with a series of punches which Brad blocks.
SPIKE
Brad? That's your name? Kind of prissy don't
you think?
Spike throws a roundhouse kick, which Brad catches and uses it
to throw him off balance and into a wall.
BRAD
Oh, what's in a name?
Angel charges Brad from behind. Brad sidesteps out of the way
and lays in a few good punches. Spike presses the advantage and
lays in a few good punches
SPIKE
I like mine. Kind of cool, you know.
Brad grabs Spike's next punch and throws him into a recovering
Jordy.
BRAD
You mean "Spike"? Sounds like you're
compensating for something.
Brad spins around and delivers another kick to Angel's
midsection.
BRAD
And what about Angel? If that's not a prissy
name.
Angel slowly gets up and squares off against Brad
ANGEL
Works for me.
Angel and Brad trade a couple of blows, which Angel seems to be
getting the worse of. Spike throws Brad against the wall.
SPIKE
Got to admit Angel. It's a bit Nancy-boyish.
Brad ducks as Spike throws a punch. Spike ends up punching a
hole in the wall. Brad hits Spike hard in the gut and then
slams him up against the wall. Jordy tackles Brad from behind
and holds him still.
BRAD
Boys. Boys. Boys. I thought we were going to
fight, not talk.
SPIKE
Whatcha think we've been doing?
BRAD
Me? I'm just playing.
Brad throws off Jordy and delivers a swift boot to his head.
Jordy flies into the wall head first and goes down unconscious.
Spike suddenly appears from behind Brad and is able to grab
hold him.
SPIKE
Now!
Angel springs up with the stake and is about to go in for the
kill when...
BRAD
You sure you want to do that?
Angel hesitates for just a moment.
BRAD
Think hard Angel. You take me down... what
you fought behind your little hotel is just
the beginning.
ANGEL
Threatening a vampire with death is pretty
silly when you think about it.
SPIKE
Yeah... the first time was actually kind of
fun.
BRAD
I don't think Connor would feel the same
way.
Angel stops cold.
SPIKE
What the hell is he talkin' about?
BRAD
Ever wonder why they still live? Nina?
Lorne? Buffy? Connor?
SPIKE
Who the hell is Connor?
ANGEL
My son.
SPIKE
Your what?!
Brad slams Spike against the wall, knocking Spike's grip loose.
Brad dusts himself off nonchalantly.
BRAD
Stay out of this, "Champion", and the senior
partners' won't touch them. You come back
into the game... they don't stand a chance.
SPIKE
You think a little blackmail is going to
stop us?
BRAD
You think we don't know about you? About who
you care for?
Spike looks at him and snarls.
BRAD
That's the bad thing about having a soul,
boys. You just can't hack the sacrifice. For
vampires... you might as well be toothless.
Angel smashes his fist into Brad's face. Brad just smiles in
return.
BRAD
That was a freebie. The next one is going to
cost you.
Brad picks up Dru's unconscious body and gives Spike and Angel
one last grin before he walks out.
BRAD
Get your asses out of Cape Kenneth boys.
This town belongs to a new generation of
evil.
INT. XANDER'S FIREHOUSE
Spike, Jordy and Pongo sit on the Sofa, watching TV.
JORDY
Did you know that the pool is only four feet
deep?
SPIKE
What? Sod off. Look at Summer... she's
treading water.
JORDY
She's on her knees. Right Pongo?
PONGO
It is certain.
SPIKE
You bloody poofs take the fun out of
everything.
ANGLE ON:
Xander and Angel are sitting in the kitchen.
ANGEL
I know it's not much information.
XANDER
It's enough to start looking. Now that we
know that Brad wasn't exactly human to begin
with...
ANGEL
It wasn't enough.
XANDER
It's a start. So... Where to next?
ANGEL
Not sure. Probably best to stay out of the
limelight.
Xander reaches into his coat and pulls out an envelope.
XANDER
This should help.
Angel tentatively takes the envelope.
ANGEL
Are you sure...?
XANDER
Take it. Develop some regular bathing
habits. I beg you.
ANGEL
I'll pay you back.
XANDER
Don't worry about it.
ANGEL
You're really enjoying this aren't you?
XANDER
What? Me giving Dead boy money and lording
it over him? Perish the thought.
ANGEL
Listen... Jordy told me about the visions...
do you know where they came from?
XANDER
As weird as this may sound they came from...
ANGEL
Cordelia.
XANDER
Yeah.
ANGEL
How's the pain?
XANDER
It's... It's there.
ANGEL
All the time?
XANDER
Not at first, but lately...
ANGEL
See a doctor. Then find someone else to give
them to.
XANDER
What?
ANGEL
Humans aren't supposed to have this power.
The one's that do...
XANDER
Is this what killed Cordelia?
ANGEL
(sighs)
No, but the damage that it did cause...
XANDER
Is there another way?
ANGEL
There was... but in the long run, it cost
too many lives.
As Xander ponders this...
ANGEL
I better go. I've been here too long.
XANDER
Don't think I'm liking you now or anything.
ANGEL
Wouldn't have it any other way.
Angel throws on his pack and starts walking toward the door,
past the television watching crew.
SPIKE
Be seeing you Nancy.
ANGEL
Spike.
JORDY
Hey, Angel.
Angel turns and looks at Jordy.
JORDY
Go see her. Tell her cookie dough is best
eaten raw.
Angel is struck with the thought and smiles.
ANGEL
I'll do that.
Angel leaves.
SPIKE
Bloody hell! You couldn't just tell me that?
JORDY
You're not her type.
SPIKE
You don't even know her, ya poof!
JORDY
A guy knows these things. Right Pongo?
Before Pongo can answer, Spike clamps down on Pongo's mouth.
SPIKE
If you want to keep your stuffin' on the
inside you better not answer that question.
PONGO
Mmmpph!
INT. CONSUL SANCTUM
The three consul members stand on their usual points of the
triangle. Drusilla stands in the middle.
CONSUL #1
Your little "family reunion" almost cost us
our champion.
DRUSILLA
Such bad little boys they were.
CONSUL #2
Now the Watcher knows about his connection
with the senior partners and the order of
Aurelius.
DRUSILLA
Mean little men. Gave them their puppet and
now they are angry.
CONSUL #3
You were told not to interfere.
DRUSILLA
They want to take away the singing in my
head.
CONSUL #1
Because we still need you... consider this a
warning.
All three consul members raise their arms and begin to chant.
DRUSILLA
No! No! No!
Energy wraps around Dru as she begins to scream in pain. The
energy snakes around her body and lifts her into the air. It
wraps around her throat, around her head and into her eyes.
DRUSILLA
My eyes!
Suddenly the energy stops and Drusilla falls to the ground. Dru
begins to whimper quietly.
CONSUL #1
Remember...
GO TO BLACK
CONSUL #1(VO)
this was just a warning.
END ACT IV
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