ACT II
INT. XANDER'S FIREHOUSE - MAIN ROOM
Buffy and Liv prop Clem's body up against the wall.
LIV
You know Clem?
BUFFY
I did.
Liv looks down and pulls something out of Clem's death grip.
She looks at it and her face becomes a mask of anger.
LIV
MOTHERF-
Liv throws the object across the room. Maya and Jordy dive out
of the way. Faith catches it nonchalantly and looks at it. She
frowns. Willow sees it and grows pale.
FAITH
Damn.
LUCY
What is it?
WILLOW
It's his.. his...
FAITH
Glass eye. Guess it was the easiest thing to
remove.
Lucy leans over like she is going to be sick. Buffy pulls
something else out of Clem's fist.
BUFFY
What's this supposed to be?
Buffy holds up a withered wrist corsage. Liv snatches it away
from her and looks at it.
LIV
It's an invitation.
Liv heads for the door. Buffy gets in her way.
BUFFY
So you're just going in. No plan of attack?
Does that seem smart to you?
LIV
I've got a plan... I'm going to kill that
motherfu--
BUFFY
That's not a plan. That's suicide.
MAYA
Um... Excuse me?
Liv and Buffy shoot a glare at Maya, who is raising her hand up
like she is in class.
LIV & BUFFY
What?!
MAYA
I... uh... have an idea.
INT. BASEMENT
Brad leans up against the wall and smiles. We don't see Xander
or Drusilla... but judging from the noise, Xander's screams
probably means he is in pain. Drusilla laughs like a madwoman.
BRAD
I can't tell you Mr. Harris how much fun I'm
going to have killing your slayer tonight.
Xander screams some more.
BRAD
Probably be as much fun as opening a portal
to hell.
More screams.
BRAD
Of course... killing your girlfriend won't
top that. But it comes in a close third.
Xander screams bloody murder. Brad looks over and smiles.
BRAD
Oh... Drusilla. That's just plain... Wrong.
Xander screams bloody murder again. Brad laughs.
INT. XANDER'S FIREHOUSE - MAIN ROOM
Buffy is looking at Maya like she just grew a second head.
BUFFY
That's it? That's your idea?
LIV
What's wrong with it?
FAITH
Sounds like beauty queen's been hit with the
loopy stick one too many times.
Maya shoots Faith a defiant look.
MAYA
It'll work.
BUFFY
And I'm supposed to take the word of a high
school student?
Maya rolls her eyes.
MAYA
How old were you when you started killing
vampires and saving the world?
WILLOW
It could work Buffy.
Buffy shoots a look at Willow. Maya turns to Liv.
MAYA
Liv, trust me. I've checked all this out.
JORDY
And I actually cracked a book on the
subject. She's right. It'll work.
LIV
Then that's what we'll do.
BUFFY
Excuse me, Senior Slayer here. Putting her
foot down. No.
FAITH
Jeez, B. It's not like we haven't done
crazier stuff.
WILLOW
And the idea has merit Buff. We've just
never tried it before.
BUFFY
How can you be sure it is going to work?
LIV
Pongo!
BUFFY
Oh crap.
Pongo bounces up to Liv
LIV
Will Maya's idea work?
PONGO
It is certain.
Liv smiles, appreciating Pongo for the first time.
LIV
Thanks Pongo.
Pongo hugs Liv with mucho puppet affection. Liv makes a face,
but hesitantly hugs him back.
BUFFY
You can't do this. You won't do this.
Liv turns and gives Buffy an evil look.
LIV
Last I heard? You weren't my watcher. You
want to stop me? You better rescue him. Or
maybe you've forgotten how to stand up for
your friends.
That one hits Buffy where it really hurts. Buffy turns away as
Liv turns on her heel and marches upstairs. Maya and Jordy
follow. Lucy smiles weakly.
LUCY
That's my girl.
FAITH
Kid's got some major spunk. Remember when we
were like that Buff?
BUFFY
(wistfully)
Yeah. I do.
INT. XANDER'S FIREHOUSE - TRAINING ROOM - LATER
Liv is suiting up in her fatigues and Kevlar and getting her
gear together.
BUFFY(OS)
So you're the reason why Giles is making all
the girls in Cleveland wear Kevlar.
Liv gives Buffy a glare and continues to pack her battle gear.
BUFFY
It's actually pretty smart when you think
about it.
LIV
It just seemed to make sense.
BUFFY
That's something my life never seemed to
make.
LIV
What do you want from me? Because if you're
here to talk me out of...
BUFFY
No. Not that. I... I just want to talk.
Here...
Buffy tosses something at Liv which she catches in her hand.
Liv examines it for a moment and holds it up. It's a stake.
Well... Not just any stake.
LIV
What's this?
BUFFY
Mr. Pointy.
LIV
You named a stake?
BUFFY
No.
Buffy jumps up on the pommel horse and sits.
BUFFY
After me... and before Faith.... there was
Kendra.
Liv cautiously approaches Buffy and jumps up on the other side
of the pommel horse. Liv examines the stake more carefully.
BUFFY
It was hers. Her favorite stake.
LIV
She named it and gave it to you? That's a
little...
BUFFY
Creepy.
LIV
Yeah.
BUFFY
Kendra was different. Her parents gave her
up to her watcher when she was still just a
child. She trained all her life to be a
slayer. When I died...
Liv gives Buffy a strange look.
BUFFY
Well... the first time.
Liv gives Buffy an even stranger look.
BUFFY
(sighs)
Long... long story. She was the next slayer
to come into the play. The first time we
met, we didn't hit it off so great. But we
learned to respect each other. We had
different strengths and abilities. I knew...
I knew, I could rely on her. She gave me Mr.
Pointy the night before I went after An-...
Another big bad.
LIV
Angel.
BUFFY
Yeah. Well I guess Xander would have told
you about me and...
LIV
Dead boy.
Buffy chuckles.
BUFFY
I suppose you hadn't noticed there are...
LIV
...certain parallels?
BUFFY
Yep.
LIV
Though my situation was more of a crush sort
of thing, while yours was more of a
poster child for abstinence.
BUFFY
Yeah... Could we not do the whole moral
rehashy thing and focus more on the passing
on the torch thing?
LIV
You... you want me...
BUFFY
I want you to have this.
LIV
Really? I mean... if it is something that is
supposed to be passed from slayer to
slayer...
BUFFY
Yeah, well Faith's not big on
sentimentality. And... um... besides the
time seems right. And you... you seem right.
You're a slayer. A good one from what I
hear.
Liv smiles. Buffy smiles back.
LIV
So every time a chosen slayer faces certain
death they should get a stick of wood
sharpened to a point?
BUFFY
At the very least.
LIV
Thanks.
BUFFY
You're welcome. Now if you excuse me...
(Buffy hops down off the pommel horse)
I have a friend to rescue.
LIV
What happened to "he knew what he was getting
into"?
Buffy lowers her head ashamed.
BUFFY
You ever look in a mirror and suddenly
realize this is not the person you want to
be? It kind of changes everything.
Buffy brushes an errant lock of hair out of Liv's face.
BUFFY
If you're lucky, someone will hold that
mirror up and force you to look at your
reflection.
Buffy and Liv give each other a sad smile.
BUFFY
I've sacrificed enough things in my life.
Xander isn't going to be one of them.
(sighs)
And as Will has reminded me, Xander's
sacrificed more than enough for me and my
mission. It's time to pay that debt back.
MAYA(OS)
Liv?
Buffy and Liv turn to May and Jordy. Maya carries a large
leather book. Jordy carries a duffel bag.
MAYA
You ready?
Liv gives her a grim smile.
LIV
Let's go.
EXT. BANYAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Faith, Buffy and Willow stand in front of the office building.
Willow is consulting her PDA.
BUFFY
This? This is the HQ of badness?
FAITH
Looks like that place in Office Space.
Should we be on the look out for a fat guy
wielding a red stapler to attack us?
WILLOW
I don't get it. This is where Xander works.
BUFFY
Maybe he left his tracker at the office.
WILLOW
No, Liv swore he had it with him.
FAITH
Are we sure this is the right place?
Suddenly the glass entrance of the office breaks open and a
horde of Ypoog demons and vampires come streaming out.
FAITH
Yep. This is the place all right.
Willow makes a summoning gesture.
WILLOW
Astendo, aperio.
Lights flash in front of her.
WILLOW
Got him! Excuse me guys. I'll be back soon.
(Another gesture)
Discede.
Willow disappears in a flash of light. Faith looks at Buffy and smiles.
FAITH
Guess it's just me and you.
Buffy pulls out her scythe.
BUFFY
You take the horde on the left and I'll take
the one on the right.
Faith pulls out a stake and a battle axe. She's grinning like a
madwoman.
FAITH
Is it too late to pick up some Kevlar?
Buffy shakes her head and smiles.
BUFFY
Let's go to work.
Faith and Buffy charge into the horde.
INT. ST. BUFALARI'S GYMNASIUM
Liv stands in the middle of the gym in her battle gear.
BRAD(OS)
Well. Well. Well.
Brad steps out of the shadows.
BRAD
Looks like you got my invitation.
Liv throws the corsage at Brad's feet.
LIV
One last dance?
BRAD
That depends if you're going to make like
Cinderella or not.
LIV
Not this time Brad.
Liv pulls out a shimmering globe and throws it on the floor. A
large circle shimmers around Liv and Brad.
BRAD
What's with the electric light parade?
LIV
Spell from a friend. She calls it the
thunderdome.
BRAD
What?
LIV
Two people enter. One leaves.
BRAD
That so you won't run away?
LIV
That's so you won't run away.
BRAD
From you?
MAYA(OS)
No Brad.
Brad turns to see...
ANGLE ON:
Maya and Jory standing outside of the spell circle.
MAYA
From us.
INT. THE BASEMENT
Xander hangs from his chains, his glass eye is missing, making
him look quite gruesome. Drusilla creeps in from the darkness.
She traces her fingertips around Xander's empty eye socket.
DRUSILLA
Little red men took monkey's eye away.
Xander groans and pulls his head away from Drusilla.
XANDER
I don't know what is worse. Being left alive
and tortured or hearing you say the most
obvious things in the world.
DRUSILLA
Does the glass eye help you? Does it take
away your pain?
Xander is exhausted. He shakes his head.
XANDER
No. No it doesn't.
Drusilla pouts as if she feels bad for Xander.
DRUSILLA
You can make it all go away.
Xander looks at Drusilla.
DRUSILLA
Give me your mind pictures. Let me take away
the pain.
Xander gives Drusilla a grim look of determination.
XANDER
Torture me all you want... You'll never get
it.
Drusilla face grows angry.
XANDER
Never.
Drusilla snarls.
DRUSILLA
Poor little monkey's face is all lopsided
now.
Drusilla reaches for Xander's face. We don't see what she does,
but it sounds wet, disgusting and judging from the horrible
screams coming from Xander... it's pretty painful. Drusilla
smiles an awful smile.
DRUSILLA
There we go.
XANDER(OS)
(in pain)
Oh God. Oh God.
Drusilla holds up Xander's eyeball in her bloody hand.
DRUSILLA
All better now.
END ACT II
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