ACT III
INT. WESTSIDE MALL - OUTSIDE OF THE ORANGE JULIUS
Liv is waiting for Haley in her leather pants and t-shirt.
HALEY
Hey girl!
Haley walks up to Liv, also dressed to party.
HALEY
You ready?
LIV
Where's your friends?
HALEY
We went shopping earlier and they went
ahead. Let's go.
Haley starts walking off.
LIV
Isn't the club down by Nottingham?
HALEY
Change of plans. There's a rave out at the
old factory. C'mon... It'll be fun.
Haley smiles and grabs Liv's arm and drags her along.
INT. XANDER'S FIREHOUSE - KITCHEN
Maya is sitting at the kitchen island. looking through the
books. Jordy is working on the watcher terminal as Chao-Ahn
walks in splattered with blue goo.
MAYA
Hey Chao-Ahn. How was patrol?
CHAO-AHN
Ran into Ypoog. Need change of clothes. I
hate American demons.
JORDY
What are Chinese demons like?
CHAO-AHN
More teeth. Less goop.
Xander walks down the steps talking into his phone.
XANDER
(on phone)
Hang on. She just showed up. Chao-Ahn? Do
you know where Liv is?
Chao-ahn shares a look with Maya and Jordy.
CHAO-AHN
She go home.
MAYA
She's probably just taking her time going
home.
XANDER
Uh-huh. Yeah.
(On phone)
Let me get back to you. These guys are lying
through their teeth.
Xander hangs up and tosses the phone onto the kitchen island.
Chao-Ahn, Maya and Jordy exchange worried glances.
XANDER
All right. So what's the scam?
MAYA
Who says we're scamming?
CHAO-AHN
What's a scam?
XANDER
Guys, I know you're covering for Liv. Where
is she?
JORDY
I don't know.
XANDER
Yes you do. Where is she?
The three of them just look at each other. Chao-Ahn cracks
under the pressure.
CHAO-AHN
(blurting it out)
She dancing at club! With friend!
MAYA
Squealer.
Chao-Ahn hangs her head, ashamed.
CHAO-AHN
No good with confrontation.
XANDER
Guys, look I understand the secret agent
routine, but what would happen if she got
into...
Xander stops... tilts his head... and then sighs.
XANDER
...trouble.
Xander strikes a "Giles pose" and massages the bridge of his
nose.
XANDER
Aw, Crap.
INT. FACTORY
The factory is abandoned, creepy and filled with old metal
barrels. Liv is definitely having second thoughts.
LIV
Are you sure this is the place? It's kind of
creepy.
HALEY
Yeah, it's in the basement. All the raves
are in creepy places like this.
LIV
I didn't even know they had raves in New
Hampshire.
HALEY
Oh, relax. It'll be fun.
LIV
(muttering)
Should have brought a stake.
HALEY
What?
LIV
Uh.. It'll be great!
Liv marches forward. Haley drops her smile and picks up a lead
pipe off the floor.
LIV
Where's the entrance to the basement?
HALEY
Don't worry...
Haley smacks Liv across the head with the pipe. Liv falls to
the floor unconscious
HALEY
I know the way.
INT. FACTORY BASEMENT
Like most of the factory, it's dark, creepy, and filled with
metal barrels. Liv comes to chained to the wall. Dru is looking
at her curiously.
LIV
Aw, crap.
DRUSILLA
Such a small little girl. Who would have
thought there's so much inside her?
LIV
Vampire with crazy talk. You must be Drusilla.
DRUSILLA
The little baby knows my name. But the King
of cups did not introduce us.
HALEY(OS)
Whatever. Can we get this over with now?
Liv looks over to see Haley sitting on a barrel, bored out her
mind.
LIV
Haley! What are you doing?
HALEY
Capturing you so I can have immortality?
Hello! I think that's obvious.
DRUSILLA
Dolly girl brought you to me so I can speak
with the stars again.
LIV
Haley... she's insane. She's not going to...
Drusilla smacks Liv across the face. Hard. Haley giggles.
DRUSILLA
Little lamb should know its place before it
deigns to 'Baa Baa Baa'.
Haley rolls her eyes.
HALEY
Okay... She's here, she's captured, when you
going to turn me?
Drusilla gives her an evil grin and gently caresses Haley's
face. Haley smiles back.
DRUSILLA
Such a pretty girl. So unlike Miss Edith.
Drusilla grabs Haley's head and spins it around, snapping
her neck like a twig. Haley flops to floor, dead. Drusilla pouts.
DRUSILLA
I can spin Miss Edith's head all the way
around without it falling off.
Liv looks away like she's going to be sick.
DRUSILLA
Now how shall I pass the time...?
XANDER(OS)
How about a fabulous game of 'let the slayer
go before I get staked in the chest'?
Drusilla hisses and turns to see Xander standing alone. She
glares at Xander.
DRUSILLA
The shepherd came early.
XANDER
Yeah. Funny thing about being a seer? You
get these crazy vision things. Tell you when
the people you care about are in danger.
Know anything about that?
Drusilla smiles and gently caresses Liv's hair.
DRUSILLA
Little lamb is caught in the mulberry patch.
No one can lead her out, but maybe if you
gave me a little gift?
XANDER
This little "Gollum" obsession thing you
have going is not attractive Dru. I'd let go
of it now before you start living in a cave
and eating raw fish.
DRUSILLA
Does the shepherd not care for the little
lamb?
XANDER
Torturing and maiming me is one thing Dru.
Attacking the people I love? Well...
Xander yanks out a handheld crossbow and shoots. Drusilla
release her hold Liv and catches the quarrel in mid-air. She
laughs maniacally.
XANDER
Now!
Chao-Ahn jumps out from behind some barrels and throws a series
of punches, catching Dru off guard. Jordy, partially
transformed, rushes forward and helps Liv pull free from the
chains.
Dru gets the upper hand with Chao-Ahn and starts pummeling her
pretty good. Maya steps out from behind another set of barrels
and blasts Dru with her super-soaker.
DRUSILLA
Aiigh!! Nasty girl!
Drusilla backhands Maya and sends her crashing into a wall,
knocking her unconscious. Liv dashes in; throws two punches and
a round house kick sending Drusilla into the wall. Chao-Ahn and
Liv grab both of Dru's arms and tie her up in the same chains
that Liv was in.
DRUSILLA
If the shepherd will not give, then no one
get to dream!
Drusilla pulls out a lighter and ignites it.
XANDER
Everyone! Out! Out now!
Jordy grabs and throws Maya over his shoulder. They all run for
the stairs as Drusilla throws her lighter into a barrel which
ignites like a bomb blast. The fire surrounds her as she laughs
hysterically.
INT. THE FACTORY
The Slayers, Jordy carrying Maya and Xander dash for the exit
as the Factory goes up in flames. As they all dive out the
exit...
EXT. THE FACTORY
The odd squad roll and are the blown across the parking lot as
the factory explodes. Each one slowly pulls themselves off the
ground. Xander looks at the burning building and shakes his
head.
LIV
Did she...?
XANDER
I don't know. Probably not. You okay?
Liv nods.
XANDER
Good. 'Cuz this is the part where you get
the lecture.
LIV
Aw, man.
XANDER
Trust me. This going to bore me more than it
is going to bore you.
INT. XANDER'S FIREHOUSE - MAIN ROOM
Maya, Jordy and Liv sit on the couch looking up guiltily at
Xander.
XANDER
So what have we learned tonight?
MAYA
Xander knows all.
XANDER
And...?
JORDY
Don't try to pull the wool over the eyes of
a blind man.
XANDER
So from now on....
LIV
Honesty is the best policy.
XANDER
Good. Why don't you guys go upstairs and
help Chao-Ahn pack for tomorrow's flight
home.
The three start to go upstairs.
XANDER
Liv? Got a sec?
Liv heads back downstairs, but has a hard time looking Xander
in the face.
XANDER
I think we need to talk.
LIV
Look if it's about...
XANDER
Tonight? No. Your mom is going to nail you
to the wall on that one. Though you did
endanger your life and everyone else's
because you wanted to have fun. I understand
that. You need to have fun. And if you want
a night off to have fun that's not a
problem. What I want to talk to you about is
different. It also may be why you needed to
have tonight. It's about you and me.
Liv looks away from Xander, guiltily.
XANDER
I was going to see if you could resolve this
without a conversation but... what's wrong?
LIV
Nothing.
XANDER
Uh-huh. Yeah. Sure. Your guilt-o-meter just
red-lined by the way.
Liv just hangs her head. Xander kneels down and put his hands
on her shoulders.
XANDER
Liv... What happened to me.... what's going
on in my life right now? Not your fault. I
had a pretty good idea what would happened
when I ran back into that cavern. And I
don't regret it. It saved the two people I
care most about in this world. I think you
have a pretty good idea who they are.
Liv starts tearing up.
LIV
It's just... I should have... You...
Xander smiles and brushes an errant piece of hair from Liv's
face.
XANDER
There's a sentence in there somewhere, I
know there is.
Liv laughs a little as the tears run down her face.
LIV
I wasn't there for you.
XANDER
Kiddo, you beat the big bad and you made the
Buffster take a good long hard look at
herself. Even on a good day that's hard to
manage. You didn't just save the day... you
pulled off the impossible.
Liv sniffs and wipes her eyes.
LIV
I had help.
XANDER
You'll always have help. As much as I hate
to see Jordy and Maya in the line of fire, I
know they'll be the ones you rely on to get
you through and bring you back. I know. I
used to be one of them.
LIV
But your car... your job... the hellmouth
XANDER
Liv, there's always going to be casualties.
There's always going to be a hellmouth... or
something worse. Me? I'm fine. You did good.
I'm proud of you.
Liv smiles and tackles Xander in one of her bear hugs.
LIV
Thanks, Mr. Harris.
Xander smiles and returns the hug.
XANDER
Oh... So I'm Mr. Harris again?
LIV
I'm sorry I...
Xander wipes away some of the remaining tears.
XANDER
Shhh.... It's okay. There is one thing you
can do for me, though.
LIV
What's that?
XANDER
For the love of God, please stop with the
short skirts. Your Mom is killing me here.
Liv laughs.
XANDER
And the leather pants...
LIV
I'll stop with the skirts if I can keep the
leather pants.
XANDER
Deal. Now you better go change before your
Mom grounds you for two lifetimes.
Liv heads upstairs.
LIV
Man. Are you ever made to pay for a little
fun.
Xander waits till she is out of earshot and sighs.
XANDER
Haven't you heard? There's always a cost.
END ACT III
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