DAWN: I... I think it's over, Buffy. The world's still here. (Buffy starts crying. Dawn gets irritated) Sorry to disappoint-- Wait. Is ... Is that happy crying?

BUFFY: Yes, dummy! You think I wanted the world to end?

DAWN: I don't know...Didn't you?

BUFFY: Dawn... I'm so sorry...I'm sorry...

DAWN: It's okay, Buffy... It's okay...

BUFFY: No. It hasn't been. It hasn't been okay... But it's gonna be now. I see it.

DAWN: See what?

BUFFY: You. Things have really sucked lately, but that's all gonna change - and I want to be there when it does. I want to see my friends happy again. I want to see you grow up. The woman you're gonna become... Because she's gonna be beautiful. And she's gonna be powerful. I got it so wrong. I don't want to protect you from the world - I want to show it to you. There's so much that I wanna to show you.

• Buffy & Dawn

written by: David Fury; No transcript available, so I started with the Shooting Script and spent a couple-three hours editing it to match what was said and shown on the broadcast version. . Full transcript at: