CORDELIA: Ahem - so, who has a plan?

GUNN: Don't let 'em kill us sounds like a good first step.

VAMPIRE: The miracle child. For his time has come. (All the vamps bow down) Praise be. Praise be. Praise be.

(...)

CORDELIA: Hey, I'm all for being idolized, but - what the hell is going on?

ANGEL: What do you want?

VAMPIRE: To protect the miracle child.

ANGEL: Protect? Ah, that's good. We're all here for the same thing.

(The guy with the sword that Lilah called earlier suddenly jumps through one of the glass windows above, dressed like a ninja and holding the sword in front of him, screaming 'die!' The miracle child worshipping vampires jump on him en masse, and he goes down with a strangled scream.)

VAMPIRE: As it has been prophesied - by our great potentate Ul-thar, we vow our lives to protect this - special child.

ANGEL: (aside to Darla, pleased) You hear that? Our kid. Special.

VAMPIRE: Now let us kill the humans so we may use their blood to nourish the mother - and her miracle child.

DARLA: (smiling) Guess I'm getting dinner after all.

(...)

ANGEL: Darla, you might wanna join the fight.

DARLA: Sorry, darling. I'm gonna have to be Switzerland and sit this one out. (To vampires) Now, you did say you were just gonna kill the humans, right?

VAMPIRE: Yes, just the humans. Then we will nourish you, slice you open, wear your entrails as a belt and consume your eyeballs before we worship the miracle child.

(Darla jumps off the table and goes to stand beside Angel.)

DARLA: Okay. I'm in.

ANGEL: Gunn, you and I can hold them off for as long as we can. The rest of you, get Darla to the car.

DARLA: Oh, I'd rather stay and fight. Show these youngsters a thing or two about real carnage.

ANGEL: That's thoughtful, but, you know, you should go.

FRED: Charles, do you have an extra dagger I could borrow?

GUNN: This okay?

FRED: Perfect.

ANGEL: No my count of three. One, two...

(Fred holds the dagger against Darla's belly.)

FRED: You freaks make one move and I'll slice the miracle kid into triplets.

CORDELIA: It's always the quiet ones.

VAMPIRE: Wait!

FRED: (whispers to Darla) They don't know the knife can't hurt the baby.

DARLA: They do *now.* Vampires have great hearing.

(The vampire leader smiles.)

DARLA: Here we go.

(The vampires attack and a big fight ensues.)

WESLEY: Everybody out!

(the gang manages to take out most of the vamps and escape)

• Darla's Pregnancy

written by: Jeffrey Bell; Original transcript anonymous. Edited and formatted for this site by me.. Full transcript at:
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