At the Summers' household, Willow and Tara have moved in to take care of Dawn. Buffybot is there to play the role of the older sister and guardian of Dawn. Willow and Tara are talking about Parent Day. Xander enters the house, and eats a sandwich. Willow and Tara explain to Buffybot that she shouldn't answer the phone, should Mr. Summers call and find out that Buffybot is not the real Buffy and take Dawn away. The gang talks about an upcoming Scooby meeting. Spike will be there to take care of Dawn, while they all meet up.

Buffybot goes to Parent Day with Dawn, and they are walking around looking at school projects. Buffybot stops to look at a small version of utopian society, and is confused as to who would live in something so small. Dawn rushes her on. Then they are sitting in a classroom, and Buffybot comments on how she helped with lunch. The other parents in the classroom start discussing the quality of lunch, not noticing Buffybot's offness.

Giles in is the magic shop asking Anya about the books. Anya is getting frustrated, and she thinks Giles is torturing her. They start fighting over a statue, and they are both struggling for it, and trying to slap each other's hands away.

Xander enters and tells them to stop. Anya walks away, and he follows her trying to figure out what is going on. Anya is frustrated because Giles hasn't left yet, and hasn't left the store to her. She is also frustrated because Xander says it's not the right time to announce their engagement. She's tired of waiting. Xander asks her to hold on and begs her to be patient.

Dawn is at home, with Spike watching her, talking about how things went at Parent Day. Dawn tells Spike that he doesn't have to hang out with her. She tells him that she is not the key anymore, and he can go. He refuses to leave her to get hurt, again.

Over across town, a girl is grabbed by a vampire. Buffybot appears to fight the vampire, and tells the girl that she can go. The vampire grabs a bottle and strikes Buffybot on the head, and finds out that the slayer is a robot. She starts malfunctioning and can't see. She keeps running into some containers while the vampire flees. She is programmed to go to Willow when she malfunctions.

Meanwhile, the Scooby Gang is convening. Willow, Tara, Anya, and Xander are all at Xander's apartment. Willow says that now they have everything, and it's time to raise for the ritual. She is referring to raising Buffy. Willow convinces the group that nothing will go wrong. She believes that they can bring Buffy back because she died from mystical energy. They agree to tell no one, including Giles, Spike and Dawn. Willow refuses to leave Buffy in the place where she is now, all alone.

Willow goes back the Summers' house, and the Buffybot is there with Spike. Willow starts to try to fix her. Spike leaves, uncomfortable by the Buffybot. Nighttime comes, and Dawn can't sleep. She gets up and lies down with the Buffybot.

The next morning Giles is training with Buffybot. Giles is trying to make her breathe. Anya comes in and tells Giles to ease up on the training, and leaves. Buffybot knows she is not human. Giles explains that he thinks he failed as a Watcher. She then asks him why he is still there.

At a bar outside of Sunnydale, the vampire that got away is telling the hellions that Slayer is a robot. The Hellions are violent, pointy-eared, nostril-less demons who live on the open road as a motorcycle gang. They end up killing him, and saddling up to make a new home in Sunnydale since there is no Slayer.

In the forest, Willow kills a fawn for its blessed blood. She goes to the magic shop to meet up with the group. They are all nervous about what they have planned to do. Anya finds Giles' goodbye letter. The gang runs to the airport letting him know he couldn't sneak away. They all say their goodbyes to Giles. They watch his plane leave, and discuss how thing will be without him.

Willow, Tara, Anya, and Xander are at Buffy's grave, beginning the raising ritual. Willow is giving their offering, and being tested. She is enduring slashes, leeches, and a snake coming out of her mouth. Meanwhile, here comes the demon gang, on their way to Sunnydale. Spike is with dawn, and he hears the commotion outside as the gang starts vandalizing the town. The hellions find Buffybot and chase her.

Back at the grave, the ritual is interrupted by the hellions as Buffybot runs back to Willow. All is thought to be lost. The gang splits up, and agree to meet at the Magic Shop. In Buffy's coffin, her body is revived and she wakes up in her casket.

(To be continued…...)

"Bargaining PtII" Episode Guide

Buffy finally digs her way out of her grave. She turns around to see her headstone. In shock, she starts walking down the streets of Sunnydale, lost. There is destruction all around. Anya and Tara arrive at the shop. There's no Xander or Willow. They are lost in the woods. Willow is tired, and Xander starts to question her as to what kind of magic she was envoking back at the gravesite. Willow tells Xander to leave it alone, and she is tired. Tara casts a spell that sends out a light that will find Willow and Xander and lead them back to the shop.

Spike kicks a hellion off his motorcycle, and steals it. Dawn hops on, and they ride down the street. Willow and Xander arrive at the shop. None of them know how to fight the demons. They realize they need Buffy, but they failed to bring her back.

The demons are making Sunnydale their home, and they decide to christen their new home by pulling apart Buffybot with several bikes and chains. She is left ravaged with just her upper body intact. The real Buffy walks upon this barbaric display. She runs, as the demons chase her.

The gang is out looking for Spike and Dawn. As Buffy is running from the demons, she encounters the group. Buffy runs from them, and cowers in a corner. Xander realized they raised her from the dead in her coffin, and that she had to dig herself out of her own grave. Everyone is mortified at this realization. The gang tries to comfort Buffy, but then they are interrupted by the demons. The gang tries to convince the demons to leave. They don't listen. Buffy starts getting it together, walks up to the head demon, and lays him out.

In another part of town, Spike and Dawn come upon the remains of Buffybot, and Buffybot is telling Dawn how she saw herself run away, how she saw the other Buffy ran away. Dawn runs off to find her sister.

The gang fights and conquers the demons. Buffy is done fighting the demons, and runs off again. She spots the tower and goes to it. Dawn does the same. The gang starts looking for Buffy.

Buffy is on the tower, remembering everything that happened before she jumped. She replays the scene in her mind as Dawn goes up to talk to her. The tower is shaky, and starting to crumble. As Buffy stands on the edge, Dawn begs her to walk to her. Buffy asks if she is in hell. Dawn tries to convince her to get away from the edge. Dawn tells Buffy that she needs her, and that she can't be strong. The tower is crumbling, and Dawn's screams trigger Buffy into action. She grabs Dawn, and swings onto a pulley that lowers them down, and then finally drops them onto the cement. Dawn grabs Buffy and hugs her, telling her she's home, while Buffy is still in shock and is still confused about what had happened to her.