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Buffy Season 7 Episode #137: "Get It Done"; Transcript

Written by Douglas Petrie Directed by Douglas Petrie Episode 7.15 Original Airdate Feb 18, 2003 CAST Buffy Anne Summers SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR Willow Rosenberg ALYSON HANNIGAN Xander Harris NICHOLAS BRENDON Dawn Summers MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG Spike JAMES MARSTERS Anyanka EMMA CAULFIELD Andrew Wells TOM LENK Kennedy IYARI LIMON Rupert Giles ANTHONY STEWART HEAD Chao-Ahn KRISTY WU Principal Wood D B WOODSIDE Amanda SARAH HAGAN Molly CLARA BRYANT Rona INDIGO Chloe LALAINE Ubervamp CAMDEN TOY Vi FELICIA DAY Primitive SHARON FERGUSON Shadow Man #1 GEOFFRY KASULE Shadow Man #2 KARARA MUHORO Shadow Man #3 DANIEL WILSON

GILES (V.O.) 
Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
CITY 
STREET IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NIGHT 
A dark-haired girl is held down by two hooded figures, as a third figure raises 
an arched, shiny, silver dagger and thrusts down at her.
Cut to:
DINING 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - DAY 
A magical explosion occurs. Red light surrounds Willow then enters her body 
through her nostrils. She throws her head back and a demonic apparition (huge, 
with two horns on its head and glowy red eyes) escapes her mouth, lunging 
toward Buffy. 
Cut to:
DINING 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Buffy walks in, and everyone turns to look.
BUFFY 
(solemn) Evil. (resolute) They want an apocalypse? Oh, we'll give 'em one. 'Cause 
we just became an army. 
Cut to:
LIVING 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Anya and Dawn are sitting on the couch. Xander's sitting in a cushy chair, 
propping his feet up on the coffee table. Andrew's sitting on the floor between 
Xander and the fireplace.
ANYA 
Look, I'm not saying it's a happy scenario, but we're dealing with a big bad 
that can be any dead person it wants. 
Cut to:
KITCHEN 
AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - DAY 
Andrew's backed into a corner by the new microwave talking to Jonathan/First.
ANDREW 
What do you want from me, Jonathan slash The First?
JONATHAN/FIRST 
I have an assignment for you.
ANDREW 
You want me to hurt the girls?
JONATHAN/FIRST 
The girls must die.
Cut to:
BUFFY'S 
HOUSE - DAY 
Buffy opens the front door to leave, but sees Giles standing there on her 
front porch when she opens it. Buffy goes to hug Giles, but is cut off when 
three girls she's never met walk right into her house.
MOLLY 
(in a Cockney British accent) Nice place. Bit of a mess. (walks inside the house)
Cut to:
LIVING 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - DAY 
Dawn's standing in front of the three girls Giles brought with him. The three 
girls are lined up against the wall, and Dawn's inspecting them, arms crossed 
in front of her. 
DAWN 
They're all slayers?
GILES 
Potential slayers. Waiting for one to be called. There were many more like them 
all over the world, but, um, now there's just a handful, and they're all on 
their way to Sunnydale.
Cut to:
SUNNYDALE 
BUS STATION - NIGHT 
A charter bus opens its doors, and a couple of people walk down the steps 
to exit the vehicle. The last person to exit is a young African-American girl, 
wearing denim overalls and carrying a backpack. She looks around.
Cut to:
WILLOW'S 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Willow walks into her bedroom, Kennedy waits at the door. The mood is very 
awkward.
WILLOW 
Glad we talked. 
KENNEDY 
In the spirit of air clearing...
WILLOW 
Yeah?
KENNEDY 
I feel like I need to be honest about something.
Kennedy kisses Willow slowly, passionately.
Cut to:
UNDERGROUND 
CAVE - NIGHT 
Still shackled to the rocky cave wall, Spike sees someone walking toward him. 
Buffy approaches him slowly and cuts him loose of his tethers. He collapses 
forward and braces himself with his hand on her shoulder. When he touches 
her and realizes she's real, he smiles and squints, searching her face intently. 
She looks into his eyes, tapping an emotional connection between them.
BUFFY (V.O.) 
(turns to face Giles) Spike has a soul now. That's what's gonna stop him from 
hurting people.
Cut to:
BUFFY'S 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - DAY 
Giles comes into Buffy's room to talk to her.
GILES 
Buffy...
BUFFY 
He can be a good man, Giles. I feel it. 
Cut to:
ALLEY 
IN SUNNYDALE - NIGHT 
Buffy realizes that Principal Wood is also fighting off vampires. Without 
her help. Principal Wood overpowers one of the vampires and stakes him. Then 
knocks the last one to the ground, staking him too. He flips the stake in 
his hand, then returns it to his belt holster as he walks back to Buffy. 
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
I guess we should talk.
Cut to:
ROMANTIC 
FRENCH RESTAURANT - NIGHT 
Buffy and Principal Wood are sitting across from each other at a small table 
in a very elegant, romantic restaurant.
BUFFY 
How? How do you know about slayers?
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
My mother was one. She was killed when I was four. 
BUFFY 
(nervously) Um, something got her... a demon - ?
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
A vampire. 
Cut to:
PRINCIPAL 
WOOD'S CAR - NIGHT 
Principal Wood is driving the car, with Buffy as passenger and Spike in the 
back seat. Buffy's very tense and uncomfortable looking, and Spike's crouched 
down in the corner of the back seat.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
So, how do you two know each other?
BUFFY 
(answering too fast) He works with me. Uh, you know, in the struggle against 
evil.
Cut to:
BASEMENT 
AT SUNNYDALE HIGH - NIGHT 
Buffy and Lissa are fighting when Spike enters the room. Lissa starts whaling 
on Spike. She kicks Buffy away, knocking her to the ground. She pushes Spike 
down and starts strangling him, bringing forth Spike's vampire facade. Principal 
Wood sees Spike's face change.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
He's a vampire.
Cut to:
LIVING 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Buffy's sitting on the couch alone in the living room. Spike walks in and 
sits next to her.
SPIKE 
I should move out. 
BUFFY 
No, you have to stay.
SPIKE 
You've got another demon fighter now.
BUFFY 
That's not why I need you here.
SPIKE 
Why's that then?
BUFFY 
'Cause I'm not ready for you to not be here.
Cut to:
BATHROOM 
AT PRINCIPAL WOOD'S PLACE - NIGHT 
Principal Wood is talking to the First in the form of his mother.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
You're not my mother.
NIKKI/FIRST 
Would you like to know who killed me? (Principal Wood stops in his tracks) You 
met him. You know him. You fought at his side.
FLASHBACK: A very punk Spike is fighting with a young black woman in a New 
York subway car. He overpowers her, and, straddling her on the floor, he breaks 
her neck. Then he takes her leather duster and puts it on. (from episode 5x07 
"Fool For Love")
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Spike.
Fade to black.

PROLOGUE:
LIVING 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Buffy's walking around the house, checking on the slayers-in-training as they 
sleep - the floor is crowded with them in their sleeping bags. Buffy bends 
down to pick up a large, thick book labeled "Greek," and she puts 
it on the desk before turning out the light. 
Cut to:
UPSTAIRS 
AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Buffy goes upstairs to check on more potentials in Willow's room. Kennedy's 
sleeping in the bed with Willow, and several more girls are in sleeping bags 
on the floor. Buffy hears crying from the hallway, and goes to investigate. 
In the corner at the end of the hall, Chloe is sitting on the floor, huddled 
up with her knees to her chest, sobbing.
BUFFY 
Chloe? It is Chloe, right?
Chloe looks up at Buffy, but before she can answer, the First Slayer tackles 
Buffy from the side, pushing her down the stairs. The First Slayer lands on 
top of Buffy.
FIRST SLAYER 
(snarling, raspy) It's not enough.
Cut to:
BUFFY'S 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Buffy gasps as she wakes from the dream, alarmed. She looks around the room 
and sees the girls are there and safe. She furrows her brow as she contemplates 
what just happened.
Cut to:
Opening Credits.
Pt 1:
ALLEY 
IN SUNNYDALE - NIGHT 
Anya and Spike are walking together down an alley side by side.
ANYA 
I'm a bright girl, good education, quick on the uptake. So, tell me, why in 
the name of almighty Grothnar would I let myself become human again?
SPIKE 
You're really talking to the wrong fella.
ANYA 
I mean, sure, the vengeance demon gig has some downsides...
SPIKE 
All jobs do.
ANYA 
But being human? Ugh! You're always icky on the inside, disgusting on the outside.
SPIKE 
(stops, turns to look at her) Your outside's not so bad.
ANYA 
(blushes) You know, the only thing worse than being human is being trapped inside 
a house full of humans.
SPIKE 
Preaching to the choir, luv.
ANYA 
I mean, it's like we live in slayer central. I swear, if Buffy rooms or boards 
one more of the potential girls, I'm gonna call a - I'm gonna call a health inspector.
SPIKE 
I like my plan better. Get up, get out, get drunk. Repeat as needed. It's just 
more elegant. (starts walking again)
ANYA 
(puts her arm through his) Thanks for having me along.
SPIKE 
(looks at Anya's arm through his) Don't mention it.
ANYA 
At first, I thought... it's weird. Is Spike asking me out on a date? 'Cause 
that would just be...(unlaces her arm from his) nuts. (laughs nervously) 
SPIKE 
Right. I'm just out for the alcohol.
ANYA 
Right there with you, scooter. (puts her hands in her pockets) Tonight, I plan 
to drink you under the table.
SPIKE 
You're on, then.
ANYA 
Good. (shrugs) Of course, once you're down there, I could join you. Kidding. 
I like my sex on top of the table.
SPIKE 
(looks up to the sky) Would you let it go? You're like a dog with a bone!
ANYA 
So what?
SPIKE 
It's my bone. Just drop it.
ANYA 
OK. OK. I wasn't proposing. Time goes by, girl gets hungry. You should know.
SPIKE 
(rolls his eyes) Oh, thank God.
ANYA 
What?
SPIKE 
Demon.
ANYA 
(with a demon standing behind her) Huh?
DEMON 
(pushing Anya to the ground) D'Hoffryn says you die.
SPIKE 
Of course he does.
Spike kicks the demon between the legs, causing it to double over. Then 
Spike punches it in the head, knocking the demon to the ground. Spike looks 
at Anya, then back at the demon, and decides to flee the scene. He grabs Anya 
by the arm, pulling her hastily to her feet.
ANYA 
Oh, hey!
Spike and Anya run down the alley, away from the demon.
Cut to:
BUFFY'S 
CUBICLE AT SUNNYDALE HIGH - DAY 
Buffy's sitting at her desk, and Principal Wood's standing behind her with 
his arms crossed. They are both facing the same direction.
BUFFY 
This may mean more than you think.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Is that so? 
Show that Principal Wood and Buffy are talking to two young boys who have 
bruises and ripped shirts.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Because I think what we have here is a couple of chuckle-heads who thought that 
a cafeteria fist fight would impress. I'm not impressed. Buffy, are you impressed? 
(Buffy purses her lips and shakes her head disapprovingly) Still, I'm gonna 
cut you guys some slack this time. (makes a gesture toward the door with his 
thumb; the kids leave; to Buffy) Third fight this week, and it's just getting 
worse. (closes window blinds, walks to the front of Buffy's desk) Plus, a rise 
in vandalism. Three students missing. Tell me something, Buffy, in your professional 
opinion -  (listens to the kids rough-housing in the hallway outside) it's started, 
hasn't it? (closes another set of window blinds)
BUFFY 
The hellmouth has begun its semi-annual percolation. Usually, it blows around 
May.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Was it like this before? I mean, it just seems to me as if things are getting 
bad faster than we thought.
BUFFY 
We're a little ahead of schedule.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
I can't say I'm too surprised. I knew I signed on for something, but, Buffy, 
I'm just a guy. Granted, a cool and sexy vampire-fighting guy, but still.
BUFFY 
(smiles) Don't forget "snappy dresser."
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
(smiles) Mm. Thank you. But this is gonna get bigger than me.
BUFFY 
Yeah, it is.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
That's why I've decided to give you this.
Principal Wood reaches down under Buffy's desk and pulls up a large leather 
duffel bag, setting it on her desk with a clunk.
BUFFY 
What is it?
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
An emergency kit. This bag belonged to my mother.
BUFFY 
A slayer keepsake. I-I couldn't.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Well, you have to. Technically, it should have been passed down directly to 
you through the years, but after my mother died... I guess I just couldn't part 
with it.
BUFFY 
Wow!
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
I don't know what's inside, exactly, but I know it has something to do with 
her power. Well, your power now.
BUFFY 
I-I don't know what to say.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Try saying, "Thank you, Principal Wood."
BUFFY 
Thank you, Principal Wood.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
(grins) Ah, call me Robin. Now, I'd like to see where you work.
BUFFY 
Uh, here, actually. (touches her desk) Uh, th-this is my desk, and, uh, (holds 
up her pencil holder) these are my pencils...
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
No, where you do your other work.
Cut to:
LIVING 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - DAY 
Buffy and Principal Wood walk through the front door to Buffy's house.
BUFFY 
So, all the potential slayers - who seem to keep popping up from, like, every 
corner of the earth -  (shuts the door) were getting killed.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
By the First.
BUFFY 
Agents of. We thought the Council could protect them, but, unfortunately, no 
one was protecting the Council, and all their watchers were killed. Word got 
out, and they've all been coming here since.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Well, there's nothing like the end of the world to bring people together. 
BUFFY 
It's heartwarming. Anyway, this is, uh, it. Command central.
ANDREW 
(storms into the room wearing a white apron and a red and white checked oven 
mitt on each hand) Where the hell have you been? (crosses arms) This funnel 
cake is kicking my ass.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Yeah, I hear they're tricky.
BUFFY 
Robin Wood, this is...Andrew.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
(offers his hand) It's a pleasure. (shakes hands with Andrew)
BUFFY 
Andrew is our - actually, he's our hostage.
ANDREW 
I like to think of myself more as a (makes quote marks in the air with his mitted 
hands) "guestage."
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
(to Buffy) So, you - you hold him here against his will?
BUFFY 
Well, he was evil, and people got killed, and now he...bakes. It's a thing.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Oh.
ANDREW 
Could we try to just keep our secret headquarters a little bit secret? Keep 
bringing people in, they're gonna see everything. They'll see the big board.
BUFFY 
Andrew, we don't have a big board.
ANDREW 
(runs to fetch a white dry-erase board from behind the chair) I, uh, made it 
myself.
The board is approximately 2' x 4', and is labeled: SUNNYDALE "BIG 
BOARD". Using every color of marker, the board features a hand-drawn 
map of Sunnydale, with representations of trees, cemeteries, railroad tracks, 
and the street grid.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Oh, I wouldn't have guessed.
ANDREW 
(pointing to the board) Uh, this is us. And this represents the First in various 
incarnations. And, uh, there's no pattern to the naked eye yet, but the instant 
one emerges, yours truly is on it. (Buffy and Wood look at each other, then 
walk away; Andrew calls after them) Where do we put our receipts?
Cut to:
BACKYARD 
AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - DAY 
Buffy leads Principal Wood out to the back porch.
BUFFY 
You'll have to forgive Andrew. Or not. Your call. We do have a lot more working 
for us than just the, uh, big board.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
So, I see.
Pan out to show that the potential slayers are training in the backyard, 
being led by Kennedy.
POTENTIALS 
Huh!
KENNEDY 
(hands on her hips) Punch block combo!
POTENTIALS 
Huh!
KENNEDY 
Cross block kick!
POTENTIALS 
Huh!
KENNEDY 
Chamber your energy. Punch block combo! (Chloe does the moves incorrectly, and 
Kennedy notices, walking up to her) Hold it! What the hell do you call that, 
potential? Try that in the field, you are dead. Drop, and give me 20.
CHLOE 
20 what?
KENNEDY 
(in her face) Push-ups, maggot! (Chloe drops to do push-ups; Kennedy turns toward 
Buffy and Wood, still scowling, then suddenly grinning and giddy) I love this 
job! Did you see that? I called that girl "maggot." (to Wood) Hi. 
(hands on her hips again) Who the hell are you?
BUFFY 
An ally.
KENNEDY 
So, what do you think? My girls ready to kick some ass, or what?
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Looking strong.
KENNEDY 
But...?
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Well, I'm just not sure the First has an ass that you can actually, you know, 
kick.
KENNEDY 
(smirks) Guess we'll see.
AMANDA 
(waving) Principal Wood, hi! It's so weird seeing you outside of school.
KENNEDY 
(to Amanda) What are you waving at, potential? Attention!
POTENTIALS 
Huh!
KENNEDY 
Rising sun. Begin. (they continue their training as Buffy and Wood talk)
BUFFY 
You're right, it's not enough.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
That's not what I said, Buffy. It's an impressive group of recruits.
BUFFY 
They're not recruits. Recruits are...recruited. These girls were chosen. 
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
You're doing the best you can with what you've got.
BUFFY 
They're not all gonna make it. Some will die, and nothing I can do will stop 
that.
Willow walks out the back door onto the porch, arms full of weapons. She 
freezes when she sees Principal Wood.
WILLOW 
Oh, hi. Hey. Well, Buffy, I - I see that our preparation for the school-pep-dance-cheer-drill 
contest are coming along. (to the potentials) Bring it on!
BUFFY 
It's OK, I filled him in on everything.
WILLOW 
(lets out a sigh of relief) Oh, thank God! If I had to explain all these weapons, 
I had nothing. (puts down the weapons) 
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Buffy tells me you have been, um - oh, how shall I put it - experimenting. (Willow's 
eyes grow wide; she casts a "you said what?" glance at Buffy) With 
the magicks.
WILLOW 
(laughs nervously) Oh! Yeah. Oh, nothing too heavy, though. Just the lighter, 
safer stuff. Uh, if Kennedy asks, her pointy stuff's right there. See you inside. 
(to Buffy) So much cooler than Snyder.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
She really almost destroyed the world?
BUFFY 
(nods) Yep.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Remind me not to make her crabby.
BUFFY 
It might be better if you did.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
How's that work?
BUFFY 
Oh, I don't know. It's just - the First is coming, and then look at us: the army. 
We've got a bunch of fighters with nothing to hit, a Wicca who won't-a, and the 
brains of our operation wears oven mitts.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Hm. Well, you're redefining the job, Buffy, and that takes guts. This isn't 
your full arsenal anyway. Show me the vampire.
Cut to:
BASEMENT 
AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - DAY 
Anya and Spike are talking in the basement.
ANYA 
But you just let him go.
SPIKE 
After saving your life.
ANYA 
For now. That was one of D'Hoffryn's killers, Spike. He won't stop coming 'til 
he kills me.
SPIKE 
Yet here you are, walking, talking, annoying.
ANYA 
But you fought like such a wimpire, what with the lifting and the running. Why 
not just kill him?
Buffy and Principal Wood walk downstairs into the basement while Anya and 
Spike are talking.
SPIKE 
Anya, think. I fight, demon boy gets lucky, I get knocked out, you get killed. 
True? (Anya thinks, starts to speak, rolls her eyes) We both know the safest 
and sanest way of saving your life was to keep you with me, away from danger. 
(Anya grunts, shakes her head and walks away) No need to thank me. I'm just 
the one who beat him off. (looks at Buffy) Repelled him would perhaps be the 
better phrase. (Buffy nods) Demon.
BUFFY 
Figured.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
(from across the room, not facing Spike) I hope we're not intruding.
SPIKE 
Not a bit. And just what brings our good principal to this neck of the gloom?
BUFFY 
I'm showing him our operation. Us.
SPIKE 
Fine by me. (nods) Big fight against evil coming up. The more good guys we've 
got, the longer we'll all live.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
(still not facing Spike) Is that what you are? A good guy?
SPIKE 
(turns from Buffy toward Wood) I haven't heard any complaints. Well, I have 
heard a few complaints over the years, but then I just killed whoever spoke 
up, and that was pretty much that. (Woods turns to face Spike)
BUFFY 
He's joking.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
(glaring at Spike) No, he's not.
SPIKE 
(looking at Wood) No, I'm not. (softly) But...that's the old me I'm talking 
about.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Why don't you tell me about that?
SPIKE 
Not much to tell. I've changed.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Oh, now that you have a soul. (nods) 
SPIKE 
Yeah. That was a big deal. Very... private. (hurt, to Buffy) What, are you just 
telling everyone now?
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Oh, come on, Spike. Don't blame Buffy. I asked. (walks toward Spike) 
SPIKE 
(walks toward Wood) Right, the educator. (facing each other now, only a few 
feet apart) Yeah, I went to great lengths. Lots of trouble, and now I'm unique. 
Well, more or less. Got myself a soul, whatever that means.

PRINCIPAL WOOD 
And how's that working out for you?
SPIKE 
In progress.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Well, you've had some time. You've been in Sunnydale, what...?
SPIKE 
Years.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
How many?
SPIKE 
A few.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Before that?
SPIKE 
Around. (Spike's gritting his teeth, huffing, pursing his lips as Wood needles 
him) 
BUFFY 
(stepping up, nearly in between them) I think we'd better get back upstairs.
SPIKE 
(staring at Wood, talking cockily in his face) Right. Give him the full tour. 
You don't want to miss a look at her weapons' chest.
Buffy walks upstairs; Wood follows.
Cut to:
UPSTAIRS 
AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - DAY 
Buffy's setting up sleeping bags and pillows in Dawn's room while talking 
to Dawn.
DAWN 
So, I took a look inside that emergency bag of Principal Wood's.
BUFFY 
And?
DAWN 
Smelled weird. Kinda like Grandma's closet, but worse.
BUFFY 
I didn't know what was possible. Anything we could use?
DAWN 
Trinkets, weapons, one very large textbook. (picks up the book, flips through 
it) Translation's gonna be a bitch, but... Do you know that ancient Sumerians 
do not speak English?
BUFFY 
(scoffs) They're worse than the French. Anything else?
DAWN 
Uh, yeah. A box. A big, fat, unopenable box. I'm betting whatever the big deal 
about this emergency bag is, you'll find it in the box. (puts the book down)
BUFFY 
Good. Keep on it. (walks out of the room) Don't you have any real homework?
DAWN 
(following Buffy) Oh, you mean, like, schoolwork? 
BUFFY 
Yes.
DAWN 
Well, I've got a system. It's called flunking out. (giggles) No, just kidding. 
I'm paying someone to do my work. (squeals) I'm kidding. I love to see your 
eyeballs change color when you think I'm gonna flunk out of -  (gasps)
Dawn has followed Buffy down the hall into another bedroom where they find 
Chloe hung from a bed sheet from the ceiling.
Fade to black.
Pt 2:
UPSTAIRS 
AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - DAY 
Resume. Buffy and Dawn are staring, stunned, as Chloe's body hangs from the 
ceiling by a bed sheet twisted around her neck. Kennedy, Rona, and Amanda 
come out of the bedroom across the hall and join Buffy and Dawn.
KENNEDY 
What happened? We heard -  (gasps and covers her mouth)
BUFFY 
Dawn, get a knife. We're cutting her down.
CHLOE/FIRST 
(from out of nowhere, Chloe/First appears, standing beside Chloe's hanging body) 
Good thinking. But, on the other hand, why rush? Up or down, I'll still be dead. 

BUFFY 
You're not Chloe.
CHLOE/FIRST 
Yeah, well, neither is she, anymore. Now, she's just Chloe's body.
KENNEDY 
What did you do to her?
CHLOE/FIRST 
Nothing! We just talked all night. Well, I did most of the talking, but Chloe 
is...I'm sorry, was a good listener. 'Til she hanged herself. (to Kennedy) Like 
when you called her maggot - she really heard that.
BUFFY 
Don't listen to it, any of you. It's the First.
CHLOE/FIRST 
Oh, let 'em. The only reason why Chloe offed herself is 'cause she knew what 
you're not getting. I'm coming, you're going. All this - it's almost over.
BUFFY 
We'll be here.
CHLOE/FIRST 
All of you? But wait. I thought -  (changing her voice to sound like Buffy) They're 
not all gonna make it. Some will die, and there's nothing I can do that will 
stop it. (in Chloe's voice now) Hey, I didn't say it. But I'll be seeing all 
of you. One by one. TTFN. (disappears in a flash of light)
BUFFY 
What's TTFN?
RONA 
It's "ta ta for now." It's what Tigger says when he leaves. 
AMANDA 
Chloe loved Winnie the Pooh.
BUFFY 
Dawn, where's that knife?
Cut to:
FIELD 
SOMEWHERE IN SUNNYDALE - NIGHT 
Someone's digging in the earth with a shovel. It's Buffy, digging in an empty 
field near a tree. She digs, wiping her brow, then continues digging.
Cut to:
LIVING 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Everyone in the house is gathered into the living room for a meeting. The 
mood is somber as everyone sits in silence, except for the soft sobbing sounds 
as they mourn Chloe's death. There's approximately ten potentials in the room, 
plus Willow, Dawn, Anya, Xander, and Spike. Buffy comes into the room carrying 
the shovel.
BUFFY 
Is everyone here?
KENNEDY 
(sighs) All accounted for.
BUFFY 
Anyone want to say a few words about Chloe? (silence) Let me. (paces) Chloe 
was an idiot. Chloe was stupid. She was weak. And anyone in a rush to be the 
next dead body I bury, it's easy. Just...think of Chloe, and do what she did. 
And I'll find room for you next to her and Annabelle. I'm the slayer. The one 
with the power. And the First has me using that power to dig our graves. (throws 
down the shovel angrily) I've been carrying you - all of you - too far, too long. 
Ride's over.
KENNEDY 
(stands) You're out of line!
WILLOW 
No, she's not.
KENNEDY 
(to Willow) You're gonna let her talk to you like that? Willow, she's not even 
the most powerful one in this room. With you here, she's not close.
BUFFY 
You're new here, and you're wrong. Because I use the power that I have. The 
rest of you are just waiting for me.
XANDER 
Well, yeah, but only because you kinda told us to. You're our leader, Buffy, 
as in "follow the."
BUFFY 
Well, from now on, I'm your leader as in "do what I say."
XANDER 
Ja wohl! But let's not try to forget, we're also your friends.
ANYA 
I'm not.
BUFFY 
Then why are you here? Aside from getting rescued, what is it that you do?
ANYA 
I provide much-needed... sarcasm.
XANDER 
(raises hand) Um, that would kinda be my job, actually.
BUFFY 
You're here because you're scared. 
XANDER 
Same goes for everyone in this room.
BUFFY 
Fine. Anya, all of you, be as scared as you'd like, just be useful while you're 
at it.
WILLOW 
Come on, Buffy. You know everyone here's doing everything they can.
BUFFY 
The First isn't impressed. It already knows us. It knows what we can do, and 
it's laughing. You want to surprise the enemy? Surprise yourselves. Force yourself 
to do what can't be done, or else we are not an army - we're just a bunch of 
girls waiting to be picked off and buried. (Spike stands and walks toward the 
door) Where are you going?
SPIKE 
Out. Since I'm neither a girl, nor waiting. All this speechifying doesn't really 
apply to me, does it? (walks away)
BUFFY 
(calls after him) Fine. Take a cell phone. That way, if I need someone to get 
weepy or whaled on, I can call you.
SPIKE 
(turns to Buffy) If you've got something to say - 
BUFFY 
Just said it. You keep holding back, you might as well walk out that door.
SPIKE 
Holding back? You're blind. I've been here, right in it - fighting, scrapping...
BUFFY 
Since you got your soul back?
SPIKE 
Well, as a matter of fact, I haven't quite been relishing the kill the way I 
used to.
BUFFY 
You were a better fighter then.
SPIKE 
I did this for you. The soul, the changes - it's what you wanted.
BUFFY 
What I want is the Spike that's dangerous. The Spike that tried to kill me when 
we met.
SPIKE 
(angrily) Oh, you don't know how close you are to bringing him out. 
BUFFY 
I'm nowhere near him. Dawn, get the potentials upstairs, and break out that 
emergency kit.
DAWN 
What are you gonna do?
BUFFY 
I'm declaring an emergency. (walks out past Spike without acknowledging him) 

Cut to:
LIVING 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Principal Wood sets down the slayer's emergency kit next to Buffy.
BUFFY 
We thought you'd want to be here. 
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Yeah, you thought right.
DAWN 
(Kennedy, Willow, Anya, and Xander go through the contents of the bag) That 
emergency bag's got some neat stuff in it. Weapons, charms, (holds up the book) 
advanced reading assignments. 
XANDER 
Yeah, cool stuff, but we've seen it all before.
ANYA 
(points to the box) Well, not this, we haven't. What's inside it?
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Mm, I don't know. It hasn't been opened since -  (Buffy breaks off the lock with 
her bare hands) Well, since now.
XANDER 
(pulls out metal figures from the bag) Puppets. That's it! The First hates puppets! 
Now if we can just airlift Kermit, Fozzie the Bear, and Miss Piggy into town, 
the First'll be a-running. 
WILLOW 
Those are Muppets.
DAWN 
(takes the figure from Xander) And these things are shadow-casters. You put 
them in motion, and they tell you a story. (references the book) It says you 
can't just watch, you have to see.
ANYA 
What the hell does that mean?
XANDER 
It's cryptic. I don't like it. Every time instructions get cryptic, someone 
gets hurt - usually me.
BUFFY 
You can't just watch, you have to see? (to Principal Wood) See what?
DAWN 
That's where all my fancy translating skills break down, but I think it's an 
origin myth. The story of the very first slayer.
BUFFY 
I-I saw her. 
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
You saw the First Slayer?
BUFFY 
The other night - in my dream. It's gotta mean something, right?
Cut to:
LIVING 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
In the darkened room, Xander strikes a match and lights the wick at the center 
of a metal mechanical object. The light fills the room, revealing Dawn, who's 
holding a large book open in her arms.
DAWN 
OK. According to this, I think - you put on those puppet guys one by one. They 
cast shadows and the shadows tell the story. First, there is the Earth.
Xander puts the first metal figure on the mechanical object. The light at 
the center casts a shadow of the figure on the wall. A tribal drumbeat can 
be heard in the background.
KENNEDY 
What's that sound?
XANDER 
OK, so far, so creepy.
DAWN Hmm. OK. 
As Dawn narrates the story, Xander puts the corresponding shadow caster figure on the device:
As Xander adds the figures to the shadow caster, sounds are also added to the magical soundtrack:
Then, there came the demons. 'a representation of a demon growling sounds'
After demons, there came men. 'a representation of men chanting sounds'
Men found a girl. 'a representation of a girl a girl's scream'
And the men took the girl to fight the demon - all demons. They - they chained her to the Earth. 'a representation of a chain'
And then - and I - I can't read this.
Something about darkness.
The shadow casting device starts spinning on its own.
BUFFY 
What about darkness?
The shadow caster device is spinning, making shadows of the figures on the 
walls, but the shadows are animated, moving, acting out the story.
DAWN 
It says you cannot be shown. You cannot just watch, but you must see. See for 
yourself, but only if you're willing to make the exchange.
XANDER 
When did you get so good at Sumerian?
DAWN 
It's not in Sumerian anymore. (the words on the pages of the book are magically 
changing into English)
Willow and Kennedy stand, alarmed, as the shadow casters tell a story of 
a demon attacking the chained girl. The device spins faster and faster as 
the shadows move up the walls. Suddenly, a bright blue light forms at the 
center of the device, growing in size until it forms a window of light. Buffy 
walks closer to investigate it.
XANDER 
But what does it mean?
BUFFY 
It means I have to go in there.
WILLOW 
(panicky) No, it doesn't! Where does it say that? It doesn't say that!
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Buffy, you don't even know what you're exchanging. You don't know if you're 
ready yet.
BUFFY 
That's the point.
WILLOW 
No. Buffy, we don't know where you're going or how we'll get you back.
XANDER 
Buffy, you can't.
WILLOW 
How will we get you back?
BUFFY 
Find a way. (jumps through the window of light; the portal closes behind her)
WILLOW 
She's gone.
XANDER 
Huh.
ANYA 
What was that about an exchange?
There's a flash of light, and then a large, growling demon appears.
XANDER 
Ah, this must be the exchange student.
The demon grabs Xander by the shirt collar and throws him across the room, 
breaking furniture as he lands.
Fade to black.
Pt 3:
LIVING 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Resume. The demon has thrown Xander to the ground. Anya, Kennedy, Willow, 
Spike, and Principal Wood are standing there in shock as the growling demon 
now turns its attention to them.
KENNEDY 
Willow! Use your magic. Send him back!
WILLOW 
Um, trying. Redi!The demon backhands Willow, sending her across the room. Wood pulls out 
throwing stars and hurls them at the demon. Then he engages the demon in hand-to-hand 
combat until the demon finally pushes him to the ground.
KENNEDY 
Weapons.
Dawn hands Kennedy a sword, while also taking one for herself. Kennedy charges 
at the demon, whaling on it with the sword; Dawn follows suit with her sword. 
The demon fights the girls, but they are no match for it. It punches Kennedy, 
sending her across the room. Just then, Spike jumps on the demon's back.
SPIKE 
Get out of here - all of you. Unless you want to end up all dead and useless.
KENNEDY 
(from the couch where she sits, injured) What are you gonna do?
SPIKE 
What I do best.
Spike slams the demon's head into the wall, but it turns the tables on him, 
throwing him so hard into the ceiling that he breaks through it and lands 
on the floor upstairs. The demon breaks through the closed French doors, smashing 
glass as he leaves the house. Willow sits up where she'd fallen. Xander also 
tries to stand. Principal Wood helps Anya stand. 
DAWN 
(to Kennedy, who's inspecting her bloody hand) Are you injured?
KENNEDY 
Just hurt. Don't make a case out of it. (to Xander and Willow) How 'bout you?
XANDER 
I think we'll live.
ANYA 
(looks at the ceiling) Except maybe Spike.
KENNEDY 
Is getting thrown through the ceiling what he does best?
DAWN 
(sighs) I'll go check on him.
ANYA 
We've got bigger problems than that. 
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Yeah, demon loose; no slayer.
WILLOW 
We need Buffy.
XANDER 
You gotta get her back. Looks like it's spell'o'clock.
ANYA 
Which spell? I mean, didn't you see that thing? And you expect to reopen the 
portal without sending Willow off the deep end?
WILLOW 
(frowns, nods) Thanks for your support.
ANYA 
Well, it's true. We're going to have to find another way.
WILLOW 
(shakes her head) There isn't, and Buffy knew it. I've got to get her back.
KENNEDY 
We don't even know where she went.
Cut to:
DESERT 
- DAY 
Buffy tumbles through the portal and finds herself in the desert. It looks 
like where she had gone once before with Giles on the spiritual retreat. The 
lighting is strange, as if brightness and contrast have been turned super-high, 
giving the scene a supernatural feel.
BUFFY 
Well, guess that worked.
She hears chanting nearby and goes to investigate.
Cut to:
DOWNSTAIRS 
AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Dawn's holding the book from the slayer's emergency kit. Willow, Kennedy and 
Xander are gathered around her in the living room.
XANDER 
Dawnie, what's the book say?
DAWN 
Not much. Once Buffy left, it got a little tougher to read. (holds up the 
book to show the writing has changed)
WILLOW 
Oh. (walks out of the room to the kitchen; the others follow)
KENNEDY 
It's OK. We'll just start with what we know, and take it from there.
XANDER 
Great, so far we know Jack about squat. Let's go from there.
KENNEDY 
You've got the magic, use it.
WILLOW 
I-I-I don't even know what magic to use. 
KENNEDY 
Why not just try all 32 flavors. Worst thing that happens is you go brunette.
WILLOW 
(grabs first-aid kit from kitchen cabinet) That's not the worst thing that can 
happen. (attends to Kennedy's wounded hand)
ANYA 
She's right. And you know we have a choice. We can risk Willow's life and the 
rest of our lives to get Buffy back, or we leave her out there. 
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
If we play it safe back here, Buffy could stay lost.
ANYA 
You missed her "everyone sucks but me" speech. If she's so superior, 
let her find her own way back.
XANDER 
Anya, the First is already up and running. Every second that Buffy's not here, 
is an opportunity for it to show up and rip us to pieces.
DAWN 
Willow, how would you get Buffy back?
WILLOW 
That's what I'm saying - I don't even know.
DAWN 
OK, but if another witch was to do it, where would she start?
WILLOW 
Uh, physics, principles, basic laws...
DAWN 
Such as?
WILLOW 
Uh, conservation of energies. You can't really create or destroy anything, only 
transfer.
Anya scoffs.
DAWN 
I'm sorry, are you helping?
ANYA 
No, but at least I'm not galloping off in the wrong direction.
WILLOW 
Magic works off physics.
ANYA 
Not without a catalyst. If you're talking about transferring energies, you need 
some kind of conduit.
WILLOW 
Like a-a Kraken's tooth.
ANYA 
Yeah, skin of Draconis, um, ground up Baltic stones, something...
DAWN 
OK. Good.
KENNEDY 
Plus, we need an exchange, like you said. I'm thinking a slayer for a demon.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Right. If we want Buffy back, then we have to find that demon and send it through.
KENNEDY 
It matter if it's dead or alive?
SPIKE 
(standing in the doorway now) I vote dead. The slayer's counting on you, Willow. 
Get cracking on that portal, and don't be stingy with the mojo. The demon's 
mine.
KENNEDY 
Hate to say it, (makes quotes with her hands) "Big Bad," but you look 
like you can barely stand. We're trained. And the only thing we know for sure 
about this demon is it kicked your ass.
SPIKE 
(smirks) It did, at that. (walks toward the door) 
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Where are you going?
SPIKE 
Something I need. (leaves through the kitchen door)
Cut to:
DESERT 
- DAY 
Buffy walks up to a group of three men dressed in tribal fashion, each holding 
a tall staff and wearing different colored head-dresses.
BUFFY 
Hello? I'm Buffy. I'm the slayer.
The men are speaking some unrecognizeable language.
RED HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
We know who you are.
BLACK HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
And we know why you're here.
BROWN HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
We've been waiting.
BUFFY 
(nods) Good. That's good then. Um, you know, I know we have bigger issues to 
deal with, but how'd I understand anything you guys just said? (they look at 
each other and stand, not answering) Oh, I know, ancient magicks. I just thought 
it was neat.
RED HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
(the three men start circling Buffy) We have been here since the beginning.
BLACK HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
Now, we are almost at the end.
BUFFY 
The neat of it just left. End of what?
BROWN HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
You are the hellmouth's last guardian.
BUFFY 
Latest. You mean latest guardian. 
RED HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
No.
BUFFY 
OK, um, I have a First to fight, OK. So just tell me what I need to know. I 
came to learn.
RED HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
We cannot give you knowledge. Only power.
BUFFY 
You know what I think? I'm not really here at all. None of this is actually 
happening. This is like a play. Like some shadow-play. Some non-reality re-enactment 
hologramy - 
One of the men hits Buffy, knocking her over - she falls to the ground.
Cut to:
LIVING 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Willow's pouring green sand from a bag, creating a circle with the sand. Kennedy, 
Dawn, Xander and Anya are also in the room.
KENNEDY 
And this is gonna help us how?
DAWN 
The sand forms a circle. The circle acts as a barrier. And the barrier contains 
the portal.
KENNEDY 
Now what? We hold hands and chant kumbaya or something?
WILLOW 
(hands the bag of sand to Kennedy) Maybe. 'Til we get the magicks up and running, 
I'm kinda working on my best guess here.
XANDER 
Will, maybe we should wait.
KENNEDY 
For what?
XANDER 
Spike - to see if he can bring back that demon.
WILLOW 
No, I don't think we should wait right now. Opening a portal this size could 
take days.
KENNEDY 
Better get started.
WILLOW 
(holds her hands in fists and shifts her weight from one foot to another) I 
think I might pee my pants.
KENNEDY 
You can do it - the magicks, not the pants thing.
WILLOW 
OK. (breathes deeply, then sits down in the middle of the circle) Via temporis, 
iam clamo ad te, via spatii te jubeo aperire. Aperi! (nothing happens; 
Willow turns to Dawn) Dawnie, you'd better put on some coffee. This could 
take awhile - Willow's interrupted by a flash of light. Energy radiates through the room, 
knocking everyone down. Willow's eyes turn black, and she screams like a banshee.
Cut to:
CAVE 
IN DESERT - DAY 
Buffy's groggy and disoriented as she regains consciousness. She's sitting 
on the ground.
BUFFY 
What is this? 
Buffy stands only to find she is shackled at the wrists and chained to the 
ground. She struggles against the chains. The three men are standing in front 
of her in a circle.
BROWN HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
We are at the beginning. The source of your strength. The well of the slayer's 
power.
RED HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
This is why we have brought you here.
BUFFY 
I thought I brought me here. Listen, you guys. I'm already the slayer, bursting 
with power. Really don't need any more.
RED HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
The First Slayer did not talk so much. 
Buffy pulls on her chains again. The men start tapping their staves against 
the ground, rhythmically. The man in the red hat fetches a box and brings 
it to the center of the circle, where he takes off the box top.
RED HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
Herein lies your truest strength. 
BLACK HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
The energy of the demon. Its spirit.
BROWN HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
Its heart.
BUFFY 
This is how you - 
RED HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
Created the slayer? (nods) Yes. 
Black smoke comes out of the box in long tentacles; it seems sentient as 
it dances around the circle. The men keep tapping their staves rhythmically.
BROWN HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
It must become one with you.
BUFFY 
No! (struggles against her chains) 
RED HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
This will make you ready for the fight.
BUFFY 
By making me less human?
RED HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
This is how it was then. How it must be now.
BLACK HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
This is all there is.
Buffy struggles against her restraints in vain as the black smoke comes 
toward her, entering her body through her nose and ears.
Fade to black.
Pt 4:
CAVE IN 
DESERT - DAY 
Resume. Buffy's screaming as the black smoke tries to enter her body. The 
men just stand there, watching. The smoke can't get in through her head while 
she's screaming, so it rises to the ceiling of the cave and comes back down 
to her, encircling her hips. Still, she resists. 
BUFFY 
(through gritted teeth) Make this stop!
RED HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
This is what you came for.
BUFFY 
No, this isn't the way.
RED HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
Do not fight this.
The black smoke heads toward Buffy again.
Cut to:
BASEMENT 
AT SUNNYDALE HIGH - NIGHT 
Spike's in the school basement, rifling through boxes until he finally finds 
what he's looking for - his old leather duster. He holds it up, shakes 
it out, and puts it on. He walks out with his characteristic swagger from 
before he got the soul.
Cut to:
HALLWAY 
AT SUNNYDALE HIGH - NIGHT 
Wearing the duster, Spike walks down the hallway toward the exit. He passes 
Principal Wood, who's standing in a doorway.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Where you going?
SPIKE 
(without missing a beat) Got a job.
PRINCIPAL WOOD 
Nice coat. Where'd you get it?
SPIKE 
(walks by Wood without looking at him or stopping) New York.
Wood watches Spike walk away.
Cut to:
LIVING 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Willow's sitting in the circle, black-eyed, and performing magic. The others 
behind her stand up from where they had fallen earlier.
WILLOW 
Via, concursus, tempus, spatium, audi me ut imperio. Screw it! Mighty 
forces, I suck at Latin, OK? But that's not the issue. I'm the one in charge, 
and I'm telling you open up, portal, now!
XANDER 
It's not happening, Will.
KENNEDY 
Give her time. She's getting it. 
XANDER 
Or something's getting her. Will, think you better back up a little. 
WILLOW 
No!
Willow's arms thrust back behind her, sending magic toward Anya and Kennedy, 
who immediately freeze. Enveloped in magic, they are lifted from the ground 
momentarily by Willow, who's pulling power from the two women, through her, 
to create the portal. The portal opens up in front of her in the shape of 
a large window of light. Noticing that Willow's hair turned black as she channeled 
Anya and Kennedy's energy, Xander enters the circle, lifting Willow up by 
her arms. As he carries her out of the circle, her hair goes back to red. 
Kennedy seems upset as she realizes what just happened.
Cut to:
ALLEY 
IN SUNNYDALE - NIGHT 
In vamp visage, wearing his leather duster, Spike's fighting the demon from 
the portal.
SPIKE 
Oh, come on now, Nancy. Call yourself a demon? I thought you were up for a proper 
fight. (the demon punches Spike, knocking him down) Now we're talking. 
Spike stands and tackles the demon, head butting it. The demon then punches 
Spike repeatedly, ultimately pinning him against a wall. Spike then pushes 
the demon's head away, and kicks it across the alley. 
SPIKE 
(laughing maniacally) Yeah!
Cut to:
CAVE 
IN DESERT - DAY 
Buffy's still chained to the ground as she stands, addressing the three men 
who put her there.
BUFFY 
You think I came all this way to get knocked up by some demon dust? I can't 
fight this. I know that now. But you guys? You're just men. (rips her chains 
out of the ground) Just the men who did this...to her. Whoever that girl was 
before she was the First Slayer.
RED HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
You don't understand.
BUFFY 
No, you don't understand! You violated that girl, made her kill for you because 
you're weak, you're pathetic, and you obviously have nothing to show me.
Buffy uses the chains that are still shackled to her hands as weapons. She 
swings the chains, at the legs of one man, and the staff of the other. She 
knocks them down, but they get up again. A fight ensues. 
Cut to:
ALLEY 
IN SUNNYDALE - NIGHT 
Spike and the demon are still fighting. The demon has Spike pinned to a wall 
again, but this time, Spike grabs the demon's head and twists, snapping it's 
neck. Spike throws the demon to the ground in front of him. 
SPIKE 
(in vamp visage, Spike takes out a cigarette and puts it in his mouth) I don't 
know your feelings, big guy, but to me, a tussle like that... (strikes a match 
on the demon's ear, brings the match up to his cigarette; Spike's now in human 
face) is good for the soul. (Spike lights his cigarette and takes a puff)
Cut to:
DESERT 
- DAY 
After defeating two of the men, Buffy walks up to the man in the red hat, 
holding a staff. She breaks it, and the demon smoke disappears.
BUFFY 
I knew it. It's always the staff.
RED HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
We offered you power.
BUFFY 
(sarcastically) Tell me something I don't know.
RED HAT SHADOW MAN SUBTITLE: 
As you wish. (holds his hand to Buffy's head) 
Cut to:
LIVING 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Spike brings the body of the demon he killed back to Buffy's house, carrying 
it to the portal.
Cut to:
CAVE 
IN DESERT - DAY 
The Red Hat Shadow Man is still holding his hand to Buffy's head.
Cut to:
LIVING 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Spike throws the demon's body into the portal.
Cut to:
CAVE 
IN DESERT - DAY 
Buffy's face is full of concern as she stares at the Red Hat Shadow Man.
Fade to white.
LIVING 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Buffy is back in her living room now. An exhausted bunch awaits her - Anya, 
Dawn, Spike, Kennedy, Xander, Willow. They all stare at each other in silence 
and in shock for a moment.
Cut to:
UPSTAIRS 
AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Kennedy's walking down the hallway, when Willow comes up behind her. 
WILLOW 
Hey. You OK? You've been kinda quiet since...
KENNEDY 
You sucked the life out of me?
WILLOW 
Yeah, since then. Look, it's important that you know what I am, what I'm like 
when I'm like that.
KENNEDY 
I thought it would be... I don't know - cool somehow. It just hurt.
WILLOW 
I'm really sorry. It's just, you were the most powerful person nearby, and - well, 
that's - that's how it works. That's how I work.
KENNEDY 
I got that. You told me. I'll see you in the morning. (goes into her room and 
closes the door)
Cut to:
BUFFY'S 
ROOM AT BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 
Willow opens the door to Buffy's room. Buffy's sitting on her bed, curled 
up, looking introspective and worried.
WILLOW 
How you doing?
BUFFY 
Thanks for bringing me back. Again.
WILLOW 
(walks to the bed) Well, that's what I do. (sits on the edge of the bed)
BUFFY 
I was hard on you guys today. 
WILLOW 
Aw, it's all right. You needed to be. Although, Twinkies and kisses - also peachy 
motivational tools. You OK?
BUFFY 
I think I made a mistake.
WILLOW 
What?
BUFFY 
Those men that I met - you know, the shadow men? They offered me more power, 
but I didn't like the loophole.
WILLOW 
So, you turned it down? It's OK, Buffy. We'll get by. We always do.
BUFFY 
I don't know. They showed me...
WILLOW 
Showed you what?
BUFFY 
That the First Slayer was right - it isn't enough.
WILLOW 
Why, Buffy? What did you see? What did they show you?
Cut to:
CAVE 
- NIGHT 
A Turok-Han growls with a battle cry. There's many more behind it, jumping 
around with weapons. Pan out to show there's thousands upon thousands of Turok-Han 
forming an army somewhere underground.
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