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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8: Fan fiction

Characters:
Buffy
Faith
Xander
Willow
Kennedy
Dawn
Giles
Anya
Wood
Andrew
Tara

Guest Starring: Angel, Wesley, Gunn, and Spike, and Alma the female demon.

Episode 1 Future

After Sunnydale is destroyed the gang comes upon a demon, bent on ridding the world of men.

Scene 1: Dead or Alive

SCENE: Buffy, Faith, Xander, Giles, Andrew, Wood, Dawn, Kennedy, and Anya are all standing in front of the bus watching smoke slowly swirl from the hood up into the sky.

Buffy:
“Great, this is just what we need.”

Xander:
[looking from the hood to Anya, and back to the hood] “You were...”

Anya:
[sighing] “Do you want me to explain it again?”

Xander:
[nods head]

Anya:
“Well...as we all know, I was at one time a Vengeance Demon.” [nods head while looking around at everyone] “Well, it appears that there was a prophecy or two...that foretold my ‘death,’ and the fact that I wouldn’t really ‘die’ [does fingers in a quotation sign]

Giles:
"Anya, do cease droning on about your non-death."

Anya:
[childish] “But Xander...”

Andrew:
[finishing for Anya and looking at her chest]"didn't understand that at the molecular level, all the way to the surface Anya is a perfect woman with beautiful [realizes everyone is looking at him]...hands"

Dawn:
"Hands? Why do you guys even try to "protect" my virgin ears, there not virgin."

Buffy, Xander, and Faith:
"What?!"

Dawn:
[Looks at feet] um... remember that Vampire guy on Halloween?"

Buffy:
"Oh my God, I can't deal with this."

Giles:
[not paying attention] "None of us can, but it's something we will have to pull through together."

Buffy:
“I’m glad you think so!”

Giles:
“She’s not completely destroyed.”

Wood:
[also hadn't been listening] "I’m with Giles, it's going to be tough, but I think we can do her."

Dawn:
[looking up alarmed] "Wha...what? It was one time, I'm not an expert."

Wood:
"Well you can still be of some help."

Dawn:
[stuttering] "But...but... I'm really not that good."

Wood:
"I still wouldn't mind your help, I was doing things like this at your age."

Faith:
"Hey, Wood-y, she's just a kid, am I not good enough for you? Cause I kinda thought you liked that thing with the..."

[everyone turns and looks at Faith now, Dawn breaths a sigh of relief]

Wood:
"What are you talking about Faith."

Buffy:
"She's talking about you hitting on my little sister right in front of me!"

Wood:
"What? I don't know what you are talking about, but I meant the bus."

Buffy Dawn and Faith:
"Oh..."


Silence for a few minutes before the scene goes black

Credits [Scene 2]

Scene 3: Big Bad Faith?

SCENE: Xander and Anya are looking for firewood in the woods together. Xander is walking very close to Anya and Anya keeps getting over. When Xander gets beside her again she asks in a confused tone:

Anya:
"Xander, why are you so close?"

Xander:
[taking this opportunity to question her] "Are you and Andrew you know...seeing each other?"

Anya:
"No! I mean, I don't know. I kind of died before we could actually get anywhere."


[Xander stares blankly at Anya for a moment before Anya speaks again.]

Anya:
"Look Xander, I still love you. I always will, but you left me. [Demonic voice] "And then you let me die."

Xander:
[looking confused and a little worried]: “Ahn? Are you okay?”

Anya:
[normal voice]“Never better, why?”


[In comes Buffy]

Buffy:
“So, what are you guys up to?”

Xander:
[coming out of a daze] “Uh nothing, we’re just looking for firewood.”

Buffy:
“Oh, mind if I come along?”

Anya:
“Yes, we do mind.”

Buffy:
[confused but angry] “Fine, sorry to bother you.” [walks off]

Xander:
“Anya, why did you do that?”

Anya:
[demonic voice again] “So I could get you alone.”

Fades

[Everyone is in the woods searching for Xander and Anya. Andrew is panicking and breathing into a bag. Willow and Kennedy are holding hands going off to the right. Buffy, Dawn, and Giles go forward, and Faith and Wood go to the left. Andrew is left standing in the middle of a clearing, still frantically breathing into his bag. Camera follows Faith and Wood. There is an awkward silence for a few minutes before Wood finally speaks.]

Wood:
“I’m glad you’re all right Faith.”
Faith:
“Yea, same for you. You had a close call.”

Wood:
“If I recall correctly, you cried.”

Faith:
[laughs] “I don’t cry.”


[Wood looks at her skeptically]

Faith:
“Alright, maybe I cried a little.”

Wood:
“Faith, can I ask you a question?”

Faith:
“No I’m not evil anymore.”

Wood:
[looks at Faith with a smile] “Not exactly my question but alright.”

Faith:
“Sorry, just got used to answering that question I guess. Nobody wants to believe that big bad Faith has turned all goody goody.”

Wood:
“Do you believe it?”

Faith:
“I don’t know. I mean sometimes I just want to kill something [punches fist into hand] ya know?”

Wood:
“When I first signed up for this I was just in it to kill Spike. Now that he’s dead I really don’t feel any better about my mothers death.”

Faith:
“Yea, when I first came to Sunny-D a couple years back, I was in it for the kill. And now when I look back I laugh at how stupid I was.”

Wood:
“What did you say?”

Faith:
“What do you mean?

Wood:
“You just called yourself stupid!”

Faith:
“I was. I was all kill, kill, and didn’t get the big picture. Hell, I still don’t really see life past a few miles. I feel sorry for other people, but there’s still a part of me that thinks no one else matters.”

Wood:
“Wow, Faith getting all philosophical on me. Pretty soon you will be all heroic and ‘goody goody’. Who are you and what have you done with Big bad Faith?”

Faith:
[punches Wood in arm, Wood falls down and Faith smiles and keeps walking]

Wood:
“Faith, a little help here?”

Scene 4: “Who are you?”

SCENE: Buffy, Dawn and Giles are walking in the woods.

Dawn:
“Where are we going?”

Buffy:
“To find Xander.”

Giles:
“Yes, it seems [takes out glasses and precedes to clean them] that he and Anya have managed to get themselves lost.” [replaces glasses]

Dawn:
“He could be hurt, bleeding or dead by now? What are you two slow pokes waiting for, lets get going!” [Dawn speeds up and is a little ahead of them when someone grabs her leg. Dawn falls down and before she can scream she sees Xander.] “Xander? Are you alright?”


Xander:
[coughs up blood] “Anya...”

Dawn:
“Anya what? Is Anya hurt, has someone got her?”

Xander:
“She’s...” [Xander passes out.]


[Giles and Buffy come around the corner and see Dawn on the ground beside Xander. Xander has a knife stuck in his stomach and deep scratches all over his body.]

Giles:
“What happened here?”

Dawn:
“Xander and Anya were attacked.”

Buffy:
“Where’s Anya?”

Dawn:
“I don’t know. Buffy Xander’s hurt pretty bad.”

Buffy:
“I know, we’ll carry him back to the bus.”

Giles:
“I’ll look around here and see if I can find any signs of where Anya might be, or if she was taken.”

Buffy:
“I don’t want you out here by yourself. What if your attacked?”

Giles:
“I’ll be alright. Go on and help Xander. See if you can find Willow, she could be of some help.”


Anya:
[hiding in the bushes a few feet away, watches as everyone but Giles leaves.] “Stupid old man.” [she whispers]

Scene fades



Xander is lying on the ground, Buffy and Dawn beside him. Buffy is soothing his forehead with a wet cloth. Dawn has his hand in hers, and Faith and Wood are heading towards them. When Faith sees the scene, she runs, Wood not far behind.

Faith:
“What the hell happened to him?!” [Faith falls to the ground beside Xander.]

Buffy:
“He was attacked. We don’t know by what or who yet. Giles is on it.”

Wood:
“Where is Giles?”

Scene fades

Giles:
[gets tangled in a thorn bush] “Bloody hell.” [continues walking blood now streaming down his legs in rivulets.] [mimics himself] “I’ll be alright, I’ll only be a few moments. Look for Anya, find a trail.” [takes glasses out and cleans them with his handkerchief.]

[A noise in the brush behind Giles makes him turn. As he turns he falls, a knife stuck in his shoulder.]

Giles:
“Who’s there?”

Anya:
“Giles, is that you?”

Giles:
[relieved] “Anya? Where are you?”

Anya:
[demonic voice] “Right here.” [Anya appears beside Giles]

Scene fades

Scene 5: “Splinters and Squirrels” *or “Finding Out”

Willow:
“Ouch.”

Kennedy:
“What is it this time?”


Willow:
“Another splinter.”

Kennedy:
“Oh, let me kiss it and make it better.” [kisses Willow’s hand] “Better?”

Willow:
“Much better.”

Kennedy:
“We should be heading back soon. We might run into something bad.”

Willow:
[preoccupied] “Sounds fun.”

Kennedy:
“Will, are you alright?”

Willow:
“Yeah, I just thought I heard something.”

Kennedy:
“Like what?”

Willow:
“Probably just a squirrel or something.”

Kennedy:
“Willow, squirrels, aren’t out at night.”

Willow:
“They could be.”

Kennedy:
“I didn’t hear anything, so maybe it’s just you.”

Willow:
“Yea, maybe.”

Kennedy:
“So, finish telling me about the rat.”

Willow:
“I finally turned her back, when I realized that it was as easy as any spell I had done before.”

Kennedy:
“What happened after?”

Willow:
“Well, we got high off the magic’s, and then I got off the magic’s, and she turned evil, I think that sums it up.”

Kennedy:
[sarcastic] “That’s it?”


[Willow stops frozen.] [Kennedy looks up amazed to see a woman with long brown/blonde hair standing in front of them.]

Willow:
[whispers] “Tara?” [Willow only has enough time to whisper Tara’s name before Tara attacks.]

Scene fades

Faith:
“Buffy we need to get him to a hospital.”

Buffy:
[sarcastically] “Great idea Faith, point me to the nearest one!”

Wood:
“Buffy, sarcasm isn’t going to get us anywhere.”

Buffy:
"No but a little ass-kicking might."

Faith:
"B's grown herself a pair!"


[Buffy stands as though she may hit Faith. Faith stands as well. Dawn steps in between them both, momentarily releasing Xander's hand.]

Dawn:
"Stop it, both of you. Fighting isn't going to help Xander."


[Everyone stands in silence for a moment before Xander begins to cough. Everyone turns to look at him.]


Dawn:
[quietly] "Xander?"


Xander:
[softly] "Yea Dawnie?"


[Xander sits up after a few tries and looks around at everyone.]

Xander:
"What's going on?"

Buffy:
"You were attacked."

Xander:
"Anya!"

Buffy:
"We haven't found her yet. Giles is on it."

Xander:
"What! You have to go find him, like now."

Wood:
"Why?"

Xander:
"Because Anya is the one who did this to me."


Scene fades

[Willow and Kennedy are lying on the ground a few feet from where they had been standing not long ago. Gouge marks run across Willow's stomach, and Kennedy's head is bruised.]

Willow:
[moves slowly to a sitting position against a tree.] "What is this?" [looks down at the scratch marks on her stomach, that make a familiar symbol.]

Kennedy:
[attempting to stand] "What is what?"

Willow:
[points at stomach]

Kennedy:
"Wow, what is that?"


Willow:
[gives Kennedy a scolding look] "I don't know."
[a rustle in the bushes makes them jerk their heads to the side to look]
"What was that?"


[Buffy comes out of the bushes, sees Willow and Kennedy, and runs to Willow.]

Buffy:
"Are you alright?"

Willow:
"Yes, we're fine."

Buffy:
"What attacked you?"


[Willow is silent]

Kennedy:
"Some animal, I'm not sure what it was."


[Willow looks at Kennedy]

Buffy:
"Xander was attacked as well."

Willow:
[looking worried] "Is he alright?"

Kennedy:
[looks a little angry.]

Buffy:
"Yea, he'll be fine. It's Giles I'm worried about."

Kennedy:
"Giles was attacked too?"

Buffy:
"No, well, we don't know."

Willow:
"We have to go find him."


Buffy:
"That's what I was doing.

Kennedy:
"What attacked Xander?"

Buffy:
"Not what, who."

Willow:
[dramatically] "Anya."

Scene fades



Scene 6: “Not over”

SCENE: Anya and Tara are kneeling in front of a white demon, with a horn in the middle of her forehead, and horns on her elbows, and ankles. Her forked tail swishes back and forth across the ground. Her eyes are deep red, with small horns lining them.

(the demon) Alma:
“Sisters, you serve me well. As your reward I shall let you reign with me after the death of the men.”

Anya and Tara:
[in unison] “Yes queen, we will reign with you.”

Alma:
“What must we do?”

Anya:
“Kill the men.”

Tara:
“Kill the witch.”

Alma:
[dramatically] “And the slayer.”

Buffy:
[appears from behind some trees with Faith] “Which one?”




[Buffy and Faith attack the demon]
[fighting...demon pins Faith to the ground, but Buffy comes from behind and hits her with a tree branch. The demon disappears in a cloud of smoke.]

Alma:
[whisper] “This is not over slayer.”

Buffy:
“How many times have I heard that before?”

Scene fades

Scene 7: “New Big Bad”

SCENE: Buffy is walking back with Anya and Tara and keeps looking around at the trees. She feels like something is close by. Something familiar.

Buffy:
"Angel?"

Angel:
"Buffy?"

Dawn:
"Gag."

Buffy:
[looks at Dawn angrily] "What are you doing here?" [she directs at Angel.]

Gunn:
"Well my man Wesley here, and the big boss Angel, decided to take some time off."


[no one looks at Gunn and Angel continues]

Angel:
"I wanted to be sure you were okay."

Buffy:
"We're fine, you can go now." [Buffy looks at Faith out of the corner of her eye]


Faith:
[looking at the ground] “Where is Wes?”

Wesley:
“Right here.” [steps forward]

Faith:
[looks up]

Buffy:
“We really don’t need any of you here right now. We’ve got everything under control.”


[as Buffy says this, Anya and Tara turn, and attack Faith.]

Anya and Tara:
“She feels remorse for a man. She must perish.”

Buffy:
[pulls Tara off as Gunn grabs Anya]

Gunn:
“Whoa, these girls are tough. What have you been feeding them?”

Buffy:
“They are possessed, or at least we think so.”


Wesley:
“Where’s Giles?”

Faith:
“We don’t know, we’re looking for him.”

Wesley:
“With two possessed girls in tow? Do you know how dangerous that is?”

Buffy:
“We were taking them back to the bus. Then we were going to look for Giles.”

Angel:
“And who were you going to leave them with?”

Faith:
“Wood.”

Spike:
[coming out from behind a tree] “Wood, as in the Wood who tried to do me in?”

Buffy:
[shocked] “Spike?”

Spike:
“Yea love?”

Angel:
[annoyed] “Spike, Buffy, Buffy, Spike. Are we all reacquainted. Right now we need to find Giles. He is extremely important.”

Buffy:
[shakes head] “What do you mean?

Spike:
“It looks like Giles the old chap, is to make a name for himself.”

Buffy:
“How?”

Spike:
“He’s gonna kill the new big bad.”

Scene fades to Giles face

Scene 8: "Men"

SCENE: Giles is lying on the ground barely breathing. His nose is broken and he is bleeding from many wounds, some deep gashes. One of his shoes is off, and his glasses are broken on the ground. Buffy, Faith, Wesley, and Gunn all come running up to him.

Buffy:
"Giles?"

Giles:
[coughs]

Wesley:
"Giles, can you speak?"

Buffy:
[looking angrily at Wesley] "We have to get him to a hospital."

Faith:
[mocking Buffy] "Great idea, B, point me to the closest one."

Buffy:
[looks witheringly at Faith] "Help me pick him up."

Alma:
[appears from behind a tree] "You can not save him. Before tomorrow night is through I will have killed all of you."

Faith:
"Are they all speaking in rhyme now?" [kicks Alma in face]

Alma:
[unflinching] "You are all weak. You should join me, like Anyanka and Tara. They understand that men are nothing. That men don’t deserve to breath the same air as I.”

Buffy:
“Do you see this man?” [points at Giles] “I can think of a million reasons why he deserves to be here more than you.” [pulls out a large sword type weapon from her back.] “Let’s start with, his name.”

Alma:
[getting into a fighting stance] “You can not defeat me slayer. You are still tied down with bonds to men. Join me, help me rid this world of their vermin presence, or perish along side them.”

Faith:
“She does have a point.”

Gunn and Wesley:
“Faith!”

Faith:
"What?"

Buffy:
"Faith, we need to stay together, no joking around!"

Faith:
"Sorr-y."

Gunn:
“So, what do we kill it with?”

Wesley:
“A good ax or that sword of Buffy’s should do.”

Faith:
“I wanna play with the demon mass murderer.”

Wesley:
“Let’s not taunt the demon.”

Alma:
“Maybe you should be more worried about your blood.”

Faith:
“What the hell are you talking about?”

Buffy:
“Dawn! Faith I told you we should have brought her.”

Faith:
“No, you said it was too dangerous to bring her.”

Gunn:
“Hey, where’s the other British guy?”

Alma:
“Men divide you. They keep you from reaching your full potential. You can never be complete until they are all destroyed. Like the men at your camp are being destroyed now.”

Cut to bus

Scene fades

Scene 9: “Surprise”

Xander is sitting in the bus, with Dawn watching the door. Angel and Spike can be heard outside quarreling over something, and Anya and Tara are sitting in front of the fire, watching the dieing flames. Anya and Tara look up at Spike and Angel as they argue, and then Tara nods.

Anya:
[confused] “Angel? Spike? What are you guys doing here.”

Spike:
[looks over]


Angel:
“Do you know where you are.”

Anya:
“Tara?! I thought you were dead.”

Tara:
“Yeah, me too.”

Anya:
“Am I… I’m...dead?”

Spike:
“Actually we’re all dead pet. Or at least sorta dead.”

Angel:
“Spike burst into flames, but now he’s back.”
[mumbles under breath] “Yay”

Tara:
“Where is Willow?”

Spike:
“Concocting some spell with Kennedy to kill the demon.”

Tara:
“What demon?”

Spike:
“Some brood by the name of Alma. Wants to rid the world of men, blah blah blah.”

Anya:
“I remember those days...”

Angel:
“How do you feel?”

Tara:
“Pretty bad. It feels like I’ve been hit over the head with a sledgehammer.”

Spike:
“Let’s undo those bonds for you then.” [walks over to Tara and unties her ankles and wrists.]

Tara:
[grabs Spike around the neck with her ankles, and hits him in the forehead with the palm of her hand.]


[Anya had been working on her ties for a while, jumps up, and Tara cuts her wrists ties with a knife from her shoe. Anya and Tara both attack Angel, throwing him into the bus.]

Anya and Tara:
“Thanks.” [both walk away]

Scene fades



Scene 10: “The Books”

[Buffy, Faith, Gunn, and Wesley are running through the woods back to the camp. Buffy is near tears. When they run up to camp, they see that everything is pretty much how they left it, except that Angel and Spike, are rubbing the backs of their heads, and dusting off, and Anya and Tara are nowhere to be seen.]

Buffy:
“Where’s Dawn?”

Dawn:
[comes out of bus] “I’m right here. What’s wrong?”

Buffy:
[runs up to Dawn and gives her a big hug.] “I was so worried about you.”

Dawn:
“Buffy...can’t...breath.”

Buffy:
[releases Dawn after a few moments]

Dawn:
“Where‘s Giles?

Buffy:
“We lost him in the woods. Where are Anya and Tara?”

Angel:
[pointing at Spike] “Genius here decided it was safe to untie them.”

Spike:
“They seemed tame.”

Faith:
“So did you before the First started playing hopscotch in your head.”

Spike:
[quietly] “The First is gone.”

Giles:
[stumbling out of woods] “The First is never gone, only suppressed.”


Buffy:
“Giles?” [runs over to catch him before he falls over]

Giles:
“Tara and Anya...”

Buffy:
“Shh, we know what’s going on.”

Giles:
“No, get me my books.”

Faith:
“Um Giles, what books?”

Giles:
“In the bus, I put some books in my weapons bag.”

Wesley:
[walking towards the bus] “I’ll go and get them.”

Giles:
“And my spare pair of glasses as well, if you don’t mind.”

Buffy:
“You put books in your weapons bag? Good thing we didn’t need any extra weapons!”

Angel:
“Leave him alone Buffy.”

Giles:
“Oh, hello Angel.” [sitting down]

Angel:
“Hey. Can you remember what happened?”


Giles:
“I was looking for any sign of Anya, and all of a sudden I was on the ground, with a knife in my shoulder, and Anya standing beside me. Then Tara appeared.”

Willow:
[walks up with Kennedy] “The spell, is finished. I know where Alma is hiding, and I also have latched on to some of her power. She won’t be as strong, but she’s still going to be hard to defeat.”



Faith:
“Spike said that Giles was going to kill the [quotes Spike] ‘New big bad’.”

Wesley:
“Oh no.”


[Everyone turns to look at Wesley]

Buffy:
“What is it?”

Wesley:
“Are you sure you meant he was going to kill it?”

Angel:
“What do you mean Wes?”

Wesley:
“In here, it says that the demon Alma, or ‘man killer’ will be helped by a man, to complete her deadly agenda.”
Buffy: [looks around] “Where’s Wood?”

Scene cuts to Wood
[Wood is walking through the woods, hypnotized. He stumbles into Alma’s camp, and is immediately chained to a post in the ground.]

Alma:
“I’m glad you could join us Robin."

Scene Fades

Scene 11: "Clouded Judgment"

SCENE: Kennedy and Willow have walked a short distance away from the bus, talking. Everyone else is still at the bus, arguing over whether or not to go after Wood.

Kennedy:
“Willow, what was that symbol on your stomach?”

Willow:
“It’s a symbol that was used long ago.”

Kennedy:
“For what?”


Willow:
“To mark witches for execution...”

Kennedy:
[quietly] “Oh.”

Buffy:
“Who marked you?”

Willow:
"Tar...I mean I don't know."

Buffy:
"What really attacked you in the woods?"

Willow:
"It was Tara..."

Buffy:
[angrily] "Why did you lie to me Kennedy."

Kennedy:
“I didn’t know who she was, but Willow obviously knew her.”

Buffy:
[mocking Kennedy] "Willow obviously knew her! I still don't get why the hell that gives you the right to lie to me! I'm the leader here, and as such, I expect people to be truthful with me."

Kennedy:
[under breath] "Yeah, we've all seen what Buffy's great leadership can do."

Buffy:
"Excuse me?"

Kennedy:
"Well let's see. Your leadership has gotten many innocent girls murdered, Xander's eye removed, oh yes and let's not forget, Spike."

Willow:
[stepping in before things get really ugly] "Buff, Ken, you guys are friends. Stop letting all this wackiness get in the way of that. Alma is clouding your judgment, making you second guess yourselves."



Buffy:
"You better keep your girlfriend on a leash Will, remember what happened to Tara?"

Dawn:
[overheard the whole conversation] "Just stop it all of you! You're all acting like a bunch of idiots. We have more important things to worry about. Xander and Giles are hurt very badly, and Angel thinks Xander may have internal bleeding. Wood has disappeared, and when was the last time anyone saw Andrew? Get yourselves together!"


[everyone stops talking, and when Dawn finishes Willow bursts into tears, Kennedy walks back to the bus, and Buffy runs over to Willow, giving her a huge hug, nearly breaking ribs in the process.]

Buffy:
"Will, I didn't mean it! I don't even know where it came from. It felt like I couldn't control-"

Dawn:
"Your words? Yeah, it's been happening over at the bus too. Wes thinks that it may be some after affect of being around the demon."

Buffy:
"Has Wesley got everything set up?"

Willow:
[sniffles] "Yes, everything is ready."

Buffy:
"Including our number one witch?"


Willow:
[a little happier] "Yep!"

cut scene

[as Willow, Buffy, and Dawn walk back over to the bus, they see that everyone is still arguing, Faith extremely angry that some people don't think they should go looking for Wood right now.]

Faith:
"How the hell can you say that you won't go look for Wood? He would look for any one of you idiots. Why he would is still a mystery to me."

Buffy:
"Faith, calm down, we all need to be calm, and ready for anything."

Faith:
"B, are you with them? Do you not want to find Wood?"

Angel:
[out of the blue] "Wood is with Alma."

Faith and Buffy:
"What?"

Angel:
"Well, it just makes sense. He disappears, soon after you two fought with Alma. Wes said that a man would help Alma, and so far he is the only one besides Wes who hasn't been attacked by Tara or Anya."

Buffy:
"You may be right."

Faith:
"What are we waiting for, let's go kick some demon ass!"

[Buffy, Faith, Angel, Kennedy, and Willow, all prepare to face Alma. Buffy gets trusty Mr. Pointy just in case, and a large battle Ax. Faith gets a large knife to put in her shoe, and a sword. Angel gets an ax, and Kennedy grabs a pike. Willow gets a few ingredients and her spell book.]

Buffy:
"Wait a second Kennedy, where do you think you're going?"


Kennedy:
"I'm coming with you guys."

Buffy:
"No. It's too dangerous. We need you here in case camp is attacked. We saw what happened to Spike and Angel. Spike may need some protection."

Spike:
[sticks his head out of the bus door] "Like hell I need a baby-sitter. I'd be going with you if I didn't think leaving camp would get everyone killed."

Faith:
"You keep telling yourself that blondie."

[Spike snorts and walks back into the bus]

Kennedy:
“Whatever, I don’t really care anyway. I’ll just stay and be a good slayer.”


[Buffy, Faith, Angel, and Willow all walk off into the woods.]

Kennedy:
“I’ll show them good little slayer.” [gets up and walks towards the woods.]

scene fades

[Buffy, Faith, Angel, and Willow are walking through the woods. Willow is chanting, and Angel is behind her, watching her back.]

Faith:
“Are we there yet?”

Buffy:
“Faith, act your age.”

Angel:
“I smell blood.”

Buffy:
“We must be getting close.”

Willow:
“Ouch.”

Faith:
[whispers] “What is it?”

Willow:
“Splinter.”

Faith:
“Another one?”

Willow:
“Yea. [silence] Faith?”

Faith:
“Yeah?”

Willow:
“Ken, would kiss it.”

Faith:
[laughs] “I bet she would, be no such luck from me!”

Buffy:
“Shh! We’re supposed to be sneaky!”

Angel:
“You make more noise shushing people.”

Buffy:
[gives Angel a withering look] “Shh.”



[As they walk the smell of blood gets stronger and stronger.]

Angel:
“The smell is getting stronger.”

Faith:
“Sorry.”


[everyone turns to look at Faith.]

Angel:
“The blood.”

Faith:
“Oh...”

Willow:
“I’m finished. And it seems that Alma’s camp is right...[looks around]...there...[points straight ahead.]

Buffy:
“Okay everybody, weapons ready. This is gonna be a quick in and out. Kill the demon, get Tara, Anya, and Wood.”

Willow:
“Since when did you start sounding like the Initiative.”

Angel:
“The Initiative, as in Riley?”


Willow:
“The Initiative as in the evil military people.”

Buffy:
“Yea, Riley was in the Initiative.”

Faith:
“Gotta love a man in uniform. As I recall he was...”


[again everyone looks at Faith.]

Willow:
“Shh!”

Faith:
[whispers] “Sorry!”

[they walk into the camp, Buffy to the right, Faith to the left, and Angel and Willow stay hidden behind the trees. Willow is starting a binding spell, to bind Tara and Anya, while Faith and Buffy fight Alma.]

Faith:
“What the hell happened here?”

Buffy:
“Exactly what I was going to ask.”


[Buffy and Faith look around Alma’s camp which is in disarray. Then they stumble upon Alma’s body. There are many stab wounds, and deep cuts. A few steps, and they find Alma’s head, in the fire.]

Anya:
[stepping from behind a tattered tent.] “Hey.”

Faith:
[whips out her weapon.]

Buffy:
“Anya. Is that you?”

Anya:
“Yep.”

Faith:
“I don’t guess you’ll mind us tying you up, if it really is you?”

Anya:
“No, you can if you feel you must. Tara probably wouldn’t mind either.”

Tara:
[steps from behind the same tent.] “No, I don’t mind.”

Willow:
[drops her things, and runs to Tara.] “Tara, is it
really you?”

Tara:
[stutters] “Well...y-yea, I t-think so.”

Angel:
“We need to get back to camp.”

Buffy:
“Let’s just all state the obvious. Faith, tie Tara, and I’ve got Anya.”

Faith:
[sarcastically] “Sir, yes sir!”


[everyone looks at Faith.]

cut scene

Scene 12: "Evil Idiot"

SCENE: Buffy, Faith, Willow, Angel, Anya, Tara, and a confused Wood, are walking back to the bus.

Buffy:
"That may be one of the weirdest things I've ever heard."

Willow:
"It's impossible."

Faith:
"Right there with ya B."

Angel:
"I knew he was bad."

Buffy:
" He's not bad, he's just never been very smart."


Angel:
"The guys obviously an idiot...an evil idiot."

Buffy:
"Look, I know you don't like Riley, but you're just being jealous."

Faith:
"Anya, are you sure?"

Anya:
"Alma was killed by three guys in military uniform."

Buffy:
"What makes you think it was the Initiative?"

Anya:
"Their obvious knowledge of demons for a start."

Angel:
"How do you know the council is involved?"

Tara:
"I recognized a few of them from when they came to check on Buffy a few years ago."

Willow:
"You still have all of your memories?"

Tara:
[smiles]"Yea."


[they come upon the camp, and see that the bus is fixed, Gunn wiping the grease from the bus off of his hands on his pant leg.]

Anya:
[seeing Xander] "Xander!"

Xander:
[looks up] "Anya?"

Anya:
[running to Xander and looking at all of his bruises and cuts] "Did I do all of that to you? I'm so sorry."

Dawn:
"Yeah, you did. [to Buffy] How did everything go?"

Buffy:
"I need to speak to Giles."

Giles:
[walks off bus] "Buffy, you're back. How did it go?"

Buffy:
"Alma's dead, but not because of us."

Wesley:
"What do you mean?"

Tara:
"The Initiative and the council got to her first."

Giles:
[skeptically] "That's impossible, the council was completely destroyed by the first."

Anya:
"We know what we saw."

Buffy:
"Giles what does it mean?"

Giles:
[stuttering] "Truthfully, I have no idea."

Angel:
"We'll go back to LA and look into it."

Buffy:
"That's the best idea I've heard all night. We don't need or want you here."

Gunn:
"Obviously."

Spike:
"We're leaving? Bloody hell, I just got comfy."

Wesley:
"It seems we aren't wanted. I have everything ready if you want to leave now Angel."

Buffy:
"Not want, are. You are leaving. [pauses and adds as an after thought.] It was nice meeting you Gunn, please don't come back."

Gunn:
"Ditto, I think."


[Spike, Angel, Wesley, and Gunn, walk to Angel's car and all get in.]

Spike:
[same time as Angel]"By love."

Angel:
[same time as Spike] "By Buffy"


[Spike and Angel shoot each other looks.]

Dawn:
[runs to car and tries to hug Spike, but she falls through him.]”You have some explaining to do, one day very soon!” [she says looking at him evilly.] “But not today. Buffy would freak if you stayed any longer!” [she whispers to him] "Bye Spike, I'm glad you're not dead."

Spike:
"Me too little bit." [pats Dawn on the back]
[Angel starts the car and they leave quickly.]

Buffy:
"Can't say I'm sad to see um go."

Giles:
"Buffy, if the council is back, and helping the Initiative, it could get very bad."

Faith:
[overheard] "Bring it on!"

Anya and Tara:
[together they hold out their still tied hands] "Guys?"
[everyone turns to look at them]

scene fades

Scene 13: "Military and Tweed"

SCENE: Buffy, Faith, Giles, Willow, Wood, Dawn, Anya, Tara, Xander, and Kennedy are all gathered around discussing the nights events, as the sun begins to climb over the trees.

Dawn:
"So, what exactly happened tonight?"


Anya:
"Alma tapped into our minds. I think Tara and I were most effected, because we are at the extreme ends of the spectrum. I used to torture and kill men for fun, and well Tara...hello, Lesbo!"

Buffy:
"So you're both really alive?"

Anya:
"Yep."

Tara:
[thoughtfully] "I don't know how she did it. I'm almost glad she did though."

Willow:
"Why only almost?"

Tara:
"I don't know...I wasn't in heaven or in hell, I think I may have just been in limbo, but even so, I felt a sense of finality."

Giles:
"But why did Alma choose you to raise?"

Tara:
[looking at ground] "She wanted Willow dead."

Willow:
"Why?"

Tara:
"Because you are too powerful. I always told you, you had great power."

Willow:
[smiles] "Only because of you."

Kennedy:
[moves closer to Willow, and picks up her hand] "So, what do we do now?"

Wood:
"The bus is fixed, so we could leave whenever."


Giles:
"We should leave immediately. If the council is still around, and helping the Initiative, they will all be looking for us."


[Everyone starts to move towards the bus, but stops when they hear running behind them. They all turn around in time to see Andrew run out of the woods, brown bag still clutched in hand.]

Tara:
Andrew?

Willow:
[whispers]"It's a long story."

Andrew:
“Wait up guys! [Andrew reaches the bus, breathing heavily.] Why didn’t anyone come get me? And is that Tara?”

Faith:
“Where were you?”

Andrew:
“Asleep. After I could breath again, I fell asleep, until I heard people walking near by me. Good thing I was hidden, those guys looked mean.”

Buffy:
“What did they look like.”

Andrew:
“Military, mixed with tweed.”

Giles:
“The council, and the Initiative... we need to leave.”
[A fire starts in the distance, and the group all hurry onto the bus, Wood getting in the drivers seat.]

Wood:
“Time to go.”

THE END

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