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Date Posted: 17:39:13 01/25/04 Sun
TV airdate
April 28th 2004
EXT – GRAVEYARD – NIGHT
Faith and Buffy crash to the floor as two vampires attack them
FAITH
Anything?
BUFFY
Not a peep
Buffy kicks the vamp off, Faith kicks hers off
FAITH
It’s been two weeks
The two come back to back as they stake the pending vampires
BUFFY
(wiping off)
Tara’s still connected to her – she’s safe
FAITH
Guardian Angel
BUFFY
She is – I mean, not literally but since she got back she’s really helped keep things together
FAITH
Unlike some of us
BUFFY
Stop blaming yourself, they all know it wasn’t you
FAITH
Would’ve made it easier though huh? Rather than seeing a loved one with the devil’s stare
BUFFY
They don’t hate you Faith. I don’t hate you.
Faith and Buffy walk on in silence – elsewhere in the graveyard.
Vi is stood against the wall as Kennedy sits on a tomb and Caridad is cross legged on the floor
KENNEDY
Did you really expect anything else?
VI
She’s let me lead before
KENNEDY
That’s just it – let you!
CARIDAD
We’ve been slayers for a year now and we’re all still posted with Faith or Buffy or someone from one of their contacts, it’s crazy
KENNEDY
It’s stupid
VI
It’s safer that way. That we’re together. Imagine how many would be left if we were all seperated
KENNEDY
Imagine how much longer it would’ve taken the key to get to all of us if we were spread out alone. You can’t run with five other people on your back
VI
Exactly! But she’s willing to do that
KENNEDY
What are you teacher’s pet now?
VI
That’s not fair
CARIDAD
Kennedy
KENNEDY
Look, I’m sorry it’s just everything over this past two years has been so…I just feel we can be trusted alone now.
VI
I know we can, I just think at this time, the big bad – it’s best to stick together
CARIDAD
I’m with Vi on that one
KENNEDY
Me too, but I’m telling you
Kennedy jumps down
KENNEDY
Things need to change
Starring
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Nicholas Brendon
Michelle Trachtenberg
Tom Lenk
Amber Benson
James Marsters as Spike
& Alyson Hannigan as Willow
Special Guest Star
Anthony Stewart Head
Eliza Dushku as Faith
Guest Starring
Kaarina Aufranc, Iyari Limon, Thad Luckinbill, Dania Ramirez, Rebecca Cartwright, Felicia Day as Vi
INT – MAGIC BOX – DAY
Tara hands a large box to Nancy who passes it out to Xander
NANCY
So, this is the third time?
WILLOW
Third time in three years
(perks up)
Oh but it’s the first time the shop got smashed up and it wasn’t because of me!
ANDREW
How did you do it the first time?
WILLOW
It was Anya’s fault really…it was a thing and there was a troll and we don’t like to talk about it
TARA
It wasn’t very nice
NANCY
Check. No troll talk
XANDER
(returning)
Say what now?
ANDREW
Willow’s chipper that she didn’t break the magic shop this time
WILLOW
I’m not chipper! I’m just relieved and excited about being relieved!
NANCY
We should probably get on with it – Mr. Gills…
XANDER
Giles
NANCY
Mr. Giles wants the shop cleared before the end of the world
(walks off with box)
Which makes no sense
XANDER
Gotta love her
ANDREW
Do you?
Willow and Tara look at each other as Xander stops
WILLOW
Do you hear that?
TARA
That-that sound with the-the noise
WILLOW
That’s the one
They scatter off to another of the bashed up rooms
ANDREW
What did I say?
XANDER
Nothing, they’re expecting awkward silence.
ANDREW
Why?
XANDER
Beats me
ANDREW
So do you love her?
XANDER
Oh, right that’s why
Awkward silence
ANDREW
Do you?
XANDER
Yes…and No. I love her sure, but I’m not, y’know
ANDREW
In love?
XANDER
Right
CUT TO.
EXT – SUMMERS GARDEN – DAY
Giles is staring directly at the hot Californian sun as Spike steps up behind him
SPIKE
Feels great doesn’t it
Spike spreads his arms and soaks up the son
SPIKE
Shame you got that dark cloud hangin’ right over you instead
GILES
Go away Spike
SPIKE
Thought about it and no
GILES
Fine
Giles goes to leave
SPIKE
You gonna tell her?
GILES
Tell who, what?
SPIKE
Buffy. That you buried her Father to hide the death or was that the key too?
GILES
That’s none of your business
SPIKE
Buffy is very my business
GILES
How exactly is that? The two of you haven’t been an item for the past five months
SPIKE
Doesn’t matter mate, still my business. I still care for her
GILES
As do I
SPIKE
So why are you still hanging around?
GILES
Are you trying to get rid of me?
SPIKE
Just sayin’ is all.
GILES
I’m here to help
SPIKE
Right, because we don’t have five slayers, two witches and myself to handle things
(beat)
Look mate, I’m not rushin’ to shift you off – it’s good havin’ someone else who appreciates decent music but…well way I see it is you can add to Buffy’s stress about Dawn by saying you had a hand in it when you weren’t being taken over by a mystical key
(long pause)
Or…you can head back to the motherland and avoid all confrontation
GILES
I’m not going to lie to her
SPIKE
Then don’t. If she asks you tell her – all you’re doing otherwise is not making a point of telling the truth
Spike slaps Giles on the back and walks back into the house
CUT TO.
INT – SCHOOL – DAY
Kennedy is taking a bag up to Willow’s office as she physically crashes into a young girl and is knocked back
TORI
Wanna watch where you’re going?
KENNEDY
Back atcha
Kennedy rubs her arm as the girl walks off
END OF PART ONE
EXT – SCHOOL – DAY
Kennedy comes back out of the building to see Caridad and Vi
KENNEDY
Hey what are you doing here?
CARIDAD
I came by to meet with Vivian for lunch
VI
Vi!
CARIDAD
What are you doing here?
KENNEDY
Stuff for Willow –
Kennedy rolls her eyes as she sees the girl walk back out of the building
KENNEDY
That girl just crashed straight into me, it really hurt
CARIDAD
Do you think that she’s a demon?
KENNEDY
One way to find out
The girl walks past them as Kennedy shoves Vi in front of her
VI
Hey!
TORI
What?
VI
You’re, uh, you’re new here right?
TORI
Yeah
VI
Your accent…are you English?
TORI
I’m from Melbourne
VI
Is that near London?
TORI
It’s in Australia
VI
Oh, I knew that I was just…
Vi looks over at Caridad and Kennedy who are both laughing
VI
Where did you move from?
TORI
Melbourne!
VI
Right, you just said that…um, are you a demon?
KENNEDY
Vi!
TORI
No. Are you?
VI
No.
TORI
Can I leave now?
Tori shoves into Vi, Vi rubs her arm
CARIDAD
Hey!
TORI
What now?
CARIDAD
Apologise to her
TORI
Sorry
CARIDAD
Did you transfer because nobody could stand you in your last continent?
TORI
You don’t know anything about me so don’t try and act like you’re all little miss popularity, got it
Tori is about to walk off again as she trips on her lace, slipping over, a stake rolls out of her bag
KENNEDY
You’re a slayer?
Tori looks up at them, scared
CUT TO.
INT – SUMMERS HOME – DAY
GILES
I still don’t understand how she never crossed our radar
TORI
She has a name
GILES
My apologies – and you’ve definitely been in Melbourne since last summer?
TORI
All the time
Willow walks back into the room and places the scythe down
TORI
What’s that?
KENNEDY
Not for you
TORI
Jeez, hostility to the new girl. I thought ‘everybody loved the new girl’
No comments.
GILES
Anything?
WILLOW
She’s a slayer – a real one, not a key who’s pretending to be one
TORI
A what?
WILLOW
We’ll have a talk later
(to Giles)
I guess we just missed her – there could me more out that, I only remember picking up Tyler Regan from Queensland.
GILES
We’ll have to look into it, how’s Tara doing with the locating?
WILLOW
Pretty good – she’s getting so powerful, almost as powerful as me…not to toot my own horn, way too much of that until lately
Giles takes off his glasses and cleans them
GILES
Yes, well – perhaps you should go and check on her
WILLOW
On it
GILES
In the mean time, perhaps Kennedy if you could call Buffy and Faith, let them know about Tori’s arrival
KENNEDY
On it
Tori smiles awkwardly around the room
CUT TO.
INT – WILLOW AND TARAS ROOM – DAY
Tara is sat cross legged on the floor, white light is coming from a small bowl in front of her as she breathes heavily
TARA
Show me…
The room floods with light as Tara finds herself in a room of nothing – just space
TARA
Dawn?
DAWN
I’m over here
TARA
Where? I can’t see you!
DAWN
Look harder!
Tara squints as the shape of Dawn begins to appear, a large bang is heard and the images fades away
Tara finds herself back in the bedroom, Willow’s just closed the door behind her
WILLOW
Hey
TARA
Hey
WILLOW
Any luck?
TARA
Almost…
WILLOW
Almost like, almost something or almost had her
TARA
Almost had her
WILLOW
Did I break it?
TARA
A little
CUT TO.
EXT – GRAVEYARD – NIGHT
Faith is staring hard as Tory
BUFFY
I’m sorry you had to come into all of this
TORI
I chose to, don’t worry
BUFFY
How did you find me?
TORI
You’re world known
(off Faith’s pissed stare)
Both of you
Faith perks up
TORI
I knew of Sunnydale and that at least one of you was here – I really just came because I wasn’t like the other slayers I’d met
BUFFY
You met more?
TORI
I met two when I was vacationing a while back in Asia – they both had watchers and I didn’t… I figured you had to, I don’t know, apply within or something.
BUFFY
How long have you been here?
TORI
Month maybe – I only just got into school when I heard you worked there. I went to your house a couple of times but I whimped out
FAITH
Scared she was gonna open the door naked? Because I can relate…
BUFFY
Faith.
FAITH
Sorry, you’ll be safe here kid, in theory anyways
BUFFY
Way with the reassurance
TORI
I don’t need reassurance I’m not a kid
FAITH
How old are you?
TORI
Fifteen
FAITH
You’re a kid, kid
(walking off)
Come on let’s see what you’ve got
CUT TO.
INT –SPIKES APARTMENT – NIGHT
Spike is changing as the door goes – a shirtless Spike opens to Andrew who stands in silence for a moment
ANDREW
Wow. You work out
SPIKE
What do you want?
ANDREW
A favour
SPIKE
I’m not being in another one of your little documentaries
ANDREW
A different favour
SPIKE
Oh…come in then
Spike sits back down and doesn’t bother to put his shirt on, after all, it’s only Andrew
SPIKE
You wanna beer? No wait how old are you?
ANDREW
Twenty one last month
SPIKE
Happy Birthday. You want a beer?
ANDREW
Sure!
Spike bites the top off and hands it to Andrew who swigs it and cringes as the bitterness
Spike takes a large gulp and plods himself down
SPIKE
What can I do you for?
ANDREW
Huh?
SPIKE
You wanted a favour
ANDREW
Oh make me a man
SPIKE
(spits drink out)
Listen mate I might be comfortable with being naked but I don’t go there
ANDREW
I mean train me – to fight and stuff, make me more manly
SPIKE
Oh…oh right, that’s okay then
(thinks)
What’s in it for me?
ANDREW
I’ll do your laundry forever and…oh, I’ll make you those onion flowers!
SPIKE
Done. Tell you what – we’ll make a day of it
ANDREW
Ooh with a picnic and stuff?
SPIKE
No.
CUT TO.
EXT – GRAVEYARD – NIGHT
Faith smacks Tori in the face as Buffy blows a whistle
TORI
That bitch hit me!
FAITH
That bitch has been doing this for five and half years
BUFFY
Ladies!
(to Tori)
She was meant to hit you – that’s the whole point of you showing us what you’ve got. Hit her back.
TORI
Really?
BUFFY
Sure, I do it all the time
Buffy steps out – Faith goes for Tori again. Tori grabs her arm and twists it behind her back slamming Faith into the side of a tomb before kicking her over in a flip
The whistle goes again, Faith makes her way to her feet and holds her face after clicking her arm into place
FAITH
She’s got it. I like her
Faith limps off, Buffy gives an awkward smile to a proud Tori
CUT TO.
INT – PRINCIPALS OFFICE – DAY
Tori is sat with Willow as she hands her piles and piles of forms
WILLOW
Sign all of these, I’d say read them but it’s not likely you will – nobody does
TORI
So how come you’re principal when you’re like what – twenty eight?
WILLOW
Twenty one!
TORI
My bad
(beat)
Makes a point though – how are you even out of college?
WILLOW
I started school a year early
TORI
Child genius
WILLOW
Something like
(long awkward pause)
I’m just acting principal
TORI
The real one on holiday?
WILLOW
He got killed last week
TORI
Sorry, was it…a disease or something? Was he old?
WILLOW
He was thirty – he got killed by…you want that chat now?
TORI
I think I might need it
WILLOW
Buffy’s little sister…well she’s not real
TORI
Faith?
WILLOW
(laughs)
They are not sisters! But anywise… her kid sister Dawn, she used to be this energy key that could end the world and she was meant to be used like three years ago and so she got sick or so we thought. It turns out this key just made us bring back some hell god…Glory – the bitch.
(takes a breath)
We bought her back and the key got out of Dawn with no help from me what so ever and took over Glory’s body and killed all these slayers then took over Dawns body. Sent her to another plain before killing her father and getting locked in another time period.
(pause)
Questions?
TORI
How did I become a slayer?
WILLOW
Whoosh that’s a whole other story…
TORI
I have time
Willow slops in her chair before taking a deep breath
CUT TO.
EXT – GRAVEYARD – DAY
Buffy is wearing a pale dress as she sits down in front of Joyce’s grave. She takes the yellow rose out of the holder and replaces it with a fresh one
BUFFY
Hey Mom – I got darker hair! I’m almost natural now – almost being used incredibly loosely.
(sigh)
So, Faith’s back again – this time it’s not to attack my family because I have none left – did I mention that?
(long pause)
I don’t know if you have status up there but you should have a word with your boss about his issue with me because seriously killing you and Dad and then hiding Dawn in some other world – it’s enough to get a girl pissed
(beat)
And…
Buffy goes completely silent as she looks down
BUFFY
I’m scared
END OF PART TWO
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