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Subject: 8x01: Crumbled Author: VKMax [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 11:47:11 10/01/03 Wed DISCLAIMED: Joss charactes, not mine. Everything that happened in Buffy still happened except for Spikes stuff in the final episode. The first half has directions in capitals as I started it months ago before changing my style to lower case. Previously on “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer” Bargaining: “We’re gonna bring Buffy back!” Conversations With Dead People: “This last year gonna seem like cake after what I put your friends through” Bring On The Night: “I’m afraid we have a slight apocalypse” “They’re all slayers?” “Potential slayers on their way here to Sunnydale” Dirty Girls: “Call me Caleb” Chosen: Buffy slice Caleb open Chosen: The girls head into the Hellmouth Chosen: Anya dies, Amanda dies Chosen II: Spikes amulet pours out light that slashes open a portal trapping the Turok Han army Chosen II: The remaining fighters emerge via the school roof to observe their still standing town. TEASER. FADE IN. EXT – GRAVEYARD – NIGHT ANGLE: TWO PAIRS OF LEGS RUNNING WITH GREAT SPEED THROUGH LONG GRASS, ONE PAIR TRIPS OVER A ROCK PAN: A VAMPIRE LIES ON THE GROUND LOOKING BACK AT ITS HUNTER. HE MANAGES TO SCRAMBLE TO HIS FEET ONLY TO BE KILLED FROM THE OTHERSIDE UPON STANDING. SHANNEN Where’d the other one go? VI I – I think it went that way KENNEDY RUSHES OVER, PANTING FROM A PREVIOUS CHASE KENNEDY You get them? (nothing) Either of them? BOTH GIRLS SHRUG BUFFY EMERGES FROM THE BUSH WITH WILLOW WHO IS SHUFFLING ALONG AWKWARDLY. SHE FLASHES KENNEDY A SMILE WHICH IS INTERRUPTED BY… BUFFY You call that slaying? Dawn’s the clumsiest kid I know and… DAWN Hey! (off look) Yeah, it’s true BUFFY She slayed a vampire – she’s not even a slayer and that’s still one more than you managed between the four of…where’s Rona? RONA COMES STUMBLING OUT FROM BEHIND A BUSH, SHE HAS A LARGE TWIG STREAMING FROM HER HAIR. RONA (breathless) Sorry (beat) Shoe lace BUFFY Home. Now. (in passing) Dawn, find Xander and finish their job! DAWN Yay! Leader duty SHE JUMPS UP AND DOWN EXCITEDLY BEFORE SCATTERING OFF. THE SLAYERS FOLLOW BUFFY RELUCTANTLY AS WILLOW FLASHES ANOTHER “SORRY ABOUT HER” SMILE. CUT TO. EXT – GRAVEYARD – NIGHT DAWN IS CAUTIOUSLY STEPPING ALONG AS SHE HEARS RUSTLING FROM A NEARBY BUSH (O.S)XANDER Nah ah! It’s mine DAWN SEPERATES THE BUSH TO FIND ANDREW AND XANDER FIGHTING OVER A TORCH. ~*ROLL CREDITS*~ Sarah Michelle Gellar Nicholas Brendan Michelle Trachtenberg Tom Lenk James Marsters And Alyson Hannigan as Willow Guest Starring: Iyari Limon, Indigo, Felicia Day, Thad Luckinbill D.B Woodside as Principal Wood INT – SUNNYDALE HIGH – EARLY MORNING PRINCIPAL WOOD IS SAT IN HIS OFFICE AS HE TALK TO AN UNSEEN PERSON SAT IN THE TALL CHAIR OPPOSITE. ROBIN The salary is not through the roof but as I understand you had no secure income before. (beat) Well, you’ve obviously met a lot of our students before including the newer transfers HE IS INTERRUPTED AS BUFFY STUMBLES THROUGH THE DOOR. ROBIN Miss Summers BUFFY Did I forget to knock again? I need the keys to the, um, Gym… ROBIN The Gym? BUFFY MIMES “FIGHTING” BEFORE POINTING TO THE BACK OF THE CHAIR AND MOUTHING THE WORDS ‘WHO’S THAT’ ROBIN WAVES HIS HAND BEFORE THROWING HER THE KEYS BUFFY (Apologetically) I’ll see you at lunch WITH THAT SHE BACKS OUT OF THE DOOR. ROBIN Well, I’m looking forward to seeing you start PAN: TO THE FRONT OF THE CHAIR IN WHICH WILLOW IS SAT ROBIN Any Questions? WILLOW (nervous) When can I tell Buffy? CUT TO. EXT – SUNNYDALE HIGH COURTYARD – DAY DAWN IS SAT AT A TABLE WITH BOTH RONA & VI AS THEY LITERALLY DEVOUR THEIR LUNCH. DAWN You guys ever take a breath? RONA Can’t talk. Eating DAWN Is this a slayer thing? Are you guys horny to? BOTH GIRLS IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN THEIR CHEWING AND LOOK AT DAWN WITH CONCERN AS THOUGH SHE’S LOST HER MIND. RONA IMMEDIATELY FROPS HER SANDWICH AS SHE SEES SLOW MOTION: RJ IS STRUTTING OVER TO THEM DAWN Eurgh! Jerk alert! RONA Mmm hmm VI Break me off a piece of that BOTH GIRLS TURN AND LOOK AT VI VI What? He’s cute. RJ ARRIVES AT THE TABLE AND STANDS DIRECTLY OPPOSITE DAWN FORMING A CIRCLE. RJ Hey Summers DAWN Oh, you’re still breathing – guess that wish didn’t come true RJ Okay, I deserve that RONA What’d he do? DAWN Turned me into a suicidal depressive that pushed people downstairs, dressed like a ho and got in cat fights. RJ (embarrassed) Dawn – can I talk to you for a second DAWN Go. RJ Over here DAWN I’m sorry – your second is up – next time perhaps SHE STANDS WITH HER TRAY READY TO LEAVE. THE OTHER GIRLS GRADUALLY GET UP BEHIND HER AND FOLLOW. RJ STANDS HUMILIATED IN THE QUAD. CUT TO. EXT – SUNNYDALE HIGH – CARPARK – DAY WILLOW IS SCUTTERING ALONG TO HER CAR LOOKING AROUND NERVOUSLY. SHE RUSHES OVER IN SUCH A SPEED THAT SHE DROPS HER KEYS. AS SHE BENDS TO COLLECT THEM AND FLIPS BACK UP SHE TURNS TO BE FACE TO FACE WITH BUFFY. BUFFY Will (confused) What are you doing here? WILLOW Me…Oh, I (defensive) What are you doing here? BUFFY I work here WILLOW (Defensive) Oh! You work here do you! (realising) Shut up – she does work here. Who am I talking to… BUFFY Will are you okay? WILLOW Okay? Sure why wouldn’t I be okay? Are you okay… BUFFY I’m great but you still haven’t told me why you’re here WILLOW Oh, um, I bought you lunch? BUFFY GIVES HER A STERN AND UNSURE LOOK BEFORE SPREADING A SMILE. BUFFY Great the food here sucks – not little suck, like full on Hellmouth is hungry sucks WILLOW (Awkward) He he…funny joke with it being a mouth and all and the swallowing BUFFY Where is it? WILLOW Down there (points to floor) BUFFY My lunch? WILLOW What lunch? BUFFY You said you bought me lunch (looks over Willow) Where is it? WILLOW Bought – Oh, I meant Buy…I’m here to buy you lunch BUFFY Where are we going? WILLOW Buffy, I know you got your job back and all but what it this a pop quiz? CUT TO. EXT – GRAVE YARD – DAY CRANE SHOT - GRAVEYARD. DISSOLVE TO: Joyce Summers DISSOLVE TO: Tara Macklay DISSOLVE TO: Anya E.C Jenkins May 2003 Her Honest words will speak to our hearts for eternity XANDER KNEELS BY THE GRAVE AS HE PLACES FLOWERS DOWN BY THE HEADSTONE. HE GIVES HALF SMILE AND SHAKES HIS HEAD AS A HAND FALLS ON HIS SHOULDER. HE TURNS TO SEE BUFFY AND WILLOW STOOD, RETURNING THE SYMPATHETIC SMILE. END OF ACT ONE. INT – SUMMERS HOME – NIGHT BUFFY, DAWN, ANDREW & XANDER ARE SAT AROUND THE KITCHEN CENTRE MUNCHING ON VARIOUS SNACKY FOODS. BUFFY You have no Idea how much I love that only (thinks) one…two…th…five people live in my house now! XANDER Five? ENTER: SPIKE CASUALLY XANDER (low) Five SPIKE What are we doing? BUFFY Basking in the lack of teenage stowaways – they do any better tonight? SPIKE Little bit, Rona only fell over twice, though Dominique almost killed Colleen with a shovel BUFFY She had a shovel? SPIKE Graveyard Buffy ANDREW This is so cool, that the two of you are all like nice to eachother and we’re all happy and…comfortable so now I feel it’s nice enough time to ask you all something THEY ALL LOOK IMPATIENTLY AS THEY AWAIT HIS QUESTION ANDREW Okay, not that I’m disgrateful because it ended up saving my life and heading my redemption but – why did you hold me hostage for such a long time? BUFFY, SPIKE AND XANDER PASS EACHOTHER ‘WE DON’T KNOW’ LOOKS BEFORE TURNING TO DAWN TO COME UP WITH AN ANSWER. DAWN Because, um, you’re enthusiastic and…and you kept up moral and…you cook well ANDREW (dreamy) I do don’t I (sulk) Still could’ve let me shower XANDER Believe us, after week two we really began to regret that factor ENTER: WILLOW HOLDING SEVERAL BAGS XANDER What’s in the bag red? WILLOW Oh, it’s nothing just some shopping for Kennedy SPIKE What’d you do rob a bank? XANDER No, if we remember that was part of Anya’s testimony (V.O) of Anya as Xander lip synchs. Dear Xander I have a confession to make. Whilst all of your little friends were busy chasing that school kid around, I came into some money – how? Don’t ask it just fell into my lap when I cracked the code on the safe. If this whole thing gets as bad as Buffy’s hair, then use the enclosed details to take this money and get the hell out of town. Alternatively, if you live don’t spend it on food, spend it on a gym membership and give those little girls a make over too. I love you Xander P.S Tell Andrew that if I find out he took my Spice Girls CD I’ll haunt him forever XANDER So you see, she would’ve wanted Kennedy to buy clothes SPIKE ‘cept we spent all the money setting up the other thing XANDER Right…Will, did you rob a bank? WILLOW Rob a bank? Me, pffrt No! BUFFY Will what’s going on? WILLOW I…look a bear FOOLISHLY EVERYONE EXCEPT FOR AN EYE ROLLING SPIKE, TURNS THEIR HEADS TO THE WINDOW XANDER There was no bear was there? (annoyed) Hey she tricked us! BUFFY Something’s going on with her! ANDREW Hey maybe she’s dating guys again LOOKS. ANDREW (cont’d) Or…alternatively maybe she’s some secret government spy CUT TO. INT – WILLOWS ROOM – NIGHT WILLOW BACKS INTO THE ROOM AND SIGHS A RELIEF AS SHE CLOSES THE DOOR. SHE STEPS INTO THE BATHROOM BRIEFLY BEFORE STEPPING OUT IN A NEW, RATHER SOPHISTICATED OUTFIT. AFTER TWIRLING IN THE MIRROR SHE WALKS OVER TO A PICTURE OF TARA ON THE SIDE OF HER BED TABLE. WILLOW What d’ya think? ANGLE: PICTURE WILLOW Me neither – too conservative (excited) How about this? WILLOW WAVES HER HANDS INFRONT OF IT AND CHANGES THE COLOUR ALSO ADDING THRILLS. WILLOW Don’t look at me like that – at least I paid first. (cutesy) I’m just adjusting the design a little CUT TO INT – CAVE – NIGHT FOUR HAGGED OLD WOMEN SIT IN A CIRCLE CHANTING OVER AN IMAGE DRAWN IN CHALK. THERE’S A STICK WOMAN BARING A HALF MOON. ANOTHER WOMAN BATHED IN LIGHT. ANOTHER WOMAN WITH A QUESTION MARK OVER HER HEAD A MALE WITH CROSS OVER HIS ENTIRE LEFT SIDE. WOMAN It shall begin CUT TO. INT – BUFFYS OFFICE – DAY SHE SITS HALF ASLEEP WITH HER HEAD IN HER HANDS, YAWNING. DAWN Buffy! SHE SLIPS OFF HER HAND AND BANGS HER HEAD ON THE TABLE BUFFY Ow! DAWN You were drooling! BUFFY Dawn – I told you, I’m not allowed to council my own sister DAWN Oh please (beat) Isn’t it great? BUFFY That I can’t council you? DAWN No that… (laughs) You don’t know! CUT TO. INT – SUNNYDALE HIGH CLASSROOM – DAY WILLOW IS STOOD AT THE CHALKBOARD WRITING OUT AN EQUATION AS A SQUEAK COMES FROM OVER THE SPEAKERS. DAWN (O.S) Buffy…stop…Buffy…(shriek / thud) ANGLE: CONCERNED CLASS. BUFFY (O.S) Could Ms. Rosenburg please report to the principal’s office immediately? CLOSE: WILLOW LOOKS AT THE CLASS, THEN THE SPEAKER, CONCERNED. CUT TO. INT – PRINCIPAL WOODS OFFICE – DAY ROBIN Buffy calm down BUFFY Wh…b…argh! BUFFY THROWS HERSELF DOWN ON THE CHAIR IN A SULK, ARMS FOLDED, FULL ON POUT. ROBIN Now, what’s the problem? BUFFY I can’t believe you hired her! This is my job, this is my thing! ROBIN You have your thing BUFFY I Had my thing now all the girls have it! ROBIN Don’t you think you’re being a tad immature? BUFFY (offended) She started it – she took my thing WILLOW (O.S) Hey ROBIN Willow WILLOW Is she hear? I heard her screech over the monitor BUFFY SPINS ROUND ON THE CHAIR AND LOOKS AT WILLOW INCREDIBLY PISSED BUFFY Sorry if my shrieking hurt your ears, you gonna steal my voice too? WILLOW B-Buffy, didn’t see you there, Hi BUFFY Hi? WILLOW Sorry I wasn’t going to tell you but BUFFY There’s a but? WILLOW Why are you so mad? BUFFY You took my thing WILLOW I didn’t take your thing ROBIN I’ve tried that card already WILLOW/BUFFY Shut up! WILLOW Buffy what’s wrong with you? BUFFY This was my thing, I was the teacher WILLOW You’re a councillor – I’ve been at college for four years for this. BUFFY So I’m stupid now? WILLOW What is this? BUFFY I think you know what it is Will WILLOW Well clearly I don’t Buff or I wouldn’t be asking ROBIN Ladies you wanna save this for home WILLOW Fine by me BUFFY Fine by me too CUT TO. INT – BUFFY’S KITCHEN – NIGHT BUFFY AND WILLOW ARE SAT BACK TO BACK AS XANDER STANDS INFRONT OF THEM LOOKING MORE THAN CONFUSED. XANDER What is wrong with you? WILLOW/BUFFY She started it XANDER Okay, so we’re flashing back to Junior High. What’s going on? WILLOW Buffy’s jealous of me BUFFY As if! Willow took my job WILLOW I did not! BUFFY Did too WILLOW Buffy, I’m not a counsellor. I’m a teacher BUFFY See XANDER What? BUFFY That – she thinks I’m stupid WILLOW Buffy, I don’t think you’re stupid I never even implied that all I know is I’m minding my own business and you start screaming like a banshee and call me to the Principals office BUFFY So I’m a banshee now? XANDER You know what? You two can sort this out yourselves XANDER LEAVES THE TWO OF THE BICKERING AS HE CROSSES INTO THE DINING ROOM. SPIKE Still at it? XANDER Like little old ladies DAWN I don’t know what the deal is, I mean, I know she’s my sister but Buffy’s… SPIKE Crazy DAWN Yeah SPIKE To bloody right, you should’ve seen the girl last night she coming on like a… (off looks) But that’s off topic and nothing we need really talk about DAWN Good idea ANDREW Hey, Spike…it’s time XANDER You sure you can handle this? DAWN It’s a big thing to face SPIKE I can handle it (beat) I hope CUT TO INT – SLAYER TRAINING GROUND – NIGHT SPIKE Right. You’ve got one hour you’re not gonna talk and you’re gonna bloody listen – Do as I say and don’t piss about KENNEDY Yes sir, Spike, Sir! SPIKE Oi, less of it! ROBIN Okay, now that sergeant Spike has done his bit – we’re splitting into two teams. One with Spike, one with me. KENNEDY We’re still being lead by you guys? We’ve been slayers for four months ROBIN Right and when you’ve been a slayer as long as Faith or Buffy then the decisions on you. You make it a year, you make it as a slayer. (pause) Anymore questions? Good. Kennedy, Caridad, Vi and Rona you’re with Spike. Colleen, Dominique, Ling and Carla – you’re with me. The rest of you head over to the Bronze or the manor (smiles) You have the night off END OF PART TWO [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: 8x01: Crumbled Author: VKMax [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:48:43 10/01/03 Wed EXT – GRAVEYARD – NIGHT Kennedy and the other slayer’s have evidently lost Spike somewhere along the way as they stand alone in the dark. RONA Man I’m sick of this KENNEDY Being baby sat? RONA Being treated like a Dawn VI What? KENNEDY You know, wrapped up in cotton, protected by the grown ups… The Slayers laugh amongst themselves as Dawn hides back behind the tree from which she was about to emerge. KENNEDY Is that Buffy and Willow? Kennedy points over to the two of them both storming along and flapping their arms around KENNEDY Willow! Willow stops and looks over to Kennedy, smiling. BUFFY Go on! Go sleep with the students WILLOW Go jump a corpse BUFFY I might just do that! WILLOW (sarcastic) Bye! Willow leaves Buffy standing as she greets Kennedy. In the background we see Buffy stamp her feet and storm off WILLOW (kiss) Hey sweetie KENNEDY Hey WILLOW (jokey) Whatcha’ doin’ in a grave yard at night, it’s no place for little girls! RONA Our baby sitter won’t let us patrol alone WILLOW Oh (beat) Buffy? She’s a bitch KENNEDY Will! WILLOW You know you think it KENNEDY She was talking about Spike WILLOW Oh, well, uh, bully to him he’s sleeping with her, let’s go someplace else KENNEDY Told you she was hot Kennedy and Willow link arms as they lead the way RONA (mocking) Told you she was hot Buffy is stood with Spike on the other side of the yard. Spike is leaning against a tomb, casually lighting his cigarette BUFFY Where are they going? She’s supposed to set an example, this is so typical of her! SPIKE Let it go, pet BUFFY I will not let it go! She’s a loose cannon, a…a…a rotten apple, an odd ball (off look) Or…something more mean. She’s a big meany! SPIKE A big meany? BUFFY Yeah a big red-headed, cradle snatching meany SPIKE If Willow’s a cradle snatcher for going with someone three years younger than herself, what does that make me? BUFFY You’re dead it doesn’t count SPIKE Right DAWN Buffy… BUFFY Where did you come from? SPIKE Key BUFFY (rolling eyes at Spike) Tonight (to Dawn) Where did you come from tonight? DAWN Home BUFFY You have school tomorrow DAWN So do they BUFFY They have special needs DAWN (looking sad) I forgot my keys BUFFY (reaching into Spikes pocket) Here SPIKE Hey! BUFFY No go do your homework DAWN (down) Sorry Dawn walks off, not looking back as she drags her feet SPIKE Why you gotta be so hard on the kid? BUFFY She’s not a kid Spike SPIKE So then stop treatin’ her like one BUFFY She’s seventeen SPIKE So? If I remember correctly I met you when you were sixteen, didn’t stop you beating the crap out of me when you should’ve been tucked up in bed BUFFY That’s different, I’m the slayer SPIKE Right, were you being the slayer when you were seventeen? You know, when you woke Angelus up? BUFFY What? (uh oh) How dare you bring that up, that is nothing to do with you SPIKE I seem to remember it had quite a lot to do with me at the time BUFFY I’m leaving SPIKE (rolls eyes) Buffy, I’m sorry I didn’t mean… BUFFY I’m leaving SPIKE Suit yourself then (shouting after her) Maybe you can talk to me when you’ve lost the attitude (to self) Moody bint CUT TO. INT – SUMMERS HOUSE – NIGHT Dawn enters quietly lookin at the clock. DAWN Midnight, still early (looks around) Anybody home? (through to the lounge) Buffy, Willow? (pause) Spike? XANDER Hey! Dawn screams as she punches Xander in the face XANDER Ow! DAWN Sorry! (panicked) Sorry, I…don’t sneak up on me like that XANDER Believe me, it’s the last time DAWN Wait, what are you doing here? XANDER Oh, uh…I left something, my… (Xander grabs a pen from the table) Pen DAWN Lonely at the apartment huh? XANDER Andrew’s at Tucker’s, it’s his birthday DAWN Well, you wanna watch a straight to cable movie and diss -slayers? XANDER Perfect, I’ll get the popcorn and marshmallows! DAWN Cold XANDER Cold popcorn? DAWN Cold Marshmallows, they don’t like microwaves XANDER I won’t ask DAWN It’s best you don’t XANDER Hey if I don’t have to fix it, then I’m happy Dawn giggles as Xander dashes off to the kitchen, her face drops as she flicks on the news DAWN Xander!!! XANDER (rushing in) What? What is it? (ON TV) MAN Police were called into central Sunnydale this evening after what seemed like a standard girl fight lead to mass vandalism – here, at the scene of the riot, police have failed to calm the situation. The man moves to one side to reveal Buffy and Willow hurling chairs and tables at each other with muscle and magic XANDER Oh god! Spike enters from behind them looking pissed SPIKE Great, a night in with two of the three stooges…is that Buffy? XANDER We need to get over there SPIKE I don’t think so mate, you reckon it’s wise steppin’ in on builder Barbie and Sabrina goes retro? XANDER He’s got a point DAWN No he doesn’t XANDER (unsure) No he doesn’t DAWN That’s my sister and your best friend (to Spike) and your…what are you two? SPIKE Something else, that’s for sure DAWN Great save it for an after school special, Xander…we might need some form of capturing device SPIKE Who died and made you the leader? DAWN If we don’t move now, try asking that question again in about an hour CUT TO. EXT – ESPRESSON PUMP – NIGHT VI Should we do something? RONA You’re kidding right? VI They’re going to kill each other CARIDAD We wouldn’t stand a chance KENNEDY Well I’m not waiting around any longer VI Kennedy no! KENNEDY Vivian, get out of my face VI Spike left me in charge and you’re not getting involved (deep breath) that’s an order DAWN It’s okay we’re here RONA (to Kennedy & Caridad) Hooray! No nothing can go wrong VI Rona! RONA Sorry captain Scarlet! CARIDAD Captain Scarlet? KENNEDY Surname XANDER Girls, I’m under strict orders from mini Buffy to quote “get you the hell out of here” KENNEDY Dawn? You think we’re gonna do what she tells us? Who does she think she… Kennedy turns to find Spike right in her face SPIKE Go. Away. KENNEDY Make me. SPIKE Don’t think I won’t little girl Kennedy looks furiously into Spike’s eyes before storming off with the rest of the girls VI You sure you can handle this? DAWN We’ll cope VI (smiles) Okay Vi runs to catch up to the other girls. XANDER Man, I really miss Tara SPIKE You’re telling me DAWN Buffy! Buffy growls as she hurls herself at Willow, the two are bundled on the floor pulling each other’s hair BUFFY Not now Dawn! WILLOW Dawnie, be a good girl and pass me that rock DAWN Buffy stop it! (beat) Willow, Is that my shirt? Buffy grabs at Willow again and tears the shirt open at the sleeve BUFFY I’ll buy you a new one Willow pushes Buffy off, catching her necklace on her watch. XANDER Enough! SPIKE If anyone needs’ their bloody heads bashing together… Spike steps over and knocks the girls together, both fall back BUFFY What the hell are you doing? WILLOW Spike! SPIKE I can’t bloody win! Buffy and Willow both look around confused at the state of the street WILLOW What happened here? XANDER You don’t know? WILLOW No, I… BUFFY I don’t remember a thing, was it a demon? SPIKE Something like that END OF PART THREE INT – SUNNYDALE HIGH SCHOOL – DAY Buffy and Willow are sat in Principal Woods office as he march’s around them PRINCIPAL WOOD Now, I know you girls are under a lot of stress WILLOW Lot’s BUFFY Way with the stress having PRINCIPAL WOOD I know it can sometimes cause tension in a relationship but I’d appreciate if you kept your personal lives outside of the work place WILLOW Noted BUFFY Noted and revised. PRINCIPAL WOOD Good (beat) Well, I guess you’re dismissed Buffy and Willow step out solemnly until the door closes behind them. At which point they burst into laughter. WILLOW I said some pretty mean things huh? BUFFY You mean, you remember? WILLOW Oh, um, No not at all (smiles) You? BUFFY Not a thing (nudging her) Tramp WILLOW Brat BUFFY Bitch They continue as they wonder down the corridor. CUT TO EXT – SUNNYDALE HIGH SCHOOL – DAY BUFFY Will, I’ll…wait here Buffy leaves Willow as she goes over to Dawn who is sat alone at the lunch table. BUFFY Hey… DAWN It’s my lunch break okay, I’m not flunking BUFFY I know (sitting next to her) Dawn, I’m sorry for the way I was the other night DAWN Yeah BUFFY I am! I don’t know if it was a spell or if Willow and I have spent so much time together our bodies are in sync but…it wasn’t me DAWN I know BUFFY Why aren’t you with the others? Dawn looks over at Kennedy and Rona laughing around in a circle, Vi catches her eye and smiles over DAWN Felt like some alone time BUFFY Is that a hint? DAWN (laughing) No, you can stay RJ begins to walk over with his hands in his pocket, he’s evidently nervous DAWN Now go away! BUFFY Right, I’ll see you tonight (coming back) Oh, here… Buffy reaches into her pocket BUFFY I fixed your necklace…almost Buffy drops the taped up chain into Dawn’s hands BUFFY Leaving, see ya Loser, um, RJ! Buffy skips off and rejoins Willow as RJ sits by Dawn RJ Hey Dawn Dawn says nothing RJ So, I was wondering do you want to go out some time? DAWN (cold) I’ll get back to you RJ Cool RJ gives a disappointed smile and crawls away. Dawn smiles to herself excitedly. CUT TO. INT – SUMMERS HOME – NIGHT Dawn is on her way to her room as Willow stops her WILLOW Dawn! DAWN Hey WILLOW Hey, um… DAWN What’s behind your back? WILLOW Oh…here (oops) I tried to fix your shirt DAWN You and Buffy…you’d be bad maids Dawn smiles at Willow and then goes into her room, she slips her dressing gown over the chair and climbs into bed, instantly falling to sleep. her body, the dressing gown and the door handle, her comb and everything else she’s been in contact with is glowing a blinding green shimmer. END. Co-starring Mary Wilcher as Shannen Dania Ramirez as Caridad Special Vocal Appearance by Emma Caulfield

[> Subject: Here we go again Author: MTsFan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07:45:58 10/02/03 Thu Blinding green shimmer? Nice reactions: Dawn taking charge. SITs reacting badly. Think I'd better read the next ep. before commenting more.

[> Subject: Okay... this is different..... in a good way Author: EvilWillowFan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:33:04 10/02/03 Thu I suppose there is a good reason why a lot of characters are way out of character. And I'm not talking about just Buffy and Willow (although they really were), but also about Dawn, Spike and even Xander (I mean, when would he call Willow, "red"?). But as long as you don't change everyone too drastically, I suppose it won't be a problem. It was very well readable though and the story is very exciting. I really want to read the next episode, but I also *really* want to go to bed. Sorry, my lazy side wins... I'll continue tomorrow, but well done on the new fic. I like it.

[> Subject: Re: 8x01: Crumbled Author: Gemma [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:08:22 10/08/03 Wed I disagree with EWF. I thought you had Willow and Buffy perfect. BUffy sounded like Buffy and Willow sounded like Willow. It's how buffy acts when she doesn't get her own way all pouty and not like season 7 "I've got the world on my shoulders buffy" more relaxed Buffy from previous seasons. And a BUffy/Willow fight would be like this as they both are powerful now and Willow doesn't have to just be yellingWillow anymore. Well done. I'm probably way off with my thoughts but hey who cares I enjoyed it and that's what matters