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Subject: Displaced Author: by anyas_butt_monkey [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 05:26:06 10/08/03 Wed Author Host/IP: cpc1-farn1-6-0-cust130.glfd.cable.ntl.com/80.6.32.130 XANDER (VO) Previously, on Buffy The Vampire Slayer.... 1. From Hell's Bells: ANYA Xander's missing? What do you mean he's missing? Xander walking in the rain. 2. From Entropy: XANDER I know there's nothing that I can say or do to make up for what I did. I can't. Sometimes, when I wake up in the morning, I'm like "Oh my God, is this my life? Was that me?" ANYA You left me, Xander, at the altar! I don't owe you anything! XANDER So you go out and bang the first body you can find? ANYA Where do you get off judging me?!?! XANDER When this is your solution to our problems. I hurt you, and you hurt me back. Very mature. ANYA No, the mature solution is for you to spend your whole life telling stupid, pointless jokes, so that no-one will notice that you're just a scared, insecure little boy! 3. From Selfless: ANYA This is my wish. Undo what I did. D'HOFFRYN Very well. XANDER No! Halfrek appears in the room. HALFREK Anya. ANYA Hallie... Halfrek spontaneously combusts. XANDER Whatever's between us, it doesn't matter. You shouldn't be going through this alone. ANYA Yes I should. My whole life I've clung to whatever came along. XANDER Speaking as a clingee - kinda didn't mind. 4. From Bad Girls: BUFFY Faith, no! Faith slams a stake into Allan Finch's chest. BUFFY Faith, you don't get it. You killed a man. FAITH No, you don't get it. I don't care! 5. From AtS, Judgement: Angel picks up a phone at a prison visitor booth ANGEL Hey. FAITH Hey. ANGEL How you doing? FAITH Pretty good, I guess. I did sign up for this. FAITH The road to redemption is a rocky path. ANGEL That it is. FAITH You think we might make it? *START OF EPISODE* 6. Int. Anya's Apartment Anya is sitting alone, watching TV. We see a clip - its 24. ANYA Oh right, like that would ever happen. Good one, Kim! God, that girl is so retarded. The power goes out. Anya sits up. ANYA Oh, penis. She reaches for the phone, and starts dialing a number. But the phoneline's dead too. ANYA Stupid apartment... She puts the phone back, looks up - and sees Halfrek standing in front of her. Anya yelps, as Halfrek smiles at her. HALFREK Anya. *OPENING CREDITS* 7. Int. Prison Cell We see a girl lying in bed. A guard opens the cell door, and walks in. GUARD Faith. You awake? Faith slowly sits up, looking at the guard. FAITH What's going on? GUARD You got a visitor. FAITH At this hour? Faith steps out of bed, and reaches for her trousers. GUARD Yeh, some kind of lawyer-type. Special request to come see you. Faith is now dressed, and heads for the door. The guard holds her back. GUARD You're not going anywhere. FAITH But... GUARD He wants to talk to you here. In your cell. FAITH Whatever... Faith turns and goes to sit on her bed. The guard motions to someone outside the cell to come in. A man walks in, with a briefcase. Faith looks at the man in shock. FAITH You.... The man turns back to the guard. We still haven't seen his face. MAN That'll be all. I'll give you a shout if I need anything. GUARD You gonna be OK in here? She's a violent gal... The man turns to look at Faith, and smiles. We see that its the ex-Deputy Mayor Allan Finch. FINCH I'm sure I'll be fine. The guard leaves, closing, but not locking, the door. FINCH Been a long time, Faith. FAITH Who the hell are you? FINCH Faith, surely you haven't forgotten? Just then, we hear the guard's strangled voice screaming out for a second before being cut off by someone. Finch just smiles, then walks up to Faith. FINCH I'm the first human guy you murdered. The one you slammed a stake right into. Remember the blood? The smell? The feel of it on your hands? FAITH But you're dead. How can you be standing right in front of me? FINCH Minor detail. Now, I think we need to talk Faith. FAITH No we don't. Guard! FINCH Don't waste your time. He can't hear you. *pause* He's had his ears ripped off by now, my boys like to play.... Faith looks horrified for a second, then gets a "resolve face". FAITH I don't have time for this shit... Faith turns away from him. FEMALE VOICE (OS) Is that any way to talk to your mother? Faith whips her head around, and is confronted by a middle-aged woman with dark hair, just like hers. FAITH Mom? 8. Int. Anya's Apartment ANYA Hallie? Anya and Halfrek are still standing, facing each other. Halfrek contines to smile at Anya. HALFREK What's the matter, sweetie? *pause, her smile widens* You look like you've seen a ghost. Anya continues to stare at Halfrek. HALFREK Cat got your tongue? ANYA Hallie.... you're dead. Halfrek laughs. HALFREK Oh, am I now? Well, I don't feel dead! ANYA But I saw you.... burn.... HALFREK Smoke & mirrors! D'Hoffryn just put on a little floor show for your little human friends. ANYA So... you're not dead? HALFREK Oh! Wait, no! Yes, I am dead, how silly of me to have forgotten.... ANYA So what is this? You've come to haunt me? How original. Anya sits back down on the couch, as Halfrek walks behind the couch and leans in behind her head. HALFREK Actually, I came to talk to you Anya. *pause* Why'd you do it? Anya turns around on the couch. ANYA Why'd I do what? HALFREK Kill me. ANYA I... what? Kill you? That was D'Hoffryn! HALFREK You can place the blame anywhere you want to honey, you & I both know that you killed me. ANYA I didn't know what would happen! I thought I would die! HALFREK Don't think for a second that I don't see through you.... We spent decades together, Anya. How could you throw that all away? ANYA I didn't.... HALFREK Didn't what? Have me killed so you could relieve your guilt? So you could go back to your lover? ANYA He's not my lover! HALFREK No. He left you, Anya. Remember? Remember the wedding that wasn't? Why do you want to go back to someone who did that to you? How can you stand being around him? ANYA Shut up, dead bitch! Anya gets up from the couch and walks over to the kitchen counter. Halfrek appears right in front of her. HALFREK Truth hurts, doesn't it? ANYA So does dying. How was that for ya? HALFREK Not bad, kinda stung... Not the point. I was saying.... You made a huge mistake. You killed your only true friend so that you could go back to your life with people who don't even care about you? ANYA Xander cares... HALFREK Oh really? So leaving you at the altar, that was caring was it? Leaving you to suffer the pain and humiliation.... that's caring? ANYA Stop it.... HALFREK No I will not! You need to hear this, Anya. Will do you the world of good. ANYA You're not Halfrek. Hallie wouldn't say this. HALFREK The old Hallie, sure. But you killed her. She was murdered, in cold blood, to ease your pain over what you did. *pause* You haven't thought about me since that night, have you? Anya looks guilty. HALFREK Thought not. You always were self-centered, Anya. ANYA Just get out. HALFREK Don't you see? Thats what they all think. None of them like you, because they don't think you have it in you to care for others. *pause* Xander walked out on you because he thought you couldn't care for him... ANYA No he didn't! He was just stupid! HALFREK Say what you want, we both know its the truth.... They can never be your friends, never. The only friend you did have, is dead. Anya turns away from Halfrek. HALFREK You don't belong here, Anya. You don't belong anywhere. So don't fool yourself into thinking that they're gonna be your friends. Anya stands in silence for a few moments. Then she turns to Halfrek. ANYA How dare you come in.... Halfrek? Halfrek's gone. ANYA Huh. Pathetic little ghost, really. I mean, running away like that? Pfft. Anya looks around her apartment nervously, then grabs her jacket and runs out the door. 9. Int. Faith's Cell Faith is still standing near her bed, looking bewildered at the woman standing in front of her. MOTHER Been a long time, Faithie. FAITH You're not real. You're not, you can't be... MOTHER Oh, I'm real. Real as the bourbon I love to drink. Faith's mother walks towards her, slowly. Faith stands her ground. MOTHER I just had to come back, see my little firecracker one more time... And see what she's made of herself. Her mother looks around the cell, with disgust. Then looks at her. MOTHER Which, I can see, is nothing at all. You're a waste, Faith. A waste of a life. FAITH Stop this. MOTHER Stop what? Telling the truth? Honest to God, Faith... Nobody would miss you if you.... disappeared. Why waste away in a hellhole like this? FAITH Say anything you want, mother, it won't change things. You'll still be dead. MOTHER Better than having to put up with your sorry ass 24-7. FAITH You never did. You were always too drunk. MOTHER Ever wonder why I turned to drink, Faithie? Just look at yourself, your life... you ruin everything you touch. *pause* The few friends you did have, you ended up trying to kill. Or sleep with. Faith looks away from her mother. MOTHER Fact is, you could just slit your wrists right now and nobody would give a crap. I mean, when was the last time Angel came to see you? Not for a long while.... Faith looks up at the mention of Angel. FAITH He has better things to do. MOTHER You have no idea.... FAITH Why are you here? Why are you doing this? You're not my mother, she's been dead for years. So who are you? MOTHER Oh, honey.... Her mother walks around her, until she's behind her, then leans in close to her ear - and morphs back into Finch. FINCH I'm the worst thing that could happen to this sorry world. 10. Int. Xander's Apartment Xander is just getting up from the sofa. He switches the TV off, and glances over at the clock on the wall - its 10:30. He yawns, then looks surprised. XANDER When did this happen? When did I become an adult? Why am I tired at 10:30? There's a knock at the door. ANYA (OS) Xander! Xander! XANDER Oh, dear Lord.... He walks slowly across to the door, as Anya continues to knock. He opens the door, and Anya barges through, slinging her coat down on a chair. ANYA Thank goodness you're here! XANDER Why wouldn't I be? Oh, and, by the way - come in. ANYA Didn't think I'd need your permission... Xander closes the door, and turns to Anya. She's sitting down, flicking through the TV channels. XANDER Why are you here? You have your own apartment. ANYA Haunted. XANDER Haunted? No, that was a TV show that got cancelled.... not your apartment. *pause* I miss Matthew Fox, Party Of Five ruled.... ANYA No, not "Haunted", haunted. My apartment. There's a ghost. Xander walks over to the couch, and sits down next to Anya. XANDER A ghost. ANYA Yes. *pause* I didn't feel safe there. XANDER You... didn't feel safe, because of a ghost? You, who spent over a thousand years tormenting men and hanging out with the baddest demons, has come over here to annoy me because you have... a ghost? ANYA Yes. I've covered this already. *pause* Do you have any Nachos? Xander gets up, and walks towards the kitchen. XANDER If I give you some do you promise to leave? ANYA I already told you, I have a ghost. XANDER Then call a priest. ANYA I can't. There was this thing, at the church.... I'm not proud of it, but I was trying to prove myself to D'Hoffryn... Xander stops rooting through the cupboards, and looks up. XANDER Do I really wanna hear the rest of that story? Xander reaches for the Nachos, and pulls out a bag. He comes back over to the couch, and slings them in Anya's lap. Then he sits back down. They sit in silence for a few moments, watching the TV. ANYA Why did you leave me at the altar? XANDER I'm sorry, what? Anya switches off the TV, and turns towards Xander. ANYAWhy did you leave me at the altar? It's a simple question, Xander... XANDER Um... ANYA Was it because I'm self-centered? XANDER Anya... ANYA Or was it the hair? I should never have let that stylist dye me... XANDER Do you really wanna be having this conversation now? ANYA Well what do you suggest? We sit here in awkward silence watching Mark Paul Gosselar getting his ass out? *beat* That's not such a bad idea.... XANDER Anya... ANYA Just answer the question, Harris! *pause* Why did you leave me at the altar? 11. Int. Faith's Cell FAITH OK, I'm getting wicked freaked here... Faith is now sitting on her bed, while Finch is standing a few yards away from her, smiling. FINCH What's the matter? Poor ickle Slayer scared by the Deputy Mayor? You shouldn't be, you've already killed me once... FAITH That. Was an accident. FINCH Pretty brutal one too. Stake went right through into the vital organs. Hurt like a bitch. FAITH That's great. I'm happy for you. FINCH Oh, sarcasm. Real mature. FAITH Would you prefer it if I staked you again? FINCH Please, go ahead. I'll think you'll find that that course of action is... somewhat futile. FAITH Oh please, you don't even know the meaning of the word "futile". Outside of Star Trek, anyway... FINCH You'd do well to shut your hole, Faith. You and me... we've got a lot of catching up to do. FAITH So what, I'm supposed to sit here while the not-so-evil dead tells me bedtime stories? No thanks. Finch walks towards Faith, who looks bored by the encounter. FINCH I'm afraid you don't have choice. Now shut up, and let me talk. FAITH Can't guarantee I'll listen. FINCH Oh, I'm sure you will. When you hear what I have to say. FAITH Look, what is this? Have you just come here to taunt me all night? Coz, honestly, not the best course of action. Especially when you're dealing with a Slayer. FINCH A neutered Slayer. FAITH What? FINCH You haven't been a true Slayer since that day you joined up with Wilkins. You don't have the right to call yourself a Slayer. FAITH Fraid I do, buddy boy... Got the skills to prove it. FINCH You're just like the other one, you know that? Solving your problems with violence. Finch now stands directly above Faith, his form casting a dark shadow over her body. FINCH You don't even know true violence. True pain. True suffering. FAITH Yadda yadda yadda... Is there going to be an intermission? FINCH Ha! Funny, you're a funny girl.... Make all the jokes you want, Faith. Pretty soon you won't be laughing. FAITH You know, first thing they should teach in evil school, is that 5-foot-5 bookworms don't make the scariest of baddies... FINCH I'm more than just a bookworm. FAITH Yeh. You're a bookworm with Versace suits. Face it, even Red's scarier than you.... FINCH Oh, so you know about her little "trip to the dark side"? FAITH What? FINCH Never mind. You'll find out eventually, I'm sure one of your little pals will come skipping in here with the news... Oh, wait. You don't have any pals. Nobody's been to visit you in a long while. They've probably forgotten you're even here. FAITH No. They've just - FINCH - got better things to do, yeah. Whatever. "Saving the world" and whatnot. Like >it'll matter, its all going to come crashing down eventually. FAITH And lemme guess - you're the one who's going to bring it all down? FINCH Who, me? Finch steps away from the bed, and smiles. Then looks back at Faith. FINCH I'm just a bookworm, remember? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Displaced (cont'd) Author: by anyas_butt_monkey [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 05:27:28 10/08/03 Wed Author Host/IP: cpc1-farn1-6-0-cust130.glfd.cable.ntl.com/80.6.32.130 12. Int. Xander's Apartment XANDER Guh.... ANYA Oh, great, now I've broken you.... XANDER No, its just... I didnt realise you'd want to talk about that. *pause* I thought we weren't going to mention it. ANYA Oh right, because it was just such a small thing really, no big deal.... XANDER I didn't mean it like that... ANYA Then how did you mean it? XANDER I just meant.... I thought that, after what happened, with... D'Hoffryn and... stuff, that we had a clean slate, you know? New leaf, and all those cliches. ANYA Sounds great in theory, I know, but... there's still a lot I need to know Xander. Like why you did it. XANDER I tried to tell you, once before, remember? But you got all stormy... ANYA I was angry? Can you blame me? XANDER Well, no, I guess not, its just.... why now? Why bring it up now? ANYA It's just something to talk about. Not like I wanted to come here anyway, just thought I'd try & fill the impending awkward silences... XANDER No, Anya, soccer teams are something to talk about. Britney & Justin is something to talk about. Reasons why I left you at the altar, is not "just something to talk about". ANYA Reasons? Plural?! XANDER Oh, god.... ANYA Why won't you tell me? Do you think I can't handle it? XANDER Anya, its nothing to do with you... It was never about you. ANYA So you're saying I'm self-centered? XANDER Ok, now you're just confusing me. ANYA Do you think I'm self-centered? Is that why you didn't go through with it? XANDER No, and no! I didn't go through with it because... because... because you were right. ANYA Sorry? Xander gets up off the sofa, and starts pacing. XANDER That time... when you called me an "insecure little boy". You were right. I'm just that. ANYA But.... with the construction, and the sexy suits...? XANDER Window dressing. I've always just been that scared, insecure boy playing "dress up". Only this time with men's clothing... ANYA Xander... XANDER No, let me finish. *pause* I wasn't ready for you, I wasn't ready for marriage. I mean, it sounded good, when I proposed, but... I was never ready. That level of commitment? ANYA And you think I was? Xander, I'd never been more insecure in my life than when I was human. For the second time. *pause* We could've been not-ready together. XANDER I couldn't put you through that. I saw what that did to my parents... I didn't want that to be us. ANYA Xander... I've met your parents. They're horrible. We're really nice! We would never be that mean. Well, except when I'm a demon. In which case, being mean's kinda my job description... XANDER You'd be amazed what 20 years of self-loathing and alcohol can do to a couple. Xander sits back down. The two of them sit in stony silence for a few moments. Then Anya turns to Xander, and hugs him. He looks surprised. XANDER What's this for? ANYA To say thankyou. For being honest. Wasn't so hard, was it? Xander smiles, and melts into the hug. XANDER I guess not. Anya pulls away from him, and they smile somewhat-awkwardly at each other. XANDER So, you want something to drink? ANYA No, thanks. Xander gets up, and walks over to the fridge. ANYA Xander? What do I do here? XANDER Excuse me? ANYA I mean, what's my purpose? Why am I still hanging around Sunnydale? I could go to Tibet, they say people always discover themselves there.... XANDER Yeh, but its too cold. You'd have to buy an entire new wardrobe. ANYA Well, I can afford it... XANDER What? ANYA Nothing! Xander comes back over with a can of 7UP. XANDER So, what were you saying? ANYA Do they even like me? XANDER Who? ANYA The superfriends. You guys. XANDER Oh. Well, uh.... Willow and Buffy were your bridesmaids. ANYA Yes, but more recently Buffy tried to decapitate me. That speaks volumes of her dislike. XANDER Um... ANYA So why am I still here? 13. Int. Faith's Cell FINCH You know, this is actually kinda fun. Finch is standing, "admiring" Faith's cell. She's still sitting on her bed. FINCH Just you and me, cosy night in, away from the kids... Just the right time for you to end it all. FAITH Sorry? FINCH Oh come on, Faith, haven't you been listening to me? Everything I've been saying... You should know by now what I want. FAITH White picket fences and an SUV? FINCH Again with the funny... you know, you're a real firecracker. I'm gonna miss you. FAITH Miss me? FINCH Yeh, what with the being dead and all... FAITH I'm still breathing. So that makes one of us. FINCH You really are the slower one, aren't you? The witch cottoned on to this a whole lot quicker... FAITH Maybe if you didn't spend your time making useless threats and - what did you to Red? FINCH Sadly, nothing. But I'm hoping you won't disappoint me. Faith stands up, cautiously. FAITH Disappoint you how? FINCH By killing yourself, silly! Why did you think I was here, for the snacks? FAITH You think I'm going to kill myself. FINCH Not think. Know. Finch starts walking sinisterly towards Faith. FINCH You think you're special, Faith? Because you're The - sorry, A - Slayer? Well, you're not. Fact is, there are plenty of girls out there just like you. In the shadow of Buffy Summers. And sooner or later, they'll all be dead too. My boys are making sure of that as we speak. FAITH So what, you hired a team of assassins? Glad to see you're training paid off. FINCH No, no, no... You're not listening to me. I'm more than just Allan Finch... This is just a form. I'm more than anything you could possibly imagine. FAITH Big whoop. FINCH You know, I've had enough of your not-so-smart retorts. Time we finished this. I wanted to come here especially, you know that? So I could watch you die... slowly.... and at your own hands too. Thats what I call a good kill. FAITH And what makes you think I'd do it? FINCH Because you've got nothing to keep you here. No friends, no family, no purpose. Why are you still here? FAITH You're wrong. I have got something - redemption. FINCH You think you can ever make up for what you did back in Sunnydale? They don't even want you there. Otherwise they woulda come got you by now. FAITH Buffy knows I need to do this... FINCH And you don't think she's the least bit happy that you're out of her life? FAITH Probably. But she's earned the right to think that. FINCH Faith, stop stalling.... you know what I want, and you know that at least part of you wants to do it. Finch looks over to the sink. A razor sits next to one of the taps. Faith glances over at it too. Finch looks back at her. FINCH Just two cuts, and it'll all be over. 14. Int. Xander's Apartment ANYA You got an answer for me? XANDER Anya, I can't answer that.... ANYA Why not? XANDER Only you know why you're still here... Can't say I mind, though.... ANYA But I mean, this big evil thats been goading us is taking its sweet time, its not like its going to arrive this second... you guys can cope without me, and ever since Willow took a spellbook to The Magic Box... I don't do anything. I'm not even your girlfriend anymore. I'm just Anya. XANDER And you think that's not enough? Ahn, you're special. We all are. And we need other special people, like yourself, to... OK, I really didn't think that one through... but my point still holds. ANYA What point? Kinda got lost in the translation... XANDER You're here because... here's where you belong. With us. OK, yes, its no secret that Buffy, Dawn and Willow aren't your greatest fans.... but they appreciate your help. And they know that things would be worse without you. ANYA Oh really. XANDER Yes, really. Anya, you don't know how much it means to me that you've stuck around, for whatever reason. Honestly, I can't... I don't know why you chose to stay in Sunnydale, but you did. So obviously, thats where you feel you belong. So just go with it. Be Anya. ANYA Easier said than done... XANDER Being yourself is the easiest thing in the world. Its being somebody who everybody thinks you should be that's the bitch. ANYA I know how that goes... XANDER I think we've both been there, Anya. They sit in silence once again. After a while, Anya grabs her coat, and stands up. ANYA Thanks, Xander. It's been.... XANDER Yeh. Anya walks over to the door. Xander just sits, watching her. ANYA So, uh.... XANDER Hey, what about that ghost? ANYA Sorry? Xander gets up, and walks over to Anya. XANDER You said you had a ghost? And thats why you came here? Other than to pester me, of course... ANYA Oh, uh, yeh... Well, I don't think I'm that scared of it anymore. Something you said... Put things in perspective. XANDER *smiles* Glad I could help. They look as if they're about to kiss, slowly leaning into each other. Suddenly, Anya pulls back sharply, causing Xander to step back a couple of steps. ANYA So, I should be going.... XANDER Yes. Going. With the leaving. ANYA Night! Anya slams the door behind her, and you can hear her footsteps on the carpet, virtually running away. Xander looks at the door for a second, then turns. He switches off the lights in the living area, then heads for the bedroom, pausing only to glance out the window at Anya, walking across the street. She looks back up at the apartment, and he meekly waves. She smiles, then continues walking on. Xander goes into his bedroom. 15. Int. Faith's Cell Finch is still standing in Faith's cell - and he's laughing. FINCH OK, Ok, I can't keep this up any longer. It was fun, but, I have better things to do than stand her taunting a useless Slayer to her death. You're obviously not going to do it, why waste my time? The job will get done eventually. It's not like you'll have time to make a difference anyway. *pause* So, I should get going. FAITH I'm sorry, was I boring you? FINCH Not in the slightest. You've been much more fun than your Sunnydale cohorts. But, time is running short. Fact of the matter is, something out there is trying to end the world. FAITH Isn't there always? FINCH Yes, but this time its without my permission. This isn't my apocalypse, and I do not want the world to end before I get a chance to ruin it for everybody. *pause* I can already smell the fire... FAITH Should I be happy about that? I'm a little confused on the rules.... FINCH Just shut your mouth, Slayer. Your time will come. And when it does, I promise you - I'll make it hurt. Finch turns, and walks out of the cell, through the bars. Faith watches him go. FAITH Huh. Just then, the ground begins to shake. FAITH Oh, crap. Faith looks around for something to hold on to, but before she can a bucket slides across the floor, bashing into her ankle and knocking her off balance. As she falls to the ground, she hits her head on the corner of her bed. As her body hits the ground, we see Faith's now unconscious, with a sizeable cut on the side of her forehead, bleeding onto the floor. *FADE OUT* *FADE IN* The mini-earthquake has stopped. Faith begins to stir, as she awakens from her short fugue state. She looks up, and around at her cell. FAITH Where'd he go? She gets up, and walks towards the bars of her cell. FAITH Finch! Finch! Get your ass back in here! MALE GUARD (OS) Quiet down!! Faith walks slowly backwards away from the bars, glancing around. FAITH Must just be... in my head. Can't have been real.... Faith contines to look warily around her cell, and as the camera pans up to darkness we see her go back to her bed. MALE GUARD (OS) Not yet, but soon, Faith... The male guard from the beginning of the episode comes into view. He smiles, then morphs into Buffy. Its been The First all along. FIRST!BUFFY Soon it will be all too real... 16. Ext. London, England. It's nighttime. We see a tall figure walking slowly towards a building. The figure stops. The camera pans slowly to reveal that the building is that of the Watcher's Council. MALE VOICE Let slip the Gods of war.... The camera swivels to reveal who the figure is. It's Caleb. He chuckles to himself. CALEB Gods of war indeed.... Caleb turns to several Bringers, standing behind him. They are all carrying small bags. CALEB Lets get to work, boys. Just then, a man comes towards them from the direction of the Watchers HQ. WATCHER Excuse me, sir, but - Before he can continue, Caleb reaches out and easily snaps the man's neck. As the watcher's body goes limp, Caleb laughs - then rips the head off the corpse. He holds the head up in front of his, blood dripping from the neck. CALEB You were saying? Caleb throws the head to one side, where it lands at somebody's feet. We pan up to see that it's Buffy. She's smiling - it's clear that this is First!Buffy. FIRST!BUFFY Nice work. Very..... artistic. CALEB I thought so. FIRST!BUFFY Now, we should get started.... CALEB After you. As Caleb motions his bloodied hand to one side, First!Buffy walks in front of him - and morphs into the visage of the dead watcher. FIRST!WATCHER This is going to be interesting. CALEB I can hardly wait. Caleb knocks on a side-door, the door the Watcher came out of. A man opens the door slightly, to see the First in the guise of the dead Watcher. MAN Oh, Steven, its just you... FIRST!WATCHER Yeh. Just me. Caleb rips open the door, and plunges a knife into the heart of the man. As blood oozes from the wound, covering the man's shirt, The First morphs back into Buffy's form. FIRST!BUFFY Easy now, Caleb. Don't wanna go too far. Let's just do what we came for, and get out. CALEB But surely a little fun won't... FIRST!BUFFY *shaking head while smiling* Uh-uh-uh... Caleb scowls, then rips the knife out of the dead man. He walks off into the dark building, followed by the Bringers. First!Buffy looks at the dead man next to the doorway, blood now spurting from the mortal wound. She smiles. FIRST!BUFFY I love this part. *FADE TO BLACK* [ Post a Reply to This Message ]