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Date Posted: 12:09:28 06/12/04 Sat
Author: Ice_Visions
Subject: Angel 6x02 :Mind over Matters Part 2
In reply to: Ice_Visions 's message, "Angel 6x02 :Mind over Matters Part 1" on 12:08:22 06/12/04 Sat

CUT TO – SUNSET, SUNRISE : It’s a fresh new day in LA.

Hyperion, Andrew’s suite –Morning

Andrew gets up and readies himself. He scampers out of the hotel, close up on the clock that tells us it’s 8:00 a.m.

Spike’s place –Night

Spike sits on his sofa by the phone. He picks the receiver up and puts it down again. Frustrated, he picks it up again and dials. He hears the tone and gets forwarded to the answer machine

BUFFY (ANSWER MACHINE)
Hi! It’s Buffy.

DAWN (ANSWER MACHINE)
And Dawn.

BUFFY
We’re not home right now.

DAWN
If not we’re probably ignoring you. Or possibly shopping.

BUFFY
Leave a message and we’ll get back to you.

BEEP

SPIKE
Buffy…it’s…

Spike can’t do it. He puts down and falls back into the sofa.

LA Street –Day

We’re outside Denver’s abandoned bookstore again. Andrew is standing there clutching his e-mail printout and a piece of paper with an address scribbled on it.

ANDREW
Ok, here we go. Here we go. Go forth into the intellectual circle that you truly deserve. Be. Be among others who deserve your presence.

He walks to the door.

ANDREW
Oh wow! This is really happening. Yeah baby! Movin’ on up.

A scaly hand reaches out of the door and pulls Andrew inside.

END OF ACT 2

ACT 3

Inside- A horrid, Lizard demon knocks Andrew out and with the help of the other four lizard demons, ties Andrew up and places him next to a two other people, also tied up. The demons walk away to the back of the store where there is a large inverted pentagram on the floor, complete with goat’s head and candles. Andrew stirs and looks around.

ANDREW
Oh, this isn’t good.

Andrew notices the others next to him. One’s a blonde bimbo, the other a fat, balding guy wearing a nametag that says ‘Ken’ and an ‘I love my job’ badge.

KEN
Ya think?

ANDREW
What are they doing?

BIMBO
They spend a lot of time in that back room, and they painted that weird symbol on the floor.

ANDREW
What do you think they’re doing?

BIMBO/TRACY
I don’t know but it would look great for jewellery. Oh hi, by the way, I’m Tracy.

ANDREW
Andrew.
KEN
I’m…well, you can read. I mean, this is stupid. I come here to claim my free $1000 and I get kidnapped.

TRACY
I know. I came for a free timeshare in Tahiti.

KEN
What are you here for?

ANDREW
IQ test certificate.

KEN
Dumbass, who’d fall for that?

ANDREW
You answered a free cash thing on the Internet; you (realising) fool. Oh, we are so screwed.

The sound of knives clinking can be heard from the back room.

ANDREW
Definitely.

Angel’s room –Afternoon.

Illyria bursts in. Angel is asleep.

ILLYRIA
Andrew’s missing.

ANGEL
(Waking) Wha?

ILLYRIA
He left early this morning. It has been seven hours. I’m concerned.

ANGEL
Illyria, Andrew’s a grown-up, he can handle himself. Right?

ILLYRIA
Angel.

ANGEL
We should probably look into it. Where’s he headed?

ILLYRIA
There is an address on this paper.

Illyria hands Angel Andrew’s printout.

ANGEL
I know this place. It used to be a bookstore. The owner was killed about three years ago. I was there.

ILLYRIA
Has it been reopened?

ANGEL
No, it’s empty. No one would buy it. Cordelia once said something about making it a salon if someone didn’t pick it up.

Angel gets out of bed and puts a shirt and pants on.

ILLYRIA
Why would someone want to lure people to an abandoned bookstore?

ANGEL
There are more reasons than you’d expect. It sounds suspicious enough. It’s not the first time I’ve heard of the Internet being used by…colourful characters.

ILLYRIA
So this happens often?

ANGEL
There was this one time with a tree demon.

ILLYRIA
It’s not dark for a few hours yet. You can’t come with.

ANGEL
No, I can’t. Look, we don’t know what this is. You may not even need backup, he might have just gone to the cinema or something.

ILLYRIA
Maybe I could ask your son.

ANGEL
He’s on an internship in Manhattan. Also, he’s taking a little rest from the fighting. I’d be happy if that stayed the case.

ILLYRIA
So it’s just me.

ANGEL
Looks like, but you can handle yourself. I mean, I wanted to slay the dragon.

ILLYRIA
It annoyed me. I’ll go and see if Andrew is alive. If I’m not back by nightfall-

ANGEL
-I’ll come.

ILLYRIA
Thank you.

She leaves.

Bookstore –Afternoon

Andrew, Ken and Tracy are still tied up. Andrew wriggles over to the front and tries to use the phone. As he gets up however he trips and goes sprawling. One of the demons comes back into the room.

DEMON #1
Stay still!

He whacks Andrew who goes flying back into Ken. The other demons enter.

DEMON #2
We should untie them now.

TRACY
(Whispering) I think they might be letting us go.

KEN
(Whispering) No chance.

TRACY
(Whispering) Would it kill you to be more positive?

DEMON #2
We have to prepare for the sacrifice.

ANDREW
(Whispering) Apparently, it would.

2 Demons untie Andrew, Ken and Tracy and bring them to stand by the crucifix.

TRACY
Do you think maybe that this is a good thing?

ANDREW
What?

TRACY
I mean this is religious right? Maybe it’s a test of faith.

KEN
No, I’m pretty sure it’s a sacrifice.

TRACY
And how are you so sure.

ANDREW
I think it might be to do with those other three demons holding great big knives.
TRACY
Actually that’s a good point.

DEMON #4
Every eighth pryttany we sacrifice three to our Lord. We thank him for the year, for our rights and we sacrifice unto him.

KEN
Told ya.

DEMON #4
Lord Peisiollon, we call you forth.

ALL DEMONS
We call you forth.

DEMON #4
We ask for mercy

ALL DEMONS
Mercy. And compassion. And for death.

DEMON #4
Accept this, our offering and be pleased. Bring again the winter of the soul.

ALL DEMONS
Restore to us what was taken.

ANDREW
(Quietly) Are you ready?

Tracy and Ken nod.

ANDREW
NOW!

Andrew, Tracy and Ken leap up heroically against the demons. Within three seconds they’ve all been knocked down and each one is in the clutches of a demon.

ANDREW
Retreat! Retreat!

He struggles in vain.

ANDREW
OK. I’m going to die now, aren’t I?

The pentagaram glows.

TRACY
You think I’ll still be able to make dinner?

LA Street –Early evening

Illyria rushes along, pushing people out of her way. She looks down at her hands as she begins to glow and vanishes.

Bookstore Int. –Afternoon

The pentagram glows and a figure arises from the centre.

ALL DEMONS
Arise! Arise! Arise!

The figure steps forwards from the light. It’s-

ANDREW
Illyria?

LA Street –Evening

Spike and Angel are walking along towards the Bookstore.

SPIKE
So Blue thinks Andrew’s got himself into trouble?

ANGEL
Yeah.

SPIKE
What kind?

ANGEL
Could be a demon, could be a triangle scheme meeting for all I know.

SPIKE
So why are we high falutin’ about it?

ANGEL
I dunno. I didn’t have anything else to do.

SPIKE
What should a champion do when brooding is satisfactory enough? Half-arsed recon. All makes perfect sense.

ANGEL
Shut up Spike.

SPIKE
You say that a lot.

ANGEL
Yeah, it feels good.

Bookstore Int. –Early Evening

Illyria steps forward from the pentagram.

ILLYRIA
This seems ironic.

KEN
What’s going on?

ANDREW
It’s OK. I know her.

DEMON #3
We have awaited you for aeons. You finally arrive in a corporeal form.

DEMON #5
We have you ready a sacrifice.

ILLYRIA
That won’t be necessary.

DEMON #2
But you must! It is the ritual.

ANDREW
Lliry?

ILLYRIA
These are a group of my worshippers. They knew me by another name. I can’t remember what it was. I attended their sacrifices in a ghostly form after my death…I always found them insignificant. Yet a God has responsibilities.

DEMON #1
Insignificant?

DEMON #4
Our God has deserted us.

The Demons push the captives away and advance on Illyria.

ILLYRIA
Leave.
DEMON #2
No. Revenge.

The demons lunge at her. She quickly kills one and throws a sword it holds to Andrew who stabs another.

ILLYRIA
Well done.

Andrew and Illyria fight back to back with their swords. They fence quite aptly.

ANDREW
This is fun.

ILLYRIA
I’m merely toying with them.

She casually kills a third demon.

Angel and Spike burst in.

SPIKE
Heard you needed help.

Illyria and Andrew make a final thrust each and take out the final two demons.

ANDREW
We’re good.

ANGEL
OK. Shall we go?

ANDREW
Wait! I didn’t introduce you guys. This is Ken and this is Barbie.

TRACY
Tracy.

ANDREW
Right.

ANGEL
Yeah, we should definitely go.

SPIKE
It was a pleasure rescuing you.

ILLYRIA
You did nothing.

SPIKE
Well, yeah.


TRACY

Thanks.

KEN
Yeah

ANDREW
Not a problemo.

Tracy and Ken leave.

ILLYRIA
It was welcome having you as my ally in battle.

ANDREW
I got your back.

SPIKE
So? This shop. Do we just leave it open?

ILLYRIA
I think we do.

ANGEL
Huh?

ILLYRIA
This store, the books are about demons and the before beings. No one is more of an authority on these works who walks the earth than I.

SPIKE
What are you saying?

ILLYRIA
I think I want to open a shop.

ANGEL
OK.

ILLYRIA
This can be my place. My function. And I owe this to Andrew, I have rarely been more thankful for my sacrifice victims.

ANDREW
Shucks. Does this mean I don’t get my certificate?

ANGEL
And at the end of another disturbing day in LA, we all get to go home.

SPIKE
Yes please.

ANDREW
No, we should do something. Celebrate Illyria’s venture.

SPIKE
Into retail? Good luck to ya. Look, I’ve got some place to be. You go have fun.

ANGEL
Don’t let the door hit you-

Spike leaves

ANGEL
-on the way out. That would have worked so much better if he listened.

Bookstore Ext. –Night

Spike dials on his cellphone.

SPIKE
Anne? It’s me. You’re good to go. Yes I’m sure. I don’t care if he cares. If need be I can pound on him…I sort of hope he does care then. I’ll be right over.

He puts down and walks off into the night.
Ext. Hyperion –Night
Angel, Illyria and Andrew have got back from their outing.

ANGEL
I disagree, it was terrible. I mean scientifically are three hurricanes that size possible. And the dialogue? ‘You have to tell her how you feel’, c’mon. Who say’s that?

ANDREW
You’re missing the point. It was about man’s abuse of nature. We can’t rape our planet and expect there to be no consequences.

ILLYRIA
I thought it lacked the emotional intensity of a goldfish.

ANGEL
Thank you.

ANDREW
The special effects were pretty.

ANGEL
It had CGI wolves.

ANDREW
And wolves are scary.

ANGEL
Not if their jaws pixellate when they open.

ANDREW
Ignoramus.

ANGEL
Whatever.

The gang opens the door of the Hyperion to find Spike and Anne there with a large group of homeless kids. Spike is handing out room keys.

ANDREW
Oh! My hotel!

ANGEL
Spike. There something you want to tell us?

SPIKE
No, not really.

ANGEL
Spike.

SPIKE
I said Anne could keep some of the kids here. You’ve got the room. They don’t. Sharing, caring, isn’t that what you fuzzy wuzzies like?

ANNE
I’m sorry. I know he didn’t clear it with you but we really need the space. And it’d only be on Fridays and Saturdays, that’s when we overfill. I mean you could do some real good here.

ANGEL
Yeah. We could. Yeah. You didn’t hand out my room did you?

SPIKE
No. Well no I wish I had. Thank you very much.

ANDREW
But this place, it’s mine!

ILLYRIA
You would appear to be defeated.

ANDREW
I hold the lease.

SPIKE
And we hold the sharp pointy weapons to kill you with if you don’t stop whining.

ANGEL
Did you lock the weapons cabinet?

ANNE
I’ll get right on that.

Spike hands Anne a key. Anne locks the cabinet.

ANDREW
Fine, just don’t break anything.

Andrew heads upstairs to bed.

ANNE
Watch out for the-

Andrew squeals and falls halfway down the stairs.

ANNE
-Skateboard.

Andrew regains his composure and defiantly goes up the stairs.

ANNE
You Ok with this.

ANGEL
Why wouldn’t I be?

ANNE
I don’t know. But thank you.

ANGEL
Thank Spike. I think I’ll go get some blood. I should probably lock the fridge too.

SPIKE
You get right on that. I’ll get home.

Spike leaves.

ANNE
I have to go back to the other shelter. Can you manage?

ILLYRIA
I’ll be fine.

ANNE
Nice costume

Anne leaves.

STREET KID
Hey lady. What you dressed as?

ILLYRIA
A lost god now found.

STREET KID
Whatever you say.

Angel’s Room –Night

Angel picks up the phone and dials.

ANGEL
Hi Buffy. It’s me. Yeah, I’m fine.

FADE TO BLACK

END OF EPISODE

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