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Date Posted: 14:14:15 07/14/04 Wed
Angel (V.O):
Destiny. Fate. Future. They’re all the same thing in the end. It shapes who we are
Illyria watches fascinated as Wesley shows her something from a book.
Angel (V.O):
And the people we will meet.
Gunn and Athena sit watching a movie. Athena’s eyes keep opening and closing as she fights to stay awake. Sleep wins the battle and she dozes off. Gunn smiles and picks her up. Athena snuggles into his shoulder as he heads towards the stairs in the Hyperion.
Angel (V.O):
We control where it goes. Possibilities arise…Hope is given….
Angel sits at his desk in Wolfram and Hart looking at the Shanshu Prophecy, smiling. A record scratching sounds.
Cut to:
Angel now sits in the Hyperion an angry look on his face.
Angel (bitter):
Until it’s ripped from you and you realize that nothing is ever under your control. Nothing you do now will ever change what’s going to happen.
Spike:
What a load of melodramatic crap! You and I know better than anyone that it’s us that control our destinies. We make the choices. We make the path of where and what we will do. See take this..
Spike holds up a nearly empty bottle of Southern Comfort and a slice of pizza.
Spike:
Now destiny, fate, future, whatever the bloody hell you want to call it, would suggest that I’d eat either the pizza
(Raises pizza)
Or have a drink.
(Raises bottle)
But what if I screw them all and..
Angel (quietly):
He’ll do both at the same time.
Spike (ecstatically):
Do both at the same time!
Spike shoves the pizza into his mouth and guzzles a mouthful of grog.
Spike (spitting food and drink everywhere):
Betcha they never saw that comin’
Angel:
Bet you they
(Points up)
Knew as soon as you said you were going to do it. Hell I even knew what was going to happen.
Angel drains the dregs from his bottle of whiskey, gets up swaying, and then throws the bottle at the wall angrily.
Angel:
What I wouldn’t give to see... To be able to change just one damn thing … to be the one who shapes my destiny into how I want it.
(Sadly)
To not be Pinocchio anymore, pull my own strings for a change.
Spike:
If you ask me, you’ve been pullin’ your own string for years. Relievin’ a bit of tension ..
A smirk crosses Spike’s face.
Spike:
At least you knew you wouldn’t lose your soul that way.
Angel glares at Spike.
Angel:
I DO NOT pull my own…string! Like always you’ve missed the point of what I was trying to say. Sometimes I don’t know why I bother.
Angel gets up to leave.
Spike:
You bother because I’m probably the only one who really does get you. The frustration that comes with bangin' your head against an invisible wall. To have things you want dangled in your face, only to have them continually snatched away. Those you care about taken before their time. How it eats you up inside each time. You go over something again and again in your head, wonderin’ what you could do to change it ever happening again. Sound about right?
Angel:
Maybe, maybe not.
Spike:
Everyone does it Angel. It’s a part of life and you know that. You know what I’ve come to learn?
Angel:
What?
Spike:
There’s always one thing that CAN change fate. Doesn’t have to be fireworks big to work. One little thing will do it.
Angel nods and heads off to bed.
Spike (behind Angel grinning):
So .. Off to pull a string then?
Credits:
David Boreanaz
James Marsters
J. August Richards
Amy Acker
Mercedes McNab
Ashley Scott
and
Alexis Denisof
Act 1
Athena lies in Gunn’s bed. Three black mists swirl beside the bed. The mists start to change shape. They form three human shaped forms, wearing black robes and gold masks, with an hourglass and eye etched into the forehead area of the masks.
Athena:
Where am I? Who are you? What do you want with me?
Figure 1:
You are in the dreamlands of the future. It was the easiest way we could reach you.
Figure2:
We are everything, yet we are nothing.
Figure3:
WE want you to remember.
Athena:
What the...? I have far better things to do with my time than being jerked around by
(Athena looks over the black robes and gold masks figures)
Morons, attempting to be scary. I mean come on trying to be all dark and elusive in costumes, so yesterday! Seriously if this was the fifties, maybe a little on the freaky side, but today? Scream made the whole cloak and mask thing un-scary by the third act of the first one. So if you’ll just show me the exit. I’ll be out of here.
Figure 1:
My childe you will listen. We sent you to the broody-souled one for a reason. Yet you do not remember why.
Athena:
Broody-souled one? I know Chosen One was taken but couldn’t you come up with something a little snappier? Why send me to Angel?
Figure 3:
I forgot she was so difficult.
Figure2:
The past must be rectified. You, Athena, are our only hope to change what will be. You live in it. We cannot change it, as we have played in the fates of others too many times, you must be the one to right the wrongs.
Athena:
So you want me to remember something that happened to Angel so I can fix it? All due to you lot stuffing up? Hello! I am an Accountant, not a cleaner.
CUT TO:
Illyria sits on Wesley’s bed as Wes sets up a television.
Illyria:
I do not understand why viewing a children’s program will teach me of sharing. I do not need to understand it.
Wesley slips a tape into his VCR.
Wesley:
We’ve been over this Illyria. Sometimes to learn the basics we need to go back to the ..erm..basics.
Illyria:
It bothers you that I did not give you back your book when you asked for it. I shared it with you when it had used its purpose.
Wesley:
You made spitballs with it and spat them at me because you were bored!
Illyria smiles.
Illyria:
Yes, Spike said it would annoy you. I find pleasure in the way your face contorts when you feel anger.
Wesley sits down on the bed next to Illyria and presses play. Elmo’s voice fills the room.
Elmo:
Today Elmo is learning about sharing.
Illyria:
The little red furry creature’s voice is loathsome to my ears.
Wesley puts his finger to his lips, shushes Illyria and then points back to the television screen.
Elmo:
Elmo made a video with his friend Grover to show us how to share.
The television screen snows over and moans come from the screen. Both Illyria and Wes cock their heads to the side. Wesley’s mouth drops open.
Wesley:
How did she get into that position?
They turn their heads to the other side, as the moans coming from the screen get louder.
Illyria:
Which one is the little red creature?
(Pauses)
They do seem to be sharing a lot.
Wesley:
Elmo is no…
(His eyes go wide)
Not the one with the long brown hair. He’s the blonde one.
Illyria:
My attempt at humor did not please you. You did not laugh. The screen draws your attention too fully.
Wesley nods but does not take his eyes from the screen. Illyria stands up before him.
Illyria:
I do not want to be ignored by you. It makes me feel insignificant.
Illyria back-kicks the television across the room. Wesley falls back on the bed. And throws the remote away.
Wesley:
The one time Spike borrows something of mine and I’m glad he ruined it.
Illyria leans down and grabs Wesley by his shirt and reefs him up to his feet and plants a hard kiss on his lips. He struggles and pulls free.
Wesley:
Illyria….
Illyria:
You want me to learn of a stupid custom; yet do not want me to try it?
Wesley:
THAT wasn’t sharing. It was..
Illyria:
Fornication?
(Pause)
It is useless but it makes me feel..warm. It gives me feelings like when you hold a pen in your mouth and I want to be that pen. At first I thought it was Fred’s memories that made it so but I have searched them and do not find this memory. Would it be better if I..
Illyria starts to change into Fred but Wesley places his hand on her face.
Wesley:
No be you Illyria.
Illyria changes back but her clothes are not on. Wesley pulls the doona off the bed and hands it to Illyria.
Wesley:
Please get dressed. You have learned so much, come so far, you do not need to do this. I could not take advantage of anyone like that.. well there was that one time, in that bar four years ago..
Illyria:
You talk of trivial matters when you are nervous. Why have I made you nervous? Is it because I do not have the constraints of clothing that you feel are necessary to conceal?
(Sadly)
Does it not please you to see me this way? The ways of a female form are still unfamiliar to me. I cannot dominate the feelings that arise from it. It displeases me that I cannot.
A look of worry mixed with disgust briefly crosses Illyria’s face, before being replaced with a determined one.
Illyria:
So I wish to explore it.
Wesley steps forward, goes to touch Illyria and then stops, not sure exactly where to touch.
Wesley:
I find it more than pleasurable to look at you. Don’t you see that IS the problem? Sometimes I see you and I want to lose myself forever in you. I can’t do that. It crosses too many boundaries, breaks too many rules.
Wesley goes to leave the room.
Illyria:
Rules are meant to be broken. They are a means of constraining the weak, like you. You are a coward Wesley. You teach me so many things yet you hide from the one thing I care to learn more of.. When I look at you I feel like tiny rats are scurrying around inside my middle. I have taken a chance on you. Why will you not extend the same courtesy to me? It is because you are afraid. You are afraid to let go of your fears. You tell yourself you are over them but you are a fool. You are not worthy of a god like me.
Wesley stalks back over to Illyria and jabs a finger towards Illyria’s face.
Wesley:
You’re no longer a god! Where are the great Illyria’s followers? In case you didn’t realize the only place you are a god is your head. You are positively the most infuriating, insolent, psychologically disturbed..
Illyria looks at Wesley confused by his rant.
Wesley:
Yet naively beautiful being I have ever known.
Wesley grabs and kisses Illyria.
Cut to:
Athena stands with her hands on her hips facing the three figures.
Athena:
No one has ever told me what to do. What makes you think that will change now?
Figure three:
Because no matter what, you have always done what is right. Now go
Light emits from the symbols on their foreheads and rush towards Athena.
Cut to:
Gunn opens the curtains in his room.
Gunn:
Rise and shine sleepyhead. Angel wants to see you. Seems you have received a package that if you don’t get down soon, may just start the next apocalypse.
Athena shields her eyes from the light.
Athena:
What..
She looks around the room.
Athena:
How come I’m in your room? Did we..?
Gunn (smiling):
NO we didn’t. Don’t worry I was the perfect gentleman. You fell asleep. Thought it would be easier you sleepin’ here, than waking you up and sending you home.
Athena sighs.
Athena:
That’s good because I would hope sex would be more memorable than what I couldn’t remember. Not saying that would ever happen of course. I mean you already can tell people you’ve had me in your bed.
Athena smiles at Gunn. Gunn raises an eyebrow.
Gunn:
Of course it would be more memorable. But who says I’m one to have someone in my bed and kiss and tell?
Athena tosses the pillow playfully at Gunn.
Athena:
Go on out with you so I can dress.
Gunn:
A guy could get used to this.
Athena:
Used to what; me in a guy’s bed?
Gunn:
No. A guy could get used to seeing the softer side of you.
Athena looks at the clock and her eyes go wide.
Athena:
Damn it. I was supposed to start work. 15 minutes ago!
She leaps out of bed and throws her clothes on over her slip.
Athena:
Be a darling and get me some coffee. I’ll be with Angel.
Athena struts from the room and Gunn shakes his head.
Gunn:
And the wall go right back up.
Act2
Harmony comes running up to Athena at the top of the lobby staircase. She is carrying a blue dress and a red one.
Harmony:
Athena! You need to help me it’s an emergency! I have this date tonight and you’re the only one with fashion sense ..Well fashion sense in the sense that you have none but I need an opinion and you are the first one I came across. Should I go with the blue dress or the red one?
Athena looks at them.
Athena:
If I were you, I would choose the blue one. It has a much more flattering line to it.
Harmony:
So the red one it is!
Athena:
The red one is nice too. It will go well with the blondeness of your hair.
Harmony:
I knew it they both suck!
Athena:
But I just said they were nice.
Harmony (laughing):
As if I could trust your opinion. I mean look what you have on! Suits with short skirts are so… Ally McBeal and we know how long ago THAT was canned.
Athena:
Around the time of that hairstyle?
(Sweet smile)
Later Harmony.
Harmony:
You. You. You .. Bitch!
Athena leaves Harmony and walks down towards the lobby floor.
Spike and Angel enter tossing Athena’s package to each other. Angel tosses it to Spike.
Angel:
You give it to her.
Spike throws it back.
Spike:
No you give it to her. You said you would.
Angel throws it to Spike again, but Spike misses and it falls to the floor. The box splits open.
Spike:
Oh look.
Spike picks up a figurine of Illyria.
Spike:
It’s a tiny little Smurfette!
Athena:
I got sent a doll?
Angel quickly picks up the broken box and hands it to Athena.
Angel:
We were just..
Athena:
I saw. Do you do that to your entire employee’s mail?
Spike:
Nope, only to those we think are getting dildos sent to their work. We could smell plastic… Even had a wee little wager on it.
(Excited)
This is way cooler than that! Well not for you because well maybe you were hoping for..
Angel:
SPIKE!
Spike:
I’ll just shut-up now then will I?
(Pause)
What else you got in there?
Athena places it down on the seat in the center of the lobby and pulls out a Spike figurine. Spike grabs it.
Spike:
Wow! Have I said how great this is?
Spike adopts a female voice and bounces the Illyria doll across the air.
Spike (Female voice):
I am a great god
Spike bounces in the air the Spike doll towards the Illyria doll.
Spike:
You stupid git. You aren’t a god. I am a god. Take some of this.
Spike bashes the dolls together as if fighting. He drops the Illyria doll to the ground and shakes the Spike doll at it, then pokes out his tongue. Athena picks up a Gunn and Wesley doll from the box. Spike grabs the Wesley doll and gently places the Spike doll down on the seat, smoothing its little leather coat. Then picks up the Illyria doll.
Spike (Female voice):
Oh you big hunky British man. I torment you with my blue shiny locks and my tight red suit thing.
Spike:
You don’t torment me. I torment myself because I have to. I enjoy it.
Spike (Female voice):
I know something else you will enjoy but will more than likely ruin the sexual tension thing we have going on.
Spike pushes them together like little girls who make their Barbie and Ken’s kiss.
Spike:
Mwah, ooooo
Angel snatches them from Spike, as Athena grins at him.
Angel:
Enough playing
(Pause)
There is one of me there isn’t there?
Athena:
There is but I don’t think you’ll like what you see.
She hands Angel an Angel figurine. It has a stake through it heart and no head.
Angel:
What? I have no head!
Athena:
You do .. but..
She holds up an Athena figurine holding and axe. Angel’s doll head is attached to the axe.
Cut to:
Illyria and Wesley lie in Wesley’s bed. Wesley is propped up on an elbow watching Illyria.
Wesley:
I do believe you are glowing.
Illyria looks at her arms.
Illyria:
I am not glowing. Is that something the female form should be doing?
(Pause)
Why am I not glowing? Did you do not do it correctly?
Wesley:
No, from your reaction, I’d be confident that it was done right the first time and the second.
Illyria contemplates Wesley’s words and then gets up from the bed. Her suit covers her body again.
Illyria:
The memories Fred had of this act do not compare to doing it.
Wesley sits up abruptly.
Wesley:
Now is not the time to speak of Fred, Illyria.
(Slightly angered)
Is that what you did this for to compare? You may look like her but Illyria, you are not her and I don’t expect you to be. The feelings received would not be the same, because neither of us are the same as we were in the past. I want to build new memories.. of us .. but if you are going to compare, then I don’t see the point of continuing …
Wesley gestures at the bed.
Wesley:
This anymore. Because from this point we can’t go back, we can only move forward.
Illyria nods.
Illyria:
Maybe it would be for the best if we did not continue fornication for now. I find feelings inside of me that are confusing and foreign to me. I must explore these further, without your help. You distract me.
Wesley:
Have you ever thought those feelings might be love?
Illyria:
I do not feel trivial things like love. I cannot feel them. They make you weak. I do not want to be weak.
Wesley:
Feeling love for someone does not make you weak. Sometimes it can make you stronger. I care for you that much I know.
Illyria thinks over what Wesley has said.
Illyria:
We shall not call it love we shall call it caring then. I .. I .. Care for you.
Illyria open the door and goes to leave the room, her back is turned to Wesley.
Illyria:
We will not speak of this again until I am ready.
Illyria closes the door behind her and stands in the hallway. Wesley lies back on the bed, his frustration showing. Illyria cocks her head as she thinks. She shakes her head.
Illyria:
I will not love. I will not allow to be led to my death because of it.
Illyria walks off down the hall.
ACT 3
Angel slams his doll down on his desk.
Angel:
If this is some kind of a joke from an ex of yours it’s not funny.
Athena:
I swear Angel I know nothing of why these were sent to me.
Angel:
So care to explain this then?
Angel slams a card down on his desk. Athena picks it up and sees an emblem similar to the one on the three figures foreheads. She places the card back on Angel’s desk.
Athena:
I know nothing that can help you.
Angel:
What about the back of it?
Athena turns the card over it has ‘Remember’ Written on it.
Angel:
So REMEMBER anything yet? I knew you were too good to be true. I mean why would someone who worked for people like Clinton come to work for me, unless they had an ulterior motive?
Gunn:
Sure as hell isn’t for the health insurance plan.
Spike:
Who in their bleedin’ right mind would want to work for Angel anyways?
Gunn:
Ah, Spike, we kind of do.
Athena:
Look Angel I don’t have the exact picture on what this is all about as yet…
Angel:
Aha! So you do know something. I thought you remembered nothing.
Angel gets a smug looks on his face.
Athena:
No I said I remembered nothing that would help you.
Angel’s smug look leaves his face but he continues to glare at Athena.
Spike:
She’s got you on that one. What about this symbol thingy?
Athena: (sigh):
Don’t know much about that either. I can tell you there were three of them. But the only thing I can think of is that this whole thing is supposed to make me remember something and prevent it from happening.
Gunn:
I might know some one who can help. Give me a few minutes and I’ll see what he can find out.
Gunn picks up the phone and dials a number in.
Gunn:
Hey Jeff! Long time. Listen I need a heads up on something….
Cut to: A short time later.
Athena and Gunn drive along a rather run down street. Gunn reaches forward and turns the radio down.
Gunn:
It’s around here somewhere.
Athena smiles.
Athena:
Do you always turn the radio down when looking for an address?
Gunn smiles back.
Gunn:
You’d be surprised how many do. It helps. See there it is there.
Gunn pulls over and points to a run down house. They leave the car and go up to the door. Gunn goes to knock. A tall balding man flings the door open and quickly ushers them in.
Gunn:
Good to see you Jeff. This is a friend of mine. Athena meet Jeff. Jeff looks Athena up and down.
Jeff:
If only I had friends like you
(Whistles)
Athena:
Pleasure. So how do you two know each other?
Gunn:
Jeff used to work as a computer technician at Wolfram and Hart Los Angeles department. Knew their system like the back of his hand.
(To Jeff)
So did you find anything?
Jeff shakes his head.
Jeff:
Someone with thorough computer knowledge has wiped most of Wolfram and Hart’s stuff. They did a fine job.
Gunn:
I thought you said you could help!
Jeff:
But I can. I’ve been getting more and more into spells and I know of a spell that can help you bring the people, who sent you the stuff, to you.
Jeff dives into his underpants and fishes around.
Athena:
Honey if you think we need that to see them, you are greatly misunderstood.
Jeff pulls a tiny satchel from his pants.
Jeff:
No, not that, but you might need this.
He hands Gunn the satchel; which Gunn gingerly takes.
Jeff:
In this neighborhood, places to hide contraband potions is getting harder and harder. The kids around here see anything that’s a powder form, while mugging you and think it’s drugs. I do apologize but it was the only place I feel that’s safe anymore. I’d move but this is home to me. You’ll need this too.
Jeff hands Gunn a piece of paper from his pocket.
Jeff:
That’s the instructions on how to perform the spell.
Gunn shakes Jeff’s (The one that hasn’t been diving around in his underpants!).
Gunn:
Keep safe and thank-you.
Athena and Gunn walk out to the car. Jeff watches them as they pull away from the curb. As soon As they are out of visual range he reaches behind the door and pulls out a mobile phone. He punches a button on it and holds it to his ear.
Jeff:
It’s been done.
Cut to:
A short time later
Wesley, Illyria, Spike and Angel sit around Angel’s desk, books surround them. Wesley throws the book he is reading down on the floor.
Wesley:
There’s nothing here. No mention of the symbol anywhere. Are we sure it’s not a new group in town?
Angel:
At the moment I’m not sure of anything.
Gunn (O.S):
Well it’s a good thing we are then.
Angel:
So what did you find out?
Athena:
No more than I told you before. But Gunn did find someone who knew how to get whoever sent these to us. WE need these though.
Athena grabs the dolls and carries them out to the lobby. The others follow. Gunn directs her into placing them in a star shape on the floor. When he is satisfied he sprinkles some of the powder over then and begins to chant.
Gunn:
Besarone goraformsae ty normainuos
Wesley:
WAIT! Gunn! Do you know what you’ve just said?
Gunn:
Nope but it was sure a mouthful. Guess this is one language they didn’t put in my head.
Wesley:
If I am correct. It is an ancient language. I did a thesis on it when I was at the watchers Academy…
Spike:
Is there anything or anyone he HASN’T done a thesis on?
Wesley glares at Spike.
Wesley:
I believe you just said to..
Angel:
Bring the lifeless to life?
Wesley:
Basically..yes. How did you know that?
Angel points to behind Wesley. The figurines flash with light and are standing.
Gunn:
Damn it!
Wesley and Angel look to see Gunn thrown against the wall.
Spike:
Now would be as good a time as any to start beatin’ them up. Think of it as fightin’ all those inner demons.
The gang launch themselves into battle except Angel. He heads for the weapons cabinet. He calls out to Athena and throws her a weapon. Athena misses. She goes to grab it but the plastic axe of the Athena figurine sinks into her leg. Athena goes down in pain. Angel runs forward, pushes the Athena figurine away from Athena. He swings a large sword at the Athena figuring decapitating it and then turns to help Athena. Athena glows and then disappears into thin air. Angel looks around shocked, and then pulls himself together.
Angel:
Decapitate them! It looks like the way to destroy them.
Spike (grinning):
Your dolly never stood a chance then did it.
Spike looks at the Angel figurine lying on the ground.
Spike:
Poor wittle Angel never got to play with his dolly.
Angel raises his sword and heads for Spike. As he reaches him he swings it. Spike ducks down.
Spike:
OI! Can’t you take a joke?
Angel’s sword slices through the Spike figurine’s neck. Spike sees it fall to the ground.
Spike:
Oh. Ok then. Continue on then.
Illyria pulls the head of her doll. She looks at it raises an eyebrow and then tosses it away. She goes to do it to the Wesley Figurine.
Wesley:
No!!!! That one!
Illyria kicks out and sends the head of the Wesley figurine flying.
Illyria:
Now I have conquered your inner demons, as well as my own.
Wesley goes to move towards Illyria but is stopped as the Gunn figurine’s head comes flying between them. Wesley looks at Gunn.
Gunn:
Oops sorry!
Wesley looks back to Illyria but she has walked away.
Act 4
Once again Athena sits at the campfire with the three robed figures, she looks confused as she gets her bearings. She looks down at her leg, expecting there to be blood but there is none. The robed masked beings appear to be arguing.
Figure 1:
This must stop at once.
Figure 2:
WE do not have enough time to go through petty details trying to bring back her memories. We must show her now the final outcome. Allow us to do so.
The third figure nods. The campfire morphs to Angel standing, in Vampire face, holding Gunn’s limp body in his arms. His face is covered in small cuts and blood runs from the corners of his mouth. Athena stands to the side of the room. She goes to step forward but is unable to move and can only watch the scene in front of her.
Woman’s voice:
Angel, or should I say Angelus?
He turns to see a masked cloaked figure dressed exactly like those around the campfire and drops Gunn’s body to the ground.
Angel:
You! I knew I couldn’t trust you. Time and time again I told them. ‘She only knows betrayal. It’s in her nature. What do you expect being born from that..that..THING’
Woman:
That ..
(Disgusted)
Thing, was the only parent I knew for a long time. I’m not the betrayer Angel. You are. You betrayed your friends, your loved ones, even yourself.
Angel:
Do you think you can waltz in here like some damn queen? What is it you really want?
Woman:
Revenge Angelus. Revenge.
Athena looks on as the woman whips out a stake and drives it into Angel’s chest, before he can defend himself. He turns to dust. The woman removes her hood. Athena screams as she looks at herself.
Athena:
Nooooooooo! I wouldn’t no matter what happened. I couldn’t
(Firmly)
I WON”T BE THE ONE TO KILL HIM. I don’t understand how, or why it happens but it cannot be right.
Figure 2:
It is true what you have witnessed. We need this destiny to be changed. In time you will understand why.
Athena nods. A look of realization dawns on her face.
Athena:
(Pleading)
Obviously you can play with time, send me back let me undo things. To before I got the box, that was what started all this. Let me destroy it before he sees the dolls.
Athena looks around her tears in her eyes.
Athena:
Please.
Cut to:
Athena stands at the top of the staircase in the Hyperion. She looks down at her watch and finds it’s around the time she asked Gunn to get her coffee.
Athena:
Right get the box; act normal and things will be fine.
Harmony comes rushing up to Athena, carrying a blue dress and a red one.
Harmony:
Athena! You need to help me it’s an emergency! I have this date tonight and you’re the only one with fashion sense..Well fashion sense in the sense that you have none and I need an opinion and you are the first one I…
Athena:
Dump both dresses and go for the black one with the lace.
Harmony stares at her dumbstruck.
Harmony:
How did you? Wow you totally knew what I was going to say. Are you psychic or something? That would be so cool if you were. We could..
Athena turns and starts down the staircase.
Athena:
Later Harmony.
Harmony looks annoyed at Athena’s brush-off.
Harmony:
You. You. You…
Harmony/Athena:
Bitch!
Athena turns and grins at the shocked Harmony.
Athena:
Knew you were going to say that.
Harmony:
Oh my god! Can you read my thoughts? Ooo What am I thinking?
(Pause)
No hang on that’s not a good thought
Harmony shakes her head as if clearing it, the looks around.
Harmony:
OK now.
Athena sighs.
Athena:
Red heart shaped pendant
Harmony’s mouth drops open.
Harmony:
You so are right! Maybe we could have coffee somewhere sometime and you can tell me all the great things I have in store for me. Be my personal psychic.
Athena:
I am not psychic Harmony. You have the pendant in your hand. You looked at it right before you changed your mind on what to ask. Doesn’t take a genius to figure it out. Now if you don’t mind I have things to do.
Harmony:
Fine!
(Pouts)
It’s not like I wanted to be seen with you any way.
Athena reaches the bottom of the stairs just as Angel and Spike come into the lobby. Angel has Athena’s package. He tosses it to Spike.
Angel:
You give it to her.
Spike throws it back.
No you give it to her. You said you would.
Angel throws it to Spike again. Spike misses but Athena catches it mid-air.
Athena:
I believe this is mine.
Spike:
Sooo, anyways we were having a little wager on what’s in there. We know it’s plastic…
Athena ignores Spike and faces Angel.
Athena:
I’m taking the day off.
Angel (Suspiciously):
Are you sure? You never take the day off. Maybe it might be better to open that package of yours…
Spike:
Sounds good to me. Got me fifty bucks ridin’ on what’s in there.
Gunn enters the room and goes to hand Athena a cup. Athena waves it aside.
Athena:
Thank-you but I don’t have the time right now.
(To Angel)
Give Spike the money Angel.
Spike raises both hands up in the air in victory.
Spike:
Yes! Told you she was human after all. Cough it up big guy!
Athena (Haughtily):
Will wonders ever cease. I have things I have to do.
Cut to:
Two figures lie dead around the campfire. Their masks covered with blood. The third figure crawls along the ground. He is shaking his head no.
Angel (V.O):
We do what we must to change what we do not like.
A sword plunges into the third figures chest and he dies. The sword is brought up and Athena looks at it before throwing it away. She picks up the box and throws it into the campfire.
Angel (V.O):
Doesn’t mean it WILL affect the outcome of anything, but the important thing is we try to change what has been mapped out.
Cut to:
Angel looks at Athena as she leaves the lobby of the Hyperion. His eyes narrow into slits.
Angel:
(Quietly)
You’re hiding something and I will find out what it is.
Gunn looks directly at Angel.
Gunn:
(Snarkily)
Secrets always have a habit of coming out in the end no matter what lengths you go to, to cover them up.
THE END
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