| ACT THREE FADE IN EXT. NORTH SIDE - NIGHT Buffy and Xander hang around keeping a look-out. BUFFY You notice how Spike's been acting lately? XANDER Not very Spike-like? BUFFY For the most part. But Anya told me about hers and Dino's visit today. XANDER I heard. BUFFY Thoughts? XANDER Spike's lucky I'm with you on a patrol. BUFFY It sounded like the old Spike. XANDER Does that give me license to kill him? Buffy says nothing. There's a BEEP. Buffy pulls out her cell and looks at it. She closes her eyes and hangs her head. CUT TO: INT. THE BRONZE - NIGHT A game-faced Drusilla rips into a GUY's throat and chews it up to the horrifying dismay of the Clubbers. Dawn and Elle huddle at the bar. ELLE What's up? DAWN If Buffy's paying attention, she and the others should come soon. Everyone's patrolling the town. ELLE And they're everywhere but here...what kind of crack-ass patrol is that? DAWN I'll say crack-ass. ELLE Smartass. DAWN Better than crack-ass. ELLE Should we be bantering? SCREAMS erupt as Henchvamps attack and kill people. DAWN If you don't mind an afterlife in hell. ELLE Are we up for action? DAWN There's a lot of them; a slayer I'm not; a superhuman you're not; and we're weaponless because we were too busy sneaking out. (pause) What the hell--you only live once. ELLE Twice, if you count... Elle points at the Henchvamps--and an approaching Drusilla. ELLE Know her? DAWN Drusilla--Spike's ex. Buffy won't be happy. ELLE How 'bout Spike? DRUSILLA Spike is thrilled by my resurfacing. DAWN Okay, it is totally impolite to eavesdrop on a conversation. You are so headed for the dustbin. DRUSILLA That will never happen. I won't let it. My Spike certainly won't. ELLE You don't stand a chance with the mega-scoobs coming. My brother will personally beat your pale ass into the ground for messin' with me. CUT TO: EXT. SOUTH SIDE - NIGHT Anya gets off the phone as Dino waits. DINO So? ANYA So I was right. DINO That goes nowhere in explaining the situation. ANYA Dawn's at the Bronze which has now been invaded and captured by vampires. DINO Good explaining. We can get there fast by stealing-- Dino stops himself and concentrates. He scans the area. ANYA Steal what? Do you plan on completing that thought? DINO I can hear something...a pattering. ANYA Mutant babies? DINO Oh ple-- Dino stops to consider that. DINO Won't rule it out. ANYA My ears report silence. There's a thunderous BOOM in the distance. ANYA Never ceases to amaze me the timing of such events. CUT TO: INT. THE BRONZE - NIGHT The Henchvamps slash away at the people. Drusilla admires Dawn's hair with her hand. DRUSILLA So pretty. So shiny. Virtually energizing with its touch. Elle slaps Drusilla's hand away and gets in front of Dawn. ELLE That's not yours, sicko. Go play with yourself. DRUSILLA Now that is adorable. Protecting the one you love...I can admire your dedication. Dawn and Elle are flustered. Drusilla grins and backhands Elle sending her flying across the room. DAWN Bad-accented British bimbo... Dawn connects with a punch. Drusilla prepares to retaliate but the front door bursts open giving way to Buffy and Xander. The side door busts open with Faith and Giles coming through and Willow and Kennedy appear on the stage. The gang engages the Henchvamps. Drusilla is happy. DRUSILLA Yay! I do love a good party. Dawn wants to throw another punch but Drusilla throws her open hand in Dawn's face and wiggles her fingers as she HUMS. Dawn's frozen. DRUSILLA That would be mean. Just stay put--for later. Drusilla runs off. People scatter and exit the club. Buffy dusts her Henchvamp and then looks around. BUFFY (shouting) Dawn. DRUSILLA (OS) You'll have her soon enough. Buffy spins and her eyes burn with rage. BUFFY Oh this is going to be so friggin' spectacular. DRUSILLA Spike isn't here to save you this time. He wouldn't anyway. BUFFY You are such a pain in my ass. Even more than that stick everyone says is up there. Buffy and Drusilla get into it, brutally exchanging blows. CUT TO: EXT/INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT Dino and Anya arrive to find the giant entrance doors in shambles on the ground. They run into the building. Two dead BODYGUARDS lie on the floor and four HOBOS, the Bum, and the Scraggly Bum raid crates. DINO (shouting) Yo. You want a handout, go to the shelter. Or else it's my foot kickin' your ass. The Hobos and Bums look up from the crates and CACKLE. They return to what they were doing. ANYA Maybe they're masochists. DINO Then fun will be had by all. Dino and Anya stride forwards. The Hobos turn to them and point as they CACKLE. All six point upwards to the upper levels of the warehouse where yet more crates--and more HOBOS--are lodged. Dino and Anya peer up and are unsettled. They look at each other and take off towards the exit but two crates crash-land in front of it causing Dino and Anya to hit the brakes. ANYA (fearfully) Now might be a good time to use that ungodly strength of yours-- like in breaking through a wall. DINO Follow my lead. Dino motions for the exit again but sprints with Anya in the opposite direction only to have several crates flying in front and back of them. They turn to the left--more crash and almost hit. They go right but don't get far before having to jump out of the way of another. They run for the exit with a line of crates dropping behind them as they go until they get sideswiped by a crate from the ground floor slung by the CACKLING Bums and Hobos. Dino stands and pulls an unconscious Anya off the floor. He looks up. DINO (yelling) Oh give us a break! Dino flings Anya to the side and hits the ground covering his head as a crate crashes directly on him. CUT TO: INT. THE BRONZE - NIGHT Giles struggles with his Henchvamp. Faith heads over and stakes him and then jumps on another. Xander battles with his at the stage. Kennedy has a violent exchange with a BIG Henchvamp. Willow positions herself in line with Buffy and Drusilla who wail on each other. Buffy nails Drusilla with a kick to the stomach and follows up with blows to the back and head. Drusilla counters with several shots and it's a vicious back and forth match from there. Willow's eyes go black and her hands raise up. WILLOW Domina, rivi, estabon, colar! Willow fires energy bolts at Drusilla's back. Drusilla spins out of the way and the bolts hit Buffy sending her flying. Willow softens up and rushes over as Drusilla makes her way to Dawn at the bar. Xander uses the guitar handle to beat on his vamp and then stakes him with it. Kennedy hammers the Big Henchvamp into a pulp. She pulls out a stake, hits him, then stakes him. Giles finishes off another one of his own. Drusilla arrives at the still-frozen Dawn. DRUSILLA Promises, promises, created by those who could not keep them in the first place. I do my best however. So pretty--so illusory-- so pure. Drusilla flashes her killer fingernails in Dawn's face. Drusilla lightly snakes her fingers across Dawn's neck around to her hair. Drusilla slices off a lock of hair and puts it in her cleavage, then returns her nails to Dawn's neck. Dawn's eyes water and she trembles. Drusilla punctures skin and blood seeps out. Suddenly, Elle pops up from behind the counter and pulls Dawn over with her. Drusilla's dismayed but still turns in time to whack a bumrushing Xander. DRUSILLA I've made my point. Drusilla heads for the side door but gets cut off by Faith. FAITH Nuh uh. You ain't just walkin' out. With lightning speed, Drusilla grabs Faith by her shirt and as Drusilla throws her away: FAITH Oh shit. CUT TO: INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT All the Hobos and Bums are gone. Anya crawls over to Dino buried under the wood-pile. She pulls the scrap off him and checks him out. He GROANS loudly. ANYA How are you? DINO I'd rather be getting a prostate exam--during a hangover--with Anna Nicole Smith standing on my back. ANYA I feel pretty good--if that helps. DINO Actually, it does. ANYA Really? DINO No. ANYA The extremity of unusualness we just experienced is beyond absurd. DINO Yeah, I think it's weird too. ANYA Sunnydale can't possibly have that many homeless people... DINO ...Who just happened to be raiding a warehouse while there's a hostile take-over on the other end of town. CUT TO: INT. THE BRONZE - NIGHT Elle tries to comfort a woozy Dawn on the floor. ELLE Dawn...you okay? Dawn? DAWN I feel so weak. ELLE I know sweet...she's gone--don't worry. Over at another part of the club, Giles helps Xander up. GILES Exceptional work Xander--including distracting Drusilla long enough for Faith to confront her. XANDER Faith got her? No more Dru, whacko bugaloo? GILES Not by a longshot. But this can be viewed as a moral victory. XANDER Seven years in this country--still too British. GILES May I remind you that it was not MY rear end that gave the floor a waxing. Xander directs a pointed look at Giles. Willow walks with Buffy across the room. WILLOW I'm so sorry Buffy. Really really really really really really really sorry. I'm not evil--really. I'm good--really. I'd never in my state of goodness want to hurt you because you're my best friend and I love you and I only want to help and I'm a witch and that's my skill. well not my only skill as a hacker extraordinaire but in battle those don't come in handy so it's magic magic magic and please don't shun me or hate me or make me watch "Scooby Doo" again and-- BUFFY --I forgave you at "I'm". And please--no apology-cards. WILLOW (unconvincingly) The thought never crossed my mind. Willow rushes over to Kennedy. Willow buries herself in Kennedy's embrace. WILLOW I suck. KENNEDY No you don't. You are the best person on Earth--alive or dead. And I'm gonna show it to you tonight baby--all night long--all about you. Buffy spies the couple and ends up bumping into Faith. FAITH Wicked battle. I suck. BUFFY Um...no...uh...you don't...um...it's one of those situations where as your friend and partner I'll give you words of encouragement and that's all I can give as merely your FRIEND and PARTNER--that is, partner in the fight against evil-- not partner as in lesbian lover. FAITH Damn girl--she musta nailed you big time. BUFFY I've had only TWO vampire lovers! Anyone who says otherwise is a liar! Faith punches Buffy. FAITH THAT kinda nailed. Seriously, you need to get home. BUFFY Greatest idea in the history of ideas. FAITH Well, now we know for sure who the bad guy is. I'm callin' it right here: that vampiress cunt is mine. GILES I believe we were able to kill all of Drusilla's associates. If she did commit those other murders with someone else, he's probably decimated. BUFFY Or smart enough to not show up. CUT TO: INT. DRUSILLA'S LITTLE HOUSE - NIGHT The door opens and Drusilla walks in. She leaves the door open and giddily hops over to the bed where the dolls lie. SPIKE (OS) Bad bad girl. The door swings shut and Spike appears from behind it. Drusilla swivels and smirks. DRUSILLA I've been very bad Spike. Punish me. Spike grabs her hair and yanks. Drusilla loves it. SPIKE You're up to something. Not just kicks. I'm not keen on makin' enemies with the slayer again. You already have. DRUSILLA I never stopped. You haven't stopped being enamored with her. Proof of how pathetic you've become. Spike strikes Drusilla. She falls on the bed and wipes the blood from her lip. SPIKE Delusional whore. My bleeding heart has nothing left for her. Still can't keep you from throwing my missteps in my face! What are you up to? I won't let you open the hellmouth--armageddon...not as long as I'm still walking around. Don't delude yourself--and try and piss me off--by even THINKING it's because of her or FOR her. Hell on Earth is an overrated and misunderstood concept for demons. Hell is no fun down there--why should it be any fun up here? Life--together--spanning a century and an entire planet-- DRUSILLA --I want to settle down my love. Here--in the center of the world's evil...and no trouble to boot. SPIKE Do I have to ask again? DRUSILLA On Friday, we shall be united in darkness for eternity...that is, if you wish for it as I. SPIKE Union involving...? DRUSILLA A ritual and a kiss are the necessities. Mutilating the opposition is merely a thrilling bonus. We can spare those icky children if it soothes you. In the end, I only want YOU. Spike clasps Drusilla's face roughly. SPIKE Blood and scones may heal my bones--but you can always satisfy me. Spike smiles wickedly. END ACT THREE |
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