6x13
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10 EXT. BOY'S HOME - NIGHT 10
The front door opens to reveal Halken standing in the
doorway, a beer in his hand.
HALKEN
Something I can help you with?
ANGEL
Mr. Smith?
HALKEN
That's right.
ANGEL
I'm Angel.
HALKEN
The vampire?
Angel sighs and rolls his eyes before answering.
ANGEL
Yes, the vampire.
HALKEN
(defensively)
What do you want with me?! I don't
feed off of humans. Haven't in
years. I've got a wife and kid now.
ANGEL
That's kind of why I'm here.
Halken stares confoundedly for a moment at Angel.
ANGEL
Can I come in?
HALKEN
No. I think the doorstep's a great
place to talk.
ANGEL
(beat)
Okay...look, I don't know how to
say this- well, I guess I do.
(quickly)
You're a piece of garbage. You beat
your wife and kid. You may not know
it, but you're ruining the rest of
your son's life. If you-
HALKEN
A man runs his family how he sees
fit, you judgemental bastard of a
vampire!
ANGEL
That's all fine and good. I can
accept that. But if you keep
running it the way you are now...
I'm going to have to kill you.
(smiling quickly)
No offense.
Halken steps through the doorway as the screen door SLAMS
behind him. He stands nearly a foot taller than Angel as he
glares down towards him.
HALKEN
If you think you're enough of a
being to kill me, then by all means-
ANGEL
(solemnly)
It's not even a question.
(stepping closer)
This is your first and only
warning. After this, I'm back for
blood.
He stares convincingly at Halken for a couple of beats then
turns and walks away. Halken angrily watches him walk away.
As Angel walks away, we find ourselves watching him from
within the shadowed confines of a nearby shrubbery that lines
the house's outer wall. As Angel gets well out of earshot,
Halken has a few last words.
HALKEN
(angrily)
That bitch is going to think last
night was a holiday compared to
what's going to come her way
tonight...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
11 EXT. BOY'S HOME - NIGHT 11
Halken hastily SLAMS the front door and return to his binge.
We slowly begin to walk around to the back of the house. A
gate pushes open as we walk into the back yard and stare up
at a closed window for a couple of seconds before a set of
hands reach up and begin quietly trying to pry the window
open. We watch the unsuccessful motion for several seconds
before we cut to:
12 INT. HYPERION - LOBBY 12
The front doors to the hotel swing open and Angel lazily
strolls into the welcoming lobby with an unsure look upon his
face -- not too sure if his rousing pep talk had taken hold.
As he gets near the desk, he sees Spike and Illyria, both
looking bored. Spike sprawls out atop the front desk as
Illyria leans up against it from the other side. Upon seeing
Angel her face brightens a bit and she stands up.
ILLYRIA
(nearly excited)
Are we to kill something?
ANGEL
Not right now.
Illyria gets upset over Angel's answer.
ILLYRIA
I grow weary of our surroundings.
We spend too much time here when we
should be reigning vengeance down
upon the wicked.
ANGEL
You'll have to wait another night.
ILLYRIA
Waiting... this is all that we do
now!
SPIKE
Do simmer down, Blue. We don't want
to anger our fearless leader. I can
already see that he's weighing up
which of us would make the better
dealer trade-in this time.
ANGEL
(angrily to Spike)
Not tonight.
SPIKE
(smiling boldly)
In the morning then?
Angel ignores him as he removes his jacket.
ANGEL
Where are Wesley and Skye?
SPIKE
Wes is upstairs, he said he's going
to try some 'experiments with
manifestation' or some bullocks
like that. As for Skye, I was just
about to ask you the same question,
mate.
ANGEL
(solemnly)
Seriously, Spike. I'm not in the
mood for games tonight.
SPIKE
I didn't say anything about games,
you enormous pillock!
ANGEL
Then where is she?
Spike rolls his eyes and shakes his head.
SPIKE
(to Illyria)
Does he ignore you like this or is
it just me?
(to angel)
I'm seriously thinking of filing a
complaint with the appropriate
authorities!
(beat)
This is prejudice in the workplace.
Angel glares at Spike -- not the time.
SPIKE
(sighing)
She said that she was going with
you to help some kid who was being
battered.
(beat)
(thinking)
Is that what that spotted face
woman from this morning wanted?
Angel quickly begins putting his jacket back on.
ANGEL
We've got to get back over there.
SPIKE
(worried)
What's going on?
ANGEL
If she's doing what I think she's
doing, she's going to need our
help.
Angel hurries to the door followed by Illyria as Spike yells
out.
SPIKE
What do we think she's doing?!
13 INT. BOY'S HOME - BEN'S ROOM 13
Laying silently in his bed, but still awake, Ben lets out a
muffled SCREAM as Skye throws her hand over his mouth.
SKYE
I'm not going to hurt you. I'm here
to help.
Benjamin stares back at her, not knowing how to respond.
SKYE (cont'd)
If I take my hand from your mouth,
do you promise not to scream?
The boy nervously nods his head. Skye quickly moves her hand
and suddenly a full fledged SCREAM echoes from the boy's
mouth.
BENJAMIN
Mom!
Skye's eyes jolt open about as wide as they can as the boy's
plea rings throughout the house. Nearly panicking, Skye grabs
the kicking boy up from his bed and goes to jump out the
window. Before she even makes it to the window --
WHAM!
The door slams into the wall and Skye turns back to see
Halken stand in the doorway.
HALKEN
(smirking)
I knew I smelt something in the air
tonight... an encore.
He hurries toward the two of them, but Skye is able to
maneuver her way through the window and attempt her escape to
safety.
14 EXT. BOY'S HOME 14
As Skye runs frantically past the front door with the
struggling boy in her arms, Halken bursts through it and
gives chase.
15 INT. ANGEL'S CAR 15
Angel, Spike, and Illyria are speeding through the dismally
populated and dimly lit streets of the neighborhood.
SPIKE
Can't you go any faster?
ANGEL
The house is only two blocks away!
SPIKE
Well that's two blocks away from
Skye, you insignificant bastard!
Put your foot on the damn floor!
Angel hammers it and nearly throws Spike into the backseat.
As they turn the corner, tires squealing, Spike looks at
something up ahead and points.
SPIKE (cont'd)
Alright, there she is. You can slow
down now, you looney git!
16 EXT. STREETS 16
Halken is quickly approaching on the burdened Skye as they
near the next street on their dash along the sidewalk. As he
gets nearly alongside her, he reaches out and pulls on her
shoulder sending both her and the boy violently to the
ground.
The boy lands on the grass in the closest yard, but Skye
isn't as lucky -- skidding painfully across the concrete.
She lets out a SCREAM as she comes to a brutal halt on the
sidewalk. Halken calmly walks over to her and pulls her to
her feet by the hair.
Just as he does, the rest of the Fang Gang screech into view.
Spike had already had his door open and hits the ground
running. The others are quick to follow and in a matter of
seconds come to stand a few feet from the ordeal.
SPIKE
If I were you, horny, I'd think
really hard about letting the girl
go!
HALKEN
Or you'll do what?
SPIKE
Me? Nothing.
(pointing to Skye)
But she looks pretty pissed off.
Just about then, Halken looks down to see Skye is VAMPED OUT
and entirely pissed off. She lands a rough ELBOW to Halken's
face, causing him to loosen his grip.
He takes a step to attack, but she quickly spins around and
throws a quick combination of punches, landing them all. He
stumbles back as she throws on a final touch with a JUMP KICK
to his chest that lands him flat on his back.
As the defeated Halken looks up from the ground, the rest of
the gang has come to stand alongside Skye, creating a
picturesque scene of the heroes.
HALKEN
You've accomplished nothing!
SPIKE
(excitedly)
Thank God! I thought she'd finished
you off before any of the rest of
us had gotten the chance for a few
quick shots. Come on then... up you
go! We've only got till morning.
Halken slowly stands up, but doesn't advance, realizing that
his odds of walking away from the fight are all, but non
existent. He reluctantly backs down.
SPIKE (cont'd)
(disappointed)
Oh, come on now! I haven't had a
good rumble in- well, since last
night. Let's not tuck the tail
between the legs just yet!
(motioning to Ben)
If you've got the stones to fight
the boy, you should be prepared to
have your pathetic arse kicked
every once in a while.
Halken begins walking towards Benjamin as Skye bellows out
her warning.
SKYE
Stay away from him!
HALKEN
This child is of my blood, and
he'll go home with me!
SKYE
(solemnly)
Over my dead body.
HALKEN
If you wish.
Halken charges Skye, but Spike lands a hard core BOOT to the
face before he can get anywhere. As Halken lands violently on
the ground, Spike stands looking beyond satisfied.
SPIKE
(happily)
Oh good God, that's orgasmic!
Skye walks over to Benjamin, who is standing uneasily on the
grass of the neighbor's lawn. Lights are starting to flick on
in the houses up and down the street.
SKYE
Like I said... I'm here to help
you. Your dad has been bad to you,
hasn't he?
Ben reluctantly nods his head.
SKYE (cont'd)
We can help you. We can make him
stop. Would you like that?
Ben nods his head again, but before Skye can say anything
else, Ben is whipped out of sight. Skye turns to see that
Halken has jerked him away from her.
HALKEN
(to Ben)
You dare to take theses peoples'
side against me, boy?! You take too
much after your mother!
Before Skye can get to him, Halken rears back and lands a
devastating BACKHAND to the boy that sends him flying off
screen...
In slow motion, as the boy flies out of view, Skye comes into
view with a FLYING KICK that renders Halken unconscious and
sends him hard to the ground.
As the demon falls to the ground, however, squealing tires
and locked up brakes scream over the scene before the slow
motion cuts out and our attentions are shifted to the street.
The car has come to a stop. The headlights burn through the
darkness as the motor continues running and the driver
quickly pops out of the driver's side door.
DRIVER
(panicked)
Oh no... No, no, no!
We pull back to see that Ben is lying unconscious on the
ground several feet in front of the car.
Skye rushes past Halken and to Ben's side. She kneels down on
the ground alongside him and checks his pulse. Panicking, she
pulls her hair back and puts her face in front of his to try
and feel any breath -- nothing.
She looks back to the others in horror before trying to
administer CPR to the boy. The others reluctantly watch on as
she does so in a losing effort. The boy is clearly dead, but
Skye won't give up. She continues pumping his chest, but gets
nothing.
Strangely enough, no one in the group seem to take the scene
harder than Spike. He watches on with a horrific look of
discontent, before Angel steps in to try and calm Skye.
Angel inches closer, trying not to upset the girl any more
than she already is.
ANGEL
Skye...
No response. She continues.
ANGEL (cont'd)
Skye... he's gone.
SKYE
No! He's not. He just needs help. I
can help him.
ANGEL
(beat; reluctantly)
He's dead.
Skye begins tearing up as she comes to realize that Angel's
right. She slowly comes to stop trying to revive Ben as she
begins crying.
SKYE
He's just a kid... he didn't even
have a chance. How could-
SPIKE
(sincerely)
It's not your fault, luv.
SKYE
No?! Then whose fault-
She stops short. She knows damn well whose fault it is. She
sits in silence for several moments as the group try to calm
her.
ILLYRIA
You could have done nothing more.
The child's time had come.
SKYE
(angrily)
Really not what I want to hear
right now!
Spike begins to walk over to her.
SPIKE
I know that it's hard, but we
tried. A lot more than the rest of
us.
(puts his hand on her
shoulder)
There's nothing more that you could
have done. It's tragic, no doubt,
but it's not your fault.
Skye appears to be calming down a bit and slipping into full
fledged mourn mode before a trigger sets her off.
At the drop of Halken's voice, Skye loses all consciousness
and rage consumes the whole of her existence.
HALKEN
(angrily)
What did you do, you bitch?!
Superjoint Ritual's "F**k Your Enemy" thunders in to
accompany the darkness that has overcome her eyes. Without
looking back, Skye solemnly stands up from the ground.
After a couple of moments of staring into nothingness, she
turns and walks briskly toward Halken, exuding the very
essence of a woman's scorn.
Halken, however, doesn't realize what he's awoken in the
girl. He stands arrogantly as she walks towards him.
HALKEN (cont'd)
Answer me, b-
Before he can utter another syllable, Skye has him laid on
his back with an unbelievably massive UPPERCUT.
Skipping quick combos and all the trimmings, she goes for
pain. Strong blows one after the other. Harnessing all the
energy and pent up anger within, she lands an overhead double
fisted attack that CRACKS two of the demon's ribs.
Halken starts ROARING, but is silenced as an extremely
violent ELBOW shatters the demon's jaw.
The rest of the group watch on in shock. Not knowing whether
or not to let the beating continue, Spike and Angel share
worried glances before deciding to step in. Angel is first to
the scene as he grabs Skye's shoulder.
ANGEL
Sk-
Before he can even finish her name, she's thrown an
effortless punch that sends Angel SOARING through the air.
Angel lands at Spike's feet. Spike stares down at angel,
impressed with Skye's power.
SPIKE
(shaking his head)
Hell hath no fury, eh?
With those words, Spike rushes towards Skye.
SPIKE (cont'd)
Pet...
No response.
SPIKE (cont'd)
Skye? I think he's taken quite a
ravaging. I'm actually kind of
starting to feel kind of sorry for
the bloke! So- you're not stopping
are you?
With no answer, she continues beating Halken's motionless
body. Blood runs down from every place imaginable on his face
and covers the whole of Skye's forearms along with randomly
splattered spots on her own face.
She sobs in between the hits, which are much weaker now, all
her rage exhausted.
SPIKE (cont'd)
Right... Alright then. Sorry about
this.
Spike takes a couple of steps back and looks towards the sky
momentarily.
SPIKE (cont'd)
(to the gods)
This is no way for a hero to go
out, so just promise me one thing.
Don't you dare let her kill me.
Spike then abruptly hits a dead sprint and SPEARS Skye in mid
air. They both tumble to the ground with Skye ending up on
top as they come to a stop.
She continues her assault, this time on Spike. After she
lands several punches to Spike's face, he's finally able to
throw her off.
She jumps to her feet and charges back towards Halken, but
Spike is able to trip her on her way. As she falls upon her
stomach, Spike quickly jumps atop her and pins her to the
ground.
Skye struggles violently to release herself from Spike's
grip, but he's got a good hold and she's unable to do so.
SPIKE (cont'd)
Calm down!
SKYE
(angrily)
Let me go!
SPIKE
I said calm down, pet! I can hold
you like this all damn night, so
you might as well let go of the
bloody rage and cool down!
After struggling for a few more moments, her movement
steadily begins to decrease and she begins sobbing
frantically as the tears pour from her eyes.
Spike lowers his head, hating to have to put her in this
position and finally releases his grip. He cautiously stands
up from the ground. Skye lays motionless, crying her eyes
out. Angel comes to stand alongside spike as they both stare
remorsefully at her.
SPIKE (cont'd)
(motioning back to Halken)
Is he...?
ANGEL
No. He's alive. Wouldn't have been
for much longer. Half the bones in
his body are broken.
SPIKE
Serves the bastard right.
(beat)
What are we going to do with him?
They both look back to Halken on this note, but --
Illyria has already gotten him to his knees and is preparing
to snap his neck.
SPIKE (cont'd)
Blue! What in the hell do you think
you're doing?
ILLYRIA
I am to put this undeserving vessel
out of it's misery.
SPIKE
Did you just miss the brawl that I
had to keep her from killing him?
What makes you think that I'm going
to let the ancient one kill the
bugger, when I wouldn't let Skye do
it?
ILLYRIA
You wish for him to live?!
SPIKE
No. I don't-
(looking to Angel)
Do we wish for him to live?
ANGEL
(to Illyria)
Don't kill him.
ILLYRIA
I do not understand. We were called
upon to bring justice!
(shaking Halken's body)
This is justice!
ANGEL
I've got something better planned
for him.
ILLYRIA
Torture?
ANGEL
(annoyed)
No, not torture.
SPIKE
She does have a pretty good point
mate. Torture could be fun. We
could-
ANGEL
Spike!
SPIKE
(sarcastically)
Fine. Just trying to help, but
you're obviously an omnipotent
being- so I forbear!
Angel stops and looks down to Skye who is still shedding
heavy tears upon the ground and then back to Spike.
SPIKE (cont'd)
I'll get her. You help Blue before
she snuffs the poor nancy's lights
out.
Angel walks out of view as Spike kneels down in front of
Skye. As he gathers her up in his arms, we cut to:
17 EXT. ANGEL'S CAR 17
Illyria has reluctantly let Angel keep Halken alive and has
piled inside of the car for transport back to the hotel.
Angel drops Halken's unconscious and terribly bloodied body
into the trunk, slamming it closed.
Spike walks into view, carrying Skye to the car. He carefully
drops her to her feet and helps her into the car, and then
comes to stand across the car from Angel as they stare at one
another -- what a night.
SPIKE
So...
ANGEL
Yeah. That was... intense.
SPIKE
Intense my arse, that was the most
savage beating I've seen in some
time!
(happily)
I rather enjoyed it.
(more solemnly)
Couldn't let her go through with
it, though.
ANGEL
She okay?
SPIKE
Oh yeah. Bloody well gave out, but
I guess that's going to happen when
you beat something to death.
ANGEL
(getting into the car)
You should know.
SPIKE
Hey! Sodding cheap shot!
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
18 INT. HYPERION - LOBBY 18
CONNOR is in the midst of descending the lavish stairway as
the rest of the troops walk back through the hotel's front
doors.
Angel drags the bound Halken across the ground behind him as
he strolls in, while Illyria watches the demon though she's
still fully intent on killing him. Spike is still helping
Skye walk, as she is obviously spent.
Connor rushes down the stairs upon seeing them.
CONNOR
Holy crap! What happened?
SPIKE
We had a bit of a go around! You
didn't get the memo?
Connor looks to Angel for any kind of an answer.
ANGEL
We hit a snag in a case that we're
working.
CONNOR
What kind of 'snag'?
Angel kicks Halken as he drops him to the ground.
ANGEL
The big ugly kind.
Connor takes note of Skye who is being helped upstairs.
CONNER
Is she okay?
ANGEL
She'll be fine. She just needs some
rest. Where's Nina?
CONNOR
In your room. You want me to get
her?
ANGEL
No. I've got to make a phone call.
(beat)
Could you do me a favor though?
CONNOR
Sure.
ANGEL
(whispering)
Could you watch Illyria, and make
sure that she doesn't-
ILLYRIA (O.S.)
I can hear your conspiring
whispers!
Connor smiles understandingly, already knowing the drill.
CONNOR
Sure.
As Angel heads into his office, we cut to:
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