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TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT. NO MAN'S LAND - NIGHT 1
The club is packed with night goers, all looking for either a
date or a real bad headache in the morning. Sitting at a near
by table are Willow, Xander, and Dawn. Their eyes are
scanning the club, checking out the talent -- in a very
discreet way of course. Dawn tilts her head, staring at one
of the guys standing in the corner. He's noticing her as
well.
XANDER
Well gotta say, it's no Bronze.
WILLOW
Yeah. Wouldn't even let us bring
our tea bags in.
XANDER
(smiles)
Still not over that, huh?
WILLOW
People should be allowed to drink
tea if they want to.
XANDER
Giles would be outraged.
He turns to see Dawn checking out a group of young guys. He
looks at them, then back to her.
XANDER (cont'd)
Hey, Dawn. You're drooling.
DAWN
What?
She quickly wipes her chin, then realizes he's being
sarcastic. She shoots him a look.
DAWN (cont'd)
Not my fault I look hot tonight.
XANDER
Oh, Buffy would be so proud.
WILLOW
Maybe I should call her.
DAWN
She probably wouldn't answer. You
know what she's like when she gets
dumped.
XANDER
(thinks)
Well the first time she got dumped
she blew up the school.
WILLOW
With good reason.
XANDER
Then there was the Parker thing...
and if I remember rightly, we saw a
less together Buffy, more of a
cavewoman Buffy.
WILLOW
We don't know she got dumped.
XANDER
The guy sleeps with her and is
nowhere to be seen the next
morning. I think it's a pretty safe
bet, Will.
WILLOW
Jackson's not like that.
(beat)
I mean, I don't think he is.
DAWN
He's a guy.
XANDER
For all my people out there who are
guys, 'hey!'
DAWN
Sorry, Xand, but it's a known fact.
Guys are jerks.
WILLOW
Girl's got a point.
XANDER
Okay, why didn't I bring Andrew out
with us? I know he's annoying but
at least he'd stick up for me!
DAWN
Or stick to you.
XANDER
What? I mean... what?
Xander's a little uncomfortable at her suggestion, knowing
exactly what she means.
DAWN
Oh come on, like you haven't
noticed?
XANDER
Noticed? What?
(to Willow)
What?
Willow SHRUGS, deciding to stay out of it.
DAWN
He totally digs you. And not in an
idolizing way.
XANDER
Andrew's not... I mean, yeah he's a
little weird but he's not...
(beat)
He's not... right?
Dawn STANDS with a smile.
DAWN
Whatever you say.
She makes her way through the crowd, the camera lingering
just behind her. She catches a look from the guy she's been
eyeing all night, then moves to the other side by the bar.
Her hands grab the bathroom door and pulls it open.
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2 INT. NO MAN'S LAND - GIRLS BATHROOM 2
It's big, with lots of wall length mirrors. Dawn strides in,
her fingers racing through her hair, trying to get it just
so. She stops, hearing a THUD.
Dawn turns to look at the fire exit door, where the noise
came from. Her eyes narrow as she steps closer, reaching for
the bar to push it forward when suddenly -
CRASH!
The door BURSTS open, knocking Dawn on her back. A figure
dives through, rolls along the ground, and SMASHES into the
wall on the far side of the bathroom.
Dawn quickly regains herself, pulling out a stake. Her eyes
fall on the wounded girl huddled against the wall.
DAWN
Hey. Are you...
She heads closer, still keeping a firm grip on the wooden
stake. She sees the blood coming from her flesh. The girl,
ROSE, looks up -- tired and dazed.
ROSE
(groggy)
Help me.
Dawn steps closer to take her hand but is GRABBED from
behind. She SPINS around, to face a very big and very ugly
TUROK-HAN. On its blood soaked grin we...
BLACK OUT.
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
3 INT. NO MAN'S LAND - BATHROOM - NIGHT 3
Dawn is struggling with the Turok-Han as it brings her closer
to it. She KICKS and PUNCHES like crazy, just trying to break
free but to no avail.
DAWN
(screams)
Get off me!
As the Turok-Han goes in for the bite, Dawn JABS her stake
into its eye, causing it to DROP her to the ground and almost
SCREAM in pain.
Dawn scurries back to Rose, staring at the monster with the
stake plunged into its eye. She grabs Rose's hand and pulls
her to the door.
DAWN (cont'd)
Come on, we gotta go!
They make it to the door but the Turok-Han CLAMPS its arm
around Rose's neck and pulls her back to it. Dawn loses her
hold on the girl and watches in horror as the beast strikes
its CLAWS through her ribs.
Dawn quickly breaks the FIRE EXTINGUISHER from the wall and
with a little struggle, BASHES it over its head. Rose FALLS
but Dawn's there to lift her up.
They get closer to the door as it suddenly SWINGS open,
revealing Xander and Willow.
XANDER
What's going on -
(sees)
Holy -
WILLOW
Oh my God.
The Turok-Han RISES and stares at the gang with a deadly
gaze. It rushes towards them but Willow lifts her hand.
WILLOW (cont'd)
Il movimento!
The monster is thrown back through the fire exit door as Dawn
pushes Rose through the bathroom entrance.
DAWN
Lets go!
WILLOW
We can't leave it here. It'll kill
them all.
Xander thinks for a moment. He sees the fire alarm and
SMASHES the glass, raising the ALARM. A loud and screeching
sound goes through the club as we hear the crowd start to
make their way to the exits.
XANDER
Okay. Lets get out of here.
They all exit the bathroom as the Turok-Han crawls back into
it. It pulls the stake out of its eye and scans the room.
Nobody there. It's pissed.
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4 INT. SUMMERS RESIDENCE - BUFFY'S ROOM 4
The room is poorly lit, only the light from a nearby lamp
fills it. Buffy sits on the windowsill, staring out into the
darkness. Her pain is obvious.
ANYA (O.S)
Just do it, Andrew.
ANDREW (O.S)
I can't. She'll hit me.
ANYA (O.S)
I'll hit you in a minute!
ANDREW (O.S)
Empty threats!
Buffy's gaze turns to her bedroom door as it slowly opens.
She sees Andrew's head pop round the corner.
ANDREW (cont'd)
Oh. Hey... Buffy...
He walks in and closes the door behind him, shutting Anya out
of the conversation.
ANYA (O.S)
Hey!
(mumbles)
Little toad!
Buffy looks at him for a moment, then back to the outside
world -- just looking, gazing.
Andrew takes a deep breath, noticing her unwillingness to
speak up.
ANDREW
So. Hey. It's, uh... how are you?
BUFFY
(dispirited)
Fine.
ANDREW
Oh, well that's... good... then.
And... how is... um... Jackson?
She closes her eyes, ignoring him.
ANDREW (cont'd)
It's just... we've all noticed him
not being here and... We was just
wondering if you had... um -
ANYA (O.S)
Oh for monkey's sake!
Anya comes through the door, making Andrew TWITCH just a
little. She looks to Buffy, hands on hips.
ANYA (cont'd)
Did he dump you? If so, why and
how?
This angers Buffy. She gets up, shooting them both an ice
cold look.
BUFFY
Get out.
ANDREW
I believe my friend here might of
been a little blunt -
ANYA
I'm not your friend.
BUFFY
How dare you? This is my house. You
come in here prying into my life,
without a single care about how I'm
feeling?
ANYA
(to herself)
Someone's a little crabby.
Buffy's about to respond when suddenly she sees Xander and
the others out of the corner of her eye. She looks down to
the front garden and sees them carrying a girl.
Buffy GLARES at the pair of them before EXITING. Andrew
stands there, hands in pockets, a little guilty.
ANDREW
You made her angry.
ANYA
I did not.
ANDREW
You did!
ANYA
Oh... penis!
She too EXITS, leaving Andrew all on his lonesome. Letting a
heavy sigh leave his breath he takes a seat on Buffy's bed.
ANDREW
Poor Buffy.
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5 INT. SUMMERS RESIDENCE - LOUNGE 5
Xander, Willow, and Dawn hover around Rose, who's lying on
the sofa. Buffy rushes in, looks at the girl, then at the
rest of them.
BUFFY
What's going on?
XANDER
We've got a stray.
DAWN
A Turok-Han was at the club.
BUFFY
What? We killed them all.
XANDER
Not all of them apparently.
Buffy thinks about this, then her eyes shoot to Dawn, who is
nursing her cuts.
BUFFY
Are you okay?
DAWN
I'm fine. What about her?
She motions towards Rose, unconscious. Willow is tending to
her.
XANDER
She took a beating.
WILLOW
She's a Slayer.
BUFFY
How do you know?
WILLOW
(simply)
I'm connected.
Buffy accepts this, then moves to the wall. She pulls off the
Scythe from its brackets and lets it fall by her side.
XANDER
Whoa. No way.
BUFFY
I have to.
XANDER
Alone? Buff, how many times are we
gonna have this conversation?
BUFFY
It's going to kill. It needs to be
stopped now.
She heads to the door.
WILLOW
Buffy, wait.
BUFFY
Look, I'm a Slayer. It's what I do.
You all know that.
WILLOW
No. I mean... get Kennedy. Two's
better than one, right?
Buffy nods, then exits as Anya comes through. She looks to
the door closing, then at Rose.
ANYA
Well she looks gross.
DAWN
Is Buffy gonna be able to... I
mean... those things are tough.
ANYA
Is Buffy going to kill something?
XANDER
Yeah, an Uber-Vamp.
ANYA
Oh, well that'll go well. Remember
last time she went solo with one of
those things?
XANDER
She'll be okay. She's got Kennedy
to watch her back.
ANYA
Yeah, her back... then her behind.
Willow looks appalled. She stands up, letting Dawn see to
Rose. She moves to the phone and dials. Xander turns to Anya.
XANDER
Are you alright?
ANYA
I guess. Did you fight the big
vampire?
XANDER
No.
(beat)
Dawn did.
ANYA
(shocked)
Dawn?
Dawn lifts her head to see them.
DAWN
It was no big. I just hit it a
couple of times.
XANDER
It was more than that. You're
shaping up to be quite a fighter.
DAWN
I learn from the best.
Willow HANGS the phone up.
WILLOW
No answer.
XANDER
Who now?
WILLOW
Kennedy. She should be at home.
DAWN
Maybe she went patrolling.
ANYA
Yes. Kennedy does like to fight.
WILLOW
(concerned)
Yeah. Maybe.
She grabs her coat.
WILLOW (cont'd)
I'm gonna go check. I'll catch up
with you later.
She exits. Anya rolls her eyes, then back to Rose, looking
disgusted.
ANYA
That girl's bleeding on the couch!
Dawn takes a deep breath, trying to cope with Anya's... no,
just trying to cope with Anya!
CUT TO:
6 EXT. DOWNTOWN STREETS 6
Buffy is walking through the empty streets, Scythe in hand.
Her eyes are searching everywhere but there doesn't appear to
be anything demon-y in sight.
MAN
Hey.
She looks up to see him. He's dressed very smartly, black
suit, white shirt. Nice hair. She ignores him, carrying on
her way.
MAN (cont'd)
What's a girl like you doing with
an axe like that?
Buffy stops. Turns to face him.
BUFFY
I don't have time for this.
MAN
Honey. You ain't got any time left.
He VAMPS out and SNARLS at her. His arms lunge forward,
grabbing her neck. She struggles for a moment, then FLIPS him
over her shoulders.
He CRASHES to the ground as she pins him down with her foot.
BUFFY
I said I don't have time.
She STABS the pointy end of the Scythe into his heart,
turning him to nothing more than a cloud of dust. She brings
the axe back to her side and walks away. She means business.
CUT TO:
7 INT. WILLOW & KENNEDY'S APARTMENT - LOUNGE 7
The door opens to reveal Willow. She cautiously enters,
setting her keys on the hook. Her hands reach to flick the
light switch, lighting the room.
WILLOW
(calls)
Kennedy?
No response. She moves through and pushes open another door,
taking a peek inside -- again with the nothing.
WILLOW (cont'd)
Kennedy? Are you here?
Silence again. Willow knows something's up now. She moves to
the other door and pulls it open, only to be met by a dark
FIGURE.
She SLAMS the door back, meeting the head of the figure. She
quickly turns to run but -
KENNEDY
Willow!
Willow stops, turns, and sees Kennedy feeling her forehead.
KENNEDY (cont'd)
Nice hit.
WILLOW
Oh my God.
She goes to her and they embrace. Kennedy's a little
surprised and backs off.
KENNEDY
You okay?
WILLOW
I thought... it's nothing. You're
okay.
KENNEDY
You were worried?
WILLOW
You didn't answer me.
KENNEDY
Sorry. I was training.
(beat)
By the way, I found a hole in the
wall.
(off her look)
No idea how it got there.
Kennedy moves to the window and pulls open the curtains. She
stares for a moment.
WILLOW
Are you okay?
KENNEDY
Yeah. Fine. Guess I should go
patrol.
WILLOW
Oh, wait. When we were at the club
there was a -
KENNEDY
You were at the club?
WILLOW
Yeah but that's not the big.
Kennedy, we've got a slight Turok-
Han situation.
KENNEDY
Big ugly prehistoric vampire?
WILLOW
That's the breed.
KENNEDY
Didn't we kill the army?
WILLOW
Well, this one must of escaped.
(beat)
Wait. Didn't Buffy tell you this?
KENNEDY
I haven't heard from Buffy all
night.
WILLOW
So she's out there alone.
Kennedy grabs her coat and a nearby sword.
KENNEDY
Any idea where she was heading?
Willow shakes her head. Kennedy goes to leave but Willow
pulls her back.
WILLOW
I think Buffy's gone a little...
rogue. I mean, she's real hurt
and... lets just say I've seen this
before.
KENNEDY
Nothing better to ease the pain
than to cause some on evil things.
WILLOW
You would know.
They pause.
WILLOW (cont'd)
You should have told me sooner.
KENNEDY
Doesn't matter.
WILLOW
It does, Kennedy. You were just a
child -
KENNEDY
Will, drop it.
She opens the front door but stops. She turns back to the red
head.
KENNEDY (cont'd)
I love you.
Willow manages a half smile, tenderly kissing Kennedy on the
cheek before she exits. Willow sighs, closing her eyes --
thinking.
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8 EXT. DOWNTOWN STREETS 8
Buffy appears from an alleyway and continues up the sidewalk.
She's impatient now, tapping the Scythe against her leg. Her
eyes shift from one side of the street, to the other. From
behind, to ahead.
BUFFY
Could really go for a kill right
about now.
She stops as a drop of rain lands on her. She looks up to the
sky as rain clouds start to form. Then, she lowers her eyes,
back to the street - To be greeted by the Turok-Han not too
far away, staring right at her. Crimson eyes.
BUFFY (cont'd)
There you are.
Her fingers dance along the Scythe's handle as the creature
starts towards her. She brings the weapon up and charges at
it. Game face on.
Both fighters race towards each other until they're only a
couple of meters away, when -
A BOLT OF LIGHTNING CRASHES between them, sending out a
bright blue/white light, causing them both to FLY back in
opposite directions.
Buffy holds her head, lifting herself up. She can see the
Turok-Hans doing the same.
But as her vision regains she sees a NAKED BODY lying the
middle of the street.
BUFFY (cont'd)
What...
As she nears the body she starts to realize who it is.
JACKSON. Buffy rushes towards him, kneeling down by his side.
He's out cold.
BUFFY (cont'd)
Oh my God, Jackson. Are you
alright?
Buffy rolls him over to see his face, motionless. She wraps
her arms around him, starting to lift him up but she is
GRABBED by the Turok-Han and THROWN against a lamppost.
She FALLS to the ground and before she can get back up, is
kicked by the creature.
She REACHES for the Scythe but it steps on her arm, then
grabs her hair, SLAMMING her head into the ground.
She groans but is able to flip her legs round, kicking it in
the back, sending it forward.
Buffy JUMPS to her feet, her eyes quickly glancing over to
Jackson's still body.
BUFFY (cont'd)
I'm coming.
She starts but is punched in the gut. She stumbles back but
catches herself quickly, bringing her elbow into its jaw, and
kicking it in the chest.
She drops and rolls along the ground, pulling up the Scythe
but her arm is met by its hand. They struggle for the weapon
but the Turok-Han overpowers her and knees her in the
stomach, then pushes her against the wall.
She slips. It looks down on the groggy Buffy, bringing the
Scythe way over its head...
BLACK OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
9 EXT. DOWNTOWN STREETS - NIGHT 9
As before. The Turok-Han lowers the Scythe at an incredible
rate but a hand CLAMPS its arm and stops it.
The Turok-Han sees Kennedy, smiling.
KENNEDY
Hey big guy, mind if I join in?
She pushes the Scythe into its chin, knocking it back. She
pulls the weapon away from it, followed by a roundhouse kick
- and another.
She gets time to look down at Buffy, extending her hand,
offering her help. Buffy flips back and over, landing on her
feet.
BUFFY
Good timing.
KENNEDY
You tried to take it alone?
BUFFY
I can.
KENNEDY
Uh huh, and I'm sure you had a move
to block that deadly swing.
Buffy ignores her, her eyes moving to the approaching Turok-
Han, then to Jackson's body.
BUFFY
I have to get him out of here.
KENNEDY
Go.
BUFFY
But you can't -
KENNEDY
(adamant)
Go!
Buffy pauses, then rushes towards the Turok-Hans,
somersaulting right over it.
It looks a little confused as she makes her way to Jackson.
It starts after her but Kennedy plunges her foot into the
back of it's legs, knocking it down.
KENNEDY (cont'd)
No way are you backing out now.
She lunges for it but its leg sweeps the ground, knocking her
off her feet and sending her SLAMMING into the ground
beneath. The Turok-Hans lingers over her, saliva dripping
from its mouth.
Buffy hunches Jackson over her shoulder and starts away, she
spots Kennedy in trouble. She quickly places Jackson against
the wall.
BUFFY
Hold on for me.
Kennedy stares up at the Turok-Han, both hands clutching the
Scythe, stopping it from coming down on her.
Suddenly a foot comes into frame, clashing with the
creature's head. Buffy looks down on the Slayer.
BUFFY (cont'd)
We need to finish this.
KENNEDY
Tag team?
BUFFY
Just call us the American Bad
Asses.
KENNEDY
You can be Kane.
BUFFY
No way!
SMACK! Buffy's knocked down by a punch from the Turok-Han.
Kennedy JUMPS to her feet and wallops the Scythe over its
head.
She spin kicks it, punches, then kicks again. The Turok-Han
gets time to lunge at her, knocking her back. Kennedy turns
to Buffy, who's by her side.
They exchange looks, then charge. Buffy somersaults over it
again, ducking as she lands, avoiding its hit. The Turok-Han
turns back to Kennedy and SWIPES at her as she SLIDES the
Scythe between its legs. HANDS grab the weapon.
Buffy raises it above her head, then swiftly swings it at the
Turok-Han -- decapitating it. She looks at Kennedy, dust
floating between them.
KENNEDY
That was cool.
Buffy manages a smile but quickly hands Kennedy the Scythe
and rushes to Jackson, Kennedy follows.
KENNEDY (cont'd)
Is he...?
BUFFY
He's alive. We have to get him
back.
KENNEDY
Lets go.
Both girls pick the unconscious man up and move him down the
sidewalk.
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