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16 INT. BRINGERS OF ORIGIN LAIR 16
Robed figures, like we saw before, are rushing to and fro.
This is a large room with a sarcophagus planted right in the
middle, surrounded by candles. The camera pans to see Faith
and Xander observing them, hiding out of sight.
XANDER
So what's the plan?
FAITH
We kill them all but one and pump
him for information.
XANDER
Okay, but there's gotta be like,
twenty of them and only two of us.
FAITH
It's fair, then.
Faith breaks her cover, somersaulting right in the middle of
the robed figures. In her right hand is an axe, which she
shows with pleasure.
FAITH (cont'd)
So, is like a secret cult or can
anyone join?
The minions all exchange looks then DIVE on Faith. She beats
them back, plunging the axe into each of them. Xander quickly
rushes to her aid and impales a couple of them with his
sword.
XANDER
Good plan, Faith. Nice way to die!
FAITH
Better to die young than when
you're old and not-so-good-looking.
XANDER
(beat)
You think I'm good looking?
Xander is suddenly JUMPED by two of the minions. He falls
hard to the ground, losing his weapon. He wrestles with the
figure on top of him, then knees him in the groin.
He crawls towards the sword but another minion picks it up
and is about to drive it into Xander's back when --
FAITH
That's not fair.
The minion spins around as Faith punches him in the jaw. He
stumbles back, then Xander sweeps his legs to take him out.
He grabs his sword and pushes it into his gut.
Faith extends her hand, lifting Xander up. They look around
and see the motionless bodies.
XANDER
Wow. You've really got it going on,
Faith.
FAITH
Yeah, forgot to leave one alive
though.
XANDER
I don't think so.
He sees one of them making a run for it. Faith THROWS her axe
and it imbeds itself in the minion's leg. The figure drops to
the ground.
Faith and Xander rush over and turn the figure over to reveal
-- TAMMAZEL!
XANDER (cont'd)
Well color me shocked - not.
TAMMAZEL
That hurt!
She pulls the axe out of her leg, which instantly heals the
wound, and jumps to her feet.
Faith and Xander take a step back.
FAITH
Who the hell are you?
TAMMAZEL
The name's Tammazel.
XANDER
She's a demon who's supposed to be
noncorporeal in this dimension.
(to Tammazel)
And why aren't you?
TAMMAZEL
Why should I tell you anything?
FAITH
Cos if you don't, I'll sever all of
your limbs and feed them to you.
TAMMAZEL
(beat)
Well it all started when I was just
a wee demon, playing in the fields
of Gargunosh when --
XANDER
Skip to the prologue.
TAMMAZEL
Fine.
(beat)
I hooked up with these guys a while
ago and they said they would make
me solid in this world if I killed
the Slayer's sister. And seeing as
though I hate that pesky Slayer, I
agreed.
XANDER
But you didn't kill Dawn.
TAMMAZEL
I know. But they already made me
solid here so what else could I do
but help them bring about the end
of civilization as you know it.
(beat)
And by the way, shouldn't you all
be out trying to stop Ulithios
instead of killing its minions?
FAITH
We're here for info.
TAMMAZEL
Sorry, ain't got none.
Faith pins the demon against the wall and pulls out a dagger.
She puts it to Tammazel's neck.
FAITH
You sure about that?
TAMMAZEL
Silly little girl.
Tammazel PUSHES Faith off her with great strength and a
sinister grin.
TAMMAZEL (cont'd)
I have more power than you'd --
CLUNK! Xander implants his sword through Tammazel's back and
it comes through her stomach.
She looks down at it, then up at him, rolling her eyes.
TAMMAZEL (cont'd)
Bastard!
17 INT. POLICE STATION - BASEMENT 17
The cops and prisoners are all in a circle, surrounding the
SEAL, which leads into the Hellmouth.
Dawn slowly walks around them all, her minions watching from
not too far away.
DAWN
This world has grown weak. The half
breeds no longer pretend to rule
it, instead they run from the
Slayers, the witches, the
carpenter. Evil has descended the
ropes of power and now good is in
its place.
(beat)
The war is almost here but for now
it is my time to take what was
rightfully mine. I am Ulithios, the
name alone provokes jurisdiction. I
am the one who will bring this
dimension back to how it began,
when we ruled, the true race of the
earth.
(beat)
Soon this vessel for my power will
outgrow the mortal restraints and I
will be as I was born. Invincible.
Desirable. Every mortal in this
world and the next will fall to
their knees and beg for their
lives. And I shall slit their
throats.
(beat)
And there's no one in this world
who can challenge me.
WILLOW (O.S)
Wanna bet on that?
Dawn turns see Willow standing at the bottom of the steps,
holding two DEAD minions. She DROPS them, her eyes a glowing
white, fixated on Dawn.
She moves closer but the minions advance. She easily swats
them off with an unseen force.
DAWN
You think you have power, witch?
You cannot comprehend the source of
my --
WILLOW
Would you contemplate getting over
yourself for just a minute? You
ruled half of the world thousands
of years ago but you were defeated.
Someone took your throne.
(beat)
You're not invincible. You're just
another demon.
DAWN
So here you follow. To kill me?
Could you break this vessel? Could
you kill Dawn?
WILLOW
You're not Dawn.
TAMMAZEL (V.O)
Dawn's dead.
18 INT. BRINGERS OF ORIGIN LAIR 18
Faith has Tammazel pinned against the wall again, the sword
still firmly in her stomach. Xander is hovering not far away.
FAITH
Are you telling the truth?
TAMMAZEL
I have a sword through my gut. You
think I'm gonna lie to you?
XANDER
(sadly)
So she's really gone.
TAMMAZEL
It wasn't supposed to be so soon.
The girl sped the process up by
learning the truth.
The Bringers of Origin couldn't let
the Slayer learn of it, so they
killed the girl.
(beat)
Since learning of Illyria's return
we were hoping to recruit it but
then its power seemed to just fade
away and we --
XANDER
What does Ulithios plan to do?
TAMMAZEL
(smirks)
You really need to ask that? It
will ravage this world and make you
all slaves to its power. It'll kill
most of you, and the vampires, in
fact, all the half breeds. Those
that don't conform will die
gruesome deaths.
(beat)
I already have it in writing that
I'll be kept alive. I'm gonna be
head security guard. Got a name
badge and everything.
FAITH
Here's an easy one for ya, how do
we stop it?
TAMMAZEL
You can't. It can be killed, of
course, but try getting near it.
It's power is immense. No mortal
can kill it.
FAITH
What about a Slayer?
TAMMAZEL
She will try. But she'll fail. Not
because it's impossible, but
because of the skin.
XANDER
Dawn.
TAMMAZEL
You really think she'll be able to
kill her own sister? Even if it's
not really her.
FAITH
(to Xander)
We have to get there.
XANDER
I concur.
TAMMAZEL
Oh wait. One thing I forgot.
XANDER
What?
Dozens more robed figure emerge from the shadows and surround
Faith and Xander. Tammazel grins.
TAMMAZEL
Didn't think you'd killed them all
did you?
FAITH
You know? Really didn't.
Faith swiftly pulls the sword out of Tammazel and swings it
around, decapitating two of the minions.
Xander jumps into action as well, as they come back to back,
ready to fight.
19 INT. POLICE STATION - BASEMENT 19
The robed figures are still in the shadows, with the cops and
prisoners surrounding the seal. Willow is on the opposite
side to Dawn, but they are edging closer.
DAWN
So this is your big showdown. Pit
yourself against one of the most
powerful demons of all time right
above the Hellmouth.
WILLOW
You killed Kennedy.
DAWN
(remembering)
The Slayer. She was weak, she
didn't even fight. She died with
tears in her eyes. And blood on the
walls.
(beat)
Her death hadn't cured the
satisfaction I had been hoping for
but she would have compromised the
operation. I wasn't strong enough
then.
Willow steps forward but her opponent is gone. She SPINS
around as Dawn grabs her by the beck, lifting her from the
ground, a smile on her face.
DAWN (cont'd)
Want to see how strong I am now?
Dawn THROWS Willow and she CRASHES into the ground. The witch
quickly regains herself as Dawn approaches.
WILLOW
(commands)
Il movimento!
An unseen force KNOCKS Dawn back but not for long. Willow
gets to her feet and holds the palm of her hand out.
WILLOW (cont'd)
I call upon the power of the Circle
to aid my will. Do to me what I
wish and fulfill the cracks of this
body.
Willow begins to GLOW once again. Dawn tilts her head,
interested.
DAWN
You use magic like it is a weapon.
Curious how you think this will
stop me.
WILLOW
It won't only stop you, it will
destroy you.
A STREAM of white light SHOOTS out of Willow's hands, right
into Dawn, forcing her back. Dawn raises her hands, pushing
the energy back.
20 EXT. POLICE STATION 20
The earth begins to SHAKE as an army of cops are camped
outside the station, guns galore.
A VAN pulls up a little further ahead and our heroes step
out. They survey the area.
ANDREW
I'm guessing Willow's already here.
BUFFY
Is there a backdoor to this place?
JACKSON
No. But there's a way to get into
the basement through the sewer
system.
BUFFY
Then let's go.
They all head to a manhole. Giles is the first in. He looks
up at Marie's disgruntled expression.
MARIE
Sewers?
GILES
(smiles)
It's the work we have to do.
She lets out a sigh then follows him down the ladder.
Jackson, and Jody follow. Andrew pulls Buffy aside.
ANDREW
We can't lose her, Buffy. If Willow-
BUFFY
Andrew, we're not losing anyone.
He nods, accepting it. Suddenly a CLAP OF THUNDER grabs their
attention. They look up to see the dark clouds forming,
lightning reigning down on the city.
ANDREW
Looks like a storm's coming.
BUFFY
So much for the calm.
Andrew sighs as he goes down the ladder. Buffy takes a
lasting look at the cops, then the skies, then into the
darkness of the sewers.
21 INT. BRINGERS OF ORIGIN LAIR 21
Faith somersaults over a minion, kicking him into another.
She turns to face an approaching opponent. His eye blinks and
Faith's palm snaps up and his nose explodes, blood erupting.
Her leg kicks with the force of a wrecking ball and he flies
back, a two-hundred-fifty pound sack of limp meat and bone
that slams into the minion farthest from her.
BANG!
Guns are pulled out by the minions. Faith moves again,
BULLETS RAKING the walls, eyes searching with panic as the
remaining minions try to stop the Slayer.
A GUN still in the minion's hand is snatched, twisted, and
FIRED. The remaining figure of the crowd looks at her with
PANIC.
She pulls the gun up to his head, an air of confidence
swirling her body.
FAITH
Say hi to my Mom.
And he's dead before he's hit the ground. Faith turns in time
to see Xander decapitate the last of the robed minions. Faith
smiles, pulling out a cigarette and sparking up.
FAITH (cont'd)
Now that's what I call living it
up.
XANDER
(breathless)
That what it says on the box?
FAITH
I'll be dead way before these
things take effect.
TAMMAZEL (O.S)
Never a truer word spoken.
Xander and Faith urn to see Tammazel wielding a FLAMETHROWER!
A malicious grin spreading from ear to ear.
TAMMAZEL (cont'd)
Wanna see what this baby does?
FAITH
Oh fu --
BLAST! The FLAMES shoot from the weapon as Faith and Xander
DIVE for cover.
22 INT. POLICE STATION - BASEMENT 22
A blast of BLACK dissipates and we are left with Dawn
dragging Willow onto the seal. The witch is bloodied and
exhausted.
DAWN
(to Willow)
You think you know pain? Then you
know nothing of my power. You'll
know pain. And your soul will be
the first used to aid my cause. You
will be the destruction of your
sorry species.
BUFFY (O.S)
Really?
Dawn turns with a slight smirk as a punch comes her way. It
throws her back, dropping Willow. Buffy stands, Scythe in
hand, with the others backing her up.
BUFFY (cont'd)
Cos, I was kinda hoping that would
be me.
Dawn rises, wiping a drop of blood from her mouth.
DAWN
You will get your turn. You all
will.
BUFFY
Good. Cos I'd hate to feel left
out.
(to Andrew)
Get her out of here.
Andrew gets it. He quickly picks Willow up, with Marie's
help, and pulls her aside, out of danger. Buffy distracts
Dawn.
BUFFY (cont'd)
So this is your plan? Kill a bunch
of people and raise your army of
lame Dragons. And by the way, these
"mortals" killed your other one. So
if I were you, I'd be thinking
"strategy." You may have been all
powerful in your day but now,
you're on my turf.
DAWN
And yet you still won't kill me.
BUFFY
Don't be so sure.
She rushes Dawn. Her attack is ferocious but Dawn simply
blocks each blow easily. Buffy swings the Scythe but Dawn
grabs it, TWISTING her arm around. Then with one quick strike
to the chest she sends the Slayer flying backwards.
DAWN
I am ascending. Soon my presence on
this earth will be whole. My true
form will arise, my army will
destroy, the power ravage. And
you...
(grins)
Will die a savage death.
Buffy's face is knotted, teeth clenched, as she hurls herself
at Dawn.
DAWN (cont'd)
Fool.
Dawn attacks her and it is like nothing we have seen. Her
feet and fists are everywhere, taking Buffy apart. For every
blow Buffy blocks, five more hit their marks until -- Buffy
falls.
Panting, on her hands and knees, blood spits from her mouth,
speckling the concrete floor of the basement.
Dawn seems to appear above Buffy quick as lightning. She
GRABS the Scythe and brings it high above Buffy's head.
DAWN (cont'd)
Time I put you down.
As the Scythe comes down we...
BLACK OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
23 INT. POLICE STATION - BASEMENT - NIGHT 23
The Scythe comes DOWN but another set of hands pushes it from
harm's way. Dawn looks to see Giles not two feet from her.
She cocks her head.
DAWN
You are a pest.
She grabs his shirt and launches him into the air. He comes
crashing down by the wall, where the minions hover over him.
DAWN (cont'd)
Sacrifice him.
(beat)
Sacrifice them all!
The minions jump into action, not ones to disobey orders.
Luckily our band of mortals are prepared. Giles quickly pulls
out his sword and fends off a few attacks.
Jackson throws a couple of punches at two robed figures as
Marie THROWS a sword his way. He plants his foot on one of
the fallen minion's back, jumps into the air, and catches the
sword.
As he descends back to the ground, he swings the blade
around, chopping off a head.
Dawn holds Buffy by her hair and pulls her back up. Her eyes
look her body over.
DAWN (cont'd)
You are weak and immoral.
BUFFY
Yeah, but I'm so gonna kick your
ass.
Striking like a viper, Buffy drives a vicious head butt into
Dawn's face. Her nose SHATTERS.
Dawn, unfazed, smiles, blood oozing from the shattered bridge
of her nose.
DAWN
Fine. We will do it your way.
She returns Buffy's head butt with two of her own in
pneumatic succession.
Buffy staggers back, her body going slack when another kick
buries her deep into crunching concrete walls.
Dawn quickly gets to her, the Scythe still firmly in her
hand.
DAWN (cont'd)
No one to save you now, little
girl. Your army is pitiful.
Buffy manages to gather her strength and pull herself up. She
shoots Dawn a cold look before throwing one last, powerful
punch.
But Dawn clenches the Slayer's fist in her palm and squeezes
it, a trickle of blood seeping from the cracks in their
interlocked position. Dawn throws Buffy's hand up as she lets
a whimper escape her lips.
She then pulls the Scythe back, the stake-like end of the
weapon pointing at the Slayer. And with one swift movement,
she DRIVES it forward, impaling Buffy.
Buffy GASPS, seeing the weapon inside her gut. Her eyes widen
in fear. She's lost.
Dawn pulls the Scythe out and watches the Slayer drop to the
ground like a bag of cement. She steps back slowly, that same
grin forming.
JACKSON
(shouts)
Buffy!
He rushes Dawn, knocking her to the ground. He quickly raises
his sword, ready to imbed it into her chest, when he is
quickly grabbed by her minions and dragged to the seal.
Dawn, infuriated, rises to see that everyone has been
contained and are all at the seal, ready to be sacrificed.
Weapons line the ground as she steps over them to make her
way to one of the robed figures.
DAWN
Begin the ritual.
24 INT. BRINGERS OF ORIGIN LAIR 24
The entire place is on FIRE. Xander and Faith finds their way
through the flames and to an opening. They cough as the smoke
fills their lungs but before they have a chance to escape --
TAMMAZEL
Peek-a-boo.
They turn as the demon plunges a sword into Faith's side. The
Slayer falls back. Xander quickly SWINGS his sword. We don't
see if he's hit her at all. He steps back, still eyeing her.
TAMMAZEL
Silly little boy. Think you can --
She stops, seeing Xander pull his sword up. She sees the
blood dripping from it, then looks down to see a deep gash
forming on her torso.
XANDER
I think I can.
TAMMAZEL
Oh well. I'll be seeing you.
Her upper torso slowly SLIDES off of her lower torso, and
then the rest of her body DROPS to the ground.
Xander throws his sword down and rushes to Faith side as she
holds her hands over the wound.
XANDER
Faith... are you...?
FAITH
(gasping)
Well... I got shot in the other
side so this kinda m-makes it even.
XANDER
Oh crap. This isn't good.
FAITH
Ya think?
XANDER
No.
(points)
I mean that.
Faith turns to see a BOMB hanging on the wall. The timer
clearly says: "02:53." She looks back to Xander with a smile.
FAITH
Well at least we killed the bad
guys.
XANDER
We're not dying here. Not like
this.
He hoists her over his shoulder, supporting her weight. Then
they make their way through the tunnel where a light is
growing brighter.
25 INT. POLICE STATION - BASEMENT 25
One of the robed figures is CHANTING as Dawn watches
impatiently. The Scoobies are all tied and bound but they
still struggle to get free.
MINION #1
(in Latin)
Use the blood of the mortal as the
key to the rift. Bring forth the
army time forgot and fulfill the
destiny of --
He stops, looking down at his chest as an ARROW makes its way
through his torso.
MINION #1 (cont'd)
Oh dear.
He falls down dead. Dawn looks up, enraged, to see Willow on
the ground, holding a crossbow.
WILLOW
Forgot one.
DAWN
My patience wears thin with you,
witch.
She advances towards her but Willow gets to her feet. She
throws out her arms and suddenly all the weapons on the
ground levitate from the ground, stopping Dawn.
DAWN (cont'd)
What is this?
WILLOW
Payback.
The weapons shoot towards Dawn as we ENTER --
-- SLOW MOTION
The AIR SIZZLES as the weapons fly with velocity like raging
wasps as Dawn twists, bends, and ducks just between them.
Willow keeps her control on the weapons as they continue to
throw themselves at Dawn.
The weapons are coming faster until Dawn, bent impossibly
back, one hand on the ground, is hit by a spiraling axe which
shears open her shoulder.
She starts to scream as another digs a red groove across her
thigh. She has only time to look up, to see Willow standing
over her, raising her dagger.
DAWN
Only wounds.
Willow brings the dagger down but Dawn catches her arm and
pulls it back.
CRACK! Willow groans as her arm is bent in a way it should
never be. Dawn uses her other hand to launch Willow into the
air, sending her flying.
DAWN (cont'd)
(to minions)
Continue the ritual!
With ease she pulls the weapons out of her body but blood
spurts from the wounds. She rechecks herself, this time a
little weary. She turns back to her minions to see they are
all standing still.
DAWN (cont'd)
I said continue!
But as she soon sees, they are not able to. Each and every
one of them have been killed.
The camera pans the line of minions as their various body
parts slide away from their bodies, until we reach the last
one. The figure pulls off the robes --
BUFFY
She looks to Dawn, a sword in her hand, smeared with the
blood of the minions. A patch of blood soaking her top.
DAWN (cont'd)
(disbelief)
You are dead.
BUFFY
Oh please. Think a wound like that
can keep me down?
DAWN
It does not matter.
She looks down at herself, holding her arms out. The camera
focuses on them as we see RED VEINS begin to emerge from the
hardened skin.
DAWN
I am only getting stronger.
BUFFY
Then I won't need to hold back.
Buffy LEAPS towards Dawn, kicking her in the jaw. She lands
on her feet, her eyes resolved.
Dawn's face warps with rage and she attacks, fists flying at
furious speed, blows and counters, Buffy retreating as --
A knife-hand opens her forearm, and a kick sends her slamming
back against a concrete column.
Stunned, she ducks just under a punch that CRUNCHES into the
BEAM, CONCRETE CHUNKS EXPLODING like shrapnel.
Behind her, Buffy leaps into the air, delivering a
necksnapping reverse round-house.
Dawn loses the Scythe and she glares at Buffy; her eyes a
raging red.
DAWN
I will enjoy killing you.
Dawn attacks with unrelenting fury, fists pounding Buffy like
jackhammers. Buffy is knocked back against the wall but she
quickly dodges another attack.
Dawn loses her fist in the wall. Buffy grabs hold of her,
lifting her into the air, hurling her against the curved wall
of the basement, where she falls.
For the first time, Dawn expresses a sign of breathlessness.
Buffy pounces on her, grabs her in a choke-hold.
In the distance we see Willow untying the rest of the gang,
all of them grabbing whichever weapons they can find, all
keeping one eye on the fight before them.
Dawn struggles with Buffy as the Slayer picks up a dagger.
She raises it high above her opponent's body when --
DAWN (cont'd)
Buffy?
The redness in her eyes fade away and return to the innocent
brown hues we used to see all the time.
That presence of Ulithios is no longer there. Buffy holds her
position, staring in disbelief at the child below her.
BUFFY
(teary)
Dawn?
A sweet smile graces Dawn's lips but it soon turns sinister.
She launches Buffy off her and gets to her feet, advancing
towards the Slayer as she crawls for safety.
DAWN
How ironic your weakness is the
very vessel I inhabit.
Dawn pulls Buffy up by the back of her neck and THROWS her
back down. Buffy's head collides with the ground beneath her,
a loud THUD sounding out.
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