OUTSIDE THE DRY CLEANERS - DAY
The HAPPY CUSTOMER examines his
shirt. He's pleased with the
results.
"THE MUSTARD"
HAPPY CUSTOMER
THEY GOT THE MUSTARD OUT!
CHORUS
(performing spectacular, acrobatic dance
routine)
THEY GOT THE MUSTARD OUT!
LIGHTS DOWN on CS, LIGHTS UP on
MAGIC BOX.
THE MAGIC BOX - DAY
BUFFY enters DSL and walks back to
table.
BUFFY
(deadpan)
It's not just us.
DAWN enters from DSL, excited.
DAWN
Oh, my god! You will never believe what
happened at school today!
BUFFY
Everybody started singing and dancing?
DAWN
(pause, deflated)
I gave birth to a pterodactyl.
ANYA
(straight)
Oh, my god. Did it sing?
DAWN
So you guys too, huh?
TARA and WILLOW are enjoying
private little whispers.
XANDER
So what'd you sing about?
DAWN
Math.
TARA is suddenly startled out off
her and WILLOW'S private world.
TARA
That's right! The volume!...text.
GILES
What text?
WILLOW
The volumey text.
TARA
You know...
WILLOW
(making up the name as she goes along)
The Mrrnedfrd Report.
TARA nods enthusiastically.
XANDER
The what now?
TARA
There's just a few volumes back at the house
that deal with mystical chants, bacchanals...
Might be relevant.
GILES
Well, I'm a hair's breadth from investigating
bunnies at the moment, so I'm open to anything.
During the next speeches, DAWN
notices the TALISMAN near her on
the counter.
She glances back to the others to
make sure she's not being watched
then slips it into her pocket.
WILLOW
Great! We'll check it out and, er, we'll give
you a call.
TARA
Yeah, this could blow the whole thing wide
open.
They stand and "exit" holding
hands, moving to CS as LIGHTS FADE
OUT on MAGIC BOX
More convo here - Dawn swipes
pendant
SUNNYDALE PARK - DAY
As LIGHTS FADE UP on CS,
PICNICKERS enter from various
parts of the stage, some playing
frisbee, a couple of them laying
down blankets to sit on etc.
Two COLLEGE GUYS wearing backpacks
enter, crossing the stage.
TARA
Do we have any books at all at home?
WILLOW
Well, who wants to be cooped up on a day like
this? The sun is shining. There are songs going
on...
The COLLEGE GUYS walk past, they
both check out TARA as they pass.
WILLOW (cont'd)
...Those guys are checking you out.
TARA
What? W-What are they looking at?
WILLOW
The hotness of you, doofus!
TARA
Those boys really thought I was hot?
WILLOW
Entirely!
TARA
Oh, my god... I'm cured! I want the boys!
She turns to run after the boys
and WILLOW grabs her and pulls her
back. TARA laughs.
WILLOW
Do I have to fight to keep you? 'Cause I'm not
large with the butch.
TARA
I'm just not used to that. They were really
looking at me?
WILLOW
And you can't imagine what they see in you.
TARA
I know exactly what they see in me: You.
"UNDER YOUR SPELL"
TARA (cont'd)
I LIVE MY LIFE IN SHADOW
NEVER THE SUN ON MY FACE
IT DIDN'T SEEM SO SAD, THOUGH
I FIGURED THAT WAS MY PLACE
NOW I'M BATHED IN LIGHT
The lighting becomes brighter,
building to a big change.
TARA (cont'd)
SOMETHING JUST ISN'T RIGHT
Lighting "blosoms" into a bright,
flowery, starry, surreal
representation of Real Love".
TARA (cont'd)
I'M UNDER YOUR SPELL
HOW ELSE COULD IT BE
ANYONE WOULD NOTICE ME?
IT'S MAGIC I CAN TELL
HOW YOU SET ME FREE
BROUGHT ME OUT SO EASILY
I SAW A WORLD ENCHANTED
SPIRITS AND CHARMS IN THE AIR
I ALWAYS TOOK FOR GRANTED
I WAS THE ONLY ONE THERE
BUT YOUR POWER SHONE
BRIGHTER THAN ANY I'VE KNOWN
TARA breaks away from WILLOW,
turning to face her and dance for
her.
Some of the PICNICKERS rise from
their blankets and join the dance.
TARA (cont'd)
I'M UNDER YOUR SPELL
NOTHING I CAN DO
YOU JUST TOOK MY SOUL WITH YOU
YOU WORKED YOUR CHARMS SO WELL
FINALLY I KNEW
EVERYTHING I DREAMED WAS TRUE
YOU MAKE ME BELIEVE
TARA moves back to WILLOW and they
dance together.
Two PICNICKERS enter, pushing the
BED, spinning it around into place
just as TARA and WILLOW sit down
on it.
LIGHTS FADE, leaving just the bed
in "bedroom" lighting.
TARA (cont'd)
THE MOON TO THE TIDE
I CAN FEEL YOU INSIDE
(She falls back onto the pillows)
I'M UNDER YOUR SPELL
SURGING LIKE THE SEA
WANTING YOU SO HELPLESSLY
I BREAK WITH EVERY SWELL
LOST IN ECSTASY
SPREAD BENEATH MY WILLOW TREE
WILLOW leans over her, smiles
seductively, then begins slowly
moving down her body as the LIGHTS
FADE.
TARA (cont'd)
YOU MAKE ME COMPLETE
YOU MAKE ME COMPLETE
YOU MAKE ME COMPLETE
Just as things are about to get
interesting...
BLACKOUT
THE MAGIC BOX - DAY
LIGHTS UP on the MAGIC BOX. DAWN
is doing her homework on the
counter, BUFFY, GILES, ANYA and
XANDER are sitting around the
table.
XANDER
I bet they're not even working.
BUFFY
Who now?
XANDER
Willow and Tara. You see the way they were with
each other? The get-a-roominess to them? I bet
they're --
(notices Dawn)
...singing. They're probably singing right now.
GILES
I'm sure Willow and Tara are making every
effort.
XANDER
Oh, yeah.
BUFFY
("Not in front of the kid")
Xander...
DAWN
Buffy, it's okay. I do know about this stuff.
Besides, it's all kinda romantic.
BUFFY & XANDER
(in unison)
No, it's not.
DAWN
Come on! Songs, dancing around... what's gonna
be wrong with that?
AN ALLEY - NIGHT
We hear tap-dancing US. LIGHTS
CROSS FADE to TAP DANCER doing a
routine. His dancing is
enthusiastic but he seems a bit
puzzled. As he goes on, his
tapping becomes more and more
frantic.
A RED SPOTLIGHT getting hotter on
him makes him "glow", as LIGHTS
FADES UP on SWEET. We see only his
silhouette, in profile.
The TAP DANCER'S face contorts in
pain, his limbs are shaking as he
moves, until finally he screams
and falls down. Dead.
SWEET
That's entertainment.
BLACKOUT
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