SPIKE'S CRYPT
DSL is SPIKE'S CRYPT area, with
his SLAB, some CANDLES and more of
SPIKE'S decorations.
SPIKE enters climbing stairs up
through the TRAP DOOR. He is
holding a BOTTLE. BUFFY enters
USL.
SPIKE
The sun sets and she appears. Come to serenade
me?
BUFFY
So you know what's going on?
SPIKE
Well, I've seen some damn funny things
the last two days. Six-hundred pound
Chirago demon making like Yma Sumac. That
one'll stay with you. I remain immune, happy to
say.
(He holds up the bottle)
Drink?
BUFFY
A world of no. So any idea what's causing this?
SPIKE
(genuinely pissed)
Oh. So that's all. You just come to pump me for
information.
BUFFY
What else would I want to pump you for?
(awkward moment)
I really just said that, didn't I?
SPIKE
Yeah, well... Don't want to bore you with the
small talk.
(He turns to go back down the trap door)
Don't know a thing.
BUFFY
What's up? You're all bad moody.
SPIKE
(turns back to her, indicating the door)
It's nothing. Glad you could stop by.
(She doesn't move)
It's nothing.
BUFFY
What?
"REST IN PEACE"
SPIKE
I DIED SO MANY YEARS AGO
He is confused for a moment, then
throws his head back in
frustration.
BUFFY rolls her eyes.
SPIKE (cont'd)
YOU CAN MAKE ME FEEL
LIKE IT ISN'T SO
AND WHY YOU COME TO BE WITH ME
I THINK I FINALLY KNOW
YOU'RE SCARED
ASHAMED OF WHAT YOU FEEL
AND YOU CAN'T TELL THE ONES YOU LOVE
YOU KNOW THEY COULDN'T DEAL
WHISPER IN A DEAD MAN'S EAR
IT DOESN'T MAKE IT REAL
THAT'S GREAT
BUT I DON'T WANNA PLAY
'CAUSE BEING WITH YOU TOUCHES ME
MORE THAN I CAN SAY
AND SINCE I'M ONLY DEAD TO YOU
I'M SAYIN' STAY AWAY
AND LET ME REST IN PEACE
LET ME REST IN PEACE
LET ME GET SOME SLEEP
LET ME TAKE MY LOVE AND BURY IT
IN A HOLE SIX-FOOT DEEP
I CAN LAY MY BODY DOWN
BUT I CAN'T FIND MY SWEET RELEASE
SO LET ME REST IN PEACE
(He drops to his knees in front of her)
YOU KNOW YOU GOT A WILLING SLAVE
AND YOU JUST LOVE TO PLAY THE THOUGHT
THAT YOU MIGHT MISBEHAVE
(He stands, his face close to BUFFY'S)
UNTIL YOU DO, I'M TELLIN' YOU
STOP VISITING MY GRAVE
AND LET ME REST IN PEACE
BUFFY'S had enough. She walks
"out" of the crypt to USC. SPIKE
follows.
LIGHTS UP to MOONLIGHT on CS,
LIGHTS OUT on SPIKE'S CRYPT.
SUNNYDALE CEMETERY - NIGHT - CONTINUING
A PRIEST followed by SIX
PALLBEARERS carrying a COFFIN
enter DSL (Maybe followed by
MOURNERS) crossing the stage.
SPIKE
I KNOW I SHOULD GO
BUT I FOLLOW YOU LIKE A MAN POSSESSED.
THERE'S A TRAITOR HERE BENEATH MY BREAST
AND IT HURTS ME MORE THAN YOU'VE EVER GUESSED
IF MY HEART COULD BEAT, IT WOULD BREAK MY CHEST
BUT I CAN SEE YOU'RE UNIMPRESSED
SO LEAVE ME BE AND LET ME REST IN PEACE
The PROCESSION has reached their
destination, the PRIEST turns
around to face the PALLBEARERS,
and the PALLBEARERS lower the
coffin to the ground.
Just as they do, SPIKE leaps onto
the coffin. The PALLBEARERS are
shocked and back away.
As he sings SPIKE jumps from the
coffin and scares away each of the
PALLBEARERS, raising his arms in
mock monster poses.
SPIKE (cont'd)
LET ME REST IN PEACE
LET ME GET SOME SLEEP
LET ME TAKE MY LOVE AND BURY IT
IN A HOLE SIX-FOOT DEEP
SPIKE now grabs the PRIEST and
gets in his face.
SPIKE (cont'd)
I CAN LAY MY BODY DOWN
BUT I CAN'T FIND MY SWEET RELEASE
LET ME REST IN PEACE
BUFFY grabs SPIKE off the PRIEST
and spins him 180 degrees round
herself. They are so close to the
COFFIN that his momentum causes
SPIKE to fall back onto the
COFFIN, while BUFFY, still holding
him, falls on top of him. Their
faces are inches apart.
SPIKE (cont'd)
WHY WON'T YOU LET ME REST IN PEACE?
BUFFY jumps up and runs off stage.
SPIKE (cont'd)
(still sprawled on the COFFIN)
So... you're not staying, then?
BLACKOUT
THE BRONZE
DAWN is lying unconscious on the
floor CS.
"DAWN'S BALLET"
She slowly wakes. Her movements
are a ballet. She stands and runs
DSR to escape, but is cut off by
PUPPET 1 entering.
She runs DRL and again is cut off,
by PUPPET 2 entering.
She turns US to see if the way is
clear, but PUPPET 3 enters USR.
DAWN and the PUPPETS dance a cat
and mouse ballet which ends with
one of the PUPPETS sliding her
across the floor so she stops at
the bottom of the stairs.
"WHAT YOU FEEL"
A tight SPOTLIGHT appears on the
stage at the top of the stairs.
Two feet jump into the spotlight
with the click of tap shoes. As he
taps down the stairs the SPOTLIGHT
opens to reveal SWEET.
SWEET
WHY'D YOU RUN AWAY?
DON'T YOU LIKE MY STYLE?
WHY DON'T YOU COME AND PLAY?
I GUARANTEE A GREAT BIG SMILE
I COME FROM THE IMAGINATION
AND I'M HERE STRICTLY BY YOUR INVOCATION
SO WHAT DO YOU SAY
WHY DON'T WE DANCE A WHILE?
I'M THE HEART OF SWING
I'M THE TWIST AND SHOUT
WHEN YOU GOTTA SING
WHEN YOU GOTTA LET IT OUT
YOU CALL ME AND I COME A-RUNNIN'
I TURN THE MUSIC ON
I BRING THE FUN IN
NOW WE'RE PARTYIN'
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
SWEET faces DAWN and raises his
hand. She rises as though he is
controlling her.
She reluctantly joins the dance
with him.
SWEET (cont'd)
'CAUSE I KNOW WHAT YOU FEEL, GIRL
I KNOW JUST WHAT YOU FEEL, GIRL
DAWN
(spoken, overly optimistic)
So you're like a good demon? Bringing the fun
in?
SWEET
(chuckles)
ALL THESE MELODIES THEY GO ON TOO LONG
THEN THAT ENERGY STARTS TO COME ON
WAY TOO STRONG
ALL THOSE HEARTS LAY OPEN
THAT MUST STING
PLUS SOME CUSTOMERS
JUST START COMBUSTING
THAT'S THE PENALTY
WHEN LIFE IS BUT A SONG
YOU BROUGHT ME DOWN
AND DOOMED THIS TOWN
SO WHEN WE BLOW THIS SCENE
BACK WE WILL GO
TO MY KINGDOM BELOW
AND YOU WILL BE MY QUEEN!
[DAWN appears in a gown?]
SWEET (cont'd)
'CAUSE I KNOW WHAT YOU FEEL, GIRL.
DAWN
NO, YOU SEE, YOU AND ME
WOULDN'T BE VERY REGAL
SWEET
I'LL MAKE IT REAL, GIRL
DAWN
WHAT I MEAN, I'M FIFTEEN
SO THIS QUEEN THING'S ILLEGAL
SWEET
I CAN BRING WHOLE CITIES TO RUIN
AND STILL HAVE TIME TO GET A SOFT-SHOE IN
DAWN
WELL, THAT'S GREAT BUT I'M LATE
AND I'D HATE TO DELAY HER
SWEET
SOMETHING'S COOKING, I'M AT THE GRIDDLE
I BOUGHT NERO HIS VERY FIRST FIDDLE
DAWN
SHE'LL GET PISSED IF I'M MISSED
SEE MY SISTER'S THE SLAYER
SWEET stops dead.
SWEET
(spoken)
The Slayer?
DAWN
(spoken)
Uh huh.
SWEET
(spoken, to PUPPETS)
Find her. Tell her... tell her anything. Just
get her here. I want to see the Slayer burn.
The PUPPETS exit. DAWN cringes.
SWEET (cont'd)
NOW WE'RE PARTYIN'
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
BLACKOUT
TRAINING ROOM - NIGHT
GILES holds up a wooden board,
martial arts training style. BUFFY
kicks it in half.
GILES
Good. Good.
BUFFY
I feel like I should bow or have honor or
something.
GILES
It may seem hokey but we need to work on
precision and concentration as much as power.
I'm still not sure what we're facing.
BUFFY
(doing stretches)
You'll figure it out. I'm just worried this
whole session's going to turn into some
training montage from an 80's movie.
GILES
If we hear any inspirational power chords,
we'll just lie down until they go away. Anyway,
I don't think we need to work that much on your
strength.
BUFFY
Yeah, I'm pretty spry for a corpse.
GILES
Have you spoken to Dawn about her...um...her...
BUFFY
Her rampant kleptomania?
GILES
Yes, well...I wouldn't have --
BUFFY
I thought you could take care of that... You
being the fatherly authoritarian figure and
all.
GILES
(Sadly)
Right.
BUFFY
What would I do without you?
She finishes stretching and takes
a defensive stance.
BUFFY (cont'd)
Okay. I'm ready.
"STANDING"
GILES
YOU'RE NOT READY
FOR THE WORLD OUTSIDE
YOU KEEP PRETENDING
BUT YOU JUST CAN'T HIDE
I KNOW I SAID THAT I'D BE
STANDING BY YOUR SIDE
BUT I...
As he sings, GILES throws a few
KNIVES at BUFFY as she deflects
them.
GILES (cont'd)
YOU'RE PATH'S UNBEATEN
AND IT'S ALL UPHILL
AND YOU CAN MEET IT
BUT YOU NEVER WILL
AND I'M THE REASON
THAT YOU'RE STANDING STILL
BUT I...
They now seem to separate into
their own worlds. LIGHTS UP DS as
GILES moves DS into them. The
LIGHTS DIM on the platform and
remain low so we can just make out
BUFFY doing slow exercises (maybe
in silhouette).
GILES (cont'd)
I WISH I COULD SAY THE RIGHT WORDS
TO LEAD YOU THROUGH THIS LAND
WISH I COULD PLAY THE FATHER
AND TAKE YOU BY THE HAND
WISH I COULD STAY HERE
BUT NOW I UNDERSTAND...
I'M STANDING IN THE WAY
THE CRIES AROUND YOU
YOU DON'T HEAR AT ALL
'CAUSE YOU KNOW I'M HERE
TO TAKE THAT CALL
SO YOU JUST LIE THERE
WHEN YOU SHOULD BE STANDING TALL
BUT I...
During the last verse, BUFFY will
end her exercises, throw a TOWEL
over her shoulders and move DS
beside GILES, just as he finishes
the song.
GILES (cont'd)
I WISH I COULD LAY YOUR ARMS DOWN
AND LET YOU REST AT LAST
WISH I COULD SLAY YOUR DEMONS
BUT NOW THAT TIME HAS PASSED
WISH I COULD STAY HERE
YOUR STALWART STANDING FAST
BUT I'M STANDING IN THE WAY
(looking right at BUFFY)
I'M JUST STANDING IN THE WAY
BUFFY
Did you just say something?
LIGHTS OUT as GILES and BUFFY
exit. (This is where BUFFY will
change into her final costume.)
LIGHTS UP on MAGIC BOX.
THE MAGIC BOX - NIGHT
TARA enters USR holding her
NECKLACE in her hand and walks
briskly (up the stairs) to the
BOOKCASE. She runs her finger
along a shelf then picks out a
book, flicks through it and stops
suddenly. She looks at the page
then to the necklace in her hand.
TARA
"Lethe's Bramble. Used for augmenting spells of
forgetting and mind control."
Tara turns and looks down at
Willow talking to Buffy in the
front of the store.
"UNDER YOUR SPELL/STANDING (REPRISE)"
TARA (cont'd)
I'M UNDER YOUR SPELL
GOD, HOW CAN THIS BE?
PLAYING WITH MY MEMORY
YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN THROUGH HELL
WILLOW, DON'T YOU SEE?
THERE'LL BE NOTHING LEFT OF ME
YOU MADE ME BELIEVE
GILES enters USL.
GILES
BELIEVE ME, I DON'T WANT TO GO
AND IT'LL GRIEVE ME 'CAUSE I LOVE YOU SO
BUT WE BOTH KNOW...
WILLOW and BUFFY enter DSR and
discuss something, unheard in the
MAGIC SHOP.
GILES and TARA have now moved to
be side by side, looking at the
pair.
GILES (cont'd)
WISH I COULD SAY THE RIGHT WORDS
TO LEAD YOU THROUGH THIS LAND
WISH I COULD PLAY THE FATHER
AND TAKE YOU BY THE HAND
WISH I COULD STAY HERE
WISH I COULD STAY HERE
WISH I COULD STAY HERE
WISH I COULD STAY
TARA
(Simultaneously)
AND IT'LL GRIEVE ME 'CAUSE I LOVE YOU SO
BUT WE BOTH KNOW...
WISH I COULD TRUST THAT IT WAS JUST THIS ONCE
BUT I MUST DO WHAT I MUST
I CAN'T ADJUST TO THIS DISGUST WE'RE DONE AND I JUST
WISH I COULD STAY HERE
WISH I COULD STAY HERE
WISH I COULD STAY HERE
WISH I COULD STAY
XANDER and ANYA enter DSR as SPIKE
enters DSL, pushing PUPPET 1 in
front of him.
SPIKE
Looky looky what I found.
TARA
(crossing to DSL)
Is this the demon guy?
When WILLOW hears TARA she turns
to greet her will a big smile.
WILLOW
Tara!
TARA pointedly ignores her. WILLOW
is puzzled.
SPIKE
Works for him. Has a nice little story for the
Slayer, don't you? Come on, then. Sing!
SPIKE shoves him forward. Music
swells, maybe a spotlight on the
PUPPET.
PUPPET 1
(spoken, monotone)
My master has the Slayer's sister hostage at
the Bronze because she summoned him and at
midnight he's going to take her to the
underworld to be his queen.
GILES
What does he want?
DUMMY
(pointing to BUFFY)
Her.
SPIKE
If that's all you've got to say, then --
SPIKE moves up to grab him but the
PUPPET breaks his grip, pushes
SPIKE aside and exits running.
SPIKE (cont'd)
Strong. Someday he'll be a real boy.
BUFFY
So... Dawn's in trouble. Must be Tuesday.
TARA
I just left her for a few minutes.
BUFFY
Oh, it's not your fault.
(to Giles)
So what's the plan?
XANDER
Plan schman. Let's mount up.
GILES
No.
Everyone is a bit surprised by his
reply.
ANYA
Dawn may have had the wrong idea in summoning
this creature but I've seen some of these
underworld child-bride deals and they never end
well.... Maybe once.
WILLOW
We're not just going to stay here?
GILES
Yes, we are. Buffy's going alone.
SPIKE
Don't be a stupid git! There is no --
GILES
If I want your opinion, Spike, I'll -- (beat)
I'll never want your opinion.
WILLOW
A little confusion spell could --
TARA
No!
(Everyone, including TARA is surprised by
her urgency of her tone and she pulls it
back)
I mean, I don't think it'll help.
SPIKE
Forget them, Slayer. I got your back.
BUFFY
I thought you wanted me to stay away from you.
Isn't that what you sang?
XANDER
Spike sang a wittle song?
ANYA
Would you say it was a breakaway pop hit or
more of a book number?
XANDER
Let it go, sweetie.
SPIKE
Fine. I hope you dance till you burn. You and
the little bit.
SPIKE exits.
BUFFY
(to Giles)
You're really not coming?
GILES
It's up to you, Buffy.
BUFFY
What do you expect me to do?
GILES
Your best.
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