(V.O. GUY) - "PREVIOUSLY, ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.."

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- Interior - The Magic Box - Buffy - "So, any word from the Council?"; Giles - " I'm afraid not. I think something's going on over there that's disrupting their operations."; Buffy - " Trouble back in the old Dart?"; Giles - " Yes, some kind of internal strife. It's rather a mess."(Ep:Yes,Virginia)

- Interior - Christopher's Apartment - Chris on the phone, "Yes Mr Sandring, things are progressing"; Mr Sandring (os) - "We need to be sure that the slayer is on our side, that we can control her."

- Interior - Christopher's Apartment - Chris on the phone, Mr Sandring (o.s.) "If the time comes, you know what you have to do."

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- Exterior - Night - Anya throwing Willow a stake, but throwing it straight to a vamp (Ep:Faces)

- Exterior - Night - Anya getting knocked down by the elbow of a vamp (Ep:Valentine)

- Exterior - Night - Anya firing a crossbow and missing badly (Ep:Gesundheit)

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- Interior - Magic Box - Willow (to Gang) - "Well, you know, things could be a lot easier but ever since Glory, you guys won't let me touch anything darker than, oh let's say, daylight." (Ep:Faces)

- Interior - Magic Box - Giles - "Willow, we've been through this. Dark magic is nothing to be trifled with."

- Interior - Quench's Magic Shop - Willow inspecting a magic book called "The Dark Vortex" (Ep:Reunion)

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Interior - Willow and Tara's room - Willow and Tara snuggled in bed together; Willow (looking at book)- "Sleeping Beauty?"; Tara - "this thing was my favourite thing in the world when I was a child, but you're my favourite thing in the world now. " (Ep:Valentine)

Interior - Buffy's house - Serious Scooby faces gathered around Willow; Willow - "What's going on here?"; Anya - "Welcome to your intervention."

Interior - Buffy's house - Giles (to Willow) - "this thing will take you over. It's nothing you can control. You will cease to become the person you are."

Interior - Buffy's house - Willow (to Tara) "Please let me do this. I need to do this. "; Tara - "No."; a stunned Willow leaves.

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Interior - Sunnydale Museum Storeroom - Solomon grabs Tara.

Interior - Sunnydale Museum Storeroom - Solomon, with hand over Tara's mouth - 'Say you choose me.'

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Exterior - Woods - Night - Willow floating out, eyes dark; shooting fireballs at Solomon.

Exterior - Woods - Night - Musfata shooting a wall of flame at Willow. Willow blocking with a blue shield.

Exterior - Woods - Night - Tara arriving; sees Willow - "Willow!"

Exterior - Woods - Night - Tara joins hands with Willow; Tara's eyes darken.

Exterior - Woods - Night - Musfata is stabbed in the back by Sasha.

Exterior - Woods - Night - A red glowing mist rises from Musfata's dead body, then speeds towards Tara and Willow. It slams into them, knocking both of them to the ground. We see the red mist has enveloped Tara. It seeps into her body.

Exterior - Woods - Night - Willow gets up and crawls over to Tara who is lying face down on the ground. She touches Tara on her shoulder.

Exterior - Woods - Night - Tara spins around to look at Willow. Her eyes are now completely black, very inhuman.

Exterior - Woods - Night - Tara raises her palm up. An invisible force knocks the Scoobs away, flinging them to the ground metres away.

Exterior - Woods - Night - Tara flies away into the forest at great speed. The trees in front of her crashing out of the way as she passes. White light flashing periodically around Tara as she departs.

Exterior - Woods - Night - Willow, looking at Tara, in absolute shock.

BLACKOUT

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