Disclaimer on first part
Alice: (turning to Giles) Well Squirell I can see you have infected them all with your effervescent joy in simply being alive. (She picks up her handbag) I’ll be off now, observing etc. Keep me up to date on that um, ‘something’ whatever it turns out to be.
Xander: We’ll do that (touches his nose and points, inclining his head slightly)
(Alice leaves).
Oz: Ozwald?
Giles: (patting Oz on the shoulder) It, erm, It. Go with it.
CUT TO , THE STREETS OF SUNNYDALE
(Buffy and Angel walk along the dark streets, Buffy is waving her arms around as she talks. She still has a stake in one hand which is causing Angel to dodge and weave rather.)
Buffy: And she had like the exact same clothes as she had on yesterday.
Angel: Maybe she only has one set of clothes.
(A vampire jumps out, Buffy stakes it without looking)
Buffy: Oh, you are just Willow with fangs.
Angel: I am?
(Another vampire jumps out , Buffy floors him with a roundhouse kick. Kicks him twice again and stakes him.)
Buffy: (gesturing towards the church which they are aproaching, The camera pans out to reveal It’s all lit up and a stream of vampires are converging on it-standing out against the night sky like a sore thumb) You think that’s your something?
Angel: (shrugging) It’s a possibility.
CUT TO SUNNYDALE HIGH LIBRARY
(Xander sits at the table with the books open , however from our viewpoint it is clear that he has simply copied out Willow’s essay , writing his name at the top).
Xander: (stretching out) Time for a well earned break. (switches on a small portable telivision on the table, the first few chords of a guitar driven theme crash out) Cool, just in time. (sits transfixed slurping soda)
(Giles wanders past carrying books, the telivision catches his eye)
Giles: What on earth is this?
Xander: (eyes glued to telivision) Stacey Mae the High school warrior cheerleader.
Giles: (hypnotised , slack jawed ) I don’t know how you can watch this (follows a particulally flashy roundhouse kick) rubbish
Xander: No, it’s very (watches slack jawed and hypnotised as the blonde heroinne runs along looking big eyed and scared) well written
Giles: (following the onscreen action with his head on one side) She’s very, feminine for someone who fights so much…
Xander: (Slurping soda) Hmm.
(there’s an onscreen explosion and and a tall angular character with an english accent and a brown cardigan chastises Stacey Mae)
Giles: It’s so unrealistic, it’s just ridiculous I mean who’s that meant to be?
Xander: Brian, he advises Stacey Mae
Giles: , who would take advice from that? doesn’t he realise what an old woman he looks in those clothes?
Xander: (still staring at screen) Less talk , more watch. (slurps soda , realises it is empty and reaches for the bottle , he pours but is distracted by the telivision and misses the cup, giles too is transfixed by the blonde kick boxer and doesn’t notice until the soda runs down off the table and onto his shoe)
Giles: Oh, Xander, look , just, um, the books ! Just get a mop.
CUT TO INTERIOR CHURCH
(The pews are filled with ranks of vampires, dark purple velvet cloth covers the altar, there’s gold and silver plate scattered everywhere, it’s all very gothy - At the altar stands Dr Villiemme holding Aprille upright, he brushes the hair away from her neck, she whimpers a little)
Dr Villiemme: hush, It’ll be all over by the dawn.
(A dark male vampire steps forward)
Dzecthel : Congregation! Tonight we welcome among us a new member. A new life joins ours. Welcome Proffesor Aprille Villiemme.
(Dr Villiemme brings forward Aprille, the dark vampire roars and bites into her neck. She flinches and he presses her head against his own neck . The vampire crowd make a lot of whooping and howling noises. Suddenly the large doors at the front of the church smash open)
Buffy: Busted.
(The vampires swarm towards her and Angel. They start to fight them off)
CUT TO SUNNYDALE HIGH, CORRIDOR OUTSIDE LIBRARY.
(Xander wanders along the corridor shadow boxing and humming the theme from ‘Stacey Mae the high school warrior cheerleader’. He reaches the janitors closet and stops).
Xander : aah utility closet. Such bitter sweet memories.
(he puts his hand on the handle)
CUT TO INTERIOR CHURCH
(Wave upon wave of vampires are sweeping down on Buffy and Angel, they continue to fight them off together )
Angel: I don’t think this is going to be easy
Buffy : (stopping fighting momentarily and turning to Angel) you think?
Angel (still fighting off vampires ) You don’t have to be like that .
Buffy:Sorry ( pause stake vampire) It’s just , you know , ask a silly question.
Angel: I didn’t ask a question. (stake vampire)
Buffy: It still stands. (stake vampire)
Angel: I really do think that they have us outnumbered (stake vampire)
Buffy:You sound like Giles. (stake vampire) So what do we do ?
Angel: I don’t (stake vampire) have a to do anything (stake vampire) but if I was you (stake vampire) then I would definetely ( stake vampire) consider (stake vampire) .
Buffy: RUN!………
(The run out of the church and down the road as if all hell is loose behind them, as in fact it is.)
CUT TO SUNNYDALE HIGH, CORRIDOR OUTSIDE LIBRARY.
(Xander stands outside the janitors closet with his hand on the handle , he goes to twist it but is suddenly distracted)
Xander: Oh a penny ! (bends down to pick up the coin) See a penny pick it up (opens door)all day long you’ll have good (turns to face open cupboard door ) Gnargh.!
Alice: Hello.
Wesley: Oh God! It, It’s not what it ..oh my.
(I HAVEN’ T USED THIS BEFORE, I FORGOT, BUT, )
CUT TO AD BREAK
RETURN FROM AD BREAK
SUNNYDALE HIGH LIBRARY
(The group are gathered in the library, Buffy and Angel have returned. Wesley and Alice look sheepish, Xander looks traumatised, Giles who Xander has obviously confided in looks a little distracted by it all, Will, Oz, Buffy and Angel obviously don’t know)
Buffy : We found the something.
Alice: Gosh ! (giggles) sorry. Carry on .
Giles: So erm , what (distracted by Alice suddenly remembering to tuck in shirt, unnoticed by the rest) I, erm, that is , quite.
Buffy: (looking at Giles with concern) Giles?
Giles: hmm? (stares at Buffy momentarily before snapping back top earth) Oh, yes, so Slaying. How did your patrol go?
Wesley: Yes, Alice has (clears his throat) informed me
(Xander snorts, Giles shuffles papers)
Wesley:that Angel had suspicions of an unusual amount of activity…
(Xander snorts again)
Wesley : among the vampire comunitity.
Buffy: (looking puzzled at Xander etc) Yeah, we checked out the list of churches Wil gave us .
Oz: (unemotionally) Yay Wil.
Buffy: Anyhoo, St Mary’s. vampire city. I mean , like every vampire in sunnydale must have been in that church ,
Wesley: Did you notice anything unusual?
Buffy: Apart from the vampires suddely getting religion?
Giles: Buffy
Buffy: OK, there was something going on at the front of the church, velvet all over the place, chalices silver plates, a feeding , there was a woman , and there was some serious vampire snackage going on. It was way Anne Rice.
Alice: Anne Rice?
Giles: erm, like , Mills and Boon Alice, but with vampires.
Will, Xander, Buffy :Mills and Boon?
Giles: Like Anne Rice but, oh it doesn’t matter…
Angel: It was an organised sireing, that woman wasn’t just being fed on. She was feeding too.
Giles : It does indeed sound as if someone is , erm, recruiting.
Buffy: And?
Giles: Pardon?
Buffy: you were making tired frown number 112 ‘this is odd’
Giles: Yes? Quite…Well it is.
Buffy: Because?
Giles : Well vampires are not usually , by their nature, community animals. In fact the only time that a vampire is likely to worry about the decimation of the local vampire population is when he …
Willow : Or she.
Giles : Indeed. Or she… Is the one being , erm, decimated.
Oz : Well put.
Willow: So what do we do? We can’t just let them reproduce right? Well we can’t.
Wesley : Well that would rather be the essence of a vampire slayer, to slay vampires. But the mere reproduction of vampires whilst a little odd in that it was ritualised to such an extent tonight and not something to be encouraged is not , in as far as a vampire can be so, unatural.
Buffy: Guh?
Giles : I think we could all think about it better after a good nights sleep.
Buffy (yawning) I hear ya’
(the others mumble in agreement)
Alice (looking a little surprised) What have you done to these poor children Squirell? The night is young!
Giles : I haven’t done anything Raleigh.
Willow : Raleigh? Why did they call you Raleigh?
Alice : Because I was made with pride in Nottingham.
Giles : it bloody wasn’t.
(Willow switches off the computer, everyone else puts their things away, Angel slings buffy’s coat over her shoulders)
Buffy: Well, um, we’ll be going then.
(Buffy and the group follow chattering)
Giles: Come on Raleigh, I’ll walk you home for safekeeping.
Alice: Oh, Don’t worry yourself about me Squirell.
Giles: (Looking meaningfully at Wesley who blushes) It’s not you I’m worried about. (puts on his coat) Wesley, lock up for me will you?
Wesley: I, well, of , yes of course.
Giles : Good.
(Giles and Alice turn to go - facing away from the camera)
Alice: You haven’t changed one bit have you?
Giles: Neither have you, I really don’t know what to make of you Raleigh Boston.
Alice : (shrugs) I get easily bored.
Giles : Alice he’s half your age,
Alice : (shrugs) mmph
Giles : and dammit he’s Wesley. It’s, it’s grotesque.
CUT TO INTERIOR AN APARTMENTM
(The apartment is furnished in a modern comfortable minimalist style, the only sign of anythiing unusual are the tightly closed blinds and the few discretely placed ocult symbols, that and the chuffing great vampire pacing the living room floor. Apprille is barely recognisable as the woman we first met in the hospital, her limbs have grown strong again and as she paces she looks like a caged panther)
Dzecthel : She needs to feed.
Dr Villiemme : I am familiar with the needs of the vampire.(takes Aprille by the hand and kisses it ) Do not worry my love, You’ll have time to feed soon enough. (strokes her face)
(Aprille looks him in the eyes , places her hand over his and lunges at his neck - there is a flurry of movement and Dzecthel pulls her away from Dr Villiemme who falls to the floor)
Dr Villiemme : (brushing him self down and laughing indulgently) Now, now. Haha.there’s gratitude for you. I didn’t go through all this so you could feed on me the first chance you got.. (turns to Dzecthel) Dzecthel , where can I take her, for her first feed as it were?
Dzecthel : Well, for her first hunt she wants to be certain of a kill so I’d go to a club. Normally I’d sugest the Bronze , but there’s been , shall we say, an element of danger in hunting there recently. (he presses his fingers together in a temple like arrangement) I think possibly ‘The Feathers’ there’s an older clientelle , but never the less, the risk of being slain is greatly reduced.
(Dr Villiemme grabs Aprille by the waist)
Dr Villiemme : How does that suit you Aprille? Do you want to go out and grab a bite?