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Buffy Episode 8.16 160. Heaven's Tears
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Giles VO: Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Dawn: I'm pregnant. I just can't let it go.
Cut to Dawn being pushed over. Cut to her trousers with blood trickling down them.
Chris/Willow: How long's this been going on?
Dawn/Stephen: I think, uh, a month maybe.
Chris/Willow: Dawn you could be seriously ill! Our baby, could die. I know I had doubts. But then I didn't expect to fall in love with someone like you. It's still you that I love.
Dawn/Stephen: I will do something.
Chris/Willow: And I'll help you. Whatever it takes.
Buffy/Andrew VO: Right now we have a more immediate problem.
Cut to Luce. Cut to John. Cut to Clare. Cut to Jake.
John: Keep in mind Luce that Jake is our warrior. Do not try and encourage him with your lustful feelings.
Cut to Clare smiling at Luce. Cut to Luce looking angry.
Buffy: Dawn's pregnant now, I have to be supportive.
Faith: You are. You will be. But we have to deal with the guys that are still out there.
Buffy looks out of the window.
Buffy: Yeah?all of them.
START OF EPISODE
ACT I
Open on a demon slowly walking along. Another demon walks up to him.
Demon #2: Do you sense something?
The first demon sniffs the air.
Demon #1: You're just smelling things, now stop pestering me.
Demon #2: Well I tell ya; there's something nearby.
Demon#1: Would you just-
The wall blasts inwards burying both the demons under rubble. Several other demons rush up. The camera shows Clare, Luce and Jake standing in the space. The demons growl.
Clare: Goodbye.
Clare flicks her wrists and the necks of all the demons snap. Jake smiles.
Luce: What happened to "let's share the killing"?
Clare: We are in a hurry, there was no time to prolong the battle.
Luce: Yeah, yeah. Where's this stone anyway.
Jake: Here.
Jake is looking at a statue. It is holding a light blue, tear-shaped stone between its hands.
Clare: At last!
Clare walks up to the statue. She seems to bow to it. Luce narrows her eyebrows.
Luce: What the hell are-
Clare: Silence!
Clare places one hand over the stone. She closes her eyes. It glows. The statue's hands part and the stone rises in the air. Clare puts out her hands and seems to carry the stone within them in mid-air.
Luce: Wow?that's almost awe-inspiring.
Clare: You have no idea what this is.
Luce: Well why don't you educate me then?
Clare: Because we have already talked about this earlier Luce. It is one of the three Tears of Alenya.
Jake: Alenya?she sacrificed herself to save her people, and ascended to heaven.
Clare: Yes. Her sacrifice shook the world. Now her tears will shake the world once more. Before drying up all together.
Luce: You mean-
Clare: Yes ? we're going to finish this world once and for all.
She smiles at Luce. Luce shrugs.
Luce: Fun.
Opening credits.
Starring:
SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR - Buffy Summers
NICHOLAS BRENDAN - Xander Harris
ALYSON HANNIGAN - Willow Rosenberg
MICHELLE TRACHTENBURG - Dawn Summers
JASON DOHRING - Chris Ashton
IYARI LIMON - Kennedy Elisonne
JEMIMA ROOPER - Siobhan Bligh
TOM LENK - Andrew Wells
ANTHONY STEWART HEAD - Rupert Giles
Guest Starring:
ELIZA DUSHKU - Faith
KATIE HOLMES - Kelly
CHARLIE HUNNAM - Lloyd
VIRGINIA HEY - Clare
LANI TUPU - John
AMANDA SEYFRIED - Luce
JENSEN ACKLES - Jake
Open on Buffy, Willow, Kennedy, Faith, Xander, Giles and Siobhan sitting in chairs in a hospital waiting room. They all look anxious.
Xander: Do you think they'll be much longer?
Buffy: I don't know.
Xander: Do these things really take this long?
Buffy: Well I don't really know, I've never seen an ultrasound first hand but yeah, I guess they do.
Kennedy: My friend had one, they were in the room a while.
Xander: Well they should be quicker. It's not the most complicated thing in the world.
Giles: Xander this isn't a normal check-up ultrasound. They're looking for something specific. They need to be sure that they know if there is a problem and if so how serious it is. It can't be rushed, for Dawn's sake and her child's.
Everyone looks sombre.
Xander: I know. I'm sorry. It's just this waiting?we don't even know what we're waiting for.
Faith: Well soon we will. Just need to prepare for whatever.
Buffy looks worried. Cut to a shot of everyone. Giles looks up and notices something.
Giles: Buffy.
Buffy looks up and gets up. The camera moves around to show a female doctor walking towards them.
Buffy: Doctor?
Female doctor: Hello Ms. Summers. The ultrasounds over and both Dawn and Chris know the situation. I uh, I'd like to speak to you about it with them.
Buffy: Oh?ok, sure. Guys, I'll tell you about it soon.
Buffy follows the doctor down a corridor. The others look after them.
Giles: It'll be fine.
Cut to the doctor opening a door. Buffy walks in and sees Dawn.
Buffy: Dawn!
She and Dawn hug gently.
Dawn: I'm glad you're here.
Chris smiles but looks worried still. Buffy and Dawn stop hugging and Buffy looks at the doctor.
Buffy: So, uh, what are we dealing with.
Female doctor: Well, Dawn has a healthy baby, which is the most important thing.
Buffy smiles.
Female doctor: A baby girl, to be exact.
Dawn smiles slightly.
Buffy: That's great.
Dawn looks worried.
Buffy: There's something wrong?
Female doctor: Uh?the ultrasound showed several areas of scared tissue in the womb.
Buffy: What does that mean?
Dawn: It means?that I could lose her.
Buffy turns to Dawn. She looks shocked.
Female doctor: The likelihood of a miscarriage occurring at five months into the pregnancy is still-
Buffy: How likely?
The doctor hesitates.
Female doctor: There's a 30% chance.
Buffy looks away. She looks at Dawn.
Buffy: 30%? That's like?
Chris: Less than a third.
Buffy: Sorry I don't share your optimism.
Female doctor: Chris is right, it could be much worse; Dawn's incredibly lucky considering the extent of the damage
Buffy looks at Dawn. Dawn looks back and smiles slightly.
Dawn: Don't worry Buffy.
Buffy: How can I not?
Dawn: If this is meant to be?it'll happen.
The doctor look sympathetic. Chris puts his hand on Dawn's shoulder.
Buffy: Uh, how was the damage caused do you think?
Female doctor: I really couldn't be specific, but um, if Dawn has had a fall or any sudden pressure against her stomach then that could easily have caused it.
Buffy looks at Dawn. She looks shocked. Dawn looks at Chris who looks grave.
Cut to the front door of the Summers' house opening. Buffy walks through followed by Dawn and the others. Stephen and Kelly appear.
Kelly: Hey.
Buffy: (quietly) Hey.
Stephen: We uh, we made dinner.
Dawn: Thanks, that's sweet.
There is a short silence.
Faith: Well personally I'm starving and not gonna see good food go to waste.
Faith walks into the kitchen.
Xander: I'm with her.
Willow: Yeah I'm kinda hungry too.
Dawn: It's ok you guys, you can go eat if you want. I'll eat something soon, but uh, right now I'm feeling kinda fragile.
Willow: Right, well you know if you need anything.
Dawn: I'll have a lot of people to help me, I know. Now go eat.
Willow smiles. She, Kennedy and Xander follow Faith in the kitchen. Kelly follows them.
Giles: I'll uh, I'll join them. Are you going to bed Dawn?
Dawn: Yeah it's late, I'm tired. Unlike her.
Dawn laughs slightly. Buffy looks at her sadly.
Dawn: Buffy?
Buffy: Please don't say it's gonna be ok. Because there's a 30% chance it won't be.
Buffy walks off to her room. Dawn frowns slightly.
Siobhan: She's got a point.
Dawn: Yeah, well?I can't do anything about it so there's no use getting all worked up. Things happen, and I just hope that certain things won't.
Siobhan smiles and they hug. Chris smiles too. Siobhan walks into the kitchen. Dawn looks at Chris.
Chris: So what do you want to do?
Dawn: You know I think I'm gonna go to bed. Long day, and I'm pretty tired.
Chris: Right. Well if you need anything-
Dawn: Actually I do. I need you to be with me.
Chris smiles.
Dawn: I know it probably sounds selfish?but I need to keep telling myself I'm not alone in this.
Chris: Well you're not.
Dawn and Chris smile at each other and walk up the stairs.
Cut to Willow getting some food from the fridge. She closes the fridge door and see a package on top of it. She looks at it and sees it's addressed to her. Kennedy walks up to her.
Kennedy: What's that?
Willow: I dunno. It's addressed to me but I don't know what it could be.
Kennedy: All I can say is that it better not stop time and start destroying the house.
Willow: Good point, especially since it's kinda just appeared.
Kelly walks to the fridge.
Kelly: Oh, Willow that package arrived this morning, while you were all out.
Willow: Oh?well I guess that makes it a little less suspicious. I'll look at it later; there are more important things right now.
The camera remains fixed on the package as Willow puts it down.
Cut to Buffy sat on the step of the back door. Giles walks out and sees her. He looks serious and sits beside her.
Buffy: Giles you don't have to sit here to comfort me.
Giles: Someone has to.
Buffy: This is happening to Dawn, not me.
Giles: That doesn't mean you don't feel just as bad. You once told me Dawn was more than just a sister to you.
Buffy looks at Giles.
Giles: I didn't listen to you then. But I can see now. Anything she goes through, you're bound to feel as well.
Buffy: Maybe I feel bad for her?but I can't begin to feel the weight of that child.
Giles puts his hand on Buffy's shoulder.
Buffy: Remember last year? I told you I'd kill Dawn if I had to, to save the world.
Giles: Yes.
Buffy: Now?I don't think I could even hurt her. More than I already have done.
Giles: Buffy, you mustn't blame yourself for what's happening. Like you said you wouldn't even hurt Dawn, you're her protector and you'll go on being.
Buffy: Maybe. But?I think I am to blame for what's happening.
Giles: What? How?
Buffy: When, when the Rogue Slayers attacked the house about a month ago, things were bad.
Giles: Yes, I know. But what does that have to-
Buffy: I pushed Dawn out the way of the Slayers' fire. She fell and?I can only think that's how it started.
Giles frowns and stares at Buffy. Buffy looks at the ground. A tear streams down her cheek. Giles looks at the ground too. He then looks at Buffy and puts his arm round her.
Giles: At least?it's not the end of world.
The camera zooms out showing Clare looking at Giles and Buffy through her mirror. She smiles.
Clare: Not yet.
John appears behind her.
John: Clare.
Clare turns around and smiles sweetly.
Clare: John. What a pleasant surprise.
John: Hardly. I hear you've taken it upon yourself to try at your own apocalypse.
Clare: Only a small apocalypse.
John: That's not the point. You know The Judge's orders, we are not to attempt anything without-
Clare: Her permission? Clearly John you have not been paying attention.
John frowns.
John: What do you mean?
Clare smiles.
Clare: I've been speaking with The Judge as a matter of fact.
John: What!? I am the liaison!
Clare: Not anymore. The Judge agreed that the idea of an apocalypse was most?enterprising.
John: I don't believe you.
Clare: I'm sorry. Not that it matters.
Clare pushes her hand forward. John suddenly winces as his head raises forward.
John: What?are?you doing?
Clare: The Judge also said that now that Jake has so much power?others are expendable.
John's eyes widen.
Clare: I'm sorry John.
Clare flicks her wrist. John's neck snaps. Clare pulls her hand away and his body falls in a crumpled heap.
Clare: We just don't need you anymore.
Clare turns back to the mirror. She lifts up Alenya's tear and smiles.

Buffy Episode 8.16 160. Heaven's Tears
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. They belong to Fox Studios and Joss Whedon. This work is fictional and is only for my and others entertainment. Therefore no infringement is intended. I do not intend to make a profit from this work. However I own all characters that have not previously appeared/been mentioned on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, so I can do whatever I like with them. Therefore any unauthorised usage of these characters will result in legal action

Giles VO: Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Dawn: I'm pregnant. I just can't let it go.
Cut to Dawn being pushed over. Cut to her trousers with blood trickling down them.
Chris/Willow: How long's this been going on?
Dawn/Stephen: I think, uh, a month maybe.
Chris/Willow: Dawn you could be seriously ill! Our baby, could die. I know I had doubts. But then I didn't expect to fall in love with someone like you. It's still you that I love.
Dawn/Stephen: I will do something.
Chris/Willow: And I'll help you. Whatever it takes.
Buffy/Andrew VO: Right now we have a more immediate problem.
Cut to Luce. Cut to John. Cut to Clare. Cut to Jake.
John: Keep in mind Luce that Jake is our warrior. Do not try and encourage him with your lustful feelings.
Cut to Clare smiling at Luce. Cut to Luce looking angry.
Buffy: Dawn's pregnant now, I have to be supportive.
Faith: You are. You will be. But we have to deal with the guys that are still out there.
Buffy looks out of the window.
Buffy: Yeah?all of them.
START OF EPISODE
ACT I
Open on a demon slowly walking along. Another demon walks up to him.
Demon #2: Do you sense something?
The first demon sniffs the air.
Demon #1: You're just smelling things, now stop pestering me.
Demon #2: Well I tell ya; there's something nearby.
Demon#1: Would you just-
The wall blasts inwards burying both the demons under rubble. Several other demons rush up. The camera shows Clare, Luce and Jake standing in the space. The demons growl.
Clare: Goodbye.
Clare flicks her wrists and the necks of all the demons snap. Jake smiles.
Luce: What happened to "let's share the killing"?
Clare: We are in a hurry, there was no time to prolong the battle.
Luce: Yeah, yeah. Where's this stone anyway.
Jake: Here.
Jake is looking at a statue. It is holding a light blue, tear-shaped stone between its hands.
Clare: At last!
Clare walks up to the statue. She seems to bow to it. Luce narrows her eyebrows.
Luce: What the hell are-
Clare: Silence!
Clare places one hand over the stone. She closes her eyes. It glows. The statue's hands part and the stone rises in the air. Clare puts out her hands and seems to carry the stone within them in mid-air.
Luce: Wow?that's almost awe-inspiring.
Clare: You have no idea what this is.
Luce: Well why don't you educate me then?
Clare: Because we have already talked about this earlier Luce. It is one of the three Tears of Alenya.
Jake: Alenya?she sacrificed herself to save her people, and ascended to heaven.
Clare: Yes. Her sacrifice shook the world. Now her tears will shake the world once more. Before drying up all together.
Luce: You mean-
Clare: Yes ? we're going to finish this world once and for all.
She smiles at Luce. Luce shrugs.
Luce: Fun.
Opening credits.
Starring:
SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR - Buffy Summers
NICHOLAS BRENDAN - Xander Harris
ALYSON HANNIGAN - Willow Rosenberg
MICHELLE TRACHTENBURG - Dawn Summers
JASON DOHRING - Chris Ashton
IYARI LIMON - Kennedy Elisonne
JEMIMA ROOPER - Siobhan Bligh
TOM LENK - Andrew Wells
ANTHONY STEWART HEAD - Rupert Giles
Guest Starring:
ELIZA DUSHKU - Faith
KATIE HOLMES - Kelly
CHARLIE HUNNAM - Lloyd
VIRGINIA HEY - Clare
LANI TUPU - John
AMANDA SEYFRIED - Luce
JENSEN ACKLES - Jake
Open on Buffy, Willow, Kennedy, Faith, Xander, Giles and Siobhan sitting in chairs in a hospital waiting room. They all look anxious.
Xander: Do you think they'll be much longer?
Buffy: I don't know.
Xander: Do these things really take this long?
Buffy: Well I don't really know, I've never seen an ultrasound first hand but yeah, I guess they do.
Kennedy: My friend had one, they were in the room a while.
Xander: Well they should be quicker. It's not the most complicated thing in the world.
Giles: Xander this isn't a normal check-up ultrasound. They're looking for something specific. They need to be sure that they know if there is a problem and if so how serious it is. It can't be rushed, for Dawn's sake and her child's.
Everyone looks sombre.
Xander: I know. I'm sorry. It's just this waiting?we don't even know what we're waiting for.
Faith: Well soon we will. Just need to prepare for whatever.
Buffy looks worried. Cut to a shot of everyone. Giles looks up and notices something.
Giles: Buffy.
Buffy looks up and gets up. The camera moves around to show a female doctor walking towards them.
Buffy: Doctor?
Female doctor: Hello Ms. Summers. The ultrasounds over and both Dawn and Chris know the situation. I uh, I'd like to speak to you about it with them.
Buffy: Oh?ok, sure. Guys, I'll tell you about it soon.
Buffy follows the doctor down a corridor. The others look after them.
Giles: It'll be fine.
Cut to the doctor opening a door. Buffy walks in and sees Dawn.
Buffy: Dawn!
She and Dawn hug gently.
Dawn: I'm glad you're here.
Chris smiles but looks worried still. Buffy and Dawn stop hugging and Buffy looks at the doctor.
Buffy: So, uh, what are we dealing with.
Female doctor: Well, Dawn has a healthy baby, which is the most important thing.
Buffy smiles.
Female doctor: A baby girl, to be exact.
Dawn smiles slightly.
Buffy: That's great.
Dawn looks worried.
Buffy: There's something wrong?
Female doctor: Uh?the ultrasound showed several areas of scared tissue in the womb.
Buffy: What does that mean?
Dawn: It means?that I could lose her.
Buffy turns to Dawn. She looks shocked.
Female doctor: The likelihood of a miscarriage occurring at five months into the pregnancy is still-
Buffy: How likely?
The doctor hesitates.
Female doctor: There's a 30% chance.
Buffy looks away. She looks at Dawn.
Buffy: 30%? That's like?
Chris: Less than a third.
Buffy: Sorry I don't share your optimism.
Female doctor: Chris is right, it could be much worse; Dawn's incredibly lucky considering the extent of the damage
Buffy looks at Dawn. Dawn looks back and smiles slightly.
Dawn: Don't worry Buffy.
Buffy: How can I not?
Dawn: If this is meant to be?it'll happen.
The doctor look sympathetic. Chris puts his hand on Dawn's shoulder.
Buffy: Uh, how was the damage caused do you think?
Female doctor: I really couldn't be specific, but um, if Dawn has had a fall or any sudden pressure against her stomach then that could easily have caused it.
Buffy looks at Dawn. She looks shocked. Dawn looks at Chris who looks grave.
Cut to the front door of the Summers' house opening. Buffy walks through followed by Dawn and the others. Stephen and Kelly appear.
Kelly: Hey.
Buffy: (quietly) Hey.
Stephen: We uh, we made dinner.
Dawn: Thanks, that's sweet.
There is a short silence.
Faith: Well personally I'm starving and not gonna see good food go to waste.
Faith walks into the kitchen.
Xander: I'm with her.
Willow: Yeah I'm kinda hungry too.
Dawn: It's ok you guys, you can go eat if you want. I'll eat something soon, but uh, right now I'm feeling kinda fragile.
Willow: Right, well you know if you need anything.
Dawn: I'll have a lot of people to help me, I know. Now go eat.
Willow smiles. She, Kennedy and Xander follow Faith in the kitchen. Kelly follows them.
Giles: I'll uh, I'll join them. Are you going to bed Dawn?
Dawn: Yeah it's late, I'm tired. Unlike her.
Dawn laughs slightly. Buffy looks at her sadly.
Dawn: Buffy?
Buffy: Please don't say it's gonna be ok. Because there's a 30% chance it won't be.
Buffy walks off to her room. Dawn frowns slightly.
Siobhan: She's got a point.
Dawn: Yeah, well?I can't do anything about it so there's no use getting all worked up. Things happen, and I just hope that certain things won't.
Siobhan smiles and they hug. Chris smiles too. Siobhan walks into the kitchen. Dawn looks at Chris.
Chris: So what do you want to do?
Dawn: You know I think I'm gonna go to bed. Long day, and I'm pretty tired.
Chris: Right. Well if you need anything-
Dawn: Actually I do. I need you to be with me.
Chris smiles.
Dawn: I know it probably sounds selfish?but I need to keep telling myself I'm not alone in this.
Chris: Well you're not.
Dawn and Chris smile at each other and walk up the stairs.
Cut to Willow getting some food from the fridge. She closes the fridge door and see a package on top of it. She looks at it and sees it's addressed to her. Kennedy walks up to her.
Kennedy: What's that?
Willow: I dunno. It's addressed to me but I don't know what it could be.
Kennedy: All I can say is that it better not stop time and start destroying the house.
Willow: Good point, especially since it's kinda just appeared.
Kelly walks to the fridge.
Kelly: Oh, Willow that package arrived this morning, while you were all out.
Willow: Oh?well I guess that makes it a little less suspicious. I'll look at it later; there are more important things right now.
The camera remains fixed on the package as Willow puts it down.
Cut to Buffy sat on the step of the back door. Giles walks out and sees her. He looks serious and sits beside her.
Buffy: Giles you don't have to sit here to comfort me.
Giles: Someone has to.
Buffy: This is happening to Dawn, not me.
Giles: That doesn't mean you don't feel just as bad. You once told me Dawn was more than just a sister to you.
Buffy looks at Giles.
Giles: I didn't listen to you then. But I can see now. Anything she goes through, you're bound to feel as well.
Buffy: Maybe I feel bad for her?but I can't begin to feel the weight of that child.
Giles puts his hand on Buffy's shoulder.
Buffy: Remember last year? I told you I'd kill Dawn if I had to, to save the world.
Giles: Yes.
Buffy: Now?I don't think I could even hurt her. More than I already have done.
Giles: Buffy, you mustn't blame yourself for what's happening. Like you said you wouldn't even hurt Dawn, you're her protector and you'll go on being.
Buffy: Maybe. But?I think I am to blame for what's happening.
Giles: What? How?
Buffy: When, when the Rogue Slayers attacked the house about a month ago, things were bad.
Giles: Yes, I know. But what does that have to-
Buffy: I pushed Dawn out the way of the Slayers' fire. She fell and?I can only think that's how it started.
Giles frowns and stares at Buffy. Buffy looks at the ground. A tear streams down her cheek. Giles looks at the ground too. He then looks at Buffy and puts his arm round her.
Giles: At least?it's not the end of world.
The camera zooms out showing Clare looking at Giles and Buffy through her mirror. She smiles.
Clare: Not yet.
John appears behind her.
John: Clare.
Clare turns around and smiles sweetly.
Clare: John. What a pleasant surprise.
John: Hardly. I hear you've taken it upon yourself to try at your own apocalypse.
Clare: Only a small apocalypse.
John: That's not the point. You know The Judge's orders, we are not to attempt anything without-
Clare: Her permission? Clearly John you have not been paying attention.
John frowns.
John: What do you mean?
Clare smiles.
Clare: I've been speaking with The Judge as a matter of fact.
John: What!? I am the liaison!
Clare: Not anymore. The Judge agreed that the idea of an apocalypse was most?enterprising.
John: I don't believe you.
Clare: I'm sorry. Not that it matters.
Clare pushes her hand forward. John suddenly winces as his head raises forward.
John: What?are?you doing?
Clare: The Judge also said that now that Jake has so much power?others are expendable.
John's eyes widen.
Clare: I'm sorry John.
Clare flicks her wrist. John's neck snaps. Clare pulls her hand away and his body falls in a crumpled heap.
Clare: We just don't need you anymore.
Clare turns back to the mirror. She lifts up Alenya's tear and smiles.
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