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Buffy Episode 8.22 166. Different Destinations
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 is not permitted.
Giles VO: Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Open on Clare, Luce and Jake fighting Buffy and co.
Buffy VO: I know what I'm gonna have to do. Kill Clare, Luce, Jake, all of them.
Cut to Luce and Jake kissing.
Clare: The Judge is well aware of your little "relationship". The Judge feels it would be better if it did not continue.
Clare gives Jake her own personality. Luce looks upset and tearful. Cut to Luce with Buffy, Giles, Xander and Willow.
Luce: I've got a proposal for you. It's Clare. I wanna her dead. You stay the hell away from Jake.
Cut to Buffy sat with everyone.
Buffy: So who wants to do this?
Most people raise their hands.
Giles: So we're supposed to go along with this whether we like it or not?
Buffy: Look for god's sake, I am sorry that it has to be this way, but before Luce came we had nothing to work with. Now we at least have a little more of a chance.
Giles frowns. Cut to Andrew and Lloyd kissing. Cut to the demon bursting through the door. Cut to Buffy's eyes widening as she sees the demons advancing. Cut to Lloyd falling down the stairs. Cut to Andrew with Siobhan.
Siobhan: Me and Lloyd spoke while you were in Rome. He's great.
Andrew: You're right.
Cut to Xander and Kelly lying in bed together.
Xander: Well?that certainly cleared a few things up.
Kelly: What?
Xander: I know the person facing me right now is good. And I know that they're a person I love.
Kelly smiles tearfully. She lays her head on his chest. Cut to Siobhan with her mum.
Siobhan: Mum, I have been waiting eight months for you to come back so we can actually spend some time together, and now you wanna invite some random guy to come along? Do you know how lonely it's been?
Julie: You said you've made friends I really don't see-
Siobhan: Yeah. I have made friends. And you know what? They feel more like a family than you do.
Cut to Kennedy and her mum.
Kennedy: I don't know you anymore.
Mrs. Elisonne: No, now you do know. What I am. My job, it's all part of my life. Unlike you any longer.
Cut to Willow and Kennedy together.
Kennedy: Honey you don't need to prove anything. To anyone.
Willow: I need to prove it to myself. That I can let things work naturally without me altering them. It's the way it should be. You don't have to worry Kennedy, this is good for me.
Buffy with the monk.
Monk: We had to hide The Key, made it human. And sent it to you?
Cut to Dawn with her arms folded.
Buffy VO: Dawn.
Cut to Dawn filling in the entry form for Harvard. Cut to Buffy with Whistler.
Whistler: Dawn's never seen her true self. The Powers are giving her a chance to wield it as a weapon.
Cut to Dawn punching Glory. Cut to Dawn punching a vampire. Cut to Dawn's eyes glowing green. Cut to everyone fighting in the cave. Cut to Luce and Jake kissing. Cut to Jake transferring energy back to Luce. Cut to Luce smiling darkly. Cut to Clare punching Buffy. Cut to The Judge appearing. Cut to the triangle of energy passing through Dawn, Jake and The Judge. Cut to Willow grabbing Jake's ankle. Cut to energy blasting through Clare. Cut to her dying. Cut to Faith killing Jake. Cut to Luce look horrified. Cut to Buffy and Faith with Dawn.
Dawn: Buffy I feel different. I feel?powerless.
Faith: What do you mean?
Dawn: I think?I think I'm human.
Buffy smiles. Cut to Luce.
Luce: This?isn't?over.
START OF EPISODE
ACT I
Open on a dark room. The light turns on. The room looks like a cheap hotel room. Faith walks in. Her face is tearstained and she looks serious. She looks around and closes the door. She walks over to the bed and sits down. She looks thoughtful. Then she looks upwards. Her eyes seem to fill with tears. She lays down on the bed. The camera shows a wide shot of her lying alone in the small room.
Faith: Where did everything go wrong?
Fade to white. Cut to Dawn opening an envelope at the kitchen table. The caption underneath says "three days earlier". Buffy is sat next to her. Dawn takes out a piece of paper and looks at it. Buffy bites her lip and raises her eyebrows.
Buffy: So?any good?
Dawn reads the letter. She looks at Buffy. She suddenly smiles.
Dawn: I got in!
Buffy smiles and gets up. Dawn does too. They hug.
Buffy: Oh my god! That's so great!
Dawn: Thanks.
They sit down again. Buffy smiles at Dawn. She strokes her hair.
Buffy: I knew you would.
Dawn: Well I didn't. But now, it's all good. Guess it's a good job I did since, well, me fighting with you's kinda out the window now.
Buffy's smile fades slightly.
Buffy: That doesn't mean you don't have a place here you know. I mean yeah Harvard is great?but don't feel like you're not needed. Cos you are.
Dawn: I guess I can help in the whole Watcher area when I'm home. Which I hope will be often.
Buffy: Well, don't get me wrong me too, but uh, plane tickets to America every week are gonna add up.
Dawn: Oh yeah?I forgot about the Atlantic Ocean thing.
Buffy: At least it's worth it.
Dawn nods.
Dawn: It is good. It's just I wanna find out more about what me being human now actually means. I guess the whole superpower thing's out the window but what else? Is it all real or what?
Buffy: I wish I had the answers, Dawn, but I don't. I guess if the Powers, or whoever need you to know, they'll give us a call.
Dawn: Well I hope so. I mean I thought I just found my place?and now I'm back to not knowing anything.
Buffy: Except where you belong. Right here.
Dawn: Until September. Cos, end of vacation.
Buffy smiles.
Buffy: Right.
Dawn: Well I'm not going yet. Guess there's still some stuff to sort out.
Buffy frowns.
Buffy: Yeah?
Cut to the warehouse. The caption says "two days earlier". Buffy and Dawn are helping the others up. Luce is lying on the other side of the warehouse. She is still crying. Buffy walks over to Clare's body. She looks serious. She looks over and sees Jake's.
Buffy: Clare and Jake are dead.
Faith: Well Jake would be. Unless stabbing ?em in the chin doesn't work anymore.
Buffy: It did the trick.
Willow is stood nearby clearly shaken.
Buffy: You ok Will?
Willow: Not great?too much to explain, but I think I'm gonna need some time.
Buffy nods.
Dawn: What about Luce?
Cut to Luce lying down. She reacts as she hears her name. She disappears silently. Buffy looks around. She frowns.
Buffy: I don't know. She must have gotten out.
Dawn: You think she's gonna want revenge? I mean her and Jake?I got the feeling there were issues.
Buffy: I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Or not, preferably.
Cut to Luce watching Dawn and Buffy through one of the windows. She looks deadly serious. The caption says "two days later".
Luce: You think there are issues little Dawny?
Luce blasts a hole in the house. Dawn and Buffy look up worried. Faith runs down the stairs.
Faith: What-
Luce throws a knife at Faith which hits her throat. Faith falls back dead. Buffy's eyes widen. Luce punches the ground. The earth shakes. An energy shockwave blasts through the warehouse destroying it. Fire engulfs it.
Sudden cut back to Luce staring at the house. Everything that was just seen was Luce's fantasy. Dawn can seen hugging Willow through the window. Luce glares.
Luce: Well you got that right.
Opening credits.
Starring:
SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR - Buffy Summers
NICHOLAS BRENDAN - Xander Harris
ALYSON HANNIGAN - Willow Rosenberg
MICHELLE TRACHTENBURG - Dawn Summers
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
DEREK DE LINDT - Stephen
SONYA WALGER - Siobhan's mother
ANGELICA HOUSTON - Mrs Elisonne
AMANDA SEYFRIED - Luce
Open on Buffy and Faith sat with Giles in the Summers' kitchen. The caption says "two days earlier."
Buffy: I still dunno if The Judge is alive or?
Faith: I kinda thought that her burning up like paper meant she was outta the picture.
Buffy: We thought Glory was dead before and?
She looks at Giles.
Buffy: Look what happened with that.
Giles: Well I suppose that's not the only problem. If Luce did survive?then she'll probably be out for revenge.
Faith: That woman we spoke to?she said Luce would die before this is over.
Buffy: But didn't she also say that we wouldn't all survive this? Cos well, Lloyd's awake, we all survived the battle. Maybe she was wrong.
Giles: That's hardly ever the case. And besides?perhaps this isn't fully over.
Buffy frowns.
Faith: You know I'm gonna take a walk. I'd go lie down but I don't feel tired or whatever. Just?I need some fresh air.
Buffy: Ok. Dinner'll be later.
Faith nods. She walks out the back door. Buffy looks at Giles.
Giles: So how's Dawn doing?
Buffy: I honestly have no idea. I'm gonna try and talk to her later.
Giles nods. He sighs. Buffy looks up.
Buffy: Um, about before. When I told you to, uh-
Giles: Shut up?
Buffy: Yeah?I'm sorry. I was just in a hurry and angry that everything seemed to be going wrong and-
Giles: Buffy, you don't need to tell me this.
Buffy: But I have to. Things have been so screwed up lately I just wanna try and fix them. Between you and me I mean.
Giles: I?I don't think that's possible.
Buffy frowns.
Buffy: What?
Giles: I think today made it clear you no longer need me. You said yourself last year I'd taught you everything you need to know. And now I think you've mastered everything you want to know. I have no reason to be here. So I'm going.
Buffy: What?
Giles: I hardly need to point out that we've barely been civil to each other recently. I know you feel you can't trust me. And you already know what I think about some of your decisions. I don't want things to deteriorate any further Buffy. That's why I'm going back to Devon. I believe I will be of more use there than here.
Buffy: So you're just gonna leave. Run away? You did last time and then look what happened when you went!
Giles: I know you think I'm just giving up but Buffy I've thought about this. Things are different now. Everyone here has been through a lot, they're different people now. We're different. Maybe in the past these things could have been sorted out, but?I think it's time I left. For good.
Buffy looks confused and angry. She shakes her head.
Buffy: You don't wanna know me anymore?
Giles: I don't mean that at all. Believe me I'd love to stay. If I was needed. But I'm not. Dawn and Andrew are both becoming fine Watchers. They'll neatly fill any space I might leave. And I really don't think it would be that big anyway.
Buffy stares at him frowning.
Buffy: When?
Giles: Tomorrow, probably.
Buffy looks up shocked.
Giles: Stephen is going down there then. I'll go with him. The coven is trying to gather Slayers. I'll still be helping you there. In a way that I can.
Buffy continues to stare. She stands up. Giles looks at her.
Buffy: I wish that you didn't feel like that. But since I can't change your mind?I'm not gonna try and say anything else.
Buffy turns away. She walks out the kitchen. Giles looks after her as she walks away. He looks down and frowns.
Cut to Andrew and Lloyd in bed together at night. The caption says "one day later." Lloyd still has the large bandage over his head. Andrew looks over at Lloyd.
Andrew: You decided what you're gonna do yet?
Lloyd turns to look at Andrew.
Lloyd: I um?I know what I'd like to do. But I don't know if it's the same as what you'd want.
Andrew: What? Lloyd you don't have to worry about what I want I-
Lloyd: Of course I worry. You're part of my life now. If I take this job?I'll have to go to Scotland to live permanently. I don't wanna make you leave here too.
Andrew: Lloyd if you go. I'm coming too. I mean there's no question. I'll go, I'll stay.
Lloyd: But what about?you know Siobhan and the others.
Andrew: Siobhan doesn't just have me. She has Dawn, and everyone else. To be honest?I pretty much have her, and you. Siobhan's great, but if I had to choose between staying here without you, and going to Scotland with you, I know what I'd choose.
Lloyd smiles.
Lloyd: Thanks. Same if it was you going somewhere. I mean I like it her and all, everyone's great. But after that fight?I think it shows I'm not really meant for the battle against evil.
Andrew: Me neither really. I guess I was ok as a Watcher?but I don't think I can do anything else.
Lloyd: You can. You just don't see it.
Andrew smiles. They kiss. Lloyd lies back.
Lloyd: Guess we'll be going tomorrow then.
Andrew: That soon?
Lloyd: Yeah my mum wants me up there as soon as possible. No time like the present yeah?
Andrew: Mm-hmm.
Cut to Giles walking outside the Summers' house. The caption says "one day earlier." Everyone else is stood nearby. Giles looks back.
Giles: I suppose there's not really time for a long goodbye.
Dawn: If you care about people enough you make time.
Buffy: Dawn don't.
She looks at Giles.
Buffy: I'm not gonna be bitter. Cos, well I've done enough of that recently. I'll just say goodbye.
She and Giles walk up to each other. They hug. Buffy shuts her eyes tightly as she does so. They break apart. Giles smiles and nods. He looks at the others.
Xander: Bye Giles. Good luck.
Willow: Yeah?don't forget us or anything.
Giles puts his hands on Xander and Willow's shoulders.
Giles: How could I?
He looks at Dawn. She glares.
Dawn: Bye.
Giles nods. Stephen's car pulls up. Stephen gets out.
Stephen: All ready?
Giles; Yes.
Giles walks over to the car. He looks back at the others.
Giles: Take care.
He gets in. Everyone looks sad. The car reverses and drives off towards Darkley. Buffy looks down. She turns around and the others begin to walk inside. The phone rings. Dawn walks past Buffy to answer it.
Faith: Think he'll come back?
Buffy: I dunno?I guess if he needs to.
Dawn reappears.
Dawn: Lloyd. It's your mom.
Lloyd: Oh. Ok cheers.
He walks past Dawn and picks up the phone.
Lloyd: (to the phone) Mum, hey. How are you? That's great. I haven't spoken to you for ages, what's been happening?
Lloyd listens. He frowns. Andrew walks up to him smiling. Lloyd looks at her and smiles awkwardly.
Lloyd: (to the phone) Right. I see.
Cut to Lloyd and Andrew in Lloyd's car driving along a road. The caption says "one day later." The back seats are covered in boxes. Andrew is staring out the window. Lloyd looks at Andrew out of the corner of his eye.
Lloyd: You ok?
Andrew: Yeah. I guess. Except?it's weird. I expected Siobhan to hate me. For leaving, again. But she didn't get angry, or storm off or anything. She took it well. Really well.
Lloyd: Guess she's grown up a bit maybe?
Andrew: Yeah. Yeah I guess she has.
Lloyd smiles. Andrew smiles too. Andrew looks forward and suddenly his eyes widen.
Andrew: Lloyd!
Lloyd looks forward and gasps. The car runs off the road and breaks through a fence. Lloyd bumps his head on the steering wheel. Blood appears from beneath his bandage. Lloyd heaves on the steering wheel. The car swerves to the left and hangs on the edge of the hillside. Andrew breaths quickly. The car suddenly overbalances and topples down the 20-foot drop. It hits the bottom with a thud. It is engulfed in fire.
Andrew suddenly opens his eyes with a start. He looks around. He is sat in the passenger seat still, and he and Lloyd are driving at night. Lloyd looks at him.
Lloyd: Good sleep? I would've woken you but I thought you probably needed it.
Andrew: Right. Thanks. You're probably right.
Andrew leans against the side of the seat. He smiles. Cut to their car driving off into the distance.
Buffy Episode 8.22 166. Different Destinations
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 is not permitted.
Giles VO: Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Open on Clare, Luce and Jake fighting Buffy and co.
Buffy VO: I know what I'm gonna have to do. Kill Clare, Luce, Jake, all of them.
Cut to Luce and Jake kissing.
Clare: The Judge is well aware of your little "relationship". The Judge feels it would be better if it did not continue.
Clare gives Jake her own personality. Luce looks upset and tearful. Cut to Luce with Buffy, Giles, Xander and Willow.
Luce: I've got a proposal for you. It's Clare. I wanna her dead. You stay the hell away from Jake.
Cut to Buffy sat with everyone.
Buffy: So who wants to do this?
Most people raise their hands.
Giles: So we're supposed to go along with this whether we like it or not?
Buffy: Look for god's sake, I am sorry that it has to be this way, but before Luce came we had nothing to work with. Now we at least have a little more of a chance.
Giles frowns. Cut to Andrew and Lloyd kissing. Cut to the demon bursting through the door. Cut to Buffy's eyes widening as she sees the demons advancing. Cut to Lloyd falling down the stairs. Cut to Andrew with Siobhan.
Siobhan: Me and Lloyd spoke while you were in Rome. He's great.
Andrew: You're right.
Cut to Xander and Kelly lying in bed together.
Xander: Well?that certainly cleared a few things up.
Kelly: What?
Xander: I know the person facing me right now is good. And I know that they're a person I love.
Kelly smiles tearfully. She lays her head on his chest. Cut to Siobhan with her mum.
Siobhan: Mum, I have been waiting eight months for you to come back so we can actually spend some time together, and now you wanna invite some random guy to come along? Do you know how lonely it's been?
Julie: You said you've made friends I really don't see-
Siobhan: Yeah. I have made friends. And you know what? They feel more like a family than you do.
Cut to Kennedy and her mum.
Kennedy: I don't know you anymore.
Mrs. Elisonne: No, now you do know. What I am. My job, it's all part of my life. Unlike you any longer.
Cut to Willow and Kennedy together.
Kennedy: Honey you don't need to prove anything. To anyone.
Willow: I need to prove it to myself. That I can let things work naturally without me altering them. It's the way it should be. You don't have to worry Kennedy, this is good for me.
Buffy with the monk.
Monk: We had to hide The Key, made it human. And sent it to you?
Cut to Dawn with her arms folded.
Buffy VO: Dawn.
Cut to Dawn filling in the entry form for Harvard. Cut to Buffy with Whistler.
Whistler: Dawn's never seen her true self. The Powers are giving her a chance to wield it as a weapon.
Cut to Dawn punching Glory. Cut to Dawn punching a vampire. Cut to Dawn's eyes glowing green. Cut to everyone fighting in the cave. Cut to Luce and Jake kissing. Cut to Jake transferring energy back to Luce. Cut to Luce smiling darkly. Cut to Clare punching Buffy. Cut to The Judge appearing. Cut to the triangle of energy passing through Dawn, Jake and The Judge. Cut to Willow grabbing Jake's ankle. Cut to energy blasting through Clare. Cut to her dying. Cut to Faith killing Jake. Cut to Luce look horrified. Cut to Buffy and Faith with Dawn.
Dawn: Buffy I feel different. I feel?powerless.
Faith: What do you mean?
Dawn: I think?I think I'm human.
Buffy smiles. Cut to Luce.
Luce: This?isn't?over.
START OF EPISODE
ACT I
Open on a dark room. The light turns on. The room looks like a cheap hotel room. Faith walks in. Her face is tearstained and she looks serious. She looks around and closes the door. She walks over to the bed and sits down. She looks thoughtful. Then she looks upwards. Her eyes seem to fill with tears. She lays down on the bed. The camera shows a wide shot of her lying alone in the small room.
Faith: Where did everything go wrong?
Fade to white. Cut to Dawn opening an envelope at the kitchen table. The caption underneath says "three days earlier". Buffy is sat next to her. Dawn takes out a piece of paper and looks at it. Buffy bites her lip and raises her eyebrows.
Buffy: So?any good?
Dawn reads the letter. She looks at Buffy. She suddenly smiles.
Dawn: I got in!
Buffy smiles and gets up. Dawn does too. They hug.
Buffy: Oh my god! That's so great!
Dawn: Thanks.
They sit down again. Buffy smiles at Dawn. She strokes her hair.
Buffy: I knew you would.
Dawn: Well I didn't. But now, it's all good. Guess it's a good job I did since, well, me fighting with you's kinda out the window now.
Buffy's smile fades slightly.
Buffy: That doesn't mean you don't have a place here you know. I mean yeah Harvard is great?but don't feel like you're not needed. Cos you are.
Dawn: I guess I can help in the whole Watcher area when I'm home. Which I hope will be often.
Buffy: Well, don't get me wrong me too, but uh, plane tickets to America every week are gonna add up.
Dawn: Oh yeah?I forgot about the Atlantic Ocean thing.
Buffy: At least it's worth it.
Dawn nods.
Dawn: It is good. It's just I wanna find out more about what me being human now actually means. I guess the whole superpower thing's out the window but what else? Is it all real or what?
Buffy: I wish I had the answers, Dawn, but I don't. I guess if the Powers, or whoever need you to know, they'll give us a call.
Dawn: Well I hope so. I mean I thought I just found my place?and now I'm back to not knowing anything.
Buffy: Except where you belong. Right here.
Dawn: Until September. Cos, end of vacation.
Buffy smiles.
Buffy: Right.
Dawn: Well I'm not going yet. Guess there's still some stuff to sort out.
Buffy frowns.
Buffy: Yeah?
Cut to the warehouse. The caption says "two days earlier". Buffy and Dawn are helping the others up. Luce is lying on the other side of the warehouse. She is still crying. Buffy walks over to Clare's body. She looks serious. She looks over and sees Jake's.
Buffy: Clare and Jake are dead.
Faith: Well Jake would be. Unless stabbing ?em in the chin doesn't work anymore.
Buffy: It did the trick.
Willow is stood nearby clearly shaken.
Buffy: You ok Will?
Willow: Not great?too much to explain, but I think I'm gonna need some time.
Buffy nods.
Dawn: What about Luce?
Cut to Luce lying down. She reacts as she hears her name. She disappears silently. Buffy looks around. She frowns.
Buffy: I don't know. She must have gotten out.
Dawn: You think she's gonna want revenge? I mean her and Jake?I got the feeling there were issues.
Buffy: I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Or not, preferably.
Cut to Luce watching Dawn and Buffy through one of the windows. She looks deadly serious. The caption says "two days later".
Luce: You think there are issues little Dawny?
Luce blasts a hole in the house. Dawn and Buffy look up worried. Faith runs down the stairs.
Faith: What-
Luce throws a knife at Faith which hits her throat. Faith falls back dead. Buffy's eyes widen. Luce punches the ground. The earth shakes. An energy shockwave blasts through the warehouse destroying it. Fire engulfs it.
Sudden cut back to Luce staring at the house. Everything that was just seen was Luce's fantasy. Dawn can seen hugging Willow through the window. Luce glares.
Luce: Well you got that right.
Opening credits.
Starring:
SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR - Buffy Summers
NICHOLAS BRENDAN - Xander Harris
ALYSON HANNIGAN - Willow Rosenberg
MICHELLE TRACHTENBURG - Dawn Summers
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
DEREK DE LINDT - Stephen
SONYA WALGER - Siobhan's mother
ANGELICA HOUSTON - Mrs Elisonne
AMANDA SEYFRIED - Luce
Open on Buffy and Faith sat with Giles in the Summers' kitchen. The caption says "two days earlier."
Buffy: I still dunno if The Judge is alive or?
Faith: I kinda thought that her burning up like paper meant she was outta the picture.
Buffy: We thought Glory was dead before and?
She looks at Giles.
Buffy: Look what happened with that.
Giles: Well I suppose that's not the only problem. If Luce did survive?then she'll probably be out for revenge.
Faith: That woman we spoke to?she said Luce would die before this is over.
Buffy: But didn't she also say that we wouldn't all survive this? Cos well, Lloyd's awake, we all survived the battle. Maybe she was wrong.
Giles: That's hardly ever the case. And besides?perhaps this isn't fully over.
Buffy frowns.
Faith: You know I'm gonna take a walk. I'd go lie down but I don't feel tired or whatever. Just?I need some fresh air.
Buffy: Ok. Dinner'll be later.
Faith nods. She walks out the back door. Buffy looks at Giles.
Giles: So how's Dawn doing?
Buffy: I honestly have no idea. I'm gonna try and talk to her later.
Giles nods. He sighs. Buffy looks up.
Buffy: Um, about before. When I told you to, uh-
Giles: Shut up?
Buffy: Yeah?I'm sorry. I was just in a hurry and angry that everything seemed to be going wrong and-
Giles: Buffy, you don't need to tell me this.
Buffy: But I have to. Things have been so screwed up lately I just wanna try and fix them. Between you and me I mean.
Giles: I?I don't think that's possible.
Buffy frowns.
Buffy: What?
Giles: I think today made it clear you no longer need me. You said yourself last year I'd taught you everything you need to know. And now I think you've mastered everything you want to know. I have no reason to be here. So I'm going.
Buffy: What?
Giles: I hardly need to point out that we've barely been civil to each other recently. I know you feel you can't trust me. And you already know what I think about some of your decisions. I don't want things to deteriorate any further Buffy. That's why I'm going back to Devon. I believe I will be of more use there than here.
Buffy: So you're just gonna leave. Run away? You did last time and then look what happened when you went!
Giles: I know you think I'm just giving up but Buffy I've thought about this. Things are different now. Everyone here has been through a lot, they're different people now. We're different. Maybe in the past these things could have been sorted out, but?I think it's time I left. For good.
Buffy looks confused and angry. She shakes her head.
Buffy: You don't wanna know me anymore?
Giles: I don't mean that at all. Believe me I'd love to stay. If I was needed. But I'm not. Dawn and Andrew are both becoming fine Watchers. They'll neatly fill any space I might leave. And I really don't think it would be that big anyway.
Buffy stares at him frowning.
Buffy: When?
Giles: Tomorrow, probably.
Buffy looks up shocked.
Giles: Stephen is going down there then. I'll go with him. The coven is trying to gather Slayers. I'll still be helping you there. In a way that I can.
Buffy continues to stare. She stands up. Giles looks at her.
Buffy: I wish that you didn't feel like that. But since I can't change your mind?I'm not gonna try and say anything else.
Buffy turns away. She walks out the kitchen. Giles looks after her as she walks away. He looks down and frowns.
Cut to Andrew and Lloyd in bed together at night. The caption says "one day later." Lloyd still has the large bandage over his head. Andrew looks over at Lloyd.
Andrew: You decided what you're gonna do yet?
Lloyd turns to look at Andrew.
Lloyd: I um?I know what I'd like to do. But I don't know if it's the same as what you'd want.
Andrew: What? Lloyd you don't have to worry about what I want I-
Lloyd: Of course I worry. You're part of my life now. If I take this job?I'll have to go to Scotland to live permanently. I don't wanna make you leave here too.
Andrew: Lloyd if you go. I'm coming too. I mean there's no question. I'll go, I'll stay.
Lloyd: But what about?you know Siobhan and the others.
Andrew: Siobhan doesn't just have me. She has Dawn, and everyone else. To be honest?I pretty much have her, and you. Siobhan's great, but if I had to choose between staying here without you, and going to Scotland with you, I know what I'd choose.
Lloyd smiles.
Lloyd: Thanks. Same if it was you going somewhere. I mean I like it her and all, everyone's great. But after that fight?I think it shows I'm not really meant for the battle against evil.
Andrew: Me neither really. I guess I was ok as a Watcher?but I don't think I can do anything else.
Lloyd: You can. You just don't see it.
Andrew smiles. They kiss. Lloyd lies back.
Lloyd: Guess we'll be going tomorrow then.
Andrew: That soon?
Lloyd: Yeah my mum wants me up there as soon as possible. No time like the present yeah?
Andrew: Mm-hmm.
Cut to Giles walking outside the Summers' house. The caption says "one day earlier." Everyone else is stood nearby. Giles looks back.
Giles: I suppose there's not really time for a long goodbye.
Dawn: If you care about people enough you make time.
Buffy: Dawn don't.
She looks at Giles.
Buffy: I'm not gonna be bitter. Cos, well I've done enough of that recently. I'll just say goodbye.
She and Giles walk up to each other. They hug. Buffy shuts her eyes tightly as she does so. They break apart. Giles smiles and nods. He looks at the others.
Xander: Bye Giles. Good luck.
Willow: Yeah?don't forget us or anything.
Giles puts his hands on Xander and Willow's shoulders.
Giles: How could I?
He looks at Dawn. She glares.
Dawn: Bye.
Giles nods. Stephen's car pulls up. Stephen gets out.
Stephen: All ready?
Giles; Yes.
Giles walks over to the car. He looks back at the others.
Giles: Take care.
He gets in. Everyone looks sad. The car reverses and drives off towards Darkley. Buffy looks down. She turns around and the others begin to walk inside. The phone rings. Dawn walks past Buffy to answer it.
Faith: Think he'll come back?
Buffy: I dunno?I guess if he needs to.
Dawn reappears.
Dawn: Lloyd. It's your mom.
Lloyd: Oh. Ok cheers.
He walks past Dawn and picks up the phone.
Lloyd: (to the phone) Mum, hey. How are you? That's great. I haven't spoken to you for ages, what's been happening?
Lloyd listens. He frowns. Andrew walks up to him smiling. Lloyd looks at her and smiles awkwardly.
Lloyd: (to the phone) Right. I see.
Cut to Lloyd and Andrew in Lloyd's car driving along a road. The caption says "one day later." The back seats are covered in boxes. Andrew is staring out the window. Lloyd looks at Andrew out of the corner of his eye.
Lloyd: You ok?
Andrew: Yeah. I guess. Except?it's weird. I expected Siobhan to hate me. For leaving, again. But she didn't get angry, or storm off or anything. She took it well. Really well.
Lloyd: Guess she's grown up a bit maybe?
Andrew: Yeah. Yeah I guess she has.
Lloyd smiles. Andrew smiles too. Andrew looks forward and suddenly his eyes widen.
Andrew: Lloyd!
Lloyd looks forward and gasps. The car runs off the road and breaks through a fence. Lloyd bumps his head on the steering wheel. Blood appears from beneath his bandage. Lloyd heaves on the steering wheel. The car swerves to the left and hangs on the edge of the hillside. Andrew breaths quickly. The car suddenly overbalances and topples down the 20-foot drop. It hits the bottom with a thud. It is engulfed in fire.
Andrew suddenly opens his eyes with a start. He looks around. He is sat in the passenger seat still, and he and Lloyd are driving at night. Lloyd looks at him.
Lloyd: Good sleep? I would've woken you but I thought you probably needed it.
Andrew: Right. Thanks. You're probably right.
Andrew leans against the side of the seat. He smiles. Cut to their car driving off into the distance.
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