Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1996–2003): Season 1, Episode 10 - Nightmares - full transcript

Buffy and her friends discover that their worst nightmares have become reality.

IN EVERY GENERATION
THERE IS A CHOSEN ONE.

SHE ALONE WILL STAND
AGAINST THE VAMPIRES,

THE DEMONS,
AND THE FORCES OF DARKNESS.

SHE IS THE SLAYER.

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX TELEVISION

[HISS]

HAHH...

RAH!

NO!

NO!

NO.



YES.

IT'S TIME TO GET UP
FOR SCHOOL.

- MOM?
- ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

NO.

UH... YEAH.

YEAH.

I'M... I'M FINE.

OH...

SCHOOL.

GREAT.

YOU WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL?

- SURE. WHY NOT?
- OK.

GOOD DAY TO BUY
THAT LOTTERY TICKET.

I SPOKE WITH YOUR FATHER.



- HE'S COMING, RIGHT?
- YOU'RE ON FOR THIS WEEKEND.

GOOD.

Willow: SO DO YOU
SEE YOUR DAD A LOT?

NOT A WHOLE LOT.
HE'S STILL IN I.A.

HE ONLY COMES DOWN
FOR WEEKENDS SOMETIMES.

WHEN DID THEY
GET DIVORCED?

WELL, IT WASN'T FINALIZED
TILL LAST YEAR,

BUT THEY WERE SEPARATED
BEFORE THAT.

IT MUST
HAVE BEEN HARSH.

YEAH. THAT'S THE WORD
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

I MEAN, THEY WERE REALLY GOOD
ABOUT IT AROUND ME, ANYWAY,

BUT STILL.

MY PARENTS
DON'T EVEN BICKER.

SOMETIMES THEY GLARE.

DO YOU KNOW WHY
YOUR FOLKS SPLIT UP?

I DIDN'T ASK.

THEY JUST STOPPED
GETTING ALONG.

I'M SURE I WAS A REALLY BIG HELP, THOUGH,
WITH ALL THE SLAYING AND EVERYTHING.

I WAS IN SO MUCH TROUBLE.
I WAS A BIG MESS.

OH, I'M SURE THAT DIDN'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIM LEAVING.

NO.

AND HE STILL
COMES DOWN ON WEEKENDS.

SOMETIMES.

HELLO? DUFUS.

YOU'RE IN MY LIGHT.

WENDELL, WHAT
IS WRONG WITH YOU?

DON'T YOU KNOW THAT SHE IS
THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE

AND THE REST OF US
MERELY REVOLVE AROUND HER?

WHY DON'T YOU REVOLVE
YOURSELVES OUT OF MY LIGHT?

[BELL RINGS]

WENDELL WAS
IN CORDELIA'S LIGHT.

I'M SO ASHAMED.

WHY IS SHE
SO EVITA-LIKE?

I THINK
IT'S THE HAIR.

IT WEIGHS HEAVY
ON THE CEREBRAL CORTEX.

HEY, GUYS, WAS
THERE ANY HOMEWORK?

WE'RE DOING
ACTIVE LISTENING TODAY.

COOL.

WHAT'S ACTIVE LISTENING?

THAT WOULD BE THE HOMEWORK.

CHAPTER 5:
ACTIVE LISTENING,

WHERE YOU PUT
ON YOUR BIG EARS

AND REALLY FOCUS
ON THE OTHER PERSON.

MS. TISHLER DEMONSTRATED
IT YESTERDAY.

WITH YOU.

SHE WAS WEARING
THAT TIGHT SWEATER?

OH, THE MIDNIGHT-BLUE
ANGORA.

SEE, I WAS LISTENING.

ALL RIGHT. TAKE YOUR SEATS.

IN A MOMENT,
WE WILL CHOOSE PARTNERS

AND PRACTICE WHAT WE READ
ABOUT IN CHAPTER 5.

GOOD, XANDER,
THAT'S THE SPIRIT.

BEFORE WE DO, LET'S REVIEW.

ISAACSON'S RESEARCH
LED HIM TO CONCLUDE

THAT ONE OF OUR MOST FUNDAMENTAL
NEEDS AFTER FOOD AND SHELTER

IS TO BE HEARD.

WENDELL, WOULD YOU READ THE
FIRST 2 PARAGRAPHS ON PAGE 78,

WHERE ISAACSON DESCRIBES
THE RAPID IMPROVEMENT

ACTIVE LISTENING BROUGHT TO
SOME SPECIAL NEEDS CLIENTS.

AAH! AAH!

AAH!

AAH!
AAH!

AAH! AAH!
AAH! AAH!

PLEASE! GET THEM OFF OF ME!

HELP!

HELP!

GET THEM OFF OF ME!

HELP ME! OH!

- PLEASE HELP ME! PLEASE!
- SORRY ABOUT THAT.

PLEASE HELP ME!

[HOWLING]

FEAR IS A WONDERFUL THING.

IT IS THE MOST POWERFUL
FORCE IN THE HUMAN WORLD,

NOT LOVE,

NOT HATE.

FEAR.

WHEN YOU WERE A MORTAL
BOY, WHAT DID YOU FEAR?

MONSTERS.

HA HA HA!

WE ARE DEFINED BY
THE THINGS WE FEAR.

THIS SYMBOL,
THESE 2 PLANKS OF WOOD,

IT CONFOUNDS ME...

SUFFUSES ME
WITH MORTAL DREAD...

BUT FEAR IS IN THE MIND.

[SIZZLING]

LIKE PAIN,

IT CAN BE CONTROLLED.

IF I CAN FACE MY FEAR,
IT CANNOT MASTER ME.

SOMETHING IS HAPPENING ABOVE,
SOMETHING NEW.

A POWERFUL PSYCHIC FORCE.
DO YOU FEEL IT?

I FEEL CHANGE.

CHANGE.

YES.

FOR THE WORSE.

YOU'RE AWFULLY QUIET
THIS MORNING.

I DIDN'T SLEEP WELL.

I'LL SAY. I CAME IN
TO CHECK ON YOU TWICE.

YOU WERE YELLING
IN YOUR SLEEP.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU WERE DREAMING?

NOT REALLY.

OH, NO. MY BAG!

I PACKED IT FOR THE WEEKEND,
AND I FORGOT IT.

YOU AND YOUR DAD CAN SWING BY
THE HOUSE AND GET YOUR BAG.

IT'S NOT AN
INTERNATIONAL CRISIS.

OK.

YEAH. I JUST HAD MEANT
TO BRING IT.

HE'S PICKING ME UP HERE,
RIGHT, AT 3:30?

HONEY, ARE YOU WORRIED YOUR
FATHER ISN'T GOING TO SHOW?

NO.

NOT REALLY.

SHOULD I BE?

OF COURSE NOT.

I JUST... I KNOW
IT'S A HARD SITUATION.

YOU JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER
THAT YOUR FATHER ADORES YOU.

NO MORE THAN I DO,
BY THE WAY.

GOOD-BYE.

HAVE A GREAT DAY.

THANKS.

OH, BUFFY! WE'VE
BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.

WE HAVE?

OH, ABOUT THE SPIDERS, DID
YOU TALK TO GILES ABOUT...

OH, THE SPIDERS.

WILLOW'S BEEN KIND
OF, UM...

WHAT'S THE WORD
I'M LOOKING FOR?

INSANE ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED YESTERDAY.

I DON'T
LIKE SPIDERS, OK?

THEIR FURRY BODIES
AND THEIR STICKY WEBS.

AND WHAT DO THEY NEED ALL
THOSE LEGS FOR ANYWAY?

I'LL TELL YOU.

FOR CRAWLING ACROSS YOUR FACE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. EW!

HOW DO THEY
NOT RUFFLE YOU?

I'M SORRY. I'M
UNRUFFLED BY SPIDERS.

NOW, IF A BUNCH OF NAZIS
CRAWLED ALL OVER MY FACE...

THAT WAS PRETTY INTENSE.

THANK YOU.

WELL, THE HELLMOUTH,

THE CENTER OF MYSTICAL CONVERGENCE,
SUPERNATURAL MONSTERS:

BEEN THERE.

A LITTLE BLAS? THERE, AREN'T YOU?
NOT WORRIED.

IF THERE'S SOMETHING BAD OUT THERE,
WE'LL FIND, YOU'LL SLAY, WE'LL PARTY.

THANKS FOR HAVING
CONFIDENCE IN ME.

YOU DA MAN, BUFF.

OK, BUT WE'RE STILL CARING
ABOUT THE SPIDERS HERE.

LET'S NOT FORGET
THE SPIDERS.

WELL, GILES SAID HE WAS
GOING TO LOOK IT UP.

GILES?

MAYBE HE'S
IN THE FACULTY ROOM.

HEY, GILES...

WAKEY WAKEY.

I WAS, UH,
IN THE STACKS AND...

GOT LOST.

DID YOU FIND ANY THEORIES ON
SPIDERS COMING OUT OF BOOKS?

BIG, HAIRY, CRAWLY...

IT'S FUNNY IF YOU'RE ME.

I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING
PARTICULARLY ILLUMINATING.

UM, I THINK PERHAPS YOU'D BEST
HAVE A CHAT WITH WENDELL HIMSELF.

OK. IF HE
CAN STILL TALK.

Buffy: HEY, WENDELL,
HOW ARE YOU?

HUH?

YOU OK?

GOOD TALKING
TO YOU, MAN.

DO YOU GUYS
WANT SOMETHING?

WE JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY,
WITH THE SPIDERS?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

THERE'S NOTHING TO SAY.
YOU SAW 200 INSECTS.

YOU GONZOED.
ANYBODY WOULD'VE.

THEY'RE NOT INSECTS.
THEY'RE ARACHNIDS.

THEY'RE FROM
THE MIDDLE EAST?

SPIDERS ARE ARACHNIDS.
THEY HAVE 8 LEGS.

INSECTS ONLY HAVE 6.

WHY DOES EVERYONE
MAKE THAT MISTAKE?

DON'T KNOW.

HAS ANYTHING LIKE THIS
EVER HAPPENED BEFORE?

WHEN?

LOTS OF TIMES.

EW, YOU MUST HATE
SPIDERS MORE THAN I DO.

I DON'T HATE SPIDERS.
I LOVE THEM.

THEY HATE ME.

Cordelia: I HOPE YOU STUDIED
FOR THE HISTORY TEST.

WHAT HISTORY TEST?

THE ONE WE'RE HAVING IN
FOURTH PERIOD RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S A HISTORY TEST?

NOBODY TOLD ME
THERE'S A HISTORY TEST.

I HAVEN'T... I...

OK, I'LL CATCH UP
WITH YOU GUYS LATER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
YOU "LOVE SPIDERS"?

IT IS PLATONIC, RIGHT?
[CHUCKLES]

I HAD THE BEST COLLECTION
IN THE TRI-COUNTY AREA.

I HAD BROWNS AND TARANTULAS
AND BLACK WIDOWS.

THEN MY FOLKS SHIPPED ME
OFF TO WILDERNESS CAMP.

ALL MY BROTHER HAD TO DO
WAS MAINTAIN THEIR HABITATS.

INSTEAD, HE LEFT THEIR
HEAT LAMP ON FOR A WEEK.

WHEN I CAME HOME,
THEY WERE ALL DEAD.

THAT'S WHEN
THE NIGHTMARES STARTED.

THE NIGHTMARES?

IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME.

I'M SITTING
IN THE CLASSROOM.

THE TEACHER ASKS ME
TO READ SOMETHING.

I OPEN UP MY BOOK,
AND THERE THEY ARE.

THEY'RE COMING AFTER ME.

GOD, CAN YOU BLAME THEM
AFTER WHAT I DID?

AND THAT'S HOW IT
HAPPENS EVERY TIME?

YESTERDAY IN CLASS, I THOUGHT
I'D JUST NODDED OFF AGAIN,

BUT THEN EVERYONE ELSE
STARTED SCREAMING, TOO.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE
CLASS IS, DO YOU?

UH...

HARDLY A SHOCKER.

YOU'VE CUT HISTORY JUST ABOUT
EVERY TIME WE'VE HAD IT.

WELL, I WAS THERE THE
FIRST DAY, I THINK.

IT'S IN HERE.

I HAVEN'T BEEN TO CLASS,
READ ANY ASSIGNMENTS.

HOW AM I GONNA PASS THIS TEST?
BLIND LUCK?

[SIGHS]

AT LEAST I KNOW MY NAME.

[BELL RINGS]

Laura: WELL, THEY
BOTH HAVE DETENTION,

WHICH IS
COMPLETELY UNFAIR

SINCE SEAN
STARTED IT.

ANYWAY, IT MEANS
WE CAN'T DO THE MOVIE.

I'M GONNA
TAKE A... BREAK.

YOU SHOULDN'T GO IN THERE.

LUCKY 19.

- GRR! GRR!
- AAH!

RAHH!

AAH!

AAH! NO!

NO! AAH!

Buffy: I THINK
THEY SAID ROOM 3016.

DO YOU KNOW THE GIRL?

TO SAY HI TO.

LAURA'S NICE ENOUGH.

NOBODY SAW
WHO ATTACKED HER?

I WAS RATHER HOPING
THAT LAURA DID.

HEY, LAURA.
HI.

I HOPE WE'RE
NOT INTRUDING.

THAT'S OK. I DON'T
WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE.

I UNDERSTAND.

WE'RE ANXIOUS TO MAKE SURE THIS
DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

CAN YOU TELL US
WHAT HAPPENED?

I WAS IN THE BASEMENT.

I WENT DOWN FOR A SMOKE.

THERE WAS...

SOMEONE THERE.

SOMEONE YOU KNEW?

I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE IT.

IT?

CAN YOU DESCRIBE IT?

HEY, THAT'S OK.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

YES. YOU... YOU...
YOU JUST REST NOW.

BUT IF YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING,
YOU CAN TELL US,

EVEN IF IT MAY SEEM WEIRD.

Nurse: SHE NEEDS
HER REST NOW.

LUCKY 19.

I'M SORRY?

IT'S WHAT HE SAID
RIGHT BEFORE.

HE SAID, "LUCKY 19."

THAT'S WEIRD, RIGHT?

YES. YES, IT IS.

FEEL BETTER.

TAKE CARE.

Giles: DOCTOR, IS SHE
GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT?

YOU FAMILY?

FRIENDS.

SHE'LL RECOVER.

SHE'S GOT A COUPLE
OF SHATTERED BONES,

A LITTLE
INTERNAL BLEEDING.

SHE GOT OFF
PRETTY EASY.

EASY?

HAVE YOU LOOKED UP
THE WORD LATELY?

WELL, THE FIRST ONE'S
STILL IN A COMA.

THE FIRST WHAT?

THE FIRST VICTIM.

THEY FOUND HIM A WEEK AGO. EXACT SAME M.O..
AS THE GIRL, ONLY HE'S IN WORSE SHAPE.

IF HE DOESN'T
WAKE UP SOON...

SOMEBODY'S GOT TO
STOP THIS GUY.

SOMEBODY WILL.

LISTEN, I'M NOT
AFRAID OF HIM.

HEY, IF HE WANTS TO FIGHT,
THEN I'M TAKING HIM DOWN.

I'M NOT BACKING OFF OF THIS.
THIS IS ABOUT HONOR.

I'LL BREAK HIS NECK.

I'M JUST SAYING
WENDELL HAD A DREAM,

AND THEN THAT EXACT
THING HAPPENED.

WHICH IS A FAIR WIGGINS,
I ADMIT,

BUT DO YOU THINK THAT
TIES IN WITH LAURA?

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE SHE DREAMED
ABOUT GETTING BEAT UP.

WE SHOULD ASK BUFFY WHEN SHE
GETS BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL.

OH, THERE'S MY LITTLE BABY!

MOM, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE? MOM!

HOW'S MY LITTLE POOKIE?

MOM, PLEASE DON'T KISS ME
IN FRONT OF THE GUYS.

IT'S EMBARRASSING,
MOM!

YOU CUTE LITTLE RASCAL.

THANKS, BUT, MOM...

IT MUST BE
A COINCIDENCE.

WENDELL FINDS
A SPIDER'S NEST.

WE ALL WIG BECAUSE HE
DREAMT ABOUT SPIDERS.

SO IT MAY
NOT BE CONNECTED.

IF THERE IS A CONNECTION,

OHH! OHH! IT DOESN'T
SOUND LIKE ANYTHING...

HA HA HA!
WHAT?

XANDER, WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR...

I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS, UH...

DRESSED A MINUTE AGO.

IT'S A DREAM.

IT'S GOTTA BE A DREAM.

OW! WAKE UP.

OW! GOTTA WAKE UP.

AAH!

HA HA HA!
HA HA HA!

THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.

THIS CAN'T BE.

WHAT'S THE WORD?

OH, I'VE GOT BACK ISSUES
OF THE PAPERS.

I'M TRYING TO
DO SOME RESEARCH.

- DID YOU FIND ANYTHING?
- I DON'T KNOW.

YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU
DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING?

HAVING A PROBLEM.

WHAT IS IT?

I CAN'T READ.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU CAN READ,
LIKE, 3 LANGUAGES.

5, ACTUALLY,
ON A NORMAL DAY,

BUT THE WORDS HERE
DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

GIBBERISH.

THAT'S HIM.

WHO?

THE KID I'VE BEEN
SEEING AROUND SCHOOL.

"12-YEAR-OLD BILLY PALMER WAS
FOUND BEATEN AND UNCONSCIOUS

"AFTER HIS KIDDIE LEAGUE
GAME SATURDAY.

DOCTORS DESCRIBE HIS
CONDITION AS CRITICAL."

WHEN WAS THIS PUBLISHED?

LAST WEEK.

IT SAYS HE'S IN A COMA
IN INTENSIVE CARE...

THIS IS THE BOY
FROM THE HOSPITAL!

THE FIRST VICTIM?

YOU'VE SEEN HIM
AROUND THE SCHOOL?

YEAH. FIRST WHEN
THE SPIDERS GOT WENDELL,

AND THEN WHEN I DIDN'T KNOW A
THING ON THE HISTORY TEST.

I THOUGHT IT WAS WEIRD, SEEING THIS
KID AROUND, BUT I FORGOT ABOUT IT.

THE BOY'S BEEN IN A COMA
FOR A WEEK.

HOW CAN THIS BE POSSIBLE?

WHAT AM I, KNOWLEDGE GIRL NOW?
EXPLANATIONS ARE YOUR TERRAIN.

WELL, UM...

THERE'S ASTRAL PROJECTION.

THE THEORY THAT WHILE ONE
SLEEPS, ONE HAS ANOTHER BODY,

AN ASTRAL BODY WHICH CAN
TRAVEL THROUGH TIME AND SPACE.

BILLY'S IN A COMA, AND
THAT'S LIKE SLEEP, RIGHT?

IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING, ONLY ONE
DOESN'T ALWAYS WAKE FROM A COMA.

COULD I BE SEEING
BILLY'S ASTEROID BODY?

ASTRAL BODY,
AND I DON'T KNOW.

AS USUAL, ONE DOESN'T HAVE AN INORDINATE
AMOUNT OF INFORMATION TO WORK WITH.

LUCKY 19.

THERE YOU ARE!

I'VE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE.
WHY AREN'T YOU IN CLASS?

DAD, WHAT
ARE YOU DOING HERE?

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO PICK
ME UP TILL AFTER SCHOOL.

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

WELL, I NEED
TO TALK TO YOU.

SOMETHING IS WRONG.
IS IT MOM?

NO, NO. IT'S NOT YOUR MOTHER.
SHE'S FINE.

COULD I SPEAK WITH YOU
FOR A MOMENT, PRIVATELY?

SURE. YEAH.

OH, I'M SORRY.

DAD, THIS IS MR.
GILES, THE LIBRARIAN.

THIS IS MY DAD
HANK SUMMERS.

MY PLEASURE.
LIKEWISE.

I'LL BE BACK.

I CAME EARLY BECAUSE THERE'S
SOMETHING I'VE NEEDED TO TELL YOU...

ABOUT YOUR MOTHER
AND ME,

WHY WE SPLIT UP.

WELL, YOU ALWAYS
TOLD ME IT...

I KNOW WE ALWAYS SAID IT WAS
BECAUSE WE'D GROWN TOO FAR APART.

YEAH. ISN'T THAT TRUE?

WELL, COME ON, HONEY.

LET'S... LET'S SIT DOWN.

YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH NOW
TO KNOW THE TRUTH.

WAS THERE SOMEONE ELSE?
NO.

NO. IT WAS NOTHING
LIKE THAT.

THEN WHAT WAS IT?

IT WAS YOU.

ME?

HAVING YOU, RAISING YOU,
SEEING YOU EVERY DAY.

I MEAN, DO YOU HAVE
ANY IDEA WHAT THAT'S LIKE?

WHAT?

YOU DON'T EVEN SEE WHAT'S RIGHT
IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE, DO YOU?

OH, WELL.
BIG SURPRISE THERE.

ALL YOU EVER THINK
ABOUT IS YOURSELF.

YOU GET IN TROUBLE.

YOU EMBARRASS US WITH ALL
THE CRAZY STUNTS YOU PULL.

DO I HAVE TO GO ON?
NO.

PLEASE DON'T.

YOU'RE SULLEN AND RUDE,

AND YOU'RE NOT NEARLY AS BRIGHT AS
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO BE.

[CHUCKLES] I MEAN,
BUFFY, LET'S BE HONEST.

COULD YOU STAND TO LIVE IN THE SAME
HOUSE WITH A DAUGHTER LIKE THAT?

WHY ARE YOU SAYING
THESE THINGS?

BECAUSE THEY'RE TRUE. THAT'S
THE LEAST WE OWE ONE ANOTHER.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK IT'S VERY
MATURE, GETTING ALL BLUBBERY

WHEN I'M JUST
TRYING TO BE HONEST.

SPEAKING OF WHICH, I DON'T REALLY GET
ANYTHING OUT OF THESE WEEKENDS WITH YOU.

SO WHAT DO YOU SAY WE
JUST DON'T DO THEM ANYMORE?

I SURE THOUGHT YOU'D
TURN OUT DIFFERENTLY.

RED ALERT.
WHERE'S BUFFY?

SHE JUST STEPPED OUT.

HER FATHER CAME BY.

HE NEEDED TO TALK TO HER.

WHERE ARE
YOUR OTHER CLOTHES?

OH, DON'T I WISH I HAD THE
ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.

XANDER KIND OF FOUND HIMSELF
IN FRONT OF OUR CLASS

NOT WEARING MUCH
OF ANYTHING.

EXCEPT MY UNDERWEAR.

YEAH. IT WAS REALLY...
BAD.

IT WAS A BAD THING.
"BAD THING"?

I WAS NAKED. "BAD THING" DOESN'T COVER IT.
EVERYONE STARING.

I WOULD HATE TO HAVE EVERYONE
PAYING ATTENTION TO ME LIKE THAT.

WITH NUDITY!
IT WAS A TOTAL NIGHTMARE.

WELL, YES, XANDER.
IT'S YOUR NIGHTMARE.

EXCEPT THE PART WITH ME WAKING
UP GOING, "IT'S ALL A DREAM."

IT HAPPENED. LIKE IT
HAPPENED TO WENDELL.

THAT THING
WITH THE SPIDERS.

WENDELL HAD A RECURRING
DREAM ABOUT THAT.

I DREAMT THAT I GOT LOST
IN THE STACKS, AND I...

I COULDN'T READ... OF COURSE!

UM, OUR DREAMS
ARE COMING TRUE.

DREAMS? THAT WOULD BE A MUSICAL
COMEDY VERSION OF THIS.

NIGHTMARES. OUR NIGHTMARES
ARE COMING TRUE.

SO WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?

BILLY.

WELL, THAT EXPLANATION
WAS SHORTER THAN USUAL.

IT'S BILLY.

- WHO'S BILLY?
- A BOY IN THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.

HE WAS BEATEN.
HE'S IN A COMA.

SOMEHOW I THINK HE'S CROSSED OVER FROM
THE NIGHTMARE WORLD HE'S TRAPPED IN.

AND HE BROUGHT THE
NIGHTMARE WORLD WITH HIM.

THANKS A BUNCH,
BILLY.

HOW COULD HE DO THAT?

THINGS LIKE THAT ARE EASIER
WHEN YOU LIVE ON A HELLMOUTH.

WELL, UM, WE
HAVE TO STOP IT.

AND SOON,

OR ELSE EVERYONE IN SUNNYDALE'S GOING TO
BE FACING THEIR OWN WORST NIGHTMARES.

[GASPS]
OH, MY GOD.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.
I WAS JUST AT THE SALON.

OH, MY GOD.

AAH!

BILLY?

ARE YOU BILLY PALMER?

I'M BILLY.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

DID SOMETHING BAD HAPPEN
TO YOU AFTER YOUR GAME?

SOMETHING BAD?

I... I DON'T REMEMBER.

- DO YOU REMEMBER PLAYING BASEBALL?
- UH-HUH.

YEAH.

I PLAY SECOND BASE.

ARE YOU LUCKY 19?

THAT'S WHAT HE CALLS ME.

WHO?

THE UGLY MAN. HE WANTS TO KILL ME.
HE HURT THAT GIRL.

- WHY DOES HE WANT TO KILL YOU?
- HE'S...

BILLY, IT'S OK. WHAT?
JUST TELL ME.

- HE'S HERE!
- RAH!

RAAAHH!

AAH!

ARRGH!

BUFFY DOESN'T KNOW
THIS IS HAPPENING,

AND GIVEN THE SORT OF THING
SHE TENDS TO DREAM ABOUT,

IT'S IMPERATIVE
THAT WE FIND HER.

IT'LL BE FASTER IF WE
SPLIT UP TO LOOK FOR HER.

GOOD IDEA.

UH, UH, FASTER...

BUT NOT REALLY SAFER.

AARRGHH!

ARRGHH!

BILLY.

I'M SORRY,
I CAN'T HELP IT.

- WHO IS HE?
- HE'S THE UGLY MAN.

HE'S TOO STRONG.
I CAN'T FIGHT HIM.

WE HAVE TO FIND MY FRIENDS.
THEY CAN HELP US.

- WE HAVE TO HIDE.
- NO. HE'LL FIND US.

YES, BUT WE HAVE TO HIDE.
THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENS.

WE HIDE,
AND THEN HE COMES.

NO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

NO! YOU
DON'T UNDERSTAND!

I DON'T WANT TO GO!

I'M NOT EVEN
ON THE CHESS TEAM.

I SWEAR I'M NOT.

Girl: WILLOW.

WILLOW.

BUFFY?

HELLO?

BUFFY?

I'M NOT AFRAID.

YOU'D THINK
I'D BE AFRAID,

BUT I'M NOT.

AAH!

ALL RIGHT!

SOMEONE ELSE'S LOSS
IS MY CHOCOLATEY GOODNESS.

THIS IS MY LUCKY DAY.

I WAS SURE THIS LED
TO THE LIBRARY.

THEY'RE JUST PLAYING. WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU?

BASEBALL.

WHEN YOU LOSE,
IT'S BAD.

DID YOU LOSE YOUR GAME
LAST WEEK?

IT WAS MY FAULT.

WHY WAS IT YOUR FAULT?

I MISSED A BALL WHEN I
SHOULD'VE CAUGHT IT.

YOU MISSED ONE BALL AND THE
WHOLE GAME WAS YOUR FAULT?

WHAT, YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE PLAYING, THERE
WASN'T EIGHT OTHER PEOPLE ON YOUR TEAM?

HE SAID IT WAS MY FAULT.

WHO SAID?

BILLY, DID HE HURT YOU
AFTER THE GAME?

CAN WE GO ANOTHER WAY
TO FIND YOUR FRIENDS?

SURE. OK. OK.

WE CAN GO AROUND
TO THE CAFETERIA.

BAD IDEA.

UH... THIS WAY.

COME ON.

WHOA.

WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

IS THIS WHERE
YOUR FRIENDS ARE?

NO, IT'S NOT.

MAN, I THOUGHT YOU
WEREN'T GONNA SHOW.

ALDO IS BESIDE HIMSELF.

Emcee: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT

2 OF THE WORLD'S
GREATEST SINGERS...

I HOPE YOU'RE
WARMED UP.

IT'S AN UGLY CROWD
OUT THERE TONIGHT.

ALL THE REVIEWERS
SHOWED UP.

Emcee:...ALL THE WAY
FROM FIRENZE, ITALY,

THE ONE AND ONLY
ALDO GIANFRANCO

AND ALL THE WAY FROM
SUNNYDALE, CALIFORNIA,

THE WORLD'S FINEST SOPRANO
WILLOW ROSENBERG!

[APPLAUSE]

BUT... I DIDN'T
LEARN THE WORDS.

[ALDO SINGS
IN ITALIAN]

[SINGING IN ITALIAN]

- MY TURN?
- MM-HMM.

- [VOICE SQUEAKS]
- [SCATTERED LAUGHTER]

I LOVE THESE BARS.

A CHOCOLATE HURRICANE?

THESE ARE THE BEST.

I HAVEN'T HAD ONE OF THESE
SINCE MY...

[LAUGHTER]

SIXTH...

HA HA HA HA!

BIRTHDAY.

HA HA HA HA.

HA HA HA HA!

HA HA HA HA HA!

AAAHHH!

HA HA HA HA HA!

I DON'T SEE
THE UGLY MAN.

I ALSO DON'T KNOW WHERE THE SUN
AND THE REST OF THE WORLD WENT.

LOOK AT THIS.

I GUESS WE'RE GONNA
BURY SOMEBODY.

I WONDER WHO DIED.

NOBODY DIED.

WHAT'S THE FUN OF BURYING SOMEONE
IF THEY'RE ALREADY DEAD?

YOU...

SO... THIS IS THE SLAYER.

YOU'RE PRETTIER
THAN THE LAST ONE.

THIS ISN'T REAL.
Y-YOU CAN'T BE FREE.

YOU STILL DON'T
UNDERSTAND, DO YOU?

I AM FREE
BECAUSE YOU FEAR IT.

BECAUSE YOU FEAR IT,
THE WORLD IS CRUMBLING.

YOUR NIGHTMARES
ARE MADE FLESH.

YOU HAVE LITTLE BILLY
TO THANK FOR THAT.

THIS IS A DREAM.

A DREAM IS A WISH
YOUR HEART MAKES.

[GASPS]

THIS IS REAL LIFE.

COME ON, SLAYER.

WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?

[HISSES]

AAH!

HELP! HELP ME!

HOW ABOUT BEING
BURIED ALIVE?

PLEASE DON'T GO!

PLEASE! NO!

NO! NO! LET ME OUT OF HERE!
PLEASE! NO!

PLEASE, NO!
OH, PLEASE, NO!

[AUDIENCE BOOING]

DID YOU FIND BUFFY? I HAD TO SING.
VERY BAD, TO SING.

COME ON, LET'S FIND THE OTHERS.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

REMEMBER MY
SIXTH BIRTHDAY PARTY?

YEAH, WHEN THE CLOWN CHASED YOU AND
YOU GOT SO SCARED THAT YOU WENT...

OH.

HA HA HA HA.

AAAH!

NO SIGN OF BUFFY?
AAH!

HA HA HA HA!
HA HA HA HO HO!

HA HA HA HA!
HA HA HA HA!

OH!

YOU WERE A LOUSY CLOWN. YOUR
BALLOON ANIMALS WERE PATHETIC.

EVERYONE CAN MAKE
A GIRAFFE.

I FEEL GOOD.
I FEEL LIBERATED.

[SCREAMING] YOU SEEM
TO BE THE ONLY ONE.

THINGS ARE
GETTING WORSE.

IN A FEW HOURS, REALITY WILL FOLD
COMPLETELY INTO THE REALM OF NIGHTMARES.

- WHAT DO WE DO?
- TRY AND WAKE BILLY.

- WE CAN'T LEAVE WITHOUT BUFFY.
- AGREED. BUT WHO KNOWS WHERE SHE MIGHT HAVE GONE.

[SCREAMING]
EXCUSE ME.

WHEN DID THEY PUT A CEMETERY IN
ACROSS THE STREET?

Xander: AND WHEN DID THEY
MAKE IT NIGHT OVER THERE?

WHOSE NIGHTMARE IS THIS?

Giles:
IT'S MINE.

I FAILED...

IN MY DUTY
TO PROTECT YOU.

I SHOULD'VE BEEN MORE...
CAUTIOUS,

TAKEN MORE TIME
TO TRAIN YOU.

BUT YOU WERE SO GIFTED.

AND THE EVIL
WAS SO GREAT.

I'M SORRY.

- Willow: AAH!
- AAH!

BUFFY?

THOUGHT I WAS DEAD.

BUFFY,
YOUR FACE.

OH, GOD.

- BUFFY.
- DON'T LOOK AT ME.

YOU NEVER TOLD ME YOU DREAMT
OF BECOMING A VAMPIRE.

THIS ISN'T A DREAM.

NO. NO, IT'S NOT.

BUT THERE'S A CHANCE WE
CAN MAKE IT GO AWAY.

THIS ALL COMES
FROM BILLY.

IF WE CAN WAKE HIM UP, THE NIGHTMARES WILL
STOP AND REALITY WILL SHIFT BACK INTO PLACE.

BUT WE MUST
DO IT NOW.

I NEED YOU TO HOLD TOGETHER
LONG ENOUGH TO HELP US.

CAN YOU DO THAT?

YEAH.

I-I THINK I CAN.

THANK YOU.

WELL, WE
BETTER HURRY...

'CAUSE I'M
GETTING HUNGRY.

THAT IS A...

JOKE, RIGHT?

ARE YOU SURE EVERYTHING WILL
GO BACK ONCE HE'S AWAKE?

OH, UH, POSITIVE.

WELL, HOW DO WE WAKE BILLY UP?
WHAT IF WE CAN'T?

WILLOW, DO SHUT UP.

DOCTOR, IS THE BOY BILLY
STILL HERE?

MY HANDS.

OHH, OHH.

WHAT NOW?

UM...

BILLY!

BILLY!

THAT WON'T WORK.

BILLY.

UH, BILLY, YOU
HAVE TO WAKE UP.

NO, I TOLD HER.
I HAVE TO HIDE.

WHY?

FROM WHAT?
FROM HIM.

[GROWLING]

Xander: OH, MAN,
WHAT DO WE DO?

I THINK I KNOW.

WHATEVER IT IS,
IT BETTER BE SOON.

I'M GLAD YOU SHOWED UP.

YOU SEE, I'M HAVING
A REALLY BAD DAY.

LUCKY 19.

SCARY. I'LL TELL YOU
SOMETHING, THOUGH.

THERE ARE A LOT
SCARIER THINGS THAN YOU.

AND I'M ONE OF THEM.

ARRGH!

I-IS HE DEAD?

COME HERE, BILLY.

BUT I-I DON'T...

YOU HAVE TO DO THE REST.

WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

I GET IT.

NO MORE HIDING.

HEY, HE'S WAKING UP.

I HAD THE STRANGEST DREAM.

AND YOU WERE IN IT...

AND YOU...

WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?

LET'S GET A DOCTOR.

OH, BILLY'S GOT COMPANY.

UH, I'M HIS
KIDDIE LEAGUE COACH.

I COME BY HERE EVERY DAY

JUST HOPING AGAINST HOPE
THAT HE'S GONNA WAKE UP SOON.

HE'S, UH, MY LUCKY 19.

SO, UM, HOW IS HE?

HE'S AWAKE.

WHAT?

YOU BLAMED HIM
FOR LOSING THE GAME.

SO YOU CAUGHT UP WITH HIM
AFTERWARDS, DIDN'T YOU?

- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
- YOU SAID IT WAS MY FAULT THAT WE LOST.

IT WASN'T MY FAULT.

THERE'S EIGHT OTHER PLAYERS
ON THE TEAM.

YOU KNOW THAT.

NICE GOING.

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE A KIDDIE LEAGUE
COACH WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WELL, YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVEN'T
PLAYED KIDDIE LEAGUE.

I'M SURPRISED IT WASN'T
ONE OF THE PARENTS.

I'M JUST GLAD HE'S BEHIND
BARS WHERE HE BELONGS.

BUT THAT WAS KIND OF HEROIC,
XANDER, GRABBING HIM AND ALL.

I JUST DID WHAT ANYBODY ELSE WOULD HAVE...
I MEAN, IF YOU WANT TO LABEL IT HEROIC...

[HORN HONKS]
HI!

HAVE A KILLER
WEEKEND, GUYS.

HI, SWEETHEART.

OH, IT'S SO GOOD
TO SEE YOU.

HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

OH, YOU KNOW,
THE USUAL.

PERSONAL QUESTION?
YEAH, SHOOT.

WHEN BUFFY WAS A VAMPIRE,

YOU WEREN'T STILL, LIKE,
ATTRACTED TO HER, WERE YOU?

WILLOW, HOW CAN YOU...

I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY BENT.
SHE WAS...

GROTESQUE.

STILL DUG HER, HUH?

I'M SICK.
I NEED HELP.

DON'T I KNOW IT.