Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1996–2003): Season 1, Episode 12 - Prophecy Girl - full transcript

In the first-season finale, Giles discovers an ancient prophecy which states that Buffy will face the Master and she will die. Upon hearing this, Buffy first denies her slayer roots, but when a small tragedy occurs at school, Buffy realizes she can't run from destiny, and decides to take on The Master.

Xander: YOU KNOW
HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU.

IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS,
ISN'T IT?

THERE'S NEVER BEEN
ANYONE ELSE FOR ME BUT YOU.

AND WE'RE GOOD FRIENDS,

AND IT'S TIME TO TAKE
THE NEXT STEP.

WOULD YOU, UM...

DATE ME?

OH, THAT'S GOOD.
"DATE ME."

- IT'S TERRIBLE, RIGHT?
- HUH?

OH, NO... WELL, YES.
"DATE ME" IS SILLY.

WHAT I SHOULD DO IS I SHOULD START
WITH TALKING ABOUT THE DANCE.



YOU KNOW, BUFFY, SPRING
FLING JUST ISN'T ANY DANCE.

IT'S A TIME FOR STUDENTS
TO CHOOSE, UM...

A MATE, AND THEN WE CAN
OBSERVE THEIR...

MATING RITUALS AND TAG THEM
BEFORE THEY MIGRATE.

- JUST KILL ME!
- YOU'RE DOING FINE.

WHY IS THIS SO HARD? I SHOULD
JUST WALK UP TO HER AND SAY,

- "HEY, I LIKE YOU. LET'S GO TO THE DANCE TOGETHER."
- DIRECT AND TO THE POINT.

I'M READY.
I WANNA DO IT NOW.

I GOTTA DO IT NOW.

WELL, BUFFY'S NOT HERE. YOU
CAN PRACTICE ON ME SOME MORE.

NO. I CAN'T WAIT TILL TOMORROW.
I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT IT TOO MUCH.

WHY DIDN'T BUFFY
SHOW UP TONIGHT?

WHAT'S SHE DOING?

YOU KNOW, THE USUAL.



UHH.

WHAT WAS THAT?
WHAT WAS WHAT?

SOMEONE'S OUT THERE.

THAT'S SILLY.
WHO WOULD BE OUT THERE?

3 IN ONE NIGHT.

GILES WOULD BE
SO PROUD.

"HO KORIAS PHANAYTIE
TOUTAY TAY NUKTEE.

THE MASTER SHALL RISE."

YES, THIS IS IT.

"THE MASTER SHALL RISE,

AND THE SLAYER..."

MY GOD.

[RUMBLING]

UNDER THE STAIRS!
UNDER THE STAIRS!

YES! YES!

SHAKE, EARTH!
THIS IS A SIGN.

WE ARE IN THE FINAL DAYS!

MY TIME IS COME!
GLORY! GLORY!

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

5.1?

MORNING.

WOW. THE DAMAGE LOOKS
FAIRLY STRUCTURAL.

- ARE WE SAFE IN HERE?
- BUFFY.

WHAT? DO I HAVE
SOMETHING ON MY FACE?

NO. UM...
YES, WE'RE SAFE.

PROBABLY BEST
NOT TO GO UP THERE.

HOW YOU DOING THERE, GILES?
GET MUCH SLEEP LAST NIGHT?

UM, I'VE BEEN WORKING.

ME, TOO. I WENT HUNTING
LAST NIGHT,

AND IT IS AWFULLY
SWEET OF YOU TO ASK.

IT'S GETTING HAIRY
OUT THERE, GILES.

I KILLED 3 VAMPIRES
LAST NIGHT.

ONE OF THEM WAS PRACTICALLY
ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.

THEIR NUMBERS ARE INCREASING.
AND THEY'RE GETTING COCKIER.

I'M NOT LOVING IT. LAST NIGHT
WAS A PRETTY CLOSE CALL.

YES.

GILES, CARE. I'M PUTTING MY LIFE
ON THE LINE BATTLING THE UNDEAD.

LOOK, I BROKE A NAIL, OKAY?
I'M WEARING A PRESS-ON.

THE LEAST YOU COULD DO IS
EXHIBIT SOME CASUAL INTEREST.

- YOU COULD GO, "HMM."
- HMM?

SORRY, UM...

I'M VERY GLAD
THAT YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

I NEED TO VERIFY, UM... I JUST
CAN'T REALLY TALK RIGHT NOW.

FINE. THAT'S OKAY. I CAN'T
PUT IT OFF ANY LONGER.

I HAVE TO MEET
MY TERRIBLE FATE.

WHAT?

BIOLOGY.

WOW. THAT WAS BORING.

I DON'T FEEL
THAT "BORING" COVERS IT.

NO. "BORING" FALLS SHORT.

EVEN I WAS BORED.
AND I'M A SCIENCE NERD.

DON'T SAY THAT.

I'M NOT ASHAMED. IT'S THE COMPUTER AGE.
NERDS ARE IN.

THEY'RE STILL IN, RIGHT?

WILLOW, DON'T YOU
HAVE A THING?

A THING?

THE THING THAT I HAVE,

WHICH IS A THING THAT
I HAVE TO GO TO.

SEE YA LATER.

Buffy: WHAT ON EARTH
IS HER DEAL?

UH, SHE'S WILLOW.

SO, UH, BUFFY,
I WANTED TO, UM...

THERE WAS THIS THING I WANTED TO
ASK YOU, TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

OKAY. WHAT'S UP?
LET'S GO OVER HERE AND SIT.

OKAY. NOW YOU'RE
MAKING ME NERVOUS.

THERE'S NOTHING TO BE NERVOUS ABOUT, REALLY.
IT'S SILLY. HA HA HA!

HEY. LEAVE.

THANKS.

WELL?

UM...

YOU KNOW, BUFFY,

SPRING FLING IS A TIME FOR
STUDENTS TO GATHER AND...

OH, GOD.

BUFFY, I WANT YOU TO GO
TO THE DANCE WITH ME.

YOU AND ME ON A DATE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT LAUGHING.
THAT'S A GOOD START.

BUFFY, I LIKE YOU.
A LOT.

AND I KNOW
WE'RE FRIENDS,

AND WE'VE HAD
EXPERIENCES.

WE FOUGHT SOME
BLOODSUCKING FIENDS,

AND THAT'S ALL BEEN
A GOOD TIME.

BUT I WANT MORE.

I WANT TO DANCE
WITH YOU.

XANDER, YOU'RE ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.
YOU AND WILLOW.

WILLOW'S NOT LOOKING
TO DATE YOU.

OR IF SHE IS, SHE'S PLAYING
IT PRETTY CLOSE TO THE CHEST.

I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL THE
FRIENDSHIP THAT WE HAVE.

I DON'T WANT
TO SPOIL IT, EITHER.

BUT THAT'S
NOT THE POINT, IS IT?

YOU EITHER FEEL A THING,
OR YOU DON'T.

I DON'T.

XANDER, I'M SORRY.

I JUST DON'T THINK OF YOU
THAT WAY.

WELL, TRY.
I'LL WAIT.

XANDER.
NO.

FORGET IT.

I'M NOT HIM.

I MEAN, I GUESS A GUY'S GOTTA BE
UNDEAD TO MAKE TIME WITH YOU.

THAT'S REALLY HARSH.

LOOK, I'M SORRY.
I DON'T HANDLE REJECTION WELL.

FUNNY, CONSIDERING ALL THE
PRACTICE I'VE HAD, HUH?

XANDER, I'M SORRY.
I DON'T WANNA...

YOU KNOW WHAT?

LET'S JUST NOT.

HELLO.
THIS IS GILES.

RUPERT GILES.

I NEED TO SEE YOU.

NO, I REALIZE THAT.

COME AFTER SUNDOWN.

GOOD. I'LL SEE YOU THEN.

YOU KNOW, THAT OUTFIT LOOKS JUST
LIKE THE ONE YOU WORE YESTERDAY,

ONLY WRINKLIER.

WERE YOU HERE
ALL NIGHT?

SORRY. I'M NOT TOTALLY UP
TO SOCIALIZING JUST NOW.

SOMETHING'S GOING ON, RUPERT, AND I'M
GUESSING YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT IT IS.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

WELL, I HAVE BEEN
SURFING THE NET,

LOOKING FOR
UNEXPLAINED INCIDENTS.

YOU KNOW PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS
SENDING STUFF MY WAY.

THEY KNOW
THE OCCULT'S MY TURF.

AND HERE IS THE LATEST.

A CAT LAST WEEK GAVE BIRTH
TO A LITTER OF SNAKES.

A FAMILY WAS SWIMMING
IN WHISPER LAKE

WHEN THE LAKE
SUDDENLY BEGAN TO BOIL.

AND MERCY HOSPITAL
LAST NIGHT.

A BOY WAS BORN WITH
HIS EYES FACING INWARD.

I'M NOT STUPID.

THIS IS
APOCALYPSE STUFF.

THROW IN LAST NIGHT'S EARTHQUAKE,
AND I'D SAY WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM.

I WOULD SAY THE END IS
PRETTY SERIOUSLY NIGH.

I DON'T KNOW
IF I CAN TRUST YOU.

I HELPED YOU CAST THAT DEMON OUT OF THE INTERNET.
I THINK THAT MERITS SOME TRUST.

LOOK, I'M SCARED, OKAY?

PLUS I'VE GOT
THIS CRAZY MONK

E-MAILING ME FROM CORTONA
ABOUT SOME "ANOINTED ONE."

THE ANOINTED ONE?
BUT HE'S DEAD.

SOMEONE'S DEAD?
WHO IS THIS MONK?

A BROTHER LUCA
SOMETHING.

KEEPS SENDING OUT GLOBAL
MAILINGS ABOUT A PROPHECY.

I NEED YOU TO TALK TO HIM.
FIND OUT EVERYTHING HE KNOWS.

LOOK, RUPERT, YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME
JACK, SO WHAT'S WITH THE ORDER?

JUST DO IT.
I'LL EXPLAIN LATER.

YOU BETTER.

I'LL GET EVERYTHING TONIGHT AFTER PRACTICE.
THE GUYS WILL HELP ME.

IT'S ALL IN THE A.V. ROOM... THE
SOUND SYSTEM AND THE DECORATIONS.

AND, OH, AURA NEEDS HELP
MOVING THE COOLERS.

DON'T SWEAT IT.

WELL, BRING EVERYTHING
TO THE BRONZE,

AND I'LL MEET YOU THERE
IN THE MORNING.

DONE.

YOU'RE SO SWEET.
WHY ARE YOU SO SWEET?

I DON'T KNOW. 'CAUSE I'M
USUALLY MEAN AS A SNAKE.

Cordelia: WILLOW!

I'LL SEE YOU
IN THE MORNING.

WILLOW, I REALLY LIKE YOUR OUTFIT.
NO, YOU DON'T.

NO, I REALLY DON'T, BUT I NEED A FAVOR.
WHAT KIND?

THE BRONZE WON'T LET US
USE THEIR SOUND SYSTEM,

AND I NEED SOMEONE THAT
KNOWS HOW TO HOOK ONE UP.

IF YOU COULD JUST
SHOW UP TOMORROW MORNING,

I'D BE REALLY,
REALLY GRATEFUL.

I MEAN, I'D TALK TO YOU
AT THE DANCE AND EVERYTHING.

SURE. GREAT. TOMORROW AT 10:00?

SURE.

HEY.
HEY.

HOW'D IT GO?
ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10?

IT SUCKED.
OH.

WELL, I GUESS
IT COULD BE WORSE.

I COULD HAVE GANGRENE
ON MY FACE.

WELL, WHAT'D SHE SAY?

APART FROM "NO,"
DOES IT REALLY MATTER?

SHE'S STILL JONESING FOR ANGEL.
CAN CARE LESS ABOUT ME.

AT LEAST NOW YOU KNOW.

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE DEAL'S DONE.

THE POLLS ARE IN, AND IT'S
TIME FOR MY CONCESSION SPEECH.

HEY, I KNOW WHAT WE'LL DO.
WE CAN GO.

BE MY DATE.
WE'LL HAVE A GREAT TIME.

WE'LL DANCE,
WE'LL GO WILD.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?
NO.

GOOD.
WHAT?

THERE'S NO WAY.

WILLOW, COME ON.

YOU THINK I WANNA GO
TO THE DANCE WITH YOU

AND WATCH YOU WISH YOU WERE
AT THE DANCE WITH HER?

YOU THINK THAT'S
MY IDEA OF HIJINKS?

YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER.

I DIDN'T THINK.

I'M SORRY IT DIDN'T
WORK OUT FOR YOU.

I'LL SEE YOU ON MONDAY.

THAT'S OKAY.

I DON'T WANNA GO.

I'M JUST GONNA GO HOME,
LIE DOWN,

AND LISTEN
TO COUNTRY MUSIC,

THE MUSIC OF PAIN.

[SIGHS]

GILES, YOU'RE NOT
GONNA BELIEVE THIS.

IT'S CLEAR. IT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NOW.
IT'S HAPPENING NOW.

ANGEL? Angel: IT CAN'T BE.
YOU'VE GOTTA BE WRONG.

I'VE CHECKED IT AGAINST ALL MY OTHER VOLUMES.
IT'S VERY REAL.

THERE'S GOTTA BE
SOME WAY AROUND IT.

LISTEN, SOME PROPHECIES ARE A BIT DODGY.
THEY'RE MUTABLE.

BUFFY HERSELF HAS THWARTED
THEM TIME AND TIME AGAIN,

BUT THIS IS THE CODEX.

THERE IS NOTHING IN IT THAT
DOES NOT COME TO PASS.

THEN YOU'RE
READING IT WRONG.

I WISH TO GOD I WERE,
BUT IT'S VERY PLAIN.

TOMORROW NIGHT BUFFY
WILL FACE THE MASTER,

AND SHE WILL DIE.

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

SO THAT'S IT, HUH?

I REMEMBER THE DRILL.

ONE SLAYER DIES,
NEXT ONE'S CALLED.

WONDER WHO SHE IS?

WILL YOU TRAIN HER...

OR WILL THEY SEND
SOMEONE ELSE?

BUFFY, I...

THEY SAY HOW
HE WAS GONNA KILL ME?

DO YOU THINK IT'LL HURT?

DON'T TOUCH ME!

YOU EVEN GONNA TELL ME?

I WAS HOPING
THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE TO,

THAT THERE WAS
SOME WAY AROUND IT.

I'VE GOT A WAY
AROUND IT. I QUIT.

- IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE.
- I'M MAKING IT THAT SIMPLE.

I QUIT. I RESIGN.
I'M FIRED.

YOU CAN FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO STOP
THE MASTER FROM TAKING OVER.

I'M NOT SURE THAT ANYONE ELSE CAN.
ALL THE SIGNS INDICATE...

THE SIGNS?

READ ME THE SIGNS!
TELL ME MY FORTUNE!

YOU'RE SO USEFUL SITTING
HERE WITH ALL YOUR BOOKS!

YOU'RE REALLY
A LOT OF HELP!

NO, I DON'T SUPPOSE I AM.

I KNOW THIS IS HARD.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THIS?

YOU'RE NEVER
GONNA DIE.

YOU THINK I WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO YOU?
DO YOU THINK I COULD STAND IT?

- WE JUST GOTTA FIGURE OUT A WAY.
- I ALREADY DID.

I QUIT, REMEMBER?
PAY ATTENTION!

BUFFY,
IF THE MASTER RISES...

I DON'T CARE!

I DON'T CARE.

GILES, I'M 16 YEARS OLD.

I DON'T WANNA DIE.

[RING]

Joyce: HI, HONEY.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

SURE.

PROBABLY FULL FROM THAT BITE
OF DINNER YOU NEARLY HAD.

FEEL LIKE TELLING ME
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

MOM, LET'S GO AWAY.
WHAT?

ANYWHERE. JUST FOR A WHILE.
ALL WEEKEND.

HONEY, I... NO, IT'LL BE GREAT. YOU
AND ME... A MOTHER-DAUGHTER THING.

WE COULD TALK ABOUT ALL THE EMBARRASSING
THINGS YOU LOVE TO BRING UP.

YOU KNOW THE GALLERY'S
OPEN ON WEEKENDS.

MOM, PLEASE. ISN'T THE
PROM TOMORROW NIGHT?

OR SPRING FLING, WHATEVER
THEY'RE CALLING IT?

I... I GUESS.
NOBODY ASKED YOU?

UM... SOMEONE...

BUT NOT
THE RIGHT SOMEONE.

SEE, SOMETIMES I ACTUALLY DO
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

WELL, THEN, UH...

THIS PROBABLY ISN'T
THE BEST TIME FOR THIS,

BUT, UH...

I SAW YOU EYEING IT
AT THE STORE. I FIGURED...

MOM, WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS.

THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN
EATING, WE CAN AFFORD IT.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I THINK YOU SHOULD
WEAR IT... TO THE DANCE.

NO. I... I CAN'T
GO TO THE DANCE.

SAYS WHO? IS IT WRITTEN SOMEWHERE?
YOU SHOULD DO WHAT YOU WANT.

HOMECOMING...
MY FRESHMAN YEAR OF COLLEGE.

I DIDN'T HAVE A DATE,

SO I GOT DRESSED UP,
AND I WENT ANYWAY.

WAS IT AWFUL?

IT WAS AWFUL...
FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.

THEN WHAT HAPPENED?
I MET YOUR FATHER.

HE DIDN'T HAVE
A DATE EITHER?

HE DID. AND THAT'S
A MUCH FUNNIER STORY

THAT YOU WILL NOT
GET TO HEAR.

OH, BUT IT WAS
A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT.

AND YOU HAD YOUR
WHOLE LIFE AHEAD OF YOU.

YEAH.

MUST BE NICE.

OHH! KEVIN SAID HE'D BRING
EVERYTHING TO THE BRONZE LAST NIGHT.

HE PROMISED. WE'LL NEVER
GET ANYTHING READY IN TIME.

HE PROBABLY FORGOT.
IT'S NOT THAT BIG A DEAL.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I'M NOT MAD.

HE TOTALLY FLAKED ON ME.

ON ME!
AND I DON'T EVEN CARE.

GOD HELP ME,
I THINK IT'S CUTE.

OHH!

[SIGHS]
THERE THEY ARE.

THEY'RE WATCHING CARTOONS.

THAT'S SO CU...
THAT'S NOT CUTE.

THAT'S ANNOYING.
I'M ANNOYED.

RIGHT.
I'M FURIOUS.

MEN... I DON'T KNOW WHY
WE PUT UP WITH THEM.

I HEAR YOU.

WELL, OBVIOUSLY KEVIN HAS UNDERESTIMATED
THE POWER OF MY ICY STARE.

AAH! OH, MY GOD! KEVIN!

OH, MY GOD! KEVIN!

KEVIN!

BUFFY?

THERE'S SOMETHING
ON THE NEWS... WILLOW.

I'VE SEEN SO MUCH.

I THOUGHT I COULD
TAKE ANYTHING.

BUT, BUFFY, THIS...

THIS WAS DIFFERENT.

YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

I'M TRYING TO THINK
HOW TO SAY IT,

TO EXPLAIN IT
SO YOU'LL UNDERSTAND.

IT DOESN'T MATTER
AS LONG AS YOU'RE OKAY.

I'M NOT OKAY.

I KNEW THOSE GUYS.

I GO TO THAT ROOM
EVERY DAY.

AND WHEN I
WALKED IN THERE,

IT...

IT WASN'T OUR WORLD
ANYMORE.

THEY MADE IT THEIR'S...

AND THEY HAD FUN.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

WHAT WE HAVE TO.

PROMISE ME YOU'LL
STAY IN TONIGHT, OKAY?

BUFFY...

I LIKE YOUR DRESS.

TAKE CARE.

SOON.

SOON.

SO THIS MASTER GUY TRIED
TO OPEN THE HELLMOUTH,

BUT HE GOT STUCK IN IT,

AND NOW ALL THE SIGNS ARE READING
THAT HE'S GONNA GET OUT,

WHICH OPENS THE HELLMOUTH,
WHICH BRINGS THE DEMONS,

WHICH ENDS THE WORLD.

YES. THAT ABOUT
SUMS IT UP, YES.

THE PART THAT GETS ME, THOUGH, IS
WHERE BUFFY IS THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.

- SHE'S SO LITTLE.
- DID YOU GET IN TOUCH WITH THIS BROTHER LUCA CHAP?

AS FAR AS I CAN TELL,
NO ONE CAN.

HE'S DISAPPEARED.

DID SEND OUT
ONE LAST GLOBAL, THOUGH.

A SHORT ONE.
WHAT DID IT SAY?

ISAIAH 11:06, WHICH I
DUTIFULLY LOOKED UP.

"THE WOLF SHALL
LIVE WITH THE LAMB,

"THE LEOPARD SHALL
LIE DOWN WITH THE KID,

"THE CALF AND THE LION
AND THE FATLING TOGETHER

WITH A LITTLE CHILD
TO LEAD THEM."

IT'S KIND OF WARM AND FUZZY
FOR A MESSAGE OF DOOM.

THAT DEPENDS ON WHERE
HE'S LEADING THEM TO.

AURELIUS WROTE
OF THE ANOINTED ONE,

"THE SLAYER WILL NOT KNOW HIM AND
HE WILL LEAD HER INTO HELL."

SO LUCA THINKS
THE ANOINTED IS A KID.

IF THE VAMPIRE
THAT BUFFY KILLED

WAS, IN FACT, NOT THE
ANOINTED ONE, IT MAY WELL BE.

THEN WE NEED TO WARN HER.

I DON'T INTEND
INVOLVING HER AT ALL.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

BUFFY'S NOT GONNA
FACE THE MASTER. I AM.

Buffy: NO, YOU'RE NOT.

SO I'M LOOKING
FOR A KID, HUH,

AND HE'LL LEAD ME
TO THE MASTER?

BUFFY, I'M NOT GONNA
SEND YOU OUT THERE TO DIE.

YOU WERE RIGHT. I'VE WADED ABOUT
IN THESE OLD BOOKS FOR SO LONG,

I'VE FORGOTTEN
WHAT THE REAL WORLD IS LIKE.

- IT'S TIME I FOUND OUT.
- YOU'RE STILL NOT GOING UP AGAINST THE MASTER.

- I'VE MADE UP MY MIND.
- SO HAVE I.

I MADE UP MINE FIRST. I'M OLDER
AND WISER THAN YOU AND...

DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD
FOR ONCE, ALL RIGHT?

THAT'S NOT HOW IT GOES.

I'M THE SLAYER.

I DON'T CARE WHAT THE BOOKS SAY.
I DEFY PROPHECY, AND I'M GOING.

THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN SAY
WILL CHANGE MY MIND.

I KNOW.

WHEN HE WAKES UP,
TELL HIM...

I DON'T KNOW.

THINK OF SOMETHING COOL.
TELL HIM I SAID IT.

YOU FIGHT THE MASTER,
AND YOU'LL DIE.

MAYBE.

MAYBE I'LL
TAKE HIM WITH ME.

HELP ME.

IT'S OKAY.
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

SHE WHAT?

I TOLD YOU THERE WAS
SOMETHING GOING ON WITH HER.

AND SHE KNEW ABOUT
THIS PROPHECY OF YOURS.

OH, MAN. WHAT DO WE DO?
WE STAY CALM, FIRST THING.

- CALM?
- I THINK HE'S RIGHT.

I'M SORRY. CALM MAY WORK FOR
LOCUTUS OF THE BORG HERE,

BUT I'M FREAKED OUT, AND I
INTEND TO STAY THAT WAY.

- XANDER.
- HOW COULD YOU LET HER GO?

AS THE SOON TO BE PURPLE AREA OF MY JAW
WILL ATTEST, I DID NOT LET HER GO.

HOW CAN WE HELP HER?

I'M SORRY TO BRING THIS UP, BUT WE ALSO
HAVE AN APOCALYPSE TO WORRY ABOUT.

- DO YOU MIND?
- HOW COME SHE'S IN THE CLUB?

HEY! ONCE THE MASTER
GETS FREE,

THE HELLMOUTH OPENS, THE DEMONS
COME TO PARTY, AND EVERYBODY DIES.

I DON'T CARE.
I'M SORRY, I DON'T.

RIGHT NOW
I GOTTA HELP BUFFY.

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHERE SHE'S GONE.

NO. BUT I CAN FIND OUT.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

WELL, LOOK WHO'S HERE.

MIND IF I COME IN?

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.
SHE'S GONE.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
- BUFFY. SHE'S GONE TO FIGHT THE MASTER.

HE'LL KILL HER.

RUMOR HAS IT.

ONLY WE'RE NOT
GONNA LET IT HAPPEN.

WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE
WE DO ABOUT IT?

LOOK, I KNOW YOU CAN
FIND THIS MASTER GUY,

HE'S UNDERGROUND, RIGHT?
TAKE ME TO HIM.

YOU'RE WAY OUT
OF YOUR LEAGUE, KID.

THE MASTER WILL KILL YOU BEFORE YOU
CAN EVEN BREATHE, IF YOU'RE LUCKY.

HOW CAN I SAY THIS
CLEARLY?

RRRR!

I DON'T LIKE YOU.

AT THE END OF THE DAY,

I PRETTY MUCH THINK
YOU'RE A VAMPIRE,

BUT BUFFY'S GOT THIS
BIG OLD YEN FOR YOU.

SHE THINKS
YOU'RE A REAL PERSON.

AND RIGHT NOW I NEED YOU
TO PROVE HER RIGHT.

YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH HER.

AREN'T YOU?

THE MASTER IS AS OLD
AS ANY VAMPIRE ON RECORD.

THERE'S NO TELLING
HOW POWERFUL HE'LL BE

IF HE REACHES THE SURFACE.

OKAY. HERE'S MY QUESTION.

THE HELLMOUTH OPENS.

YES?

WHERE?

IF HE'S UNDERGROUND, AND
IT'S RIGHT WHERE HE IS,

WHERE'S IT
GONNA OPEN?

GOOD POINT. LOOK, YOU HELP LOOK
THROUGH THE BLACK CHRONICLES.

WILLOW? WILLOW?
HUH?

COULD YOU LOOK THROUGH THE
LOCAL HISTORIES, PLEASE?

JUST CHECK FOR ANY
COMMON DENOMINATORS,

LOCATIONS AND INCIDENCES
AND SUCH.

RIGHT, OKAY.

The Master: WELCOME.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY OUGHT
TO TALK TO YOUR CONTRACTOR.

LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT SOME WATER DAMAGE.
OH, GOOD.

THE FEEBLE BANTER
PORTION OF THE FIGHT.

WHY DON'T WE JUST
CUT TO THE...

NICE SHOT.

[MUMBLING]
WHAT?

YOU WERE LOOKING AT MY NECK.
WHAT?

YOU WERE CHECKING OUT MY NECK.
I SAW THAT. NO, I WASN'T.

JUST KEEP YOUR DISTANCE, PAL. I
WASN'T LOOKING AT YOUR NECK.

I TOLD YOU TO EAT
BEFORE WE LEFT.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO KILL
ME WITH THAT THING.

DON'T BE SO SURE.

YOU STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND
YOUR PART IN ALL THIS, DO YOU?

YOU ARE NOT THE HUNTER.

YOU ARE THE LAMB.

NOW, LET'S THINK
ABOUT THIS.

THE VAMPIRES HAVE BEEN GATHERING.
THEY KNOW HE'S COMING.

THEY WILL BE HIS ARMY.

DO YOU THINK THEY'LL
GATHER AT THE HELLMOUTH?

THE LAST TIME THE MASTER TRIED
TO RISE WAS THE HARVEST.

HE SENT A BUNCH OF VAMPIRES
TO GET HIM FRESH BLOOD.

WHERE DID THAT GO DOWN?
THE BRONZE.

- THE PROM.
- WE HAVE TO WARN THEM.

NO, WE'LL GO. YOU HAVE TO
CONCENTRATE ON DEMON-KILLING.

MY CAR'S IN THE LOT.

STAY CLOSE TOGETHER, AND FOR
GOODNESS' SAKE, BE CAREFUL.

WE WILL.

YOU KNOW, FOR SOMEONE
WHO'S ALL-POWERFUL,

YOU SURE DO LIKE TO HIDE.

I'M WAITING FOR YOU.

I WANT THIS MOMENT
TO LAST.

WELL, I DON'T.

I UNDERSTAND.
OH! OH!

[GASPS]

WHAT IF THEY GET TO THE
BRONZE BEFORE WE DO?

YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.
WHY NOT?

'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING
TO THE BRONZE.

OKAY.

[GASPING]
OOH!

YOU TRIED.

IT WAS NOBLE OF YOU.

YOU HEARD THE PROPHECY THAT
I WAS ABOUT TO BREAK FREE

AND YOU CAME TO STOP ME.

BUT PROPHECIES
ARE TRICKY CREATURES.

THEY DON'T TELL YOU
EVERYTHING.

[WHISPERING] You're the
one that sets me free.

IF YOU HADN'T COME,

I COULDN'T GO.

THINK ABOUT THAT.

OH, GOD...

THE POWER!

OH, BY THE WAY...

I LIKE YOUR DRESS.

WHAT WAS THAT? IT'S TOO LATE.
HE'S GONE UP.

SHE'S DEAD.

NO, SHE'S NOT DEAD.

SHE'S NOT BREATHING.

BUT IF SHE DROWNED,
THERE'S A SHOT. CPR.

YOU HAVE TO DO IT.
I HAVE NO BREATH.

COME ON.

COME ON.

WHY ARE THEY
COMING HERE?

NOT CARING.

GET IN!

COME ON.

BREATHE. BREATHE!

COME ON.

BUFFY.

[COUGHING]

XANDER?

WELCOME BACK.

I WAS SITTING WHERE
KEVIN AND I USED TO PARK

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THESE
THINGS ARE COMING AT ME.

AAH!
WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

- WE'VE GOT TO GET TO THE LIBRARY.
- THE LIBRARY. GREAT.

OF COURSE, WE GENERALLY
WALK THERE.

WHAT THE...

[WOMEN SCREAMING]

- WHAT'S HAPPENING?
- GUESS!

[VAMPIRES GROANING]

UHH! UHH! UHH!

MY WORLD.

OHH,
MY BEAUTIFUL WORLD!

TAKE IT EASY.

EASY.

THE MASTER?
HE'S GONE UP.

NO, YOU'RE STILL WEAK.

NO.

NO, I FEEL STRONG.

I FEEL DIFFERENT.

LET'S GO.

[VAMPIRES GRUNTING
AND BANGING ON DOOR]

[CRASH] THEY'RE COMING
IN THROUGH THE STACKS!

COME ON!
[BELL DINGS]

THE BOOKSHELVES!

[CRASH]
MY OFFICE.

AAH!
AAH!

SOMEBODY HELP!

SO HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHERE THE MASTER'S GOING?

I KNOW.

OH, LOOK, A BAD GUY.

YOU TWO WAIT HERE. KEEP THE
REST OF THE VAMPIRES OFF ME.

RIGHT. ANGEL, BETTER
PUT ON YOUR GAME FACE.

I'M READY.

ONE WAY OR ANOTHER...
THIS WON'T TAKE LONG.

UHH!

SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT.

THIS WON'T KEEP THEM OUT
FOR LONG.

AAH!
AAH!

GILES! GILES!

THE HELLMOUTH.

YES.

COME FORTH, MY CHILD.

COME INTO MY WORLD.

I DON'T THINK IT'S YOURS
JUST YET.

YOU'RE DEAD.

I MAY BE DEAD,
BUT I'M STILL PRETTY.

WHICH IS MORE THAN
I CAN SAY FOR YOU.

YOU WERE DESTINED
TO DIE. IT WAS WRITTEN.

WHAT CAN I SAY?
I FLUNKED THE WRITTEN.

COME HERE.

AAH!
GILES!

AAH!

AAH! GILES!

DID YOU REALLY THINK
YOU COULD BEST ME HERE

WHEN YOU COULDN'T BELOW?

YOU HAVE FRUIT PUNCH MOUTH.
WHAT?

AND SAVE THE HYPNOSIS CRAP
FOR THE TOURISTS.

HYAH!

NO!

UHH!

AAH!

AAH!

WHERE ARE YOUR JIBES NOW?

WILL YOU LAUGH
WHEN MY HELL IS ON EARTH?

YOU'RE THAT AMPED
ABOUT HELL?

GO THERE.

AAH!

ARGGH.

THE VAMPIRES?
GONE.

THE MASTER?
DEAD.

AND HELLMOUTH IS CLOSED.

BUFFY?

BUFFY?

OH, SORRY.

IT'S JUST... BEEN
A REALLY WEIRD DAY.

YEAH. BUFFY DIED
AND EVERYTHING.

WOW. HARSH.

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
THAT WOULDN'T STOP YOU.

WELL, WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THE REST OF YOU,

BUT I'D LIKE TO GET
OUT OF THIS PLACE.

I DON'T LIKE THE LIBRARY
VERY MUCH ANYMORE.

HEY, I HEAR THERE'S A DANCE
AT THE BRONZE TONIGHT.

COULD BE FUN.
YEAH.

- BUFFY?
- SURE.

WE SAVED THE WORLD.
I SAY WE PARTY.

I MEAN,
I GOT ALL PRETTY.

WHAT ABOUT HIM?

HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

LOSER.

[CRUNCHING DEBRIS ON FLOOR]

I'M NOT DANCING, THOUGH.

WE'LL SEE. YOU CAN
COME WITH US, THOUGH.

SO WHAT'S THE STORY
WITH THE CAR?

I'M REALLY, REALLY HUNGRY.
[LAUGHING]

BY THE WAY, I REALLY LIKE YOUR DRESS.
YEAH, YEAH.

IT'S A BIG HIT
WITH EVERYONE.