The UnScene Prom <Br> © Melanie Alford (Shuvcat) 1999

The UnScene Prom
© Melanie Alford (Shuvcat) 1999

The missing scene from the episode "The Prom"* My very first attempt at Buffyfiction, and therefore not my best, but hey....


(Night of the prom. Faith is moping around her luxury apartment, mulling over what happened in "Choices". Enter Mayor Wilkins. Faith jumps, startled.)

Mayor: Well, another prom night in Sunnydale. Nothing like the sight of young people dancing on their graves. (chuckles) Hey, why the long face?

Faith: (shrugs it off) Nothing. Just...just kind of thought you'd be more upset about me losing my knife.

Mayor: Oh, yes, your present. Still can't understand why you killed that critter instead of letting him take out your old Watcher. But then, it was probably a reflex action, right? Purely self-preservatory? (watches her closely)

Faith: (lying) Oh, yeah, absolutely.

Mayor: (beams, though whether it's because he believes her or not we can't tell. ) I thought so. Anyway, I'm not too worried about it. I know you'll think of some brilliant scheme to get it back. I fully expect to see you carving up Buffy Summers for soup on Ascension Day. (Smiles at her, she's not convinced.) C'mon, what's really bugging you?

(Faith suppresses a shudder at the word "bug". The Mayor doesn't notice.) Oh -- I bet I know what it is. Somebody didn't get asked to the prom, did she?

Faith: (rolls her eyes in disgust.) Are you kidding? Please. I wouldn't be caught dead at one of those things. Even if I was welcome there. Those prom things are for losers.

Mayor: Aw, come on! Every young lady ought to be able to say she danced on her prom night. (Extends his hand.)

Faith: (incredulous) You've got to be kidding.

(The Mayor pulls Faith to her feet and starts leading her in a waltz. Eerie toy piano music plays.)

Faith: No offense, boss, but you're really starting to freak me out here.

Mayor: (laughs, spins her) Now that's funny. That's almost exactly the last words my Edna ever said. To me. (giggles. Scene ends)


* If you think this is a real scene that was really dropped from the BTVS shooting script... well, thanks. Sadly that's not the case; it's a total fabrication by me based on characters created by Joss Whedon. All characters, names, ect. are property of Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, and the WB. No copyright infringement is intended.

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