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Once More, With Feeling......Again
Chapter 1: Worlds Collide in a Dream, Going Through the Motions
5-03-96
Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd looked at what they had called up. The demon red and horned, with an evil grin. They hoped this plan would worked. They had a feeling it would.
What would you like me to do? he rubbed his hands together and grinned.
In a few years, Rita told, you'll know when, I want you to go after the Rangers and make them dance.
I can't wait to hear what they have to sing about! Zedd cheered.
The demons nods and snaps his fingers. It's done.
He disappears, gone to plan exactly how he was gonna make this work.
2002
Buffy's bedroom, morning. An old-fashioned alarm clock (the kind with actual bells), sits on her bedside table. The clock hits 7:00 and the alarm goes off.
Buffy's in bed, and rolls over to glare at the clock. She reaches over, picks it up, looks at it.
Willow walks across her bedroom, then she turns and goes back the way she came. Grabs a sweater from a chair and exits into the bathroom. As she goes, Tara makes the bed. She finds the herb that Willow used to do the "forget" spell. Tara picks it up, sniffs it, and smiles.
In the hallway, Dawn runs out of her room and over to the bathroom door. She knocks on the door while jumping from foot to foot as if she has to pee. Willow comes out of the bathroom brushing her hair. Dawn rushes into the bathroom.
Across the hallway again reveals Buffy still lying in bed, awake.
Xander and Anya are looking at a bridal magazine, smiling and talking. A customer comes over and Anya escorts her toward the cash register.
Dawn stands by the bookshelves looking at a book. Giles comes over and takes the book away. Dawn looks annoyed. Giles gestures with the book and she walks off.
At the round table, Willow and Tara look at a book together and take notes. Buffy sits next to Tara, sketching on a pad.
Giles comes over and holds a large axe in Buffy's line of sight. Then he gestures with his head toward the back and walks away. Buffy puts down her sketch pad, gets up and follows Giles toward the workout room, taking off her sweater as she goes.
Cut to the graveyard, night. Buffy walks along, looking around. Suddenly, she can feel this weird urge come over her......
BUFFY:
Every single night, the same arrangement
I go out and fight the fight.
Still I always feel this strange estrangement
Nothing here is real, nothing here is right.
A vampire appears from behind a gravestone, rushes at Buffy. She spins him around, continues singing.
BUFFY:
I've been making shows of [punch] trading blows
Just hoping no one knows [kick, grabs vampire and throws him behind her]
That I've been going through the motions
Walking through the part.
Buffy pulls a stake from her jacket pocket. The vamp attacks her from behind and she stakes him without looking back.
BUFFY: Nothing seems to penetrate my heart.
She resumes walking and singing.
BUFFY:
I was always brave, and kind of righteous.
Now I find I'm wavering.
We see two vampires and a demon gathered near a tree. There's a person tied to the tree. The vampires see Buffy and attack.
BUFFY:
Crawl out of your grave, you'll find this fight just [punches a vampire]
Doesn't mean a thing. [punches second vamp]
VAMP 1:
She ain't got that swing.
The vamp punches Buffy and she goes down. A sword is stuck in the ground beside her. She lies there on her back. Sound of crickets chirping.
BUFFY: Thanks for noticing.
She continues lying there as the two vamps and the demon begin to do a dance.
VAMPS AND DEMON:
She does pretty well with fiends from hell
But lately we can tell [Buffy gets up and grabs the sword]
That she's just going through the motions
DEMON:
Going through the motions.
Buffy pulls Vamp 1 away, cuts off his head with the sword.
VAMP 2: Faking it somehow. [Buffy pushes him aside, stabs the demon]
DEMON: She's not even half the girl she- [looks down at his wound] ow.
The demon falls over. Buffy continues walking, holding the sword.
BUFFY:
Will I stay this way forever?
Sleepwalk through my life's endeavor?
She uses the sword to cut the ropes that are tying the person to a tree. The person comes around the tree trunk and we see it's a very good-looking man.
HANDSOME GUY:
How can I repay-
BUFFY:
Whatever.
She turns away, tosses the sword aside and continues walking.
BUFFY:
I don't want to beeeeee...
[walks up onto a raised platform ringed by statues, stops]
Going through the motions
Losing all my drive.
I can't even see
If this is really me
And I just want to be-
Vamp 2 attacks her and she stakes him. He explodes into dust which forms an artful cloud, obscuring Buffy from view, then clears as she sings the final word.
BUFFY: Aliiiiiive.
Buffy stands amidst the gravestones, hoping for more things to hurt. She gets her wish. A giant bird flies out of no where and knocks her to the ground.
Get back here bird brian! Buffy here's some shouts.
She shoves the thing off and starts to kick it's ass. Another one comes out of no where, and she takes on that one. She barely notices six teenagers join her and take on the seven buddies of the ugly black birds. In a few minutes, only feathers remain.
A graveyard, Buffy looks at a boy in a blue t shirt and a red jacket. That's new.
The Slayer decides to make herself known. Depends on where you're from.
The six look at her, and look a little scared. The one in a red shirt and green shirt with white trim leads the group to her.
We're from Angel Grove, he says.
You're in Sunnydale. Any particular reason why you fight giant birds?
We like it, a gut in a green shirt and black jacket shrugs.
Why do you kill vampires? a guy in a blue shirt and jacket asks.
Anger issues, Buffy shrugs. Giant birds are new, but not unusual. These people, however, have her attention.
Why do I have the feeling we're not being truthful? a girl in a pink shirt and jacket asks.
A moment of silence, and something springs out of the ground. Buffy goes into instant action and stakes the vampire. Thing was, the vampire was behind her, and she moved way too fast.
When she looks back, she sees them in action, only this time with twice as many birds. They seem fine, but she just can't walk away. She grabs one and throws it into a crypt wall. When it doesn't move, she decides that this might be a little fun. After ten minutes, their done, and face each other again.
A girl in a yellow shirt and jacket pushes the guy who is obviously their leader toward Buffy.
Lead, oh fearless leader.
The guy walks up to her and smiles nervously. I'm Tommy. They're Rocky, Billy, Kat, Adam, and Tanya.
I'm Buffy. So, you do this often?
Yeah. Sorta our job.
Kat sighs, stop checking her out.
Rocky blushes, and fakes hurt. Do you really think so lowly of me?
his friends answer, sighing.
Ignore him, please? Adam begs.
Buffy shrugs. I have a friend like him, so, yeah, ok. Ever heard of a Slayer?
Tommy answers. Ever hear of the Power Rangers?
Never. I take it you're new around here.
Billy answers this time. Yes. We actually just got here.
Tengas are never good things, Adam puts in, so we just started hurting them.
Always a good plan, Buffy agrees.
They talk for a while longer.
Anyway, do you have a place to stay?
They nod, answering with the motel.
Well, there's this place called the Magic Box in town. If you stop by there, maybe we can get things worked out.
They agree, and they split ways. Singing, dancing, giant black birds, and super heroes. All and all, a good night.
