One Good Hand
Chapter 7: Life or a Pale imitation of it
Disclaimer: I in no way own any of the characters in this story, scenes
from Buffy the vampire slayer movie by Joss are used as back ground only.
Setting: Set in the 7th season of Buffy the Vampire slayer, after the 2nd episode, all the characters exist, Buffy is doing the counseling thing at the new an improved Sunnydale high, The First and all the current season story has not developed. So Jonathan and Andrew are still in Mexico, Tara is Dead and Anya and Xander are still apart.
Situation: Buffy tries coming to Grip with the return of a Re-souled Spike, and has someone from her past reminder her that she is not in Kansas anymore Toto!
Fade In
Interior shot-Night "The Bronze" decorated in Prom fashion The Bronze in seen in semi-slow motion fashion, balloons & decorative streamers hang above glittery covered tables, that ring the center of the clubs dance floor. Garish colored spotlights spin and flash about, as punk like alternative music similar to 80's new wave plays in the backroom. The people wear various formal wear and clog the small dance floor.
Music up Voices are heard but sound muffled.
(The unseen viewer winds its way through the crowd, people smile as you pass, view pans about as if unsure of direction or searching, the view catches passing glimpse of a petite young women in a decorative gown)
Cut to a group of casually dressed Band members jumping & dancing upon the stage as they perform a song. The view pans quickly across the dance floor, catching a brief shot of the back of the gowned women making her way up stairs to the Loft. Cut to the stairs looking up as the end of the gown disappears from the stairwell.
Music down slightly
The view is from the upper loft above, and faces the stage below, where crowds of people dance slowly to the beat of the music. Small tables with couples sitting in secluded darkness are arranging around the raised room. The Petite woman sits at a far table, her back to the viewer, a small flickering light attracts the viewer. The viewer approaches the women; whose long radiantly blond hair is lit by soft candlelight.
The angle of the shot pan 90 degrees as the viewer sits at the table; the flickering candle obscuring the women's the face. The women reaches out, it is strangely pale hand reaching forward into the light, as the camera view pans up and we see the woman is Buffy.
Unseen Man (OS) "Ah, you're here"
Buffy: "Would I be anywhere else know you were here?"
The viewer reaches out a gloved hand, taking Buffy's and kissing it, as the slayer looks on intently. The view to her hand, as it pans up revealing Buffy's face has morphed into a vampire visage, the camera pulls back revealing the viewer to be a man in his mid 40's aristocratic and suave in demeanor, wearing a suit and gloves. Lothos: "This My dear Buffy"
Buffy: "Yes?" anticipating a reply
Buffy leans forward to the edge of her seat
Lothos: "It was meant to be, we were meant to be"
Buffy: "Together at last, forever"
Lothos: "Forever" leaning in to kiss Buffy
Mid shot of the 2 kissing each other, at first softly and with great care, then more intensely and passionately. The shot pulls back down to the stage below, people dance around the shot and the view looks to the band, who is no longer playing.
Music off
The shot comes in flashes, as the once festive club is now a pale mockery, people lay about the floor in contorted positions, blood stained clothing a torn necks showing the act and affect of their death. The lighting takes on a blood red tint, as a carnal nature of the blood splattered room is finally seen, as if an unseen storm had struck everyone down were they stood. The only sound coming from the table where Buffy and the Master Vampire continued their physical contact.
Cut to Buffy's room -Night The room is dark, a mid-shot of a sweaty and obviously frightened Buffy lurching up from sleep, hand to her heat than her head wiping the sweat.
Voices raises
The shot is mid shot of Buffy in a bed in a darkened room.
Buffy: "No, no" She screams out loud
The camera pans quickly about the room as Buffy sees that she is alone and in her room and not at the bronze. Throwing the covers off she sits on the edge of her bed.
Buffy: (shaking her head) "Not alive, Not alive, he's dead, dead!"
The view pulls back to show Buffy at the edge of bed, looking small and scared, a small digital clock reads: 1:30am as the slayer grabs the clock. She lays back in bead gripping covers as she looks out her bedroom window; the window drapes blowing in the wind. A muffled sound of footfall from the hall (os)
Voice lowers to whisper Buffy: "It's a dream, a dream "
A noise is hear by the Slayer as the door flies open, a light clicks on as a pajama clad Dawn stands in the doorway gripping a small bat nervously.
Dawn: (scared) "Buffy, Buffy what is it? What's wrong?"
Dawn quickly scans the room, running to her sister's bedside, still gripping the bat as protection. Dawn looks at Buffy and the window, unsure of what to do, Willow comes to the doorway wiping her eyes from a deep sleep.
Willow: "Buffy, Dawn what's up?"
No one answers
Dawn reaches to her sister, who recoils strangely.
Dawn: (To Buffy) "Is everything okay?"
Buffy looks to Dawn, but doesn't answer, drawing the blankets over herself.
Willow: (yawning) "Did you have a bad dream Buffy?"
Dawn sits at her sister's side, looking to Willow as if she would have the answer. The shot pulls back and we she Buffy and her younger sister embrace, Willow looks to the window observing the woven Dream catcher hanging in the corner of the room.
The shot pulls back and weaves out of the room, it approaches the woven and bead adorned dream catcher, going through the center eye down the street below.
Cut to a view of the outside of the summers home, looking up toward Buffy's window, man steps within the shadows obscured by the night.
Cut to a mid-shot of the man, as he pulls something from his pocket; the close shot shows a small silver ring with a loch of blond hair wrapped through it, the gloved hand holds it in a tight grip.
One Armed man: "Sleep well my dear Slayer its only the beginning, only the beginning"
The Man gloats as he turns to walks down the sidewalk, not seeing the young man surprised, as he was, they both look surprised.
Xander: "Excuse me " attempting to walk around.
The one-armed man grunts out a remark as he walks away, with a slight spring in his step and a purpose too his walk.
Xander: 'Okay what ever'
Xander watched the rude person walk of down the street, and around the corner, then shrugs it off as he walks up to Buffy's house to share the secret he had for her.
Interior-night summers house front door The porch light comes on in its entire yellowish glare, the living room drape parts, and then the door opens. Xander: "Hey, sorry it's late"
Dawn looks out the crack of the open door, then removes the chain, opening the door.
Dawn: "It's Xander, " said without effort.
Xander: "Okay, remind me not come over when your are packing "
Xander gestures to the fact that Dawn still carried the bad at the ready, she smiles and puts it down letting him in, closing the door.
Dawn: "Oh sorry, come in "
Cut to Kitchen-lights on Willow stands making coffee, as Dawn joins Buffy sitting at the table, all the women are wearing pj's. A fact that Xander is happy to notice and comment on as usual.
Willow: "Who was it Dawnie?"
Xander walks into the kitchen from (os), standing in front of his 3 closest friends, looking at Buffy who seems preoccupied.
Xander: "Me, you were maybe expecting someone else"
Willow: (to Xander) "Oh, yeah right, " said with a smirk
Xander: "Hey if I knew it was sleep over, I would have stayed"
Motioning to the 3 similarly attired young women
Willow: "Well, if that is all it took" said with a smile.
Interrupted Xander: "Hey, hey " motioning to Dawn.
Dawn gives Xander a curious look, then looks to willow whom was smiling, as she sat next to a silent Buffy. Dawn: "So what brings you over Xan-man"
Xander: "Well, to be around 3 beautiful women of course " smiling
Dawn half-smiles at Xander's remark, willow rolls her eyes and switches on the coffee, Buffy looks up to her friend with doubt and concern in her eyes.
Willow: "Really, humm" looking too Buffy and then back to Xander.
Xander: "Well, I also kind of needed to talk to the Buffster "
A three look at Buffy, who noticing the silent stares, looks at her friend for the first time.
Buffy: "What do you need Xander?"
Xander: "You okay?"
Buffy: "Yeah, It's just been a rough night, what did you need?"
The Sound of the coffee maker is heard in the background, xander sits down looking awkward, running his hand through is hair, and then thumping the table with his fingers as if thinking where to start.
Xander: Uh, well I don't know how to say this"
Willow and Dawn look concerned
Buffy: "Say it Xander "
Xander stand having to pace Xander: "Okay, now"
Willow: "What's wrong Xander?
Dawn exchanges glances with Buffy and Willow, looking scared and giving Xander a knowing look. Buffy: (stern Look) "Xander"
Xander: "You didn't ever agree to have your life made into a Movie? Maybe like when we were not around you or something.
Buffy: "What?"
Xander: "I mean if you did that's cool, but I hope you have Colin Farrell play me."
Buffy: "What are you talking about? "
Dawn and Willow look at each other and then to Buffy, who suddenly feel somewhat uncomfortable in her choice of evening ware. Xander pulls out a Video tape, the word: Buffy scrawled across it in bold letters, everyone looks at it and then toward the Television/VCR (os). They all quickly leave the room.
Fade to commercial.
Setting: Set in the 7th season of Buffy the Vampire slayer, after the 2nd episode, all the characters exist, Buffy is doing the counseling thing at the new an improved Sunnydale high, The First and all the current season story has not developed. So Jonathan and Andrew are still in Mexico, Tara is Dead and Anya and Xander are still apart.
Situation: Buffy tries coming to Grip with the return of a Re-souled Spike, and has someone from her past reminder her that she is not in Kansas anymore Toto!
Fade In
Interior shot-Night "The Bronze" decorated in Prom fashion The Bronze in seen in semi-slow motion fashion, balloons & decorative streamers hang above glittery covered tables, that ring the center of the clubs dance floor. Garish colored spotlights spin and flash about, as punk like alternative music similar to 80's new wave plays in the backroom. The people wear various formal wear and clog the small dance floor.
Music up Voices are heard but sound muffled.
(The unseen viewer winds its way through the crowd, people smile as you pass, view pans about as if unsure of direction or searching, the view catches passing glimpse of a petite young women in a decorative gown)
Cut to a group of casually dressed Band members jumping & dancing upon the stage as they perform a song. The view pans quickly across the dance floor, catching a brief shot of the back of the gowned women making her way up stairs to the Loft. Cut to the stairs looking up as the end of the gown disappears from the stairwell.
Music down slightly
The view is from the upper loft above, and faces the stage below, where crowds of people dance slowly to the beat of the music. Small tables with couples sitting in secluded darkness are arranging around the raised room. The Petite woman sits at a far table, her back to the viewer, a small flickering light attracts the viewer. The viewer approaches the women; whose long radiantly blond hair is lit by soft candlelight.
The angle of the shot pan 90 degrees as the viewer sits at the table; the flickering candle obscuring the women's the face. The women reaches out, it is strangely pale hand reaching forward into the light, as the camera view pans up and we see the woman is Buffy.
Unseen Man (OS) "Ah, you're here"
Buffy: "Would I be anywhere else know you were here?"
The viewer reaches out a gloved hand, taking Buffy's and kissing it, as the slayer looks on intently. The view to her hand, as it pans up revealing Buffy's face has morphed into a vampire visage, the camera pulls back revealing the viewer to be a man in his mid 40's aristocratic and suave in demeanor, wearing a suit and gloves. Lothos: "This My dear Buffy"
Buffy: "Yes?" anticipating a reply
Buffy leans forward to the edge of her seat
Lothos: "It was meant to be, we were meant to be"
Buffy: "Together at last, forever"
Lothos: "Forever" leaning in to kiss Buffy
Mid shot of the 2 kissing each other, at first softly and with great care, then more intensely and passionately. The shot pulls back down to the stage below, people dance around the shot and the view looks to the band, who is no longer playing.
Music off
The shot comes in flashes, as the once festive club is now a pale mockery, people lay about the floor in contorted positions, blood stained clothing a torn necks showing the act and affect of their death. The lighting takes on a blood red tint, as a carnal nature of the blood splattered room is finally seen, as if an unseen storm had struck everyone down were they stood. The only sound coming from the table where Buffy and the Master Vampire continued their physical contact.
Cut to Buffy's room -Night The room is dark, a mid-shot of a sweaty and obviously frightened Buffy lurching up from sleep, hand to her heat than her head wiping the sweat.
Voices raises
The shot is mid shot of Buffy in a bed in a darkened room.
Buffy: "No, no" She screams out loud
The camera pans quickly about the room as Buffy sees that she is alone and in her room and not at the bronze. Throwing the covers off she sits on the edge of her bed.
Buffy: (shaking her head) "Not alive, Not alive, he's dead, dead!"
The view pulls back to show Buffy at the edge of bed, looking small and scared, a small digital clock reads: 1:30am as the slayer grabs the clock. She lays back in bead gripping covers as she looks out her bedroom window; the window drapes blowing in the wind. A muffled sound of footfall from the hall (os)
Voice lowers to whisper Buffy: "It's a dream, a dream "
A noise is hear by the Slayer as the door flies open, a light clicks on as a pajama clad Dawn stands in the doorway gripping a small bat nervously.
Dawn: (scared) "Buffy, Buffy what is it? What's wrong?"
Dawn quickly scans the room, running to her sister's bedside, still gripping the bat as protection. Dawn looks at Buffy and the window, unsure of what to do, Willow comes to the doorway wiping her eyes from a deep sleep.
Willow: "Buffy, Dawn what's up?"
No one answers
Dawn reaches to her sister, who recoils strangely.
Dawn: (To Buffy) "Is everything okay?"
Buffy looks to Dawn, but doesn't answer, drawing the blankets over herself.
Willow: (yawning) "Did you have a bad dream Buffy?"
Dawn sits at her sister's side, looking to Willow as if she would have the answer. The shot pulls back and we she Buffy and her younger sister embrace, Willow looks to the window observing the woven Dream catcher hanging in the corner of the room.
The shot pulls back and weaves out of the room, it approaches the woven and bead adorned dream catcher, going through the center eye down the street below.
Cut to a view of the outside of the summers home, looking up toward Buffy's window, man steps within the shadows obscured by the night.
Cut to a mid-shot of the man, as he pulls something from his pocket; the close shot shows a small silver ring with a loch of blond hair wrapped through it, the gloved hand holds it in a tight grip.
One Armed man: "Sleep well my dear Slayer its only the beginning, only the beginning"
The Man gloats as he turns to walks down the sidewalk, not seeing the young man surprised, as he was, they both look surprised.
Xander: "Excuse me " attempting to walk around.
The one-armed man grunts out a remark as he walks away, with a slight spring in his step and a purpose too his walk.
Xander: 'Okay what ever'
Xander watched the rude person walk of down the street, and around the corner, then shrugs it off as he walks up to Buffy's house to share the secret he had for her.
Interior-night summers house front door The porch light comes on in its entire yellowish glare, the living room drape parts, and then the door opens. Xander: "Hey, sorry it's late"
Dawn looks out the crack of the open door, then removes the chain, opening the door.
Dawn: "It's Xander, " said without effort.
Xander: "Okay, remind me not come over when your are packing "
Xander gestures to the fact that Dawn still carried the bad at the ready, she smiles and puts it down letting him in, closing the door.
Dawn: "Oh sorry, come in "
Cut to Kitchen-lights on Willow stands making coffee, as Dawn joins Buffy sitting at the table, all the women are wearing pj's. A fact that Xander is happy to notice and comment on as usual.
Willow: "Who was it Dawnie?"
Xander walks into the kitchen from (os), standing in front of his 3 closest friends, looking at Buffy who seems preoccupied.
Xander: "Me, you were maybe expecting someone else"
Willow: (to Xander) "Oh, yeah right, " said with a smirk
Xander: "Hey if I knew it was sleep over, I would have stayed"
Motioning to the 3 similarly attired young women
Willow: "Well, if that is all it took" said with a smile.
Interrupted Xander: "Hey, hey " motioning to Dawn.
Dawn gives Xander a curious look, then looks to willow whom was smiling, as she sat next to a silent Buffy. Dawn: "So what brings you over Xan-man"
Xander: "Well, to be around 3 beautiful women of course " smiling
Dawn half-smiles at Xander's remark, willow rolls her eyes and switches on the coffee, Buffy looks up to her friend with doubt and concern in her eyes.
Willow: "Really, humm" looking too Buffy and then back to Xander.
Xander: "Well, I also kind of needed to talk to the Buffster "
A three look at Buffy, who noticing the silent stares, looks at her friend for the first time.
Buffy: "What do you need Xander?"
Xander: "You okay?"
Buffy: "Yeah, It's just been a rough night, what did you need?"
The Sound of the coffee maker is heard in the background, xander sits down looking awkward, running his hand through is hair, and then thumping the table with his fingers as if thinking where to start.
Xander: Uh, well I don't know how to say this"
Willow and Dawn look concerned
Buffy: "Say it Xander "
Xander stand having to pace Xander: "Okay, now"
Willow: "What's wrong Xander?
Dawn exchanges glances with Buffy and Willow, looking scared and giving Xander a knowing look. Buffy: (stern Look) "Xander"
Xander: "You didn't ever agree to have your life made into a Movie? Maybe like when we were not around you or something.
Buffy: "What?"
Xander: "I mean if you did that's cool, but I hope you have Colin Farrell play me."
Buffy: "What are you talking about? "
Dawn and Willow look at each other and then to Buffy, who suddenly feel somewhat uncomfortable in her choice of evening ware. Xander pulls out a Video tape, the word: Buffy scrawled across it in bold letters, everyone looks at it and then toward the Television/VCR (os). They all quickly leave the room.
Fade to commercial.