The Final Stand
Part 2 – The Gang's all Here
Disclaimer: Look, do I have to do this every time? I know they're not mine, you know they're not mine, and if Joss starts thinking that they might be mine, I'm not one to correct him. Let's just assume from now on that they don't belong to me. If, one day, I boot up the computer, and miraculously discover that they are mine, I'll let you know.
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The Sunnydale Scoobies are all sitting inside the Magic Box. Since they are wearing different clothes than before, let's assume that it's a different day, and not just inconsistencies in the show (because that would never happen).
Willow is sitting at the table, searching for…anything… on her laptop. Anya is working at the cash, keeping the store open despite their impending doom, while Tara helps a customer at the back. Xander and Autumn are interrogating what seems to be a demon made of rainbows, while Buffy meditates nearby, trying to have another "helpful" vision. We hear grunting, and notice that the Groosalug is training in the background. Dawn is not there, so we can assume that she is in class.
BUFFY: Urgh!!! It's just not going to work.
XANDER: Cause if it takes longer than 30 seconds, it's just not worth doing, right Buff?
BUFFY: Uhhhh, right? Should I try again?
Autumn finishes with the Rainbow Demon, and makes her way over to Buffy and Xander as it disappears.
AUTUMN: No. I don't think that it will help. The Powers the Be don't usually just tell you what they mean. That would be *too easy*.
Willow looks up from her laptop
WILLOW: She's right.
Willow closes her laptop and goes over to the group
WILLOW: There's nothing on the net. No strange occurrences, no mysterious disappearances. Nothing out of the ordinary. (turns to Autumn) What did your Uncle Aldernahs say?
AUTUMN: Well, nothing incredibly helpful. He has no idea what's going on, and neither does anyone he's talked to, but there definitely is something going on. He says that he can sense it, but he can't make sense of it. And.. now that he's mentioned it, I feel it too. Not strongly, but I'm only half demon. It's like, a pull. Stronger than the Hellmouth usually is. Something is calling demons here.
BUFFY: I don't get it. If all the baddies are being pulled towards Sunnydale, why is it a ghost town when I patrol? If all the big bads are here, then why aren't they… you know… acting, well, bad?
Cut to an underground lair of some sort. A large group of vampires and other miscellanious demons are gathered.
VAMP 1: I'm hungry. Tell me again why we have to stay here
Vamp 2 is clearly annoyed, as if this is not the first time the question has been asked. He also seems much older and wiser than Vamp 1.
VAMP 2: I told you already, you fool.Our day of glory is almost upon us. If you do not fast, you will not be worthy. And another thing. Do you really want to risk bringing the Slayer down on our heads? Until our leader arrives, we will not be able to defeat her and her gang of thugs.
VAMP 1: Oh yeah. Well…. Why can't you just be our leader? I'm mean, you seem all old and wise and shit.
Vamp 2 backhands Vamp 1, sending him to the ground
VAMP 2: Impertinent pup! I would never dare…
He lowers his arm to strike again, but it is caught in midair, and he is thrown against the wall.
DRUSILLA: Hush hush boys. If you fight, you'll wreck our party. Besides, (evil grin) Daddy's almost here. (begins dancing around the room) The moon makes promises and hints of things to come. Whispers beautiful evil in my ears and in my dreams at night. Psh Psh Psh. We're going to have a family reunion Miss Edith, and it will be the best ever. Do you know why? Because it will be the last.
Cut to the Magic Box. The Scoobies are in full research mode. Dawn walks in from the back room
DAWN: No answer.
BUFFY: Did you try his flat? The Council office? Olivia's place?
DAWN: Yes, yes, and yes. There's no answer.
BUFFY: I don't like this. Not at all. Where could Giles be?
GROO: Excuse me for interrupting Buffy. I do not know Mr. Giles as well as you do, but might I suggest that he is standing in the doorway?
Buffy whips around, and sees that Giles is in fact standing in the doorway.
BUFFY: Giles!
Buffy runs over and hugs him, follow closely by Xander, Willow, Tara, and Dawn, who all enclose Giles in a bear hug. Giles, however, maintains his cool by being British.
GILES: Hello all. I'm sorry, but this isn't just a social visit. I don't know how to put this, but it's…(pauses for dramatic effect) The End of the World.
The Scoobies look at him for a moment
BUFFY: Oh good then, you know.
GILES (surprised and disappointed): What? Oh, yes, well. You already know.
WILLOW (helpfully): Buffy had a dream.
GILES: Right then. So, what do we know?
XANDER: How 'bout a big pile-o-nothing, served with a steaming sidedish of nada and for dessert…
GILES (interrupting, and good-naturedly annoyed): Thank you Xander for your…… insight. I brought some resources with me from London, but I'm afraid that…
Suddenly, Giles is interrupted as the door is flung open, and a smoking blanket runs in.
SPIKE: Bloody hell! Somebody shut the door. Close the blinds! You're gone for less than 6 months, and suddenly people lose all consideration for…
Spike is interrupted by Dawn's joyful cry as she throws herself on him
DAWN: Spike! You're back! I missed you! Did you bring me anything?
SPIKE: Is that all you can… well yeah. Here.
Spike tosses her a trinket, and turns to the rest of the Scoobies
SPIKE: I don't have time for small talk. We have to stop… The End of the World. (dramatic pause)
Spike sees their utter lack of surprise
SPIKE: Bloody hell. Don't tell me you knew already! Sod it! I should have taken my time, had a smoke, and drink, a shower, and not RISKED MY LIFE IN THE BLOODY SUN FOR YOU UNGRATEFUL ROLLEYS!
Just then, Spike is shot in the shoulder with a tranquilizer dart
SPIKE: Bloody hell. This just isn't my day.
Spike passes out, as a large troop of people in black with guns burst through the front door and surround the room. One of them speaks into his walky-talky.
SOLDIER: It's clear General. There was a hostile, but we took him down, and are preparing to terminate him on your say so.
A blond man and brown haired woman appear in the door
RILEY: Ah, tell me you didn't, Agent Garner (sees Spike on the floor, and turns to Soldier in exasperation) Did you, or did you not read the Sunnydale briefing? Speak up!
SOLDIER: Uh…uh… well, I glanced through it.
RILEY: I thought so. Hostile 17 has been reclassified as Non-hostile, and you were instructed to ignore his demonic nature. Why do I bother to write those if nobody reads them?
SOLDIER SUCK-UP: I read them Sir.
Riley ignores this, and turns to Buffy, who is helping the newly conscious Spike up from the floor. Groo moves forwards threateningly
GROO: Buffy, I do not like these men with their modern weapons. And they have injured my blond vampire friend. Would you like me to kill them and present you with their heads as trophies?
Buffy appears to ponder this for a minutes, while Riley and the commandos all take a big step back.
RILEY: I'm really, really, really sorry Buffy. And I guess you too Spike. (gestures towards the woman beside him). You guys remember Sam. You're probably wondering what we're doing here.
XANDER: Not so much. Unless it's because of anything but the end of the world.
Riley, Sam and the commandos look at them blankly.
RILEY: Actually, it's because our nearby units were reading some weird ultrasound vibrations coming from this vicinity, and I figured that it was probably the Hellmouth. … … So the world's ending huh?
They are interrupted yet again as another flaming blanket tries to enter the front door, cries out in pain and frustration, and finally sends people flying out of the way and dives behind the counter. There is just barely enough room for the new group of people that enter behind it
ANGEL: Is my hair on fire? I think my hair's on fire.
Part 2 – The Gang's all Here
Disclaimer: Look, do I have to do this every time? I know they're not mine, you know they're not mine, and if Joss starts thinking that they might be mine, I'm not one to correct him. Let's just assume from now on that they don't belong to me. If, one day, I boot up the computer, and miraculously discover that they are mine, I'll let you know.
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The Sunnydale Scoobies are all sitting inside the Magic Box. Since they are wearing different clothes than before, let's assume that it's a different day, and not just inconsistencies in the show (because that would never happen).
Willow is sitting at the table, searching for…anything… on her laptop. Anya is working at the cash, keeping the store open despite their impending doom, while Tara helps a customer at the back. Xander and Autumn are interrogating what seems to be a demon made of rainbows, while Buffy meditates nearby, trying to have another "helpful" vision. We hear grunting, and notice that the Groosalug is training in the background. Dawn is not there, so we can assume that she is in class.
BUFFY: Urgh!!! It's just not going to work.
XANDER: Cause if it takes longer than 30 seconds, it's just not worth doing, right Buff?
BUFFY: Uhhhh, right? Should I try again?
Autumn finishes with the Rainbow Demon, and makes her way over to Buffy and Xander as it disappears.
AUTUMN: No. I don't think that it will help. The Powers the Be don't usually just tell you what they mean. That would be *too easy*.
Willow looks up from her laptop
WILLOW: She's right.
Willow closes her laptop and goes over to the group
WILLOW: There's nothing on the net. No strange occurrences, no mysterious disappearances. Nothing out of the ordinary. (turns to Autumn) What did your Uncle Aldernahs say?
AUTUMN: Well, nothing incredibly helpful. He has no idea what's going on, and neither does anyone he's talked to, but there definitely is something going on. He says that he can sense it, but he can't make sense of it. And.. now that he's mentioned it, I feel it too. Not strongly, but I'm only half demon. It's like, a pull. Stronger than the Hellmouth usually is. Something is calling demons here.
BUFFY: I don't get it. If all the baddies are being pulled towards Sunnydale, why is it a ghost town when I patrol? If all the big bads are here, then why aren't they… you know… acting, well, bad?
Cut to an underground lair of some sort. A large group of vampires and other miscellanious demons are gathered.
VAMP 1: I'm hungry. Tell me again why we have to stay here
Vamp 2 is clearly annoyed, as if this is not the first time the question has been asked. He also seems much older and wiser than Vamp 1.
VAMP 2: I told you already, you fool.Our day of glory is almost upon us. If you do not fast, you will not be worthy. And another thing. Do you really want to risk bringing the Slayer down on our heads? Until our leader arrives, we will not be able to defeat her and her gang of thugs.
VAMP 1: Oh yeah. Well…. Why can't you just be our leader? I'm mean, you seem all old and wise and shit.
Vamp 2 backhands Vamp 1, sending him to the ground
VAMP 2: Impertinent pup! I would never dare…
He lowers his arm to strike again, but it is caught in midair, and he is thrown against the wall.
DRUSILLA: Hush hush boys. If you fight, you'll wreck our party. Besides, (evil grin) Daddy's almost here. (begins dancing around the room) The moon makes promises and hints of things to come. Whispers beautiful evil in my ears and in my dreams at night. Psh Psh Psh. We're going to have a family reunion Miss Edith, and it will be the best ever. Do you know why? Because it will be the last.
Cut to the Magic Box. The Scoobies are in full research mode. Dawn walks in from the back room
DAWN: No answer.
BUFFY: Did you try his flat? The Council office? Olivia's place?
DAWN: Yes, yes, and yes. There's no answer.
BUFFY: I don't like this. Not at all. Where could Giles be?
GROO: Excuse me for interrupting Buffy. I do not know Mr. Giles as well as you do, but might I suggest that he is standing in the doorway?
Buffy whips around, and sees that Giles is in fact standing in the doorway.
BUFFY: Giles!
Buffy runs over and hugs him, follow closely by Xander, Willow, Tara, and Dawn, who all enclose Giles in a bear hug. Giles, however, maintains his cool by being British.
GILES: Hello all. I'm sorry, but this isn't just a social visit. I don't know how to put this, but it's…(pauses for dramatic effect) The End of the World.
The Scoobies look at him for a moment
BUFFY: Oh good then, you know.
GILES (surprised and disappointed): What? Oh, yes, well. You already know.
WILLOW (helpfully): Buffy had a dream.
GILES: Right then. So, what do we know?
XANDER: How 'bout a big pile-o-nothing, served with a steaming sidedish of nada and for dessert…
GILES (interrupting, and good-naturedly annoyed): Thank you Xander for your…… insight. I brought some resources with me from London, but I'm afraid that…
Suddenly, Giles is interrupted as the door is flung open, and a smoking blanket runs in.
SPIKE: Bloody hell! Somebody shut the door. Close the blinds! You're gone for less than 6 months, and suddenly people lose all consideration for…
Spike is interrupted by Dawn's joyful cry as she throws herself on him
DAWN: Spike! You're back! I missed you! Did you bring me anything?
SPIKE: Is that all you can… well yeah. Here.
Spike tosses her a trinket, and turns to the rest of the Scoobies
SPIKE: I don't have time for small talk. We have to stop… The End of the World. (dramatic pause)
Spike sees their utter lack of surprise
SPIKE: Bloody hell. Don't tell me you knew already! Sod it! I should have taken my time, had a smoke, and drink, a shower, and not RISKED MY LIFE IN THE BLOODY SUN FOR YOU UNGRATEFUL ROLLEYS!
Just then, Spike is shot in the shoulder with a tranquilizer dart
SPIKE: Bloody hell. This just isn't my day.
Spike passes out, as a large troop of people in black with guns burst through the front door and surround the room. One of them speaks into his walky-talky.
SOLDIER: It's clear General. There was a hostile, but we took him down, and are preparing to terminate him on your say so.
A blond man and brown haired woman appear in the door
RILEY: Ah, tell me you didn't, Agent Garner (sees Spike on the floor, and turns to Soldier in exasperation) Did you, or did you not read the Sunnydale briefing? Speak up!
SOLDIER: Uh…uh… well, I glanced through it.
RILEY: I thought so. Hostile 17 has been reclassified as Non-hostile, and you were instructed to ignore his demonic nature. Why do I bother to write those if nobody reads them?
SOLDIER SUCK-UP: I read them Sir.
Riley ignores this, and turns to Buffy, who is helping the newly conscious Spike up from the floor. Groo moves forwards threateningly
GROO: Buffy, I do not like these men with their modern weapons. And they have injured my blond vampire friend. Would you like me to kill them and present you with their heads as trophies?
Buffy appears to ponder this for a minutes, while Riley and the commandos all take a big step back.
RILEY: I'm really, really, really sorry Buffy. And I guess you too Spike. (gestures towards the woman beside him). You guys remember Sam. You're probably wondering what we're doing here.
XANDER: Not so much. Unless it's because of anything but the end of the world.
Riley, Sam and the commandos look at them blankly.
RILEY: Actually, it's because our nearby units were reading some weird ultrasound vibrations coming from this vicinity, and I figured that it was probably the Hellmouth. … … So the world's ending huh?
They are interrupted yet again as another flaming blanket tries to enter the front door, cries out in pain and frustration, and finally sends people flying out of the way and dives behind the counter. There is just barely enough room for the new group of people that enter behind it
ANGEL: Is my hair on fire? I think my hair's on fire.