TITLE: "Reprise"
AUTHOR: Doctor Strangelove (strangelove317@hotmail.com)
RATING: PG-13
PAIRINGS: None really.
SPOILERS: Up to the end of Season 6. Takes place about a month after that.
FEEDBACK: I'd love it.
DISCLAIMER: Joss owns all the Buffy characters. I own the songs they sing.
A/N: This song was originally a lot different. This whole fic is turning out
different than I had originally planned. It's all leading up to- well, don't
want to spoil the surprise. Maybe when I've finished this, I'll put up the songs
that got cut. Also, sorry that the actual song in this is so short. It would've
been longer but I felt the dialogue was more important. And we're getting to
some long songs, trust me.
"Reprise"
Written by: Doctor Strangelove
INT. SUMMERS HOUSEHOLD - NIGHT
[We see Spike still sitting on the floor when he is startled from his thoughts by a loud knocking at the door. Without thinking he gets up and answers it to reveal-]
GILES & XANDER
Buffy, something terrible has hap- Spike!?
SPIKE
Oh, bloody hell.
[At that moment Willow appears at the top of the stairs, coming to see what the knocking was.]
WILLOW
Giles! Xander! What's going- Spike!?
[Spike turns to face Willow.]
SPIKE
Oh, bloody hell.
[Then comes Dawn, also coming to answer the door.]
DAWN
Willow, who was at the- Spike!
SPIKE
Oh, bloody hell! Are all of you in the one sodding house? Is Tara gonna pop out from behind a corner and be startled by my presence.
WILLOW
[Softly.]
Tara's dead.
[Spike opens his mouth to respond but is interrupted by Xander.]
XANDER
You've got some nerve coming back here after what you did to Buffy. You soulless monster.
BUFFY (O/S)
He's not soulless.
[Everyone turns to see Buffy also standing at the top of the stairs.]
XANDER
What?
[Buffy slowly walks past Willow and Dawn and stands next to Spike.]
BUFFY
He's got a soul.
WILLOW
But how-?
BUFFY
Went on some quest when he left town. Some far off place. Got some demon thing to restore his soul. Isn't that right, Spike?
[Spike is just as speechless as the rest of the Scoobies, only for different reasons. He can't believe Buffy is standing up for him.]
SPIKE
Uh, yeah, It is.
DAWN
You have a soul?
[Spike looks up at the hopeful teen and smiles.]
GILES
[Breaking the awkward silence.]
Well, as... amazing as Spike's new found soul is, there's something more important at hand.
BUFFY
What is it?
GILES
The demon that's been causing all this singing has kidnapped Anya.
BUFFY
Why? Do you know where?
GILES
I don't know either one. The only clue we have is this.
[Giles lifts up a small statuette, the thing used to knock him and Anya unconscious.]
GILES [cont'd]
The demon used this to knock us out.
DAWN
It's from the Bronze. That's one of the new little statues they have around the stage.
BUFFY
So, this demon's taken Anya to the Bronze. Can't the writers, I mean, these musical demons think of anything more original than kidnapping some girl and taking her to the Bronze?
GILES
Apparently not.
BUFFY
Well we need to go save her then. We'll get some weapons and we'll head out. Dawn, can you grab a few things from the chest in the living room?
DAWN
You mean I get to help?
BUFFY
Of course. You're not just a little kid anymore.
[Dawn smiles and runs off to get some weapons as Buffy turns to face the rest of the group.]
SPIKE
I-I want to help.
[Everyone turns to face the vampire, surprised at his outburst.]
SPIKE [cont'd]
I mean, I'm pretty strong and if it's a demon I can fight it.
BUFFY
I thought you wanted revenge?
SPIKE
Changed my mind.
BUFFY
Alright.
XANDER
You mean you're going to let him help!? After all the things he's done!?
WILLOW
Your only real beef with Spike was that he didn't have a soul, Xander. Looks like that problems been solved. And as for all the stuff he's done, everyone deserves a chance at forgiveness. Don't you think so?
[Xander, surprised that Willow's defending Spike, and also moved that she's directly mentioning all his mistakes, as well as her attempts to destroy the world.]
XANDER
I guess so. But does Anya really need all of us? Now that's she's a vengeance demon again, she can take care of herself.
GILES
Ordinarily, yes. But with this particular demon, Anya is in very deep trouble.
CUT TO:
INT. THE BRONZE - NIGHT
[We see Anya laying unconscious on the floor and two feet standing next to her. She slowly starts to wake up, when she does she looks around at her surroundings and then up at her captor and gasps in horror. Standing above her is Hase, a fearsome looking musical demon. Well, fearsome to Anya, anyway. You see Hase is actually a six foot tall, humanoid, rabbit. Anya moves back in horror as music begins to play, it's very similar to her song about bunnies from "Once More, With Feeling".]
ANYA
I was right all along, it's really bunnies!
They thought I was joking, but it isn't funny!
Oh my God, it's really bunnies this time,
So horrible, it's even worse than mimes.
Of all the horrible things we've faced,
Can't believe I'm trapped in this place!
Could be out where it's bright and sunny,
Instead I'm in hell, with an overgrown bunny!
HASE
Hey, it could be worse, you know, don't mean to gloat,
But at least your not hanging out, gay and naked with goats.
ANYA
You bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes,
You got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses!
And what's with all the carrots?
What do you need such good eyesight for anyway?
Bunnies, bunnies, it's really bunnies!
HASE
Didn't know you feared us, makes it a lot more fun,
Now that I've finally kidnapped you, the Chosen One!
[Anya opens her mouth to sing another line and then stops as the music stops abruptly.]
ANYA
I'm not the Chosen One.
[Hase, very confused, turns around to face Anya.]
HASE
You're not?
ANYA
No.
[Hase pulls out a pair of spectacles and puts them on as he picks up and reads a scroll that was laying on a nearby table.]
HASE
You fit the description. Female. Pretty. Bleached-blonde hair. Good singer.
ANYA
I'm a much better singer than her!
HASE
Okay, if you're not the Chosen One, who is?
[As if on cue, and it is, the door to the Bronze gets kicked in and Buffy, followed by Willow, Giles, Spike, Dawn, and Xander come walking in.]
BUFFY
That would be me.