AUTHOR: Doctor Strangelove (strangelove317@hotmail.com)
RATING: PG-13
PAIRINGS: None in this part.
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.
"Reprise"
Written by: Doctor Strangelove
INT. SUMMERS HOUSEHOLD - NIGHT
[The gang is still sitting around the living room. Right after their last song.]
SPIKE
How long will all this singing last?
BUFFY
Hase said we were harboring secrets and things still. I guess as long as that's going on, the singing will too.
XANDER
But, that's crazy! I mean, we don't have any problems. We've solved everything.
WILLOW
Have we?
[The gang all sink a little lower as they take in what Willow said. As they're pondering a slow, melancholy tune begins to play. Willow stands up and starts to sing, the others seemingly oblivious to her.]
WILLOW
The magic's in me,
That much I know.
It's part of my life now,
I can't let it go.
All of that power,
Got embedded in my skin.
Now things will get magicked,
Even when I don't it to happen.
But I'll keep up my smile,
I'll keep up the charade,
Can't let them know I'm weak,
The show must go on.
[She sighs and moved out of the room. Giles stands up and the again the group seems oblivious to his singing. For the rest of the song it'll be like this, the Scoobies won't hear each other singing.]
GILES
Things had been rough,
Thought I was gone for sure.
But then I was needed again,
To help make Willow pure.
Now she doesn't need me,
She's well on her way.
Now what am I to do?
So why should I stay?
There's no reason for me,
But I don't wanna get gone.
But I can't hold them back,
The show must go on.
[As Dawn begins to stand up and sing Giles leaves through a different exit than Willow.]
DAWN
I used to be the Key,
A mystical, energy thing.
More precious than silver,
Or a gold diamond ring.
Now I'm just a girl,
No different than the rest.
It hurts to know I wasn't always real,
But I will do my best.
Gotta be brave,
I'll get along.
Don't worry 'bout me.
The show must go on.
[Instead of leaving the room Dawn just walks over to the window and stares out of it.]
XANDER
I can't be with Anya,
For that I'm still sore.
I know that I saved the world,
But now I wonder, what for?
It all hurts so much,
I can hardly stand the pain.
Don't wanna a reprise,
Can't take it again.
But I can't be selfish,
I gotta stay strong.
Though my life sucks,
The show must go on.
[Xander also stays in the living room but goes to the opposite end than Dawn.]
SPIKE
I thought revenge was what I wanted,
But it turned out not to be.
I finally got back at Buffy,
But I still don't see,
Why don't I feel better?
I'd rather be beaten by a troll.
It still hurts so much,
Is it 'cause of the soul?
Is that the reason why,
I feel like I don't belong?
But even if it is,
The show must go on.
[Spike leaves into the kitchen, the same place Willow went.]
BUFFY
After I came back from beyond,
Felt like I didn't belong in this town.
But then my spirit was restored,
Only to be brought back down.
I wished that Spike would leave,
But missed him bad when he did.
Then he came back to me,
And I acted like a kid.
To my one chance at happiness,
I just said, "So long."
Though I made mistakes,
The show must go on.
[As Buffy leaves out the same way Giles did, the entire group, even those we can't see, sing in unison.]
ALL
The show must go on.
[We CUT TO: The dining room, where Buffy and Giles are standing around, they sing, but they don't notice each other.]
BUFFY
Hase said to get these secrets out.
Well, what's all that about?
GILES
Me and Anya? I just don't buy it.
BUFFY
Go to Spike? Maybe we could try it.
But that kinda love will have its price.
GILES
Then again, what we had was pretty nice.
BUFFY & GILES
Maybe they're who I was meant for all along,
But even if they're not, the show must go on.
[CUT TO: The living room, Dawn and Xander.]
DAWN
It's changed, but still don't like how I'm treated.
They know I'm older but they still see me as a kid.
Buffy was gonna let me fight. Yeah, I know.
But did she mean it, or was it just a show?
XANDER
I tried with Anya, but it'll never be.
She will never, ever be with me.
Now it's over. Sad, but true.
Well, then what am I supposed to do?
DAWN & XANDER
All my issues have made me blue,
But now I am so confused.
If I can't sort 'em, we'll forever sing songs,
But even if we do, I guess the show must go on.
[Scenes slowly fade into one another so we can see everyone in different room sing.]
ALL
Can't hold it back, not even for one of us.
On our own time, sort out issues of love and trust.
Even if we hurt, on our merry way we'll go.
No matter what, can't stop the show.
[CUT TO: The kitchen, Willow and Spike.]
WILLOW
All the magic, is why I lost my lover.
Now she's gone maybe I'll find another.
SPIKE
Revenge won't work with Buffy, and neither will my love,
She's got me so messed, why isn't either one enough?
SPIKE & WILLOW
Buffy/Tara's gone, but I don't think I can move on,
But even if I can't, the show must go on.
[The gang has slowly moved back together and now they are all in the living room again.]
GILES, XANDER, & SPIKE
We've all got so many problems a-brewin',
BUFFY, DAWN, & WILLOW
That subscription to pain, we are renewin',
ALL
We were all in heartache for so long,
Can't let it stop us, the show must-
We'll just keep venting it through song,
It won't slow us down, the show must-
The show must, the show must, the show must,
With all our pain, it's so hard to move things on,
So why must the show go on?
[The music ends. Without looking at each other, everyone, except Buffy who stays put, leaves a different way. Dawn and Willow go upstairs to their separate rooms, Giles goes into the kitchen, Spike leaves out the front door, and Xander sulks in the dining room.]