TITLE: "Reprise"
AUTHOR: Doctor Strangelove (strangelove317@hotmail.com)
RATING: PG-13
PAIRINGS: None.
SPOILERS: Up to the end of Season 6 for Buffy and Season 3 for Angel.
Takes place about a month after that.
FEEDBACK: I'd love it.
DISCLAIMER: Joss owns all the Buffy and Angel characters. I own
the songs they sing.
A/N: Also short song.
"Reprise"
Written by: Doctor Strangelove
INT. - RUNDOWN APARTMENT - NIGHT
[We slowly pan across a seemingly empty apartment and come to a door. It burst open and Justine runs through.]
JUSTINE
Connor!
[A figure pops up next to her. She jumps back startled, until she realizes it's Connor.]
JUSTINE [cont'd]
You scared me.
CONNOR
Sorry. What is it.
[Justine catches her breath and thinks of how to break the news.]
JUSTINE
It's Angel. He got out.
[Connor's face shows know emotion.]
CONNOR
How?
JUSTINE
I don't know. But Connor, there's something you should know.
CONNOR
What is it?
JUSTINE
He didn't kill Holtz.
[She takes a deep breath.]
JUSTINE [cont'd]
I did.
[If Connor's upset or angry, he's not showing it. He slowly turns to the door and starts to walk out.]
JUSTINE [cont'd]
You see, it was-
[Connor leaves and the door slams in her face. We follow Connor outside as he wanders the streets as music starts up in the background.]
CONNOR
A child born unto darkness,
Raised by a father of light.
The killer and the hunter.
So which one was right?
My father,
Which one is my father?
My father,
I have lost my father.
Raised by a hunter,
Raised to be one myself.
Raised to believe in justice,
Vengeance is the ultimate wealth.
Vengeance turned out be empty,
Justice turned turned out to be wrong.
My world had turned upside down,
How do I get along?
My father,
Who is my father?
My father,
Got to find my father.
My father,
Who is my father?
My father,
I let down my father.
[The music slowly draws to a close as Connor wanders the streets alone.