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: The last two songs were a prelude to this one. That's why they were short.
I probably could've combined it into one song if I wanted too. Nah, 'cause this
takes up all of Act Three this way.
"Reprise"
Written by: Doctor Strangelove
EXT. - STREET - NIGHT
[Connor is walking down the street alone and on the left side of the screen Wesley and his apartment slowly fade in. Then on the other side the same with Lilah and her office. It's kinda like split screen except the boundaries are kind of blurred. All three look very sad, their faces match the music that plays.]
WESLEY
Mistakes.
CONNOR
My father.
WESLEY
I made mistakes.
CONNOR
Betrayed my father.
LILAH
Mistakes.
CONNOR
My father.
LILAH
Made mistakes.
CONNOR
My father.
WESLEY & LILAH
Mistakes.
CONNOR
My father.
WESLEY & LILAH
Mistakes.
CONNOR
My father.
WESLEY/LILAH/CONNOR
Mistakes.
[The music picks up some and Lilah and Connor fade away so it's just Wesley.]
WESLEY
Did my best,
Did it wrong.
Tried to be right,
Tried to be strong.
But a false prophecy,
Got the best of me.
Better judgment I forbade,
And my friend, I betrayed.
I'll avoid the maim and mangle,
And I will make it up to Angel.
I will repent,
I will make amends.
I'll make it up to my friends,
And I will make amends.
[Wesley opens the door to his apartment and leaves.]
CUT TO:
INT. - LILAH MORGAN'S OFFICE - NIGHT
[Lilah seems to have shrugged off her earlier sad face and has come to her senses.]
LILAH
I made a choice,
Not the best one.
Quit my job?
Out of the question!
Leave here? Ha, no way!
Be here till my dying day.
I've still got the drive,
This is where I thrive.
Stick around for all the fun,
Won't apologize to anyone.
I will not repent,
I will not make amends.
This is where it ends,
I wont' make amends.
CUT TO:
EXT. - STREET - NIGHT
[Connor no longer seems to be wandering, he appears to have determination now.]
CONNOR
Wanted to get vengeance,
And God know I tried to.
But it was all in vain,
Turns out I was lied to.
Vengeful, I don't want to be,
Can't wait till I am guilt free.
Redemption is a must,
Now that I know who I can trust.
I can't take it any longer,
I will make it up to my father.
I will repent,
I will make amends.
Broken trust I will mend,
I will make amends.
[Back to the three-way, split screen. Wesley and Connor are both walking down the street speedily, Lilah is still in her office.]
WESLEY & CONNOR
I will repent.
LILAH
[Echoing]
I won't repent.
WESLEY & CONNOR
I will make amends.
LILAH
[Echoing]
I won't make amends.
WESLEY
Make it up to my friends.
CONNOR
Broken trust I will mend.
LILAH
This is where it ends.
WESLEY
I will
CONNOR
I will
LILAH
I won't
WESLEY/LILAH/CONNOR
Make amends!
[The music comes to a big finish and Lilah fades away as Connor and Wesley come together from opposite ends of the street. They look at each other knowingly and turn to walk into the Hyperion.]
INT. - HYPERION LOBBY - NIGHT
[We see the gangs all talking and they turn to look as the doors open and Wesley and Connor walk in.]
WESLEY
Angel.
ANGEL
Wesley? Connor? What is this?
[Just as Wesley is about to answer one of the walls explodes in a large blue flash. In walks Hase carrying an unconscious Anya.]
HASE
It's show time.
END OF ACT THREE