TITLE: "Reprise"

AUTHOR: Doctor Strangelove (strangelove317@hotmail.com)
RATING: PG-13
PAIRINGS: None really.
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: Okay, I really was planning on finishing this all up on Christmas, but I got distracted. I got Season 2 of Buffy on DVD and the Buffy video game, so I've been watching and playing those almost not stop. Doesn't leave a lot of room for writing. But I'm sitting here and I'm not leaving till I have finished this fic. Promise.

"Reprise"

Written by: Doctor Strangelove

[Right where we left off, with the entire gang(s) staring at Hase and Anya, and the large hole in the wall.]

BUFFY

Okay, really, how much of Sweet are you copying? You hide out at the Bronze, you have a whole song stealing songs from his musical, and that is the exact same thing he said before the big musical finish.

HASE

Okay, the thing is.... well you see... it's like... Shut up!

BUFFY

Nice comeback.

HASE

I don't have time for you, Little Miss Slayer.

[A blue flash and suddenly Hase is standing next to Dawn, leaving Anya to fall to the floor.]

HASE [cont'd]

I'm here for the Chosen One.

DAWN

Um.

HASE

Yeah?

DAWN

I'm not the Chosen One.

[Pause]

HASE

Oh.

[He looks around and then teleports next to Cordelia.]

HASE [cont'd]

Are you Cordelia Chase?

CORDELIA

Yeah.

HASE

Okay, I'm here for her. I need to take you back to my boss.

CORDELIA

Your boss?

WILLOW

He said he worked for Wolfram & Hart.

WESLEY

Wolfram & Hart?

GUNN

Damn.

BUFFY

You know them?

[While everyone else is talking Giles walks over to pick up Anya and bring her back to the group.]

ANGEL

They're an evil law firm.

DAWN

I knew it!

CORDELIA

Okay, Hase was it? Your boss at Wolfram & Hart. Her name wouldn't happen to be Lilah Morgan, would it?

HASE

Yeah.

[The entire Fang Gang groans.]

ANGEL

Should've known.

XANDER

Okay, what's with all the groaning? Who is this chick?

GUNN

Evil lawyer. Hates Angel with a fiery passion. Major thorn in our sides.

SPIKE

She's your Big Bad.

ANGEL

Basically.

FRED

Big Bad?

BUFFY

Well it sounds like-

HASE

Hey!

[Everyone stops talking and focuses back on Hase.]

HASE [cont'd]

I'm here to kill this girl! The least you could do is pay a little attention.

CORDELIA

Kill me?

[Angel vamps out and walks up to Hase.]

ANGEL

I don't think so.

BUFFY

Um, Angel?

ANGEL

What?

[Hase raises one arm and smacks Angel into the staircase.]

BUFFY

He's really strong.

ANGEL

Oh.

CORDELIA

Well, you can't just take me without a fight. You've got to give us some chance to defend ourselves.

[Hase smiles wickedly.]

HASE

Alright.

[The ceiling turns into a smokey blue cloud and a large arcade machine falls to the ground.]

BUFFY

What is that?

DAWN

Dance Dance Revolution? Your big showdown is Dance Dance Revolution?

BUFFY

You know what this is?

DAWN

Yeah, Spike and I play it at the mall all the time. Right, Spike?

SPIKE
[Glares at Dawn.]

No.

DAWN

Oh, right. That was someone else.

[Mouths.]

Sorry.

[Angel stands up and starts to walk back to the group.]

ANGEL

So how does this work?

HASE
[Very dramatic.]

Three rounds. Three songs. Whoever wins two, wins.

ANGEL

I meant how does the game work.

HASE

Oh. Um, let's see. See the pad on the floor? Symbols are going to go across the screen that look like that. Whenever they pass the thing at the top, you step on the pad. Got it?

BUFFY

Yeah. Let's go.

[Buffy jumps up onto the machine and Hase walks up to stand next to her. He pushes some buttons, searching for a song. A fast and hard rock song starts.]

DEEP MALE VOICE

It's a showdown,
A throwdown,
Bitch I smack that ho down.

HASE

Well?

BUFFY

For a musical demon you have crappy taste. Pick something else.

HASE

Fine. I think this'll be more to your liking.

BUFFY
[Looks at the screen.]

"Something to Sing About"?

[A slow beat starts.]

FEMALE JAPANESE VOICE

Life's a show.
Life's a show.

[The beat picks up and becomes a fast techno song. Buffy and Hase begin to dance to it, following the patterns on the screen.]

FEMALE JAPANESE VOICE

Life's a show and we all play our...
Parts!
And when the music...
Starts!
We open up our...
Hearts!

[The voice changes to Japanese and we do close ups of Buffy's determined face, her feet moving fast on the pad, and her screen, arrows landing on good, great, and a few perfects. Then they see a calm Hase, feet moving quick like a, well, a bunny's, and his screen, all perfects. The singer goes back to English.]

FEMALE JAPANESE VOICE

There was no pain!
There was no doubt!
No pain!
No doubt!

Until they puuuuuuuulled me out...

[The beat gets even faster and she goes back to Japanese. Buffy is getting tired and is missing more and more of the steps. Hase is moving unbelievabley fast (Thanks to the magic of CGI). The tempo is lightning quick now and Buffy slows down when she notices Hase is smoking. As the song nears it's end Hase bursts into flames. After a few moments, he's completely gone. The song ends.]

FEMALE JAPANESE VOICE

The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.

[Buffy steps away from the machine as everyone stares at in confused.]

SPIKE

Well, that was...

BUFFY

Really weird.

CORDELIA

Oh yeah.

BUFFY

Guess he didn't have anyone to save him. Huh.

ANGEL

Well, I guess it's over.

BUFFY

I guess so.