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INT. SUNNYDALE HIGH. DAY

XANDER IS WALKING DOWN THE HALLWAY WHEN HE SPOTS WILLOW. SHE HAS A BOOK IN HER HAND AND IS WALKING FASTER THAN USUAL

XANDER

(CATCHING UP)

Willow!

WILLOW

(SURPRISED) Oh Xander, hey

whats up

XANDER

Nothing, just wondering

what you're doing

carrying a big book and

walking rapidly towards the library

WILLOW

(PAUSES)

Oh.. yeah I have a spell

XANDER

A spell, intriguing.

Our Willow really is becoming

bad ass wicca girl

WILLOW

Not really. But the spell

might be useful, its a transferring

spell

XANDER

To transfer out of the school..

to greener and les deadly pastures

WILLOW

No! Its for Buffy. Just

follow me to the library

XANDER

Yes m'am

THEY WALK TO THE LIBRARY BUT ON THE WAY ARE INTERUPTED BY PRINCIPAL SNYDER

SNYDER

Where is she?

WILLOW

Buffy?

SNYDER

Don't play dumb Rosenberg

you know who I mean

XANDER

Shes sick sir

SNYDER

Sick? If I believed every

delinquent taking days off

due to sickness I'd be as

stupid as you Harris.

XANDER

Well thank you for that

slice of school spirit

but Buffy really is sick

and we really have to go

SNYDER

Hold it right there.

Come to my office later and pick

up some work for her to do

WILLOW

But the SATs have finished

We're graduating within the month

SNYDER

I don't care when you graduate

Miss Summers should be keeping

busy because otherwise she could be

out dealing drugs.

XANDER

Buffy doesn't deal..

SNYDER

I'm quite fed up with

what Miss Summers doesn't do.

She doesn't commit murder, she doesn't

cause trouble, she doe..

WILLOW

(INTERUPTING)

OK Principal Snyder we'll pick

up her homework

SNYDER

Good..

(POINTING AT XANDER)

And tidy yourself up Harris

Your an embarassment to

those who dress themselves

SNYDER WALKS OFF WITH A SMIRK ON HIS FACE

XANDER

(ANGRY) What I wouldn't give

to just kick his ass for a whole day

WILLOW

Come on Xander, library remember

XANDER

Fine

(CALLING OUT) But when graduation

comes, don't expect me to save you

THE CAMERA FOLLOWS XANDER AND WILLOW AS THEY ENTER THE LIBRARY. GILES IS SITTING DOWN CONSULTING SOME BOOKS

XANDER

Giles! Good news.

Willow has some spell thing

GILES

Really? A spell? what does it do

WILLOW

(LAYS DOWN THE BOOK)

Well according to this, we can temporarily

transfer the slayers power into

another vessel, so while she is sick

one of us could be the slayer

GILES

Interesting, but this is quite powerful

magic, do you think you can

handle this?

WILLOW

Sure I can, it doesn't sound too

hard. Besides we need someone

who can hurt vampires out at night

XANDER

Not just

Meals with stakes

GILES

What does the spell require

WILLOW

Well I have most of these

ingerdients, but we need 6 people

to do the spell at least

GILES

Well then what

WILLOW

Then we sit around Buffy

and chant among other things

and it should go straight to the vessel

XANDER

And whose gonna be this vessel

WILLOW

Well i was thinking.. Giles

GILES

yes... WHAT!

WILLOW

Well you know most about

vampires and we have other

duties, and with a slayer and

watcher combined thats

someone you don't wanna mess with

XANDER

The Watcherslayer, looks you up

and puts you down...

GILES

Like the catchphrase.. but the

idea is prepostetrous

what about Angel

WILLOW

Well he was my first choice

but, apparently you can't make

a vampire, the vampire slayer

so the I thought of you

GILES

Tablescraps...

WILLOW

(IGNORING GILES' COMMENT)

So I figured we'd get Oz and

Cordelia in here at lunchtime and tell

them about it. Then tell Angel. That

makes six.

GILES

Well if you think it will work

I guess I can't be against it

XANDER

Settled. Giles is the slayer

WILLOW

Lets go find Oz and Cordy

XANDER AND WILLOW LEAVE.

CAMERA: GILES

GILES

(TO HIMSELF)

Looks em up and puts

em down.... I would be a good slayer

CUT TO:

INT. UNDERGROUND CAVE. DAY

A LARGE GROUP OF VAMPIRES AND DEMONS ARE GATHERED AROUND WHEN ONE TAKES CENTRE AND BEGINS TO TALK

VAMPIRE

Greetings friends!

CHEERING ALL ROUND

VAMPIRE

I suppose you know

why you're all here

With this asscencion coming

up its never been a better time to

be one of us.. My friends the hellmouth

is calling, and on the day of

asscencion we will be there

to witness the grand reopening

The start of a new era

The death of the slayer

CHEERS ALL ROUND AGAIN

Which is why we must get

to work right away, we must

gather as many as we can for

sacrifice so it will open for the

asscending one, and of course

so we can have one of the greatest

meals in vampire and demon history

THE CROWD CHEERS ONCE MORE

So let us hit the streets!!!

FADE OUT.

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INT. SUNNYDALE HIGH. DAY

CORDELIA IS SITTING WITH TWO CORDETTES. XANDER APPROACHES

XANDER

Cordelia?

CORDELIA

Well look who it is

The school janitor...

oh wait Xander its you

I didn't recognise you in

those rags. But maybe you'll be

a school janitor in the future

and then you can wear them everyday

XANDER

And good day to you,

look we need some help

could you come to the library

everyone else is there

CORDELIA

What now?

XANDER

Well, yeah

CORDELIA

(ANNOYED) Fine...

but I was in the middle

of something interesting

XANDER

I'm sure the discussion about

which of you is the bigger jailbait

can wait

THE CORDETTES LOOK OFFENDED. XANDER DOESN'T BAT AN EYELID

XANDER

Come on

CORDELIA

OK, I'm coming

THEY WALK AWAY TOGETHER IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LIBRARY

CORDELIA

So whats this all about,

Buffys illness

XANDER

Yeah, Willow found

a spell that transfers

Buff's powers into a vessel

CORDELIA

Oh, am I the vessel?

XANDER

What? No of course not

Giles is the vessel, why would we let you

be the vessel

CORDELIA

Because, I'm a hevily attractive

young woman and always

have a snappy comeback

XANDER

Attractiveness? Thats

why you think slayers

are formidable

CORDELIA

Well they turn you on

XANDER

Cor, pretty much everything

turns me on. Don't you remember when

we dated.

Besides, I'd make a better

slayer than you

CORDELIA

As if..

THEY CONTINUE TO ARGUE ABOUT WHO THE BETTER SLAYER WOULD BE

THE CAMERA PANS AROUND TO ANOTHER HALL WHERE OZ AND WILLOW ARE WALKING

OZ

They want Giles to be the slayer

WILLOW

It was kind of a unanimous

decision. Giles knows what

he would be doing

OZ

Still, it would be kinda

cool to see

"Willow" the vampire slayer

WILLOW

You think I could be

a Buffy

OZ

Totally, you're Bufftastic

WILLOW

Wait, you aren't attracted

to Buffy as well are you

OZ

Me, no

WILLOW

Oh, thats good then

Besides you'd make a pretty

sexy slayer yourself

leather pants and stake

OZ

Not really a leather pants guy

WILLOW

Well, you could wear anything

You'd be like, James Bond the slayer

whos a guitarist in a band

THEY CONTINUE TO TALK

THE CAMERA MOVES AND GOES INTO THE LIBRARY

GILES IS IN THERE HOLDING A STAKE AND IS STRIKING A POSE

GILES

I.. am the slayer

HE PUNCHES THE AIR

GILES

I speak in incomprehensible

teen babble and fight demons

at night

HE DOES A KICK AND A STAKE THRUST

WHILE HE DOES THIS XANDER CORDELIA WILLOW AND OZ ENTER. GILES ABRUPTLY STOPS WHAT HE IS DOING

GILES

Oh... hello your back

XANDER

Someones eager to be

the slayer

GILES

Oh, well I was just

practising my martial arts

CORDELIA

And your

incomprehensible teen babble?

GILES

Yes...

WILLOW

(STARTING NEW TOPIC)

So lets talk about the spell

WESLEY ENTERS

WESLEY

Halt...

What is going on here

CORDELIA

Hi Wesley, we were

just

THE GANG SHUSHSES HER

CORDELIA

Jeez whats your problem

We were just preparing a spell

to transfer Buffys powers to

Giles here

WESLEY

Really, why was I not informed

of this

WILLOW

Because...

GILES

Because you're a pillock

WESLEY

(EMBARASSED)

Yes well regardless of your

opionion. I am Buffys watcher which means

if anyone should take Buffys powers

it should be me

CORDELIA

Now theres something I can approve of

WILLOW

Well.. we decided GIles would

be the vessel Wesley

WESLEY

I hardly think Mr Giles is in

any position to be a slayer.

An ex watcher who is past his physical

prime and ..

XANDER

Hey! Giles is the vessel,

no matter how much you

wanna impress teenage girls

we've already decided on it.

We have no use for you

WESLEY

I am Buffys watcher

XANDER

But Buffy calls the shots

round here pal. If you think

she'll make you slayer

you're very stupid for a watcher

WESLEY BLUSHES AND TRIES TO CONCEAL EMBARASSMENT

WILLOW

(TRYING TO KEEP THE TALK GOING)

So its decided...

we'll go straight after

school so we're good for

sunset

FADE OUT

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INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE. SUNSET

BUFFY IS SITTING UPRIGHT IN HER BED REAING SOME MAGAZINES. JOYCE IS DOWNSTAIRS WHEN THE DOORBELL RINGS

JOYCE

Buffy, your friends are here

BUFFY

Ok mom

SHE PUTS DOWN THE MAGAZINE AND XANDER GILES OZ CORDELIA ANGEL AND WILLOW ENTER WITH WESLEY HANGING BACK

BUFFY

Hi guys

WILLOW

You fell confident about

the spell?

BUFFY

Its only temporary right

WILLOW

Yeah you should be

slayer gal again within

the two weeks

BUFFY

Ok good... no ones

going to get hurt are they

WILLOW

Buffy if you don't want

me to do the spell I don't

have to

BUFFY

Noo.. you need to do

this. Besides, Giles the slayer

it'll be funny to see

GILES

I think I'd make a rather

good slayer thank you

very much

XANDER

So does Cordelia

GILES

Point taken

CORDELIA

(OFFENDED) Hey!!

WILLOW

Ok, everyone shut up

THE GANG LOOK AT WILLOW STRANGELY

WILLOW

What, I can say shut

up to people

I just want everything to go OK

OK?

EVERYONE

Sure..

WILLOW

Ok every one gather round

Buffys bed and hold hands

XANDER

Ooh hand holding

intriguing

THE GANG ALL SIT DOWN AROUND BUFFY APART FROM WESLEY WHO IS STANDING BACK

WILLOW

You to Wesley

WESLEY

(PLEASED) Oh really... OK then

WILLOW

Ok the vessel

is opposite Buffy,

We have to smear the

blood on him

CORDELIA

Oh thank god I'm not

the slayey, blood stains

are so hard to get out

WILLOW PUTS SOME BLOOD ON GILES' FACE. HE MAKES A GROSS FACE

GILES

Lovely..

WILLOW

So, now we

all have our hands joined,

we start the chant

ALL OF THEM

Demos, I pray to

thee, invoke our sacred

vessel the power

of the chosen one, the slayer

Incatannay, Horusha

A LIGHT COMES FROM BUFFY AND STARTS TO TRAVEL TO GILES. THE GANG START TO SQUIRM AND SUDDENLY ARE OVERCOME BY THE POWERFUL MAGIC. THE LIGHT SPLITS AND KNOCKS THEM ALL INTO BUFFYS WALLS. THIS ENDS THE SPELL AS THEY LOSE THEIR FOCUS

ANGEL

Buffy? Are you hurt

BUFFY

Me.. no I'm good

WILLOW

Soo, did it work

GILES

I don't feel any stronger

Maybe my agility..

HE GOES TO DO A FORWARD FLIP BUT TRIPS AND FALLS OVER

BUFFY

Lets not totally ruin my

room here guys

CORDELIA

So maybe someone

else is the slayer

THEY ALL START LOOKING AT THEMSELVES AND PUNCHING THE AIR

WILLOW

It failed, I don't believe

it... I saw the light come from Buffy

BUFFY

I better still have my powers if

no one else got them

WILLOW

Do you?

BUFFY

I don't know, this sickness

has made it hard to tell

ANGEL

(TO GILES)Well maybe you need

a nights rest, for effect

GILES

Yes perhaps I do

Well I should probably go home then

XANDER

Sorry Buff me to

I got stuff to do

CORDELIA

I gotta go to OK

Umm get well soon

OZ

Sorry bout the spell

See ya..

WILLOW

I like how he gets to the point

I should probably go to then

BUFFY

Thats cool, I should rest you

know, get up the slayer

strength, if I still have it

THEY ALL START LEAVING

CUT TO:

WILLOW XANDER OZ ANGEL AND GILES ARE WALKING DOWN THE STREET TOWARD THE GRAVEYARD

XANDER

I can't believe

Cordelia went home with

that.. that Suit wearing guy

OZ

Good insult

XANDER

Its not that

I'm jeaouse about it

Oh wait yes I am, I'm insanely

jealous about the whole thing

How do you do it Angel?

You think I could brood like you

ANGEL

Just give it time

WILLOW

Its nice how you guys all

come together in time of need

SUDDENLY FIVE VAMPIRES POP OUT

VAMPIRES

We need sacrifices!

ANGEL

(TO THE GANG)

I can handle this

VAMPIRES

Vampire with

a soul, quiet your traitorous

blowhole

ONE OF THE VAMPIRES STRIKES ANGEL AND HE FALLS DOWN

ANGEL

OK then, now I'm angry

XANDER

(TO OZ QUIETLY)

Hes like the hulk

don't you think?

BEFORE OZ CAN REPLY TWO VAMPIRES COME AT WILLOW XANDER OZ AND GILES

THE FIRST ONE KNOCKS GILES TO THE FLOOR IN AN INSTANT

WILLOW

(NERVOUS) So, I guess

GIles is definately not the slayer

OZ

Hearing that

THE VAMPIRES COME TOWARDS OZ AND WILLOW BUT XANDER UNEXPECTEDLY JUMPS IN

WILLOW

Xander what are you doing

XANDER

Trust me I have no

idea at all

THE VAMPIRE GOES TO HIT HIM BUT XANDER CATCHES THE PUNCH

CAMERA: XANDERS FACE LLOKING BEMUSED

HE HITS THE VAMPIRE AND THEN KICKS HIM OVER A GRAVESTONE

ANOTHER COMES AT HIM BUT HE FLIPS OVER IT AND STAKES HIM

XANDER

OK this is weird

VAMPIRE

You must die!!

IT COMES AT XANDER BUT HE STAKES IT BEFORE IT EVEN HITS HIM

WILLOW

Oh my god, the spell

it worked, its Xander

OZ

Huh.. unexpected

XANDER

(TO THE OTHER THREE VAMPS)

Thats right dustbunnies

they'res a new slayer in town

THE THREE VAMPIRES RUN AWAY

XANDER

Hey come back, I

need to bust my moves on

you guys..

(EXCITED) You think I

should go after them,

theres evil afoot!

OZ

Does that sound entirely

weird coming out of Xanders

mouth?

FADE OUT

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