PART 3
Buffy looks at the man standing in front of her.
BUFFY: Who are you?
MAN: Your murderer.
The man tries to grab Buffy, but she dodges. She hits him. He looks shocked, but he hit doesn't affect him.
BUFFY: Oh, yeah! I've got more where that came from.
She punches him again, knocking him to the ground.
BUFFY: Told ya!
She attacks him again, but he grabs her arm and throws her into the wall. She slides down to the floor. He gets up.
MAN: You're the one who started this. But don't worry, I'll be the one to finish it.
SPIKE: (off screen) Do I get a say in this?
The man turns as Spike does a flying kick, connecting with his chest. The man stumbles back a few steps. He rushes at Spike, trying to grab him, but he ends ups running right through Spike. Buffy gets up and tries to attack the man once again, but he backhands her, sending her halfway down the hallway. The man looks at Spike.
MAN: I have no need for you anyway.
He tries to hit Spike but his fist goes right through him.
SPIKE: Not so easy is it, mate?
Spike throws a punch at the man. The man catches his fist.
MAN: Easy enough.
The man hits Spike. He goes flying right through the wall. The man looks at Buffy and begins approaching her. She stands up, getting into her fight stance. The man turns his head quickly, as if he's being called. He looks at Buffy once again.
MAN: Today is your lucky day, Slayer.
The man vanishes. Spike comes walking back through the wall.
SPIKE: Where'd he go?
BUFFY: (she begins walking) We need to get to Vanessa.
SPIKE: I agree, love.
Angel's office
Angel is sitting in his chair looking out of the office window when Fred and Wesley walk in.
ANGEL: Did you two come up with anything?
FRED: That's a negative.
ANGEL: I figured as much. Any ideas?
WESLEY: None.
FRED: We just have to keep Vanessa safe. I think Gunn's with her now, so everything should be okay.
ANGEL: Good. We'll keep her here until we think of how to stop this man she's talking about.
FRED: Not to be untrusting of her, but I'm starting to get the impression that there is no man…or whatever it is that's after her.
WESLEY: You think she made it up?
FRED: I'm not saying yes, but kinda, yeah!
Gunn comes running into the office.
GUNN: I've got bad news.
The corridor
Buffy stops walking and looks at Spike.
BUFFY: How did you know that I was here?
SPIKE: I was following you.
BUFFY: (she begins walking again) Following me? A little stalker-ish if you ask me.
SPIKE: Well, I'm not asking you. And besides I was just making sure you were safe, that's all. You should be bowing down to me. If I hadn't gotten here when I did –
BUFFY: What, Spike? What do you think you did besides getting thrown through the wall? Saved me?
SPIKE: Well, yeah.
BUFFY: I'm not your damsel in distress. I can protect myself. Slayer remember? That means something.
SPIKE: And what's that?
BUFFY: (taken off guard) Uh…it means that…I'm the protector of the world.
SPIKE: (scoffs) You and about a thousand more.
BUFFY: (stops walking) So what are you saying? I don't count anymore just because there are other Slayers all over the world?
SPIKE: I didn't mean it like that.
BUFFY: Then how did you mean it? (begins walking off) You know what? I don't' even want to hear it. Let's just go!
SPIKE: Buffy?
BUFFY: What is it now, Spike?
SPIKE: I missed you.
BUFFY: (she stops, but doesn't look back) I…I missed you too. (she looks down, then softly) That day in the Hellmouth.
SPIKE: Yeah?
BUFFY: I meant it.
SPIKE: I know. (he approaches her) I know you did.
Buffy turns around and looks deep into Spike's eyes.
Flash to –
The Hellmouth
Buffy and Spike's hands engulfed in flames.
Back to –
The corridor
BUFFY: I can't –
Spike puts a finger to her lips.
SPIKE: Don't ruin this with words, love.
He caresses her face. Buffy closes her eyes.
ANGEL: (off screen) Buffy!
Both Buffy and Spike snap back into reality.
BUFFY: Angel!
ANGEL: It's Vanessa.
Angel's office
Angel, Buffy, Fred, Spike, and Gunn sit around the office talking.
FRED: How is it that's he's able to get in here with all of the security we have. We can detect anything.
BUFFY: He's got that neat poof-y thing.
WESLEY: The poof-y thing?
SPIKE: He can teleport.
WESLEY: I see.
BUFFY: After he attacked me…(looks at Spike) and Spike, he looked as if someone was calling his name or something. He told me that it was my lucky day and vanished.
ANGEL: So you think he'll come back.
BUFFY: I'd bet my life on it…again.
ANGEL: We'll have to be ready for him?
GUNN: And how do you suppose we do that, Angel? He's stronger than all of us and he can teleport to wherever he wants.
ANGEL: We've fought worst things than this guy.
WESLEY: He has to have a weakness. We just need to find it somehow. Fred and I have been researching endlessly…
FRED: I wouldn't say endlessly.
WESLEY: Just the same, we've been researching a lot and haven't been able to even find anything that even comes close to this guy's description. Buffy, do you have any information that would be of worth?
BUFFY: Yeah, Wes. Just let me check my Slayer killer's almanac and I'll get back with you. (begins pacing) We don't have time to sit around and wait. He's coming back to kill me and I don't think I'll be so lucky the next time.
ANGEL: What are you suggesting?
BUFFY: We set a trap.
FRED: I've got an idea to keep him from teleporting.
BUFFY: Great!
FRED: Let's all go to the lab.
One by one they begin walking out of the office. Angel and Buffy are the last to leave.
ANGEL: I guess you're done baking. And it looks like Spike got the first bite.
He walks out of the office before Buffy has time to respond.
Vanessa's room
Buffy sits in a chair reading a book. A swirl of energy begins to form in front of her. She doesn't seem to notice as she is very into the book she is reading. The man appears in front of her.
BUFFY: I was wondering when you'd get here. I was becoming quite impatient.
Buffy puts the book down.
MAN: You don't really think you'll make it out alive do you?
BUFFY: Hey, that was my line.
Buffy stands up and faces the man.
BUFFY: Let's get this over with once and for all.
The man smiles and grabs Buffy by her throat.
MAN: Yeah, let's!
END OF PART 3
Buffy looks at the man standing in front of her.
BUFFY: Who are you?
MAN: Your murderer.
The man tries to grab Buffy, but she dodges. She hits him. He looks shocked, but he hit doesn't affect him.
BUFFY: Oh, yeah! I've got more where that came from.
She punches him again, knocking him to the ground.
BUFFY: Told ya!
She attacks him again, but he grabs her arm and throws her into the wall. She slides down to the floor. He gets up.
MAN: You're the one who started this. But don't worry, I'll be the one to finish it.
SPIKE: (off screen) Do I get a say in this?
The man turns as Spike does a flying kick, connecting with his chest. The man stumbles back a few steps. He rushes at Spike, trying to grab him, but he ends ups running right through Spike. Buffy gets up and tries to attack the man once again, but he backhands her, sending her halfway down the hallway. The man looks at Spike.
MAN: I have no need for you anyway.
He tries to hit Spike but his fist goes right through him.
SPIKE: Not so easy is it, mate?
Spike throws a punch at the man. The man catches his fist.
MAN: Easy enough.
The man hits Spike. He goes flying right through the wall. The man looks at Buffy and begins approaching her. She stands up, getting into her fight stance. The man turns his head quickly, as if he's being called. He looks at Buffy once again.
MAN: Today is your lucky day, Slayer.
The man vanishes. Spike comes walking back through the wall.
SPIKE: Where'd he go?
BUFFY: (she begins walking) We need to get to Vanessa.
SPIKE: I agree, love.
Angel's office
Angel is sitting in his chair looking out of the office window when Fred and Wesley walk in.
ANGEL: Did you two come up with anything?
FRED: That's a negative.
ANGEL: I figured as much. Any ideas?
WESLEY: None.
FRED: We just have to keep Vanessa safe. I think Gunn's with her now, so everything should be okay.
ANGEL: Good. We'll keep her here until we think of how to stop this man she's talking about.
FRED: Not to be untrusting of her, but I'm starting to get the impression that there is no man…or whatever it is that's after her.
WESLEY: You think she made it up?
FRED: I'm not saying yes, but kinda, yeah!
Gunn comes running into the office.
GUNN: I've got bad news.
The corridor
Buffy stops walking and looks at Spike.
BUFFY: How did you know that I was here?
SPIKE: I was following you.
BUFFY: (she begins walking again) Following me? A little stalker-ish if you ask me.
SPIKE: Well, I'm not asking you. And besides I was just making sure you were safe, that's all. You should be bowing down to me. If I hadn't gotten here when I did –
BUFFY: What, Spike? What do you think you did besides getting thrown through the wall? Saved me?
SPIKE: Well, yeah.
BUFFY: I'm not your damsel in distress. I can protect myself. Slayer remember? That means something.
SPIKE: And what's that?
BUFFY: (taken off guard) Uh…it means that…I'm the protector of the world.
SPIKE: (scoffs) You and about a thousand more.
BUFFY: (stops walking) So what are you saying? I don't count anymore just because there are other Slayers all over the world?
SPIKE: I didn't mean it like that.
BUFFY: Then how did you mean it? (begins walking off) You know what? I don't' even want to hear it. Let's just go!
SPIKE: Buffy?
BUFFY: What is it now, Spike?
SPIKE: I missed you.
BUFFY: (she stops, but doesn't look back) I…I missed you too. (she looks down, then softly) That day in the Hellmouth.
SPIKE: Yeah?
BUFFY: I meant it.
SPIKE: I know. (he approaches her) I know you did.
Buffy turns around and looks deep into Spike's eyes.
Flash to –
The Hellmouth
Buffy and Spike's hands engulfed in flames.
Back to –
The corridor
BUFFY: I can't –
Spike puts a finger to her lips.
SPIKE: Don't ruin this with words, love.
He caresses her face. Buffy closes her eyes.
ANGEL: (off screen) Buffy!
Both Buffy and Spike snap back into reality.
BUFFY: Angel!
ANGEL: It's Vanessa.
Angel's office
Angel, Buffy, Fred, Spike, and Gunn sit around the office talking.
FRED: How is it that's he's able to get in here with all of the security we have. We can detect anything.
BUFFY: He's got that neat poof-y thing.
WESLEY: The poof-y thing?
SPIKE: He can teleport.
WESLEY: I see.
BUFFY: After he attacked me…(looks at Spike) and Spike, he looked as if someone was calling his name or something. He told me that it was my lucky day and vanished.
ANGEL: So you think he'll come back.
BUFFY: I'd bet my life on it…again.
ANGEL: We'll have to be ready for him?
GUNN: And how do you suppose we do that, Angel? He's stronger than all of us and he can teleport to wherever he wants.
ANGEL: We've fought worst things than this guy.
WESLEY: He has to have a weakness. We just need to find it somehow. Fred and I have been researching endlessly…
FRED: I wouldn't say endlessly.
WESLEY: Just the same, we've been researching a lot and haven't been able to even find anything that even comes close to this guy's description. Buffy, do you have any information that would be of worth?
BUFFY: Yeah, Wes. Just let me check my Slayer killer's almanac and I'll get back with you. (begins pacing) We don't have time to sit around and wait. He's coming back to kill me and I don't think I'll be so lucky the next time.
ANGEL: What are you suggesting?
BUFFY: We set a trap.
FRED: I've got an idea to keep him from teleporting.
BUFFY: Great!
FRED: Let's all go to the lab.
One by one they begin walking out of the office. Angel and Buffy are the last to leave.
ANGEL: I guess you're done baking. And it looks like Spike got the first bite.
He walks out of the office before Buffy has time to respond.
Vanessa's room
Buffy sits in a chair reading a book. A swirl of energy begins to form in front of her. She doesn't seem to notice as she is very into the book she is reading. The man appears in front of her.
BUFFY: I was wondering when you'd get here. I was becoming quite impatient.
Buffy puts the book down.
MAN: You don't really think you'll make it out alive do you?
BUFFY: Hey, that was my line.
Buffy stands up and faces the man.
BUFFY: Let's get this over with once and for all.
The man smiles and grabs Buffy by her throat.
MAN: Yeah, let's!
END OF PART 3