INT. MAGIC BOX'S MAIN ROOM - DAY
The entire Scooby gang is assembled. WILLOW, XANDER, TARA and DAWN sit at the table while BUFFY sulks in the corner of the room. ANYA is counting the money in the cash register, as usual. GILES hangs up the phone and turns to address the group.
GILES (taking off glasses and cleaning them) Well, it seems that Faith has managed to escape from jail. The Watcher's Council is tracking her, but does not seem to know where she is headed. I think our best guess is Sunnydale, so everyone should be extra careful.
WILLOW Great, just what we need. A psycho killer on the loose, on top of everything else we're dealing with.
XANDER On that cheery note, I have to go for my construction gig in Pepperdine. Call me if anything comes up; especially if Faith is gonna be anywhere near Pepperdine.
ANYA (pouting) I don't see why you have to go. Don't you want to stay here with me?
XANDER Of course I do, Ahn, but if we want more money I need to work and that -
ANYA (cutting him off) Say no more. You must leave immediately and make more money!
While XANDER and ANYA continue to talk in the background, BUFFY steps forward and speaks to GILES.
BUFFY About what I said earlier.
GILES Yes, I thought about it carefully, and I don't think you should return to school, yet.
BUFFY
But I -
GILES (cutting her off) UC Sunnydale isn't going anywhere and you need to be here, catching up on all the patrolling and slaying you have missed since your mother's death.
BUFFY looks pained.
GILES Plus, I don't think anyone here could bear to lose you right now, even if only for a short time. College isn't the best thing for you right now and you seem quite distraught -
BUFFY (cutting Giles off) Seem? I am sad, Giles! My mom just died. In fact, I am a lot worse off than I look!
BUFFY storms out of the room and into the training room.
SPIKE, just moments later, comes running in through the front door of the Magic Box with a blanket over his bleached head to protect him from the sun's harmful rays. Smoke is coming off of him.
SPIKE Bloody hell!
All of the Scooby gang notices his arrival.
DAWN Hey, Spike!
SPIKE Hello, nibblet. Where's the big sis?
DAWN In back.
SPIKE starts toward the back, but XANDER grabs his arm.
XANDER I think she wants to be alone right now.
CLOSE UP on SPIKE. He glances at the training room and shrugs, moving toward the table where DAWN is, taking a seat.
The entire Scooby gang is assembled. WILLOW, XANDER, TARA and DAWN sit at the table while BUFFY sulks in the corner of the room. ANYA is counting the money in the cash register, as usual. GILES hangs up the phone and turns to address the group.
GILES (taking off glasses and cleaning them) Well, it seems that Faith has managed to escape from jail. The Watcher's Council is tracking her, but does not seem to know where she is headed. I think our best guess is Sunnydale, so everyone should be extra careful.
WILLOW Great, just what we need. A psycho killer on the loose, on top of everything else we're dealing with.
XANDER On that cheery note, I have to go for my construction gig in Pepperdine. Call me if anything comes up; especially if Faith is gonna be anywhere near Pepperdine.
ANYA (pouting) I don't see why you have to go. Don't you want to stay here with me?
XANDER Of course I do, Ahn, but if we want more money I need to work and that -
ANYA (cutting him off) Say no more. You must leave immediately and make more money!
While XANDER and ANYA continue to talk in the background, BUFFY steps forward and speaks to GILES.
BUFFY About what I said earlier.
GILES Yes, I thought about it carefully, and I don't think you should return to school, yet.
BUFFY
But I -
GILES (cutting her off) UC Sunnydale isn't going anywhere and you need to be here, catching up on all the patrolling and slaying you have missed since your mother's death.
BUFFY looks pained.
GILES Plus, I don't think anyone here could bear to lose you right now, even if only for a short time. College isn't the best thing for you right now and you seem quite distraught -
BUFFY (cutting Giles off) Seem? I am sad, Giles! My mom just died. In fact, I am a lot worse off than I look!
BUFFY storms out of the room and into the training room.
SPIKE, just moments later, comes running in through the front door of the Magic Box with a blanket over his bleached head to protect him from the sun's harmful rays. Smoke is coming off of him.
SPIKE Bloody hell!
All of the Scooby gang notices his arrival.
DAWN Hey, Spike!
SPIKE Hello, nibblet. Where's the big sis?
DAWN In back.
SPIKE starts toward the back, but XANDER grabs his arm.
XANDER I think she wants to be alone right now.
CLOSE UP on SPIKE. He glances at the training room and shrugs, moving toward the table where DAWN is, taking a seat.