Title: Dancing With the Demons, Episode 3 (Part 3)
Author: redsrule1
Fandoms: Buffy, Angel, Dancing With the Stars
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I didn't make up the characters, the music, the shows, or the dances. I just live them sometimes.
Pairings: Gen
Characters: Just about everyone
Author's Notes: Thanks to yourlibrarian for the beta.
Summary: Nine couples, ONE winner, and you choose who becomes the champion!

Dancing With The Demons
Episode Three, Part Three

(Short, four-bar version of the show's theme music plays as we return from the break.)

LORNE
Welcome back, to DANCING WITH THE DEMONS! Harmony and Giles have just finished their Mambo and it's time now to see how the judges scored them!

ANNOUNCER
Will the judges please reveal their scores? Drogyn The Battlebrand?

DROGYN
Six. (CROWD boos cautiously.)

ANNOUNCER
Wesley Wyndam-Price?

WESLEY
Seven. (CROWD groans.)

ANNOUNCER
Daniel Osbourne?

OZ
Six. (CROWD boos.)

(Cut to backstage where HARMONY and GILES stand with ILLYRIA. XANDER and ANYA sit on the couch in the background. XANDER is covering his eyes with his hand.)

ILLYRIA
Your Mambo has been rated a nineteen by the judges. This is not the first time you have been rated so poorly. You are obviously not putting sufficient time and effort into preparing for these dances.

HARMONY
(Looking at GILES.) See? This is why I don't like to talk to her! Can we go now?

GILES
Although I put every effort into these dances, I have to say that my work with the Watchers' Council and Wolfram & Hart to stage this competition in the first place is what we should focus on here. After all, we are talking of a cultural exchange here which may possibly lead to a détente between--

ILLYRIA
Precisely. Therefore, as the leader of the Watchers' Council, you most of all should be putting forth your best effort. If you wish to initiate some sort of peace between the human and demon worlds, you must lead by example, and yet your performance calls into question your own commitment to this end.

HARMONY
Can we go now? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeze?

GILES
(Wincing.) I-- now, see here--

XANDER
Is it over yet?

ANYA
No, it's just now beginning. And take your hand away from your eyes. You look stupid.

XANDER
But the hips are still there! No Giles hips! No Giles hips!

ANYA
So you enjoy looking like a buffoon on national and trans-dimensional TV.

XANDER
(Takes his hand from his eyes and looks at Anya.) "Trans-dimensional?"

ANYA
Of course. How can this show help to bring demons and humans together if only the humans can see it?

XANDER
See, I'm not really getting the importance of what some ugly slime-monster from Hell-Dimension X thinks of me.

ANYA
Yeah? Well how about what I think of you? --Oh, wait, I forgot. You don't really care about that, either.

HARMONY
Don't yell at my Gilsie. He works hard.

ILLYRIA
I tire of this conversation. We will return to the host.

(Cut to LORNE)

LORNE
Okay. Last episode, our next couple stayed out of the Bottom Two by a nose! Let's see if they can avoid bloodshed this time! It's Xander and Anya!

(Cut to montage.)
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ANNOUNCER
Last episode, an unfortunate spill marred their Rumba!
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(Episode clip.)

ANYA
(Holding her nose.) By dose! You brog by dose!
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ANNOUNCER
Can they smell victory with their Mambo this week, or will they blow it?
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(Post-dance interview from previous episode.)
(XANDER and ANYA sit together in front of the camera, still in costume.)

ANYA
I felt that not having you catch the bouquet was more appropriate.

XANDER
But we practiced it with me catching the bouquet.

ANYA
Actually we practiced it with you attempting to catch it and missing it more often than not. And, oh, I'm sorry. I changed something we had planned at the last minute without telling you? How insensitive of me.
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XANDER
(Solo interview.)
Ok, so, I broke Anya's nose. Or at least, she acts like it's broken. And that it's really my fault. I mean, yeah, I wasn't supposed to get up until she came to get me, but shouldn't she have been watching where she was going? Anyway, I'm glad we did better this time. Ahn's easing off a bit even with the whole nose thing bothering her. She's even added a morning bathroom break to the schedule. (Shakes finger at camera.) "As long as you don't abuse it and continue to perform well." (Laughs.) Heh. Save me.
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(Rehearsal clip.)
(XANDER and ANYA stand in a dance studio. ANYA holds a clipboard, and is showing XANDER something on it.)

XANDER
The clipboard again? Haven't you learned anything from what the judges said last time?

ANYA
Oh, yes, I have! If you look right here, you'll see that for this dance I'm proposing we split leading duties 75 - 25 in your favor. The judges seem to want you to lead, although I'm not sure why. I'm obviously the better dancer. It would make more sense for me to lead.

XANDER
But Ahn, honey, I'm the guy.

ANYA
So?
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ANYA
(Interview.)
It's tradition. (Scoffs.) That is the stupidest reason for anything I've ever heard. Why does the male have to lead in ballroom dancing? Tradition. Why does the Zimbar demon tribe sacrifice their smartest members to the volcano god? Tradition. Makes no sense. In the end, everybody ends up with incompetent leaders.
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(Rehearsal clip.)
(XANDER and ANYA practicing in a dance studio. They stop.)

ANYA
No, no! You're doing it wrong! Are you trying to trip me again? Do you want to break my nose again?

XANDER
You want me to answer that truthfully?

ANYA
Everything's a joke to you! Maybe if you concentrated instead of making jokes you could get your hips to move the right way.

XANDER
(Thrusting his hips forward and back.) I don't recall any complaints about how I moved my hips before.
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ANYA
(Interview.)
He won't take anything seriously. (Holds up clipboard.) I have to have this schedule or who knows what he'd end up doing? Probably jumping into a volcano.
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(Rehearsal clip.)
(XANDER and ANYA stand in front of the mirror on the dance studio wall.)

ANYA
You have to make your hips move like this. (Demonstrates proper Latin Hip Motion.)

XANDER
My hips can't do that.

ANYA
They can if you try. Try to be sexy. Mambo is sexy. You should move your hips in a sexy way.

XANDER
(Thrusting his hips forward and back.) I tried that and you yelled at me!

ANYA
(Sighs.) The volcano god wouldn't have you.

XANDER
What?

ANYA
(Sighs louder, turns to walk away, head down, dejected.) Nothing. Never mind.

XANDER
(Grabs her shoulder and turns her to face him.) Ahn. Stop. Look. I know you want to win this thing. And I'm sorry you got stuck with me. But I'm trying as hard as I can. I'm not Mr. Sexy Latin Mambo guy. I never have been. And that's not why you fell in love with me to begin with, is it?

ANYA
(Reluctantly.) No.

XANDER
So what was it?

ANYA
Well, you were pleasing enough to look at. And you were a nice person. You were the only one who would talk to me.

XANDER
And…?

ANYA
And you made me laugh. Sometimes.

XANDER
So maybe instead of trying to make me into something I'm not, we try to play to my strengths. Huh? (Takes her chin in his hand and lifts her head to look at him.) Huh?

ANYA
(Reluctantly smiling.) Okay. Maybe the volcano god would take you.

XANDER
Who is this volcano god? Is another apocalypse coming?
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(Montage ends.)

ANNOUNCER
Dancing the Mambo: Xander Harris and Anyanka!

(ANYA stands in the middle of the dance floor wearing a red bra and tap pants with a large charm pendant around her neck.)

("Living La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin plays.)

(XANDER appears at the side of the dance floor, wearing a bright Hawaiian shirt and baggy pants. He is standing with one foot on a skateboard. He skates past ANYA, looking at her the whole time, until he cranes his neck so far that he mocks falling off the board. He stumbles, but catches his balance. He walks up to ANYA, grabs the charm on her necklace and yanks it off of her, tossing it aside. He leads her into a series of spins, then they break into various Mambo moves.)

(XANDER twirls ANYA out of standard dance hold and puts his arms around her waist. She does the same, and they sway back and forth in time with the music. They step away from one another and turn back to back, then mime karate chops and kicks. They face each other, and XANDER takes ANYA's face in his hands and pulls her in close, then they break into more Mambo moves.)

(Releasing dance hold, XANDER does a spin, then ANYA mimics it. XANDER turns his back to her and faces the judges, then pulls a quarter out of his pocket and flips it a couple of times while ANYA wriggles her hips sexily behind him, staring at him and fanning herself with her hand. She dances up beside him and, smiling widely at the judges, they do a couple of chorus line kicks. XANDER faces ANYA and holds his left hand up. She slaps her right hand into his and they take dance position and resume the Mambo.)

(They dance up to the steps to the stage, then turn to face the audience as the music hits its final chord. They both sit down on the steps, miming laughter.)

(The CROWD cheers and XANDER stands, helps ANYA to her feet, and takes her over to the Judges' Table and LORNE.)

LORNE
They met, they fell in love, they danced! Nice job! Wesley, how did you like that routine?

WESLEY
It was a very enjoyable routine. (CROWD cheers.) What you lack in dance ability, you make up for in energy. You looked like you were having fun out there, and that's important. Well done.

XANDER
Thanks. That's what we were going for.

LORNE
Oz?

OZ
Some heel leads which don't belong in a Latin dance, and you were off time part of the dance. (CROWD boos.) But I got where you were coming from (slight smile).

LORNE
(To CROWD) Hey, don't boo him! We've finally gotten him to talk! All right, Drogyn, what would you like to say?

(DROGYN scowls at LORNE and opens his mouth to speak.)

LORNE cont.
(Quickly) --About their routine.

DROGYN
(Small sigh of relief.) The other judges are correct. What they did not mention is that your hip movements are inadequate for a Mambo. In addition, you must work on your arm movements. They are somewhat stiff.

ANYA
(Pointing at XANDER) Well, he's somewhat stiff.

(XANDER's eyes widen, and he quickly looks down at his zipper. The CROWD titters with laughter.)

DROGYN
(Looking at the CROWD.) Why do they laugh?

ANYA
What? He is!

XANDER
She means I'm awkward.

ANYA
Yes. And very stiff. I should know.

LORNE
Okay, children, how about you go on backstage.

(XANDER leads ANYA backstage, trying to explain to her what was wrong with what she said.)

LORNE cont.
Let's check backstage with Illyria.

(Cut to backstage, where ILLYRIA stands with XANDER and ANYA, and CLEM and BUFFY sit on the couch in the background.)

ILLYRIA
You have amused the judges.

ANYA
(Leaning in toward the camera.) I just want to say that I was not referring to his penis being erect. I was merely referring to the stiffness with which he moves. I do not believe his penis is currently erect. (She looks at XANDER and nods with a smile, pleased that she has now taken care of the misunderstanding.)

(XANDER grins uncomfortably.)

ILLYRIA
Was that condition crucial to your routine? Did he let you down again?

ANYA
Oh, no. Flaccid was perfectly acceptable.

(XANDER slaps his hand to his forehead.)

ILLYRIA
Then let us hear the judges' scores.

(Cut to Judges' Table.)

ANNOUNCER
The judges are ready with their scores. Drogyn The Battlebrand?

DROGYN
Seven.

ANNOUNCER
Wesley Wyndam-Price?

WESLEY
Seven.

ANNOUNCER
Daniel Osbourne?

OZ
Seven.

(Cut to backstage.)

ILLYRIA
You have received a score of twenty-one. It keeps you out of last place, but is worse than you did last time. You do not seem to be improving, either. Perhaps an erect penis would have helped.

XANDER
Could we leave my-- thing out of this?

ANYA
Yes. I don't believe it would help.

XANDER
Thank you.

ANYA
It's connected to your hips and you don't know how to use them properly. The judge said so.

ILLYRIA
Have you taught him nothing?

ANYA
I have tried.

ILLYRIA
Then you need to try something new. Only a fool continues to use the same strategy when it has already lost previous battles. See to it. Mr. Baboo is trying a new strategy tonight, although I do not like it. Still, he makes the effort. Take heed. You are dismissed.

(Cut to LORNE.)

LORNE
You get it all on this show: drama, humor, and highbrow conversation. Isn't that right, Mr. Baboo? (Smiles at WESLEY, who shrugs.) Last but not least, they were champions of Cha Cha and they quelled the Quickstep! Will they be able to tame the Tango? It's Clem and Buffy!

(Cut to montage.)
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ANNOUNCER
They've topped the Leader Board for two weeks running!
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(Episode clip.)
(Edited clips of CLEM and BUFFY standing with LORNE at the Judges' Table.)

OZ
A good job.

WESLEY
Your dancing ability continues to surprise us, Clem.
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ANNOUNCER
Can they maintain their lofty position or will this week bring a fall?
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BUFFY
(Interview)
I'm afraid we ran into a little snafu this week.
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(Rehearsal Clip)
(CLEM and BUFFY sitting at a table beside the dance floor, taking a break.)

BUFFY
You okay? You seem a little off, today.

CLEM
Why am I the "surprise" leader?

BUFFY
What?

CLEM
Well, if I'm the "surprise" leader, then nobody must've thought I could do this.

BUFFY
(Muttering) Oh, crap.

CLEM
Why doesn't anyone think I can do this, Buffy?

BUFFY
Well, um, I don't think they expected any of the students to already know anything about dancing, Clem.

CLEM
(Frowning and shaking his head vigorously, ears flying..) If that's the case, then no matter who was in first place, it would be surprising, and so it wouldn't be surprising at all.

BUFFY
I don't think so, Clem. I-- it's just the way television is, Clem. They-- they always gotta hype it up-- like-- like when, oh! Like when Janet Jackson had her "wardrobe malfunction," I mean who even remembers who was playing the game, right?

CLEM
The New England Patriots beat the Carolina Panthers 32 - 29. But no, you said it yourself in your interview the very first week. I'm not anyone's first choice as a dance partner. Or tenth. Everybody expected somebody good looking like Spike to be in first place. Not me.

BUFFY
It's not anything-- it-- it-- it doesn't mean--

CLEM
(Standing up and walking toward the kitchenette) I think I'd like to be alone for a little while. We can practice later. (Closes kitchenette door behind him.)

BUFFY
Clem?
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CLEM
(Interview.)
It's 'cause of me. I mean, Buffy's attractive, for a human, or so they tell me. Her skin's much too tight for my taste. I've found that human women get much more attractive the older they get. But anyway, she's strong and agile, so it shouldn't be any surprise that she's doing well. But I'm not particularly strong, and I'm not the-- the-- sexy kinda guy. And Tango's s'posed to be kinda sexy.
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(Rehearsal clip.)
(CLEM and BUFFY stand facing each other in a dance studio.)

BUFFY
Okay, now step up to me. (CLEM steps up and stands right in front of BUFFY.) Right. Now all the way in, Clem. (Grabs his hips and pulls him into body contact.)

CLEM
(Turns away quickly and throws his hands up and shakes his head vigorously.) No, no, no, no, no!
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BUFFY
(Interview.)
This whole "nobody expects me to win" thing is messing with his confidence. So I've been trying to build him up.
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(Rehearsal clip.)
(BUFFY sits at a table in the dance studio. CLEM enters.)

BUFFY
(Cheerfully) Hi, Clem!

CLEM
(Waves.) Hi, Buffy.

BUFFY
That's a nice shirt you're wearing.

CLEM
(Looks down at his shirt.) It's the same shirt I wore yesterday.

BUFFY
(Resisting the urge to roll her eyes and make an "eww" face.) Yeah… I know! And it looks-- really good on you! I bet that's why you decided to wear it… two days in a row.

CLEM
Well, it's three, really, 'cause I had it on the day before, too.

BUFFY
That-- that's one of the reasons you're such a-- swell guy! You know what looks good and you stick with it!

(CLEM starts to smile.)

BUFFY
Just don't push your luck with it, though. Part of being a good dresser is variety-- gotta keep 'em guessing.
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CLEM
(Interview.)
But I'm not really cool like Spike or respected like Rupert or --well, Angel's just in a bad mood all the time, isn't he? I mean, he really needs to lighten up. But I think it's sad that just because humans judge someone to be unattractive, they assume that they lack other qualities and abilities as well. And besides, I know of several Forest Demons who consider me to be quite the looker! And they've been extra friendly ever since I've been doing this show. A lot of people have. They come up and talk to me now, being really nice. Some guy named Oliver gave me his business card and seemed very anxious for me to call him but he was kinda pushy and strange so I don't think I will. Even Buffy's been acting strangely this week.
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BUFFY
(Interview.)
Clem was down so I went a little easy on him in practice this week. At least I tried. I think this all made him that much more focused. I mean, he couldn't have gotten less focused. He didn't ask me about Dawn once this week-- oop! Sorry, Dawn. You can edit that out, right? Oh! I shouldn't have said that. 'Cause every time somebody says that on TV, that's exactly the part that they show! So, hey, Dawn, I was just kidding. Clem still asks about you all the-- aw, forget it.
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(Rehearsal clip.)
(CLEM and BUFFY practicing in dance studio. They stop.)

BUFFY
Okay, I think that's enough for today.

CLEM
Huh? But I didn't get it right.

BUFFY
That's okay. We'll get it tomorrow. (Smiles sweetly at him, pats his hand, and exits into the restroom.)
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CLEM
(Interview.)
I think she's trying to come on to me.
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BUFFY
(Interview.)
I also kinda went easy on him this week 'cause I wasn't quite sure what to do with the Tango. I mean, Clem's not really a Tango kinda guy.
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CLEM
(Interview.)
Oh, no, Tango's really hard for me. I'm not a macho guy, or a scary guy, unless I do my face thing. You wanna see my face thing? No? Oh. I-it's really no trouble-- oh. Okay.
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BUFFY
(Interview.)
And I'm not really a Tango kinda girl, either. I mean, I'm not really one to flaunt it, ya' know?
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(Rehearsal clip.)
(CLEM and BUFFY dancing Tango. They stop.)

CLEM
Sorry.

BUFFY
That's okay. Hey, I thought you were gonna keep 'em guessin' about what you were gonna wear next.

CLEM
(Excitedly) Oh, I am! I figured after what you said, the last thing anybody'd expect would be for me to wear this shirt again! What'd'ya think?

BUFFY
(Shaking her head.) I think it's you.

CLEM
Yeah. But this Tango's not.

BUFFY
(Looking down, as if to find an answer on the floor.) I know. It's not me, either. (Pause. Looks up, smiling.) So let's not be us.

CLEM
What?
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CLEM
(Interview.)
I'm gonna show all those "surprised" people when I walk home with that trophy!
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(Montage ends.)

ANNOUNCER
Dancing the Tango: Clem and Buffy Summers!

(CLEM stands in the middle of the dance floor, hunched over and head down. He is completely covered by a large, black blanket.)

("Highway To Hell" by AC-DC plays.)

(As the beat kicks in, CLEM stands up straight and throws off the blanket. He is waring black jeans, a black T-shirt, a long black duster, and a "Billy Idol" wig. He raises his right hand with index finger and pinky outstretched in a "rock and roll" gesture, and starts headbanging to the beat. The CROWD roars.)

(Still headbanging, CLEM points to the stage, where BUFFY appears, wearing a leather halter top and pants with a dark long-haired wig. She descends the stairs and struts up to CLEM, and begins headbanging with him. They take dance hold and begin doing some Tango moves.)

(Cut to backstage, where all of the other couples have gathered to watch the dance.)

ANGEL
(Sitting on the couch with LILAH.) He's a better Spike than you are.

SPIKE
Oy, he just knows who the best dancer is.

LILAH
They're trying to show us what it would look like if you guys were any good.

FAITH
They wanna look like winners. That's why she's not dressed in a lawyer's suit.

(Cut to ballroom.)

(As the song's chorus begins, they stop in front of the Judges' Table. Maintaining dance position, they begin hopping up and down and headbanging with the beat. As they do so, CLEM extends his pinky and BUFFY extends her index finger to form a large "rock and roll" gesture. BUFFY's wig flies off and lands on the Judge's Table in front of DROGYN. Without missing a beat, CLEM and BUFFY return to dancing Tango moves.)

(Cut to backstage.)

SPIKE
Look! I'm dancin' with Buffy now!

ANGEL
It's not you.

SPIKE
Oh yeah? You said yourself he's Spike.

ANGEL
I said he's a better Spike than you, and it would take a better Spike than you to get Buffy to want to dance with you.

SPIKE
Oh, we danced plenty.

ANGEL
(Standing menacingly.) You don't know how to dance. You prove that every week.

SPIKE
Scored better than you this week.

(XANDER and WILLOW start backing away. ILLYRIA, GUNN, ANYA and SEBASSIS look on with interest. CORDELIA moves behind ANGEL and HARMONY moves behind SPIKE. GILES looks at his watch and rolls his eyes. FAITH glares down at LILAH, who remains seated on the couch and smirks self-confidently with a steady gaze.)

(Cut to ballroom.)

(As the music slows to a stop, BUFFY poses facing CLEM, pressing her hands against his chest, cocking her hip and looking over her shoulder with a pout. CLEM raises his head and shouts "Bloody 'Ell!" as the final chord sounds. The CROWD rises to its feet and cheers. CLEM grins like an eight-year-old who just told his best schoolyard joke, and escorts BUFFY to the Judges' Table and LORNE.)

LORNE
(Laughing) I love it! Even with the "wardrobe malfunction" there! Let's start with Drogyn, 'cause he looks a bit confused. Drogyn-- and I ask this on purpose-- whaddaya think?

DROGYN
(Turning the wig over in his hands.) I am uncertain what to make of this. Why did you give it to me?

CLEM
Oh, we didn't--

BUFFY
Hey, it's an offering. A gift to the mighty judge.

WESLEY
Perhaps you should put it on, "mighty judge."

DROGYN
Oh. (Puts on the wig, then continues speaking in all seriousness.) Thank you. Unfortunately, I shall not allow this gift to influence my judgement, and I must tell you that although it was an enjoyable routine, it was lacking the crispness and power that a Tango requires. (CROWD stops laughing and boos.) I did enjoy your parody of the one called Spike, however. He annoys me.

CLEM
(Nodding emphatically, and nervously licking his lips.) Okay. Okay.

LORNE
Good thing you're bound to tell the truth, or we'd have to disqualify you as judge for being biased!

DROGYN
You do not have the power to disqualify me.

LORNE
That is true! (Looks into camera and smiles.) Hi, boss! Anyway, Wes, how about you?

WESLEY
I'm afraid I have to agree with Drogyn and say that your Tango wasn't very much like a Tango. (CROWD boos.)

LORNE
I knew it! I knew you wouldn't make it through an entire show without getting booed!

WESLEY
(Wryly) I should have known better than to bet with an anagogic demon.

LORNE
Hey, anagogic just means that I read people. I can't tell the future. --Unless I read it in you. And lemme tell you, I'm so glad I don't read people's dances! But some of these artists whose songs we're hearing? Whoo! Some scary stuff there. Anything to add, Wes?

WESLEY
Just that I, too, enjoyed your lampooning of the other competitors.

CLEM
(Nodding.) Thank you. Thank you.

LORNE
As did we all. And Oz?

OZ
Work on the heel leads. They were missing. (CROWD boos.) But a cool choice.

CLEM
(Nodding.) Right. Okay. Thank you.

LORNE
And there we have it. You two go on backstage. (CLEM and BUFFY exit.) We managed to get all three judges booed that time! Let's go backstage to check up on the dancers. Illyria?

(Cut to backstage, where XANDER and WILLOW are crouched behind the couch, barely peeking out to see what is going on. ANYA stands beside XANDER, eagerly watching. GILES is off to the side, talking on a cell phone, and CLEM stands beside him. SEBASSIS and LILAH sit on the couch watching with smiles on their faces. GUNN and FAITH stand in front of ANGEL, preventing him from getting at SPIKE, whom ILLYRIA holds in a headlock. BUFFY rolls her eyes and strides purposefully toward the center of the fracas. HARMONY smacks ILLYRIA ineffectually on the back.)

ILLYRIA
I do not wish to speak to the Host just now. (To HARMONY) Stop that.

(Cut to the Judges' Table.)

ANNOUNCER
The judges have their scores. Drogyn the Battlebrand?

DROGYN
Seven.

ANNOUNCER
Wesley Wyndam-Price?

WESLEY
Eight.

ANNOUNCER
Daniel Osbourne?

OZ
Eight.

(Cut to LORNE.)

LORNE
(Smiling with all the energy his last nerve can muster) And that's a twenty-three for Clem and Buffy. So we have a new leader on the Leader Board, and let's check that out right now!

(Cut to graphic listing the names of the couples and their scores as follows:

Spike & Faith...25
Lilah & Angel...24
Clem & Buffy...23
Gunn & Cordelia...23
Sebassis & Willow...22
Xander & Anya...21
Harmony & Giles...19

Cut back to LORNE)

LORNE cont.
Now it's time for you to vote! Voting begins immediately, and will continue for almost two weeks! There's no episode next week, so that everyone will have a chance to vote. We'll return in two weeks with our Results Show, when we'll combine the results of the voting with the judges' scores to find out which couple will be eliminated from the competition! The rules for voting are next, and we thank you for watching and voting on Dancing With The Demons!

(Theme music plays, credits roll.)

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