The Watcher: Trust, Love and Sacrifice - Act II
The Watcher: Trust, Love and Sacrifice - Act II
Cast: Spike, Dawn, Xander & OC's
Warning: PG-13
Summary: While the big bad is pushing forward with its plans to become a pure breed demon, Xander must find a way to stop him while at the same time regaining the trust of his slayer.
ACT II
INT. FONTAINE LIVING ROOM
Xander is channel surfing/meditating as Lucy walks
in.
LUCY
How's it going?
XANDER
I got nothing.
LUCY
Relax. You'll find something.
XANDER
Yeah. Not so sure about that.
Xander turns off the TV and tosses the remote on
the coffee table.
XANDER
Whatever those guys are doing they are
blocking my ability to see things more
and more. Add to the fact that Liv won't
say boo to me and I think we can just
stake the claim that I fail at life.
LUCY
This is just your way to try and get me
to comfort you isn't it?
Xander gives Lucy a dopey grin.
XANDER
Partially?
Lucy smiles and snuggles up to him.
LUCY
Don't worry. Something will break soon.
XANDER
I'm just hoping it's not our necks.
EXT. ST. BUFALARI - CAMPUS
A gaggle of cheerleaders are squealing and
talking. Liv is staring at them with a look of
death.
LIV
It wouldn't take much. Just a little
pressure and-
MAYA
You're not allowed to snap the
cheerleaders' necks. Yes, they are evil
but unfortunately they do not feed on
the living.
LIV
You're no fun. I just wish we knew how
to stop this.
MAYA
Oh! Hey! I have an idea. Tell us what
happened that night in the woods.
Liv immediately shuts up and looks away.
MAYA
Oh, here we go again.
LIV
Look it's just that I...
Maya rolls her eyes and packs her backpack. One of
the cheerleaders breaks away from the pack to
answer her cell phone.
MAYA
Whatever, Worm. Maybe when you realize
that we're all in this together you'll
come to your senses.
LIV
You don't understand!
Maya turns her back on Liv and walks away.
MAYA
I would if you told me.
Liv looks over at the cheerleaders and sighs.
CHEERLEADERS
Like! Omigod! Did he?! She did?! OH. MY.
GOD!
LIV
This totally sucks.
JORDY
(OS)
Cheer duty. It sucks on so many levels.
It's the Hoover of assignments.
Liv turns and grins to see a partially healed
Jordy standing next to her. His arm is in a sling.
LIV
Jordy!
Liv practically tackles him in a hug.
JORDY
Whoa. Hey now, I just got that arm
fixed.
LIV
Sorry. What are you doing up an about?
JORDY
Oh. I'm totally healed. Last night was a
full moon so the werewolf healing thing
kicked in.
LIV
Gotta love that.
JORDY
Except for the part if I ever forget to
drink my potion I'll go on a killing
spree.
LIV
Well there's a downside. What's with the
sling?
JORDY
Just for show. Going to the hospital
with a broken arm and showing up a few
weeks later completely healed tends to
raise a question or two. Heard you had a
visit from the mega-slayer.
Liv doesn't say anything.
JORDY
Also heard you're not talking to anyone
about it.
LIV
Xander send you here to talk to me too?
JORDY
Nope. He's just worried about you. I
take it you don't want to talk about it?
LIV
No.
Jordy nods and grabs a seat on the bench next to
Liv.
JORDY
Fair enough. Your vision? Your deal.
LIV
Yeah. Well it's not exactly like that.
JORDY
True. Did I ever tell you about what
happened when I bit Maya?
LIV
Is this some sneaky way to get me to
spill the beans about what happened?
JORDY
Well, not any more.
Liv laughs.
JORDY
See here's the thing? When I started
losing control? I made it my problem and
no one else's because I thought it only
affected me. Right? Even when I bit Maya
and almost... you know. Still didn't get
it until everyone did the whole
confrontation thing.
LIV
Well this is different.
JORDY
Is it? Have you made the problem go
away?
LIV
No.
JORDY
Can you?
LIV
I... I don't know.
JORDY
Then it isn't that different than what I
was going through. I could have called
Dan right away when signs started
showing up. Could have told Xander, but
I tried to deal with it on my own.
Luckily I had good friends around to
stop me before I really hurt someone I
care about.
Liv says nothing and bites her lip.
JORDY
Of course this is really none of my
business but-
LIV
It's about Xander.
JORDY
What about him?
LIV
I-
Liv falters and shakes her head.
JORDY
Honestly? I'm probably not the guy you
should be talking to.
LIV
I know.
JORDY
(gently)
So what are you waiting for?
Liv says nothing and looks at the ground.
JORDY
(gently)
He's not going to be angry with you.
From behind them we see Tucker slowly start to
approach Liv and Jordy.
LIV
I know but what she said was... pretty
big.
JORDY
Lived with the guy for over a year.
Trust me when I say he can handle it.
Liv gives Jordy a small smile and then embraces
him in a small hug.
JORDY
Crisis of faith, over?
Liv kisses Jordy gently on the cheek. Tucker sees
this and stops. He turns and walks away. He bumps
into a cheerleader walking away from the herd on
her cell phone.
LIV
I think so.
JORDY
Then go talk to him.
LIV
Now? I can't skip class! It starts in-
JORDY
Go. I can handle the cheerwenches.
Liv is standing up and getting ready to leave
though is still unsure about the whole thing.
LIV
You sure?
JORDY
It's broad daylight. Nobody attacks
cheerleaders in broad daylight. Go.
EXT. ST. BUFALARI'S - DUMPSTER AREA
The cheerleader from the previous scene is talking
on her cell phone and smoking a cigarette.
CHEERLEADER1
And so then he was like "whatever" and I
was like "WHATEVER!" and then he started
going off on how I'm never there for him
and that's when the entire thing just
blew up into lameness. I swear there are
no good guys left in this town
whatsoever. I just wish someone would
take me away from this place forev-
A shadow falls across her face interrupting her
thoughts. She looks up and inhales to scream. A
clawed hand with red scales covers her mouth and
drags her off camera.
INT. FONTAINE LIVING ROOM
Xander is busy surfing channels when Liv storms
into the room.
LIV
I want you to touch me.
If Xander had eyes they'd pop out of his head at
this moment.
LIV
Eww! Not like that! You know like that
shared vision thingie you have.
XANDER
Hey! Taken out of context what do you
expect? And it's not a thingie.
LIV
What is it?
Dawn makes her entrance at this point.
XANDER
I don't have a technical term for it but
I really would prefer some other name
than thingie.
DAWN
Okay. Eww. Overshare.
XANDER
Not that thingie.
DAWN
Ohhhh. This is the vision thingie.
Xander facepalms.
XANDER
Yes that.
LIV
(blurty)
I want to show you what happened with...
her. And when I mean her I mean the old
lady and the creepy slayer girl in the
bandages.
Dawn and Xander share a look.
XANDER
What made you change your mind?
LIV
Because I realized I can't go around
biting people and hope they don't turn
into werewolves.
Dawn and Xander share another look. A strange one.
Then nod.
XANDER
All right. Let's get this started then.
DAWN
Aren't you supposed to be guarding the
cheerleaders right now?
LIV
Jordy's all over it. Besides it's broad
daylight? What could happen?
INT. ST. BUFALARI'S
Maya is slamming her locker shut. Hard.
AUDREY
Aw. Poor pumpkin. Is your little slayer
friend still being an uber bitch?
MAYA
Shut up Audrey.
AUDREY
Ooo. Struck a nerve?
MAYA
I'll strike something soon enough if you
don't shut the hell up. You sure your
plastic surgeon is up for another nose
job.
AUDREY
You do and I'll-
MAYA
What? Throw a Jelly donut at me?
Audrey throws down her backpack. Maya does the
same.
AUDREY
Bring it bitch.
MAYA
Oh I have been waiting to do this for a-
Maya stops and her facial expression changes to
one of shock.
MAYA
Oh. Crap.
AUDREY
Nice try, whore but I'm not falling for
that look behind me tri-
A green skinned hand grabs Audrey and drags her
off camera.
INT. PYRAMID SHAPED ROOM
Xander, Dawn and Liv are all standing in the
pyramid shaped room watching Liv's interaction
with the Old Woman from "End of Days" and from the
previous chapter "Dream".
XANDER
This isn't the First Slayer.
LIV
No. But she was being really fortune
cookie-ish and I thought you might know
what she was talking about.
OLD WOMAN
You shouldn't be running
VISION LIV
I don't know what you're talking about.
XANDER
(talking over the scene)
Why does this room seem familiar?
LIV
You hang out in Pyramids?
DAWN
No. Because Buffy has been here. She
told us about this place, remember?
The environment of the room begins to change to
one of the forest.
OLD WOMAN
You're not asking the right questions.
VISION LIV
How do I stop what's coming?
OLD WOMAN
By remembering my words.
DAWN
(Excited and talking over what is
going on in the scene.)
Yes! That's it!
XANDER
What?
OLD WOMAN
Not my words to you. To the other one.
DAWN
I have to check back with the council
but I think I know exactly what we need
to stop this thing.
XANDER
All right. Let's get moving to the other
vision.
LIV
Why the rush?
XANDER
Because it's getting dark out. If the
bad guys are going to make their move?
It's going to happen then.
EXT. ST. BUFALARI - CAMPUS
The group of cheerleaders are still chatting away
as Jordy half heartedly watches them and reads a
text book at the same time.
Suddenly a myriad group of monsters/demons rush
onto campus and surround the cheerleaders. The
girls begin to scream as the monsters begin to
drag them away and students run everywhere.
Jordy jumps up and starts to fight a couple of the
monsters.
EXT. DESERT - DAY
Xander, Dawn and Liv stand and watch the scene
between the first slayer and Liv.
FIRST SLAYER
A warning. Your watcher will betray you.
VISION LIV
Xander wouldn't do that.
FIRST SLAYER
(shaking head)
No. You will betray Hah-ris. He will
then betray his friends and leave you.
Xander shakes his head and releases his grip on
Dawn and Liv. The scene immediately switches to:
INT. FONTAINE LIVING ROOM
XANDER
That's enough.
Liv looks at Xander with tears in her eyes.
LIV
I'm sorry. I just couldn't-
Xander smiles and gives Liv a hug.
XANDER
Never going to happen, kid.
LIV
But she said that-
DAWN
Hey, you know how many times we've
bucked prediction and prophecies?
Besides she said this was just a
warning. Not what is specifically going
to happen.
XANDER
It was a warning. She wanted to make
sure that we stuck together with what is
coming down the pike. That's all.
Liv? Not so sure about that but nods.
LIV
Okay. If you say so.
XANDER
I know it.
DAWN
I'm going to go call England and
Cleveland and get started on what we
saw.
Liv's cell phone rings.
XANDER
And we better get moving if we-
Liv holds up her hand to stop both of them from
talking.
LIV
Jordy? What's wrong.
Dawn and Xander exchange looks. Liv goes pale.
LIV
Turn on the TV.
Xander grabs the remote and turns on the TV
TV
(os)
Authorities have no leads on the most
recent gang attack on the local school.
Again: Twelve high school girls
apparently have been kidnapped by gang
members wearing elaborate halloween
costumes.
XANDER
Damn.
EXT. ST. BUFALARI - CAMPUS
Jordy is nursing a bloody nose while talking on
the phone. He's holding Maya's backpack.
JORDY
There were too many of them. They got
them all.
LIV
(filtered)
In broad daylight?
JORDY
Yeah. Whatever they want these girls
for? I'm thinking it's bordering on
desperation. And one more thing...
INT. FONTAINE LIVING ROOM
Liv listens to the phone and a cold expression
grows over her face. She clicks the phone shut and
heads out of the room.
DAWN
What is it?
Liv is already halfway to the basement.
LIV
We better move fast.
INT. FONTAINE HOUSE - BASEMENT
Liv has reached the weapons locker and is already
stripping off her uniform and reaching for her
kevlar.
XANDER
What happened?
LIV
They got Maya.
END ACT II
Cast: Spike, Dawn, Xander & OC's
Warning: PG-13
Summary: While the big bad is pushing forward with its plans to become a pure breed demon, Xander must find a way to stop him while at the same time regaining the trust of his slayer.
ACT II
INT. FONTAINE LIVING ROOM
Xander is channel surfing/meditating as Lucy walks
in.
LUCY
How's it going?
XANDER
I got nothing.
LUCY
Relax. You'll find something.
XANDER
Yeah. Not so sure about that.
Xander turns off the TV and tosses the remote on
the coffee table.
XANDER
Whatever those guys are doing they are
blocking my ability to see things more
and more. Add to the fact that Liv won't
say boo to me and I think we can just
stake the claim that I fail at life.
LUCY
This is just your way to try and get me
to comfort you isn't it?
Xander gives Lucy a dopey grin.
XANDER
Partially?
Lucy smiles and snuggles up to him.
LUCY
Don't worry. Something will break soon.
XANDER
I'm just hoping it's not our necks.
EXT. ST. BUFALARI - CAMPUS
A gaggle of cheerleaders are squealing and
talking. Liv is staring at them with a look of
death.
LIV
It wouldn't take much. Just a little
pressure and-
MAYA
You're not allowed to snap the
cheerleaders' necks. Yes, they are evil
but unfortunately they do not feed on
the living.
LIV
You're no fun. I just wish we knew how
to stop this.
MAYA
Oh! Hey! I have an idea. Tell us what
happened that night in the woods.
Liv immediately shuts up and looks away.
MAYA
Oh, here we go again.
LIV
Look it's just that I...
Maya rolls her eyes and packs her backpack. One of
the cheerleaders breaks away from the pack to
answer her cell phone.
MAYA
Whatever, Worm. Maybe when you realize
that we're all in this together you'll
come to your senses.
LIV
You don't understand!
Maya turns her back on Liv and walks away.
MAYA
I would if you told me.
Liv looks over at the cheerleaders and sighs.
CHEERLEADERS
Like! Omigod! Did he?! She did?! OH. MY.
GOD!
LIV
This totally sucks.
JORDY
(OS)
Cheer duty. It sucks on so many levels.
It's the Hoover of assignments.
Liv turns and grins to see a partially healed
Jordy standing next to her. His arm is in a sling.
LIV
Jordy!
Liv practically tackles him in a hug.
JORDY
Whoa. Hey now, I just got that arm
fixed.
LIV
Sorry. What are you doing up an about?
JORDY
Oh. I'm totally healed. Last night was a
full moon so the werewolf healing thing
kicked in.
LIV
Gotta love that.
JORDY
Except for the part if I ever forget to
drink my potion I'll go on a killing
spree.
LIV
Well there's a downside. What's with the
sling?
JORDY
Just for show. Going to the hospital
with a broken arm and showing up a few
weeks later completely healed tends to
raise a question or two. Heard you had a
visit from the mega-slayer.
Liv doesn't say anything.
JORDY
Also heard you're not talking to anyone
about it.
LIV
Xander send you here to talk to me too?
JORDY
Nope. He's just worried about you. I
take it you don't want to talk about it?
LIV
No.
Jordy nods and grabs a seat on the bench next to
Liv.
JORDY
Fair enough. Your vision? Your deal.
LIV
Yeah. Well it's not exactly like that.
JORDY
True. Did I ever tell you about what
happened when I bit Maya?
LIV
Is this some sneaky way to get me to
spill the beans about what happened?
JORDY
Well, not any more.
Liv laughs.
JORDY
See here's the thing? When I started
losing control? I made it my problem and
no one else's because I thought it only
affected me. Right? Even when I bit Maya
and almost... you know. Still didn't get
it until everyone did the whole
confrontation thing.
LIV
Well this is different.
JORDY
Is it? Have you made the problem go
away?
LIV
No.
JORDY
Can you?
LIV
I... I don't know.
JORDY
Then it isn't that different than what I
was going through. I could have called
Dan right away when signs started
showing up. Could have told Xander, but
I tried to deal with it on my own.
Luckily I had good friends around to
stop me before I really hurt someone I
care about.
Liv says nothing and bites her lip.
JORDY
Of course this is really none of my
business but-
LIV
It's about Xander.
JORDY
What about him?
LIV
I-
Liv falters and shakes her head.
JORDY
Honestly? I'm probably not the guy you
should be talking to.
LIV
I know.
JORDY
(gently)
So what are you waiting for?
Liv says nothing and looks at the ground.
JORDY
(gently)
He's not going to be angry with you.
From behind them we see Tucker slowly start to
approach Liv and Jordy.
LIV
I know but what she said was... pretty
big.
JORDY
Lived with the guy for over a year.
Trust me when I say he can handle it.
Liv gives Jordy a small smile and then embraces
him in a small hug.
JORDY
Crisis of faith, over?
Liv kisses Jordy gently on the cheek. Tucker sees
this and stops. He turns and walks away. He bumps
into a cheerleader walking away from the herd on
her cell phone.
LIV
I think so.
JORDY
Then go talk to him.
LIV
Now? I can't skip class! It starts in-
JORDY
Go. I can handle the cheerwenches.
Liv is standing up and getting ready to leave
though is still unsure about the whole thing.
LIV
You sure?
JORDY
It's broad daylight. Nobody attacks
cheerleaders in broad daylight. Go.
EXT. ST. BUFALARI'S - DUMPSTER AREA
The cheerleader from the previous scene is talking
on her cell phone and smoking a cigarette.
CHEERLEADER1
And so then he was like "whatever" and I
was like "WHATEVER!" and then he started
going off on how I'm never there for him
and that's when the entire thing just
blew up into lameness. I swear there are
no good guys left in this town
whatsoever. I just wish someone would
take me away from this place forev-
A shadow falls across her face interrupting her
thoughts. She looks up and inhales to scream. A
clawed hand with red scales covers her mouth and
drags her off camera.
INT. FONTAINE LIVING ROOM
Xander is busy surfing channels when Liv storms
into the room.
LIV
I want you to touch me.
If Xander had eyes they'd pop out of his head at
this moment.
LIV
Eww! Not like that! You know like that
shared vision thingie you have.
XANDER
Hey! Taken out of context what do you
expect? And it's not a thingie.
LIV
What is it?
Dawn makes her entrance at this point.
XANDER
I don't have a technical term for it but
I really would prefer some other name
than thingie.
DAWN
Okay. Eww. Overshare.
XANDER
Not that thingie.
DAWN
Ohhhh. This is the vision thingie.
Xander facepalms.
XANDER
Yes that.
LIV
(blurty)
I want to show you what happened with...
her. And when I mean her I mean the old
lady and the creepy slayer girl in the
bandages.
Dawn and Xander share a look.
XANDER
What made you change your mind?
LIV
Because I realized I can't go around
biting people and hope they don't turn
into werewolves.
Dawn and Xander share another look. A strange one.
Then nod.
XANDER
All right. Let's get this started then.
DAWN
Aren't you supposed to be guarding the
cheerleaders right now?
LIV
Jordy's all over it. Besides it's broad
daylight? What could happen?
INT. ST. BUFALARI'S
Maya is slamming her locker shut. Hard.
AUDREY
Aw. Poor pumpkin. Is your little slayer
friend still being an uber bitch?
MAYA
Shut up Audrey.
AUDREY
Ooo. Struck a nerve?
MAYA
I'll strike something soon enough if you
don't shut the hell up. You sure your
plastic surgeon is up for another nose
job.
AUDREY
You do and I'll-
MAYA
What? Throw a Jelly donut at me?
Audrey throws down her backpack. Maya does the
same.
AUDREY
Bring it bitch.
MAYA
Oh I have been waiting to do this for a-
Maya stops and her facial expression changes to
one of shock.
MAYA
Oh. Crap.
AUDREY
Nice try, whore but I'm not falling for
that look behind me tri-
A green skinned hand grabs Audrey and drags her
off camera.
INT. PYRAMID SHAPED ROOM
Xander, Dawn and Liv are all standing in the
pyramid shaped room watching Liv's interaction
with the Old Woman from "End of Days" and from the
previous chapter "Dream".
XANDER
This isn't the First Slayer.
LIV
No. But she was being really fortune
cookie-ish and I thought you might know
what she was talking about.
OLD WOMAN
You shouldn't be running
VISION LIV
I don't know what you're talking about.
XANDER
(talking over the scene)
Why does this room seem familiar?
LIV
You hang out in Pyramids?
DAWN
No. Because Buffy has been here. She
told us about this place, remember?
The environment of the room begins to change to
one of the forest.
OLD WOMAN
You're not asking the right questions.
VISION LIV
How do I stop what's coming?
OLD WOMAN
By remembering my words.
DAWN
(Excited and talking over what is
going on in the scene.)
Yes! That's it!
XANDER
What?
OLD WOMAN
Not my words to you. To the other one.
DAWN
I have to check back with the council
but I think I know exactly what we need
to stop this thing.
XANDER
All right. Let's get moving to the other
vision.
LIV
Why the rush?
XANDER
Because it's getting dark out. If the
bad guys are going to make their move?
It's going to happen then.
EXT. ST. BUFALARI - CAMPUS
The group of cheerleaders are still chatting away
as Jordy half heartedly watches them and reads a
text book at the same time.
Suddenly a myriad group of monsters/demons rush
onto campus and surround the cheerleaders. The
girls begin to scream as the monsters begin to
drag them away and students run everywhere.
Jordy jumps up and starts to fight a couple of the
monsters.
EXT. DESERT - DAY
Xander, Dawn and Liv stand and watch the scene
between the first slayer and Liv.
FIRST SLAYER
A warning. Your watcher will betray you.
VISION LIV
Xander wouldn't do that.
FIRST SLAYER
(shaking head)
No. You will betray Hah-ris. He will
then betray his friends and leave you.
Xander shakes his head and releases his grip on
Dawn and Liv. The scene immediately switches to:
INT. FONTAINE LIVING ROOM
XANDER
That's enough.
Liv looks at Xander with tears in her eyes.
LIV
I'm sorry. I just couldn't-
Xander smiles and gives Liv a hug.
XANDER
Never going to happen, kid.
LIV
But she said that-
DAWN
Hey, you know how many times we've
bucked prediction and prophecies?
Besides she said this was just a
warning. Not what is specifically going
to happen.
XANDER
It was a warning. She wanted to make
sure that we stuck together with what is
coming down the pike. That's all.
Liv? Not so sure about that but nods.
LIV
Okay. If you say so.
XANDER
I know it.
DAWN
I'm going to go call England and
Cleveland and get started on what we
saw.
Liv's cell phone rings.
XANDER
And we better get moving if we-
Liv holds up her hand to stop both of them from
talking.
LIV
Jordy? What's wrong.
Dawn and Xander exchange looks. Liv goes pale.
LIV
Turn on the TV.
Xander grabs the remote and turns on the TV
TV
(os)
Authorities have no leads on the most
recent gang attack on the local school.
Again: Twelve high school girls
apparently have been kidnapped by gang
members wearing elaborate halloween
costumes.
XANDER
Damn.
EXT. ST. BUFALARI - CAMPUS
Jordy is nursing a bloody nose while talking on
the phone. He's holding Maya's backpack.
JORDY
There were too many of them. They got
them all.
LIV
(filtered)
In broad daylight?
JORDY
Yeah. Whatever they want these girls
for? I'm thinking it's bordering on
desperation. And one more thing...
INT. FONTAINE LIVING ROOM
Liv listens to the phone and a cold expression
grows over her face. She clicks the phone shut and
heads out of the room.
DAWN
What is it?
Liv is already halfway to the basement.
LIV
We better move fast.
INT. FONTAINE HOUSE - BASEMENT
Liv has reached the weapons locker and is already
stripping off her uniform and reaching for her
kevlar.
XANDER
What happened?
LIV
They got Maya.
END ACT II