Episode 17 - Timeless
ACT ONE
EXT. THE MAGIC BOX - DAY
to establish.
We prelap:
ANYA (V.O.)
Soompy.. hamping.. patootzie..
INT. THE MAGIC BOX - DAY
ANGLE : ANYA
sitting down, addressing someone.
ANYA
Bittle? You know, big little?
ANGLE : BUFFY, DAWN AND WILLOW
the three sitting in a circle around Anya. Buffy and
Dawn watches Anya with bewilderment. They sit on
either side of her. A scrabble board is placed in
front of them and a game is in progress. There are a
few books littered around the table. Willow doesn't
seem to be paying attention. She looks sadly down at
her tiles, her mind elsewhere.
ANYA
(frustrated)
Come on people. You can't tell me
none of those words grabbed you.
DAWN
Sorry.
ANYA
I said.. you can't tell me.
BUFFY
Why are you so set on making up a new
word anyway? I mean, there's plenty
enough words in the big book as it
is.
ANYA
Well, how else am I going to make a
lasting impression in this place? I
mean, just because I've been reduced
to a common mortal doesn't mean I
have to settle to being a common
mortal.
BUFFY
Well, speaking on behalf of the human
race, we're sure glad you've come
down to join our lowly ranks.
ANYA
That's right. Make fun of Anya now
that she can't afflict you with her
funny curses. You people just don't
get it. It's like you've been flying
first-class all this time and then
you're bumped down and you're faced
with the horrifying realisation that
you're stuck in economy for the rest
of your life.. you know, with all the
other slobs.
BUFFY
(quietly to Willow and
Dawn)
Share the love people.
ANYA
And not only are you stuck in
economy, you also have to deal with
the fact that, one of these days,
that plane's gonna run out of fuel
and crash. Well, I for one am not
going to settle for the complimentary
nuts and soda water. I fully intend
to bump myself back up to first-class
before this trip is over.
(takes a deep breath)
So people.. focus. I need a word
here. Woopanickle? Soompy?
DAWN
You said that already.
ANYA
I'm giving it a second pass. Some
words need a little time to take.
Giles enters the screen, standing over the group.
GILES
I have a few words for you.
Apocalypse, armageddon, deadline.
ANYA
(dismissively)
Oh those words have already been
taken.
Buffy and Giles share a look.
GILES
I'm merely suggesting that it would
perhaps be wise to turn our
collective eyes back to the books.
BUFFY
(to Giles)
Can we just finish this game? We've
been at these books for hours. I
think our collective eyes need a
break from all the scoury scouring.
DAWN
(indicating towards an open
book in front of her)
Yeah. I mean, some of these words are
starting to look like gibberish.
Anya peeks over at Dawn's book.
ANYA
It is gibberish.
DAWN
Well.. that would explain it.
GILES
(reading over Dawn's
shoulder)
Actually, it's in Sheeyak. It's a
dead, ancient language used by the
Huzon demons. They're a species of
ravenous scavengers that feed off the
dead bones and flesh of rotting
carcasses.
BUFFY
(deadpan)
So.. not one of the Romance languages
then?
GILES
Actually, it's a rather fascinating,
complicated language. The Huzons have
a vocabulary almost as extensive as
ours.
BUFFY
How many ways do you need to say
"Hey! That wishbone is mine!".
GILES
Point taken.
Giles wanders off, leaving the girls back to focus
back on their game of scrabble.
ANGLE : ANYA
as she stares happily at the ring on her finger, lost
in her own little world.
DAWN
C'mon Anya. It's your turn.
Anya breaks form her trance and focuses back on the
board in front of her.
BUFFY
And something from the current
dictionary okay?
Anya happily takes some tiles from behind her slate
and places them on the board.
ANGLE ON : SCRABBLE BOARD
as we see Anya spell out 'diphtheria' on the board. We
also see the names of various other diseases spelt out
elsewhere on the board.
Anya giddily claps her hands together.
ANYA
Yahtzee!
BUFFY
Yahtzee?
DAWN
Diphtheria?
ANYA
That disease has always been good to
me.
BUFFY
I so don't wanna know.
DAWN
(looking at the board)
You know, it's a good thing none of
us are hyponchondriacs. I can't
imagine anything worse than thinking
you have all these disease.. except,
you know, actually having.. um..
them.
(nervously to Anya)
You realise that wasn't an offer.
ANYA
Oh, don't worry. I lost those powers
long ago. Besides, you're all my
friends here. My family. I wouldn't
dream of cursing any of you.. even if
one of you one day decides to skip
off to a parallel reality where I
don't exist.
BUFFY
Anya, for the last time, I didn't get
a say in it. Look.. next time an evil
dimension-hopping demon decides to
take me for a ride, I'll phone ahead
to make sure that place is Anya-
friendly.
ANYA
Well.. good. I can't imagine a world
without me in it. It would be like
this void. It's kinda like Tara not
being here.
ANGLE : WILLOW
still looking down at her tiles, but her ears
obviously pricking up.
ANGLE : DAWN
startled.. looking at Anya then to Buffy.
ANGLE : BUFFY
similarly concerned at the direction of Anya's
monologue.
ANYA
Cause, you know, she'd normally be
right there, attached to Willow's
side but now, it's like they've
separated Ang from Eng!
Willow continue to stare at her tiles. Dawn looks
concerned.
ANYA
(fondly recollecting)
She'd be there, you know, happy and
smiling and being all non-judgmental,
unlike some people in this group. We
would have these conversations where
I'd say something and she would like
smile and say..
(winces in pain as she is
kicked under the table)
Owww!
(turning to Dawn)
Hey! I thought we agreed I could have
your leg space.
Dawn kinda subtly nods to Willow.
ANYA
(not getting it)
What? Don't tell me you forgot?
Remember? I said I'd bring you over
some chips if I could have your leg-
space and you said "chips and a soft
drink" and I went "chips and the dip"
cause, you know, getting you that
soft drink would involve me walking
all the way over to the other side of
the room and..
(winces again as she is
kicked underneath the table
a second time)
Oww!
Anya turns sharply towards Buffy.
ANYA
Hey! I'm not even in your leg-space!
Buffy nods over to Willow. Anya turns to look at
Willow who is looking down sadly at the table.
ANYA
(getting it; to Willow)
Oh.. sorry.
BUFFY
Will, you okay?
Willow nods unconvincingly.
ANYA
(to Willow)
Did you need to stretch out your
legs?
WILLOW
(trying to be chirpy)
No. I'm fine. Really guys. Cut me a
pack of cards cause I'm dealing.
A few concerned looks from the group.
WILLOW
(noticing)
I'm okay. I mean, it was rough for a
while there.. but, you know.. these
things pass.
(gets up from chair)
I think I just need to take a break..
go back to the dorm and catch some
Zs. Who knows, maybe I'll go crazy
and pick up some Ps and Qs on the way
as well.
BUFFY
Will, are you sure..
WILLOW
It's okay Buffy. I just need to go
and get recharged. Can't fight evil
on half a tank of gas.
Willow smiles, turns and exits the store.
ANYA
(to Buffy)
Sorry. It's just that.. I miss her.
BUFFY
We all do Anya.
DAWN
Why are we just sitting here? I mean,
we could give Tara a call and..
BUFFY
No Dawn. It's complicated.
DAWN
(adamant)
No it's not. They love each other.
People who love each other stay
together.
BUFFY
(comfortingly holds Dawn's
arm)
It's something they have to figure
out for themselves. All we can do is
be there for them when they need us.
Dawn hesitates.. then nods slightly.
INT. GENERAL'S MANSION - DAY
CLOSE ON : SASHA
animated, speaking with passion and vigour.
SASHA
You are a mighty, all-powerful
vampire! Together, we have defeated
entire armies, conquered all our
foes. We have drunk the blood of
great warriors. You are rage. You are
hate. You are the pure embodiment of
all that is evil.
A beat as Sasha takes a breath, staring hard at
something.
SASHA
So stop moping already!
ANGLE : SOLOMON AND SASHA
in a wide shot. They are standing next to each other
in a small stone room that drips with water. A big,
lumbering vamp guard stands in a corner, trying not to
listen in. Solomon stands stone-faced, brooding
heavily.
SOLOMON
Moping?
SASHA
You've been like this ever since she
left town. Tell me, when's the last
time you've been into that room? The
one you've been preparing for her?
Solomon furrows his brow angrily at Sasha and turns
away from her. Solomon stares staight ahead, silently
contemptuous of everybody and everything.
SASHA
Grow up. Moping is for fifteen year
old teenagers with hormones coarsing
through their veins.
We hear a low growling noise from off-screen. Sasha
and Solomon turn to look at the vamp guard.
VAMP GUARD
(sheepishly)
Sorry. I missed lunch.
The guard looks away timidly and stands back at
attention. Sasha turns her attention back to Solomon.
SASHA
Start acting your age.. and for that
matter, your species! She's gone.
It's over. Let's just get this thing
done and move on.
THE GENERAL (O.S.)
Move on?
Sasha and Solomon turn to see the General enter, with
Flix and Trix on each arm. Tarwin follows dutifully
behind them.
THE GENERAL
Are we going somewhere Sasha?
SASHA
No General.
THE GENERAL
I would certainly hope not. We
certainly can't leave before the
fireworks.
The General turns to look at something in the centre
of the room.
THE GENERAL
Our time is near. We are close. Soon,
we will rise up and feed from the
trough of victory.
A low grumbling off-screen. All the vamps turn to
regard the lone vamp guard standing in a corner. The
guard stares unflinchingly straight ahead, trying to
avoid their glares. After a beat, the vamps turn back
to look at the General.
THE GENERAL
(to Solomon)
Let us begin.
(plays with the amulet on a
chain around his neck)
Let us have a taste of what this
thing can do.
Solomon nods and he and Tarwin walk over to a corner
where they pick up a large, heavy net. Sasha heads
over to another corner where she picks up something
from the floor.. a long metal pole with a strange
metal cradle at the end of it.
The General walks forward slowly to the centre of the
room as the remaining vamps spread out around him.
We PULL back to reveal a large block of solid rock
standing tall in the centre of the room. It towers
over all the vamps. We see a large, menacing hand
jutting out from the rock, its owner encased within
it. We see occasional sparks of blue light surrounding
the stone monolith.
ANGLE : THE GENERAL
as he studies the large block of rock standing in
front of him. He lifts the amulet up and holds it up
towards the massive object. The General closes his
eyes and starts to chant feverishly in some unknown
language.
ANGLE ON : THE MONOLITH
as it starts to shudder and shake. Bits of rock and
dust start to fall off it as a low rumbling sound
fills the room.
ANGLE : THE GENERAL
concentrating hard, continuing to mumble a chant.
ANGLE ON : THE MONOLITH
as it disintegrates with large pieces of stone
breaking away to reveal a large, muscular vamp hidden
within it. A giant, well-muscled foot soldier; a vamp
on steroids; who stands frozen, towering over the
General. The soldier's face is frozen in an angry
snarl. A blue shimmer surrounds its large body.
ANGLE : SOLOMON AND SASHA
watching dispassionately.. the blue shimmer reflected
in their faces.
ANGLE ON : THE AMULET
in the General's hand. It begins to glow a deep red.
We TILT UP to the General's face to see his eyes
closed, still focusing on the ritual. His eyes
suddenly open and we see them glow bright red,
matching the amulet.
ANGLE ON : THE SOLDIER VAMP
his eyes suddenly glowing red as well. He takes his
first breath. His eyes dart quickly around the room.
ANGLE : THE GENERAL
smiling proudly as his eyes return to its natural
colour.
ANGLE ON : THE SOLDIER VAMP
whose eyes still burn a fiery red. He looks at the
General and suddenly, with an angry snarl, rushes
towards him. The General does not flinch. The soldier
vamp gets very close to the General and raises his
arm, ready to strike him down.
Just before he can, however, a heavy net is thrown
around him and he is tackled to the ground by Solomon
and Tarwin. The soldier vamp thrashes around violenty.
Both Solomon and Tarwin struggle to hold him down.
Sasha comes over and jams the end of the pole around
the back of the soldier's neck, pinning him to the
ground. The soldier stops struggling. He glares
angrily up at the General.
Flix and Trix giggle excitedly as they inspect their
new playmate.
SASHA
(to the General)
I'd almost forgotten what a handful
they could be.
THE GENERAL
Get used to him Sasha.
(turning to look at his
soldier)
He will be the first of many. Soon,
when the spell is weakened, they will
all rise to greet a new day. Soon, we
will greet our destiny.
The General walks slowly up to his soldier, being held
down by Tarwin, Solomon and Sasha. The soldier snarls
angrily at the General, looking very wild. The General
gets down on a knee to get closer to the soldier.
THE GENERAL
(to the soldier)
Welcome to the new world. I have much
to show you.
EXT. WILLOW AND TARA'S DORM - DAY
to establish.
INT. WILLOW AND TARA'S ROOM - DAY
as we see Willow slowly open the door and enter the
room. She looks tired and dispirited. She takes a look
around the clean, neat but empty room. It is quiet.
She takes off her coat and drops it onto the bed next
to Miss Kitty who watches her curiously. Willow looks
down at the bed.
ANGLE ON : THE BED
We see Willow's coat on one side of the bed, looking
very lonely without a companion on the other side.
Willow looks at the bed glumly for a beat. She looks
back up to look at the room.
REVERSE ANGLE : THE ROOM
from Willow's POV. We hold on this for a beat..
nothing out of the ordinary. Suddenly, we see it
darken a little, then lighten back up to normal again.
ANGLE : WILLOW
as she strains to see, a little surprised.
REVERSE ANGLE : THE ROOM
again from Willow's POV. The room darkens a little
again. Then a flash. We are in Willow's vision again.
We see the room, then we flash to a close-up of Tara's
eyes closing, and then flash to a shot of blood
spreading on a piece of white cloth. We flash out from
Willow's vision.
ANGLE : WILLOW
looking shocked for a beat, unable to comprehend.
WILLOW
(bewildered; quietly)
What?
(then angrily; louder)
What? What do you want from me?
Willow spins around, addressing whoever may be
listening from above.
WILLOW
(screaming)
She's gone! Okay? She's out of my
life! What more do you want?
Willow loses control. She begins to trash her room.
She angrily pulls down posters from the wall and
throws all manners of objects around, trying to get
rid of the vision in her head. Miss Kitty scampers
away to a corner. Willow moves over to a bureau where
she sweeps a whole stack of books off to the floor.
Willow crumples down to her knees next to the books,
sobbing. She sobs quietly for a beat but slowly begins
to regain her composure.
Still sniffling, she slowly takes a look at the mess
she has created. She takes a sad look down at the
books littered all around her and then, quietly begins
to gather them up again, stacking them on top of each
other.
As she gathers up the books, she notices a book lodged
in between the back of the bureau and the wall,
apparently having fallen there. A book with a purple
cover. Willow picks it up and looks at the cover.
ANGLE ON : THE BOOK
the title of which reads "Advanced Transmogrification
and Temporal Spells and Incantations".
ANGLE : WILLOW
as she looks intently at the cover.
WILLOW
(quietly to herself)
Temporal.
Willow looks up, staring off into the distance as she
considers something. We see her expression change ever
so subtly, as if she has decided something.
We prelap:
XANDER (V.O.)
(sarcastically)
Great idea!
INT. SUNNYDALE SEWER - DAY
In a dark, moist sewer, we see a figure walking alone,
holding on to a flashlight.
ANGLE : XANDER
looking a little skittish, nervously looking around
and carrying a backpack on his back.
XANDER
(to himself)
No, Buffy. I can take care of this.
You stay up there where it's nice and
bright.. and dry.. and..
(sniffs the air
disgustedly)
offactorily sound.
Xander continues to trudge through the sewer,
obviously not enjoying the experience.
XANDER
God! And I thought my room smelt bad.
A rat scurries through right in front of him. A
startled Xander stops and follows the rat with his
torch light, watching it dissapear into the darkness.
XANDER
Please don't let there be a black cat
chasing after that.
Xander continues to walk on. He steps on something
squishy. He winces at the thought of what it may be.
He lifts up his right foot to take a look and slightly
overbalances. He sticks out his left hand to steady
himself against the wall. He touches something
squishy. He winces again. He slowly removes his hand
from the wall.
XANDER
Okay, I'm so not eating from that
hand again.
Suddenly, he hears a sound. He immediately seeks it
out with his torchlight. He sees nothing.
XANDER
(nervously to himself)
Creepy shadows. Creepy shadows.
Xander points the light at all the creepy shadows,
revealing nothing sinister hiding within them.
XANDER
(a little more relieved)
Light penetrates creepy shadows.
Shadows dissapear. All the good. All
the good. All the..
The torchlight suddenly starts to die on him; flicking
on and off.. and then turning completely off.
XANDER
..bad.
He starts to frantically tap on his torch, trying to
revive it.
XANDER
(freaking out a little)
All the bad. All the bad.
Xander hears another sound; closer. The light comes
back on. He quickly points the beam towards the
location of the sound. Nothing. He spins around and
the beam illuminates.. a vamped face a metre away from
him.
Xander yelps and drops his torch. He quickly whips out
a stake but in his haste, the stake flies out of his
hand and into a wall. A vamped Harmony laughs. Xander,
realising, ruefully picks up his torch and stake.
HARMONY
(through laughter)
You should have seen the look on your
face!
(makes an exagerrated
startled look)
That was so totally you.
(laughs some more.. then
suddenly mid-laugh)
Ow! ow.. ow.. ow.
Harmony winces and reaches for her bottom lip.
HARMONY
Bit myself again. Stupid fangs.
They're like always jabbing into
something.
Harmony unvamps, still gingerly feeling her bottom
lip.
XANDER
Hey, Lestat. If you're done gabbing..
Harmony rolls her eyes at Xander; unimpressed.
XANDER
(snarky)
Just saying. I wouldn't give up my
day job. Oh wait..
HARMONY
You can talk, Mister I scream like a
pony-tailed girl with pretty pink
braces.
XANDER
(defensive)
Hey! I'll have you know that was a
manly yelp. Besides, look at where we
are. We've been brought up in the
generation of Freddy Kruegers and
Michael Myers. One of those cute
little baby mink seals could pop out
of any of these shadows and give me a
coronary.
HARMONY
Oh please. You totally fear me.
XANDER
I so don't.
Xander reaches into his backpack and pulls out a few
packets of blood.
XANDER
It's just, carrying these things
around in a vamp-friendly sewer? I'm
a walking vessel of blood carrying,
well, vessels of blood. I'm like a
mini-vamp buffet. Your choice of hot
or cold servings. I mean, I'd be
seriously worried if I caught whiff
of any real vamps hanging around down
here.
HARMONY
(annoyed)
Hey!
Xander throws the packets over to Harmony who catches
them and stares down at them blankly, a little
preoccupied with her own thoughts. Xander waits
impatiently as Harmony continues to stare at the
packets of blood in her hands.
XANDER
Well?
HARMONY
(looking up)
Huh?
XANDER
Your report? I think the whole reason
why they call something like this an
'exchange' is because there's this
wacky thing they do near the end
where they actually, you know,
exchange stuff. See, if I gave you
something and you didn't give me
anything back in return, they would
call that a gift. And frankly, you're
not on my Christmas list.
Harmony finally clues in and reaches into her coat,
searching for something.
XANDER
(on a roll)
I mean, it's not like I come down
here for kicks. This isn't exactly
how I pictured spending my
afternoon.. you know,
(looking around)
dirty, smelly, empty.. and then of
course, there's the sewer.
HARMONY
(throwing to Xander a
little notebook)
Oh you're so funny.
Xander takes the notebook and starts to skim through
the scribblings within.
HARMONY
It's all in there. They're like so
busy down there these days.
Everyone's on edge. It's like they're
getting closer to something. There's
this whole thing where they're like
trying to drill out this guy who's
totally stuck in a wall and you
really don't think I'm dangerous?
XANDER
(bewildered, looking up
from the notebook)
Huh? Who's what now?
HARMONY
(almost nervously)
Me. You don't think I'm.. dangerous?
XANDER
Put it this way. Let's say there's a
danger scale ranging from one to a
hundred, a hundred being your super-
evil, arch-nemesis type of dangerous.
Now, factoring in environmental
variables and working with an
approved standard deviation, I'd have
to give you a good, solid..
(thinking, as if
calculating in his head)
No!
HARMONY
No?
XANDER
Hey, I even rounded up.
HARMONY
But, I'm a vampire. I'm all evil-
like. I have to be dangerous,
XANDER
Harm, you're too incompetent to be
dangerous.
Harmony actually looks hurt by this. After a beat, she
straightens up and and with a steely resolve, starts
to slowly walk towards Xander.
HARMONY
(all serious; in a deeper,
more menacing voice)
Well, have you ever considered that
this is all just an act? I mean, I
could just be playing you. I could be
working for the General, telling him
your every move. Every day, you'll
let your guard down.. just a little
more. You'll let me creep closer..
just a little more. And one day, when
your back is turned, I'll show you
all just how dangerous I can be.
You'll see.
Xander stares hard at Harmony, trying to figure if
she's being serious. Harmony smiles, then begins to
slowly walk away from Xander.
HARMONY
(smiling, enjoying the
effect her speech is
having)
And when that day comes, Xander
Harris, your blood will be the first
I'll taste..
(thinks for a moment, then
turns back to face Xander)
.. or maybe I'll just start with the
little one.
Harmony continues to smile as she watches Xander
staring at her, taking delight at Xander's new
perspective of her.
XANDER
(serious, flatly)
Well, I guess I'll just have to stake
you then.
Harmony's smile dissapears.
HARMONY
Huh?
XANDER
(taking out his stake and
slowly and confidently
walking towards Harmony)
You're right Harm. You are dangerous.
We should never have allowed a
vampire into our group. You see, you
can never trust any of them.
HARMONY
(little nervous laugh)
You're going to stake me? Well, don't
you think you should go run home to
Buffy and tell her a naughty girl
picked on you in the playground?
XANDER
(calmly; still approaching)
Just me.
HARMONY
(maintaining her false
bravado but starting to
back away from Xander)
You? Don't make me laugh. You're like
the sidekick.. you're.. you're Tonto.
You're Robin.. You're potatoe with an
'e'.
Xander continues to calmly approach Harmony, showing
absolutely no fear. Harmony continues to back away,
her bravado cracking. She backs up against a wall,
nowhere left to go.
HARMONY
(last try)
What, are you gonna slap me till I'm
all red?
XANDER
Right here, right now. Just you and
me Harm.
Xander stands in front of Harmony, stake at the
ready.. just staring her down. He looks deadly serious
and hardly flinches. Harmony stares at Xander for a
beat, assessing the situation in her head. Then..
HARMONY
(laughing it off; not
confidently)
O Come on! I was so totally kidding.
I mean.. like I'm gonna come after
Buffy's sister all by my lonesome.
Besides, you guys are like family now
and we don't eat family... usually.
XANDER
Don't ever forget what you are Harm.
Xander comes closer, looking so very much bigger than
Harmony.
XANDER
You're nothing. You've only ever
lasted this long because you're
nothing.. because no one ever sees
you.
Harmony bows her head a little, shrinking from Xander.
XANDER
But the first time I even sense you
might hurt anyone here, you're dust.
You're a hotel for mites. Now..
you're gonna go back to the General
and help us defeat him. It'll be the
one decent thing you'll have ever
done in your whole worthless
existence.
Harmony gives Xander a hard glare, then turns to go.
She stops, then turns back to Xander.
HARMONY
You know, just because you're 'good'
and like, have a soul, doesn't make
you better than me.
XANDER
Yeah it does.
HARMONY
(not listening)
Oh, how wonderful it must be to live
in the world of Xander Harris. It
must be great to have choices.. to be
good or bad. Well, I didn't get that
multiple choice question. That box
was ticked evil the moment that vamp
sunk his teeth into me. You think
it's easy to be me?
XANDER
I think you're loving every vampy
blood-craving minute of it.
HARMONY
I don't. I mean, sure there are the
good times when you like get to do
really evil stuff, and that's always
fun..
XANDER
Harm, not really helping with the
not-staking you part here.
HARMONY
But I'm saying.. mostly, I'm just..
scared.
(off Xander's look)
Hey! You would be too if there's this
perky blonde running around with a
stake killing every vampire in sight.
And then there's the General and his
lackeys. I mean, you haven't been
down there. You don't know what it's
like.
XANDER
(not buying Harm's act)
Why don't you tell me Harm? What is
it like?
HARMONY
(quietly; earnestly)
It feels like I'm never getting out
of there.
(looking up to Xander;
plaintive)
I don't wanna die Xander. I never
did.. not even when I was alive.
Xander looks at Harmony curiously. Harmony notices his
look and turns and leaves. Xander continues to watch
the departing figure.
INT. WILLOW AND TARA'S ROOM - DAY
as we see Willow enter into the room, carrying a
satchel. She places the satchel carefully down onto
the bed and then head back towards the door. She
stickes her head out the door suspiciously to check if
the coast is clear. She then closes the door and locks
it behind her.
She comes back to the bed, reaches inside the satchel
and pulls out.. the Orb of Takanis. Willow holds it up
and stares at it for a beat. She looks over to Miss
Kitty on the bed.
ANGLE ON : MISS KITTY
watching with curiosity.
WILLOW
(to Miss Kitty but really
to herself)
It's okay. This will all be over
soon. I just need to do this one
spell and everything will be okay.
Willow looks down at Miss Kitty for a beat, thinking
things through one last time. She then places the Orb
on the bed. Miss Kitty scampers away from it.
Willow heads over to the table and grabs the Purple
book. She flips quickly through the pages until she
finds the one she is after.
ANGLE ON : THE OPEN BOOK
Where we see Willow's gaze set on a page entitled
"Freezing spells".
WILLOW
Just a little something to even up
the odds. They'll thank me when I
freeze the General.. freeze Solomon.
Willow gathers up the book and heads over to the bed
where the Orb is. She stands over the Orb and
concentrates, holding out her hands. She takes in a
deep breath and then begins.
WILLOW
By the power of Takanis, I beseech
thee. Grant me the power that I seek.
ANGLE ON : THE ORB OF TAKANIS
as it slowly begins to light up. A low humming sound
emanating from it.
WILLOW
(louder)
Grant me the power that I seek!
The Orb begins to glow brighter and brighter. As it
does so, the room darkens. Willow looks nervously
around her.
WILLOW
I guess it's working?
Suddenly, the Orb glows a furious bright white and
then shoots out a bolt of white energy which envelops
Willow. Willow stiffens as the energy is absorbed into
her body.
After a beat, Willow relaxes as the white energy
around her dissapears. Willow takes a moment to
recover, breathing deeply. She takes a look at her
hands. We see swirls of white energy at her
fingertips.
WILLOW
Okay. Let's try this baby out.
Willow takes a quick look at the open purple book on
the bed in front of her, then looks around the room
looking for something. She finally settles on
something.
ANGLE ON : A SMALL ANALOG CLOCK
sitting on top of the bed's headboard.. near the
centre. The second-hand ticks away, counting the time.
WILLOW
(at the clock)
Glacioare
ANGLE : WILLOW
as a weird, ripply distortion seems to envelop Willow
and the entire room.
ANGLE ON : A SMALL ANALOG CLOCK
The second-hand freezes.
ANGLE : WILLOW
astonished.. not reacting for a beat.
WILLOW
(quietly)
It worked.
(more excitedly, turning to
Miss Kitty)
It worked! It..
Willow doesn't finish her sentence, distracted by
something she has seen.
ANGLE ON : MISS KITTY
frozen, pawing at something in the air.
Willow looks at Miss Kitty, then spins to look at
everything in the room. No movement. No sound.
Everything is still and quiet.
More worried now, Willow rushes over to the window and
takes a look out.
REVERSE ANGLE : CAMPUS
outside her window. Everything is frozen as far as the
eye can see. Students sitting on the grass, students
frozen in a walk, a couple of guys playing with a
frisbee that is suspended still in mid-air, people in
cars that aren't going anywhere.
ANGLE : WILLOW
looking shocked, the sun beating on her face.
WILLOW
Uh oh.
BLACKOUT
END OF ACT ONE
CONTINUE TO ACT TWO