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Date Posted: 14:07:02 09/05/03 Fri
Author: The Buffy Lost Episode Authors
Subject: ...
In reply to: The Buffy Lost Episode Authors 's message, "Buffy: The Lost Episodes, Episode 1.4 "Blast From The Past" By Sgt. Rock" on 13:59:35 09/05/03 Fri

INT. SUNNYDALE HIGH, LIBRARY � DAY

Buffy sits listening intently to Giles. He holds his head in his hands.

GILES
I�m not proud of it... What am I saying, of course I�m not proud of it... you�re probably horrified, I shouldn�t be telling you this.

BUFFY
Giles, I... I can�t say I�m not a little scared right now, but you�ve got to tell me everything, I can�t fight this guy if I don�t know who he is.

GILES
And you have the right to know who I am. But I should warn you, it gets worse.

BUFFY
I can take it.

GILES
Are you sure? (beat) That night I felt different, the power was intoxicating. I had to share it with someone....

CUT TO:

EXT. LONDON HIGH STREET � NIGHT

Ripper and Katie walk along a street, talking.

RIPPER
It was like this huge surge of power just.... Katie?

She�s disappeared. Suddenly there�s a rattle from behind the shop, and then a vampire growl.

RIPPER
What the...?

Another crash comes from the alley behind the shop, and a girl can be heard grunting in pain. Ripper runs down the alley.

A group of five vampires have a hold on Katie as another girl lies scared in huddle by the wall.

RIPPER
Hey, you leave her alone!

The vamps turn to face him as he begins to run into the fray, but the distraction caused by Ripper gives Katie time to react. She flip-kicks the vampire in front of her and pulls herself out of the grip of the others. She pulls a stake from behind her and back and stakes one in the heart. He explodes into dust as she begins fighting the others. Ripper looks on in amazement.

VAMPIRE
Slayer!

RIPPER
(to himself)
She�s a slayer...?

KATIE
Ripper, I could use a little help here!

RIPPER
No, I can�t be here. It�s not.... That�s not who I am anymore!

KATIE
What are you talking about? Don�t just stand there watchi...

She�s cut-off as the vampires hold her still again, their leader coming in for the kill. He�s tall, a Mohawk running over his head. Ripper notices two of his fingers are missing as he grabs her throat.

RIPPER
Not a watcher... I don�t have to...

KATIE
RIPPER!!

RIPPER
I can�t... not my destiny... This isn�t....

He backs away slowly as the lead vampire bites her and she screams in pain.

RIPPER
That�s not who I am....

He turns around and runs away.

RIPPER
(whispered)
I can�t help you.

CUT TO:

INT. HIGH SCHOOL, LIBRARY � DAY

Buffy looks on in shock, Giles hanging his head in shame.

BUFFY
You... let her die?

GILES
I couldn�t do anything.

BUFFY
You could have tried. You could have fought.

GILES
I could have, should have, but it scared me. My destiny just kept creeping back, I couldn�t hide from it.

BUFFY
But...

GILES
Buffy, you wanted to hear this. I told you it would be hard, that there were things... That was one of the worst. I can�t justify it, I can�t...

BUFFY
Did you know him?

GILES
Who?

BUFFY
Her watcher. Do you know who it was? Does he know?

GILES
A man named Travers, that night changed him, his views on the slayer. He was never the same after that. Not surprising really.

BUFFY
Does he know, did you tell him?

GILES
No, but he knew we were, involved. He�s never really forgiven me.

GILES
I knew I had to do something, so I found a place, I thought they could... take the pain away. I thought I needed it, and then he showed me.

BUFFY
What?

GILES
Eyghon.

END OF ACT 2

ACT 3

INT. SEEDY BAR � NIGHT

Ripper sits at the bar drunk as hell talking to the BARMAN.

RIPPER
And I mean, I can make my own destiny right? I get to, to choose who I am don�t I? Course I do. Not my fault she couldn�t handle her duty. I shouldn�t have to, slay vampires for her.

BARMAN
Hey pal, I think you�ve had enough.

RIPPER
I think I�ll decide when I�ve had enough.

BARMAN
Ok, that�s enough. Get out.

RIPPER
Get out? I don�t think so...

His eyes turn black and he starts chanting until:

RIPPER
-hiccup-

He falls off his chair, eyes back to normal.

RIPPER
Okay, okay I�m going.

He walks towards the door.

CUT TO:

EXT. LONDON HIGH STREET � NIGHT

Giles walks past the music shop, still boarded up and stops, he can sense something.

RIPPER
What�s that?

He lifts up his hand and waves it in the air.

RIPPER
Warm...

He walks down the alley, Katie�s body peeking out from a pile of trash. He ignores her and walks on, up the wall at the far end. He tries to touch it, but his hand goes through it. He pulls it back quickly.

VOICE
You won�t find answers in there.

Ripper looks around as a young man comes out of the shadows, about the same age as Ripper. He has long stringy hair, it�s RACK.

RACK
I�ve got what you need right here.

Noticing the expression on Ripper�s face he smiles.

RACK
Don�t worry, it�s not drugs. Not strictly speaking anyway. A spell, to stop the confusion. Make everything clear.

RIPPER
No, thank you.

RACK
You know where I am if you need me.

He steps back into the shadows. Ripper walks through the cloak

CUT TO:

INT. WAITING ROOM � NIGHT

The waiting room is exactly the same as Rack�s waiting room only everything is new looking, not run down. People sit patiently waiting for whoever is through the locked door on the other wall. Ripper looks around confused.

VOICE (O.S)
First time?

RIPPER
What?

Ripper turns to see a girl sitting beside him.

GIRL
First time here?

RIPPER
Uh, yeah... What is this place?

GIRL
This is, a sanctuary. For people that need help.

RIPPER
Oh... Why�s it cloaked?

GIRL
To stop the, unsavoury element finding it.

RIPPER
What�s here they�d want?

GIRL
Nothing hurtful if that�s what you mean. Not in the right hands anyway.

A WOMAN comes through the locked door with a patient. He thanks the woman and leaves.
The woman has an amulet around her neck. She walks over to Ripper.

WOMAN
You�re new, come with me.

Ripper stands and follows the woman into the room.

INT. MAIN ROOM � NIGHT

The only item of furniture is a table standing in the centre of the room.

WOMAN
Welcome. How can I help you?

RIPPER
I don�t really know, I�m...

WOMAN
You�re first time here?

Ripper nods

WOMAN
I understand, may I?

She holds out her hand at Ripper�s chest and he nods in agreement. A blue energy crackles from her fingers and she pulls them back sharply.

WOMAN
I cannot help you.

RIPPER
What? Why not?

WOMAN
I have to ask you to leave.

RIPPER
What�s going on??

WOMAN
You are not welcome here!

RIPPER
Why?

A bolt of energy hits Ripper and he is sent flying through the door and the waiting room, out into the back street.

EXT. LONDON HIGH STREET � NIGHT

Ripper lies on his back, looking confused. Clapping can be heard and young Rack steps out from the dark.

RACK
Nice landing.

RIPPER
What do you want?

RACK
Your help.

RIPPER
Why should I help you? Who are you?

RACK
Who I am is not important. What is important is who you are... Rupert.

RIPPER
Oh bloody hell, this never ends well.

Rack looks confused.

RIPPER
So you know who I am, big whoop.

RACK
I do not just know who you are, I know what you are. Destined watcher, rebelling against it, and now you are having a crisis of self. Not sure who you are any more, are you?

RIPPER
How did you know that?

RACK
You do not hide it well.

RIPPER
You promise you can make it stop?

RACK
I can. I can make everything clear, but first I need your help.

RIPPER
I need to get in there:

He indicated the cloak.

RIPPER
I don�t understand. Why not just walk in?

Rack smiles.

RACK
Try it.

Ripper walks as if to go through the cloak, and walks straight into the wall.

RACK
We�re not welcome anymore, something in us is... dark.

RIPPER
What about a teleportation spell?

RACK
The protection spell around it is too strong. We need to bring the wall down. And I cannot do it by myself.

RIPPER
What do I have to do?

CUT (TIMESKIP) TO:

Ripper and Rack stand touching the wall.

RACK
Ready?

Ripper nods

RACK & RIPPER
Horus, we beg thee, hear our prayer
And break this wall of naught but air
Horus, we beg thee, hear our call
Circling arm, bring down the wall

The wall ripples and both Rack and Ripper almost fall through it.

RIPPER
Easier than I thought. There the wall�s down. Now you owe me.

Rack�s eyes turn red, and electricity crackles around his fingers. Ripper grabs his arm in pain. He lift up his shirt to reveal the mark of Eyghon burning red on his arm. It cools and turns black.

RIPPER
What the hell is this?

RACK
A mark.

RIPPER
What�s it for?

RACK
Nothing... without this.

He pulls a parchment out of his pocket and holds it in front of Ripper.

RACK
But I�m not sure you�re ready for this. Maybe I was wrong...

RIPPER
You promised me!

RACK
Yes, and I�m sorry. But it could be disastrous.

RIPPER
Give it to me.

RACK
You�re not ready.

Ripper starts chanting and Rack shuts his eyes in pain. A great cut appears over one of his eyes and blood begins to pour from it. He falls to the ground unconscious. Ripper grabs the parchment and runs out of the alley.

Rack�s eyes open bloodshot. He smiles.

RACK
Maybe I was wrong.

CUT TO:

INT. SUNNYDALE HIGH SCHOOL, LIBRARY � DAY

GILES
I never saw him again, I went back later and the place had gone. Moved on, apparently.

BUFFY
What did you do?

GILES
The parchment was a summoning spell, for Eyghon. Despite my arguments with the group as soon as I introduced Eyghon to them they were quick to forgive me. Except Ethan of course. But he joined in with it, and eventually became addicted, like the rest of us.

BUFFY
The way you tell it Ethan was almost the good guy.

GILES
In a way he was, until �it� happened Ethan probably could have been the best one of us. He was always careful you see.

BUFFY
So what happened to him?

GILES
It wasn�t so much what happened to him, as what happened to us...

CUT TO:

INT. ROOM � NIGHT

Ripper, Ethan, Randall, Deidre and Phillip sit on the floor in a circle. Ethan is in a trance as the others sit around watching.

RANDALL
It�s my turn�

RIPPER
Everyone waits their turn.

Ethan comes out of his trance violently.

ETHAN
Wow... That was, intense.

RIPPER
He�s getting stronger. We all feel it right?

ETHAN
Maybe we should stop it.

RANDALL
Are you insane? That only makes it better, makes you stronger.

RIPPER
He�s right. We�re still the stronger ones, we can control it. We�re not amateurs. You ready Randall?

Randall nods and everyone, even Ethan begrudgingly, follows Rippers lead as they prepare. Randall sits still and goes into a trance as the others chant. The marks of Eyghon glow on all of them, even through their clothes and the mark on Randall glows brightest. He opens his eyes and starts panting.

ETHAN
Something�s wrong.

RIPPER
It�s fine!

ETHAN
We have to stop it!

RIPPER
NO!

Randall screams in pain as his flesh distorts, turning him into Eyghon incarnate. He starts fighting with the others and they try to run. Deidre and Phillip make it out leaving Ethan and Ripper alone with Eyghon/Randall.

RIPPER
Ethan, hold him!

ETHAN
Vincire!

Green energy shoots out from Ethan�s hand and covers Eyghon/Randall. He falls to the floor, frozen.

EYGHON/RANDALL
This won't hold me for long

RIPPER
It doesn't have to

He moves over to Eyghon/Randall.

EYGHON/RANDALL
You know you've got to make a choice right, about who you are? Do you want to be the Watcher, sniveling guardian of the Slayer and her kin, or do you want to be Ripper? I know you, you could be stronger than any of these poor fools, if you had me. Who are you?

Ripper hesitates, unsure of what to do.

EYGHON/RANDALL
I knew it, you're no hero.

RIPPER
No, I'm not.

Giles suddenly reaches down and puts his hand over Randal/Eyghon's nose and mouth, holding them shut. Randall/Eyghon struggles weakly as Giles keeps him still, keeping his calm expression throughout.

A school bell rings.

CUT TO:

INT. SUNNYDALE HIGH SCHOOL, LIBRARY � DAY

Giles looks ashamed.

BUFFY
There was no other choice.

GILES
Wasn�t there? What happened that day ruined countless lives. I ruined them.

BUFFY
But look at all the good you�ve done since then. You�re not him any more. People change, and you�re a good man now.

GILES
Am I? People are still getting hurt Buffy. Even now, twenty years later, people I love are still getting hurt...

He clasps his face in his hand.

BUFFY
Giles, you have to keep going. Tell me what happened next.

GILES
Not right now, I... You have class. We�ll talk about it some other time.

BUFFY
Giles...

GILES
Please Buffy.

Buffy picks up her bag and leaves the library, looking concerned.
Giles begins to cry.

FADE OUT.

Conclusion next week!

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