The confusion had
finally made a toll on Sarah’s mind. Not only did Alexis unload a bit of
confusing information, but now he was ad-libbing. This pushed her over the
edge. She was just about to yell at Joss to let him now this whole day has been
way too much to deal with, but the minion demon came out of nowhere and began
beating on her. She tried to her defenses up but, it was no use. She yelled to
Alexis in agony for him to help, but he stood there in fear. She believed this
was a great acting job on his part.
Sarah began
questioning the script. She hadn’t read anywhere that this was going to be that
physical of a fight. This actor dressed up in a costume must wasn’t to show
Joss something, that’s why he’s trying so hard to make this all look so real. Finally,
she was able to block a few attacks, and get in a few of her own. She didn’t
mind really hitting the actors because she was told on the set of Buffy to make
everything look real, so hitting as hard as she could wasn’t a big deal.
Once she found
herself slowly gaining control of the fight, she began hearing all the people
who gathered on the set cheering. The crowd had slowly got bigger, then when
filming had started. They were yelling, “C’mon Buffy! Just remember! Do it!”
Sarah heard the yells,
but paid no attention. All she cared about was making this fight scene look as real
as possible. What she didn’t realize was that this fight scene couldn’t get any
more real than it was. She didn’t realize that one wrong move and Sarah would
never be Sarah or Buffy again.
The momentum started
to turn in her favor. Glimpses of Buffy started showing in the attacks on the
demon. The minion started noticing those glimpses as well. It remembered the
kicks to the body and face; the deadly punches to the same places. The
onslaught of all these attacks came quicker and with greater force. Finally,
Sarah causes the minion to take steps back in defense. Then she delivers fatal
blows, which causes the minion to fall, and struggle to get up. She looks at
Wesley and yells, (still in character of course) “Throw me your axe! Now!”
He obliges as the crowd cheers
and yells for her to finish it. When she’s about to lay into the head of the
minion, it quickly slithers off while saying, “You will die Buffy, actress,
whatever you are these days. I will see to it.”
Wesley walks over to Sarah and
finishes the scene, “Extraordinary work Buffy.”
Buffy nods in agreement and
asks, “Well it could’ve been more extraordinary if Angel were here.”
“Right,” Wesley adds. “He must
be pre-occupied at this moment. Here, I’ll take you to him. As they turn their
backs on the crowd, getting ready to finish the scene, Wesley quietly says,
“Now do you believe me Buffy?”
She doesn’t respond as they
walk off the set and listen as Joss yells “Cut,” ending filming for the day.
As Wesley and Buffy walk back
on the set, the small crowd begins clapping. Angel walks out and up to Buffy
and says, “Welcome back! That was just a glimpse of what’s in store for you
this time around. I hope you’re ready.”
“What are you talking about,”
Sarah questions? “I’m only taping two episodes. I’m not staying. If I wanted to
continue doing a series, then I wouldn’t have ended ‘Buffy.’”
Joss finally chimed in as
Angel fumbled around for a response, “Yeah he knows that Sarah. All he meant
was, are you ready for tomorrow? It’s going to be something special for you
because we are leaving the set and actually going out into the actual heart of
Joss then turned to the crowd,
and told them to be back this evening once the sun
goes down. The crowd finally dispersed except for Wesley and Angel.
“Nice try Wesley,” comments
Angel.
“I tried Angel,” Wesley began
responding. “I completely warned her of what was going to happen. It seemed as
if she understood, but maybe I did something wrong.”
“No,” Angel replies. “I sensed
that she’s aware there’s something awry, but doesn’t want to admit it. Either
she’s afraid to, or she doesn’t care. But, I guarantee that tomorrow,
everything will change.”
As Wesley and Angel walk off
the set Angel turns around sensing there is something or someone lingering in
the rafters, but finally shrugs it off and walks out.
“You’re damn right Angel. I am
up here watching over everything. Your senses are correct,” Spike laughs as he
talks to himself. “Yes, tomorrow, everything will change. Someone will perish!”
