YOU KEEP REFUSING TO TELL ME WHERE THE KEY IS!
WE HAD TO HIDE THE KEY. MADE IT HUMAN AND SENT IT TO YOU.
[ Buffy ] DAWN. WHAT'S WRONG WITH MOM?
[ Man ] PREVIOUSLY ON BUFFY, THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.
I DON'T KNOW.
BUFFY'S LIKE NOBODY ELSE IN THE WORLD. WHEN I'M WITH HER,
IT'S LIKE HALF OF ME IS JUST ON FIRE. I'M GOING CRAZY IF I'M NOT TOUCHING HER.
BUT SHE DOESN'T LOVE ME.
I KNOW YOU GOT A LOT ON YOUR MIND.
IF YOU DECIDE YOU WANNA LET ME IN ON ANY OF IT, YOU LET ME KNOW.
WE COULD GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. SOMEPLACE MORE PRIVATE.
OH, SANDY, SANDY.
MY HEART BELONGS TO ANOTHER.
BESIDES, I DON'T GO OUT WITH VAMPIRES.
SPIKE, I WANT YOU.
GOD, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
[ Gasps ] OH, GOD, NO. PLEASE, NO.
ARE YOU OKAY?
YOU KNOW THE "NOTHING" I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS?
IT MIGHT NOT BE NOTHING. WHAT IS IT?
I'M STAYING OVERNIGHT AT THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. I'M GETTING A CAT SCAN.
[ Sighs ]
WHAT IS A CAT SCAN EXACTLY?
I DON'T KNOW. IT'S SOME X RAY, I GUESS.
WHERE DO THEY GET THE CAT SCAN FROM?
I MEAN, DO THEY TEST IT ON CATS OR--
OR DOES THE MACHINE SORT OF LOOK LIKE A CAT?
DAWN, I'M REALLY--
"YOUR ONE-STOP SPOT TO SHOP FOR ALL YOUR OCCULT NEEDS."
CATCHY. THINK SO?
UH-HUH, IN A HARD-TO-READ SORT OF WAY, BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT.
OH.
[ Xander ] I'M JUST SAYING, I THINK IT'S RUDE.
I WOULDN'T CALL IT RUDE. RUDE-ISH. RUDE-ESQUE. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
WHEN A PERSON MAKES A "DESTROY ALL VAMPIRES" DATE,
IT'S SIMPLE COURTESY TO WAIT FOR YOUR CO-DESTROYERS.
AM I RIGHT, GILES?
I'M ALMOST CERTAIN YOU'RE NOT, BUT TO BE FAIR, I WASN'T LISTENING.
OH, THE NEW PHONE BOOK'S IN WITH MR. GILES'S AD.
OH, NICE.
YAY! AM I MENTIONED?
NOT AS SUCH. OH.
OKAY, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HOOK UP WITH RILEY THIS MORNING...
TO TAKE ON A NEST O' VAMPS HOLED UP IN TOMB.
SO WE GET THERE, AND GUESS WHAT?
- TELL HIM, WIL. - TOMB GO BOOM.
YEP, CAPTAIN AMERICA BLOWED IT UP REAL GOOD.
ALL BY HIS LONE WOLF LONESOME. HMM, RATHER RECKLESS OF HIM.
I'D SAY VERY RATHER.
ALL THAT ASIDE, I SHOULD THINK YOU'D BE PLEASED TO AVOID THE CONFRONTATION.
THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING. I MEAN, I FOR ONE,
DIDN'T WANT TO START MY DAY WITH A SLAUGHTER.
WHICH REALLY JUST GOES TO SHOW HOW MUCH I'VE GROWN.
YES, UM, IN ANY EVENT, SINCE YOU'RE ALL HERE,
TARA AND I COULD USE YOUR HELP RESEARCHING BUFFY'S MYSTERIOUS WOMAN.
OH, YEAH. THIS HAS BEEN FRUITFUL--
TRYING TO LOOK UP SOMETHING YOU NEVER SAW AND DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF.
JUST DO WHAT I DO-- FLIP THROUGH THE PAGES AND LOOK BUSY.
IT'D BE NICE IF WE KNEW WHERE SHE WAS, WHERE SHE'S HIDING OUT.
NO DOUBT LURKING AROUND SOME SEWER OR CONDEMNED CHURCH OR RAT-INFESTED WAREHOUSE.
YOU KNOW, THE USUAL HAUNTS.
MOST BEAUTEOUS AND SUPREMELY MAGNIFICENT ONE,
THIS DARK SPELL I HOLD IN MY WORTHLESS AND SCABBY HAND...
IS OUR GIFT TO YOU, MOST TINGLY AND WONDERFUL GLORIFICUS.
PLEASE, CALL ME GLORY. AND GET UP. LOOKING AT YOU IS HURTING MY NECK.
FORGIVE ME, SHINY SPECIAL ONE.
I BEG OF YOU TO RIP OUT MY INADEQUATE TONGUE.
GIMME.
OH. [ Nervous Laugh ]
I THOUGHT-- [ Laughing ]
YOU SHOULD KNOW, YOUR ELABORATE MARVELOUSNESS,
THAT THIS DARK INCANTATION HAS BEEN LOST FOR EONS--
UH-HUH. AND GREAT DANGERS HAVE BEEN FACED--
DOES THIS PUMP MAKE MY ANKLE LOOK BONY?
NO. NO.
NO, YOUR TERRIFICALLY SMOOTH ONE.
IT IS THE EPITOME OF ANKLES. TO TOUCH SUCH AN ANKLE WOULD BE--
BUT I'M NOT TOUCHING. I'M BACKING AWAY.
OW! THANK YOU.
- DREG, IS IT? - YES, DREG.
YOUR CREAMY COOLNESS HAS HONORED ME BY SPEAKING MY NAME.
YOUR VOICE IS LIKE A THOUSAND SWEET SONGBIRDS THAT-- I NEVER TIRE OF HEARING THAT.
LOOK, JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR. THIS SPELL'S GONNA WORK, RIGHT?
I MEAN, NOTHING WORSE THAN A GIFT THAT DOESN'T WORK.
THEN I'D HAVE TO GET ALL MAD AND KILL YOU.
IT'S THIS WHOLE BIG THING.
IT WILL WORK, YOUR EXTREMENESS,
PROVIDED YOU HAVE THE OTHER ITEMS YOU NEED.
DON'T WORRY.
I'LL HAVE THEM ALL RIGHT.
I'LL HAVE IT ALL.
[ Dog Barking ]
[ Knocks ]
HELLO?
BUFFY?
[ Inhaling Deeply ]
MMM...
MMM. WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?
WHAT? ME? I WAS, UM, UH--
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
LOOKING FOR THE GIRL WHO'S GONNA RIP YOUR ARMS OFF...
WHEN SHE FINDS OUT YOU WERE IN HER BEDROOM.
OH, YEAH? WELL, ME TOO.
WERE YOU-- WERE YOU JUST SMELLING HER SWEATER?
[ Scoffs ] NO.
WELL, YEAH, ALL RIGHT, I DID.
IT'S A PREDATOR THING, NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.
KNOW YOUR ENEMY'S SCENT. WHET THE APPETITE FOR A HUNT.
YOU KNOW? MMM. AHH, THAT'S THE STUFF, SLAYER MUSK.
IT'S BITTER AND AGGRAVATING. [ Growls ]
OUT.
HEY! WATCH IT! EASY.
YOU'RE BRUISING THE LEATHER.
LOOK, I KNOW FOR A BLEEDING FACT...
THE SLAYER WOULDN'T MIND ME BEING HERE.
RIGHT. WHAT'S A LITTLE SWEATER-SNIFFING BETWEEN SWORN ENEMIES?
YOUR GIRL IN THE HABIT OF BUYING HER ENEMIES DRINKS?
'CAUSE SHE SPENT THE BETTER PART OF LAST NIGHT WITH ME, DOING JUST THAT.
'CAUSE YOU GUYS ARE SUCH TIGHT PALS? YEAH.
THAT'S GOOD. TELL ME ANOTHER.
OKAY. HOW ABOUT THIS ONE? TWICE IN RECENT MEMORY,
SHE'S HAD THE LOVER WICCAS DO A DE-INVITE ON THE HOUSE, KEEP OUT SPECIFIC VAMPS.
EVER ASK YOURSELF WHY SHE'S NEVER TAKEN MY NAME OFF THE GUEST LIST?
BECAUSE YOU'RE HARMLESS. OH, YEAH, RIGHT.
TAKES ONE TO KNOW, I SUPPOSE.
LEAST I STILL GOT THE ATTITUDE.
WHAT YOU GOT-- A PIERCING GLANCE?
FACE IT, WHITE BREAD. BUFFY'S GOT A TYPE, AND YOU'RE NOT IT.
SHE LIKES US DANGEROUS, ROUGH,
OCCASIONALLY BUMPY IN THE FOREHEAD REGION.
NOT THAT SHE DOESN'T LIKE YOU, BUT SORRY, CHARLIE,
YOU'RE JUST NOT DARK ENOUGH.
HEY! HEY! HEY, HEY, HEY!
AM I DARK ENOUGH FOR YOU NOW? BLOODY PULL ME BACK IN, YOU SOD, I'M STARTING TO SIZZLE.
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BUFFY. YOU NEVER DID. I'M THE ONE THAT KNOWS WHAT SHE NEEDS.
OH, YEAH? THAT'S WHY YOU'RE WITH HER AT HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW, GIVING HER WHAT SHE NEEDS.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
DON'T YOU KNOW? DIDN'T SHE TELL YOU?
YOU TELL ME. HER MUM'S SICKLY.
BUFFY TOOK HER TO HOSPITAL FOR A BIT OF PROD AND PROBE.
BITE-SIZED ONE WENT TOO.
YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY HER NOT CALLING YOU ABOUT THAT.
I'VE KNOWN SINCE LAST NIGHT.
OH! BLANKET! BLANKET!
[ Sizzling ]
[ Door Slams Shut ]
[ Sighing ]
RILEY. SORRY.
I HEARD.
I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU'D NEED--
I DO. I DO. I'M GLAD.
I JUST-- I DIDN'T--
I MEAN UNTIL WE KNEW WHAT IT WAS--
I UNDERSTAND. HOW'S SHE DOING?
WELL, SHE JUST HAD A CAT SCAN.
I WAS ABOUT TO GO IN AND FIND OUT.
WILL YOU SIT WITH DAWN WHILE I TALK TO MOM?
SHE'S IN THE WAITING ROOM. YEAH. YEAH, YOU GOT IT.
[ Exhales Deeply ]
HI. MAY I COME IN?
OH, OF COURSE, BABY, COME ON IN. WHERE'S DAWN?
UH, SHE'S WITH RILEY. THEY'RE WATCHING TV IN THE WAITING ROOM.
EXCUSE ME. I'M JUST GONNA CHECK ON THE STATUS OF THE O.R.
THE O.R.?
DR. ISAACS SAYS I'M LUCKY THERE'S ONE AVAILABLE ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.
SOME PEOPLE WAIT FOR DAYS, SOMETIMES WEEKS.
MOM, WHAT DID THEY FIND?
A SHADOW.
I'VE GOT A SHADOW... SOMEWHERE OVER THERE.
HE SHOWED IT TO ME, BUT, UM,
THEY HAVE TO DO A BIOPSY TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
THE DOCTOR SAYS IT'S TOO EARLY TO BE CONCERNED.
RIGHT. NO CONCERN.
RIGHT, JUST A SHADOW.
[ Willow ] I JUST WISH WE KNEW WHAT WE WERE DEALING WITH.
IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES.
OUR CIRCLES ARE GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES.
WE'VE GOT DIZZY CIRCLES HERE, GILES.
AH, WEEPING BUDDHA.
SHOULDERS YOUR SPIRITUAL BURDEN.
MAKES A LOVELY PAPERWEIGHT TOO.
- MAYBE SHE'S NOT IN THE BOOKS. - [ Willow ] WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I MEAN, WHAT IF SHE'S NOT A DEMON OR A SORCERESS...
OR A SPIRIT OR WHATEVER THESE BOOKS COVER?
[ Cash Register Dings ]
WHAT IF SHE'S SOMETHING ELSE ALTOGETHER?
THANK YOU, COME AGAIN.
SOMETHING NEW, YOU MEAN?
SOMETHING OLD.
SO OLD IT PREDATES THE WRITTEN WORD.
GILES, THE DAGON SPHERE--
YOU SAID THAT WAS CREATED TO REPEL--
THAT WHICH CANNOT BE NAMED.
SO, I'M THINKING MAYBE SHE--
PREDATES LANGUAGE ITSELF?
HEY, IF IT MEANS I DON'T HAVE TO READ ANYMORE, WHOO.
AND MIGHT I ADD A BIG HOO.
IF TARA'S RIGHT, THEN WE'RE BLIND. THERE'S--
THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN DETERMINE HER MOVES, HER HABITS,
WHERE SHE'LL TURN UP NEX--
OH, I BEG YOUR-- UH-HUH. I WANT THESE.
YES, OF COURSE.
DID YOU FIND EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
NO PROBLEMO.
THAT'S, UM-- OH.
[ Cash Register Dings ]
YOUR RECEIPT. AND...
THANK YOU.
SHE COULD BE ANYWHERE.
BUT IF SHE'S AS POWERFUL AS BUFFY SAYS,
I IMAGINE IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE SHE MAKES HERSELF KNOWN.
EVERYTHING WENT FINE. THEY'RE MOVING HER INTO RECOVERY NOW.
DO WE HAVE THE RESULTS YET?
LET'S, UH, SIT DOWN OVER HERE FOR A MINUTE.
NO.
EXCUSE ME, NO. I-- I DON'T MEAN TO BE RUDE.
IT'S JUST I HAVE BEEN SITTING FOR HOURS.
I DON'T WANT TO SIT. I JUST-- TELL ME, PLEASE.
YOUR MOTHER HAS-- THE TERM IS LOW-GRADE GLIOMA.
IT'S A BRAIN TUMOR.
THE CLINICAL NAME IS OLIGODENDROGLIOMA.
IT'S IN THE LEFT HEMISPHERE OF THE CEREBRUM.
IN YOUR MOTHER'S CASE, THE TUMOR SEEMS TO HAVE STARTED THERE.
IN OTHER WORDS, IT HASN'T SPREAD FROM ANOTHER PART OF THE BODY...
[ Doctor's Voice Fades ]
I KNOW THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT,
AND, UH, BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF YOUR MOTHER'S ILLNESS,
UNFORTUNATELY, THINGS MAY PROGRESS VERY QUICKLY.
THINGS? WHAT THINGS?
SYMPTOMS. THERE'S A FAIR VARIETY THAT MIGHT PRESENT--
LOSS OF VISION OR APPETITE,
LACK OF MUSCLE CONTROL,
UH, MOOD SWINGS.
BUT WHAT CAN WE DO?
WELL, NOT MUCH UNTIL WE DETERMINE IF THE TUMOR'S OPERABLE,
WHICH WE ARE WORKING ON.
UH, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT I-- I MEAN-- CAN I HELP?
WELL, THERE'S SOME LITERATURE YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT.
IF WE AREN'T ABLE TO GO IN SURGICALLY,
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF NEW TREATMENTS THAT ARE VERY PROMISING.
YOUR MOTHER'S PROGNOSIS IS A LOT BETTER TODAY...
THAN IT WOULD'VE BEEN ONLY A YEAR AGO.
EVEN IF THE TUMOR'S NOT OPERABLE, SHE HAS A REAL CHANCE.
WHAT'S A REAL CHANCE?
NEARLY ONE OUT OF THREE PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION DOES JUST FINE.
NOW, LET ME ASK, DOES YOUR MOTHER'S INSURANCE COMPANY...
REQUIRE COPIES OF THE M.R.I. AND PATHOLOGY REPORTS?
I'M NOT SURE. WELL, JUST LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AND I COULD USE INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR MOM'S LIFESTYLE AND HOME ENVIRONMENT.
FOR INSTANCE, DOES SHE USE A CELL PHONE?
UH, I THINK SO. UH, YEAH.
SHE, UM, SHE HAS ONE OF THOSE EAR THINGS.
OKAY. IS YOUR HOUSE NEAR ANY POWER LINES,
CHEMICAL PLANTS, WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES?
UH, I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE.
WELL, THE MORE WE KNOW--
I'M SORRY.
EXCUSE ME, DOC, BUT THEY TOLD ME YOU'RE NEEDED IN I.C.U.
EXCUSE ME, MISS SUMMERS.
IT'S... OKAY.
THOUGHT YOU LOOKED LIKE YOU NEEDED A BREAK.
GUY'S GREAT, BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE THAT BONE IN HIS HEAD...
THAT TELLS HIM WHEN TO BACK OFF.
YOU-- I MEAN, THEY DIDN'T NEED HIM?
WELL, I'M SURE SOMEONE DOES SOMEWHERE. THEY ALWAYS DO.
HE REALLY IS A GOOD DOCTOR. YOUR MOM'S IN GOOD HANDS.
THANK YOU. IT'S BEN, RIGHT? RIGHT.
HE, UM-- HE WAS JUST TELLING ME THAT THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO.
AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU THE SAME THING. GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK.
LISTEN, YOUR MOM'S GONNA BE UNCONSCIOUS FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER SIX, SEVEN HOURS.
A BREAK?
I JUST MEAN GO OUT. GET SOME AIR.
COME BACK LATER ON THIS EVENING,
TALK TO THE DOC THEN IF YOU WANT.
MY UNSOLICITED ADVICE OF THE DAY.
[ Exhales Deeply ]
BUFFY.
IT'S BAD. I KNOW.
I, UH-- I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
DO SOMETHING? YEAH, LIKE, YOU KNOW, MAGIC--
LIKE A HEALING SPELL.
BUFFY, PEOPLE GET SICK.
I DON'T THINK MAGIC-- THAT ATTITUDE'S NOT HELPING.
I HAVE TO TRY.
OKAY.
I NEED TO TALK TO GILES.
WILL YOU DO ME A FAVOR AND DROP DAWN OFF AT SCHOOL...
AND TELL HER I'LL MEET HER AT THE MAGIC SHOP WHEN SHE GETS OFF?
OF COURSE. WHATEVER YOU NEED ME TO DO.
BUFFY,
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO TELL DAWN... ABOUT YOUR MOM?
TELL HER WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING YET.
HEY.
HEY!
HEY! HEY!
ANYA, YOUR "HEYS" ARE STARTLING THE CUSTOMERS.
AND PRETTY MUCH THE STATE.
YOU SOLD SOMEONE A KOHL'S AMULET AND A SOBEKIUM BLOODSTONE.
YES, I BELIEVE I DID.
ARE YOU STUPID OR SOMETHING?
ALLOW ME TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION WITH A FIRING.
SHE'S KIDDING.
AN, WE TALKED ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE/EMPLOYER VOCABULARY NO-NOS.
THAT WAS NUMBER FIVE.
YOU NEVER SELL THESE THINGS TOGETHER, EVER. BAD NEWS.
DON'T YOU KNOW ABOUT THE SOBEKITES?
OH, I DO. IT WAS AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CULT HEAVY INTO DARK MAGIC.
THE KOHL'S AMULET-- WASN'T THAT A TRANSMOGRIFICATION CONDUIT?
DAMN STRAIGHT. BE THAT AS IT MAY, I STILL SEE NO REASON FOR CONCERN.
THE SOBEKIUM TRANSMOGRIFICATION SPELLS WERE LOST THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO.
AND BESIDES, THE YOUNG WOMAN TO WHOM I SOLD THEM...
WOULD HAVE TO HAVE ENORMOUS POWER--
YOUNG WOMAN?
OH, DEAR LORD.
WHAT?
♪♪ [ Calliope ]
YOU'RE MELTING.
OH, UM, GUESS I'M NOT HUNGRY.
MAYBE I'M NOT MAKING THIS ANY BETTER.
NO. I JUST--
THIS IS BETTER.
I HAD MY 10th BIRTHDAY PARTY HERE.
REALLY? MM-HMM.
WE'D JUST MOVED TO SUNNYDALE AND...
MOM RENTED THE CAROUSEL FOR AN ENTIRE HOUR...
FOR JUST ME AND MY FRIENDS.
EXCEPT I HADN'T MADE ANY FRIENDS YET,
SO IT WAS JUST ME AND MOM AND BUFFY RIDING IT BY OURSELVES,
OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN...
FOR THE WHOLE HOUR,
JUST SO MOM FELT LIKE WE'D GOTTEN OUR MONEY'S WORTH.
SHE'S--
SHE'S NOT GONNA GET BETTER, IS SHE?
ABSOLUTELY SHE WILL.
YOU SUMMERS WOMEN ARE TOUGH.
I'M REALLY GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
THANKS.
BUFFY'S GLAD TOO.
YEAH?
SHE SURE CRIES A LOT LESS WITH YOU THAN SHE DID WITH ANGEL.
ANGEL MADE HER CRY A LOT, HUH?
EVERYTHING WITH HIM WAS ALL "EEEEE," YOU KNOW?
ALL?
YOU KNOW, "MY BOYFRIEND'S A VAMPIRE CRAZY, CRAZY."
EVERY DAY WAS LIKE THE END OF THE WORLD.
SHE DOESN'T GET ALL WORKED UP LIKE THAT OVER YOU.
I THINK YOU'VE BEEN REALLY GOOD FOR HER.
SO I FIGURE THERE HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF MYSTICAL CURE, RIGHT?
I MEAN, LIKE A POTION OR A SPELL OR SOMETHING.
WE HAVE TO LOOK. WE CAN LOOK.
I MEAN, WE WILL, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING.
THE TRUTH IS, UH, THE MYSTICAL AND THE MEDICAL...
AREN'T MEANT TO MIX, BUFFY.
SORRY.
THE HUMAN MIND IS VERY DELICATE. JUST TOO MUCH COULD GO WRONG.
YEAH, I'VE HEARD STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE TRYING HEALING SPELLS.
IF WE DID SOMETHING, IT COULD MAKE THINGS A LOT WORSE, BUFFY.
WE'VE DONE JUST ABOUT ENOUGH MAKING THINGS WORSE FOR ONE DAY, HAVEN'T WE?
WHY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
NOTHING. ANYA BROKE A BIPPITY-BOPPITY-BOO.
A THING. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I DID NOT. I DIDN'T BREAK-- ANYA...
BUFFY DOESN'T NEED TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR, UH, CLUMSINESS RIGHT NOW.
MY CLUMSINESS. I MEAN, THAT IS SO...
LIKE... ME.
SLIPPERY, SLIPPERY. BUTTERFINGERS.
- WHAT HAPPENED? - NOTHING TO CONCERN YOU.
GILES.
THE, UH, DEMON WOMAN WAS HERE. THE ONE WHO ATTACKED YOU.
IT'S NO BIGGIE. SHE JUST GOT AN AMULET AND A BLOODSTONE.
- [ Anya ] THAT CAN CREATE A MONSTER - OKAY, BIGGIE.
MY GOD, ARE YOU GUYS OKAY, THOUGH? NO ONE GOT HURT, RIGHT?
NO, NO. THANKFULLY, NO VIOLENCE TO SPEAK OF.
OKAY, SO THAT'S... GOOD.
HOW DID SHE GET AWAY WITH THIS BAD MOJO STUFF?
[ Whispering ] GILES SOLD IT TO HER.
I-- I-- I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS HER.
I MEAN, HOW COULD I?
IF IT'S ANY CONSOLATION, I MAY HAVE OVERCHARGED HER.
AND ANYA FIGURED OUT WHAT THE DEMON LADY'S UP TO.
YEAH. A FEW THOUSAND YEARS AGO, THERE WAS THIS CULT--
THE TEMPLE OF SOBEK.
- SOBEK? - REPTILE DEMON.
SOBEKITES WERE REPTILE WORSHIPPERS.
JUST ONCE I WOULD LIKE TO RUN INTO A CULT OF BUNNY WORSHIPPERS.
GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE NIGHTMARES.
SORRY.
ANYWAY, THEIR HIGH PRIEST, KOHL, HAD GREAT MYSTIC POWERS.
HE FORGED AN AMULET WITH A TRANSMOGRIFYING CRYSTAL.
TRANSMOGRIFYING IS CHANGING A LIVING THING...
INTO A DIFFERENT KIND OF THING.
WE'VE MANAGED TO DECIPHER THE MARKINGS...
THAT WERE ON THE BLOODSTONE THAT I SOLD-- THAT SHE LEFT WITH.
A COBRA. SHE'S GOING TO TRANSMOGRIFY A COBRA.
OKAY, SO SHE'S MAKING A MONSTER. WHAT FOR? WHAT DOES IT DO?
THAT'S THE PART-- [ Clears Throat ] WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
WELL, YOU KEEP WORKING ON IT. I'LL GO KILL IT.
- BUFFY? - WHAT? I'M GOING.
BUFFY, THIS CHICK CREAMED YOU LAST TIME.
THAT'S BECAUSE I WASN'T READY FOR HER LAST TIME. I AM NOW.
BUT YOU-- BUT WHAT?
WIL, I CAN'T JUST SIT HERE. I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
[ Bell Rings, Door Closes ]
[ Lion Roaring, Birds Warbling ]
[ Footsteps Approaching ]
[ Hisses ]
CHILL, WORM.
I'M GONNA MAKE YOU A STAR.
CHANT. [ Chanting in Ancient Language ]
SOBEK, GRANT THE POWER,
THAT IT MAY MOLD THIS WRETCHED CREATURE.
THAT IT MAY BE REBORN, THAT IT MAY SERVE.
AH! DARK INCANTATIONS.
ALWAYS OVERWRITTEN. WHY CAN'T THEY JUST CUT TO THE--
FIGHT? OOH. NO FAIR...
ATTACKING... WHEN I WASN'T EVEN LOOKING. OOH. HELP.
NO. THIS IS NO GOOD. I'M OUT OF THE MOMENT.
AND YOU'RE NOT GIVING ME ANYTHING I CAN USE.
DREG, I'M NOT HEARING CHANTING! CONTINUE!
YES, GLORY. [ Chanting Resumes ]
HEY, HEY, WORK WITH ME HERE.
[ Continues Chanting ]
THERE, THAT FEELS MORE REAL. DON'T YOU THINK?
[ Groans ] OH, NO.
EVEN IF I DO HAVE TO CARRY YOUR PERFORMANCE.
SCENE.
[ Chanting ]
ARISE. ARISE!
[ Chanting ]
ARISE!
[ Screeching ]
HE IS ARISEN.
'BOUT DAMN TIME.
[ Groans ]
SPAWN OF SOBEK.
THE POWER IS YOURS TO SEE WHAT IS UNSEEN,
TO FIND WHAT IS SHROUDED IN SHADOW.
ALREADY YOU KNOW WHAT I SEEK.
I HAVE GIVEN YOU FORM. NOW FIND FOR ME THE KEY.
SEEK IT OUT IN THE HOLY PLACES. [ Hisses ]
YES, YES, YES. LET YOUR VISION GUIDE YOU TO ITS HIDING PLACE...
AND THEN RETURN TO ME AND TELL ME WHERE IT LIES.
NOW WOULD BE GOOD.
FUN, FUN, FUN.
ALEISTER CROWLEY SINGS?
SADLY, NO, I DON'T CARRY THAT,
BUT I DO HAVE SOME VERY NICE WHALE SOUNDS.
OH, EXCUSE ME FOR A MOMENT.
- WHERE'S BUFFY? - UH, SHE LEFT A WHILE AGO.
WHAT? WHERE?
THAT CREEPY DEMON WOMAN'S CONJURING SOME KIND OF MONSTER.
AND YOU LET BUFFY GO AFTER HER? ALONE?
"LET" ISN'T REALLY A FACTOR WHEN SHE SETS HER MIND TO SOMETHING. YOU KNOW THAT.
SHE'LL GET HERSELF KILLED. IT'S CRAZY.
YEAH, CRAZY. GOING OFF ALONE, HALF-COCKED,
INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR MUCH-NEEDED BACKUP.
CHARGING IN WITH A BIG OLD HAND GRENADE.
OH, WAIT.
THIS IS DIFFERENT.
YEAH, IT IS.
BUFFY NEEDS SOMETHING SHE CAN FIGHT, SOMETHING SHE CAN SOLVE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF ACTION YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
DO YOU?
HEY, I'M NOT TRYING TO GET-- IT'S COOL.
YOU OKAY?
JUST A LITTLE CRAZED.
I HEAR YA.
IF, UH, SHE NEEDS ME--
[ Hissing ]
[ Telephone Rings ]
MAGIC BOX, YOUR ONE-STOP SPOT TO SHOP FOR-- GILES, IT'S ME.
BUFFY. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
NO, I'M REALLY NOT. [ Sighs ] I COULDN'T STOP HER.
I COULDN'T EVEN SLOW HER DOWN.
- WHERE ARE YOU? - SUNNYDALE MEMORIAL.
ARE YOU BADLY HURT? I'LL COME RIGHT OVER.
NO. NO. I JUST WANTED TO WARN YOU THAT THAT THING SHE CONJURED-- IT'S LOOSE.
IT'S A BIG SNAKE THING. NOT MAYOR BIG, BUT IT'S PRETTY LETHAL LOOKING.
- DO YOU KNOW WHY SHE RAISED IT? - I DON'T KNOW YET.
I'LL WARN THE OTHERS. WE'LL GET WEAPONS. WE'LL FAN OUT--
WAIT, WAIT A SECOND. WHAT TIME IS IT?
HALF PAST 4:00. WHY?
SCHOOL'S OUT. DAWN'S ON HER WAY OVER TO YOU. GILES--
UNDERSTOOD. WE'LL KEEP HER SAFE HERE UNTIL YOU ARRIVE.
THANKS. AND, GILES-- YES?
DAWN'S KIND OF FRAGILE RIGHT NOW... ABOUT MOM.
SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW BAD IT IS. WE'LL NOT SAY A WORD.
WELL, MY MOM'S GONNA WAKE UP SOON,
AND I SHOULD BE THERE WHEN THE DOCTORS TELL HER.
SHE'S IN GOOD HANDS, BUFFY.
THERE'S REALLY NOTHING ELSE YOU CAN DO.
OKAY. BYE.
BYE.
[ Sniffles ]
[ Hissing ]
[ Bell Jingles ]
IS SHE AWAKE YET?
YEAH. SHE'S WAITING FOR US.
CAN WE TAKE HER HOME NOW?
WE'LL SEE.
GO GET YOUR STUFF.
- SO, ANY MONSTER REPTILE SIGHTINGS? - NONE.
TARA AND I DID A MINI-PATROL EARLIER,
BUT THE BIGGIE SNAKE WAS NOWHERE TO BE--
[ Growling ]
[ Screeching ]
[ Screaming ]
- [ Hissing Continues ] - [ Screaming Continues ]
- [ Roars ] - [ Screaming Continues ]
DAWN, YOU OKAY?
WHY WAS THE BIG SNAKE AFRAID OF DAWN?
IT KNOWS.
[ Hissing ]
[ Tires Screeching ]
[ Tires Squealing ]
I'VE GOT TO STOP THIS MONSTER BEFORE IT GETS BACK TO GLORY.
GLORY? THAT'S WHAT HE CALLED HER.
GILES, SHE'S GONNA KNOW DAWN'S THE KEY IF WE DON'T-- WE WILL!
[ Dreg ] PLEASE! PLEASE, MISTRESS!
PERTURBED, YET ULTIMATELY MERCIFUL, ONE, PLEASE, NO!
WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG, DREG?
YOU TOLD ME SNAKEY-WAKEY WOULD FIND MY KEY.
NOW, WHY ISN'T HE BACK HERE WITH A BEAUTIFUL MESSAGE FOR ME?
I GROVEL LIKE A BUG,
MOST SILKY AND EFFERVESCENT GLORIFICUS.
GLORY. GLORY, YOUR MOST FRESH AND CLEANNESS,
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME.
OH, EVERYTHING TAKES TIME!
WHAT ABOUT MY TIME?
DOES ANYONE APPRECIATE THAT I'M ON A SCHEDULE HERE?
TICK-TOCK, DREG. TICK-FRICKING-TOCK!
[ Tires Screech ]
[ Tires Squeal ]
[ Hissing ]
[ Roars ]
[ Gasping ] [ Grunts ]
[ Gasping Stops ]
[ Hisses ]
[ Roars ]
[ Grunting ]
[ Grunting Continues ]
[ Grunting continues ]
YOU WANT ME TO STAY?
NO. I'M FINE.
I THINK I SHOULD TALK TO DAWN ALONE.
OKAY.
OH, DO I HAVE BED HAIR?
I DON'T LOOK LIKE SCARY MOM, DO I?
NO. YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
OKAY. LET'S DO THIS.
STAY CLOSE.
I WILL.
[ Riley ] BUFFY.
YOU OKAY? YOU LOOK PRETTY BEAT UP.
MINIMAL DAMAGE OF THE FIGHTING KIND.
IT'S ALL THE OTHER KIND.
COME HERE. [ Sighs ]
IT'S OKAY. JUST LET IT OUT.
I'M RIGHT HERE.
[ Sighs, Sniffles ] I CAN'T.
NOT NOW.
THEY NEED ME.
IF I START NOW,
I WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP.
[ Joyce ] BUFFY.
GRR! ARRGH!