1 00:00:01,646 --> 00:00:03,271 [ Giles ] Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer-- 2 00:00:03,271 --> 00:00:05,021 We had to hide the key. 3 00:00:05,021 --> 00:00:08,938 Made it human and sent it to you. [ Buffy ] Dawn. 4 00:00:08,938 --> 00:00:10,688 Tell me what kind of demon I'm fighting. 5 00:00:10,688 --> 00:00:12,813 [ Travers ] Glory isn't a demon. She's a god. 6 00:00:12,813 --> 00:00:14,646 Did you know your sister took my key? 7 00:00:14,646 --> 00:00:17,980 She won't give it back. I bet you know where she put it, don't you? 8 00:00:17,980 --> 00:00:20,771 "They had to be certain the slayer would protect it with her life, 9 00:00:20,771 --> 00:00:24,396 so they sent the key to her in the form of a sister." 10 00:00:24,396 --> 00:00:28,104 You're the key. Go. Before she finds you. She's here. 11 00:00:28,104 --> 00:00:30,646 - I love you. - The only chance you had with me... 12 00:00:30,646 --> 00:00:32,438 was when I was unconscious. 13 00:00:32,438 --> 00:00:35,646 Let's see what you are. 14 00:00:35,646 --> 00:00:37,271 Or who you are. 15 00:00:37,271 --> 00:00:39,479 One soldier in a vast army. 16 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:42,896 [ Knights ] The key is the link. The link must be severed. 17 00:00:42,896 --> 00:00:45,980 Where is the key? 18 00:00:45,980 --> 00:00:47,771 I'd die a thousand deaths before I'd tell you. 19 00:00:47,771 --> 00:00:50,438 [ Screaming ] 20 00:00:50,438 --> 00:00:52,062 No! No! 21 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:54,312 Tara! 22 00:00:56,104 --> 00:00:58,604 No! 23 00:00:58,604 --> 00:01:01,312 Tara, I'm so sorry. 24 00:01:01,312 --> 00:01:05,396 - What are you gonna need? - They gave me a lot of stuff to keep her calm. 25 00:01:11,396 --> 00:01:14,229 I told you this wasn't over. 26 00:01:14,229 --> 00:01:18,062 Look at that. Look at that. It's pure green energy. 27 00:01:19,396 --> 00:01:20,896 [ Chuckles ] 28 00:01:28,396 --> 00:01:29,896 [ Laughs ] 29 00:01:32,187 --> 00:01:35,271 [ Speaking Latin ] 30 00:01:45,896 --> 00:01:48,813 [ People Gasping ] 31 00:01:53,938 --> 00:01:55,771 Buffy! We have to keep moving. 32 00:01:55,771 --> 00:01:58,729 I can't. 33 00:02:10,896 --> 00:02:13,312 I really hate it when people touch my things. 34 00:02:15,646 --> 00:02:19,980 - Last words, Slay-runt? - Just one: truck. 35 00:02:21,729 --> 00:02:23,896 [ Tires Screeching ] 36 00:02:27,479 --> 00:02:30,062 No! Not now, you idiot! 37 00:02:30,062 --> 00:02:32,271 Let go of my body! 38 00:02:33,938 --> 00:02:35,896 Oh, God. 39 00:03:31,396 --> 00:03:34,229 And then, whoosh! All of a sudden, Glory's standing right there... 40 00:03:34,229 --> 00:03:36,438 in front of us, all skanky and blond and thinking she's all that... 41 00:03:36,438 --> 00:03:39,354 just 'cause some bumpy heads kiss her stinky feet. 42 00:03:39,354 --> 00:03:41,980 She does have nice feet. And she's coming right at us, 43 00:03:41,980 --> 00:03:44,563 and Buffy's just standing there not even blinking, 44 00:03:44,563 --> 00:03:47,604 like "Bring it on," and-- wham! 45 00:03:47,604 --> 00:03:50,187 - Hell bitch in orbit. - Go, Buff. 46 00:03:50,187 --> 00:03:53,479 I knew you'd best Glory eventually. All our years of training-- 47 00:03:53,479 --> 00:03:56,896 - A truck hit her. - Oh. 48 00:03:56,896 --> 00:03:58,980 You threw it at her? 49 00:04:00,563 --> 00:04:04,396 Well, no. She more kind of waited for it to hit Glory. 50 00:04:04,396 --> 00:04:08,771 But then Buffy ran really fast, and we got away. 51 00:04:08,771 --> 00:04:11,146 I don't know how we got away. 52 00:04:11,146 --> 00:04:13,229 That truck couldn't have slowed her down for more than a second. 53 00:04:13,229 --> 00:04:15,729 Well, how isn't important. All that matters is that the two of you are safe. 54 00:04:15,729 --> 00:04:20,271 [ Scoffs ] Safe? 55 00:04:20,271 --> 00:04:23,062 We've barely been able to manage not getting seriously dead... 56 00:04:23,062 --> 00:04:25,604 every time we've crossed paths with Glory. 57 00:04:25,604 --> 00:04:28,396 Now that she knows that Dawn is the key-- 58 00:04:30,354 --> 00:04:32,813 There must be something in the Book of Tarnis that we've missed, 59 00:04:32,813 --> 00:04:34,938 something that we can use against Glory. 60 00:04:34,938 --> 00:04:38,021 - Piano. - Because that's what we used to kill... 61 00:04:38,021 --> 00:04:39,688 that big demon that one time. 62 00:04:41,938 --> 00:04:45,104 No. That was a rocket launcher. An, what are you talking about? 63 00:04:45,104 --> 00:04:47,271 We should drop a piano on her. 64 00:04:47,271 --> 00:04:50,062 Well, it always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit... 65 00:04:50,062 --> 00:04:52,146 when he's running from that nice man with the speech impediment. 66 00:04:52,146 --> 00:04:55,938 Yes, or perhaps we could paint a convincing tunnel on the side of a mountain. 67 00:04:55,938 --> 00:04:58,146 Let's just keep thinking, everyone. 68 00:04:58,146 --> 00:05:01,062 Perhaps we should reassemble at the magic shop-- We can't fight her. 69 00:05:01,062 --> 00:05:03,646 Well, not yet, no. 70 00:05:03,646 --> 00:05:06,813 No. Not ever. She's too strong, Giles. 71 00:05:06,813 --> 00:05:09,563 We're not gonna win this with stakes or spells... 72 00:05:09,563 --> 00:05:12,646 or pulling out some uranium power core. 73 00:05:12,646 --> 00:05:14,813 She's a god, and she's coming for us, 74 00:05:14,813 --> 00:05:16,521 so let's just not be here when she starts knocking. 75 00:05:16,521 --> 00:05:18,896 Run away? 76 00:05:18,896 --> 00:05:21,271 Finally, a sensible plan. 77 00:05:21,271 --> 00:05:22,938 That's not what she meant. 78 00:05:24,604 --> 00:05:28,229 - Is it? - We can't stay here. 79 00:05:28,229 --> 00:05:30,646 She'll just kill us off one by one until there's no one left standing... 80 00:05:30,646 --> 00:05:33,938 between her and Dawn. 81 00:05:33,938 --> 00:05:36,729 Buffy, we all understand the severity of the situation, but there must be another-- 82 00:05:36,729 --> 00:05:41,271 No! We stay, we die. Show of hands for that option. 83 00:05:46,021 --> 00:05:50,896 All right. Nobody goes home. Nobody tells anybody we're leaving. 84 00:05:50,896 --> 00:05:53,729 Just pack up whatever supplies we need, and that's it-- we're gone. 85 00:05:53,729 --> 00:05:57,479 Cool. Don't have to study for that geometry test. 86 00:05:57,479 --> 00:05:59,896 What about wheels? 87 00:05:59,896 --> 00:06:03,187 I don't think everybody's gonna fit in the Xandermobile. 88 00:06:03,187 --> 00:06:07,062 Just get your stuff together. I'll handle the rest. 89 00:06:10,646 --> 00:06:12,938 This is-- This is terrible. 90 00:06:12,938 --> 00:06:16,479 I'll never be able to mend this. Not really my color anyway. 91 00:06:16,479 --> 00:06:18,938 Oh, yes. Inappropriate humor. [ Chuckles ] 92 00:06:18,938 --> 00:06:23,813 Most amusing. Don't suppose you know what led to this sartorial tragedy. 93 00:06:23,813 --> 00:06:27,771 That's not how it works. You know that. Yes, of course. 94 00:06:27,771 --> 00:06:30,813 I just thought, maybe after Her Magnificent Incandescence... 95 00:06:30,813 --> 00:06:35,813 was returned to this manly and... painfully handsome assemblage, 96 00:06:35,813 --> 00:06:39,021 you might have noticed something interesting-- 97 00:06:39,021 --> 00:06:42,187 a key in human form, perhaps, 98 00:06:42,187 --> 00:06:44,521 lounging about unattended. 99 00:06:44,521 --> 00:06:47,855 If I did, do you really think I would tell you? 100 00:06:47,855 --> 00:06:50,604 Why do you insist on fighting the inevitable? 101 00:06:50,604 --> 00:06:54,312 No one can stand against Her Blindingly Scrumptious Luminescence. 102 00:06:54,312 --> 00:06:57,104 Glory. Her name is Glory. 103 00:06:57,104 --> 00:07:00,855 And she's your god, you little scab, not mine. 104 00:07:00,855 --> 00:07:04,187 With all due respect and fear of sharp objects, 105 00:07:04,187 --> 00:07:08,229 you exist, sir, only because of her divine greatness. 106 00:07:08,229 --> 00:07:11,479 You mean her divine failure, don't you? 107 00:07:17,938 --> 00:07:21,271 I didn't ask for any of this. I just want to be normal. 108 00:07:21,271 --> 00:07:24,021 We play the hand we're dealt. 109 00:07:24,021 --> 00:07:28,438 Nothing's mine, is it? I mean, this life, this body-- it's all infected. 110 00:07:28,438 --> 00:07:32,230 The only thing I've ever cared about, she's taken away from me. 111 00:07:32,230 --> 00:07:33,938 You know why I wanted to become a doctor? 112 00:07:33,938 --> 00:07:36,521 Flattering drawstring pants? 113 00:07:36,521 --> 00:07:40,688 To be close to people, to witness their lives and their deaths, 114 00:07:40,688 --> 00:07:42,938 to be there alongside them, 115 00:07:42,938 --> 00:07:45,062 a part of everyday humanity. 116 00:07:47,104 --> 00:07:50,146 Maybe it's the drugs. Drugs, sir? 117 00:07:50,146 --> 00:07:52,855 Find the right combination, keep her buried where she belongs. 118 00:07:52,855 --> 00:07:54,896 Impossible! 119 00:07:54,896 --> 00:07:57,104 Her Magnificence can never be fully contained. 120 00:07:57,104 --> 00:08:00,688 She is a perfect, all-encompassing light, 121 00:08:00,688 --> 00:08:02,855 one you should feel honored to be bathed in. 122 00:08:02,855 --> 00:08:05,187 Oh, yeah, I'm thrilled, 123 00:08:05,187 --> 00:08:07,896 especially with the part where she gets her key back, and I cease to exist. 124 00:08:07,896 --> 00:08:11,604 True. This oh-so-appealing form will of necessity be shrugged off. 125 00:08:11,604 --> 00:08:14,354 Not if I get the key first. 126 00:08:14,354 --> 00:08:18,563 And if you did, what then? Could you do it? 127 00:08:20,855 --> 00:08:23,021 Take a human life with your own hands? 128 00:08:24,896 --> 00:08:29,354 Oblivion is such a small inconvenience in the service of a deity. 129 00:08:29,354 --> 00:08:31,396 Accept your fate. 130 00:08:32,604 --> 00:08:34,855 I mean, you said it yourself. 131 00:08:34,855 --> 00:08:37,312 This life was never really yours anyway, was it? 132 00:08:37,312 --> 00:08:39,729 It doesn't matter how I came by it. 133 00:08:39,729 --> 00:08:43,938 It's mine, and I plan on keeping it. 134 00:08:45,938 --> 00:08:49,396 - Anybody else feel that? - What? 135 00:08:49,396 --> 00:08:52,604 - Cold draft of paralyzing fear. - We just need to stay calm. 136 00:08:52,604 --> 00:08:55,312 Calm. Right. 137 00:08:55,312 --> 00:08:57,563 [ Xander ] Hey, we gotta be like Sergeant Rock-- 138 00:08:57,563 --> 00:08:59,771 cool and collected in the face of overwhelming odds. 139 00:08:59,771 --> 00:09:01,354 [ Anya ] Overwhelming? 140 00:09:01,354 --> 00:09:04,187 How much more than "whelming" would that be exactly? 141 00:09:04,187 --> 00:09:07,062 Everything will be all right. We just need to stay here calmly. 142 00:09:07,062 --> 00:09:09,062 As soon as Buffy arrives-- [ Tires Screech ] 143 00:09:11,729 --> 00:09:13,855 We'll feel oddly worse. 144 00:09:27,396 --> 00:09:29,688 What's he doing here? 145 00:09:29,688 --> 00:09:32,771 Just out for a jaunt. Thought I'd swing by and say howdy. 146 00:09:32,771 --> 00:09:36,312 - Out. - He's here because we need him. 147 00:09:36,312 --> 00:09:39,771 - The hell we do. - If Glory finds us, he's the only one besides me... 148 00:09:39,771 --> 00:09:42,104 - that has any chance of protecting Dawn. - Buffy, come on. 149 00:09:42,104 --> 00:09:46,729 Look, this isn't a discussion! He stays. Get over it. 150 00:09:48,146 --> 00:09:50,771 [ Engine Idling ] 151 00:09:50,771 --> 00:09:55,062 Buckle up, kids. Daddy's puttin' the hammer down. 152 00:09:55,062 --> 00:09:57,062 [ Engine Revving ] 153 00:10:00,229 --> 00:10:02,396 Sign here. 154 00:10:09,938 --> 00:10:11,729 Okay. That should do it. 155 00:10:14,021 --> 00:10:16,688 See? Did I not tell you how easy it would be for us to-- 156 00:10:16,688 --> 00:10:18,646 Hey! 157 00:10:21,938 --> 00:10:23,896 My pen. 158 00:10:37,688 --> 00:10:39,896 The trees are singing water. 159 00:10:45,146 --> 00:10:47,688 You have him. Yes, General. 160 00:10:47,688 --> 00:10:50,062 Our brother has returned to the fold. 161 00:10:50,062 --> 00:10:53,563 Welcome home, Orlando. 162 00:10:53,563 --> 00:10:59,187 I swear by my sword your sacrifice will not go unavenged. 163 00:10:59,187 --> 00:11:04,062 Shiny. Yes. I suppose it is. 164 00:11:04,062 --> 00:11:07,230 Pretty little girl, she's shiny too. 165 00:11:07,230 --> 00:11:09,187 Watch him. Make sure he's comfortable. 166 00:11:09,187 --> 00:11:12,271 So shiny. 167 00:11:12,271 --> 00:11:14,479 Pretty little shiny key. 168 00:11:14,479 --> 00:11:17,563 The key. You've seen it? 169 00:11:20,187 --> 00:11:22,855 Pretty little shiny girl. 170 00:11:22,855 --> 00:11:26,438 The monks, they've made it human. 171 00:11:26,438 --> 00:11:28,688 We know the Slayer's protecting the key. 172 00:11:28,688 --> 00:11:30,729 If what Orlando says is true-- 173 00:11:32,187 --> 00:11:34,062 Prepare to advance. Yes, sir. 174 00:11:34,062 --> 00:11:36,021 We end this now. 175 00:12:03,896 --> 00:12:06,354 Shouldn't somebody be asking, "Are we there yet?" 176 00:12:08,354 --> 00:12:11,479 Isn't that what small, irritating children do? 177 00:12:13,146 --> 00:12:16,104 That kinda only works if you know where you're going. 178 00:12:16,104 --> 00:12:20,771 [ Groans ] Do we know where we're going yet? 179 00:12:20,771 --> 00:12:23,688 We'd already be somewhere if Captain Slowpoke would give up the wheel. 180 00:12:23,688 --> 00:12:26,479 Hey, Gramps, bloody step on it. 181 00:12:26,479 --> 00:12:30,187 Step on what? I've driven tricycles with more power. 182 00:12:30,187 --> 00:12:34,021 [ R.V. Rattling ] Ohh. 183 00:12:34,021 --> 00:12:36,771 Is anybody else queasy? 184 00:12:36,771 --> 00:12:39,688 He doesn't travel well. He's like fine shrimp. 185 00:12:39,688 --> 00:12:42,396 I should've nicked that Porsche I had my eye on. 186 00:12:42,396 --> 00:12:47,104 There's just enough room for me, you and big sis. 187 00:12:47,104 --> 00:12:50,104 - What? - Would you give it a rest or-- 188 00:12:50,104 --> 00:12:53,062 Or what, you're gonna toss your cookies on my shoes? 189 00:12:53,062 --> 00:12:55,271 Or you can be undead man walking. 190 00:12:55,271 --> 00:12:58,396 See how fast you can hitch a ride with a flaming thumb. 191 00:12:58,396 --> 00:13:00,312 Fine. Shrimp. 192 00:13:00,312 --> 00:13:02,271 [ Gagging ] 193 00:13:05,396 --> 00:13:07,813 That guy is bloodsuckin' the last nerve right out of me. 194 00:13:07,813 --> 00:13:11,813 Well, Buffy has a point. In a confrontation, Spike may prove... 195 00:13:14,021 --> 00:13:15,896 useful. 196 00:13:15,896 --> 00:13:19,229 I don't know if Buffy's thinking too clear on that one... 197 00:13:19,229 --> 00:13:21,146 or anything else right now. 198 00:13:21,146 --> 00:13:23,271 I've never seen her so-- 199 00:13:23,271 --> 00:13:27,896 She's been through more than her fair share of late. 200 00:13:27,896 --> 00:13:31,604 She just needs a chance to catch her breath, regroup. 201 00:13:31,604 --> 00:13:36,438 She'll be all right. Yeah. She'll-- 202 00:13:36,438 --> 00:13:38,521 Yeah. 203 00:13:44,771 --> 00:13:47,021 Any luck? 204 00:13:47,021 --> 00:13:51,021 If you define luck as the absence of success, plenty. 205 00:13:51,021 --> 00:13:53,229 There's a couple barrier spells, 206 00:13:53,229 --> 00:13:56,855 but they only work on a fixed locus. 207 00:13:56,855 --> 00:13:58,855 I haven't found anything that will work while we're still moving. 208 00:13:58,855 --> 00:14:02,855 So pretty. Can I have one? 209 00:14:02,855 --> 00:14:06,479 Come on. Um, anyone hungry? 210 00:14:06,479 --> 00:14:08,104 [ Anya ] Ooh! Snacks! 211 00:14:08,104 --> 00:14:11,146 The secret to any successful migration. 212 00:14:14,146 --> 00:14:17,021 Who's up for some tasty fried meat products? 213 00:14:18,521 --> 00:14:21,146 - Hey! Ow! - Tara, no! 214 00:14:21,146 --> 00:14:23,187 [ Tara Crying ] What did I tell you? 215 00:14:23,187 --> 00:14:28,896 Shh. I'm sorry. She didn't mean to. 216 00:14:28,896 --> 00:14:32,271 - She doesn't know what she's doing. - We know. 217 00:14:32,271 --> 00:14:36,229 No biggie. Look, the skin's already stopped smoking. 218 00:14:36,229 --> 00:14:40,396 You go ahead and play peekaboo with Mr. Sunshine all you like. 219 00:14:40,396 --> 00:14:42,980 It keeps the ride from getting boring. 220 00:14:42,980 --> 00:14:45,729 All the light's gone. 221 00:14:45,729 --> 00:14:50,229 No. Shh, baby. The light's still outside, okay? 222 00:14:50,229 --> 00:14:53,980 All dark. All dark. 223 00:14:53,980 --> 00:14:57,563 Dark. All dark. 224 00:14:57,563 --> 00:14:59,729 Soon. Dark. 225 00:14:59,729 --> 00:15:02,438 [ All ] Soon. Soon. 226 00:15:02,438 --> 00:15:04,521 Soon. Soon. 227 00:15:07,396 --> 00:15:10,104 It's coming. The signs are in alignment. 228 00:15:10,104 --> 00:15:12,604 Soon victory will be in our grasp. 229 00:15:12,604 --> 00:15:15,271 All we need do is seize the moment... 230 00:15:15,271 --> 00:15:17,688 and squeeze until it bleeds. 231 00:15:28,271 --> 00:15:32,855 Hey. I think Anya's gonna try to cook. 232 00:15:35,187 --> 00:15:37,479 Wanna come watch the tears and recriminations? 233 00:15:39,938 --> 00:15:41,855 Maybe later. 234 00:15:50,187 --> 00:15:52,021 Thanks. 235 00:15:53,896 --> 00:15:55,938 For what? 236 00:15:55,938 --> 00:15:59,729 You know. Pretty much everything. 237 00:16:01,312 --> 00:16:04,312 Yeah. I'm doing a great job. 238 00:16:04,312 --> 00:16:05,563 You are. 239 00:16:08,479 --> 00:16:11,938 I'm the Slayer, the Chosen One. 240 00:16:11,938 --> 00:16:14,354 All mythic and defendery. 241 00:16:14,354 --> 00:16:17,563 Evil nasties are supposed to flee from me, 242 00:16:17,563 --> 00:16:19,521 not the other way around. 243 00:16:19,521 --> 00:16:21,729 You're not fleeing. 244 00:16:21,729 --> 00:16:24,521 You're... moving at a brisk pace. 245 00:16:24,521 --> 00:16:28,813 Quaintly referred to in some cultures as the big scaredy runaway. 246 00:16:32,354 --> 00:16:36,230 It's the most amazing thing anyone's ever done for me. 247 00:16:40,563 --> 00:16:42,563 It just keeps coming. 248 00:16:44,479 --> 00:16:48,271 Glory, Riley, 249 00:16:48,271 --> 00:16:51,896 Tara, Mom. 250 00:16:56,521 --> 00:16:59,062 I know, 251 00:16:59,062 --> 00:17:01,479 but there's a bright side. 252 00:17:01,479 --> 00:17:03,855 There is? 253 00:17:03,855 --> 00:17:07,396 At least things can't get any crazier, right? 254 00:17:07,396 --> 00:17:09,396 [ Gasps ] 255 00:17:10,855 --> 00:17:12,855 You know this is your fault for saying that. 256 00:17:15,396 --> 00:17:18,896 Come out now! Bring up the ranks! Advance! 257 00:17:21,563 --> 00:17:23,354 [ Sighs ] 258 00:17:31,229 --> 00:17:33,229 - Giles! - I see them. 259 00:17:33,229 --> 00:17:35,896 [ Spike ] See who? 260 00:17:38,271 --> 00:17:39,563 [ Xander ] Arrows! [ Spike ] Bloody hell! 261 00:17:39,563 --> 00:17:41,521 - They're throwing arrows. - [ Arrow Impacts ] 262 00:17:44,771 --> 00:17:46,563 Dawn, get down under the table. 263 00:17:47,813 --> 00:17:50,354 - Horsies! - [ Neighs ] 264 00:17:50,354 --> 00:17:52,938 - Tara! - [ Arrows Impacting ] 265 00:17:52,938 --> 00:17:56,312 - Weapons? - Hello! You're driving one. 266 00:17:56,312 --> 00:17:59,438 - Don't hit the horsies. - We won't. 267 00:17:59,438 --> 00:18:01,479 Aim for the horsies. 268 00:18:18,230 --> 00:18:20,688 Did we shake 'em? 269 00:18:27,230 --> 00:18:29,729 Stay low! Watch out for-- 270 00:18:31,062 --> 00:18:31,938 Oh! 271 00:18:34,813 --> 00:18:37,521 Now might be a good time for something heroic. 272 00:18:40,688 --> 00:18:43,354 Xander, hatch! 273 00:18:44,479 --> 00:18:46,354 Up! 274 00:19:35,813 --> 00:19:39,438 Keep the pressure on. Always do, sweet bit. 275 00:19:43,771 --> 00:19:46,771 [ Screaming ] 276 00:19:55,229 --> 00:19:58,062 Not a piano, but hey. 277 00:20:50,771 --> 00:20:52,604 [ Exhales ] 278 00:20:55,479 --> 00:20:57,729 Everyone all right? 279 00:21:03,230 --> 00:21:05,187 [ Grunts ] 280 00:21:26,896 --> 00:21:29,187 [ Xander ] We gotta find shelter. [ Spike ] Right bloody quick. 281 00:21:29,187 --> 00:21:31,729 I'm burnin' up out here. 282 00:21:31,729 --> 00:21:35,855 [ Giles Groaning ] 283 00:21:41,187 --> 00:21:44,646 [ Buffy ] Careful. Spike? 284 00:21:44,646 --> 00:21:47,187 Careful. Up. 285 00:21:47,187 --> 00:21:50,521 Okay. Wil? I'm on it. Careful! 286 00:21:58,771 --> 00:22:02,938 Are you sure you're okay? Yeah, but Spike's hurt. 287 00:22:05,104 --> 00:22:09,438 Ow! Easy with the delicates. They'll heal. 288 00:22:09,438 --> 00:22:11,813 Florence Bloody Nightingale to the rescue. 289 00:22:11,813 --> 00:22:15,229 [ Anya ] You have another plan, right? 290 00:22:15,229 --> 00:22:18,187 One that doesn't involve pointy knives and a Winnebago? 291 00:22:18,187 --> 00:22:21,187 We'll rest here for a minute, but then we have to keep moving. 292 00:22:21,187 --> 00:22:23,604 - Where? - I don't know! 293 00:22:23,604 --> 00:22:27,146 Uh, we just-- we can't stay here. It's too close to the wreck. 294 00:22:27,146 --> 00:22:29,396 - We're too easy to find. - Buffy! 295 00:22:29,396 --> 00:22:32,312 Wil, how is he? Wil? 296 00:22:32,312 --> 00:22:34,855 I think I've slowed the bleeding, but-- 297 00:22:36,438 --> 00:22:38,813 Okay. Okay, just-- just give me a minute. 298 00:22:40,771 --> 00:22:42,729 Dawn, down! 299 00:22:47,396 --> 00:22:48,521 [ Whimpering ] 300 00:22:51,855 --> 00:22:54,354 [ Xander ] We got company. 301 00:22:54,354 --> 00:22:56,271 And they brought a crusade. 302 00:22:58,312 --> 00:23:03,229 [ Glass Shattering ] 303 00:23:03,229 --> 00:23:05,771 - Willow! - I'm working on it! 304 00:23:15,896 --> 00:23:19,230 Let's go! Come on! Let's move it! Move it! Move it! 305 00:23:21,604 --> 00:23:23,771 Buffy! 306 00:23:50,813 --> 00:23:52,813 The key. 307 00:24:03,146 --> 00:24:07,187 Enemies high and tall. Circling arms, raise a wall. 308 00:24:14,604 --> 00:24:16,646 [ Grunts ] 309 00:24:16,646 --> 00:24:19,229 They have the general. Clerics! 310 00:24:26,229 --> 00:24:28,729 [ Chanting ] 311 00:24:28,729 --> 00:24:33,187 Energy barrier. A most powerful one. 312 00:24:33,187 --> 00:24:38,021 - Can it be breached? - A witch's magic pales to the might of our god. 313 00:24:38,021 --> 00:24:41,062 The infidels' wall shall tumble before us. 314 00:24:42,771 --> 00:24:46,813 Wil, how long will it hold? 315 00:24:46,813 --> 00:24:49,229 Half a day maybe. 316 00:24:52,479 --> 00:24:55,271 [ Chanting ] 317 00:24:55,271 --> 00:24:59,229 Or until Heckle and Jeckle punch a hole through it. 318 00:25:04,563 --> 00:25:09,521 So, what's the story with these role-playing rejects? 319 00:25:10,771 --> 00:25:12,646 [ Buffy ] Let's find out. 320 00:25:19,563 --> 00:25:22,271 You sure Scarface here can habla the English? 321 00:25:22,271 --> 00:25:24,354 He understands me. 322 00:25:24,354 --> 00:25:27,646 Don't you? 323 00:25:27,646 --> 00:25:30,688 You were warned we would return, Slayer. 324 00:25:30,688 --> 00:25:33,938 Took you long enough. 325 00:25:33,938 --> 00:25:36,438 What are you supposed to be, some kind of chief? 326 00:25:37,980 --> 00:25:41,354 General. General. 327 00:25:41,354 --> 00:25:43,187 In charge of what, getting captured? 328 00:25:44,938 --> 00:25:47,312 You do not frighten me, child. 329 00:25:49,104 --> 00:25:51,354 The instrument of chaos must be destroyed. 330 00:25:54,146 --> 00:25:58,646 Look at her that way again, and she will be the last thing you ever see. 331 00:25:58,646 --> 00:26:03,062 As I've been told, you protect the key of The Beast. 332 00:26:07,271 --> 00:26:09,855 It's not that simple. Yes. 333 00:26:11,688 --> 00:26:16,396 The key has been transformed, given breath, life. 334 00:26:17,813 --> 00:26:20,438 Yet, this makes no difference. 335 00:26:20,438 --> 00:26:23,146 The key is the link. The link must be severed. 336 00:26:23,146 --> 00:26:25,396 Such is the will of God. 337 00:26:25,396 --> 00:26:29,271 She doesn't remember anything about being this key you're all looking for. 338 00:26:29,271 --> 00:26:32,021 The only thing that she remembers... 339 00:26:32,021 --> 00:26:35,771 is growing up with a mother and a sister that love her. 340 00:26:35,771 --> 00:26:37,855 What kind of god would demand her life... 341 00:26:37,855 --> 00:26:40,146 for something that she has no control over? 342 00:26:43,438 --> 00:26:49,229 We are not your enemy. Tell your men to stand down. 343 00:26:51,813 --> 00:26:57,521 No. It is not her fault! She's human now! 344 00:26:57,521 --> 00:27:03,021 The key is too dangerous to be allowed to exist, 345 00:27:03,021 --> 00:27:06,855 no matter what form it has been pressed into. 346 00:27:06,855 --> 00:27:09,354 I will not let anyone tell me-- [ Tara Cries ] 347 00:27:09,354 --> 00:27:11,563 [ Willow ] Shh! Shh! 348 00:27:11,563 --> 00:27:14,354 Shh. Shh. What happened? 349 00:27:14,354 --> 00:27:16,230 I don't know. She just went nuts. 350 00:27:16,230 --> 00:27:18,312 [ Whimpering ] Shh. Shh. 351 00:27:18,312 --> 00:27:21,438 Time! T-T-Time! 352 00:27:21,438 --> 00:27:23,354 [ Willow ] Tara. Tara. 353 00:27:23,354 --> 00:27:27,230 [ Grunting ] 354 00:27:27,230 --> 00:27:29,230 Tara! 355 00:27:29,230 --> 00:27:31,062 We have to do something. 356 00:27:31,062 --> 00:27:35,604 She can't just stay this way. Buffy. 357 00:27:35,604 --> 00:27:38,938 Time, time, time. Shh. 358 00:27:38,938 --> 00:27:41,896 [ All ] Time, time, time. 359 00:27:41,896 --> 00:27:45,688 Time, time, time. 360 00:27:45,688 --> 00:27:49,354 No, it's not time for your meds. Just lie back and-- 361 00:27:49,354 --> 00:27:52,146 Time! Time! Time! 362 00:27:52,146 --> 00:27:54,855 Doctor! Dr. McCarthy! 363 00:27:57,312 --> 00:28:00,146 Time. Time. Time. 364 00:28:00,146 --> 00:28:04,312 Time. Time. Time. 365 00:28:04,312 --> 00:28:08,813 Time. Time. Time. Time. 366 00:28:08,813 --> 00:28:11,729 It's time. It's time. No, no. Shh. 367 00:28:11,729 --> 00:28:14,021 There's nothing to fear, my brother. 368 00:28:14,021 --> 00:28:16,729 The Beast may have taken your mind, 369 00:28:16,729 --> 00:28:18,729 but I swear to you, 370 00:28:18,729 --> 00:28:21,230 she will never know the taste of your heart. 371 00:28:21,230 --> 00:28:22,938 [ Stabs ] 372 00:28:28,938 --> 00:28:31,062 Clerics! 373 00:28:31,062 --> 00:28:35,729 I want the witch's barrier down. Now! 374 00:28:35,729 --> 00:28:38,354 [ Chanting ] 375 00:28:40,146 --> 00:28:42,271 I'm sorry. 376 00:28:42,271 --> 00:28:45,438 What for? We should've stayed. 377 00:28:45,438 --> 00:28:48,479 If we had, none of this would've happened. Don't. 378 00:28:51,813 --> 00:28:53,813 What you did... 379 00:28:53,813 --> 00:28:56,271 w-was necessary, 380 00:28:58,271 --> 00:29:00,146 what I've always admired. 381 00:29:00,146 --> 00:29:02,646 Running away? 382 00:29:02,646 --> 00:29:06,813 Being able to place your heart above all else. 383 00:29:11,688 --> 00:29:16,438 I'm so proud of you. You've come so far. 384 00:29:18,604 --> 00:29:23,312 You're everything a Watcher-- 385 00:29:23,312 --> 00:29:25,479 everything I could have hoped for. 386 00:29:48,229 --> 00:29:50,230 Willow. 387 00:29:51,271 --> 00:29:53,521 Open a door. 388 00:30:10,187 --> 00:30:13,980 Speak. One of my friends was hurt when you attacked us. 389 00:30:13,980 --> 00:30:17,479 And 10 of my men are dead. Honorable men. 390 00:30:17,479 --> 00:30:19,563 Shall we balance the scale? 391 00:30:19,563 --> 00:30:23,104 Will you let someone come and help him or not? 392 00:30:23,104 --> 00:30:25,980 Give quarter to an agent of The Beast? 393 00:30:25,980 --> 00:30:29,354 What madness would move me to such action? 394 00:30:29,354 --> 00:30:32,938 I'm done asking. Whoa! Whoa, hey. 395 00:30:32,938 --> 00:30:36,563 This is war, isn't it? 396 00:30:36,563 --> 00:30:38,521 And if there's one thing I've learned from Sergeant Rock is... 397 00:30:38,521 --> 00:30:41,021 in war, there are rules. 398 00:30:41,021 --> 00:30:43,980 Or at least there should be, 399 00:30:43,980 --> 00:30:46,729 if you're as honorable as you think you are. 400 00:30:47,980 --> 00:30:50,062 Plus we do have your General Forehead guy. 401 00:30:54,521 --> 00:30:56,980 Discharge and bring life. 402 00:31:01,855 --> 00:31:04,688 Handier than a Swiss knife. 403 00:31:04,688 --> 00:31:08,396 Look, the door to my crypt's got this nasty squeak. Maybe you could-- 404 00:31:09,563 --> 00:31:13,062 Hey, uh, it's Buffy. 405 00:31:13,062 --> 00:31:15,855 I need to ask you a really big favor. 406 00:31:36,271 --> 00:31:40,104 You, uh, forgot to mention the costume party outside. 407 00:31:40,104 --> 00:31:43,521 Sorry. I didn't know who else to call. 408 00:31:43,521 --> 00:31:45,729 No, it's okay. 409 00:31:45,729 --> 00:31:48,062 I mean, yeah, not how I pictured seeing you again, 410 00:31:48,062 --> 00:31:50,271 but, uh, I'll take what I can get. 411 00:31:54,896 --> 00:31:57,271 Thank you... for coming. 412 00:31:57,271 --> 00:31:59,729 My pleasure. 413 00:32:11,312 --> 00:32:13,771 [ Panting ] 414 00:32:13,771 --> 00:32:16,646 All right. I think I got him stabilized, but there's a lot of damage. 415 00:32:16,646 --> 00:32:19,104 We need to get him out of here. 416 00:32:19,104 --> 00:32:22,187 Well, I think the guys with the pointy swords kinda have other ideas. 417 00:32:22,187 --> 00:32:24,229 Don't they always? 418 00:32:24,229 --> 00:32:28,146 Look, I know this must seem extra Outer Limits to you. 419 00:32:28,146 --> 00:32:30,521 This? No, I've seen things you wouldn't believe. 420 00:32:30,521 --> 00:32:35,479 You know, emergency room, full moon on a Saturday night. 421 00:32:35,479 --> 00:32:40,021 If this gets too weird, just tell me. I'll understand. 422 00:32:40,021 --> 00:32:44,438 Don't worry about me. I won't leave until I've worn out my welcome. 423 00:32:47,688 --> 00:32:49,980 [ Panting ] 424 00:33:01,729 --> 00:33:03,563 Ow. 425 00:33:11,230 --> 00:33:13,146 Thanks. 426 00:33:15,396 --> 00:33:17,021 You know those things will kill you. 427 00:33:19,396 --> 00:33:21,855 Oh. Right. 428 00:33:24,604 --> 00:33:27,229 I mention today how much I don't like you? 429 00:33:28,729 --> 00:33:31,855 You might have let it slip in... once or twice. 430 00:33:35,521 --> 00:33:38,771 How are your feelers? [ Sighs ] 431 00:33:38,771 --> 00:33:41,229 It's nothing compared to the little bits we're gonna get chopped into... 432 00:33:41,229 --> 00:33:44,479 when the Renaissance Faire kicks the door in. 433 00:33:44,479 --> 00:33:47,146 And here we bloody sit. 434 00:33:47,146 --> 00:33:50,563 It's not like we got much of a choice. We could make a break for it. 435 00:33:50,563 --> 00:33:52,479 Use General Armor All as a shield, 436 00:33:52,479 --> 00:33:54,980 get to the doc's car, and-- Great plan. 437 00:33:54,980 --> 00:33:58,271 And while all the hacking and slashing's going on, what are you gonna be doin'? 438 00:33:58,271 --> 00:34:01,354 Throwin' migraines at 'em? Look, we stay here, we all die. 439 00:34:01,354 --> 00:34:04,021 At least this way, some of us might get-- [ Buffy ] No. 440 00:34:04,021 --> 00:34:06,729 We're all gonna make it. 441 00:34:06,729 --> 00:34:08,688 I'm not losing anyone. 442 00:34:11,312 --> 00:34:15,354 Check the supplies. See if anyone's hungry. 443 00:34:21,729 --> 00:34:23,479 [ General Laughs ] 444 00:34:23,479 --> 00:34:26,021 Dissension in the ranks. 445 00:34:26,021 --> 00:34:28,563 Seldom a harbinger of glad tidings. 446 00:34:32,729 --> 00:34:35,104 Shut up. 447 00:34:37,521 --> 00:34:40,062 Poor, frightened girl. 448 00:34:40,062 --> 00:34:43,479 You've no idea what you've gotten yourself into. 449 00:34:43,479 --> 00:34:46,771 Why don't you tell me? Would it make a difference? 450 00:34:49,104 --> 00:34:51,729 What do you know of The Beast? 451 00:34:51,729 --> 00:34:55,187 Strong, fast, hell-god. 452 00:34:55,187 --> 00:34:57,604 From a dimension of unspeakable torment. 453 00:34:57,604 --> 00:35:00,688 A demon dimension. I know. 454 00:35:00,688 --> 00:35:03,354 She ruled with two other hell-gods, right? 455 00:35:03,354 --> 00:35:06,688 Along with The Beast, they were a triumvirate of suffering and despair, 456 00:35:06,688 --> 00:35:08,813 ruling with equal vengeance. 457 00:35:08,813 --> 00:35:13,187 But The Beast's power grew beyond even what they could conceive, 458 00:35:13,187 --> 00:35:16,229 as did her lust for pain and misery. 459 00:35:16,229 --> 00:35:20,855 They looked upon her, what she had become, and trembled. 460 00:35:22,312 --> 00:35:25,021 A god afraid? Such was her power. 461 00:35:25,021 --> 00:35:29,813 They feared she would attempt to seize their dimension for herself... 462 00:35:29,813 --> 00:35:31,896 and decided to strike first. 463 00:35:31,896 --> 00:35:34,938 A great battle erupted. 464 00:35:34,938 --> 00:35:38,771 In the end, they stood victorious over The Beast. 465 00:35:38,771 --> 00:35:40,980 Barely. She was cast out, 466 00:35:40,980 --> 00:35:45,604 banished to this lower plane of existence, 467 00:35:45,604 --> 00:35:47,604 forced to live and eventually die... 468 00:35:47,604 --> 00:35:51,062 trapped within the body of a mortal, 469 00:35:51,062 --> 00:35:54,229 a newborn male created as her prison. 470 00:35:54,229 --> 00:35:57,312 That is The Beast's only weakness. 471 00:35:57,312 --> 00:36:01,312 Kill the man, and the god dies. 472 00:36:01,312 --> 00:36:05,855 Unfortunately, the identity of the human vessel has never been discovered. 473 00:36:05,855 --> 00:36:10,104 I don't understand. Now, I've seen Glory. 474 00:36:10,104 --> 00:36:12,563 Not a whole lot going on in the hairy chest department. 475 00:36:12,563 --> 00:36:14,896 You have seen a glimpse of the true beast. 476 00:36:14,896 --> 00:36:17,604 Her power was too great to be completely contained. 477 00:36:17,604 --> 00:36:21,479 She's found a way to escape her mortal prison for brief periods... 478 00:36:21,479 --> 00:36:23,938 before her energies are exhausted... 479 00:36:23,938 --> 00:36:28,187 and she's forced back into her living cell of meat and bone. 480 00:36:28,187 --> 00:36:31,771 What about me? What about the key? 481 00:36:31,771 --> 00:36:34,688 - Dawn. - I want to know. 482 00:36:34,688 --> 00:36:39,062 The key is almost as old as The Beast itself. 483 00:36:39,062 --> 00:36:42,604 Where it came from, how it was created, 484 00:36:42,604 --> 00:36:45,062 the deepest of mysteries. 485 00:36:45,062 --> 00:36:49,146 All that is certain is that its power is absolute. 486 00:36:49,146 --> 00:36:51,104 Countless generations of my people... 487 00:36:51,104 --> 00:36:54,104 have sacrificed their lives in search of it... 488 00:36:54,104 --> 00:36:56,980 to destroy it before its wrath could be unleashed. 489 00:36:56,980 --> 00:36:59,271 But the monks found it first. 490 00:36:59,271 --> 00:37:02,604 Yes, and hid it with their magics. 491 00:37:02,604 --> 00:37:05,438 Why didn't they just destroy it? If the key is as dangerous as-- 492 00:37:05,438 --> 00:37:07,729 Because they were fools. 493 00:37:07,729 --> 00:37:10,604 They thought they could harness its power for the forces of light. 494 00:37:10,604 --> 00:37:13,479 They failed and paid with their blood. 495 00:37:13,479 --> 00:37:18,563 What do I do? What was I created for? 496 00:37:18,563 --> 00:37:24,479 You were created to open the gates that separate dimensions. 497 00:37:24,479 --> 00:37:27,312 The Beast will use your power to return home... 498 00:37:27,312 --> 00:37:30,646 and seize control of the hell she was banished from. 499 00:37:30,646 --> 00:37:34,521 [ Laughs ] That's it? 500 00:37:34,521 --> 00:37:39,230 That's Glory's master plan? To go home? 501 00:37:39,230 --> 00:37:43,771 You misunderstand. Once the key is activated, 502 00:37:43,771 --> 00:37:45,938 it won't just open the gates to The Beast's dimension. 503 00:37:45,938 --> 00:37:47,938 It's going to open all the gates. 504 00:37:47,938 --> 00:37:51,855 The walls separating realities will crumble. 505 00:37:51,855 --> 00:37:54,229 Dimensions will bleed into each other. 506 00:37:54,229 --> 00:37:58,479 Order will be overthrown, and the universe will tumble into chaos. 507 00:37:58,479 --> 00:38:02,312 All dark... forever. 508 00:38:03,855 --> 00:38:07,104 That is what you were created for. 509 00:38:14,062 --> 00:38:15,813 Dawn. 510 00:38:17,563 --> 00:38:22,521 You think it's true... what he said? 511 00:38:24,896 --> 00:38:26,729 [ Sighs ] 512 00:38:31,938 --> 00:38:33,855 I don't know. 513 00:38:36,229 --> 00:38:37,938 Destroyer of the universe. 514 00:38:40,771 --> 00:38:44,021 I guess cutting school doesn't seem so bad now, huh? 515 00:38:44,021 --> 00:38:49,646 It's not you. You know that. 516 00:38:49,646 --> 00:38:53,271 But it's in me, isn't it? 517 00:38:53,271 --> 00:38:55,813 It's inside me. 518 00:39:00,813 --> 00:39:02,813 What are we gonna do? 519 00:39:06,563 --> 00:39:10,312 I won't let anything happen to you. 520 00:39:12,104 --> 00:39:14,021 I promise. 521 00:39:17,229 --> 00:39:19,271 [ Sighs ] 522 00:39:19,271 --> 00:39:22,354 Wriggling. 523 00:39:22,354 --> 00:39:26,021 Come on, Tara. You have to eat something. [ Whimpers ] 524 00:39:26,021 --> 00:39:28,521 Want me to try? 525 00:39:28,521 --> 00:39:31,563 Don't know. I'm gettin' used to pickin' fruit outta my hair. 526 00:39:33,312 --> 00:39:35,146 You. 527 00:39:37,604 --> 00:39:40,896 You are not a part of this, are you? 528 00:39:40,896 --> 00:39:44,855 - Just a friend of the family. - Would you die for them? 529 00:39:47,230 --> 00:39:49,229 Because that is what your future holds... 530 00:39:49,229 --> 00:39:52,521 if you align yourself with the Slayer and her misguided people. 531 00:39:54,563 --> 00:39:57,438 It's my life, and I'll do what I please with it. 532 00:39:57,438 --> 00:39:59,771 It's not just your life. 533 00:39:59,771 --> 00:40:03,479 Unimaginable legions will perish, including everyone here. 534 00:40:05,896 --> 00:40:07,938 You can stop this. 535 00:40:07,938 --> 00:40:12,312 You can save all their lives by ending one. 536 00:40:12,312 --> 00:40:16,813 The little girl. The key. 537 00:40:16,813 --> 00:40:20,062 Destroy it, and the will of The Beast will be broken. 538 00:40:20,062 --> 00:40:25,021 She will fade, a distant memory, 539 00:40:25,021 --> 00:40:27,563 and all of this madness will end. 540 00:40:31,396 --> 00:40:34,021 [ Giles Panting ] 541 00:40:35,896 --> 00:40:39,312 [ Gasps ] Sorry. 542 00:40:39,312 --> 00:40:44,479 Is-- Is he gonna be okay? 543 00:40:44,479 --> 00:40:46,771 He was hurt pretty bad, Dawn. 544 00:40:48,729 --> 00:40:51,604 It's because of me. 545 00:40:51,604 --> 00:40:53,604 It's all my fault. 546 00:40:53,604 --> 00:40:55,688 No, it isn't. 547 00:40:55,688 --> 00:40:58,729 You don't know what's happening. 548 00:40:59,354 --> 00:41:01,271 I don't have to. 549 00:41:03,396 --> 00:41:07,771 I just know that sometimes terrible things happen to good people. 550 00:41:07,771 --> 00:41:11,938 It shouldn't, but it does. 551 00:41:11,938 --> 00:41:13,855 It's nobody's fault. 552 00:41:18,855 --> 00:41:21,729 That's just the way life is. 553 00:41:25,187 --> 00:41:28,312 Is that gonna help? 554 00:41:30,813 --> 00:41:32,646 Ben? 555 00:41:37,855 --> 00:41:40,604 You have to let me out. Ben? 556 00:41:40,604 --> 00:41:43,312 You don't understand. I gotta get out! Open a door now! 557 00:41:43,312 --> 00:41:45,646 What happened? I-I don't know. He just freaked out. 558 00:41:45,646 --> 00:41:47,938 - Let me out! - Okay. Wil, open a door. 559 00:41:47,938 --> 00:41:49,896 No! Ha! 560 00:41:57,938 --> 00:42:01,104 Well, what do you know? Little Ben finally did something right. 561 00:42:01,104 --> 00:42:04,771 - The Beast. - Hey, it's Gregor. 562 00:42:10,021 --> 00:42:11,729 Now it's not. 563 00:42:13,104 --> 00:42:15,563 [ Yells ] 564 00:42:24,688 --> 00:42:27,021 Buffy! 565 00:42:30,563 --> 00:42:32,354 [ Man ] The Beast! Prepare to attack! 566 00:42:34,688 --> 00:42:37,312 [ Swords Clashing ] 567 00:42:37,312 --> 00:42:40,729 Dawn! [ Men Screaming ] 568 00:42:43,813 --> 00:42:47,563 Willow! Get it down now! 569 00:42:47,563 --> 00:42:51,396 Hear, hear my plea, circling arms protecting me. 570 00:43:01,896 --> 00:43:03,646 We have to-- 571 00:43:10,396 --> 00:43:12,187 The Beast. 572 00:43:16,396 --> 00:43:19,104 The car. Get the keys. 573 00:43:22,146 --> 00:43:26,521 Buffy. Buffy, we have to find Dawn. We can't let Glory-- 574 00:43:27,771 --> 00:43:29,980 Buffy, Buffy. 575 00:43:31,354 --> 00:43:34,688 Buffy, you have to get up. We need you. 576 00:43:39,771 --> 00:43:43,688 [ Willow ] Buffy, please! Buffy! 577 00:44:24,187 --> 00:44:26,104 Grr! Arrgh!