THE HARVESTWritten by Joss Whedon
Buffy Summers – Sarah Michelle Gellar
Mr Flutie – Ken Lerner MAUSOLEUM – INSIDE – NIGHT: Luke bears down on Buffy, ready to bite, he rips open her shirt and jumps back screaming and smoking, he has encountered the cross Angel gave her. Seizing the moment, Buffy knocks Luke flying and runs. GRAVEYARD – OUTSIDE:Buffy runs through the graveard and reaches the trees, looking back she sees nobody has followed her and hears Willow scream.
On the ground Willow is struggling with a vampire, she is pinned on the ground, with a kick Buffy sends the vampire flying, looking around she sees Xander being dragged off uncosncious by two other vampires. Buffy stakes one with a branch of a tree and the other runs off.
ACT ONE THE LIBRARY – INSIDE – MORNING: Giles, Xander and Willow are sitting there.
Buffy emerges from Giles’ office.
A TUNNEL: Jesse is being dragged through the tunnel by Luke with Darla at his side. They reach the end of the tunnel which opens to the underground church. THE CHURCH: the three male their way to the floor of the church. The Master emerges.
THE LIBRARY – INSIDE:
THE CHURCH:
THE LIBRARY Willow sits at the computer looking at a map, everyone else is gathered around her.
SCHOOL GROUNDS: Buffy heads toward the open gate.
Mr Flutie shuts and locks the gate.
Mr Flutie leaves and Buffy makes a back flip over the fence. SCHOOL HALL – INSIDE: Willow and Xander enter from the Library.
Neither of them look or sound very convinced. GRAVEYARD: Buffy enters and makes her way to the mausoleum MAUSOLEUM – INSIDE: Buffy makes her way through and reaches an iron door. Tries it, it’s locked.
Angel steps from the shadows.
Buffy kicks the door open.
Angel says nothing so Buffy heads off down the tunnel.
ACT TWO TUNNELS: Buffy climbs down a ladder, starting fown a tunnel she hears a noise and turns around to find that Xander has followed her.
Buffy hands him a cross.
He produces a flashlight and turns it on
THE LIBRARY – INSIDE: Giles is consulting his books.
COMPUTER CLASS: Everyone is working on a prgram, Cordelia and friend Harmony are struggling. Willow is searching the net.
Cordelia hits the delete key. TUNNELS
They head into a small side chamber to find Jesse lying face down.
Jesse jumps up.
Jesse indicates that he is chained to the wall.
Buffy smashes the lock on the chain.
Buffy leads them back through the tunnel and stops, shadows move at the other end.
They head off in the other direction and come to a junction and pause.
They come to a room with no exit, the vampires close in behind.
Jesse morphs into vamp face.
ACT THREE THE SUBTERRANEAN ROOM
Buffy grabs the door and tries to close it.
Xander holds it up and Jesse stops in his tracks. Buffy continues to struggle with the door.
Holding the cross, Xander backs Jesse towards the door, Buffy hurls him out knocking the approaching vampires sprawling.
Together they manage to slam the door shut.
Looking around Xander spies an air vent.
Buffy climbs up and pulls away the metal sheet revealing a hole big enough to climb through. A vampire jumps out of the vent at them, and Buffy stakes him.
Xander gets through the vent and Buffy pulls herself up after him just as the vampires outside manage to break through the door. The two of them crawl through the dark, vampires at their heels. They find an opening and climb through into the daylight, as Xander pulls Buffy out a vampire grabs her ankle.
He pulls her out and they collapse on the street. THE CHURCH: The master rises from his chair and looks at the vampires standing before him.
The Master jabs his finger into the vampire’s eye.
LIBRARY – INSIDE: Giles is still pouring over his books as Willlow walks in.
CHURCH: The Master, Luke, Darla and other vampires are there, there is chanting again. Luke kneels before the Master who holds out his hand to him. Taking it, Luke kisses it and then drinks from it.
THE LIBRARY – INSIDE: Buffy and Xander enter.
BUFFY’S BEDROOM – INSIDE: Buffy starts going through her closet when Joyce enters.
Joyce leaves, Buffy reaches into her trunk and packs some supplies then leaves by the window. THE BRONZE – INSIDE – NIGHT: Cordelia and co are on the balcony.
They head towards the dancefloor. Jesse walks in and makes straight for Cordelia.
He leads her onto the dancefloor, saying nothing.
THE BRONZE – OUTSIDE: The bouncer is counting his money when a group of vampires, Darla up front, confront him.
They all go inside. ACT FOUR THE BRONZE – INSIDE: The vampires lock the door, turn out the lights and spread out. Luke gets onto the stage.
She looks at Jesse who’s face has morphed into vamp mode.
The bouncer is brought on to the stage.
he drinks from the Bouncer while in the church the Master stands, power coursing through him.
THE BRONZE – OUTSIDE: Buffy and the scoobies run to the front door.
She gives them her bag
BEHIND THE BRONZE – OUTSIDE: That door is locked too.
THE CHURCH – INSIDE: With each drink Luke takes the Master becomes more powerful.
THE BRONZE – INSIDE: Darla approaches Jesse who is holding Cordelia.
Buffy enters from an upstairs window and looks down at the stage.
Darla brings him Cordelia.
Buffy interups by throwing a vampire onto the stage.
Buffy jumps down from the balcony.
They fight. Meanwhile Giles and the others have found their way in and begin helping the kids out.
As they herd people out a vampire grabs Xander from behind. Buffy notices, grabs a cymbal and throws it at the vampire, decapitating it.
Cordelia, having managed to get away from Luke, is now being dragged off by Jesse again. He throws her to the ground and goes in for the kill but she struggles.
Xander appears begind Jesse, stake in hand.
Back on the stage, Luke has a hold of Buffy.
Switch to the rear exit where people are still rushing out.
Xander takes a step back as Jesse rises to face him.
They struggle and Xander holds the stake to Jesse’s chest.
A fleeing woman crashes into them, pushing Jesse onto the stake and he’s dust. Meanwhile Darla has Giles pinned to the ground.
Darla turns and Willow throws holy water in her face. She runs off screaming. On the stage, Luke still holds Buffy in his arms.
Buffy, who previously appeared limp in Luke’s hands, back headbutts him, knocking him back and freeing herself.
Looking around for a weapon, Buffy grabs the cymbal stand and looks at Luke. Behind him is a window painted black.
She hurls the stand through the window and the light pours in, Luke covers his face, screaming, and then stops. Buffy comes from behind and stakes him.
THE CHURCH – INSIDE: The Master stumbles forward, the energy sapping out of him.
THE BRONZE – INSIDE: Luke falls to the floor and turns to dust. Buffy looks up at the remaining vampires, who hesitate, and then run for their lives. THE BRONZE – OUTSIDE: Vampires are running out, Angel stands by the door.
THE BRONZE – INSIDE: The group meet in the middle of the dancefloor.
SUNNYDALE HIGH SCHOOL FOUNTAIN QUAD – DAY: Kids are milling about in the sunshine. Cordelia is walking by with her friends.
Nearby, Buffy and the gang are walking.
THE END. |
