As she gets up:
Buffy (groans): What now??
The pounding knock continues as Buffy makes her way to the door.
She opens the door to find Janice, her mother, her sister, and another baby (Dawn) wrapped in a blanket.
Buffy: Hi. Um...is there something you wanted?
Janice: Buffy, it’s me, Janice.
Buffy: Oh, Janice! (confused) Dawn’s friend Janice?
Janice (insistent): Yes, yes!
Buffy: Oh...Dawn didn’t tell me that you looked so mature.
Janice: A lot of people make that mistake, but we’ve got a real problem here.
Buffy (worried): What is it? (more worried) Where’s Dawn?
Janice: That’s the problem!
Janice rushes inside, holding Dawn in the blanket, with her mother following.
As Janice sets Dawn on the floor, she looks at Buffy.
Janice: Dawn’s the baby.
Buffy (confused): What?!
Janice: Yeah, she...she was changing my little sister, and...and then...
Buffy (worried): Then what?
Janice: I don’t know what happened! We came back and...and all of Dawn’s clothes were crumpled on the ground and the next thing we knew there was a baby lying there.
Buffy: Oh my God...
Janice: We knew you were her sister, so we brought her straight here.
Buffy: Well, you did the right thing, Janice. I’m proud of you.
Janice (a little confused): Thanks. Um...is it safe to go? We’ve gotta get my sister home.
Buffy: No problem; I can take care of this. Thanks again for bringing her back.
Janice: No problem.
As Buffy shows them out:
Buffy: As I said, don’t worry. I’ll take care of this.
She closes the door and leans against it.
Buffy: At least I hope I can.
Dawn begins to cry.
Buffy walks over to Dawn and kneels down to her and picks her up.
Buffy: Oh, Dawnie...what’s wrong?
Almost as if Dawn has no control whatsoever, she begins to urinate on Buffy.
Buffy (alarmed): Oh my God!
She sets her onto the blanket so she can finish.
Buffy: You owe me for that shirt when we fix this, Dawnie. You hear me??
Dawn coos and babbles on the blanket.
Buffy (sighs worriedly): I gotta call the gang.
She goes to the kitchen, then walks back out into the living room with the cordless phone to her ear.
She dials the dorm where Willow and Tara were staying.
Buffy: Hey, Willow. It’s me, Buffy. Listen...I need you over here as soon as possible. Who else is there with you? (listens) Tara? Great. Come to my house as soon as you can. (listens) Okay, see you then.
She hangs up.
She calls Xander’s house, but gets the answering machine.
Xander: Hey, it’s the Xand-Man. I’m not here so leave a message.
<beep>
Buffy: Hey, Xander. It’s Buffy. (sighs) I’ve got a *big* problem. Can you get Anya and come over here as soon as you--(yelling at Dawn) No, Dawn! No!
We see her trying to put a cord from a lamp into her mouth.
Buffy runs over to her and takes the cord from her.
Buffy: Bad Dawn!
Dawn begins to cry.
Buffy picks her up and carries her back over to the blanket.
Buffy: Stay there! (into the phone) Sorry, Xander. As I said, I’ve got a big problem. When you get this message, come by the house as soon as possible.
She hangs up.
Buffy (sighs): Don’t worry, Dawnie...we’ll reverse this. I promise.
She sniffs.
Buffy (disgusted): Ew.
She walks over to Dawn and picks her up, holding her underneath her armpits.
She takes Dawn into the kitchen where she begins washing her bottom with the water nozzle that’s attached to the sink.
Dawn giggles happily.
Buffy smiles at Dawn.
Buffy: There’s one thing about you as a baby I like, Dawnie...you’re so cute.
After washing and drying Dawn, she sets her on the floor in the living room.
She inhales to prepare herself to pick up Dawn’s “little offering”.
Buffy (inhales then exhales): Okay...
She folds the blanket up and picks it up with two fingers holding it closed, then, walking into the kitchen, drops it into the trash container.
Buffy (disgusted): Janice isn’t getting that back.
She walks back into the living room to find Dawn urinating once again, but this time on the sofa.
Buffy: No, Dawnie!
She runs over to her and picks her up, but Dawn wasn’t finished and urinates on Buffy’s shirt once again.
Buffy (sighs in exasperation): Where are you guys??
FADE OUT
Cast List for This Chapter
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers
Markie Post as Janice’s Mother
Amber Tamblyn as Janice Penshaw
Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris (voice only)
Notes for this Chapter
We see that because of the spell, Dawn has not only lost her ability to walk and talk, but also her bladder and bowel control as well.