As she changes Dawn, not looking at Faith:
Buffy (less than happy): Nice to see you.
Faith (sarcastically hurt): What, no hug? I’ve been in prison for a year, B. You could at least gimme some respect when looking at me.
Buffy finishes changing Dawn, then dresses her, picking her up and turning to Faith.
Buffy (angry): “Respect”? You--you wanna talk about respect? Okay, how about the time you tried to steal Angel from me? How about the time you poisoned him? How about the time you came back, stole my body, and had sex with my boyfriend? You weren’t respecting me, Faith, so why in the heck should I respect you?
Faith (calm): Just hear me out, Buffy. Please?
Buffy (sighs): Fine. (sarcastic) Lemme guess: you broke out of jail by paying a prison guard with two cartons of cigarettes for a one-night-stand and took the keys?
Faith (hurt): No. I got pardoned for good behavior.
Buffy (scoffs): Please, Faith. This is you we’re talking about. “Good” and “Behavior” never come into the same sentence with you.
Faith: C’mon, Buffy...cut me some slack here. I’ve been in jail...I’m reformed...c’mon, I confessed to the crime!
Buffy (doesn’t wanna hear it): Oh, don’t start this again...
Faith: I did! (sighs, gently): Look, Buffy...you may not believe this, but I’m a good person now. Can’t you just give me another shot?
After a long beat...
Buffy: Fine.
Faith (changing the subject): So who’s this little squirt? You babysittin’?
Buffy (swallows): Something like that.
Faith (concerned): What’s goin’ on?
Buffy (sighs): Come with me. I’ll explain on the way.
As Buffy, Faith, and Dawn walk out of the changing room:
Faith: Where we goin’?
Buffy: To see a friend.
<Cut to the outside of the Magic Box. The Jeep pulls up with Buffy in the driver’s seat, Faith in the passenger’s seat, and Dawn in the backseat strapped into her car seat.
Faith gets out of her side as Buffy gets out on her side.
As Faith goes to the backseat to get Dawn:
Faith (confused): So you’re tellin’ me that something zapped little sis and turned her into a kid?
Buffy: No. Something zapped Dawn and turned her into a baby. Kids are cute, Faith. They run, they jump, they play...Hell, they can dress themselves!
Faith: Easy, Buffy...this can’t be easy for Dawn either...
Buffy sighs in exasperation and goes up to the door of the Magic Box, pounding on it.
Buffy (as she pounds on the door): Giles!!! Anya!!! Someone!!!!
The door opens and Giles is on the other side.
Giles: Hello, Buffy.
Buffy moves past Giles and goes inside.
Buffy (urgently): We’ve got a problem.
Giles (interest perked): Problem?
Buffy: Yeah. Well...(sighs)...there was this demon...at least I think it was a demon...anyway, it...well...
She clears her throat and Faith walks in, holding Dawn.
Buffy: Turned Dawn into...
She gestures toward the infant Dawn in Faith’s arms.
Buffy: That.
Giles looks at Buffy, then Faith, then Dawn. Then back at Buffy.
Giles (simply and calmly): I know.
Buffy: Well, we gotta find a way to reverse--(it dawns on her) What?! What do you mean, “you know”?!
Giles: I already know of the situation.
Buffy: Well, who told you??
Voice: I did.
The figure walks out.
Angel (simply): Hey.
TIGHT SHOT:
BUFFY'S FACE
FADE TO BLACK
Cast List for This Chapter
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers
Eliza Dushku as Faith Lehane
Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles
David Boreanaz as Angel
Notes for this Chapter
David Boreanaz also makes a return to Sunnydale since last appearing in Season 5’s “Forever”. Past Episode Reference:The line:
"How about the time you tried to steal Angel from me?”
is a reference to “Enemies” when Faith attempts to make love to Angel to get him to lose his soul.
Past Episode Reference:The line:
“How about the time you poisoned him?”
is a reference to Season 3’s “Graduation Day” when Faith, armed with a bow and arrow, fired a poisoned arrow into Angel, hoping that it would kill him.
Past Episode Reference:The line:
“How about the time you came back, stole my body, and had sex with my boyfriend?”
is a reference to Season 4’s “This Years Girl” and “Who Are You?” when Faith returned and, through a device the Mayor left her, switched bodies with Buffy and made love to Riley.[/b]