"Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer:" " You seem determined to put an end to all my fun." "Just like you always did when we were dating!" " You dated a troll?" " Well, he wasn't a troll then." "You know, he was just a big dumb guy." " Where is everyone?" " At the new high school." "Buffy's got some kind of job there," "Spike's insane in the basement." " Willow?" " There you are!" " We're really glad that you're back." " Did you turn this nice lady's ex into a giant worm-monster?" "Yes." " I got the impression that you enjoyed...inflicting." " Well, causing pain sounds really cool," "I know, but turns out it's really upsetting." "Didn't use to be." " It's the talk of the order." "They're calling you "Miss Softserve."" " Excuse me?" " No deaths." "No eviscerations." "You're not goading women into anything inventive, and you're not delivering when it is." " It was a glitch, and I am so back in the vengeance fold." " My advice to you is do exactly what everyone else does all the time." " Got it." " Do what everyone else does, wear what everyone else wears, say what everyone else says." " OK." " People may say something to you you don't understand." "Just don't be afraid to keep your mouth shut and pretend like you know what they're saying." "You know, Dawn, I've been to college before." " People may say something like "My protein window closes in an hour."" "Just nod and smile." "Mm-hmm." "Turns out it has something to do with fitness." " Have you talked to her lately?" " Not since that night with the Gnarl demon." "And that wasn't exactly the kind of "how have you been" kind of talk." "More of the "pierce its eye with something sharp" kind of talking." "I'm thinking I should call her." " I just don't want you to get your hopes up." " Hopes?" "Oh, no, no, no, no, no." "There are no hopes." "Anya and I are done." "I love being single." "I'm a strong, successful male who is giddy at the thought of all the women," "I will no doubt be dating in the near future." " Strong, successful males say "giddy"?" " I just worry about her, that's all." " Anya?" " Yeah, she seems so sad." " She should try acting like everybody else more." " Apparently it's what all the kids are doing nowadays." " Well, I'm not sure I get the sad vibe, but there's definitely a vengeance vibe worth worrying about." " Oh, that?" "No, no." "I don't worry about that." "She was hurt and she just turned back to what she knew when I... you know." "But that's not her anymore." " I hope you're right." " Well, she turned that worm guy back before any real damage happened, right?" "It'll just take some time." "I really think she's coming around." " What have I done?" "~ SELFLESS ~ season 7 ep.05" " Aud!" "Sweet, beautiful Aud!" "I am so hungry, I could eat a small child!" " Olaf!" "Are you injured?" "You smell of blood and musk." " Fear not!" "It takes more than a band of minor trolls to bring down the mighty Olaf!" " Trolls!" "Oh!" "They are wretched creatures indeed." "The mere thought of them makes me bend at the knee and flex!" " Sweetheart, please sit down." "Allow me to tend to you." " I am fine." "Really." "I could go for some mead, though." " Certainly." "Is it my imagination, or do we have substantially more rabbits in this house today?" " Oh, they breed so quickly that it's..." " All this talk of breeding... it makes me want to breed!" " Honey, of course." "But here...drink your mead first." " Ah, yes." "Mead." " The rapid reproductive rate of our rabbits...has given me an idea." "I can give the excess out to the townspeople, exchanging them not for goods or services, but for goodwill and the sense of accomplishment that stems from selflessly giving of yourself to others." " Ha, ha, ha!" "Sweet Aud!" "Your logic is insane and happenstance, like that of a troll." "It is no wonder that the bar matrons talk of you." " You've been to the bar..." "It is not my fault they don't take kindly to you." "You speak your mind, and are annoying." "It's one of the things." " Was Rannveig there?" " Bah!" "I've told you a thousand times;" "I have no interest in this Rannveig." "Her hips are large and load bearing, like a Baltic woman." "Your hips are narrow, like a Baltic woman from a slightly more arid region." "You are my perfect Aud." "I could never want for another." " I am sorry." "I simply love you so much..." "I feel as though I could burst at times..." "I could not live without you." " Fear not, sweet Aud, you will always be my beautiful girl." "I don't trust what I see anymore." "I don't know how to explain it, exactly." "It's like I've been seeing things." "Dru used to see things, you know?" "She'd always be staring up at the sky watching cherubs burn or the heavens bleed or some nonsense." "I used to stare at her and think she'd gone completely sack of hammers." "But she'd see the sky when we were inside and it'd make her so happy." "She'd see showers." "She'd see stars." "Now I see her." "Spike." " I'm in trouble, Buffy." " I can help you." " I could never ask." "Not after..." " It's different." "You're different." " I could never ask." " Spike, it's me." "It's you and it's me, and we'll get through this." " Never..." " We'll get through this." "Spike." "This basement is killing you." "This is the hellmouth." "There is something bad down here, possibly everything bad." "Can't hear you." "Can't hear you." " You have a soul?" "Fine." "Show me." " Scream montresor all you like, pet." " Get up and get out of this basement." " I don't have anywhere else to go." " And it's not like I've been gone for that long, and I've already done all the reading that I missed." "And I can sign up for..." " Willow, Willow, it's OK." "We'll get you caught up in no time." "Really?" " What am I gonna say?" "No, I don't want my best student back in my class?" "Well, of course I noticed that drop-off in your grades at mid-term last year, and I was concerned..." " Yeah, that was..." " But then...viola." "You turned it around and aced all your finals like...boom." "Magic." "Yeah, similar to, but, um..." " Look, come see me during office hours tomorrow and we'll see about what we need to do to get you caught up, all right?" "OK." "Thanks, professor." "Anya!" "Anya!" " Willow, hi!" "What're you doing here?" "Oh, I'm starting back up at school again!" "Yeah, I can't believe how great everyone's been." "I-I was a little worried, but I already have books and homework and they even said they'd give me periodic surprise quizzes just to make up for the ones that I missed, and..." "Wh-what're you doing here?" "Walking out of the fraternity house in the middle of the day?" " Uh, um..." "I have a new boyfriend now." "He lives here." " That's great." "Yeah, we just had lots and lots of sex." "OK." "This is so great." "I am so happy to see you've... moved on." " Yeah, we're tremendously happy together." "Now, um, if you'll excuse me, I'm late for something important." " Uh, OK." "See you later." " Hello?" "I take it back." "I take it back." "I take it back." "I take it back." "What did this?" " A spider." " W-where did it go?" " What do you mean?" " The spider." "Where is it now?" " Protect!" " For God's sake, shut your whimpering mouth!" " I'm sorry." " Troll!" " It's the largest troll I've ever seen!" " Run!" "Hide your babies and your beadwork!" " Stop!" " Stop!" "It is Olaf!" " The troll is doing an Olaf impersonation!" " I am Olaf!" " Hit him with fruits and various meats." " Aaarrrrgh!" " I am Olaf!" " Impressive." " Thank you." " What is that?" "A Woodlow Transmogriphic spell?" " Thornton's Hope." " Thornton's Hope." "But how did you get the troll element?" " Eelsbane." " Eelsbane." "Brilliant!" "What'd he do?" " Bar matron." "A load bearing bar matron." "Is there any other kind." "I'm sorry." "How rude of me." "Allow me to introduce myself." "My name is D'Hoffryn." " I am Aud." " Are you?" "Hmm." "I'm afraid you don't see your true self." "You are Anyanka." "I'm a patron of a family of sorts." "We're vengeance demons." "I'm sure you've heard of us." " No, I'm sorry." " Oh, well, that's quite..." " Oh, no, don't feel bad." "I, uh, I don't talk to people much." "I mean, I talk to them, but they don't talk to me." "Except to say that your questions are irksome, and perhaps you should take your furs and your literal interpretations to the other side of the river." " Come here tiny man." "You are small and toy like." " I get the sense that your talents are not fully appreciated here, Anyanka." "We'd like you to join us." " Why do you keep calling me that?" "My name is Aud." " Perhaps, but Anyanka is who you are." " What would I have to do?" " What you do best." "Help wronged women punish evil men." " Vengeance." " But only to those who deserve it." " They all deserve it." " That's where I was going with that, yeah." "Hello." "Willow, hey!" "Is everything..." "A spider demon?" "Wh... h-hold on." "A-are you all right?" "Like how?" "Uh-huh." "Uh-huh." "Wait, OK, go ahead." "No, no, no, no, no." "It's all good." "I'll get Xander to go." "But seriously, you just..." "Whoa." "Ripped out the heart?" "My God." "Hey, did you get that physics class you wanted?" "This is just wonderful, Anyanka." "There's even talk of having some sort of ceremony." "I can't tell you how many times today" "I've heard "Anyanka is back to her old self again."" "Honey, what is it?" "What's wrong?" "It's nothing." "I just..." "There was just so much screaming, so much blood." "I..." "I forgotten how much damage a Grimslaw demon could do." " Oh, tell me about it." "They can be feisty little guys and impossible to house train." "I mean, once they start nesting, forget..." "Are you OK?" "Oh, did something happen?" " I-I guess I'm just a little rusty." "I didn't think it would hit me like this." " Oh, sweetie." "This is perfectly normal." "It's a reflex." "You'll get over it in no time, trust me." " Oh, Hallie!" "I can't tell you how good it is..." "Thank goodness you're here." " Oh, sweetie." "Of course." " It's just lately, with everything that's been going on," "I-I've had trouble even remembering..." "Get out." " Lemon drop, if you think I'm gonna..." " Get out." " It's OK." " Well, OK." "If you need anything, you holler." " Anya, you have to stop this." "Do you know what they did to her?" "Do you?" "It was a game." "They were humiliating her." " Anya, listen to me." "You're in trouble." "You know it." "I'm here to help you." "You're here to..." "Well, that's great, Willow." "Flayed anybody lately, have you?" "How quickly they forget!" " I haven't forgotten one second of it." " What do you want?" " I want to help you." " They got what they deserved." " No, they..." " I am a vengeance demon!" "Do you understand that?" " No." " Try!" "They got what they deserved." " Thanks for side-kicking." "I didn't want to trouble Willow." "Figure she's got enough to do." "First day back and all." "Are you kidding?" "We're doing vent work at the site." "Anything's better than breathing freon for eight hours." "So, did she say what this thing is?" " Some sort of spider demony thingy." "She had to go pretty quickly." "I think she had to sign up for classes or something." " Ah, yes, there is little that can distract the Willow when she's on the hunt for the mighty syllabi." " I don't know." "I guess she was a little more nervous than she was letting on." " How big did she say this thing was?" " She didn't." "But I can't imagine she'd send us out if it wasn't..." "The heart is completely ripped out." "This is our guy." " Or a copycat spider demon." "So what's this black stuff?" " Aw, it's sticky!" " Willow said it was a spider demon." "Maybe it's its webbing." " This isn't springy high-flying fun." "Xander." " Is that it?" " I can't tell." "There is definitely something moving up there." " Maybe we can somehow lure it." " Xander!" " You OK?" " Buffy, where'd it go?" "I think we need more swords." "Uh-huh." " I say we go home, pick up more swords, and some sort of spidery demon protection amulet." "We come back, and..." " Or..." " I'm more concerned with where that thing came from." "If there are more of those spider demons running around, we need to know about it." "We should hit the research, find out if..." " I know where it came from." " How many?" " Ten, twelve." " When were you planning on telling us?" " I'm telling you now." " Great." "Thank you." "Willow, it's Anya." "How could you let us..." "How could you not have told us?" " Xander..." " How could you not have told me?" "Xander." "It's OK." "She didn't tell us for a reason." "She didn't tell us because she knows what I have to do." "I have to kill Anya." " I swear, I'm in awe of you." " Oh, stop." " Oh, I will not." " I grant wishes." "It's all inside the girl." "I just bring it out." " Yes, I'm sure this is what she had in mind." " Well, I don't know about her mind, but it was in her heart." "Besides, Russia was ready to explode." "All we did is just give it a little push." " What should we do with the rest of our evening?" "I hear they're going to raze the Winter Mansion." " Well, I thought we'd head on down to Madame Dubasov's." "No better spot for vengeance than a brothel." "Darling, take a look around." "There's a lot to see." "There's a revolution going on outside that you are somewhat responsible for." "Aren't you the teeniest bit interested?" " Well, what is there to be interested in?" "The worker will overthrow absolutism and lead the proletariat to a victorious communist revolution, resulting in socio-economic paradise on earth." "It's common sense, really." "I have better things to worry about." " But, Anyanka, there's a whole world out there." " Yes, filled with wronged women who need my help." " Oh, but you're talking work." " I'm talking about life." "Vengeance is what I do, Halfrek." "I don't need anything else." "Vengeance is what I am." " She's not the Anya that you knew, Xander." "She's a demon." " That doesn't mean you have to kill her." " Don't act like this is easy for me." "You know it's not." " There are other options." " I've considered them." " When?" "Just now?" "Took you all of ten seconds to decide to kill one of your best friends?" " The thought that it might come to this has occurred to me before." "It's occurred to you, too." " But we can change what she did." "Fix it." "These are mystical deaths, right?" "There has to be something." " I don't have anywhere near that kind of power." "I didn't have that kind of power when..." "And I-I don't think I trust the power I do have." "It's OK." "Xander, I know this is hard for you to hear, but it's what I have to do." " Hard for me to hear?" "Buffy, you wanna kill Anya!" " I don't want to." "Then don't!" "This isn't new ground for us." "When our friends go all crazy and start killing people, we help them." " Sitting right here." " I'm sorry." "But it's true." " It's different." " Because you don't care about her the same way I do." "Buffy, I still love her." " I know." "And that's why you can't see this for what it really is." "Willow was different." "She's a human." "Anya's a demon." " And you're the slayer." "I see now how it's all very simple." " It is never simple." "No, of course not." "You know, if there's a mass-murdering demon that..." " Spike was harmless." "He was helping." " He had no choice." " And Anya did!" "She chose to become a demon." "Twice." " You have no idea what she's going through." "I don't care what she's going through!" " No, of course not." "You think we haven't seen all this before?" "The part where you just cut us all out." "Just step away from everything human and act like you're the law." "If you knew what I felt..." " I killed Angel!" "Do you even remember that?" "I would have given up everything I had to be with..." "I loved him more than I will ever love anything in this life." "And I put a sword through his heart because I had to." " And that all worked out OK." " Do you remember cheering me on?" "Both of you." "Do you remember giving me Willow's message:" "Kick his ass." " I never said that..." " This is different..." " It is always different!" "It's always complicated." "And at some point, someone has to draw the line, and that is always going to be me." "You get down on me for cutting myself off, but in the end the slayer is always cut off." "There's no mystical guidebook." "No all-knowing council." "Human rules don't apply." "There's only me." "I am the law." " There has to be another way." " Then please find it." " I can't." "I'm sorry." "Behold, D'Hoffryn." "Lord of Arashmahar." "He that turns the air to blood and rains..." "Miss Rosenberg." "How lovely to see you again." "Have you done something with your hair?" " Hello, D'Hoffryn." " I figured I'd be hearing from you soon." "The flaying of Warren Meers?" "Oh, truly inspired." "That was water cooler vengeance." "Lloyd has a sketch of it on his wall." " That's not me anymore." " Is that right?" "So, I didn't feel your presence earlier today?" "I didn't feel a bit of the old you?" " We need to talk about Anya." "Very well." "Let's talk about Anyanka." " I thought I might find you here." "Have you forced yourself to look at the bodies yet?" " What do you want?" " I want to help you." "Everyone is so considerate today." "I should've slaughtered people weeks ago." " I'm sorry." "I'm sorry for everything I did to you." "Everything I put you through." " Thank you." "All better." "Thank goodness you got here in time." " You don't understand." "This isn't an intervention." "Buffy's coming to kill you." " She's coming to try." " Did everybody have their crazy flakes today?" "You guys are friends." "How could you talk like this?" " I have a job to do." "And so does Buffy." "Xander, you've always seen what you wanted to." "But you knew, sooner or later, it would come to this." "Buffy, get out of here." " Get out of my way, Xander." "No." "Get out of her way, Xander." "This is getting to be a pattern with you, Buffy." "Are there any friends of your left you haven't tried to kill?" "C'mon, Buffy." "Don't you have a clever retort for me?" "Anya, I'm sorry." " You're apologizing to me." "What fight are you watching?" "Or is this like one of your little pop-culture references I don't get, 'cause I'm a vengeance..." "I just want... happy... ending..." " Honey?" "Honey?" "What?" "I'm awake." "I'm OK." " Honey?" "Was that weird?" "That thing earlier with the singing... and the coconuts." "What?" "No, it's fine." "# Oh, no." "Mustard on my shirt. #" "# Mustard." "I'll never get it out. #" "# My favorite red shirt. #" "# Dry clean it. #" "# How could you serve... #" "# Mustard. #" "Are you still hungry?" "Because I'd be..." "# Mr. Xander Harris. #" "# That's what he is to the world outside. #" "# That's the name he carries with pride. #" "# I'm just lately Anya. #" "# Not very much to the world, I know. #" "# All these years with nothing to show. #" "# I've boned a troll, I've wreaked some wrath, #" "# But on the whole, I've had no path. #" "# I like to bowl, I'm good with math, #" "# But who am I?" "#" "# Now I reply that #" "# I'm the Missis #" "# I will be his Missis. #" "# Mrs. Anya Christina Emanuella Jenkins Harris. #" "# Maybe if you're lucky #" "# Being a pair makes you twice as tall. #" "# Maybe you're not losing at all. #" "# No need to cover up my heart, #" "# Plus see above,sweaty part. #" "# So maybe love is pretty smart #" "# And so am I #" "# I found my guy!" "#" "# And I'll be Missis #" "# I will be his Missis #" "# Mrs. Anya Lame-Ass-Made-Up-Maiden-Name Harris. #" "# We'll never part #" "# Not if we can #" "# And if we start #" "# Then here's my plan #" "# I'll show him what bliss is #" "# Welcome him with kisses #" "# 'Cause this is a Missis who misses her man #" "# He's my Xander #" "# And he's awfully swell #" "# It makes financial sense as well, #" "# Although he can be..." "I'll never tell... #" "# Just stand aside #" "# Here comes the bride #" "# I'll be Missis. #" "# I will be his Missis#" "# I will be... #" " Anya!" "Forgotten how much swords through the chest hurt." "You know better than that, Buffy." "It takes a lot more to kill a vengeance demon." " Oh, I'm just getting started." " Stop trying to save me, Xander!" "Oh, please, don't mind me." "Continue with whatever it was you were doing." "Oh, breathtaking." "It's like somebody slaughtered an Abercrombie and Fitch catalog." "Easy now." "I'd be gone before you could swing." "Isn't that just like a slayer." "Solving all her problems by sticking things with sharp objects." "I talked to your friend, Miss Rosenberg." "She's a firebrand." "I have high hopes for her." " Stay away from Willow." "Oh, he's gallant, isn't he." "I understand what you saw in him." "Look, Miss Rosenberg seems to think Anyanka would be better suited outside the vengeance fold." "I think we already know what Lady HacksAway wants." "And the young man, he sees with the eyeballs of love." "But I'm not sure if anyone's bothered to find out what Anyanka herself really wants." " Her name is Anya." " Actually, funny historical side-bar, her original name was..." "I wanna take it back." " I'm sorry." "What was that?" " I wanna take it back." "I wanna undo what I did." " Hmm." "You want to take it back." "Must be twelve bodies in there." "Such a thing...not easily done." "But not impossible." "You're a big girl, Anyanka." "You understand how this works." "The proverbial scales must balance." "In order to restore the lives of the victims, the fates require a sacrifice." "The life and soul of a vengeance demon." " Do it." " Wait!" " Stay out of this Xander." " OK, all right." "That seems smart." "He just said you have to die!" "Perhaps there's some sort of alternate price." "Xander, you can't help me." "I'm not even sure there's a me to help." "I understand the price." "Do it." " You're sure?" "This is your wish?" " This is my wish." "Undo what I did." " Very well." " No!" " Anya!" " Hallie!" " Who did you think you were dealing with?" "Did you think it would be that easy to get away?" " Why?" " Why?" "Because you wished it!" " But she was yours." "Like you were mine?" "Haven't I taught you anything, Anya?" "Never go for the kill when you can go for the pain." "Hold him back, Slayer." "Wouldn't want anyone to get hurt." "I've got plenty of girls." "There will always be vengeance demons." "But now you, Anya, you're out." "Congratulations." "You're wish is granted." " You should've killed me." " Oh, I wouldn't worry about that." "From beneath you, it devours." "Be patient." "All good things in time." "Go." "I'll check on the boys." " Anya, wait." " Xander, please." "Just go away." " Whatever's between us...it doesn't matter." "You shouldn't be alone in this." " Yes, I should." "My whole life, I've just clung to whatever came along." " Well, speaking as a clingee..." "I kinda didn't mind." " Thanks." "For everything." " Xander... what if I'm really nobody?" " Don't be a dope." " I'm a dope?" " Sometimes." " That's a start." "SUBTITLE BY BIGMARIUS"