TEXT: Prologue: Morning at Sunnydale High School. Willow and Xander slowly walk together across the lawn toward the walkway to the main entrance. In their hands they have the results of their Scholastic Aptitude Tests, with which neither is particularly happy. Willow: This is a nightmare. This is... My world is spinning. Xander: It's not that bad, Willow, really. Willow: 740? Verbal?! I'm-I'm... (searches for a word) pathetic! Illiterate! I'm Cletus, the slack-jawed yokel. Xander: (shrugs) That's right. And the fact that your 740 verbal closely resembles my combined scores in no way compromises your position as the village idiot. They fold up their score reports as they near a bench at the side of the walkway. Willow: I just... (sits and slouches, depressed) Where did I go wrong? Xander sits down next to her and puts his arm around her in comfort, but not missing the opportunity to give her hair a gentle stroke. Xander: You did amazing, Willow. As usual. Behind them Oz and Cordelia approach. Cordelia: You guys get your scores? Xander instantly lets go of Willow, hops to his feet and rushes to meet her. Xander: Cordelia! (points) Willow was very sad by her academic failure. (reaches for Cordelia's score report) How did you do? He snags it from her hand, unfolds it and reads it. Xander: This is not good. Cordelia: What's not good? Oz gives Willow a reassuring stroke of her hair. She just sadly hands him her report to see. Xander: Well, I'm just worried it may hurt my standing as campus stud when people find out I'm dating a brain. Cordelia: (yanks her scores from his hand) Please. I have *some* experience in covering these things up. Oz: (to Willow) Well, I can see why you'd be upset. Willow gives him a hurt look, grabs her report back from him and looks down at the ground
SUMMARY:
A lovelorn Spike ( James Marsters ) returns and kidnaps Willow to cast a love spell on Drusilla . Stashing Willow and a wounded Xander at the factory, Spike soon concocts a new plan while Buffy, Oz, Giles, and Cordelia hunt their friends down.