No Future for You, Part Four

"No Future For You, Part Four" was the ninth story from Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight.

Synopsis
The last issue of this arc starts off with a flashback to a scene in Buffy the Vampire Slayer's third season, between the Mayor and Faith. It shows how Faith currently views the Mayor, and that she knows he was wrong and evil. Once the flashback ends, the scene that ended in part 3 continues. Genevieve and Faith start to fight. After a short time Faith kicks Gigi into her greenhouse and the two continue to fight. Faith tries to make Gigi understand that Roden is wrong, and is steering her in the wrong direction, but Gigi refuses to listen.

Outside of the Savidge Manor, Giles and Trafalgar are still trying to break in to the grounds. Giles is phoned by Willow, and he's startled to discover that Buffy is on the other line, and is not very happy. She demands an explanation for his involvement with Faith. When Giles refuses, she hands the phone to Willow and tells her to "do what you can for him".

Back in the greenhouse, Faith and Genevieve are still fighting. Genevieve sticks her axe into a tree and sprints toward Faith. Faith kicks Genevieve in the stomach, knocking her back and impaling her on the axe. Faith rushes toward Gigi as she dies. Roden appears flying through the broken glass and Faith begs for him to heal Gigi. He refuses, saying that Faith should be his new Slayer, and that she would be better than Savidge. He says that together they can make Buffy disappear forever. He hands her the "twilight" book, and she looks at it blankly before refusing his offer. Roden and Faith start fighting. Roden summons a hand out of the earth which cements Faith to the floor. As Roden is about to deliver the killing blow, Giles appears from behind and stabs Roden in the back with some garden clippers. Faith throws Giles Roden's book and Giles opens it and yells out one of Roden's containment spells. He puts the field inside Roden and expands it, which leads to Roden's head blowing up.

The following morning, Faith and Giles are back at the apartment. Giles hands Faith her passport out of the country, but Faith doesn't accept it. She says there are more Gigis out there, that Faith thinks she can help. Giles agrees with the idea and decides to be Faith's partner in this, given that he and Buffy aren't on speaking terms at the moment.

Somewhere on top of a plateau, a helicopter lands and a woman named Lieutenant Molter steps out. She talks to a floating figure who calls himself Twilight, and tells him their "man on the inside" has confirmed that his pawns Genevieve and Roden were unsuccessful and Buffy is alive. Twilight is inferred to be the "big bad" of this season. He tells her that he was glad Faith and Giles killed his two "targets". He says that his play has taken two pawns out of the game and that the queen will fall soon enough.

Individuals

 * Richard Wilkins III
 * Faith Lehane
 * Genevieve Savidge
 * Roden
 * Rupert Giles
 * Trafalgar
 * Buffy Summers
 * Willow Rosenberg
 * Xander Harris

Species

 * Warlock
 * Gnome

Weapons and Objects

 * Axe
 * Hammer of Hamner
 * Garden Clippers

Deaths

 * 1 Slayer - Genevieve Savidge
 * 1 Warlock - Roden

Collections

 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight Vol. 2
 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight Library Edition Vol. 1