buffy wakes up in sunnydale to save her friends. she kills the demon and then reconciles with her friends, urging them to quickly make her that antidote while she stays on guard against relapsing again. back at the hospital, buffy is still sitting in her corner of the room, now completely unresponsive as the doctor shines light into her pupils. he tells buffy's heartbroken parents that she's "gone", as the camera pulls away out of the room; buffy has succumbed to her illness.