Charmed: The Virtual Series
Alternate Season 5
Episode 01
ÒA Witch In NeedÓ
Written
by: T.J.
Directed
by: T.J.
Story
By: T.J.
In the
alternate season 5 premiere, Phoebe gets struck with a premonition after the
sisters meet Darryl's new partner in, which the officer is the target of a
powerful warlock. Baffled, the sisters try to protect him from the warlock with
a highly enthusiastic Paige as the prime supporter for the
"witchness" protection. Meanwhile, Cole returns from the wasteland
and tries to reconcile his relationship with Phoebe.
TEASER
FADE-IN
INT. SF
Police Department - Day
[It's
mid-day afternoon in downtown San Francisco and Darryl is leading Piper,
Phoebe, and Paige through a crowded and busy police station. As they weave
their way through the crowd Darryl hurriedly leads them into his office and
shuts the door behind them for privacy.]
CUT-TO:
INT. SF Police Department - Darryl's Office - Day
Piper: So Darryl what's up? [Turns and
watches Darryl walk to his desk and then faces the girls again] You said you
needed our help with something important over the phone.
Darryl: Uh yeah. I need your help on this
case to track a killer. One that I think may be...you know... [Waits a beat]
"Demonic".
Phoebe: Sure, but what makes you think the
killer's a demon?
[Darryl
turns towards his desk and picks up a small plastic bag containing an athame.
Lifting it in the air, he shows it to the sisters.]
Darryl: This was found near the last
victim's body. The victim was also involved in the occult.
Paige [realization dawns on her]: So she
was a witch.
Piper: Which means our killer is a warlock.
Paige [joking]: So much for that demon
hiatus we had all through summer.
[Phoebe
smirks at the comment, and then returns her attention to Darryl an idea forming
in her head on how she can help out with the case.]
Phoebe: Darryl why don't you let us take the
athame home, [begins to sound hopeful] maybe I can get a premonition off of it.
[Darryl
nods his head in understanding as he hands Phoebe the bag. Phoebe takes it and
places it inside of her purse carefully.]
Darryl: I'm going to need that back before
the end of the day.
Phoebe: Okay, no problem.
Piper: Well let's go home and get to work.
[To Darryl] We'll call you if we find out anything.
Darryl: All right. You girls be careful.
[Paige
nods and leads the way out of Darryl's office. She opens the door and as she
goes to step out of the room she almost bumps into a taller man, in his
mid-twenties with brunette hair, who is about to knock on the door before
entering.]
Matthew: Oh I'm sorry miss, are you all
right?
Paige: Um yeah [smiles coyly] I'm fine...
Matthew:
Officer Johnson.
[Smiles back at Paige] Matthew Johnson.
Paige [continues to smile]: Well it's nice
to meet you Officer Johnson.
[Matthew
smiles at Paige, and slowly directs his attention towards Darryl.]
Matthew: Um I'm sorry Inspector Morris, am I
interrupting something?
Darryl: No we're done here. Uh, ladies this
is my new partner Inspector Johnson. [He says introducing him to the sisters,
then sternly] I'll talk to you girls later.
[Piper
understands Darryl's actions, and she nods and moves forward.]
Piper: Right. Let's go.
Matthew: It was nice meeting you...
[Matt
trails off waiting for Paige to tell him her name.]
Paige: Paige. [After a few seconds she
realizes her sisters are behind her.] Oh and these are my sisters Piper and
Phoebe.
Matthew:
Nice to meet you
all. [To Paige] So you guys are the real three Ps in a pod huh?
[Paige
laughs flirtatiously at Matthew's joke and Piper rolls her eyes obviously
annoyed by the two's flirting.]
Piper: It was nice meeting you Inspector
Johnson, but we really have to go.
[Piper
grins and begins to usher her sisters out of the office door quite subtly.]
Phoebe: Yeah, nice meeting you.
[On there
way out Phoebe's shoulder slightly brushes up against Matthew's upper arm and
she is instantly hit with a powerful premonition.]
*Premonition*
In a silent black and white scene
Phoebe's premonition begins to play out. Matthew is standing in a dark parking
garage alone. A warlock blinks in and shoots a blast of white electricity
towards him. Matthew turns around and sees the electricity coming towards him.
*End of
Premonition*
Matthew: I'm sorry, are you okay? I've been
acting like a real klutz today. [Laughs jokingly] Guess I'm kind of nervous
since it's my first day in a new precinct.
Phoebe: It's okay... [Phoebe eyes wander as
she comes out of her vision] I'm fine, really.
[Piper and
Paige seeing the look in Phoebe's eyes know she just had a premonition. They
nod their goodbyes, and quickly lead Phoebe out of Darryl's office and close
the door behind them. Once alone they focus their attention on the premonition
witch.]
Piper: Phoebe what did you see?
Phoebe: Paige was right; our demon hiatus is
definitely over.
FADE-OUT
END
OF TEASER
OPENING
CREDITS
Paige
Matthews.................................. Rose
McGowan
Phoebe
Halliwell................................... Alyssa
Milano
Leo
Wyatt.................................................. Brian
Krause
Cole
Turner....................................... Julian
McMahon
Inspector
Darryl Morris................. Dorian
Gregory
Inspector
Matthew Johnson.................. Jason
Behr
Draco.............................................................. Scott
Foley
Oracle.......................................... Jennifer
Love Hewitt
Cyrilus................................................... Austin
St. John
ACT
ONE
FADE-IN
INT.
Halliwell Manor, Foyer - Day
[Paige and
Phoebe walk through the manor door, followed by Piper who shuts the door behind
her.]
Paige: So Matthew is the next victim of the
warlock that Darryl has us after?
Phoebe: I don't know, maybe. I'll try to get
a premonition off the athame and see if it's the same warlock.
Piper: Wait a minute this doesn't make any
sense. Why would a warlock be after a cop?
Phoebe: I don't know, but we have to save
him. He's an innocent.
Paige: Phoebe's right Piper; we can't just let
this warlock kill Matthew.
Piper: Well obviously...
[Piper
rolls her eyes and folds her arms. She then looks over to Paige.]
Piper [cont'd]: And since when are you on
a first name basis with Inspector Johnson?
Paige [smiling and acting as if confused]:
What are you hinting at?
Piper [smirking]: I don't know...maybe that
you have a little crush on the inspector.
Paige [shrugs innocently]: So what if I
do?
Piper [sternly]: Paige you shouldn't get
involved with an innocent.
Paige: Why not? You know how hard is to
find a date in this
city.
Phoebe [fighting back her laughter]: Let's
just stick to matter at hand. I'll go check the Book of Shadows and try to ID
the warlock from my premonition. Why don't one of you guys call Darryl and warn
him about Inspector Johnson?
Piper: I'll call Darryl, while Missy Paige
goes back to work.
Paige: Yeah I should be getting back to
work since my lunch break was over [looking down at her watch] 15 minutes ago!
[Paige
quickly heads out of the manor while Phoebe heads upstairs to the attic and
Piper walks over to the phone.]
INT.
The Underworld - Dark Cavern
[In a dark
cavern somewhere in the demonic underworld dimension lit by torches, a figure
in a dark blue robe walks over to a woman. She looks like she's in her early to
mid twenties, and is staring into a somewhat large crystal ball. Stopping to
stand next to her, the figure removes his hood revealing a man in his
mid-twenties with dark hair and eyes.]
Draco: Oracle did you find another one yet?
Oracle: This takes time. They are hundreds
of witches in San Francisco, but only a few are really powerful.
Draco [angrily]: Well this is taking too
long and I am growing more and more impatient.
Oracle: I'm doing the best that I can. I
don't always see everything clearly right away.
Draco [sighing]: Well keep looking until
you find one, and do it fast. [Grabs the Oracle's face and turns it towards him
roughly] Or you'll end up a pile of dust like the last Oracle.
[Draco
lets her go and she returns her attention back to the crystal ball.]
Draco [cont'd]: Since you're still...
looking. I'll go get Cyrilus. I need him to recruit a particular prospect a
minion tipped me off about.
[Draco
teleports out of the cavern in a black fog. The Oracle stares closer into the
crystal ball and what she sees interests her.]
Oracle: What do we have here?
INT.
Halliwell Manor - Attic - Day
[At the
manor, Piper enters the attic, walks across the room and over to Phoebe who is
flipping through the Book of Shadows in search of information on the warlock
from her premonition.]
Piper: Did you find him?
Phoebe:
No I didn't, so I'm
hoping that it means he wasn't powerful enough to be mentioned in the Book, so
we won't need the power of three to vanquish him.
Piper: Maybe, but let's not take any
chances by underestimating him. Okay?
Phoebe: All right, I'll come up with a power
of three spell just in case.
Piper: Good. [Waits a couple of beats]
So... how've you been holding up?
Phoebe [confused]: What do you mean?
Piper: I mean with the whole Cole
situation. Has he tried to contact you again?
Phoebe [looking away from Piper]: Oh that.
No he hasn't tried to contact me lately.
Piper: So how are you doing?
Phoebe: I don't know Piper. I'm just
confused right now.
Piper [concerned and sincere]: About what?
Phoebe: Everything. [Sighing] I mean Cole
and I have tried every possible way to make it work between us, but nothing's
worked.
[Phoebe
closes the Book of Shadows and walks over to the small couch by the wall to the
left and sits down. Piper joins her.]
Phoebe: After we vanquished the Source
and... Cole, I mourned his death. [Waits a beat] I was ready to move on with my
life... without him. But now he's back and with demonic powers...and he wants
to get back together. Again.
Piper [she tilts her head and stares at
Phoebe]: But what do you want?
Phoebe: That's the most confusing part. I
love Cole and want to work things out, but...he's hurt me so much. I don't know
what to do.
Piper: Just listen to your heart, trust it,
and follow it.
Phoebe: If only it were that simple.
[Bright
white and blue lights start to appear in the attic and seconds later Leo
materializes. He walks over to Phoebe and Piper and kisses Piper on the cheek.]
Leo: Hey sweetheart.
Piper: Hey. Where were you this morning?
When I woke up you were gone.
Leo: The elders called me; they had some
important news to tell me. Which brings me here in the first place. [Entering
whitelighter mode] There's a warlock out there that's been killing witches.
Three are dead already and the elders are really concerned.
Phoebe: We're already on it. Darryl called
us and told us about it.
Leo: Oh. Did you find out who the warlock
is?
Phoebe: No, but I know what he looks like. I
saw him in a premonition and we know who his next victim is.
Leo: Who is it?
Piper: He's Darryl's new partner.
Leo [confused]: Oh well then shouldn't
you guys be watching him?
Phoebe: Well in my premonition he was
attacked at night, or at least I think it was a night. Anyway, he's safe for
now.
Piper: Yeah and when Phoebe finishes the
vanquishing spell I'll scry for the warlock using the athame he left behind
from his last victim.
Phoebe: Then Piper, Paige, and I will go
vanquish him.
Leo: That sounds like a good plan and all
but I think one of you should at least keep an eye on him. Just in case the
warlock changes tactics or Phoebe misread her premonition and he attacks before
nightfall.
Phoebe: I'm sure Paige wouldn't mind keeping
an eye on him. [Turning to Piper] How about I'll call her and tell her to keep
an eye on Inspector Johnson?
Piper: You need to finish the vanquishing
spell; I'll go call Paige.
CUT-TO:
INT. SF Police Department - Day
[Paige
walks into the police station and heads straight for Darryl's office to look
for Inspector Johnson after receiving Piper's call a little over fifteen
minutes ago. She walks into his office but to her surprise she finds it empty.
Turning to leave she almost bumps into Inspector Johnson...again.]
Matthew [smiling]: We have to stop meeting
like this.
Paige [sheepishly smiling]: I agree
Inspector.
Matthew:
Just call me Matt.
Paige: Okay, I agree Matt.
[Matt
grins and bows his head, scratching at his left eye brow. Then with a sly
smile, he looks back at up Paige.]
Matt: So what brings you here, Paige?
Paige: I'm here to see you actually.
Matt [surprised]: Oh really?
Paige [grinning, she nods]: Really.
Matt [curiously asks]: Why is that?
Paige [flirting]: You're new in town right?
Matt: Yeah.
Paige: Well...I was going to offer to give
you a tour of the city. You know, help you learn your way around.
Matt: That would be great...but I don't
get off work until seven tonight.
Paige: How about dinner then? After your
shift is over?
Matt [half smiling]: Are you always this
forward?
Paige [returning the smile full-force]
Only with guys I like.
Matt [blushes]: I'll make a note of that.
Paige: So how about it?
Matt: Sure why not? [Laughs lowly] I'm
getting sick of take out food anyway.
Paige [smiles confidently]: Then it's a
date.
Matt: Definitely. [He grins, then offers]
So how about I walk you to your car?
[Paige
smiles at the offer, interlocking her arm with Matt's without hesitation.]
Paige: I'd like that.
CUT-TO:
EXT. SF Police Department - Parking Garage - Day
[Paige and
Matt head to the parking garage, just outside the police station. As they near
Paige's green beetle Volkswagen a warlock blinks in front them. He smiles and
then with quick movements lifts his right hand and shoots out a blast of white
electricity at them both. Grabbing Paige, Matt pulls her down to the ground
along with him in an attempt at dodging the attack; luckily the blast just
misses them.]
Matt: What the hell?
Paige [murmuring to herself]: The warlock
from Phoebe's premonition.
Cyrilus: Make this easy on yourself witch and
just give up.
Paige [shocked]: Wait a minute, witch?
[Cyrilus
summons an athame in an astounding glowing of purple and red light. Once it
materializes within his hand, the warlock launches it at the crouching Matt.
But Paige, scared for Matt's life, holds out her hand and calls for the athame
with her power of telekinetic orbing.]
Paige (teleorbing): Athame!
[The
athame orbs in a brilliant swarm of small white-blue lights, moments before it
comes into contact with Matt. It reappears, only seconds later, resting in her
open hand. Standing the Charmed Witch, throws the athame back at Cyrilus, but
he blinks away saving his life in the process as the athame impales the tire of
a nearby car. The warlock then reappears in front of them, where he formally
stood.]
Cyrilus: Another witch. That was unexpected,
but I'll be more prepared next time.
[Cyrilus
grins darkly, then blinks out of the parking garage, leaving the two alone.]
Matt [standing he turns to Paige in
shock]: Paige, you're a witch?
Paige: Apparently I'm not the only one.
FADE-OUT
END
OF ACT ONE
ACT
TWO
FADE-IN
INT.
Halliwell Manor - Kitchen - Day
[At the
Halliwell manor Paige, Phoebe, and Matt sit at the kitchen table while Piper
walks over to them carrying a tray of tea. She sets it on the table, and then
sits down to join them picking up one of the cups for herself. The rest do they
same.]
Matt: So Paige, you and your sisters are
the Charmed Ones?
Paige: Yeah the one and only. [Confused] Or
is it the three and only?
Piper: So Inspector Johnson why was that
warlock after you?
Matt: What reason is there for any warlock
to go after a witch other than to steal their powers? [He smiles at Piper] And
you can call me Matt.
Piper [smiles in return]: Okay Matt, what
is your power? If you don't mind me asking.
Matt: I don't mind. My power is
self-acceleration. I, uh...can speed up my molecules...their movements really,
allowing me move ten times faster than normal people.
Phoebe [impressed]: Now that's a cool
power! It's like the Flash!
[Matt
blushes in pride, and Piper gives Phoebe a bemused look. The longhaired witch
then returns her gaze to Matt.]
Piper: So Matt do you think this warlock is
connected to the murders in the case you and Darryl are working on?
Matt: Could be? Wait, [confused, he
frowns] how'd you know about the case?
[Noting
Matt's confusion, Paige jumps in and offers an explanation to ease his
concerns.]
Paige: Darryl knows we're witches and
suspected that there was something supernatural about the case. So, [shrugs her
shoulders nonchalantly] he asked for our help.
Matt: Oh...so I guess I can [uncertain] trust
him with my secret?
[Piper
nods, but looks a bit uncertain herself with a furrowed brow.]
Piper: Yeah, but I don't think he'll be too
happy about it.
Phoebe: Oh I nearly forgot! I'll be right
back.
[Phoebe
gets up from her seat and exits the kitchen. The others look after her in
complete confusion, and when she returns just as quickly as she left, they all
watch her rummage through her purse.]
Paige [puzzled]: That's what you forget
that was so important? [In disbelief] Your purse?
Phoebe:
Actually it's what's
in the purse. [Phoebe pulls the plastic bag containing the athame out of her
purse.] The warlock's athame.
Matt [beyond shocked]: How you'd get
that? That's restricted evidence.
Phoebe: Darryl gave it to us.
Matt: He did...[waits a few beats] Well
what are you going to do with it, exactly?
Phoebe: I'm going to try to get a
premonition off it to see if the warlock who killed those witches is the same
one who attacked you and Paige.
[Phoebe
takes the athame out of the bag and holds onto it tightly. She is suddenly hit
with a powerful premonition.]
*Premonition*
In a black and white scene the
premonition begins. A woman is running down a dark alley, the sound of her
heels echoing loudly. She stops when she comes to a dead end. Cyrilus blinks
into the alley cornering her. "Stay away from me!" the woman shouts
and holds up her right hand towards him sending a blast of a colorful beam of
energy straight for the warlock. However, he blinks away just in time dodging
the dangerous and powerful beam of energy. Cyrilus then reappears behind the
witch and stabs her in the heart with the athame.
*End of Premonition*
Phoebe [gasps loudly]: Whoa!
Piper [concerned]: Phoebe what happened?
What did you see?
Phoebe: My power... it's growing.
Paige [intrigued]: How? What happened?
Phoebe: I saw things...much more clearer
than usual, it wasn't just bits and pieces, I saw everything that happened.
[She stops looking dazed to meet the eyes of her sisters and Matt] I could also
hear things; the sounds in the background and their voices.
Matt [wondering aloud]: Was it the same
warlock?
Phoebe:
Definitely. I
remembered him from my last premonition.
Piper: Well let's go scry for him.
Paige [to her sisters]: Did you guys find
a vanquish in the Book of Shadows?
Piper: No, Phoebe came up with a spell so
all we need to do is find him, and then he's toast.
[Matt sits
by quietly watching the sisters interact, quite fascinated by them to be
honest. When Piper mentions that all they need to do is find the warlock an
idea pops into the cop's head. He clears his throat to gain the sisters'
attention before he speaks to them.]
Matt: Then why don't you use me as bait?
Paige: What? [Looks at Matt in confusion]
Are you crazy?
Matt: No I'm not. Look...he's obviously
after me so if I go to a secluded place alone he'll definitely try to attack me
again.
Paige: No. It's too dangerous.
Piper: Paige is right we're not risking
your life.
Matt: But you won't be. You'll be near by,
somewhere hidden, so when he does come you can surprise him and vanquish him
with your spell.
Phoebe [agreeing with Matt]: It could work.
Piper: All right, but we gotta map this out
first. We can't just wing it, that'll be too dangerous.
[The
others nod, agreeing with the eldest Charmed One, before starting on devising a
well thought out tactic for trapping Cyrilus.]
INT.
The Underworld - Draco's Lair
[Down in
the underworld Cyrilus blinks into a cavern where Draco is with the Oracle. He
approaches the duo, reluctant to inform them on the nonsuccess of his mission.
Draco stares him down, watching him silently. Then he speaks to the lower-level
warlock.]
Draco: Were you successful?
Cyrilus: Not exactly.
[Draco
narrows his dark eyes, holding back his anger as he stalk towards Cyrilus.
Nearing the warlock, he stands close by him. Close enough so his face is mere
millimeters from Cyrilus' own. He calmly speaks to him, clearly intimidating
Cyrilus since the lower-level warlock swallows nervously from the close
contact.]
Draco: Care to elaborate on that?
Cyrilus [nervously]: There was another witch
with him.
Draco: Another witch? [He cocks a brow and
asks] And that stopped you why?
Oracle: He's right, there was another witch
there. A powerful one.
[Turning
towards the Oracle, Draco scowls at her and still looks unimpressed.]
Draco: And?
Oracle: And not just any powerful witch. A
Charmed One.
Draco [smirking]: So an average-Joe-witch
allied himself with the Charmed Ones to keep from getting killed.
Unexpected...but this could end up working into my advantage.
Cyrilus [deeply inquisitive]: What do you
mean boss?
Draco [with a dark grin]: Let's just say I
just had an epiphany.
EXT. SF
Police Department - Alley - Night
[Swarms of
bright tiny orbs form into the dark alley beside the police department. Soon
enough Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and Matt materialize and gaze around the alley,
dimly lit by a neighboring street lamp. Once sure they're alone, Matt looks
towards the sisters.]
Matt: Okay you guys better get out of
here. The warlock will only show if he thinks I'm alone.
Paige: All right we're going to be up
there, [points upward] on the roof of the station.
Piper: We'll orb down as the soon as the
warlock shows.
Matt [nods understandingly]: Got it.
Paige: Be careful okay. [Gives Matt a sly
and flirtatious smile] You owe me a date.
Matt [he grins, lips turned up in a half
smile]: Oh, I haven't forgotten.
[Matt
gives Paige a wink and she smiles back at him in return. There is the sound of
someone clearing their throat heard, and the flirting pair looks towards Piper
who stares back at them pointedly. Paige gives an "I know." look and
she takes her sisters' hands. With one last look to Matt, Paige orbs the three
of them to the rooftop of the police station leaving Matt alone in the alley.]
Matt: Alone, now Johnson.
[After
waiting for what seems to be twenty minutes, Matt tenses and paces the grounds.
He nears the end of the alley, far away from its entrance and without warning
Cyrilus blinks into the alley.]
Cyrilus: Thought you got away from me witch.
[Startled
Matt turns around and faces the warlock, he grins knowing he has the upper hand
with the sisters backing him.]
Matt: I knew you'd come back for me.
That's why I came prepared.
[Matt
whistles and Paige and her sisters orb behind the warlock, but as soon as they
materialize Cyrilus, turns waves his hand towards them causing a barrier of
sparkling energy to appear to block their path, leaving them barred from
attacking him.]
Cyrilus [smirks wickedly]: So did I.
Paige [terrified, she yells to Matt
warningly]: Matt, get out of here!
Matt: No! I'm not leaving you guys here.
[He scowls at Cyrilus] I don't run from my battles.
Cyrilus: That's so sweet, you're willing to
die with your girlfriend and her sisters.
Matt: The only one dying here tonight is
you.
Cyrilus: You're a cocky little fella' aren't
'cha? [He raises his hand, aiming it at Matt] Well I know how to fix that.
[Cyrilus
shoots a blast of white electricity towards Matt but the cop uses his powers
and self-accelerates.
Moving at what seems faster then the speed of light, a blurry image of Matt's
form dodges the attack, shrouded in a white flash of light. Seconds pass and
the blur, stops behind Cyrilus' back, reforming into Matt as he stops the flow
of his power. The sisters are amazed at seeing Matt's power in action.]
Matt (chanting a spell):
Bind his
hands, bind his feet.
Unable this warlock to move and speak.
[Within
moments, a magical rope made of blue transparent light appears out thin air,
binding Cyrilus' hands together, a second magical rope appears binding the
warlockÕs feet together as well. Then finally, another magical rope appears and
binds Cyrilus' mouth shut. Without the use of his upper limbs, the force field
in front of the sisters collapses. Vanishing into nothingness.]
Matt [to the sisters; urgent]: Hurry cast
the vanquishing spell!
[Phoebe
pulls the spell from her pocket and stands between her sisters so they can view
it as well. The three then begin to chant the spell in unison, eyes switching
back and forth from the paper in Phoebe's hand to Cyrilus' bound form.]
Piper,
Phoebe, Paige
(chanting the vanquishing spell):
The evil warlock who kills for power,
entire existence will turn sour.
We call upon the power of three,
to make him cease to be.
[Cyrilus'
entire body begins to glow a bright yellow. His entire body swells up and
seconds later he explodes into thousands of pieces scattering the alleyway. The
sisters and Matt watch on, quietly once the warlock is finally gone.]
Phoebe [to Matt] I guess you were right,
huh.
Matt [smirking]: About what?
Phoebe: The only one dying here tonight was
the warlock.
[The
sisters break out in grins after the corny line mouthed off by Phoebe, and soon
enough Matt joins in and shakes his head. He lifts his hand and scratches at
his left brow as he stands grinning at the sisters.]
FADE-OUT
END
OF ACT TWO
ACT
THREE
FADE-IN
INT.
The Underworld - Draco's Lair - Night
[Down in
the underworld the Oracle stares into her crystal ball, gazing at the scene
within the alley beside the San Francisco Police Department, while Draco waits
for her to finish.]
Draco: What do you see Oracle? [He bounces
a conjured fireball in his hands playfully] Was he successful?
[Still
staring into the crystal ball the Oracle shakes her head in disappointment. She
looks to the warlock, and smacks teeth. Shrugging her shoulders.]
Oracle: The witches vanquished him.
Draco: How's that? [Confused, he snuffs the
fireball by clenching his hand] I gave him a full proof plan and the powers to
fulfill it with. Even a Zhotar demon could've carried it out successfully.
Oracle [raises and amused brow]: The Charmed
Ones are just too powerful; he was no match for them.
Draco [his lips quirk into a knowing
grin]: But everyone's got a weakness, my sexy Miss Cleo. There's got to be a
way to defeat them.
Oracle [rolls her eyes]: If there was
others would have done so already.
Draco [with great confidence]: Well I'm
going to find a way.
Oracle [intrigued]: How exactly are you
going to do that?
Draco [shrugs his shoulders; but he holds
a dark glint in his eyes]: Don't know yet, but when I do...I'll have their
powers and their Book of Shadows.
INT.
Halliwell Manor - Kitchen - Morning
[The next
morning Paige, Piper, and Leo are sitting at the kitchen table for breakfast.
Leo reads the morning paper, as Piper spreads butter on her bagel. Paige, who
sits to Piper's right, on the other hand is busy munching on a banana that she
just peeled to cut into her cereal, but opted to eat as is instead.]
Piper [to Paige]: So, Paige, have you
spoken to Matt since last night?
Paige: Yes I did actually. [Grins] we're
scheduled to have dinner tonight.
Piper [smiles]: I knew you had a crush on
him, [playfully] you were coming off a little desperate there sis.
[Paige
gives a mock gasp and playfully slaps Piper on her right arm, she laughs along
with her sister but it's cut short when the doorbell rings.]
Leo [looking up from the paper]: Who
could that be?
Piper [shrugs]: I don't know, I just hope
it isn't demon related.
Paige: Paranoid much? [She sticks her tongue
out at Piper] I'll get it.
[Paige
gets up from her seat and heads to the front door. As she leaves, Piper makes a
small face and mimics Paige, then grins.]
Piper [whiny]: Paranoid much.
[Leo gives
Piper a look that says she's being nothing but childish. Piper gives an
innocent and wide-eyed look as she raises her hands in defense.]
Piper [defensive]: What? [Accusingly] She
started it!
[Leo
laughs softly and shakes his head at his wife adoringly.]
Leo [smiling]: I said nothing.
CUT-TO:
INT. Halliwell Manor - Foyer - Morning
[Paige
enters the foyer and strolls up to the front door, her red hair bouncing behind
her. When she reaches the door and opens it, she sees Matt standing on the
front porch; a bouquet of an array of flowers in his hands.]
Paige [surprised and taken aback]: Matt?
What are you doing here?
Matt: I wanted to stop by to thank you, for
you know... [Smiles] saving my life.
Paige [smiles]: Hey, I'm Charmed. [Shrugs
innocently] It's my job. [Points towards the flowers in Matt's hands] Are those
for me?
Matt: Yeah, [after a beat he blurts out] and
your sisters too! Just to say...thanks.
Paige: Thanks; my sisters will appreciate
these also. [Nodding her head towards the inside] Why don't you come in?
[Paige
steps to the side allowing Matt entrance and he walks inside. Paige closes the
door behind him, and while watching him head further into the manor she tilts
her head to check out his assets and she mouths the word "hot". Matt turns
to look at her and she straightens her posture. Moving to stand next to Matt,
Paige also sets the flowers down on the table in the hall.]
Matt [smiling nervously]: I have a
confession to make.
Paige: Oh, what is it?
Matt: I didn't come by just to say thank
you.
Paige: Really? [Smiles knowingly] So what
other reason did you stop by for Inspector?
Matt: I also came by to see if that offer
for a private
tour of the city still stands?
Paige: Yeah it does. [Worried] Wait don't
you have to go to work?
Matt [he shakes his head]: Nope I took
the day off, so I have nothing to do all day. [With a half grin] So how about
it, unless you're busy?
Paige [hurriedly]: Nope my schedule is all
clear, [she blushes, embarrassed], but you know what, I have the perfect place
to start our tour.
Matt [steps closer to Paige, staring
intensely into her eyes]: Really?
Paige: Yeah it has a gorgeous [she steps
closer to Matt, almost pressing her body into his as she meets his gaze
daringly] view of the golden gate bridge.
Matt: So, [he makes the connection,
pressing his body firmly against Paige's, his hands coming to rest on her slim
hips; he smirks then bites his bottom lip to keep from kissing her then and
there] what are we waiting for?
[Paige
grins and wraps her arms around Matt's neck. She leans up to kiss him, but
before their lips meet they orb out of the manor.]
INT.
Halliwell Manor - Phoebe's Bedroom - Morning
[Phoebe is
in her bedroom sitting on her bed surrounded with letters asking her for
advice. Wearing her reading glasses, her hair is pinned up to keep it from
falling into her face as she reads the letters. After reading a particular one,
where a woman asks for help in what to do with her meddlesome mother who keeps
interfering in her love life, Phoebe grins and begins typing her response on
laptop.]
Phoebe: Dear Fed Up and Irritated. I know
exactly what you're going through. As I had the same thing happen to me, but
with sisters instead of a mother...my advice to you would be...
[Suddenly
a soft breeze blows through the window and Phoebe hears her name being
whispered lowly.]
Cole (O.S.): Phoebe... Phoebe...
[Phoebe
looks up from her work and cautiously looks around her room. She removes her
eyes glasses, her head turning every which a way. She recognized the voice
calling out to her with every fiber in her being, and this is proven by the
look of certainty on the middle sister's face.]
Phoebe: Cole?
[Suddenly
glowing lights appears in her bedroom, and reform into Cole Turner who is now
standing in front of her bed.]
Phoebe [beyond disbelief]: Oh my god...
Cole.
Cole [grinning]: Hello Phoebe.
Phoebe [bewildered]: How...did you-
Cole [finishing Phoebe's question]: How'd
I get out of the wasteland? [Smirks] Well it wasn't easy...
Phoebe: What are you doing here Cole?
Cole: I'm here for you, so we can be
together again. [Smirks again] I told you I wouldn't give up on us.
FADE-OUT
END
OF EPISODE