4x05: Costume Calamity

[The Virtual Series]

CHARMED: RESET REALITY (A new Alternate Universe series brought to you by Daniel, 4Ever, Drama, Xenith and a host of others!)

STARRING:



SHANNEN DOHERTY....Prue Halliwell
HOLLY MARIE COMBS...Piper Halliwell
ALYSSA MILANO...Phoebe Halliwell
ROSE McGOWAN...Paige Matthews

CO-STARRING:



BRIAN KRAUSE...Leo Wyatt
JULIAN McMAHON...Cole Turner
DORIAN GREGORY...Darryl Morris

CHARMED: RESET REALITY is a concept conceived and copyrighted by Daniel Taylor and cannot be copied without his permission.[/i]

Based on the television show "Charmed" created by Constance Burge and featuring characters created by her and Brad Kern.


DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. If we owned Charmed, the last few seasons would be more like this! All characters and locations are fictitious or are used fictitiously. We only own the characters listed as "Original characters" within the credtis. All others are products of the old WB and the new CW and belong to them and Aaron Spelling Productions. This work was not written for sale and is meant only to be read by visitors to websites for the fans of the television show, Charmed. [/size]

4.05 COSTUME CALAMITY

GUEST-STARRING:
SHAWN CHRISTIAN
KRISTA ALLEN
P.J. MANOUX

Script written by...DTAYLOR (FOREVER YOURS), DRAMA! (ASSASSIN WITCH), CAMILLE (FOUREVER CHARMED)

Script edited by...DRAMA! (ASSASSIN WITCH)

Script proofread by...CAMILLE (FOUREVER CHARMED), DRAMA! (ASSASSIN WITCH), DTAYLOR (FOREVER YOURS)

Executive Producer...DTAYLOR (FOREVER YOURS)

Produced by...Drama!, Fourever Charmed, Xenith

Directed by...Tucker Gates

[The Virtual Series]

Costume Calamity

Teaser

[Scene: Underworld. A bald, mauled-faced demon with shark-like teeth and a nose reminicent of Michael Jackson is standing with THE ORACLE. He's dressed all in black, with a belt or sorts around his waist, where a large black satchel is hanging from. THE ORACLE is staring intently into her crystal ball, which appears to be clouded with mist. Her eyes are wide, and she suddenly waves her hands in a theatrical way.][/b]

DEMON: What do you see?

THE ORACLE: All Hallow's Eve is the perfect time for you to attack the Charmed sisters. Trouble is brewing within their coven. (Waving her hand, PAIGE MATTEWS' face appears within the misty crystal ball. She turns with a smug smile on her face.) And there has been a shift in the balance between good and evil. If you act tonight, you could take the glory of fixing that imbalance upon yourself! (Her eyes darken as she turns her head back towards the crystal ball.) But if you fail-

DEMON: I won't fail. After all, the veil between life and death is thin on All Hallow's Eve, Oracle.

THE ORACLE: Then, I take it you know the tricks of this night?

DEMON: I am one of the few who know the (he cocks his head to the side, revealing a smug grin) treats of Halloween. (He reaches into a black satchel and pulls out a bloody, human heart. He hands it to THE ORACLE, who pets the heart as she takes it.) For your services.

THE ORACLE: Thank you. (She sets the heart aside.)

DEMON: What do you need it for?

THE ORACLE: Just a little curse I've been working on. (She smiles slightly.) Good luck, Demitrius.

(The demon, DEMITRIUS, stares at her for a moment and then shimmers out. THE ORACLE shakes her head, grinning as she returns her eyes to her crystal ball.)

[Scene: Manor. Foyer. The house is decorated in festive, Halloween decorations. PIPER HALLIWELL is dressed in an ankle-length dress, blue apron, and short-sleeved red cape/robe with red shoes. She is standing in front of the mirror, adjusting her red hood- the middle sister is dressed as Little Red Riding Hood. Suddenly, she stops and places her right hand over her stomach. She shakes her head and goes back to rearranging her costume. Blue and white orbs appear and the Woodsman materializes beside PIPER. She turns to look at her husband.]

PIPER: Leo! I was wondering where you were.

LEO WYATT: I was just Up There. (He grabs PIPER by the waist and pulls her close.) But, I’m here now… (He kisses her.)

PIPER: I’m glad. I didn’t really want to go to this party alone.

LEO: You won’t be alone. Your sisters are going, too.

PIPER: Not that kind of alone. I didn’t marry you just so I could sleep with you. (She smiles at him.) I married you so that I wasn’t going to have to show up to parties like this dateless and with my sisters.

(PIPER smiles and LEO laughs lightly. Footsteps are heard behind them and the married couple turn to the stairs. PHOEBE HALLIWELL glides down the stairs dressed in a green, revealing Poison Ivy costume, like the one used in Batman and Robin. PIPER smiles at her younger sister.)

PIPER: Wow. Pheebs, you look amazing!

PHOEBE: Right back at ya, sis. (She looks at the couple and laughs.) Little Red Riding Hood and the Woodsman – cute. You guys do look like a couple. Should I even ask if you’ll be seen with your sisters?

(PIPER laughs and winks.)

PIPER: Sisters? What sisters? (The two Halliwell sisters laugh. LEO looks up the stairs.)

LEO: Where’s Prue?

PHOEBE: She’s putting the finishing touches on her costume.

PIPER: God, she must look damn good. She’s taking longer than you.

(Phoebe sticks out her tongue, just as a knock on the door interrupts them. PHOEBE, PIPER, and LEO turn to the door. They all remember the last time there was a knock on the door on Halloween. The girls had answered it and two grimlocks were there, trying to steal their eyesight. They learned that the lines between the worlds were thin on Halloween. It didn’t make them too keen on answering the door. There was a knock again, but it wasn’t impatient like it was with the grimlocks.)

LEO: I’d better get that.

(PIPER and PHOEBE watched LEO go to the door and open it, cautiously. LEO walks back over to the foyer with PAIGE, who has a dress draped over her arm; she isn’t in costume.)

PAIGE: Hey guys, sorry I’m late.

PHOEBE: (gasps) You aren’t even in costume!

PAIGE: Yeah, sorry. (She winces.) I came straight from work. I hope you don’t mind me using one of your rooms.

PIPER: Of course not, sweetheart. (quickly) Phoebe’s room is free. (PHOEBE shoots a glare at PIPER, who smiles innocently at her sister.)

PHOEBE: Yeah, I’m all done in there. Come on, I’ll show you where it is.

(PHOEBE and PAIGE head for the stairs. When PAIGE and PHOEBE are out of sight, PIPER turns back to LEO.)

PIPER: Now, where were we? (She giggles.)

LEO: Piper! (He looks surprised and raises an eyebrow, smiling.)

PIPER: What? We’ve barely had anytime alone since the time I almost died.

LEO: Hmm…I remember some alone time we had just…

PRUE: What is she doing here?! (PRUDENCE HALLIWELL storms down the stairs, dressed in Cleopatra attire, interrupting the happy couple.)

PIPER: She has a name, Prue! (She flashes her older sister a warning.)

PRUE: Piper, this is serious. What is Paige doing here?

PIPER: She’s coming to the Halloween party with us.

PRUE: What?! Who the hell invited her?

PIPER: Phoebe did. Didn’t I tell you? (She scrunches her brow.) I could have sworn I told you.

PRUE: Obviously not! (She shoots daggers with her eyes at her sister. PIPER gives LEO a worried look.)

PRUE: Phoebe! (She looks behind her, shouting up the stairs.)

[Cut to Phoebe’s bedroom. PHOEBE is showing PAIGE to her make up when PRUE yells her name from downstairs.]

PHOEBE: I’d better go and see what she’s yelling about now. Are you going to be okay?

PAIGE: Yeah, I’ll be fine. You go. It seems like she could blow up any second now.

PHOEBE: Nope. Piper’s the one that blows up. (She laughs at her joke.) Prue’s the one who could destroy the house with a squint of her eyes.

(There is an echo from downstairs.)

PRUE: PHOEBE!

PHOEBE: (rolling her eyes) Coming!

PAIGE: I’ll meet you down there.

(PHOEBE nods.)

PHOEBE: Okay.

(PHOEBE leaves her room. PAIGE waits a couple seconds before going to the doorway. She pokes her head around the door and watches PHOEBE walk downstairs. Exiting the room, PAIGE makes her way up the stairs to the attic.)

[Scene: Manor. Attic. PAIGE enters the attic and tiptoes over to The Book of Shadows. Glancing around the room, PAIGE opens The Book and flicks through it. Skimming the pages, she finally comes across a strange spell.]

PAIGE: Ooh! “To become something you’re not, all you have to do is hop.” (She raises her brows.) Literally? (She looks around the empty room and shrugs.) What do I have to lose? My dignity? (She smirks and starts to hop up and down. Lights appear around PAIGE. She looks down at herself ands steps away from The Book, nervously. The lights brighten and they cover her whole body; she covers her eyes. The lights explode and she uncovers her eyes, slowly. PAIGE finds herself in a very accurate Lily Munster costume. She walks to the mirror and observes herself. Happy with what she sees, she nods confidently.) Perfect!

Clickable Credits.

[The Virtual Series]

{SCENE: The song "Witchy Woman," written by Don Henley and Bernie Leadon and sung by The Eagles, is heard as Halloween themed nighttime stock shots of San Francisco are shown while the Guest Credits are rolled.}

Act One

[Scene: Manor. Foyer. PIPER and LEO are watching an argument between PRUE and PHOEBE when PAIGE walks down the stairs.]

PHOEBE: Wow, Paige, you look great!

PAIGE: Thanks. (She grins.)

PIPER: It looks so real.

PAIGE: Yeah, it does, doesn’t it?

(PHOEBE nods her head and PIPER grabs her coat.)

PRUE: Didn’t take you long to change. (She doesn’t hide the irritation in her voice.)

PAIGE: (nervously) Uh, no. I had it all prepared.

PRUE: Well, it was still pretty quick. Don’t you agree, Piper?

(PIPER looks between PRUE and PAIGE. She did agree that it was all done quickly, but maybe PAIGE was a quick dresser. After all, PRUE was an ex-cheerleader and PHOEBE was…well, PHOEBE.)

PIPER: (muttering to herself so that only her husband, who was starting right behind her heard) Another sister, another war to break up.

(PAIGE jumps in again, defensive against PRUE.)

PAIGE: As I said, I had it all ready.

(PRUE stares at PAIGE, making her feel uneasy. PHOEBE looks around and turns to look at PIPER, questionably.)

PHOEBE: Well, if Paige and I come with you, Piper, then Prue can…

PRUE: Catch up with you guys later. (She continues to stare at PAIGE.) I have to do something that I forgot to do earlier.

PIPER: You sure?

PRUE: Yeah.

(There is a pause surrounding the sisters and LEO.)

LEO: Okay. We should be going. We’re late as it is.

PHOEBE: (smiles) We are not late. We’re fashionably late. Big difference, Leo. How long have you been with us?

(LEO shakes his head and laughs with PHOEBE, PIPER, and PAIGE. PIPER grabs her keys off of the key hook. LEO walks out the front door and PIPER follows. PHOEBE walks to the door, but PAIGE and PRUE don’t move.)

PAIGE: See you there, then?

(PRUE ignores her and PAIGE walks out of the Manor. PHOEBE stands at the door.)

PHOEBE: Don’t be long, Prue. It’s your party.

PRUE: I won’t.

(PHOEBE exits, leaving PRUE alone.)

[Scene: Manor. Attic. PRUE enters the attic and stops in the doorway. She sees The Book closed, the quadquetra entangled on the front. With an angry sigh, since she swore that PAIGE had been up here with the book, she slams her right hand over the new symbol.]

[Scene: Party Hall. PIPER, LEO, PHOEBE, and PAIGE enter the room. They admire the Halloween decorations and watch the people dance, drink, talk, laugh, and generally having a good time. PIPER pulls LEO’s arm and guides him onto the dance floor. They dance and PHOEBE and PAIGE laugh.]

PAIGE: They are so cute together. How long have they been married? (Being new to the family, she realizes just how little she actually knows about them.)

PHOEBE:(sighing) Well, that’s a long story. Let’s get something to drink and sit down, and I’ll tell you the drama of Piper’s love life.

[Time lapse. Table at the Party Hall. PHOEBE and PAIGE are sitting together, drinking unspiked punch and talking.]

PHOEBE: Here’s the quick version. Leo was our handyman when we first became witches in '98. That was before we knew he was our whitelighter. Well, Piper had a crush on Leo. (She left out the part about the sibling rivalry between Piper and herself over LEO.) She finally got the courage to ask him out and soon after, he had to leave. Well, he eventually came back, but it was only to help with an innocent, and he left again. Then, he returned because of another innocent, only this time, he orbed into the Manor. Well, Piper’s track record is...umm... (pause) First it was Jeremy, the first warlock we ever went up against; then it was Mark, a ghost; so, you get the picture. We helped Leo with his charge and he left, but returned. And lets just say the next year was a love triangle with Piper, Leo, and the next door neighbor. You can image that fun. Skip to later on when they were finally together, and They tried to split Piper and Leo up.

PAIGE: They?

PHOEBE: (laughs) They are the Elders, Leo’s bosses. We all call them They, with a capital T.

PAIGE: Okay, go on. (She was on the edge of her seat.)

PHOEBE: Well, They didn’t want them to be together. (She looks at PAIGE with a sigh.) Piper is a lot like our mother. Mom had an affair with her whitelighter.

(PAIGE looks at PHOEBE and makes the connection. PIPER was in a forbidden relationship, just like her parents had been. She hadn’t realized it was that serious.)

PHOEBE: They took Leo away from Piper, and because Piper is the strongest person I know, she got through it, fighting for her and Leo every step of the way, including their wedding day. (PHOEBE can’t help but start to tear up. She tries to laugh it up.) I’m so glad this is waterproof mascara. (Both sisters laugh.) So, um…how about you and your boyfriend. (She slowly changes the subject.)

PAIGE: What boyfriend? (she laughs) You mean Glenn?

(PHOEBE nods.)

PAIGE: He’s not my boyfriend. He’s just…my best friend. (She smiles.) So, where is Cole?

PHOEBE: Cole? (PHOEBE thinks about it for a moment and realizes that COLE might have skipped out on them because of PRUE and her dislike of him. PHOEBE doesn't want to tell PAIGE that PRUE doesn't like COLE, either.)Oh, um, I’m not really sure. He’s probably dodging bounty hunters. I’ve kind of learned not to worry too much, or else I’ll end up like Piper – neurotic.

PAIGE: (giggles) Yeah, and that wouldn’t be good.

PHOEBE: Don’t get me wrong; I wonder where he is, but I’ve kind of gotten used to him going off for days.

PAIGE: Must be hard.

PHOEBE: Yeah, it is, but I’m adjusting.

[Scene: PRUE’s car. PRUE is sitting in her car, driving to the party. One hand is on the steering wheel, the other is holding her cell phone. She dials a number and puts it to her ear, waiting for an answer.]

Prue: Darryl, it’s Prue.

[Scene: San Francisco Police Station. Main Office. DARRYL MORRIS is standing next to his desk with the phone to his ear. He looks to be packing up for the day.]

DARRYL: Prue, it’s late. What is it?

PRUE’s VOICE: It’s important.

DARRYL: Prue, I need to get home to my family. Shelia is expecting me.

PRUE’s VOICE: It shouldn’t take long, I promise.

DARRYL: Prue!

PRUE's VOICE: Darryl, I wouldn’t ask unless I really need it.

DARRYL: (worried and lowers his voice) Are you in some kind of trouble, Prue?

PRUE's VOICE: I just need you to run a background check on someone for me.

DARRYL: Okay. Who is it?

PRUE's VOICE: Paige Matthews.

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Act Two

[Scene: Party Hall. PRUE arrives at the party. She is surprised by the number of people in front of her. Scanning the room, she spots PIPER on the dance floor. She starts to walk over, but stops when she sees LEO. PRUE watches her younger sister enjoy a relaxing night with her husband and scans the room for her remaining sisters. Unable to find them because they were already at a table, PRUE finds an empty table and sits down, sighing.]

PRUE: A party at my work, and I’m the one who’s all depressed. I wonder if Cleopatra ever felt this way at her engagements.

(PRUE watches the party goers have fun when someone walks up to her table and pulls out a chair.)

MAN: Do you mind if I sit here?

(PRUE shakes her head, not looking at him.)

PRUE: No, go ahead.

(The man sits down and extends this ironclad hand out in front of PRUE. A red twizzler is hanging out. He smiles.)

MAN: Want a piece?

(PRUE turns her head at the sight of the red candy and smiles for the first time in days.)

PRUE: My favorite.

Man: (smiles) Anything for a beautiful queen.

(PRUE gets a look at his costume for the first time; he is dressed up as Marc Anthony. She smiles at the irony of finding a guy to talk to, dressed as the lover of the person she was dressed up as.)

PRUE: Anything?

(The man bows his head.)

"MARC ANTHONY": I'm at your mercy.

(PRUE rises to her feet and points her index finger towards the floor.)

PRUE: Kneel.

"MARC ANTHONY": (surprised) What?

PRUE: On your knees.

(The man stares at her for a long beat, not sure whether she's serious or not. Then his eyes twinkle as he realizes PRUE's reference to Elizabeth Taylor's "Cleopatra." He grins and drops to his knees, taking PRUE's hand in his own and kisses the back of her hand softly.)

"MARC ANTHONY": Take my breath away.

[Cut to PHOEBE and PAIGE.]

PAIGE: I don’t know why, but I have a strange, bloody taste in my mouth.

PHOEBE: What? Did you bite your lip?

PAIGE: (shrugs) I don’t know. I’m going to go to the ladies room.

PHOEBE: Okay. I’ll go see if Prue is here.

(PAIGE nods and heads off to the bathroom.)

[Cut to PRUE and “MARC ANTHONY”.]

PRUE: So, what brings a guy like you over to a party like this?

“MARC ANTHONY”: My Queen.

(PRUE gives him a look with a smile, and shakes her head.)

PRUE: Other than that.

“MARC ANTHONY”: I’m a photographer for 4-1-5 Magazine.

PRUE: (nods) I see. I’ve never seen you before.

“MARC ANTHONY”: I just started. In fact, I just moved to the area.

PRUE: Welcome to San Francisco. You won’t find a city like this anywhere else.

“MARC ANTHONY”: I’m from Boston, and I can tell you, we don’t have women like you around.

[Cut to the ladies room. PAIGE walks in and looks in the mirror. She smiles and sees her fangs.]

PAIGE: Stupid fangs.

(She puts her hand in her mouth, shakes the fangs, but they don’t move.)

PAIGE: Come on, you stupid things.

(PAIGE puts her hand out of her mouth and looks into the mirror again.)

PAIGE: Oh, crap!

[Scene: Party Hall. Dance Floor. PIPER and LEO are dancing when PIPER feels her stomach flip. She makes a face.]

LEO: Piper, are you okay?

PIPER: (nods) I’m fine. My stomach just didn’t agree with me for a second.

LEO: Do you want to sit down? (PIPER nods and LEO leads her over to PHOEBE, who isn’t far from her table.) I see Phoebe. (The couple reaches PHOEBE and sits down. LEO goes to get PIPER some punch and PAIGE runs out of the bathroom, back to PHOEBE.)

PAIGE: Phoebe! Can I speak to you for a minute?

PHOEBE: Of course, honey.

(PAIGE and PHOEBE walk away from the table.)

PAIGE: Okay, I don’t know how to tell you this, but (She makes a face that’s a cross between a cringe and a wince, with an almost gritting of her teeth, feeling ashamed.)

PHOEBE: But, what?

PAIGE: I can’t get my costume off.

PHOEBE: Don’t be silly, Paige. Come to the bathroom and I’ll help you.

PAIGE: No, I mean it. I can’t get it off.

PHOEBE: That’s ridicules, unless you happened to have…NO! You didn’t, Paige! (PHOEBE’s eyes practically escape her sockets.)

PAIGE: It depends on what I’m supposed to have not done.

PHOEBE: Oh, god, Paige. Tell me you didn’t cast a spell.

PAIGE: (cringes and winces again) I can’t tell you I didn’t.

PHOEBE: Paige!

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Act Three

[Scene: Party Hall.]

PHOEBE: Okay, we’ll have to find Prue.

PAIGE: No, don’t tell, Prue, please. She’ll kill me!

PHOEBE: Paige, she’ll kill me if I don’t tell her.

PAIGE: Well, can’t you just abracadabra it and everything will be alright again?

(PHOEBE gives PAIGE a strange look and shakes her head.)

PHOEBE: Abracadabra is just a myth; it doesn’t actually work.

PAIGE: (pleading) Tell, Piper; tell Leo; but please don’t tell Prue. She doesn’t really know me, and I don’t want her to think I’m a screw up. (PAIGE looks down, finally admitting that she doesn’t want her family to think down upon her because she feels that her adoptive parents already think that, even though they are dead. As she feels bad, LEO walks over to the two.)

[Cut across the room. DEMITRIUS shimmers in. He looks around, and then spots LEO with PAIGE and PHOEBE. He holds out his hand and a green mist seems to shoot from his palm, making its way over to LEO and the two youngest sisters. The mist flies into the mouths of LEO, PHOEBE, and PAIGE. Then, after a moment, it flies back out again and returns to DEMITRIUS, but instead of returning to his palm, it drifts into his ear. He closes his eyes, listening to the amplified conversation that PAIGE and PHOEBE are having with their whitelighter.]

LEO’s VOICE: I’m going to take Piper home. Make sure you find Prue to take you home.

PHOEBE’s VOICE: Okay, Leo. See ya later.

(DEMITRIUS grins and shimmers out.)

[Cut back to LEO. He smiles and walks away from the sisters. PHOEBE looks at PAIGE. ]

PHOEBE: Looks like that plan isn’t going to work.

PAIGE: Phoebe, please!

PHOEBE: Paige, I have to tell Prue. She can help.

(PAIGE stares worriedly around the room, trying to come up with a different solution that avoids PRUE.)

PAIGE: Well, how about a spell. I remember the spell I used. Can’t we, like, you know, come up with a counter spell?

(PHOEBE looks at PAIGE and sighs. She walks back to their table and PAIGE follows. They sit down and PHOEBE pulls out a pen from her purse and grabs a napkin on the table. She looks up at PAIGE.)

PHOEBE: Okay, tell me what you did to get dressed.

[Cut to PRUE and “MARC ANTHONY.” They're laughing.]

PRUE: You know, I was skeptical about coming to this party because things came up the past few weeks, but I’m really glad I decided to have some fun.

“MARC ANTHONY”: I’m glad you decided to come, too. It’s nice to be able to talk to someone after just moving here.

(They smile at each other. Between them, there is a pack of Twizzlers. PRUE reaches out and grabs another one just as “MARC ANTHONY” stands up. He extends his hand out to PRUE.)

“MARC ANTHONY”: Care to dance, m’lady?

(PRUE nods and puts the Twizzler in her mouth and grabs his hand. He pulls her out of her seat and leads them to the dance floor just as “You Can Do Magic” by America, comes on.)

[Cut to PHOEBE and PAIGE sitting at the table. PHOEBE looks down at the napkin and then back up to PAIGE.]

PHOEBE: Paige, you used that spell for personal gain.

PAIGE: Well, how was I supposed to know that?

(PHOEBE gives her sister a ‘duh’ look.)

PHOEBE: Paige! Hello, you said a spell that would put you in the costume just because you didn’t have enough time. That’s personal gain.

PAIGE: Umm…so what?

PHOEBE: Paige, we are so going to have a long talk about the rules of Wicca.

[Scene: Manor. PIPER and LEO walk through the front doors. LEO has his arm draped around his wife's shoulders, holding her close. She's shivering a little, and slightly leans her head onto his shoulder as LEO shuts the door behind them.]

LEO: Do you want me to get you anything?

(PIPER blinks tiredly.)

PIPER: Uhm... (She rubs her stomach.) Maybe some chicken broth and saltines?

(LEO smiles.)

LEO: Coming right up. (He starts to pull away, and then stops.) Do you want me to help you upstairs?

(PIPER shakes her head, smiling.)

PIPER: No, I'm fine.

LEO: Are you sure?

PIPER: Positive.

(LEO nods. He entwines his hand with hers, squeezes it reasurringly, and then starts to pull away slowly, allowing their hands to drift apart like molassas. As their fingertips cease to touch, he walks away, peeking over his shoulder one more time before disappearing into the kitchen. PIPER rubs her forehead and then starts walking towards the stairs. As she places her foot onto the first step, her eyes widen and and her breath catches in her throat. She suddenly grabs her stomach and drops to the stairs beneath her, landing on the second step. As she rolls over, she feels the heat of a lime green sphere fly over her head. She spots DEMITRIUS and gasps before grabbing onto the railing and pulling herself up. She throws out her hand, attempting to freeze the demon, but instead, a China lamp beside him explodes. PIPER suddenly screams, grasping her stomach as she falls back onto the steps.)

PIPER: (gasping) Leo!

(DEMITRIUS advances on her, missing the orbs that are forming behind him. LEO appears in mid-run, with some of the orbs still disappearing behind him as he tackles DEMITRIUS to the ground and begins to pummel the demon with his fists.)

DEMITRIUS: Agh! (He shoves LEO onto the small table which the lamp that PIPER exploded had been sitting on, and LEO's weight causes the table to collapse under him. DEMITRIUS pulls to his feet, with his nose draining scarlet blood.) Damn whitelighter! (He shimmers out as LEO gets up, and then rushes over to his wife, helping PIPER to her feet.)

LEO: Are you okay?

(PIPER nods shakily.)

PIPER: I-I'm fine. (She stares at the spot where DEMITRIUS had appeared. LEO snakes his arm around her waist and steadies her against him.)

LEO: Come on. (He kisses her cheek and they start to head up the stairs together.)

[Scene: Party Hall. Dance floor. PRUE and the man are still dancing and talking. PRUE has seemed to completely forget about the new addition to the family and has finally relaxed.]

PRUE: You know, we’ve been talking for about an hour now, and you haven’t told me your name.

“MARC ANTHONY”: You haven’t been to keen to tell me yours either. And, you haven’t asked for my name yet.

PRUE: I just did. (PRUE flashes him a smile. He laughs.)

“MARC ANTHONY”: Matthew Capiello. And yours is?

PRUE: A queen never gives out her name. (PRUE smiles.)

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Act Four

[Scene: Manor. Piper’s bedroom. PIPER is taking off her red cloak and LEO is taking off his woodsman costume. Suddenly, PIPER gets a feeling in her stomach and runs out of the bedroom. LEO watches his wife, worried and confused.]

[Cut to the bathroom. PIPER is leaning over the toilet bowl, throwing up. LEO walks it and kneels beside her.]

LEO: Piper, what’s wrong?

(PIPER lifts up her head and LEO gets up and wets a towel.)

PIPER: I don’t know. I’ve just been feeling funny all day.

[Scene: PHOEBE and PAIGE are sitting at the table.]

PHOEBE: Okay, I think I’ve got it. (She holds out her hand, palm up.) Take my hand and recite this with me. (She pushes the napkin between herself and PAIGE. PAIGE, however, was staring eerily at PHOEBE’s outstretched palm.) Paige?

PAIGE: You’re in danger.

(PHOEBE’s brows crease in confusion.)

PHOEBE: Paige, what in the world are you talking about?

PAIGE: You’re in danger.

PHOEBE: Paige-

PAIGE: We have to get you out of here. You’re in danger! (She suddenly jumps from her seat, grabbing PHOEBE by her outstretched hand, and pulls her towards the front doors. PHOEBE struggles, finally pulling away from PAIGE.)

PHOEBE: Paige! (She shakes her.) What is wrong with you?

PAIGE: You have to get out of here!

[Cut to PRUE and MATT, who are now standing at the refreshments table. A fake black cauldron is placed in the center of the able while a white swirling mist is wafting up from it as the dry ice inside melts. MATTHEW grabs the handle of a ladle wile is sitting inside the cauldron and pulls it out of the white mist to reveal lime green punch. He pours several spoonfuls into both his and PRUE’s plastic cups. He hands a cup to PRUE and takes a sip of his own, looking around the room. He spots PHOEBE and PAIGE, arguing.]

MATT: Now that’s a picture perfect opportunity.

PRUE: What?

MATT: Lily Munster and Poison Ivy are arguing. I'm sure people would love to see a picture of that scene.

(As soon as MATT says the costume names, PRUE whips her head towards the direction he’s looking at and gasps.)

MATT: What’s wrong?

PRUE: Um...can you excuse me for a moment? (She sets the cup down and starts to walk towards her sisters. She turns back to him.) I’ll be right back! (She flashes him a smile and runs to her sisters, glaring.) What the hell is going on here?

(PHOEBE and PAIGE turn to PRUE as she walks up.)

PHOEBE: Paige thinks I’m in danger.

PRUE: (to PAIGE) In danger? Of what? (She throws her hands in the air.) We haven’t seen anything suspicious all night! So, how could you, of all people, know that Phoebe is in danger?

PAIGE: (calmly) Her palm.

PHOEBE: My palm?

PAIGE: Yes! (She grabs her hand, tracing her fingers along certain lines in PHOEBE’s hands.) See!

PRUE: Oh, for god’s sake! You’ve been a witch, for what, less than a month, and suddenly you think you can read palms? (She exhales loudly.) I got distracted from a guy to check this out, and for what?! (She turns to PHOEBE.)You know, this is all your fault. You had no right to invite-

PHOEBE: Prue! (She grabs her sister by the arm, spinning her around.) Look!

(PRUE squints her eyes.)

PRUE: What?

PHOEBE: A demon!

PRUE: A demon? Where? I don’t see-

PHOEBE: I just saw him shimmer in. He’s the one in black.

PRUE: Pheebs, there are a lot of people in black.

PHOEBE: That one! (She points across the room, near the restrooms. DEMITRIUS is looking around the room, searching for the sisters. Suddenly, he spots PRUE and PHOEBE. His eyes glow a toxic green.)

PRUE: Oh, oh! (She turns PHOEBE around and starts to shoo her out of the building, nearly forgetting PAIGE in the process. PHOEBE squirms.)

PHOEBE: Paige, come on! (She waves her arm and PAIGE hurries after them, just as DEMITRIUS starts to shove his way through the crowd, causing people to bump into one another. He even causes one woman, who’s dressed as Little Bo Peep, to spill her green punch down the front of her pink and white dress.)

[Cut to MATTHEW. He sees the sisters leave and then his eyes turn towards the demon following them. Promptly, he sets down his drink and hurries to the restrooms. He looks up at the sign that says “Exit” and follows it down a dark hallway until he comes to the Party Hall’s back door. He sneaks out of it.]

[Cut back to PRUE, PHOEBE, and PAIGE. They reach the parking lot, just as the demon shimmers in front of them. PHEOBE curls her fists and gets into a fighting stance.]

PHOEBE: Hey, Michael, nice nose job! (She levitates into the air and lands a spiked green heel into the DEMITRIUS’ chest, sending him flying into the front window shield of a parked car. The glass spider webs and the alarm start to go off. As PHOEBE lowers herself to the ground, DEMITRIUS opens his mouth and emits an ear shattering screech, prompting the sisters to cover their ears as windows begin to shatter all around them. With one hand over her left ear, PAIGE holds out her right hand.)

PAIGE: Glass!

(Over the ear piercing sound, PRUE doesn’t seem to notice PAIGE’s actions. PHOEBE, however, does notice PAIGE call for the glass out of the corner of her eye. PRUE squints her eyes and sends DEMITRIUS sailing into the alley next to the Party Hall building.)

[Cut to the alley. The horrible screech ceases as DEMITRIUS crashes into several smelly black garbage bags, sending rotten fruit and other trash flying. As he starts to get up, a shadow covers his face. He looks up and the moonlight glints off of a shiny, Roman metal armor. MATTHEW glares down as the demon and holds out his hand. A double edged, jeweled athame appears in his ironclad hand and the moonlight glimmers off the silver blade. With lightning fast precision, he impales DEMITRIUS in the chest, causing a fiery eruption, leaving nothing but a scorch mark behind.]

[Cut back to the sisters. PRUE, PHOEBE, and PAIGE run across the parking lot to the edge of the alleyway. They walk past two green fowl smelling sanitation bins, but see no sign of their demon.]

PAIGE: Where is he?

(PHOEBE sees the scorch mark and points to it.)

PHOEBE: Prue, look. (She bends down and examines it.) I guess you must have thrown him harder than you thought, because I think this is all that’s left of him. (She stands up as PRUE walks past her.) Prue? (PRUE walks to the edge of the alleyway to find a door at the back of the Party Hall. It’s ajar.) Is something wrong?

(PRUE stares for a moment and then turns back to her sisters. Her face reddens as she locks eyes with PAIGE.)

PRUE: How did you read Phoebe’s palm?

(Silence.)

PAIGE: I…I don’t know.

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Act Five

[Scene: Alleyway. PRUE’s eyes are wide and her face is cheery red.]

PRUE: You what!?

(PAIGE shrinks back and cringes, prompting the middle sister to step between them and try to mediate, for the first time in her life. PHOEBE holds up her hands and presses them calmly towards her sister, as if to ask her to lower her voice.)

PHOEBE: She didn’t mean to, Prue. It was an accident-

PRUE: An accident?! How do you cast a personal gain spell on accident, Phoebe?

(PHOEBE’s eyes flicker dangerously as she knows exactly how it feels to be on the receiving end of PRUE’s rage and how PIPER feels when mediating.)

PHOEBE: She’s new at this, Prue, just like we were once! And don’t you try to play all high and mighty because it’s not like we didn’t use our powers for personal gain a couple times in the beginning, too. (She folds her arms and stares into PRUE’s fierce, blue eyes.) A certain Truth Spell comes to mind.

(PRUE raises her hand threateningly.)

PRUE: Don’t you even go there, Phoebe! You know damn well that I used the Truth Spell to protect us from possibly being exposed if Andy didn’t take to my being a witch. That was to protect all of us, and thus, completely justified. Plus, I remember a certain sister of mine encouraging me to find out how he felt.

(PRUE and PHOEBE begin a staring contest with each other. After a few seconds, PHOEBE looks away and grabs PAIGE’s wrist, pulling her out of the alleyway.)

PHOEBE: Look, what’s done is done, Prue. We’ve all made our mistakes, whether you’d like to admit it or not. Paige just needs time to learn, like we all did.

PAIGE: (whispering) Thanks. (PAIGE and PHOEBE round the corner of the alleyway, getting significantly ahead of PRUE as they head for the doors leading back into the party hall.)

PHOEBE: Don’t thank me yet. We’ve still got a to reverse your Lily Munster… (Her eyes widen.) Wait a minute! (She glances around quickly and then pulls PAIGE to a corner of the room.) Remember earlier, when you said that you had a bloody taste in your mouth? (PAIGE nods.) Was it there right after you cast the spell?

(PAIGE rakes her hand through her raven hair, streaked in one long spot with silvery-white. Then she shakes her head.)

PAIGE: Come to think of it, no. I mean, I was fine until just a little while ago, and when I first realized I tasted blood, I thought I’d just bit my tongue or something, but then…

PHOEBE: It got progressively worse? (Again, PAIGE nods.) I think the spell is slowly converting you into the actual character. (She closes her eyes.) You said you got it out of The Book of Shadows, right?

PAIGE: Yeah…

PHOEBE: So, then it must have not originally been intended for personal gain, and this must be the backfire. (She narrows her eyes.) It must also be why your powers aren’t working.

(PAIGE freezes like a deer caught in the headlights.)

PAIGE: I didn’t think you saw that.

PHOEBE: You’re lucky Prue didn’t notice, too. (She begins to absently tap her foot.) You used to watch “The Musters” when you were younger, right? I mean, I would assume so because otherwise, where would you have gotten the idea for the costume?

PAIGE: And?

PHOEBE: I used to watch it when I was little, too, but I wasn’t an avid fan. But, now that I’m thinking about it, wasn’t Lily a palm reader? (PAIGE’s mouth drops open slightly as she starts to nod her head.) That’s got to be it, then! You’re developing Lily’s abilities and losing your own.

[Cut to PRUE. She hasn’t gone inside yet. She’s standing outside the doors as a chilly October wind rustles across her bare arms. She takes a few, deep cleansing breaths and then rubs her temples with her index fingers. Shakily, she grabs the door handle and pulls it open, briskly moving inside. She heads straight over to the refreshments table, where MATTHEW is dutifully waiting with their drinks.]

PRUE: I’m sorry-

MATT: It’s not a problem. (He grins and offers her back her drink of the green punch. As PRUE moves to take it, she notices a tarnished spot on the metal.) What happened to your costume? (She touches it and quickly pulls her hand back, noting that it’s hot.)

MATT: Uh…l-lighter. A lighter.

PRUE: A lighter? (She cranes her neck, not sure whether to believe him or not.) Do you smoke?

MATT: No! No, no, no. (He shakes his head quickly, and then thrusts his hand out, over PRUE’s shoulder. Across the room, a jack-o-lantern appears near a cluster of other Halloween decorations. PRUE turns around, spotting the jack-o-lantern instantly. Her eyes squint.)

PRUE: Was that there before? I thought they weren’t allowed at the party because they’re a fire hazard.

MATT: I just lit it and burnt my metal glove in the process. (He shrugs.) I guess someone had a change of heart.

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Act Six

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[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. PAIGE walks in to find PIPER standing over the stove. There’s a pop, followed by a mushroom cloud of smoke, and then PHOEBE grins from the kitchen table.]

PIPER: Just in time. (She pours her potion from the pan into a small cup and walks over to PAIGE, holding the cup away from herself. PHOEBE leaves the table and joins her sisters. PAIGE takes it and sniffs, instantly wrinkling her nose.)

PAIGE: (disgusted) What’s in there?

PIPER: It’s a garlic based potion.

PAIGE: Isn’t that a little cliché?

PHOEBE: So is flying on broomsticks, but I did that last year. (PAIGE raises her eyebrows, but PHOEBE shakes her head.) That’s another story for another year. (She waver her hand.)

PIPER: Drink up. (She smiles as she watches PAIGE place the cup to her lips and tilt her head back, instantly grimacing. She pulls the cup away and coughs.)

PAIGE: That’s disgusting. (She coughs again.)

PIPER: Well, personal gain consequences aren’t supposed to taste good. (She folds her arms in an authoritative fashion. PAIGE frowns.) Do you want to be Lily Munster forever?

PAIGE: That depends. Can we whip up a Herman potion for Glenn? Say, with bolts or something?

(PHOEBE purses her lips as the corners of her mouth curve, resisting the urge to laugh.)

PHOEBE: No!

(PAIGE feigns a pout.)

PAIGE: Fine. (She plugs her nose and quickly downs the potion, cringing the entire time. A swarm of white lights spin around her, and when they disappear, she’s dressed as she was before she cast the spell; the Lily Muster costume draped over her arm. PAIGE sets the cup on the corner of the counter and looks down at herself, pleased with what she sees.) It feels good to be me again.

(PHOEBE pats her shoulder.)

PHOEBE: So, no more personal gain?

PAIGE: No. I’d like to avoid that. (She points to the potion.)

PHOEBE: Just what I wanted to hear. (She wraps her arm around PAIGE’s shoulders and PAIGE smiles.) So, about Glenn…

(PIPER perks up and looks at PAIGE. PAIGE giggles mischievously.)

PAIGE: Now, that’s a story for another year! (The kitchen fills up with laughter.)

[Scene: Attic. An ethereal light is shining down on The Book of Shadows, just like it did on September 23, 1998, when PHOEBE discovered MELINDA WARREN's heirloom. Suddenly, the cover flips open and the yellowed pages begin to ruffle, almost sounding like a whistle as they move. Then, all becomes still and the pages fall. Footsteps can be heard, along with the faint sound of PRUE's voice. The shimmering light disappears, just as the attic light turns on, revealing PRUE in the doorway. She has her cell phone to her ear.]

PRUE: Well it took long enough for you to call me back.

DARRYL's VOICE: I'm sorry, Prue, but Sheila was waiting for me, and the kids were getting antsy about going trick-or-treating. (pause) Besides, I thought you arrived to your party about the time I had to go anyway.

PRUE: That's not the point.

DARRYL's VOICE: (sighing) You've been really uptight lately, Prue. Is there something going on?

(PRUE sighs.)

PRUE: No. (pause) Look, just please don't beat around the bush with me here, Darryl. Are you absolutely sure that you found nothing on her?

DARRYL's VOICE: Prue, she's completely clean. Other than a few arrests in high school for cutting class or drinking and smoking on campus, she has no prior record. That, and her parents were killed in a car crash when she was sixteen.

(PRUE sighs, frustrated. Suddenly she eyes The Book of Shadows. She squints, confused.)

PRUE: What the...

DARRYL's VOICE: What's the deal with this girl, anyway? Why are you so obsessed with her?

(PRUE glares as she walks over to The Book.)

PRUE: I'm not obsessed with her, Darryl. I just... (She shakes her head as she sees the spell that The Book's opened to- the Truth Spell.) I'll have to call you back, Darryl.

DARRYL's VOICE: What? Prue-

(PRUE flips her phone closed and shoves it into her pocket.)

PRUE: (muttering) I know you were closed when I left today. (She runs her hand across the page.) How did you... (Her eyes lift to the ceiling, her face briefly softening for a second. Then her eyes begin to blaze as she remembers her fight with PHOEBE earlier. She stares towards the door, fuming.) Phoebe! (She quickly slams the cover shut, refusing to see the clues that are screaming to get her attention.)

[Scene: Time Lapse. Manor. Piper and Leo’s bedroom. LEO is dressed in boxers and a white t-shirt. PIPER is in flannel pajamas. They are both on the bed and LEO has his arms around his wife. It’s easy to see that both of them are in deep thought about something.]

LEO: Are you feeling better?

(PIPER smiles and nods.)

PIPER: Yeah. Paige is back to herself and from what Phoebe said, Prue met a guy at the party, so hopefully Prue will loosen up on Paige and concentrate on him.

LEO: That’s not what I meant, Piper.

(PIPER looks to her right and up at him.)

PIPER: Leo, I’m fine.

(There is a pause in the bedroom until they both speak at the same time.)

PIPER: I think I’m pregnant.

LEO: I think you’re pregnant.

(The couple share a look and both start to smile. PIPER sits up in bed. Their eyes lock and her hand moves to her stomach. She smiles wide and leans down, kissing her husband passionately.)

[Scene: Golden Gate Park. A frigid wind rustles through the trees causing the dirt along with the gold, brown, and rustic red leaves to be picked up in a funnel-like wind formation. Suddenly, lightning slices across the sky, illuminating the entire park in a frightening electric yellow glow. The sky breaks open and rain begins to fall over San Francisco. Then, lighting strikes down towards the park, catching the growing funnel and causing a a fiery eruption, resulting in a massive black scorch mark within the patch of paling, October grass. The flames are six feet into the air, despite of the the rain. Then, as suddenly as it started, the rain stops and the funnel disbands. As the flames die down, only one thing is left on the wet, blackened spot of earth; DEMITRIUS.]

[The Virtual Series]

End Credits

Production & Design
Daniel (Forever Yours) - Casting Director
Britt (The Original P3) - Video Editor (Credits)
White Orleander - Set Designer