4x08: Turkey Terror

[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
SHAWN CHRISTIAN...Matt Capiello

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


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4.08 TURKEY TERROR

GUEST-STARRING:
JESSE WOODROW
BERNARD WHITE

Script written by...CAMILLE (FOUREVER CHARMED), DRAMA (ASSASSIN WITCH)

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...Craig Zisk

[The Virtual Series]

Turkey Terror

Teaser

[Scene: 415 Magazine. Staff room. The conference table is covered with photo orders, magazines, a calendar, and sushi dishes. PRUE HALLIWELL and MATTHEW CAPIELLO are alone in the room, eating and talking. PRUE uses a chop stick to put a piece of sushi in her mouth. The door suddenly opens and two people, GIL CORSO and RUPERT MANNING, walk in and take a seat. GIL, the Photography Editor, is holding a piece of paper in his hands.]

GIL: Mary’s down with the flu, and I need a last minute photographer. (He looks at PRUE.) Paula is interviewing the Governor and she still doesn’t know a prosumer from a digital SLR, so I need someone to accompany her.

PRUE: When?

GIL: Tonight.

PRUE: I can’t.

RUPERT: (smirking) Do you have another family emergency scheduled?

PRUE: No, a family dinner. If you haven’t forgotten, it’s Thanksgiving, and I can’t miss it. It’s my sister’s day.

GIL: (confused) You’re sister’s day?

PRUE: She’s a chef. Thanksgiving is her Christmas.

[Scene: Halliwell Manor. Living room. PIPER HALLIWELL ducks behind the overturned couch as a fireball impales it, causing stuffing and fabric to fly everywhere. She pokes her head up to see BELTHAZOR fling an energy ball at one of the bounty hunters, but it misses and hits the Grandfather clock instead. PIPER raises her hands just seconds too late.]

PIPER: Not again!

(Springs fly from the clock and it makes shattering noises. BELTHAZOR looks back at PIPER. One of the bounty hunter steals the moment to unleash a fireball at BELTHAZOR and PIPER puts up her hands, freezing the fireball inches from his face. Turning towards the bounty hunter, she flicks her wrists again and he explodes. She twitches her head from side to side, pleased with herself.)

PIPER: I guess I am starting to get the hang of this exploding thing.

(The bounty hunter who avoided BELTHAZOR's attack throws his own fireball at PIPER. She moves but the ball grazes her arm and she lets out a scream. At the same time, a black shadow of a man with a purple outline appears on the stairs. He looks around quickly and, upon seeing that both PIPER and BELTHAZOR are preoccupied, he holds out his hand and a black and purple sphere appears in it. He hurls it into Piper’s back as she moves to avoid the energy ball. A purple and black glow washes over PIPER and then she falls to the ground. Pleased with his accomplishment, the demon disappears as BELTHAZOR throws an energy ball at the bounty hunter, vanquishing him. PAIGE MATTHEWS runs into the living room, just after the bounty hunter explodes. PAIGE sees PIPER on the ground, with BELTHAZOR’s arm outstretched.)

PAIGE: (yelling) Demon! (She looks around for a split second and spots a lamp.) Lamp! (The lamp orbs into her hand and rears it back to throw at BELTHAZOR, when PHOEBE HALLIWELL comes in and helps PIPER up, not giving a second glance at BELTHAZOR. As PIPER stands up, she stumbles but PHOEBE catches her. PAIGE gapes.)

PHOEBE: Piper, are you okay? (PIPER makes a noise. PHOEBE turns her head to BELTHAZOR.) Cole, what happened?

PAIGE: (confused) Cole? (She lets out a scream as BELTHAZOR changes into COLE TURNER.) Oh my god! (Everyone’s attention lands on PAIGE.) What are you?!

PIPER: What are you talking about, Paige? You knew that Cole was half demon.

PAIGE: Uh, yeah, but I didn’t think he could turn into a monster! (COLE glares at PAIGE. PHOEBE sees the tension and puts her arms around COLE.)

PHOEBE: Paige, don’t worry about it. Cole only turns into Belthazor when he absolutely has to, and that’s only to help us. (PAIGE shakes her head and leaves the room. PHOEBE looks between her boyfriend and her remaining sister.) So, what’d I miss?

(PIPER points to the broken clock.)

PIPER: Leo’s going to have to fix that damn clock again!

[Scene: Underworld. THE SOURCE’s throne room. A black and purple outline appears, casting a purple glow along the rock walls. The demon, LARGON, appears kneeling at THE SOURCE’s throne.]

THE SOURCE: Have you infected the middle sister?

LARGON: Yes. (He looks up cautiously.) And my power appears to already be affecting her quite nicely.

Clickable Credits.

[The Virtual Series]

{SCENE: The song “My Thanksgiving,” written and sung by Don Henley, is heard as Thanksgiving themed stock shots of San Francisco are shown while the Guest Credits are rolled.}

Act One

[Scene: VICTOR BENNETT’s apartment. Bedroom. The phone on the nightstand is ringing, but the room is empty. It rings several times before there’s a loud beep. PIPER’s voice echoes from the phone’s speaker.]

PIPER’s VOICE: Dad, it’s Piper. I’m just calling to tell you that there might be a delay with dinner...You are still coming, right? You said you’d be available when we talked last week. (pause) Well I guess I’ll see you soon. Love you.

(There’s a click, and then the call disconnects. A red light starts to blink on the phone, and the screen reads, “1 New Message!”)

[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. PIPER hangs up the cordless phone as PHOEBE walks in.]

PHOEBE: Ooh, I know that look. (She hops up on the island and folds her arms.) What’s going on?

(PIPER shakes her head.)

PIPER: It’s…it’s nothing. (She moves to the stove and grabs a rectangular glass pan filled with sweet potatoes.) Phoebe, can you hand me the bag of brown sugar that you nearly sat on?

PHOEBE: See, now I know there’s something wrong, or you wouldn’t be using that tone with me. (She slides off the island and grabs a brand new bag of brown sugar, which she hands over to her sister.) C’mon, what happened?

PIPER: Dad. (She starts to sprinkle brown sugar over the sweet potatoes.)

PHOEBE: Dad? As in, our Dad?

PIPER: No, the other Dad.

(PHOEBE gives her sister a look.)

PHOEBE: What happened? I thought he confirmed last week.

PIPER: He did. And when I called to tell him dinner might be late, he didn’t answer.

PHOEBE: He was probably out.

PIPER: Maybe.

PHOEBE: Come on, Piper. Give him a little credit. He’s made an honest effort to get back in our lives. He wouldn’t just skip out on Thanksgiving dinner.

(PIPER shrugs and continues to pour the brown sugar over the sweet potatoes.)

PIPER: You never know. I mean, with the way this day’s been going-

PHOEBE: Uhm, Piper-

PIPER: What?

(PHOEBE points to the glass dish.)

PHOEBE: I think that’s a little more than enough sugar.

(PIPER looks down and realizes the bag of brown sugar is empty, and the sweet potatoes are no longer visible under the mound of golden brown sugar. Her mouth drops a little and PHOEBE just sends her a sympathetic look.)

[Scene: 415 Magazine. PRUE’s office. PRUE hangs up the phone as MATT walks in. She looks up and smiles.]

MATT: So you’re about ready to go, then?

(PRUE nods and grabs her coat from the back of her chair.)

PRUE: I’ve been waiting for this weekend for weeks! (She slings her purse over one shoulder and then grabs her photography bag with the opposite hand.) What about you? (They leave the office.) Do you have any special plans for Thanksgiving?

(MATT bows his head.)

MATT: My father passed away quite a while ago and my mother…we just don’t speak anymore.

PRUE: Oh. (quietly) I’m sorry.

(MATT shakes his head.)

MATT: It’s fine. (He waves his hand dismissively.) It’s no big deal. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen her. I’ve learned to deal with it. (They walk out the front door and he follows PRUE to her car.)

PRUE: (awkwardly) So, I guess I’ll see you Monday, then? (MATT nods. They kiss and PRUE opens the door to her car. She tosses her purse and bag into the passenger seat and then climbs inside.)

MATT: Have a nice dinner.

(MATT closes her door and moves to the sidewalk, where he waves. She waves back and then pulls out of her parking spot. PRUE stares with a mournful look on her face as MATT starts to head back towards the building. Suddenly, PRUE stops the car and presses the button to roll down the passenger side window.)

PRUE: Matt, wait! (MATT turns around. PRUE waves her arm and he runs over to the passenger door.)

MATT: Did you forget something?

PRUE: Yeah. (She presses the button to unlock the door.) You. (She nods her head.) Get in. I’m not letting you spend Thanksgiving alone this year.

(MATT grins and gets into the car.)

[Scene: Manor. Attic. PAIGE is flipping through The Book of Shadows. She finally turns to the page about BELTHAZOR. She runs her finger down the page and comes across the vanquishing spell. She looks at the door and then back at the spell. PAIGE pulls a pen and piece of paper from her back pocket, and scribbles down the ingredients, and then folds up the paper, and tucks it into breast pocket of her blouse. She leaves, forgetting to close The Book behind her.]

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Act Two

[Scene: Manor. Hallway. PAIGE is walking towards the stairs as PHOEBE emerges from the stairs. PHOEBE sees PAIGE.]

PHOEBE: Paige! (She walks over to her and PAIGE turns away, not making eye contact. PHOEBE frowns.) Something wrong?

PAIGE: No.

PHOEBE: Okay. (An awkward pause lapses between them, and then PHOEBE lays a hand on PAIGE’s shoulder.) We need to talk.

PAIGE: About what?

PHOEBE: I think you know what.

(PAIGE wrinkles her nose.)

PAIGE: Phoebe, I’m fine with the fact that your boyfriend can turn into a monster.

PHOEBE: He’s not a monster, Paige. That’s only his demonic half, which he only uses when he has to. He’s not evil anymore. That chapter of his life his over. He gave it up a long time ago…for me.

PAIGE: That doesn’t change the fact that he can still reach inside himself and pull that-that thing out.

PHOEBE: He can’t help who he is! (pause) Just like you can’t help who you are.

(PAIGE’s mouth opens a little, shocked by her sister’s subtle hint at PAIGE’s whitelighter heritage, and PATTY’s affair. PAIGE jerks away and heads down the hall.)

PAIGE: I have to go.

PHOEBE: Paige, wait! I didn’t mean-

PAIGE: I’m already late picking up Glenn. So if you don’t object, can we finish this conversation later? (PHOEBE sighs and nods her head. PAIGE hurries down the stairs without so much as looking back.)

[Cut to the kitchen. PIPER is standing at the sink, using a sponge to clean off a chef’s knife. As she turns the knife to clean the blade, it slips from her hands and falls into the soapy dishwater. She makes a frustrated noise and dips her hand into the water, fishing for the knife. She lets out a little scream and pulls her hand back out. There’s a large cut on her index finger, which is bleeding heavily.]

PIPER: Damnit!

(LEO runs in.)

LEO: I heard you scream- (He sees her bleeding finger and moves to her side. LEO takes her hand, examining her bloody finger.) What happened?

(PIPER waves her unhurt hand at the sink.)

PIPER: I dropped the knife I was cleaning and cut myself. (She winces as LEO places his hands over her blood finger and heals it.) Thank you.

(LEO kisses her forehead.)

LEO: You need to be more careful. (He places his hand on her stomach.) For both of you.

(PIPER leans her head into his chest.)

PIPER: I know. I just… (She sighs heavily.) I don’t know what’s wrong with me today. It just seems like everything is going wrong. (Suddenly they hear a sizzling noise and PIPER turns her head around to see a golden broth bubbling over the sides of one of the pots on the stove.) My chicken broth! (She runs over and turns down the heat, but shakes her head as she turns back to her husband.) It’s ruined.

LEO: Piper-

PIPER: I spent three hours making homemade broth for the stuffing, and now it’s ruined because I forgot to turn down the heat! (LEO walks over and wraps his arms around her, and PIPER whimpers into his chest as he rubs her back.)

[Cut to the inside of PRUE’s car. PRUE’s pulling into the Manor’s driveway.]

MATT: Are you sure your sister won’t mind someone else at dinner?

PRUE: Are you kidding? (She pulls back the emergency break and turns off the car, then turns to look MATT in the eye.) Piper’s a cook-a-holic! She’ll be delighted for another excuse to make more food.

(They hear a slam and look out the window to see PAIGE storming out of the front door and heading towards her green VW Bug, which is parked on the curb next to the Manor. MATT looks at PRUE.)

MATT: Then again, maybe Piper isn’t the sister I should be worrying about.

[Cut to the inside the Manor. PHOEBE comes down the stairs with COLE. They appear to be in the middle of a conversation. PRUE and MATT walk in. PHOEBE sees them and leans close to COLE.]

PHOEBE: (whispering to COLE) Hey, why don't you go wait for me in the sunroom? (They kiss.)

COLE: Don't be too long.

PHOEBE: I won't.

(COLE leaves. PRUE walks up to PHOEBE.)

PRUE: (to PHOEBE) What was that all about?

PHOEBE: Me and Cole?

PRUE: No, Paige. She just stomped out of the house.

PHOEBE: Oh. That. (She shakes her head.) It’s nothing. (She sees MATT and purposely turns her attention to him.) Hey! Matt, right? (She smiles.) You look a lot better since I last saw you.

(MATT pats his chest.)

MATT: The slashes are almost completely healed. (He smiles.) Thank goodness you guys were there, or I don’t know where I’d be right now. (He shakes his head.) What a twist of fate, right?

(PHOEBE looks at PRUE.)

PHOEBE: I guess you could say that.

(PRUE clasps her hands together.)

PRUE: Well, hey, (she points to the kitchen) I’m gonna go check on Piper. (She looks at MATT.) So the living room’s right over there. (PRUE points to the right.)

MATT: Actually, I’d really like to use the restroom…

PRUE: Oh, sure, of course! (She waves at the stairs.) It’s right up the stairs on the left.

MATT: Thanks. (He heads up the stairs and PRUE watches until he disappears around the corner, then she breathes a sigh. She starts to head for the kitchen when PHOEBE purposefully clears her throat.)

PHOEBE: I wouldn’t go in there if I were you.

PRUE: Why not?

PHOEBE: Piper’s not in the best of spirits right now.

(Ignoring PHOEBE, PRUE heads into the kitchen anyway.)

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Act Three

[Scene: MRS. BELLAND’s house. GLENN’s room. PAGIE and GLENN are sitting on the bed. PAIGE’s face is flushed.]

GLENN: Why won’t you just tell me what’s got you so upset?

PAIGE: It’s complicated.

GLENN: Everything seems to be complicated with you lately, Paige.

(PAIGE sighs.)

PAIGE: Lets just say that Phoebe’s boyfriend wasn’t who I thought he was.

GLENN: Did he…do something to you?

(PAIGE bites her lip.)

PAIGE: Not to me…specifically.

GLENN: Did he say something that offended you?

PAIGE: No.

GLENN: Then what? (Silence.) It has to be something. I mean, you’ve known about him for a while now, and you’ve never complained about him before. Hell, last week you were saying how much of a help he was with another one of your family emergencies! (He folds his arms.) The same ones you won’t give me any details about.

PAIGE: I know, I know! But this is different. He’s-he’s…a monster.

GLENN: Paige, come on. He can’t be that bad-

PAIGE: Well you haven’t seen him.

[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Flour and pasty goo is spattered all around the kitchen. Something is dripping from the ends of PIPER’s hair, and her apron is caked in flour and earth toned food spots. She’s huddled in the corner of the kitchen with her knees pulled to her chest, sobbing. PRUE waves her hand to get the flour out of her face. She sees PIPER and runs over to her.]

PRUE: Piper! (She slides to the floor and wraps her arms around her sister.) What happened?

PIPER: (crying) Everything! (She raises her hands.) I c-c-can’t do a-an-anything right.

PRUE: Oh honey, (she pulls PIPER close) that’s not true.

(PIPER buries her face into PRUE’s shoulder.)

PIPER: I screwed up everything. (She points to the stove.) The br-broth b-b-bubbled over and-and I spilt the mashed potatoes and I cut my hand on the knife and-

PRUE: Shhh. (She runs her hand through PIPER’s hair.) It’s okay. You’re fine. Everything’s gonna be okay.

(Suddenly, the fire alarm goes off. PIPER’s eyes flash open. Smoke is seeping from the oven. PIPER throws out her hands.)

PIPER: The turkey! (There’s a powerful explosion and black smoke pummels from the oven door as it explodes. PRUE shields PIPER from the blunt of the explosion. When the smoke clears, PRUE sees four figures standing near the entrance of the kitchen.)

MATT: Are you two okay?

PRUE: We’re fine. (She looks at PHOEBE.) There was just a little accident with the oven. (She helps PIPER up and dusts her sister off.) Looks like we’ll need to call the electrician, won’t we Pheebs?

PHOEBE: Oh! (She turns to the three men and wiggles her fingers.) I should probably help them clean this up, so why don’t you guys go wait up for us in the sunroom?

MATT: Are you sure you don’t need anymore help-

PRUE: We’re fine, really.

(LEO, COLE, and MATT leave. Once PHOEBE’s sure they’re out of earshot, she turns to her sisters with a concerned look.)

PHOEBE: What happened?

PIPER: I blew up the oven.

PHOEBE: What?! But I thought you were finally getting the hang of your new power?

PRUE: (whispering) Phoebe, keep your voice down! Matt’s right in the next room.

PHOEBE: Sorry. (She wades through the smoke to get closer to her sisters.)

PIPER: I thought so too. But…ever since the demon attack this morning, nothing’s been going right. I seem to be screwing up everything I do.

(PRUE and PHOEBE share a look.)

PRUE: Do you think it could be demonic?

PHOEBE: It wouldn’t be the first time.

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Act Four

[Scene: Manor. Sunroom. LEO, COLE, and MATT are all sitting on the whicker chairs, staring awkwardly at each other.]

MATT: So…how long have you two known the sisters?

(COLE and LEO speak at the same time.)

LEO: Almost four years.

COLE: Almost a year.

MATT: Oh. (He strums his fingers over the arm rest.) How did you meet them?

(LEO and COLE exchange looks.)

LEO: I was their handyman when I met Piper.

COLE: I met Phoebe on a case I was working on as ADA.

LEO: What about you?

MATT: 415’s annual Halloween party. I’m one of their newer photographers.

LEO: Oh? How’d you get into photography?

(MATT smiles a little.)

MATT: Oh, I guess you could say a girl I used to date got me into the idea. How did you get into the whole handyman thing?

(LEO glances at COLE again.)

LEO: I suppose you could say I just like helping people.

MATT: (to Cole) What about you? Any particular reason you decided to become an assistant district attorney?

COLE: It’s a good cover.

MATT: Excuse me?

COLE: With all the (he looks at LEO) evil in the world nowadays, it’s one of the few jobs where you can blend right in, but still have the chance to put the bad guys away every now and then.

MATT: (to COLE) It sounds like a pretty chaotic job. (COLE seems to freeze.) Something I said?

COLE: Chaotic. (His eyes widen.) Chaos. That’s it! (He stands up.) Excuse me, there’s something I just remembered I have to do. (He leaves. LEO and MATT exchange looks.)

[Cut to the attic. PRUE, PIPER, and PHOEBE walk in. PHOEBE walks over to The Book, which is left open to the page on BELTHAZOR. As PRUE nears, PHOEBE quickly turns the page.]

PHOEBE: If it is a demon, we really don’t have a lot to go on. I mean, how do you even define what’s been going on?

PIPER: Chaos. (She starts walking towards a battered sofa.) There’s just no other way to explain it. All this day has been is complete and utter chaos. (She goes to sit down.)

PRUE: Uh, Piper- (PIPER sits down and yelps. She hops up. PRUE cringes.) I tried to tell you, sweetie. (She grabs the cushion PIPER sat on and holds it up, revealing green slime.) I never got around to cleaning off the demon goo from Tuesday’s vanquish.

PIPER: See! (She holds up her hands in frustration. PHOEBE quickly runs over and puts them down at her sides.)

PHOEBE: Hey, Miss Armed-and-Dangerous, please keep the lethal weapons down, will ya?

COLE's VOICE: It’s Largon.

(The sisters turn to see COLE standing in the doorway.)

PRUE: Excuse me?

COLE: Your demon. (He walks across the room and moves towards The Book of Shadows. The Book slams closed. COLE steps back.) His name is Largon. (PRUE and COLE share a dark look. PRUE steps between COLE and the closed Book, and begins to flip the pages.) It’s so simple! I can’t believe I didn’t think of it earlier.

PRUE: “Largon is a low level chaos spirit, a distant cousin of the rage spirit Andras, who is often hired by high level demons to infect their victims with a dosage of chaos that will progressively corrupt their lives until they ultimately destroy themselves.”

PIPER: Andras? Isn’t that-

COLE: The demon who amplified your rage until you used your powers on each other.

PHOEBE: How did you know that?

COLE: I hired him. (PRUE glares.) I also vanquished him, if you haven’t forgotten.

PRUE: (to COLE) Only to cover your own tracks.

COLE: That’s beside the point. (He holds out his hand towards PIPER.) You should be directing your energy into helping your sister, not trying to demonize me.

PRUE: You were born demonized.

COLE You should be thankful for that, because it’s about to be your saving grace.

PRUE: What are you talking about?

COLE: I know where to find Largon.

[Cut to the sunroom. MATT and LEO hear a knock at the door. LEO stands up quickly.]

LEO: I’m going to go get that. I’ll be right back.

MATT: Of course.

(LEO hurries out of the sunroom, through the living room, and to the front doors. He opens it to reveal PAIGE and GLENN.)

LEO: Paige! I’m glad you’re here. (He shuts the door. GLENN looks between PAIGE and LEO, confused.)

PAIGE: Oh, uh, Glenn, this is Piper’s husband, Leo. Leo, my friend Glenn.

(LEO and GLENN shake hands.)

GLENN: It’s nice to meet you.

LEO: Likewise. (LEO looks over his shoulder, towards the sunroom.) Uhm, if you’ll excuse Paige and I for a moment, there’s something that I need to talk to her about…

GLENN: (awkwardly) Oh, uh, okay.

LEO: You can go make yourself comfortable in the sunroom. It’s right through the living room. I’ll be there in a few minutes.

PAIGE: Glenn, I’m sorry about this.

GLENN: It’s fine. (He shrugs.) It’s your family, right? What can you do? (He smiles at LEO and heads into the living room. PAIGE sighs as she looks at LEO.)

PAIGE: What the hell was that about?

LEO: You need to get upstairs, now. Your sisters think a demon might be after Piper. Cole’s already up there. I think he might have figured something out.

PAIGE: (muttering) Just who I wanted to see.

LEO: What?

PAIGE: Nothing. (She jerks out of LEO’s grasp and heads up the stairs.)

[Cut to the sunroom. GLENN walks in. MATT looks up.]

GLENN: Oh, uh, I didn’t know anyone else was in here.

(MATT holds out his hand.)

MATT: Matt Capiello.

(GLENN shakes his hand.)

GLENN: Glenn Belland. (They sit down. He glances back into the living room.) You don’t happen to know what’s going on out there, do you?

(MATT shrugs.)

MATT: Afraid not. I just got invited to dinner and then I come over and find myself sitting here.

GLENN: I guess that makes two of us.

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Act Five

[Scene: Manor. Attic. COLE is in the middle of talking as PAIGE and LEO walk in. COLE stops and looks at PAIGE, as do PRUE, PIPER, and PHOEBE.]

LEO: Paige just got back from picking up Glenn. I’ve filled her in on what I know so far, (he looks over at The Book) but it looks like you’ve found a lead that I didn’t know about.

PRUE: (to LEO) We were right. There is a demon after PIPER.

PHOEBE: (to LEO) He’s a chaos spirit. Cole thinks he knows where we can find him.

PIPER: (to LEO) And once we do, he should be an easy vanquish.

PAIGE: Well where is he? I’d like to get this over with as soon as possible, so I don’t have to keep Glenn waiting any longer than I have to.

PIPER: Glenn? What’s he-

PAIGE: He came over for Thanksgiving dinner. (to PIPER) Remember, you said I should invite him a couple days ago.

(PIPER touches her forehead.)

PIPER: Oh! I completely forgot.

(PRUE bites her lip.)

PRUE: This may not be such a good time to mention this, but while we’re on the subject, I kind of invited Matt over too.

PIPER: For dinner? (PRUE nods.) Prue!

PRUE: Well, I didn’t know that this was going to happen!

PHOEBE: So wait, if we’re here and Matt and Glenn aren’t-

LEO: I’m on my way. (He leaves. The sisters and COLE stand in awkward silence, before PHOEBE breaks it.)

PHOEBE: (to COLE) So how do we find Largon?

COLE: He and Andras used to run a business, a demonic demon-for-hire, deep in the Underworld. It’s how I found Andras. If Largon’s still operating it, then I think we should be able to trap and vanquish him right there.

PRUE: And by we I’m sure you mean my sisters and I.

COLE: Sure. (He holds out his hand.) I just have to take you there.

PRUE & PAIGE: (sarcastically) Great. (They look at each other, both surprised at the other’s reaction.)

PIPER: Prue please, can you put aside your Cole issues for just a few minutes for me?

(Finally, PRUE puts her hand into COLE’s.)

PHOEBE: (to COLE) Does he take all of us to vanquish him?

PRUE: The Book said he was low level.

COLE: (to PHOEBE) It only took one of my energy balls to vanquish Andras. I assume it would be the same for his cousin.

PRUE: (to her sisters) Then you guys should stay here.

PIPER: No!

PRUE:Piper-

PIPER: Prue, this guy ruined my Thanksgiving! I want to be there for his demise.

(PHOEBE grabs PIPER’s hand.)

PHOEBE: (to PIPER) If you go, we all go. I refuse to let you out of my sight until Largon is a pile of ash.

(PIPER looks at PAIGE.)

PIPER: Come on, you’re part of Phoebe’s all.

(After a tense glance between PHOEBE and PAIGE, PAIGE finally takes PIPER’s hand. COLE wraps his arm around PHOEBE’s waist and shimmers them away.)

[Cut to the sunroom. GLENN and MATT are chattering heavily when LEO walks in. They both look up.]

MATT: Is everything okay?

LEO: Yeah, fine. The girls just needed to step out for a while.

GLENN: When will they be back?

LEO: It’s hard to say. Piper’s pretty upset.

MATT: Where’s Cole?

LEO: Uh…he offered to pick some things up for dinner, since the explosion ruined what Piper already prepared.

GLENN: Matt was just filling me in. It’s a real shame. It sounds like Piper hasn’t had the best day.

LEO: That’s an understatement.

GLENN: I wish there was something we could do.

MATT: Maybe there is. (LEO and GLENN look at him. He stands up.) Why don’t we try to clean up while they’re gone? I mean, I’m not too bad with setting the table. My mother instilled that in me when I was pretty young, (to LEO) and you said you were a handyman, so couldn’t see if you could fix the oven. (to GLENN) And if you don’t mind breaking out a mop-

GLENN: I think it’s a great idea! (GLENN and MATT look at LEO. LEO looks down at his watch and then sighs.)

LEO: I guess it couldn’t hurt.

[Scene: Underworld. COLE is standing in a dark cave. There are various ceremonial tools grouped on a stone slab. Other than that, the cave appears to be empty.]

COLE: (yelling) Largon! (pause) I know you can hear me! (He stalks slowly to the center of the room.) Don’t make me destroy your business. (When nothing happens, COLE begins to shift and grow taller. His skin turns red with black streaks. He starts speaking demonically.) Largon! (He holds out his hand and an energy ball appears. He hurls it at the stone slab and the ceremonial contents, along with the slab, explode. LARGON appears.)

LARGON: You shouldn’t be here, Belthazor. You have no standing in the Underworld.

BELTHAZOR: Would you like to test that theory? (He grabs LARGON by the throat and dangles him in the air, choking him. There’s a gasp from the shadows. LARGON, although choking, turns his eyes towards the shadows. The Charmed Ones emerge. PAIGE’s face is pale as she watches BELTHAZOR choke LARGON.)

[Flashback: PRUE runs at THE SOURCE and attempts to land a spin kick into his chest, but he grabs her by the throat and holds her in the air.]

[Cut back to the present. LARGON is laughing weakly as BELTHAZOR chokes him.]

LARGON: D-do yo-you know h-how ch-cha-os sp-reads? (His face is turning red.)

PRUE: (to BELTHAZOR) Let him down. We’ll finish this. (PRUE and BELTHAZOR share a nasty look, then BELTHAZOR lets LARGON drop to the floor. He conjures an energy ball and threatens to vanquish LARGON with it if he tries to escape.)

[Flashback: THE SOURCE lets PRUE drop to the ground and then summons a fireball.]

[Cut back to the present. PAIGE looks at BELTHAZOR and takes a couple steps away, almost near PRUE. LARGON is holding is throat now, but still laughing. PRUE raises her arm to use her power on LARGON, and as she releases her telekinetic energy, a purple and black wave of light bursts from PIPER and spreads into PHOEBE, PAIGE, and PRUE. The telekinetic burst hits the wall instead and the cavern begins to shake, and rocks start to stumble from the walls and ceiling.]

LARGON: Through love!

(A piece of the ceiling begins to crack over PAIGE’s head. PIPER sees it and screams.)

PIPER: Paige!

(PIPER throws out her hands to freeze the falling chunk of rock, but instead activates her exploding power and PAIGE goes flying across the room. PIPER looks down at her own hands in horror. PRUE runs over to PAIGE and kneels down. PRUE looks at PHOEBE.)

PRUE: She’s out cold. Come help me!

PHOEBE: (to BELTHAZOR) Vanquish him!

(PHOEBE runs over to PRUE and takes PAIGE’s right arm as PRUE takes her left. They haul her up and struggle to bring her over to PIPER, as BELTHAZOR hits LARGON with his energy ball. LARGON turns into a pile of dust and BELTHAZOR transforms back into COLE. COLE runs over to the sisters and lays his hand on PIPER’s shoulder. They shimmer out just as everything caves in.)

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Warning: Before you continue to read on, I suggest you get some food right now because the follow Act may make you hungry.

Act Six

[Scene: Manor. Dining room. GLENN walks out of the kitchen and sees the table beautifully decorated. A red, lacy tablecloth is draped over the long wooden table and two white candles sit lit in the center of the table. Orange cloth napkins are creatively folded on the center of brand new, chocolate brown dinner plates with PIPER’s crystal wine glasses. GLENN looks curiously at MATT.]

GLENN: Wow. When you said you could set a table, I didn’t know you could set a table.

MATT: (laughing) It’s a gift. (He stands back and admires his handiwork.) How’s it going in the kitchen?

GLENN: Pretty good. Leo says he’s almost done with the oven, although I can’t figure out how he fixed it so fast, and I’m almost done cleaning up the smoke stains from the explosion. I just need to get the oven itself and the floor near it.

(LEO walks out, covered in some black dust.)

LEO: (to GLENN) The oven’s all yours.

(GLENN laughs.)

GLENN: All those years of cleaning the fireplace are finally paying off. (He walks into the kitchen. LEO turns to the table.)

LEO: Impressive. (He wrinkles his brow.) I just don’t remember having that tablecloth…Or the napkins.

MATT: (quickly) Prue. She picked them up on her way home.

LEO: Oh. (Out of the corner of his eye, he sees COLE and the sisters shimmer in. In a panic, he throws his arm around MATT’s shoulders and turns him back towards the kitchen.) Nice work!

(LEO hurries them into the kitchen before MATT can see them. On the floor, PAIGE is moaning as she wakes up. Her vision is blurry at first, then she sees PRUE and hovering over her.)

PRUE: Are you okay?

PAIGE: F-fine. (She rubs her head.) Ooh. I think that’s going to leave a bruise.

PIPER: Paige, (she drops to PAIGE’s side) I’m so sorry!

(PAIGE shakes her head.)

PAIGE: It wasn’t your fault.

PIPER: Tell that to my conscious. (She stands up and helps PAIGE to her feet.) Can I get you anything? Water? A cold cloth maybe?

PAIGE: Water.

PIPER: Coming right up. (She heads over to the kitchen and as she walks in, she stops. Her hands fly to her mouth as she gasps.)

PHOEBE: Piper? (PHOEBE, PRUE, PAIGE, and COLE walk up behind her. They all gawk as they see the spotless kitchen. LEO, GLENN, and MATT are standing proudly in the back, beaming with pride.)

PIPER: H-how? (LEO walks over to his wife and wraps his arms around her. He kisses her forehead. PIPER beams as she stares at MATT and GLENN.) The three of you did this all by yourselves?

MATT: It wasn’t a big deal.

GLENN: We just wanted to help out.

PIPER: How can I thank you guys?

(MATT and GLENN exchange looks.)

MATT: (grinning) That amazing turkey dinner I’ve been hearing about wouldn’t hurt.

LEO: (to COLE) You picked another one up from the store, right? You know, when you went out for groceries.

COLE: Oh, right! (He looks around.) It’s…in the car. (He points towards the front doors.) I’ll be right back. Phoebe?

PHOEBE: And I’ll follow. (She and COLE leave. PRUE walks over to MATT and wraps her arms around his neck, kissing him passionately.)

PRUE: Thank you.

(GLENN cocks his head to the side, grinning at PAIGE.)

GLENN: Hey, do I get one of those too?

(PIPER grins as she watches her little sister walk over to GLENN and give him a tender kiss.)

PIPE: (whispering to LEO) I don’t know how you pulled this off, but thank you.

LEO: (whispering) It was nothing.

[Time lapse. The dinner table is covered with gourmet-style food; cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, gravy, pumpkin pie, peach cobbler, and a bottle of sparkling apple cider. The tablecloth is barely visible, except for a large empty space between the two candles. Everyone is seated at the dinner table, minus PIPER, LEO, and PHOEBE. PHOEBE walks in and takes a seat next to COLE, at the end of the left side of the table. PRUE, who’s sitting across the table from PHOEBE, looks over at her.]

PRUE: (to PHOEBE) Who called?

PHOEBE: (sighing) Dad.

PRUE: Let me guess, he canceled?

PHOEBE: Something came up.

PRUE: Typical. (She rolls her eyes. MATT, who’s sitting next to PRUE, lightly tugs on her sleeve as the lights above them dim a little.)

MATT: Shh.

(The room goes silent and then LEO walks out. He makes a bow in a very waiter-like fashion, and then PIPER walks out after him. She’s balancing a perfectly bronzed turkey on a large silver platter, trimmed in cooked vegetables and plump with steamy cornbread stuffing. Her face is practically glowing with pride as she walks over the dinner table and lays the turkey between the two candles MATT set out.)

PIPER: (to GLENN) If you’ll be so kind. (She looks at the knife that’s sitting on a plate near him. GLENN picks it up and hands it to PIPER.) Thank you.

(PIPER presses the knife into the turkey and it slides through like butter. LEO walks up behind her as she begins to place her perfect slices on the plates. He takes them and passes them out until everyone has a plate of turkey. LEO then pulls out PIPER’s chair and she sits down. LEO takes a seat between PIPER and COLE.)

PAIGE: Wow, this looks amazing!

COLE: Piper, you’ve outdone yourself tonight.

PIPER: Well, if it looks so good, then what are you guys waiting for? (Everyone starts to dig in by either tasting the juicy turkey or passing the food around. PIPER glows with pride. LEO leans close to her ear.)

LEO: (whispering) Happy Thanksgiving.

[The Virtual Series]

End Credits

Co-Starring
Michael Bailey Smith --- The Source
Kent Faulcon --- Gil Corso
Patrick Bristow --- Rupert Manning

Featuring
Michael Bailey Smith --- Belthazor

Production & Design
Daniel (Forever Yours) - Co-Casting Director
Camille (Fourever Charmed) - Co-Casting Director
Britt (The Original P3) - Video Editor (Credits)
White Oleander - Set Designer