5x06: There's No Eye In Team

[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

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

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 credits. 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.

5.06 THERE'S NO EYE IN TEAM

GUEST-STARRING:
EMMANUELLE VAUGIER
SHAREEN MITCHELL
TOBIN BELL
CHANNON ROE

Script written by...CAMILLE (FOUREVER CHARMED)

Script edited by...DRAMA (ASSASSIN WITCH)

Script proofread by...CAMILLE (FOUREVER CHARMED), DRAMA (ASSASSIN WITCH), DTAYLOR (ASTRAL ECHO)

Executive Producer...DTAYLOR (ASTRAL ECHO)

Produced by...DRAMA, FOUREVER CHARMED, XENITH

Directed by...James Marshall

[The Virtual Series]

There's No Eye In Team

Teaser

[Scene: Piper and Leo’s house. Nursery. The room is bare. PIPER HALLIWELL is standing in the doorway as her younger sister, PAIGE MATTHEWS, inspects the room. PAIGE suddenly turns around with a wide grin on her face.]

PAIGE: I think I’ve got it! (PIPER raises a questioning brow and PAIGE shakes her index finger.) Nope. It’s going to be a surprise, so you don’t even get a hint. (She grins excitedly.) You have no idea how cool this is. I’ve never had an entire room with which to project my genius on!

PIPER: Just make sure you do a good job, otherwise I’m never going to let you project your genius anywhere ever again.

(PAIGE strolls over to her sister and slips her arm around PIPER’s shoulders.)

PAIGE: Lighten up, sis. (She lays her hand on PIPER’s now five month pregnant belly, which is visible even under the loose lavender maternity top PIPER is wearing.) You’ve got everything going for you right now, you should be in a wonderful mood.

PIPER: (sarcastically) Oh yeah, the constipation and bloating are cause for celebration!

PAIGE: At least the first trimester nausea is gone.

PIPER: Yes, and now I’m eating like a pig! (She touches her stomach and looks down.) I think you’ve taken after Phoebe.

PAIGE: I wouldn’t be surprised, the way she’s talking to your stomach all the time. The poor kid is bound to pick up some of those bad habits. (PIPER laughs.) Anyway, (she snaps her fingers) we’ve got to get going. I have to go gather my painting materials and round up my crew, (she points her finger at PIPER) and you have to get ready for your ultrasound. (She grins.) We’re all dying to see the picture! (PIPER rolls her eyes as she and PAIGE leave.)

[Scene: France. Paris. Eiffel Tower. COLE TURNER has his arms wrapped around PHOEBE HALLIWELL’s waist as they gaze out across the lit city. A soft breeze is blowing against them, causing PHOEBE’s hair to flutter. She leans her head into COLE’s shoulder.]

PHOEBE: This is amazing, Cole.

COLE: I’m glad you like it. (He runs his finger down her bare arm, causing goose bumps to appear.)

PHOEBE: I still don’t understand what prompted it though, I mean, the dinner and everything. (She turns around in his arms and gives him a trademark grin.) What did I do to deserve such first class treatment?

(COLE just stares at her a moment, then steps back but continues to hold her brunette gaze.)

COLE: Well, I’ve been thinking a lot lately, Phoebe. (He takes a deep breath.) About how much you mean to me. I thought I lost you and it nearly killed me, and since then, everything has been put into perspective…

PHOEBE: (confused) Cole, what are you trying to say?

(COLE removes something from his pocket and then drops down to one knee. PHOEBE gasps as he holds up his hand, revealing a small red velvet box that he flips open to reveal a gorgeous diamond ring.)

COLE: I’m saying that I love you, and I want you to be my wife. (pause) Phoebe Halliwell, will you marry me?

[Scene: San Francisco. Japanese restaurant. PRUE HALLIWELL and a 415 Magazine reporter, NATALIA JAX, are walking out of the restaurant.]

NATALIA: Well, I think that went well, considering his daughter had to interpret ninety-five percent of everything he said. (She rolls her eyes.) At least you got some good shots, right?

(PRUE pats her camera bag.)

PRUE: I think so, but I guess only time will tell. (They start to walk into the parking lot when a scream echoes from the building behind them. Both women stop and turn around. A window shatters below a neon sign reading, “Fortune Teller’s.” PRUE points.) There!

(PRUE drops her camera bag and they run over to the door, which PRUE shoves open ahead of NATALIA. The room is dark and everything is ransacked. It takes a moment for PRUE’s eyes to adjust to the lack of light. She hears a noise from the back room and hurries toward a sheet of beads hanging in an entry way. NATALIA comes up behind her and PRUE cautiously uses her hand to open up the bead curtain. NATALIA gasps.)

NATALIA: Oh my God!

(On the floor is an elderly woman dressed in traditional gypsy robes and beads. Her eyes, however, have been removed from their sockets.)

PRUE: Call nine-one-one!

Clickable Credits.

[The Virtual Series]

{SCENE: The song “Her Eyes,” written and sung by Pat Monahan, is heard as stock shots of San Francisco are shown while the Guest Credits are rolled.}

Act One

[Scene: Manor. COLE is chasing PHOEBE up the stairs.]

COLE: Phoebe, wait! We need to talk about this!

(PHOEBE stops abruptly and turns around.)

PHOEBE: Cole, please! (She shakes her head, looking frazzled.) Please, I just need time to think right now. (COLE looks hurt, but he finally nods his head anyway.)

COLE: How much time?

PHOEBE: I don’t know. (She looks down.) Look, I’ll call you after I’ve had time to think this through, alright?

COLE: (quietly) Alright. (He leans to kiss her, but she turns away. He shimmers out. PHOEBE places her hand to her mouth and exhales, then she turns on her heel and disappears up the stairs.)

[Scene: Fortune Teller’s. A yellow line of police tape has been placed around the perimeter and flashing police cars and uniformed officers fill the area. DARRYL MORRIS, PRUE and NATALIA walk out of the building.]

NATALIA: We’d just finished an interview with the new owner of the Japanese restaurant next door when we heard the scream and saw the window explode. That’s when we came in and found…the body.

(DARRYL looks to PRUE, who nods in confirmation. He makes a note on the pad.)

DARRYL: Did you see anyone leaving the premises?

PRUE: I thought I heard something in the back, but by the time I got there, nobody was there except the victim.

DARRYL: And you didn’t touch anything?

NATALIA: No, we called the police immediately.

(DARRYL makes another note and then nods his head.)

DARRYL: Thank you for your time, ladies. If we need further assistance, I’ll call you.

NATALIA: I’m sorry we can’t be of more help.

(DARRYL glances to PRUE again and then smiles at NATALIA.)

DARRYL: No, you’ve been very helpful already.

NATALIA: So…are we able to leave now? (DARRYL nods. NATALIA starts to walk away, but DARRYL grabs PRUE’s arm. PRUE turns around.)

DARRYL: (whispering) Does this have something to do with-

(NATALIA looks over her shoulder.)

NATALIA: Prue?

(PRUE waves.)

PRUE: I’ll be over there in a minute! (NATALIA nods and continues to head across the parking lot. PRUE turns her attention back to DARRYL.) I honestly don’t know, Darryl.

DARRYL: The victim was a fortune teller.

PRUE: That doesn’t mean she was authentic.

DARRYL: But her eyes were ripped out of her skull, yet there’s barely any blood. And you said you heard someone-

PRUE: I thought I did.

DARRYL: Right, but the only entrance and exit in that room was through the bead curtain. You said you didn’t see anyone leave.

(PRUE sighs.)

PRUE: Okay, I’ll check The Book of Shadows once I get home, and I’ll let you know if I find anything, okay?

DARRYL: Thank you. (PRUE nods and then she ducks under the yellow tape. She leaves.)

[Scene: Manor. Hallway. PAIGE walks up to PHOEBE’s bedroom and begins to knock on the door.]

PHOEBE’s VOICE: (muffled) Come in.

(PAIGE opens the door to find PHOEBE curled up on the bed, hugging a pillow to her chest.)

PAIGE: Pheebs? (She frowns as she walks over to her sister and sits down beside her.) What’s wrong?

PHOEBE: (mumbling) Nothing…

(PAIGE swipes a strand of hair out of PHOEBE’s face.)

PAIGE: I know I’m not as good as Prue or Piper at the sister thing, and by no means am I good at the older sister thing, but I know that something’s going on and if I have to take a wild guess…I’m going to have to take Cole for three-hundred.

(PHOEBE rolls over.)

PHOEBE: You’re not as bad at the sister thing as you think you are.

(PAIGE smiles.)

PAIGE: So, care to elaborate on what’s got you so down?

(PHOEBE squeezes the edges of the pillow she’s holding.)

PHOEBE: A certain boyfriend popped a certain question to a certain Charmed One.

PAIGE: (shocked) Cole proposed?

PHOEBE: Don’t you mean, “What is, Cole’s proposal?” (She sits up and pulls her legs to her chest. PAIGE is wide eyed.)

PAIGE: (shocked) When did this happen?

PHOEBE: In Paris.

(PAIGE gawks.)

PAIGE: He took you to Paris?

PHOEBE: Yeah, and it was amazing. The view from the Eiffel Tower alone was breathtaking.

PAIGE: The Eiffel Tower, Paris… (She mouths something to herself as she appears to count on her fingers.) And I suppose there was dinner, too? (PHOEBE nods.) Well, the “romantic dinner” before lunch makes a heck of a lot more sense now. (She bites her lip.) What did you say?

(PHOEBE looks down at her pillow.)

PHOEBE: I told him that I had to think about it.

PAIGE: And?

PHOEBE: And… (She throws her hands into the air and gets off the bed.) And I have no idea what to do, Paige! I mean…marriage! He’s talking marriage, as in those life long bonds and-and-

PAIGE: And you don’t want to be tied down?

(PHOEBE smiles weakly.)

PHOEBE: Hey, you may technically be the baby, but I’ve been the baby my whole life! (She sighs heavily.) I always figured Piper would get married first, and then Prue, but me? (She starts to pace.) I was always the wild child; the Halliwell who changed men as much as she changes shoes! Piper used to joke that that was the one thing Grams and I had in common. (She rolls her eyes. PAIGE gets up and hugs PHOEBE. PHOEBE leans her head on PAIGE’s shoulder.) Thanks.

PAIGE: (amusedly) For what? I didn’t really do anything…

(PHOEBE smiles.)

PHOEBE: You let me rant and get everything off my chest, and that’s part of the sister thing.

(PAIGE grins.)

PAIGE: So, you’re feeling better?

PAIGE: Marginally. (She frowns.) So, what did you come here to ask me? (PAIGE makes a face and folds her arms.) Oh, come on, I appreciate the sister thing, but I highly doubt that’s what you originally knocked for.

PAIGE: Well, if you need time to-

PHOEBE: I’m fine. (PAIGE frowns.) Honest! In fact, I’d like to get my mind off Cole, so…

PAIGE: Well…I finally got Piper to agree to let me paint the nursery and I was wondering if you might be interested in helping. (She suddenly waves her hands excitedly.) I’ve got this whole idea planned out and if you’re up for some painting, it’s just the basic stuff. I can take care of all the detail work.

PHOEBE: Detail work?

PAIGE: Yeah! It’s going to be amazing!

PHOEBE: Care to fill me in?

PAIGE: So, you’re in?

(PHOEBE shrugs.)

PHOEBE: It’s better than moping around my room.

(PAIGE pulls open the door.)

PAIGE: Great! So, I was thinking…

[Scene: 415 Magazine. Prue’s office. PRUE walks in to find LEO WYATT pacing across the room. She looks around and shuts the door.]

PRUE: (surprised) Leo, what’s up? (She glances down at her watch.) Shouldn’t you be with Piper?

LEO: I was, but The Elders called me. (PRUE tilts her head, listening.) Apparently a demon has been going after gypsies-

(PRUE freezes.)

PRUE: Gypsies?

LE0: Yes, particularly the Shuvani clan-

PRUE: (muttering) Darryl was right.

LEO: (confused) Darryl? Right about what?

PRUE: A murder that happened by my shoot today. (She shakes her head.) A fortune teller, and I didn’t think it was magically related. (She holds out her hand.) Orb me to the Manor, I need to check The Book. (She sighs.) And let Phoebe and Paige know what’s going on. (They orb out.)

[Scene: A dark room. The sound of footsteps is heard and suddenly a fairly bare room floods with light, revealing an old man, ORIN, with black glasses on, sitting in a faded chair. A younger man, CREE, is standing in the doorway with a small box clutched between his fingers. ORIN stands up and CREE walks over to him.]

CREE: I feel good about these ones, Father.

ORIN: The Shuvani didn’t put up much of a fight.

CREE: (surprised) You saw that? (He grins.) Your mind’s eye is growing! (He starts to open the box.) She was old, but I figure, the older the more powerful, right? (He pulls back the lid and holds the box out to ORIN. Inside the box is a pair of eyeballs. ORIN looks down at the eyeballs and sneers.)

ORIN: They’re no replacement for what they stole!

CREE: Of course not… (ORIN takes off his glasses, revealing empty eye sockets. He reaches into the box, grabs the eyeballs, and stuffs them into his eyes. He yelps in agony.) Father! (ORIN holds up his hand and breathes in deeply.) Are they the right ones?

ORIN: No…but I feel the ones we need are that much closer. (He blinks his newfound eyes.) I can see her…

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Act Two

[Scene: Paint the Rainbow. Paint isle. PAIGE is further down the isle, looking at different cans of paint. PHOEBE pulls down a can with a loud grunt and squints at the label.][/b]

PHOEBE: “Banana Cream Yellow”? (She walks over to PAIGE.) Are you sure you talked to Piper about this?

PAIGE: She gave me painting carte blanche.

(PHOEBE frowns.)

PHOEBE: That’s not talking to her about it.

(PAIGE waves her hand dismissively.)

PAIGE: It’ll be fine. (She runs her index finger over a couple cans, then grabs one and yanks it off the shelf.) Okay, now we only need the detailing paints and the brushes. (She starts walking and PHOEBE follows her.)

PHOEBE: Shouldn’t we get a basket?

PAIGE: Oh, good idea! (She hands her can to PHOEBE.) Can you go get one and meet me in the brush isle?

(PHOEBE snorts.)

PHOEBE: Why do I have to go get it?

PAIGE: Because it was your brilliant idea.

(PHOEBE glares.)

PHOEBE: Fine… (As they turn to go their separate ways, the chorus of Pink’s “Get the Party Started” suddenly fills the air. PAIGE whips around as PHOEBE sets down the cans of paint and fumbles in her pocket.)

PAIGE: (chuckling) New ringtone?

PHOEBE: (defensively) What? It’s a good song! (She pulls out her cell phone and glances down at the Caller ID.) It’s Prue. (She flips it open and lifts it to her ear.) Hello? (Her expression turns sour.) Yeah, we’ll be right there. (pause) You too. (She hangs up and looks at PAIGE, who’s shaking her head.)

PAIGE: You’re kidding me.

PHOEBE: Nope. (She looks down at the paint cans.) I guess this will have to get put on the back burner for now.

(PAIGE snorts and brushes by PHOEBE, grabbing both cans.)

PAIGE: Well, we can at least pay for these while we’re here. (She glides off down the isle and PHOEBE hurries to catch up with her.)

[Scene: Bay General. PIPER and LEO walk through the sliding doors, behind a male nurse pushing an elderly woman in a wheelchair. PIPER looks a little frantic.]

PIPER: I hope they haven’t already canceled the ultrasound-

LEO: We’re only a few minutes late, Piper-

PIPER: Exactly! (She hurries up to the front desk, with LEO not far behind.) Excuse me?

RECEPTIONIST: How can I help you?

PIPER: I’m here for an ultrasound with Dr. Ava Nicolae… (As the RECEPTIONIST starts typing, PIPER leans forward to peer at the screen. The RECEPTIONIST looks up, giving PIPER a dirty look.)

RECEPTIONIST: I’m sorry-

(PIPER twirls around to LEO.)

PIPER: I knew it!

LEO: (to the RECEPTIONIST) Is there any way we can reschedule.

(The RECEPTIONIST frowns and clears her throat.)

RECEPTIONIST: I’m sorry, but all of Dr. Nicolae’s appointments have been canceled for today. (She lifts an eyebrow.) Didn’t you receive a call?

(PIPER and LEO share a look.)

PIPER: (to LEO) That must’ve been why the phone was leaving when we left.

LEO: (to the RECEPTIONIST) Why was the appointment canceled?

(The RECEPTIONIST shrugs.)

RECEPTIONIST: I’m sorry, but all I can do for you is reschedule your appointment.

(PIPER sighs.)

PIPER: What’s the earliest you have?

(The RECEPTIONIST types something else and then looks up.)

RECEPTIONIST: November twenty-second.

PIPER: That’s over a month from now! (She lays her hand on her stomach.) That’s too long, I shouldn’t even have delayed this appointment so long!

(The RECEPTIONIST stares at PIPER blankly. LEO lays a comforting hand on PIPER’s shoulder.)

LEO: Calm down, we’ll work something out. (He nods to the RECEPTIONIST.) We'll take that appointment.

(PIPER places her hand to her forehead.)

PIPER: Why do things like this always happen to me?

(The RECEPTIONIST hands a printout to PIPER.)

RECEPTIONIST: Okay, I’ve rescheduled you.

(PIPER snatches the paper and starts to walk off.)

LEO: (to the RECEPTIONIST) Thank you for your help. (He turns and hurries to catch up with PIPER, who’s speeding towards the electric doors.)

PIPER: This is just great, I haven’t even given birth yet, and I’m already doing the wrong things!

LEO: Piper, this isn’t your fault-

PIPER: No, but not getting an appointment months ago is! (They walk outside.) I’m already five months along and I haven’t been to see the doctor since just after I found out…What if something else goes wrong because I didn’t go in sooner? What if-

LEO: Piper. (He lays a hand on her shoulder and they stop walking.) Look, you’re doing fine-

PIPER: I’ve been so busy-

LEO: You’ve been preparing for the baby, and there’s been a lot going on in all our lives lately, nobody blames you.

(PIPER heaves a sigh and lightly touches her stomach.)

PIPER: I just want everything to be okay…this time.

(LEO smiles and wraps his arms around her.)

LEO: I love you.

(PIPER leans her head into the crook of his neck.)

PIPER: I- (The sound of a loud explosion is heard. PIPER jumps.) What was that? (They look around, as well as a handful of other people in the vicinity. From the corner of his eye, LEO sees a flash of green light around the building. LEO points.)

LEO: Over there! (They start running in the direction of the light.)

[Cut to dumpsters behind the hospital. A red beam flies past a blonde woman, LYDIA. LYDIA suddenly narrows her eyes.]

LYDIA: "Waffedioyk!"

(LYDIA’s eyes glow green and twin lime green beams fly from them and blast CREE in the chest, blasting him onto his back. He roars in agony as a burn mark appears on his chest. CREE scrambles to his feet, just as PIPER and LEO run up. CREE raises his hand and his hand begins to glow red.)

LEO: Hey!

(CREE spins around.)

LYDIA: No!

(CREE shoots a red beam at LEO, who explodes in a burst of orbs. He then eyes PIPER and throws another red beam at her. LEO reappears, doubled over, just in time to see PIPER gasp and instinctively throw up her hands. However, to everyone’s amazement, a glowing blue disc suddenly bursts forth from PIPER's stomach and cancels out the red beam.)

CREE: A witch! (He looks back at Lydia.) I’ll be back! (He shimmers out. After a beat, LYDIA runs over to the side of the dumpsters and kneels down.)

LYDIA: Ava!

(As the blue shield fade, LEO moves to PIPER.)

LEO: (whispering) Are you alright?

(PIPER looks down at her stomach.)

PIPER: Yeah… (She looks in LYDIA’s direction.) I think that’s what we should be asking her. (They walk over to LYDIA and notice a second form that she’s kneeling in front of.)

LEO: (to LYDIA) Are you-

(LYDIA moves out of the way. PIPER gasps.)

PIPER: Dr. Nicolae?!

(AVA NICOLAE, with a small bloody cut on her forehead, stares up at PIPER and LEO.)

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Act Three

[Scene: Manor. Living room. PIPER walks in with a bottle of peroxide in hand. LYDIA is sitting on the couch next to AVA, lightly dabbing the cut on AVA’s forehead.][/b]

PIPER: Are you sure you don’t want Leo to heal that for you?

(AVA shakes her head stubbornly. PIPER hands the peroxide to LYDIA, who uncaps the bottle and dabs some onto the cloth.)

LYDIA: It’s a good thing that you and your husband came when you did.

(PIPER presses her fingers to her stomach.)

PIPER: I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. (She takes a seat.) Everything happens for a reason, so I’ve been told.

(AVA shakes her head, pushing LYDIA’s hand away.)

AVA: (to LYDIA) It’s fine, you don’t need to continue to fuss over it, it’s just a scratch.

LYDIA: Just a scratch-

AVA: (to PIPER) So, you’re a witch. (She shakes her head.) And here I was, thinking I’d gotten away from the voodoo of my former life.

LYDIA: (offended) It’s not voodoo and you know it, Ava!

AVA: (frustrated) You know what I meant-

(A burst of orbs catches their attention and LEO appears with PRUE, who is holding a yellow envelope, while another clump of orbs forms with PAIGE and PHOEBE.)

PIPER: (to LEO) It took you long enough. (She folds her arms.) Where have you all been?

(PHOEBE snorts.)

PHOEBE: We were on our way to the Manor when Leo and Prue dropped into the backseat. (She notices AVA and blinks in surprise.) Wait, you brought your doctor home?

(PAIGE smacks PHOEBE on the arm.)

PAIGE: I think that’s the big shocker Leo was talking about.

(PHOEBE stares.)

PHOEBE: So our innocent is your doctor?

PAIGE: (dryly) I think we’ve established that, right Leo?

PHOEBE: On the bright side, I guess we don’t have to worry about exposure with a magical pregnancy anymore.

PRUE: (annoyed) Now is not the time. (She opens the envelope in her hands and produces a picture as she strides over to AVA and LYDIA.) Do you know this woman?

(LYDIA takes the photograph and her eyes become glassy. She pushes it back at PRUE.)

LYDIA: Theresea Gershwin. (She looks down at her lap.)

PRUE: How did you know her?

LYDIA: She was a Shuvani.

PHOEBE: A what?

LEO: (to PHOEBE) A gypsy high priestess.

PRUE: And who was after her?

LYDIA: At first I thought it was Orin, a gypsy hunter who myself, Theresea, and Marina-

(AVA suddenly stands up.)

AVA: (to PIPER) Can I borrow your restroom?

(PIPER gestures her arm.)

PIPER: The downstairs bathroom is-

PHOEBE: Out of order right now! (She waves her hand.) But if you just follow the stairs you’ll hit the bathroom on the second floor.

AVA: Thank you. (She leaves.)

(LYDIA sighs.)

LYDIA: I’m sorry…Marina was Ava’s mother and she died when Ava was very young, so whenever Marina is mentioned…

(PRUE, PIPER, and PHOEBE nod sympathetically.)

LEO: I don’t want to sound unsympathetic, but in order to help you, we need to know everything you do about Orin.

LYDIA: Right. (She nods.) We magically blinded Orin about ten years ago. He had the ability to track Shuvanis by seeing the unique magic that our auras give off, and so to sever his ability…we severed his eyes.

PIPER: But the guy who was attacking you definitely had eyes.

(LYDIA nods.)

LYDIA: I didn’t know it wasn’t Orin until today, when he attacked Ava and I at the hospital. In fact, it’s his son, Cree. I think he’s after us to avenge his father.

PRUE: Do you know how to vanquish him?

LYDIA: No. We never vanquished Orin because we couldn’t figure out how, which is why we resorted to blinding him.

(PRUE motions to PAIGE.)

PRUE: Go get The Book of Shadows and see if you can find this Cree guy.

(PAIGE leaves.)

PHOEBE: (to PRUE) Well, if there isn’t anything in The Book, then I’m sure it won’t be too hard to come up with something ourselves. (She shrugs.) He’s no Source, after all.

(PAIGE rushes back into the room.)

PRUE: Where’s the Book of Shadows?

PAIGE: We’ve got a problem. (Everyone gives PAIGE their attention.) Ava’s gone.

[Scene: Orin’s room. CREE pads up behind his father, who has his eyes closed. ORIN suddenly opens his eyes.]

ORIN: She’s not just being protected by any witches, it’s the Charmed Ones.

CREE: We won’t stand a chance against them!

ORIN: We won’t go after her then.

CREE: But she’s the only one-

ORIN: Directly, anyway. (He folds his arms.) Go after her niece.

CREE: But she’s with them too!

ORIN: Not anymore. She’s alone and vulnerable right now. Get to her and her aunt will follow.

CREE: Where is she?

(ORIN smiles wickedly as he closes his eyes.)

[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. LYDIA is pacing.]

LYDIA: I should’ve known…

PHOEBE: You couldn’t have-

LYDIA: I’ve known Ava her entire life, I was the one who raised her after her mother died. Yes, I should have!

(PAIGE shifts uncomfortably.)

PAIGE: I’ll go see how Piper’s doing with the scrying.

(PHOEBE nods and PAIGE leaves. PHOEBE looks down at The Book of Shadows, which is now lying open on the counter next to a silver pot and surrounded by potion ingredients. The Book is opened to a hand drawn picture of CREE. LYDIA watches as PHOEBE tosses a handful of crushed green herbs into the pot.)

LYDIA: Do you…have any chamomile tea?

(PHOEBE chuckles.)

PHOEBE: Do we! With all the stress in this house, it’s like a staple drink around here. (She motions to one of the cupboards.) It’s in there. (LYDIA moves to the cupboard and pulls out a tea pouch.) And there are cups in that cupboard.

LYDIA: Thank you. (She obtains a cup and, as PHOEBE returns to working on ORIN’s vanquishing potion, she rips open the tea packet and pours the crushed leaves into the cup, which she then begins to pour water into.)

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Act Four

[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. PHOEBE corks a vial and sets it in a row with five other vials, each filled with yellow liquid. She brushes her hands together in success.][/b]

PHOEBE: Okay, these will be ready once their color changes to green. (She glances at her watch.) That shouldn’t be longer than five minutes, ten at the most.

LYDIA: Ava!

(PHOEBE looks up, surprised. She sees LYDIA staring into the cup she used to create the chamomile tea.)

PHOEBE: Lydia?

(LYDIA sets the cup down and shakes her head mournfully at PHOEBE.)

LYDIA: I thank you and your sisters for your help so far-

PHOEBE: You don’t need to-

(LYDIA moves to the counter.)

LYDIA: But I can’t put you in danger any longer.

(LYDIA suddenly snaps her arm out, snatching up one of the yellow filled vials, and then uses her other hand to pull a small pouch from her skirt pocket which she throws at PHOEBE. A cloud of thick gray smoke fills the room. A moment later, the sound of footsteps is heard and the air begins to clear, revealing PIPER and PAIGE in the entrance. PAIGE waves her hands wildly to clear some of the gray wisps away.)

PAIGE: (mockingly) Blow something up, Pheebs?

(PIPER looks around suspiciously.)

PIPER: Where’s Lydia?

(PHOEBE stabs her finger towards the door.)

PHOEBE: Wanna guess?

PIPER: (shocked) You let her leave?

PHOEBE: I didn’t let her! She was the one who threw the smoke bomb! It was really strange, it was like she was entranced with her tea cup and then suddenly she said she couldn’t keep us in danger and took off.

PAIGE: (suspiciously) What tea cup?

(PHOEBE waves her hand at the cup on the counter.)

PHOEBE: That one.

(PAIGE snatches up the cup and looks into it. Then she looks up, frowning.)

PAIGE: Tea leaves.

PHOEBE: What?

(PAIGE tilts the cup for PHOEBE and PIPER to see.)

PAIGE: Myths peg gypsies with skilled seer-like abilities. You know, the whole “crystal ball” thing, but they’re also known for their ability to read palms and-

PIPER: Read tea leaves!

(PHOEBE smacks her forehead.)

PHOEBE: I’m an idiot! I can’t believe I didn’t even think about that when she asked for the tea!

(PIPER shakes her head.)

PIPER: I’m going to go inform Prue and Leo. Hopefully Prue’s almost done with our Orin Vanquishing Spell, because this mess just got twice as bad.

PHOEBE: (to PIPER) You didn’t have any luck with the scrying, did you?

(PIPER shakes her head.)

PIPER: Leo thinks that it’s probably because Shuvani magic is different, more powerful, than the magic we’re used to scrying for. And then coupled with the fact that she doesn’t want to be found…

(PHOEBE sighs.)

PHOEBE: I guess that means it’d be useless to try and scry for Lydia, then.

(After a beat of silence, PIPER walks away. PAIGE stares at the wet leaves.)

PAIGE: I wish I knew what these meant.

(PHOEBE’s eyes brighten.)

PHOEBE: We don’t need to know. (She holds out her hand.) We just need to be able to see what she saw. (She grabs the cup and then stiffens as she’s jolted into a premonition.)

[Premonition: AVA is kneeled on a grassy lawn in the cemetery. Nearby, the branches of a willowy tree waver in the breeze. Suddenly, a red beam flies across the view and hits the corner of the headstone in front of AVA, causing a chunk of the marble to explode. AVA jumps up, her eyes wide, and CREE advances into view with his hand glowing red.]

[Cut back to the present. PHOEBE’s eyes burst open as she’s pulled from her premonition.]

PHOEBE: Cree’s going to kill Ava.

PAIGE: Where is she?

PHOEBE: The cemetery! (She sets the cup down and grabs for one of her potion vials, all of which are now filled with green liquid.)

PAIGE: I’ll go get Prue-

PHOEBE: No, (she grabs PAIGE’s hand) orb us, now! (PAIGE hesitates, then they orb out.)

[Scene: Cemetery. Marina Nicolae’s headstone. AVA is staring at the white marble stone. Her eyes are glassy. She suddenly moves closer and kneels down into the grass.]

[Cut to the cemetery gates. PAIGE and PHOEBE orb in.]

PAIGE: The cemetery is a big place, Phoebe! Do you have any idea where she is?

(PHOEBE places her fingers to her temples.)

PHOEBE: In my premonition there was a…a tree!

PAIGE: A tree?

PHOEBE: And…she was on the lawn!

(PAIGE shoots her hand to the right.)

PAIGE: The cemetery’s divided up into two halves and the lawn site is this way! (They start running.)

[Cut back to AVA. Suddenly, a red beam flies across the view and hits the corner of the headstone in front of her, causing a chunk of the marble to explode. AVA jumps up, her eyes wide, and CREE advances into view with his hand glowing red.]

LYDIA’s VOICE: “Waffedioyk!”

(A green beam hits CREE in the back and he yowls in pain. He turns to see LYDIA running towards him and AVA.)

CREE: Predictable gypsies!

(CREE thrusts out his glowing hand and shoots a red beam at LYDIA. PHOEBE and PAIGE run around the corner as AVA screams. The red beam hits LYDIA in the eyes and she falls to the ground. CREE turns and aims twin beams at the sisters at the same time PHOEBE hurls her potion towards him. PHOEBE’s potion vial collides with one beam, explodes, and cancels out the beam. The second, however, hits PAIGE as she starts to orb out. She immediately reforms and falls into the grass, unconscious. Taking the momentary distraction, CREE shimmers out. As AVA runs towards LYDIA, PHOEBE drops to her knees at PAIGE’s side, lightly touches the bloody wound on PAIGE’s chest, and then looks to the sky.)

PHOEBE: Leo!

[Time lapse. PRUE walks into the Manor’s living room as she closes her cell phone.]

PRUE: Darryl’s taking care of everything at the cemetery. He’s reporting Lydia’s body as being found by an anonymous telephone tip. (She takes a seat next to PAIGE. Across from them, AVA is slowly sipping on a cup of tea. Her hands are quivering and her eyes are red.)

AVA: I can’t believe sh-she’s actually gone… (She shakes her head, near tears again.) I should’ve listened to her… (LEO orbs in. AVA jumps a bit. The sisters look at him.)

LEO: I’ve just talked to The Elders, and They believe that Orin is after the Evil Eye.

PIPER: And that is?

(AVA’s eyes widen.)

AVA: Oh my god!

PHOEBE: Ava?

AVA: If he’s after the Evil Eye, then you have to get to the morgue!

(PAIGE blinks.)

PAIGE: Are you telling us that Lydia is the Evil Eye?

(AVA shakes her head.)

AVA: No, but Lydia’s eyes are! She was the keeper of its power.

[Scene: Morgue. CREE and ORIN are standing on either side of a metal pull out slab, containing LYDIA’s body. ORIN is holding LYDIA’s eyes between his fingers. A vicious smile spreads across his lips.]

ORIN: Finally, after so long… (He shoves the eyes into his sockets and violently shakes for several moments, then he walks over to a mirror and examines his new eyes.) We’ll both have our revenge today, son.

(A morgue ATTENDANT walks in and freezes as he sees CREE and ORIN.)

ATTENDANT: You’re not authorized personnel! What are you doing here?

(ORIN turns around, studying the ATTENDANT.)

ORIN: Retrieving something that was stolen from me. (He glances at CREE and then back at the ATTENDANT. His eyes glow green and then a beam shoots from him and blasts the ATTENDANT. A hole burns into the ATTENDANT’s chest and he falls to the ground - dead. He turns to CREE, grinning.) We have what we need.

(ORIN and CREE shimmer out. A moment later, PAIGE appears with AVA and PHOEBE. PHOEBE immediately notices the murdered ATTENDANT, while AVA sees LYDIA’s body. She runs over to it and gasps, covering her mouth. PAIGE moves to AVA’s side and looks away at the side of the gouged out eyes.)

AVA: He’s already got them. (She hugs herself.) He’ll be unstoppable.

PAIGE: No, he’s not. You have us to help you.

AVA: You don’t understand, the Evil Eye is the most powerful of gypsy magic, Paige. Not only will he be after me to settle his grudge on my family, but he’ll then go after all gypsies and they won’t stand a chance!

(PHOEBE walks over to them.)

PHOEBE: We need to get back to the Manor before anyone catches us here. (She reaches out to AVA.) Don’t worry, Prue’s written a spell that should vanquish Orin. He’s not going to get near you. (As her fingers brush AVA’s arm, her body goes taunt.)

[Premonition: The Charmed Ones and AVA are in the attic with ORIN. The Charmed Ones are reading a spell, but nothing happens. ORIN laughs and then his eyes glow and a green beam flies into AVA, a hole burns into her chest, and she falls to the ground, dead.]

[Cut back to the present. PHOEBE’s face pales.]

PAIGE: Phoebe, what’s the matter?

PHOEBE: It’s not going to work.

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[The Virtual Series]

Act Five

[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. The sisters, AVA, and LEO are there.][/b]

PRUE: How can Orin be immune to a Power of Three spell?

(PHOEBE shakes her head, frustrated.)

PHOEBE: Do I look like I have the answer? All I know is what I saw, and what I saw is the power spell having absolutely no effect on Orin, and then him killing Ava.

PIPER: Is it possible that he isn’t affected by witch’s magic because he’s a gypsy hunter?

PAIGE: But Cree isn’t immune to witch’s magic.

PRUE: I think that Cree isn’t nearly as powerful as his father.

LEO: Maybe that’s it?

PHOEBE: What is?

LEO: Maybe you need more power.

PRUE: More power than the Power of Three?

LEO: Well, gypsy magic wounded Orin once, right? Maybe that’s also what you have to use to kill him.

AVA: It took three Shuvanis last time! I’m the only one left, and I haven’t used my power in years.

LEO: What if you used the entire Shuvani line?

AVA: But that’s impossible.

(The sisters exchange excited looks.)

PHOEBE: I’ll go get the spell. (She starts to leave and PRUE follows her.)

PRUE: I’ll go with you, I don’t want you up there alone.

(AVA watches them leave, confused.)

AVA: What’s going on?

PIPER: To vanquish our biggest enemy, we had to draw on the power of the entire Warren line. What Leo’s suggesting is that we rewrite The Source Vanquishing Spell to adapt it to Nicolae gypsies.

LEO: Combining the power of the Warren witches and Nicolae gypsies; I don’t think that Orin will stand a chance against that.

[Time lapse. The Charmed Ones and AVA are standing outside the attic. AVA is staring down at a piece of paper in her hands.]

PRUE: Are you ready?

AVA: All I do is read this?

PHOEBE: Yes.

PAIGE: And we’ll read it with you.

AVA: Are you sure it’ll work?

(The Charmed Ones exchange looks.)

PRUE: It’s the most powerful spell we’ve got.

AVA: In other words, we’re walking into this with our fingers crossed. (Silence.) Okay, let’s go. Lydia died fighting, the least I can do is attempt to avenge her death. (She walks inside. PHOEBE looks back at her sisters and then follows AVA into the attic.)

PRUE: (whispering) Stay near Ava and be ready to orb her out if this doesn’t work. (PAIGE nods and they walk inside.)

AVA: So, what now? Do we just wait?

PHOEBE: I guess. The only thing in my vision that should change is how we go about trying to defeat him, so I guess we just-

(ORIN and CREE shimmer in.)

PAIGE: Looks like we’ve got company!

(CREE raises his glowing hands, but PHOEBE quickly hurls a green vial from her pocket at him. As it breaks, his body glows a fierce red and then explodes.)

ORIN: I don’t need him anymore anyway. (He laughs and then his eyes glow.)

PRUE: Ava, now!

AVA: “Nicolae gypsies stand strong beside me…”

(The green beam flies at AVA, but PRUE holds out her hand and telekinetically deflects it back at ORIN, which merely singes him.)

PHOEBE: Keep saying the spell!

AVA: “Marina, Theresea, Lydia…”

(PHOEBE and Paige each place one of their hands on AVA’s shoulders, while PRUE takes PHOEBE’s free hand.)

AVA, PAIGE, PHOEBE, & PRUE: “Nicolae gypsies stand strong beside us, vanquish this evil from time and space!” (ORIN begins to shake. He aims a beam at AVA, but it bounces off an invisible shield of magic.) “Nicolae gypsies stand strong beside us, vanquish this evil from time and space!” (ORIN’s eyes begin to glow a fierce green.) “Nicolae gypsies stand strong beside us, vanquish this evil from time and space!” (The green spreads all along ORIN’s body and he lifts into the air, still quaking. AVA and the Charmed Ones’ hair blows wildy around their heads.) “Nicolae gypsies stand strong beside us, vanquish this evil from time and space!” (Green beams shoot from ORIN’s body, flying everywhere, and then he explodes into a shower of green sparks. AVA drops to her knees and PAIGE knees down, placing a comforting hand to her back.)

PAIGE: You do it!

(AVA wipes tears from her eyes.)

AVA: M-my mother was here, I felt her during the spell.

PAIGE: Are you okay?

(AVA looks up, smiling through tears.)

AVA: Thank you.

PAIGE: You don’t need to thank us-

AVA: Yes. (She wipes her eyes with the back of her hand.) I do. (PAIGE helps her to her feet again.) You’ve helped me see the error I’ve committed by abandoning my heritage. (She sniffs.) And you’ve let me come to peace with my mom. And then, of course, you also saved my life. (The sisters just smile.) How can I ever repay you?

(PIPER and LEO walk in. PRUE, PHOEBE, and PAIGE exchange knowing looks.)

PHOEBE: It’s not so much repayment as it would be a favor to us…

AVA: Anything…

(PAIGE grins.)

PAIGE: Well, if you could get Piper’s ultrasound done today-

PHOEBE: And be willing to stick around for the rest of her magical pregnancy-

PRUE: We’d be really grateful.

(AVA gives them a genuine smile.)

AVA: Done.

[Time lapse. Piper and Leo's house. A plastic sheet has been taped down over the carpet in the nursery, and the plate for the light switch has been removed. An empty white plastic paint tray is sitting in the middle of the floor, along with a couple of brand new paint brushes. While PIPER is dressed in a pink baby doll top and black jeans, PRUE is wearing contrasting old blue jeans and a semi-baggy white t-shirt, with her hair pulled into a tight ponytail. PAIGE and PHOEBE tromp in, both similarly dressed to the point where even PAIGE’s old clothing have various paint splotches from days gone by on them. Each of the youngest sisters are carrying buckets of paint in their hands and PAIGE even has a few detailing brushes.]

PAIGE: (brightly) All set! (She sets down the paint and brushes in front of her pregnant sister and PIPER bends down to inspect them as PHOEBE does the same. PIPER wrinkles her nose.)

PIPER: “Newborn Pink” and “Banana Crème Yellow”?

(PAIGE excitedly points to the smaller cans.)

PAIGE: I’ve also got “Princess Pink” and “African Jungle Green,” for detailing! (She claps her hands excitedly.) Oh my goodness, Piper, you have no idea how fantastic this room is going to look when I’m all done! (She practically bounces in excitement.) I’ve got this entire vision (she spreads out her arms) and it’s going to look amazing!

(LEO pops his head into the room.)

LEO: (to PIPER) Are you ready to go?

(PHOEBE lightly pushes PIPER towards the door.)

PHOEBE: (to LEO) Yes she is. (to PIPER) We’ve got it all covered here.

(PIPER rolls her eyes as she joins LEO at the door. PAIGE begins to wave her hands impatiently.)

PAIGE: Okay, okay! Get going now, will you? We’ve got a lot of work to do and we need to get started!

(LEO drapes his arm around PIPER’s shoulders.)

LEO: (to PAIGE, PHOEBE, and PRUE) Thanks again for offering to do this, it’s a big relief for us. (Once again, PAIGE waves her hand and gives them a mock glare. LEO laughs.) We’ll be back in a few hours.

PHOEBE: And don’t forget to get multiple pictures, one for each of your adoring sisters! (PIPER and LEO leave. She turns to PAIGE.) So, what do you want us to start with, Boss?

(PAIGE flicks her hand towards the windows in the corner of the room.)

PAIGE: First, go open those up to let the fresh air in. We don’t need to get high on paint fumes. (She bends down and starts to open one of the cans of paint.) And I think we’ll start with the top of the walls first. We’re leaving the ceiling white, (she starts to stir the yellow paint) but we’ll be painting the walls yellow a fourth of the way down from the ceiling. (She pours the paint into the tray and then grabs a long handled brush and begins to roll it in the tray.)

PRUE: (to PHOEBE) I measured and put a few little tape lines up to show where we stop with the yellow.

(PHOEBE props open the windows.)

PHOEBE: Great! (She clasps her hands together in excitement.) Now lets get this show on the road!

(PRUE grabs another long handled brush as PAIGE moves to the wall and begins painting. PHOEBE also moves to grab an extendible brush and gets her roller soaked with paint. PRUE and PHOEBE move to different walls and begin rolling Banana Crème Yellow, in synch with PAIGE, onto the walls of their unborn niece’s room.)

[Scene: Bay General. Hospital room. LEO is standing beside the bed, holding PIPER’s hand. PIPER is lying on the bed with clear jelly on her bare stomach. The door opens and DR. AVA NICOLAE walks in. LEO squeezes PIPER’s hand. AVA smiles and walks over to the ultrasound machine, turning it on.]

AVA: (to PIPER) How has your pregnancy been going?

(PIPER nods her head a little.)

PIPER: Good…very good. (She shrugs.) Except for bloating and pigging out, but I’m told that’s normal.

AVA: And the migraines?

PIPER: I haven’t had one since the prescription you last gave to me.

AVA: Great! (She picks up the stimulator and moves it towards PIPER’s stomach.) Now, I need you to relax. (PIPER nods.) Is this your first ultrasound? (Again, PIPER nods.) Okay, this might feel a little strange and cold at first, but I assure you that it’s normal.

(AVA presses the stimulator to PIPER’s abdomen and PIPER jumps a little before adjusting to the feeling. She moves the stimulator as an image pops up on the screen. Everyone glances back at the screen, only to see the image suddenly die. PIPER’s eyes widen in alarm.)

PIPER: (worriedly) Is something wrong?

(AVA frowns.)

AVA: I’m not sure… (She begins to reach for the machine.)

LEO: (shocked) Piper, look!

(PIPER and AVA turn their heads towards LEO, who’s staring down at PIPER’s stomach. PIPER’s jaw drops a little. A small blue shield is hovering over PIPER’s stomach, creating a barrier between it and the stimulator.)

AVA: (amusedly) It appears your child is using its powers to block the scan. (She takes the stimulator away and a moment later, the blue shield vanishes. PIPER places her hand gently to her stomach.)

PIPER: But she’s only ever used her powers when I’ve been in danger, or when I’ve accidentally channeled them. (She shakes her head.) I don’t understand why she’d use them now…

AVA: It might be interpreting the sound waves as something harmful.

(PIPER gently rubs her stomach.)

PIPER: It’s alright, you haven’t got anything to be afraid of. Mommy’s not in any danger. (She glances up quickly at LEO.)

LEO: (to AVA) Why don’t you try again?

(AVA nods and, once again, places the stimulator to PIPER’s stomach. Almost instantly, the magical shield appears again. She shakes her head.)

PIPER: (worriedly) So what now? I mean, what if something goes wrong because I didn’t have an ultrasound?

AVA: (soothingly) Don’t worry, Piper. (She takes the stimulator away and begins to sterilize it.) Generations of women had children before an ultrasound ever existed-

PIPER: And look at their mortality rate!

AVA There are plenty of other modern ways to monitor your child and, (she motions her hand) by the look of things, it appears perfectly fine right now. (She turns off the ultrasound machine and hangs up the stimulator.)

PIPER: But-

AVA: Why don’t I reschedule your appointment and we’ll try a few different methods next time?

LEO: Like what?

AVA: Well, given your child’s resistance to modern technology, I plan on trying an herbal potion. (She smiles a little.) Just a few things my mom and Aunt Lydia taught me that, until everything that happened today, I’d forgotten. (She hands PIPER a towel to wipe off the ultrasound jelly.) While I’ve never personally encountered a case like this before, I know that Lydia performed various midwife duties over the years and if I remember correctly, she’d dealt with a few difficult magical pregnancies.

PIPER: And it’s all completely safe? (She places her hand to her stomach protectively.)

AVA: Absolutely.

(PIPER shifts her eyes to LEO.)

PIPER: What do you think?

LEO: I think… (he places his hand to her stomach and grins proudly) that we’ve been blessed with a very healthy, and very, very special child. (They share twin smiles.)

[The Virtual Series]

End Credits

Co-Starring
Lorna Raver --- Theresea Nicolae
Kristi Evans --- Natalia Jax

Featuring
Heather McPhaul --- Receptionist
Ivan Shaw --- Attendant

Production & Design
Daniel (Astral Echo) - Co-Casting Director
Camille (Fourever Charmed) - Co-Casting Director
Alex (Combustion) - Video Editor (Credits)
Alex (Combustion) - Set Desinger