5x09: Orbs Of Desire

[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.

5.09 ORBS OF DESIRE

GUEST-STARRING:
IVAN SERGI
JESSE WOODROW
BILLY ZANE
JANE SEYMOUR
JOHN ASHKER

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...Scott Laughlin

[The Virtual Series]

Orbs Of Desire

Teaser

[Scene: Manor. Living room. PHOEBE HALLIWELL walks in to find PRUE HALLIWELL and PAIGE MATTHEWS seated on the sofa. PRUE has her head in her hands. PHOEBE gawks at PAIGE’s wild brown fizzy hair.]

PHOEBE: Paige! What happened to your hair?

(PAIGE gives PHOEBE a nasty look as she rings her fingers together.)

PAIGE: Shocker Demon, that’s what happened!

PRUE: This is becoming insane! I’ve already been through two cell phones this week and the Sprint guy now knows me by name. (She leans over to the coffee table and picks up a burnt phone.) I’m thinking about switching services.

(PHOEBE squints at PAIGE.)

PHOEBE: Is that my shirt?

PAIGE: You said I could raid your closet!

(PHOEBE holds up her hands.)

PHOEBE: I was just asking! (She smiles.) The blue looks nice with your hair. (PAIGE glares and PHOEBE grins. PRUE snaps her fingers.)

PRUE: Can we get back to the Shocker Demon, please?

PAIGE: I still don’t understand how we haven’t been able to vanquish him yet. He’s habituating right here in the Manor and we’re all here-

PHOEBE: Because the requirement of the spell is that we have to be holding hands and chanting in time with each other, but he only ever attacks when our third party is missing.

PRUE: Except for last week.

PHOEBE: I think he was just being cocky last week.

(PAIGE rubs her frizzy hair.)

PAIGE: I so can’t leave the house like this! (PHOEBE poorly attempts to hide her snicker. PAIGE grabs one of the couch pillows and throws it at her, but PHOEBE ducks and the pillow barely misses her.)

PHOEBE: Well, I still say we should keep our plans for the movie tonight.

PRUE: Pheebs is right. There’s no use in staying here when we know Resident Evil won’t attack when we’re all together.

PHOEBE: Uh, Prue-

PAIGE: But my hair-

(PHOEBE jumps up and points behind PRUE and PAIGE.)

PHOEBE: The lamp just came to life!

(As PAIGE and PRUE turn their heads, the SHOCKER DEMON bursts from the lamp and holds out his pulsing arms, sending two jagged electrical surges at PAIGE and PRUE, simultaneously. Each of them fly in opposite directions as the SHOCKER DEMON turns his sights on PHOEBE.)

PHOEBE: Oh crap!

(The SHOCKER DEMON opens his mouth and another pulse of electricity is expelled from it, running at PHOEBE. PHOEBE levitates towards the ceiling, but the shock grazes the edge of her foot, causing her to yelp and fall back down, landing with a hard thud on the floor. PRUE scrambles to her feet, running for PHOEBE.)

PRUE: Paige! (The SHOCKER DEMON holds out his hand and a bolt of electricity shoots towards PRUE, but she holds up her own hand, blocking it with her telekinetic power.) Paige, the spell!

(PAIGE orbs in next to PHOEBE and the three sisters grab hands. The SHOCKER DEMON’s body suddenly explodes into a beam of electricity, heading straight for them and knocking them in different directions, before disappearing into a wall socket. As the Charmed Ones groan and stand up from the blast, PAIGE starts to giggle.)

PHOEBE: What’re you laughing at?

(PRUE gets up, dusting herself off. She notices PHOEBE’s frizzed hair.)

PRUE: Uh, Pheebs, you might want to take a look in the mirror.

(PHOEBE reaches for her hair and feels the frizz. Then she frowns at PRUE.)

PHOEBE: Right back at ya, sis.

PAIGE: Now tell me, am I the only one who doesn’t want to go to the movie looking like (she points to her frizzy head) this?

Clickable Credits.

[The Virtual Series]

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

Act One

[Scene: Piper and Leo’s house. Nursery. PIPER HALLIWELL is seated on a plushy cushioned, banana colored rocker seated in the corner of the room, between the two windows. She’s humming “Hush Little Baby” to herself as she knits a baby blanket, which is nearly complete and draped over her from her waist down to the floor, with large checkerboard style yellow, light pink, and white squares trimmed in white cotton lace. The sound of the doorbell suddenly rings through the room and PIPER emits a little puff of air. She waits several moments and then the doorbell rings again, and finally, she stops knitting and struggles to pick up her work and get out of her chair.]

[Cut to the empty entry way. The doorbell rings again, followed by an impatient knock at the door, before PIPER waddles into view and opens the front door to find PHOEBE outside, holding a bulging bag.]

PIPER: (surprised) Phoebe?

PHOEBE: You’ll never guess what I found! (She slips in passed PIPER as the latter closes the door and begins to march towards the bedrooms.)

PIPER: (curiously) What? (She follows her excited sister into the nursery, where PHOEBE proceeds to pull out a mini pink chandelier with hanging pink plastic jewels.)

PHOEBE: I found it at Bed, Bath, and Beyond! Isn’t it adorable? (She holds it up high, glancing around at the ceiling.) I think it might look great right about there (she points to where the current light bulb is) and I’m sure Leo would have no problem with the wiring. (She looks at PIPER.) I think it’s kind of symbolic, don’t you?

(PIPER smirks wryly.)

PIPER: I’ll never truly be able to get away from the Manor, will I?

(PHOEBE grins.)

PHOEBE: Not a chance!

(PIPER rolls her eyes playfully.)

PIPER: Well, while you’re here, do you think you might be able to help me with a few things? (She walks over to a newly painted, pristine white dresser and pulls open the bottom drawer.)

PHOEBE: Oh, hey, that dresser really came out nice, didn’t it?

(PIPER nods.)

PIPER: Yeah, I still can’t believe he spent all that time on it, but I love it! And it goes beautifully with the crib that Cole bought. (PHOEBE smiles as PIPER pulls out two long brass bars and a pair of translucent pink curtains.) Sheila dropped these off yesterday before we went out to lunch.

(PHOEBE nods.)

PHOEBE: They look adorable. (She glances at the pink and yellow room, accented with a border of darker pink flowers and little green leaves, painted by PAIGE.) They’re going to fit perfectly with the room. (She leans forward, inspecting one.) Although, they look kind of familiar.

PIPER: They should; they used to be Alicia’s, but her favorite color is now purple. (PHOEBE chuckles.) But they’re in perfect condition, so she thought I might be interested. (PIPER turns to the windows.) I was going to put them up this morning, but Leo didn’t want me on the ladder, so he was going to do it, but then he got conveniently summoned away, so-

PHOEBE: I’d be happy to help. (She replaces the mini chandelier in the bag and then grabs the curtains.) Do you have any screws?

PIPER: We’ll have to go raid Leo’s toolbox. (She motions her hand and PHOEBE follows her sister out of the room.)

[Scene: Drake’s Penthouse. Guest bedroom. COLE TURNER is seated on the edge of the bed, staring blankly at a floor length mirror that is attached to the wall in front of him. Shimmers appear in the reflection, followed by the curvy figure of a beautiful golden-brown haired woman - ABIGAIL PERRY.]

ABIGAIL: So, the little Charmed witch rejected your proposal?

COLE: (sneering) What do you want, Abigail?

(ABIGAIL meanders around the bed and sits down next to him, placing her hand on his thigh.)

ABIGAIL: Why, to comfort you, of course.

(COLE slaps her hand away.)

COLE: Who said I needed to be comforted?

ABIGAIL: As I remember it, you take rejections quite hard.

(COLE glowers at her.)

COLE: And as I remember, you always have an ulterior motive. (They stare boldly at one another.) So I ask again, what do you want?

(ABIGAIL suddenly rises to her feet, turning her back to COLE.)

ABIGAIL: What? Can’t an old friend play company to your misery?

COLE: You don’t have friends, Abigail.

ABIGAIL: Touché. (She taps her foot as COLE eyes her darkly.) Alright, I’ll ask someone else. (She turns her back and starts to shimmer out, but COLE swipes out his hand, grabbing her wrist and pulling her out of her shimmer.)

COLE: Ask someone else what?

(ABIGAIL grins to herself, then she turns around with an unsmiling look.)

ABIGAIL: It’s a…job. I thought you might be interested in helping me, but clearly you aren’t so-

COLE: Since when have you ever needed help with a…job?

(ABIGAIL raises her eyebrows.)

ABIGAIL: If you don’t want to-

(COLE rises to his feet.)

COLE: Did you hear me say that?

(ABIGAIL grins.)

[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. PAIGE is at the table, eating a bowl of cornflakes. PRUE walks in, carrying a lovely bouquet of purple tulips. PRUE holds the bouquet out to PAIGE.]

PRUE: Delivery for a Miss Paige Matthews. (PAIGE groans.) What’s wrong with you? (She looks at the tulips.) They look nice. (She sniffs the flowers.) They smell nice…

(PAIGE grabs the bouquet and sets them on the table.)

PAIGE: They’re from Henry, that’s what’s wrong.

(PRUE blinks in surprise.)

PRUE: And that’s a bad thing?

PAIGE: They’re my favorite.

PRUE: And I repeat, that’s a bad thing?

PAIGE: He saw Glenn give me some when I was in the hospital after that car hit me and he felt bad because Glenn knew my favorite and he didn’t. (She stirs her cornflakes as she stares at the tulips.) Now he’s on a kick about wanting us to, “learn more about each other,” though he won’t just come out and say it’s because his pride’s been damaged.

(PRUE nods.)

PRUE: That’s an unfortunate flaw in most men. (She notices an envelope tucked inside the tulips and pulls it out.) It looks like he left a card, too.

PAIGE: It’s probably just a poem. (She takes an unenthusiastic bite of her cornflakes.) He’s been sending a poem with each “present” he delivers. (She groans.) I should be head over heels for the romantic-ness of the gestures, I mean, isn’t it every woman’s dream to have a guy fight for you like that? (She stares at her mushy cornflakes.) But instead, all I’m feeling is pressured.

(PRUE rubs her shoulder encouragingly.)

PRUE: I’m sorry, Paige. (She looks sympathetically.) Is he at least a good poet?

(PAIGE smiles sadly.)

PAIGE: Give me the card. (PRUE hands PAIGE the envelope.) I’ll let you be the judge. (She pulls the card out of the envelope, revealing a glossy front with a large crimson heart.)

PRUE: Nice card.

(PAIGE merely nods and opens up the card.)

PAIGE: “Red is my blood,
And red is my heart,
To my heart’s true desire,
Never keep us apart.”

(Suddenly, a red gleam passes over the words and PAIGE drops the card in shock. The card lands on the table, closed, and an outline around the red heart on the front of the card begins to glow. Suddenly, an image of GLENN BELLAND appears in the center of the heart on the card, and then a red beam of light projects from the heart on the card to PAIGE’s heart, where a red glow washes over her and settles on the left side of her body. The left side of her body begins to change and morph.)

PRUE: Oh. My. God.

(Staring back at PRUE, the right side of the body is PAIGE’s, but the left side of the body, is GLENN’s.)

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Act Two

[Scene: Manor. Living room. PAIGLENN is lying on the sofa, passed out, while PRUE is seated next to them with The Book of Shadows in her lap. PAIGLENN starts to stir and then wakes up.]

GLENN: Oh man, (he rubs his forehead) that was the worst dream- (PAIGE opens her eye and sees PRUE. PRUE bites her lip as she stares down at PAIGLENN. Suddenly, PAIGLENN sits up with a start and PAIGE sees GLENN’s arm, leg, and half of his blue shirt.)

PAIGE: Oh no! How did this happen?!

PRUE: (to PAIGE) You passed out, so I moved you-

PAIGE: No, I mean-

GLENN: Oh god, I’m still dreaming!

PAIGE: (to PRUE) Give me The Book!

PRUE: Paige-

PAIGE: Give me the damn Book! (She snatches it from PRUE’s lap as GLENN starts to wave his arm frantically.)

PRUE: Paige! (PAIGLENN looks at her.) Before we do anything else, I think there’s something you need to do first. (She stares at GLENN’s half of the body. GLENN starts to wave his hand again.)

GLENN: Wake up. Wake up, wake up, wake up! (PAIGE reaches her arm over to GLENN’s arm and pinches it. GLENN yelps.)

PAIGE: You’re not dreaming!

(GLENN takes a few deep breaths.)

GLENN: Paige?

PAIGE: It’s me.

GLENN: (shakily) If I’m not dreaming…then what the hell is going on?

(PRUE stands up, taking The Book of Shadows with her.)

PRUE: I’ll go look for a reversal…I think you, uh - two - need some time alone. (She leaves.)

[Scene: Piper and Leo’s house. Nursery. PHOEBE is standing on a step ladder, hanging the sheer pink curtains above the windows.]

PHOEBE: Do they look straight?

(PIPER, who’s standing in the middle of the room, squints and then nods.)

PIPER: It looks great!

(PHOEBE climbs down from the ladder and walks over to PIPER, grinning at her accomplishment.)

PHOEBE: They match the room perfectly. (PIPER nods. LEO WYATT orbs in.) Ooh, perfect timing! (She walks over to the white dresser and picks up the pink chandelier.) Leo, I’ve got a job for you. (She hands him the chandelier.) I need you to wire this up in place of that light bulb.

(LEO blinks as he takes the mini chandelier.)

LEO: Where did this come from?

PHOEBE: Yours truly. (She bats her eyelashes.) Do you think it’ll take long?

LEO: Uh, (he looks between the chandelier and the ceiling light bulb) I don’t think so.

PHOEBE: Fabulous! (She grabs PIPER’s hand.) C’mon, we’ll go make lunch.

PIPER: It’s not even noon.

PHOEBE: Brunch, then! (She grins.) Do you want anything, Leo?

LEO: No, thanks.

(PHOEBE leads PIPER to the door.)

PIPER: You’re in a chipper mood today.

PHOEBE: Yeah, blame it on the caffeine. (They walk out the door.) I’ll tell you about it while I make something to eat, I’m starved!

[Scene: Drake’s penthouse. Living room. COLE closes a manila folder on the dining table. He looks up as ABIGAIL walks into the room with a glass of champagne in hand.]

ABIGAIL: What do you think?

COLE: I think it’s a little early for champagne, don’t you?

ABIGAIL: Why Coleridge, I’m surprised. You know that I always like to celebrate before I finish a job. (She saunters over to the table and takes a seat in front of him, leaning forward in her crimson velvet dress, with the long V-slit down the chest.) Want some?

(COLE blinks.)

COLE: What?

(ABIGAIL leans back, holding the champagne glass in his face.)

ABIGAIL: Champagne, of course.

COLE: Of course. (He eyes the glass, then shakes his head.) No thank you, I don’t want to get ahead of myself. (pause) I never did understand your narcissism.

ABIGAIL: Enthusiasm. (She takes a sip from her flute glass. DRAKE DE'MON shimmers in, seemingly distracted.)

DRAKE: Women! (He shakes his head, exasperatedly.) Can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without- (He notices ABIGAIL and COLE.) Abby! (He excitedly hurries over to the table as ABIGAIL stands up. DRAKE takes her hand and kisses the back of it.) Looking as stunning as ever.

(ABIGAIL smiles seductively.)

ABIGAIL: What was that you were saying about women, Drake?

(DRAKE flashes a winning grin.)

DRAKE: That none of them will ever be as mouthwatering as you. (ABIGAIL stares at DRAKE, amusedly.) Come to make me the happiest demon alive?

ABIGAIL: Mmm… (She pulls her hand away.) I came to see Cole, actually.

(DRAKE folds his arms.)

DRAKE: I’m hurt…you’re still choosing that poor excuse for a demon over me?

(ABIGAIL strokes the side of DRAKE's face.)

ABIGAIL: I’m sorry darling, but you’re a lover, not a fighter.

(DRAKE sighs dramatically.)

DRAKE: Too true. (He smiles.) So, what’re you up to, then?

(ABIGAIL walks around the table and places a hand on COLE’s shoulder.)

ABIGAIL: Oh you know…the usual. (She wiggles her fingers as she and COLE disappear in shimmers.)

[Scene: Manor. Living room. PAIGLENN is still sitting on the sofa.]

GLENN: (gawking) A witch?

PAIGE: Yeah…that’s the secret I’ve been keeping from you.

(GLENN blinks his eye.)

GLENN: And th-this (he waves his hand at their mutual body) is because of a spell?

PAIGE: Well, it was actually a poem-

GLENN: A poem?

PAIGE: Well…when I rhyme, magic tends to happen.

(GLENN rubs his side of their head.)

GLENN: I still don’t know if I’m convinced this isn’t some bad acid trip.

(PAIGE smacks GLENN's arm.)

GLENN: Would you stop that?

(Silence.)

PAIGE: Are you angry?

GLENN: Angry? (pause) I think I’m in shock.

PAIGE: Well, that would explain why you’re taking this better than I thought you would.

GLENN: Well, it’s not like I can really run away.

PAIGE: Good point.

GLENN: I always thought there was something magical about you. (PAIGE’s cheek blushes. GLENN’s side of their mouth curves into a smile.) But I do have a question…

PAIGE: Hmm?

GLENN: Why would a poem do this?

PAIGE: Actually, that’s what Prue’s working on right now.

GLENN: So…you’re all witches?

PAIGE: Yeah, on our mother’s side. Apparently, we come from a long line of witches.

GLENN: And what does that mean?

PAIGE: What do you mean by that?

GLENN: I mean, like…

PAIGE: Pointy hats and green skin?

GLENN: I meant, what does it mean to be a witch? Besides… (He motions his hand.) Besides casting anatomy spells? Can you like…do other stuff?

PAIGE: Like fly on a broom?

GLENN: Does that mean you can?

(PAIGE laughs.)

PAIGE: Well I’ve never flown on a broom-

(GLENN blinks his eye.)

GLENN: So, it can really be done?

(PAIGE shrugs her shoulder.)

PAIGE: I heard Phoebe did it once but-

GLENN: I can’t believe this!

(PAIGE rolls her eye.)

PAIGE: Hey! (She snaps her fingers.) Back to the situation at hand, please. (She looks down at her single hand.) No pun intended-

(PRUE walks in carrying The Book of Shadows and a white candle.)

PRUE: Sorry to interrupt, but I may have something. (She sets The Book and candle down on the coffee table, revealing a small scrap of paper sitting on the page. PAIGE grabs the piece of paper as PRUE bends over the candle, lighting it.) You need to burn the paper after you read it.

GLENN: I can’t believe I’m actually seeing this.

PRUE: (to GLENN) Says the man stuck to his best friend's body?

GLENN: (awkwardly) Right....

PAIGE: “Guided spirits,
Hear our plea,
Annul this magic,
Let it be.”

(PAIGE places the spell into the flame and allows it to burn.)

GLENN: Do we need to…pull apart or something?

(PRUE folds her arms.)

PRUE: No, this means the spell didn’t work.

GLENN: Why not?

PAIGE: Believe me, if I knew, I’d tell you. (She grabs The Book and starts to flip through it.)

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Act Three

[Scene: Manor. Attic. PRUE is standing in front of the open Book, while PAIGLENN is standing in front of a moveable floor length mirror.]

PRUE: “I call upon the Halliwells,
I call our powers to undo this spell,
Make right again that we must,
Reverse the curse that made this bust.”

(PAIGLENN stares into the mirror, but nothing happens. PAIGLENN throws up their arms in frustration as PRUE closes The Book of Shadows.)

PAIGE: I don’t understand why a poem would do this? And Glenn, of all people! You’d think it’d combine Henry and me, since he was the one who wrote it.

GLENN: (curiously) Henry did this?

PAIGE: No! I did this-

GLENN: Maybe he’s a witch too?

PAIGE: Don’t be ridiculous! (She eyes PRUE.) He…is being ridiculous, right?

(PRUE blinks.)

PRUE: He couldn’t be, Piper’s frozen him before. (pause) But he could be-

PAIGE: A warlock.

GLENN: A warlock?

PAIGE: Oh great, so my boyfriend might be a warlock!

PRUE: There are ways to find that out. (PAIGE raises an eyebrow.) I’ll be right back.

GLENN: So, dude witches are bad?

(PAIGLENN walks over to The Book.)

PAIGE: Warlocks are evil beings bent on killing witches, but they aren’t exclusively male, that’s just a myth.

GLENN: Whoa! (He puts his hand on Belthazor’s page.) What’s that?

PAIGE: Just Cole.

GLENN: Your sister’s boyfriend?

PAIGE: Yeah, it’s his demonic half. His mother was a demon. (She turns the page as GLENN gawks.)

[Scene: Piper and Leo’s house. Kitchen. PIPER is sitting at the table as PHOEBE slathers a slice of bread with peanut butter.]

PHOEBE: You really missed a good movie last night; all action and suspense, it was great.

(PIPER props her head in her hands.)

PIPER: I really wanted to go, but I was just too tired. (She watches PHOEBE put a blob of strawberry jelly on the sandwich.) Can you put some green olives on that, too?

(PHOEBE’s face blanches.)

PHOEBE: Green olives?

PIPER: Mhmm, they’re in the door as you open the fridge.

PHOEBE: Piper, this is a PB&J!

PIPER: I know, but they taste great with peanut butter. (She shrugs.) You should really try it sometime.

(PHOEBE opens up the fridge and finds a glass jar of green olives. She holds it up to her face and watches the fat green ovals bounce in the juice, and then makes a face.)

PHOEBE: I think I’ll pass. (As she starts to open the jar, a loud crash sounds from down the hall. PHOEBE and PIPER look at each other, then run into the hallway.)

[Cut to the nursery. The pink chandelier is hanging awkwardly from the ceiling, with the step ladder positioned under it on the floor. The SHOCKER DEMON is in the middle of the room, holding out his arm as a long bolt of electricity flows from it into LEO, making him convulse.]

PHOEBE: Hey!

(PHOEBE levitates into the air, spin kicking the SHOCKER DEMON to the ground. The SHOCKER DEMON jumps to his feet and fires two bolts of electricity at the sisters. The first hits PHOEBE, sending her sprawling onto her back. But as the second nears PIPER, the blue force field springs up, canceling out the electricity. As the SHOCKER DEMON sees PIPER’s force field, it dissolves into a stream of electricity and flows back into the open wires from where LEO was wiring the chandelier. PHOEBE gets up as PIPER moves to LEO, who she tries to help up, but cannot because she can’t bend over.)

LEO: I got it, (he stands up) I’m fine. (He rubs his frizzed blonde hair, which noticeably sparks.)

PHOEBE: Oh great! (She folds her arms.) I thought the problem was contained only to the Manor.

LEO: (to PHOEBE) You were the one who brought over the chandelier, it probably sensed your magic essence and thought I was you.

PHOEBE: Apparently we need to change his name to the Stalker Demon.

(PIPER smirks.)

PIPER: On the bright side, at least you know the Spark in your relationship will never die.

[Scene: Scotland. Forest clearing. ABIGAIL and COLE shimmer in behind a tree. As ABIGAIL peeks out, COLE attempts to take in his new surroundings.]

COLE: Where are we?

ABIGAIL: (whispering) Shh! (She presses her finger to his lips as she motions for him to look around the thick trunk of the tree. As he does, COLE sees what decorations set up for what appears to be a massive event.)

COLE: (quietly) What are we looking for?

ABIGAIL: You read the file-

COLE: Which was about as vague as you are.

(ABIGAIL glares.)

ABIGAIL: Remember the Montoya job?

(COLE snorts.)

COLE: How could I forget? We came this close (he pinches his thumb and finger together) to getting annihilated by the bride’s giant chupacabra, and had it not been for my quick thinking-

ABIGAIL: Your quick thinking? I’m sorry, but I’m afraid your memory’s a little rusty because-

COLE: My memory? Tell me, who was the one who decided that taking on a mutated blood sucking magical animal was a good idea?

ABIGAIL: Oh, don’t act all high and mighty now. As I recall, you also boldly broadcasted that something so unimportant could never stand a chance against Belthazor.

(COLE glowers.)

COLE: What does this, (he looks over her head) have to do the chupacabra?

ABIGAIL: I’ve been infiltrating the lives of the family you saw in the file for about a month now. What you see out there, (she motions her hand) is a wedding. (She turns to him, smiling wickedly.) You’re going to be my date.

[Scene: San Francisco. Manor. Kitchen. A cloud of smoke clears to reveal a broken glass vial at PAIGLENN’s feet.]

PAIGE: I cannot believe this. Why would reading a poem have this affect on me?

GLENN: Don’t you mean us?

PAIGE: (angrily) Whatever. (PAIGLENN walks over to the table and sits down in a huff. GLENN chuckles.) What in the world could possibly be funny about this?

(GLENN shrugs his shoulder.)

GLENN: Not so much funny as…ironic.

PAIGE: Ironic how?

GLENN: Well, just think about it, if only your mom could see us now.

PAIGE: My mom?

GLENN: She always used to say we were joined at the hip, remember?

(A small smile tugs at the corner of PAIGE’s lips. Her dark brown eye glances at the ceiling. Suddenly, PAIGE starts to chuckle too. At that moment, the phone rings. PAIGE immediately ceases her laughter.)

GLENN: What? (pause) Paige, what’s wrong?

(As the phone rings again, a crackle of energy is heard then a yellow slither of electricity snakes out of the wall phone.)

PAIGE: Prue!

(PAIGLENN dives behind the island as a blast of electricity explodes the chair they were sitting on.)

[Scene: Piper and Leo’s house. PHOEBE walks in to the living room to see PIPER angrily slap the phone back into its seat. She flops down on the couch next to her sister.]

PHOEBE: What was that all about?

PIPER: That was Monica. (She folds her arms uncomfortably over her very pregnant belly.) Apparently the club is having electrical problems.

PHOEBE: Oh no, not there too!

PIPER: I don’t know if it is there. She just said that the power box blew.

PHOEBE: Did you send her home? I mean, (she stands up) just in case? If it is the Shocker Demon-

PIPER: Of course I did. She couldn’t understand why I wanted to close the club for that, but-

PHOEBE: I’ll have Prue and Paige meet me over there to check it out. (She starts to pull out her cell phone.) You never know, maybe we’ll finally get lucky and be able to vanquish it. (She shakes her head as her cell starts to ring.) I don’t know how much longer I’ll be able to go on without electricity-

[Premonition: PRUE is shaking as electrical charges pulse through her via a long beam of electricity coming from the hand of the SHOCKER DEMON. She falls to her knees and then smoke begins to rise from the top of her head.]

[Cut back to the present. The cell drops from PHOEBE’s fingers as PRUE's voicemail comes on. PIPER looks at her sister with alarm.]

PIPER: What is it?

PHOEBE: Leo! (She darts towards the hallway as PIPER hobbles after her.)

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Act Four

[Scene: Manor. Attic. PAIGLENN lands in the attic with a thud. GLENN opens his eye.]

GLENN: How did we get here?

PAIGE: We orbed. (PAIGLENN gets up.)

GLENN: Orbed?

PAIGE: It’s one of my powers…sort of like beaming on “Star Trek.”

(GLENN blinks.)

GLENN: Okay…what was that thing, Paige?

PAIGE: The demon that’s going to make my hair dresser rich.

GLENN: I’m afraid I’m not following.

PAIGE: It’s called the-

PRUE’s VOICE: Shocker Demon!

(PRUE runs into the attic and flies out her arm, sending the door slamming shut. Nearly immediately, the door explodes and the SHOCKER DEMON bursts in. The SHOCKER DEMON stomps its foot on the floor and suddenly, a sheet of electricity ripples across the floorboards, electrocuting PRUE as PAIGLENN orbs out. Taking full advantage of the moment, the SHOCKER DEMON hits PRUE with a long beam of electricity, causing PRUE to shake as electrical charges pulse through her. She falls to her knees as LEO and PHOEBE orb in. PHOEBE looks around and then grabs an old coat hanger and leaps towards the SHOCKER DEMON.)

PHOEBE: Hiyah! (She stabs the coat hanger in the back of the SHOCKER DEMON and he howls before retreating into a stream of electricity and escaping through an open wall socket. The coat hanger drops to the ground with a clash as PHOEBE runs over to PRUE’s side.) Are you okay? (PRUE nods as PHOEBE helps her up.)

PRUE: Yeah-yeah, I’ll be fine. (She brushes a stray wisp of hair from her face as PAIGLENN orbs in. PHOEBE’s mouth drops open as she sees them.)

PHOEBE: Oh my!

PRUE: (to PHOEBE) It’s good you’re here, we’ve got a bit of a problem…

(PHOEBE absently nods.)

PHOEBE: I can see that.

(PAIGE’s half of the body makes a scrunched face, while GLENN’s looks stunned and a bit pale.)

[Scene: Scotland. Forest clearing. Wedding party. The clearing is now filled with a horde of people, all dressed in their finest of clothing. A row of bagpipe players are playing near the altar. ABIGAIL and COLE are sifting through the crowd.]

COLE: Who’s your target?

ABIGAIL: She’s not here yet.

(COLE looks around, then he makes a small noise of realization.)

COLE: You aren’t!

ABIGAIL: I have to-

COLE: The bride!

(ABIGAIL roughly digs her nails into his arm.)

ABIGAIL: (through gritted teeth) Not now!

COLE: (whispering) You can’t go after the bride- (They pass an elderly couple and ABIGAIL politely smiles and greets them. As the elderly couple walks away, she roughly pulls COLE away from the large groups of people.) Who put out a job for the bride?

ABIGAIL: Look, you should be happy. She’s a demon. (She spreads her fingers out towards the crowd.) They’re all demons, Cole. Couldn’t you sense that?

(COLE looks back at the group, then shakes his head.)

COLE: That would explain why I feel so tense here.

(ABIGAIL frowns.)

ABIGAIL: I guess I didn’t realize just how much that little Charmed One’s affected you.

(COLE’s face hardens.)

COLE: Leave her out of this.

ABIGAIL: I wasn’t offending her.

COLE: Then what do you call it?

ABIGAIL: Observing. (She glances back at the wedding party.) You’ve never not been at the top of your game before. She has your attention even when she’s an ocean away.

(COLE turns his head towards the wedding guests.)

Cole: Why were you hired to take out the bride?

ABIGAIL: Changing the subject?

COLE: Why should Phoebe be of any concern to you?

(A silence laps between them.)

ABIGAIL: The brother of the groom hired me. He seems to think that she has an ulterior motive for marrying into the family and his brother won’t listen to reason. He thinks she might have him under a dark love spell or some kind. (She shrugs.) Either way, I was hired to assassinate her just before the nuptials. A mock attack of rival demons is supposed to cause a distraction, and during that time is when I’m to make my move.

[Scene: San Francisco. Manor. PRUE, PHOEBE, and PAIGLENN are seated in the living room with The Book of Shadows in PHOEBE’s lap. The card from HENRY is sitting on top of The Book and PHOEBE is strumming her fingers over it.]

PHOEBE: I think I know what happened.

PAIGLENN: You do?!

(PHOEBE opens up the card and her eyes wash over the four lines of the poem.)

PHOEBE: (to PAIGE) This clearly wasn’t intended to be spell, Paige, but at the same time, any rhyme can be a spell if the right power is supplied behind it.

PAIGE: But I just read it, I never wanted it to be a spell!

PHOEBE: I think that subconsciously, you turned this into a spell.

PAIGE: Come again?

PHOEBE: “To my heart’s true desire,
Never keep us apart.”

PRUE: Paige, you admit that you’ve been conflicted over various…debacles lately, right?

PAIGE: Debacles? (Her eye widens and her hand flies to her mouth.) But- (She shakes her head.) No, you’re not serious…it can’t be!

(PRUE smiles sympathetically.)

PRUE: You were looking for an answer.

(PHOEBE closes the card.)

PHOEBE: And you got it.

PAIGE: How do I reverse it?

GLENN: Can someone please explain to me what’s going on here?

(PRUE and PHOEBE stand up. PHOEBE leans forward, handing the card to PAIGE.)

PHOEBE: Usually when a spell has run its course, it’ll end by itself.

PRUE: And I have a feeling that you need to share a few things, before you can stop sharing yourself, if you know what I mean.

(PHOEBE motions her hand.)

PHOEBE: We’ll be right in the kitchen if you need us. (PHOEBE and PRUE walk out.)

GLENN: Paigey, what’s going on? What are they talking about?

(PAIGE takes a deep breath.)

PAIGE: What they’re saying is, the poem reacted the way it did because…you’re my heart’s desire.

[Scene: Piper and Leo’s house. Master bedroom. PIPER is sitting on the edge of the bed, punching numbers into the cordless phone. “Matt” appears on the screen and then the phone begins to ring. She places it to her ear and after three rings, MATTHEW CAPIELLO’s voice picks up.]

MATT's VOICE: Hello?

PIPER: Matt, it’s Piper. Are you busy?

[Cut to Matt’s apartment. MATT is seated on his blue couch with a newspaper opened to the Want Ads section. Several ads are circled in red ink.]

MATT: Can’t say that I am, what’s up?

PIPER’s VOICE: How’s the job hunt going?

(MATT shakes his head.)

MAT: Awful. (pause) I still don’t understand how I lost my job at the gun shop. One minute everything seemed to be going fine and then the next-

PIPER's VOICE: I’m sure you’ll find another job soon. (pause) But it doesn’t really matter anyway, right? I mean, you won’t be around much longer anyway…

(MATT looks to the seat cushion beside him, where a calendar opened to February 2003 and the date of February 2 is also circled in red ink.)

MATT: What were you calling for again?

[Cut to Piper and Leo’s house. PIPER leans back against the headboard.]

PIPER: I was just wondering if you’d found out anymore about The Queen’s plans.

MATT's VOICE: Nothing so far, unfortunately. (pause) I guess I’ve just been a little disoriented lately. My mind just feels a little fuzzy.

PIPER: Oh, right. (She swallows.) Well, I should probably let you go then.

MATT's VOICE: Sure.

PIPER: Bye. (She hangs up, hesitates before setting down the phone, and then closes her eyes and heaves a deep sigh.)

[Scene: Scotland. Forest clearing. Wedding party. The guests are seated on a series of chairs spread across the velvety green grass in the clearing. The DEMONIC PRIEST, dressed in black and red robes, is standing at the altar, before the BRIDE and GROOM. The GROOM lifts the BRIDE’s hand to his mouth and he bites the tip of her finger, drawing blood which he licks off her finger. As the DEMONIC PRIEST begins the ceremony, several demons shimmer in and begin throwing a mixture of fire and energy balls into the mass of guests. Many of the guests rise to their feet and begin to retaliate with their own powers, until it’s nothing but a haze of fire, energy, and stray beams of dark magic. ABIGAIL gets up from her seat and leads COLE out of the line of chairs, several of which explode behind them. COLE sees the BRIDE and GROOM running, hurrying in the other direction with the DEMONIC PRIEST and COLE points her out. With a quick look to both sides, ABIGAIL turns her back to the party and summons an energy ball to her palm. In one fluid motion, she sends the energy ball pummeling into the back of the BRIDE. The BRIDE screams, but her voice is lost within the cries of the crowd, and then she turns to ash. The GROOM drops to his knees with a howl as the DEMONIC PRIEST disappears in a black flare.]

COLE: We need to go. (He grabs her arm, but ABIGAIL pulls away.)

ABIGAIL: I have to collect the rest of my payment. (She starts to head right into the thick of the battle, which the mock demons have already left, but in the confusion, magical weapons are still flying. COLE hurries after her as she strides up to a rather large demon, BRUCAS, in a black suit.) The job’s complete.

BRUCAS: Your services have been appreciated.

(COLE hangs back for a moment, watching as ABIGAIL sends BRUCAS a searing look.)

ABIGAIL: I demand the remainder of my payment.

(BRUCAS looks Abigail up and down.)

BRUCAS: You’ve been paid as much as I’m willing to give, now go before anyone notices us.

(BRUCAS starts to turn away, but ABIGAIL grabs him by the arm. He turns around in a swift motion and swipes her across her cheek. ABIGAIL stumbles and then falls. COLE runs to her aid, helping ABIGAIL to her feet. By the time she’s up, BRUCAS is gone.)

COLE: Abby-

ABIGAIL: (growling) How dare he! (Her irises flash a crimson red and for a split second, a reflection of a Phoenix seems to flicker in her dark pupil. COLE grabs ABIGAIL by the arms, shaking her.)

COLE: That’s it, we’re going! (They shimmer out.)

BREAK

[The Virtual Series]

Act Five

[Scene: Manor. Living room. PAIGLENN is sitting on the sofa.]

GLENN: How long have you felt this way?

(PAIGE shifts her eye down, staring at the floor.)

PAIGE: I’ve always felt something for you, Glenn. But it never really worked out, you know? And then after I met my sisters, I thought we had something going…until our secret got in the way.

GLENN: And so you think you’re…in love with me?

PAIGE: No. Yes. No! (She puts her hand to her head.) I don’t know. All I know is that the spell called for my “heart’s true desire.” I’ve been dating Henry, but I have conflicting feelings since you came back into my life. Between the two of you, I guess my heart lies with you. But whether it’s that all powerful true love like Piper and Leo’s, I don’t know. (She shrugs her shoulder.) I just know that part of me is lost without you. (She rolls her eye.) I know that sounds cheesy and all, but no matter what, you are still my best friend, and whether something more were to come of that or not, I still want to keep my friend.

(GLENN smiles as he places his hand on PAIGE’s.)

GLENN: I want that too, Paigey. (A red glow emanates from their chest and spreads around them. Suddenly, their two halves split and their own limbs materialize side-by-side on the couch, with GLENN’s hand still on PAIGE’s. GLENN looks down.) We’re normal.

PAIGE: Then the spell’s run its course; it’s done what it needed to do. (She suddenly stands up.)

GLENN: Paige? (He stands up too.)

PAIGE: Now there’s something I need to do.

[Scene: Drake’s penthouse. COLE and ABIGAIL shimmer in. ABIGAIL breaks her way out of COLE’s grasp. ABIGAIL looks furious. She conjures an energy ball and hurls it into the wall, leaving a black scorch mark on the white paint.]

COLE: You need to calm down!

ABIGAIL: Don’t you dare tell me what I need to do! (She turns her head away, breathing heavily.) He’s going to pay. Everything.

COLE: Abby! (ABIGAIL looks at him murderously.) You’re not thinking clearly.

ABIGAIL: I’m thinking plenty clearly. (She shimmers out. COLE slams his fist into the table in frustration.)

COLE: (sighing) Abigail… (He shakes his head.)

[Scene: Lucy’s. HENRY MITCHELL is seated at a little round table at the back of the room. His napkin is in his lap and he keeps taking small drinks of his ice water nervously. In the center of the table, three small candles float in water. Across the restaurant, PAIGE walks in. A waitress walks up.]

WAITRESS: May I help you?

PAIGE: I’m just looking for (she sees HENRY) him.

(The WAITRESS nods and motions PAIGE to him. As HENRY sees PAIGE walk up, his nervous look transforms into a smile. PAIGE sits down awkwardly with her purse in her lap. She absently plays with the straps.)

HENRY: You look upset.

PAIGE: We need to talk.

HENRY: Sure. (He leans forward.) About what? (PAIGE pulls out HENRY’s card from her purse. She sets it on the table and HENRY stares at it.) I don’t understand…

PAIGE: Look. (She slides the letter to HENRY.)

HENRY: It’s the poem I sent you. (He smiles.) Did you like it? And the flowers?

(PAIGE sighs.)

PAIGE: You’re trying too hard.

(HENRY blinks confusedly.)

HENRY: I’m sorry?

(PAIGE shakes her head.)

PAIGE: No, I am. (She bites her lip.) I’ve been unfair to you, Henry. (She smiles sadly.) You’re such a sweet guy-

HENRY: (worriedly) Paige-

(PAIGE holds up her hand. Her eyes start to get watery.)

PAIGE: No, please hear me out. (She looks down at the card, then meets HENRY’s eyes.) You’re going to make some girl so happy one day, but Henry, that girl’s not me. (She sniffs and looks away for a moment.) I’m just not-

HENRY: Is this about your friend, Glenn?

(PAIGE shakes her head.)

PAIGE: No. No, it’s about me. I’ve been unfair to both of us and I can’t keep doing that. As a friend, I care about you, but when it comes to romance, I just…can’t. You’ve done everything right, so please don’t think otherwise.

HENRY: So, what you’re saying is, “it’s not you, it’s me”? (He stares.) You don’t have anything better than that?

Paige: I’m sorry. (She sniffs again and stands up.) If I could do this without hurting you, I swear I would. Either way, it’s not fair to you. (She wipes her wet eyes.) I’m sorry, and I wish you the best.

(PAIGE turns away quickly as a soft noise escapes the back of her throat. HENRY just stares as she leaves.)

[Scene: Drake’s penthouse. DRAKE walks in to find COLE seated at the table, drinking a glass of something with ice. As he walks further into the room, he notices the scorch marks on the wall.]

DRAKE: I take it things with Abby didn’t go so well? (He sits down. Cole drinks from his glass.)

COLE: The demon who hired her wouldn’t hold up his end of the agreement.

(DRAKE shakes his head disgustedly.)

DRAKE: I knew this would happen!

(COLE looks up suspiciously.)

COLE: What?

DRAKE: I-

COLE: What else do you know? (He sets his glass down and leans forward. DRAKE leans away.)

DRAKE: Don’t give me that look, I was only thinking of you two.

COLE: What did you do?

DRAKE: I didn’t do anything! (pause) Except…I asked her to take you along.

(COLE glares.)

COLE: Why would you do that?

(DRAKE sighs.)

DRAKE: I knew the demon she was dealing with; he’s an untrustworthy bastard, more so than most. (He props his chin in his hand.) She wouldn’t listen to me, so I decided to change tactics.

COLE: And how was I supposed to help the situation?

DRAKE: I asked her for a favor, we both know how she loves those. (He shrugs.) I asked her to take you with her, and explained how you’ve been moping around lately and that it’d be good for you to get out and get your mind off things a bit. (COLE glares.) But, I also know that if I sent you with her, you’d make sure she didn’t get herself into anymore trouble.

COLE: A lot of good that did.

(DRAKE looks back at the scorch mark.)

DRAKE: Hopefully she’ll cool down a little.

COLE: It’s Abby.

(DRAKE sighs.)

DRAKE: I know, and that’s the problem.

[Scene: Piper and Leo’s house. Master bedroom. LEO walks in to find PIPER sitting cross legged on the corner of the bed. He’s carrying a tray with a silver platter on it. PIPER grins.]

PIPER: What’s this?

(LEO walks over to the bed as PIPER seats herself to rest against the headboard.)

LEO: Dinner in bed, for my lovely wife. (He sets the tray over her legs and pulls off the silver cover.) Green olives ala peanut butter!

(PIPER grins and claps her hands together. She picks one off the plate and eats it, then picks another one and holds it up to LEO.)

Piper: Try one?

(LEO grins.)

LEO: You enjoy. (PIPER shrugs and pops the peanut butter covered olive into her mouth. LEO leans down and kisses PIPER’s forehead.) You look beautiful. (PIPER smiles as LEO climbs onto the other side of their bed. She motions for him to give her his hand and he does so. She places it on her large belly.)

PIPER: Can you feel that?

LEO: She’s active.

PIPER: Always around this time, like clockwork.

(LEO stares at his hand on PIPER’s stomach for several moments, then looks to PIPER.)

LEO: I love you.

(PIPER beams.)

Piper: I love you, too.

[Scene: Nighttime. Manor. Porch. PRUE, PHOEBE, and PAIGE are standing in front of the door. PRUE squeezes PAIGE’s shoulders.]

PRUE: You alright?

(PAIGE bites her lip and nods.)

PAIGE: I think so. (She nods.) I just have to keep telling myself it was the right thing to do, you know? I just hope that Henry will eventually realize that too.

(PHOEBE rubs PAIGE’s back.)

PHOEBE: Can we do anything, sweetie?

(PAIGE shakes her head.)

PAIGE: No, but thank you anyway.

(PRUE and PHOEBE nod in understanding, then they both hug PAIGE. PAIGE wipes her eyes with the back of her hand. After a moment, PAIGE reaches for the door handle, but PRUE puts out her hand to stop her.)

PRUE: I just remembered, we’ve still got Sparky to deal with.

(PHOEBE groans.)

PHOEBE: Oh great, I’d blissfully forgotten about that…

(PRUE stares at the door.)

PRUE: Wait a minute… (She tilts her head to the side.) I think I have an idea.

[Cut to inside the Manor. It’s dark. The front door opens and PRUE walks in.]

PRUE: Phoebe? Paige? (She starts to head for the stairs.) Anyone home?

(PRUE stops under the chandelier and looks around. Suddenly, the chandelier sparks to life and the room brightens. Then there’s a spark and electricity begins to stream from the chandelier. PRUE grins as it starts to form into the SHOCKER DEMON. PRUE fades into a red flare. The front doors burst open and PAIGE, PHOEBE, and the real PRUE walk in holding hands.)

PRUE, PHOEBE, & PAIGE: “Vanquish, we three witches cry,
One final shock and then you die!”

(The SHOCKER DEMON bends backwards and then explodes. The sisters exhale.)

PHOEBE: It’s about time, I can finally start using my hair dryer again.

(PAIGE pulls away from her sisters.)

PAIGE: I’m gonna head up to bed.

PRUE: If you need anything-

PAIGE: I know. (She smiles weakly.) Thanks. (PRUE and PHOEBE wrap their arms around each others shoulders as they watch PAIGE disappear upstairs.)

PHOEBE: She’ll be alright.

(PRUE smiles.)

PRUE: I know.

[The Virtual Series]

End Credits

Featuring
Tony Amendola --- Demonic Priest
Deborah Kellner --- Bride
Leland Crooke --- Groom
Crystal Kwon --- Waitress

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