The Lost Halliwell
Chapter 1
The Truth is Revealed
Summary: Alex Russo just realized that the reason she sucks at magic is because she can't use a wand to her full potential. But she doesn't know what to do. Paige finds her new charge, Alex Russo. Alex being the clever and mischievous girl she is decides to keep her new-found powers and training a secret. Alex has Paige orb her to the manner and the Halliwell's take it upon them to help Alex Russo in learning Witchcraft and Wicca. Why is Alex Russo so different from the rest of her family? Is she somehow blood related to the Halliwell's?
"Ugh!" Alex groaned. She was in the lair with her father. It was the 10th time she had failed to get the spell right. She was trying to conjure a dove but it was yet another failed attempt. "Why can't I just conjure one stupid dove?"
"Alex, honey, don't worry." Her father told her, "You'll get it eventually. You just have to practice some more."
"I've been practicing!" She replied, "But I still can't get this spell right."
"Maybe you just need more practice?" Jerry, her father, suggested.
"What's the point?" She demanded, "I'll never get it right!"
"That's not true. If you just apply yourself…" Her father started.
"I have been applying myself." She told him, "You know what forget this." She marched out of the lair angry and frustrated at the same time.
She went to her room to lay down on her bed and sighed frustrated. Why couldn't she use a wand to her full potential like her brothers Justin and Max? She had practiced and practiced but she couldn't seem to get any spells or anything else right.
A few minutes later, Max knocked on the door to Alex's room.
"Whoever it is, go away! I don't want to talk to you!" she shouted.
"Well, you still might want to look at this; I found it when I was looking for some of the bills Mom and Dad have to pay." Her little brother replied, shoving some papers under the edge of the door before leaving.
Alex picked the papers up, curious about what they were, and read through them. She wasn't sure what to think; why would Mom and Dad not tell me about this? She looked through the papers which included a certificate of adoption, a form one used to legally change their name, and several other things related to that. Apparently, her name had been Poetta Victoria Halliwell before she had been adopted. Why would her parents hide this from her?
Alex then decided to find out if there were any more Halliwell family members still alive via looking through census records online. "So, they all live in California." She commented to herself. "Looks like I'm going to San Francisco."
She copied the papers that Max had found and put the originals on her desk. Alex then packed the copies, some clothing, money, her diary, and various other personal belongings. She then left a note for her adopted family:
Dear Mom, Dad, Justin, Max, and Harper,
I'm going off to California; Max found the adoption papers. I'm going to find my biological family. I'll be fine, don't come after me. I will be back as soon as possible-Alex
P.S. Harper make up some good excuse as to why I'm absent from school.
The "p.s." was then erased and put on a different note. She then left the notes in her room before leaving. Alex then pulled her wand out of her boot and recited a spell she made up on the spot.
"From East Coast to West Coast I'll go today
take me to the city with the Golden Gate."
Alex then found herself in the middle of traffic on the Golden Gate bridge. Alex quickly ran out of the way with her suitcase in hand to the side walk. "Not quite what I intended but at least I'm here." She muttered to herself, "Now to find this address".
Author's note: So what do you think of this so far?