Season Six: AU
Little Monsters Rewrite (Part I)
Disclaimer: Don't own Chris. Don't own Charmed or any of it's characters and I don't own this episode… but I do own the new twists that I've put on it to continue with my Alternate Universe version of Season Six which began with "Destiny's Pull" -- my rewrite of the episode "Sword in the City". Some of the things you read here will be similar to the original story line, but for the most part things will be greatly diverging from the original version shown on television.
Author's Note: Ask and ye shall receive. I was feeling inspired to start this, so here we go with the first chapter of my version of this episode. I'm not going to let this interfere with Destined or Pre-Destined, so updates to this project will be further down on my list of things to work on.
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Phoebe Halliwell's heart is hammering in her chest and she can feel the heat rising in her face as she sits at an intimate table at an upscale San Francisco Italian restaurant with her boyfriend Jason Dean. The two of them are engaged in a passionate kiss as a waiter walks up to their table. He stands quietly, watching for a moment before he clears his throat.
"Pardon me," the waiter says.
Phoebe pulls back from Jason and laughs in embarrassment. She looks up at the waiter as Jason adjusts his shirt collar. Phoebe says, "Hi. Sorry, I didn't see you there."
"Oh, no, no, please never apologize for a kiss, signora. Especially for one like that," the waiter tells her. He lifts the bottle of wine to display it to the couple, "Ninty-five Brunello di Montalcino."
Jason nods to the man and says, "Great. Decant it, please."
The waiter bows slightly at the waist and says, "Of course," before he walks away.
Phoebe blushes and fans herself just a bit, "Oh, wow, is that embarrassing."
Jason raises his eyebrows upwards and gives Phoebe a cavalier smile, "You heard what the man said, never apologize."
"I'm so happy for you," Phoebe says with a genuine smile to the man seated with her. He has a twinkle in his eyes as he looks at her.
"Yeah, I still can't believe it. Really, I wanted to buy my granddad's winery ever since he lost it," Jason says, "I just hope he knows that somehow."
"Believe me, he does," Phoebe says.
Jason smiles slightly in amusement at her, "You talk as if you have inside information."
Phoebe shrugs her shoulders and coyly says, "Well, maybe I do."
Jason reaches his hands across the table to wrap around Phoebe's gently. He tilts his head to one side as he looks at her. "You are special, Phoebe."
Phoebe can feel the love emanating from her boyfriend and her brown eyes sparkle as she looks back at him. Her hands are in his and the flare of emotions is too hard for the empath to ignore. The vibes are so strong.
"I love you too," Phoebe says automatically. The words are sincerely spoken, but the instant they are out of her mouth Phoebe sees the sudden halting-record look on Jason's face. There is a long moment of awkward silence.
Jason's brows raise upwards and he draws his hands away from Phoebe's, "I'm sorry?"
Phoebe's horror, and embarrassment is quick to come on as is her hasty attempt to cover up the words that had just spilled from her lips. She looks around and inwardly cringes, "Who said that?"
Jason just stares at her, "Did you say too?"
Phoebe laughs nervously, "No, I just said you twice. I said I love you you. What I said, oh God…" She knocks over her wine glass and spills the liquid over the table, causing Jason to slide his chair back further. "Whoa!"
A male voice calls out from the restaurant somewhere nearby, "Daniel, table three."
Daniel walks over and begins to wipe up the spill as Paige orbs into the restaurant close by, though out of sight to avoid exposure. Phoebe sees the glow of orbs nearby and tightly smiles to Daniel as he mops up her mess, "Oh, thanks."
Paige walks over towards Jason and Phoebe's table, unaware of the minor (though growing) crisis that she is about to be the diversion from. "Hi."
Phoebe's face floods with her relief, "Paige."
"I am so sorry to interrupt, but Piper's kind of got a bit of a, um, a power problem. She kind of needs some more," Paige says. She flashes Jason a polite smile, but gestures towards Phoebe and lifts her eyebrows in an compelling expression.
"Why doesn't she just call the power company?" Jason asks with mild annoyance.
"Tried and the line is busy. So if you could come like, right now, she'd really love it," Paige says to Phoebe.
Phoebe makes a face as she hears the word love leave her sister's lips. Her humiliation is just being further compounded by the moment. "Oh, oh, please don't use that word. Please don't use that."
The older of the two women stands up in front of her chair and Jason stands as well out of gentleman courtesy. Phoebe looks at him in the uncomfortable interlude, "Okay, alright, so I should go and we will, you know…"
As Phoebe begins to back up, Jason finishes her sentence, "Talk."
"Talk, yeah," Phoebe says. The woman backs up right into a waiter holding a tray full of food and jars the man. She bursts out an apology, "Sorry. I'm sorry. Sorry! Okay."
Paige rests a hand on her sister's shoulder and starts leading her out before any further disaster can happen in the restaurant. "Okay."
Phoebe looks at a man as she passes his table, "Oh, the stuffed shells, great choice. Okay. Bye everyone." She says the last with a too bright and much forced smile as she makes her retreat.
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Piper Halliwell, the eldest surviving Charmed Sister, is crouching in a darkened San Francisco alley. Her chocolate eyes are following the movement of a creature that is standing over a demon. She is relatively hidden from the view of the creature, keeping her vantage point as she waits for her sisters. Occasionally Piper makes a face at the scene playing out in front of her. The demon is screaming in pain from whatever the creature is doing to it when Phoebe and Paige orb in.
"Okay, let's vanquish this demon," Paige says.
Piper turns to look at her sisters and lifts a finger to her lips, "Shh. Something beat us to the punch." She gestures towards the creature over the demon that her younger son from the future had sent them after.
Knowing who Chris was hadn't changed his persistence and stubborn determination to vanquish any possible threats to Wyatt. If anything it had made him even more determined. Knowing had caused Piper to more or less order him to let her and her sisters handle it instead of doing it on his own. She'd made him stay at the Manor tonight after a little argument that had ended with her putting her foot down and saying: Hey, who is the Mom here? Even King Arthur listened to his mother. You're staying here with Wyatt. That's final. Don't make me bind your powers to make sure you'll do it.
Chris was no doubt pacing around the Manor at this instant like some caged animal. She could just picture his nose wrinkling up and the frustrated, exasperated, and impatient sighs that made her think so much of her older sister Prue. Piper's mind returns to the demon and creature in front of them before she allows herself to follow that train of thought further.
"Eww, what is it doing?" Phoebe asks. Her face contorts with a disgusted expression while she looks on.
"Apparently eating the demon," Piper says.
"Or storing it," Paige comments, pulling a face.
The creature over the demon makes one last tearing gesture that causes the demon to die and turn to dust.
"What is it?" Phoebe hisses softly.
"I don't know," Piper says, "and I don't want to find out. Let's get out of here."
The three sisters stand up ready to leave. The demon spots them and its lizard-like tongue darts out towards them, scenting the air like a serpent. It races towards Phoebe and Paige, quick as lightning and pushes them down the alley. The two younger women fall back against the ground.
Piper raises her hands and tries to blow it up. The effort doesn't work and only serves to make the creature angry. Piper screams out when she realizes that the demon isn't blowing up. She continues to try though, flicking her hands repeatedly in effort to vanquish it or at the very least slow it down. The demon is backing her up against the wall.
Phoebe looks at her older sister and looks to her younger, "Paige, do something."
Paige scans the alley quickly and raises her palm, "Power line!"
The power line orbs and falls on the creature. The sparks fly and the creature is encased by the pulsing light as it is electrocuted. It finally finds itself vanquished and explodes into dust. Phoebe and Paige get up and race over to Piper.
"Are you okay?" Phoebe asks in concern.
Piper wrinkles her nose and quips sarcastically, "Peachy."
The sound of a baby making soft sounds catches the immediate attention of the three women. The Charmed Ones exchange curious looks and search to see where the sound is coming from. They discover that it is coming from a nearby bundle of blankets. Piper leans down to draw the blankets back. There is a baby lying there amidst the brown blankets.
The baby looks human, but then he sticks out his lizard-like tongue. The three women gasp.
Paige's facial features twist slightly and she remarks dryly, "Cute."
The baby sticks its tongue out again.
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Author's Note: Well, there it is… read and review!