9x01 – Something Wicca This Way Returns Part One
Synopsis: The charmed ones must save an innocent or risk loosing their powers forever.
TEASER
Open to: a view of Piper. She enters the kitchen carrying Chris, with Wyatt following. Piper places Chris in his high-chair and helps Wyatt sit at the table.
Cut to: a view of Piper searching through the cabinets.
Piper, searching through the cupboards for cereal and baby food: Okay, breakfast.
Cut to: a view of Wyatt. Wyatt blinks his eyes and the cereal orbs into his hands. Piper comes to take it from him.
Piper: Thanks buddy
Cut to: a view of Leo. Leo walks in the kitchen wearing a suit. He pecks Piper on the cheek before going to the cupboard for his own cereal.
Piper: Off to work?
Leo: Yeah, patient was nearly stabbed to death, I have to answer some questions for the police.
Piper: What?
Leo: Hmm, from what I've heard, it sounds demonic. She had lots of stab wounds, but what I noticed was the wounds were made from a crescent blade. Its an knife used by demons to carve a shape into their victims.
Piper: Oh no! They've reformed the Underworld this soon?
Leo: Maybe.
Cut to: a view of Piper. She sighs and looks worn and tired.
Cut to: a view of Phoebe. Phoebe is watching the news, while eating a plate of something. When she hears about the woman that was stabbed she reaches for the remote and receives a premonition.
Premonition
Cut to: A woman is chased through her home by a cloaked man with a snarled evil face. The woman screams as she is stabbed by her pursuer. The woman falls the floor. Suddenly Phoebe sees something else. The man from the previous vision can be seen dumping the woman in an alley and putting his hand over her, absorbing her powers and vanishing.
Cut to: Phoebe as she comes out of her premonition.
Phoebe: Oh my god! Paige!
Cut to: Paige and Henrys bedroom.
Cut to: a view of Paige sleeping. Paige is sleeping when suddenly she hears Phoebes voice. Paige bolts up in her bed. Henry hears this and sits too.
Henry: What's wrong?
Paige: Phoebe.
Cut to: a view of Paige orbing out.
Cut to: a view of Henry as he rubs his eyes.
Henry: Where…
Henry looks confused. He tosses the blanket back over his head.
Henry: God I hate magic!
Cut to: a view of Phoebe in her Condo. Phoebe sits shocked on the couch when Paige orbs in. Paige looks at Phoebe in confusion.
Paige: Are you okay?
Phoebe, with tears in her eyes: No, not at all.
Paige, setting next to Phoebe: What happened?
Phoebe: I'll tell you, but we need to get to Piper first.
Cut to: manor. Piper and Leo are arguing from the kitchen when Paige, and Phoebe orb in.
Paige: Piper! Come here, Phoebes hurt!
Cut to: a view of Leo and Piper. They have stopped arguing and enter, Piper looking startled.
Piper: What?
Leo: Is Phoebe okay?
Phoebe: I had a premonition. A demon was killing me an innocents powers.
OPENNING CREDITS!
END OF TEASER
ACT 1
Open to: Shots of the city to the song: Behind These Hazel Eyes by Kelly Clarkson, finally we see the manor, and enter the conservatory as the song fades.
Piper: I can't believe this!
Phoebe: Piper, can we please…
Piper: No! Why…do they insist we do this our whole lives. I want to be a chef, not a witch, for once.
Cut to: Piper as she storms out of the room and up the stairs, to the attic.
Cut to: Piper enters the attic looking furious.
Piper: Okay, I'll say this once, and only once. I want to speak to an elder! Now!
Cut to: Orbs appear and reveal, Natalie, the elder.
Natalie: Piper…
Piper: Why are you doing this?
Natalie: We thought it was over, but threats still exist, Piper.
Piper: That's crap! There are plenty other witches in San Fransico that could take this charge.
Natalie: Not since the man from Phoebe's vision has been attacking and killing them.
Piper: What?
Natalie : He's powerful. He has been killing witches and selling their powers at the demonic market. Witches have tried to stop him but its impossible without the power of three.
Piper: I can't do this… not after magic…good magic, tricked my 4 year old son into unleashing the Hollow, of all things.
Natalie: I'm sorry.
Cut to: a view of Natalie. Natalie orbs out leaving Piper to herself. Phoebe and Paige enter the attic, followed by Leo.
Piper: I guess I'll check the book, Leo you get to the hospital and check on the girl, Paige and Phoebe will work on potions and spells. Go.
Cut to: Leo exits the attic while, Paige and Phoebe look at Piper, who looks defeated.
Cut to: Leo is setting next to the young girl the Charmed Ones are meant to save in the hospital.
Leo: Miranda, what really happened to you?
Miranda: My boyfriend attacked me.
Leo: Was he a demon?
Cut to: Miranda looks shocked.
Miranda: How do you know about them?
Leo: Who?
Miranda, with tears in her eyes: The demons. They've been after me for so long.
Leo: Do you know why?
Miranda: You won't believe me if I told you.
Leo: Try me.
Miranda: I'm a Guardian.
Leo: Like of Pandora's Box?
Miranda: No, like a Power Guardian.
Leo: My wife and her sisters can help you Miranda.
Miranda: How? (begins crying) No one can help me.
Leo: Let me call Piper, my wife, and her sisters, they can help you stop them.
Cut to: a view of Miranda. Miranda nods, but doesn't looked relieved.
Cut to: a view of Piper. Piper is looking through the book of shadows when her cell phone rings. She answers.
Piper: What's up?
Leo: Miranda's a Power Guardian.
Piper: Who?
Leo, quieter: The innocent.
Piper: Oh, yeah. Thanks Leo, bye.
Cut to: a view of Piper. She hangs up and begins flipping frantically. Finally she stops and we see the page titled "Power Guardian".
Cut to: a view of the page mentioned.
Piper VO: Paige, Phoebe get in here now!
Cut to: Paige and Phoebe entering the attic.
Paige: You found something?
Piper: A big something.
Cut to: a view of Phoebe and Paige standing next to Piper.
Phoebe: Power Guardians are in charge of managing witches powers, by working closely with the Elders. If one dies theirs charges will loose their powers until another takes their place. Why didn't the elders mention this in that last, oh I don't know, eight years? Lazy bastards!
Piper: Oh god…
Paige: What is it?
Piper: Miranda's our Power Guardian.
Phoebe: We have to save her, or…
Paige: All of San Francisco will be powerless.
Cut to: a view of a demon dressed in regular clothing. He looks just like a normal, everyday man. With the exception of a scarred left side of his face. His eye lid was torn down the middle, revealing small eye veins. His cheek bones and chin appeared to be warped and disfigured.
Demon: A city with no witches…its been a dream for centuries.
Cut to: a view of the demon. He turns to face 3 other demons who are listening intently.
Cut to: a view of the demons sitting around a circular table in the Underworld, listening to his every word.
Demon 1: Brendon, you can't really expect the Charmed Ones to allow you to kill their Power Guardian, do you?
Brendon: Yes, I do. Piper, the eldest, refuses the craft, leaving the other two on their own…they won't have enough power to stop me.
Demon 2: Then we better attack, fast!
Brendon: All in good time.
Cut to: Brendon as he snaps his fingers and vanishes.
Cut to: Brendon appears in the closet. He snaps his fingers again, and is cloaked to look like Leo. He rounds the corner and sees Leo talking to one of the nurses about Miranda's care. He walks into Miranda's room and over to the bed.
Brendon, holding his hand over her eyes: Sleep my darling…sleep.
Cut to: a view of Miranda. Miranda's eyes close and she becomes unconscious, as Brendon returns to looking like himself.
Cut to: Brendon begins to lift her from the bed
Cut to: a view of the Charmed Ones orbing in.
Piper: I don't think so.
Cut to: a view of Piper. Piper freezes the demon, but his earned powers quickly allow him to unfreeze.
Piper: Oh crap!
Cut to: The demon blasts Piper out the window. Paige quickly reacts and orbs out to save her. Phoebe is left, she levitates and kicks the demon in the face, he goes flying into the wall. Phoebe grabs Miranda's hand and throws a transporting potion, disappearing.
Cut to: Paige and Piper orb into the dumpster in a desperate try to stop themselves from being a dead jumble on the pavement. They get buried in trash, but quickly get up.
Piper: How many times has that happened now?
Paige: I stopped counting a while ago.
Cut to: a view of Phoebe clouding into the manor. Phoebe and Miranda appear, Miranda on the sofa and Phoebe next to her.
Cut to: a view of a Brendon rounding the corner towards Phoebe and Miranda.
Brendon: I've missed you Phoebe.
Cut to: a view of another demon rounding the corner, fireball ready.
Demon: Yeah, we thought you'd like to have a little chat.
Cut to: a view of the other two demons rounding the corner, energy balls ready.
Demon 2: What do you say witch?
Cut to: a view of Phoebe. Phoebe looks terrified as they advance upon her and Miranda.
END OF ACT 1
ACT 2
Open to: Phoebe levitates as one of the demons throw an energy ball at her. The energy ball hits the wall leaving a scorch mark.
Phoebe: Piper! Paige!
Cut to: a view of Piper and Paige orbing in. Piper begins blasting the two low level demons giving a distraction for Phoebe and Miranda to run.
Cut to: a view of the two demons as the blast hits them and they go up in flames.
Cut to: Piper blasts one, and he is vanquished, she blasts the other one and he disappears too.
Cut to: Brendon grabs Piper from behind and he blinks away.
Cut to: Phoebe and Paige look at each other.
Cut to: a view of the Underworld. Piper and Brendon blink in.
Cut to: a view of Piper being flung across the room and hitting the stone wall.
Cut to: a view of Brendon as he walks over to a looking glass
Piper: Where are we?
Brendon, ignoring her: Show me Miranda!
Cut to: a view of the glass. The mirror comes to life, revealing a still unconscious Miranda and two Charmed Ones orbing out with her.
Cut to: Phoebe and Paige go over to the book, after laying Miranda on the old sofa in the corner. They open the book and Phoebe begins flipping.
Paige: He probably took her to the Underworld, or somewhere we can't find her.
Phoebe: Were going to need some help.
Paige: Billie?
Phoebe: Sure. Call for her.
Paige: Billie we need some assistance!
Cut to: Billie appears in a cloud of smoke, we see her smiling at Phoebe and Paige.
Billie: Does that mean you forgive me?
Paige: First, lets see what you know.
Billie: O…kay.
Paige: When you were looking for your sister did you ever run across any "Power Guardians".
Billie: Yeah, I spoke with a few, why?
Phoebe: Later. Did you talk to anyone named Miranda?
Billie: That name is familiar.
Paige: Good cause we could use…
Cut to: a view of Paige. Paige's cell rings and she is surprised to see its Henry.
Paige: Hey, honey!
Cut to: Paige and Henrys bedroom.
Cut to: Henry sitting on the bed with his phone to his ear.
Henry: Where've you been?
Paige VO: The manor, why?
Henry: Cause, I thought we had plans. Why are you there?
Paige VO: Your not going to like it.
Henry: Tell me.
Paige VO: We have an innocent.
Cut to: a view of Paige. Paige is listening as the line goes dead.
Paige: Henry?
Paige listens for a moment, before putting her phone back in her pocket.
Paige: He hung up on me. Jerk!
Cut to: a view of Piper trying to blow Brendon up.
Cut to: a view of Brendon as he tries to throw fireballs at her. They are both failing to kill each other.
Piper, trying to blow him up: Why…don't you…explode!
Brendon: Silly witch! I'm too strong for you!
Piper, quietly: Hurry up guys.
Cut to: Paige, Phoebe and Billie sitting around the kitchen table.
Paige: Are you sure we should leave Miranda in there by herself?
Billie: I put crystals around her, they should keep her safe.
Phoebe: Great, now we have to find Piper.
Paige: We could use the " To Call A Lost Witch Spell", but change it to call for a sister.
Phoebe: It's worth a try, but we better have a plan for Brendon when Piper gets here.
Paige: Okay…lets get started.
Cut to: Billie is cooking a potion
Cut to: Paige is figuring out a way to stop Brendon by scribbling notes on a large chalk board.
Cut to: Phoebe is rewriting the to call a lost witch spell. Phoebe stops writing and turns to Billie.
Cut to: Billie hands her a finished potion.
Billie: You ready Paige?
Paige: I think so!
Phoebe: Here goes…
Cut to: a view of Paige and Phoebe, chanting.
Paige and Phoebe: Love of us sisters rise, course unseen across the skies, come to us who call you near, come to us and settle here, Blood to blood we summon thee, Blood to blood return to me.
Cut to: a view of the attic. Piper appears, linked by the arm with Brendon.
Brendon: Looking for someone?
Cut to: a view of Brendon. Brendon throws Piper into the attic wall and turns to Miranda.
Brendon, stabbing Miranda: Lets trade!
Cut to: a view of Brendon blinking out with Miranda before Phoebe can throw the potion.
Paige: Piper!
Cut to: Paige runs over to Piper and heals her head which is bleeding. Piper sits up with a groan.
Piper: Thanks Paige, now help me up.
Cut to: Paige grabs Pipers hand and helps her stand, Piper walks over to the book. She flips the page and see's the Power Guardian page again.
Piper: Any idea's what we do now?
Billie: Hi Piper!
Piper: Billie? What are you doing here?
Paige: She was helping us find you.
Piper: We'll see about that. Where would he have taken Miranda?
Phoebe: Whats with the rush? I thought you didn't want this charge.
Piper: I don't, I just want to get this over with!
Cut to: Brendon walks up to the guards of The Demonic Market, carrying Miranda.
Brendon: Open the market, I want to get this over with!
Cut to: a view of the guards and the market entrance. The guards bow and open the market for him. He walks through and we see the market.
Cut to: a view of the Market. Demons are selling their goods to others who are looking. Brendon walks through the croud into a cave –like structure, where he lays Miranda on a large stone table.
Brendon to camera: It won't be long now!
END OF ACT 2
ACT 3
Cut to: a view of Piper pacing in the attic while carrying Chris. Suddenly she stops and turns to her sisters.
Piper: The Market!
Phoebe: What?
Piper: He took her to the market. Natalie said that he sold witch powers at the market.
Paige: Great! I'm almost done with the potion.
Cut to: market entrance.
Cut to: the inside of the cave-like structure where Miranda lay. Miranda is badly bruised and wounded as she lays on the table. She groans.
Miranda: Please…let me go!
Brendon: But then…I couldn't kill you…and the Charmed Ones, and absorb all 4 powers, could I?
Miranda: You couldn't hurt them…there too strong!
Brendon: First…(holds up magical charms and amulets) lets see if they can get passed these, shall we?
Cut to: Miranda tries to get away but the charms recognize her magic and there mystical powers send her flying into the stone wall, unconscious.
Brendon: Stupid witch, just like the rest of them!
Cut to: Brendon. Brendon hangs an amulet from the doorway, to keep Miranda inside, them walks out into the market.
Cut to: Market Entrance
Cut to: the guards. Brendon walks up to the two gaurds.
Brendon: I don't what those witches to get passed this spot. Is that understood?
The guards bow as he places the amulets and charms around the area.
Brendon: I shall see you when the battle ends, and hopefully gain the Charmed Ones powers.
Cut to: A view of the sisters. Phoebe seems to be reading from a list as Piper and Paige grab things they'll need and head to where Phoebe stands.
Phoebe: Okay…we got transporting potion, vanquishing potion and spell, and most importantly a new face.
Piper: What?
Phoebe: You'll see
Paige: What'd you do Phoebe.
Phoebe: I made the demons think were one of them, when they see us.
Billie: Good thinking.
Piper looking from Billie to Phoebe: Yeah!
Phoebe: Okay, everyone ready.
Piper: Lets go!
Cut to: a view of Paige dropping the transporting potion.
Cut to: Paige, Piper and Phoebe appearing a few feet from the entrance, behind some large trees and bushes.
Piper: Wow! Weren't we supposed to land, in the market?
Paige: Yeah, something is blocking our magic.
Phoebe: Something powerful?
Paige: No, just enough to keep us out.
Piper: What do we do?
Paige: Charm the guards.
Cut to: Paige, Piper and Phoebe walking out from behind the tree.
Guard 1: State your names.
Piper: This is Jamie, Jasmine, and I'm Jane. Why don't you let us in?
Guard 2: We were told to watch out for witches, I'm afraid you'll have to speak to Brendon.
Paige: Don't be silly. How would witches know where the Market entrance is?
Guard 1: Ones that have been there before. Charmed witches.
Phoebe: Well…if you won't let us in.
Cut to: Piper, Paige and Phoebe snap their fingers. Swirls of orbs surround them, and they look like the charmed Ones again.
Cut to: The guards look surprised.
Cut to: Phoebe levitates into the air. She kicks the first one in the face, while Piper tries to blow up the entrance, but gets flown across the lawn.
Paige: Piper!
Cut to: the left guard. One of the guards grabs Paige, but Paige reacts quickly and orbs behind him. She kicks the gaurds from behind, before running next to Piper.
Cut to: Phoebe is deflecting the second guards powers and using them on him until finally he explodes. While the first guard tries to get up, Phoebe runs to her sisters.
Piper: We can't get in. We need to go back to the manor for reinforcements.
Cut to: a view of the girls. They grab each other and orb away.
Cut to: Billie. Billie is reading a magazine.
Cut to: Paige, Phoebe and Piper orb in.
Billie, putting her magazine down: How'd it go? Wheres Miranda?
Cut to: view of Piper. Piper goes to the book while Paige, and Phoebe explain. Piper begins flipping through the book. Paige is talking to Billie.
Paige: We need your help Billie.
Billie: Sure, anything!
Phoebe: We may need your help sooner then later.
Piper: How do we get to Brendon, while avoiding the amulets?
Billie: I don't know. Maybe we can get the amulets to think were evil and let us in?
Piper: Yeah, but how do we do that without really turning evil?
Billie: With a little something I picked up when I was evil
Cut to: a view of the cave doorway. The remaining guard enters the room, frantic.
Guard: Brendon! The witches killed my other guard!
Cut to: a view of Brendon.
Brendon: Did they get through.
Guard: No, they got scared and ran off.
Brendon: Good, make sure they die, when they return.
Guard: What makes you think they'll come back?
Brendon: You obviously don't know the Charmed Ones very well.
Cut to: A view of the Charmed Ones orbing in with Billie.
Piper, Paige, and Phoebe:
Guarding amulets allow your sight
To be clouded in this evil night
Let Good be bad and bad be good
As we enter the market undisturbed.
Cut to: Billie comes out from behind the tree to test the amulets. She walks up to them, nervously. She takes a deep breath, grimaces and enters the Market, not a hair out of place.
Piper VO: Good! Lets go!
Cut to: Piper Paige and Phoebe enter the Market as well. Once inside they notice something horribly wrong. All the demons a now walking around in bright colors, and some demons are selling luck charms, gold, and even potions to kill demons.
Piper: What happened?
Billie: I have no IDEA!
Cut to: a view of Paige and Phoebe looking around the Market.
Phoebe: This really isn't Kansas anymore.
Paige: Yeah, we were WAY off!
Cut to: a view of the market. The camera turns to see a demon selling lucky charms to another demon who smiles a thank you.
END OF ACT 3
END OF EPISODE