Disclaimer: I don't own the Passions characters nor do I own any Marvel characters. Passions is the property of James E. Reilly and NBC Productions. The Marvel characters is the property of Stan Lee and Marvel Comics.

A/N: Although I am a huge Passions fan, I do not know everything that has been going on lately. Some of the storyline in this story is my take on what's going on. Also the timeline is a little jumbled up. There will be several characters in this story who left the show not too long ago; Charity, Miguel, Hank, Charlie, etc. Paloma will be in this story, although Martin and Katherine will not be.

This is my first fanfic, hopefully not my last. I hope y'all enjoy it


Harmony, Maine 2005

In a rather ordinary house in the seaside community of Harmony, lived a not-so ordinary old woman and her infant daughter.

Tabitha was working, excitedly, over her stove. As she feverishly emptied bottles of herbs, powders and liquids into a giant stew pot, she chanted out loud.

"May the fates look down upon you and smile!" she said, cackling. Her infant daughter, Endora, who was seated in her baby seat on the kitchen table, smiled and looked like she was clapping.

"I must say, Endora," said Tabitha, "They don't write lyrics like that anymore. What a pity."

Just then, the kitchen door flew open and Tabitha's teenage friend, Kay, stormed into the house, mad as heck. The energetic redhead furiously slammed the door, kicked the waste basket and pounded on the countertop.

"I HATE CHARITY!" she screamed, "I WISH SHE WOULD DIE!"

Tabitha smiled at her young friend. "Gee, Kay, did you have a bad day?"

Kay looked up at Tabitha as she continued to fume. "You'll never guess what she's doing this weekend." Tabitha waited to hear the rest of it.

"She's going to the Pinehill Lodge with Miguel for some romantic weekend."

Tabitha gasped, "No!"

"Yeah," responded Kay, "And on top of that, Jessica said that Miguel might actually propose to her." Kay sat down at the table and began crying. "I mean, don't my feelings count for anything?"

Tabitha sat down next to her crying friend. As a practitioner of the Dark Arts, she loved to see people suffer, but not when it was someone she actually cared about. As much as she didn't like to admit it, she did have a heart. It was selective, but it was there.

Tabitha put her arm around Kay in a motherly fashion.

"There, there, sweetie," she said, softly, "I know life is unfair, but as you young people say, you still have me to kick around. And you've got Endora."

Slowly, Kay sat up and smiled. As she wiped the tears from her eyes, she leaned over and hugged her witch friend.
"Thanks, Tabitha," she said, "I feel really lucky to have you as a friend." Then, Kay turned to Endora.

"And you," she said, in baby talk, "I feel sooo lucky to know you." She lifted Endora out of her baby seat and began to cradle her. "Who's a cute little angel?"

Upon hearing the word 'angel,' Endora burst out crying. Tabitha rolled her eyes.

"Kay," she said, sounding annoyed, "What have I said about the 'a' word?"

Rolling her own eyes, Kay turned back to Endora.

"Endora," Kay declared, "you're a disgusting, foul, vile demon!" Endora was smiling now. She reached up and pulled on Kay's finger.

"But you're still cute," Kay added.

Smiling, Tabitha turned back to her pot on the stove. Kay followed her, still carrying Endora.

"So whatcha making?" asked Kay, as she stared at the pasty concoction in the pot.

"This is something special," Tabitha replied, smiling. "This is for the Mulkmer."

"What's a Mulkmer?" Kay asked.

"Tonight is the first night of the spring season. When Jupiter rises tonight, we cover ourselves in it. It's supposed to bring us good fortune. Care to join us?"

Kay thought about it. She wasn't doing anything that night, and with everything going on she could use a little good luck.

"Okay, Tabitha, I'm in."


Later…

Kay came back to Tabitha's house at six. After a quick dinner, Kay went into the bathroom and changed into her bathing suit. She emerged to find Tabitha wearing an old gown that looked like it was made of burlap.

"Aw, Tabitha, how come you're not wearing that one-piece I bought you?"

Tabitha chuckled. "Sweetie, at my age, you do not want to be seen in a bathing suit."

After laughing at the joke, Tabitha took the stew pot, Kay took and Endora in her baby seat, and the two went outside.

Out on the porch, there wasn't much for Kay, Tabitha and Endora to do, but stare up at the night sky. The last few nights had been cold, but it was warm tonight. It was a clear night, too. While they sat on the porch, Tabitha pointed up at the constellations and told Kay and Endora the stories behind them.

Then, at 9:45 PM, Tabitha saw Jupiter rise to its high point in the sky.

"Get ready for it, Kay!" she announced.

She and Kay reached into the pot next to them and began covering themselves the slop. Kay smeared the slop all over her face, arms and stomach. It was actually a lot more fun than she thought it would be. Tabitha rolled up her sleeves and smeared the slop on her arms, legs and face. When she had finished, Tabitha spread some of the slop on Endora's face.

Afterwards, she stood up and turned back to the small dot in the sky. "Now repeat after me, Kay;"

"We call upon the powers above and below,"

"We call upon the powers above and below,"

"Light begets darkness,"

"Light begets darkness,"

"Fire begets snow."

"Fire begets snow. "

"We ask the fates,"

"We ask the fates,"

"To give us our portion,"

"To give us our portion,"

"Give us our share,"

"Give us our share,"

"Give us our fortune."

"Give us our fortune."

As Kay spoke the words, she felt a force building inside of her. It could have been those chili tacos that she and Simone had had for lunch. No, she thought, it had to be from the ritual. As she shouted the last line of the chant, she felt a surge of energy rush through her body. The surge was so strong that it almost knocked her off her feet. And just as soon as it had started, it stopped.

As Kay caught her breath, she turned to Tabitha.

"So, Kay," said Tabitha, "How do you feel?"

"Surprisingly good," replied Kay, "But I think I could use a shower."

"You know where it is."

Just as Kay turned to go into the house, she noticed a small, blurry object in the sky.

"What's that?" she asked, pointing to the object.

Tabitha looked up at the object and gasped in astonishment. She pushed past Kay and ran into the house.

"Tabitha!" Kay called after her, "What's the matter?"

As she ran after Tabitha, Kay stopped at the door and ran back to get Endora.

Kay reentered the house and found Tabitha in her living room, pouring over a book on astrology.

"The object you saw was a comet," said Tabitha, not looking up from the book, "My pagan ancestors called it Darsam."

She looked up from the book. "I believe your modern astronomers call it Reily's Comet. It passes the planet every eighty years and is said to give unnatural powers to unsuspecting mortals."

"Is that bad?" asked Kay, nervously.

"Not really," admitted Tabitha, "It just means the next few days will be very…interesting."