Chapter 1 An Ordinary Day.
Today is just one of those ordinary-ish days for the Mitchell family. Well as an ordinary day as you can get when it involves magic. The 7-year-old twins and 6-year-old Henry Jr are at Knox Academy. Now, most would suspect that Paige and Henry's children would attend Magic School which was managed by Gideon a powerful Elder and Leo the deputy headmaster the sisters former Whitelighter. However, to show support to Benjamin Turner and the former demonic seer Kyra the Mitchell couple felt it best to enrol their children there and Knox Academy gives lessons both suitable magical wise and taught subjects required in the mortal realm. When Paige fell pregnant with the twins, she and Henry moved into Dan's old manor which sits on the right side of the Halliwell manor. While Piper and Dan live in the Halliwell manor with their daughter Faith. Not long after Phoebe married Coop, she and her cupid moved into the vacant manor on the left side of the Halliwell manor. The three sisters now living in their own places having their own space yet living close so that when it comes to the power of the Charmed Ones things would be easier.
Henry Jr was a born a year after his twin sisters and like his older sisters a Whitelighter-Witch also. Seven years after the twins were born on the way drive home from one of the children's friend's birthday party. Just as Henry parks the car near a grocery store since he promised Paige that he would pick up a few things for them. The group of four got out of the car and walk over to the entrance where they hear screaming. And not the kind of screaming you would expect. Then all of a sudden one of the front display windows near the entrance/exit smashes two women wearing red robes fly out and land hard on the ground seconds later the light and heat from the sun cause the two women to combust into flames and are quickly rendered to nothing but a pile of ash!
"VAMPIRES!" The twins and Henry Jr shout in a tone filled with joy and excitement. Henry looks back at his kids. Henry doesn't know a lot about vampires but from what his wife told him, he knew that they are immune to witches' powers.
"Kids I want you to orb straight to your mother now," Henry ordered.
"But vampires are so cool." Tamora protested. Seconds later a young heavily pregnant woman along with two more female vampires crash through. The two vampires are quickly rendered to ash but the young heavily pregnant woman lets out a small cry her slightly tanned complexion. The pregnant woman has forest green eyes and long brown hair. The woman's grey t-shirt and black jeans are covered in blood stains along with her black trainers just like her face. The woman lets out a small cry of pain for a moment.
"P...Please help me." The woman begs covered in bruises and cuts.
"Alright, kids run back to the car now I'll help this lady to the car," Henry instructs Henry then carefully helps the wounded woman to her feet and leads her over to the car he helps her get into the front passenger seat. Henry checks to make sure his kids are in the back and are buckled in which they are before he starts the engine.
"Right, last time your mom spoke about vampires only the Power of Three or a demon like the Source of all evil could kill a vampire," Henry spoke.
"It takes the Power of Three or a demon like the all mighty Source to vanquish a Vampire Queen. Regular vampires like those in there who are newly transformed and or merely servants of a Vampire Queen can be killed by the sun or a stake to the heart." The weak woman corrects. Henry then starts the car and they drive off heading for the Mitchell Manor.
"So, what are you exactly and how is that you know so much about vampires?" Henry asks.
"Let's just say I pissed off the biggest and badest vampire of all." The woman tells Henry.
"When we get you home, Paige that's my wife she will heal you and you can tell her more about your situation," Henry said.
"A Charmed One, I guess my plan to run and find the most powerful witches worked." The woman replied with a smile.
"How did you know where to find my wife?" Henry asked.
"Everyone talks in the Magical Community, after finding out the sisters' names I cast a spell that would help me find a way to get our paths to cross." The woman answers.
Once they arrive home, Henry leads the young woman into the manor where Paige quickly spots her husband, children and the stranger.
"Okay, from the sticky hands and the chocolate covering the kids' faces. I'm taking a guess that party went well and this poor woman you bumped into on the way home." Paige guesses.
"S...Sorry, I ruined your day. But I've been trying to get to you and your sisters for days." The woman apologised.
"No, no you haven't ruined anything sweetie it happens. Henry please go and get our guest a pair of my jeans and a t-shirt while I heal her." Paige responds in a calm and polite manner. Henry nods before walking upstairs.
"She was amazing she was fighting vampires Mommy like Buffy and Faith," Tamora says filled with joy from what we saw earlier. The women let out a small laugh while Paige let out a small chuckle.
"You three go and wash your hands wipe that chocolate off your face," Paige instructed.
"Can we help afterwards?" Kat asks.
"Yeah! Mommy, we can heal now too." Henry Jr spoke.
"Maybe," Paige replies the children sigh before running over into the downstairs bathroom. Paige then shows the woman to one of the couches where the woman contently sits down upon.
"You don't need to heal me, Paige." The woman said.
"Of course I do sweetie," Paige told the woman. But a mere few seconds later the cuts and bruises on the women heal by themselves. Paige is stunned at the sight.
"Told ya Paige, my Werewolf gene allows me to heal my own injuries to a certain extent only plus the baby healing the factor." The women responded with a smirk.
"Well, Werewolf can you at least give me a name and tell me how you got yourself into this situation," Paige replied.
"My name is Pepper Cromwell and I'm a Werewolf-Witch, I belong to the Cromwell Werewolf pack. Before I was exiled for refusing to marry a man from another pack. Not long after I was exiled I travelled the world and found myself in a town called Sunnydale where I met a mysterious guy who as a result I got pregnant by." Pepper explains.
"Wow, your family sounds loving. Who was this mysterious guy?" Paige speaks.
"Count Dracula! When I first met him, he was charming with class and he was a true gentleman, he made me feel special. That I was the only girl in the world, he excited me." Pepper replies.
"As in the vampire from common folklore. The one that has inspired so many novels, movies and TV shows about vampires." Paige replies.
"Yes, but he's a lot more dangerous than you see him in the media. And because of his charms, I fell pregnant with his child. I was going to marry him be his queen but during the ceremony, he and his fellow children slaughtered an entire village in Transylvania! That's why I ran he promised me that he would never do such a thing that he would only feed on blood bags that he would help build a truce between Vampires and other members of the Magical Community. I was stupid to believe him." Pepper explained to Paige.
"Not stupid Pepper, you fell in love opened your heart and he exploited it," Paige says.
"He sent those vampires to bring me back to Transylvania back to him. No other queen has ever run away from him and none of have ever carried such a special child one which brings a new species into the world." Pepper tells Paige.
"A hybrid of some sorts. Well, sweetie, you're safe here." Paige said.
"The baby is almost ready to be born and I have only been pregnant for three weeks I think the boy's vampire gene has accelerated the pregnancy. I fear I might not survive the pregnancy no one has ever carried or given birth to such a child. And if I do die than the child will be all alone. My family wouldn't accept the child they would probably kill it." Pepper responds.
"Well, Pepper, I can ensure you that I will do everything within my power to ensure that you will survive and that your child is healthy," Paige says.
"Thank you, Paige, I will tell you everything I know about the Dracula Clan," Pepper spoke.
End of chapter 1.