Chapter One: A Charmed Beginning

"Has she been eliminated?" A dark voice asked.

"Yes lord Crelios." Another robed figure said.

"You have done well, Ryzor." Crelios said. "Now, what of her children?"

"Our intel has informed us that the human born died in the car crash, the whitelighter born died in a fire, and the demon born has been kept alive as you ordered." Ryzor said.

"Excellent, he will make an excellent soldier." Crelios said. "I have watched his growth and his disdain for humanity makes him an excellent charge for my army."

"Yes, we have him en route to the Halliwell Manor." Ryzor said.

"Ah yes, you mean my new training facilities." Crelios said.

"Yes lord Crelios." Ryzor replied.

The sun was high in the sky above the city of San Francisco on this early afternoon. A man who appears twenty years old is packing up stuff in boxes. He is fair skinned with short brown hair and emerald/hazel eyes. He is of average build, five foot ten inches and seems to have a look of sadness on his face. He looks down at a woman who looks strikingly like him.

"I miss you so much mom." Peter said as he looked at the picture. "I really don't know why you left me this big house? There are so many memories here; I can't live here. I've gotta sell this house."

All of a sudden a cat comes walking downstairs and nuzzles up against Peter.

"There you are Fluffy. I thought I lost you with all of this packing." Peter said.

"Meow." Fluffy said.

"I know you don't want to leave, but you'll see that this is better in the end." Peter said.

"Meow." Fluffy said.

"Yea I know I must seem crazy for talking to a cat." Peter said as the doorbell rang. "I wonder who that is."

Peter got up and put the picture in the box. He went to the door and opened it. He was taken aback by what he saw. In the doorway, a man about the same height and build stood there. He facial features looked strikingly similar to Peter's and his eyes were blue with the same hint of Hazel that Peter had. His hair was a dusty blondish brown.

"Hi my name is Pierce, I know this may be a little awkward but I think my mom willed me this house." Pierce said as he looked as surprised as Peter did.

"Hi, I'm Peter and I think you should come in." Peter said as he motioned Pierce to come in.

"Thanks." Pierce said as he entered the home.

Pierce and Peter walked into the living room. As they passed under the chandelier, it glowed a little and then returned to its inert state. When they got into the living room, Peter offered Pierce a seat and something to drink. Pierce accepted and waited patiently for Peter to return. Peter returned with two glasses of iced tea and sat down.

"So you say that your mother willed you this house?" Peter asked curiously.

"Yea; it was weird because I didn't even know that I was adopted, until my adoptive parents died in a fire." Pierce said as he looked down solemnly.

"I'm sorry, I know how it feels." Peter began. "My mother and father just recently died as well. They raised me in this house and I've never had any brothers or sisters."

"Well, I didn't believe it until I found these adoption papers in this metal box." Pierce began as he revealed a small metal box. "…Along with my birth certificate signed by a Chloe Halliwell."

"Oh my god…" Peter gasped as he looked at papers. "This can't be real. You can't be my brother."

"What, Chloe is your mom?!" Pierce exclaimed.

"I can't believe this, but here it is." Peter said as he scanned the paper. "This is my mother's signature. You are my brother. Wow, I have a brother."

"This is surreal man." Pierce said as he was taken aback by Peter's hug.

"This is really cool; I've never had a sibling before." Peter said.

"I did have a little brother that I took care of; he died as well in the fire." Pierce said. "But this is unbelievable."

"Hey, do you have a place to stay?" Peter asked excitedly.

"Well, I was thinking about staying a hotel." Pierce began.

"Nonsense, you're family. You can stay here man." Peter said. "Besides, part of this house is yours by right. I was wondering what the will meant when it said a portion of the house."

"Well, I guess this is what it means." Pierce said. "I think I will stick around for a while in order to understand this situation fully."

"Cool, you can have the first room on the right upstairs." Peter said.

"Thanks." Pierce said as he headed upstairs.

"What's family for?" Peter said.

Later that evening another man was on his way to San Francisco. He was around six foot one inch with black hair. He was wearing a leather jacket and had rust colored eyes with a hint of Hazel. He looked similar to Peter and Pierce, but not as much as they looked like each other. He was on a coach flight.

'I wonder who sent this to me.' Paul thought as he looked down at the letter. 'This had better not be a prank; I've always wanted to know my birth parents and find out why they abandoned me.'

"Ladies and Gentleman, Flight 509 has landed in San Francisco." The flight attendant said over the loud speaker.

'Well I guess I will find out what this is all about soon enough.' Paul thought to himself as took his bags down from the overhead compartment.

He got off the plane and walked over to the baggage claim. He picked up more of his luggage. He headed to the entrance until he saw someone who had a sign with Paul's name written on it. He went over to him and put down his luggage.

"Mr. Paul Halliwell? We have a car that is to take you to the Manor where your mother resides." The man said.

"Who are you?" Paul asked.

"A friend." The man replied.

"Well then, let's going then." Paul said.

While Paul travels with his swarthy driver, Pierce and Paul are at the manor. They decide to order Chinese. While they wait, they talk about the house and this situation that has developed. Peter brought several family photo albums.

"This is mom." Peter said as he flipped through the pictures.

"Wow she is really pretty." Pierce said as he looked down at the woman.

She looked very similar to him. They had the same facial structures and features. He noticed that her eyes were pure hazel; the very same hazel that is blended in his eyes.

"Yea, she was great." Peter said as he looked sad.

"So after I took a shower, I saw a door to what looked like an attic." Pierce said as he tried to change the subject. "I tried to open the door, but the lock seemed to be jammed."

"Yea that door has been like that since I was a kid." Pete said. "I don't that attic has been opened in a long time."

"I wonder what is in there." Pierce said curiously.

"I think my mom said just a bunch of family relics." Peter said.

"I would definitely like to see more family stuff." Pierce said.

"Well we can try and jimmy it open." Peter said. "I think I have a bunch of tools in the laundry room."

"Cool, I think I might be able to get that door open." Pierce said as the doorbell rang.

"Okay, we'll take care of that after I get the door." Peter said as he went to the door. "Hello."

"Who are you and what are you doing in my house?" Paul said abruptly.

"Excuse me, what are you talking about?" Peter said.

"I got this letter along with a bunch of papers that said I inherited this house." Paul said. "And that guy in the car said I had to ring the bell and the door would open."

"What guy? What are you talking about?" Peter asked confused.

"That guy…" Paul trailed off as the car by the sidewalk was gone. "I didn't even hear him leave."

"Is there a problem here?" Pierce said as he appeared behind Peter.

"Yea, you guys in my house." Paul said.

"You mean our house." Pierce said loudly

"Guys, let's step inside and work this out." Peter said as Paul stepped inside the house with his stuff.

As the three of them passed the chandelier on their way to the living room, it glowed brightly. The three of them looked at it in awe, confusion and amazement.

"Does that always do that when people pass?" Paul asked.

"No, in fact that chandelier hasn't worked in decades." Peter said in shock.

"Then what caused it to work now?" Pierce said.

"I don't know." Peter replied as the chandelier stopped glowing.

"Well that was weird." Paul said.

"I'm sure it was nothing, now what were you talking about… I'm sorry, your name is?" Pierce said as he sat down on a chair in the living room.

"My name is Paul and like I said my birth moms left this place in her will." Paul said.

"Yea, these papers are the same ones that you showed me Pierce." Peter said as he handed Pierce the papers. "By the way, my name is Peter… Peter Halliwell."

"Hold on, your last name is Halliwell?" Paul asked shocked. "My last name is Halliwell too."

"Yea, it looks like we are Halliwell half-brothers." Pierce said. "This house was willed to all of us by our mother."

"Hold on, I cannot believe this!" Paul exclaimed. "I have two half-brothers that I've never heard about and a huge house that our birth mother left us. This is some other type of…"

"Calm down man." Pierce said.

"Calm down!!! I have spent my life in and out of different orphanages; dealing with people not wanting me and my mother not wanting me." Paul said angrily. "And now, it's supposed to be all better now that that bitch left me a house with brothers who are strangers to me."

"Don't talk about our mother that way, I was put up for adoption but you don't see me acting out." Pierce said as he got up. "The woman is dead and she probably has a good reason for all of this."

"Please, this is all a load." Paul said as he stood face to face with Pierce. "And if you think about stepping to me, you better have something to back it up with."

"Calm down guys. I know that this is a lot to take in, but think about it this way…" Peter began. "… You didn't have a family to be there for you, but now you have people who are your family to be there for you."

"Are you serious?" Paul said as he looked incredulously.

"Look Paul, this house is just as much yours as it is ours. You can stay for a while with us while we'll work this whole thing out."

"Alright, where's another room?" Paul resigned.

"There is one upstairs, two doors down on the right." Peter said as Paul got up and left.

"Well that was certainly interesting." Pierce said as he sat down.

"Paul is rough around the edges because of his background, but I think he'll come around." Peter said.

"I hope so." Pierce said.

Paul settled himself upstairs. He unpacked and started to settle his stuff in the drawers. He looked around the room and saw some flowers and pictures of his mother and Peter's father. He quickly realized that this must've been his mother's room.

'Why did you give me away and why did you bring me here?' Paul thought as he looked at the picture.

Paul suddenly heard creaking which startled him. He put down the picture and headed towards the creaking. He found a door that led to an attic. He tried the door but it seemed to be locked. He tried to pry it and lock picking it for a good ten minutes until he gave and turned to head back to his room. Suddenly the door creaked and swung open. Paul had a curious look on his face as he went into the attic. He looked around as he saw many different family artifacts and Wiccan tomes. He looked to the center of the room and an old looking book sat there. He moved closer to it and noticed that the front cover had a symbol on it that looked like a triangle intertwined in a circle.

'What is this?' Paul thought as he opened the book.

The first page looked rather old. Paul read the first page aloud:

"This is the Warren Book of Shadows. This ancient tome contains over three centuries of magic passed down through the generations. This book was prophesized for the fabled Charmed Ones' Prudence, Piper, Phoebe, and later Paige. These Halliwell sisters were the most powerful force of good that the world has ever seen. They ushered a golden era for good magic that has continued throughout the decades with later descendants. However, there is a great evil that looms over this line of witches. A great evil shall rise in the underworld and slaughter Halliwell after Halliwell mercilessly. This will continue until three half brothers shall be born from different heritages. These three will become the new charmed ones with powers beyond what the world has ever seen. One will command the power to move things with his mind. The other will have the power to stop time and the final one will be able to see into the future. These three will change the world and bring about another golden age for magic. Their destinies await."

"Wait, there is a spell to release our powers,

Hear now the words of the witches,
The secrets we hid in the night.
The oldest of gods are invoked here,
The great work of magic is sought.
In this night and in this hour,
I call upon the ancient powers.
Bring your power to we half brothers three,
We want the power, give us the power."

Upon his words, a flash of lightning illuminates the room and a crash of thunder booms loudly and startles Paul. Downstairs, the chandelier glows brighter than it has ever shone. Pierce and Peter get up and look again at the chandelier. They continue towards the staircase and Peter shouts up to Paul to see if everything is okay. Paul grabs the book and runs downstairs.

"Guys… guys, I think we're witches." Paul said with the Book of Shadows in hand.

"What?" Peter said.

"What are you talking about?" Pierce said.

"I found this book upstairs in the attic." Paul said.

"How did you get in the attic?" Peter said surprised.

"The door just opened, it was really weird." Paul said.

"We are not witches man." Pierce said.

"Just take a look in this book." Paul said defensively. "It talks about three half brothers being prophesized to be the most powerful male witches since the first incarnation of the charmed ones. We are the new charmed ones guys."

"This is unbelievable." Peter said as he looked through the book.

"Yea, I don't believe this." Pierce said as he got up. "Look this is just some weird book that I don't know maybe someone just left up there a long time ago and people forgot about it. Look at it, it's worn and Peter, didn't you say that no one had been up there in decades?"

"Yea…" Peter said.

"Well then that settles it, this is just a book of superstitions and I don't think that we should get involved." Pierce said.

"No that is not it; we are the ones that are prophesized in this book and whether you like it or not, this is our destiny." Paul said. "Besides, you are already involved; I read the spell on the first page to unleash our powers."

"You did what?!" Pierce said angrily.
"Yea, so we are all in this now." Paul said.

"Really?" Peter said.

"Yea." Paul said.

"I'm not; I am going to bed and going to forget this nonsense." Pierce said as he got up and went to his room.

"What is his problem?" Paul said. "You think he would think this would be awesome."

"I don't know, maybe he'll feel differently in the morning." Peter said. "I think we should all get some sleep, it has been a long day."

"How was our mother like Peter?" Paul said abruptly.

"She was the most wonder person I've ever known." Peter said.

"Then why did she give me and Pierce up?" Paul said.

"I don't know man. I just don't know." Peter said as he and Paul went to respective rooms.

Meanwhile Crelios sits in the underworld waiting for a report. Suddenly, Ryzor comes in.

"Ah Ryzor, how is our guest enjoying his home?" Crelios said.

"He arrived on time and went in." Ryzor began. "But he was met at the door by two other men."

"Two other men?" Crelios said. "No it couldn't be."

"Couldn't be what my Lord?" Ryzor asked.

"I sent my top demons to kill the boy in that fire and kill the other in that car accident." Crelios said. "Ryzor, bring me the oracle."

"Yes sir." Ryzor said as he left.

"They can't be alive; the prophesy cannot be fulfilled." Crelios said to himself.

"It has been set in motion my liege." The oracle said as she entered.

"How, I was assured that they were killed." Crelios said.

"But they did not die." Oracle said. "The one in the fire was not there, you've slain his parents and brother and in the car, an off duty officer managed to save the other one after you left."

"These brothers must be killed before they learn their powers, send Merarorg to kill the other two in their sleep."

"Yes sir." Ryzor said as he left.

As soon as Paul went to bed, he fell into a deep sleep. He dreams began as normal starting with memories of his life in the orphanage. In the middle of his dream something strange happened. Suddenly more clear and vivid images came to him. He saw a strange looking being standing over Peter. His hand glowed with a ball of electrical energy and he smiled and threw it as Peter screamed and burned to ash. The creature vanished from Peter's room and appeared in front of Pierce. His hand glowed with another ball of electrical energy and threw it at Pierce. Pierce burned the same as Peter to ash. After seeing this, Paul awoke abruptly with a gasp. Paul immediately got out of bed and ran to Peter's room. The door was unlocked and busted in. Paul ran in to see that same man from his dream.

"Peter, watch out!" Paul said.

"Paul… what." Peter said as he threw up his hands as a ball of electrical energy was coming towards him.

Suddenly the ball of energy froze in mid-air. Paul's and Peter's eyes widen in shock as the scene played.

"What… how…" Peter began.

"What is going on…?" Pierce said as he appeared and saw the frozen creature and energy ball.

"Peter, get out of there!" Paul yelled.

Peter got up and ran while Paul ran in and punched the creature in the face and breaking the freeze. The energy ball unfroze and hit the wall. The creature shook off the punch and turned to see what hit him. As his face turned, a kick connected and knocked him back.

"Get up and let me personally kick you ass." Paul said.

"Don't be an idiot Paul; you're going to get yourself killed." Pierce said.

"I'd rather be an idiot, than punk out of saving my brother." Paul said as he continued to fight the creature.

"What?!" Pierce said as his face contorted to fury and his eyes squinted.

"Whoa." Paul said as he flew towards Pierce and Peter dodging an energy ball.

"Did I do that?" Pierce said.

"Yea." Peter said. "Apparently anger triggers it."

"Peter, take Paul upstairs to the attic and try and find something in that book to get rid of this thing." Pierce said as he flung the creature back again.

"No way, I am not missing out on this." Paul said.

"Look I can only hold this thing back for so long." Pierce said. "Just do as I say for once and get something to get rid of this thing."

"Come on Paul, let's go." Peter said pulling Paul upstairs.

While Pierce was trying to hold off the creature, Peter and Paul run up to the attic and go in. Peter runs to the book while Paul just looks at the door.

"I've never run from a fight before." Paul said.

"Don't look at it as running, just look at it as a tactical retreat." Peter said as he flipped through the pages. "I wish I knew what I was looking for."

Suddenly, as soon as he finished saying that, the pages of the book began to flip by themselves.

"Paul, take a look at this." Peter said.

"Whoa, how are you doing that?" Paul said.

"I'm not; it's doing it on its own." Peter said as the book stopped. "…Power of Three spell."

"The bond of family is stronger than anything. Evil cannot touch you when you trust in the power three." Paul read. "The Power of Three will set you free."

"The Power of three will set you free, is that it?" Peter asked.

"I think so." Paul said as the door burst open and Pierce ran in.

"I hope you guys found something." Pierce said panting.

"You will never defeat Crelios and you won't defeat me, Merarorg." Merarorg said as he launched to two energy balls at Pierce and Peter.

"No." Paul said as Peter gestured in fear and froze both the energy balls and Merarorg.

"So about that spell…" Pierce said.

"Okay we need to stand together as a trinity." Peter said as he stood in front of Pierce and Paul. "Now repeat after me, the Power of Three will set us free."

"The Power of Three will set us free." Peter, Paul and Pierce chanted as Pierce and Paul put their hands on Peter's shoulders.

Merarorg as the brothers chanted.

"You cannot win." Meragorg said as launched energy balls at the three.

A protective barrier appeared around the brothers as they continued to chant.

"No this is not possible…" Meragorg said as he exploded.

"Wow." Paul and Pierce said.

"The Power of Three..." Peter said astonished.

"This is really surreal." Pierce said.

"I told you, we're the new charmed ones." Paul said as he went to bed. "Enjoy it gang."

"This is incredible." Peter said as he went back to his room.

"This is going to be an interesting time." Pierce said to himself as he telekinetically closed the attic door and went back to bed.