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SPOILERS: Seasons 6 and 7

PROLOGUE

EXT. HELL DIMENSION - NIGHT

Red flashes of lightening race across the pitch black sky. Fire is everywhere. Peoples' souls fall from the sky and into pits of lava. SCREAMS of agony can be heard everywhere. Lightening hits the ground, causing more fire, which spreads quickly.

INT. TEMPLE - GRAND HALL - NIGHT

A DEMON, AZ, who resembles a devil, paces back and forth, holding a bloody sword. He stops and smiles.

AZ: We can continue doing this the hard way, or you can just give up your soul now.

ADULT CHRIS, bloody and beatened, is chained to the wall with his head lowered. He doesn't respond.

AZ (cont'd): Have it your way. Either way, I'll get that soul out of you.

He walks over to adult Chris and raises the sword. Adult Chris looks up, making eye contact with Az.

ADULT CHRIS: You can do whatever you want to me. You'll never get my soul.

AZ: In time I will.

With that, he plunges the sword into adult Chris' stomach. Adult Chris SCREAMS out in pain.

AZ (cont'd): Because you know you can't be here unless you're actually dead.

He pulls the sword out of adult Chris' stomach. Adult Chris grunts, then his head drops to his chest.

ADULT CHRIS: I won't let you...

Adult Chris vanishes. Az steps back in shock.

AZ: Interesting!

He takes a few more steps back, and then turns, preparing to walk away when adult Chris reappears, still chained.

ADULT CHRIS: (continuing) ...kill me.

Az turns around, facing Chris.

AZ: Where'd you go?

Adult Chris looks up. It is evident that he is confused by the question.

ADULT CHRIS: What are you talking about?

AZ: It's not important. I just have to work a lot faster before you disappear on me again.

Adult Chris looks fearful as Az approaches him, smiling wickedly.

INT. MANOR - SITTING ROOM - DAY

PIPER is standing in front of a laundry basket, full of clothing. She takes out a shirt and folds it. PHEOBE is sitting on the couch, reading the newspaper.

PHEOBE: You know, Leslie isn't half as bad as I thought he was. The advice he is giving this woman is quite good. It's almost as if I wrote it.

PIPER: That's a good thing. You wouldn't want to have your readers thinking it's not you who's writing your paper.

PHEOBE: I guess.

She puts the newspaper down and gets up from the couch. She smiles brightly.

PHEOBE: How excited are you about my lunch date with Leslie?

PIPER: Apparently not as excited as you.

PHEOBE: It's just, what if he's the one, Piper?

PIPER: But what if he isn't?

PHEOBE: Way to be positive.

PIPER: It's just that I don't want you to get your hopes up. Love is tricky and it can hurt. I don't want you to end up like...

PHEOBE: You and Leo?

PIPER: I wasn't going to say that.

A CRY is heard from the monitor. Both Piper and Pheobe look at it. Piper puts down the pair of jeans she is folding.

PHEOBE: I'll go. You're busy.

PIPER: No, it's fine. I'll be right back.

She walks off.

CUT TO:

INT. MANOR - CHRIS' BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS

Piper walks into the bedroom. CHRIS is lying in his crib, CRYING loudly. Piper gets to the crib and reaches down to pick him up, when all of a sudden, he vanishes.

Piper jumps back, startled.

PIPER: Oh my god.

END OF PROLOGUE