4x02 – After the Storm
DAY. MANOR – MAIN HALL. PIPER IS COMING DOWN THE STAIRS.
(Piper is coming down with a suitcase and is yelling at Leo who's still upstairs.)
Piper: C'mon Leo hurry up! We're gonna be late!
Leo: (From upstairs) I'm coming! I'm coming!
(Prue walks in from the kitchen.)
Prue: So… are you ready?
Piper: We would be, if Leo would just (Speaks loudly) hurry up!!
Prue: Hey whoo! Cool down there…
Piper: I'm sorry it's just that it's being a pain to deal with Leo, and his paperwork and stuff…
Leo comes from downstairs with two suitcases and a bag.)
Leo: Illegal paperwork I might add.
(The girls look at what he's taking.)
Piper: And who's the neurotic? (Piper looks at Prue and walks towards the door.) Ok c'mon we're ready now!
Leo: I'm still against this you know? We could just orb.
Piper: I already told you, I wanna fly, like a normal couple.
Leo: (Whispers.) … that we're not. (He walks towards the door too.)
Piper: Bye Prue! Thanks for letting me borrow your car.
Prue: No problem!
Leo: Bye Prue!
Prue: Bye, have a nice… (Piper slams the door shut.) trip!
MANOR – UPSTAIRS BATHROOM. PHOEBE AND COLE ARE HUGGING IN THE TUB.
Phoebe: Ohh this here feels so good, so safe… please don't go…
Cole: You know if it were up to me... (He kisses her.) I would never leave… (He kisses her again.) But those damn bounty hunters are like gnats.
Phoebe: Thankfully we've been demon free the last couple of weeks, since the Source last attacked.
Cole: But you know that's never a good thing, there are the factions, and without anyone to lead in the underworld (Phoebe kisses him.) these factions are growing stronger, and what better way to gain respect (Phoebe kisses him again.) than to kill a Charmed One.
Phoebe: You do know how to talk to a lady, don't ya?
Cole: I'm just telling the truth Phoebe, we should be more careful now than ever.
Phoebe: Oh I am careful, I'm a very careful lady. But let that be tomorrow's problem please… alright, for now… (She turns around and kisses him passionately.)
MANOR – YARD.
(Prue is laying back on a chair, she's cutting an apple in a half, and listening to the radio, a song is playing.)
Prue: Ohh I miss this, I wonder why we never hang out here anymore. Just the sun and the music, no potion, no spell, no demon.
(Song stops, and the radio host starts talking.)
Radio: You already got our number! And I'm sure you already got you picks! So don't hesitate, you can be the winner of the amazing prize! Some extra cash will never do you wrong! Just send it your text message right away! We might surprise you!
(Prue is thinking, she holds up her cellphone and starts writing a text message. A demon shimmers in on the living room, he starts lurking around.)
Prue: Ok so here goes nothing… (She closes her cellphone, and it starts ringing right away.) That was fast… (She smiles, and picks it up.) Magic 93.6!
HIGHWAY. PIPER AND LEO ARE IN THE CAR. / MANOR – YARD.
Piper: What? This is Piper.
/ Prue: Oh! Piper! Sorry, what's up?
Piper: I was just calling to check in on everything.
/ Prue: Piper you just left, what's going on?
Piper: Nothing, we're just… stuck, in traffic, this really sucks, you know?
/ Prue: The normal life?
(The demon is quietly listening to her behind a wall.)
Piper: Yeah, it's kind of frustrating once you step a foot it in.
Leo: You're the one who wanted to this remember?
Piper: Ssshhh….
/ Prue: Oh c'mon it can't be that bad. Soon you'll be in a resort enjoy your deserved honeymoon with Leo, so cheer up. (The house phone starts ringing.) Oops! Gotta go. The phone's ringing.
Piper: No wait!
/ Prue: What?
Piper: Argh! Nevermind, talk to you when I get to the airport.
MANOR – YARD.
(Prue gets up and walks towards the living room, but gets sent flying backwards.)
Prue: Whoaaaa! (She screams as she hits the floor.) Where the hell did you come from?
(She sends the demon flying towards the stairs, gets the knife she was using to cut the apple and runs to him.)
Prue: Who are you? (She holds the knife to his throat.)
(The demons gaps, as another come from behind and grabs her.)
Demon #2: He's a friend of mine.
(Cole comes running from upstairs without his shirt.)
Cole: What's going on?
(The demons get distracted. Prue kills the demon that's holding her with the knife. Cole throws an energy ball at the demon on the stairs, destroying him.)
Cole: What were you doing? (Phoebe comes down.)
Prue: Nothing, I was just… listening to the … (she points to the yard and the table and the radio are destroyed.) radio.
Phoebe: Prue! That's why we don't have outside activities!
Prue: Ow!
OPENING CREDITS
MANOR – ATTIC. PRUE AND PHOEBE ARE SEARCHING THROUGH THE BOOK.
Prue: I know it's here somewhere.
Phoebe: So much for being demon free… what are you looking for anyway?
Prue: That symbol… I know I've seen it before.
Phoebe: What symbol?
Prue: Aha! Here it is… (She points at the book.) Do you remember the guardians, from about a year ago?
Phoebe: The freaky guys with the tattoo on their heads?
Prue: Yes those freaky guys.
Phoebe: Yes, what's up with them?
Prue: Well the demons that attacked me today had a similar looking symbol; just that it had a circle around it. (She checks the pages.) But seems like there's nothing here.
Phoebe: I don't get it; they can't be guardians, can they? I mean they're spirits, no demons.
Prue: I know, it's weird, we better call…
Phoebe: Oh! Don't you say it! Piper will kill you if you interrupt their trip.
Prue: Alright, I'll check again and see if I can find anything about them, but if we're attacked again we're gonna have to call Piper and Leo.
AIRPORT.PIPER AND LEO ARE IN LINE.
Leo: Honey, are you sure you wanna do this?
Piper: Yes Leo, we have to eventually don't we? We might as well use this 'free time' we have right now. The Source's been laying low, let's take advantage of that.
Leo: And take a several hours plane to Hawaii? I could orb you to Hong Kong in a second.
Piper: Let's not go through this again, shall we?
Woman in Desk: Next!
Piper: Go, go… (They walk towards the desk.) Hello lady! (She gives her their papers, the woman goes through them. Piper and Leo look at each other.)
Woman in Desk: Ok, everything is in order. There you go, have a nice flight.
Piper: Thank you so much! (She takes the paper and keeps walking with Leo.) See! I told you nothing would happen, now let's hurry and get this suitcases into the plane.
MANOR – KITCHEN.PRUE IS THERE, PHOEBE'S ENTERING. THERE'S SMOKE EVERYWHERE.
Phoebe: Wooo! Did you vanquish someone in here?
Prue: Oh, no! I tried to make those thingy that Piper makes with chesse, but, well, it didn't turn out so good. (She puts a plate in the dishwasher.)
Phoebe: I guess cooking's never been your forte… (Prue gives her a look.) or mine for that matters. How long did she say she was going to be away?
Prue: I think just a couple of days, besides, she's always an orb away.
Phoebe: Ugh, since we discovered our powers, she's the only who has traveled, Alcatraz, heaven, the afterlife…
Prue: (She smiles.) I guess we've all really been there… Where is Cole anyway?
Phoebe: He's upstairs, he's trying not to use his powers so bounty hunters can't reach him, but I think he gets kind of bored. I think I'm gonna show him "Kill It Before It Dies", he might like it.
Prue: Alright, you do that, and I'll make some potions, there's never too many.
Phoebe: Sure Prue… oh, did you find anything about the demon with the symbol?
Prue: Not yet.
Phoebe: I'll ask Cole about it, maybe he knows who they are.
Prue: Ok, good.
UNDERWORLD LAIR.
Demon: Two of our kinds were already killed Luxs; it's pointless to keep sending them.
Luxes: It's what we have to do, The Source is nowhere to be seen these day, we have to gather as many demons as we can and turn them into our own.
Demon: I hope you know what you're doing, I don't know what's worse, going up against the Charmed Ones or against the Source.
Luxes: Hey! Do you want to be part of the new rebellion or not?
Demon: Of course Sir, but…
Luxes: Leave it that, you have to do as I say, prepare them for the next attack. Leave me now.
Demon: Yes Sir. (He walks away.)
Luxes: The more demons they kill, (His eyes start to glow red.) the more powerful I'll become.
AIRPORT.PIPER AND LEO ARE SEATED WAITING TO BE CALLED.
(Piper is playing with a ball awkwardly. Leo notices.)
Leo: Honey, what are you doing?
Piper: Oh, it's nothing.
Leo: What is it?
Piper: It's just that… you're not gonna believe this.
Leo: I'm sure I can, what's wrong?
Piper: Well, I'm, sort of, uh, afraid of flying.
Leo: What?!
Piper: Yes, that's in part why I wanted to take this trip, to overcome that. But, that, that's not the only issue.
Leo: So what is it?
Piper: When I first bought P3, it was because of a loan that Phoebe and Prue got.
Leo: And what's wrong now?
Piper: Well I had to finish paying it, because obviously I can't lose the house, and even though we've had two great years, I just can't get another loan, and I don't put the house at risk anymore, and I just started remodeling, I, I just don't know what to do.
Leo: All the more reason we shouldn't make this trip honey.
Piper: No, no, it's ok, I had saved the money for our honeymoon for a long time, but we can barely make it on the house, Prue and I are the only ones with a job right now… it's just that I don't usually notice this when we're all hooked up on demon fighting.
Leo: Don't worry Piper, I'm sure we'll work something out.
Piper: I hope so, 'cause other wise, you're gonna have to get your handyman pants on again mister! (They both smile.)
Voice: All passengers in the economic class can now aboard the plane. Be sure not to bring any liquids on hand at the time of boarding.
Piper: Oh crap.
Leo: What is it?
Piper: I have a potion here.
Leo: What? Why would you bring a potion?
Piper: In case a demon showed up… you know…
Leo: You have your new power for that, it's pretty much enough.
Piper: Ok, well let me go throw this away.
(Piper walks towards a trash can, throws the potion in. When she tries to walk back, a man stops her.)
Man: You won't say a thing, don't scream, don't make signs! Or everyone here gets on fire. (He creates a fireball in front of her.)
Piper: Woo! Easy there buddy! (She moves her hands trying to freeze the room but only freezes him. She runs to Leo.) Leo! There's a demon over there!
Leo: What? Where? (They turn around, and she points at where she was.) There's no one there Piper.
Piper: But, but… he just was….
Voice: I repeat, all passengers in the economic class can now aboard the plane. Be sure not to bring any liquids on hand at the time of boarding.
-x-
MANOR – SUN ROOM. PRUE, PHOEBE AND COLE ARE THERE.
Prue: And what do these factions do?
Cole: Well the factions are small groups that try to take over every time the underworld's leadership has been diminished.
Phoebe: Diminished?
Cole: I guess you must have vanquished some pretty big guys in your encounter with The Source.
Prue: Ok but do you know anything specifically about these demons?
Cole: They're a strange race, I've never come across them before, they were banished from the underworld… like most factions.
Phoebe: And how do they take over the underworld if they don't kill The Source?
Cole: I told you about these earlier Phoebe. Weren't you listening?
(Phoebe looks away shyly.)
Prue: By killing us. Everything's about reputation these days.
Phoebe: Do they have a leader or something?
Cole: I don't know, may be. Why?
Phoebe: Well it usually works that way, we get the leader, and we get the minions.
(A demon shimmers in.)
Demon: Oh were you looking for me? (He creates an energy ball.)
Prue: Phoebe look out! (She sends the demon flying away.)
(Another demon shimmers in behind Phoebe. She levitates and kicks him.)
Phoebe: Cole!!
(Cole creates an energy ball and kills the second demon, the first one is unconscious, the sisters run to him and stare.)
Prue: Is he… unconscious?
Phoebe: Oh this is so pathetic.
Prue: I, I don't know, don't they seem a little too enthusiastic about jumping into suicide?
Phoebe: What are you thinking?
Prue: Crystal cage.
Phoebe: Got it.
AIRPORT.PIPER AND LEO ARE STILL IN LINE.
Leo: Honey are you sure about what you saw?
Piper: Yes of course I'm sure Leo, I don't just see demons in airports everyday.
Leo: Then we better get out of here, your sister might be in danger.
Piper: But, but…
Leo: I'll take you to wherever you wanna go Piper, we can't risk ourselves.
(Leo takes Piper's hands and they walk out of line.)
MANOR – SUN ROOM.THE DEMON IS IN A CRYSTAL CAGE.
Prue: Who do you work for?
Demon: I can't say, he would kill me.
Phoebe: If he doesn't, we will. Don't worry about that.
Prue: Again, who do you work for?
Demon: He's name is Luxes. He's giving us powers.
Prue: Giving you powers?
Demon: Yes, through Guardians.
Phoebe: So what are… were you? A human?
Prue: No, he can't be.
Cole: He's a demon, this Luxes guy must have been capturing the Guardians somehow, and giving the powers to them.
Prue: But why? Why not take the powers for himself and attack us?
(The demon in the crystal cage starts to scream, and a spirit set on fire comes out of him and goes to the underworld. The demon falls off and the crystal cage comes off.)
Phoebe: What just happened? (She goes to him and touches him with her feet.) I think he's… dead.
(They all look around.)
Prue: Book of Shadows.
(As they start to walk upstairs, another one of the demon attacks Phoebe, she hits a wall, she quickly gets a sword that's hanging and throws it at Prue.)
Phoebe: Prue!!
(Prue stabs the demon with the sword using telekinesis.)
Prue: Ok I've had it, (She fixes her hair.) they're like a plague. Let's go.
(They continue walking upstairs.)
AIRPORT.PIPER'S IN THE BATHROOM.
Leo: (He shouts from outside) C'mon Piper we gotta go!
Piper: In a second. (She washes her hand and a demon shimmers in behind her.) Woa!
(The demon tries to hit her, but she ducks and he hits the mirror, breaking it.)
Piper: Leo!!!
(She moves her hands and freezes the demon. Leo comes running in.)
Leo: What is it?
Piper: That... that's the demon I saw earlier.
Leo: Well, blow him up
Piper: No, wait. Lock the door.
(Leo locks the door.)
Leo: What is it?
Piper: Hmmm I've done this before. (She unfreezes only the demon's head.)
Demon: Wh-what's going on?
Piper: Uh, who are you again?
Demon: I'm… (His soul comes out of him, turns into fire and goes to the underworld, the demon falls down.)
Piper: Woa! That's new! (Leo hears something and makes a movement.) What is it?
Leo: You're sisters, they're calling me.
Piper: Ok, go, go, go. (Leo grabs her and they orb to the manor.)
MANOR – ATTIC.
(Leo and Piper orb in.)
Piper: What is it? What's going on?
Prue: Hey sorry! Did we get you guys out of the plane?
Piper: Mmm no, actually we didn't get on it.
Phoebe: What? Why not? (She is searching through the book.)
Piper: A demon showed up, or at least I thought it was a demon.
Prue: Regular looking guy, with a tattoo on his forehead?
Piper: Same one.
Prue: He attacked us too, well, several of them.
Piper: Who are they?
Phoebe: I think I just found the leader, Luxes. (She points to the page of the book and reads.) A rare powerful shape-shifting demon, that has the power to absorb other demons' energy and powers.
Cole: Must have been why The Source banished him.
Leo: Does it say how to vanquish him?
Phoebe: Yes there it's a spell in here.
(Luxes flames in along with some other demons.)
Luxes: I guess you were not expecting me.
-x-
Prue: Not really after all the demons you've sent, you coward. (She tries to send him flying but nothing happens.) Oh ok, that didn't work, why didn't it work?
(Luxes raises his arms and his demons start to fight. Piper freezes a demon and blows up another one. Cole sends energy balls at some demons, killing them. Leo punches a demon sending him to the wall. Prue walks towards Luxes, and kicks him, she tries to kick him again, but he lifts her up in the air.)
Phoebe: Prue!!
(Phoebe runs to help Prue but Luxes throws her an energy ball, making her hit a wall really hard. Prue falls down. Leo hits Luxes from the back.)
Leo: Read the spell, hurry.
(Piper helps Prue get up, and they both duck when an energy ball goes after them. They keep running to the book.)
Prue: Ahhhh ok, here it is.
Piper/Prue: Ever changing demon who crosses the bound, pain now you will know, this reality won't change no more.
(All the demons spirits come out, leaving them unconscious and Luxes screams as he vanishes between smoke. Piper looks for Phoebe, she's bleeding next to the wall.)
Piper: Leo, hurry!
(Leo and Cole run to Phoebe, Prue and Piper follow. Leo starts healing her.)
Leo: She's okay! (He finishes healing her. Cole helps her get up.)
Phoebe: Wo! Ok that hurt.
Prue: I still wonder why my power didn't work on him.
Piper: I don't know, maybe the spell was the only thing that could hurt him.
Prue: What are we gonna do with these demon mess?
Cole: Don't worry, I'll get them out.
Leo: Let's go, I'll help you get down.
(Piper starts walking out, Prue walks towards the book and Leo helps Phoebe walk out. Prue looks outside the window, and closes it. She looks back at the book, and closes it too.)
MANOR – KITCHEN. NEXT MORNING.
(Shots of San Francisco. Prue and Piper are talking, they're on the table.)
Prue: So yesterday was pretty weird, huh?
Piper: What day isn't weird for us?
Prue: Yeah, sorry you couldn't have your honeymoon with Leo, you deserved it.
Piper: It's ok, I guess I have to settle for being a not normal couple, and just orb Leo, I was thinking Hong Kong. But still, that won't help me with P3, the guys are already remodeling the place, and it's already a big lose having it closed, I don't know what I'll do.
Prue: Don't worry, we're figure something out.
Piper: Yeah yeah, everyone keeps saying that.
(Phoebe is coming. She's wearing sports clothing.)
Prue: Are you up for a jog Pheebs?
Phoebe: Not quite, Cole is waiting for me in the basement, we're gonna have a little one on one.
Piper: I hope that it's not an euphemism for sex.
Phoebe: (She gasps.) Ha! No Piper, we're training, with all these crazy factions after us, we have to be ready, and well you have really active powers, I have to mix my levitation power with the best I got… so… I'll go now. I'll be downstairs if you need me.
Prue: Have fun!
(Phoebe walks downstairs and Piper gets up.)
Piper: I have to go make a phone call to see if they finally sent our luggage back. (She walks out of the kitchen.)
MANOR – BASEMENT. PHOEBE AND COLE ARE BATTLING WITH SWORDS.
Phoebe: How do you think I'm doing?
Cole: Pretty good actually… you have yet to beat me, but you're doing fine so far.
Phoebe: Oh really?
(They engage in a couple of martial arts-driven movement, and keep fighting with swords. She pushes Cole into a wall and gets her sword near his head.)
Cole: Not bad for a careful girl. (She smiles, and he pushes her back with telekinesis.)
Phoebe: Hey that's not fair.
Cole: What's fair when you're playing with the Devil?
(Phoebe levitates and tries to kick Cole, but he catches her foot, they both fall, she falls on top of him. They stare for a second.)
Cole: You little witch; you really got me charmed, don't you? (She smiles.) Hey, I heard something about Hong Kong, do you wanna go there?
Phoebe: Do they have sushi there?
Cole: Haha I don't think they do Phoebe.
Phoebe: Oh, it's ok, do you have any plans to go?
Cole: Sure, let's gets dark over there.
Phoebe: Uhhh... (They both shimmer out.)
MANOR – YARD. PRUE'S SITTING OUTSIDE.
Prue: I just hope no demon comes barging in this time!
(She puts some glasses on, and listens to radio.)
Radio: And we're about to call our winner! Be sure to answer correctly. Here we go.
(Prue cellphone starts ringing.)
Prue: What?
Radio: Hello? Is anyone there?
Prue: Oh, oh my… Piper… come in here! Quick!
Piper: What is it? What is it? (She comes in from the sun room.)
Radio: Last ring!
Prue: (She picks up.) Magic 93.6!
Radio: Coooongratulations! You're the lucky winner of $120.000!!
(Piper's eyes widen.)
Piper: What?!!
Radio: Who is this on the line?
Prue: Ahh, Prue, ah, Prue Halliwell.
Radio: Well Prue, you're the lucky winner of the month! Don't hang up, we'll be in touch with you in just a minute!
Piper: Oh my God Prue! Is that for real? You sure you didn't use any personal gain spell?
Prue: What are you talking about? I won! In fact, we won! You don't have to worry about a thing.
Piper: What do you mean?
Prue: This money is more than enough to keep P3 alive, pay some bills, and I have an idea of my own.
Piper: Really?
Prue: Yes, well, it would all be gone in just a minute, but it's worth it.
Piper: Oh Prue! Thank you, thank you. Oh my God, I have to tell Leo.
Prue: Alright haha.
(We pan away. Piper and Prue are smiling and Piper walks away. Luxes' eyes are seeing flashing in red, he smiles. Fade to black.)
THE END.