Once Upon a Time
"Season 1: The Beginning of Time"
August 21, 2009
(Opening Credits)
Once Upon a Time Starring:
1. Phoebe Halliwell-gifted with advanced levitation (able to now lift herself, and others of the ground), electro-mental ignition, and premonitions.
2. Padme' Amidala-Skywalker- A Jedi with a focused Force ability of telekinesis.
3. Piper Halliwell-Wyatt- gifted with freezing and molecular combustion.
4. Paige Matthews-Mitchell- gifted with orbing, healing, and telekinetic-orbing.
5. Cole Turner/ Balthazar- the new ruler of the Underworld that has returned from exile in the Demonic Wastelands; has more then TEN powers!
Co-Starring:
1. Henry Mitchell
2. Leo Wyatt
3. Anakin Skywalker
4. Danity Kane- surviving members following the conclusion of episode 10 are TBA.
5. Margaret
Episode 11: The Aftermath
[Author's Notes: Season 1 takes place in an ALTERNATE UNIVERSE: beginning in late 2008, carrying over into 2009, three years after the end of the CHARMED series.]
(Six hours after the previous events) Piper, Padme', Paige, and Padme' blinked back into total darkness. Everywhere they looked from the left to the right was darkness, no way to see.
The only light that illuminated the abyss was a white platform in the middle of the area. It exuded white light that covered a small perimeter, chasing away the darkness.
"Elders!" Piper called, hands intertwined.
There was a white flash of light and a single figure stood in front of them. Padme' bowed while the others did nothing. The figure dressed in a white robe split into three and the four members of the Elders' Council took their place at each side of the outer platform leaving a place empty. A white silhouette appeared leaving behind the high Elder, who took her spot in the last place.
"Sisters," said the high Elder, slightly inclining her head, "Jedi Skywalker."
"We need your help," said Piper, cutting the formalities short. "Things didn't go quite as we expected….Balthazar escaped…with his life."
The three Elders behind the high Elder began to murmur, but the high Elder stood silent.
"I'm glad that you summoned us," Ja'Kel, the high Elder told them. "There is much to be corrected…and fast."
"We know that," Phoebe said, stepping forward. "We just need to know what we should do next!"
Ja'Kel raised her hand. "Patience, Phoebe."
Phoebe looked at her. "NO! We've been patient for over a decade!! Ja'Kel, we're tired of these constant battles!!! We want it to end!! Help us get one step closer by defeating him!"
Ja'Kel looked at Phoebe. "Very well then…You all must go back."
Paige looked at them. "Go back? Wh-What do you mean?"
"You must go back and challenge him again, this time…hold nothing back."
"That's what we did!" yelled Piper. "And he got away!!"
"SILENCE!" Ja'Kel yelled, a bellow filling the room. "Go back, and attack him with the Power of Three. You haven't used your inheritance against him, yet. That's something you should've done from the get go."
Piper looked at her sisters. Ja'Kel was right, they hadn't called upon the Power of Three to deal with Balthazar…and they needed to do it ASAP; at least while he was still weak.
"Send us to him," said Phoebe. The others looked at her. "Send us to him while he's still weak….We have a better chance of defeating him if we attack now."
"Agreed," said Padme', whom had been very silent since the mentioning of the Power of Three.
Ja'Kel nodded. "Very well, then." She snapped her fingers and the four women disappeared.
*****
Balthazar and Margaret materialized and Balthazar fell to the ground, groaning. "The sooner I get you in an upright position, master, the sooner I'll be able to heal you."
His breathing was labored, but he looked up. "Margaret…I've never felt this much pain before."
"You're not in pain, master….You're to powerful. Nothing short of a catastrophic event could weaken you."
"Your lies are helping the situation," he told her, glaring at her. "Just because I have more powers then one can count doesn't mean I'm all powerful."
"But no one can defeat you, master!"
"We can."
Balthazar and Margaret turned and saw the Halliwell sisters and the Jedi standing before them. Padme' lifted her free arm into the air, telekinetically throwing Margaret across the cave, collapsing in a heap on a boulder.
"NOW!" Padme' yelled.
The sisters joined hands and began to speak.
"The Power of Three,
more mighty then any force that attacks us sisters three
Grant us the power needed to vanquish this being, he
Mighty is he, but powerful are WE!"
The three sisters lifted their arms and a swift wind filled the room, Padme' shielded her face as her mess of a ponytail blew in the wind.
Beams of energy shot out from the sisters' finger tips. The energy hit Balthazar square in the chest. He screamed and was tossed across the cave where he slammed into the wall.
He began to burst into flames, but at that moment, Margaret grabbed him and orbed out.
Phoebe swore. "How'd that happen???!?!?!"
Piper was in awe.
"I-I don't know," answered Paige. "She shouldn't have been able to pry him from our attack."
"She's powerful," Padme' said, observing the scorch marks left behind on the wall from where the sisters had been burning Balthazar alive. Phoebe and Piper stepped forward and Phoebe placed her hand on the marks.
Suddenly, she jumped and gasped, she was having a premonition.
=Aubrey, Shannon, and Dawn peeked from behind a corner, and seeing that the coast was clear, they darted around the corner, heading deeper into the caves of the Underworld.=
Phoebe came back to the present. Piper was beside her in a split second. "What did you see?"
"Aubrey, Shannon, and Dawn survived the attack on Polis Massa," Phoebe informed them.
"Then they must be upper level demons as well," said Padme'. "This is getting out of hand."
"We should go," Paige said, moving over to the others. "I don't like this place."
"You're right," said Piper, walking over to her younger sister and grabbing her hand. The others soon joined them, and the four orbed out.
*****
Dawn stood beside the surviving members of Danity Kane. "We're going to kill them for killing our sisters---D. Woods and Aundrea. I want revenge."
"As do we," replied Aubrey.
The three demons stood in a ceremonial room, a knife in Dawn's hand. She beckoned the others forward.
Shannon held out her palm and Dawn cut the center, drawing blood. The blood fell onto a sheet of paper with words on it---a spell. Next, Dawn cut her hand, then Aubre's. The paper sizzled from the blood and the letters began to glow.
"It's time," Dawn said, grabbing the knife and sticking it in her high heeled boot. Then, she grabbed Shannon and Aubre's hands.
A gentle breeze blew. The breeze picked up and formed a wind which swirled and formed a mini tornado. The swirling mass of wind flew towards the three demon assassins, engulfing them. When it finally died down, they were gone.
*****
HALLIWELL CORUSCANT MANOR- 2009
Leo Wyatt made his way across the foyer of the Manor carrying a dish in his hands. The father of three sat the dish on a small table in the sunroom and rearranged the plates to make space for the dish.
Smiling slightly, he placed two fingers in his mouth and let out a loud, shrill whistle. Suddenly a loud noise filled the room as thudding feet flew down the stairs---literally.
"Dad, what's for lunch?' Wyatt asked. He's six-years-old now. His blonde hair fell at his shoulders and his blue eyes twinkled in excitement to finally be able to eat.
The other boy was pushing a small infant in a stroller, and into the room. He didn't have the same energy as the first one though he was younger. Little Christopher Perry is now five-yeas-old. His brunette hair is quite curly and just a little longer then ear length and he has brown eyes. The thing about those eyes was the fact that they showed the wisdom of someone well over forty. She was quite meek compared to the first boy.
Before Leo could reply, Wyatt had orbed into his chair. Leo walked over to the stroller Chris had wheeled into the room and pulled little Prue from it. Prue giggled and blew bubbles at her father, and Leo smiled at his daughter. Just a little over six months, little Prue was already coming into her looks, her hair raven colored, just like her namesake.
Leo placed Prue in her highchair and helped Chris into his chair.
"I've made something healthy for all three of you," Leo told them.
Wyatt's face twisted in disgust. "Healthy? Daddy!! No…"
Leo didn't get to answer his oldest child's question because, just then, a large blue portal opened in the middle of the room. The energy swirled around until it disappeared leaving three very pissed off demons in its wake.
Leo's eyes grew big. "Wyatt, protect your brother and sister!"
Immediately, Wyatt generated his blue force field around his brother and sister, as well as himself.
Aubrey stepped forward, followed by Dawn and Shannon. "Well, well, well," said Aubrey. "What do we have here?" she smirked.
"Looks like the family of Piper Halliwell," Dawn said, slowly circling around Leo.
"What do you want?" Leo asked, powerless to do anything about it as he was only able to orb to the Elders.
Without answering, Dawn waved her hand in Leo's direction, firing a red energy ball into Leo's side, sending him flying through the foyer and into the living room.
Henry came running down the stairs, hearing the commotion. Before he could ask what was going on, Shannon fired a white energy ball at him. Henry yelled and was tossed about, landing in a heap on the ground.
"Not as tough as I thought this was going to be," Shannon said as she walked forward to the cowering men. "I expected a bit more of a fight from the husbands of the Charmed Ones."
Wyatt placed himself in front of his siblings; spreading out his hands in front of her little brother and sister as though to shield them from a non-existent attack.
"Aww, how sweet," Dawn sarcastically cooed.
"What do you want from us?" Wyatt boldly asked.
Aubrey let out a laugh, adding a long, wicked sound with no mirth to it and didn't quite reach her eyes. "A brave one, aren't you?" she asked.
Shannon stepped forward. "No matter. You will die all the same."
Shannon raised her hand to deliver a murderous blow to the oldest son of Piper. But Wyatt was much faster and with a flick of his wrist, Shannon was hurled through the room and into the wall.
Dawn growled before back handing Wyatt. Wyatt fell to the floor, yelping as he did so. Little Prue cowered in fear as she watched Dawn turn her attention to Shannon, whom was making an entrance through the wall.
It seemed that she thought that a five-year-old was no threat to her. Chris wrapped his arms around his little sister.
Wyatt picked himself up and walked over to his siblings.
"Get'em, Chris," Wyatt whispered into her brother's ear. Chris nodded, quickly handing Prue to him. Reluctantly he raised his hands and conjured a potion in his hand to put to death the three women.
"NO!!!" But Aubrey's warning was too late. Chris tossed the potion and it exploded, killing Aubrey. The explosion hurled Dawn and Shannon across the condo, and through a wall. Chris cheered in triumph, but it was short lived. He caught sight of his father and his Uncle Henry.
He raced to his father's side. "Daddy!! You're hurt!"
Wyatt, with his sister in his arms, moved over to his Uncle Henry, healing him first, then his father.
Just then, a white light flashed, and when it faded, Piper and the others stood in the hallway.
"Oh, my God! Leo!"
"Henry!!"
The wives rushed to their husbands.
"What happened here?" Phoebe asked, running to the children as Padme' lifted her hand, calling her telekinesis to her.
"Danity Kane," Leo sighed, Piper helping him stand.
Padme's eyes grew big. "WHAT?!?! They were HERE?"
"In the condo?" asked Piper, looking into her husband's eyes.
Leo nodded. Piper looked at her children. "Are you okay?"
Wyatt looked at his brother, then to his mom and smiled. "Me and Chris protected the family, mommy….Just like you, Auntie Phoebe, and Auntie Paige do."
Piper's heart sunk. Her children were just in kindergarten and fist grade, and already, they were fighting demons.
