HALLIWELL
Starring:
Wes Ramsey as Wyatt
Drew Fuller as Chris
Shiri Appleby as Melinda
Vanessa Lengies as Katie
Jessica Alba as Jennifer
Rachel McAdams as Angela
Ian Somerhalder as Henry
Autumn Reeser as Hayley
Autumn Reeser as Skye
1x20 Charmed Once Again
Also Starring:
Jonathan Bennett as Joe
Sara Paxton as Courtney
Ewan Chung as Aero
Edi Gathegi as Gaia
Nicholaz Gonzales as Kryton
Special Guests:
Holly Marie Combs
Rose McGowan
Alyssa Milano
TEASER
(Scene: Manor. Attic. Wyatt and Chris are the only people in the attic. Both look extremely tired as Wyatt is rubbing his eyes while flipping through the Book and Chris yawns while making a potion.)
WYATT: Do you think we should check their old lair?
CHRIS: It'd be a waste of time. You destroyed most of it; I doubt they'd go back there.
WYATT: (panicked) What else can we do? We need to find Melinda
(Piper enters the attic in a nightgown while rubbing her sleepy eyes.)
PIPER: (to Chris) What are you still doing here? Bianca called.
CHRIS: (passively) I'll call her back, sorry she woke you.
PIPER: No, c'mon guys you need to rest.
WYATT: Mom, how can you be so calm about?
PIPER: I've had my fair share of evil siblings. Trust me, we'll fix it.
CHRIS: What if we can't? According to Angela, she's gonna kill you! What if we can't stop it?
PIPER: You will. As much as you'd like to blame yourself for this, it isn't your fault. Now get to bed and don't make me us my power on you.
(Wyatt and Chris slowly trudge out the attic. Piper heads to the Book and releases a heavy sigh and worriedly starts going through the Book.)
(Opening Credits)
ACT ONE
(Scene: Underworld. A large open field is seen. Dead trees are sprouting everywhere and the sky is filled with dark clouds and lighting flashes. In the middle of the field, the cocoon of Chaos is standing upright. Large veins protrude from it into the ground, pulsing. In front of the cocoon, Hydra and Aero are busy making a potion in a large cauldron. Gaia and Pyro are standing beside them and Melinda is seated on a rock in the far corner. Joe turns to her, his face filled with worry. He walks over to her, Gaia following his every move.)
JOE: Hey there, you okay?
MELINDA: (robotically) I'm fine. How's the potion going?
JOE: It's coming along.
(Melinda nods her head.)
JOE: Melinda I-
MELINDA: I know you worried about me. I just need time to adjust. I feel like I abandoned my family.
(Joe opens his mouth to say something but then closes it again.)
JOE: Maybe you need a change of scenery. (holding out his hand)Join me?
(A small smile plays at Melinda's lips as she takes hold of Joe's hand and they exit the Underworld.)
GAIA: She's unreliable, that girl.
HYDRA: We just need her till we find the Cerulean Heart.
GAIA: But what if they get to us before?
AERO: Find Kryton. He should serve well as a temporary distraction.
HYDRA: I'll start talking to Joe, he'll convince the girl to "kill" the Charmed Ones. We're reaching the final stretch brothers. (smiling)Chaos will surely ensue.
(Scene: Manor. Attic. Chris and Hayley are at the potions table, concocting potions. Wyatt is searching through the Book feverishly while Katie is going through various other books, Henry helping her. Angela is pacing back and forth in the room and Jennifer and Skye are sitting on the couch.)
KATIE: (slamming a book shut) Nothing!
ANGELA: (anxiously) Well we need to get something...and fast too.
JENNIFER: We don't even know what to get. As far as we know Melinda changed sides willingly. There's no cure for that.
KATIE: You're talking about her like she's a demon.
JENNIFER: Well she kinda is, isn't she?
WYATT: (determined) No!She's just confused. (pauses)I know she's not evil, I could see it...in her eyes.
HENRY: We believe you okay and we believe in Melinda too but we still need a plan when she comes.
SKYE: A plan like what?
CHRIS: We need something that will restrain Mel but not kill her, to give us enough time to talk her down.
HAYLEY: What if we don't get through to her?
CHRIS: (sighing) We'll cross that bridge when we get to it.
JENNIFER: Well while you guys continue I'm gonna get us more coffee...
(Skye opens her mouth to say something.)
JENNIFER: ...And tea for Skye.
(Cut to Kitchen. Jennifer enters the kitchen, yawning and flicks the switch for the coffee maker, turning it on. She leans against the counter as dust particles swirl in a spiral from behind her. The particles combine, creating a demon, Kryton, as Jennifer turns around. The demons fingers are grown together, creating iron claws and a dark incision is seen traveling across the length of his face. Jennifer, with mouth open, ducks, rolling out of the way, as the demon strikes forward with his claw. She grabs an iron pan from her kneeling position, slamming it across Kryton's head. Kryton doesn't seem to be fazed and Jennifer hurries out the kitchen, hurrying into the dining room.)
JENNIFER: (shouting) Guys, a little help here!
(Jennifer starts hurrying up the stairs, Kryton close behind her. Wyatt appears at the top of the stairs, hurling an energy ball at Kryton. Kryton shields himself by holding his iron claws in front of himself. The energy ball combusts, but has no effect. Kryton lowers his arms, smiling widely.)
KRYTON: Nice try.
(Kryton evaporates in dust before Wyatt can react.)
BREAK
ACT TWO
(Scene: Manor. Attic. Most of the children are in the same position they were in before, except Angela, who is now sitting on the floor, a book laid out in front of her and Jennifer who has now joined Wyatt at the Book of Shadows.)
JENNIFER: (smiling) Ha! Found him. (smile falters)Oh oh.
SKYE: What?
JENNIFER: (reading)"Kryton. A powerful demon, harnessing great strength in his iron claws, which have formed through decades. Kryton is immortal, often following orders from more powerful demons. Only the Power of Three can vanquish Kryton".
KATIE: (sarcastically) This just keeps getting better and better.
HENRY: The Power of Three? You're serious?
JENNIFER: I'm not exactly in a joking mood right now.
WYATT: (flustered) We can't deal with this right now. We need to focus on saving Melinda.
HAYLEY: We can't save her from the grave Wyatt, we'll have to divide and conquer.
HENRY: (worriedly) How are we supposed to conquer a Power of Three demon?
ANGELA: I think I have a plan. One that doesn't involve dividing.
CHRIS: Spill.
ANGELA: Well we need to protect our mom's from Melinda and we need to vanquish this demon. What if the demon is vanquished by none other than the Charmed Ones?
SKYE: Are you kidding? They aren't strong enough to demon fighting anymore.
ANGELA: That's why Katie will create a spell. Returning them to full glory.
JENNIFER: (smiling) That might just work.
KATIE: (smiling) Yeah, I grand your plan.
WYATT: (seriously) Hold on. We can't keep running to our mom's if things get difficult. What's the use we took over for them then?
ANGELA: We don't have another choice right now. Not if we wanna save Melinda.
WYATT: (sighing) Fine.
ANGELA: (smiling) Great. Me and Katie will start with the spell while you guys round up mom, aunt Piper and aunt Paige.
(Scene: Underworld. Dust particles form, creating Kryton before Gaia, Hydra and Courtney. Courtney is still busy with the potion while the veins from the cocoon are pulsing.)
KRYTON: I did as you instructed. I've attacked one of the girls.
AERO: They should be looking at the Book now.
GAIA: We can't give them enough time to react. (to Kryton) Gather the bounty hunters and attack as soon as possible.
KRYTON: What if we can't stop them.
HYDRA: Don't worry about stopping them If you can do it but splitting them up in the Underworld is key.
(Kryton nods and evaporates in dust.)
HYDRA: (to Gaia) What about the girl? Is she taken care of?
GAIA: I've talked to Pyro and he should be coaxing, or shall I say "asking", her right now.
HYDRA: (smiling) If only she knew she is about to kill the most powerful witches ever.
(Scene: Golden Gate Park. Joe and Melinda are sitting on a bench in the park. Melinda is staring at her feet while Joe stares at her.)MELINDA: What was your dad like?
JOE: (confused) Huh?
MELINDA: I know totally random but what was he like?
JOE: I don't really remember all that much about him. Although I do remember us playing in the park real often. (smiling)
(Flashback: A young Joe is throwing a football at his father, who catches it. Joe's father returns the ball, but throws it with too much force, causing it to sail over his hand into a forest area. Joe hurries into the forest.)
MELINDA: What about your mother?
(Flashback: A brunette woman is hurling potions at someone. Joe is cowering from flames in a corner.)
JOE: (gulping as his eyes tear up) I uh-I don't remember her.
MELINDA: (turns to Joe worriedly) What if the potion doesn't work?
JOE: (sniffing away tears) Uhm we actually have a backup plan...involving you.
MELINDA: (shocked) Me!
JOE: (retrieves a knife from his back pocket) We nee you to absorb the Charmed Ones' power with this.
MELINDA: Are you crazy? You want me too kill my own mom?
JOE: No not at all. Hydra assured me that you only need a small cut. No killing involved.
MELINDA: Yeah but still...She could be lying.
JOE: She would never lie to me. Look you don't have to do this if you don't want to. I won't pressure you. I mean you've already sacrifices so much. Point is, I'd understand.
(Joe leans against his legs, fiddling with knife, between his fingers as Melinda looks at him, sincerely. Her looks turns determined as she grabs his hand and takes the knife from him.)
BREAK
ACT THREE
(Scene: Manor. Attic. Katie and Angela are at the Book of Shadows, scribbling on a piece of paper. Henry is standing across them and Jennifer and Skye are busy with a potion. Orbs appear in the attic, depositing Wyatt and Phoebe. A few seconds later, two more orb clouds appear. The orbs dissolve, revealing Chris and Piper in one and Hayley and Paige in the other.)
CHRIS: (heading to the potions table) Are you finished yet?
KATIE: Almost we just need to make a few more adjustments.
PHOEBE: So what's going on? Wyatt dragged me here without even explaining.
PAIGE: (eyeing Hayley) Join the club.
JENNIFER: Short version is we got attacked by a power of three demon.
PHOEBE: Whoa I didn't think there were any of those left.
SKYE: Well apparently there is?
KATIE: (jokingly at Henry) Looks like someone did a half-baked job.
(Henry bursts out laughing, joining Katie in a fit of giggles. He turns around to Paige, Piper and Phoebe, who all have serious looks on their faces. His smile immediately disappears.)
HENRY: (pointing at Katie) She said it not me.
PAIGE: I'll deal with you later, so what's your plan?
WYATT: (smiling) We're making you super strong.
PIPER: (confusedly) You're turning us into superheroes again?
KATIE: No but-wait a minute, you were superheroes?
PHOEBE: (smiling) Not now Katie. So what then?
HAYLEY: Were returning you to full strength so you can vanquish the demon and protect yourself from Mel.
PIPER: We don't need protection from my daughter.
ANGELA: Well according to my premonition, you do.
PHOEBE: (sternly) Ladybug.
ANGELA: We just need time to get through to her. So we've created this spell.
PHOEBE: (holding out her hand) Let me see that.
(Angela hands the paper to her mom, who reads it. She then hands it back to her.)
PHOEBE: Not bad.
PAIGE: (to Phoebe) No chance of backfiring.
PHOEBE: Nope, my daughters are good.
(Katie and Angie beam while Jennifer roles her eyes.)
PIPER: So what are we waiting for? Let's get to chanting. Chop chop.
ANGELA & KATIE: (chanting)"May space and time
Help us through
Regain the magic of thy true
Charmed Ones now, powered up
will vanquish evil, truly shut"
(The Charmed Ones are lifted into the air and form a triangle. White orbs swirl around each and golden light surge through them. The triquatra appears between the sisters as their old age lines disappear and they slowly descend. A lightning bolt strikes the middle of the triquatra, causing a blinding white light. When the light disappears, the Charmed Ones, younger, are visible. All the children stare open mouthed at their mom's.)
KATIE: Did it work?
(Phoebe levitates up, swirling in the air, before descending slowly. She has a huge smile on her face.)
PHOEBE: It definitely worked.
(Cut to Downstairs. Kryton teleports into the Manor, at the foot of the staircase, in his usual fashion, followed by an army of bounty hunters glistening in. Kryton raises his head and using his enhanced hearing listens in on the conversation. Cut to Attic.)
KATIE: (excited) We so rock! (high fives Angela)
ANGELA: (smiling) Tell me about it.
JENNIFER: (envious) Please, anyone of us could've done it if we had the time.
(Katie opens her mouth to reply but is interrupted.)
PHOEBE: Don't even start.
CHRIS: Yeah, we don't have time.
HENRY: What's the next step?
CHRIS: Our spell "geniuses" should try to make a tracking spell for that demon.
WYATT: And Melinda?
HAYLEY: We could try scrying for her.
SKYE: That won't work. She's protected from our radar by the same magic they are.
HENRY: Unless she's surfaced already.
WYATT: I think we should scry anyway. Besides we have a stronger power now anyway.
(Cut to Downstairs. Kryton frowns, hearing Wyatt's words and turns to one of the bounty hunters. Kryton nods and the bounty hunter glistens out. Cut to Attic. The bounty hunter glistens in behind Skye, who is now standing in a far corner. Only Hayley sees him.)
HAYLEY: Watch out!
(Skye doesn't react quickly enough and the bounty hunter grabs her neck. Chris raises his hand but is knocked of his feet as another bounty hunter has teleported in and used his telekinesis. The bounty hunter with Skye glistens out and the other hurries out the attic, the cousins following suit. The cousins hurry after the bounty hunter, down the stairs. Wyatt stops n the middle of running, noticing the foyer packed with bounty hunters. Two energy balls are directed at Angela and Katie. Angela jumps of the side of stairs, landing roughly on a wood table. Katie levitates into the air and flies toward the bounty hunters. More energy balls are directed at the rest of the cousins but it connects a force field generated by Jennifer. Katie lands on her feet and starts fighting the demons as the others also start attacking. Angela and Katie are telekinetically forced against the wall and Chris orbs to them. Chris kneels beside them but is grabbed from behind and is teleported in a lightning bolt, followed suit by Angela and Katie. Jennifer's shield is penetrated by a powerful lightning bolt and she falls to her knees. Henry is being choked by a bounty hunter and disappears in a lightning bolt. Wyatt is still firing energy balls left and right. Cut to Attic. Explosions are heard downstairs and Phoebe hurries to the door.)
PIPER: (grabbing Phoebe's arm) They can handle themselves. We need to figure out a spell to vanquish that demon.
KRYTON (o/s): Talking about me?
(The Charmed Ones turn towards a smiling Kryton. Kryton's eyes grow wide and his smile falters, noticing the Charmed in their state. Piper flicks her left hand as Kryton shields himself from her with his iron claws. A powerful explosion emits against the iron, but when the smoke clears, Kryton and his iron claws are unaffected.)
KRYTON: (lowering his arms) Is that the best you got?
PAIGE: Not even close.
BREAK
ACT FOUR
(Scene: Manor. Attic. The Charmed Ones are dodging a plethora of fireballs, directed to them by Kryton and take cover behind aunt Pearl's couch.)
PAIGE: (exhaling deeply) It sounds quiet downstairs, should we be worried?
PIPER: Uhuh, right after we vanquish this demon.
PHOEBE: (to Paige) Do it!
(Paige nods and disappears in a flurry of orbs. Phoebe and Piper rise from their position and Kryton immediately attacks wit a fireball. Phoebe uses her empathy and raises her hand, sending the fireball flying sideways just as it nears them. Behind Kryton, Paige orbs in, surrounded by a massive amount of orb-clouds. The orb-clouds swirl around Paige, her hair whipping, before directing themselves toward Kryton. The orb-clouds fly towards Kryton and as they near him, the orbs disappear, leaving various sharp objects flying towards him. Kryton raises a single arm and protects himself from a few of the projectiles but not all.) Kryton falls to ground and as he struggles up, Phoebe grabs his chest with her right arm, twists and knocks him to the ground with her left arm. Phoebe, flips forward, levitating in the air and striking her leg powerfully in the demon's gut. She levitates back toward Piper and Paige. Piper raises her hands and the demon is forcefully blasted backwards.)
PAIGE: Crystals! (directs her hand toward Kryton)Circle!
(The white Pyrite crystals in their wooden container are swallowed in orbs and surround themselves around Kryton. Paige, Piper and Phoebe connect hands.)
PAIGE, PIPER & PHOEBE: (chanting) "Hear us now, the witches call,
He who makes Samaritans fall
We speak as one the sisters three
And banish you to eternity"
(Kryton howls in pain as the iron around his hands, combusts and the small particles surround him. The particles swirl around him, before entering him through his eyes and mouth. Kryton convulses and explodes in a burst of white energy.)
PAIGE: Quick, we need to get downstairs.
(Paige hurries out the attic, followed closely by Piper and Paige. Cut to Downstairs. The sisters hurry down the stairs, seeing the ground floor in ruins, Split wood, broken glass and various other explodes objects are cluttered across the floor.)
PHOEBE: What happened here?
PIPER: We need to get to the Book and find them.
(The sisters hurry up the stairs, leaving the ground floor unoccupied. Suddenly the front door is opened and Melinda steps inside. She slowly walks through the foyer, frowning when she sees the wreck. Her eyes tear up as she raises her head, to look up the stairs.)
(Scene: Underworld. Chris, Katie and Angela are walking through the Underworld caverns. Suddenly a bounty hunter appears before them but before he can do something Chris has sent him flying against the cave wall, knocking him unconscious.)
ANGELA: You think maybe we should orb to the Manor.
CHRIS: No, we have to find the others.
ANGELA: But I'm pretty sure this is the perfect time for Melinda to strike.
CHRIS: Well you said that spell for a reason. Let's just hope it works.
(As Chris, Angela and Katie enter another cave and appear to be in a small cloud as Courtney is standing at a cave wall, looking at them through the enchanted wall. Beside them, two more clouds are floating, one containing Wyatt, Jennifer, Henry and Hayley walking through a cave and the other, a bounty hunter towering over a unconscious Skye. Courtney smiles wickedly as she turns to Aero who is kneeling to the ground busy scrying and Gaia.)
COURTNEY: (anxiously) They've fallen for the trap and none of them are going above ground to stop Melinda.
GAIA: Told you capturing one of them first would work.
COURNTEY: (rolling her eyes) You were right okay let's save the congratulations for later. Is the potion working?
AERO: I can feel it, trying to find the twice-blessed's powers.
GAIA: How is it possible you can even scry? You're not a witch.
AERO: The potion powers the crystal to find the magic. I don't need to be a witch to find it.
COURTNEY: I'll keep checking on the cousins, let me know when you find it.
(Aero nods as Courtney turns heading back to the enchanted cave wall. Cut to Manor. Attic. Phoebe is going through the Book of Shadows while Piper and Paige standing across her.)
PIPER: We're wasting time. We should try a spell.
PAIGE: What if it doesn't work? This thing was planned out really well.
PIPER: We'll have to take our chances besides we're sitting ducks if we wait here.
PHOEBE: But I know we can get through to Melinda if we just-
(Melinda enters the attic holding the knife Joe gave her tightly in her hand.)
MELINDA: Talking about me?
(Piper and Paige turn to the attic entrance, seeing a determined Melinda.)
BREAK
ACT FIVE
(Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Paige and Phoebe are staring at Melinda, across the attic. Melinda's knuckles are turning white through her clutching it tightly. Melinda is walking to the side of the attic.)
PIPER: (raising her hand, defensively) Melinda, put the knife down.
MELINDA: I can't.
PAIGE: Yes you can sweetie, don't let the elementals control you.
MELINDA: (tearing up) They're not controlling me. I'm doing this by myself.
PIPER: (panicked) Why?
MELINDA: (passively) He needs my help. I promised I'd help him.
PIPER: Promised who?
(Melinda shifts uncomfortably in her spot, her grip on the knife slightly loosening. A tingling sound is heard.)
PHOEBE: (wide-eyed) Joe? You promised Joe?
PIPER: (shocked) What?
MELINDA: (defensively) He's not evil. He's a good person… a good person.
PAIGE: Why would a good person want you to hurt your own mother?
MELINDA: (hesitantly) To save his father…besides it won't hurt you. He promised.
PIPER: (sincerely) Melinda, you know this is wrong.
MELINDA: Do I?
WYATT (o/s): Yes, you do.
(Everyone turns to the direction of the attic entrance and see the other all the cousins enter the attic. Cut to Kitchen. Courtney teleports into the kitchen, using her usual fashion. She pauses and listens for anybody then kneels to the ground. She reaches her arm between the two cupboards and retrieves the Cerulean Heart, swinging it before her eyes and smiling widely. Cut to Attic. By now most of the children are have surrounded Melinda.)
MELINDA: Get back!
CHRIS: (pleading) Mel, listen to yourself. You're seriously gonna help the people who took Bianca captive for months.
MELINDA: (hesitantly) But-
HENRY: Who almost killed Kendall.
JENNIFER: I know this is an anti-climax, but also who tried to ruin me at school.
KATIE: Face it Melinda. These elementals and Joe aren't good people. No matter how you spin it.
MELINDA: (tears start to slip from her eyes) I promised I'd help him.
(Melinda starts crying as the knife slips from her hand, landing hard onto the floor. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are suddenly engulfed in white light. When the light disappears, they look the way they did before the spell. Piper immediately hurries to Melinda's side, wrapping her in a hug.)
PAIGE: What happened?
PHOEBE: The spell ran its course.
MELINDA: (crying) I'm so-so sorry.
PIPER: (rocking Melinda) Shhh everything's going to be fine.
(Suddenly Gaia appears behind Melinda.)
GAIA: I beg to differ.
(Piper is knocked backwards by a rock pillar as Gaia grabs Melinda by the neck, placing an athame to her throat. Wyatt hurries to Piper's side and starts to heal her. Chris raises his hand.)
GAIA: I wouldn't do that if I were you, unless you want your little sister dead.
KATIE: Leave her alone.
GAIA: Oh no I'm afraid this is leverage…
(Piper rises to her feet has Wyatt finished healing her.)
GAIA: Or shall I say offering. Chaos will be woken soon and I think it's safe to say that he would want a little magical snack.
(Piper raises her hands but before she can do anything, Gaia and Melinda disappear in a golden flare, leaving the whole attic somber.)
END
A/N: Aawh, both Katie and Tim were sent packing :(