Forever Charmed
Episode 2x03: High School Miscreant.
Int. High School – Principal's Office.
Principal Ward is sitting at his desk, obviously waiting for someone. There is a knock on his door.
Principal Ward: Come in.
A woman in her early 20's walks in. She is carrying a briefcase, and is wearing a black suit jacket with a matching skirt. She sits in the chair in front of the Principal's desk.
Principal Ward: Ah, Miss Gray, I believe.
Woman: Yes, but please call me Madison. Miss Gray seems so formal.
Principal Ward: Alright Madison, what can you tell me about yourself?
Madison Gray: Well, I graduated Harvard with a degree in psychology, and I'm just dying to get some firsthand experience with being a councilor.
Principal Ward takes the resume that she hands him and looks it over.
Principal Ward: Well, it looks as though you have the proper training for the job, but I'd have to see how well you react with the students…
A smile appears on Madison Gray's face, haunting her features.
Madison Gray: I'd love to give you a firsthand demonstration.
Exit Principal's Office.
Int. Hallway.
From under the door, we can see a bright light shine briefly.
Principal Ward (Voice Only): You're hired.
Madison Gray (Voice Only, pleased): Excellent. I'll start tomorrow.
Exit School
Show Front of Manor (Night)
Int. Manor – Chris's Room.
Chris is lying on his bed, tossing and turning.
Dream
Int. Church Interior
Chris is sitting in the audience at the wedding of Phoebe. However, she was not marrying Coop. Instead, another man stood up on the alter with her. He turns right and sees William, who looks reasonably bored. He then turns to his left and sees Paige who has a smile on her face.
Paige: It's about time she got married after Coop died.
Chris (confused): Uncle Coop died?
Paige pays no attention, and neither does William, or any of the surrounding people.
Suddenly, demons shimmer or flame in and immediately being throwing energy balls at the guests to the wedding. Mass chaos ensues, and William and Chris duck behind a pew to avoid a stray energy ball.
Then, they peak up to see what is going on, and see Wyatt up on the alter with Phoebe and the stranger.
Wyatt's hair is longer than it normally was, and he has a sinister smile on his face, and a fire ball in his hand.
Phoebe: Wyatt, what's going on here?
Wyatt (condescendingly): Why Aunt Phoebe, I thought you would have figured it out by now.
He tosses the fireball at the stranger, immediately killing him. Phoebe screams and moves over to the spot where the stranger had just stood before looking back up at her oldest nephew with contempt and tears in her eyes.
Phoebe: Why?
Wyatt: Because Aunt Phoebe, it's all about power, and I need to get those who are more powerful out of my way.
Tears are streaming down Phoebe's face. The Camera pans to show Chris and William who are silently watching the spectacle in shock.
Phoebe: Just like your mother?
Wyatt (angrily): She was a necessary casualty. I couldn't have her binding my powers if she found out what I was doing.
Phoebe: What makes you think that I won't do it, or your Aunts?
Wyatt conjures another fireball and laughs.
Wyatt: Who said you'd get the chance?
He tosses the fireball at Phoebe, but she uses her levitation to avoid it. He conjures another one and throws it at her, this time catching her dress on fire.
Exit Church Interior
Int. Church Lobby
The doors leading into the church interior burst open and a woman who is on fire stumbles out. She runs down the hall and runs into a few of the walls before falling to the ground, motionless and still burning.
Wyatt walks up with a grin.
Wyatt: Goodbye Aunt Phoebe.
He waves his hand over her body, which disappears and then he Dark Orbs out of the Church. The Camera pans to reveal Chris and William who saw the scene play out in front of them.
End of Dream
Chris sits up in bed, gasping, covered in sweat. After a few deep breaths, he shakes his head.
Chris: What was that?
Intro to Show.
Show Shots of San Francisco
Music: Pictures of You by The Last Goodnight
Show front of High School.
Int. Class Room
Junior and Prudence are sitting in class, talking with their friends when the announcements come on.
Principal Ward (tonelessly): Students, I have an announcement to make. We have a new councilor – Miss Madison Gray. I'm sure that you will make her feel very welcome.
Prudence frowns and turns to her friend Stephanie and her boyfriend Justin.
Prudence: He sounds more run down than usual.
Stephanie nods thoughtfully.
Stephanie: Yeah… he does… (suddenly, she perks up excitedly) I have bets on him leaving at the end of April. What about you two?
Prudence shakes her head, smiling.
Prudence: Please, you know that he's going to stick out the rest of the year just so that he can get all of the pay.
Justin: I think he's going to stick around another year just to spite everyone.
Junior turns around and joins their conversation, a grin on his face.
Junior (cockily): Now ladies, and Justin, I have it on good authority that he's going to leave within the month.
Prudence narrows her eyes.
Prudence: It was you that upped the amount we had to pay, wasn't it.
Junior nods, a huge smile on his face.
Prudence and Stephanie each punch him on an arm. He immediately fakes injury.
Junior: Ow! (he rubs the spots where the girls hit him) Watch the muscles girls.
Stephanie glares at him.
Stephanie: What muscles? You're skin and bone. I could probably break you like a toothpick.
Junior (grinning): Wanna see if you can break me?
Prudence rolls her eyes.
Prudence: Whatever Junior. You know that she could take you.
Junior winks at Stephanie.
Junior: She's welcome to take me any time and she knows that.
Stephanie (grumbling to herself): Pig.
Prudence shakes her head slightly before speaking to her cousin.
Prudence: Did you see Chris this morning? He looked pretty dead.
Junior: Really? I hadn't noticed.
Justin looks at Junior like he was crazy.
Justin: Are you blind? He is the closest thing I've seen to a zombie. He looked like he had just crawled out of a grave.
Junior waves away their concerns.
Junior: I'm sure you're exaggerating. Chris is pretty tough. I'm sure he just had a homework assignment or something that kept him up late.
Prudence and Justin appear unsure.
Prudence (uncertainly): Maybe…
Justin (to Prudence): Well, we can always ask him at lunch or something.
Stephanie: I'll do it.
Justin/Prudence/Junior: No!
Stephanie lets out an angry sigh.
Stephanie: Honestly guys! How long are you going to keep me away from him?
Prudence: Until he graduates High School and moves off to College.
Stephanie: It was just one minor crush!
Junior: You had an enlarged version of his yearbook picture enlarged and hanging in your locker, which you kissed every day until Prudence stole it out of your locker.
Stephanie (shocked; turns to Prudence): That was you?
Prudence nods, a grin on her face.
Justin: Besides, I'm sure they want him to keep his youthful innocence.
Stephanie (coldly): He's dating Bianca. How long do you honestly expect him to keep his (she puts her fingers up in quotations) youthful innocence?
Camera pans to show Bianca who had been sitting behind them with her group of friends until she'd heard her name and turned around to listen to the conversation. She clears her throat, which gets the attention of the four teenagers.
Bianca (icily): He'll lose his 'youthful innocence' when you get some brains, so I think it's safe to say that it'll be quite a while.
The bell rings, and Justin and Junior, along with all of the other people who had heard the argument start immediately grab their stuff and quickly leave home room. Prudence stays with Stephanie.
Stephanie: Please, you know that one day he's going to wake up from his fairy tale and realize that the only reason he's with you is because he thinks you're hot.
Bianca's glare grows colder, if possible.
Bianca: Well at least I have something he's interested in. Oh, and if I find out that you decided to get another yearbook picture of him, you're toast.
She stalks out of the classroom, leaving Prudence and Stephanie alone in the room.
Stephanie: The next time we play dodge ball in PE, I swear that every ball I get is going to hit her.
Prudence (sarcastically): You're not bitter, are you?
Stephanie (loudly): I passed bitter a long time ago.
Prudence rolls her eyes and follows her friend outside of the class room.
Prudence: What is it with your obsession over my cousins?
Stephanie (innocently): I don't know what you're talking about.
Prudence: Please, first you practically stalk Wyatt, and then when you find out that Chris is going to our high school, you literally start drooling.
Stephanie: He's hot, okay? Can you honestly blame me?
Prudence shudders.
Prudence: Okay, ew. He's my cousin.
Stephanie: Even still, I thought you said his mom hated Bianca.
Prudence: She does, but Chris likes her, so I guess we're stuck with her for a while.
They turn the corner and almost run into Chris.
Prudence and Stephanie's eyes widen.
Prudence: Yikes!
Stephanie: Those circles under your eyes can't be real.
Chris: I had a long night, okay?
Prudence (hopefully): Homework?
Chris: No, I had this really weird nightmare last night, and I couldn't sleep afterwards, so I've been up ever since.
Prudence (concerned): Well, if it keeps happening, you should probably talk to my mom about it. I'm sure she could figure out what's wrong.
Chris nods sleepily before walking off. Prudence and Stephanie watch him as he walks off.
Prudence (turns to Stephanie): Wow, he really is out of it.
Stephanie says nothing; she's too busy staring at the corner that Chris had just turned.
Prudence snaps her fingers in front of Stephanie's face.
Prudence: Stephanie, are you there?
Stephanie immediately responds.
Stephanie (shocked): Huh? Oh, sorry.
She turns to look at Prudence.
Stephanie: What did you say?
Prudence: I said that he was really out of it.
Stephanie (dreamily): Sorry, I was too busy staring at his butt to notice.
Prudence (shocked): Stephanie! Ew!
Exit Hallway
Int. Councilor's Office.
Madison Gray is sitting behind her desk. Holly is sitting in front of it.
Madison: Holly, how are you today.
Holly: I've been better.
Madison Gray: Well, what's wrong?
Holly: Mr. Cohaine said I was talking too much. It's homeroom. You can't talk 'too much' in home room.
Madison smiles understandingly at Holly.
Madison Gray: Well, I understand your point of view on that. How about you just try to keep it down tomorrow, and see if that helps any.
Holly (frowning): That's it?
Madison nods.
Holly: No lecture? No talk about how I'm such a bad student.
Madison Gray: Nothing of the sort.
Holly: Wow, you're much cooler than the last Councilor we had.
Madison Gray: Well, I try to see things through the eyes of the students. I was your age not too long ago.
Holly: Wow, that's really cool of you.
Madison Gray: Thank you Holly.
She writes something down on a piece of paper and hands it to Holly.
Madison Gray: Here's your pass to class.
Holly takes the pass and thanks Madison once more before walking out of the office. As Holly leaves, Madison smirks and her features seem once more to be haunted.
Exit Councilor's Office.
Int. Hallway.
Holly walks into her next class, and sits down in the front row, next to Chris, blowing a bubble as she does. The teacher notices the bright pink bubble and frowns.
Ms. Morgan: Holly, spit your gum out please.
Holly pops the bubble and crosses her arms.
Holly: Make me.
The glass lets out a collective gasp.
Ms. Morgan (shocked): What did you just say?
Holly: Did I stutter? I said, make me.
Ms. Morgan: Young lady, I don't know what's wrong with you but when I ask you to do something, you will do it.
Holly: Please, you can't get anyone to do their work. In fact, I don't know why you're even a teacher. You haven't taught me anything all year.
The room is deathly silent now.
Ms. Morgan: Go to the principal's office – now!
Holly shrugs before leaving the classroom.
Chris (muttering): What was up with her?
He watches as the teacher storms out of the room after Holly. As soon as she leaves, the class immediately erupts in talk. The Camera pans to the door, and Bianca can be seen sneaking into the classroom. She takes the seat on the other side of Chris.
Bianca: Where's Ms. Morgan?
Chris turns to her and she sees his face.
Bianca (shocked): Oh god!
She leans forward with a concerned expression on her face.
Bianca (concerned): What happened to you?
Chris: It's nothing big. I just didn't get much sleep last night.
Bianca reaches forwards and runs a finger over the lines beneath Chris's eyes.
Bianca: From the looks of it, you didn't get any. Your eyes are bloodshot.
Chris: I got about an hours worth.
Bianca: So go home. I'll call the school and check you out.
Chris: I can't do that. My mom would freak. You know that I already failed a grade because of excessive absences.
Bianca sighs and looks at her boyfriend.
Bianca: Whatever you think is best, I guess. But remember, if you need to get out, just let me know.
Chris grins slightly.
Chris: Bi, you know that I can get out of school anytime I want.
Bianca nods, understanding.
Bianca: Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about that.
The camera pans behind her back to view her hand, where she's crossing her fingers.
Ms. Morgan walks back in.
Ms. Morgan: Well, I don't think she'll be coming back here anytime soon. Now, take out your books and read chapter 1.
End of Act 1
Int. Manor – Living Room
Piper is sitting in the living room with a laptop typing in some numbers when Chris orbs in. She doesn't look up.
Piper: Hi honey, how was school?
Chris just groans in reply. Piper looks up and sees Chris's face and jumps back in horror.
Piper: What on earth happened to you?
Chris: Relax mom, I've looked this bad all day. It's just because I'm tired.
Piper: Chris, I've seen tired. This is just flat out dead.
Chris (groaning): Mom.
Piper: I don't know what's wrong, but you are going straight to bed young man. No whining or complaining.
Chris walks upstairs without complaint and Piper goes back to typing numbers into her laptop.
Prudence walks through the front door with Stephanie, Junior, and Justin.
Prudence: Hey Aunt Piper, mind if we chill here and work on our project?
Piper: Sure sweetie, but why not at your house?
Junior: Because you, being our favorite Aunt, usually have cookies stashed away.
Prudence: And they're homemade.
Junior: Whereas my mom or Aunt Phoebe's…
Justin: Are about the equivalent to hockey pucks.
Piper smiles and rolls her eyes.
Piper: Help yourselves.
Then Piper thinks of something and halts them.
Piper: Have any of you heard of a new club called Voodoo?
The four of them shake their heads.
Prudence: You could ask Bianca. She's probably in on it.
At the mention of Bianca's name, Stephanie and Piper's frown in distaste.
Piper: I'll just ask elsewhere. Thanks though.
The four walk off into the kitchen.
Exit Manor – Livning Room
Int. Manor – Kitchen
Stephanie is typing on a laptop while Prudence, Junior, and Justin are chowing down on cookies.
Suddenly, a news report comes on.
Reporter: This just in, a local teenager – Holly Davis was found dead in an automobile accident.
The four immediately look at the TV.
Junior: What'd she just say?
Prudence shushes him.
Justin: Turn it up!
Stephanie quickly takes the remote and turns up the volume.
Reporter: Reports say that she was driving at a rate of 160 miles per hour. Apparently she was dead on impact.
The reporter goes on, and the four teens turn to look at each other.
Prudence: Well that stinks.
Justin: Do her parents know?
Junior: Well, if they didn't, they probably will soon.
Stephanie: I always thought that Holly was a good driver though. She never sped like that before.
Prudence: Yeah, but she was probably mad about getting kicked out of school earlier.
Justin and Junior quickly turn to her in surprise.
Justin/Junior: What?
Stephanie: Apparently she went psycho in Ms. Morgan's class.
Prudence: And Ms. Morgan kicked her out. Apparently she'd been on her last warning.
Justin: How do you two know this stuff?
Stephanie: You'd be amazed at the things girls talk about in the bathrooms.
Junior (interested): Really? Do they talk about me at all?
Prudence (grinning): Eliza Miller does.
Junior's face immediately pales, and he pushes away the plate of cookies in front of him.
Junior: I think I just lost my appetite.
Stephanie: I think you should give her a chance. She's one of the only girls willing to date you.
Junior (hopefully): So there are others?
Prudence: Yes, but telling you would only scar you for life, so I'll be kind and refrain from mentioning their names.
Junior glares at her.
Stephanie: But seriously, you should hear some of the things Eliza says about you.
Junior immediately gets up from the table and walks out of the room. The door to the bathroom close by can be heard closing.
Justin: Seriously though, does Eliza have a thing for him?
Prudence: Quite possibly.
Stephanie: We just steer all the preppy rude girls away from him.
Justin (frowning): And this helps him how?
Prudence: It means we don't have to put up with another Bianca.
Justin: How did Bianca and Chris get together anyways?
Prudence rolls her eyes, but Stephanie looks interested.
Stephanie: Yes Prudence, how did Bianca get past you and to your totally hot cousin?
Prudence: Well, we never really thought she'd go for him, so we never really took the time to spread something to her to keep her away from him. Plus, she obviously sees something in him, so she's not going anywhere.
Exit Manor – Kitchen
Int. High School – Detention Area
In the detention area of the High School, Principal Ward is standing in front of the students. He has a cold look in his he paces in front of them. Then, Madison Gray walks into the room.
Madison Gray (Innocently): You called me?
Principal Ward: Yes, can you watch the students while I make a coffee run?
Madison Gray: Absolutely.
Principal Ward walks out of the room, and the camera pans to show Madison walking up to a student in the front row.
Madison Gray (to the student): So, what are you in here for?
Scene fades to black.
End of Act 2
Int. High School – Lobby (Next Morning)
Prudence, Junior, Justin, and Chris walk into the High School the next morning and stop as soon as they enter. Inside, there is an uproar being caused by many of the students. A few fights have broken out, and a few more look to be in the works.
Bianca makes her way towards them, shoving some people out of the way.
Bianca (Fiercely): Does anyone know what's going on here?
Chris shakes his head.
Chris: I have no idea.
Bianca looks at Chris.
Bianca: Hey, you're looking better.
Chris: Yeah, I had a lot of sleep.
Bianca smiles at him.
Bianca: Well that's good.
She kisses him gently on the lips.
Prudence (interrupting): Um, sorry to ruin your love session but we need to figure out how to avoid some of the nut-jobs that are going crazy.
Bianca looks irritated that she was interrupted but nods in agreement. The group makes their way into the office to avoid the school resource officers that are making their way down to a group that had just gotten into a fight.
Exit High School – Lobby
Int. High School – Office
The Secretary is on the phone with an obviously angry parent.
Secretary – Yes Ms. Holmann, I understand that your son has never been in trouble before, but he was in a fight this morning, and he needs to be picked up.
Ms. Holmann says something on the phone and the secretary holds it away from her ear until the buzzing stops.
Secretary: Yes Ms. Holmann, I'll pass along that message. Goodbye now.
The Secretary hangs up the phone and immediately begins dialing another number.
Justin looks at Prudence concerned.
Justin: This looks bad.
Junior: I think it's possible that something might be going on here.
Chris immediately looks at Junior.
Chris: That's possible I guess, but I don't want to assume that it's demonic just because of a sudden rash of fights and student anarchy.
Bianca watches the conversation with interest.
Prudence: Well, I think that we should keep our eyes and ears open just in case and confer with everyone whenever we get the chance.
Then the Student Resource Officers walk in carrying a struggling Stephanie.
Stephanie (Angrily) Let me go! I almost had her!
Student resource officer 1: I don't think so miss.
Prudence whirls around when she hears her friend's voice.
Prudence: Steph? What are you doing!?
Stephanie: I was about to finish beating up Tanner's girlfriend, but these big gorillas stopped me.
Prudence (Shocked): Stephanie! What's gotten into you?
Bianca rolls her eyes and Stephanie sees.
Stephanie (to Bianca as she is dragged off): Don't you roll your eyes at me! I'll pull those eyes right out as soon as I can get to you.
Chris places a restraining hand on Bianca's shoulder.
Chris (warning): Don't start anything with her. Please?
Bianca breathes deeply before exiting the office with Chris in tow.
Exit High School – Lobby
Int. Manor – Front Hall.
The Doorbell rings and Piper answers it. Dan is standing at the doorway.
Piper (in fake surprise): Dan! I didn't know you were back in town.
Dan (smiling): Yeah, I moved back in next door last week.
Piper (nodding): Ah, so you're the one who bought the Johnson's old house.
Dan: Yes. So how've you been in the last… 20 years or so? I guess that you're the one who wound up with the manor... that is unless Phoebe and Prue are still living here with you.
He laughs nervously.
Piper smiles a bit.
Piper: Yes, I wound up with the manor. Phoebe moved out years ago and Prue… she did too. I'm doing okay though. How about you?
Dan: I'm doing well. I've done pretty well in the construction business.
Piper: Well, that's good.
Dan: Yes. Actually, I was wondering if we could go for a coffee sometime and catch up.
Piper's eyes widen in surprise and a smile is plastered on her face.
Piper: Uh…
She raises her hands and freezes Dan.
Piper reaches into her pocket and pulls out a cell phone. She dials a number and holds the phone up to her ear.
Prue (Voice Only): Hi Piper.
Piper: Hi Prue, I have a bit of a problem.
Prue (anxious): Is it demonic?
Piper: No, more along the lines of ex boyfriends dropping by.
Prue (shocked): What! Which one?
Piper: Do you remember Dan?
Prue: The cute neighbor?
Piper: Yes, well apparently he moved back in, and he just asked me to do coffee with him and catch up.
Prue: So just say that you'll try to find time for it. Mention that you have kids. Hopefully he'll get the picture. Does Leo know?
Piper: He knows that Dan is back, but he doesn't know about this.
Prue: I'd ask Phoebe first, but my advice is to just try and avoid telling Leo about Dan's little offer.
Piper: I'll call Phoebe and ask her about that one, but yes, I see what you mean.
Prue: Alright, good luck!
Piper (sarcastically): Gee, thanks.
Piper hangs up the phone and places it back in her pocket. Then she unfreezes Dan.
Piper: Um, that sounds good. I'm going to have to schedule around the kids' school events though. How about I call you?
Dan: Sure, that sounds good.
Piper: Alright, well it was nice talking to you Dan, but I need to go and get ready for work today.
Dan: Cool, well I guess I'll see you around.
Piper: Absolutely.
She closes the door and the sighs.
Piper: This will be interesting.
Exit Manor – Front Hall
Int. High School – Lunch Room
Chris, Bianca, Justin, Junior, and Prudence are sitting at a table. The room seems to be missing quite a few people, and many of the Student Resource Officers are standing around.
Chris: I had two people taken out of my classes today.
Junior: I had three.
Justin: Five.
Everyone else looks at him and frowns.
Prudence: How were there five?
Justin begins counting on a hand.
Justin: Tanner and Brad started fighting in first, then you know about Molly in second, Evan was gone in third, and I saw Jason being pulled out of his class on my way here.
Prudence: Wow, I only saw one.
Bianca: I was with Chris, so I saw the same people.
Chris: I'm thinking that this is something more than just stress and shock from a student dying.
Junior: I told you so.
Prudence whacks him on the back of his head.
Junior (to Prudence): Ow! What was that for?
Bianca: For being you.
Junior looks as though he's about to say something, but holds back his retort.
Chris: I think we should start investigating. And we should call the Aunts, just in case.
Bianca: I'm sure I can talk to the people in the office.
Chris (pointedly): By 'we' I mean people with powers.
Bianca folds her arms across her chest.
Bianca: Chris, you know that I can take care of myself. You don't have to protect me.
Chris: But –
Prudence cuts in, attempting to stop an argument before it happens.
Prudence: I'll go with her. I'm on pretty decent terms with most of them anyways.
Chris sighs in defeat.
Chris: Fine, but you better stay with her the whole time.
Prudence nods, and the two girls get up and move towards the door to the office.
Junior: I'll go with Justin and try to talk to some of the students who are in the nurse's office and try to figure out what happened.
Chris: And I'll call the Aunts and look through the Book of Shadows.
Justin: Don't you have that thing memorized by now?
Chris: Sometimes stuff gets added or updated, so you never know. Besides, that thing is hundreds of pages long. You never know when you've missed something.
Junior: You may want to talk to your dad at his office if you can't find anything there.
Chris: Good idea.
The three teens get up and move their separate directions.
Exit High School – Lunch Room
Int. High School – Office
Prudence and Bianca are walking around the office, which seems to be deserted.
Prudence: Are they all in a staff meeting?
Bianca: Most likely.
The two turn a corner and see the secretary making a phone call for yet another student.
Bianca (quietly): So why doesn't Chris's mom like me again?
Prudence: None of his relatives like you to be completely honest.
She thinks for a second about how much she should tell Bianca.
Prudence: I don't think it's really anything you've done, but more like some ancient grudge or something and that for some reason Chris always seems to be one of the most protected kids in Aunt Piper's family.
Bianca: Why's that?
Prudence: No one really talks about it. It's just something we notice. Like when he was young, if he would get a scratch or a cold, they would immediately flip out. But for everyone else, it was just a part of life.
Bianca: Does he realize it?
Prudence: I don't think so. Over time, it kind of lessened as he grew older, but it's still there.
Bianca: And do you think there's a chance that Piper will like me eventually?
Prudence: She'll probably always have something against you, but she'll bite her tongue whenever you're around. She wants Chris to be happy, and if you make him happy, then she'll accept you.
Bianca nods in understanding.
They turn another corner and hear Principal Ward's voice.
Principal Ward: I've called you all here today to discuss the recent rash of misbehavior in this school.
Exit High School – Office
Int. High School – Nurse's Office
Junior and Justin are talking to random people in the office, asking them what happened. Most of the students are sporting cuts and bruises, although some seem worse than others.
Justin (to Tanner): So why did you get in the fight with Brad?
Tanner shakes his head, revealing the black eye he has on one side.
Tanner: I don't know. I just had the sudden urge to get in a fight with him. It's crazy, because the two of us have been friends forever, and suddenly it was like we just hated each other. I don't think I could have stopped it if I'd have wanted to.
Justin: So it was as if you had no control at all?
Tanner: Yeah, something like that.
Justin: Who was the last person you'd talked to before then?
Tanner: Well, I'd talked to Bianca, Angel, Brad, Kyle, Cameron, and a few other people, but nothing out of the usual… Oh, and I talked to Mr. Ward earlier this morning.
Justin frowns.
Justin: Why would you talk to him?
Tanner: I don't know. I don't even remember what we talked about. One minute I'm in his office with him. The next I'm back out doing my usual thing.
Justin: Alright cool. Hope that black eye heals quickly.
Justin walks over to Junior.
Justin: Everyone I've talked to said that they talked to Principal Ward but none of them seem to remember the conversation that took place.
Junior: Same here. I thought he was normal though. Is it possible that it's Principal Ward?
Justin: I don't know. This is your area of expertise. I'm just along for the ride.
Junior: Alright, well we need to get to class before the bell rings.
End of Act 3
Int. Manor - Attic
Bianca, Chris, Junior, Justin, and Prudence are in the attic. Chris is standing at the Book of Shadows while Bianca walks around. Junior and Prudence are looking through a few books that Chris had brought back from magic school.
Chris: So tell me again, exactly, what you saw.
Prudence: We were standing outside the office when we saw Principal Ward talking to about half of the teachers. Then, his eyes glowed this gray-ish color and so did the eyes of the staff. Then he went on as though nothing had happened.
Justin: Wait a second, does this have anything to do with that new councilor who's name is Madison Gray?
Everyone looks up at him, except for Bianca who immediately takes advantage of the situation and begins rapidly flipping through a book, looking for something.
Junior: No, it's too obvious… isn't it?
Chris: Well, even if it is, what is it she does?
Justin: I don't know.
Prudence: I thought Principal Ward was the common denominator in all of the rash of people going crazy though. Everyone talked to him, not Miss Gray.
Chris: Well, is it possible that he's working for Madison?
Bianca stops flipping the pages of the book she's looking at and turns to the rest of the group.
Bianca: Here's something.
The conversation temporarily stops to hear what she has to say.
Bianca: Controller demons. They like to prey on young witches and get close to them before they establish control over their victims. It says that a controller demon's favorite way to kill their victim is by having the victim commit suicide.
Chris: That could explain Holly's death yesterday. She was driving way too fast, and the medical report says she was aiming straight for that tree.
Prudence: But I don't think anyone else has died though. Holly could have been a freak accident.
Justin: Well, one thing's for sure, we'll find out tomorrow if someone else has died.
Junior: There's one other thing that doesn't make sense though. Holly wasn't a witch, and that's what Controller Demons usually go for.
Chris: Usually, but not always. Maybe this is just a sport for someone, or maybe there's something bigger in the works.
Piper enters the attic. She has the phone in her hand.
Piper: This just in, another death has been reported. Bruce Jones died in a violent crime earlier this afternoon. He apparently went into an alleyway and tried to start something with some of the local thugs. They didn't take some of what he'd said too well and one of them shot him.
Prudence (eyes wide): Bruce was suspended this afternoon. They got to him too.
Piper: Who got to him?
Junior picks up the book and passes it to Piper.
Junior: Controller demons.
Piper: Who and how many?
Chris: That's what we're trying to figure out. There are two suspects, but one seems to be in everyone's story, and the other one just seems suspicious.
Piper: I recommend splitting up and trying to figure out if you need to vanquish the second suspect, but focus on the one you know is guilty first.
Chris nods, and Piper leaves the room.
Bianca: So who are we going after? Principal Ward? Or Madison Gray?
Prudence: We need to actually see Miss Gray using her powers on someone, if it is her. We can't just vanquish first and ask questions later.
Justin: So Principal Ward is the primary target?
Junior: Yep.
Then he smiles.
Junior: Hey, it looks like I'll win the bet after all.
Everyone in the attic gives him a dirty look.
Prudence: On a technicality only.
Junior: Doesn't matter. That's 1000 in my pocket that wasn't there before.
Justin rolls his eyes.
Justin: You'll just have to wait to settle up with everyone until Ward is gone.
Exit Manor - Attic
Show Time Lapse to next day
Int. High School
There seems to be an absolute riot going on in the school. Teachers and students alike are getting into fights, and some of the injuries are getting pretty serious. Over the intercom, Principal Ward is speaking to a non responsive crowd.
Principal Ward: The four students that have died so far will be remembered among their peers.
Madison Gray walks into the office with a concerned look on her face.
Madison Gray: You wanted to see me Mr. Ward?
The camera pans outside the room where Prudence and Bianca are surveying the scene, unnoticed by the occupants of the room.
Principal Ward: I noticed that you seem to be taking a special interest in the deaths of these students.
Madison Gray: Sir, with all due respect, it's four students that have died in the past two days. Shouldn't you be concerned too?
Principal Ward: Actually Madison, you should be more concerned with your life and the precious few seconds you have left.
He raises his hand and strikes Madison, sending her flying across the office.
Prudence and Bianca rush in as Principal Ward conjures a fireball. He sees the two girls and throws it at Bianca. It hits her just as Prudence reaches out her arm to telekinetically through Principal Ward into the wall opposite Madison Gray. Then she turns to where Bianca had been standing moments before.
Prudence (eyes wide): Chris is going to kill me.
Then a swirling of ashes rises from the floor and Bianca reforms. She conjures an athame in her hand.
Bianca (angrily): You're going to be sorry for that!
She goes to throw the knife at Principal Ward, but he shimmers out.
Prudence meanwhile is standing at Bianca.
Prudence: Um, want to offer an explaination?
Bianca (curtly): I'm a Phoenix - a member of a clan of Assassin Witches.
Prudence: And you haven't told Chris yet because…
Bianca: Because I just want to have a normal life. Sadly enough, dating Chris is as normal as life has ever been for me, and I don't want to have long conversations about demons instead of geometry.
Prudence: Okay, well, put those away. We need to find Principal Ward and help Madison.
Bianca: Well, I guess she's the victim after all.
She twirls the athame in her hand.
Bianca: I was kind of hoping she was the demon, because she annoyed the crap out of me.
Prudence shrugs and the looks towards the celing.
Prudence: Chris! Junior! Principal Ward is the only guilty party. Be on the lookout for him.
Exit Principal's Office
Int. Classroom.
Principal Ward shimmered in just before the students entered into the room. Panting heavily, he eyed the door, not hearing the jingling of orbs behind him.
Chris: Principal Ward, mind if we have a few words?
Principal Ward whirls around to see Chris and Junior standing in front of him, arms crossed.
Principal Ward (smirking): So you two think that you can stop me? I have an army.
With this, his eyes flash a gray-ish color, and then students and faculty begin pouring into the classroom, their faces contorted in anger.
Principal Ward then backs into the crowd.
Principal Ward: Would you be willing to risk hurting your fellow students just to get to me?
As Chris and Junior hesitate, he smiles.
Principal Ward: Just as I thought. You good witches are all the same - weak.
Then Prudence and Bianca make their way into the room, and Prudence tosses a Controller Demon vanquishing potion at the feet of Principal Ward, who immediately begins laughing.
Principal Ward: You fools, I am beyond your low level Controller Demon vanquishing potions.
Chris: Yeah well, try this one.
With a wave of his hand, the students and faculty surrounding Principal Ward were flung away and Junior threw a potion at the Principal, who immediately caught fire.
Principal Ward's face contorted in shock, and his eyes flashed gray one more Ward (Panicked): No, I -
The rest of his sentence was cut off as he exploded into a million little pieces.
When he explodes, the eyes of the students and faculty flash gray, and they all get up, wondering what had happened.
Exit High School
Show San Francisco Skyline and time lapse to night.
Int. Manor - Piper and Leo's bedroom.
Piper: So apparently none of the students remembered what happened to them when Principal Ward was vanquished.
Leo: Well, at least we don't have to listen to any more reports on the news about students dying in freak accidents or killing themselves.
Piper: Yes.
There is an uncomfortable silence as Piper debates on whether or not to say something.
Piper: Leo, Dan stopped by today.
Leo's face immediately blanks as he tries to remain calm.
Leo: Oh, and how did that go?
Piper: It was fine. He asked me to go out with him one day for coffee.
Leo: That's… nice.
Piper: I told him that I'd call him whenever I had a moment when I was free from taking care of my family.
Leo breathes a sigh of relief.
Leo: That's a good response.
Piper: Leo, Dan and I are friends, and barely friends at that. Nothing more. I just don't want you to be alarmed if I decide to talk to him when he stops by.
Leo: I wont be Piper. I've been married to you for 23 years. What kind of husband would I be if I didn't trust you to have other men as friends?
Piper (smiling): The jealous, adoring husband I fell in love with.
The two lean in and kiss.
End of Act 4
End of Episode
Guest Starring:
Jessica Alba as Madison Gray
Selina Gomez as Stephanie
Tom Hanks as Principal Ward
Vanessa Hudgens as Prudence
Cody Linley as Junior
Jesse McCartney as Justin
Marisol Nichols as Bianca
Brittany Snow as Holly