CHAPTER 4

FADE OUT:

01:00 PM

Phoebe came running out of her office holding a newspaper over her head; it had begun raining and was pouring down. The thunder was heard in the background and the raindrops were moving through the newspaper slowly dripping down on her head.

She quickly moved into her car and started driving.

She continued through the city watching everyone seeking shelter from the rain one way or another as if it was acid. She pulled in a street and continued up, it was lonely and empty. Various items were scattered on the ground and it looked dangerous. The perfect place for anybody wanting to commit a crime.

She continued driving into a far more populated area. She was heading home. She drove her car up for a hill; it was little trees and bushes around.

She was now driving around an area with a lot of houses; the rain was still pouring down and spreading across her window with the sweepers on. Phoebe finally reached their manor and pulled in the garage closing the garage door.

CUT TO:

She was finally home again after driving through the rain it seems like exhaustion.

PHOEBE: I'm home early!

She received no reply and shrugged it off as she thought of checking the basement. She saw Paige and Piper making a potion and digging through the book of shadows.

PHOEBE: Hey guys, what you doing?

PAIGE: Hey you home early?

PHOEBE: Why are you looking through the book of shadows?

PIPER: De.

PHOEBE: Don't tell me, demon, vanquish spell slash potion.

PAIGE: Yeah.

Paige turned to Piper and whispered.

PAIGE: (Whispering) I think the whole writer thing is really getting to her; she's talking writerish now.

PIPER: Writerish?

PHOEBE: What?

PIPER: Oh nothing.

PHOEBE: So want to fill me in what happened?

PAIGE: I was attacked by this big brawny bad demon called Brawlus. He was kind of stupid though.

PHOEBE: Oh are you all right?

PAIGE: I'm all right.

PHOEBE: What happened? Why did he attack you?

PAIGE: I don't know but he said something about an artifact.

PHOEBE: Did you know about the artifact?

PAIGE: No I didn't, he just attacked me and suddenly he was talking about some artifact.

PHOEBE: Why would he mention it then? Did anybody else get hurt?

Paige kept silent and Piper hesitated if she should bring it up or not.

PIPER: An innocent man.

PHOEBE: Where is he? Is he all right?

PIPER: He's dead.

PHOEBE: What? The demon killed him?

PAIGE: Yeah, when the demon was attacking me he tried to save me and the demon just killed him. And I did nothing.

PHOEBE: Oh no Paige I'm so sorry but it's not your fault, it's the demons fault and we are going to vanquish him.

PIPER: That's right, and we figured out a way to kill him we think. The Book of Shadows mentions the strength of twenty is required to kill him.

PHOEBE: The strength of twenty?

PIPER: Yeah, and we figured we could make a potion to replicate my power only twenty times stronger.

PHOEBE: Hmm, you think it will work?

PAIGE: It has to.

PHOEBE: What do we do if it doesn't?

PAIGE: Well he will probably kick our ass.

Paige throws in a few more ingredients in the pan and a smoke explosion clouds Paige's face and she coughs.

PAIGE: God this stinks.

PIPER: Oh c'mon Paige it's not like you haven't done potions before.

PAIGE: No I mean it stinks.

Piper smells the potion and makes a weird face and backs away.

PIPER: What's in that potion? Wait I don't even want to know.

PAIGE: I don't think you do.

FADE TO:

Meanwhile down at the docks.

It was still raining and the thunder was still striking loud while lightning filled the dark clouded sky.

Down at the harbor a truck pulled up close to the water with no sight of any cargo ships or boats. And two cars, both black and very shiny, followed it.

The two cars pulled over on each side of the truck, both backside and front side. The bearded man stepped out from one of the cars followed by two guys in black suits. From the other car came Kalkak followed by another two guys in black suits.

Kalkak walked up to the Bearded Man and began a conversation, the guys in black suits followed closely but stayed behind. The people in the truck opened the back and placed down the ramp.

KALKAK: Lovely weather isn't it?

BEARDED MAN: It's perfect.

KALKAK: So I take it everything is going as planned?

BEARDED MAN: Everything as planned, the storm has begun accordingly. And tonight the ceremony will begin.

KALKAK: Amazing isn't it?

BEARDED MAN: What?

KALKAK: I remember only a hundred years ago we were this tiny little group of demons wanting to bring Sylus forth. We never actually thought we could do it, but today - here we are and we are about to resurrect him.

BEARDED MAN: Yes when we have this artifact, and Sylus is resurrected nothing will be able to stop us, not even 'Z'.

KALKAK: Yes, but where is the boat

The bearded man looked around expecting some boat to come or to be placed somewhere, he was thinking maybe they were at the wrong area. He double-checked his location by looking at the warehouse numbers and it was the correct area indeed.

BEARDED MAN: It should be here by now.

KALKAK: You think something happened?

BEARDED MAN: I hope not, you have made sure that the charmed ones would not intervene right?

KALKAK: I send one of my best mercenaries Brawlus after them.

BEARDED MAN: Good.

KALKAK: I'm perfectly sure he took care of it!

BEARDED MAN: Let's hope so, nothing must stand in our way - the only opening we have is tonight. After that we must wait another hundred years!

KALKAK: Don't worry; the artifact will arrive as planned.

BEARDED MAN: I am not worried.

KALKAK: You look a little nervous though?

BEARDED MAN: I am not nervous, but I am going to kill those damn crewmen if they don't get here soon. Why couldn't we hire demons? At least they know how to do a job correctly.

KALKAK: I could not find any demons to hire.

BEARDED MAN: It was a rhetorical question!

KALKAK: Oh.

BEARDED MAN: But at least demons are loyal and wiser.

KALKAK: We are indeed.

BEARDED MAN: What do you mean we? You are not a demon.

KALKAK: I am a warlock that is close enough.

BEARDED MAN: Still it's a half-breed.

KALKAK: Half-breed or not I am still powerful.

BEARDED MAN: That is exactly why I picked you.

Kalkak smiles.

KALKAK: You have the allegiance of my warlock faction and me.

BEARDED MAN: You are wise Kalkak.

KALKAK: When Sylus does arrive, what are our plans?

BEARDED MAN: I have mine and he has his plans. He will make our plans as soon as he arrives; he has been trapped in another dimension for four hundred years - communicating with me only through telepathy. He will reveal his plans when he arrives.

KALKAK: Care to reveal your plans?

BEARDED MAN: Not just yet, Sylus is the only one that knows how to build it.

KALKAK: Build it?

BEARDED MAN: You will see.

The boat had now arrived and the box was being lift to land.

BEARDED MAN: Careful with it!

The crewman almost dropped the box into the water.

BEARDED MAN: You idiots don't drop it!

CREWMAN #1: Sorry!

They continued moving the large box onto land and roughly placed it.

BEARDED MAN: You'll break it! What are you deaf I said careful with it!

CREWMAN #1: Whatever!

The bearded man sighed and walked over to the box where Crewman #1 was about to open it.

BEARDED MAN: Don't open it.

CREWMAN #1: What's inside? Hmm? Is it something illegal?

BEARDED MAN: It is none of your concern.

CREWMAN #1: Oh but I do believe it is, you see. I could use a little something, cause I can keep a secret only so well without that little help.

The bearded man held out his hand with open palm toward the crewman, he slowly turned it sideways to the left and then tied his fist.

The crewman fell down on the ground and clutched his chest in pain.

CREWMAN #1: God what is happening? GOD IT HURTS!

BEARDED MAN: Here is that little help for you.

The crewman fell down on the ground and started twitching before his life completely vanished. The other two crewmen stood in panic.

BEARDED MAN: Load it!

The two crewmen ran and started loading the box hoping they would be spared; they were both terrified and couldn't believe what they had just seen. They finished loading it and the bearded man along with Kalkak entered the same car, the bearded man whispered something to one of his bodyguards.

The bodyguard walked up to both of the crewmen, they looked scared and he reached under his pocket.

CREWMAN #2: Please don't.

He was drawing something out of his pocket.

CREWMAN #3: Oh god please don't I have a family.

The item he was pulling out was revealed to be two bundles of cash. He dropped one in each hand of the crewmen and walked into the second car following the truck between the first that just drove away.

Both crewmen sighed and looked incredibly scared but also relieved. Suddenly Brawlus came walking about three hundred feet away from them smashing cars and walls he passed by. They were both terrified and ran away to hide.

FADE TO BLACK:

The sisters had prepared to summon Brawlus when Leo orbed in.

PIPER:

Leo, you're just in time.

LEO:

Brawlus was sighted down at the harbor, just now.

PIPER:

Yes we are about to summon him.

LEO:

You can't summon him; he's beyond that reach.

PIPER:

Well it won't hurt to try will it, c'mon lets do this!

They all started chanting a spell they had written.

PIPER:/PHOEBE:/PAIGE: Power of the witches rise. Come to us through all the skies. We call you here. We call you near. Bring Brawlus to us here.

A whirlwind of smoke started gathering between crystals and started materializing a demon.

PIPER: Here he comes.

Leo was waiting anxiously.

The demon started materializing and turned out to be someone else.

DEMON SUSPECT What the hell? Where am I?

PIPER: You're through Brawlus.

PHOEBE: He doesn't look so strong.

PAIGE: That isn't Brawlus.

The demon charged plasma bolt and send it toward Phoebe but she ducked. Piper tried to blow up the demon but the demon resisted it.

PIPER: Uh oh.

LEO: Told you this was a bad idea.

DEMON SUSPECT Who are you people?!

PAIGE: The Charmed Ones?

The demon suspect threw another plasma bolt towards Paige but she orbed out of its way. Piper grabbed an athame and threw it towards the demon but he caught it in the air.

DEMON SUSPECT You can't kill me.

Suddenly the pierce of a dagger was heard from behind, it was Leo - he had stabbed the demon with another athame.

DEMON SUSPECT Shit.

The demon caught fired and turned to ashes.

PIPER: Nice Leo!

LEO: Thanks.

PAIGE: Well that didn't work, and it almost got us killed.

PHOEBE: Why didn't it work? I mean we did everything right.

LEO: Brawlus can't be summoned; he is protected by whomever is hiring him.

LEO: Brawlus is down at the harbor, and he has killed one innocent man. He is after another two we have to hurry there.

PIPER: Oh, let's go then. We can't hang around here while he's killing innocent people.

Leo grabs Piper and Phoebe and orbs, followed by Paige.

CUT TO:

Leo orbed in with the sisters down at the harbor and they immediately spotted Brawlus trashing the place looking for the two crewmen.

PIPER: Is that?

PAIGE: Yep that's him.

PIPER: He looks bad, maybe we shouldn't do this. Maybe the potion isn't enough; do you think we should think of a spell or something?

PHOEBE: Let's just do this.

PIPER: We could ask Cole, I mean he's probably very powerful now maybe he can help.

PHOEBE: That is just what he wants Piper, he wants back in my life.

Paige rolls her eyes.

PIPER: Ok fine, but if this doesn't work I am asking Cole whether you like it or not.

PHOEBE: Fine.

PAIGE: All right so lets go.

The sisters started sneaking up on Brawlus and Leo looked terrified as he watched Brawlus search for the innocents.

Suddenly he found them hiding behind a few crates near the water, one of them ran and tried to jump into the water but Brawlus caught him in the air by the throat. This alarmed Piper to run out in haste and try to freeze him but it didn't work.

BRAWLUS: YOU!

PIPER: Put him down!

BRAWLUS: Haha why?

PIPER: You want us don't you?

BRAWLUS: I do.

PIPER: Well if you don't put him down we are out of here.

Brawlus dropped the guy down in the water.

PAIGE: Here he comes.

Brawlus came walking toward the charmed ones.

PIPER: Maybe this is a bad idea.

PHOEBE: Too late to turn back now.

LEO: You have the potion ready?

Brawlus reached them and grabbed a barrel that he threw towards Piper but she blew it up before it reached her.

PIPER: That wasn't nice!

Piper tried to blow him up and he twitched slightly and fell back a bit.

BRAWLUS: Your powers can't hurt me!

PIPER: Maybe not, but this can!

Brawlus reached the charmed ones and Piper threw the potion on him and he blew up into a thousand pieces but regenerated again.

PIPER: Uh oh.

Brawlus grabbed Piper and threw her into a pile of crates and then walked towards Phoebe.

Phoebe made a round kick on Brawlus face and he took a step back, she continued with a normal kick toward his face and he grabbed her by the foot and threw her into the same pile of crates he threw Piper.

Brawlus was about to attack Paige but Leo jumped him and attempted orbing him away, Paige ran over to her sisters while he was trying to orb.

Suddenly the orbing stopped and they stayed on location, Leo looked shocked as Brawlus lifted him up above his head and walked over to a iron Pipe.

BRAWLUS: You're dead!

He was about to impale Leo as Leo orbed out and over to the sisters.

Brawlus turned around and Leo quickly healed them.

PAIGE: I have an idea it might work. You guys distract while I try it.

PIPER: Paige what are you talking about try what?

PAIGE: Well I'm going to try and orb his heart but he seems resistant to all magic so maybe if he is distracted and doesn't know what I'm going it will work.

PHOEBE: It wouldn't hurt lets try it.

PIPER: Here goes nothing.

Paige started orbing and Piper along with Phoebe and Leo stood up.

PIPER: You want us? You got us buddy!

BRAWLUS: You will never get the artifact!

PIPER: Ok you see, there is the thing. You are so dumb, we knew nothing about an artifact before you actually mentioned it to Paige!

Brawlus stopped and groaned a bit looking dumb.

BRAWLUS: Then I must kill you!

PHOEBE: And isn't that what you have been trying all along?

Brawlus growled out loud and grabbed the pipe from the same place he tried to impale Leo.

BRAWLUS: I will crush every bone in your body!

LEO: Oh yeah? Well.you could try! You will fail! You are not so good demon.

PIPER: (Whispering)

Honey you need to practice your taunting.

LEO: Right

PHOEBE: I could kick your ass any day big guy!

Brawlus was now really angry and ran toward the sisters with the pipe and Paige appeared behind him.

PAIGE: Heart!

Paige orbed out his heart and held it in her hand, Brawlus fell down on the ground and the pipe rolled away from him and stopped at Pipers feet.

PIPER: Good work Paige.

Paige was standing holding Brawlus heart in her hand; she looked disgusted and dropped it on the ground.

PAIGE: Eew gross.

PHOEBE: I guess it worked.

PIPER: Why isn't he turning to flames or anything?

LEO: Not all demons turn to flames or so when they die.

PAIGE: We just going to leave the corpse here?

PHOEBE: I for one am not carrying it.

PIPER: Let's go home then, we have to find out more about this artifact.

Leo grabs Piper and Phoebe and orbs out, Paige is left standing and looks at Brawlus corpse, she then orbs out.

Brawlus is lying still on the ground; suddenly he opens his eyes and stand up. His heart on the ground disappears and he smiles.

BRAWLUS: I'm coming for you witches.