CHARMED
"THE PREMONITION"
by J. B. Tilton
email: aramath@isot.com
Rating: G
Disclaimer: "Charmed" and all related characters and events are
the property of the WB television network, except for those characters
specifically created for this story. This is a work of fan fiction
and no infringement of copyright is intended.
* * *
(Authors note: This story takes place between season 1 episodes
"Dead Man Dating" and "Dream Sorcerer".)
* * *
When an innocent dies after a premonition saves Phoebe's life,
she begins to question why she should have survived at the expense of
another. And that she might have actually caused the death of that
innocent.
* * *
ONE
Phoebe rushed to the curb and tried to flag down a taxi. She
had promised Prue and Piper she would try to do some cleaning around
the house and she was already nearly an hour late getting home.
Getting a taxi at that hour was difficult and she was afraid she
wouldn't get home in time.
Suddenly a cab stopped directly in front of her. What a stroke
of luck. She'd make it home in time to do the cleaning and maybe Prue
would stay off her back for once. She grabbed the handle of the door
and started to open the door.
A premonition began to play out in her minds' eye. After only a
month of being a Charmed One, she was still getting used to the
premonitions. Each was a new experience for her.
In this premonition she watched as the very taxi she was
touching proceeded through a green light at an intersection. Suddenly
a large truck in the cross traffic lane ran the red light and crashed
into the cab, all but obliterating the back portion of the car.
Phoebe waved the taxi on. If she took that cab, n doubt her
premonition would come true. If she didn't take it, she reasoned, it
would go somewhere else. No doubt it would avoid the intersection
where the accident would occur. By avoiding the intersection at that
particular moment, there would be no accident. Chalk one up for the
power of a Charmed One.
She watched as a young woman about her age got into the taxi
farther down the street. Then Phoebe turned to hail another cab. She
might be a bit later getting home, but at least this way she'd get
there.
The sound of a horrendous crashing sound brought Phoebe around.
She saw the cab she had just waved on come skidding to a stop on the
opposite side of the street. The truck that had struck the car
stopped just short of the sidewalk as dozens of pedestrians scrambled
for safety.
Phoebe ran to the accident site. The driver of the taxi climbed
out of the front of the car, holding his head. Phoebe would learn
later that he has sustained only minimal injuries in the accident.
His passenger, however, had not been so fortunate.
The young woman had died instantly on impact. Her crushed and
mangled body couldn't be extracted from the tangled mess of the
destroyed car for almost two hours. Even then, it was so badly
disfigured the casket would have to remain closed at the funeral.
Phoebe stared at the twisted metal of the cab. If not for her
premonition, that would have been her in the cab. The realization of
just how close she had come to death hit her hard. Her power as a
Charmed One had saved her life. But what chance had that young woman
had? She had gotten into the cab fully expecting to arrive at her
destination safe and unharmed. Now, she was dead, unrecognizable by
even her closest family.
Phoebe sat down on the curb. She was safe and well because she
was a Charmed One. Did that mean she had more of a right to live than
someone else? Was she so important that someone else had to die in
her place to preserve the Power of Three?
The Charmed Ones were tasked with protecting the innocent. And
now that responsibility had just cost the life of one of those
innocents. Phoebe felt herself becoming sick.
"THE PREMONITION"
by J. B. Tilton
email: aramath@isot.com
Rating: G
Disclaimer: "Charmed" and all related characters and events are
the property of the WB television network, except for those characters
specifically created for this story. This is a work of fan fiction
and no infringement of copyright is intended.
* * *
(Authors note: This story takes place between season 1 episodes
"Dead Man Dating" and "Dream Sorcerer".)
* * *
When an innocent dies after a premonition saves Phoebe's life,
she begins to question why she should have survived at the expense of
another. And that she might have actually caused the death of that
innocent.
* * *
ONE
Phoebe rushed to the curb and tried to flag down a taxi. She
had promised Prue and Piper she would try to do some cleaning around
the house and she was already nearly an hour late getting home.
Getting a taxi at that hour was difficult and she was afraid she
wouldn't get home in time.
Suddenly a cab stopped directly in front of her. What a stroke
of luck. She'd make it home in time to do the cleaning and maybe Prue
would stay off her back for once. She grabbed the handle of the door
and started to open the door.
A premonition began to play out in her minds' eye. After only a
month of being a Charmed One, she was still getting used to the
premonitions. Each was a new experience for her.
In this premonition she watched as the very taxi she was
touching proceeded through a green light at an intersection. Suddenly
a large truck in the cross traffic lane ran the red light and crashed
into the cab, all but obliterating the back portion of the car.
Phoebe waved the taxi on. If she took that cab, n doubt her
premonition would come true. If she didn't take it, she reasoned, it
would go somewhere else. No doubt it would avoid the intersection
where the accident would occur. By avoiding the intersection at that
particular moment, there would be no accident. Chalk one up for the
power of a Charmed One.
She watched as a young woman about her age got into the taxi
farther down the street. Then Phoebe turned to hail another cab. She
might be a bit later getting home, but at least this way she'd get
there.
The sound of a horrendous crashing sound brought Phoebe around.
She saw the cab she had just waved on come skidding to a stop on the
opposite side of the street. The truck that had struck the car
stopped just short of the sidewalk as dozens of pedestrians scrambled
for safety.
Phoebe ran to the accident site. The driver of the taxi climbed
out of the front of the car, holding his head. Phoebe would learn
later that he has sustained only minimal injuries in the accident.
His passenger, however, had not been so fortunate.
The young woman had died instantly on impact. Her crushed and
mangled body couldn't be extracted from the tangled mess of the
destroyed car for almost two hours. Even then, it was so badly
disfigured the casket would have to remain closed at the funeral.
Phoebe stared at the twisted metal of the cab. If not for her
premonition, that would have been her in the cab. The realization of
just how close she had come to death hit her hard. Her power as a
Charmed One had saved her life. But what chance had that young woman
had? She had gotten into the cab fully expecting to arrive at her
destination safe and unharmed. Now, she was dead, unrecognizable by
even her closest family.
Phoebe sat down on the curb. She was safe and well because she
was a Charmed One. Did that mean she had more of a right to live than
someone else? Was she so important that someone else had to die in
her place to preserve the Power of Three?
The Charmed Ones were tasked with protecting the innocent. And
now that responsibility had just cost the life of one of those
innocents. Phoebe felt herself becoming sick.