Charmed 4
A couple weeks later.Natalie has a new DA boyfriend. And a demon named Belthazor is after the sisters.
[Scene: Cole's apartment. Natalie and Cole are laying in bed. They are kissing. Natalie stops.]
Cole: What? No, tell me.
Natalie: I don't know. It just seems like whenever I get close to you, you pull away from me. Why do you do that? What are you so afraid of telling me?
Cole: Natalie, don't.
(He rolls over.)
Natalie: I wanna know, I think I deserve to know.
Cole: Natalie, you don't know what you're asking for.
(He sits up with his back facing her.)
Natalie: Whatever it is you can't keep pretending that it's not coming between us. You can't keep hiding from the truth.
(Cole turns into Belthazor and attacks Natalie. Cole wakes up. One of the triad members is in his apartment.)
Triad #1: That wasn't so hard now was it?
Cole: What are you doing here?
Triad #1: Reminding you of your inner nature, Belthazor. One that would be in your best interest to reconnect with... soon.
Cole: I won't let you down.
Triad #1: You already have. You were out to destroy the witches, instead, you bedded one of them.
Cole: That was a mistake. I...
(The triad member waves his hand in front of Cole and a dagger appears in his hand.)
Triad #1: Find demonic help if you have to, Belthazor, but you better find a way to kill the witches or we'll kill you.
(He disappears.)
[Scene: FOAM. Nina, Nikki and Natalie are sitting at a secluded table. Natalie is looking around for Cole.]
Nina: Alright, look, we know that Belthazor is not going to stop until he kills us. Natalie? Natalie! (Natalie looks at her.) Hi. I hate to interrupt your whole staring off into space aimlessly thing that you've got going on right now, but in case you forgot, evil triad agent.
Natalie: Like you would even let me forget, Nina.
Nina: Well, if he's as powerful of a demon as Leo says he is, he is probably gonna be immune to our powers. That's why we need to practice our counter tacks and the next time he shows up we can get some demon flesh.
Nikki: White meat or dark meat?
Nina: I don't like the idea of demon flesh either but it might help us with the vanquishing potion. Hello? Nats?
Natalie: Cole is forty-five minutes late. You would think he would be on time after he sleeps with a girl, you know.
Nikki: Can we fast forward? Because I could be at work and I need to get some stuff done.
Natalie: Cole!
(She stands up. Cole is walk towards them.)
Cole: (to himself) I'm sorry but we have to stop seeing each other, okay. Why? Because, because I have to kill you that's why. Smooth.
Nina: Alright, we are practicing the, uh...
(Cole approaches them.)
Cole: Sorry I'm late.
Natalie: It's okay.
Nina: The earthquake drill tomorrow at 3:00.
Nikki: I'm sorry madam president but I have a doctors appointment.
Nina: Nikki, you never know when an earthquake is going to strike.
Nikki: I guess not. I guess I will reschedule then.
Cole: Natalie, we, uh, need to talk.
Nina: Uh, Natalie, earthquake drill tomorrow at 3:00.
Natalie: Okay, but if you need me there by 3:00 you have to lend me your car because I have class right after it.
Nina: That's fine, just try not to leave my gas tank on empty this time.
Natalie: I left your gas tank empty once, okay, get over it, let it go.
Nina: Twice.
Natalie: I'm sorry, what-what were you saying?
Cole: Actually, if we could, uh...
Nina: Oh, and Nats, I need the car back by 5:00 because I have a photo shoot at FOAM tomorrow. We just got the location and I spaced on it a minute ago.
Nikki: Of course you did, and did you forget about our home owners meeting that's at our house tomorrow afternoon?
Nina: I totally spaced that too. Uh, Nats, will you cover for me?
Natalie: No way. At the last one it took them two and a half hours to decide where to put the garden gnomes.
Nina: Um, alright, do you want the car or not?
Natalie: Hate you.
Nina: No you don't, you love me.
Nikki: I'd love to get back to work. Okay, you two kids behave.
(Nina and Nikki walk away.)
Natalie: Uh, I'm sorry about that. Sister stuff. You know, there's a fine line between love and hate. So what did you wanna talk about?
Cole: Um, actually, I have to go.
Natalie: Wh-- wait, what?
Cole: I'm sorry, Natalie, it's just this big case I've been working on and I think I just had an epiphany on how to win it. (He kisses her.) Forgive me.
Natalie: Ugh.
[Cut to outside. Cole walks out.]
Cole: (to his shadow) Tell the triad I've figured out how to destroy the Charmed Ones.
(His shadow floats down into a drain.)
[Scene: VIP. Nikki enters.]
Val: You looked stressed Nikki.
Nikki: Sister stuff.
[Scene: Manor. Conservatory. The next morning. Nina is on the phone and Nikki is sitting at the table.]
Nina: No, I'm planning on getting to FOAM early to confirm the stylist. Alright, I'll see you there. Bye. (She hangs up.) Hey, where's Natalie?
(Natalie walks in.)
Natalie: I'm here. Do you guys know if Cole called?
Nikki: Not since the last time you asked.
Natalie: Okay, I need some sisterly advice. Is he doing the whole blow her off after sex thing and I'm just not reading the signs?
Nikki: Probably not since the signs Nina read as an empath prove that he loves you.
Natalie: Okay, well, supernatural guarantees aside, I am getting the feeling that he is avoiding me. I have no idea where we stand.
Nina: Well, maybe it's got something to do with whatever he's hiding from me.
(Belthazor barges through the door.)
Natalie: Demon!
(Natalie levitates in the air and kicks him. He falls against the table. Belthazor throws out an electric spark.)
Nina: Nikki, watch out. (Nikki freezes it. Nina astral projects onto the table behind Belthazor.) Uh, excuse me. (She kicks him in the head. Nina flips off the table.) Nikki, now.
(Nikki picks up a knife and slices his neck. Belthazor changes into Leo.)
Leo: Ouch, you got skin.
(Nina astral projects back in her body.)
Natalie: Hey, Leo, do you think you can make yourself look like Brad Pitt? Okay, where are your keys, Nina?
Nina: Hey, don't forget to pick up food for the home owners meeting.
Natalie: Okay, how am I possibly gonna pick up food when I have to get your car back right away?
Nina: Well, I can't do it, I have to prep for my shoot.
(Nina and Natalie look at Nikki.)
Nikki: Don't look at me. (Silence) I guess I'll reschedule my doctors appointment again.
Natalie: You're cute.
[Scene: Cole's apartment. Cole and a demon called Andras is there. Cole places a knife in his altar.]
Cole: Have you ever destroyed siblings? Sisters?
Andras: Sisters? I put nations against each other, I start wars, riots.
Cole: I've reviewed your resume, Andras. Rather unfocused actually. My needs are very particular.
Andras: I can infect anybody. Anybody who's angry.
Cole: That's your way in? Through anger?
Andras: I see it in my victims. It envelops them. Then I turn that anger into rage. Rage that continues until they commit an act of violence.
Cole: Think you could work your magic on the Charmed Ones?
Andras: You said sisters, not witches.
Cole: Ah, but they are sisters, first and for most and that I believe is their Achilles heal. Break that bond and we break the very foundation of their powers. Without their powers they're defenseless.
Andras: Which sister shall we start with?
Cole: The most vulnerable. The youngest.
[Scene: Campus. Natalie walks out of the building talking on her phone.]
Natalie: Class went late and then I had to go to the library to get a book for psyc class so I'm running a little late but I will be there. (She walks towards Nina's car.) Yeah, very funny, I was born late. Ha ha. I promise I will be there, okay. I'll be home sss... (She sees Cole standing next to the car.) Gotta go, bye. (She hangs up.) Uh, what are you doing here?
Cole: I got a break in my case, decided to take the afternoon off.
Natalie: Oh, that must've been quite an epiphany you had last night.
Cole: Yeah, it was. I came to apologise, Natalie, for walking out on you so abruptly. That was rude.
Natalie: Yeah, it was rude.
Cole: I'd love to make it up to you. I made early dinner reservations at Brazils.
Natalie: No, I-I have to get Nina's car back.
Cole: I was hoping we could talk.
Natalie: About what?
Cole: About the other night. You and me, where we stand.
Natalie: Um, I would like to, I actually would really like to, but I promised Nina that I'd do her home owners meeting tonight, so...
Cole: That's alright, I understand. It was worth a try. (He kisses her and starts to walk away.)
Natalie: Cole, uh... (He stops and turns back around.) I could probably get Nikki to handle the meeting.
Cole: Yeah? You sure she won't be angry?
Natalie: Oh, she's gonna be furious but she'll just surprise it and take it out on me later. Um, you pick me up in an hour?
Cole: I'll be there.
(Natalie gets in the car. Cole flicks his hand and the gas starts leaking out. She beeps the horn and drives off.)
[Scene: Manor. Living room. The home owners meeting is being held there. The neighbours are arguing.]
[Cut to the kitchen. Leo enters as Nikki starts to carry the tray of food out.]
Leo: Oh, watch the- uh-
(Nikki trips over Nina's tripod, which had been under the table, its legs projecting out. Leo catches her and manages to save the tray of food.)
Nikki: (as she falls) Oh! Ohhh... Nina! Welcome to Nina's World Of Cluttered Photography. I can't believe I got roped into this.
(He hands her back the tray as they head back to the table.)
Leo: How did you get roped into heading the refreshment committee?
Nikki: They didn't have time.
Leo: And you do?
Nikki: Well, my doctor's appointment doesn't count as high priority.
Leo: Well, couldn't you make something simpler, you know, chips and dip?
Nikki: Leo, Grams taught me how to cook like a chef. I can't make chips and dip. It would be an insult. Although, I don't necessarily like hosting this. Those people in there make me want to scream.
Leo: Maybe you need to tell your sisters how you feel. Better yet, next time just say no.
Nikki: Okay, Leo, you obviously do not have sisters. One minute you're arguing about something and then suddenly you're arguing about who stole who's Malibu Barbie in 1979.
(Nina walks in.)
Nina: Hey, is Natalie home yet?
Nikki: No, and where-where's all the mineral water?
Nina: Uh, there's some down in the basement.
Leo: I'll get it.
(Leo goes in the basement. Nikki carries a plate of food into the living room.)
Neighbour #1: It's our property, it's our money and we are building a fence.
Nikki: Goat cheese pizza and onion tartlets for the vegetarians...
Neighbour #2: We want our privacy because we've had enough of your snooping.
Neighbour #3: Snooping?
Nikki: And the-the chicken satay has peanuts in case anybody's allergic. (Natalie sneaks in.) Natalie, nice of you to show.
Natalie: Uh, Nikki? (She walks over to Natalie.) I need a huge favour. Can I talk to you upstairs?
Nikki: Oh, no you don't. (The neighbours start arguing. Natalie starts to go upstairs.) Natalie. (She freezes the neighbours.) Natalie, this is not fair.
Natalie: I know it's not but the last thing I expected was for Cole to ask me out, okay. So could you please cover for me?
Nikki: I-I already rescheduled my doctors appointment twice.
Natalie: Well, Leo was a doctor before he died.
Nikki: That's really not the point.
Natalie: I know, and I would never ask but this is important. He wants to have the talk. You know, are we a couple, are we a one-nighter, are we friends, are we friends that had a one-nighter?
Nikki: Okay, I get it.
(Leo walks in.)
Leo: Ever planning on unfreezing the neighbours?
Natalie: Nikki, just this once. You know how much I want this relationship to work.
Nikki: Well, I guess I don't have much of a choice. (Natalie hugs her and runs upstairs.) You are so helping me run this meeting.
(The Whitelighters call Leo.)
Leo: They're calling.
Nikki: Uh, no, no, no. (Leo orbs out.) Leo. (He drops the bottle he was holding and Nikki catches it.) Chicken!
(Nikki unfreezes the neighbours.)
[Cut to outside. Cole drives up in his car. He closes his eyes.]
Cole: Andras. (Andras appears in the passenger seat. Cole opens his eyes.) If Natalie's right, Nikki will be primed and ready for you.
Andras: I thought we were starting with Natalie.
Cole: We did. I did. She's the reason Nikki's angry and she'll be the reason Nina gets angry. You just make sure you get there to capitalize on that.
Andras: Don't you mean to rage all three of the sisters for the plan to work?
Cole: You infect Nikki and Nina, I'll bring Natalie back home. They'll blame her for everything.
Andras: Your legend is well deserved, Belthazor. You know, for someone about to score one of the biggest victories in centuries, you don't seem very happy about it.
Cole: Just do your job.
(Andras gets out of the car.)
[Cut back to inside.]
Neighbour #4: Your fence will block the sun for my flowers.
Neighbour #1: Well, then I suggest you take it up with the sun.
Neighbour #4: Oh, great, great idea.
Nikki: Okay, uh, why don't you build a shorter fence? Or move your flower bed?
Neighbour #4: No, it is not my azaleas that are the problem.
(The neighbours continue arguing. The doorbell rings.)
Nikki: Okay, everyone please just try and calm down.
(Natalie runs past the living room.)
Natalie: Bye, honey.
Nikki: Natalie, Natalie, Natalie! Those are my earrings. (Natalie leaves.) Hey! (Andras is standing outside looking in. A ball of light comes out of his hand and hits Nikki.) Okay, everybody shut up! (Everyone shuts up.) I have had it with your petty problems and your stupid fence and your stupid flower beds. There are bigger problems in the world to worry about. Just get a life and grow up!
Neighbour #3: Ugh, you can't speak to us like that.
Nikki: Oh yeah? (She throws a plate of food at them.) Everybody get out of my house! Get out of my house before I throw you out.
Neighbour #4: With pleasure.
Neighbour #3: Perhaps we should build a fence to keep you in.
Nikki: Good idea.
Neighbour #3: I'll speak to your sister about the way you behave.
Nikki: Even better idea! Move it! Move it! Move it! (Everyone leaves.) And stay out! (Nikki's cell phone rings she answers it.) What?
Kay (on the phone): Hey Nikki, I just called to give the information on our new client.
Nikki: Screw the new client.
Kay: What?
Nikki: I have better thing to be doing. (she hangs up)
[Scene: VIP. Kay looks slightly hurt when she hangs up the phone.]
Val: Kay? Are you OK?
Kay: I'm fine, but Nikki's really pissed off about something.
Johnny: What did she say?
Kay: To screw the client and that she had better things to be doing.
Quick: Something is definetly up.
Tasha: I hope that attitude doesn't last long.
[Scene: Brazils. People are dancing. Cole and Natalie are sitting at a table. They are laughing.]
Cole: You've come a long way haven't you?
Natalie: Yeah, yeah, I think I have. And of course I'm still living with my two sisters and still going to college, you know, eventually I'd like to work past that.
Cole: You don't like living with your sisters?
Natalie: Um, it's more out of necessity.
[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Nina is on the phone.]
Nina: I'm sorry I didn't make it. (Nikki walks in.) No, I didn't forget. I loaned my car to someone and obviously... (Nikki slams down a plate of food on the table.) they forgot to fill the tank. (to Nikki) Keep it down will you? (in the phone) Alright, one more chance is al that I'm asking for. (to Nikki) Where's Natalie?
Nikki: The little witch is not home yet.
Nina: (in the phone) No, tomorrow at FOAM will not be a problem, okay…
(She hangs up.)
Nina: Okay, alright, do you have any idea who that was?
Nikki: I couldn't care less.
Nina: What is your problem?
Nikki: You are.
Nina: Okay, whoa, obviously somebody needs a Midol.
Nikki: And I am so sick of all your stuff lying around. If you can't keep your equipment out of the way then I will.
(She throws one of Nina's camera lens on the floor. Andras is watching from outside. Another ball of light shoots out of his hand and hits Nina.)
Nina: Ooh, ooh! (Nina looks around and picks up the blender.) Who the hell do you think you are?
(She throws the blender on the floor.)
[Cut to outside. Cole and Natalie drive up. Natalie is sits facing Cole.]
Natalie: I had a great time tonight.
Cole: Better than being at the homeowners meeting?
Natalie: Mmm, a little. Okay, you're married.
Cole: What?
Natalie: That's the big secret. You're married. You have three kids, and two dogs, and a really cute cat, right? and I'm your seven year itch?
Cole: You found me out.
Natalie: Can't get anything past me.
Cole: I guess not.
Natalie: Do you wanna come in?
Cole: I've gotta get back to the case, you know. (She kisses him once more and starts to get out of the car.) Natalie...
Natalie: Yeah?
Cole: Goodbye.
Natalie: Goodnight.
(She gets out of the car and walks up the stairs. He drives away.)
[Cut to inside. Nina and Nikki walk into the living room. They are still fighting.]
(Natalie walks in.)
Nina: Oh, poor Nikki. Well, you know what? The marter Ricky's really getting old.
Natalie: Hey, guys, what's going on?
Nina/Nikki: Shut up!
Nina: You know what? I am so sorry that I didn't check with you about your doctor's appointment, I was too busy being the only witch concerned about the triad.
Nikki: Oh, right, without the mighty Nina Halliwell we'd all be dead. Get over yourself, Nina.
Natalie: Sisters, what has gotten into you two?
Nina: By the way, you owe me for a car tow and a tank of gas, you little leech.
Natalie: I'm sorry, is it gang up on Natalie day and nobody told me?
Nikki: News flash! The world does not revolve around Natalie.
Nina: Yes, so while you get to spend the night playing with the DA, we are stuck picking up after you.
(A ball of light shoots out of Andras and hits Natalie.)
Natalie: What's the matter, Nina? Jealous? All work and no play making you even more boring?
Nina: Oh, yeah, there's a lot to be jealous that I am still living off of my sisters.
Nikki: Yeah, Grams said that you'd never amount to anything.
Nina: I am so sick of the fact that I've been saddled with the two of you my entire life.
Nikki: Saddled? Is that what you think? Maybe if you weren't so full of yourself, you'd see that your not the only one here bringing in an income.
Nina: Do you know how many sacrafices I have had to make for you guys?
Nikki: Open your eyes! Your not the only one making sacrafices! Do you realize how many times I've had to skip out on a client to save your asses?
Nina: I think some one is getting a little cocky. I have saved your ass so many more times then you've had to save mine. (she turns on Natalie) Of course that doesn't compare to the numerous times I've had to save YOUR ass.
Natalie: Whatever, I'm leaving.
Nikki: Oh, sure, you're such an immature brat, you leave every time you can't hack something.
Natalie: Well, there's nothing keeping me here now is there?
Nina: Well, at least I'm not so stupid I had to do college twice.
Natalie: Well, at least I actually had the courage to go away to college. What's the matter, Nina? The real world too much for you? I am so sick of the two of you ganging up on me and judging me.
Nina: I am so sick of saving your asses.
Nikki: I'm sick of being taken for granted and those are mine.
(Nikki rips off Natalie's earrings.)
Natalie: Ouch! Bitch!
(Natalie high kicks Nikki but Nikki ducks. Nikki pushes Natalie into Nina and Nina pushes her against a chair. Natalie throws a piece of Nina's camera equipment at Nina and she blocks it with her power. It flies back towards Natalie, Natalie levitates and it passes under her legs towards Nikki who freezes it and moves. The camera piece unfreezes, hits a photo frame and it falls off the wall. Natalie leaves.)
[Cut to the attic. The triquetra on the Book Of Shadows splits apart.]
[Scene: Manor. Living room. Nina is cleaning up some broken glass. Nikki bends down beside her.]
Nikki: Here.
Nina: It's alright.
Nikki: I'll get it.
Nina: Thanks.
(Leo orbs in.)
Nikki: What's wrong?
Leo: You tell me.
Nikki: Well, we had a little...
Nina: Tiff.
Leo: Must've been more than little because "they" felt it.
Nikki: What do you mean "they felt it"?
Leo: What ever happened severed the power of three.
Nina: Leo, that's impossible.
(Leo picks up a glass bowl.)
Leo: Freeze this.
(He drops it, she tries to freeze it and it smashes on the floor.)
Nikki: Uhh...
(Nina tries to move the glass.)
Nina: What happened to our powers?
Leo: That's what we have to figure out. Let's start with your little tiff.
Nikki: Well, that's a bit of an understatement. It was big.
Leo: How big?
Nina: Um, do you remember Pearl Harbor?
Leo: Okay, so what triggered it?
Nikki: I-I don't know. Just little things I guess. I really didn't wanna do the stupid meeting and...
Nina: My car ran out of gas and because of that I missed my job.
Leo: That's it?
Nina: Yeah, I mean, it's weird. We were angry but we shouldn't have been that angry. It was almost like something...
Nikki: Someone sort of came over us.
Nina: Yeah, something like Belthazor.
Leo: That doesn't track because no matter what he does, he doesn't have the power to take away yours. So back to your argument. You yelled and you threw stuff?
Nikki: Well, we did a little more than that.
Nina: We used our powers.
Leo: What, on each other? Alright, well, then that's what happened. Your powers are routed in your bond as sisters. Using them against each other must have severed that bond. Alright, you-you-you need to repair the damage of your relationship because without your powers you are extremely vulnerable. SO you need to get Na...
Nina: Natalie's gone.
Leo: Gone? Gone where?
[Scene: Cole's apartment. Belthazor is kneeling in front of his altar chanting. There is a knock at the door. Belthazor closes the door to his altar.]
Natalie: Cole? Cole?
(Belthazor walks over to the door and grabs onto the handle. He starts to open the door.)
[Cut to the hallway. The door opens and Belthazor has changed back into Cole.]
Natalie: Hi.
Cole: Natalie, what are you doing here?
Natalie: Uh, I don't, I don't know. I was just walking around and I'm sorry, I know it's really late. Can I come in?
Cole: Yeah, sure.
(Natalie walks in and Cole closes the door.)
Natalie: I had no where else to go.
(She starts to cry.)
Cole: It's okay. (He hugs her.) I'm glad you came here. What happened?
Natalie: After, after you dropped me off, my sisters and I got into a, a huge fight. It was horrible.
Cole: You're safe here.
[Cut to the manor. Attic. Nikki and Nina are scrying for Natalie. Leo is looking through the Book of Shadows.]
Nikki: Nothing. I-I can't find her. We don't even have basic powers anymore.
Nina: I can not believe this is happening.
Nikki: What I don't understand is how could Belthazor make us that angry? That's not his power.
Leo: No, it's not, but it is his.
(Nina and Nikki look at the Book.)
Nikki: "Andras, the spirit of rage. Uses anger as a portal to enrage his victims until they commit a greatest act of violence."
Nina: Yeah, but that doesn't really explain everything. I mean, even if our fight was supernaturally amped, Andras magnifies anger into rage, he doesn't just create it out of thin air.
Nikki: So we gave him the upper hand.
Leo: And he took full advantage.
[Cut back to Cole's apartment.]
Natalie: I was just so angry and I said such horrible things to them and I-I-I didn't really mean any of it. (Cole touches he shoulder. She turns around and hugs him.) I'm sorry.
Cole: Please. Let me get you a tissue. Here.
(He sits her on the couch with her back to the altar. He walks over to his altar.)
Natalie: The things that were said. I don't even know where they were coming from. (Cole opens the door of his altar.) I mean, I guess it was issues, you know, (he reaches in his altar and pulls out a dagger) that were underlying, that were never really dealt with and then, and the all of a sudden just exploded.
Cole: Nothing ever happen like that before?
(He closes the altar door.)
Natalie: Oh, no, not like that. I mean, we used to fight all the time when we were little, you know. (Cole starts walking towards her holding the knife.) But since we moved in together, we just, we got really close, you know. (Cole pokes the knife in between his belt and sits down beside her.) We have been through so much together. (She touches his face.) Thank you for listening to me and thank you for being there for me.
(They kiss. Cole reaches down and pulls the knife out of his belt. He raises it to get ready to stab her but changes his mind and hides it between the couch cushions. They pull apart.)
Cole: I can't. I can't.
Natalie: What do you mean?
(He stands up.)
Cole: Natalie, you need to go home. Now.
(Natalie stands up, hurt.)
Natalie: What? Why?
Cole: Because you're vulnerable right now. I know we shouldn't do this. You need to go home. You need to go and figure out what happened.
(She smiles a little.)
Natalie: You're right. I do. (They walk to the door.) Thank you.
(They kiss. Andras appears.)
Cole: You're welcome.
(She leaves.)
Andras: So the rumours are true. You've fallen for a witch.
Cole: What are you doing here? Get out!
Andras: The great Belthazor. Who would've ever thought. (Cole gets the knife out between the
couch cushions.) I can hardly wait to see what the triad will do when I tell them you failed.
Cole: I will kill you before you ever get the chance.
Andras: Yeah? Then you really are a traitor, aren't you? (Cole changes into Belthazor.) Pissed off are you? Good. 'Cause there's something you don't know about me. I can possess my victims too. (Andras jumps inside Belthazor. Belthazor roars. He looks into the mirror.) Now, let's go finish what we started shall we?
[Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Nina's on the phone.]
Nina: If you hear from her just tell her to come home, okay, it's an emergency. Thanks. (She hangs up.) So she's not at the club and none of her friends has seen her.
Nikki: Did you try Cole?
Nina: No answer.
Nikki: If something happens to her I'll never forgive myself.
Leo: Nothing's gonna happen.
Nikki: Leo, something happened to Grams, something happened to mum, it kind of runs in the family.
(Natalie walks in.)
Nina: Natalie, thank god.
Natalie: Has the tribal council spoken? Am I booted off the island?
(Nikki hugs Natalie.)
Nikki: Are you okay?
Natalie: Yeah.
Nikki: Where were you?
Natalie: I was at Cole's. And after a lot of talking and tears, he convinced me to come home and deal with what happened.
Nina: Belthazor is what happened.
Natalie: What?
Nikki: Abbreviated version, he used some under length spirit to enrage us and when we fought we lost our powers. No more triquetra, no more power of three.
Natalie: What, we have no powers? But that means that...
Nina: That he's gonna come try kill us. Which when you didn't come home, we thought that he had already...
Natalie: No, it's okay, I'm fine. So what do we do? A spell, a vanquish, a potion?
Leo: You need to try and restore your bond as sisters. I'll give you some privacy.
(He leaves.)
Nina: A potion would be easier, huh?
Nikki: Oh, yeah. Um, Natalie, Grams didn't say you'd never amount to anything. That was just me being mean. She was, is, very proud of you.
Natalie: We all know that sometimes I'm not the most responsible person in the world.
Nina: No, Natalie, that's all kind of ancient history isn't it? I mean, you've grown up a lot and I'm sorry I don't treat you like you have all the time.
Natalie: It's okay. Since mum died...
Nikki: You did take care of us and you do still look out for us all the time and we don't always say thank you. Sometimes we take you for granted.
Nina: I don't think I'm the one who's been taken for granted. You know, who needs Oprah when we can do it ourselves.
(They giggle.)
Natalie: Do you think we have our powers back?
(Belthazor bursts through the door.)
Nina: Oh! (She tries to use her power.) Alright, no, you try.
(Nikki tries to freeze him.)
Nikki: No, mine not working either.
Natalie: We worked on our issues.
(Leo runs up behind him and slams a chair over his back. Belthazor hits him in the face.)
Nina: No, wait. You guys run, I'll hold him off.
Natalie: No, Nina, we're in this together. (The triquetra on the Book of Shadows joins back up.) Look, the Book.
(Nina uses her power and knocks the knife out of Belthazor's hand. Belthazor throws a lightning ball at them and Nina uses her power to block it. It flies back, hits Belthazor and Andras gets knocked out of him.)
Nina: Okay, that's new.
Natalie: Demon with demon filling.
Belthazor: (to Andras) Nobody crosses me.
(A lighting ball hits Andras and he disappears. Belthazor picks up the knife.)
Nina: Okay, positions.
(He walks towards Natalie and she kicks him in the face.)
Nina: Uh, Nikki?
(Nikki freezes the knife he throws at her.)
Nikki: Whoa.
(Nina astral projects behind him and kicks him in the back.)
(Nikki plucks the knife out of the air and slices Belthazor. A chunk of skin falls to the ground. Belthazor roars. He grabs Nikki's arm, twists it and hits her in the face. She falls to the floor. Nina astral projects back in her body. She uses her power and Belthazor crashes through the window. He changes back into Cole. He disappears. Nina and Natalie run over to to the window.)
Natalie: He's gone.
Nina: At least for now.
(Leo helps Nikki up.)
Nikki: Ow. Are you okay?
Leo: Yeah. Good thing I'm already dead. Did you get him?
Nikki: Ooh, yeah. (She picks up the skin.) I got a slice.
Nina: Mmm, yum, the other white meat.
Leo: Better him than me.
Natalie: Well, at least now we can work on the vanquishing spell.
Nina: Well, better hurry before Belthazor's encore.
[Scene: FOAM. Fastball is playing there. Nina walks up to Nikki and Natalie who are sitting in the alcove. She sits down.]
Natalie: Hey, how did the photo session go?
Nina: Good
Nina: By the way, how was your doctors appointment?
Nikki: It was fine. Everything was normal except my stress level.
Natalie: Oh, I don't mean to stress you out even more but I ran into Ellen and Claire and they said they worked everything out with Mrs. Snyder. What did you say to them anyway?
Nikki: Oh, nothing, I just spoke my mind.
Nina: Maybe you should handle all the meetings.
Nikki: No. Absolutely not.
Natalie: Wow, you're getting good at saying no.
Nikki: Thank you.
Natalie: Anyway I think it's good that we got everything out on the table. And for the sake of innocents everywhere, I think we should always tell each other how we feel.
Nikki: Well, not always. We might kill each other.
Natalie: Okay, then most of the time. Just enough to keep demons away from splitting us up.
Nina: I agree with that.
(Natalie looks around for Cole.)
Nina: Haven't heard from Cole yet, huh?
Natalie: No. I still can't figure that guy out. But I will.
[Scene: Triad. Cole appears.]
Triad #1: I warned you, Belthazor. I warned you what would what happen if you failed us.
Triad #2: He's done more than fail us. He's betrayed us. You've betrayed the source.
Triad #1: He's showed sympathy to the witches.
Triad #3: And squandered a golden opportunity. (A rotating ball of fire appears in Triad #3's hand.) You are allowed one final statement.
Cole: I've got nothing to say. Except...
(Cole pulls out a knife and throws it at Triad #3. Triad #2 throws a fireball at Cole but Cole disappears and it misses. He reappears behind Triad #1 and breaks his neck. He throws a lightning bolt at Triad #2 and he is engulfed in flames. Cole stands there and yells at the top of his voice.)
~*~
AN: hm…these just seem to get longer and longer. I apologize that I didn't have much actual VIP action here, I just wanted to get this part of the plot out of the way. Please review.