Chapter 3: Family Tree
"Oh, Mandy!" Dan groaned.
Amanda smiled. "Like it, Carter?" she asked coyly. She pressed her lips on his in a hot, passionate kiss. She gave a moan as he caressed her full breast. Dan pushed her to his bed.
Ring, ring.
Amanda hastily pulled out from the kiss. "Damn. Sorry, Dan. It's just my phone." She reached out to the night stand and got her stylish Nokia 7650 cell phone. The screen displayed the words "Phoebe"
"It's just my mom." She muttered. Amanda pushed the answer button. "Mom, I'm kind of busy here." She muttered through clenched teeth. She flashed a quick, sweet smile at Dan.
"Oh, sorry honey. But your Dad and I have to tell you something really important. Can you meet us in Halliwell Manor as soon as possible?" The voice of Phoebe greeted Amanda.
Amanda rolled her eyes. "Okay mom."
After scribbling the address that Phoebe gave her, she jumped out of bed and pulled her clothes back on. Looking back at Dan, she said. "Sorry, Dan. Family business"
"I understand. I'll just call you. Bye Mandy." Dan said, kissing Amanda's lips.
Amanda walked briskly to her Triumph car. "Whatever this thing is, it better be good.
* * *
"Prue?" Phoebe squeaked.
Prue smiled wanly. "It's me, Phoebe. Can't you see that?"
"It's... unbelievable! Prue, I've missed you so much!" Phoebe exclaimed, hugging Prue.
"So, you're now our new white-lighter aside from Leo and Paige, Prue?" Cole asked.
Prue grinned. "Yeah!"
Chime. The doorbell rang again.
"Oh, that must be Mandy. I'll get the door for you, Phoebs." Piper said. "Wait." her sister said. "Let Amanda into the foyer, okay? I think it's time I told her about being the Chosen One."
Piper rushed to the door and nearly gawked at the girl standing outside. The last time she saw Phoebe's daughter was when she was five. Now she was twenty.
"Amanda?" Piper's face broke into a smile.
A look of confusion crossed over Amanda's face before smiling. "Aunt Piper? Is that you?"
"Oh my God! You look like Phoebe!" Piper hugged Amanda tightly. "C'mon in. Phoebe's in here and she'll see you in a minute. She's got something to tell you."
Amanda nodded and sat down in the foyer. Meanwhile, upstairs, Phoebe was telling Prue, Paige and Leo about her daughter's dream. A look of concern was on Prue's face.
Just then, Piper appeared in the doorway. "Phoebe, your daughter's one of a kind!" she exclaimed.
Phoebe smiled shortly. "Yeah, guess so. Is she in the foyer?" she asked
Piper nodded, and as Phoebe went downstairs, Leo explained about Phoebe's daughter's dream.
Phoebe rushed to the foyer. "Hi, sweetie." she said breathlessly. "Sorry to interrupt your business, but this is Family Business. Let's wait for the others to come."
"Others?" Amanda asked. "What others?"
"Oh, my family. Your relatives." Phoebe explained shortly. Leo, Cole, Piper and Paige came through the door.
Amanda swooned as she saw Leo. God, who is he? He's even cuter than Dan, she thought. Guiltily, she smiled. After all, she loved Dan, but the guy is way too cute.
Phoebe saw Amanda's reaction on Leo. She smirked. After all, when I first met Leo, he was a hunk, too, she thought, amused.
She didn't hesitate a moment to introduce them. "Amanda, that's my half-sister Paige," she pointed to Paige. "You already know your Aunt Piper, and her husband, Leo Wyatt." She pointed directly to Leo.
Gag me. He's married? To aunt Piper? Gag me again, Amanda thought. "Hey," she said.
"Sit down, honey. We all have something very important to tell you." Phoebe ordered. Her voice may be calm, but Amanda could see in her eyes that she was nervous.
Amanda sighed. "What is it, mom?"
"We are the Charmed Ones." Phoebe started. "And it is stated in the Book that whoever their children may be, they would be called the Chosen Ones." she paused for a moment to catch her breath. "And since you're my daughter, you're a Chosen One."
Confusion took over Amanda. "What? What the hell are you talking about? Just what are Charmed and Chosen Ones, and what book are you talking about? Beauty and the Beast, or Harry Potter?"
Piper smiled wanly at Phoebe. "The Charmed Ones are the three most powerful good witches in the world. Whoever their daughters may be are as equally powerful as their mother. The Book is not Harry Potter, for heaven's sake. It is the Book of Shadows, the Charmed One's guide to information, potions, spells, and charms on vanquishing warlocks and demons."
"Are you saying that I'm a witch?" Amanda demanded. Paige winced. Leo got up to get the Halliwell Family Album, an album which contains solo pictures of the Halliwell blood line witches.
"Yes." Nodded Piper, Phoebe and Paige.
Leo sat down next to Amanda. "Okay, this is an album of the Halliwell witches." he flipped the cover and showed the picture of Melinda Warren. "That's the original witch in the line, Melinda Warren. She was burned in Salem, Massachusetts. And that is Prudence Halliwell, the second witch in the line. Next is her daughter, Penelope Halliwell, your great-grandmother." he pointed at a picture of the Charmed Ones' grandmother. "Then, that is Patricia Halliwell, your grandmother, who died earlier than Penelope.
"Patricia bore four children. They are Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Paige. It is said in the Book that the time will come that the Charmed Ones will be born. They would have the Power of Three" he finished.
"Three? But they're four!" Amanda exclaimed.
Paige took over. "Well, Prue was killed by a demon after three years of being a witch. I was still out of the picture that time. The Power of Three was broken, and when Piper and Phoebe needed the Power of Three to vanquish the demon that killed Prue, I came along."
Piper nodded. "Yes, that's right. Leo, show her the picture of Prue."
Leo did as he was told. "That's Prue, the oldest sister." he pointed at a picture of Prue.
"Paige, orb her in here." Phoebe said.
Amanda couldn't believe her eyes when a group of white lights surrounded Paige and she disappeared into thin air. After a moment, she came back with another woman.
"That's... Prue!?!" Amanda exclaimed again. "How...?"
Phoebe smiled. "Cole is a demon who gave up his powers to become a full-fledged human for good. Leo was a soldier in World War II when he died. The Elders, people who rule the supernatural world, turned Leo into our white-lighter, which means they're angels assigned to protect witches."
Prue continued. "Yes. Paige here, is a half-white-lighter, because her mother was a witch, and her father is a white-lighter. I was just assigned to be a Halliwell white-lighter."
"So, enough family tree stuff. I'm a witch?" Amanda said disbelievingly.
Paige shrugged. "Yeah, sort of." she said.
"I say, you people are nuts! Mom pulled me out of my business to discuss I'm a witch. Witches do not exist. They're only fiction, like in Harry Potter." Amanda flared. She stood up and headed to the door
Phoebe jumped. "No, honey! You have magical powers, you know." She said. Hey, it worked with Paige before, right?
Amanda turned around, her lips pouting. "Really? What are they? How come I've never seen myself seeing through walls or something."
"Because your powers aren't activated just yet, duh! Cole and I bound your powers to save you from danger." Phoebe replied, annoyed.
Her daughter glared. "Oh yeah?"
"Guys, can you just talk this one out?" Prue interrupted.
Phoebe and Amanda sat in their chairs again. "Okay, Amanda, we're going to activate your powers now. If you are a witch, you'll help us fight evil. And if you're not, I'm going to buy you your own condominium unit."
"Sure, mom." She smirked.
Phoebe looked at Piper and Paige. "Ready, guys?" They nodded.
They started to recite:
Powers That Be
Help us Three
By the Power of the Charmed Ones
And with the guidance of the Shadows
Activate the Chosen One's powers
To help us in all good
Guide her to never use it for evil
Now, unleash the Power
Suddenly, a bright light surrounded Amanda. It disappeared as quickly as it appeared. "Whoa. Cool, guys. Lightning effect."
Phoebe smiled. "Try out your powers now. You have the power to summon things and see through invisible walls. You could also levitate and blow things up. Summon that candle over there. Just focus on the candle and say 'Candle'" Phoebe ordered.
Amanda rolled her eyes. "Okay, whatever." she said. "Candle!"
The candle from the table flew directly to Amanda's hand. She gawked at it. "Whoa."
A/N: Okay, how was that? I know the spell is a crappy one. By the way, the info about the Halliwells are just made up, okay? Thanks for all the reviews. Love ya all!
