AN: This chapter and the next will be the Charmed/Xena Crossover. These 2 chapters are also set after Divide and Conquer ch. 6.
Outside Cairo. Paige Matthews and Chris Halliwel appear outside the palace. They decide to get help from the queen.
Cave. Alti smiles as she chains up the three Charmed Sisters. She also chained up Apollo, betraying their former partnership.
"Alti, why this betrayal?" asked Apollo.
"So you won't warn your fellow Greek gods." said Alti.
Apollo's eyes widened in horror as Alti merely laughed. Alti waved her hand at the pool in front of her. It showed Xena and Gabrielle nearing Egypt, while Paige and Chris were headed for the palace.
"The fourth Charmed One is here. Maybe it's time I had a talk with Ramses. To see if he's willing to continue with our little deal." said Alti.
Alti vanishes in a flash of black and white lights.
Palace. Xena and Gabrielle are in the throne room. They are talking with Cleopatra II. A guard opens the door.
"Your highness, two strangers are asking to see you." said a guard.
"Let them in. If they are any danger, Xena and Gabrielle can protect me." said Queen Cleopatra II.
The doors open, and Paige and Chris walk in, and kneel before the queen.
"How may I help you?" asked Queen Cleopatra II.
They see Xena and Gabrielle.
"We were hoping to find you. My sisters have been kidnaped by a woman with dark powers. You see my sisters and I are good witches, and we help protect the innocent from those who use dark magic. This woman wants to steal their powers to take over the world." said Paige.
"It must be Alti. We already know Hope worked with Ramses. Maybe Alti's working with him too." said Gabrielle.
"Then Egypt is in more danger than we thought. Alti must need these powers to get more powerful." said Xena.
"What are your names?" asked Queen Cleopatra.
"I am Paige, this is my brother, Chris." said Paige.
Chris looks at her, and she puts a finger to her mouth. Chris nodded, and the two stood up. A flash of pink lights form into Aphrodite.
"A goddess!" said a man.
The Egyptians, including Cleopatra II bow down to her.
"Thank you for your attention but the war with your brother takes precedence. Besides I'm from Greece. I don't want to anger the Egyptian gods and goddesses by you worshiping me." said Aphrodite.
The Egyptians stand up, and most of the guards leave. Cleopatra II, Xena, Gabrielle, and Aphrodite talk.
"So, what's going on?" asked Cleopatra II.
"Alti is getting stronger. She has collected a strong variety of light and dark magic. If she drains the magic and life forces from them, she will be unstoppable. Possibly even stronger than gods. Ares, Hera, and I offer our assistance to you if you need it." said Aphrodite.
"Thank you. We'll call if you we need you." said Xena.
"Remember we're just a call away." said Aphrodite, vanishing in pink lights.
"Who is this Alti?" asked Queen Cleopatra II.
"She has the power to show you every moment of pain you have had and will have in the future. Even your death." said Xena.
Paige decided to see if her powers will still work, and she found they couldn't.
Mount Olympus. Alti sneaks in, and quickly immobilizes the 3 Greek Gods with chains. She vanishes with the 3 Greek Gods.
Hidden Cave. Alti appears, and chains them to the walls, with the other prisoners. They weren't her only prisoners. Besides Hope, Velasca, the 4 Greek Gods, and the 3 Charmed Ones, she had captured Hercules, Iolas, Eve, and Virgil.
Virgil was the daughter of Meg, a look alike of Xena's and Joxer. Eve is the daughter of Xena, and used to be Livia of Rome. She is known as the Messenger of Eli, and an Amazon Queen, since she had been given the rite of caste from Gabrielle. Hercules, a demi-god, the son of Zeus, the God of Thunder, and Archimeme, a mortal. Iolas was a mortal, the best friend of Hercules. He had joined him in many of his journeys.
"You won't get away with this, Alti." said Ares.
"But I already have. You were off guard, or too weak to notice me until it's too late. Now you will join the others here. Your powers will be absorbed into me, and then you'll all die, slowly, as I drain your life forces to get even stronger." said Alti, laughing.
"Life forces?" asked Eve.
"Yes. You won't have a reincarnation." said Alti, laughing.
Everyone struggles as Alti begins the draining process once more.
Palace. After their meeting with the queen, Paige and Chris had been given separate rooms, while Xena and Gabrielle shared one. Queen Cleopatra II went to her own room, and agreed to make plans with the group in the next morning.
Ramses II's camp. A guard walked in, and knelt before Ramses II.
"The weapon is ready sir." said the guard.
"Excellent." said Ramses II.
"What is the weapon sire?" asked the guard.
Ramses II grabs the guard by the neck, and places him up against the wall of the tent.
"I told you that you'd find out when the battle takes place. Until then only I shall know what it looks like and its true nature." said Ramses II.
Ramses II lets the guard go, who runs out of the tent. Ramses II smiles evilly.
"It's only a matter of time before my secret weapon take place." said Ramses II.
There is rattling behind him, and Ramses II walks back to see a prisoner chained up. Ramses II lights a candle, showing a woman looking exactly like Phoebe Halliwell.
"Witch. You shall tell me what I want to know or be burned at the stake." said Ramses II.
"I shall not betray my queen." said the woman.
"Then you shall die." said Ramses II.
He walked away, she raised her hands, flinging a vase on his head, knocking him to the ground. She uses her telekinesis to quickly remove the keys from his belt, and she soon frees herself from her chains.
"Now to get out of here." said the woman.
The woman pulls the back of the tent out, and sees no one. She quickly runs from the tent, steals a horse, and rides away from the camp.
The next morning, in the cave, the captives are still chained to the wall. They feel weak, and can barely move.
"Soon you will all belong to me." said Alti.
"My father will make you pay for what you've done." said Hope.
"Dahok is imprisoned. There's no way he can stop me. And as for your mother and Xena, they will lose, and I will destroy them." said Alti.
"Leave her alone." said Eve.
"Eve, Xena's daughter. I'll have the most pleasure draining you." said Alti.
"You can't get away for this, Alti." said Prue.
"I already have. Not even your sister, and Xena can stop me now." said Alti.
Palace. The woman runs in, and sees Paige, Chris, Xena, and Gabrielle talking with Queen Cleopatra II.
"Phoebe!" said Paige, seeing the woman.
"I'm sorry. You've mistaken me from someone else. My name is Penny." said the Phoebe look alike.
"You must be our ancestor. You haven't heard of Melinda Warren?" asked Paige.
Penny was shocked. No one had known of her Warren heritage. This must be a distant cousin she had never met.
"Yes. She is my ancestor." said Penny.
"She is also mine. And so are you." said Paige.
Everyone looked at her, confused.
"Chris and I are from the future. That woman kidnaped us. I'm sure you know the destiny of the Charmed Ones." said Paige.
Penny's eyes grew wide, and she knelt before Paige.
"I am not worthy to stand in front of a Charmed One." said Penny.
"You do not need to feel less than anyone. I am your descendant, so you are the reason we are alive in the future protecting innocents from demons and others with dark magic." said Paige.
"So you're from the future, and she's your ancestor?" asked Xena.
"Hey. Weirder things have happened." said Gabrielle.